Communication method and related device

Abstract

A communication method and a related device relate to the technical field of communication. The method comprises the following steps: a terminal device sends first information to a network device and receives second information from the network device; correspondingly, the network device receives the first information from the terminal device and sends the second information to the terminal device. Wherein the first information is used for requesting uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal equipment, and the first information is carried in a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment message of the terminal equipment; the second information is used for indicating that uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal equipment is enhanced. According to the method, the information for requesting the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal equipment is carried in the RRC connection establishment message, so that the network equipment can judge that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal equipment needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of a communication signal between the terminal equipment and the network equipment, improving the uplink transmission performance and improving the user experience. And the initial access of the terminal equipment can be stably completed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and related devices. Background Art

[0002] With the development of information technology, modern communication systems have put forward more urgent requirements for communication efficiency, mobility, and diversity. At present, in some important application scenarios, such as space communication, aviation communication, maritime communication, military communication and other fields, non-terrestrial network (NTN) communication represented by non-ground equipment such as satellites, drones, and high-altitude platforms plays an irreplaceable role in providing communication services for some areas such as oceans and forests.

[0003] Taking satellite communication as an example, in the initial access stage of the terminal equipment (UE), the satellite acts as a base station and configures random access resources to the UE to achieve random access of the UE. However, the satellite moves faster than the ground and the signal propagation distance is longer, which makes the signal path loss of the satellite as a base station greater, and the uplink and downlink transmission performance is limited, resulting in low initial access performance of the UE.

[0004] Therefore, in order to enable the satellite to provide communication services to the UE as a base station, how the communication signal between the UE and the satellite base station can overcome the signal path loss, improve the uplink transmission performance, and enable the UE to stably complete the initial access has become a technical problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a communication method and related devices, which can overcome the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the satellite base station, improve the uplink transmission performance, and enable the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device sold as a whole, or a chip (system) or circuit for a device, which is not limited in the present application.

[0007] The method includes:

[0008] Sending first information to a network device, where the first information is used to request uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to a terminal device, and the first information is carried in a radio resource control RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device;

[0009] Receive second information from the network device, where the second information is used to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present application, a communication method is provided, in which a terminal device sends first information to a network device and receives second information from the network device. The terminal device here can also be a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer execution instructions, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0011] The first information in the embodiment of the present application is used to request the enhancement of the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device. The embodiment of the present application does not limit how to specifically request the enhancement of the uplink data transmission. For example, it can be a request to transmit a transport block (TB) of the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device on multiple time slots and support repeated transmission through the transport block over multi-slot (TBoMS) technology, or it can be a request to repeatedly send a TB of uplink data corresponding to the terminal device on multiple time slots, or it can be a request to scale the information bit data amount (Ninfo) through the transport block scaling factor (TB scaling), and enhance the uplink data transmission performance by further reducing the bit rate through the encoded rate matching. In addition, the first information in the embodiment of the present application is carried in the radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment message of the terminal device, so that the terminal device can report its own capabilities during the initial access process of the RRC connection, so that the network device can also learn the capabilities supported by the terminal device, judge whether the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, and enable the terminal device to stably complete the initial access. Currently, terminal devices do not have the ability to report uplink transmission performance during the initial access process of the RRC connection. Network devices do not know which capabilities the terminal devices support and cannot determine whether the uplink transmission performance of the terminal devices needs to be enhanced, and thus cannot ensure that the terminal devices can stably complete the initial access.

[0012] The second information in the embodiment of the present application is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, and specifically indicates how to perform the uplink data transmission enhancement, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. For example, when the first information requests that the uplink data transmission enhancement be performed in a certain specific manner, the second information is used to indicate that the uplink data transmission enhancement be performed in the manner requested by the first information. When the first information only requests the uplink data transmission enhancement, but does not request the uplink data transmission enhancement to be performed in a certain specific manner, the second information is used to indicate that the manner in which the uplink data transmission enhancement is performed can be determined by the network device.

[0013] Currently, during the initial access process of the terminal device, the terminal device has not reported its own capabilities, and the network device does not know which capabilities the terminal device supports, and cannot determine whether the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced.

[0014] In the embodiment of the present application, by carrying the information requesting the enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the terminal device can report its own uplink transmission performance capability during the initial access process of the RRC connection, so that the network device can also learn the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device and determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0015] It can be understood that the first information used to request the enhancement of the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device can be reported to the network device during the initial access process of the RRC connection of the terminal device, so that the network device can learn the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device as early as possible during the initial access process of the RRC connection, and then determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, so that the UE can stably complete the initial access. Specifically, the first information can be reported to the network device through the RRC connection establishment message during the initial access process of the RRC connection, and the first information can also be reported to the network device through other messages during the initial access process of the RRC connection, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0016] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, in the four-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message 3, and the second information is carried in message 4.

[0017] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the position of carrying the first information and the second information is provided, specifically, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message 3 (Msg3) in the four-step random access process, and the second information is carried in message 4 (Msg4) in the four-step random access process. Through the embodiment of the present application, in the four-step random access process of the terminal device, message 3 (Msg3) is used to carry the first information to request uplink data transmission enhancement, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, and message 4 (Msg4) is used to carry the second information to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement, which can enhance the transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete the initial access.

[0018] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, in the two-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message A, and the second information is carried in message B.

[0019] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the position of carrying the first information and the second information is provided, specifically, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message A (MsgA) in the two-step random access process, and the second information is carried in message B (MsgB) in the two-step random access process. Through the embodiment of the present application, in the two-step random access process of the terminal device, message A (MsgA) is used to carry the first information to request uplink data transmission enhancement, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, and message B (MsgB) is used to carry the second information to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement, which can enhance the transmission performance of subsequent uplink data, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete the initial access.

[0020] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first information includes a bit, the value of the one bit is a first value, and the first value indicates a request for enhancement of the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device.

[0021] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the first information is provided, specifically, the first information includes a bit, and by assigning different values ​​to the one bit, it can indicate a request or non-request for uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device. For example, the value of the one bit is a first value, indicating a request for uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device. It can be understood that the one bit can be a reserved bit in a multiplexed RRC connection establishment message, enabling its function of indicating a request for uplink data transmission enhancement; the one bit can also be a newly added bit in the RRC connection establishment message, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0022] Optionally, the value of the one bit is a second value, indicating that uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested, and the first value and the second value are different.

[0023] Optionally, the value of this bit is a null value, indicating that uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested; or, a bit included in the above-mentioned first information does not exist, which may also indicate that uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested.

[0024] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation, the RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device is carried in a media access control MAC layer data packet, and the header of the MAC layer data packet includes a logical channel identifier corresponding to the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0025] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation method for indicating uplink data transmission enhancement is provided, specifically, the request for uplink data transmission enhancement using an RRC connection establishment message can also be represented by a logical channel identifier (logical channel ID, LCID) in a media access control (media access control, MAC) layer data packet. It can be understood that when the RRC connection establishment message used to carry the uplink data transmission enhancement request is carried in a MAC layer data packet, and the header of the MAC layer data packet includes a logical channel identifier corresponding to the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, the logical channel identifier is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the requesting terminal device.

[0026] In combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation manner, the second information includes at least one of the following: the number of time slots occupied by the multi-slot transmission block TBoMS, the number of repetitions of the TBoMS transmission;

[0027] The second information is specifically used to indicate that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted through the TBoMS.

[0028] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the second information is provided, specifically, when the first information is specifically used to request that a TB of uplink data corresponding to the terminal device be transmitted on multiple time slots through the TBoMS technology and support repeated transmission to enhance uplink data transmission, the second information includes but is not limited to the number of time slots occupied by TBoMS and the number of repetitions of TBoMS transmission. At this time, the second information is specifically used to indicate that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted through TBoMS.

[0029] In combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

[0030] Receive third information from the network device, the third information being used to indicate that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 transmission in the four-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device, or the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message A transmission in the two-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device.

[0031] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation method for resolving the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing is provided, specifically, the terminal device receives the third information from the network device, and can avoid the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing according to the third information. The third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 (Msg1) transmission in the four-step random access process. Alternatively, the third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message A (MsgA) transmission in the two-step random access process.

[0032] Currently, during the initial access process of a terminal device, uplink data transmission uses continuous time slots. In scenarios where the uplink budget is limited and uplink channel resources are limited, the transmission resources of the uplink data may conflict with the access resources of the access opportunity, resulting in low initial access performance of the UE.

[0033] In the embodiment of the present application, through the indication of the third information, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is avoided from the time slot occupied by the access opportunity, so as to avoid the conflict between the transmission resources of the uplink data and the access resources of the access opportunity, thereby improving the uplink transmission performance and enabling the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0034] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the third information is also used to indicate that in the case of frequency division multiplexing transmission, the time slots occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device are continuous uplink time slots.

[0035] In the implementation manner of the present application, a possible specific implementation manner of the third information is provided, specifically, the third information is also used to indicate that in the case of frequency division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is a continuous uplink time slot. It can be understood that, since the uplink data transmission and the random access message transmission adopt frequency division multiplexing transmission, there is no problem of conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing. In this scenario, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device can be a continuous uplink time slot, and the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission and the time slot occupied by the access timing can be different or the same, which can be determined according to the needs of the network device.

[0036] In combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

[0037] receiving a first broadcast signal from a network device;

[0038] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a first threshold, determining that uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is enhanced; or,

[0039] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is to be transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 or message A.

[0040] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation method for determining uplink data transmission enhancement is provided, specifically, a terminal device receives a first broadcast signal from a network device, and determines the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device according to the energy of the first broadcast signal. It can be understood that the first broadcast signal may be a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), and other cell-level information required for the initial access process of the terminal device, and the energy of the first broadcast signal may be the signal quality. Wherein, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the first threshold, the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is determined. In this case, by measuring the energy of the received first broadcast signal, it is determined whether to request the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, so as to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data in the four-step random access process. Alternatively, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA). In this case, the energy of the received first broadcast signal is measured to determine whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device, so as to achieve transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0041] In an embodiment of the present application, the need to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device can be determined by measuring the energy size of the first broadcast signal, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0042] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0043] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is also determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device starts uplink transmission enhancement from message 3 or message A and ends uplink transmission enhancement with the RRC reconfiguration message.

[0044] In combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation manner, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, the first threshold is a threshold of a signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0045] Reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0046] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a first threshold is provided, specifically, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. It can be understood that the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal can be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include but is not limited to reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the first threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. The energy of the received first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve enhanced transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data.

[0047] In combination with the first aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, the second threshold is a threshold of a signal quality corresponding to the message 3 or the message A, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0048] The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a second threshold is provided, specifically, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, and the second threshold is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. It is understandable that the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal may be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include, but is not limited to, reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), and signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the second threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0050] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device sold as a whole, or a chip (system) or circuit for a device, which is not limited in the present application.

[0051] The method includes:

[0052] receiving a first broadcast signal from a network device;

[0053] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a first threshold, determining that uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is enhanced; or,

[0054] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is to be transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 or message A.

[0055] In an embodiment of the present application, a communication method is provided, in which a terminal device receives a first broadcast signal from a network device, and determines an uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device based on the energy of the first broadcast signal. The terminal device here may also be a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer execution instructions, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0056] The first broadcast signal in the embodiment of the present application may be cell-level information required for the initial access process of the terminal device, such as a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), etc., and the energy of the first broadcast signal may be signal quality. Wherein, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the first threshold, the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is determined. It can be understood that in this case, by measuring the energy size of the received first broadcast signal, it is determined whether to request the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, so as to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data. Alternatively, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA). It can be understood that in this case, by measuring the energy size of the received first broadcast signal, it is determined whether to request the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, so as to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present application, the need to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device can be determined by measuring the energy size of the first broadcast signal, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0058] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0059] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is also determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device starts uplink transmission enhancement from message 3 or message A and ends uplink transmission enhancement with the RRC reconfiguration message.

[0060] In combination with the above second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, the first threshold is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0061] Reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0062] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a first threshold is provided, specifically, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. It can be understood that the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal can be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include but is not limited to reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the first threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. The energy of the received first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve enhanced transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data.

[0063] In combination with the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, the second threshold is a threshold of a signal quality corresponding to the message 3 or the message A, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0064] The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0065] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a second threshold is provided, specifically, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, and the second threshold is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. It is understandable that the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal may be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include, but is not limited to, reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), and signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the second threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0066] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device sold as a whole, or a chip (system) or circuit for a device, which is not limited in the present application.

[0067] The method includes:

[0068] Receiving first information from a terminal device, where the first information is used to request uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, and the first information is carried in a radio resource control RRC connection establishment request message of the terminal device;

[0069] Sending second information to the terminal device, wherein the second information is used to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0070] In an embodiment of the present application, a communication method is provided, in which a network device receives first information from a terminal device and sends second information to the terminal device. The network device here can also be a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer execution instructions, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0071] The first information in the embodiment of the present application is used to request the enhancement of the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device. The embodiment of the present application does not limit how to specifically request the enhancement of the uplink data transmission. For example, it may be a request to transmit a transport block (transport block, TB) of the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device on multiple time slots and support repeated transmission through the transport block over multi-slot (TBoMS) technology, or it may be a request to repeatedly send a TB of uplink data corresponding to the terminal device on multiple time slots, or it may be a request to scale the information bit data amount (Ninfo) through the transport block scaling factor (TB scaling), and enhance the uplink data transmission performance by further reducing the bit rate through the encoded rate matching. In addition, the first information in the embodiment of the present application is carried in the radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC) connection establishment message of the terminal device.

[0072] The second information in the embodiment of the present application is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, and specifically indicates how to perform the uplink data transmission enhancement, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. For example, when the first information requests that the uplink data transmission enhancement be performed in a certain specific manner, the second information is used to indicate that the uplink data transmission enhancement be performed in the manner requested by the first information. When the first information only requests the uplink data transmission enhancement, but does not request the uplink data transmission enhancement to be performed in a certain specific manner, the second information is used to indicate that the manner in which the uplink data transmission enhancement is performed can be determined by the network device.

[0073] Currently, during the initial access process of the terminal device, the terminal device has not reported its own capabilities, and the network device does not know which capabilities the terminal device supports, and cannot determine whether the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced.

[0074] In the embodiment of the present application, by carrying information requesting enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0075] In combination with the third aspect above, in a possible implementation, in the four-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message 3, and the second information is carried in message 4.

[0076] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the position of carrying the first information and the second information is provided, specifically, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message 3 (Msg3) in the four-step random access process, and the second information is carried in message 4 (Msg4) in the four-step random access process. Through the embodiment of the present application, in the four-step random access process of the terminal device, message 3 (Msg3) is used to carry the first information to request uplink data transmission enhancement, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, and message 4 (Msg4) is used to carry the second information to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement, which can enhance the transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete the initial access.

[0077] In combination with the third aspect above, in a possible implementation, during the two-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message A, and the second information is carried in message B.

[0078] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the position of carrying the first information and the second information is provided, specifically, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message A (MsgA) in the two-step random access process, and the second information is carried in message B (MsgB) in the two-step random access process. Through the embodiment of the present application, in the two-step random access process of the terminal device, message A (MsgA) is used to carry the first information to request uplink data transmission enhancement, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, and message B (MsgB) is used to carry the second information to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement, which can enhance the transmission performance of subsequent uplink data, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete the initial access.

[0079] In combination with the third aspect above, in a possible implementation, the first information includes a bit, the value of the bit is a first value, and the first value indicates a request for enhancement of the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device.

[0080] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the first information is provided, specifically, the first information includes a bit, and by assigning different values ​​to the one bit, it can indicate a request or non-request for uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device. For example, the value of the one bit is a first value, indicating a request for uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device. It can be understood that the one bit can be a reserved bit in a multiplexed RRC connection establishment message, enabling its function of indicating a request for uplink data transmission enhancement; the one bit can also be a newly added bit in the RRC connection establishment message, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0081] Optionally, the value of the one bit is a second value, indicating that uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested, and the first value and the second value are different.

[0082] In combination with the above-mentioned third aspect, in a possible implementation, the RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device is carried in a media access control MAC layer data packet, and the header of the MAC layer data packet includes a logical channel identifier corresponding to the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0083] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation method for indicating uplink data transmission enhancement is provided, specifically, the request for uplink data transmission enhancement using an RRC connection establishment message can also be represented by a logical channel identifier (logical channel ID, LCID) in a media access control (media access control, MAC) layer data packet. It can be understood that when the RRC connection establishment message used to carry the uplink data transmission enhancement request is carried in a MAC layer data packet, and the header of the MAC layer data packet includes a logical channel identifier corresponding to the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, the logical channel identifier is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the requesting terminal device.

[0084] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the second information includes at least one of the following: the number of time slots occupied by the multi-slot transmission block TBoMS, the number of repetitions of the TBoMS transmission;

[0085] The second information is specifically used to indicate that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted through the TBoMS.

[0086] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of the second information is provided, specifically, when the first information is specifically used to request that a TB of uplink data corresponding to the terminal device be transmitted on multiple time slots through the TBoMS technology and support repeated transmission to enhance uplink data transmission, the second information includes but is not limited to the number of time slots occupied by TBoMS and the number of repetitions of TBoMS transmission. At this time, the second information is specifically used to indicate that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted through TBoMS.

[0087] In combination with the third aspect above, in a possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

[0088] Send third information to the terminal device, wherein the third information is used to indicate that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 transmission in the four-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device, or the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message A transmission in the two-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device.

[0089] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation method for resolving the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing is provided, specifically, the network device sends a third information to the terminal device, and the third information is used to avoid the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing of the terminal device. The third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 (Msg1) transmission in the four-step random access process. Alternatively, the third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message A (MsgA) transmission in the two-step random access process.

[0090] Currently, during the initial access process of a terminal device, uplink data transmission uses continuous time slots. In scenarios where the uplink budget is limited and uplink channel resources are limited, the transmission resources of the uplink data may conflict with the access resources of the access opportunity, resulting in low initial access performance of the UE.

[0091] In the embodiment of the present application, through the indication of the third information, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is avoided from the time slot occupied by the access opportunity, so as to avoid the conflict between the transmission resources of the uplink data and the access resources of the access opportunity, thereby improving the uplink transmission performance and enabling the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0092] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation, the third information is further used to indicate that in FDD spectrum, the time slots occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device are continuous uplink time slots. The FDD spectrum uses a frequency division multiplexing transmission mode.

[0093] In the implementation manner of the present application, a possible specific implementation manner of the third information is provided, specifically, the third information is also used to indicate that in the case of frequency division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is a continuous uplink time slot. It can be understood that, since the uplink data transmission and the random access message transmission adopt frequency division multiplexing transmission, there is no problem of conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing. In this scenario, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device can be a continuous uplink time slot, and the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission and the time slot occupied by the access timing can be different or the same, which can be determined according to the needs of the network device.

[0094] In combination with the third aspect above, in a possible implementation manner, the method further includes:

[0095] sending a first broadcast signal;

[0096] The first broadcast signal is used to enhance uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device determined by the first threshold; or,

[0097] The first broadcast signal is used to determine with the second threshold that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted starting from message 3 or message A.

[0098] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation method for determining uplink data transmission enhancement is provided, specifically, the network device sends a first broadcast signal, and the energy of the first broadcast signal enables the terminal device to determine its corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement. It can be understood that the first broadcast signal can be a synchronization signal block (SSB), system information block 1 (SIB1) and other cell-level information required for the initial access process of the terminal device, and the energy of the first broadcast signal can be the signal quality. Among them, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the first threshold, the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is determined. In this case, by measuring the energy size of the received first broadcast signal, it is determined whether to request the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, so as to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data. Alternatively, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA). In this case, the energy of the received first broadcast signal is measured to determine whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device, so as to achieve transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0099] In an embodiment of the present application, the need to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device can be determined by measuring the energy size of the first broadcast signal, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0100] Optionally, the first broadcast signal is also used together with the second threshold to determine that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device starts uplink transmission enhancement from message 3 or message A and ends uplink transmission enhancement with an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0101] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, the first threshold is a threshold of a signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0102] The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0103] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a first threshold is provided, specifically, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. It can be understood that the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal can be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include but is not limited to reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the first threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. The energy of the received first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve enhanced transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data.

[0104] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, the second threshold is a threshold of a signal quality corresponding to the message 3 or the message A, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0105] The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0106] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a second threshold is provided, specifically, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, and the second threshold is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. It is understandable that the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal may be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include, but is not limited to, reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), and signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the second threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0107] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device sold as a whole, or a chip (system) or circuit for a device, which is not limited in the present application.

[0108] The method includes:

[0109] sending a first broadcast signal;

[0110] The first broadcast signal is used to enhance uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device determined by the first threshold; or,

[0111] The first broadcast signal is used to determine with the second threshold that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted starting from message 3 or message A.

[0112] In an embodiment of the present application, a communication method is provided, in which a network device sends a first broadcast signal, and the energy of the first broadcast signal enables a terminal device to determine that its corresponding uplink data transmission is enhanced. The network device here may also be a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer execution instructions, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0113] The first broadcast signal in the embodiment of the present application may be cell-level information required for the initial access process of the terminal device, such as a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), etc., and the energy of the first broadcast signal may be signal quality. Wherein, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the first threshold, the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is determined. It can be understood that in this case, by measuring the energy size of the received first broadcast signal, it is determined whether to request the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, so as to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data. Alternatively, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA). It can be understood that in this case, by measuring the energy size of the received first broadcast signal, it is determined whether to request the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, so as to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0114] In an embodiment of the present application, the need to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device can be determined by measuring the energy size of the first broadcast signal, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0115] Optionally, the first broadcast signal is also used together with the second threshold to determine that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device starts uplink transmission enhancement from message 3 or message A and ends uplink transmission enhancement with an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0116] In combination with the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, the first threshold is a threshold of a signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0117] The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0118] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a first threshold is provided, specifically, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. It can be understood that the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal can be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include but is not limited to reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the first threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal. The energy of the received first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the first threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve enhanced transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data.

[0119] In combination with the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, the second threshold is a threshold of a signal quality corresponding to the message 3 or the message A, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following:

[0120] The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

[0121] In an embodiment of the present application, a possible specific implementation of a second threshold is provided, specifically, the second threshold is carried in a third broadcast signal, and the second threshold is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. It is understandable that the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal may be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and the present application does not limit this. The signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal may include, but is not limited to, reference signal receiving power (reference signal receiving power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (reference signal receiving quality, RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (received signal strength indicator, RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (signal to interference plus noise ratio, SINR), and signal to noise ratio (signal noise ratio, SNR). Among them, when the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the second threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data. When the first broadcast signal and the third broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A. The energy of the first broadcast signal is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal with the second threshold, and then it is determined whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve the transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0122] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a module or unit for executing any method as described in the first aspect.

[0123] In one possible design, the apparatus includes:

[0124] A communication unit, configured to send first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used to request uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to a terminal device, and the first information is carried in a radio resource control RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device;

[0125] The communication unit is further used to receive second information from the network device, where the second information is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0126] In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

[0127] A processing unit is used to generate the first information.

[0128] The method executed by the above-mentioned processing unit and communication unit can refer to the method corresponding to the above-mentioned first aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0129] Regarding the technical effects brought about by the fifth aspect and any possible implementation method, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects corresponding to the first aspect and the corresponding implementation methods.

[0130] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a module or unit for executing the method as described in any one of the second aspects.

[0131] In one possible design, the apparatus includes:

[0132] A communication unit, configured to receive a first broadcast signal from a network device;

[0133] a processing unit, configured to determine, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a first threshold, that uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is enhanced; or

[0134] The processing unit is further used to determine that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is to be transmitted enhanced starting from message 3 or message A when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a second threshold.

[0135] The method performed by the above-mentioned processing unit and communication unit can refer to the method corresponding to the above-mentioned second aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0136] Regarding the technical effects brought about by the sixth aspect and any possible implementation method, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects corresponding to the second aspect and the corresponding implementation method.

[0137] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a module or unit for executing any method as described in the third aspect.

[0138] In one possible design, the apparatus includes:

[0139] A communication unit, configured to receive first information from a terminal device, where the first information is used to request uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, and the first information is carried in a radio resource control RRC connection establishment request message of the terminal device;

[0140] The communication unit is further used to send second information to the terminal device, where the second information is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0141] In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

[0142] A processing unit is used to generate the second information.

[0143] The method executed by the above-mentioned processing unit and communication unit can refer to the method corresponding to the above-mentioned third aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0144] Regarding the technical effects brought about by the seventh aspect and any possible implementation method, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects corresponding to the third aspect and the corresponding implementation methods.

[0145] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a module or unit for executing any method as described in the fourth aspect.

[0146] In one possible design, the apparatus includes:

[0147] A communication unit, configured to send a first broadcast signal;

[0148] The first broadcast signal is used to enhance uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device determined by the first threshold; or,

[0149] The first broadcast signal is used to determine with the second threshold that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted starting from message 3 or message A.

[0150] In a possible implementation, the device further includes:

[0151] A processing unit is used to generate the first broadcast signal.

[0152] The method executed by the above-mentioned processing unit and communication unit can refer to the method corresponding to the above-mentioned fourth aspect, which will not be repeated here.

[0153] Regarding the technical effects brought about by the eighth aspect and any possible implementation method, reference may be made to the introduction of the technical effects corresponding to the fourth aspect and the corresponding implementation methods.

[0154] Optionally, in the communication device described in any one of the fifth to eighth aspects and any one of the possible implementations:

[0155] In one implementation, the communication device is a communication device. When the communication device is a communication device, the communication unit may be a transceiver, or an input / output interface; the processing unit may be at least one processor. Optionally, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit. Optionally, the input / output interface may be an input / output circuit.

[0156] In another implementation, the communication device is a chip (system) or circuit used in a communication device. When the communication device is a chip (system) or circuit used in a communication device, the communication unit may be a communication interface (input / output interface), interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin or related circuit on the chip (system) or circuit; the processing unit may be at least one processor, processing circuit or logic circuit.

[0157] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device comprising a processor. The processor is coupled to a memory and can be used to execute instructions in the memory to implement the method of any aspect of the first to fourth aspects and any possible implementation method. Optionally, the communication device also includes a memory. Optionally, the communication device also includes a communication interface, and the processor is coupled to the communication interface.

[0158] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising: a logic circuit and a communication interface. The communication interface is used to receive information or send information; the logic circuit is used to receive information or send information through the communication interface, so that the communication device executes the method of any aspect of the first to fourth aspects and any possible implementation method.

[0159] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is used to store a computer program (also referred to as code, or instructions); when the computer program is run on a computer, the method of any one of the above-mentioned first to fourth aspects and any possible implementation method is implemented.

[0160] In the twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which includes: a computer program (also referred to as code, or instructions); when the computer program is executed, it enables the computer to execute any one of the above-mentioned first to fourth aspects and any possible implementation method.

[0161] In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, the chip includes a processor, the processor is used to execute instructions, when the processor executes the instructions, the chip executes the method of any aspect of the first to fourth aspects and any possible implementation method. Optionally, the chip also includes a communication interface, the communication interface is used to receive or send signals.

[0162] In the fourteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, which includes at least one communication device as described in the fifth aspect, or the communication device as described in the sixth aspect, or the communication device as described in the seventh aspect, or the communication device as described in the eighth aspect, or the communication device as described in the ninth aspect, or the communication device as described in the tenth aspect, or the chip as described in the thirteenth aspect.

[0163] In the fifteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication system, which includes a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is used to execute the method of any aspect of the first to second aspects above and any possible implementation method, and the network device is used to execute the method of any aspect of the third to fourth aspects above and any possible implementation method.

[0164] In addition, in the process of executing the method described in any aspect of the first to fourth aspects and any possible implementation method, the process of sending information and / or receiving information in the above method can be understood as a process in which the processor outputs information, and / or a process in which the processor receives input information. When outputting information, the processor can output the information to the transceiver (or communication interface, or sending module) so that it can be transmitted by the transceiver. After the information is output by the processor, it may also need to be processed otherwise before it reaches the transceiver. Similarly, when the processor receives input information, the transceiver (or communication interface, or sending module) receives the information and inputs it into the processor. Furthermore, after the transceiver receives the information, the information may need to be processed otherwise before it is input into the processor.

[0165] Based on the above principle, for example, the sending information mentioned in the above method can be understood as the processor outputting information. For another example, the receiving information can be understood as the processor receiving input information.

[0166] Optionally, for the operations of transmitting, sending and receiving involved in the processor, if there is no special explanation, or if they do not conflict with their actual functions or internal logic in the relevant descriptions, they can be more generally understood as operations such as processor output, reception and input.

[0167] Optionally, in the process of executing the method described in any aspect of the first to fourth aspects and any possible implementation method, the processor may be a processor specifically used to execute these methods, or a processor that executes these methods by executing computer instructions in a memory, such as a general-purpose processor. The memory may be a non-transitory memory, such as a read-only memory (ROM), which may be integrated with the processor on the same chip or may be separately arranged on different chips. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the type of memory and the arrangement of the memory and the processor.

[0168] In a possible implementation manner, the at least one memory is located outside the device.

[0169] In yet another possible implementation, the at least one memory is located within the device.

[0170] In another possible implementation, part of the at least one memory is located inside the device, and another part of the memory is located outside the device.

[0171] In the present application, the processor and the memory may also be integrated into one device, that is, the processor and the memory may also be integrated together.

[0172] In an embodiment of the present application, by carrying information requesting enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete initial access. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0173] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0174] Figure 1A A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0175] Figure 1B A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0176] Figure 1C A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0177] Figure 2A A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0178] Figure 2B A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0179] Figure 3A A schematic diagram of a random access process provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0180] Figure 3B A schematic diagram of a random access process provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0181] Figure 4 A flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0182] Figure 5 A flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0183] Figure 6 A flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0184] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of resolving timing conflicts provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0185] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0186] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0187] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0188] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0189] The terms "first" and "second" in the specification, claims and drawings of this application are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may optionally include steps or units that are not listed, or may optionally include other steps or units that are inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0190] The "embodiment" mentioned in this article means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It can be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that in the various embodiments of the present application, if there is no special explanation and logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between the various embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationships.

[0191] It should be understood that in the present application, "at least one (item)" means one or more, "more than one" means two or more, "at least two (items)" means two or three and more than three, and "and / or" is used to describe the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: only A exists, only B exists, and A and B exist at the same time, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b or c can mean: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0192] It should be noted that in this application, "indication" may include direct indication, indirect indication, explicit indication, and implicit indication. When describing that a certain indication information is used to indicate A, it can be understood that the indication information carries A, directly indicates A, or indirectly indicates A.

[0193] In the present application, the information indicated by the indication information is referred to as the information to be indicated. In the specific implementation process, there are many ways to indicate the information to be indicated, such as but not limited to, the information to be indicated can be directly indicated, such as the information to be indicated itself or the index of the information to be indicated. The information to be indicated can also be indirectly indicated by indicating other information, wherein there is an association relationship between the other information and the information to be indicated. It is also possible to indicate only a part of the information to be indicated, while the other parts of the information to be indicated are known or agreed in advance. For example, the indication of specific information can also be achieved by means of the arrangement order of each information agreed in advance (for example, specified by the protocol), thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent. The information to be indicated can be sent together as a whole, or it can be divided into multiple sub-information and sent separately, and the sending period and / or sending time of these sub-information can be the same or different. The specific sending method is not limited in this application. Among them, the sending period and / or sending time of these sub-information can be pre-defined, for example, pre-defined according to the protocol, or can be configured by the transmitting end device by sending configuration information to the receiving end device.

[0194] It should be noted that in this application, "send" can be understood as "output", and "receive" can be understood as "input". "Send information to A", where "to A" only indicates the direction of information transmission, A is the destination, and does not limit "sending information to A" to direct transmission on the air interface. "Sending information to A" includes sending information directly to A, and also includes sending information to A indirectly through a transmitter, so "sending information to A" can also be understood as "outputting information to A". Similarly, "receiving information from A" indicates that the source of the information is A, including receiving information directly from A, and also includes receiving information indirectly from A through a receiver, so "receiving information from A" can also be understood as "inputting information from A".

[0195] The present application provides a communication method, which is applied to the field of communication technology. Optionally, it can be applied to random access in NTN communication scenarios. In order to more clearly describe the solution of the present application, some knowledge related to random access of NTN communication is first introduced below.

[0196] With the development of information technology, modern communication systems have put forward more urgent requirements for the efficiency, mobility and diversity of communications. At present, in some important application scenarios, such as space communications, aviation communications, maritime communications, military communications and other fields, NTN communications represented by non-ground equipment such as satellites, drones, and high-altitude platforms play an irreplaceable role.

[0197] For the sake of convenience, the following description will be given using non-ground equipment represented by satellites as an example.

[0198] Satellite communication has the characteristics of long communication distance, large coverage area, and flexible networking. It can provide communication services for both fixed terminals and various mobile terminals. Since traditional ground networks cannot provide seamless coverage for terminal devices, especially in places where base stations cannot be deployed, such as the sea, desert, and air, NTN is introduced into the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication system. It provides seamless coverage of communication for terminal devices by deploying base stations or part of the base station functions on high-altitude platforms or satellites. In addition, high-altitude platforms or satellites are less affected by natural disasters, which can improve the reliability of 5G systems. In NTN based on satellite deployment, satellites cover the ground through different beams to form satellite cells. At the same time, a terminal device can be covered by multiple satellite cells.

[0199] Satellite communication systems can be divided into the following three types according to the satellite's orbital altitude:

[0200] Geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite communication system, also known as synchronous orbit satellite system, medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite communication system and low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication system.

[0201] Among them, the GEO satellite orbit altitude is 35786km. Its main advantage is that it can remain stationary relative to the ground and provide a large coverage area. The disadvantages are: 1) The GEO satellite orbit is far away from the earth, and the free space propagation loss is large, resulting in a tight communication link budget. In order to increase the transmission / reception gain, the satellite needs to be equipped with a larger diameter antenna; 2) The communication transmission delay is large, which can reach a round-trip delay of about 500ms, which cannot meet the needs of real-time services; 3) GEO orbit resources are relatively scarce, the launch cost is high, and it cannot provide coverage for the earth's polar regions.

[0202] The orbital altitude of MEO satellites is between 2000 and 35786 km. The advantage is that global coverage can be achieved with a relatively small number of satellites, but its orbital altitude is higher than that of LEO, and the transmission delay is still larger than that of LEO satellite communications. Combining the advantages and disadvantages of MEO satellite communications, MEO satellites are mainly used for positioning and navigation.

[0203] The orbital altitude of LEO satellites is between 300 and 2000 km. LEO satellites are lower than MEO and GEO orbital altitudes, and have the advantages of low data transmission delay, low transmission loss, and relatively low launch cost. In order to improve the overall signal processing capability and communication throughput of the satellite network, satellite operators compensate for the limitations of the communication capabilities of a single satellite by increasing the number of satellites. In the future NTN communication system, after the terminal device is connected to the system, the terminal device can be "visible" to multiple satellites that can communicate for a period of time. At this time, multiple satellites can provide communication services for the terminal device, which provides the basic conditions for multi-satellite collaborative transmission.

[0204] The technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, for example, satellite communication systems, systems integrating satellite communication and cellular networks. Among them, the cellular network system may include but is not limited to: 5G system, long term evolution (LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, advanced long term evolution (LTE-A) system, new radio (NR) system, NR system evolution system, LTE on unlicensed band (LTE-based access to unlicensed spectrum, LTE-U) system, NR on unlicensed band (NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum, NR-U) system, wireless local area network (WLAN), wireless fidelity (WiFi), next generation communication system or other communication system. Generally speaking, the number of connections supported by traditional communication systems is limited and easy to implement. However, with the development of communication technology, mobile communication systems will not only support traditional communications, but also support, for example: device to device (D2D) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication and other communication systems that will evolve in the future, and the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to these communication systems. Satellite communication systems can include various non-terrestrial network systems, such as satellites or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) platforms, etc., which transmit wireless frequencies, and are not listed here one by one.

[0205] Exemplarily, the following takes the NTN system as an example to provide a specific application scenario of the present solution. The NTN system may specifically be a satellite communication system or other non-terrestrial network system, and the communication method in the present solution may be applied in the field of satellite communication.

[0206] See also Figure 1A , Figure 1B as well as Figure 1C , taking the 5G communication system as an example, Figure 1A , Figure 1B as well as Figure 1CSchematic diagram of the architecture of several communication systems provided in embodiments of the present application.

[0207] like Figure 1A , Figure 1B as well as Figure 1C As shown, one or more terminal devices (such as mobile terminals) and / or network devices (such as 5G base stations) may exist in the coverage area of ​​a cell of the satellite. The coverage area of ​​the cell may be the area covered by one or more beams of the satellite, or an area at the same level as the cell in the NR system.

[0208] like Figure 1A As shown, it is an example of a RAN architecture based on transparent transmission satellite. Among them, the ground base station (for example, the ground gNB) is used as the access network device; the satellite is used to realize signal relay transparent transmission; the NTN gateway is used to forward the signal from the satellite or the signal from the access network device. The NTN gateway is located on the ground. In this network structure, the terminal device sends the NR Uu wireless interface signal to the access network device through satellite relay transparent transmission and NTN gateway forwarding. After receiving the signal, the ground access network device communicates with the ground core network device according to the terrestrial communication network technology in the traditional technology. Similarly, when the core network device sends a signal to the terminal device, the ground base station (for example, the ground gNB) is also used as an access network device, and the satellite is also used to realize signal relay transparent transmission. The specific process is similar to the above process and will not be repeated here. In this example, the ground base station, satellite and NTN gateway constitute an NTN access network device.

[0209] like Figure 1BAs shown, an example of a RAN architecture based on a regenerative satellite is shown. The satellite serves as an access network device or the satellite has the function of an access network device. In this network structure, the ground terminal device sends a Uu wireless interface signal to the access network device (i.e., the satellite) through a service link with the satellite. The satellite, as an access network device, receives the Uu wireless interface signal from the terminal device and parses and processes the received signal. The satellite, as an access network device, interacts with the ground NTN gateway through a feeder link. For example, the satellite interacts with the ground core network device about NG port information. The satellite generates NG port information and sends the NG port information to the core network through the ground NTN gateway. Similarly, the core network device generates NG port information and sends the NG port information to the satellite through the ground NTN gateway. In this example, the satellite generates the following signals: a signal of the Uu port wireless interface and a signal of the satellite radio interface (SRI) on the feeder link between the NTN gateway and the satellite. In this example, optionally, the satellite and the NTN gateway form an NTN access network device. Under this regenerative satellite RAN architecture, there can be an Xn interface between access network devices, which is responsible for signaling and data interaction between access network devices.

[0210] like Figure 1C As shown, another example of a RAN architecture based on a regenerative satellite is shown. In which, the satellite serves as a distributed unit (DU) of the access network device, and the ground base station (e.g., gNB-CU) serves as a central unit (CU) of the access network device. In this network structure, the ground terminal device sends a Uu wireless interface signal to the DU (i.e., satellite) of the access network device through a service link with the satellite. The DU (i.e., satellite) of the access network device receives and parses the NR-Uu wireless interface signal from the terminal device. For example, the DU of the access network device generates F1 information, and the DU of the access network device sends F1 port information to the CU of the access network device through the feeder link and the NTN gateway. The CU of the access network device generates F1 port information, and the CU of the access network device sends F1 port information to the DU of the access network device through the NTN gateway and the feeder link. The CU of the ground access network device communicates with the ground core network device according to the terrestrial communication network technology in the traditional technology. In this example, the satellite generates the following signals: a signal of the Uu port wireless interface, and a signal of the satellite wireless interface on the feeder link between the NTN gateway and the satellite. The feeder link transmits the F1 port information. In this example, the ground base station, satellite and NTN gateway form an NTN access network device.

[0211] It is understandable that in actual deployment, the satellites in the above system can be replaced by other NTN devices such as high altitude platform station (HAPS), and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0212] The network elements and their interfaces in this scenario are described as follows:

[0213] Terminal device: A mobile device that supports the 5G new air interface, typically a user terminal, wearable device, etc. It can access the satellite network through the air interface and initiate calls, surf the Internet, and other services.

[0214] 5G base station: mainly provides wireless access services, dispatches wireless resources to access terminals, provides reliable wireless transmission protocols and data encryption protocols, etc.

[0215] 5G core network: including user access control, mobility management, session management, user security authentication, billing and other services. It consists of multiple functional units, which can be divided into functional entities of control plane and data plane. Among them, the access and mobility management function (AMF) is responsible for user access management, security authentication, and mobility management. The location management function (LMF) is responsible for managing and controlling the positioning service requests of the target terminal and processing positioning-related information. The user plane function (UPF) is responsible for managing the transmission of user plane data, traffic statistics and other functions.

[0216] Ground station: responsible for forwarding signaling and business data between satellite base stations and 5G core network.

[0217] 5G New Radio: The wireless link between user equipment and base stations.

[0218] Xn interface: It is the interface between 5G base stations and is mainly used for signaling interactions such as switching.

[0219] NG interface: It is the interface between the 5G base station and the 5G core network, which mainly interacts with the core network's non-access stratum (NAS) and other signaling, as well as user business data.

[0220] The technical solution provided in this application mainly involves two execution entities, namely network equipment and terminal equipment, and can be applied to communication systems such as 5G, especially in the communication process of non-terrestrial networks.

[0221] The terminal equipment involved in the embodiments of the present application includes but is not limited to being connected via a wired line, such as via a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a digital subscriber line (DSL), a digital cable, a direct cable connection; and / or another data connection network; and / or via a wireless interface, such as: for a cellular network, a wireless local area network (WLAN), a digital television network such as a digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) network, a satellite network, an amplitude modulation-frequency modulation (AM-FM) broadcast transmitter; and / or a device of another terminal device that is configured to receive / send communication signals; and / or an Internet of Things (IoT) device. A terminal device that is configured to communicate via a wireless interface may be referred to as a "wireless communication terminal", "wireless terminal" or "mobile terminal". Examples of the terminal equipment include, but are not limited to, satellite or cellular telephones; personal communications system (PCS) terminals that may combine cellular radiotelephones with data processing, fax, and data communications capabilities; personal digital assistants (PDAs) that may include radiotelephones, pagers, Internet / intranet access, Web browsers, notepads, calendars, and / or global positioning system (GPS) receivers; and conventional laptop and / or palmtop receivers or other electronic devices that include radiotelephone transceivers. The terminal equipment may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent, or user device. The terminal device can also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a PDA, a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a 5G network, or a terminal device in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN), etc.

[0222] The network equipment involved in the embodiments of the present application can provide communication coverage in a specific geographical area, and can communicate with one or more terminal devices located in the coverage area, and can also be used to communicate with one or more base stations with partial terminal functions (such as macro base stations and micro base stations, such as access points). Optionally, the network device can be a base station (base transceiver station, BTS) in a satellite, an evolved base station (evolved Node B, eNB) in an LTE system, or a next generation base station node (next generation nodebase station, gNB) in a 5G system or NR system, as well as other satellite base stations and satellite relay nodes. In addition, the network device can also be an access point (access point, AP), a transport node (transport point, TRP), a central unit (central unit, CU) or other network entities, and can include some or all of the above network entity functions.

[0223] It is understandable that the device with communication function in the network / system in the embodiment of the present application can be referred to as a communication device. Figure 1A , Figure 1B as well as Figure 1C Taking the communication system shown as an example, the communication equipment may include network equipment and terminal equipment with communication functions. The network equipment and terminal equipment may be the specific equipment described above and will not be repeated here. The communication equipment may also include other equipment in the communication system, such as network controllers, mobile management entities and other network entities, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0224] It should also be noted that in this application, the two descriptions of "satellite" and "satellite network equipment" are equivalent. That is, the satellite mentioned in this application refers to a collection of satellites and other network equipment related to satellite communications.

[0225] It can be understood that a cell in the NTN system can be the projection area of ​​a satellite beam on the ground, or the projection area of ​​multiple satellite beams on the ground, or it can be a partial area of ​​the projection area of ​​one beam or multiple beams on the ground, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0226] Exemplarily, a specific application scenario of the present solution is provided below by taking D2D communication, M2M communication or V2X communication system as an example. The communication method in the present solution can be applied in the above communication scope.

[0227] See also Figure 2A , Figure 2AA schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0228] like Figure 2A As shown, the communication system includes a core network device, two base stations and eight UEs. Figure 2A The core network equipment (CN), base station 1 and base station 2, and UE1 to UE8. In this communication system, base station 1 can send downlink signals such as configuration information or downlink control information (DCI) to UE1 to UE6, and UE1 to UE6 can send uplink signals such as SRS or physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to base station 1. Base station 1 can also send downlink signals to UE7 to UE8 through base station 2, and UE7 to UE8 can send uplink signals to base station 1 through base station 2. Base station 2 can send downlink signals such as configuration information or DCI to UE7 to UE8, and UE7 to UE8 can send uplink signals such as SRS or PUSCH to base station 2. It can be understood that for the communication method between UEs, please refer to the above. Figure 1A , Figure 1B as well as Figure 1C The relevant description in will not be elaborated here.

[0229] It should be understood that Figure 2A Two base stations and eight UEs, as well as communication links between the communication devices, are exemplarily shown. Optionally, the communication system may include multiple base stations, and each base station may include other numbers of UEs within its coverage area, such as more or fewer UEs, etc., which is not limited in this application.

[0230] The above-mentioned communication equipment, such as Figure 2A The core network equipment, base station 1 and base station 2, UE1 to UE8 in the communication system may be configured with multiple antennas. The multiple antennas may include at least one transmitting antenna for sending signals and at least one receiving antenna for receiving signals, etc. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific structure of each communication device. Optionally, the communication system may also include other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity, but the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

[0231] It is understandable that the description of the terminal device in this communication system can refer to the above Figure 1A , Figure 1B as well as Figure 1C The description of the terminal equipment in the communication system can refer to the description of the access network equipment and core network equipment in the above Figure 1A , Figure 1B as well as Figure 1C The description of the network devices in will not be repeated here.

[0232] In some deployments, the access network device may be a base station (such as a gNB) with a centralized unit (CU) and distributed unit (DU) separated architecture.

[0233] For details, please refer to Figure 2B , Figure 2B A schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0234] like Figure 2BAs shown, CU and DU can be understood as the division of the base station from the perspective of logical functions. CU and DU can be physically separated or deployed together. Multiple DUs can share one CU. One DU can also be connected to multiple CUs (not shown in the figure). CU and DU can be connected through an interface, such as an F1 interface. CU and DU can be divided according to the protocol layer of the wireless network. For example, the functions of the radio resource control (RRC), service data adaptation protocol stack (SDAP) and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer are set in the CU, while the functions of the radio link control (RLC), media access control (MAC) layer, physical (PHY) layer, etc. are set in the DU. It can be understood that the division of CU and DU processing functions according to this protocol layer is only an example, and it can also be divided in other ways. For example, CU or DU can be divided into functions with more protocol layers. For example, CU or DU can also be divided into partial processing functions with protocol layers. In one design, some functions of the RLC layer and the functions of the protocol layer above the RLC layer are set in the CU, and the remaining functions of the RLC layer and the functions of the protocol layer below the RLC layer are set in the DU. In another design, the functions of the CU or DU can also be divided according to the service type or other system requirements. For example, according to the delay, the functions whose processing time needs to meet the delay requirement are set in the DU, and the functions that do not need to meet the delay requirement are set in the CU. In another design, the CU may also have one or more functions of the core network. One or more CUs can be set centrally or separately. For example, the CU can be set on the network side for convenient centralized management. The DU can have multiple radio frequency functions, or the radio frequency functions can be set remotely. The functions of the CU can be implemented by one entity or by different entities. For example, the functions of the CU can be further divided, for example, the control plane (CP) and the user plane (UP) are separated, that is, the control plane (CU-CP) of the CU and the user plane (CU-UP) of the CU. For example, the CU-CP and the CU-UP can be implemented by different functional entities, and the CU-CP and the CU-UP can be coupled with the DU to jointly complete the functions of the base station. In one possible approach, CU-CP is responsible for control plane functions, mainly including RRC and PDCP-C. PDCP-C is mainly responsible for encryption and decryption of control plane data, integrity protection, data transmission, etc. CU-UP is responsible for user plane functions, mainly including SDAP and PDCP-U.Among them, SDAP is mainly responsible for processing the data of the core network and mapping the data flow to the bearer. PDCP-U is mainly responsible for encryption and decryption, integrity protection, header compression, sequence number maintenance, data transmission, etc. of the data plane. Among them, CU-CP and CU-UP are connected through the E1 interface. CU-CP represents the gNB and is connected to the core network through the Ng interface. It is connected to DU through F1-C (control plane). CU-UP is connected to DU through F1-U (user plane). Of course, another possible implementation is that PDCP-C is also in CU-UP.

[0235] Understandably, the above Figure 1A , Figure 1B , Figure 1C , Figure 2A as well as Figure 2B The communication system schematic diagram shown is only an example. For other forms of communication system schematic diagrams, reference may be made to relevant standards or protocols, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

[0236] The various embodiments shown below can be applied to Figure 1A , Figure 1B , Figure 1C , Figure 2A as well as Figure 2B The communication system shown may also be applicable to other forms of communication systems, which will not be described in detail below.

[0237] It can be understood that the random access process in the above communication scenario can be specifically referred to Figure 3A and Figure 3B , Figure 3A and Figure 3B A schematic diagram of two random access process steps provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0238] like Figure 3A As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a four-step random access based on contention, and the specific process is as follows:

[0239] S301: Random access initialization.

[0240] The random access process can be divided into two types: contention-based random access and non-contention-based random access. If the random access preamble is selected by the UE's MAC, it is a contention-based random access; if the random access preamble is allocated by control signaling, it is a non-contention-based random access.

[0241] In the random access initialization of the contention-based four-step random access process, the available physical random access channel (PRACH) resource set is configured to the UE by the network side through system information. The PRACH resources include the time domain resources of the PRACH and the frequency domain resources of the PRACH. The UE randomly selects one from the available random access preambles to send. Among them, the physical layer physical access channel index is used to indicate the physical random access channel (PRACH) corresponding to the subframe in the system frame on which the terminal device can send the preamble. The terminal device can use the physical access channel index to look up the corresponding table and determine the preamble and available physical resources.

[0242] The parameters to be configured for random access initialization include: the PRACH resource set that can be used to transmit the random access preamble (such as PRACH-Config Index); the available random access preamble groups (Group A or Group B) and the available preamble sets in each group; the maximum number of preamble transmissions; the initial transmission power of the preamble; the power increase step; the random access response window; the maximum number of retransmissions of the hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) of the third message Msg3; and the contention resolution timer.

[0243] It should be understood that before each random access process is triggered, the above-configured parameters can be updated through high-level configuration. After obtaining the above parameters, the terminal device performs the following operations: clearing the third message Msg3 cache; setting the number of preamble code transmissions to 1; setting the back-off parameter value saved by the terminal device to 0ms, and entering the random access resource selection phase.

[0244] It should also be understood that the terminal device only performs one random access process at any one time. If the terminal device receives a newly initiated random access request during a random access process, the implementation on the terminal device side decides whether to continue the ongoing random access process or initiate a new random access process.

[0245] S302: The terminal device sends a random access preamble to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives the random access preamble from the terminal device.

[0246] Specifically, the random access preamble (RAP) is carried in the first message Msg1. The main function of RAP is to inform the network device that there is a random access request and enable the network device to estimate the transmission delay between it and the terminal device, so that the access network device can calibrate the uplink advance and inform the terminal device of the calibration information through the timing advance command. Optionally, the first message Msg1 can also be called a random access preamble.

[0247] With the introduction of new random access scenarios in the 5G NR system, random access can also be used for other requests of terminal devices in new scenarios. For example, RAP can also be used to indicate the sending of an on-demand system message request, or to indicate the sending of a beam failure recovery request, etc., which is not limited in this application. For example, RAP can have a corresponding relationship with one or more on-demand system message requests, or RAP can have a corresponding relationship with one or more beam failure recovery requests. The terminal device can pre-configure the RAP, or receive the RAP configured by the access network device.

[0248] S303: The network device sends a random access response to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the random access response from the network device.

[0249] Specifically, the terminal device can monitor the PDCCH using the random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI). If it receives its own scheduling information, i.e., downlink control information (DCI), the terminal device receives the random access response (RAR) message sent by the network device on the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) according to the DCI information. The DCI information includes relevant contents such as resource block (RB) allocation information and modulation and coding scheme (MCS).

[0250] Specifically, the random access response is carried in the second message Msg2. After the terminal device sends the Preamble, it will monitor the corresponding PDCCH according to the RA-RNTI value corresponding to the preamble in the RAR response window. If the Preamble carried in the response received by the terminal device is consistent with the Preamble sent by Msg1, it stops monitoring the RAR. Specifically, the network device can send the RAR to the terminal device via the PDSCH.

[0251] The RAR includes the uplink timing advance, the uplink grant (UL grant) allocated for the third message Msg3, the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier (cell radio network temporary identifier, temporary C-RNTI, referred to as TC-RNTI) allocated by the network side, etc. The PDCCH carrying the second message Msg2 scheduling message is scrambled with RA-RNTI.

[0252] It should be understood that if multiple terminal devices send RAPs in the same PRACH resource (same time-frequency position), the corresponding multiple RARs are multiplexed in the same MAC protocol data unit (PDU).

[0253] S304: The terminal device sends a third message Msg3 to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives the third message Msg3 sent by the terminal device.

[0254] The terminal device sends a third message Msg3 to the network device via PUSCH according to the uplink grant and uplink timing advance information in the second message Msg2. It should be understood that the content of the third message Msg3 may also be different depending on the different terminal device states and application scenarios.

[0255] Since the network device sends the MAC PDU to multiple terminal devices in step S303, the RAR received by each terminal device may be different, and accordingly, the behavior of each terminal device may also be different. After each terminal device monitors its own RAR, it can send a third message Msg3 to the access network device according to the specific content contained in the RAR. The third message Msg3 can be divided into the following types: RRC connection request, tracking area data update, resource scheduling request, etc. For example, the following table 1 gives some examples of the third message Msg3:

[0256] Table 1

[0257]

[0258] S305: The network device sends a contention resolution, ie, a fourth message Msg4, to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the contention resolution from the network device.

[0259] When multiple terminal devices use the same preamble to initiate random access, contention will occur. At most only one terminal device can access successfully among the terminal devices competing for the same resources. At this time, the network device sends a contention resolution message to the terminal device via PDSCH.

[0260] Specifically, after sending the third message Msg3, the terminal device starts the contention resolution timer (mac-contention resolution timer) and uses the Temporary C-RNTI indicated in the RAR or the C-RNTI pre-configured by the network device to monitor the PDCCH. If the terminal device receives a contention resolution message (and contention resolution) sent to it by the network device before the contention resolution timer times out, the random access process is considered successful. Before the contention resolution timer times out, the network device can notify the terminal device to retransmit the third message Msg3. After resending the third message Msg3, the terminal device will restart the contention resolution timer.

[0261] For the scenario where random access is due to initial access and connection re-establishment: the fourth message Msg4 carries the UE contention resolution ID through the MAC layer control unit. The MAC CE contains the common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU) transmitted in the third message Msg3, that is, the RRC connection request or the RRC connection re-establishment request. After receiving the MAC CE, the UE compares it with the content sent in the third message Msg3. If the two are the same or the content in the MAC CE belongs to part of the information sent in the third message Msg3 (optionally, the part of the information includes the terminal device identifier), it is determined that the contention resolution is successful. In these two scenarios, the UE has not been assigned a C-RNTI before. The fourth message Msg4 uses PDCCH scheduling encrypted by a temporary C-RNTI (TC-RNTI). After the contention is successfully resolved, the temporary C-RNTI (TC-RNTI) is upgraded to the UE's C-RNTI.

[0262] In other scenarios, for the three scenarios of switching, uplink data arrival, and downlink data arrival, the UE has previously allocated C-RNTI, and the third message Msg3 also transmits C-RNTI to the base station through MAC CE. The base station schedules the fourth message Msg4 with the PDCCH encrypted with C-RNTI. When the UE receives the scheduling command, the contention resolution is completed. The specific content in the fourth message Msg4 is no longer related to contention resolution (although the specific content of the fourth message Msg4 is irrelevant to contention resolution at this time, since the fourth message Msg4 is scheduled by PDCCH, it can also be understood that the fourth message Msg4 has the function of contention resolution). In these three scenarios, after the contention resolution is successful, the temporary C-RNTI (TC-RNTI) is recycled, and the base station can allocate it to other UEs for use. The fourth message Msg4 also adopts the HARQ mechanism, but only the UE that successfully decodes the fourth message Msg4 and successfully resolves the contention will feedback ACK, and no feedback will be given in other cases.

[0263] like Figure 3B As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a two-step random access based on contention, and its specific process is as follows:

[0264] S306: The terminal device sends MsgA to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives MsgA from the terminal device.

[0265] Specifically, the MsgA includes a random access signal and payload data, the random access signal may include a preamble and / or a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), the random access signal is used to receive the payload data, for example, the transmission boundary of the payload data (such as the starting position and the ending position of the time slot for transmitting the payload data) or demodulation can be determined according to the random access signal. The payload data may be control plane data and / or user plane data, and the payload data may correspond to the content contained in the third message Msg3 in the above four-step random access mechanism. For example, the payload data may include any one of an RRC connection request, an identifier of a terminal device, a scheduling request, a buffer status report (BSR), and real service data.

[0266] Optionally, the identifier of the terminal device may be a C-RNTI, a temporary mobile user identifier (serving-temporary mobile subscriber identity, s-TMSI), an identifier of a terminal in an inactive state (resume Identity), and the like. What identifier is carried specifically depends on different random access triggering events and is not limited. It should be noted that the identifier of the terminal device may be carried entirely in the payload data, or may be carried partially in the payload data and partially in the random access signal. Among them, carried in the random access signal may be understood as different sequences or the same sequence but different cyclic shifts to represent different bit values. By way of example, the following Table 2 gives the identifiers of terminal devices corresponding to different random access triggering events:

[0267] Table 2

[0268] Random access trigger event UE ID type Initial access NAS terminal device ID (S-TMSI) or random number RRC connection re-establishment C-RNTI Switch C-RNTI Uplink / downlink data arrives, uplink out of sync C-RNTI inactive state transition ShortI-RNTI or I-RNTI Request system information none Beam Failure Recovery C-RNTI

[0269] After receiving MsgA, the network device decodes the random access signal and the payload data, and obtains the decoding status including: (1) "successful decoding"; (2) "unsuccessful decoding". For example, the following Table 3 shows the possible decoding results:

[0270] Table 3

[0271] Random access signal Load data Case 1 Unsuccessful decoding Unsuccessful decoding Case 2 Unsuccessful decoding Successfully decoded Case 3 Successfully decoded Unsuccessful decoding Case 4 Successfully decoded Successfully decoded

[0272] Furthermore, the possible relationship between the resource where the random access signal is located and the resource where the payload data is located is as follows: (1) there is an overlapping area in the time domain, but no overlapping area in the frequency domain; (2) there is no overlapping area in the time domain, but there may or may not be an overlapping area in the frequency domain. The resource where the random access signal is located and the resource where the payload data is located may be configured by the network device.

[0273] It should be understood that the third message Msg3 mentioned in the present application may refer to the third message Msg3 in the above four-step random access process, or may refer to the payload data in MsgA in the above two-step random access process, and the present application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0274] S307: The network device sends MsgB to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives MsgB from the network device.

[0275] Specifically, MsgB is used to carry a response message for the random access signal and the payload data. The response message may include at least one of the following: temporary C-RNTI information, timing advance command (TA command) information, uplink authorization information, contention resolution ID information, etc. The contention resolution ID may be part or all of the payload data.

[0276] In addition, the response message also includes a control plane message (which can also be regarded as a reply message based on scheduled transmission). For example, depending on the different terminal device states and different triggering scenarios, the RAR may also include at least one of the following: RRC connection message, RRC re-establishment message, RRC recovery message, etc.

[0277] The response message described in the present application refers to a response message to a request for random access, and may also be referred to as a random access response (message).

[0278] In the random access process in the above communication scenario, after the contention is resolved, the UE needs to send the fifth message Msg5 (ie, RRC setup complete, indicating that the RRC setup is complete), authentication NAS signaling, UE capability reporting, security and other signaling transmissions.

[0279] Uplink signaling such as Msg5 supports fragmentation and retransmission. When the link budget is insufficient to support large-capacity data transmission, fragmentation can be performed to reduce the number of bits carried by each slice, and retransmission can be performed to improve transmission performance. When the number of transmitted bits is greater than the number of bits that can be carried by a single time slot, fragmentation is required to achieve large-load transmission.

[0280] However, direct slicing of PUSCH with large uplink load requires increasing the header load, which results in more time slots to be occupied. Multiple slicing will introduce additional header load of the slicing, further increasing the transmission load. In addition, the sliced ​​PUSCH is transmitted through DCI scheduling. Multiple slicing requires multiple DCI signaling. In the initial access phase, one DCI is not supported to schedule multiple PUSCHs. Therefore, multiple slicing of Msg5 requires multiple DCIs for scheduling. Multiple DCI transmissions will occupy downlink resources and affect system capacity.

[0281] To this end, the transport block over multi-slot (TBoMS) technology can be used to enhance uplink transmission, supporting the transmission of a transport block (TB) in multiple slots without introducing the increased packet header load caused by fragmentation and requiring no multiple DCI scheduling.

[0282] However, when Msg5 is transmitted, the UE has not reported its capabilities, the gNB does not know which capabilities the UE supports, and has no method to determine whether to configure TBoMS transmission. In addition, TBoMS uses continuous time slots for transmission in frequency division duplex (FDD), which may conflict with the access resources of random access channel occasion (RO) in scenarios with limited uplink budget and limited uplink channel resources.

[0283] Especially in the random access process of UE in the NTN communication scenario, taking satellite communication as an example, the satellite acts as a base station and configures random access resources to the UE to achieve random access of the UE. The satellite moves faster than the ground and the signal propagation distance is longer, which makes the signal path loss of the satellite as a base station greater, and the uplink and downlink transmission performance is limited, resulting in low initial access performance of the UE.

[0284] Therefore, in order to enable the satellite to provide communication services to the UE as a base station, how the communication signal between the UE and the satellite base station can overcome the signal path loss, improve the uplink transmission performance, and enable the UE to stably complete the initial access has become a technical problem that needs to be solved.

[0285] In view of this, an embodiment of the present application provides a new communication method, which carries information requesting enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to a terminal device in an RRC connection establishment message, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0286] See also Figure 4 , Figure 4 A flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication method is applied to the field of communication technology, such as random access in an NTN communication scenario, and the communication method includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0287] S401: The terminal device sends first information to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives the first information from the terminal device.

[0288] S402: The network device sends second information to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the second information from the network device.

[0289] It is understood that the network device in the embodiment of the present application is a device equipped with a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer-executable instructions, and can also be a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer-executable instructions. The embodiment of the present application does not limit this. Optionally, the network device can be an access network device, such as a base station, a transmission point TRP, etc., and can also be the above-mentioned Figure 1A , Figure 1B , Figure 1C , Figure 2A , Figure 2B The access network device (including but not limited to any device in base station 1 and base station 2) is used to execute the communication method in the embodiment of the present application to improve the uplink transmission performance and enable the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0290] It is understood that the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application is a device equipped with a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer-executable instructions, or it can be a processor / chip that can be used to execute computer-executable instructions, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this. Optionally, the terminal device can be a handheld terminal (such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, etc.), or a vehicle-mounted terminal (such as a wireless terminal in an unmanned driving, etc.), etc., and can also be the above-mentioned Figure 1A , Figure 1B , Figure 1C , Figure 2A The terminal device (including but not limited to any device such as UE1 to UE8) is used to execute the communication method in the embodiment of the present application to improve the uplink transmission performance and enable the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0291] Among them, the above-mentioned first information is used to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device.

[0292] Optionally, the first information is carried in a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment message of the terminal device.

[0293] It is understandable that the first information specifically requests how to enhance uplink data transmission, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this. For example, it may be a request to transmit a transport block (TB) of uplink data corresponding to the terminal device over multiple time slots and support repeated transmission through the transport block over multi-slot (TBoMS) technology, or it may be a request to repeatedly send a TB of uplink data corresponding to the terminal device over multiple time slots, or it may be a request to scale the data volume (Ninfo) through the transport block scaling factor (TB scaling), and to enhance the uplink data transmission performance by further reducing the bit rate through the encoded rate matching.

[0294] The second information is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0295] It is understandable that the second information specifically indicates how to perform uplink data transmission enhancement, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this. For example, when the first information requests that uplink data transmission enhancement be performed in a certain specific manner (such as TBoMS technology), the second information is used to indicate that uplink data transmission enhancement be performed in the manner requested by the first information. When the first information only requests uplink data transmission enhancement, but does not request uplink data transmission enhancement in a certain specific manner, the second information is used to indicate that the manner in which uplink data transmission enhancement is performed can be determined by the network device.

[0296] Optionally, when the first information is specifically used to request that a TB of uplink data corresponding to the terminal device be transmitted on multiple time slots through TBoMS technology and support repeated transmission to enhance uplink data transmission, the second information includes but is not limited to the number of time slots occupied by TBoMS and the number of repetitions of TBoMS transmission. At this time, the second information is specifically used to indicate that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted through TBoMS.

[0297] Currently, during the initial access process of the terminal device, the terminal device has not reported its own capabilities, and the network device does not know which capabilities the terminal device supports, and cannot determine whether the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced.

[0298] In the embodiment of the present application, by carrying the information requesting the enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the terminal device can report its own uplink transmission performance capability during the initial access process of the RRC connection, so that the network device can also learn the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device and determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0299] It can be understood that the first information used to request the enhancement of the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device can be reported to the network device during the initial access process of the RRC connection of the terminal device, so that the network device can learn the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device as early as possible during the initial access process of the RRC connection, and then determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, so that the UE can stably complete the initial access. Specifically, the first information can be reported to the network device through the RRC connection establishment message during the initial access process of the RRC connection, and the first information can also be reported to the network device through other messages during the initial access process of the RRC connection, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0300] In a possible embodiment, the first information is carried in an RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device, and specifically may be carried in different messages, which are described below in different situations:

[0301] Case 1:

[0302] In the four-step random access process of the terminal device, the first information is carried in message 3 and the second information is carried in message 4.

[0303] It can be understood that message 3 in the embodiment of the present application can also be called the third message, or Msg3, and message 4 in the embodiment of the present application can also be called the fourth message, or Msg4. They have the same meaning and will not be repeated in the following text.

[0304] It can be understood that in this case, during the four-step random access process of the terminal device, the terminal device sends message 3 to the network device, and the message 3 carries the first information. Accordingly, the network device receives message 3 from the terminal device, thereby obtaining the first information. The network device sends message 4 to the terminal device, and the message 4 carries the second information. Accordingly, the terminal device receives message 4 from the network device, thereby obtaining the second information.

[0305] Through the embodiments of the present application, in the four-step random access process of the terminal device, message 3 (Msg3) is used to carry the first information to request uplink data transmission enhancement, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, and message 4 (Msg4) is used to carry the second information to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement, which can enhance the transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete the initial access.

[0306] Case 2:

[0307] In the two-step random access process of the terminal device, the first information is carried in message A and the second information is carried in message B.

[0308] It can be understood that message A in the embodiment of the present application can also be called MsgA, and message B in the embodiment of the present application can also be called MsgB. They have the same meaning and will not be repeated in the following text.

[0309] It can be understood that in this case 2, during the two-step random access process of the terminal device, the terminal device sends message A to the network device, and the message A carries the first information. Accordingly, the network device receives message A from the terminal device, thereby obtaining the first information. The network device sends message B to the terminal device, and the message B carries the second information. Accordingly, the terminal device receives message B from the network device, thereby obtaining the second information.

[0310] Optionally, in the two-step random access process, the first information (message A) may be in a physical random access channel (PRACH), that is, it may be MsgAPRACH, which may be specifically represented by adding a sequence, a bit, etc. in the PRACH. Alternatively, the first information (message A) may also be implicitly expressed using a specific preamble. Alternatively, the first information (message A) may also be MsgA PUSCH.

[0311] Through the embodiments of the present application, in the two-step random access process of the terminal device, message A (MgA) is used to carry the first information to request uplink data transmission enhancement, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, and message B (MgB) is used to carry the second information to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement, which can enhance the transmission performance of subsequent uplink data, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete the initial access.

[0312] It can be understood that the above-mentioned description of the first information and / or second information carrying position through situation one or situation two is only a possible exemplary description, and should not be used to limit the embodiments of the present application. The embodiments obtained based on the supplement or reasonable deformation of the above-mentioned exemplary situations all fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0313] In a possible embodiment, how to request uplink data transmission enhancement may be implemented in different ways, which are described below in different situations:

[0314] Method 1:

[0315] The uplink data transmission enhancement request is implemented through the first information.

[0316] The first information includes one bit, and by assigning different values ​​to the one bit, it can indicate requesting or not requesting uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0317] Optionally, the value of the one bit is the first value, indicating a request for uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

[0318] Optionally, the value of the one bit is a second value, indicating that uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested, and the first value and the second value are different.

[0319] Optionally, the value of this bit is a null value, indicating that uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested; or, a bit included in the above-mentioned first information does not exist, which may also indicate that uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested.

[0320] Exemplarily, the one bit is set to 1 (ie, the first value is 1), indicating that the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is requested, and the one bit is set to 0 (ie, the second value is 0), indicating that the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device is not requested.

[0321] It can be understood that the one bit can be a reserved bit in a multiplexed RRC connection establishment message, for example, a reserved bit in the field "ul-EnhancementReq" in a multiplexed RRC connection establishment message, enabling the function of indicating a request for uplink data transmission enhancement; the one bit can also be a newly added bit in the RRC connection establishment message, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0322] Method 2:

[0323] The uplink data transmission enhancement request is implemented through the logical channel ID (LCID) in the MAC layer data packet.

[0324] Among them, the RRC connection establishment message used to carry the uplink data transmission enhancement request is carried in the MAC layer data packet. When the header of the MAC layer data packet includes the logical channel identifier corresponding to the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, the logical channel identifier is used to indicate the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the requesting terminal device.

[0325] It can be understood that the above-mentioned method of realizing the uplink data transmission enhancement request through method one or method two is only a possible exemplary description and should not be used to limit the embodiments of the present application. The embodiments obtained based on the supplement or reasonable deformation of the above-mentioned exemplary methods all fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0326] In a possible embodiment, in order to solve the problem that the uplink data transmission timing of the terminal device may conflict with the access timing, the terminal device and the network device will further perform including but not limited to the following steps:

[0327] The network device also sends third information to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the third information from the network device.

[0328] Among them, the third information is used to indicate that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 transmission in the four-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device, or the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message A transmission in the two-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device.

[0329] It can be understood that the third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 (Msg1) transmission in the four-step random access process. Alternatively, the third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message A (MsgA) transmission in the two-step random access process.

[0330] Currently, during the initial access process of a terminal device, uplink data transmission uses continuous time slots. In scenarios where the uplink budget is limited and uplink channel resources are limited, the transmission resources of the uplink data may conflict with the access resources of the access opportunity, resulting in low initial access performance of the UE.

[0331] In the embodiment of the present application, through the indication of the third information, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is avoided from the time slot occupied by the access opportunity, so as to avoid the conflict between the transmission resources of the uplink data and the access resources of the access opportunity, thereby improving the uplink transmission performance and enabling the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0332] Optionally, the third information is also used to indicate that in the case of frequency division multiplexing transmission, the time slots occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device are continuous uplink time slots.

[0333] It is understandable that, since the transmission mode adopted for uplink data transmission and random access message transmission under FDD spectrum is FDD frequency division multiplexing transmission, there is no problem of conflict between uplink data transmission timing and access timing. In this scenario, the time slot occupied by uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device can be a continuous uplink time slot, and the time slot occupied by uplink data transmission can be different from or the same as the time slot occupied by the access timing, which can be determined according to the needs of the network equipment.

[0334] In a possible embodiment, in order to enable the terminal device to accurately determine whether it is necessary to request uplink data transmission enhancement, the terminal device and the network device further perform including but not limited to the following steps:

[0335] The network device also sends a first broadcast signal, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first broadcast signal from the network device.

[0336] It is understandable that the terminal device determines the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device according to the energy of the first broadcast signal. The first broadcast signal may be cell-level information required for the initial access process of the terminal device such as a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), etc. The energy of the first broadcast signal may be signal quality, and the signal energy may include but is not limited to reference signal receiving power (RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), and signal noise ratio (SNR).

[0337] It is understandable that, in general, the difference between uplink and downlink in frequency division duplexing (FDD) scenarios is mainly due to small-scale fading of the channel. Since the NTN channel is biased towards the line of sight (LOS) path, the transmission distance, angle and many other statistical characteristics between the uplink and downlink are basically the same, so it can be considered that the large-scale fading of the uplink and downlink is not much different, and the uplink and downlink path loss can be used as a reference. Therefore, it can be determined whether PUSCH uplink enhancement is needed based on the RSRP performance of the downlink signal.

[0338] Specifically, according to the energy of the first broadcast signal, different methods for determining the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device are used, which are described below in different situations:

[0339] Case 1:

[0340] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the first threshold, it is determined that the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is enhanced.

[0341] The first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is a threshold of signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal.

[0342] Optionally, the first threshold may be specifically carried in a field “rsrp-thresholdMsg5” in the second broadcast signal.

[0343] It is understandable that the first threshold is not a fixed value and can be adjusted according to different application scenarios, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0344] It can be understood that the second broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal can be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and can be cell-level information required for the initial access process of terminal equipment such as SSB and SIB1. This application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0345] Optionally, when the second broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the first threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the broadcast signal.

[0346] Exemplarily, the second broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal are both SIB1, and the first threshold is carried in SIB1 and is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to SIB1.

[0347] The energy of the received broadcast signal (SIB1) is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal (SIB1) with the size of the first threshold, and then a determination is made whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device, so as to achieve transmission performance enhancement of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data in the four-step random access process.

[0348] Optionally, when the second broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal and is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal.

[0349] Exemplarily, the second broadcast signal is SSB, the first broadcast signal is SIB1, and the first threshold is carried in SSB and is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to SIB1 or SSB.

[0350] Specifically, the energy of SIB1 can be detected through the DMRS reference signal, and the energy of the received first broadcast signal (SIB1) can be measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal (SIB1) with the first threshold, thereby determining whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device, so as to achieve enhanced transmission performance of message 5 (Msg5) and subsequent uplink data in the four-step random access process.

[0351] Case 2:

[0352] When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA).

[0353] Optionally, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is also determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device starts uplink transmission enhancement from message 3 or message A and ends uplink transmission enhancement with the RRC reconfiguration message.

[0354] The second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal, and the second threshold is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A.

[0355] Optionally, the second threshold may be specifically carried in a field “rsrp-thresholdMsg3” or “rsrp-thresholdMsgA” in the third broadcast signal.

[0356] It is understandable that the second threshold is not a fixed value and can be adjusted according to different application scenarios, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0357] It can be understood that this situation 2 is equivalent to binding whether Msg5 performs uplink enhancement with whether Msg3 performs uplink enhancement. When Msg3 needs to perform uplink enhancement, Msg5 needs to perform uplink enhancement; when Msg3 does not need to perform uplink enhancement, Msg5 does not need to perform uplink enhancement.

[0358] It can be understood that the third broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal can be the same broadcast signal or different broadcast signals, and can be cell-level information required for the initial access process of terminal equipment such as SSB and SIB1. This application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0359] Optionally, when the third broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal are the same broadcast signal, the second threshold is carried in the broadcast signal and is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A.

[0360] Exemplarily, the third broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal are both SIB1, and the second threshold is carried in SIB1 and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A.

[0361] The energy of the received broadcast signal (SIB1) is measured by comparing the energy of the broadcast signal (SIB1) with the size of the second threshold, and then a determination is made whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0362] Optionally, when the third broadcast signal and the first broadcast signal are different broadcast signals, the second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal and is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to message 3 or message A.

[0363] Exemplarily, the third broadcast signal is SSB, the first broadcast signal is SIB1, and the second threshold is carried in the SSB and is the threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the SSB.

[0364] The energy of the received first broadcast signal (SIB1) is measured by comparing the energy of the first broadcast signal (SIB1) with the size of the second threshold, and then a determination is made whether to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device to achieve transmission performance enhancement of message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA) and subsequent uplink data.

[0365] In an embodiment of the present application, the need to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device can be determined by measuring the energy size of the first broadcast signal, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0366] See also Figure 5 , Figure 5 The flowchart of a communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. Figure 4 or, it can be understood that the communication method in the embodiment of the present application can also be regarded as an embodiment that can be executed independently, and the present application does not limit this. The communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the field of communication technology, such as four-step random access in NTN communication scenarios, and the communication method includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0367] The network device sends SIB1 (carried on PDSCH) to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives SIB1 (carried on PDSCH) from the network device.

[0368] The terminal device sends a Preamble (carried on PRACH) to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives the Preamble (carried on PRACH) from the terminal device.

[0369] The network device sends DCI0_0 (carried on PDCCH) or RARwithUEGrant (carried on PDCCH / PUSCH) to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives DCI0_0 (carried on PDCCH) or RARwithUEGrant (carried on PDCCH / PUSCH) from the network device.

[0370] The terminal device determines to carry the uplink transmission enhancement request in Msg3.

[0371] The terminal device sends Msg3 (carried on PUSCH) to the network device, where Msg3 carries an uplink transmission enhancement request. Correspondingly, the network device receives Msg3 (carried on PUSCH) from the terminal device.

[0372] The network device sends DCI1_0 (carried on PDCCH) to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives DCI1_0 (carried on PDCCH) from the network device.

[0373] The network device sends Msg4 (carried on PDSCH) to the terminal device, enables and configures the uplink transmission enhancement technology (TBoMS), and correspondingly, the terminal device receives Msg4 from the network device.

[0374] The terminal device determines to use the uplink transmission enhancement technology to send uplink data.

[0375] The terminal device uses TBoMS to send Msg5 and PUSCH to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives Msg5 and PUSCH from the terminal device.

[0376] It is understandable that the specific process of the above four steps of random access can be referred to the above Figure 3A The description is not repeated here.

[0377] Depend on Figure 5 It can be seen that the embodiment of the present application realizes uplink data transmission enhancement of Msg5 and subsequent uplink signaling in the four-step random access process by the UE requesting uplink data transmission enhancement in the initial access process in the RRC establishment request (Msg3 in the four-step random access process).

[0378] The UE makes an uplink data transmission enhancement request through the field "ul-EnhancementRequest", a bit in this field of 1 indicates a request for uplink data transmission enhancement, and a bit in this field of 0 indicates no request for uplink data transmission enhancement.

[0379] The network side receives the RRC establishment request (Msg3 in the four-step random access process), and determines whether to configure Msg5 (RRCSetupComplete, RRC establishment completed) in Msg4 (RRCSetup) and use TBoMS for subsequent uplink PUSCH according to the field "ul-EnhancementRequest".

[0380] Figure 5Taking the four-step random access as an example, the UE receives the SIB1 system information sent by the network side and obtains the cell information. The UE initiates random access on the corresponding access opportunity RO resource according to the SIB1 configuration and sends PRACH. The network side receives the PRACH on the UE side, responds, and sends a random access response RAR.

[0381] The UE side determines whether uplink enhancement of Msg5 and subsequent uplink PUSCH transmission is required. If a request is required, the ul-EnhancementReq field in Msg3 is set to 1 to indicate a request for subsequent PUSCH uplink data transmission enhancement. If a request is not required, the ul-EnhancementReq field is set to 0 to indicate that subsequent PUSCH uplink data transmission enhancement is not requested.

[0382] The network side receives Msg3 sent by the UE side and interprets the fields therein to determine whether the UE side requests uplink data transmission enhancement. It also determines whether to configure the TBoMS technology in Msg4 based on the requirements. If necessary, the number of time slots occupied by TBoMS (numberOfSlots-TBoMS-r17) and the number of repetitions (numberOfRepetitions) are configured in Msg4.

[0383] The UE side sends uplink messages according to the configuration in Msg4.

[0384] Taking four-step random access as an example, the ul-EnhancementReq-r17 information element may be added to Msg3. For Msg3, this information element is originally a spare bit.

[0385] In an embodiment of the present application, by carrying information requesting enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0386] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 The flowchart of a communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. Figure 4 or, it can be understood that the communication method in the embodiment of the present application can also be regarded as an embodiment that can be executed independently, and the present application does not limit this. The communication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the field of communication technology, such as two-step random access in NTN communication scenarios, and the communication method includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0387] The network device sends SIB1 (PDSCH) to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives SIB1 (PDSCH) from the network device.

[0388] The terminal device determines to carry the uplink transmission enhancement request in MsgA.

[0389] The terminal device sends a Preamble (PRACH) to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives the Preamble (PRACH) from the terminal device.

[0390] The terminal device sends a MsgA (PRACH, PUSCH) to the network device, where the MsgA carries an uplink transmission enhancement request. Correspondingly, the network device receives the MsgA (PRACH, PUSCH) from the terminal device.

[0391] It can be understood that, in the two-step random access process, the uplink transmission enhancement request carried in MsgA includes Preamble (PRACH) and / or MsgA (PRACH, PUSCH).

[0392] The network device sends a contention resolution (PDCCH / PDSCH) to the terminal device, enables and configures the uplink transmission enhancement technology (TBoMS), and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the contention resolution from the network device.

[0393] The network device sends DCI0_0 / 0_1 / 0_2 to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives DCI0_0 / 0_1 / 0_2 from the network device.

[0394] The terminal device determines to use the uplink transmission enhancement technology to send uplink data.

[0395] The terminal device uses TBoMS to send PUSCH to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives PUSCH from the terminal device.

[0396] It is understandable that the specific process of the above two-step random access can be referred to the above Figure 3B The description is not repeated here.

[0397] Depend on Figure 6 It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, the UE requests uplink data transmission enhancement in the initial access process in the RRC establishment request (MsgA in the two-step random access process), thereby achieving uplink data transmission enhancement in subsequent uplink signaling.

[0398] Figure 6Taking two-step random access as an example, the network side sends system information such as SIB1. The UE receives system information such as SIB1 sent by the network side and obtains cell information. The UE initiates random access on the corresponding access opportunity RO resource according to the SIB1 configuration and sends PRACH. The UE determines whether it is necessary to perform uplink data transmission enhancement during the initial access process and carries a request indication in MsgA-PUSCH. Optionally, if a request is required, it is set to 1 to request subsequent PUSCH uplink data transmission enhancement, and if no request is required, it is set to 0 to indicate that subsequent PUSCH uplink data transmission enhancement is not requested. The network side receives MsgA sent by the UE side and interprets the fields therein to determine whether the UE side requests uplink data transmission enhancement. And determine whether to enable the configuration of TBoMS according to the requirements. If configuration is required, the configuration information of TBoMS is carried through the downlink PDSCH. The UE side determines whether to perform uplink data transmission enhancement according to the configuration information and DCI indication. If enhancement is required, PUSCH is sent according to the number of repeated transmissions of PUSCH and the number of occupied time slots.

[0399] In an embodiment of the present application, by carrying information requesting enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0400] In addition, the present application also provides a method for a terminal device to accurately determine whether it is necessary to request uplink data transmission enhancement. It can be understood that the steps in the embodiment of the present application can be regarded as the above Figure 4 or Figure 5 or Figure 6 or, it can be understood that the method in the embodiment of the present application can also be regarded as an embodiment that can be executed independently, and the present application does not limit this. The method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the field of communication technology, such as random access in NTN communication scenarios, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0401] The network device sends a first broadcast signal, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first broadcast signal from the network device.

[0402] It is understandable that the terminal device determines the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device according to the energy of the first broadcast signal. The first broadcast signal may be cell-level information required for the initial access process of the terminal device such as a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block 1 (SIB1), etc. The energy of the first broadcast signal may be signal quality, and the signal energy may include but is not limited to reference signal receiving power (RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ), received signal strength indicator (RSSI), signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), and signal noise ratio (SNR).

[0403] Specifically, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the first threshold, it is determined that the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is enhanced.

[0404] Alternatively, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 (Msg3) or message A (MsgA).

[0405] The first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is a threshold of signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal.

[0406] Optionally, the first threshold may be specifically carried in a field “rsrp-thresholdMsg5” in the second broadcast signal, such as in BWP-UplinkCommon.

[0407] It is understandable that the first threshold is not a fixed value and can be adjusted according to different application scenarios, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0408] The second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal, and is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal, and is used to characterize a threshold at which message 3 or message A needs to be enhanced.

[0409] Optionally, the second threshold may be specifically carried in a field “rsrp-thresholdMsg3” or “rsrp-thresholdMsgA” in a third broadcast signal, such as in BWP-UplinkCommon.

[0410] It is understandable that the second threshold is not a fixed value and can be adjusted according to different application scenarios, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0411] It can be understood that this embodiment is equivalent to binding whether Msg5 performs uplink enhancement with whether Msg3 performs uplink enhancement. When Msg3 needs to perform uplink enhancement, Msg5 needs to perform uplink enhancement; when Msg3 does not need to perform uplink enhancement, Msg5 does not need to perform uplink enhancement.

[0412] Optionally, when the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than the second threshold, it is also determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device starts uplink transmission enhancement from message 3 or message A and ends uplink transmission enhancement with the RRC reconfiguration message.

[0413] It is understandable that, in general, the difference between uplink and downlink in frequency division duplexing (FDD) scenarios is mainly due to small-scale fading of the channel. Since the NTN channel is biased towards the line of sight (LOS) path, the transmission distance, angle and many other statistical characteristics between the uplink and downlink are basically the same, so it can be considered that the large-scale fading of the uplink and downlink is not much different, and the uplink and downlink path loss can be used as a reference. Therefore, it can be determined whether PUSCH uplink enhancement is needed based on the RSRP performance of the downlink signal.

[0414] It can be understood that the thresholds (such as the first threshold and the second threshold) in the embodiments of the present application can be adjusted according to different application scenarios. For example, they can be configured through the "RSRP-Range" field.

[0415] Optionally, assuming a terrestrial scenario, the distance between the base station and the UE is short, the energy received by the UE is strong, and the RSRP threshold can be configured higher; in a satellite scenario, the distance between the base station and the UE is far, the signal energy received by the UE is weak, and the RSRP threshold can be configured lower.

[0416] Optionally, RSRP thresholds required for different channel enhancements can also be configured. For example, uplink message 1 needs to carry 100 bits and uplink message 2 needs to carry 1 bit. Since the uplink transmission enhancement requirements of these two types of messages are different, the RSRP thresholds used to determine whether uplink transmission enhancement is required can be different. For example, in the scenario of transmitting uplink message 1 and uplink message 2, the RSRP threshold of uplink message 1 can be smaller than the RSRP threshold of uplink message 2.

[0417] In an embodiment of the present application, the need to request the corresponding uplink data transmission enhancement of the terminal device can be determined by measuring the energy size of the first broadcast signal, so that the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the UE and the network device (satellite base station), improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the UE to stably complete initial access.

[0418] In addition, the present application also provides a method for resolving the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing of the terminal device. It can be understood that the steps in the embodiment of the present application can be regarded as the above Figure 4 or Figure 5 or Figure 6 or, it can be understood that the method in the embodiment of the present application can also be regarded as an embodiment that can be executed independently, and the present application does not limit this. The method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the field of communication technology, such as random access in NTN communication scenarios, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps:

[0419] The network device sends the third information to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the third information from the network device.

[0420] Among them, the third information is used to indicate that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 transmission in the four-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device, or the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message A transmission in the two-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device.

[0421] It can be understood that the third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 (Msg1) transmission in the four-step random access process. Alternatively, the third information avoids the conflict between the uplink data transmission timing and the access timing by indicating that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission is different from the time slot occupied by the message A (MsgA) transmission in the two-step random access process.

[0422] Optionally, the third information is also used to indicate that in the case of frequency division multiplexing transmission, the time slots occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device are continuous uplink time slots.

[0423] It is understandable that since uplink data transmission and random access message transmission adopt frequency division multiplexing transmission, there is no problem of conflict between uplink data transmission timing and access timing. In this scenario, the time slot occupied by uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device can be a continuous uplink time slot, and the time slot occupied by uplink data transmission can be different from or the same as the time slot occupied by the access timing, which can be determined according to the needs of the network device.

[0424] The problem addressed by the embodiments of the present application is that the continuous uplink resources occupied by the uplink heavy load PUSCH through the TBoMS technology conflict with the access opportunity RO resources, affecting the initial access process. If the PUSCH and RO resources conflict, when the resources on the network side are limited, the PUSCH and the PRACH on the RO cannot be received at the same time, resulting in the UE's PUSCH transmission or PRACH being affected, thereby affecting the performance during the initial access process.

[0425] In this embodiment, the field “AvailableSlotCounting” is configured to make PUSCH transmission avoid the time slot where the RO is located.

[0426] Optionally, for NTN FDD scenarios, when AvailableSlotCounting is configured as enabled, the time slots for PUSCH transmission need to avoid the time slots where RO is located. When AvailableSlotCounting is not configured, the time slots for PUSCH transmission are continuous uplink time slots.

[0427] Optionally, when AvailableSlotCounting is configured as enabled, the N*K time slots of the TBoMS may include non-contiguous uplink time slots, where N is the number of time slots required for one TBoMS transmission, and K is the number of repetitions of the TBoMS transmission.

[0428] For details, please refer to Figure 7 , Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a method for resolving timing conflicts provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0429] like Figure 7 As shown in FIG. 1 , when PUSCH transmission is enabled to avoid RO, the network side only receives PRACH from the UE side on RO resources, and then receives TBoMS PUSCH from the UE on the remaining uplink time slots avoiding RO resources.

[0430] Figure 7The medium time slot takes the sub-carrier spacing (SCS) = 30kHz as an example, and each system frame has 20 time slots. The RO resources in every 20ms occupy a total of 16 time slots, and the remaining time slots in every 20ms are 24 time slots. When the number of time slots occupied by TBoMS is greater than 24 time slots, the remaining time slots need to occupy the second group of free time slot resources, such as Figure 7 If the 24 time slots of SFN#2-3 are not enough, the remaining uplink time slots after avoiding the RO resources in SFN#4-5 will continue to be occupied.

[0431] When the network side configures the UE to avoid uplink RO (AvailableSlotCounting is configured as enabled), the UE transmits PUSCH in the uplink time slot avoiding RO. The network side receives the PUSCH of the UE side in the corresponding uplink time slot.

[0432] When the network side does not configure the UE to avoid uplink RO (when AvailableSlotCounting is not configured), the UE does not need to avoid the uplink timeslot where the RO is located, and can send PUSCH in the timeslot where the RO resource is located. The network side also receives the PUSCH of the UE side in the corresponding uplink timeslot.

[0433] Optionally, the network side can determine whether to configure AvailableSlotCounting based on demand. Specifically, when uplink data and Preamble are transmitted in time division multiplexing, the network side determines to configure AvailableSlotCounting, and when uplink data and Preamble are transmitted in frequency division multiplexing, the network side determines that AvailableSlotCounting may not be configured. The purpose of configuring AvailableSlotCounting is to make uplink data (PUSCH) transmission avoid the time slot where Preamble (RO) is located.

[0434] In an embodiment of the present application, through the indication of the third information (AvailableSlotCounting), the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission avoids the time slot occupied by the access opportunity, thereby avoiding the conflict between the transmission resources of the uplink data and the access resources of the access opportunity, thereby improving the uplink transmission performance and enabling the UE to stably complete the initial access.

[0435] The above describes in detail the method of the embodiments of the present application. The following provides an apparatus for implementing any method in the embodiments of the present application. For example, an apparatus is provided including units (or means) for implementing each step performed by the device in any of the above methods.

[0436] See also Figure 8 , Figure 8A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0437] like Figure 8 As shown, the communication device 80 may include a communication unit 801 and a processing unit 802. The communication unit 801 and the processing unit 802 may be software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware.

[0438] The communication unit 801 can implement a sending function and / or a receiving function, and the communication unit 801 can also be described as a transceiver unit. The communication unit 801 can also be a unit integrating an acquisition unit and a sending unit, wherein the acquisition unit is used to implement a receiving function and the sending unit is used to implement a sending function. Optionally, the communication unit 801 can be used to receive information sent by other devices, and can also be used to send information to other devices.

[0439] In one possible design, the communication device 80 may correspond to the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The terminal device in the method embodiment shown in the figure, such as the communication device 80, can be a terminal device or a chip in the terminal device. The communication device 80 can include a device for executing the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The method embodiment shown in the figure is a unit for performing operations performed by the terminal device, and each unit in the communication device 80 is respectively for implementing the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The operations performed by the terminal device in the method embodiment shown are as follows:

[0440] The communication unit 801 is used to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the terminal device sends / receives input and output functions;

[0441] Processing unit 802 is used to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the terminal device generates information, detects energy, determines transmission enhancement and other processing functions.

[0442] The method performed by the processing unit 802 and the communication unit 801 can be referred to in the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The corresponding methods will not be described here.

[0443] For the technical effects of this design and any possible implementation method, please refer to the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 An introduction to the technical effects of the corresponding methods.

[0444] exist Figure 8 In another possible design of the communication device 80 shown, the communication device 80 may correspond to the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The network device in the method embodiment shown in the figure, such as the communication device 80, can be a network device or a chip in the network device. The communication device 80 can include a chip for performing the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The method embodiment shown in the figure is a unit for performing operations performed by the network device, and each unit in the communication device 80 is respectively for implementing the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The operations performed by the network device in the method embodiment shown are as follows:

[0445] The communication unit 801 is used to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the network device sends / receives input and output functions;

[0446] Processing unit 802 is used to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the network device generates information and other processing functions.

[0447] The method performed by the processing unit 802 and the communication unit 801 can be referred to in the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The corresponding methods will not be described here.

[0448] For the technical effects of this design and any possible implementation method, please refer to the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 An introduction to the technical effects of the corresponding methods.

[0449] Optionally, in the communication device described in any of the above designs and any of the possible implementation modes:

[0450] In one implementation, the communication device is a communication device. When the communication device is a communication device, the communication unit may be a transceiver, or an input / output interface; the processing unit may be at least one processor. Optionally, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit. Optionally, the input / output interface may be an input / output circuit.

[0451] In another implementation, the communication device is a chip (system) or circuit used in a communication device. When the communication device is a chip (system) or circuit used in a communication device, the communication unit may be a communication interface (input / output interface), interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin or related circuit on the chip (system) or circuit; the processing unit may be at least one processor, processing circuit or logic circuit.

[0452] According to the embodiment of the present application, Figure 8 The various units in the device shown can be separately or all combined into one or several other units to constitute, or some of the units (some) can also be split into multiple smaller units in function to constitute, which can achieve the same operation without affecting the realization of the technical effects of the embodiments of the present application. The above-mentioned units are divided based on logical functions. In practical applications, the functions of one unit can also be implemented by multiple units, or the functions of multiple units can be implemented by one unit. In other embodiments of the present application, other units can also be included based on the electronic device. In practical applications, these functions can also be implemented with the assistance of other units, and can be implemented by the collaboration of multiple units.

[0453] It should be noted that the implementation of each unit can also refer to the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The corresponding description of the method embodiment shown.

[0454] exist Figure 8 In the described communication device 80, by carrying information requesting enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete initial access.

[0455] See also Fig. 9 , Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0456] It should be understood that Fig. 9 The communication device 90 shown is only an example. The communication device of the embodiment of the present application may also include other components, or include Fig. 9components similar in function to the components in the Fig. 9 All parts in.

[0457] The communication device 90 includes a communication interface 901 and at least one processor 902 .

[0458] The communication device 90 may correspond to any node or device in a terminal device or a network device. The communication interface 901 is used to send and receive signals, and at least one processor 902 executes program instructions so that the communication device 90 implements the corresponding process of the method executed by the corresponding device in the above method embodiment.

[0459] In a possible design, the communication device 90 may correspond to the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The terminal device in the method embodiment shown, such as the communication device 90, can be a terminal device or a chip in the terminal device. The communication device 90 may include components for performing the operations performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment, and the components in the communication device 90 are respectively for implementing the operations performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment. Specifically, it can be as follows:

[0460] Communication interface 901, used to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the terminal device sends / receives input and output functions;

[0461] Processor 902, configured to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the terminal device generates information, detects energy, determines transmission enhancement and other processing functions.

[0462] In another possible design, the communication device 90 may correspond to the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The network device in the method embodiment shown, such as the communication device 90, can be a network device or a chip in the network device. The communication device 90 can include components for performing the operations performed by the network device in the above method embodiment, and the components in the communication device 90 are respectively for implementing the operations performed by the network device in the above method embodiment. Specifically, it can be as follows:

[0463] Communication interface 901, used to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the network device sends / receives input and output functions;

[0464] Processor 902, configured to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the method embodiment shown, the network device generates information and other processing functions.

[0465] exist Fig. 9 In the described communication device 90, by carrying information requesting enhanced uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device in the RRC connection establishment message, the network device can determine that the uplink transmission performance of the terminal device needs to be enhanced, thereby overcoming the signal path loss of the communication signal between the terminal device and the network device, improving the uplink transmission performance, and enabling the terminal device to stably complete initial access.

[0466] For the case where the communication device may be a chip or a chip system, see Fig.10 Schematic diagram of the chip structure shown.

[0467] like Fig.10 As shown, the chip 100 includes a processor 1001 and an interface 1002. The number of the processors 1001 may be one or more, and the number of the interfaces 1002 may be multiple. It should be noted that the functions corresponding to the processor 1001 and the interface 1002 may be implemented by hardware design, software design, or a combination of hardware and software, which is not limited here.

[0468] Optionally, the chip 100 may further include a memory 1003, and the memory 1003 is used to store necessary program instructions and data.

[0469] In the present application, the processor 1001 may be used to call the implementation program of the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application in one or more devices or nodes in the terminal device, network device from the memory 1003, and execute the instructions contained in the program. The interface 1002 may be used to output the execution result of the processor 1001. In the present application, the interface 1002 may be specifically used to output various messages or information of the processor 1001.

[0470] For the communication method provided by one or more embodiments of the present application, please refer to the aforementioned Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The various embodiments shown will not be described in detail here.

[0471] The processor in the embodiment of the present application may be a central processing unit (CPU), and the processor may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor, etc.

[0472] The memory in the embodiment of the present application is used to provide storage space, and the storage space can store data such as operating system and computer program. The memory includes but is not limited to random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), or portable read only memory (compact disc read-only memory, CD-ROM).

[0473] According to the method provided in the embodiment of the present application, the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed on one or more processors, the above-mentioned Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The method shown.

[0474] According to the method provided in the embodiment of the present application, the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, the above-mentioned computer program product includes a computer program, when the above-mentioned computer program is run on a processor, it can implement the above-mentioned Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The method shown.

[0475] The embodiment of the present application also provides a system, which includes at least one communication device 80 or communication device 90 or chip 100 as described above, for executing the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The steps performed by the corresponding device in any embodiment.

[0476] The embodiment of the present application also provides a system, which includes a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is used to execute the above Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 The steps performed by the terminal device in any embodiment are as follows: Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 Steps performed by a network device in any embodiment.

[0477] An embodiment of the present application also provides a processing device, including a processor and an interface; the processor is used to execute the method in any of the above method embodiments.

[0478] It should be understood that the above-mentioned processing device can be a chip. For example, the processing device can be a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, a system on chip (SoC), a central processor unit (CPU), a network processor (NP), a digital signal processing circuit (DSP), a microcontroller unit (MCU), a programmable logic device (PLD) or other integrated chips. The methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as a hardware decoding processor to be executed, or the hardware and software modules in the decoding processor are combined to be executed. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art such as a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0479] It can be understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or can include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous link DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct RAM (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0480] 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 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 may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may 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 may be transmitted from a website site, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (digital subscriber line, DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode to another website site, computer, server or data center. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disc (SSD)).

[0481] The above description is only a specific implementation manner of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: include: Sending first information to a network device, where the first information is used to request uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to a terminal device, and the first information is carried in a radio resource control RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device; Receive second information from the network device, where the second information is used to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that In the four-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message 3, and the second information is carried in message 4.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that During the two-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message A, and the second information is carried in message B.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The first information includes one bit, the value of the one bit is a first value, and the first value indicates a request for the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device is carried in a media access control MAC layer data packet, and the header of the MAC layer data packet includes a logical channel identifier corresponding to the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The second information includes at least one of the following: the number of time slots occupied by the multi-slot transmission block TBoMS, the number of repetitions of the TBoMS transmission; The second information is specifically used to indicate that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted through the TBoMS.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive third information from the network device, the third information being used to indicate that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 transmission in the four-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device, or the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message A transmission in the two-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The third information is also used to indicate that in the case of frequency division multiplexing transmission, the time slots occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device are continuous uplink time slots.

9. A communication method, characterized in that: include: receiving a first broadcast signal from a network device; When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a first threshold, determining that uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is enhanced; or, When the energy of the first broadcast signal is less than a second threshold, it is determined that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is to be transmitted and enhanced starting from message 3 or message A.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is a threshold of signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following: Reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, signal to noise ratio SNR.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal, and the second threshold is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the message 3 or the message A, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following: The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

12. A communication method, characterized in that: include: Receiving first information from a terminal device, where the first information is used to request uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device, and the first information is carried in a radio resource control RRC connection establishment request message of the terminal device; Sending second information to the terminal device, wherein the second information is used to indicate uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that In the four-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message 3, and the second information is carried in message 4.

14. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that During the two-step random access process of the terminal device, the RRC connection establishment message is carried in message A, and the second information is carried in message B.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that The first information includes one bit, the value of the one bit is a first value, and the first value indicates a request for the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

16. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that The RRC connection establishment message of the terminal device is carried in a media access control MAC layer data packet, and the header of the MAC layer data packet includes a logical channel identifier corresponding to the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device.

17. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that The second information includes at least one of the following: the number of time slots occupied by the multi-slot transmission block TBoMS, the number of repetitions of the TBoMS transmission; The second information is specifically used to indicate that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted through the TBoMS.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send third information to the terminal device, wherein the third information is used to indicate that in the case of time division multiplexing transmission, the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message 1 transmission in the four-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device, or the time slot occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device is different from the time slot occupied by the message A transmission in the two-step random access process corresponding to the terminal device.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The third information is also used to indicate that in the case of frequency division multiplexing transmission, the time slots occupied by the uplink data transmission corresponding to the terminal device are continuous uplink time slots.

20. A communication method, characterized in that: include: sending a first broadcast signal; The first broadcast signal is used to determine the uplink data transmission enhancement corresponding to the terminal device according to the first threshold; or, The first broadcast signal is used to determine with the second threshold that the uplink data corresponding to the terminal device is transmitted starting from message 3 or message A.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The first threshold is carried in the second broadcast signal, and the first threshold is a threshold of signal quality corresponding to the first broadcast signal or the second broadcast signal, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following: The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

22. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The second threshold is carried in the third broadcast signal, and the second threshold is a threshold of the signal quality corresponding to the message 3 or the message A, and the signal quality includes any one or more of the following: The threshold of reference signal received power RSRP, reference signal received quality RSRQ, received signal strength indication RSSI, signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR, and signal to noise ratio SNR.

23. A communication device, characterized in that: The method comprises a module or a unit for executing the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 or claims 12 to 22.

24. A communication device, characterized in that: include: processor; When the processor calls the computer program or instruction in the memory, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is executed, or the method according to any one of claims 12 to 22 is executed.

25. A communication device, characterized in that: comprising a logic circuit and an interface, wherein the logic circuit and the interface are coupled; The interface is used to input data to be processed, the logic circuit processes the data to be processed according to the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 11 or claims 12 to 22 to obtain processed data, and the interface is used to output the processed data.

26. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: include: The computer-readable storage medium is used to store instructions or computer programs; when the instructions or the computer program are executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is implemented, or the method according to any one of claims 12 to 22 is implemented.

27. A computer program product, characterized in that include: instructions or computer programs; When the instructions or the computer program are executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is executed, or the method according to any one of claims 12 to 22 is executed.

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