Transmission resource indication method and device, equipment and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a transmission resource indication method and device, equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps that terminal equipment transmits first information in a first physical channel opportunity, and the first information is used for indicating at least one second physical channel opportunity; the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located in a first period, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and a first time constraint condition is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

Description

A transmission resource indication method, device, equipment, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of mobile communication technology, and specifically to a transmission resource indication method and apparatus, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In the related art, it is supported to configure multiple physical channel opportunities, i.e., transmission resources, within a cycle, such as: Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) opportunity (occasion), Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) opportunity. When multiple physical channel opportunities within a cycle are not all occupied, the terminal device can notify the base station of the unused physical channel opportunities within the cycle, so that the base station can reallocate the unused physical channel opportunities, thereby improving system efficiency. There is no effective solution in the related art for how the terminal device can effectively notify the base station of the unused physical channel opportunities within a cycle.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide a transmission resource indication method, apparatus, device, and storage medium.

[0005] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0006] The terminal device sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, where the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, where the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and where a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0007] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0008] The terminal device sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within a first period are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0009] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0010] A network device receives first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, where the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, where the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and where a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0011] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0012] A network device receives first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether a physical channel opportunity starting from a second physical channel opportunity within a first period is used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0013] The terminal device provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0014] A first communication unit is configured to send first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0015] The terminal device provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0016] A second communication unit is configured to send first information in a first physical channel opportunity, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within a first period are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0017] The network device provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0018] A third communication unit is configured to receive first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0019] The network device provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0020] A fourth communication unit is configured to receive first information in a first physical channel opportunity, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within a first period are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0021] The communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application may be the terminal device in the above-mentioned solution, and the communication device includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the transmission resource indication method executed by the above-mentioned terminal device.

[0022] The communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application may be the network device in the above-mentioned solution, and the communication device includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and execute the computer program stored in the memory to execute the above-mentioned transmission resource indication method executed by the network device.

[0023] The chip provided in the embodiment of the present application is used to implement the above-mentioned transmission resource indication method.

[0024] Specifically, the chip includes: a processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes the above-mentioned transmission resource indication method.

[0025] The computer-readable storage medium provided in an embodiment of the present application is used to store a computer program, which enables a computer to execute the above-mentioned transmission resource indication method.

[0026] The computer program product provided in an embodiment of the present application includes computer program instructions, which enable a computer to execute the above-mentioned transmission resource indication method.

[0027] The computer program provided in the embodiment of the present application, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the above-mentioned transmission resource indication method.

[0028] Through the above technical solution, the terminal device sends the first information to the network device on the first physical channel opportunity of the first period, wherein the first information indicates the second physical channel opportunity that is not used in the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity have a first time constraint condition, so that when the terminal device notifies the network device of the unused physical channel opportunity, the used physical channel opportunity and the unused physical channel opportunity have a time constraint relationship, thereby limiting the position of the notified unused physical channel opportunity based on the physical channel opportunity where the first information is located, avoiding the terminal device from making invalid reports that exceed the processing capacity of the network device, thereby improving system efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0030] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a PUSCH opportunity according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] FIG3 is a first optional flow chart of a transmission resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] FIG4 is a second optional flow chart of a transmission resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG5 is a third optional flow chart of the transmission resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG6 is a second schematic diagram of a PUSCH opportunity according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG7 is a third schematic diagram of a PUSCH opportunity according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] FIG8 is a fourth optional flow chart of a transmission resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG9 is a fifth optional flow chart of a transmission resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG10 is a sixth optional flow chart of a transmission resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG11 is a fourth schematic diagram of a PUSCH opportunity according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG12 is a fifth schematic diagram of a PUSCH opportunity according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG13 is a sixth schematic diagram of a PUSCH opportunity according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of PUSCH opportunity seven according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of PUSCH opportunity eight according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] FIG16 is a first schematic diagram of an optional structure of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] FIG17 is a second schematic diagram of an optional structure of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] FIG18 is a first schematic diagram of an alternative structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] FIG19 is a second schematic diagram of an optional structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] FIG20 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] FIG21 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 22 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The following will describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0053] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application.

[0054] As shown in Figure 1, a communication system 100 may include a terminal device 110 and a network device 120. The network device 120 may communicate with the terminal device 110 via an air interface. The terminal device 110 and the network device 120 support multi-service transmission.

[0055] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application are only illustrative of the communication system 100, but the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. That is, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Internet of Things (IoT) system, Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system, enhanced Machine-Type Communications (eMTC) system, 5G communication system (also known as New Radio (NR) communication system), or future communication systems.

[0056] In the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, the network device 120 may be an access network device that communicates with the terminal device 110. The access network device may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and may communicate with the terminal device 110 (eg, UE) located within the coverage area.

[0057] The network device 120 may be an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, or a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG RAN) device, or a base station (gNB) in an NR system, or a wireless controller in a Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN), or the network device 120 may be a relay station, an access point, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a hub, a switch, a bridge, a router, or a network device in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), etc.

[0058] The terminal device 110 may be any terminal device, including but not limited to a terminal device connected to the network device 120 or other terminal devices by wire or wireless connection.

[0059] For example, the terminal device 110 may refer to an access terminal, user equipment (UE), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user apparatus. An access terminal may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, an IoT device, a satellite handheld terminal, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a 5G network, or a terminal device in a future evolution network, etc.

[0060] The terminal device 110 can be used for device-to-device (D2D) communication.

[0061] The wireless communication system 100 may further include a core network device 130 for communicating with the base station. The core network device 130 may be a 5G core network (5G Core, 5GC) device, such as an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), an Authentication Server Function (AUSF), a User Plane Function (UPF), or a Session Management Function (SMF). Optionally, the core network device 130 may also be an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) device of an LTE network, such as a Session Management Function + Core Packet Gateway (SMF+PGW-C) device. It should be understood that SMF+PGW-C can simultaneously implement the functions that can be implemented by SMF and PGW-C. During the network evolution process, the above-mentioned core network device may also be called other names, or a new network entity may be formed by dividing the functions of the core network, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0062] The functional units in the communication system 100 may also establish connections and implement communication via next generation (NG) network interfaces.

[0063] For example, the terminal device establishes an air interface connection with the access network device through the Uu interface for transmitting user plane data and control plane signaling; the terminal device can establish a control plane signaling connection with the AMF through the NG interface 1 (referred to as N1); the access network device, such as the next generation wireless access base station (gNB), can establish a user plane data connection with the UPF through the NG interface 3 (referred to as N3); the access network device can establish a control plane signaling connection with the AMF through the NG interface 2 (referred to as N2); the UPF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the SMF through the NG interface 4 (referred to as N4); the UPF can exchange user plane data with the data network through the NG interface 6 (referred to as N6); the AMF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the SMF through the NG interface 11 (referred to as N11); the SMF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the PCF through the NG interface 7 (referred to as N7).

[0064] Figure 1 exemplarily shows a base station, a core network device and two terminal devices. Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may include multiple base station devices and each base station may include other numbers of terminal devices within its coverage area, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0065] It should be noted that Figure 1 is merely an example of a system applicable to this application. Of course, the methods described in the embodiments of this application can also be applied to other systems. Furthermore, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably herein. The term "and / or" herein simply describes an association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone. Furthermore, the character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship. It should also be understood that the "indication" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can be a direct indication, an indirect indication, or an indication of an association relationship. For example, "A indicates B" can mean that A directly indicates B, for example, B can obtain information through A; it can also mean that A indirectly indicates B, for example, A indicates C, and B can obtain information through C; or it can mean that A and B have an association relationship. It should also be understood that the "correspondence" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can mean that there is a direct or indirect correspondence between two objects, or that there is an association relationship between the two objects, or a relationship between an indicator and the indicated, a configuration and the configured, and so on. It should also be understood that the “predefined” or “predefined rules” mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by pre-saving corresponding codes, tables or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in a device (for example, including a terminal device and a network device), and the present application does not limit its specific implementation method. For example, predefined can refer to a definition in a protocol. It should also be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the “protocol” can refer to a standard protocol in the field of communications, such as an LTE protocol, an NR protocol, and related protocols used in future communication systems, and the present application does not limit this.

[0066] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the relevant technologies of the embodiments of the present application are described below. The following relevant technologies can be arbitrarily combined with the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application as optional solutions, and they all fall within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0067] Configured grant (CG) Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)

[0068] NR uplink supports semi-static PUSCH, or CGPUSCH, periodic transmission (configured grant PUSCH transmission). CG includes two types:

[0069] Type-1 CG: After the Radio Resource Control (RRC) configures the transmission parameters, they take effect without the need for Downlink Control Information (DCI) activation.

[0070] Type-2 CG: After RRC configures the transmission parameters, they need to be activated by DCI to take effect.

[0071] CG supports symbol-level cycles of 2 symbols / 7 symbols and slot-level cycles of {1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40...}. PUSCH is transmitted once in one CG cycle (i.e., there is only one PUSCH opportunity).

[0072] Configured Grant-Uplink Control Information (CG-UCI)

[0073] In order to support the transmission of CG PUSCH on the unlicensed band, NR introduced the ()CG-UCI, that is, the UE embeds the CG-UCI in the transmitted CG PUSCH to notify the base station of the following parameters: (hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier, redundancy version (RV), new data indicator (NDI), channel occupancy time (COT) sharing indication. The HARQ process identifier, RV, and NDI are used to indicate the HARQ process number, redundant version information, and NDI information corresponding to this CG PUSCH, respectively. The COT sharing indication indicates whether the subsequent resources of the COT where the current CG PUSCH is located can be shared for downlink transmission.

[0074] Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) or XR

[0075] The eXtended Reality (XR) and cloud game (CG) evaluations for NR project studies services including AR / VR and CG (XR / CG). XR / CG services are video stream services with arrival rates (measured in frames per second (fps)) of 30fps, 60fps, 90fps, and 120fps. The corresponding video stream periods are {33.33ms, 16.67ms, 11.11ms, and 8.33ms}.

[0076] XR data features variable packet sizes with a large average. For AR / VR at a 100Mbps data rate, the average uplink packet size is 20,833 bytes, with a maximum of 31,250 bytes and a minimum of 10,417 bytes. This means that the size of the packet to be transmitted in each cycle is between [10,417 bytes and 31,250 bytes]. In a real-world system with 100Mbps bandwidth, transmitting a 20,833-byte packet requires approximately four time slots of transmission resources.

[0077] Related technologies support configuring multiple, time-contiguous PUSCH occasions within a CG cycle for transmitting large XR data packets. When the amount of data within a CG cycle is relatively small and does not require all pre-configured PUSCH occasions, the UE can dynamically notify the base station of the PUSCH occasions not used in the CG cycle. The base station can then reallocate the unused PUSCH occasions to other UEs for data transmission, thereby improving system efficiency.

[0078] The UE sends information to the base station to notify the unused PUSCH occasions within a CG period. Since the base station needs a certain processing delay to demodulate this information and reschedule data, some information transmission is meaningless.

[0079] Taking Figure 2 as an example, four consecutive PUSCH occasions are configured within a CG period. In PUSCH occasion 1, the UE sends information indicating that PUSCH occasion 2 is not used. After the base station receives the information in PUSCH occasion 1 and completes data demodulation and decoding, it has no time to reschedule PUSCH occasion 2. Obviously, such notification is meaningless.

[0080] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments. The above related technologies can be combined arbitrarily with the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application as optional solutions, and all of them fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. The embodiments of the present application include at least part of the following contents.

[0081] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a terminal device, as shown in FIG3 , and includes:

[0082] S301. The terminal device sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity. The first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0083] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a network device, as shown in FIG4 , and includes:

[0084] S401. The network device receives first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity. The first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0085] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a communication system including a terminal device and a network device, as shown in FIG5 :

[0086] S501. The terminal device sends first information to the network device.

[0087] The terminal device sends first information to the network device on the first physical channel opportunity, and the network device receives the first information sent by the terminal device on the first physical channel opportunity. The first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity. The first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period. The second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity. The second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0088] Below, the transmission resource indication method described in any of Figures 3 to 5 provided in the embodiments of the present application is further described.

[0089] The terminal device is configured to include at least two physical channel opportunities within a first period. The at least two physical channel opportunities included in the first period of the terminal device configuration may be consecutive or discontinuous. The first period can be understood as a CG period configured for the terminal. The physical channel opportunities in the first period can include uplink physical channel opportunities such as PUCCH opportunities or PUSCH opportunities. Physical channel opportunities can be understood as transmission resources, that is, different physical channel opportunities occupy different time domain resources.

[0090] The terminal device sends the first information in a first physical channel opportunity, that is, the first physical channel opportunity is the physical channel opportunity occupied by the first information in the first period, and the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, where the second physical channel opportunity is a physical channel opportunity that is not used in the first period. It is understandable that unused can be understood as not being used for the terminal device, and can be replaced by other descriptions such as not transmitting, invalid, discarding (drop), skipping (skip), canceling, and releasing.

[0091] The second physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information satisfies the first time constraint condition with the first physical channel opportunity. Understandably, the terminal device determines the physical channel opportunities that meet the first time constraint condition between the second physical channel opportunities that are not used in the first cycle and the first physical channel opportunities, generates the first information based on these physical channel opportunities, and sends the first information to the network device in the first physical channel opportunity. The network device receives the first information in the first physical channel opportunity, determines the second physical channel opportunity that is not used in the first cycle based on the first information, and the second physical channel opportunity meets the first time constraint condition between the first physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0092] In one example, the configured PUSCH occasion is shown in Figure 2 as an example. Four time-domain consecutive PUSCH occasions are configured within a period T, the first physical channel opportunity is PUSCH occasion 1, and the unused PUSCH occasions include: PUSCH occasion 2, PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 4, and the first time constraint condition is met between PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 4 and PUSCH occasion 1. As shown in Figure 6, the terminal device sends the first information in PUSCH occasion 1, and the first information indicates that PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 4 are not used.

[0093] In one example, the configured PUSCH occasion is shown in Figure 2 as an example. Four time-domain consecutive PUSCH occasions are configured within a period T, the first physical channel opportunity is PUSCH occasion 1, and the unused PUSCH occasions include: PUSCH occasion 2, PUSCH occasion 3, and PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 4 meet the first time constraint condition with PUSCH occasion 1. As shown in Figure 7, the terminal device sends the first information in PUSCH occasion 1, and the first information indicates that PUSCH occasion 3 is not used.

[0094] In an embodiment of the present application, the first time constraint is related to the first duration, which is a duration threshold set based on a time unit. The time unit may include: time domain symbols, time slots, subframes, milliseconds, and other time domain units for determining the duration.

[0095] In an embodiment of the present application, for physical channel opportunities that meet the first time constraint condition but are used within the first period, the first information may also indicate that such a physical channel is used, or may not indicate such a physical channel opportunity.

[0096] In an example, for PUSCH occasion 4 in FIG. 7 , the first information may indicate that PUSCH occasion 4 is not used, and may not indicate whether PUSCH occasion 4 is used.

[0097] In the transmission resource indication method provided in an embodiment of the present application, a terminal device sends first information to a network device on a first physical channel opportunity in a first period, wherein the first information indicates a second physical channel opportunity that is not used in the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity have a first time constraint condition, so that when the terminal device notifies the network device of the unused physical channel opportunity, the used physical channel opportunity and the unused physical channel opportunity have a time constraint relationship, thereby limiting the position of the notified unused physical channel opportunity based on the physical channel opportunity where the first information is located, avoiding invalid reporting by the terminal device that exceeds the processing capability of the network device, thereby improving system efficiency.

[0098] In some embodiments, the first time constraint includes:

[0099] A time interval between a first position of the first physical channel opportunity and a second position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to a first duration; or,

[0100] The second position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than a third position after the first position of the first physical channel opportunity, and a time interval between the first position and the third position of the first physical channel opportunity is equal to a first duration.

[0101] In some embodiments, the first position includes at least one of the following:

[0102] an end position of the first physical channel opportunity;

[0103] the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information;

[0104] The ending position of the first physical channel opportunity.

[0105] In some embodiments, the second position includes at least one of the following:

[0106] a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0107] The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

[0108] In the embodiment of the present application, the first position and the second position can be combined based on different positions.

[0109] In one example, the time interval between the end position of the first physical channel opportunity and the start position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration, or the start position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than the third position after the end position of the first physical channel opportunity, and the third position is separated from the end position of the first physical channel opportunity by the first duration.

[0110] In one example, the time interval between the starting position of the first physical channel opportunity and the starting position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration, or the starting position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than the third position after the starting position of the first physical channel opportunity, and the third position is separated from the starting position of the first physical channel opportunity by the first duration.

[0111] In one example, the time interval between the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information in the first physical channel opportunity and the end position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration, or the end position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than the third position after the start position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information in the first physical channel opportunity, and the third position is separated from the start position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information in the first physical channel opportunity by the first duration.

[0112] In some embodiments, the first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

[0113] The first number may be denoted as X, that is, the first duration includes X time domain symbols or time slots.

[0114] In some embodiments, the first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0115] The first duration is configured by high-layer signaling, which can be understood as the first duration is configured by the network device to the terminal device through high-layer signaling.

[0116] The first duration is agreed upon in the agreement, which can be understood as the length of the first duration is stipulated in the agreement.

[0117] If the first duration includes X time domain symbols or time slots, it is understandable that the value of X is configured by high-level signaling or agreed upon by the protocol, and / or that the time unit of the first duration is a time domain symbol or time slot configured by high-level signaling or agreed upon by the protocol.

[0118] The transmission resource indication method of the embodiment of the present application indicates a physical channel opportunity that is not used in the first period, namely, the second physical channel opportunity, by means of a bit map or indicating a physical channel opportunity, namely, the third physical channel opportunity, and the time interval between the indicated second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity where the first information is located is greater than the first duration, thereby fully considering the time required for the network to parse the first information and rescheduling the transmission resources, so that the network device can reallocate the second physical channel opportunity reported by the terminal device and allocate it to other terminal devices for use, thereby improving the utilization rate of the transmission resources while avoiding invalid reporting by the terminal device that exceeds the processing capacity of the network device, thereby improving system efficiency.

[0119] In some embodiments, the first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

[0120] The first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing, which can be understood as the first duration being defined based on the subcarrier spacing, and different subcarrier spacings correspond to different first durations. The value of the first duration is related to the corresponding subcarrier spacing. For example, when the subcarrier spacing is larger, the value of the first duration is larger.

[0121] In an exemplary implementation, different subcarrier spacings have a mapping relationship with different values ​​of the first duration, and the mapping relationship is agreed upon by a protocol or configured by a network device.

[0122] In one example, the following mapping relationships are included: mapping relationship 1, the subcarrier spacing is 15KHz, and the size of the first time length is A; mapping relationship 2, the subcarrier spacing is 30kHz, and the size of the first time length is B; mapping relationship 3, the subcarrier spacing is 60kHz, and the size of the first time length is C; if the current subcarrier spacing of the terminal device is 30kHz, the size of the first time length is B.

[0123] In the transmission resource indication method of the embodiment of the present application, the minimum value of the time interval between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity where the first information is located, that is, the first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing, so that the first duration is reasonably set according to the subcarrier spacing of the terminal, and the time required for the network device to parse the first information and reschedule the transmission resources is determined in combination with the subcarrier situation of the terminal device, so as to accurately locate the second physical channel opportunity that needs to be reported.

[0124] In an exemplary implementation, the first duration is calculated based on the subcarrier spacing of the current carrier of the terminal device. The algorithm used to calculate the first duration based on the subcarrier spacing can be configured by the network device or agreed upon by the protocol.

[0125] In the embodiment of the present application, the first information is sent in at least one of the following ways:

[0126] Transmission method 1: The first information has nothing to do with the transmission of CG-UCI.

[0127] Sending method 2: The first information is included in the CG-UCI and sent.

[0128] In the first transmission mode, there is no correlation between the transmission of the first information and the transmission of the CG-UCI. Whether the terminal device is configured with the CG-UCI does not affect whether the first information is transmitted. In one example, the terminal device is configured with the CG-UCI. In another example, the terminal device is not configured with the CG-UCI.

[0129] In some embodiments, the first information in transmission mode 1 is the same as at least one of the following of the CG-UCI: encoding mode, rate matching mode, and resource mapping mode. This means that the first information is not CG-UCI, but uses the same processing mechanism as CG-UCI.

[0130] In the second sending mode, S301 the terminal device sends the first information in the first physical channel opportunity, including: the terminal device sends the first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, and the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

[0131] At this time, S401 network equipment receives first information in the first physical channel opportunity, including: the network equipment receives a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, the first CG-UCI includes the first information

[0132] The first information is included in the first CG-UCI and is sent. It can be understood that the first CG-UCI is a CG-UCI including the first information.

[0133] If the first information is included in the first CG-UCI and sent, the first CG-UCI includes the first information in at least one of the following ways:

[0134] Including mode 1, the first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is used to carry the first information;

[0135] Including method 2, the first CG-UCI includes a second information field, and the second information field is used to carry second information or the first information.

[0136] In the first including method, a new information field is added to the first CG-UCI: the first information field, and the first information is carried through the newly added information field.

[0137] It can be understood that the first information field is specifically used to carry the first information.

[0138] In the second including method, the existing information field in the first CG-UCI is reused (multiplexed): the second information field is used to carry the first information.

[0139] The second information field may include at least one of the following information fields: number of HARQ processes, redundancy version, new data indication, and COT sharing information. The second information includes at least one of the following information fields: number of HARQ processes, redundancy version, new data indication, and COT sharing information.

[0140] If the second information field is the HARQ process number information field, the HARQ process number in the HARQ process number information field is reused for the first information.

[0141] It is understandable that if the second information field indicates the second information, the first information is not indicated; if the second information field indicates the first information, the second information is not indicated.

[0142] The first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein:

[0143] When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or

[0144] When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or

[0145] When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

[0146] A determination method for whether the second information field in the first CG-UCI is used to carry the second information or the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0147] Judgment method 1: based on the wireless network temporary identifier used to scramble the first CG-UCI;

[0148] Judgment method 2: based on the value of the third information field included in the first CG-UCI;

[0149] Judgment method three: based on the time domain position of the first CG-UCI.

[0150] The terminal device or network device determines whether the second information field in the first CG-UCI includes the second information or the first information through at least one of the above-mentioned judgment methods one to three.

[0151] In judgment method 1, whether the information included in the second information field in the first CG-UCI is the first information or the second information is indicated based on the RNTI used to scramble the first CG-UCI. If the first CG-UCI is scrambled using the first RNTI, the second information field includes the first information, that is, the multiplexed second information field includes the first information. If the first CG-UCI is scrambled using the second RNTI, the second information field includes the second information, that is, the second information field does not include the first information.

[0152] In the second judgment method, the third information field carried by the first CG-UCI is used to indicate whether the information included in the second information field of the first CG-UCI is the first information or the second information. The third information field can be a newly added information field of the first CG-UCI or an existing information field set by the first CG-UCI.

[0153] In one example, if the value of the third information field is the first value, the second information field includes the first information, that is, the second information field is multiplexed to indicate the first information. If the value of the third information field is the second value, the second information field includes the second information, that is, the second information field does not include the first information.

[0154] The first value and the second value are different values. The first value may be a value configured by the network device or a value agreed upon by the protocol, and the specific value is not limited.

[0155] In some embodiments, the second value is any value different from the first value.

[0156] In judgment method three, the first time domain position corresponding to the first CG-UCI can be understood as the first CG-UCI being transmitted at the first time domain position, and the second time domain position corresponding to the first CG-UCI can be understood as the first CG-UCI being transmitted at the second time domain position. Based on the position where the first CG-UCI is transmitted in the time domain, it is indicated whether the information included in the second information field in the first CG-UCI is the first information or the second information. It is understandable that the first CG-UCI including the first information is sent at the first time domain position. Then the first CG-UCI is sent at the first time domain position, and the second information field includes the first information, that is, the multiplexed second information field indicates the first information; the first CG-UCI is sent at the second time domain position, and the second information field includes the second information, that is, the second information field does not indicate the first information. In one example, the second time domain position may be a time domain position other than the first time domain position.

[0157] The first time domain position is a set time domain position. In one example, the first time domain position is a set physical channel opportunity.

[0158] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0159] Indication mode A1: the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity through a bitmap, and the bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether the corresponding physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity;

[0160] Indication method A2: the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes the third physical channel opportunity and the physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0161] In the embodiment of the present application, whether the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity in indication mode A1 or indication mode A2 is determined based on third information, and the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0162] First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity;

[0163] the number of second physical channel opportunities included in the at least one second physical channel opportunity;

[0164] The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

[0165] If the third information includes first configuration information of the network device configuration, the terminal receives the first configuration information of the network device configuration, and determines to use indication mode A1 or indication mode A2 to indicate the first information based on the first configuration information.

[0166] If the third information includes the number N of second physical channel opportunities included in the at least one second physical channel opportunity, the terminal device determines whether to use indication method A1 or indication method A2 to indicate the first information based on the value of N. In one example, indication method A1 is used to indicate the first information when N is less than or equal to a first threshold, and indication method A2 is used to indicate the first information when N is greater than the first threshold. The first threshold can be a positive integer such as 4 or 6.

[0167] If the third information includes the number M of physical channel opportunities included in the first period, the terminal device determines whether to use indication method A1 or indication method A2 to indicate the first information based on the value of M. In one example, indication method A1 is used to indicate the first information when M is less than or equal to the second threshold, and indication method A2 is used to indicate the first information when M is greater than the second threshold. The second threshold can be a positive integer such as 4, 6, or 8. The first and second thresholds can be the same or different.

[0168] For indication method A1

[0169] Different bits in the first information are used to indicate whether the corresponding physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity. The at least one second physical channel opportunity is part of or all of the physical channel opportunities corresponding to the first information.

[0170] It can be understood that for one bit, the bit indicates whether the corresponding physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity or not the second physical channel opportunity based on different values.

[0171] In one example, a bit value of 1 indicates that the corresponding physical channel opportunity belongs to the second physical channel opportunity, and a bit value of 0 indicates that the corresponding physical channel opportunity does not belong to the second physical channel opportunity. The bit map includes 0011, indicating that the physical channel opportunities corresponding to each bit from the first bit to the fourth bit are: not belonging to the second physical channel opportunity, not belonging to the second physical channel opportunity, belonging to the second physical channel opportunity, and belonging to the second physical channel opportunity. At this time, the second physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information includes the physical channel opportunity corresponding to the third bit and the physical channel opportunity corresponding to the fourth bit.

[0172] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0173] Determine method A1, network equipment configuration;

[0174] Determine method A2, as agreed upon between the terminal device and the network device;

[0175] Determination method A3: determine according to the fourth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle.

[0176] In the embodiment of the present application, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second number may be the same or different. It is understandable that if the second number is related to the position of the first physical channel opportunity, then the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second number is different.

[0177] In some embodiments, the fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0178] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0179] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0180] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0181] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0182] The first physical channel opportunity in the first period can be understood as the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period, for example, the physical channel opportunity with the earliest allocated transmission time.

[0183] The earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first time length is the physical channel opportunity with the earliest allocated transmission time among the physical channel opportunities whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first time length.

[0184] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period can be understood as the last physical channel opportunity in the first period, for example, the physical channel opportunity with the latest allocated transmission time.

[0185] Taking the example of determining the second number based on the fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, in one implementation, the second number is the number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period starting from the fourth physical channel.

[0186] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the second number is the number of physical channel opportunities included in the first cycle, M. In this case, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities in the first cycle, and the second numbers are the same.

[0187] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity, and the second quantity is the number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period starting from the first physical channel opportunity. In this case, the first physical channel opportunity is a different physical channel opportunity in the first period, and the second quantity is different.

[0188] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity within the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration. The second quantity is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration. In this case, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second quantities are different.

[0189] Taking the example of determining the second number based on the fourth physical channel opportunity within the first period, in one implementation, the second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period starting from a physical channel opportunity that is at a set offset from the fourth physical channel opportunity. It is understood that the set offset may be different when the fourth physical channel opportunity is different.

[0190] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity in the first period, and the second number is the number of physical channel opportunities in the first period starting from a physical channel opportunity that is a set offset from the first physical channel opportunity. In this case, the first physical channel opportunity is a different physical channel opportunity in the first period, and the second number is the same.

[0191] Exemplarily, one cycle is configured with 4 PUSCH opportunities: opportunity 1 to opportunity 4, and the offset is set to 1 opportunity. At this time, opportunity 2 is 1 opportunity away from opportunity 1, and the second number is the number of opportunities starting from opportunity 2, 3.

[0192] In one example, if the fourth physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity, the second quantity is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period starting from a physical channel opportunity that is a set offset from the first physical channel opportunity, and the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period starting from the first physical channel opportunity. In this case, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second quantities are different.

[0193] For example, one cycle configures 4 PUSCH opportunities: opportunity 1 to opportunity 4, and the offset is set to 1 opportunity. At this time, the fourth physical opportunity is opportunity 1, opportunity 2 is 1 opportunity away from opportunity 1, and the second number is the number of opportunities starting from opportunity 2, 3.

[0194] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the latest physical channel opportunity, i.e., the last physical channel opportunity, in the first period. The second quantity is the number of physical channel opportunities in the first period starting from a physical channel opportunity that is a set offset from the last physical channel opportunity. In this case, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities in the first period, and the second quantity is the same.

[0195] For example, one cycle configures 4 PUSCH opportunities: opportunity 1 to opportunity 4, and the offset is set to 3 opportunities. At this time, the fourth physical opportunity is opportunity 4, opportunity 1 is 3 opportunities away from opportunity 4, and the second number is the number of opportunities starting from opportunity 1, 4.

[0196] Taking the example of the second number being determined based on the fourth physical channel opportunity within the first cycle, in one implementation method, the second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, the second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first cycle starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities within the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0197] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity within the first period. The second quantity is the number of physical channel opportunities whose time interval between the first period and the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration. In this case, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second quantity is the same.

[0198] Exemplarily, one period configures 4 PUSCH opportunities: Opportunity 1 to Opportunity 4, and the physical channel opportunities whose time interval between the first physical channel opportunity Opportunity 1 is greater than or equal to the first duration include: Opportunity 2, Opportunity 3 and Opportunity 4, then the second number is 3.

[0199] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity, and the second quantity is the number of physical channel opportunities for which the time interval between the first period and the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration. In this case, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second quantity is different.

[0200] Exemplarily, one cycle configures 4 PUSCH opportunities: Opportunity 1 to Opportunity 4, the first physical channel opportunity is Opportunity 2, and the physical channel opportunities with a time interval greater than or equal to the first duration between Opportunity 2 include: Opportunity 3 and Opportunity 4, then the second number is 2.

[0201] In one example, the fourth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity within the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration. The second quantity is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration. In this case, the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second quantities are different.

[0202] In some embodiments, if the first physical channel opportunities are different physical channel opportunities within the first period, and the second numbers are the same, then the physical channel opportunities corresponding to each bit in the first information are fixed or not fixed.

[0203] Exemplarily, one period is configured with 4 PUSCH opportunities: opportunity 1 to opportunity 4, the second number is 3, and the 3 bits are fixedly corresponding to opportunity 2, opportunity 3, and opportunity 4, respectively.

[0204] Exemplarily, one cycle is configured with 4 PUSCH opportunities: Opportunity 1 to Opportunity 4, and the second number is 3. If the first information needs to indicate whether Opportunity 2, Opportunity 3 and Opportunity 4 belong to the second physical channel opportunity, the 3 bits correspond to Opportunity 2, Opportunity 3 and Opportunity 4 respectively; if the first information needs to indicate whether Opportunity 3 and Opportunity 4 belong to the second physical channel opportunity, the first two bits of the 3 bits correspond to Opportunity 3 and Opportunity 4 respectively.

[0205] If the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0206] For indication method A2

[0207] The first information is used to indicate a physical channel opportunity within the first cycle, which is called the third physical channel opportunity, and each physical channel opportunity in the physical channel opportunities starting from the third physical channel opportunity in the first cycle belongs to the second physical channel opportunity, that is, at least one second physical channel opportunity includes the physical channel opportunity starting from the third physical channel opportunity in the first cycle.

[0208] In one example, one period is configured with four PUSCH opportunities: opportunity 1 to opportunity 4, the first information indicates opportunity 2, and the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes: opportunity 2, opportunity 3, and opportunity 4.

[0209] In one implementation, the manner in which the first information indicates the third physical channel opportunity may include: the first information includes an index of the third physical channel opportunity.

[0210] In one implementation, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and the sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0211] The sixth physical channel opportunity serves as a reference physical channel opportunity, and the first relationship is used to determine the third physical channel opportunity in conjunction with the sixth physical channel opportunity. The first relationship can be understood as a positional relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and the sixth physical channel opportunity. In one example, the first relationship includes an offset between the third physical channel opportunity and the sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0212] After determining the third physical channel opportunity, the terminal device generates first information based on the first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and the sixth physical channel. The network device receives the first information and determines the third physical channel opportunity based on the first relationship indicated by the first information and the sixth physical channel.

[0213] The sixth physical channel opportunity may be a physical channel opportunity configured by the network device or a pre-negotiated physical channel opportunity.

[0214] In some embodiments, the sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0215] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0216] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0217] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0218] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0220] a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity;

[0221] A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the sixth channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

[0222] The third number can be understood as a physical channel opportunity offset. If the third number is 0, the third physical channel opportunity is the sixth physical channel opportunity itself; if the third number is 1, the third physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity after the sixth physical channel opportunity; and if the third number is 2, the third physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity after the sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0223] It is understandable that the value of the third number can also be less than 0, for example: the third number is -1, the third physical channel opportunity is the first physical channel opportunity counting forward of the sixth physical channel opportunity; the third number is -2, the third physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity counting forward of the sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0224] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

[0225] The fourth number can be understood as the time slot offset of the physical channel opportunity. The first time unit and the second time unit are the time units of the third physical channel opportunity or the sixth physical channel opportunity, respectively. The time unit of a physical channel opportunity can be a time slot, a subframe, a frame, a ms, etc.

[0226] Taking the time unit as a time slot as an example, if the fourth number is 0, the third physical channel opportunity and the sixth physical channel opportunity are located in the same time slot, which is time slot A where the sixth channel opportunity is located; when the fourth number is 1, the time slot where the third physical channel opportunity is located is the first time slot after the time slot where the sixth physical channel opportunity is located, which is time slot A+1.

[0227] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

[0228] A time unit may include multiple physical channel opportunities, and the first one of the multiple physical channel opportunities in the first time unit is the third physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information.

[0229] In some embodiments, if at least one physical channel opportunity included in the first time unit includes a physical channel opportunity that is earlier than a physical channel opportunity with a time interval of the first duration between the physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity, then the physical channel opportunity with a time interval of the first duration between the physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity is the third physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information.

[0230] In some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0231] Network device configuration;

[0232] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0233] determining based on the third quantity;

[0234] determining based on the fourth quantity;

[0235] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0236] The embodiment of the present application further provides a transmission resource indication method, which is applied to a terminal device, as shown in FIG8 , including:

[0237] S801. The terminal device sends first information in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not, and the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located in the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0238] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a network device, as shown in FIG9 , and includes:

[0239] S901. The network device receives first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether a physical channel opportunity starting from a second physical channel opportunity within a first period is used or not, and the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0240] The transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a communication system including a terminal device and a network device, as shown in FIG10 :

[0241] S1001. The terminal device sends first information to the network device.

[0242] The terminal device sends first information to the network device on the first physical channel opportunity, and the network device receives the first information sent by the terminal device on the first physical channel opportunity. The first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located in the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0243] Below, the transmission resource indication method described in any of Figures 8 to 10 provided in the embodiments of the present application is further described.

[0244] The terminal device is configured to include at least two physical channel opportunities within a first period. The at least two physical channel opportunities included in the first period of the terminal device configuration may be consecutive or discontinuous. The first period can be understood as a CG period configured for the terminal. The physical channel opportunities in the first period can include uplink physical channel opportunities such as PUCCH opportunities or PUSCH opportunities. Physical channel opportunities can be understood as transmission resources, that is, different physical channel opportunities occupy different time domain resources.

[0245] The terminal device sends the first information in the first physical channel opportunity, that is, the first physical channel opportunity is the physical channel opportunity occupied by the first information in the first period, and the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunity starting from the second physical channel opportunity is used, or the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunity starting from the second physical channel opportunity is used or not used. It can be understood that not used can be understood as not used for the terminal device, which can be replaced by other descriptions such as not transmitting, invalid, discarding (drop), skipping (skip), canceling, and releasing.

[0246] The physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information is a physical channel opportunity starting from the second physical channel opportunity, and there is a first time constraint condition between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0247] The physical channel indicated by the first information may be whether all or part of the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used.

[0248] In one example, the configured PUSCH occasion is shown in Figure 2 as an example. Four time-domain consecutive PUSCH occasions are configured within a period T, the first physical channel opportunity is PUSCH occasion 1, and the unused PUSCH occasions include: PUSCH occasion 2, PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 4, and PUSCH occasion 2 and PUSCH occasion 1 meet the first time constraint condition. As shown in Figure 11, the terminal device sends the first information in PUSCH occasion 1, and the first information indicates whether PUSCH occasion 2, PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 4 are used.

[0249] In one example, the configured PUSCH occasion is shown in Figure 2 as an example. Four time-domain consecutive PUSCH occasions are configured within a period T, the first physical channel opportunity is PUSCH occasion 1, and the unused PUSCH occasions include: PUSCH occasion 2, PUSCH occasion 3, and PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 1 meet the first time constraint condition. As shown in Figure 12, the terminal device sends the first information in PUSCH occasion 1, and the first information indicates whether PUSCH occasion 3 and PUSCH occasion 4 are used.

[0250] In an embodiment of the present application, the first time constraint is related to the first duration, which is a duration threshold set based on a time unit. The time unit may include: time domain symbols, time slots, subframes, milliseconds, and other time domain units for determining the duration.

[0251] In the transmission resource indication method provided in an embodiment of the present application, a terminal device sends first information to a network device on a first physical channel opportunity in a first cycle, wherein the first information indicates whether a physical channel opportunity starting from a second physical channel opportunity in the first cycle is used. When the second physical channel opportunity satisfies a first time constraint, and the time interval between the physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information as to whether it is used and the first physical channel opportunity is greater than the time interval between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity, the time relationship between the physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information and the first physical channel opportunity is limited by limiting the time of the second physical channel opportunity, thereby limiting the position of the physical channel opportunity indicated as not being used based on the physical channel opportunity where the first information is located, thereby avoiding invalid reporting by the terminal device that exceeds the processing capability of the network device, thereby improving system efficiency.

[0252] It should be noted that the terminal device may support one or both of the transmission resource indication methods shown in Figures 3, 4, and 5 and the transmission resource indication methods shown in Figures 8, 9, and 10. It is understandable that the content indicated by the first information in the transmission resource indication methods shown in Figures 3, 4, and 5 and the transmission resource indication methods shown in Figures 8, 9, and 10 is related to the second physical channel opportunity, and the meaning of the second physical channel opportunity in the two methods is different. In the transmission resource indication methods shown in Figures 3, 4, and 5, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity that meets the first time constraint condition with the first physical channel opportunity. In the transmission resource indication methods shown in Figures 3, 4, and 5, the second physical channel opportunity is a physical channel opportunity that meets the first time constraint condition with the first physical channel opportunity, and the first time constraint condition and the second time constraint condition in the two methods are different.

[0253] In some embodiments, the first time constraint includes:

[0254] The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose time interval between the first position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or

[0255] The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose first position is not earlier than the third position after the first physical channel opportunity, and the time interval between the third position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0256] In some embodiments, the first position includes at least one of the following:

[0257] a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0258] The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

[0259] In some embodiments, the second position includes at least one of the following:

[0260] an end position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0261] the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information;

[0262] The end position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

[0263] In the transmission resource indication method shown in FIG8, FIG9, and FIG10, the size and configuration of the first duration can refer to the description of the size and configuration of the first duration in the transmission resource indication method shown in FIG5, FIG6, and FIG7, and will not be repeated here. In the transmission resource indication method shown in FIG8, FIG9, and FIG10, the sending method and the including method of the first information can refer to the sending method and the including method of the first information in the transmission resource indication method shown in FIG5, FIG6, and FIG7, and will not be repeated here.

[0264] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not includes at least one of the following:

[0265] Indication mode B1: the first information indicates, through a bitmap, whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity are used or not used, and the bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether the corresponding physical channel opportunities are used or not used;

[0266] Indication method B1, the first information is used to indicate the third physical channel opportunity, and the third physical channel opportunity in the first cycle and the physical channel opportunities after the third physical channel opportunity in the first cycle are not used.

[0267] In the embodiment of the present application, whether the manner in which the first information indicates whether a physical channel opportunity starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period is used or not is indication manner B1 or indication manner B2 is determined based on third information, and the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0268] First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity in a first period are used or not used;

[0269] the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0270] The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

[0271] If the third information includes first configuration information of the network device configuration, the terminal receives the first configuration information of the network device configuration, and determines to use the indication mode B1 or the indication mode B2 to indicate the first information based on the first configuration information.

[0272] If the third information includes the number H of physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within the first period, the terminal device determines whether to use indication method B1 or indication method B2 to indicate the first information based on the value of H. In one example, indication method B1 is used to indicate the first information when H is less than or equal to a third threshold, and indication method B2 is used to indicate the first information when H is greater than the third threshold. The third threshold can be a positive integer such as 4 or 6.

[0273] If the third information includes the number M of physical channel opportunities included in the first period, the terminal device determines whether to use indication method B1 or indication method B2 to indicate the first information based on the value of M. In one example, indication method B1 is used to indicate the first information when M is less than or equal to a fourth threshold, and indication method B2 is used to indicate the first information when M is greater than the fourth threshold. The fourth threshold can be a positive integer such as 4, 6, or 8. The third and fourth thresholds can be the same or different.

[0274] For indication method B1

[0275] Different bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether the corresponding physical channel opportunity is used. The physical channel opportunities corresponding to the first information are part of the physical channel opportunities or all of the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first cycle.

[0276] It can be understood that for a bit, the bit indicates whether the corresponding physical channel opportunity is used or not based on different values.

[0277] In one example, a bit value of 1 indicates that the corresponding physical channel opportunity is not used, and a bit value of 0 indicates that the corresponding physical channel opportunity is used. The bit map includes 0011, indicating that the physical channel opportunities corresponding to each bit from the first bit to the fourth bit are: used, used, not used, and not used respectively.

[0278] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates through a bit map whether the physical channel opportunity starting from the second physical channel opportunity within the first period is used or not, the number of bits contained in the first information is the second number. Here, the method for determining the second number can refer to the method for determining the second number, and will not be repeated here.

[0279] For indication method B2

[0280] The first information is used to indicate a physical channel opportunity in the first period. The physical channel opportunity is called a third physical channel opportunity. The third physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity or is located after the second physical channel opportunity.

[0281] In an example, one period is configured with four PUSCH opportunities: opportunity 1 to opportunity 4. The first information indicates opportunity 2, and indicates whether each PUSCH opportunity in opportunity 2, opportunity 3, and opportunity 4 is used.

[0282] The indication method of the third physical channel opportunity in the embodiment of the present application can refer to the description of indication method A2, which will not be repeated here.

[0283] Below, the transmission resource indication method provided in the embodiment of the present application is further explained.

[0284] Solution 1: Time constraints for useless PUSCH opportunities

[0285] The terminal is configured with multiple physical channel opportunities (or resources) within a first time period (i.e., one cycle), and the multiple physical channel opportunities occupy different time domain resources. The multiple physical channel opportunities include a first physical channel opportunity and a second physical channel opportunity. The first physical channel opportunity is before the second physical channel opportunity, that is, the end position of the first physical channel opportunity is before the starting position of the second physical channel opportunity.

[0286] The terminal sends first information in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate that the second physical channel opportunity is not used. Being used may also be characterized as not being transmitted, not being used, being invalid, being dropped, being skipped, being cancelled, or being released, wherein the second physical channel opportunity satisfies the following time constraints:

[0287] The time interval between the starting position of the second physical channel opportunity and the first position of the first physical channel opportunity is not less than a preset value, ie, a first duration; the preset value is configured to the terminal by the base station through high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0288] The preset value is X time domain symbols;

[0289] The preset value is related to the subcarrier spacing (used by the current cell or bandwidth portion BWP), i.e., different subcarrier spacings correspond to different preset values. In one implementation, different subcarrier spacings are mapped to different preset values, and the mapping relationship is determined by protocol agreement or several configurations. For example, the preset value is larger when the subcarrier spacing is larger. In another implementation, the preset value is calculated based on the subcarrier spacing of the current carrier.

[0290] It is understandable that the starting position of the second physical channel opportunity is no earlier than the Xth time domain symbol after the first position of the first physical channel opportunity, where X is a positive integer; or X is configured to the terminal by the base station through high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0291] The first position of the first physical channel opportunity is: the end position of the first physical channel opportunity or the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information in the first physical channel opportunity.

[0292] Wherein, the first information:

[0293] Use the same coding method, rate matching method, or resource mapping method as CG-UCI; or

[0294] The base station configures the CG-UCI to include the first information (i.e., a new information field parallel to the existing information field); or

[0295] Reuse some information in the CG-UCI, such as the HARQ process number, RV information, and NDI information. For example, the 2-bit RV information is used as the bitmap of Example 2 or the indication of Tables 1 and 2.

[0296] Among them, the reused part information indicates that the CG-UCI of the first information is encrypted using the first RNTI; the non-reused part information indicates that the CG-UCI of the first information is encrypted using the second RNTI; or, the CG-UCI includes a second information field, and the second information field is used to indicate whether part of the information in the current CG-UCI is used to indicate the first information. For example, the second information field is set to 1 to indicate that part of the information field of the CG-UCI is used to indicate the first information, otherwise it is not used to indicate the first information; or, the time domain position of the transmitted CG-UCI is used to determine whether part of the information in the current CG-UCI is used to indicate the first information. For example, the reused part information indicates that the CG-UCI of the first information can only be transmitted in a specific physical channel opportunity.

[0297] In one example, as shown in FIG13 or FIG14 , the UE is configured with 4 PUSCH occasions in one cycle, each PUSCH occasion occupies 14 time domain symbols, and X = 10. The time domain symbols occupied by the first information are symbols 0 to 3 in the PUSCH occasion.

[0298] If the first position is the end position of the first physical channel opportunity, then as shown in FIG13 , the second physical channel opportunity is opportunity 3 or opportunity 4, but not opportunity 2;

[0299] If the first position is the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information in the first physical channel opportunity, then as shown in FIG14 , the second physical channel opportunity is opportunity 2 or opportunity 3 or opportunity 4.

[0300] Option 2: Indicating the scope of physical channel opportunities

[0301] The terminal is configured with M physical channel opportunities (or resources) within a first time period (ie, one cycle), and the M physical channel opportunities occupy different time domain resources.

[0302] The terminal sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, the first information being used to indicate whether N physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity are available, the M physical channel opportunities including the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity, and the third physical channel opportunity being after the first physical channel opportunity. The second physical channel opportunity is:

[0303] The earliest physical channel opportunity whose time interval between the first position of the starting symbol of the first physical channel opportunity is not less than a predetermined time duration; or

[0304] The start symbol is no earlier than the earliest physical channel opportunity that is a predetermined time period after the first position of the first physical channel opportunity.

[0305] For understanding of the scheduled duration, please refer to Plan 1.

[0306] The first information in the above-mentioned solutions 1 and 2 includes the following two indication modes:

[0307] Indication method 1: indication through bitmap;

[0308] Indication method 2: indicating the fourth physical channel opportunity, and starting from the fourth physical channel opportunity, all subsequent physical channel opportunities in this cycle are not used.

[0309] For instruction method 1

[0310] The availability of the N physical channel opportunities can be indicated by a bitmap, i.e., the first information corresponds one-to-one to the N channel opportunities starting from the third physical channel opportunity. A bit position of 1 indicates that the corresponding opportunity is not used, and a bit position of 0 indicates that it is available. The reverse is also possible.

[0311] Taking FIG9 as an example, the UE is configured with 4 PUSCH occasions in one period, each PUSCH occasion occupies 14 time domain symbols, and X=10.

[0312] In one implementation method, the first information is first transmitted in opportunity 1, which can indicate the largest range, namely opportunity 3 and opportunity 4. All first information only needs to set 2 bits of valid information, corresponding to opportunity 3 and opportunity 4 respectively.

[0313] Understandable. With this as the maximum range, to reduce system complexity, the first information sent in any physical channel opportunity includes 2 bits. If 2 bits of the first information are transmitted in opportunity 2, the first bit is used to indicate opportunity 4, and the second bit is reserved; or the first bit still corresponds to opportunity 3, but cannot be indicated as unused (opportunity 3 is not the corresponding second physical channel for opportunity 2, that is, this bit is reserved), and the second bit still corresponds to opportunity 4 and can be indicated as unused or used. In this case,

[0314] In another implementation, if the UE sends the first information in opportunity 1, the first information includes 2 bits; if the UE sends the first information in opportunity 2, the first information includes only 1 bit of valid information because it can only indicate opportunity 4. The advantage of this method is that the signaling overhead is small.

[0315] For the bitmap method, if the number of subsequent channel opportunities starting from the third physical channel opportunity is greater than the number Y of bits in the CG-UCI that can be used to indicate unused PUSCH occasions, the CG-UCI indicates whether the first Y physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity are available. The base station cannot determine whether other subsequent physical channel opportunities are available based on the first information.

[0316] For instruction method 2

[0317] The first information indicates a fourth physical channel opportunity. Starting from the fourth physical channel opportunity, all subsequent physical channel opportunities in this cycle are not used.

[0318] Different values ​​of the first information indicate that the fourth physical channel opportunity is a different physical channel opportunity within the period, and the fourth physical channel opportunity is a physical channel opportunity between the first physical channel opportunity and the physical channel opportunity after the first physical channel opportunity, as shown in Table 1.

[0319] Table 2. Example of the first relationship

[0320] First information fourth physical channel opportunity 00 third physical channel opportunity 01 first physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity 10 second physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity 11 third physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity

[0321] The first information may be implemented by indicating an offset from a reference physical channel opportunity. The reference physical channel opportunity is the third physical channel opportunity or the first or last of the M physical channel opportunities or the first physical channel opportunity.

[0322] There are two ways to implement the offset:

[0323] Index offset: Physical channel opportunity number offset.

[0324] In one example, as shown in Table 2, when offset=0, it corresponds to the third physical channel opportunity; when offset=1, it corresponds to the first physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel.

[0325] Table 2. Offset Examples

[0326] First information Offset 00 Offset = 001 Offset = 110 Offset = 211 Offset = 3

[0327] Time offset: The time slot offset of the physical channel opportunity.

[0328] As shown in Table 2, offset = 0, indicating that the time slot offset of the fourth physical channel opportunity relative to the reference channel opportunity is 0, that is, the fourth physical channel opportunity is located in time slot A where the reference channel opportunity is located; when offset = 1, it indicates that the time slot offset of the fourth physical channel opportunity relative to the reference channel opportunity is 1, that is, the fourth physical channel opportunity is located in time slot A+1.

[0329] In this embodiment of the present application, a timeslot may include multiple physical channel opportunities. In this case, the first physical channel opportunity among the multiple physical channel opportunities is the physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information. Alternatively, if the multiple physical channel opportunities include an opportunity earlier than the third physical channel opportunity, the second physical channel opportunity is the physical channel opportunity indicated by the first information.

[0330] In this embodiment of the present application, the terminal receives base station configuration information and determines to use the first information indication method 1 or the first information indication method 2; or the terminal uses the first information indication method 1 or the first information indication method 2 based on the value of N (or M). For example, when N is less than or equal to 4, the first information indication method 1 is used, and when N is greater than 4, the first information indication method 2 is used.

[0331] The indication method 1 and the indication method 2 of the first information can be used in combination with solution 1 or solution 2 respectively.

[0332] In one example, as shown in Figure 15, the UE is configured with five PUSCH occasions within a period, each occupying 14 time-domain symbols, where X = 10. The first information is 2 bits. The terminal transmits first information in opportunity 1, indicating whether subsequent opportunities starting with opportunity 3 are available. According to the indication method in Table 1, if the first information indicates 01, then opportunities 4 and 5 are unavailable.

[0333] The first information uses the same coding or rate matching or resource mapping method as the CG-UCI, or the base station configures the CG-UCI to include the first information (i.e., a new information field parallel to the existing information field) or the first information reuses part of the information in the CG-UCI, such as the HARQ process number, RV information, and NDI information.

[0334] One implementation method is to use the RV information and / or NDI information in the CG-UCI as the first information. In this case, the HARQ process number information can still be used to indicate the HARQ process number of the current PUSCH.

[0335] Another method: use all 7 bits of CG-UCI to indicate useless PUSCH occasions.

[0336] The preferred embodiments of the present application are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present application, the technical solution of the present application can be subjected to a variety of simple modifications, and these simple modifications all fall within the scope of protection of the present application. For example, the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present application will no longer describe the various possible combinations separately. For another example, the various different embodiments of the present application can also be arbitrarily combined, as long as they do not violate the idea of ​​the present application, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed in the present application. For another example, under the premise of no conflict, the various embodiments and / or the technical features in each embodiment described in the present application can be arbitrarily combined with the prior art, and the technical solution obtained after the combination should also fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0337] It should also be understood that in the various method embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not imply a precedence in the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the terms "downlink," "uplink," and "sidelink" are used to indicate the transmission direction of signals or data, where "downlink" is used to indicate the first direction of transmission of signals or data from a site to a user equipment in a cell, "uplink" is used to indicate the second direction of transmission of signals or data from a user equipment in a cell to a site, and "sidelink" is used to indicate the third direction of transmission of signals or data from user equipment 1 to user equipment 2. For example, "downlink signal" indicates that the transmission direction of the signal is the first direction. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. Specifically, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0338] FIG16 is a first schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG16 , the terminal device 1600 includes:

[0339] The first communication unit 1601 is configured to send first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, where the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, where the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and where a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0340] It is understandable that the terminal device 1600 may further include a storage unit configured to store configuration information indicating physical channel opportunities in the first period.

[0341] In some embodiments, the first time constraint includes:

[0342] A time interval between a first position of the first physical channel opportunity and a second position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to a first duration; or,

[0343] The second position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than a third position after the first position of the first physical channel opportunity, and a time interval between the first position and the third position of the first physical channel opportunity is equal to a first duration.

[0344] In some embodiments, the first position includes at least one of the following:

[0345] an end position of the first physical channel opportunity;

[0346] the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information;

[0347] The end position of the time slot where the first physical channel opportunity is located.

[0348] In some embodiments, the second position includes at least one of the following:

[0349] a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0350] The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

[0351] In some embodiments, the first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

[0352] In some embodiments, the first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0353] In some embodiments, the first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

[0354] In some embodiments, the first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant-uplink control information CG-UCI:

[0355] Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

[0356] In some embodiments, the first communication unit 1601 is further configured to send a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

[0357] In some embodiments, the first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is dedicated to carrying the first information.

[0358] In some embodiments, the first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein:

[0359] When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or

[0360] When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or

[0361] When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

[0362] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0363] The first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, where bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether a corresponding physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity;

[0364] The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes the third physical channel opportunity and a physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0365] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity is determined based on third information, the third information comprising at least one of the following:

[0366] First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity;

[0367] the number of second physical channel opportunities included in the at least one second physical channel opportunity;

[0368] The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

[0369] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0370] Network device configuration;

[0371] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0372] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0373] In some embodiments, if the second number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0374] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0375] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0376] In some embodiments, if the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0377] In some embodiments, the sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0378] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0379] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0380] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0381] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0382] In some embodiments, the first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0383] a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity;

[0384] A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the sixth channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

[0385] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

[0386] In some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0387] Network equipment configuration;

[0388] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0389] determining based on the third quantity;

[0390] determining based on the fourth quantity;

[0391] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0392] In some embodiments, if the fifth number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0393] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0394] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0395] In some embodiments, the fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0396] the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0397] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0398] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0399] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0400] FIG17 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG17 , the terminal device 1700 includes:

[0401] The second communication unit 1701 is configured to send first information in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first cycle are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located in the first cycle, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0402] It is understandable that the terminal device 1700 may further include a storage unit configured to store configuration information indicating physical channel opportunities in the first period.

[0403] It is understandable that when a terminal device supports the functions of the first communication unit 1601 and the second communication unit 1701 at the same time, the first communication unit 1601 and the second communication unit 1701 may be the same communication unit.

[0404] In some embodiments, the first time constraint includes:

[0405] The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose time interval between the first position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or

[0406] The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose first position is not earlier than the third position after the first physical channel opportunity, and the time interval between the third position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0407] In some embodiments, the first position includes at least one of the following:

[0408] a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0409] The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located

[0410] In some embodiments, the second position includes at least one of the following:

[0411] an end position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0412] the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information;

[0413] The end position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

[0414] In some embodiments, the first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

[0415] In some embodiments, the first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0416] In some embodiments, the first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

[0417] In some embodiments, the first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant uplink control information CG-UCI:

[0418] Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

[0419] In some embodiments, the second communication unit 1701 is further configured to send a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

[0420] In some embodiments, the first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is used to carry the first information.

[0421] In some embodiments, the first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein:

[0422] When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or

[0423] When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or

[0424] When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

[0425] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not includes at least one of the following:

[0426] The first information indicates, via a bitmap, whether physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity are used or not used, wherein bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether corresponding physical channel opportunities are used or not used;

[0427] The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the first period includes the third physical channel opportunity and the physical channel opportunities after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period are not used.

[0428] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not used is determined based on third information, wherein the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0429] First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity in a first period are used or not used;

[0430] the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0431] The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

[0432] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates, through a bitmap, whether a physical channel opportunity starting from a second physical channel opportunity in the first period is used or not used, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0433] Network device configuration;

[0434] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0435] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0436] In some embodiments, if the second number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0437] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0438] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0439] In some embodiments, if the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0440] In some embodiments, the sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0441] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0442] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0443] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0444] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0445] In some embodiments, the first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0446] a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity;

[0447] A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the seventh channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

[0448] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

[0449] In some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0450] Network equipment configuration;

[0451] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0452] determining based on the third quantity;

[0453] determining based on the fourth quantity;

[0454] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0455] In some embodiments, if the fifth number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0456] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0457] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0458] In some embodiments, the fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0459] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0460] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0461] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0462] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0463] FIG18 is a first schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG18 , the network device 1800 includes:

[0464] The third communication unit 1801 is configured to receive first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, where the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, where the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and where a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

[0465] It is understandable that the network device 1800 may further include a processing unit configured to parse the received first information.

[0466] In some embodiments, the first time constraint includes:

[0467] A time interval between a first position of the first physical channel opportunity and a second position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to a first duration; or,

[0468] The second position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than a third position after the first position of the first physical channel opportunity, and a time interval between the first position and the third position of the first physical channel opportunity is equal to a first duration.

[0469] In some embodiments, the first position includes at least one of the following:

[0470] an end position of the first physical channel opportunity;

[0471] the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information;

[0472] The end position of the time slot where the first physical channel opportunity is located.

[0473] In some embodiments, the second position includes at least one of the following:

[0474] a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0475] The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

[0476] In some embodiments, the first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

[0477] In some embodiments, the first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0478] In some embodiments, the first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

[0479] In some embodiments, the first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant-uplink control information CG-UCI:

[0480] Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

[0481] In some embodiments, the first communication unit 1601 is further configured to send a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

[0482] In some embodiments, the first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is dedicated to carrying the first information.

[0483] In some embodiments, the first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein:

[0484] When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or

[0485] When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or

[0486] When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

[0487] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0488] The first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, where bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether a corresponding physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity;

[0489] The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes the third physical channel opportunity and a physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0490] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity is determined based on third information, the third information comprising at least one of the following:

[0491] First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity;

[0492] the number of second physical channel opportunities included in the at least one second physical channel opportunity;

[0493] The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

[0494] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0495] Network equipment configuration;

[0496] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0497] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0498] In some embodiments, if the second number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0499] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0500] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0501] In some embodiments, if the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0502] In some embodiments, the sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0503] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0504] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0505] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0506] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0507] In some embodiments, the first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0508] a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity;

[0509] A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the sixth channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

[0510] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

[0511] In some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0512] Network equipment configuration;

[0513] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0514] determining based on the third quantity;

[0515] determining based on the fourth quantity;

[0516] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0517] In some embodiments, if the fifth number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0518] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0519] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0520] In some embodiments, the fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0521] the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0522] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0523] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0524] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0525] FIG19 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG19 , the network device 1900 includes:

[0526] The fourth communication unit 1901 is configured to receive first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within a first period are used or not, and the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

[0527] It is understandable that the network device 1900 may further include a processing unit configured to parse the received first information.

[0528] It is understandable that, in the case where a network device supports the functions of the third communication unit 1801 and the fourth communication unit 1901 at the same time, the third communication unit 1801 and the fourth communication unit 1901 may be the same communication unit.

[0529] In some embodiments, the first time constraint includes:

[0530] The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose time interval between the first position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or

[0531] The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose first position is not earlier than the third position after the first physical channel opportunity, and the time interval between the third position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0532] In some embodiments, the first position includes at least one of the following:

[0533] a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0534] The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located

[0535] In some embodiments, the second position includes at least one of the following:

[0536] an end position of the second physical channel opportunity;

[0537] the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information;

[0538] The end position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

[0539] In some embodiments, the first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

[0540] In some embodiments, the first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0541] In some embodiments, the first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

[0542] In some embodiments, the first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant uplink control information CG-UCI:

[0543] Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

[0544] In some embodiments, the fourth communication unit 1901 is further configured to receive a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

[0545] In some embodiments, the first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is used to carry the first information.

[0546] In some embodiments, the first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein:

[0547] When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or

[0548] When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or

[0549] When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

[0550] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not includes at least one of the following:

[0551] The first information indicates, via a bitmap, whether physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity are used or not used, wherein bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether corresponding physical channel opportunities are used or not used;

[0552] The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the first period includes the third physical channel opportunity and the physical channel opportunities after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period are not used.

[0553] In some embodiments, the manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not used is determined based on third information, wherein the third information includes at least one of the following:

[0554] First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity in a first period are used or not used;

[0555] the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0556] The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

[0557] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates, through a bitmap, whether a physical channel opportunity starting from a second physical channel opportunity in the first period is used or not used, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0558] Network equipment configuration;

[0559] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0560] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0561] In some embodiments, if the second number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0562] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0563] The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0564] In some embodiments, if the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

[0565] In some embodiments, the sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0566] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0567] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0568] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0569] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0570] In some embodiments, the first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0571] a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity;

[0572] A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the seventh channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

[0573] In some embodiments, if the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

[0574] In some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0575] Network equipment configuration;

[0576] The terminal device and the network device agree upon;

[0577] determining based on the third quantity;

[0578] determining based on the fourth quantity;

[0579] Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0580] In some embodiments, if the fifth number is determined based on a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period,

[0581] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or,

[0582] The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

[0583] In some embodiments, the fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following:

[0584] a first physical channel opportunity in the first period;

[0585] the first physical channel opportunity;

[0586] The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration;

[0587] The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

[0588] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant descriptions of the above-mentioned terminal devices and network devices in the embodiments of the present application can be understood by referring to the relevant descriptions of the transmission resource indication method in the embodiments of the present application.

[0589] Figure 20 is a schematic diagram of a communication device 2000 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device can be a terminal device or a network device. The communication device 2000 shown in Figure 20 includes a processor 2010, which can call and execute a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0590] Optionally, as shown in FIG20 , the communication device 2000 may further include a memory 2020. The processor 2010 may call and execute a computer program from the memory 2020 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0591] The memory 2020 may be a separate device independent of the processor 2010 , or may be integrated into the processor 2010 .

[0592] Optionally, as shown in FIG20 , the communication device 2000 may further include a transceiver 2030 , and the processor 2010 may control the transceiver 2030 to communicate with other devices, specifically, to send information or data to other devices, or to receive information or data sent by other devices.

[0593] The transceiver 2030 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 2030 may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

[0594] Optionally, the communication device 2000 may specifically be a network device in an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 2000 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0595] Optionally, the communication device 2000 may specifically be a mobile terminal / terminal device of an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 2000 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in each method of the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0596] Figure 21 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present application. The chip 2100 shown in Figure 21 includes a processor 2110, which can call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method according to the embodiment of the present application.

[0597] Optionally, as shown in FIG21 , the chip 2100 may further include a memory 2120. The processor 2110 may call and execute a computer program from the memory 2120 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0598] The memory 2120 may be a separate device independent of the processor 2110 , or may be integrated into the processor 2110 .

[0599] Optionally, the chip 2100 may further include an input interface 2130. The processor 2110 may control the input interface 2130 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may obtain information or data sent by other devices or chips.

[0600] Optionally, the chip 2100 may further include an output interface 2140. The processor 2110 may control the output interface 2140 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may output information or data to other devices or chips.

[0601] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in each method of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0602] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0603] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0604] FIG22 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system 2200 provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG22 , the communication system 2200 includes a terminal device 2210 and a network device 2220 .

[0605] Among them, the terminal device 2210 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the terminal device in the above method, and the network device 2220 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the network device in the above method. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0606] It should be understood that the processor of the embodiments of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method embodiment can be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits in the processor or software instructions. The above processor can be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0607] It is understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0608] It should be understood that the above-mentioned memories are exemplary but not restrictive. For example, the memories in the embodiments of the present application may also be static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM RAM (DR RAM), etc. In other words, the memories in the embodiments of the present application are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0609] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program.

[0610] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0611] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0612] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, including computer program instructions.

[0613] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0614] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0615] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program.

[0616] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on a computer, the computer executes the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not described here.

[0617] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal device in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on the computer, the computer executes the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0618] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0619] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0620] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0621] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0622] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0623] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0624] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A transmission resource indication method, the method comprising: The terminal device sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, where the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, where the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and where a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first time constraint condition includes: A time interval between a first position of the first physical channel opportunity and a second position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to a first duration; or, The second position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than a third position after the first position of the first physical channel opportunity, and a time interval between the first position and the third position of the first physical channel opportunity is equal to a first duration.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first position includes at least one of the following: an end position of the first physical channel opportunity; the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information; The end position of the time slot where the first physical channel opportunity is located.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The second position includes at least one of the following: a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity; The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein The first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein: The first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein The first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant-uplink control information CG-UCI: Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The terminal device sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, including: The terminal device sends a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is used to carry the first information.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein The first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein: When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein The manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: The first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, where bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether a corresponding physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity; The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes the third physical channel opportunity and a physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity is determined based on third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity; the number of second physical channel opportunities included in the at least one second physical channel opportunity; The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

14. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 13, wherein If the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Network device configuration; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein If the second number is determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

16. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 13, wherein If the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein The sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: a first physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein The first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following: a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity; A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the sixth channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein If the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein The number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Network device configuration; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; determining based on the third quantity; determining based on the fourth quantity; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein If the fifth number is determined according to the fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

22. The method according to any one of claims 14, 15, 20 or 21, wherein The fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

23. A transmission resource indication method, comprising: The terminal device sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within a first period are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein The first time constraint condition includes: The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose time interval between the first position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose first position is not earlier than the third position after the first physical channel opportunity, and the time interval between the third position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein The first position includes at least one of the following: a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity; The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein The second position includes at least one of the following: an end position of the second physical channel opportunity; the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information; The end position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

27. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 26, wherein The first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

28. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 27, wherein The first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

29. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 28, wherein The first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

30. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 29, wherein The first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant uplink control information CG-UCI: Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

31. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 29, wherein The terminal device sends first information in a first physical channel opportunity, including: The terminal device sends a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein The first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is used to carry the first information.

33. The method according to claim 31, wherein The first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein: When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

34. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 33, wherein The manner in which the first information indicates whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not includes at least one of the following: The first information indicates, via a bitmap, whether physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity are used or not used, wherein bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether corresponding physical channel opportunities are used or not used; The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the first period includes the third physical channel opportunity and the physical channel opportunities after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period are not used.

35. The method according to claim 34, wherein The manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not used is determined based on third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity in a first period are used or not used; the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period; The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

36. The method according to any one of claims 34 to 35, wherein If the first information indicates, through a bitmap, whether physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not used, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Network device configuration; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

37. The method according to claim 36, wherein If the second number is determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

38. The method according to any one of claims 34 to 35, wherein If the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

39. The method according to claim 38, wherein The sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: a first physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

40. The method according to claim 38 or 39, wherein The first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following: a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity; A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the seventh channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

41. The method according to claim 40, wherein If the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein: The number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Network device configuration; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; determining based on the third quantity; determining based on the fourth quantity; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

43. The method according to claim 42, wherein If the fifth number is determined according to the fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

44. The method of any one of claims 36, 37, 42 or 43, wherein The fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: a first physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

45. A transmission resource indication method, comprising: A network device receives first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, where the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, where the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and where a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

46. ​​The method of claim 45, wherein The first time constraint condition includes: A time interval between a first position of the first physical channel opportunity and a second position of the second physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to a first duration; or, The second position of the second physical channel opportunity is not earlier than a third position after the first position of the first physical channel opportunity, and a time interval between the first position and the third position of the first physical channel opportunity is equal to a first duration.

47. The method of claim 46, wherein The first position includes at least one of the following: an end position of the first physical channel opportunity; The end position of the time slot where the first physical channel opportunity is located.

48. The method of claim 46, wherein The second position includes at least one of the following: a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity; The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

49. The method according to any one of claims 46 to 48, wherein The first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

50. The method according to any one of claims 46 to 47, wherein The first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

51. The method according to any one of claims 46 to 50, wherein The first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

52. The method according to any one of claims 45 to 51, wherein The first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant-uplink control information CG-UCI: Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

53. The method according to any one of claims 45 to 51, wherein The network device receives first information in a first physical channel opportunity, including: The network device receives a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the first information.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein: The first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is used to carry the first information.

55. The method of claim 53, wherein The first CG-CUI includes a second information field, wherein: When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

56. The method according to any one of claims 45 to 55, wherein The manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: The first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, where bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether a corresponding physical channel opportunity is the second physical channel opportunity; The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the at least one second physical channel opportunity includes the third physical channel opportunity and a physical channel opportunity after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period.

57. The method of claim 56, wherein The manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity is determined based on third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: first configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity; the number of second physical channel opportunities included in the at least one second physical channel opportunity; The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

58. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 57, wherein If the first information indicates the at least one second physical channel opportunity via a bitmap, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Configuration of the network device; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

59. The method of claim 58, wherein If the second number is determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

60. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 59, wherein If the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

61. The method of claim 60, wherein: The sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: a first physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

62. The method according to claim 60 or 61, wherein The first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following: a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity; A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the sixth channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

63. The method of claim 62, wherein: If the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

64. The method of claim 62, wherein: The number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Network device configuration; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; determining based on the third quantity; determining based on the fourth quantity; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

65. The method of claim 64, wherein If the fifth number is determined according to the fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

66. The method of any one of claims 58, 59, 64 or 65, wherein The fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

67. A transmission resource indication method, comprising: A network device receives first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate whether a physical channel opportunity starting from a second physical channel opportunity within a first period is used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

68. The method of claim 67, wherein The first time constraint condition includes: The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose time interval between the first position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or The second physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity among the physical channel opportunities whose first position is not earlier than the third position after the first physical channel opportunity, and the time interval between the third position and the second position of the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

69. The method of claim 68, wherein The first position includes at least one of the following: a starting position of the second physical channel opportunity; The starting position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

70. The method of claim 68, wherein The second position includes at least one of the following: an end position of the second physical channel opportunity; the end position of the time domain symbol occupied by the first information; The end position of the time slot where the second physical channel opportunity is located.

71. The method according to any one of claims 68 to 70, wherein The first duration includes a first number of time domain symbols or time slots.

72. The method according to any one of claims 68 to 71, wherein The first duration is configured by high-layer signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

73. The method according to any one of claims 68 to 72, wherein The first duration is related to the subcarrier spacing.

74. The method according to any one of claims 67 to 73, wherein The first information is the same as at least one of the following configuration grant uplink control information CG-UCI: Coding method, rate matching method, and resource mapping method.

75. The method of any one of claims 67 to 73, wherein The network device receives second information in a first physical channel opportunity, including: The network device receives a first CG-UCI in the first physical channel opportunity, where the first CG-UCI includes the second information.

76. The method of claim 75, wherein The first CG-UCI includes a first information field, and the first information field is used to carry the first information.

77. The method of claim 75, wherein The first CG-UCI includes a second information field, wherein: When the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first information field carries the first information; and when the first CG-UCI is scrambled using a second RNTI, the first information field carries the second information; or When the third information field of the first CG-UCI indicates a first value, the second information field carries the first information; when the third information field indicates a second value, the second information field carries the second information; or When the first CG-UCI corresponds to a first time domain position, the second information domain carries the first information; when the first CG-UCI corresponds to a second time domain position, the second information domain carries the second information.

78. The method of any one of claims 67 to 77, wherein The manner in which the first information indicates whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not includes at least one of the following: The first information indicates, via a bitmap, whether physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity are used or not used, wherein bits in the bitmap are used to indicate whether corresponding physical channel opportunities are used or not used; The first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, and the first period includes the third physical channel opportunity and the physical channel opportunities after the third physical channel opportunity in the first period are not used.

79. The method of claim 78, wherein The manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not used is determined based on third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: First configuration information configured by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate a manner in which the first information indicates that physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity in a first period are used or not used; the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity in the first period; The number of physical channel opportunities included in the first period.

80. The method according to any one of claims 78 to 79, wherein If the first information indicates, through a bitmap, whether physical channel opportunities starting from a second physical channel opportunity in the first period are used or not used, the number of bits included in the first information is a second number, and the second number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Network device configuration; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

81. The method of claim 80, wherein If the second number is determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The second number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

82. The method of any one of claims 78 to 79, wherein If the first information is used to indicate a third physical channel opportunity, the first information is used to indicate a first relationship between the third physical channel opportunity and a sixth physical channel opportunity.

83. The method of claim 82, wherein The sixth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: a first physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

84. The method of claim 82 or 83, wherein The first relationship indicated by the first information includes at least one of the following: a third number, the third number being the number of physical channel opportunities by which the third physical channel opportunity is offset relative to the sixth physical channel opportunity; A fourth number, the fourth number being the number of time units that the first time unit is offset from the second time unit, the third physical channel opportunity being located in the first time unit, and the seventh channel opportunity being located in the second time unit.

85. The method of claim 84, wherein If the first information indicates the fourth number and the first time unit includes at least two physical channel opportunities, the third physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first time unit.

86. The method of claim 84, wherein The number of bits included in the first information is a fifth number, and the fifth number is determined in at least one of the following ways: Network device configuration; The terminal device and the network device agree upon; determining based on the third quantity; determining based on the fourth quantity; Determined according to a fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period.

87. The method of claim 86, wherein If the fifth number is determined according to the fourth physical channel opportunity in the first period, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities within the first period whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration; or, The fifth number is the number of physical channel opportunities starting from the fifth physical channel opportunity in the first cycle, and the fifth physical channel opportunity is the earliest physical channel opportunity in the first cycle whose time interval with the fourth physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first duration.

88. The method of any one of claims 80, 81, 86 or 87, wherein The fourth physical channel opportunity includes at least one of the following: a first physical channel opportunity in the first period; the first physical channel opportunity; The earliest physical channel opportunity in the first period whose time interval with the first physical channel opportunity is greater than or equal to the first physical channel opportunity of the first duration; The latest physical channel opportunity in the first period.

89. A terminal device comprising: A first communication unit is configured to send first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

90. A terminal device comprising: A second communication unit is configured to send first information in a first physical channel opportunity, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within a first period are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

91. A network device comprising: A third communication unit is configured to receive first information in a first physical channel opportunity, where the first information is used to indicate at least one second physical channel opportunity, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within a first period, the second physical channel opportunity is an unused physical channel opportunity, and a first time constraint is satisfied between the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity.

92. A network device comprising: A fourth communication unit is configured to receive first information in a first physical channel opportunity, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the physical channel opportunities starting from the second physical channel opportunity within a first period are used or not, the first physical channel opportunity and the second physical channel opportunity are located within the first period, and the second physical channel opportunity and the first physical channel opportunity satisfy a first time constraint.

93. A terminal device comprising: A processor and a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, and execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 22, or execute the method according to any one of claims 23 to 44.

94. A network device comprising: A processor and a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, executing the method according to any one of claims 45 to 66, or executing the method according to any one of claims 67 to 88.

95. A chip comprising: A processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory so that a device equipped with the chip executes the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 22, or executes the method as claimed in any one of claims 23 to 44, or executes the method as claimed in any one of claims 45 to 66, or executes the method as claimed in any one of claims 67 to 88.

96. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, wherein the execution of the computer program causes a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 22, or the method according to any one of claims 23 to 44, or the method according to any one of claims 45 to 66, or the method according to any one of claims 67 to 88.

97. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions, the execution of which causes a computer to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 22, or the method according to any one of claims 23 to 44, or the method according to any one of claims 45 to 66, or the method according to any one of claims 67 to 88.

98. A computer program, wherein the execution of the computer program causes a computer to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 22, or the method according to any one of claims 23 to 44, or the method according to any one of claims 45 to 66, or the method according to any one of claims 67 to 88.

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