Communication method, terminal equipment and network equipment

Abstract

Provided are a communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device performing communication according to a network state or network state related information. The method in the embodiment of the invention is helpful for reducing the power consumption of the network equipment.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] With the development of communication technology, the energy consumption of communication networks is getting higher and higher, and has become an important part of operators' operating costs. Therefore, how to reduce the energy consumption of communication networks has become a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently. Summary of the invention

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The following introduces various aspects involved in the embodiments of the present application.

[0004] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, including: a terminal device communicates according to a network state or information related to the network state.

[0005] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, including: a network device communicates according to a network state or information related to the network state.

[0006] According to a third aspect, a terminal device is provided, including: a transmission unit, configured to communicate according to a network state or information related to the network state.

[0007] According to a fourth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising: a transmission unit configured to communicate according to a network state or information related to the network state.

[0008] In a fifth aspect, a terminal device is provided, comprising a memory, a transceiver and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store programs, the processor receives and sends data through the transceiver, and the processor is used to call the program in the memory so that the terminal device executes the method described in the first aspect.

[0009] In a sixth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising a memory, a transceiver and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store programs, the processor receives and sends data through the transceiver, and the processor is used to call the program in the memory so that the network device executes the method described in the second aspect.

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

[0011] In an eighth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising a processor for calling a program from a memory so that the network device executes the method described in the second aspect.

[0012] In a ninth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising a processor for calling a program from a memory so that a device equipped with the chip executes the method described in the first aspect.

[0013] In a tenth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising a processor for calling a program from a memory so that a device equipped with the chip executes the method described in the second aspect.

[0014] According to an eleventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a program is stored, wherein the program enables a computer to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0015] In a twelfth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a program is stored, wherein the program enables a computer to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0016] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program product is provided, comprising a program, wherein the program enables a computer to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0017] In a fourteenth aspect, a computer program product is provided, comprising a program, wherein the program enables a computer to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0018] In a fifteenth aspect, a computer program is provided, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0019] In a sixteenth aspect, a computer program is provided, wherein the computer program enables a computer to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0020] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device communicates according to the network status or information related to the network status, which helps to reduce the power consumption of the network device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 This is an example diagram of a wireless communication system used in an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Figure 2 A schematic flow chart of a communication method provided for one embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 3 A schematic flow chart of a communication method provided for another embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of a cycle or mode of switch conversion state in an embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Figure 5 It is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 6It is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Figure 7 It is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present application.

[0028] Figure 8 It is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Fig. 9 It is a schematic flow chart of a communication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of performing BWP switching in an embodiment of the present application.

[0031] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of executing BWP switching in another embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Fig.12 It is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in one embodiment of the present application.

[0033] Fig.13 It is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in another embodiment of the present application.

[0034] Fig.14 It is a schematic structural diagram of a device provided in one embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The technical solution in this application will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0036] Figure 1 The wireless communication system 100 used in the embodiment of the present application may include a network device 110 and a user equipment (UE) 120. The network device 110 may communicate with the UE 120. The network device 110 may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and may communicate with the UE 120 located in the coverage area. The UE 120 may access a network (such as a wireless network) through the network device 110.

[0037] Figure 1 An exemplary embodiment shows a network device and two UEs. Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may include multiple network devices and each network device may include other number of terminal devices within its coverage area, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may also include other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0038] It should be understood that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: the fifth generation (5th generation, 5G) system or new radio (new radio, NR), long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (frequency division duplex, FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (time division duplex, TDD), cellular Internet of Things, etc. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to future communication systems, such as the sixth generation mobile communication system, satellite communication system, and so on.

[0039] The UE in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as a terminal device, an access terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent or a user device. The UE in the embodiment of the present application may refer to a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user, and may be used to connect people, objects and machines, such as a handheld device with a wireless connection function, a vehicle-mounted device, etc. The UE in the embodiments of the present application can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a PDA, a mobile internet device (MID), a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in a smart city, a wireless terminal in a smart home, etc. Optionally, the UE can be used to act as a base station. For example, the UE can act as a scheduling entity that provides sidelink signals between UEs in V2X or D2D, etc. For example, a cellular phone and a car communicate with each other using a sidelink signal. Cellular phones and smart home devices communicate without relaying communication signals through a base station.

[0040] The network device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device for communicating with a UE, and the network device may also be referred to as an access network device or a radio access network device, such as a base station. The network device in the embodiment of the present application may refer to a radio access network (RAN) node (or device) that accesses a UE to a wireless network. The base station can broadly cover various names as follows, or be replaced with the following names, such as: NodeB, evolved NodeB (eNB), next generation NodeB (gNB), relay station, access point, transmission point (TRP), transmission point (TP), master station MeNB, secondary station SeNB, multi-standard radio (MSR) node, home base station, network controller, access node, wireless node, access point (AP), transmission node, transceiver node, base band unit (BBU), remote radio unit (RRU), active antenna unit (AAU), remote radio head (RRH), central unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), positioning node, etc. The base station can be a macro base station, a micro base station, a relay node, a donor node or the like, or a combination thereof. The base station can be a macro base station, a micro base station, a relay node, a donor node or the like, or a combination thereof. The base station may also refer to a communication module, a modem or a chip used to be arranged in the aforementioned device or apparatus. The base station may also be a mobile switching center and a device that performs the base station function in device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, a network-side device in a 6G network, and a device that performs the base station function in future communication systems. The base station can support networks with the same or different access technologies. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network equipment.

[0041] In some embodiments, the network device may be fixed or mobile. For example, a helicopter or a drone may be configured to act as a mobile network device, and one or more cells may move according to the location of the mobile network device. In other examples, a helicopter or a drone may be configured to act as a device for communicating with another network device. In some embodiments, the network device may refer to a CU or a DU, or the network device may include a CU and a DU, or the network device may also include an AAU.

[0042] It should be understood that the network device can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; it can also be deployed on the water surface; it can also be deployed on aircraft, balloons and satellites in the air. The network device and the scenarios in which the embodiments of the present application are located are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0043] It should also be understood that all or part of the functions of the network device and UE in the present application may also be implemented by software functions running on hardware, or by virtualization functions instantiated on a platform (eg, a cloud platform).

[0044] In order to provide higher data transmission rates and improve user experience, 5G NR further increases the system bandwidth based on 4G. In 5G NR, for frequency bands below 6GHz, the maximum bandwidth supported by a single carrier is 100MHz; for frequency bands above 6GHz, the maximum bandwidth supported by a single carrier is 400MHz. For a large carrier bandwidth, such as 100HMz, the bandwidth required by the terminal is often very limited. If the terminal is always required to perform detection and measurement on the entire bandwidth, it will bring great challenges to the terminal power consumption and is not conducive to terminal power saving. Therefore, the concept of partial bandwidth (BWP) is introduced in 5G NR, that is, a part of continuous bandwidth is divided in the carrier of the entire bandwidth for the terminal device to send and receive data. The terminal device only needs to perform related operations within this part of the bandwidth configured by the network device, thereby achieving the effect of energy saving of the terminal device.

[0045] Based on the 5G NR Rel-15 standard, for each service cell of the terminal device, the network device can configure one or more BWPs for the terminal device on this service cell through the radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message, and the maximum number of configurable BWPs is 4. At each moment, the terminal device can only have 1 activated downlink (DL) BWP and 1 activated uplink (UL) BWP on this service cell, and the terminal can only send and receive data on the activated BWP. Considering factors such as the diversity of terminal device services and the differences in different service characteristics, the terminal device may have the need to adjust the BWP. For example, when the terminal device has a large amount of business and hopes to obtain high-speed services, a large-bandwidth BWP is required to transmit data for this terminal device. When the terminal device has a small amount of business, a small-bandwidth BWP can be used for data transmission for this terminal device. The BWP activated by the terminal device on this service cell can be changed by BWP switching. The following 4 BWP switching methods are currently supported in the standard:

[0046] 1. BWP switching based on physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)

[0047] BWP switching controlled by network equipment: The network equipment notifies a single terminal device of the target BWP to switch to by sending a PDCCH scrambled by a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) to the single terminal device.

[0048] 2. BWP switching based on RRC (re)configuration message

[0049] BWP switching controlled by the network device. The network device instructs the terminal device to switch the activated BWP to firstActiveDownlinkBWP-Id or / and firstActiveUplinkBWP-Id by carrying firstActiveDownlinkBWP-Id or / and firstActiveUplinkBWP-Id in the RRC (re)configuration message.

[0050] 3. BWP switching based on timer timeout

[0051] Implicit BWP switching. The network device configures a timer bwp-InactivityTimer for each service cell of the terminal device. If the DL BWP currently activated by the terminal device is a BWP other than the default BWP and the initial DL BWP, each time the terminal device receives a PDCCH indicating the uplink or downlink scheduling of the UE on the currently activated BWP, or the terminal device receives a PDCCH indicating the uplink or downlink scheduling of the UE on the currently activated BWP, the timer bwp-InactivityTimer is started or restarted. When the timer bwp-InactivityTimer times out, the terminal device automatically switches to the default BWP or the initial DL BWP, where the default BWP and the initial BWP are both determined by the RRC configuration.

[0052] 4. BWP switching caused by random access initialization

[0053] During the random access channel (RACH) initialization process, if the terminal device does not configure a PRACH occasion on the currently activated UL BWP, the terminal device automatically switches the UL BWP to the initial UL BWP and simultaneously switches the DL BWP to the initial DL BWP.

[0054] In LTE and NR systems, the concept of system message update cycle is also proposed. For example, when a network device wants to update a system message, it can first repeatedly send a system message update indication in the nth system message update cycle, and then repeatedly send the changed system message in the n+1th system message update cycle. The boundary of the system message update cycle is defined as the SFN that satisfies the system frame number (SFN) mod m=0, where m is the number of SFNs contained in a system message update cycle, m is an integer, and mod represents a remainder operation. m=modificationPeriodCoeff*defaultPagingCycle, where modificationPeriodCoeff and defaultPagingCycle are the system message update cycle coefficient and the default paging cycle, respectively. These two parameters are determined by the network device broadcast.

[0055] In the NR system, the system message update period applies to the update of system messages other than system information block (SIB) 6, SIB7, SIB8, and positioning assistance data. In NR, the short message in the paging downlink control information (DCI) is used to notify the system information update indication, and the PDCCH where the paging DCI is located is scrambled by the P-RNTI.

[0056] If the value of systemInfoModification in the short message is 1, indicating that other system information except SIB6, SIB7 and / or SIB8 needs to be updated, the terminal device obtains the updated system information in the next system message update period.

[0057] If the value of etwsAndCmasIndication in the short message is 1, it means that the network device is going to send an earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) and / or a commercial mobile alert system (CMAS) notification. The terminal device will immediately re-read SIB1, SIB6, SIB7 and / or SIB8 after receiving the short message.

[0058] In order to solve the problems of frequent handover and easy handover failure in high-speed mobile scenarios and high-frequency deployment scenarios, the LTE and NR systems also introduce a conditional handover process (conditional handover, CHO). The basic principle is that the network equipment allocates the target cell to the terminal device in advance, and includes the conditions for triggering the terminal device to perform handover in the handover (HO) command. The terminal device performs handover to the target cell according to the pre-configured handover command when evaluating the conditional trigger related to the target cell according to the conditions configured on the network side (i.e. triggering the random access process and sending the handover completion message), avoiding the problem of not being able to send measurement reports and receive handover commands in time due to high-speed movement into poor coverage areas.

[0059] For CHO, the network device can configure multiple candidate target cells in the HO command, and configure CHO execution conditions for each candidate target cell. The CHO execution conditions of each candidate target cell can include 1 or 2 trigger events. For example, the A3 event and the A5 event can be used for CHO events in the communication standard version 16 (Rel-16), and the A4 event can also be used as a CHO event in the non-terrestrial network (NTN) of Rel-17. The terminal device can determine which target cell to access based on the configured CHO execution conditions.

[0060] The measurement events currently supported in NR include the following:

[0061] A1 event: the signal quality of the serving cell is higher than a threshold;

[0062] A2 event: the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than a threshold;

[0063] A3 event: the signal quality of the neighboring cell is higher than the signal quality of the special cell (SpCell) by a threshold;

[0064] A4 event: the signal quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a threshold;

[0065] A5 event: the signal quality of the SpCell is lower than a threshold 1, and the signal quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a threshold 2;

[0066] A6 event: the signal quality of the neighboring cell is higher than the signal quality of the secondary cell (SCell) by a threshold;

[0067] B1 event: the signal quality of the neighboring cell of the different system is higher than a threshold;

[0068] B2 event: the signal quality of the primary cell (PCell) is lower than a threshold 1, and the signal quality of the heterogeneous technology neighboring cell is higher than a threshold 2.

[0069] At the same time, in view of the frequent changes of primary secondary cell (PSCell) in high-speed mobile scenarios and high-frequency deployment scenarios, the LTE and NR systems also introduce a conditional PSCell change (CPC) process based on conditional triggering. The basic principle is that the secondary node (SN) allocates the target cell to the UE in advance, which includes the conditions for triggering the UE to change the PSCell. The UE evaluates the conditions configured by the network side. When the conditions are met, the UE initiates the PSell change to avoid the problem of not being able to send measurement reports or receive PSell change commands in time due to high-speed movement into poor coverage areas.

[0070] Similar to CHO, for CPC, the network device can configure multiple candidate target cells for the terminal device, and configure CPC execution conditions for each candidate target cell. The CPC execution conditions of each candidate target cell can include 1 or 2 triggering events. For example, the A3 event and A5 event can be used for CPC events in Rel-16. The terminal device can determine which target cell to access based on the configured CPC execution conditions.

[0071] With the development of communication technology, the energy consumption of communication networks is increasing, and has become an important part of the operator's operating costs. However, only energy-saving solutions for terminal equipment have been proposed, and the issue of network energy saving has not been considered. Furthermore, it is not clear how to support switching (CHO), BWP switching, and system message broadcasting in network energy-saving scenarios, or how to perform switching (CHO), BWP switching, and system message broadcasting in network energy-saving scenarios.

[0072] In order to solve one or more of the above technical problems, the present application proposes a communication method, a terminal device and a network device.

[0073] Combine the following Figures 2 to 11 The embodiments of the present application are described in detail with examples.

[0074] Figure 2 It is a schematic flowchart of the communication method of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 The method 200 shown may include step S210, which is as follows:

[0075] S210, the terminal device communicates according to the network state or information related to the network state. Correspondingly, the network device communicates according to the network state or information related to the network state.

[0076] The network state may include the first network device or the first cell being in at least one of an on state, an off state, a switch state, a half-on state, a silent state, and a semi-silent state.

[0077] Optionally, when in the switch state, the first network device (or the first cell) may switch between the on state and the off state according to a preset period or pattern. Figure 4 The modes shown turn off the cell or turn on the cell.

[0078] Optionally, when in a half-open state, the first network device or the first cell may only turn on (or turn off) the transmission of the following signals: synchronization signal block (SSB), system information, reference signal (RS), physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink data, uplink data, random access channel (RACH) and scheduling request (SR). That is to say, the half-open state may include multiple states, for example, a half-open state supporting SSB, a half-open state supporting system information, a half-open state supporting system information and RS, a sparse configuration or intermittent configuration state supporting SSB, a sparse configuration or intermittent configuration state supporting system information, a sparse configuration or intermittent configuration state supporting system information and RS, etc.

[0079] Optionally, when in a silence state, the first network device (or the first cell) may not shut down the network device (or the cell), but stops all transmissions of the network device (or the cell).

[0080] Similar to the half-open state, when in the semi-silent state, the first network device or the first cell may only start (or stop) the transmission of the above-mentioned part of the signals.

[0081] The network status related information may include at least one of the following: network status (for example: on, off, switch conversion, half-on state, silent state and semi-silent state, etc.), duration of the on state, duration of the closed state, starting time of the on state, starting time of the closed state, ending time of the on state, ending time of the closed state, cycle of the on state, number of times the on state is maintained, cycle of the closed state, number of times the closed state is maintained, time of the half-on state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.), time of the silent state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.), time of the semi-silent state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.).

[0082] Optionally, the first network device may be the network device where the terminal device is currently located (for example, the first network device is a network device that provides services to the terminal device) or a network device adjacent to the network device where the terminal device is currently located, and the first cell may be the cell where the terminal device is currently located (for example, the first cell is a service cell for the terminal device) or a cell adjacent to the cell where the terminal device is currently located. The network device or cell where the terminal device is currently located may refer to: a cell or network device that communicates with the terminal device.

[0083] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may determine the network state and / or the network state related information. For example, the terminal device may determine the network state and / or the network state related information according to the first configuration information or the second indication information. Figure 3 and Figure 5 An embodiment of determining the network state and / or information related to the network state is described in detail.

[0084] Figure 3 It is a schematic flowchart of the communication method of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 The method 300 shown may include steps S310, S320 and S330, which are specifically as follows:

[0085] S310, the terminal device obtains first configuration information. Correspondingly, the network device may send the first configuration information.

[0086] The first configuration information may be used to determine the network status and / or the transmission of the terminal device.

[0087] Optionally, the first configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0088] The first configuration information is configured or indicated to the terminal device in a static or semi-static manner; the first configuration information is for the terminal device (such as UE-specific); the first configuration information is for a cell or a base station; the first configuration information is for a network device adjacent to the network device where the terminal device is currently located or a cell adjacent to the cell where the terminal device is currently located; the first configuration information is for the network device where the terminal device is currently located or the cell where the terminal device is currently located. For example, when the first configuration information is configured or indicated to the terminal device in a semi-static manner, the first configuration information may be configured or indicated to the terminal device through system information, RRC information, or dedicated information.

[0089] S320: The terminal device determines the network status or information related to the network status according to the first configuration information.

[0090] S330, the terminal device communicates according to the network state or information related to the network state. Correspondingly, the network device communicates according to the network state or information related to the network state.

[0091] In some possible implementations, the first configuration information may include a first parameter, which may be used to indicate whether a terminal device that does not support network energy saving can access the first network device or the first cell, or whether a terminal device that supports network energy saving can access the first network device or the first cell. For example, the first parameter may include at least one of cellBarred, cellReservedForOtherUse, cellReservedForFutureUse, and a new bar parameter (i.e., a defined bar parameter). Furthermore, the terminal device may determine whether to access the first network device or the first cell based on the first parameter.

[0092] For example, a terminal device supporting network energy saving determines whether it can access the network according to the cellBarred parameter and the new bar parameter. Exemplarily, if cellBarred is set to barred and the new bar parameter is set to not barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving can access the network. Otherwise, if cellBarred is set to barred and the new bar parameter is set to barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving cannot access the network. For example, a legacy UE or a terminal device that does not support network energy saving determines whether it can access the network according to cellBarred. Exemplarily, if cellBarred is set to barred, the legacy UE or the terminal device that does not support network energy saving cannot access the network. Otherwise, if cellBarred is set to not barred, the legacy UE or the terminal device that does not support network energy saving can access the network. For example, a terminal device supporting network energy saving determines whether it can access the network according to cellBarred. Exemplarily, if cellBarred is set to barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving cannot access the network. Otherwise, if cellBarred is set to not barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving can access the network.

[0093] In some possible implementations, the first configuration information may include at least one of the following: a network status indication or a network status entered (for example, on, off, switch transition, half-on state, silent state, and semi-silent state, etc.), a switch transition status indication, a period of the switch transition status, a pattern of the switch transition status, an on indication or an on status indication, a off indication or a off status indication, the time of the on state (for example, at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.), the time of the closed state (for example, at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.), the time of the half-on state (for example, at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.), the time of the silent state (for example, at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.), the time of the semi-silent state (for example, at least one of start, end, duration, period, etc.).

[0094] Optionally, the cycle of the switch conversion state may include at least one of the following: an on cycle, a off cycle, an on duration, an off duration, a start time of on, a start time of off, an end time of on, an end time of off, a conversion cycle of the switch conversion state, a switch conversion cycle of the switch conversion state, the number of times the switch conversion state is maintained, a start time from the on state to the switch conversion state, an end time from the on state to the switch conversion state, a start time from the off state to the switch conversion state, an end time from the off state to the switch conversion state, a cycle of the switch conversion state mode; the mode of the switch conversion state may include at least one of the following: a start time of the mode, an end time of the mode, an on position within the mode, The closed position in the mode; the time of the open state may include at least one of the following: the open cycle, the duration of the open state, the start time of the open state, and the end time of the open state; the time of the closed state may include at least one of the following: the closed cycle, the duration of the closed state, the start time of the closed state, and the end time of the closed state; the time of the half-open state may include at least one of the following: the cycle of the half-open state, the duration of the half-open state, the start time of the half-open state, and the end time of the half-open state; the time of the silent state may include at least one of the following: the cycle of the silent state, the duration of the silent state, the start time of the silent state, and the end time of the silent state; the time of the semi-silent state may include at least one of the following: the cycle of the semi-silent state, the duration of the semi-silent state, the start time of the semi-silent state, and the end time of the semi-silent state. Among them, the number of times the switch conversion state is maintained may refer to the number of times the switch conversion state is maintained or the number of times the switch conversion state is continued. For example, assuming that the cycle of a switch conversion state is 10ms, if the number of times the switch conversion state is maintained is 5, then the switch conversion state needs to be maintained for 5 times (50ms).

[0095] In some possible implementations, the first configuration information may include network status related information. The network status related information may indicate the first indication information, or indicate whether to transmit the first indication information, or indicate transmission information for transmitting the first indication information, or indicate configuration information for transmitting the first indication information, or be used to transmit the first indication information, or the network status related information may be configuration information for indicating or requesting the network status, or signal information (such as a reference signal), or signal configuration information, or content information that the first indication information may include. The first indication information is used by the terminal device or the network device to monitor whether the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, a switch conversion state, a half-on state, a silent state, or a semi-silent state, or is used by the terminal device or the network device to indicate the network state entered by the first network device or the first cell, or is used by the terminal device or the network device to indicate the first network device or the first cell to enter an on state, an off state, a switch conversion state, a half-on state, a silent state, or a semi-silent state.

[0096] Optionally, the network status related information may include at least one of the following: a first listening position, a first detection position, a first signal or a first reference signal, a first listening configuration, a first transmission position and / or a first detection configuration, wherein the first listening position, the first detection position, the first signal or the first reference signal, the first listening configuration, the first transmission position and / or the first detection configuration are used to configure the terminal device or network device to listen, or are used by the terminal device or network device to determine whether the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, a switch switching state, a half-on state, a silent state or a semi-silent state, or are used by the terminal device or the network device to send or receive the first indication information.

[0097] It should be noted that the positions in the embodiments of the present application may include time domain resource positions and / or frequency domain resource positions. For example, the first monitoring position may include time domain resource positions and / or frequency domain resource positions. In the embodiments of the present application, monitoring may refer to monitoring PDCCH, and detection may refer to detecting SIB and reference signals, etc. For example, the first monitoring position may be used to monitor PDCCH, and the first detection position may be used to detect SIB and reference signals, etc.

[0098] Optionally, the first monitoring position, the first detection position, the first signal or the first reference signal, the first monitoring configuration, the first transmission position and / or the first detection configuration may satisfy at least one of the following:

[0099] Located in the open state, located in the closed state, located in the open state within the switch conversion state, located in the closed state within the switch conversion state, located in the half-open state, located in the silent state, or located in the semi-silent state; earlier than the cycle of the switch conversion state, earlier than the mode of the switch conversion state, earlier than the open state, earlier than the closed state, earlier than the state transition point within the switch conversion state, earlier than the half-open state, earlier than the silent state, or earlier than the semi-silent state; within a preset time domain interval; and having a fixed offset value with at least one of the open state, the closed state, the cycle of the switch conversion state, the mode of the switch conversion state, the state transition point within the switch conversion state, the half-open state, the silent state, or the semi-silent state. For example, Figure 4 As shown, the first listening position, the first detection position, the first signal or the first reference signal, the first listening configuration, the first transmission position and / or the first detection configuration can be earlier than the cycle or pattern of the switch conversion state, or earlier than the on state, or earlier than the off state, or earlier than the state transition point within the switch conversion state, or located within the on state or the off state within the cycle or pattern of the switch conversion state, etc.

[0100] Optionally, the first indication information may include at least one of the following: a conversion indication or information, an on indication or information, a off indication or information, a half-open state indication or information, a silent state indication or information, a semi-silent state indication or information, a synchronization signal block SSB, a reference signal RS, a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, a random access channel RACH, semi-persistent scheduling SPS, a configuration authorization CG and a scheduling request SR.

[0101] Further, the terminal device may send or receive the first indication information according to the first listening position, the first detection position, the first signal or the first reference signal, the first listening configuration, the first transmission position and / or the first detection configuration. Correspondingly, the network device may receive or send the first indication information according to the first listening position, the first detection position, the first signal or the first reference signal, the first listening configuration, the first transmission position and / or the first detection configuration.

[0102] Optionally, the terminal device may send or receive at least one of the following information after state conversion, or after the first cell or the first network device is in an open state, or after the first cell or the first network device is in an Xth state (the Xth state may refer to a half-open state, a silent state, or a semi-silent state), or after the first listening position, the first detection position, the first signal or the first reference signal, the first listening configuration, the first transmission position, and / or the first detection configuration, or after the first indication information is sent or received: synchronization signal block SSB, reference signal RS, physical downlink control channel PDCCH, physical uplink control channel PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, random access channel RACH, and scheduling request SR. Accordingly, the network device may receive or send the above information.

[0103] In some possible implementations, the first configuration information may include second information, and the second information may be used to request the network device to send or start sending the first information; and / or, for the network device to send or start sending the first information, and / or, for the terminal device to send or start sending the first information; and / or, for the terminal device to receive or start receiving the first information; and / or, for the network device to receive or start receiving the first information.

[0104] Among them, the first information is at least one of the following: synchronization signal block SSB, reference signal RS, physical downlink control channel PDCCH, physical uplink control channel PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, random access channel RACH, semi-persistent scheduling SPS, configuration grant CG and scheduling request SR.

[0105] Optionally, the second information may include at least one of the following: a second listening position, a second detection position, a second listening configuration, a second transmission position and / or a second detection configuration.

[0106] Optionally, the second listening position, the second detection position, the second listening configuration, the second transmission position and / or the second detection configuration may satisfy at least one of the following: located in an open state, located in a closed state, located in an open state within a switch conversion state, located in a closed state within a switch conversion state, located in a half-open state, located in a silent state, or located in a semi-silent state; earlier than the cycle of the switch conversion state, earlier than the mode of the switch conversion state, earlier than the open state, earlier than the closed state, earlier than the state transition point within the switch conversion state, earlier than the half-open state, earlier than the silent state, or earlier than the semi-silent state; within a preset time domain interval; and having a fixed offset value with at least one of the open state, the closed state, the cycle of the switch conversion state, the mode of the switch conversion state, the state transition point within the switch conversion state, the half-open state, the silent state, or the semi-silent state. For example, Figure 4As shown, the second listening position, the second detection position, the second signal, the second transmission position or the second reference signal, the second listening configuration, the second transmission position and / or the second detection configuration can be earlier than the cycle or pattern of the switch conversion state, earlier than the state conversion point within the switch conversion state, or, be located in the on state or the off state within the cycle or pattern of the switch conversion state.

[0107] Optionally, the terminal device may send the first information to the network device according to the second information; or the terminal device may send the first information to the network device using the configuration of the second information; or the terminal device may receive the first information from the network device according to the second information; or the terminal device may receive the first information from the network device using the configuration of the second information. The configuration of the second information may include: a second monitoring configuration and a second detection configuration.

[0108] Optionally, the terminal device sending the first information to the network device according to the second information may include at least one of the following:

[0109] The terminal device sends the first information to the network device before the state transition; the terminal device sends the first information to the network device before the first network device or the first cell is turned on; the terminal device sends the first information to the network device before the first network device or the first cell is in the Xth state (the Xth state may refer to a half-open state, a silent state or a semi-silent state); the terminal device sends the first information to the network device after receiving the second listening configuration or the second detection configuration, or after the second listening position, the second detection position or the second transmission position; the terminal device receives the first information from the network device after receiving the second listening configuration or the second detection configuration, or after the second listening position, the second detection position or the second transmission position; the terminal device sends the first information to the network device at the starting moment of receiving the second listening configuration or the second detection configuration, or at the starting moment of the second listening position, the second detection position or the second transmission position; the terminal device receives the first information from the network device at the starting moment of receiving the second listening configuration or the second detection configuration, or at the starting moment of the second listening position, the second detection position or the second transmission position.

[0110] In some possible implementations, the first configuration information may include transmission configuration of the third information.

[0111] Among them, the transmission configuration of the third information may include at least one of the following: a first transmission configuration, a second transmission configuration and a third transmission configuration, the first transmission configuration includes a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the third information in the on state, the second transmission configuration includes a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the third information in the off state, and the third transmission configuration includes a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the third information in the state transition state.

[0112] Optionally, the transmission configuration of the third information may also be used in combination with the second indication information in the subsequent method 500, such as the terminal device may transmit information or signals with the network device according to the first configuration information, and the detailed description of the second indication information may refer to the embodiment in the method 500. For example, the terminal device may also receive the second indication information sent by the network device, and when the second indication information indicates that the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, a half-on state, a silent state or a half-silent state, the terminal device may transmit at least one of the third information, the fifth information, the tenth information, the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information with the network device according to at least one of the first transmission configuration, the second transmission configuration and the third transmission configuration.

[0113] The first transmission configuration may include a first configuration and / or a first period, the first configuration including at least one of the following: configuration of a synchronization signal block SSB, configuration of a reference signal RS, configuration of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, configuration of a scheduling request SR transmission, configuration of a configuration grant CG, configuration of a semi-static scheduling SPS, configuration of a random access channel RACH or a physical random access channel PRACH, the first period including at least one of the following: a period of SSB transmission, a period of RS transmission, a period of PDCCH, a period of SR transmission, a period of CG, and a period of SPS.

[0114] The second transmission configuration may include a second configuration and / or a second period, the second configuration including at least one of the following: SSB configuration, RS configuration, PDCCH configuration, SR transmission configuration, CG configuration, SPS configuration, RACH or PRACH configuration, the second period including at least one of the following: SSB transmission period, RS transmission period, PDCCH period, SR transmission period, CG period, SPS period.

[0115] The third transmission configuration may include a third configuration and / or a third period, the third configuration including at least one of the following: SSB configuration, RS configuration, PDCCH configuration, SR transmission configuration, CG configuration, SPS configuration, RACH or PRACH configuration, and the third period includes at least one of the following: SSB transmission period, RS transmission period, PDCCH period, SR transmission period, CG period, SPS period.

[0116] Optionally, the first configuration may be different from the second configuration, and / or the first period may be different from the second period, and / or the first period may be smaller than the second period, and / or the number of resources of the first configuration may be larger than the number of resources of the second configuration, and / or the number of resources of the first configuration may be different from the number of resources of the second configuration, and / or the resources of the first configuration may be larger than the resources of the second configuration, and / or the third configuration is different from the second configuration, and / or the third configuration is different from the first configuration, and / or the third period is different from the second period, and / or the third configuration is different from the first configuration. The third period is different from the first period, and / or the third period is greater than the second period, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration is less than the number of resources of the second configuration, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration is different from the number of resources of the second configuration, and / or the resources of the third configuration are less than the resources of the second configuration, and / or the third period is greater than the first period, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration is less than the number of resources of the first configuration, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration is different from the number of resources of the first configuration, and / or the resources of the third configuration are less than the resources of the first configuration.

[0117] Optionally, the terminal device may send or receive the third information based on the first transmission configuration and / or the second transmission configuration according to the network state. Accordingly, the network device may receive or send the third information.

[0118] The third information may be at least one of the following: synchronization signal block SSB, system information, reference signal RS, physical downlink control channel PDCCH, PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, random access channel RACH, SPS, CG and scheduling request SR.

[0119] Optionally, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device can send or receive the third information according to the first transmission configuration; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device can send or receive the third information according to the second transmission configuration. Correspondingly, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the network device can receive or send the third information according to the first transmission configuration; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the network device can receive or send the third information according to the second transmission configuration.

[0120] Optionally, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device may send or receive the third information; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device may not send or receive the third information. Correspondingly, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the network device may receive or send the third information; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the network device may not receive or send the third information.

[0121] Further, in some other possible implementations, optionally, the transmission configuration of the third information may include at least one of the following: a first transmission configuration, a second transmission configuration and a third transmission configuration, the first transmission configuration including a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the third information in the on state, the second transmission configuration including a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the third information in the off state, and the third transmission configuration including a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the third information in the state transition state.

[0122] Optionally, the third configuration may be different from the second configuration, and / or the third configuration may be different from the first configuration, and / or the third period may be different from the second period, and / or the third period may be different from the first period, and / or the third period may be greater than the second period, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration may be less than the number of resources of the second configuration, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration may be different from the number of resources of the second configuration, and / or the resources of the third configuration may be less than the resources of the second configuration, and / or the third period may be greater than the first period, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration may be less than the number of resources of the first configuration, and / or the number of resources of the third configuration may be different from the number of resources of the first configuration, and / or the resources of the third configuration may be less than the resources of the first configuration.

[0123] Optionally, the terminal device may send or receive the third information based on the first transmission configuration and / or the second transmission configuration and / or the third transmission configuration according to the network state. Accordingly, the network device may receive or send the third information.

[0124] Optionally, in the on state, the terminal device can send or receive the third information according to the first transmission configuration; in the off state, the terminal device can send or receive the third information according to the second transmission configuration; in the switch conversion state, the terminal device can send or receive the third information according to the third transmission configuration. Correspondingly, in the on state, the network device can receive or send the third information according to the first transmission configuration; in the off state, the network device can receive or send the third information according to the second transmission configuration; in the switch conversion state, the network device can receive or send the third information according to the third transmission configuration.

[0125] In some possible implementations, the first configuration information may include a transmission configuration of the tenth information.

[0126] Optionally, the transmission configuration of the tenth information may include at least two configurations, and the at least two configurations correspond to at least two network states.

[0127] Optionally, the transmission configuration of the tenth information may include at least the seventh transmission configuration and the eighth transmission configuration, or the transmission configuration of the tenth information may include at least the seventh transmission configuration, the eighth transmission configuration and the ninth transmission configuration, the seventh transmission configuration may include the configuration of the terminal device transmitting the tenth information in the first state, the eighth transmission configuration may include the configuration of the terminal device transmitting the tenth information in the second state, and the ninth transmission configuration may include the configuration of the terminal device transmitting the tenth information in the third state. Of course, the transmission configuration of the tenth information may also include more transmission configurations (for example, four, five or more transmission configurations, which may correspond one-to-one to multiple network states), which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0128] The first state, the second state and the third state may satisfy any of the following:

[0129] The first state is an open state, the second state is a half-open state, and the third state is a closed state;

[0130] The first state is an on state, the second state is a silent state, and the third state is an off state;

[0131] The first state is an on state, the second state is a semi-silent state, and the third state is a silent state.

[0132] Optionally, the transmission configuration of the tenth information may also be used in combination with the second indication information in the subsequent method 500, such as the terminal device may transmit the tenth information to the network device according to the first configuration information, and the detailed description of the second indication information may refer to the embodiment in the method 500. For example, the terminal device may also receive the second indication information sent by the network device, and when the second indication information indicates that the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, a half-on state, a silent state or a half-silent state, the terminal device may transmit at least one of the third information, the fifth information, the tenth information, the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information to the network device according to at least one of the seventh transmission configuration, the eighth transmission configuration and the ninth transmission configuration.

[0133] The seventh transmission configuration may include a seventh configuration and / or a seventh period, the seventh configuration including at least one of the following: configuration of a synchronization signal block SSB, configuration of a reference signal RS, configuration of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, configuration of a scheduling request SR transmission, configuration of a configuration grant CG, configuration of a semi-static scheduling SPS, and configuration of a random access channel RACH or a physical random access channel PRACH, the seventh period including at least one of the following: a period of SSB transmission, a period of RS transmission, a period of PDCCH, a period of SR transmission, a period of CG, and a period of SPS.

[0134] The eighth transmission configuration may include an eighth configuration and / or an eighth period, the eighth configuration including at least one of the following: configuration of a synchronization signal block SSB, configuration of a reference signal RS, configuration of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, configuration of a scheduling request SR transmission, configuration of a configuration grant CG, configuration of a semi-static scheduling SPS, and configuration of a random access channel RACH or a physical random access channel PRACH, the eighth period including at least one of the following: a period of SSB transmission, a period of RS transmission, a period of PDCCH, a period of SR transmission, a period of CG, and a period of SPS.

[0135] The ninth transmission configuration may include a ninth configuration and / or a ninth period, the ninth configuration including at least one of the following: configuration of a synchronization signal block SSB, configuration of a reference signal RS, configuration of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, configuration of a scheduling request SR transmission, configuration of a configuration grant CG, configuration of a semi-static scheduling SPS, configuration of a random access channel RACH or a physical random access channel PRACH, the ninth period including at least one of the following: a period of SSB transmission, a period of RS transmission, a period of PDCCH, a period of SR transmission, a period of CG, and a period of SPS.

[0136] Optionally, the seventh configuration may be different from the eighth configuration, and / or the seventh period may be different from the eighth period, and / or the seventh period may be smaller than the eighth period, and / or the number of resources of the seventh configuration may be greater than the number of resources of the eighth configuration, and / or the number of resources of the seventh configuration may be different from the number of resources of the eighth configuration, and / or the resources of the seventh configuration may be greater than the resources of the eighth configuration.

[0137] Optionally, the seventh configuration may be different from the ninth configuration, and / or the seventh period may be different from the ninth period, and / or the seventh period is smaller than the ninth period, and / or the number of resources of the seventh configuration is larger than the number of resources of the ninth configuration, and / or the number of resources of the seventh configuration is different from the number of resources of the ninth configuration, and / or the resources of the seventh configuration are larger than the resources of the ninth configuration; and / or,

[0138] Optionally, the eighth configuration is different from the ninth configuration, and / or the eighth period is different from the ninth period, and / or the eighth period may be smaller than the ninth period, and / or the number of resources of the eighth configuration may be greater than the number of resources of the ninth configuration, and / or the number of resources of the eighth configuration may be different from the number of resources of the ninth configuration, and / or the resources of the eighth configuration may be greater than the resources of the ninth configuration.

[0139] Furthermore, the terminal device may send or receive the tenth information according to the network status and based on a transmission configuration corresponding to the network status.

[0140] Optionally, the tenth information may be at least one of the following: synchronization signal block SSB, system information, reference signal RS, PDCCH, PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, random access channel RACH, SPS, CG and scheduling request SR.

[0141] In some possible implementations, the first configuration information may include a tenth transmission configuration.

[0142] The tenth transmission configuration may be used to transmit at least two pieces of information, and the at least two pieces of information may correspond to at least two network states.

[0143] Optionally, the tenth transmission configuration may also be used in combination with the second indication information in the subsequent method 500, and the detailed description of the second indication information may refer to the embodiment in the method 500. For example, the terminal device may also receive the second indication information sent by the network device, and when the second indication information indicates that the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, a half-on state, a silent state, or a semi-silent state, the terminal device may transmit at least one of the third information, the fifth information, the tenth information, the eleventh information, the twelfth information, and the thirteenth information with the network device according to the tenth transmission configuration.

[0144] Optionally, the tenth transmission configuration may be used to transmit at least one of the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information.

[0145] Optionally, the tenth transmission configuration may be used to transmit at least eleventh information and twelfth information, the eleventh information may be information transmitted by the terminal device in the first state, and the twelfth information may be information transmitted by the terminal device in the second state.

[0146] Alternatively, the tenth transmission configuration may be used to transmit at least the eleventh information and the twelfth information, the eleventh information may be information transmitted by the terminal device in the first state, and the twelfth information may be information transmitted by the terminal device in the second state.

[0147] Alternatively, the tenth transmission configuration may be used to transmit at least the thirteenth information and the twelfth information, the twelfth information may be information transmitted by the terminal device in the second state, and the thirteenth information may be information transmitted by the terminal device in the third state.

[0148] Alternatively, the tenth transmission configuration can be used to transmit at least the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information, the eleventh information can be the information transmitted by the terminal device in the first state, the twelfth information can be the information transmitted by the terminal device in the second state, and the thirteenth information can be the information transmitted by the terminal device in the third state.

[0149] Alternatively, the tenth transmission configuration can be used to transmit at least one of the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information, the eleventh information can be the information transmitted by the terminal device in the first state, the twelfth information can be the information transmitted by the terminal device in the second state, and the thirteenth information can be the information transmitted by the terminal device in the third state.

[0150] Optionally, at least one of the eleventh information, the twelfth information, and the thirteenth information may be at least one of the following:

[0151] SSB, system information, RS, PDCCH, PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, RACH, SPS, CG and SR.

[0152] Optionally, the relationship between at least two of the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information may be: the same or different.

[0153] Optionally, the tenth transmission configuration may include a tenth configuration and / or a tenth period, the tenth configuration including at least one of the following: configuration of a synchronization signal block SSB, configuration of a reference signal RS, configuration of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, configuration of a scheduling request SR transmission, configuration of a configuration grant CG, configuration of a semi-static scheduling SPS, and configuration of a random access channel RACH or a physical random access channel PRACH, and the tenth period includes at least one of the following: a period of SSB transmission, a period of RS transmission, a period of PDCCH, a period of SR transmission, a period of CG, and a period of SPS.

[0154] Optionally, the relationship between at least two corresponding tenth transmission configurations of the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information may be: the same or different.

[0155] Optionally, the relationship between at least two of the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information may be at least one of the following: the thirteenth information is a subset or a full set of the twelfth information, the twelfth information is a subset or a full set of the eleventh information, and the thirteenth information is a subset or a full set of the eleventh information.

[0156] Optionally, the relationship between at least two corresponding tenth transmission configurations of the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information may be at least one of the following: the tenth transmission configuration corresponding to the thirteenth information is a subset or a full set of the tenth transmission configuration corresponding to the twelfth information, the tenth transmission configuration corresponding to the twelfth information is a subset or a full set of the tenth transmission configuration corresponding to the eleventh information, and the tenth transmission configuration corresponding to the thirteenth information is a subset or a full set of the tenth transmission configuration corresponding to the eleventh information.

[0157] Optionally, the terminal device may send or receive information corresponding to the network status according to the network status.

[0158] In the above-mentioned present application, the transmission configuration corresponding to at least some of the network states in different network states may be different, and / or, the information corresponding to at least some of the network states in different network states may be different.

[0159] Optionally, the terminal device can also receive second indication information sent by the network device. When the second indication information indicates that the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, a off state, a half-on state, a silent state or a semi-silent state, the terminal device can transmit at least one of the third information, the fifth information, the tenth information, the eleventh information, the twelfth information and the thirteenth information with the network device according to the seventh transmission configuration, the eighth transmission configuration, the ninth transmission configuration, and at least one of the tenth transmission configuration.

[0160] In some possible implementations, the terminal device may report auxiliary information (e.g., fourth information) to the network device. For example, the terminal device may send fourth information to the network device, and the fourth information may be used to determine the network status of the first network device or the first cell. Accordingly, the network device may receive the fourth information.

[0161] The fourth information may include at least one of the following: service characteristics, mobility, and location of the terminal device. The mobility may be used to indicate the moving range of the terminal device within a preset time period. For example, if the moving distance of the terminal device within 1 hour is less than 100 meters, it can be considered that the terminal device has low mobility or a relatively fixed location; if the moving distance of the terminal device within 1 hour is less than 1000 meters, it can be considered that the terminal device has high mobility or a non-fixed location.

[0162] Optionally, the fourth information may also include the duration during which the terminal device does not transmit a scheduling request SR or does not use a configured grant (CG). Optionally, the fourth information may also include time information during which the terminal device does not transmit a scheduling request SR or does not use a configured grant (CG), for example, the time information may include a start time, an end time, etc.

[0163] Optionally, the terminal device may send the fourth information to the network device via an RRC message, a media access control layer control element MAC CE or uplink control information (UCI).

[0164] Optionally, the terminal device may send the fourth information to the network device at a specific time or time period. The specific time or time period is before the network state is converted, or before the closed state, or before the closed state of the state conversion mode, or before the open state, or before the open state of the state conversion mode, or in any network state, or in a specific network state (for example, a half-open state, a silent state, a semi-silent state, etc.).

[0165] In an embodiment of the present application, a mechanism or configuration based on the network status is provided, or a switch conversion (on-off) mechanism or configuration is provided, which can ensure energy saving of network equipment and avoid affecting the measurement, transmission, etc. of terminal equipment.

[0166] Figure 5 It is a schematic flowchart of the communication method of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 The method 500 shown may include steps S510, S520 and S530, which are specifically as follows:

[0167] S510, the terminal device receives the second indication information. Correspondingly, the network device may send the second indication information.

[0168] Among them, the second indication information can be used to indicate the network status related information, or to indicate the network status entered by the first network device or the first cell, or to indicate whether the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, a off state, a half-on state, a silent state or a semi-silent state.

[0169] Optionally, the second indication information includes at least one of the following:

[0170] The second indication information is configured or indicated to the terminal device through system information or dedicated information; the second indication information is configured or indicated to the terminal device through MAC CE or DCI or PDCCH; the second indication information is dynamically configured or indicated to the terminal device; the second indication information is for the terminal device; the second indication information is for a base station or a cell; the second indication information is for a network device adjacent to the network device where the terminal device is currently located or a cell adjacent to the cell where the terminal device is currently located; the second indication information is for the network device where the terminal device is currently located or the cell where the terminal device is currently located.

[0171] S520: The terminal device may determine the network status or information related to the network status according to the second indication information.

[0172] S530, the terminal device communicates according to the network state or information related to the network state. Correspondingly, the network device communicates according to the network state or information related to the network state.

[0173] In some possible implementations, the second indication information may include a second parameter, and the second parameter may be used to indicate whether a terminal device that does not support network energy saving can access the first network device or the first cell, or whether a terminal device that supports network energy saving can access the first network device or the first cell. For example, the second parameter may include at least one of cellBarred, cellReservedForOtherUse, cellReservedForFutureUse, and a new bar parameter.

[0174] Furthermore, the terminal device may determine whether to access the first network device or the first cell according to the second parameter.

[0175] For example, a terminal device supporting network energy saving determines whether it can access the network according to cellBarred and the new bar parameter. Exemplarily, if cellBarred is set to barred and the new bar parameter is set to non-barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving can access the network. Otherwise, if cellBarred is set to barred and the new bar parameter is set to barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving cannot access the network. For example, a legacy UE or a terminal device that does not support network energy saving determines whether it can access the network according to cellBarred. Exemplarily, if cellBarred is set to barred, the legacy UE or the terminal device that does not support network energy saving cannot access the network. Otherwise, if cellBarred is set to not barred, the legacy UE or the terminal device that does not support network energy saving can access the network. For example, a terminal device supporting network energy saving determines whether it can access the network according to cellBarred. Exemplarily, if cellBarred is set to barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving cannot access the network. Otherwise, if cellBarred is set to not barred, the terminal device supporting network energy saving can access the network.

[0176] In some possible implementations, the second indication information may be used for transmitting fifth information.

[0177] Optionally, the network status related information may include transmission configuration of the fifth information.

[0178] Optionally, the transmission configuration of the fifth information may include a fourth transmission configuration and / or a fifth transmission configuration, the fourth transmission configuration may include a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the fifth information in the on state, and the fifth transmission configuration may include a configuration in which the terminal device transmits the fifth information in the off state.

[0179] The fourth transmission configuration may include a fourth configuration and / or a fourth period, the fourth configuration including at least one of the following: configuration of a synchronization signal block SSB, configuration of a reference signal RS, configuration of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, configuration of a scheduling request SR transmission, configuration of a configuration grant CG, configuration of a semi-static scheduling SPS, and configuration of a random access channel RACH or a physical random access channel PRACH, the fourth period including at least one of the following: a period of SSB transmission, a period of RS transmission, a period of PDCCH, a period of SR transmission, a period of CG, and a period of SPS.

[0180] The fifth transmission configuration may include a fifth configuration and / or a fifth period, the fifth configuration including at least one of the following: SSB configuration, RS configuration, PDCCH configuration, SR transmission configuration, CG configuration, SPS configuration, RACH or PRACH configuration, the fifth period including at least one of the following: SSB transmission period, RS transmission period, PDCCH period, SR transmission period, CG period, SPS period.

[0181] Optionally, the fourth configuration may be different from the fifth configuration, and / or the fourth period may be different from the fifth period, and / or the fourth period may be smaller than the fifth period, and / or the number of resources of the fourth configuration may be greater than the number of resources of the fifth configuration, and / or the number of resources of the fourth configuration may be different from the number of resources of the fifth configuration, and / or the resources of the fourth configuration may be greater than the resources of the fifth configuration.

[0182] Optionally, the terminal device may send or receive the fifth information based on the fourth transmission configuration and / or the fifth transmission configuration according to the network state. Accordingly, the network device may receive or send the fifth information.

[0183] Optionally, the fifth information may include at least one of the following: cell public information and terminal device specific information.

[0184] Optionally, the fifth information may be at least one of the following: synchronization signal block SSB, system information, reference signal RS, PDCCH, PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, random access channel RACH, SPS, CG and scheduling request SR.

[0185] Optionally, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device may send or receive the fifth information according to the fourth transmission configuration; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device may send or receive the fifth information according to the fifth transmission configuration. Correspondingly, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the network device may receive or send the fifth information according to the fourth transmission configuration; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the network device may receive or send the fifth information according to the fifth transmission configuration.

[0186] Optionally, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device may send or receive the fifth information; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device may not send or receive the fifth information. Correspondingly, in the on state or in the on state within the switch conversion state, the network device may receive or send the fifth information; in the off state or in the off state within the switch conversion state, the network device may not receive or send the fifth information.

[0187] Further, in some other possible implementations, optionally, the transmission configuration of the fifth information may include at least one of the following: the fourth transmission configuration, the fifth transmission configuration and the sixth transmission configuration, the fourth transmission configuration including the configuration of the terminal device transmitting the fifth information in the on state, the fifth transmission configuration including the configuration of the terminal device transmitting the fifth information in the off state, and the sixth transmission configuration including the configuration of the terminal device transmitting the fifth information in the state transition state.

[0188] The sixth transmission configuration may include a sixth configuration and / or a sixth period, the sixth configuration including at least one of the following: SSB configuration, RS configuration, PDCCH configuration, SR transmission configuration, CG configuration, SPS configuration, RACH or PRACH configuration, the sixth period including at least one of the following: SSB transmission period, RS transmission period, PDCCH period, SR transmission period, CG period, SPS period.

[0189] Optionally, the sixth configuration may be different from the fifth configuration, and / or the sixth configuration may be different from the fourth configuration, and / or the sixth period may be different from the fifth period, and / or the sixth period may be different from the fourth period, and / or the sixth period may be greater than the fifth period, and / or the number of resources of the sixth configuration may be less than the number of resources of the fifth configuration, and / or the number of resources of the sixth configuration may be different from the number of resources of the fifth configuration, and / or the resources of the sixth configuration may be less than the resources of the fifth configuration, and / or the sixth period may be greater than the fourth period, and / or the number of resources of the sixth configuration may be less than the number of resources of the fourth configuration, and / or the number of resources of the sixth configuration may be different from the number of resources of the fourth configuration, and / or the resources of the sixth configuration may be less than the resources of the fourth configuration.

[0190] Optionally, the terminal device may send or receive the fifth information based on the fourth transmission configuration and / or the fifth transmission configuration and / or the sixth transmission configuration according to the network state. Accordingly, the network device may receive or send the fifth information.

[0191] Optionally, in the on state, the terminal device can send or receive the fifth information according to the fourth transmission configuration; in the off state, the terminal device can send or receive the fifth information according to the fifth transmission configuration; in the switch conversion state, the terminal device can send or receive the fifth information according to the sixth transmission configuration. Correspondingly, in the on state, the network device can receive or send the fifth information according to the fourth transmission configuration; in the off state, the network device can receive or send the fifth information according to the fifth transmission configuration; in the switch conversion state, the network device can receive or send the fifth information according to the sixth transmission configuration.

[0192] In some possible implementations, the terminal device may also report auxiliary information (e.g., sixth information) to the network device. For example, the terminal device may send the sixth information to the network device, and the sixth information may be used to determine the network state of the first network device or the first cell. Accordingly, the network device may receive the sixth information.

[0193] The sixth information may include at least one of the following: service characteristics, mobility, and location of the terminal device, and the mobility may be used to indicate the movement range of the terminal device within a preset time period.

[0194] Optionally, the sixth information may also include the duration during which the terminal device does not transmit a scheduling request SR or does not use a configured grant (CG). Optionally, the sixth information may also include time information during which the terminal device does not transmit a scheduling request SR or does not use a configured grant (CG), for example, the time information may include a start time, an end time, etc.

[0195] Optionally, the terminal device may send the sixth information to the network device via an RRC message, a media access control layer control element MAC CE or uplink control information (UCI).

[0196] Optionally, the terminal device may send the sixth information to the network device at a specific time or time period. The specific time or time period is before the network state is converted, or before the closed state, or before the closed state of the state conversion mode, or before the open state, or before the open state of the state conversion mode, or in any network state, or in a specific network state (for example, a half-open state, a silent state, a semi-silent state, etc.).

[0197] In some possible implementations, the second indication information can be used in combination with the first listening position, the first detection position, the first signal or the first reference signal, the first listening configuration, the first transmission position and / or the first detection configuration in the aforementioned embodiments, and / or the second listening position, the second detection position, the second listening configuration, the second transmission position and / or the second detection configuration.

[0198] For example, if the terminal device determines or instructs the first cell to perform a switch conversion at the first listening position, the network device sends second indication information to the terminal device to dynamically instruct the first cell to enter the on state.

[0199] For example, if the terminal device determines or indicates that the first cell state is converted to an on state or a half-open state at the first listening position, the network device sends second indication information to the terminal device to dynamically indicate that the first cell state is converted to an on state or a half-open state.

[0200] For example, the second indication information indicates that the first cell is converted to an on state or a half-on state. Before the first cell is converted to an on state or a half-on state, the terminal device sends the first information. The first information can be used for measurement or scheduling reference, thereby ensuring that there is measurement information or scheduling reference information when the first cell switches the switch state.

[0201] For example, the second indication information indicates that the first cell performs a switch state change. Before the first cell performs a switch state change, the terminal device sends the first information. The first information can be used for measurement or scheduling reference, thereby ensuring that there is measurement information or scheduling reference information when the first cell performs a switch state change.

[0202] In an embodiment of the present application, a method of dynamically indicating the network status, or a method of dynamically indicating on or off, is provided, which can ensure energy saving of network equipment and flexibly avoid affecting the measurement, transmission, etc. of terminal equipment.

[0203] Figure 6 It is a schematic flowchart of the communication method of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 6 The method 600 shown may include steps S610 and S620, which are specifically as follows:

[0204] S610: The network device receives status information or first change information of status information of a second network device or a second cell sent by a first entity.

[0205] And / or, the network device may also request the state information or the first change information from the first entity, or send the state information or the first change information to the first entity. For example, the network device may request the state information or the first change information from the first entity, or send the state information or the first change information to the first entity, during the switching process, or during the switching preparation process, or during the switching request process, or during the switching execution process, or after the switching command is sent, or before the switching command is sent, or before the switching is triggered or executed.

[0206] And / or, status information or first change information of status information of the network device or the cell of the network device sent by the network device to the first entity.

[0207] The state information or the first change information may include at least one of the following:

[0208] Network status indication, start time of opening, start time of closing, duration of opening, duration of closing, end time of opening, end time of closing, cycle of opening state, number of times of keeping opening state, cycle of closing state, number of times of keeping closing state, time of half-open state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, cycle, etc.), time of second state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, cycle, etc.), time of third state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, cycle, etc.).

[0209] Optionally, after acquiring the status information or first change information of the status information of the second network device or the second cell, the first entity may send the status information or first change information of the status information of the second network device or the second cell to the network device.

[0210] Optionally, the first entity may send or receive the status information or the first change information of other cells or base stations other than the current base station or cell.

[0211] The network device may be a base station. Optionally, the network device may be at least one of a source base station, a target base station, and a candidate target base station, or the state information or the first change information may be for at least one of a source base station, a target base station, and a candidate target base station. The first entity may be at least one of the following: a terminal device, a second network device, a third network device, and an operation, maintenance, and management entity (OAM).

[0212] The second network device may be a network device adjacent to the currently located network device or a network device where the terminal device is currently located, and the second cell may be a cell adjacent to the currently located cell or a cell where the terminal device is currently located.

[0213] In some possible implementations, the network device may receive status information or first change information of the second network device or the second cell sent by the second network device; or, the network device may send status information or first change information of the second network device or the second cell to the second network device; or, the network device may receive status information or first change information of the third network device or the third cell sent by the second network device, or, the network device may send status information or first change information of the network device or the cell of the network device to the second network device.

[0214] In some possible implementations, the network device may receive status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell sent by a terminal device; or, the network device may send status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell to the terminal device.

[0215] In some possible implementations, the network device may receive status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell sent by an OAM entity; or, the network device may send status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell to the OAM entity.

[0216] In some possible implementations, the network device may send status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell to a terminal device; or, the network device may receive status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell sent by the terminal device.

[0217] Optionally, in the above embodiment, the network device may transmit the state information or the first change information in at least one of the following ways:

[0218] The network device receives status information or first change information after sending a switching command or during a switching request; the network device sends status information or first change information after sending a switching command or during a switching request; the network device receives status information or first change information before executing or triggering a switching process; the network device sends status information or first change information before executing or triggering a switching process; the network device receives status information or first change information during the switching process; the network device sends status information or first change information during the switching process; the network device receives status information or first change information of the current network device or the current cell or other network devices or other cells before executing or triggering a switching process; the network device sends status information or first change information of the current network device or the current cell or other network devices or other cells before executing or triggering a switching process. status information or first change information; the network device receives the status information or first change information of the current network device or the current cell or other network devices or other cells during the switching process; the network device sends the status information or first change information of the current network device or the current cell or other network devices or other cells during the switching process; the network device receives the status information or the first change information during the switching process of the terminal device; the network device sends the status information or the first change information during the switching process of the terminal device; the network device receives the status information or the first change information before sending the switching command; the network device sends the status information or the first change information before sending the switching command; the network device receives the status information or the first change information after sending the CHO command; the network device sends the status information or the first change information after the CHO command.

[0219] S620: The network device performs corresponding actions according to the state information or the first change information.

[0220] Optionally, the network device may perform at least one of the following actions according to the first change information: executing a switching decision, determining whether to resend a switching command, updating a switching command, terminating a switching, and sending a switching command.

[0221] Optionally, the terminal device may also perform corresponding actions according to the status information or the first change information.

[0222] Optionally, the network device may also send seventh information to the first entity, and the seventh information may be used to indicate whether to perform switching.

[0223] The terminal device can perform at least one of the following actions according to the seventh information and / or the first change information: switching, not performing switching, terminating switching, suspending switching, or suspending part of the slice command information.

[0224] Figure 7 It is a schematic flowchart of the communication method of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 7 The method 700 shown may include steps S710 and S720, which are specifically as follows:

[0225] S710, the terminal device sends status information or second change information of a second network device or a second cell, or obtains relevant information of the status information or second change information of a second network device or a second cell.

[0226] The state information or the second change information may include at least one of the following:

[0227] Network status indication, start time of opening, start time of closing, duration of opening, duration of closing, end time of opening, end time of closing, cycle of opening state, number of times of keeping opening state, cycle of closing state, number of times of keeping closing state, time of half-open state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, cycle, etc.), time of second state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, cycle, etc.), time of third state (for example: at least one of start, end, duration, cycle, etc.).

[0228] Optionally, the terminal device can obtain the status information or the second change information of the second network device or the second cell indicated by the network device; or, the terminal device can read the system information of the current network device / cell or the second network device / cell to obtain the status information or the second change information of the current base station / cell and / or the second network device / cell from the system information.

[0229] Optionally, before switching, or after receiving a switching command, or during the switching process, or after receiving a CHO command, or during the CHO measurement process, or when the CHO switching conditions are met, the terminal device can obtain the status information or the second change information of the second network device or the second cell indicated by the network device; or, the terminal device can read the system information of the current network device / cell or the second network device / cell to obtain the status information or the second change information of the current base station / cell and / or the second network device / cell from the system information.

[0230] S720: The terminal device performs corresponding actions according to the state information or the second change information.

[0231] Optionally, the terminal device may perform at least one of the following according to the state information or the second change information:

[0232] Determine whether the second network device is in the on state or the off state; determine the state of the second network device and determine whether the second cell is in the on state or the off state; determine the state of the second cell, perform switching, do not perform switching or terminate switching; suspend switching or do not consider the second cell in the suspend state or in the state transition mode; suspend evaluation of the second cell; suspend switching to the second cell; suspend evaluation of the second cell or suspend switching to the second cell under a specific network state; evaluation or switching can be performed only when the second cell is in the on state.

[0233] Optionally, the second network device may be a network device adjacent to the currently located network device or a network device where the terminal device is currently located, and the second cell may be a cell adjacent to the currently located cell or a cell where the terminal device is currently located.

[0234] Optionally, the second network device may be a target primary base station or a target base station for switching, and / or the second cell may be a target primary cell or a target primary and secondary cell for switching.

[0235] Optionally, the terminal device can determine that the second cell is a primary cell PCell, a secondary cell SCell or a primary and secondary cell PSCell based on the status information or the second change information; and / or, the terminal device can determine that the second network device is a main base station or a secondary base station based on the status information or the second change information.

[0236] Figure 8 It is a schematic flowchart of the communication method of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 8 The method 800 shown may include steps S810, S820 and S830, which are specifically as follows:

[0237] S810, the terminal device sends eighth information to the network device.

[0238] The eighth information may be used to request the network device to send system information.

[0239] Optionally, the eighth information may include third indication information, and the third indication information is used to indicate the start time, end time and / or duration of broadcasting of the system information requested by the terminal device.

[0240] Optionally, the system information is part or all of the system information. Alternatively, the system information is part or all of the system information supporting an on-demand method.

[0241] S820, the terminal device receives the system information.

[0242] Optionally, the terminal device may receive the system information sent by the network device.

[0243] Optionally, the system information may include fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information may be used to indicate the start time, end time and / or duration of broadcasting of the system information.

[0244] Optionally, the system information is part or all of the system information. Alternatively, the system information is part or all of the system information supporting an on-demand mode.

[0245] S830, the terminal device sends fifth indication information to the network device.

[0246] The fifth indication information may be used to indicate whether the terminal device needs to extend the broadcast duration of the system information, the broadcast duration that needs to be extended, and / or whether the system information does not need to be broadcast.

[0247] Optionally, the system information is part or all of the system information. Alternatively, the system information is part or all of the system information supporting an on-demand mode.

[0248] Optionally, the terminal device may send fifth indication information to the network device in any of the following situations:

[0249] The broadcast duration of the system information ends, after the fourth indication information is received, the broadcast duration of the system information exceeds, and the system information is not broadcast.

[0250] In an embodiment of the present application, a mechanism for stopping broadcasting system information is provided, which can reduce the power consumption of broadcasting system information.

[0251] Fig. 9 It is a schematic flowchart of the communication method of an embodiment of the present application. Fig. 9 The method 900 shown may include steps S910 and S920, which are specifically as follows:

[0252] S910, the terminal device receives ninth information sent by the network device.

[0253] The ninth information may be used to indicate whether to switch from the first bandwidth BWP to the second BWP. Optionally, the second BWP may be at least one of the following: an initial BWP, a specifically identified BWP, a network energy-saving BWP. Optionally, the serving cell may configure the network energy-saving BWP through a system message or dedicated information.

[0254] Optionally, the second BWP may be configured by the network, or the second BWP may be predefined, or may be indicated by ninth information.

[0255] Optionally, the ninth information may include at least one of the following: a group identifier, a BWP switching indication, an identifier of the second BWP, an identifier of the first BWP, a starting time of the switching, a starting duration of the switching, and an ending time of the switching.

[0256] Optionally, the terminal device may receive the ninth information sent by the network device via a group radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

[0257] Optionally, the terminal device can receive the ninth information sent by the network device via DCI or MAC CE or RRC.

[0258] Optionally, the terminal device may receive the ninth information sent by the network device in a common search space.

[0259] S920: The terminal device performs BWP switching according to the ninth information.

[0260] Optionally, the terminal device may perform BWP switching immediately after receiving the ninth information. Fig.10 As shown, after receiving the ninth information, the terminal device immediately switches from the first BWP to the second BWP.

[0261] Optionally, after receiving the ninth information, the terminal device may perform BWP switching at the switching time indicated by the ninth information. Fig.11As shown, after receiving the ninth information, the terminal device switches from the first BWP to the second BWP at the switching time indicated by the ninth information.

[0262] Optionally, after receiving the ninth information, the terminal device may perform BWP switching at a time of receiving the ninth information + a predefined / preconfigured time period.

[0263] In an embodiment of the present application, by introducing a method of using group RNTI to instruct a terminal device to perform BWP switching, the connected terminal device can be notified in time when the network device decides to save energy, and the use of group RNTI messages can save PDCCH resources.

[0264] Combination of the above Figures 1 to 11 , describes the method embodiment of the present application in detail, and the following is combined with Figure 12 to Figure 14 , describes the device embodiment of the present application in detail. It should be understood that the description of the method embodiment corresponds to the description of the device embodiment, so the parts not described in detail can refer to the previous method embodiment.

[0265] Fig.12 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.12 As shown, the terminal device 1200 includes a transmission unit 1210, which is specifically as follows:

[0266] The transmission unit 1210 is used to communicate according to the network status or information related to the network status.

[0267] The terminal device 1200 can execute the methods performed by the terminal device in various embodiments of the present application.

[0268] Fig.13 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.13 As shown, the network device 1300 includes a transmission unit 1310, which is specifically as follows:

[0269] The transmission unit 1310 is used to communicate according to the network status or information related to the network status.

[0270] The network device 1300 can execute the methods performed by the network device in various embodiments of the present application.

[0271] Fig.14 It is a schematic structural diagram of a device provided in one embodiment of the present application. Fig.14 The dotted line in the figure indicates that the unit or module is optional. The device 1400 can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment. The device 1400 can be a chip or a communication device (for example, Fig.12 The terminal device 1200 or Fig.13Network device 1300 shown).

[0272] The device 1400 may include one or more processors 1410. The processor 1410 may support the device 1400 to implement the method described in the foregoing method embodiment. The processor 1410 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor. For example, the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU). Alternatively, the processor may 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 gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor, etc.

[0273] The apparatus 1400 may further include one or more memories 1420. The memory 1420 stores a program, which can be executed by the processor 1410, so that the processor 1410 executes the method described in the above method embodiment. The memory 1420 may be independent of the processor 1410 or integrated in the processor 1410.

[0274] The apparatus 1400 may further include a transceiver 1430. The processor 1410 may communicate with other devices or chips through the transceiver 1430. For example, the processor 1410 may transmit and receive data with other devices or chips through the transceiver 1430.

[0275] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a program. The computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the communication device provided in the present application, and the program enables a computer to execute the method executed by the communication device in each embodiment of the present application.

[0276] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product. The computer program product includes a program. The computer program product can be applied to the communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application, and the program enables the computer to execute the method performed by the communication device in each embodiment of the present application.

[0277] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program. The computer program can be applied to the communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application, and the computer program enables a computer to execute the method executed by the communication device in each embodiment of the present application.

[0278] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, "B corresponding to A" means that B is associated with A, and B can be determined according to A. However, it should also be understood that determining B according to A does not mean determining B only according to A, and B can also be determined according to A and / or other information.

[0279] It should be understood that the term "and / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0280] It should be understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0281] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0282] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0283] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0284] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer 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 can be read by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0285] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art who is familiar with the present 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. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: include: Communicate based on the network status or information related to the network status.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: Determine a network state, wherein the network state includes a first network device or a first cell being in at least one of an on state, an off state, and a switch conversion state, wherein when the network device or the first cell is in the switch conversion state, it switches between the on state and the off state according to a preset cycle or pattern.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The determining of the network status includes: Acquire first configuration information; or, Sending the first configuration information; The first configuration information is used to determine the network status or information related to the network status, and / or the transmission of the terminal device.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: The first configuration information is configured or indicated to the terminal device in a static or semi-static manner; The first configuration information is configured for the terminal device; The first configuration information is configured for the network device or the cell where the terminal device is currently located.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The first configuration information includes a first parameter, where the first parameter is used to indicate whether a terminal device that does not support network energy saving can access the first network device or the first cell, or whether a terminal device that supports network energy saving can access the first network device or the first cell; Wherein, the method further comprises: Determine whether the terminal device accesses the first network device or the first cell according to the first parameter.

6. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a network status indication or an entered network status, a switch conversion status indication, a period of the switch conversion status, a mode of the switch conversion status, an on indication or an on status indication, a off indication or an off status indication, a time of the on status, and a time of the off status; The period of the switch conversion state includes at least one of the following: an on period, a off period, an on duration, an off duration, a start time of on, a start time of off, an end time of on, an end time of off, a conversion period of the switch conversion state, a switch conversion period of the switch conversion state, and a period of a mode of the switch conversion state; The mode of the switch conversion state includes at least one of the following: the starting time of the mode, the ending time of the mode, the open position within the mode, and the closed position within the mode; The time of the on state includes at least one of the following: an on cycle, an on duration, an on start time, and an on end time; The time of the closed state includes at least one of the following: a closed period, a closed duration, a closed start time, and a closed end time.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that The first configuration information indicates transmission information for transmitting the first indication information, or configuration information for transmitting the first indication information; the first indication information is used by the terminal device to monitor whether the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, or a switch conversion state, or is used to indicate to the terminal device the network state entered by the first network device or the first cell, or is used to indicate to the terminal device that the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, or a switch conversion state.

8. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first listening position and a first listening configuration, wherein the first listening position and the first listening configuration are used to configure the terminal device to listen, or are used by the terminal device to determine whether the first network device or the first cell enters an on state, an off state, or a switch conversion state, or are used by the terminal device to receive the first indication information.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The first monitoring position and the first monitoring configuration satisfy: In a preset time domain interval.

10. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that The first indication information includes at least one of the following: a conversion indication or information, an opening indication or information, and a closing indication or information.

11. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: After the state transition, or after the first cell or the first network device is in the turned-on state, at least one of the following information is sent or received: synchronization signal block SSB, reference signal RS, physical downlink control channel PDCCH, physical uplink control channel PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, random access channel RACH and scheduling request SR.

12. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 11, characterized in that The first configuration information includes transmission configuration of third information.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The third information is at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB, system information, reference signal RS, physical downlink control channel PDCCH, physical uplink control channel PUCCH, downlink data, uplink data, random access channel RACH, semi-persistent scheduling SPS, configuration grant CG and scheduling request SR.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that The communicating according to the network state or information related to the network state includes: In the on state or the on state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device sends or receives the third information; in the off state or the off state within the switch conversion state, the terminal device does not send or receive the third information.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that The network status related information includes at least one of the following: Network status, duration of on state, duration of off state, start time of on state, start time of off state, end time of on state, end time of off state, cycle of on state, cycle of off state.

16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that The method further comprises: Acquire status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell; or, Sending status information or first change information of a second network device or a second cell; The state information or the first change information includes at least one of the following: Network status indication, start time of opening, start time of closing, duration of opening, duration of closing, end time of opening, end time of closing, cycle of opening state, cycle of closing state.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive or send seventh information, where the seventh information is used to indicate whether to perform switching.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The method further comprises: Switching is performed according to the seventh information and / or the first change information.

19. A communication device, characterized in that: include: The transmission unit is used for communicating according to the network state or information related to the network state.

20. A communication device, characterized in that: It includes a memory, a transceiver and a processor, the memory is used to store programs, the processor sends and receives data through the transceiver, and the processor is used to call the program in the memory so that the communication device executes the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 18.

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