Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a communication method, a terminal, network equipment, a communication system and a storage medium. The method comprises: receiving a first instruction from a network device, the first instruction being used for instructing a terminal to perform at least one of information reporting and operation execution. The terminal is of an environment IoT type. Through the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, effective and reliable communication between the terminal and the network equipment can be realized.

Description

Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications, and in particular to a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Ambient IoT (Ambient IoT) technology is a hot topic in the communications technology field. Compared to narrowband IoT, in Ambient IoT, IoT terminals (also known as ambient IoT terminals) can obtain energy from the outside world, thus reducing complexity and cost. Therefore, communication technologies such as Ambient IoT can be applied in a wide range of scenarios.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] In communication scenarios, especially in communications between low-power terminals and the network, effective and reliable communication between the terminals and the network is of utmost importance.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method includes receiving a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct a terminal to perform at least one of the following: sending information or performing a first operation. The terminal is an ambient IoT type terminal.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method includes: sending a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct a terminal to perform at least one of the following: sending information or performing a first operation. The terminal is an ambient IoT type terminal.

[0007] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided. The terminal includes a receiving module. The receiving module is configured to receive a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of the following: send information or perform a first operation. The terminal is an ambient IoT type terminal.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided. The device includes a sending module. The sending module is configured to send a first instruction, wherein the first instruction instructs a terminal to perform at least one of the following: send information or perform a first operation. The terminal is an ambient IoT type.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided. The terminal includes at least one processor and is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided. The network device includes at least one processor. The network device executes the method described in the second aspect.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided. The communication system includes a terminal and a network device. The terminal is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect. The network device is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided. The storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to the first aspect or the second aspect is performed.

[0013] According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program or computer program product is provided. The computer program or computer program product includes code. When the instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to the first or second aspect is performed.

[0014] According to the communication technology of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal and the network side can communicate effectively and reliably.

[0015] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and do not constitute limitations on the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0017] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG2A is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG2B is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG2C is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG3A is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG3B is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG4A is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG4B is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG5A is an exemplary flowchart of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG5B is an exemplary flowchart of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG5C is an exemplary flowchart of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG6A is an exemplary flowchart of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG6B is an exemplary flowchart of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG6C is an exemplary flowchart of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG7 is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG8 is an exemplary structural diagram of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG9 is an exemplary structural diagram of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0036] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method. The method includes receiving a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct a terminal to perform at least one of the following: sending information or performing a first operation. The terminal is an ambient IoT type terminal.

[0037] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device can send a first instruction to a terminal. In this way, the network device can instruct an ambient IoT terminal to report information or perform a first operation through the first instruction. In this way, the network device and the ambient IoT terminal can communicate with each other, thereby achieving the desired functionality.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after receiving the operation of the first instruction, the above method may also include: sending first information according to the first instruction, wherein the first information includes identification information and / or business data of the terminal, the identification information is used to identify the terminal, and the business data is data obtained by the terminal.

[0039] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first information may include identification information and / or service data. The terminal may report the representation information and / or service data to the network device. In this manner, the network device can obtain the identification information and / or service data reported by the terminal by sending the first instruction.

[0040] Furthermore, the first information may include both identification information and service data. This means that the terminal simultaneously sends both identification information and service data to the network device. This reduces the number of steps in the communication process, thereby shortening communication time and improving communication efficiency.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the operation of sending the first information according to the first instruction may include: repeatedly sending the first information according to the first instruction.

[0042] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to the first instruction, the terminal may repeatedly send the first information to the network device. By repeatedly sending the first information, it is possible to ensure that the first information sent by the terminal is received by the network device.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information can be repeatedly sent in at least one of the following ways: repeatedly sent in multiple time domain channels; repeatedly sent in multiple frequency domain channels; repeatedly sent in multiple code domain channels, thereby improving the reliability of communication.

[0044] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may repeatedly transmit the first information in multiple time domain channels, and / or multiple frequency domain channels, and / or multiple code domain channels. In this way, the first information can be reported even in the event of conflicts in certain time domain, frequency domain, or code domain channels, thereby improving communication reliability.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, there may be multiple first instructions. The operation of sending the first information according to the first instruction may include: sending the first information at least once according to multiple first instructions.

[0046] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device can send multiple first instructions to a terminal, and the terminal can send the first information once or multiple times in response to the multiple first instructions. In this way, it can be ensured that the terminal receives the first instruction and the network device receives the first information, thereby improving the reliability of communication.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after the operation of sending the first information according to the first instruction, the above method may further include: receiving a second instruction, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the first information is successfully received.

[0048] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can notify the first terminal of the successful receipt of the first message through the second instruction. This allows the terminal to clearly know that the first message has been received by the network device and subsequently determine that the communication process has ended. This ensures the successful completion of the communication process and improves communication reliability.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after receiving the second instruction, the above method may further include: sending second information, wherein the second information includes business data of the terminal, and the business data is data acquired by the terminal.

[0050] According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the second information can be sent separately from the first information. Thus, the terminal's identification information and service data can be reported separately. This reduces the probability of resource conflicts while maintaining the same resource pool size and number of terminals, thereby improving communication reliability.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction and the first instruction may be transmitted through the same channel.

[0052] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the terminal has received the first instruction and the network device has received the first information, the network device can determine that the channel occupied by the first instruction is available. Then, when sending the second instruction, the network device can choose to use the same channel as the first instruction to send the second instruction. In this way, resource conflicts that may occur if another channel is used can be avoided, thereby improving communication reliability.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal to perform an operation. After receiving the operation of the first instruction, the above method may further include: performing the first operation according to the first instruction.

[0054] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can perform the first operation under the action of the first instruction. In this way, the network device can control the terminal to perform the corresponding operation by sending the first instruction, thereby realizing the corresponding function on the terminal.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first operation may include at least one of the following: data writing, data deletion, and data modification.

[0056] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, based on the first instruction, the terminal can perform data operations such as data writing, data deletion, data modification, etc. locally. In this way, the network device can maintain the data on the terminal.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after performing the first operation according to the first instruction, the above method may further include: sending third information, wherein the third information is used to indicate the execution result of the first operation.

[0058] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, by sending the third information, the terminal can report the execution result of the first operation to the network device, so that the network device obtains and uses the execution result.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after the operation of sending the third information, the above method may further include: receiving a second instruction, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the third information is successfully received.

[0060] According to the disclosed embodiment, the network device can notify the first terminal of the successful receipt of the third information through the second instruction. This allows the terminal to clearly know that the third information has been received by the network device and subsequently determine that the communication process has ended. This ensures the successful completion of the communication process and improves communication reliability.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction may include fourth information, the fourth information including an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device. After receiving the second instruction, the terminal does not respond to another first instruction with an index having the same numerical value within a first duration.

[0062] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device, thereby indexing the interaction process. The fourth information corresponding to a complete interaction has the same value. Thus, by adding the fourth information to the first instruction, the terminal can determine which communication process between the network device and the terminal the received first instruction is for, avoiding conflicts between different communication processes and thus improving communication reliability.

[0063] Furthermore, after receiving another first instruction, if the fourth information in the two first instructions has the same value, it indicates that the two first instructions are for the same communication process. After receiving the second instruction, the terminal can determine that the communication process corresponding to the fourth information with that value has ended. In this case, even if another first instruction is received, the terminal will not respond. This method can avoid the waste of resources caused by repeated communications and avoid conflicts with other communication processes, thereby ensuring communication efficiency and improving communication reliability.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction may include fourth information, and the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0065] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the fourth information is an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device, thereby indexing the interaction process. A complete interaction corresponds to the same index value. In this way, by adding the fourth information to the first instruction, the terminal can determine which communication process between the network device and the terminal the received first instruction is for, avoiding conflicts between different communication processes, thereby improving communication reliability.

[0066] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, including: sending a first instruction, wherein the terminal is an ambient IoT type, and the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of the following: information reporting and operation execution.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after the operation of sending the first instruction, the above method may also include: receiving first information, wherein the first information includes identification information and / or business data of the terminal, the identification information is used to identify the terminal, and the business data is data obtained by the terminal.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the operation of receiving the first information may include: receiving repeatedly sent first information.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information can be received through at least one of the following methods: repeated reception in multiple time domain channels; repeated reception in multiple frequency domain channels; repeated reception in multiple code domain channels.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of first instructions may be multiple. The operation of receiving the first information may include: receiving the first information that has been sent at least once.

[0071] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after the operation of receiving the first information, the above method may further include: sending a second instruction, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the first information is successfully received.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after the operation of sending the second instruction, the above method may further include: receiving second information, wherein the second information includes business data of the terminal, and the business data is data acquired by the terminal.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction and the first instruction may be transmitted through the same channel.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after the operation of sending the first instruction, the above method may further include: receiving third information, wherein the third information is used to indicate the execution result of the first operation.

[0075] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after the operation of receiving the third information, the above method may further include: sending a second instruction, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the third information is successfully received.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction may include fourth information, and the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0077] In a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal. The terminal includes a receiving module. The receiving module is configured to receive a first instruction. The first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of the following: send information or perform a first operation. The terminal is an ambient IoT type.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal may further include a sending module. The sending module is configured to send first information according to a first instruction. The first information includes identification information and / or service data of the terminal. The identification information is used to identify the terminal. The service data is data acquired by the terminal.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module can be configured to repeatedly send the first information according to the first instruction.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first information can be repeatedly sent in at least one of the following ways: repeatedly sent in multiple time domain channels; repeatedly sent in multiple frequency domain channels; repeatedly sent in multiple code domain channels.

[0081] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, there may be multiple first instructions, and the sending module may be configured to send the first information at least once according to the multiple first instructions.

[0082] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving module may be further configured to receive a second instruction, where the second instruction is used to indicate that the first information is successfully received.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module may be further configured to send second information. The second information includes service data of the terminal. Service data is data acquired by the terminal.

[0084] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction and the first instruction may be transmitted through the same channel.

[0085] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal may further include a processing module configured to perform a first operation according to the first instruction.

[0086] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first operation may include at least one of the following: data writing, data deletion, and data modification.

[0087] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module may be further configured to send third information, where the third information is used to indicate the execution result of the first operation.

[0088] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving module may be further configured to receive a second instruction, where the second instruction is used to indicate that the third information is successfully received.

[0089] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction may include fourth information, where the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device. After receiving the second instruction, the terminal does not respond to another first instruction with an index having the same numerical value within a first duration.

[0090] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction may include fourth information, and the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0091] In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device. The network device includes a sending module. The sending module is configured to send a first instruction. The first instruction is used to instruct a terminal to perform at least one of the following: send information or perform a first operation. The terminal is an ambient IoT type.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the network device may further include a receiving module. The receiving module is configured to receive first information. The first information includes identification information and / or service data of a terminal. The identification information is used to identify the terminal. The service data is data acquired by the terminal.

[0093] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving module can be configured to receive repeatedly sent first information.

[0094] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information can be received through at least one of the following methods: repeated reception in multiple time domain channels; repeated reception in multiple frequency domain channels; repeated reception in multiple code domain channels.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the number of the first instructions may be multiple. The receiving module may be configured to receive the first information that is sent at least once.

[0096] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module may be further configured to send a second instruction. The second instruction is used to indicate that the first information is successfully received.

[0097] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving module may be further configured to receive second information. The second information includes service data of the terminal. Service data is data acquired by the terminal.

[0098] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second instruction and the first instruction may be transmitted through the same channel.

[0099] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving module may be further configured to receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate an execution result of the first operation.

[0100] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module may also be configured to send a second instruction, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the third information is successfully received.

[0101] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction may include fourth information, and the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0102] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal. The terminal includes at least one processor. The terminal is configured to execute the method described in any one of the first aspect and its embodiments.

[0103] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device. The network device includes at least one processor. The network device is configured to execute the method described in any one of the second aspect and its embodiments.

[0104] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system. The communication system includes a terminal and a network device. The terminal is configured to implement the method described in any one of the first aspect and its embodiments. The network device is configured to implement the method described in any one of the second aspect and its embodiments.

[0105] In an eighth aspect, a storage medium is provided. The storage medium stores instructions. When executed by a processor, the instructions perform the method as described in any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the embodiments thereof.

[0106] In a ninth aspect, a computer program or computer program product is provided. The computer program or computer program product includes code. When the instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the embodiments thereof is performed.

[0107] It is understandable that the above-mentioned communication devices, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media, computer programs, and computer program products are all used to perform the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0108] The present disclosure provides a communication method, terminal, network device, communication system, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms management method, communication method, information processing method, and information transmission method are interchangeable; the terms communication device, information processing device, and information transmission device are interchangeable; and the terms communication system, information processing system, and information processing system are interchangeable.

[0109] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0110] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0111] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0112] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0113] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0114] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one", "one or more", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0115] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0116] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0117] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0118] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0119] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0120] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0121] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0122] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (for example, access network equipment, core network equipment, data network equipment, etc.).

[0123] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0125] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0126] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0127] In some embodiments, a network device may also be referred to as a network function, a network function entity, or a network element.

[0128] In some embodiments, the access network device may also be referred to as an access network function, an access network element, etc.

[0129] In some embodiments, core network devices may also be referred to as core network functions, core networks, core network elements, etc. Furthermore, in some embodiments, each network device in the core network may also be referred to as a network device, a network element, etc.

[0130] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0131] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0132] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0133] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0134] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0135] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may be implemented based on electronic circuits.

[0136] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may be implemented based on electrical lines.

[0137] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0138] In some embodiments, the network device 102 in the communication system 100 may be replaced with another terminal.

[0139] In some embodiments, the communication system 100 may include at least two terminals, and these terminals may communicate using the communication method of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0140] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 in the communication system 100 may be replaced by another network device.

[0141] In some embodiments, the communication system 100 may include at least two network devices, and these network devices may communicate using the communication method of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0142] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a satellite base station, a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0143] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces within the network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0144] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0145] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device, multiple devices, or a group of devices. Network devices may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), or a next-generation core (NGC).

[0146] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0147] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0148] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0149] In the field of communication technology, effective and reliable communication between terminals and network devices is of utmost importance.

[0150] Currently, technologies such as the Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) are very popular. Compared to narrowband IoT, in the Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT), IoT terminals (also called ambient IoT terminals) can obtain energy from the outside world and require only minimal or no power storage. This allows Ambient IoT terminals to be less complex and less expensive. Ambient IoT technology can be applied in a wide range of scenarios.

[0151] In some embodiments, ambient IoT technology can be applied to large-scale warehousing. In this case, ambient IoT terminals can be attached to goods and used to identify the goods.

[0152] In some embodiments, environmental IoT technology can be applied to environmental monitoring. In this case, the environmental IoT terminal can obtain and store business data and report the business data.

[0153] In some embodiments, the ambient IoT technology may also allow the ambient IoT terminal to perform operations. In this case, the network device may, for example, instruct the ambient IoT terminal to perform data operations.

[0154] In some embodiments, in a communication scenario (eg, communication between a network device and an ambient IoT terminal), the communication process between the terminal and the network device needs to meet the requirements of numerous application scenarios.

[0155] FIG2A is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a communication system 100. As shown in FIG2A, the method includes steps S2110 to S2140.

[0156] In step S2110 , the network device 102 sends a first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0157] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a first instruction from the network device 102 .

[0158] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to send information.

[0159] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to report information.

[0160] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to send identification information of the terminal 101 .

[0161] In some embodiments, the identification information may be used to identify the terminal 101. In one example, the identification information of the terminal 101 may be the terminal 101 serial number. Each terminal 101 may have a unique serial number. In another example, the identification information of the terminal 101 may be the terminal 101 name. Each terminal 101 may have a unique name.

[0162] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include fourth information. In one example, the fourth information may be used to identify the communication process between terminal 101 and network device 102. Specifically, the fourth information may be used to indicate that one or more transmission and reception operations between terminal 101 and network device 102 belong to the same communication process. It is understood that the communication process here can also be understood as a conversation process, interaction process, interaction, etc.

[0163] In some embodiments, the fourth information may include an index of the interaction between the terminal 101 and the network device 102. The index may be used to implement indexing of the interaction between the terminal 101 and the network device 102.

[0164] In some embodiments, an interaction between the terminal 101 and the network device 102 may correspond to an index value.

[0165] In some embodiments, the index may also be referred to as a session number, and the index value may be a session number value.

[0166] In some embodiments, network device 102 may send the first instruction via at least one of the following methods: broadcast, multicast, or unicast. In some embodiments, network device 101 may communicate with multiple terminals 101. In this case, network device 102 may send the first instruction via broadcast or multicast. In some embodiments, network device 101 may communicate with a single terminal 101. In this case, network device 102 may send the first instruction via unicast.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include channel indication information.

[0168] In some embodiments, in a broadcast and / or multicast manner, the first instruction may include channel indication information.

[0169] In some embodiments, the channel indication information may be used to indicate the channel used by terminal 101 to report information. In one example, the channel may be a physical layer channel. For example, the physical layer channel may include at least one of the following: a time domain channel, a code domain channel, and a frequency domain channel.

[0170] In some embodiments, the channel indication information may be sent by the network device 102 to the terminal 101 via signaling other than the first instruction.

[0171] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may periodically send the first instruction.

[0172] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first instruction non-periodically.

[0173] In some embodiments, network device 102 may send the first instruction when a first condition is met. In one example, the first condition may be that the distance between network device 102 and terminal 101 is less than a threshold. In one example, the first condition may be manually triggered. In another example, the first condition may be automatically triggered.

[0174] In step S2120 , the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 .

[0175] In some embodiments, in response to the first instruction, the terminal 101 may send first information to the network device 102 .

[0176] In some embodiments, after receiving the first instruction, the terminal 101 may operate under the stimulation of the electromagnetic wave carrying the first instruction and send the locally stored first information to the network device 102 .

[0177] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive first information from the terminal 101 .

[0178] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information in the channel indicated by the first instruction.

[0179] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine a channel by itself and send the first information in the determined channel. For example, the channel may be determined by the terminal 101 based on the fourth information.

[0180] In some embodiments, the first information may include identification information of the terminal 101 .

[0181] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may be attached to an object and may be used for identification of the object by the network device 102 .

[0182] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may be a tag of goods in transportation or storage, and the object to which it is attached may be the goods being transported or stored. For example, the tag may be a passive tag.

[0183] In some embodiments, the identification information of the terminal 101 may be the serial number of the terminal 101 .

[0184] In some embodiments, the first information may include fourth information.

[0185] In some embodiments, when the first information includes the fourth information, the network device 102 can determine, based on the fourth information, that the received first information is reported by the terminal 101 in response to the first instruction. For example, when the fourth information in the first instruction is the same as the fourth information in the first information, the network device 102 can determine, based on the fourth information, that the received first information is reported by the terminal 101 in response to the first instruction.

[0186] In some embodiments, after sending the first information, the terminal 101 may not respond to the first instruction of the fourth information having the same value within a period of time.

[0187] In step S2130 , the network device 102 sends a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0188] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information, the network device 102 may send a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0189] In some embodiments, when it is confirmed in the previous step that the received first information is a report by the terminal 101 in response to the first instruction, the network device 102 may send a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0190] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a second instruction from the network device 102 .

[0191] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be used to indicate that the network device 102 successfully received the first information.

[0192] In some embodiments, upon receiving the second instruction, the terminal 101 may know that the network device 102 has successfully received the first information.

[0193] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be an ACK (acknowledgement message).

[0194] In some embodiments, the second instruction may include fourth information. Thus, after receiving the second instruction, the terminal 101 may further confirm, based on the fourth information, that the network device 102 has successfully received the first information.

[0195] In some embodiments, after receiving the second instruction, the terminal 101 may not respond to the first instruction of the fourth information having the same value within a period of time.

[0196] In some embodiments, in a scenario where the network device 102 communicates with multiple terminals 101 via broadcast or multicast (multicast), the network device 102 may broadcast or multicast the same first instruction multiple times to ensure that the multiple terminals 101 can correctly receive the first instruction and subsequently send the first information. In some embodiments, these retransmitted first instructions include the same fourth information. Due to factors such as differences in the positions of the multiple terminals 101 relative to the device 102 and differences in the surrounding environments of the terminals 101, some of the multiple terminals 101 may send the first information immediately after receiving the first instruction for the first time, while others may send the first information only after receiving the first instruction a subsequent time. For the former, the first instruction from the network device 102 may still be received after sending the first information. Therefore, the terminal 101 that has already sent the first information may no longer respond to the first instruction containing the same fourth information within a period of time (e.g., 1 minute, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour) after sending the first instruction, thereby avoiding increased energy consumption and waste of communication resources caused by the terminal 101 repeatedly sending the first information in response to the same first instruction.

[0197] In step S2140 , the network device 102 sends a third instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0198] In some embodiments, when the network device 102 fails to receive the first information, it may send a third instruction to the terminal 101.

[0199] In some embodiments, if the network device 102 does not receive the first information within a period of time after issuing the first instruction, it can be determined that the reception of the first information has failed.

[0200] In some embodiments, when the network device 102 receives erroneous first information, it can be confirmed that the reception of the first information has failed.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a third instruction from the network device 102 .

[0202] In some embodiments, the third instruction may be used to instruct the network device 102 that the reception of the first information fails.

[0203] In some embodiments, the third instruction may be a NACK (negative acknowledgement) message.

[0204] In some embodiments, the third instruction may include fourth information.

[0205] In some embodiments, after network device 102 sends the third instruction to terminal 101 in step S2140, network device 102 may again send the first instruction to terminal 101. Correspondingly, terminal 101 may again receive the first instruction. In this way, the process may proceed to step S2110.

[0206] In some embodiments, after the network device 102 fails to receive the first information in step S2120, the network device 102 may again send the first instruction to the terminal 101. Correspondingly, the terminal 101 may again receive the first instruction. In this way, the process may jump to step S2110.

[0207] In some embodiments, the first instruction resent by the network device 102 may include fourth information.

[0208] In some embodiments, the first instruction sent again by the network device 102 may include fourth information that may be the same as the fourth information in the first instruction in step S2110 .

[0209] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information in a channel different from the previous one.

[0210] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may send the first information in the same channel as the previous time.

[0211] In some embodiments, step S2130 and step S2140 may be performed alternatively.

[0212] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2110 to S2140. For example, step S2110 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S2110 and S2120 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S2110, S2120, and S2130 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S2110, S2120, and S2140 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps in steps S2110 to S2140 are not limited to this.

[0213] In some embodiments, steps S2120, S2130, and S2140 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0214] Figure 2B is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a communication system 100. As shown in Figure 2B, the method includes steps S2210 to S2240.

[0215] In step S2210 , the network device 102 sends a first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0216] The optional implementation of step S2210 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2110 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0217] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include repeat enabling information. The repeat enabling information may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to repeatedly send the first information.

[0218] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include repetition number information, which may be used to indicate the number of times the terminal 101 repeatedly sends the first information.

[0219] In step S2220 , the terminal 101 repeatedly sends the first information to the network device 102 .

[0220] The optional implementation of step S2220 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2120 in Figure 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0221] In some embodiments, in response to the first instruction, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information to the network device 102 .

[0222] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive first information from the terminal 101 .

[0223] In some embodiments, when the first instruction includes repeat enabling information, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information to the network device 102 according to the repeat enabling information.

[0224] In some embodiments, when the first instruction includes repetition quantity information, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information according to the repetition quantity information and the number of times indicated by the repetition quantity information.

[0225] In some embodiments, when the first instruction does not include repetition quantity information, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information according to a preset number of times.

[0226] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information a preset number of times by default.

[0227] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information in the channel indicated by the first instruction.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine a channel by itself and send the first information in the determined channel. In one example, the channel may be determined by the terminal 101 according to the fourth information.

[0229] In some embodiments, the number of channels used to repeatedly transmit the first information may be multiple.

[0230] In some embodiments, the number of channels may be equal to the number of times the first information is repeatedly sent.

[0231] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information in multiple time domain channels. In one example, terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information at multiple time points that are equally spaced in the time domain.

[0232] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information in multiple frequency domain channels.

[0233] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information in multiple code domain channels.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may repeatedly send the first information in any combination of multiple time domain channels, and / or multiple frequency domain channels, and / or multiple code domain channels.

[0235] In step S2230 , the network device 102 sends a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0236] The optional implementation of step S2230 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2130 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0237] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information, the network device 102 may send a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0238] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send a second instruction to the terminal 101 upon receiving at least one of the first information repeatedly sent by the terminal 101 .

[0239] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a second instruction from the network device 102 .

[0240] In step S2240 , the network device 102 sends a third instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0241] The optional implementation of step S2240 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2140 in Figure 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0242] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2210 to S2240. For example, step S2210 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S2210 and S2220 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S2210, S2220, and S2230 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S2210, S2220, and S2240 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps in steps S2210 to S2240 are not limited to this.

[0243] In some embodiments, steps S2220, S2230, and S2240 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0244] Figure 2C is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a communication system 100. As shown in Figure 2C, the method includes steps S2310 to S2360.

[0245] In step S2310 , the network device 102 sends a first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0246] Optional implementations of step S2310 may refer to step S2110 in FIG. 2A , optional implementations of step S2210 in FIG. 2B , and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0247] In step S2320 , the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 .

[0248] The optional implementation of step S2320 can be found in step S2120 in FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S2220 in FIG. 2B , and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0249] In some embodiments, the above process consisting of step S2310 and step S2320 can be repeatedly executed. For example, it can be executed in the following order: step S2310, step S2320, step S2310, step S2320, step S2310, step S2320, and so on.

[0250] In some embodiments, the process consisting of steps S2310 and S2320 can be repeated any number of times. For example, the process can be repeated three times. In this case, network device 102 can send the first instruction to terminal 101 three times. Therefore, the number of first instructions can be three. Correspondingly, terminal 101 can send the first information to network device 102 three times. In this case, terminal 101 can send the first information to network device 102 once for each first instruction. The number of times terminal 101 sends the first information can be equal to the number of times it receives the first instruction.

[0251] In some embodiments, it is understood that the number of times step S2310 is executed may be different from the number of times step S2320 is executed. For example, step S2310 may be executed multiple times, and then step S2320 may be executed once. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure do not specifically limit the number of times steps S2310 and S2320 are executed, or the order in which they are executed.

[0252] Figure 3A is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a communication system 100. As shown in Figure 3A, the method includes steps S3110 to S3140.

[0253] In step S3110 , the network device 102 sends a first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0254] The optional implementation of step S3110 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2110 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0255] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a first instruction from the network device 102 .

[0256] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to send information.

[0257] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to report information.

[0258] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to send identification information and service data of the terminal 101 .

[0259] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to send service data of the terminal 101 .

[0260] In some embodiments, the service data may be data acquired by the terminal 101. For example, the service data may be data that the terminal 101 has stored.

[0261] In step S3120 , the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 .

[0262] The optional implementation of step S3120 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2120 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0263] In some embodiments, the first information may include identification information and service data of the terminal 101 .

[0264] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may be a sensor. In some examples, terminal 101 may be a temperature sensor, humidity sensor, barometer, accelerometer, or other sensor. For example, service data may be sensory data sensed by terminal 101. For example, service data may include at least one of temperature, humidity, pressure, and acceleration. Of course, service data may also include other data.

[0265] In some embodiments, business data may also be referred to as service information, service content, service signal, etc.

[0266] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can utilize energy in the surrounding environment to perform sensing operations and obtain service data. In some examples, the terminal 101 can harvest energy by utilizing light energy, thermal energy, electromagnetic energy, etc.

[0267] In some embodiments, after receiving the first instruction, the terminal 101 may use the energy of the electromagnetic wave carrying the first instruction to sense and obtain service data.

[0268] In step S3130 , the network device 102 sends a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0269] The optional implementation of step S3130 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2130 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0270] In step S3140 , the network device 102 sends a third instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0271] The optional implementation of step S3140 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2140 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0272] In some embodiments, step S2130 and step S2140 can be performed alternatively.

[0273] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3110 to S3140. For example, step S3110 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S3110 and S3120 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S3110, S3120, and S3130 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S3110, S3120, and S3140 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps in steps S3110 to S3140 are not limited to this.

[0274] In some embodiments, steps S3120, S3130, and S3140 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0275] Figure 3B is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a communication system 100. As shown in Figure 3B, the method includes steps S3210 to S3240.

[0276] In step S3210 , the network device 102 sends a first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0277] The optional implementation of step S3210 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3110 in Figure 3A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0278] In step S3220 , the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 .

[0279] The optional implementation of step S3220 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3120 in Figure 3A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0280] In some embodiments, the first information may include identification information of the terminal 101 .

[0281] In step S3230 , the network device 102 sends a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0282] The optional implementation of step S3230 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3130 in Figure 3A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0283] In step S3240 , the terminal 101 sends the second information to the network device 102 .

[0284] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive second information from the terminal 101 .

[0285] In some embodiments, after receiving the second instruction, the terminal 101 may send second information to the network device 102 .

[0286] In some embodiments, when the first information does not include service data, the terminal 101 may send the second information to the network device 102 .

[0287] In some embodiments, the second information may include service data of the terminal 101 .

[0288] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may be a sensor. In some examples, terminal 101 may be a temperature sensor, humidity sensor, barometer, accelerometer, or other sensor. For example, service data may be sensory data sensed by terminal 101. For example, service data may include at least one of temperature, humidity, pressure, and acceleration. Of course, service data may also include other data.

[0289] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may utilize energy in the surrounding environment to perform sensing operations and obtain service data. In some examples, the terminal 101 may utilize light energy, thermal energy, electromagnetic energy, and the like to capture energy.

[0290] In some embodiments, the service data may have been stored in the terminal 101 before the first instruction is received.

[0291] In some embodiments, after receiving the first instruction, the terminal 101 may use the energy of the electromagnetic wave carrying the first instruction to sense and obtain service data.

[0292] In some embodiments, the second information may include fourth information.

[0293] In some embodiments, the channel used by terminal 101 to send the second information can be the same channel used by terminal 101 to send the first information. It is understood that because network device 102 has sent the second instruction to terminal 101, terminal 101 can be informed that the channel used to send the first information is available (e.g., not occupied by communications from other terminals). Terminal 101 can then continue to send the second information on that channel. In this way, if the first information is successfully sent, there is a high probability that the channel used to send the first information will still be available, thereby ensuring a high success rate for the transmission of the second information.

[0294] In some embodiments, after the terminal 101 sends the second information, it may not respond to the first instruction of the fourth information having the same value within a period of time.

[0295] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3210 to S3240. For example, step S3210 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, a combination of steps S3210, S3220, S3230, and S3240 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S3210 to S3240 are not limited to this.

[0296] In some embodiments, steps S3220, S3230, and S3240 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0297] Figure 4A is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a communication system 100. As shown in Figure 4A, the method includes steps S4110 to S4140.

[0298] In step S4110 , the network device 102 sends a first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0299] The optional implementation of step S4110 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2110 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0300] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to instruct the terminal 101 to perform a first operation.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first operation may include at least one of the following: data writing, data deletion, and data modification. Of course, the first operation may also be other operations, which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0302] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include operation time information. The operation time information may be used to indicate the time when the terminal 101 performs the first operation.

[0303] In some embodiments, the operation time information may include a delay time, which is the time between the terminal 101 receiving the first instruction and executing the first operation.

[0304] In step S4120, the terminal 101 performs a first operation.

[0305] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may perform a first operation in response to the first instruction.

[0306] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may utilize the energy of the electromagnetic wave carrying the first instruction to perform the first operation.

[0307] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may utilize energy (eg, light energy, thermal energy, electromagnetic energy) in the surrounding environment to perform the first operation.

[0308] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may immediately perform the first operation after receiving the first instruction.

[0309] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may perform the first operation according to the operation time information.

[0310] In some embodiments, after receiving the first instruction, the terminal 101 may wait for a delay time and perform the first operation when the delay time ends.

[0311] In step S4130 , the terminal 101 sends third information to the network device 102 .

[0312] In some embodiments, in response to the first instruction, the terminal 101 may send third information to the network device 102 .

[0313] In some embodiments, after receiving the first instruction, the terminal 101 may send the third information to the network device 102 under the stimulation of the electromagnetic wave carrying the first instruction.

[0314] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive third information from the terminal 101 .

[0315] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may send the third information in the channel indicated by the first instruction.

[0316] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine a channel on its own and send the third information in the determined channel. In one example, the channel may be determined by the terminal 101 based on the fourth information.

[0317] In some embodiments, the third information may be used to indicate a result of the terminal performing the first operation.

[0318] In some embodiments, the third information may include identification information of terminal 101 .

[0319] In some embodiments, the third information may include control information for the terminal 101 to perform the first operation. In one example, the control information may be used to indicate whether the terminal 101 successfully or failed to perform the first operation. For example, the control information may include a success indication or a failure indication.

[0320] In some embodiments, when the terminal 101 fails to perform the first operation, the control information may indicate the reason for the failure.

[0321] In some embodiments, the third information may include the fourth information.

[0322] In some embodiments, after the terminal 101 sends the third information, it may not respond to the first instruction of the fourth information having the same value within a period of time.

[0323] In some embodiments, in a scenario where the network device 102 communicates with multiple terminals 101 via broadcast or multicast (multicast), the network device 102 may broadcast or multicast the same first instruction multiple times to ensure that the multiple terminals 101 can correctly receive the first instruction and then perform the first operation. In some embodiments, these retransmitted first instructions include the same fourth information. Due to factors such as the differences in the positions of the multiple terminals 101 relative to the device 102 and the differences in the surrounding environments of the terminals 101, some of the multiple terminals 101 may perform the first operation after receiving the first instruction for the first time, while other parts may perform the first operation after receiving the first instruction a certain time later. For the former, the first instruction from the network device 102 may still be received after performing the first operation in step S4120 or sending the third information in step S4130. Then, the terminal 101 that has executed the first operation or even sent the third information may no longer respond to the first instruction containing the same fourth information within a period of time (for example, 1 minute, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour) after the execution, so as to avoid increased energy consumption and waste of resources caused by the terminal 101 repeatedly executing the first operation for the same first instruction.

[0324] In step S4140 , the network device 102 sends a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0325] The optional implementation of step S4140 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2130 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0326] In some embodiments, after receiving the third information, the network device 102 may send a second instruction to the terminal 101 when the third information indicates that the first operation is successful.

[0327] In some embodiments, the second instruction may include fourth information. Thus, after receiving the second instruction, the terminal 101 may further confirm, based on the fourth information, that the network device 102 has successfully received the third information.

[0328] In step S4150 , the network device 102 sends a third instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0329] The optional implementation of step S4140 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2130 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0330] In some embodiments, when the network device 102 fails to receive the third information, it may send a third instruction to the terminal 101.

[0331] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned step S4140 and step S4150 may be performed alternatively.

[0332] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4110 to S4150. For example, step S4110 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S4110 and S4120 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S4110, S4120, and S4130 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S4110 to S4150 are not limited to this.

[0333] In some embodiments, steps S4120, S4130, S4140, and S4150 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0334] Figure 4B is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a communication system 100. As shown in Figure 4B, the method includes steps S4210 to S4240.

[0335] In step S4210 , the network device 102 repeatedly sends the first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0336] The optional implementation of step S4210 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4110 in Figure 4A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0337] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a first instruction repeatedly sent from the network device 102 .

[0338] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first instruction to the terminal 101 three times.

[0339] In some embodiments, the first instruction repeatedly sent by the network device 102 may be the same.

[0340] In step S4220, the terminal 101 performs a first operation.

[0341] The optional implementation of step S4220 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4120 in Figure 4A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0342] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may perform the first operation upon receiving any one of a plurality of first instructions from the network device 102 .

[0343] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may perform the first operation upon receiving the first first instruction from the network device 102 .

[0344] In step S4230 , the terminal 101 sends third information to the network device 102 .

[0345] The optional implementation of step S4230 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4130 in Figure 4A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0346] In step S4240 , the network device 102 sends a second instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0347] The optional implementation of step S4230 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4130 in Figure 4A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0348] In step S4250 , the network device 102 sends a third instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0349] The optional implementation of step S4250 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4140 in Figure 4A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0350] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4210 to S4250. For example, step S4210 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S4210 and S4220 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S4210, S4220, and S4230 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S4210 to S4250 are not limited to this.

[0351] In some embodiments, steps S4220, S4230, S4240, and S4250 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0352] In some embodiments, terminal 101 in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be an IoT device. In one example, terminal 101 may be an ambient IoT device. For example, terminal 101 may be a passive ambient IoT terminal or an ambient IoT device with low power storage capacity. In another example, terminal 101 may be another type of device (also referred to as a low-end device) that also has low power consumption and low data processing and communication capabilities.

[0353] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a device that adopts technologies such as NB-IoT, MTC, and 5G Redcap.

[0354] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0355] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0356] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0357] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0358] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "some", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "some A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, some A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0359] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0360] FIG5A is an exemplary flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a terminal 101. As shown in FIG5A, the method includes steps S5110 to S5140.

[0361] In step S5110, a first instruction is obtained.

[0362] The optional implementation methods of step S5110 can be found in step S2110 in Figure 2A, step S2210 in Figure 2B, steps S2310, S2330, S2350 in Figure 2C, the optional methods of step S3110 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 2C, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0363] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the first instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first instruction from other entities.

[0364] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be sent by the network device 102 .

[0365] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may obtain a first instruction specified by the protocol.

[0366] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may obtain the first instruction from an upper layer.

[0367] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 performs processing to obtain the first instruction.

[0368] In some embodiments, step S5110 may be omitted, and the terminal 101 may autonomously implement the function indicated by the first instruction, or the above function may be default or by default.

[0369] In step S5120, the first information is sent.

[0370] The optional implementation methods of step S5120 can be found in step S2120 in Figure 2A, step S2220 in Figure 2B, steps S2320, S2340, S2360 in Figure 2C, the optional methods of step S3120 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 2C, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0371] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information to the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also send the first information to other entities.

[0372] In some embodiments, the first information may be received by network device 102 .

[0373] In step S5130, a second instruction is obtained.

[0374] The optional implementation methods of step S5130 can be found in step S2130 in Figure 2A, step S2230 in Figure 2B, the optional methods of step S3130 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0375] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the second instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second instruction from other entities.

[0376] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be sent by network device 102 .

[0377] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may obtain a second instruction specified by the protocol.

[0378] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may obtain the second instruction from a higher layer.

[0379] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 performs processing to obtain the second instruction.

[0380] In some embodiments, step S5130 may be omitted, and the terminal 101 may autonomously implement the function indicated by the second instruction, or the above function may be default or by default.

[0381] In step S5140, a third instruction is obtained.

[0382] The optional implementation methods of step S5140 can be found in the optional methods of step S2140 in Figure 2A, step S2240 in Figure 2B, step S3140 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0383] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a third instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive a third instruction from other entities.

[0384] In some embodiments, the third instruction may be sent by network device 102 .

[0385] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may obtain a third instruction specified by the protocol.

[0386] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may obtain the third instruction from a higher layer.

[0387] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 performs processing to obtain a third instruction.

[0388] In some embodiments, step S5140 may be omitted, and the terminal 101 may autonomously implement the function indicated by the third instruction, or the above function may be default or acquiescent.

[0389] In some embodiments, step S5130 and step S5140 can be performed alternatively.

[0390] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5110 to S5140. For example, step S5110 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S5110 and S5120 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S5110, S5120, and S5130 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S5110, S5120, and S5140 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps in steps S5110 to S5140 are not limited to this.

[0391] In some embodiments, steps S5120, S5130, and S5140 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0392] FIG5B is an exemplary flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a terminal 101. As shown in FIG5B, the method includes steps S5210 to S5240.

[0393] In step S5210, a first instruction is obtained.

[0394] The optional implementation of step S5210 can be found in step S3210 in FIG. 3B , the optional implementation of step S5110 in FIG. 5A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3B and FIG. 5A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0395] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the first instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first instruction from other entities.

[0396] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be sent by the network device 102 .

[0397] In step S5220, the first information is sent.

[0398] The optional implementation of step S5220 can be found in step S3220 in FIG. 3B , the optional implementation of step S5120 in FIG. 5A , and other related parts involved in the embodiment of FIG. 3B and FIG. 5A , which will not be repeated here.

[0399] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information to the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also send the first information to other entities.

[0400] In some embodiments, the first information may be received by network device 102 .

[0401] In step S5230, a second instruction is obtained.

[0402] The optional implementation of step S5230 can be found in step S3230 in FIG. 3B , the optional implementation of step S5130 in FIG. 5A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3B and FIG. 5A , which will not be repeated here.

[0403] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the second instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second instruction from other entities.

[0404] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be sent by network device 102 .

[0405] In step S5240, the second information is sent.

[0406] The optional implementation of step S5240 can refer to the optional implementation of Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0407] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 sends the second information to the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and the second information may also be sent to other entities.

[0408] In some embodiments, the second information may be received by network device 102 .

[0409] In some embodiments, step S5230 and step S5240 can be performed alternatively.

[0410] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5210 to S5240. For example, step S5210 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, a combination of steps S5210, S5220, S5230, and S5240 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S5210 to S5240 are not limited to this.

[0411] In some embodiments, steps S5220, S5230, and S5240 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0412] Figure 5C is an exemplary flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a terminal 101. As shown in Figure 5C, the method includes steps S5310 to S5350.

[0413] In step S5310, a first instruction is obtained.

[0414] The optional implementation methods of step S5310 can be found in step S4110 in Figure 4A, step S4210 in Figure 4B, step S5110 in Figure 5A, the optional methods of step S5210 in Figure 5B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B, which will not be repeated here.

[0415] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the first instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first instruction from other entities.

[0416] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be sent by the network device 102 .

[0417] In step S5320, a first operation is performed.

[0418] The optional implementation of step S5320 can be found in the optional implementation of step S4120 in Figure 4A, step S4220 in Figure 4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A and 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0419] In step S5330, the third information is sent.

[0420] The optional implementation of step S5330 can be found in the optional implementation of step S4130 in Figure 4A, step S4230 in Figure 4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A and 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0421] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the third information to the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also send the third information to other entities.

[0422] In some embodiments, the third information may be received by network device 102 .

[0423] In step S5340, a second instruction is obtained.

[0424] The optional implementation methods of step S5340 can be found in step S4140 in Figure 4A, step S4240 in Figure 4B, step S5130 in Figure 5A, the optional methods of step S5230 in Figure 5B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B, which will not be repeated here.

[0425] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive the second instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second instruction from other entities.

[0426] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be sent by network device 102 .

[0427] In step S5350, a third instruction is obtained.

[0428] The optional implementation methods of step S5350 can be found in step S4150 in Figure 4A, step S4250 in Figure 4B, step S5140 in Figure 5A, the optional methods of step S5240 in Figure 5B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B, which will not be repeated here.

[0429] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may receive a third instruction from the network device 102 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive a third instruction from other entities.

[0430] In some embodiments, the third instruction may be sent by network device 102 .

[0431] In some embodiments, step S5340 and step S5350 can be performed alternatively.

[0432] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5310 to S5350. For example, step S5310 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S5310 and S5320 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S5310, S5320, and S5330 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S5310 to S5350 are not limited to this.

[0433] In some embodiments, steps S5320, S5330, S5340, and S5350 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0434] Figure 6A is an exemplary flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a network device 102. As shown in Figure 6A, the method includes steps S6110 to S6140.

[0435] In step S6110, a first instruction is sent.

[0436] The optional implementation methods of step S6110 can be found in step S2110 in Figure 2A, step S2210 in Figure 2B, steps S2310, S2330, S2350 in Figure 2C, the optional methods of step S3110 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 2C, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0437] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first instruction to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the first instruction to other entities.

[0438] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be received by the terminal 101 .

[0439] In step S6120, first information is obtained.

[0440] The optional implementation methods of step S6120 can be found in step S2120 in Figure 2A, step S2220 in Figure 2B, steps S2320, S2340, S2360 in Figure 2C, the optional methods of step S3120 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 2C, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0441] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive the first information from the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first information from other entities.

[0442] In some embodiments, the first information may be sent by terminal 101 .

[0443] In step S6130, a second instruction is sent.

[0444] The optional implementation methods of step S6130 can be found in the optional methods of step S2130 in Figure 2A, step S2230 in Figure 2B, step S3130 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0445] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the second instruction to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the second instruction to other entities.

[0446] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be received by terminal 101 .

[0447] In step S6140, a third instruction is sent.

[0448] The optional implementation methods of step S6140 can be found in the optional methods of step S2140 in Figure 2A, step S2240 in Figure 2B, step S3140 in Figure 3A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, and 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0449] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the third instruction to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the third instruction to other entities.

[0450] In some embodiments, the third instruction may be received by terminal 101 .

[0451] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S6110 to S6140. For example, step S6110 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S6110 and S6120 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S6110, S6120, and S6130 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S6110, S6120, and S6140 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S6110 to S6140 are not limited to this.

[0452] In some embodiments, steps S6120, S6130, and S6140 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0453] FIG6B is an exemplary flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to the network device 102. As shown in FIG6B, the method includes steps S6210 to S6240.

[0454] In step S6210, a first instruction is sent.

[0455] The optional implementation of step S6210 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3210 in Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0456] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first instruction to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the first instruction to other entities.

[0457] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be received by the terminal 101 .

[0458] In step S6220, first information is obtained.

[0459] The optional implementation of step S6220 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3220 in Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0460] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive the first information from the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first information from other entities.

[0461] In some embodiments, the first information may be sent by terminal 101 .

[0462] In step S6230, a second instruction is sent.

[0463] The optional implementation of step S6230 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3230 in Figure 3B and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0464] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the second instruction to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the second instruction to other entities.

[0465] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be received by terminal 101 .

[0466] In step S6240, the second information is obtained.

[0467] The optional implementation of step S6240 can refer to the optional implementation of Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0468] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives the second information from the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second information from other entities.

[0469] In some embodiments, the second information may be sent by terminal 101 .

[0470] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S6210 to S6240. For example, step S6210 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, a combination of steps S6210, S6220, S6230, and S6240 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S6210 to S6240 are not limited to this.

[0471] In some embodiments, steps S6220, S6230, and S6240 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0472] FIG6C is an exemplary flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is applied to a terminal 101. As shown in FIG6C, the method includes steps S6310 to S6350.

[0473] In step S6310, a first instruction is sent.

[0474] The optional implementation of step S6310 can be found in the optional implementation of step S4110 in Figure 4A, step S4210 in Figure 4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A and 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0475] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first instruction to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the first instruction to other entities.

[0476] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be received by the terminal 101 .

[0477] In step S6320, the third information is obtained.

[0478] The optional implementation of step S6320 can be found in the optional implementation of step S4130 in Figure 4A, step S4230 in Figure 4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A and 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0479] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may receive the third information from the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the third information from other entities.

[0480] In some embodiments, the third information may be sent by terminal 101 .

[0481] In step S6330, a second instruction is sent.

[0482] The optional implementation of step S6330 can be found in the optional implementation of step S4140 in Figure 4A, step S4240 in Figure 4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A and 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0483] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the second instruction to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also send the second instruction to other entities.

[0484] In some embodiments, the second instruction may be received by terminal 101 .

[0485] In step S6340, a third instruction is sent.

[0486] The optional implementation of step S6340 can be found in the optional implementation of step S4150 in Figure 4A, step S4250 in Figure 4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 4A and 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0487] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send a third instruction to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also send three instructions to other entities.

[0488] In some embodiments, the third instruction may be received by terminal 101 .

[0489] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S6310 to S6340. For example, step S6310 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S6310 and S6320 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S6310, S6320, and S6330 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S6310 to S6340 are not limited to this.

[0490] In some embodiments, steps S6320, S6330, and S6340 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0491] FIG7 is an exemplary interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method. As shown in FIG7 , the method includes step S710.

[0492] In step S710 , the network device 102 sends a first instruction to the terminal 101 .

[0493] For optional implementation methods of step S710, please refer to step S2110 in Figure 2A, step S2210 in Figure 2B, step S2310 in Figure 2C, step S3110 in Figure 3A, step S3210 in Figure 3B, step S4110 in Figure 4A, step S4210 in Figure 4B, step S5110 in Figure 5A, step S5210 in Figure 5B, step S5310 in Figure 5C, step S6110 in Figure 6A, step S6210 in Figure 6B, and optional methods of step S6310 in Figure 6C, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, and 6B, which will not be repeated here.

[0494] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first instruction to the terminal 101 , but is not limited thereto and may also send the first instruction to other entities.

[0495] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be received by the terminal 101 .

[0496] Hereinafter, the solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure are exemplarily described in combination with various scenarios.

[0497] In the case of large-volume inventory, generally, what the network side needs to obtain is the cargo number.

[0498] In some embodiments, the following communication process may be used:

[0499] Step 1: The network device sends a first instruction. The first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to report the terminal number. The first instruction carries a first parameter (i.e., the fourth information). The first parameter is used to identify a communication process (for example, the first parameter can be a session number).

[0500] Step 2: After receiving the command, the terminal reports the terminal number on the physical layer channel selected by itself or specified by the network device.

[0501] Step 3: The network device sends a second instruction to inform the terminal whether the network device has correctly received the information sent by the terminal (ACK or NACK).

[0502] Step 4: If the terminal receives a NACK or no ACK, it will jump to step 1 and receive a new first instruction. The new first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to report the terminal number. The new first instruction contains the same first parameter as the first instruction (the same first parameter is used to indicate that the first and second instructions actually belong to the same communication process, that is, instructions at different stages of the same communication process). In this case, the terminal will send the terminal number again. If the terminal receives an ACK, the current communication process ends and (at least for a period of time) no subsequent instructions with the same first parameter will be processed.

[0503] In some embodiments, steps 3 and 4 are optional; only steps 1 and 2 can effectively function. The network can ensure reliability through other means. For example, by indicating the number of retransmissions in step 1, the terminal can repeat the report multiple times. For another example, the network device can initiate step 1 multiple times, causing the terminal to report multiple times.

[0504] In some embodiments, after the terminal receives NACK in step 4, the channel used to resend the terminal number may be the same as or different from the channel used in step 2. In some embodiments, the channel used last time may have conflicted, and a different channel may be used.

[0505] For sensor scenarios, the network terminal needs to obtain the sensor ID and service information. For example, the service information can be business data such as temperature, humidity, speed, etc. measured by the sensor.

[0506] In some embodiments, the following communication process may be used:

[0507] Step 1: The network device sends a first instruction, which instructs the terminal to report its service information. The first instruction carries a first parameter. The first parameter is used to identify a communication process (for example, the first parameter can be a session number).

[0508] Step 2: After receiving the first instruction, the terminal reports the terminal number and service information of the terminal on the physical layer resource selected by itself or specified by the network.

[0509] Step 3: The network terminal sends a second instruction to inform the terminal whether the network side correctly receives the information sent by the terminal (ACK or NACK).

[0510] Step 4: If the terminal receives a NACK or no ACK, it will jump to step 1 and receive a new first instruction. The new first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to report the terminal number and service information. The new first instruction has the same first parameter as the first instruction (the same first parameter is used to indicate that the new first instruction and the first instruction actually belong to the same communication process, that is, instructions at different stages of the same communication process). In this case, the terminal will resend its terminal number and service information. If the terminal receives an ACK, the current communication process ends and (at least for a period of time) no subsequent instructions with the same first parameter will be processed.

[0511] In some embodiments, step 1 and step 2 are not necessary, and only step 1 and step 2 can also work effectively.

[0512] In some embodiments, the following communication process may be used:

[0513] Step 1: The network terminal sends a first instruction, which instructs the terminal to report the terminal number. The first instruction carries a first parameter (same as explained above).

[0514] Step 2: After receiving the first instruction, the terminal reports the terminal number on the physical layer resource selected by itself or specified by the network device.

[0515] Step 3: The network device sends a second instruction to inform the terminal whether the network terminal correctly receives the information sent by the terminal (ACK or NACK).

[0516] Step 4: If the terminal receives an ACK, it reports the service information using the same physical layer resources as those used in step 2. This communication process is terminated. The terminal will not process subsequent commands with the same first parameter (at least for a period of time).

[0517] If the terminal does not receive the second instruction in step 3 or the second instruction is NACK, it will jump to step 1, that is, receive a new first instruction. The new first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to report the terminal number and service information. The new first instruction has the same first parameter as the first instruction (the same first parameter is used to indicate that the new first instruction and the first instruction actually belong to the same communication process, that is, instructions at different stages of the same communication process), then the terminal will send the terminal number of this terminal again.

[0518] The difference between the two methods mentioned above is whether the terminal number and service information are sent together or separately. The two communication methods have some differences in communication efficiency.

[0519] In some embodiments, when a network device communicates with multiple terminals, the resources used by the terminals are drawn from a resource pool shared by multiple terminals, which may conflict with each other. When the resource pool has the same total size and the same number of terminals, separating the terminal number and service information can reduce the probability of conflict. This is because when only the terminal number or only the service information is sent, more channels can be allocated in the resource pool compared to when both the terminal number and the service information are sent, thus reducing the probability of conflict.

[0520] In scenarios where a network device communicates with a single terminal, the resources used by the terminal can be assigned by the network or selected from a resource pool, and resource conflicts generally do not occur. In this case, combining the terminal ID and service information helps reduce process steps and shorten communication latency.

[0521] For a scenario where a terminal performs an operation (eg, a network device writes / deletes / modifies information in the terminal), the network device only needs to allow the terminal to perform the corresponding operation to achieve the purpose.

[0522] In some embodiments, the following communication process may be used:

[0523] Step 1: The network device sends a first instruction, which instructs the terminal to perform a corresponding operation.

[0524] Step 2: After receiving the first instruction, the terminal performs the corresponding operation as required.

[0525] Step 3: The terminal sends the terminal number and control information to the network device (including whether the execution has been successful, whether the execution has not been successful, and the reason for the failure can be further reported).

[0526] In some embodiments, step 3 is not necessary. Only steps 1 and 2 can also work. The network device can ensure reliability by sending the first instruction through step 1 multiple times.

[0527] The first instruction includes a first parameter. For the terminal that has reported successful execution in step 3, (at least for a period of time) any instructions carrying the same first parameter and indicating execution of a corresponding operation are not processed.

[0528] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0529] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. In this case, the apparatus can be provided in a terminal. For another example, another apparatus is provided, including units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device in any of the above methods. In this case, the apparatus can be provided in a network device.

[0530] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0531] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0532] FIG8 is an exemplary structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device may be provided in a terminal 101. The device may include a receiving module 801, a processing module 802, and a sending module 803.

[0533] In some embodiments, the receiving module 801 can be used to execute at least one of the reception-related steps performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2110, step S2130, step S2140, step S2210, step S2230, step S2240, step S2310, step S2330, step S2350, step S3110, step S3130, step S3140, step S3210, step S3230, step S4110, step S4140, step S4150, step S4210, step S4240, step S4250, but not limited to these).

[0534] In some embodiments, the processing module 302 may be configured to execute at least one of the processing-related steps (eg, step S4120 , step S4220 , but not limited thereto) executed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods.

[0535] In some embodiments, the sending module 803 can be used to execute at least one of the sending-related steps (for example, step S2120, step S2220, step S2320, step S2340, step S2360, step S3120, step S3220, step S3240, step S4130, step S4230, but not limited to) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods.

[0536] FIG9 is an exemplary structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device may be provided in the network device 102. The device may include a receiving module 901 and a sending module 902.

[0537] In some embodiments, the receiving module 901 can be used to execute at least one of the receiving-related steps (for example, step S2120, step S2220, step S2320, step S2340, step S2360, step S3120, step S3220, step S3240, step S4130, step S4230, but not limited to) performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods.

[0538] In some embodiments, the sending module 902 can be used to execute at least one of the sending-related steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2110, step S2130, step S2140, step S2210, step S2230, step S2240, step S2310, step S2330, step S2350, step S3110, step S3130, step S3140, step S3210, step S3230, step S4110, step S4140, step S4150, step S4210, step S4240, step S4250, but not limited to these).

[0539] In some embodiments, the receiving module and the sending module may be integrated. For example, the receiving module and the sending module may both be included in a transceiver module. The transceiver module may implement the functions of at least one of the receiving module and the sending module.

[0540] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 1000 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device), or a terminal (e.g., a user device), or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above communication methods. Communication device 1000 can be used to implement the communication method described in the above method embodiment. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiment.

[0541] As shown in Figure 10, the communication device 1000 includes one or more processors 1001. The processor 1001 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 1001 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 1000 to execute any of the above communication methods.

[0542] In some embodiments, the communication device 1000 further includes one or more memories 1002 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 1002 may be located outside the communication device 1000.

[0543] In some embodiments, the communication device 1000 further includes one or more transceivers 1003. When the communication device 1000 includes one or more transceivers 1003, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 1003, and the other steps are performed by the processor 1001.

[0544] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0545] Optionally, the communication device 1000 further includes one or more interface circuits 1004, which are connected to the memory 1002. The interface circuits 1004 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 1002 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 1002 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 1004 may read instructions stored in the memory 1002 and send the instructions to the processor 1001.

[0546] The communication device 1000 described in the above embodiments may be an access network device, a core network device, an external network device, or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 1000 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 1000 may not be limited by FIG. 10 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) other devices.

[0547] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 1000, the communication device 1000 executes any of the above communication methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0548] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 1000, enables the communication device 1000 to perform any of the above communication methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0549] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above communication methods.

[0550] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0551] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, comprising: Receiving a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of the following: sending information, performing a first operation; Among them, the terminal is of environmental Internet of Things IoT type.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: After receiving the first instruction, the method further includes: According to the first instruction, first information is sent, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: identification information of the terminal and service data, the identification information is used to identify the terminal, and the service data is data acquired by the terminal.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: Sending first information according to the first instruction includes: According to the first instruction, the first information is sent repeatedly.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The first information is repeatedly sent in at least one of the following ways: Repeated transmission in multiple time domain channels; Repeated transmission in multiple frequency domain channels; Repeated transmission in multiple code domain channels.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: The number of the first instructions is multiple; The sending of the first information according to the first instruction includes: The first information is sent at least once according to the plurality of the first instructions.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein: After sending the first information according to the first instruction, the method further includes: A second instruction is received, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the first information is successfully received.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: After receiving the second instruction, the method further includes: Sending second information, wherein the second information includes service data of the terminal, and the service data is data acquired by the terminal.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: The second instruction and the first instruction are transmitted through the same channel.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: After receiving the first instruction, the method further includes: According to the first instruction, the first operation is performed.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The first operation includes at least one of the following: data writing, data deleting, and data modifying.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: After performing the first operation according to the first instruction, the method further includes: Sending third information, wherein the third information is used to indicate an execution result of the first operation.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein: After sending the third information, the method further includes: A second instruction is received, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the third information is successfully received.

13. The method according to any one of claims 6, 7, 8 and 12, wherein: The first instruction includes fourth information, and the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device; After receiving the second instruction, the terminal does not respond to another first instruction having the index with the same value within a first time period.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The first instruction includes fourth information, and the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device.

15. A communication method, comprising: Sending a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of the following: sending information report, performing a first operation; Among them, the terminal is of environmental Internet of Things IoT type.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein: After sending the first instruction, the method further includes: Receive first information, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: identification information of the terminal and service data, the identification information is used to identify the terminal, and the service data is data acquired by the terminal.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein: The receiving of the first information comprises: The repeatedly sent first information is received.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein: The first information is received by at least one of the following methods: Repeated reception in multiple time domain channels; Repeated reception in multiple frequency domain channels; Reception is repeated in multiple code domain channels.

19. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein: The number of the first instructions is multiple; The receiving of the first information from the terminal includes: The first information sent at least once is received.

20. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein: After receiving the first information, the method further includes: A second instruction is sent, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the first information is successfully received.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein: After sending the second instruction, the method further includes: Second information is received, wherein the second information includes service data of the terminal, and the service data is data acquired by the terminal.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein: The second instruction and the first instruction are transmitted through the same channel.

23. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 22, wherein: After sending the first instruction, the method further includes: Receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate an execution result of the first operation.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein: After receiving the third information, the method further includes: A second instruction is sent, wherein the second instruction is used to indicate that the third information is successfully received.

25. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 24, wherein: The first instruction includes fourth information, and the fourth information includes an index of the interaction between the terminal and the network device.

26. A terminal, comprising: A receiving module, configured to receive a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of the following: send information, perform a first operation; Among them, the terminal is of environmental Internet of Things IoT type.

27. A network device comprising: A sending module, configured to send a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to perform at least one of the following: send information, perform a first operation; Among them, the terminal is of environmental Internet of Things IoT type.

28. A terminal, comprising: at least one processor; The terminal is used to execute the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 14.

29. A network device comprising: at least one processor; The network device is used to execute the method as claimed in any one of claims 15 to 25.

30. A communication system, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein: The terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, and the network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 15 to 25.

31. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 25 is performed.

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