Method, terminal device and network device for wireless communication

Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for wireless communication. The method includes: a terminal device determining, based on first information, one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device within a first period; wherein the first information includes one or more of the following information: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of PEI received by the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to a method, terminal device, and network device for wireless communication. Background Art

[0002] To conserve network energy, some communication systems have introduced a network energy saver (NES) feature. Within a cell supporting NES, network equipment can send system information blocks (SIBs) on demand. However, terminal devices within the cell may or may not support NES. In this scenario, designing a paging mechanism to conserve energy becomes a technical challenge that needs to be addressed. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present application provides a method, terminal device, and network device for wireless communication. The following describes various aspects of the embodiments of the present application.

[0004] In a first aspect, a method for wireless communication is provided, comprising: a terminal device determines, based on first information, one or more paging occasions (PO) corresponding to the terminal device within a first period; wherein the first information includes one or more of the following information: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of paging early indication (PEI) received by the terminal device; and whether paging frames (PF) within the first period are continuous.

[0005] In a second aspect, a method for wireless communication is provided, including: a network device determines one or more POs corresponding to a terminal device within a first period based on first information; wherein the first information includes one or more of the following information: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of PEI sent to the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous.

[0006] According to a third aspect, a terminal device is provided, comprising: a determination unit for determining one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device within a first period based on first information; wherein the first information comprises one or more of the following information: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of PEI received by the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous.

[0007] In a fourth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising: a determination unit for determining one or more POs corresponding to a terminal device within a first period based on first information; wherein the first information includes one or more of the following information: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of PEI sent to the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous.

[0008] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store a program, and the processor is used to call the program in the memory to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0009] In a sixth aspect, a device is provided, comprising a processor for calling a program from a memory to execute the method as described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0010] In a seventh aspect, a chip is provided, comprising a processor for calling a program from a memory so that a device equipped with the chip executes the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0011] In an eighth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a program is stored, wherein the program enables a computer to execute the method as described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0012] In a ninth aspect, a computer program product is provided, comprising a program, wherein the program enables a computer to execute the method as described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0013] In a tenth aspect, a computer program is provided, which enables a computer to execute the method as described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0014] The terminal device in the embodiment of the present application can determine one or more POs corresponding to the first period based on the first information. When the first information includes the type of PO, the type of terminal device and / or the type of PEI, different types of terminal devices can perform paging detection on different POs respectively to save energy consumption. When the first information indicates that the PF within the first period is continuous, the network device and the terminal device can only send and detect paging messages during the time period when the PF is continuous, which helps to reduce the energy consumption of the terminal device and the network device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a wireless communication system applied in the embodiments of the present application.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a flow chart of a method for wireless communication provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a possible implementation of the method shown.

[0018] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of another possible implementation of the method shown.

[0019] Figure 5 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of yet another possible implementation of the method shown.

[0020] Figure 6 This is a flowchart of another method for wireless communication provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 9 It is a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. With respect to the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0025] The embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems. For example, the embodiments of the present application can be applied to global system of mobile communication (GSM) system, code division multiple access (CDMA) system, wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, general packet radio service (GPRS) system, long term evolution (LTE) system, advanced long term evolution (LTE-A) system, new radio (NR) system, NR system evolution system, LTE-based access to unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) system on unlicensed spectrum, NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) system on unlicensed spectrum, universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), wireless local area network (WLAN) system, wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, and fifth generation communication (5G) system. The embodiments of the present application may also be applied to other communication systems, such as a sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication system or a future communication system such as a satellite communication system. The future communication system may be, for example,

[0026] Traditional communication systems support a limited number of connections and are easy to implement. However, with the development of communication technology, communication systems can not only support traditional cellular communications, but also support one or more other types of communications. For example, a communication system can support one or more of the following communications: device to device (D2D) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), enhanced machine type communication (eMTC), vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, and vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, etc. The embodiments of the present application can also be applied to communication systems that support the above-mentioned communication methods.

[0027] The communication system in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a carrier aggregation (CA) scenario, a dual connectivity (DC) scenario, and a standalone (SA) networking scenario.

[0028] The communication system in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to unlicensed spectrum. The unlicensed spectrum can also be considered a shared spectrum. Alternatively, the communication system in the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to licensed spectrum. The licensed spectrum can also be considered a dedicated spectrum.

[0029] The embodiments of the present application can be applied to non-terrestrial network (NTN) systems. As an example, the NTN system can be a 4G-based NTN system, an NR-based NTN system, an Internet of Things (IoT)-based NTN system, or a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT)-based NTN system.

[0030] A communication system may include one or more terminal devices. The terminal devices mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device, etc.

[0031] In some embodiments, the terminal device may be a station (ST) in a WLAN. In some embodiments, the terminal device may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA) device, a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a next-generation communication system (e.g., a NR system), or a terminal device in a future-evolved public land mobile network (PLMN) network.

[0032] In some embodiments, a terminal device may be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. For example, the terminal device may be a handheld device, an in-vehicle device, etc. with wireless connection capabilities. As some specific examples, the terminal device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a PDA, a mobile internet device (MID), a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in a smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in a smart city, a wireless terminal in a smart home, etc.

[0033] In some embodiments, the terminal device can be deployed on land. For example, the terminal device can be deployed indoors or outdoors. In some embodiments, the terminal device can be deployed on the water, such as on a ship. In some embodiments, the terminal device can be deployed in the air, such as on an airplane, a balloon, or a satellite.

[0034] In addition to the terminal device, the communication system may also include one or more network devices. The network device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device for communicating with the terminal device, and the network device may also be referred to as an access network device or a radio access network device. The network device may be, for example, a base station. The network device in the embodiment of the present application may refer to a radio access network (RAN) node (or device) that connects the terminal device to a wireless network. A base station can broadly cover various names as follows, or be replaced with the following names, such as: NodeB, evolved NodeB (eNB), next generation NodeB (gNB), relay station, transmission point (TRP), transmission point (TP), master station (MeNB), secondary station (SeNB), multi-standard radio (MSR) node, home base station, network controller, access node, wireless node, access point (AP), transmission node, transceiver node, baseband unit (BBU), remote radio unit (RRU), active antenna unit (AAU), remote radio head (RRH), central unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), positioning node, etc. A base station can be a macro base station, a micro base station, a relay node, a donor node or the like, or a combination thereof. A base station can also refer to a communication module, a modem or a chip used to be set in the aforementioned device or apparatus. The base station can also be a mobile switching center and a device that performs base station functions in D2D, V2X, and M2M communications, a network-side device in a 6G network, or a device that performs base station functions in future communication systems. The base station can support networks with the same or different access technologies. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form used by the network equipment.

[0035] Base stations can be fixed or mobile. For example, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a mobile base station, and one or more cells can move based on the location of the mobile base station. In other examples, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a device that communicates with another base station.

[0036] In some deployments, the network device in the embodiments of the present application may refer to a CU or a DU, or the network device may include a CU and a DU. The gNB may also include an AAU.

[0037] By way of example and not limitation, in embodiments of the present application, a network device may be mobile, for example, a mobile device. In some embodiments of the present application, the network device may be a satellite or balloon station. In some embodiments of the present application, the network device may also be a base station located on land, water, or the like.

[0038] In an embodiment of the present application, the network device can provide services for a cell, and the terminal device communicates with the network device through the transmission resources used by the cell (for example, frequency domain resources, or spectrum resources). The cell can be a cell corresponding to the network device (for example, a base station). The cell can belong to a macro base station or a base station corresponding to a small cell. The small cells here may include: metro cells, micro cells, pico cells, femto cells, etc. These small cells have the characteristics of small coverage and low transmission power, and are suitable for providing high-speed data transmission services.

[0039] For example, Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, the communication system 100 may include a network device 110, which may be a device that communicates with a terminal device 120 (or a communication terminal or terminal). The network device 110 may provide communication coverage for a specific geographic area and may communicate with terminal devices within the coverage area.

[0040] Figure 1 One network device and two terminal devices are shown as an example. In some embodiments of the present application, the communication system 100 may include multiple network devices and each network device may include another number of terminal devices within its coverage area, which is not limited.

[0041] In the embodiments of this application, Figure 1 The communication system shown also includes other network entities such as a mobility management entity (MME) and an access and mobility management function (AMF), which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0042] It should be understood that the device with communication function in the network / system in the embodiment of the present application can be called a communication device. Figure 1Taking the communication system 100 shown as an example, the communication equipment may include a network device 110 and a terminal device 120 with communication functions. The network device 110 and the terminal device 120 may be the specific devices described above and will not be repeated here; the communication equipment may also include other devices in the communication system 100, such as a network controller, a mobile management entity and other network entities, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0043] For ease of understanding, some relevant technical knowledge involved in the embodiments of this application is first introduced. The following related technologies can be combined with the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application as optional solutions, and they all fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of this application. The embodiments of this application include at least part of the following contents.

[0044] With the advancement of mobile communication technology, next-generation wireless evolution systems (e.g., 5G systems) are using a variety of technologies to increase data transmission rates to meet the demands of transmitting large amounts of data, such as high-definition video and virtual reality. These technologies include massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), non-orthogonal multiple access (NMA), simultaneous full-duplex communication (SCHF), novel modulation techniques, novel coding techniques, and high-order modulation techniques. These technologies enable peak data rates up to Gbit / s.

[0045] For example, air interface latency needs to be around 1ms to support real-time applications such as autonomous driving and telemedicine. Ultra-large network capacity can connect hundreds of billions of devices, meeting the communication needs of the Internet of Things. For example, the spectrum efficiency of NR systems is over 10 times higher than that of LTE systems. Thanks to its continuous wide-area coverage and high mobility, users can experience data rates up to 100 Mbit / s. This significantly increases traffic density and connection density.

[0046] Furthermore, improvements in system collaboration and intelligence further enhance network flexibility. This collaboration can be manifested in collaborative networking with multiple users, multiple points, multiple antennas, and multiple sources. This collaboration and intelligence enable flexible and automatic adjustments between networks.

[0047] However, in a communication system, the power consumption of network devices (e.g., base stations) is usually relatively high. In order to save the power consumption of network devices, it is necessary to optimize the processing of system messages. For example, network devices usually periodically send SIB1 for initial access and schedule other SIBs for terminal devices in idle / inactive mode. However, even if there is no demand from the terminal device or no terminal device is resident on the cell, the network device will always transmit, resulting in a large amount of power consumption. For this reason, in order to save network energy, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) conducted a lot of research on on-demand SIB1 for terminal devices in idle / inactive mode in release 18 (R18) and R19, so as to achieve network energy saving by reducing unnecessary SIB1 transmission and associated physical random access channel (PRACH) monitoring.

[0048] In some communication systems, the NES function is introduced based on the need for network energy conservation. In a cell that supports NES configuration, network equipment can send SSBs with variable periods and / or send SIB1 on demand. However, the terminal devices in the cell may or may not support the NES function. Therefore, due to the emergence of NES cells, terminal devices may include traditional terminal devices and terminal devices that support NES configuration. Among them, traditional terminal devices can also be called legacy terminal devices, and terminal devices that support NES configuration can also be called NES terminal devices.

[0049] The design of the paging mechanism within NES-enabled cells requires further study. When the network needs to connect to a terminal device, it initiates a paging process to send a paging message to the terminal device. Terminal devices in idle mode, while in a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle or an extended DRX (eDRX) cycle, can periodically wake up to detect paging messages.

[0050] In some scenarios, when SIB1 within a cell is transmitted on demand, it is necessary to consider how to transmit paging-related configurations or parameters in the SIB1. In other words, how to modify the paging mechanism to support on-demand SIB1 transmission is a research direction. Furthermore, how to adjust the relevant paging mechanism based on existing technologies to achieve better energy conservation is also a technical difficulty that needs to be studied.

[0051] In some scenarios, traditional terminal devices require the network equipment to periodically send SIBs, but terminal devices that support NES configuration do not. The paging mechanism needs to be flexibly configured based on the different types of terminal devices within the cell. When the paging mechanism considers the detection needs of both traditional and NES terminal devices, it helps save energy. Therefore, improving the paging mechanism to be compatible with traditional and NES terminal devices, thereby saving terminal device energy consumption, has become a research goal.

[0052] In some scenarios, it is also necessary to consider how cells supporting NES configuration send paging messages to increase the cell's sleep time.

[0053] In summary, in a cell supporting NES configuration, how to design a paging mechanism to save energy becomes a problem that needs to be solved.

[0054] It should be noted that the above-mentioned problem that the paging mechanism needs to be compatible with two types of terminal devices due to the differences between traditional terminal devices and NES terminal devices is only an example. The embodiments of the present application can be applied to communication scenarios where the paging mechanism needs to be compatible with any number of types of terminal devices.

[0055] In response to the above problems, an embodiment of the present application proposes a method for wireless communication. Through this method, the terminal device can determine one or more POs that need to be detected within the first period based on the first information. When the first information is related to the type of terminal device, PO or PEI, different terminal devices can determine the PO corresponding to it. After the first information indicates that the PF is set continuously, the network device and the terminal device can perform centralized paging and detection within the continuous PF, thereby achieving effective energy saving. For ease of understanding, the following is combined with Figure 2 The method proposed in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail. Figure 2 The method shown is executed by a terminal device.

[0056] See also Figure 2 In step S210, the terminal device determines one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device within the first period according to the first information.

[0057] The terminal device may be in different states, which is not limited here. As an example, the terminal device may be in an idle state or an inactive state, and needs to detect whether there is a corresponding paging message within the first cycle. As an example, the terminal device may be in an active state or a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and may determine the wake-up time and PF / PO before entering the idle state to facilitate timely reception of PEI or paging messages.

[0058] In some embodiments, the terminal device may be a communication device supporting NES configuration, or a communication device having NES functionality. In other words, the terminal device may be the NES terminal device described above.

[0059] In some embodiments, the terminal device may be a traditional terminal device, which may also be referred to as a legacy terminal device.

[0060] The serving cell corresponding to the terminal device is the first cell. The terminal device can connect to the network device of the first cell. In other words, the cell where the first terminal device is located is the first cell, or the network device corresponding to the first cell can provide services to the terminal device.

[0061] In some embodiments, the first cell may be a cell where energy conservation is required on the network side. The cell may be any of the cells described above. The energy conservation required on the network side may include energy conservation of network equipment or energy conservation of the core network. Optionally, the first cell may be an NES cell or a network energy conservation cell with similar functionality.

[0062] As an example, for a terminal device in idle / inactive mode, the first cell to send SIB1 on demand is the NES cell.

[0063] The network device may be any of the access network devices described above, or may be a core network device. In some embodiments, the network device may be a communication device that sends a paging message to a terminal device. The terminal device may receive the paging message sent by the network device.

[0064] In some embodiments, when a paging message corresponding to a terminal device arrives, the network device may determine the PO corresponding to the terminal device based on the terminal device's identity (ID) to send the paging message. The terminal device also needs to determine one or more corresponding POs and detect the paging message on these one or more POs to reduce unnecessary energy consumption.

[0065] For example, a paging opportunity (PO) is generally a monitoring opportunity of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), which is composed of multiple time slots, and therefore may also be called a paging opportunity.

[0066] For example, one PO may include S synchronization signal block (SSB) beams, where S may be determined by ssb-PositionsInBurst in the SIB1 message. The paging message sent on each SSB beam may be exactly the same.

[0067] As an example, the network device may send a paging message of the terminal device on a corresponding PO by broadcasting. The terminal device may detect on the corresponding PO to determine whether there is its own paging message.

[0068] As an example, after determining one or more POs that need to be detected, the terminal device can detect the paging message on the one or more POs. In other words, the one or more POs are used for the terminal device to perform paging detection.

[0069] The one or more POs determined by the terminal device are the POs corresponding to the terminal device. When the terminal device receives a paging message, the network device will send the paging message to the PO corresponding to the terminal device so that the terminal device can receive it. Therefore, the one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device can also be replaced with the one or more POs that the terminal device needs to detect.

[0070] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines one or more POs, which means that the terminal device determines the time domain location and / or frequency domain location of the one or more POs. As an example, the frame in which the one or more POs are located can be called a PF. The time domain location of the one or more POs can be determined by the location parameters of the PF.

[0071] As an example, a PF can be composed of multiple POs. For example, there are Ns POs in one PF.

[0072] As an example, the location of the PO may be replaced by the location of the PF. The terminal device may determine the location of the PO after determining the location of the PF.

[0073] In some embodiments, one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device may be located in one PF or multiple PFs. The multiple PFs may be multiple PFs within one cycle or multiple PFs within multiple cycles, which is not limited here.

[0074] As an example, the PF where one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device are located will also be paged and detected by the terminal device. Therefore, the one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device can be replaced by one or more PFs corresponding to the terminal device.

[0075] The terminal device needs to determine one or more POs corresponding to it within the first cycle. In some embodiments, the first cycle can be any one or more cycles related to energy saving. If there are no POs to be detected within the first cycle, the terminal device can remain in a dormant state to save energy. For example, the first cycle can be one or more DRX cycles of the terminal device. For another example, the first cycle can be one or more eDRX cycles. In some embodiments, the first cycle can be one or more paging cycles to facilitate the terminal device to periodically detect paging messages.

[0076] As an example, the first cycle may be a DRX cycle. After determining one or more POs corresponding to the DXR cycle, the terminal device may wake up before the PO to detect the paging message in the PO.

[0077] As an example, the first cycle may be multiple DRX cycles. The terminal device may better detect the paging message in an idle state or inactive mode according to one or more POs corresponding to the multiple DRX cycles.

[0078] As an example, the first cycle may be a paging cycle. The paging cycle may be a default paging cycle configured by a higher layer, or a specific DRX cycle of the terminal device. For example, the paging cycle T = min (default paging cycle, UE-specific DRX cycle).

[0079] As an example, the first cycle may be multiple default paging cycles.

[0080] As an example, the first period may include one PF or a specified number of multiple PFs.

[0081] As an example, the first period may be a specified time period, which may be a time period based on NES function configuration or similar function configuration.

[0082] As an example, the first period may be any time period configured by a higher layer, which is not limited here.

[0083] In some embodiments, the position of one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device in the first period can be determined based on the configuration parameters of the first period and the ID of the terminal device (UE ID ) is determined. For example, the position of the PO corresponding to any UE in the PF can be i s =floor(UE ID / N)mod N s .

[0084] As an example, for an NES terminal device, the position of the corresponding PO in the first cycle or any PF within the first cycle can be represented as is,NES .

[0085] As an example, the position of the PO in the first cycle can be represented as the position of the PO in the PF. The position can be represented by an index value.

[0086] As an example, the position i of PO in the first cycle s,NES It can indicate the starting position of a set of PDCCH monitoring opportunities. The NES terminal device can start from the i s,NES Each PO starts to receive paging messages continuously.

[0087] The terminal device may determine one or more POs corresponding to it within the first period based on the first information. In some embodiments, the terminal device may determine the first information in a variety of ways. For example, the first information may come from the network device. In another example, the first information may be information of the terminal device itself. In another example, the first information may be determined based on the PEI or other similar indication information received by the network device. In another example, the first information may be determined based on higher-layer configuration information.

[0088] In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in one or more of the following information: SIB, RRC, and downlink control information (DCI).

[0089] In some embodiments, the first information may include one or more of the following: the type of PO within the first period; the type of terminal device; the type of PEI received by the terminal device / the type of PEI sent by the network device to the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous. In other words, the terminal device may determine one or more corresponding POs based on any one or a combination of any two or more of these information.

[0090] It should be noted that the terminal device can determine one or more POs corresponding to it based on a combination of the first information and any other information, and the any information is not limited.

[0091] The following is an illustrative description of a method for a terminal device to determine a corresponding PO based on the first information in conjunction with multiple embodiments.

[0092] Example 1

[0093] The first information may include the type of PO within the first period and / or the type of terminal device. The PO within the first period may include at least two types of PO. The at least two types of PO may be used to send at least two types of paging messages or perform paging actions on at least two types of terminal devices, respectively. That is, the time-frequency resources (PO) used by the network side to send paging messages may be divided into at least two groups.

[0094] In some embodiments, the at least two types of POs may include traditional POs, POs supporting NES configurations, and POs related to other energy-saving configurations, which are not limited here.

[0095] In some embodiments, at least two types of POs may correspond to at least two types of terminal devices, or may correspond to at least two types of application scenarios. The terminal device may perform paging detection on the corresponding type of PO based on its own type or the application scenario in which it is located. For the sake of simplicity, the following description is based on an example in which the POs in the first cycle include two types of POs.

[0096] As an example, the POs within the first cycle may include first-category POs and second-category POs. First-category POs correspond to first-category terminal devices without NES functionality, while second-category POs correspond to second-category terminal devices with NES functionality. For example, first-category POs are used to send paging messages to traditional terminal devices, while second-category POs are used to send paging messages to NES terminal devices. In other words, when a terminal device is a traditional terminal device, the corresponding one or more POs are POs in the first category; when a terminal device has NES functionality, the corresponding one or more POs are POs in the second category.

[0097] As an example, the first type of PO is a traditional PO, and the second type of PO is an NES PO. When the terminal device is a traditional terminal device, paging detection can be performed on the traditional PO. When the terminal device is an NES terminal device, paging detection can be performed on the NES PO.

[0098] In some embodiments, the positions of the first and second category POs within the first period can be determined separately. For example, the positions of the first category POs can be determined based on a relevant calculation formula, while the positions of the second category POs are specified by the system through network devices or higher layers.

[0099] As an example, the system may identify a specific system frame number (SFN) for a specific type of terminal device. For example, the system may identify a specific SFN for an NES terminal device and allocate multiple PFs for the NES terminal device consecutively or at regular intervals.

[0100] As an example, the system may consider configuring / indicating the starting offset of each second type PO for each PF independently. For example, the system may indicate the starting offset of each NES PO for each PF.

[0101] In some embodiments, the position of the second type of PO within the first period can be determined based on the position of the first type of PO. In this scenario, the paging behaviors of different types of terminal devices will not affect each other. For example, when the first type of PO is a traditional PO and the second type of PO is an NES PO, the NES PO can be allocated based on the time / frequency offset of the traditional PO.

[0102] As an example, any PO in the second category of POs may be determined based on the location of any PO in the first category of POs.

[0103] As an example, any second-category PO may be determined by the locations of one or more first-category POs adjacent to the second-category PO.

[0104] As an example, in a DRX cycle, the total number of POs provided by the system to NES terminal devices may be the same as the total number of POs provided to traditional terminal devices, so as to ensure the same paging delay level for traditional terminal devices and NES terminal devices.

[0105] As an example, in a DRX cycle, the total number of POs provided by the system for NES terminal devices may be different from the total number of POs provided for traditional terminal devices to ensure paging requirements of different types of terminal devices.

[0106] As an example, the NES PO can be stored in each PF. For example, the NES PO can use the same paging frame as the traditional PO, and the index position of the NES PO in each PF can be set according to the same rules.

[0107] As an example, the position of the second type PO in the first period is determined according to the position of the first type PO and the first offset value. Optionally, the first offset value can be configured by the network device or a higher layer.

[0108] As an implementation manner, the first offset value may be provided through SIB or DCI.

[0109] As an example, the IDs of the first and second terminal devices are determined in the same manner, so that the first and second POs are assigned by offset values. The following uses a traditional PO as the first PO and an NES PO as the second PO as an example to illustrate the location determination methods for the first and second POs, respectively.

[0110] The first type of PO is located in any PF in the first period i s For: i s =floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ;

[0111] The second type of PO is located in any PF in the first period.s,NES for:

[0112] i S,NES =PO offset +floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ;

[0113] Among them, PO offset Indicates the first offset value, UE ID Indicates the ID of the terminal device, N indicates the number of PFs in a cycle, N s The first offset value is the PO offset of the NES terminal device compared with the traditional terminal device in receiving paging.

[0114] Optionally, UE ID It can be determined based on the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) or the 5G S-temporary mobile subscription identifier (5G-S-TMSI).

[0115] As an example, UE ID It can be IMSI mod 1024.

[0116] As an example, if the terminal device is in the eDRX cycle, the UE ID It can be 5G-S-TMSI mod 4096; otherwise, UE ID It can be 5G-S-TMSI mod 1024.

[0117] Optionally, the SFN corresponding to any PF in the first period needs to satisfy the formula: (SFN+PF offset )mod T=(TdivN)×(UE ID modN), where T represents the paging cycle, PF offset PF frame offset.

[0118] As an example, after the terminal device calculates the PF where the PO is located, it calculates the position of the NES PO on the PF. s,NES The terminal device can perform paging detection based on the calculated location, and so on, until the DCI corresponding to the terminal device is detected within the paging cycle. The above formula can be used to determine the exact location of the PF / PO corresponding to the traditional terminal device and the terminal device supporting the NES cell, respectively, to avoid any terminal device from detecting unnecessary multiple PF / POs.

[0119] For ease of understanding, combined Figure 3 , a paging method in which traditional PO and NES PO coexist is exemplified. Figure 3 Two DRX cycles are shown. In the two DRX cycles, paging frames (PF) appear periodically. Each PF contains two traditional POs and one NES PO. Figure 3 As shown, in each PF, after the traditional PO is determined, the NES PO can be determined based on the position of the adjacent PO and the corresponding offset value, or based on the position of the starting PO in the PF and the corresponding offset value.

[0120] In some embodiments, the first type of PO and the second type of PO can be located in different PFs within the first period. That is, the system can indicate different PFs for different scenarios or different terminal devices to determine the corresponding PO. For example, the first type of PO is located in the first PF, and the second type of PO is located in the second PF.

[0121] As an example, the first PF and the second PF may be one or more PFs respectively.

[0122] As an example, the first PF is a legacy PF, and the second PF is an NES PF. The PO located in the first PF can be used for legacy devices, while the PO located in the second PF can be used for NES devices. Legacy PFs are evenly distributed throughout the DRX cycle, while NES PFs can be different from legacy PFs. In an NES cell, both legacy and NES devices can be supported. Because NES devices can support different SSB cycles and on-demand SIBs, separate PFs and corresponding POs can be configured for NES devices.

[0123] As an example, the system can set a PF that is exclusive to the NES, or a specific PF number for use by the NES.

[0124] As an example, the system can be NES Configure one or more NES PFs in a paging cycle. For example, since multiple PFs are evenly distributed in a paging cycle, the simplest method is to configure only one PF in a paging cycle, that is, enable NES. NES = 1. This may require changes to the RRC configuration to allow more values ​​to be configured for nAndPagingFrameOffset, that is, to allow more frequent paging cycles.

[0125] As an implementation method, N NES It can be extended from T / 16 to T / 32, T / 64, T / 128, and T / 256. So for the paging cycle T = 1280ms, if N NES=T / 128, we will have only one NES PF in this period. Therefore, in order to adapt to the increase in the number of terminal devices that need to be paged in a PF, it is necessary to increase the number of subframes used for PO and also increase the value range of Ns.

[0126] As an example, the system can designate odd-numbered PFs as the PF for traditional terminal devices (the first PF) and even-numbered PFs as the PF for NES terminal devices (the second PF). Each PF has its own PO. In other words, any PO in the PF corresponding to a traditional terminal device belongs to the PO of the traditional terminal device, and any PO in the PF corresponding to an NES terminal device belongs to the PO of the NES terminal device.

[0127] As an example, the DCI may be configured individually for each NES PF and indicate the starting offset of the PO.

[0128] As an implementation method, the first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position. The position of the first position in the first PF is the same as the position of the second position in the second PF, so that the system can indicate it.

[0129] As an implementation, the first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position. The position of the first position in the first PF is different from the position of the second position in the second PF, so as to distinguish different PFs.

[0130] As an example, the second PF can be determined based on the first PF and the second offset value. For example, the system can allocate NES PFs based on the time / frequency offset of the legacy PFs. Since the legacy PFs are evenly distributed across the DRX cycle, the NES PFs will also be evenly distributed across the DRX cycle, without affecting the paging behavior for legacy terminal devices.

[0131] As an example, the first PF and the second PF may coexist in the same cycle, or may not coexist in the same cycle.

[0132] As an example, the first cycle includes a first PF and a second PF. The second PF may be one or more PFs other than the first PF in the first cycle. For example, a traditional PF may coexist with an NES PF in the DRX cycle.

[0133] As an example, the second PF may be a PF in any period within the first period set. The first period set may be a set of multiple periods that include the second PF. The first information may be used to indicate whether the first period set includes the first period. That is, when different types of terminal devices correspond to different PFs, the terminal device may determine whether the first period includes the second PF based on the first information. For example, for an NES terminal device, if the first information indicates that the first period includes the NES PF, the terminal device performs detection within the first period; if the first information indicates that the first period does not include the NES PF, the terminal device does not perform detection within the first period.

[0134] As an implementation, when the first cycle is a DRX cycle, the system may specify NES PF information within each DRX cycle and notify the terminal device via the first information. For example, the system may determine whether the first cycle includes the NES PF based on the current cell load and / or the number of NES terminal devices requesting access.

[0135] As an implementation method, when the first cycle is a DRX cycle, the system can configure NES PF only in the specified DRX cycle. That is, some DRX cycles do not have NES PF, while some DRX cycles have NES PF.

[0136] For ease of understanding, combined Figure 4 , another paging method in which traditional PO and NES PO coexist is exemplified. Figure 4 Two DRX cycles are also shown. In the first DRX cycle, both traditional PF and NES PF are included; in the second DRX cycle, only traditional PF is included. The PO in the traditional PF is the traditional PO, and the PO in the NES PF is the NES PO. Figure 4 As shown, the position of NESPO in NES PF is the same as the position of traditional PO in traditional PF.

[0137] Example 2

[0138] The first information may include the type of the terminal device. As previously mentioned, the type of the terminal device is one of at least two terminal device types. For simplicity, the following description uses two types of terminal devices as an example. The terminal devices receiving paging in the first cycle can be grouped based on their types. In other words, the type of the terminal device can be used to determine whether a terminal device is a first type or a second type.

[0139] In some embodiments, since the PO corresponding to a terminal device is determined based on the terminal device's ID, different types of terminal devices can be grouped by ID. In other words, the ID determination methods for different types of terminal devices are differentiated to facilitate determining one or more POs corresponding to different types of terminal devices.

[0140] As an example, the IDs of the first and second category terminal devices can be determined differently. For example, if the first category terminal device is a traditional terminal device and the second category terminal device is an NES terminal device, the network can differentiate the ID values ​​of traditional and NES terminal devices to support both traditional and NES cell-capable terminal devices. For example, the ID value range of traditional terminal devices differs from the ID value range of NES terminal devices.

[0141] As an example, the index or number of a terminal device among multiple terminal devices is used to determine the PF where one or more POs are located. Since different types of terminal devices have different ID determination methods, after multiple types of terminal devices receiving paging are uniformly numbered, the terminal device number value can distinguish different types of terminal devices and determine the PF corresponding to the terminal device.

[0142] As an example, all POs in the first cycle are used to send paging messages to terminal devices of type 1 and type 2. The PF where one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device are located is determined according to the paging density in the first cycle and the ID of the terminal device.

[0143] As an implementation manner, the paging density may be determined according to the number of the first category terminal devices and the second category terminal devices that receive paging within the first period.

[0144] As an implementation manner, the paging density may be determined according to the number of the first category terminal devices and the second category terminal devices in the first period.

[0145] As an example, the PF where one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device are located can be determined according to the numbers or indexes of all terminal devices that receive paging from the terminal device within the first period.

[0146] As an example, the PF where one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device are located can be determined according to the paging density and the number or index of all terminal devices that receive paging from the terminal device in the first period.

[0147] As an example, assume that a group of users receiving paging in the first cell includes traditional terminal devices and NES terminal devices. id The ID of the traditional terminal device, UE NES_idIt is the ID of the terminal device supporting the NES cell. Suppose there are M1 traditional terminal devices that receive paging and M2 NES terminal devices. The M1 UEs id and M2 UEs NES_id are numbered uniformly, and the index index′ can be expressed as:

[0148] index′ = 0, 1, 2, … M1 + M2 - 1.

[0149] Among them, the M1 + M2 terminal devices that receive paging can be numbered in sequence. After the unified numbering, the number of each terminal device can be determined according to the size relationship between M1 and M2. The number of terminal device i (i ∈ index′) can be determined according to the ID of terminal device i.

[0150] If M1 > M2, for the index range where index′ ≤ 2M2 - 1, the number of terminal device i can be:

[0151]

[0152] For the index range where index′ ≥ 2M2, the number of terminal device i can be:

[0153]

[0154] If M1 < M2, for the index range where index′ ≤ 2M1 - 1, the number of terminal device i can be:

[0155]

[0156] For the index range where index′ ≥ 2M1, the number of terminal device i can be:

[0157]

[0158] Let PF i correspond to the PF number of terminal device i among the M1 + M2 terminal devices; D f represents the paging density on PF, that is, the number of terminal devices allocated to each PF; D o can represent the number of terminal devices allocated to each PO.

[0159] PF i = i / D f , where

[0160] If Then the paging of terminal device i is on the 0th paging frame; if The paging of terminal device i is on the first paging frame; if The paging of terminal device i is performed in the second paging frame; and so on, until the DCI of terminal device i is detected within the paging cycle. Through the above method, the accurate location of the PF corresponding to the traditional terminal device and the terminal device supporting the NES cell can be obtained respectively, thereby avoiding the detection of multiple unnecessary PFs.

[0161] Example 3

[0162] The first information may include the type of PEI received by the terminal device and / or the type of the terminal device. For a network device, the first information according to the network device may include the type of PEI sent to the terminal device and / or the type of the terminal device.

[0163] It should be understood that the PEI in the embodiment of the present application can be replaced by an early paging indication (EPI).

[0164] In some embodiments, the PEI received by the terminal device may include at least two types of PEI. The at least two types of PEI may be used to indicate that at least two types of terminal devices receive paging messages. In other words, the PEI sent by the network side may be divided into at least two groups.

[0165] As an example, the at least two types of PEIs may include a traditional PEI for a traditional terminal device and an NES PEI for an NES terminal device. For example, the PEI received by the terminal device may be either a traditional PEI or an NES PEI.

[0166] As an example, when the network side sets the PEI, different types of PEIs may be different to facilitate differentiation by the terminal device. For example, the setting of the NES PEI may be different from the PEI of a traditional terminal device.

[0167] As an example, the network device may indicate different types of PEIs through DCI or PEI occasion (PEI-O).

[0168] As an example, different types of PEIs may have different identifiers, and the type of the PEI may be determined based on the identifier. The terminal device may determine the type of the PEI based on the received PEI identifier. The PEI identifier may be carried in the PEI or may be sent before the PEI.

[0169] As an example, the type of PEI may be used by the terminal device to determine whether it needs to be woken up for paging detection.

[0170] In some embodiments, since the PEI identifier can correspond to different types of terminal devices, the POs corresponding to different types of terminal devices can overlap, thereby saving resources. On overlapping POs, different types of terminal devices can determine whether to be awakened based on the type of PEI received. For example, when the PEI is an NES PEI, if the terminal device is a traditional terminal device, it does not detect the PO / PF indicated by the PEI and therefore does not need to be awakened; if the terminal device is an NES terminal device, it needs to be awakened to detect whether it has its own paging message.

[0171] As an example, when the first type of terminal device corresponds to the first type of PO and the second type of terminal device corresponds to the second type of PO, the first type of PO and the second type of PO completely overlap or partially overlap.

[0172] As an example, if traditional PO and NES PO completely overlap, the ID determination method for different types of terminal devices needs to be defined to be the same. In other words, the terminal device ID assigned to NES PO is the same as the terminal device ID assigned to traditional PO.

[0173] As an example, when the first type of terminal device corresponds to the first PF and the second type of terminal device corresponds to the second PF, the first PF and the second PF completely overlap or partially overlap.

[0174] As an example, NES PF / PO should overlap as much as possible with legacy PF / PO. When a network device (e.g., gNB) provides a paging message to a specific terminal device, it can be sent using the overlapping POs of the legacy and NES terminal devices. Furthermore, when the network device attempts to wake up the NES terminal device, the identification of the PEI can prevent the legacy terminal device from waking up unnecessarily.

[0175] In some embodiments, the PEI type sent by the network device to the terminal device can be determined based on the PEI setting. The NES PEI sent by the network device is different from the traditional PEI so that the traditional terminal device will not be awakened when the NES terminal device needs to be awakened.

[0176] Example 4

[0177] The first information may include whether the PF in the first cycle is continuous. If the PF in the first cycle is continuous, the network device and the terminal device perform paging behavior during the time period when the PF is continuous. If the PF in the first cycle is evenly distributed, the communication device executes the paging mechanism in a related manner.

[0178] In some embodiments, whether the PF in the first period is continuous refers to whether the PF in the first period is continuous in time domain resources.

[0179] To save energy on the network side, multiple PFs evenly distributed in a paging cycle can be configured as continuous or partially continuous PFs. In this scenario, the terminal device only needs to perform paging detection within continuous PFs, thereby increasing the terminal device's sleep time.

[0180] In some embodiments, part or all of the PFs in the first period are continuous in time domain resources. One or more POs corresponding to the terminal device can be determined based on the time domain positions of the continuous part or all of the PFs in the first period.

[0181] Taking the default paging cycle of T=128 radio frames as an example, when N=T / 16, there are only 8 paging frames every 1280ms. If the calculation formula of paging frame is (SFN+PF offset )mod T=(T div N)×(UE ID mod N), the 8 paging frames are evenly distributed in the paging cycle. In this formula, since (UE ID mod N) operation, according to UE ID Multiple terminal devices can be sequentially assigned to the eight PFs. To concentrate the PFs in a continuous time period, the calculation formula for the PF frame needs to be adjusted, while the PO calculation formula can remain unchanged.

[0182] As an example, when all PFs in the first period are continuous on the time domain resources, all PFs meet the following conditions:

[0183] (SFN+PF offset )mod T=UE ID mod N;

[0184] Among them, SFN is the system frame number, PF offset It represents the offset value of all PFs in the first cycle, and T represents the paging cycle.

[0185] If PF offset =0, then multiple consecutive PFs are located at the starting position of the first cycle. Figure 5 PF offset = 0. Where T = 128 wireless frames, N = T / 16. Figure 5 As shown, PF frames are concentrated in the first 8 radio frames of period T, and no paging is required in the subsequent frames.

[0186] Combined with the above Figures 2 to 5 The method for determining one or more corresponding POs on the terminal device side is introduced. The one or more POs are used by the network device side to send a paging message to the terminal device, so the network device side also needs to determine the one or more POs. Figure 6 The method for determining the one or more POs by the network device is described. Figure 2 The terms that have been explained in will not be repeated here.

[0187] See also Figure 6 In step S610, the network device determines one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device within the first period based on the first information. The network device is any network device or core network device corresponding to the first cell where the terminal device is located, and will not be described in detail here.

[0188] The first information may include one or more of the following: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of PEI sent by the network device to the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous. The first information can be referred to in the above embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0189] In some embodiments, the network device first determines the identifier of the PEI to be sent to the terminal device, and then sends the PEI to the terminal device. The identifier of the PEI can be used by the terminal device to determine the type of the PEI, and the type of the PEI can be used to determine whether the terminal device is awakened.

[0190] Combined with the above Figures 1 to 6 , describes the method embodiment of the present application in detail. Figures 7 to 9 , the device embodiment of the present application is described in detail. It should be understood that the description of the device embodiment corresponds to the description of the method embodiment, so for parts not described in detail, reference can be made to the previous method embodiment.

[0191] Figure 7 This is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application. The terminal device 900 may be any of the terminal devices described above. Figure 7 The terminal device 700 shown includes a determining unit 710 .

[0192] The determination unit 710 can be used as a determination unit for determining one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device within the first period based on the first information; wherein the first information includes one or more of the following information: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of PEI received by the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous.

[0193] Optionally, the POs in the first cycle include first-category POs and second-category POs, and the position of the second-category POs in the first cycle is determined according to the position of the first-category POs.

[0194] Optionally, the position of the second type PO in the first period is determined according to the position of the first type PO and the first offset value.

[0195] Optionally, the second type PO corresponds to the second type of terminal equipment with the network energy saving NES function, and the first type PO corresponds to the first type of terminal equipment without the NES function. The identification ID determination method of the first type of terminal equipment and the second type of terminal equipment is the same.

[0196] Optionally, the second type PO is located at position i in any PF in the first cycle. s,NES for:

[0197] i S,NES =PO offset +floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ;

[0198] Among them, PO offset Indicates the first offset value, UE ID Indicates the ID of the terminal device, N indicates the number of PFs in a cycle, N s Indicates the number of POs in a PF.

[0199] Optionally, the first type of PO and the second type of PO are located in different PFs respectively, the first type of PO is located in the first PF, and the second type of PO is located in the second PF, and the second PF is one of the following: one or more PFs other than the first PF in the first period; a PF in any period in the first period set; wherein the first information is also used to indicate whether the first period set includes the first period.

[0200] Optionally, the first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position, and the position of the first position in the first PF is the same as the position of the second position in the second PF.

[0201] Optionally, the terminal device has an NES function, and one or more POs are POs in the second category.

[0202] Optionally, the type of the terminal device is used to determine the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device, and the IDs of the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device are determined in different ways.

[0203] Optionally, all POs in the first cycle are used to send paging messages to the first category terminal devices and the second category terminal devices, and the PF where one or more POs are located is determined according to the paging density in the first cycle and the ID of the terminal device.

[0204] Optionally, the determining unit 710 is further configured to determine a type of the PEI according to the received identifier of the PEI, and the type of the PEI is used to determine whether the terminal device is awakened.

[0205] Optionally, the type of terminal device is used to determine a first type of terminal device and a second type of terminal device, the first type of terminal device corresponds to a first type of PO, the second type of terminal device corresponds to a second type of PO, and the first type of PO and the second type of PO completely overlap or partially overlap.

[0206] Optionally, part or all of the PFs in the first period are continuous in time domain resources, and one or more POs are determined according to the time domain positions of part or all of the PFs in the first period.

[0207] Optionally, all PFs in the first period are continuous in time domain resources, and all PFs meet the following conditions:

[0208] (SFN+PF offset )mod T=UE ID mod N;

[0209] Among them, SFN is the system frame number, PF offset It represents the offset value of all PFs in the first cycle, and T represents the paging cycle.

[0210] Figure 8 800 is a schematic block diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application. The network device 800 may be any of the network devices described above. Figure 8 The illustrated network device 800 includes a determining unit 810 .

[0211] The determination unit 810 can be used to determine one or more POs corresponding to the terminal device within the first period based on the first information; wherein the first information includes one or more of the following information: the type of PO within the first period; the type of the terminal device; the type of PEI sent by the network device to the terminal device; and whether the PF within the first period is continuous.

[0212] Optionally, the POs in the first cycle include first-category POs and second-category POs, and the position of the second-category POs in the first cycle is determined according to the position of the first-category POs.

[0213] Optionally, the position of the second type PO in the first period is determined according to the position of the first type PO and the first offset value.

[0214] Optionally, the second type PO corresponds to the second type of terminal equipment with the network energy saving NES function, and the first type PO corresponds to the first type of terminal equipment without the NES function. The identification ID determination method of the first type of terminal equipment and the second type of terminal equipment is the same.

[0215] Optionally, the second type PO is located at position i in any PF in the first cycle. s,NES for:

[0216] i s,NES =POoffset +floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ;

[0217] Among them, PO offset Indicates the first offset value, UE ID Indicates the ID of the terminal device, N indicates the number of PFs in a cycle, N s Indicates the number of POs in a PF.

[0218] Optionally, the first type of PO and the second type of PO are located in different PFs respectively, the first type of PO is located in the first PF, and the second type of PO is located in the second PF, and the second PF is one of the following: one or more PFs other than the first PF in the first period; a PF in any period in the first period set; wherein the first information is also used to indicate whether the first period set includes the first period.

[0219] Optionally, the first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position, and the position of the first position in the first PF is the same as the position of the second position in the second PF.

[0220] Optionally, the terminal device has an NES function, and one or more POs are POs in the second category.

[0221] Optionally, the type of the terminal device is used to determine the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device, and the IDs of the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device are determined in different ways.

[0222] Optionally, all POs in the first cycle are used to send paging messages to the first category terminal devices and the second category terminal devices, and the PF where one or more POs are located is determined according to the paging density in the first cycle and the ID of the terminal device.

[0223] Optionally, the determining unit 810 is further configured to determine an identifier of the PEI sent to the terminal device, the identifier of the PEI is used by the terminal device to determine a type of the PEI, and the type of the PEI is used to determine whether the terminal device is awakened.

[0224] Optionally, the type of terminal device is used to determine a first type of terminal device and a second type of terminal device, the first type of terminal device corresponds to a first type of PO, the second type of terminal device corresponds to a second type of PO, and the first type of PO and the second type of PO completely overlap or partially overlap.

[0225] Optionally, part or all of the PFs in the first period are continuous in time domain resources, and one or more POs are determined according to the time domain positions of part or all of the PFs in the first period.

[0226] Optionally, all PFs in the first period are continuous in time domain resources, and all PFs meet the following conditions:

[0227] (SFN+PF offset )mod T=UE ID mod N;

[0228] Among them, SFN is the system frame number, PF offset It represents the offset value of all PFs in the first cycle, and T represents the paging cycle.

[0229] Figure 9 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. Figure 9 The dotted line in the figure indicates that the unit or module is optional. The apparatus 900 can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment. The apparatus 900 can be a chip, a terminal device or a network device.

[0230] The device 900 may include one or more processors 910. The processor 910 may support the device 900 to implement the method described in the above method embodiment. The processor 910 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor. For example, the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU). Alternatively, the processor may be another general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, etc. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor, etc.

[0231] The apparatus 900 may further include one or more memories 920. The memories 920 store programs that can be executed by the processor 910, causing the processor 910 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. The memories 920 may be independent of the processor 910 or integrated into the processor 910.

[0232] The apparatus 900 may further include a transceiver 930. The processor 910 may communicate with other devices or chips via the transceiver 930. For example, the processor 910 may transmit and receive data with other devices or chips via the transceiver 930.

[0233] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a program. The computer-readable storage medium can be applied to a terminal device or network device provided in the present application, and the program enables a computer to execute the method performed by the terminal device or network device in each embodiment of the present application.

[0234] The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be read by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a digital versatile disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid state drive (SSD)).

[0235] The present application also provides a computer program product. The computer program product includes a program. The computer program product can be applied to a terminal device or network device provided in the present application, and the program causes a computer to execute the method performed by the terminal device or network device in each embodiment of the present application.

[0236] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means.

[0237] The present application also provides a computer program that can be applied to a terminal device or network device provided in the present application, and enables a computer to execute the method performed by the terminal or network device in each embodiment of the present application.

[0238] The terms "system" and "network" in this application may be used interchangeably. In addition, the terms used in this application are only used to explain the specific embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application. The terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth" in the specification and claims of this application and the accompanying drawings are used to distinguish different objects rather than to describe a specific order. In addition, the terms "including" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

[0239] In the embodiments of this application, the term "indication" may refer to a direct indication, an indirect indication, or an indication of an association. For example, "A indicates B" may refer to a direct indication of B, e.g., B can obtain information through A; it may refer to an indirect indication of B, e.g., A indicates C, e.g., B can obtain information through C; or it may refer to an association between A and B.

[0240] In the embodiments of the present application, the term "corresponding" may indicate a direct or indirect correspondence between the two, or an association relationship between the two, or a relationship between indication and indication, configuration and configuration, etc.

[0241] In the embodiments of the present application, "pre-definition" or "pre-configuration" may be implemented by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in a device (e.g., including a terminal device and a network device). The present application does not limit the specific implementation method. For example, pre-definition may refer to a definition in a protocol.

[0242] In the embodiments of the present application, the "protocol" may refer to a standard protocol in the communication field, for example, it may include an LTE protocol, a NR protocol, and related protocols used in future communication systems, and this application does not limit this.

[0243] In the embodiments of the present application, determining B based on A does not mean determining B only based on A. B can also be determined based on A and / or other information.

[0244] In the embodiments of this application, the term "and / or" is simply a description of the association relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the related objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0245] In the embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0246] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0247] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0248] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0249] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for wireless communication, characterized in that include: The terminal device determines, according to the first information, one or more paging occasions PO corresponding to the terminal device within the first period; Among them, the paging message carried on the one or more POs comes from the network device corresponding to the first cell, the first cell is a network energy saving NES cell, the first information includes the type of the paging advance indication PEI received by the terminal device, the type of the PEI is determined according to the identification ID carried by the PEI, the different IDs carried by the PEI correspond to different types of terminal devices, the POs corresponding to the different types of terminal devices overlap, the one or more POs include overlapping POs, and the type of the PEI is also used to determine whether the terminal device is awakened.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first information also includes the types of POs in the first period. The POs in the first period include first-category POs and second-category POs. The position of the second-category POs in the first period is determined according to the position of the first-category POs.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The position of the second type PO in the first period is determined according to the position of the first type PO and the first offset value.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The second type of PO corresponds to the second type of terminal equipment with NES function, the first type of PO corresponds to the first type of terminal equipment without NES function, and the ID determination method of the first type of terminal equipment and the second type of terminal equipment is the same.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The position i of the second type PO in any PF in the first period s,NES for: i s,NES =PO offset +floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ; Among them, PO offset Indicates the first offset value, UE ID Indicates the ID of the terminal device, N indicates the number of PFs in a cycle, N s Indicates the number of POs in a PF.

6. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The first type of PO and the second type of PO are located in different PFs respectively. The first type of PO is located in a first PF, and the second type of PO is located in a second PF. The second PF is one of the following: one or more PFs other than the first PF in the first period; PF in any cycle within the first cycle set; The first information is further used to indicate whether the first period set includes the first period.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position, wherein the first position in the first PF is the same as the second position in the second PF.

8. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that The terminal device has an NES function, and the one or more POs are POs in the second category of POs.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The position of the second type PO in the first cycle is specified by the network device or a higher layer.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first information also includes whether the type of the terminal device requires the network device to periodically send a system information block SIB. The type of the terminal device is used to determine a first type of terminal device and a second type of terminal device. The ID determination method of the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device is different.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that All POs in the first cycle are used to send paging messages to the first category terminal equipment and the second category terminal equipment, and the PF where the one or more POs are located is determined according to the paging density in the first cycle and the ID of the terminal equipment.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first information also includes whether part or all of the paging frames PF within the first cycle are continuous. Whether the part or all of the PFs are continuous is also used to determine whether the terminal device performs paging detection. When the part or all of the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, the one or more POs are determined according to the time domain position of the part or all of the PFs within the first cycle.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that All the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, and all the PFs meet the following conditions: (SFN+PF offset )mod T=UE ID mod N; Among them, SFN is the system frame number, PF offset represents the offset value of the total PF in the first cycle, and T represents the paging cycle.

14. A method for wireless communication, characterized in that: include: The network device determines, according to the first information, one or more paging occasions PO corresponding to the terminal device within the first period; Among them, the paging message carried on the one or more POs comes from the network device, and the first cell corresponding to the network device is a network energy saving NES cell. The first information includes the type of the paging advance indication PEI sent by the network device to the terminal device. The type of the PEI is determined according to the identification ID carried by the PEI. Different IDs carried by the PEI correspond to different types of terminal devices. The POs corresponding to the different types of terminal devices overlap. The one or more POs include overlapping POs. The type of the PEI is also used to determine whether the terminal device is awakened.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The first information also includes the types of POs in the first period. The POs in the first period include first-category POs and second-category POs. The position of the second-category POs in the first period is determined according to the position of the first-category POs.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The position of the second type PO in the first period is determined according to the position of the first type PO and the first offset value.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The second type of PO corresponds to the second type of terminal equipment with NES function, the first type of PO corresponds to the first type of terminal equipment without NES function, and the ID determination method of the first type of terminal equipment and the second type of terminal equipment is the same.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The position i of the second type PO in any PF in the first period s,NES for: i s,NES =PO offset +floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ; Among them, PO offset Indicates the first offset value, UE ID Indicates the ID of the terminal device, N indicates the number of PFs in a cycle, N s Indicates the number of POs in a PF.

19. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The first type of PO and the second type of PO are located in different PFs respectively. The first type of PO is located in a first PF, and the second type of PO is located in a second PF. The second PF is one of the following: one or more PFs other than the first PF in the first period; PF in any cycle within the first cycle set; The first information is further used to indicate whether the first period set includes the first period.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position, wherein the first position in the first PF is the same as the second position in the second PF.

21. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 20, characterized in that The terminal device has an NES function, and the one or more POs are POs in the second category of POs.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The position of the second type PO in the first cycle is specified by the network device or a higher layer.

23. The method according to claim 14, wherein The first information also includes whether the type of the terminal device requires the network device to periodically send a system information block SIB. The type of the terminal device is used to determine a first type of terminal device and a second type of terminal device. The ID determination method of the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device is different.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein All POs in the first cycle are used to send paging messages to the first category terminal equipment and the second category terminal equipment, and the PF where the one or more POs are located is determined according to the paging density in the first cycle and the ID of the terminal equipment.

25. The method according to claim 14, wherein The first information also includes whether part or all of the paging frames PF within the first cycle are continuous. Whether the part or all of the PFs are continuous is also used to determine whether the terminal device performs paging detection. When the part or all of the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, the one or more POs are determined according to the time domain position of the part or all of the PFs within the first cycle.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that All the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, and all the PFs meet the following conditions: (SFN+PF offset )mod T=UE ID mod N; Among them, SFN is the system frame number, PF offset represents the offset value of the total PF in the first cycle, and T represents the paging cycle.

27. A terminal device, characterized in that: include: A determining unit, configured to determine one or more paging occasions PO corresponding to the terminal device within a first period according to the first information; Among them, the paging message carried on the one or more POs comes from the network device corresponding to the first cell, the first cell is a network energy saving NES cell, the first information includes the type of the paging advance indication PEI received by the terminal device, the type of the PEI is determined according to the identification ID carried by the PEI, the different IDs carried by the PEI correspond to different types of terminal devices, the POs corresponding to the different types of terminal devices overlap, the one or more POs include overlapping POs, and the type of the PEI is also used to determine whether the terminal device is awakened.

28. The terminal device according to claim 27, characterized in that The first information also includes the types of POs in the first period. The POs in the first period include first-category POs and second-category POs. The position of the second-category POs in the first period is determined according to the position of the first-category POs.

29. The terminal device according to claim 28, characterized in that The position of the second type PO in the first period is determined according to the position of the first type PO and the first offset value.

30. The terminal device according to claim 29, characterized in that The second type of PO corresponds to the second type of terminal equipment with NES function, the first type of PO corresponds to the first type of terminal equipment without NES function, and the ID determination method of the first type of terminal equipment and the second type of terminal equipment is the same.

31. The terminal device according to claim 29, characterized in that The position i of the second type PO in any PF in the first period s,NES for: i s,NES =PO offset +floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ; Among them, PO offset Indicates the first offset value, UE ID Indicates the ID of the terminal device, N indicates the number of PFs in a cycle, N s Indicates the number of POs in a PF.

32. The terminal device according to claim 28, characterized in that The first type of PO and the second type of PO are located in different PFs respectively. The first type of PO is located in a first PF, and the second type of PO is located in a second PF. The second PF is one of the following: one or more PFs other than the first PF in the first period; PF in any cycle within the first cycle set; The first information is further used to indicate whether the first period set includes the first period.

33. The terminal device according to claim 32, characterized in that The first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position, wherein the first position in the first PF is the same as the second position in the second PF.

34. The terminal device according to any one of claims 28 to 33, characterized in that: The terminal device has an NES function, and the one or more POs are POs in the second category of POs.

35. The terminal device according to claim 34, characterized in that The position of the second type PO in the first cycle is specified by the network device or a higher layer.

36. The terminal device according to claim 27, characterized in that The first information also includes whether the type of the terminal device requires the network device to periodically send a system information block SIB. The type of the terminal device is used to determine a first type of terminal device and a second type of terminal device. The ID determination method of the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device is different.

37. The terminal device according to claim 36, characterized in that All POs in the first cycle are used to send paging messages to the first category terminal equipment and the second category terminal equipment, and the PF where the one or more POs are located is determined according to the paging density in the first cycle and the ID of the terminal equipment.

38. The terminal device according to claim 27, characterized in that The first information also includes whether part or all of the paging frames PF within the first cycle are continuous. Whether the part or all of the PFs are continuous is also used to determine whether the terminal device performs paging detection. When the part or all of the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, the one or more POs are determined according to the time domain position of the part or all of the PFs within the first cycle.

39. The terminal device according to claim 38, characterized in that All the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, and all the PFs meet the following conditions: (SFN+PF offset )mod T=UE ID mod N; Among them, SFN represents the system frame number, PF offset represents the offset value of the total PF in the first cycle, and T represents the paging cycle.

40. A network device, characterized in that: include: A determining unit, configured to determine one or more paging occasions PO corresponding to the terminal device within a first period according to the first information; Among them, the paging message carried on the one or more POs comes from the network device, and the first cell corresponding to the network device is a network energy saving NES cell. The first information includes the type of the paging advance indication PEI sent by the network device to the terminal device. The type of the PEI is determined according to the identification ID carried by the PEI. Different IDs carried by the PEI correspond to different types of terminal devices. The POs corresponding to the different types of terminal devices overlap. The one or more POs include overlapping POs. The type of the PEI is also used to determine whether the terminal device is awakened.

41. The network device according to claim 40, wherein: The first information also includes the types of POs in the first period. The POs in the first period include first-category POs and second-category POs. The position of the second-category POs in the first period is determined according to the position of the first-category POs.

42. The network device according to claim 41, wherein: The position of the second type PO in the first period is determined according to the position of the first type PO and the first offset value.

43. The network device according to claim 42, wherein: The second type of PO corresponds to the second type of terminal equipment with NES function, the first type of PO corresponds to the first type of terminal equipment without NES function, and the ID determination method of the first type of terminal equipment and the second type of terminal equipment is the same.

44. The network device according to claim 42, wherein: The position i of the second type PO in any PF in the first period s,NES for: i s,NES =PO offset +floor(UE ID / N)mod N s ; Among them, PO offset Indicates the first offset value, UE ID Indicates the ID of the terminal device, N indicates the number of PFs in a cycle, N s Indicates the number of POs in a PF.

45. The network device according to claim 41, wherein: The first type of PO and the second type of PO are located in different PFs respectively. The first type of PO is located in a first PF, and the second type of PO is located in a second PF. The second PF is one of the following: one or more PFs other than the first PF in the first period; PF in any cycle within the first cycle set; The first information is further used to indicate whether the first period set includes the first period.

46. ​​The network device according to claim 45, characterized in that The first PF includes a first type of PO located at a first position, and the second PF includes a second type of PO located at a second position, wherein the first position in the first PF is the same as the second position in the second PF.

47. The network device according to any one of claims 41 to 46, characterized in that: The terminal device has an NES function, and the one or more POs are POs in the second category of POs.

48. The network device according to claim 47, wherein: The position of the second type PO in the first cycle is specified by the network device or a higher layer.

49. The network device according to claim 40, wherein: The first information also includes whether the type of the terminal device requires the network device to periodically send a system information block SIB. The type of the terminal device is used to determine a first type of terminal device and a second type of terminal device. The ID determination method of the first type of terminal device and the second type of terminal device is different.

50. The network device according to claim 49, wherein: All POs in the first cycle are used to send paging messages to the first category terminal equipment and the second category terminal equipment, and the PF where the one or more POs are located is determined according to the paging density in the first cycle and the ID of the terminal equipment.

51. The network device according to claim 40, wherein: The first information also includes whether part or all of the paging frames PF within the first cycle are continuous. Whether the part or all of the PFs are continuous is also used to determine whether the terminal device performs paging detection. When the part or all of the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, the one or more POs are determined according to the time domain position of the part or all of the PFs within the first cycle.

52. The network device according to claim 51, wherein: All the PFs are continuous in time domain resources, and all the PFs meet the following conditions: (SFN+PF offset )mod T=UE ID mod N; Among them, SFN is the system frame number, PF offset represents the offset value of the total PF in the first cycle, and T represents the paging cycle.

53. A communication device, characterized in that The system comprises a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store a program, and the processor is used to call the program in the memory to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

54. A communication device, characterized in that The device comprises a processor configured to call a program from a memory to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

55. A chip, characterized in that: The device comprises a processor configured to call a program from a memory so that a device equipped with the chip executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

56. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that A program is stored thereon, the program causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

57. A computer program product, characterized in that The method comprises a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 26.

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