Signal processing method and device

Abstract

The invention provides a signal processing method and device, and aims to solve the problem of how to wake up a terminal or trigger a base station to wake up to provide service. The method provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps: sending a first signal for at least one of the following items: discovering a terminal; waking up the target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, wherein the first object comprises at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein the first signal comprises at least one of the following items: an on-off key (OOK) signal; an amplitude keying (ASK) signal; a frequency keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying PSK signal is provided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a signal processing method and apparatus. Background Art

[0002] Network energy conservation is very important for environmental sustainability, reducing environmental impact (greenhouse gas emissions), and saving operating costs. In related technologies, a base station can adopt certain energy-saving measures, such as: sleeping or stopping signal transmission and reception. However, when the terminal does not know when the base station enters the energy-saving state, the terminal defaults that the base station is always providing services. When the base station cannot be woken up or turned on, the terminal service will be affected. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide an information processing method and apparatus to solve the problem of how a terminal wakes up or triggers a base station to wake up and provide services.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, this application provides a signal processing method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0005] Sending a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0006] Discovering the terminal;

[0007] Waking up a target cell;

[0008] Triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0009] Triggering the target cell to switch to a first state;

[0010] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0011] Optionally, the first signal is a signal based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

[0012] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0013] Information related to discovering the terminal;

[0014] Information related to waking up the target cell;

[0015] Information related to triggering the target cell;

[0016] Information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive the first object;

[0017] Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to the first state.

[0018] Optionally, the method according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0019] Obtaining a first response signal of the first signal.

[0020] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0021] Confirmation information of the first signal;

[0022] Feedback information of the first signal;

[0023] A first reference signal and / or a first channel;

[0024] Cell information of the cell that sends the first response signal.

[0025] Optionally, the method according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0026] Sending a second signal to a specific cell, where the second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up the specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0027] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0028] Information related to waking up the specific cell;

[0029] Information related to triggering the specific cell;

[0030] Information related to triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive the second object;

[0031] Information related to triggering the specific cell to switch to the second state.

[0032] Optionally, the method according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0033] Obtaining a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to a target signal, and the target signal includes the second signal, or includes the first signal and the second signal.

[0034] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0035] Confirmation information of the target signal;

[0036] Feedback information of the target signal;

[0037] A second reference signal and / or a second channel;

[0038] Cell information of the cell that sends the second response signal.

[0039] Optionally, the method according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0040] At a first moment, receive and / or send a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state within a first specific cell;

[0041] Wherein, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0042] A moment with a first time duration from the sending moment of the first signal;

[0043] A moment with a second time duration from the sending moment of a second signal;

[0044] A moment with a third time duration from the receiving moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0045] A moment with a fourth time duration from the receiving moment of a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0046] Wherein, the first specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0047] At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal;

[0048] The cell that sends the first response signal;

[0049] The cell that sends the second response signal;

[0050] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0051] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0052] Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of the first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, the second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, the first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, the second reference signal indicated by the second response signal, the reference signal agreed by the protocol, the reference signal configured by the higher layer, the reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or the reference signal notified by the neighboring cell signaling;

[0053] The first specific channel includes at least one of the first target channel indicated by the first signal, the second target channel indicated by the second signal, the first channel indicated by the first response signal, the second channel indicated by the second response signal, the channel agreed by the protocol, the channel configured by the higher layer, the channel pre-stored by the terminal, or the channel notified by the neighboring cell signaling;

[0054] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0055] Optionally, the method according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0056] At a second moment, sending and / or receiving a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel of a second specific cell;

[0057] Wherein, the second moment includes at least one of the following:

[0058] A moment with a first time interval from the sending moment of the first signal;

[0059] A moment with a second time interval from the sending moment of the second signal;

[0060] A moment with a third time interval from the receiving moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0061] A moment with a fourth time interval from the receiving moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0062] Wherein, the second specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0063] At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal;

[0064] The cell that sends the first response signal;

[0065] The cell that sends the second response signal;

[0066] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0067] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0068] Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of the first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, the second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, the first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, the first reference signal indicated by the second response signal, the reference signal agreed by the protocol, the reference signal configured by the higher layer, the reference signal associated with the first signal, or the reference signal associated with the second signal;

[0069] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0070] Optionally, the method according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0071] At a third moment, transmitting and / or receiving a third specific reference signal and / or a third specific channel in a specific cell state;

[0072] Wherein, the third moment includes at least one of the following:

[0073] A moment separated from the transmission moment of the first signal by a first duration;

[0074] A moment separated from the transmission moment of the second signal by a second duration;

[0075] A moment separated from the reception moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third duration;

[0076] A moment separated from the reception moment of the second response signal by a fourth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0077] Wherein, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by a first signal, a second state indicated by a second signal, a cell state agreed upon by a protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0078] Wherein, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by a higher layer signaling, a reference signal configured by a core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored by a terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0079] The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by a higher layer signaling, a channel configured by a core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling.

[0080] An embodiment of the present application further provides an information processing method, which is executed by a network-side device, and the method includes:

[0081] Receiving a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0082] Discover the terminal; wake up the target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein, the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel.

[0083] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: on-off keying (OOK) signal; amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0084] Optionally, the first signal is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based signal.

[0085] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0086] Terminal discovery-related information;

[0087] Target cell wake-up-related information;

[0088] Target cell trigger-related information;

[0089] Information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object;

[0090] Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to a first state.

[0091] Optionally, after receiving the first signal, the method further includes:

[0092] Sending a first response signal to the first signal.

[0093] Optionally, sending the first response signal to the first signal includes:

[0094] Sending a first response signal to the first signal when the signal information of the first signal meets a first condition;

[0095] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

[0096] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0097] When the signal information of the first signal meets a first condition, performing at least one of the following:

[0098] Discover the terminal; wake up the target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to a first state;

[0099] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

[0100] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0101] Confirmation information for the first signal;

[0102] Feedback information for the first signal;

[0103] The first reference signal and / or the first channel;

[0104] Cell information of the cell that sends the first response signal.

[0105] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0106] Obtain a second signal, where the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0107] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0108] Information related to waking up a specific cell;

[0109] Information related to triggering a specific cell;

[0110] Information related to triggering a specific cell to send and / or receive a second object;

[0111] Information related to triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state.

[0112] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0113] Send a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to a target signal, and the target signal includes the second signal, or includes the first signal and the second signal.

[0114] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0115] Confirmation information for the target signal;

[0116] Feedback information for the target signal;

[0117] The second reference signal and / or the second channel;

[0118] Cell information of the cell that sends the second response signal.

[0119] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0120] At a fourth moment, send and / or receive a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state;

[0121] Wherein, the fourth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0122] A moment with a fifth duration interval from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0123] A moment with a sixth duration interval from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0124] A moment with a seventh duration interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0125] A moment with an eighth duration interval from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0126] Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, a first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, a second reference signal indicated by the second response signal, a reference signal agreed by the protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0127] The first specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by the first signal, a second target channel indicated by the second signal, a first channel indicated by the first response signal, a second channel indicated by the second response signal, a channel agreed by the protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel pre-stored by the terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0128] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0129] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0130] At a fifth moment, receiving and / or sending a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel;

[0131] Wherein, the fifth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0132] A moment with a fifth duration interval from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0133] A moment with a sixth duration interval from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0134] A moment with a seventh duration interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0135] A moment that is separated from the transmission time of the second response signal by an eighth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0136] Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, a first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by the second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by the protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal;

[0137] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by the first signal, a second target channel indicated by the second signal, a channel agreed upon by the protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0138] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0139] At a sixth moment, switch to a specific cell state;

[0140] Wherein, the sixth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0141] A moment that is separated from the reception time of the first signal by a fifth duration;

[0142] A moment that is separated from the reception time of the second signal by a sixth duration;

[0143] A moment that is separated from the transmission time of the first response signal of the first signal by a seventh duration;

[0144] A moment that is separated from the transmission time of the second response signal by an eighth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0145] Wherein, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by the first signal, a second state indicated by the second signal, a cell state agreed upon by the protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0146] Wherein, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by higher layer signaling, a reference signal configured by core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored in the terminal, or a reference signal notified by neighbor cell signaling;

[0147] The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by high-layer signaling, a channel configured by core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by neighbor cell signaling.

[0148] An embodiment of the present application further provides a signal processing apparatus, including a memory, a transceiver, and a processor;

[0149] The memory is used to store a computer program; the transceiver is used to transmit and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0150] Send a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0151] Discover a terminal;

[0152] Wake up a target cell;

[0153] Trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0154] Trigger the target cell to switch to a first state;

[0155] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0156] Optionally, the first signal is a signal based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

[0157] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0158] Information related to discovering a terminal;

[0159] Information related to waking up a target cell;

[0160] Information related to triggering a target cell;

[0161] Information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object;

[0162] Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to a first state.

[0163] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0164] Obtain a first response signal of the first signal.

[0165] An embodiment of the present application further provides an information processing apparatus, including a memory, a transceiver, and a processor;

[0166] A memory for storing a computer program; a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data under the control of the processor; a processor for reading the computer program in the memory and performing the following operations:

[0167] Receiving a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0168] Discovering a terminal; waking up a target cell; triggering the target cell to transmit or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0169] Wherein the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off key (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0170] An embodiment of the present application further provides a signal processing device, including:

[0171] A first sending unit for sending a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0172] Discovering a terminal;

[0173] Waking up a target cell;

[0174] Triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, the first object including at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0175] Triggering the target cell to switch to a first state;

[0176] Wherein the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off key (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0177] An embodiment of the present application further provides an information processing device, including:

[0178] A first receiving unit for receiving a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0179] Discovering a terminal; waking up a target cell; triggering the target cell to transmit or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0180] Wherein the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off key (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0181] The embodiments of the present application further provide a processor-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing the processor to execute the steps of the signal processing method as described above.

[0182] The above technical solution of the present application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0183] In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal sends a first signal, which includes at least one of the following: OOK signal; ASK signal; FSK signal; PSK signal. Through the OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, it is possible to wake up the target cell, trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to the first state. Since the signal transmitted between the terminal and the network-side device in the existing solution is an OFDM signal, and the network-side device in the dormant or energy-saving state cannot process the OFDM signal (such as fast Fourier transform FFT), and the above OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal is a low-power signal different from the OFDM signal, and the processing method of this low-power signal is different from the processing method of the existing OFDM signal. The cell in the dormant state or the energy-saving state can process this low-power signal, so that the terminal can communicate with the dormant cell or the cell in the energy-saving state without synchronization through this low-power signal, and further achieve the purpose of waking up the dormant cell or triggering the dormant cell to wake up to provide services. Description of the Drawings

[0184] Figure 1 A structural diagram of a network system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied;

[0185] Figure 2 A schematic flowchart of the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0186] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a signal transmitter according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0187] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a signal transmitter according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0188] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the first signal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0189] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the first signal according to another embodiment of the present application;

[0190] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the first signal according to yet another embodiment of the present application;

[0191] Figure 8The fourth schematic diagram of the first signal in the embodiments of the present application;

[0192] Figure 9 The fifth schematic diagram of the first signal in the embodiments of the present application;

[0193] Figure 10 The sixth schematic diagram of the first signal in the embodiments of the present application;

[0194] Figure 11 The seventh schematic diagram of the first signal in the embodiments of the present application;

[0195] Figure 12 The eighth schematic diagram of the first signal in the embodiments of the present application;

[0196] Figure 13 The second flowchart of the information processing method in the embodiments of the present application;

[0197] Figure 14 The first interaction diagram of the information processing method in the embodiments of the present application;

[0198] Figure 15 The second interaction diagram of the information processing method in the embodiments of the present application;

[0199] Figure 16 The third interaction diagram of the information processing method in the embodiments of the present application;

[0200] Figure 17 The fourth interaction diagram of the information processing method in the embodiments of the present application;

[0201] Figure 18 The first block diagram of the information processing device in the embodiments of the present application;

[0202] Figure 19 The second block diagram of the information processing device in the embodiments of the present application;

[0203] Figure 20 The first module diagram of the information processing device in the embodiments of the present application;

[0204] Figure 21 The second module diagram of the information processing device in the embodiments of the present application. Detailed implementation manners

[0205] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0206] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and do not necessarily describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of this application described herein, for example, can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products, or devices.

[0207] In the embodiments of this application, the term "and / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects and indicates that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. In the embodiments of this application, the term "plurality" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0208] In the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or explanations. Any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of this application should not be construed as being more preferred or having more advantages than other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0209] Figure 1 The block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of this application can be applied is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal device 11 and a network side device (or network device) 12. Among them, the terminal device 11 can also be called a terminal or a user terminal (User Equipment, UE). It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of this application. The network side device 12 can be a base station or a core network. It should be noted that only a base station in the NR system is taken as an example in the embodiments of this application, but the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0210] As Figure 2 shown, the embodiments of this application provide a signal processing method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0211] Step 201: Transmit a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0212] Discover the terminal;

[0213] Wake up the target cell;

[0214] Trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0215] Trigger the target cell to switch to a first state. For example, the first state includes a light sleep state;

[0216] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an On-Off Keying (OOK) signal; an Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) signal; a Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) signal; a Phase Shift Keying (PSK) signal.

[0217] In this step, the terminal can send the first signal to the target cell or the base station where the target cell is located in a broadcast manner.

[0218] Optionally, the above first signal can be sent by a first-signal dedicated transmitter or by an NR transmitter.

[0219] Optionally, the above target cell includes at least one of a cell in a dormant state, a cell in a closed state, a cell in a sleep state, and a cell in an energy-saving state. The target cell can be a primary serving cell or a secondary cell, and the target cell has a cell identification ID.

[0220] Optionally, the above terminal includes a terminal to be served, which can be a dedicated terminal that only includes sending / receiving OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals, or a terminal that simultaneously includes sending / receiving OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals and sending / receiving NR signals. Here, the OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK uplink signal sent by the terminal can be based on a multi-carrier waveform, such as CP-OFDM, or based on a single-carrier waveform, such as DFT-S-OFDM.

[0221] Optionally, the above first target reference signal includes at least one of the following: Primary Synchronisation Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronisation Signal (SSS), Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), CSI Reference Signal for Tracking (TRS), Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), Phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), random access preamble, Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0222] Optionally, the above first target channel includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), Physical broadcast channel (PBCH), Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), Physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), Physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0223] Optionally, the above first signal includes signal information and indication information. The signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal. The indication information is used to indicate that the first signal is used for at least one of the following: discovering a terminal; waking up a target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state.

[0224] The above OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals are low-power signals. The network-side device corresponding to the target cell can detect and process the OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals through envelope detection, and then through the low-power signals, the terminal can communicate with the sleeping cell or the cell in the energy-saving state without synchronization, thereby waking up the sleeping cell or triggering the sleeping cell to wake up to provide services.

[0225] In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal sends a first signal, and the first signal includes at least one of the following: OOK signal; ASK signal; FSK signal; PSK signal. Through the OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals, the target cell can be woken up, and the target cell can be triggered to send and / or receive a first object; the target cell can be triggered to switch to a first state. Since the signals transmitted between the terminal and the network-side device in the existing solutions are OFDM signals, and the network-side devices in the sleeping or energy-saving state cannot process the OFDM signals (such as fast Fourier transform FFT), and the above OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals are low-power signals different from OFDM signals, and the processing method of the low-power signals is different from that of the existing OFDM signals, the cells in the sleeping state or the energy-saving state can process the low-power signals, so that through the low-power signals, the terminal can communicate with the sleeping cell or the cell in the energy-saving state without synchronization, and then the purpose of waking up the sleeping cell or triggering the sleeping cell to wake up to provide services can be achieved.

[0226] Optionally, the first signal is a signal based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), that is, the above first signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal.

[0227] When the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, the architecture of the existing NR transceiver can be utilized to further avoid adding a new transceiver, thereby simplifying the complexity of the transceiver. The detection of the OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK modulation signals (i.e., the OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals) can greatly reduce the power consumption at the receiving end because it does not require an inverse Fourier transform (IFFT) operation but performs envelope, filtering, or phase detection, thereby achieving an energy-saving effect.

[0228] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0229] Discover terminal-related information. For example, it can be information related to the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal for signal detection;

[0230] Wake up the relevant information of the target cell. For example, it includes the indication information of waking up the target cell or the cell group where the target cell is located, and the relevant information of the identifier of the target cell or the cell group where the target cell is located. The wake-up target cell indication information is used to indicate whether to wake up the target cell;

[0231] Trigger the relevant information of the target cell. For example, it includes the indication information of the target cell or the cell group where the target cell is located, and the relevant information of the identifier of the target cell or the cell group where the target cell is located. The trigger target cell indication signal is used to indicate the target cell to be triggered;

[0232] Trigger the relevant information of the target cell to send and / or receive a first object. For example, it includes the indication information of sending and / or receiving a first target reference signal. The indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first target reference signal and the first target channel sent or received by the target cell;

[0233] Trigger the relevant information for the target cell to switch to the first state. For example, it includes cell state indication information.

[0234] As an implementation, the above first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0235] Cell wake-up indication information, used to indicate whether to wake up the target cell;

[0236] Cell identifier-related information, used to indicate the relevant cell information for sending / receiving the wake-up or trigger signal / channel;

[0237] First object sending / receiving indication information, used to indicate the first object sent / received by the target cell;

[0238] Function trigger indication information, used to indicate the target cell to turn on or off specific functions, such as: measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, access, specific service transmission, etc.;

[0239] Terminal-specific identifier, used to indicate the specific type or identifier of the terminal, such as: terminal type identifier, terminal version identifier, terminal identifier supporting specific services, indication related to whether the target cell can be woken up;

[0240] Terminal demand information-related identifier, used to indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as: access, measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, specific service transmission demand, etc.; or, indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as: eMBB service, XR service, URLLC service, mMTC service, AIoT service, etc.

[0241] Cell state indication information, used to indicate the target cell to switch between at least two states, or switch to the first state.

[0242] In an embodiment of the present application, after receiving the above first signal, the network-side device can wake up the target cell after a certain period of time; trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to at least one of the first states.

[0243] When the terminal does not receive any synchronization signals sent by the target cell, such as: Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), etc., or when receiving synchronization signals sent by the target cell at a long time interval, such as: PSS, SSS, SSB, TRS, etc., the terminal cannot achieve synchronization or fine synchronization with the base station, and the terminal cannot send any signals to the base station based on the existing NR signals. In an embodiment of the present application, the first signal sent by the terminal is a modulation signal based on OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK. Without precise synchronization between the base station and the terminal, the base station can detect the first signal according to relevant information such as the amplitude / power / energy / phase of the first signal, that is, the effect of discovering the terminal without precise synchronization is achieved.

[0244] Optionally, the first signal can also jointly indicate at least one of the uses of waking up the target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to the first state, etc. That is, when the base station detects the first signal of the terminal, it can wake up the target cell; trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to the first state, etc. The specific joint indication can be determined by at least one of protocol definition, pre-stored information of the terminal, core network information, and historical information of the terminal.

[0245] Optionally, when coarse synchronization can be achieved between the terminal and the base station, the first signal can further carry an indication for waking up the target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state, etc. For example, when the first signal is in different time-domain or frequency-domain sequence patterns, it corresponds to different indication information. When the base station detects that the first signal is in a specific time-domain or frequency-domain sequence pattern, it obtains the corresponding indication information, and then sends and / or receives at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel. In this way, without the need for the base station to continuously send synchronization signals for fine synchronization to the terminal, such as SSBs with a period less than or equal to 160 ms, that is, while achieving energy saving on the network side, the base station can also be woken up according to the terminal service requirements, or be triggered to send and / or receive a first object, or switch to the signal / channel transceiver in different energy-saving states, thus not affecting the service requirements for the terminal.

[0246] When the first signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, it can trigger at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel in a targeted manner. For example, according to the service requirements, for synchronization services, the terminal needs to trigger the target cell to send SSBs and / or Tracking Reference Signals (TRS); for positioning services, it needs to trigger the target cell to send Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) and / or receive Sounding Reference Signals (SRS); for measurements, it needs to trigger the target cell to send SSBs and / or CSI Reference Signals (CSI-RS); for access, it needs to send at least one of SSBs, send preambles for random access, and receive Physical Random-Access Channels (PRACH). The base station only needs to send and / or receive the above reference signals and / or channels according to the first signal, instead of sending and / or receiving all reference signals and channels, thereby achieving energy saving on the network side.

[0247] When the first signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the target cell to switch to the first state, where the first state can be one of at least one cell state, or different cell states corresponding to different parameter configuration sets. Here, the cell state can be a cell energy-saving state or a cell providing different services state. For example: The terminal can, according to its service requirements, such as when the terminal only needs to perform RRM measurements for cell selection, at this time, the target cell only needs to be in the light sleep state and send SSB or CSI-RS with an 80ms period. The base station only needs to trigger the transmission / reception of reference signals / channels in the lightly dormant state according to the first signal, so as to achieve energy saving of the base station while meeting the service requirements of the terminal.

[0248] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0249] Obtaining a first response signal of the first signal.

[0250] In the embodiment of the present application, the base station detects the first signal, and when the signal information of the first signal meets the first condition, sends a first response signal of the first signal. For example, when the signal information of the first signal meets a specific threshold or a specific value, the base station sends the above first response signal.

[0251] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0252] Confirmation information of the first signal; this confirmation information can be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, for example, an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal based on OFDM;

[0253] Feedback information of the first signal; this feedback information can be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, for example, an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal based on OFDM;

[0254] A first reference signal and / or a first channel; the first reference signal is a reference signal for subsequent determination of whether the terminal wakes up a dormant cell or a reference signal providing a specific function for the terminal. For example, the specific function can be functions such as synchronization, measurement, or positioning. The reference signal can be PSS, SSS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, PRS, PTRS, etc. The first channel includes a downlink control channel, an uplink control channel, PBCH, PRACH, etc.

[0255] Cell information of the cell sending the first response signal, such as cell identification information.

[0256] Optionally, the first response signal can be sent by at least one base station that receives the first signal.

[0257] For the feedback information or confirmation information where the first response signal is the first signal, in order to prevent the base station from being woken up by each terminal of the first signal, or being triggered to send / receive signals, or being triggered to switch to the first state of the cell, which affects the energy-saving gain of the base station. After detecting the first signal, the base station can determine whether to be woken up, or be triggered to send / receive signals, or be triggered to switch to the first state of the cell for confirmation or feedback according to the internal implementation algorithm, and further indicate whether the terminal wakes up the cell, or whether to trigger the sending / receiving of signals, or whether to trigger the switching to the first state of the cell, or whether the first signal is received. On the one hand, it reduces the unconditional wake-up of the base station, and on the other hand, it reduces the continuous sending of the first signal by the terminal, so that both sides have the same understanding.

[0258] For the first response signal being the first reference signal and / or the first channel, for example: after the base station detects the first signal, it sends the first reference signal, such as: PSS, SSS, TRS, SSB, etc., and receives channels such as PRACH and the PDCCH where Paging is located, which can be used for subsequent communication behaviors of the terminal, such as: synchronization, RRM measurement, cell access, random access, and paging, etc. After sending the first signal, the terminal receives and / or sends the first reference signal and / or the first channel at specific time intervals. After receiving the response signal sent by at least one cell, the terminal selects a target cell to provide services for the terminal through a specific algorithm, such as: the cell selection process. If there is no terminal access in other cells that send the response signal within a specific time period, they can enter the sleep state. If the terminal only receives the response signal sent by one cell, then the current cell is used as the target cell and the terminal accesses the target cell. This method does not require the cell to be in the service state all the time, thus reducing the energy consumption on the network side. The terminal can also access the target cell by detecting the first reference signal and / or the first channel sent / received by the target cell to obtain the services provided by the target cell and reduce the impact on service performance.

[0259] In addition, when the terminal can further synchronize with the target cell while synchronizing with the network side by receiving the first response signal, it provides the preconditions for sending and receiving at least one of the triggered target reference signal, target channel, sending target indication information, the second signal, etc., that is: the transceiver sides are synchronized.

[0260] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0261] Sending a second signal to a specific cell, where the second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up the specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0262] Optionally, the above-mentioned second target reference signal includes at least one of the following: Primary Synchronisation Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronisation Signal (SSS), Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), TRS, Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), Phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), random access preamble, Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0263] Optionally, the above-mentioned second target channel includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), Physical broadcast channel (PBCH), Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), Physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), Physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0264] In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal may determine, based on the above first response signal, which target cell to send the second signal to. That is, the specific cell is one or more cells among the above target cells. Specifically, the terminal may randomly determine one or more cells (i.e., the above specific cells) among the target cells that send the first response signal, or may determine one or more cells (i.e., the above specific cells) among the target cells that send the first response signal in other ways.

[0265] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0266] Wake up specific cell - related information;

[0267] Trigger specific cell - related information;

[0268] Trigger the specific cell to send and / or receive information related to the second object;

[0269] Trigger the specific cell to switch to the second state - related information.

[0270] As an implementation, the above - mentioned second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0271] Cell wake - up indication information, used to indicate whether to wake up a specific cell;

[0272] Cell identity - related information, used to indicate the relevant cell information for sending / receiving the wake - up or trigger signal / channel;

[0273] Second - object sending / receiving indication information, used to indicate the second object that the specific cell sends / receives;

[0274] Function - trigger indication information, used to indicate whether the specific cell enables or disables specific functions, such as: measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, access, specific service transmission, etc.;

[0275] Terminal - specific identification, used to indicate the specific type or identification of the terminal, such as: terminal type identification, terminal version identification, terminal identification supporting specific services, indication related to whether the target cell can be woken up;

[0276] Terminal - demand - information - related identification, used to indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as: access, measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy - saving, specific - service - transmission demand, etc.; or, to indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as: eMBB service, XR service, URLLC service, mMTC service, AIoT service, etc.;

[0277] Cell - state indication information, used to indicate that the specific cell switches between at least two states or switches to the second state.

[0278] When the terminal sends the first signal, the terminal can also send a second signal, which can further provide additional information for the base station. The additional information includes at least one of the following: enhancement or supplementary information of the first signal, that is: information to improve the reception performance of the first signal, or provide supplementary information of the first signal.

[0279] Regarding the information of the second signal used to improve the reception performance of the first signal, for example: the second signal is a repeated signal of the first signal, or the second signal carries information related to the first signal, but the first signal and the second signal are two different signals. The terminal sending the second signal can improve the performance of the base station to discover the terminal and obtain the information carried by the first signal and / or the second signal.

[0280] For the second signal to provide supplementary information for the first signal, for example: the first signal is broadcast based on the terminal being out of sync or not precisely synchronized with the base station, serving as a signal for the base station to discover the terminal. The second signal can be sent as supplementary information of the terminal, such as: the version or type of the terminal, enabling the target cell that can serve the terminal to discover it. After the base station detects the first signal, it detects the second signal. If the cell can serve the terminal, then the cell is awakened as the target cell and is triggered to send or receive a second object; trigger at least one of the switches to the second state. In this way, by sending the second signal, the accuracy of awakening or triggering the target cell can be improved, and the network energy-saving performance can be enhanced.

[0281] After the terminal receives the first response signal, it sends a second signal to further indicate awakening the target cell, triggering the target cell to send or receive a second object; trigger at least one of the switches of the target cell to the second state. Here, when the terminal receives the first response signal, such as: for synchronization signals PSS, SSS, TRS, SSB, etc., the terminal can synchronize with the base station. By sending the second signal, the terminal can carry indication information for the target cell to awaken the target cell, trigger the target cell to send or receive a second object; trigger at least one of the switches of the target cell to the second state. Here, the target cell can be specifically indicated by the second signal, or implicitly indicated by the second signal having a specific association relationship with the response signal sent by the target cell. Here, the target cell can send a synchronization signal according to the terminal service requirements, and then obtain more accurate indication information, such as: relevant indication information for being awakened by the terminal, or relevant indication information for triggering the sending or receiving of a second object; or at least one of the relevant indication information for triggering the switch to a specific cell state, without always being in the case of providing a synchronization signal with the terminal, thereby achieving energy saving on the network side.

[0282] Optionally, the second signal can also jointly indicate uses such as awakening a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send and / or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to the second state, etc., that is, when the base station detects the second signal of the terminal, it can awaken a specific cell; trigger a specific cell to send and / or receive a second object; trigger a specific cell to switch to the second state, etc. The specific joint indication can be determined by at least one of protocol definition, pre-stored information of the terminal, core network information, terminal historical information, etc.

[0283] Optionally, when the terminal can achieve rough synchronization with the base station, the second signal can further carry an indication message for waking up a specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, etc. For example, when the second signal is in different time-domain or frequency-domain sequence patterns, it corresponds to different indication messages. When the base station detects that the second signal is in a specific time-domain or frequency-domain sequence pattern, it obtains the corresponding indication message, and then sends and / or receives at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel. In this way, when the base station does not need to continuously send synchronization signals for fine synchronization to the terminal, such as SSBs with a period less than or equal to 160 ms, that is, when the base station achieves energy saving on the network side, it can also be woken up according to the terminal service requirements, or be triggered to send and / or receive a second object, or switch to the signal / channel transceiver in different energy-saving states, thus not affecting the service requirements for the terminal.

[0284] When the second signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the specific cell to send and / or receive a second object, it can trigger at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel in a targeted manner. For example, according to the service requirements, for synchronization services, the terminal needs to trigger the target cell to send SSBs and / or Tracking Reference Signals (TRS); for positioning services, the terminal needs to trigger the target cell to send Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) and / or receive Sounding Reference Signals (SRS); for measurements, the terminal needs to trigger the target cell to send SSBs and / or CSI Reference Signals (CSI-RS); for access, the terminal needs to send at least one of SSBs, send preambles for random access, and receive Physical Random-Access Channels (PRACH). The base station only needs to send and / or receive the above reference signals and / or channels according to the second signal, instead of sending and / or receiving all reference signals and channels, thereby achieving energy saving on the network side.

[0285] When the second signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the target cell to switch to the second state, where the second state can be one of at least one cell state, or different cell states corresponding to different parameter configuration sets. Here, the cell state can be a cell energy-saving state or a cell providing different services state. For example, the terminal can, according to its service requirements, such as when the terminal only needs to perform RRM measurements for cell selection, at this time, the target cell only needs to be in a light sleep state and send SSB or CSI-RS with an 80ms period. The base station only needs to trigger the transmission / reception of reference signals / channels in the lightly dormant state according to the second signal, so as to achieve base station energy saving while meeting the service requirements of the terminal.

[0286] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0287] Obtain a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to a target signal, and the target signal includes the second signal, or includes the first signal and the second signal.

[0288] In the embodiment of the present application, the base station can send a first response signal after receiving the first signal and send a second response signal after receiving the second signal, or can also send the above-mentioned second response signal after receiving the first signal and the second signal.

[0289] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0290] Confirmation information for the target signal; this confirmation information can be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, for example, an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal based on OFDM;

[0291] Feedback information for the target signal; this feedback information can be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, for example, an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal based on OFDM;

[0292] A second reference signal or a second channel; this second reference signal is a reference signal for the subsequent terminal to wake up a dormant cell or a reference signal for providing a specific function for the terminal. For example, this specific function can be functions such as synchronization, measurement, or positioning. The reference signal can be an SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, random access preamble, etc. The second channel includes a downlink control channel and / or an uplink control channel.

[0293] Cell information of the cell sending the second response signal. Such as cell identification information.

[0294] Optionally, the second response signal can be sent by the target cell that receives the second signal.

[0295] For the feedback information or confirmation information where the second response signal is the second signal, in order to prevent the base station from being woken up by the terminals of each second signal, or being triggered to send and / or receive signals, or being triggered to switch to the second cell state, which affects the energy-saving gain of the base station. After detecting the second signal, the base station can determine whether to be woken up according to the internal implementation algorithm, or be explicitly indicated by the second signal whether to be woken up, or be triggered to send / receive signals, or be triggered to switch to the second cell state for confirmation or feedback, further indicating whether the terminal wakes up the cell, or whether to trigger the sending / receiving of signals, or whether to trigger the switching to the second cell state, or whether the second signal is received. On the one hand, it reduces the unconditional wake-up of the base station, and on the other hand, it responds to the sending of the second signal by the terminal, so that both parties have the same understanding.

[0296] For the second response signal being the second reference signal and / or the second channel, for example: after detecting the second signal, the base station sends the second reference signal, such as: PSS, SSS, TRS, SSB, etc., and receives channels such as PRACH, PDCCH where Paging is located, which can be used for the terminal to perform at least one of subsequent synchronization, RRM measurement, cell access, random access, and paging. The terminal receives / sends the second reference signal and / or the second channel within a specific time period after receiving the second response signal. After the terminal receives the response signal, the target cell provides services to the terminal. The cell that does not send the second response signal cannot be accessed by the terminal within a specific time period, and the cell enters the sleep state and does not need to be in the service state all the time, thereby reducing the energy consumption on the network side.

[0297] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0298] At a first moment, receive and / or send a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in a first specific cell in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state;

[0299] Wherein, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0300] A moment at an interval of a first duration from the sending moment of the first signal;

[0301] A moment at an interval of a second duration from the sending moment of the second signal;

[0302] A moment at an interval of a third duration from the receiving moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0303] A moment at an interval of a fourth duration from the receiving moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is the response signal of the second signal, or the response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0304] Wherein, the first specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0305] At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal;

[0306] The cell that sends the first response signal;

[0307] The cell that sends the second response signal;

[0308] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0309] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0310] Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a second reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by a protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal pre-stored by a terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0311] The first specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0312] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0313] In the embodiment of the present application, when the first signal is used to wake up a target cell, and / or when the second signal is used to wake up a specific cell, at a first moment, a first specific reference signal or a first specific channel in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state is received or sent within a first specific cell.

[0314] Optionally, the above first specific reference signal includes at least one of Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selection information, location registration related information, Synchronization Signal and PBCH block (SSB) / System Information Block (SIB), cell selection / reselection information, Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), broadcast message, paging message, random access related information, etc.

[0315] Optionally, the method according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0316] At a second moment, transmitting and / or receiving a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel of a second specific cell;

[0317] Wherein, the second moment includes at least one of the following:

[0318] A moment at an interval of a first duration from the transmission moment of the first signal;

[0319] A moment at an interval of a second duration from the transmission moment of the second signal;

[0320] A moment at an interval of a third duration from the reception moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0321] A moment at an interval of a fourth duration from the reception moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0322] Wherein, the second specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0323] At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal;

[0324] The cell that transmits the first response signal;

[0325] The cell that transmits the second response signal;

[0326] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0327] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0328] Among them, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by a protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal; for example, the second specific reference signal includes an SSB, a CSI-RS, or a synchronization signal, etc.

[0329] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0330] In an embodiment of the present application, in a case where the above first signal is used to trigger a target cell to transmit and / or receive a first object, and / or, in a case where the above second signal is used to trigger a specific cell to transmit and / or receive a second object, at a second moment, a second specific reference signal or a second specific channel of a second specific cell is transmitted or received.

[0331] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0332] At a third moment, a third specific reference signal and / or a third specific channel in a specific cell state is transmitted and / or received;

[0333] Among them, the third moment includes at least one of the following:

[0334] A moment with a first time duration from the transmission moment of the first signal;

[0335] A moment with a second time duration from the transmission moment of the second signal;

[0336] A moment with a third time duration from the reception moment of a first response signal of the first signal;

[0337] A moment with a fourth time duration from the reception moment of a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0338] Among them, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by a first signal, a second state indicated by a second signal, a cell state agreed upon by a protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0339] Among them, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by high-layer signaling, a reference signal configured by core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or a reference signal notified by neighbor cell signaling;

[0340] The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by high-layer signaling, a channel configured by core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by the terminal, or a channel notified by neighbor cell signaling.

[0341] Optionally, the above-mentioned third specific reference signal includes at least one of the following: Primary Synchronisation Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronisation Signal (SSS), Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), TRS, Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), Phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), random access preamble, Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0342] Optionally, the third specific channel includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), Physical broadcast channel (PBCH), Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), Physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), Physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0343] In an embodiment of the present application, when the first signal is used to trigger the target cell to switch to the first state, and / or when the second signal is used to trigger the specific cell to switch to the second state, at the third moment, the third specific reference signal and / or the third specific channel in the specific cell state are transmitted and / or received.

[0344] It should be noted that the third moment, the second moment, and the first moment in the embodiments of the present application may be the same or different from each other.

[0345] The generation methods of OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals will be described below in conjunction with Embodiment 1.

[0346] Embodiment 1: Generation methods of OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals based on OFDM;

[0347] As Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, the transmitter for transmitting the first signal and / or the second signal by the terminal may be an independent transmitter from the transmitter of the uplink NR signal, or the same transmitter.

[0348] The receiver for receiving the first signal and / or the second signal by the base station may be an independent receiver from the receiver of the uplink NR signal, or the same receiver.

[0349] The generation method of multi-carrier amplitude shift keying (MC-ASK), such as on-off keying (OOK) signals based on OFDM, will be described below:

[0350] According to the number of bits of ASK and the frequency domain resources / number of points of inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) occupied by each bit, the waveform generation of MC-ASK may include the following four optional waveform generation methods:

[0351] Method 1:

[0352] OOK-1: As Figure 5 shown, the low power wake up signal (LP-WUS) includes N sub-carriers (SC). After performing inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) and adding a cyclic prefix (CP) operation on the LP-WUS, one OFDM symbol corresponds to a single bit.

[0353] The sub - carriers (SCs) of the Low Power Wake Up Signal (LP - WUS) are as follows:

[0354] OOK = 1 means that all SCs are used for modulation, corresponding to bit "1", or any one or several of the K - order modulation symbols corresponding to bit "1";

[0355] OOK = 0 means that all SCs have zero power (from the perspective of the baseband), corresponding to bit "0", or any one or several of the K - order modulation symbols corresponding to bit "0".

[0356] When the first signal is an OOK - 1 signal, this 1 - bit information can be used to trigger the signal of 1 OFDM symbol. In order for the base - station side to detect the terminal, this signal can be repeatedly transmitted N times. The base - station side receiver can continuously detect or detect the user's signal during a specific time period. The specific detection method depends on the base - station implementation or on the relevant information of the terminal sending the first signal.

[0357] Method 2:

[0358] OOK - 2: Parallel M - bits OOK in the frequency domain.

[0359] The N SCs of LP - WUS are further divided into M segments, each segment containing N / 2 sub - carriers, as Figure 6 shown Figure 6 where M = 2, and there may be guard bands in between and / or around. After performing the Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) and adding a Cyclic Prefix (CP) operation on this LP - WUS, this LP - WUS corresponds to parallel M - bits OOK in the frequency domain. The SCs of LP - WUS are:

[0360] OOK = 1 indicates that all SCs in the segment have been modulated, corresponding to bit "1", or any one or several of the K - order modulation symbols corresponding to bit "1";

[0361] OOK = 0 indicates that all SCs in the segment are of zero power (from the perspective of the baseband), corresponding to bit "0", or any one or several of the K - order modulation symbols corresponding to bit "0".

[0362] When the first signal is an OOK-2 signal, M bits in the frequency domain can carry the terminal discovery signal. For example, the first signal is a specific sequence, such as M bits of 1. The base station can detect the terminal based on a sequence of a specific pattern, such as "1010…1". The receiver on the base station side can continuously detect or detect the user's signal within a specific time period. The specific detection method depends on the base station implementation or on the relevant information of the first signal sent by the terminal.

[0363] Method 3:

[0364] OOK-3: Multi-tone single-bit OOK;

[0365] The Low Power Wake Up Signal (LP-WUS) includes N subcarriers (SCs). The N SCs of the LP-WUS are divided into L segments, as Figure 7 shown, Figure 7 where L = 2. There is no guard band between the segments, but there may be a guard band around the segments. After performing the Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) and adding a Cyclic Prefix (CP) operation on this LP-WUS, a Multi-tone single-bit OOK is obtained. Figure 7 The t0 and t1 in

[0366] represent sequences corresponding to 0 and 1 respectively. The SCs of the LP-WUS are:

[0367] OOK = 1 means that 1 subcarrier (known to the UE) in each segment is modulated, and the rest of the SCs have zero power (from the perspective of the baseband), corresponding to the bit "1";

[0368] OOK = 0 means that all SCs in all segments have zero power (from the perspective of the baseband), corresponding to the bit "0".

[0369] Method 4: Time-domain transformed M-bit OOK;

[0370] The N SCs of OOK-4 are generated by transformation (DFT / least squares);

[0371] As Figure 8 shown, N' samples are generated by M bits, and N SCs of LP-WUS are generated by transformation (DFT / least squares); signal modulation can be used or not; truncation or other additional modulation can be used, or other additional modulation can be not used. If other additional modulation is not used, N is the same as N'. After performing the Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) and adding a Cyclic Prefix (CP) operation on this LP-WUS, OOK-4 is obtained.

[0372] OOK-4 can be considered as an example of an OOK signal based on a single carrier (such as DFT-S-OFDM), or can be used as a signal generation method independent of the uplink single carrier (such as DFT-S-OFDM).

[0373] The first signal / second signal can also be a multi-carrier FSK signal of M bits, and specific examples are as follows:

[0374] FSK-1: N SCs are divided into M pairs of segments, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, as Figure 9 shown (M = 2) and as Figure 10 shown (M = 4). There are potential guard bands in between and around; one segment includes one subcarrier or multiple consecutive SCs; in a pair of segments, one segment is modulated and the other segment has zero power (from the perspective of the baseband).

[0375] FSK-2: N SCs are divided into 2 M segments, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 0, as Figure 11 shown, M = 1, that is, N SCs are divided into 2 segments, as Figure 12 shown, M = 2, that is, N SCs are divided into 4 segments, and there are potential guard bands in between and around. One segment includes one subcarrier or multiple consecutive SCs; one of the 2^M segments is modulated and the other segments of the SCs have zero power (from the perspective of the baseband).

[0376] The first signal / second signal can also be based on CP-OFDM, which can multiplex existing NR synchronization signals and can provide a high data transmission rate. Further, since the LP-WUR CP-OFDM signal and NR transmission are orthogonal, the requirement for the guard bandwidth between them can be relaxed.

[0377] In the embodiments of the present application, when the functions of the first signal and / or the second signal are different, their transceivers (transceiver) are different.

[0378] For example:

[0379] When the first signal is a discovery signal (i.e., the first signal is used to discover the terminal), the transceiver of the first signal and the transceiver of NR are independent of each other. Among them, the first signal at least includes OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals.

[0380] When the first signal / second signal is a trigger signal (i.e., the first signal or the second signal is used to wake up the cell, trigger the cell to send and / or receive signals or channels, and / or trigger the cell to perform a state switch), the transceiver of the first signal or the second signal and the transceiver of NR are independent of each other, or can be the same transceiver as the transceiver of NR. Among them, the trigger signal at least includes OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals.

[0381] The second signal is a trigger signal based on the NR signal, that is: the uplink / downlink supports CP-OFDM signals, and the uplink can support DFT-S-OFDM signals. The transceiver of this signal is the same transceiver as the transceiver of NR.

[0382] In the embodiments of the present application, when the receiver of the first signal and / or the second signal can be an independent receiver from the receiver of the uplink NR signal, the network-side base station does not need to keep the corresponding receiver of NR turned on all the time, and only needs to detect the first signal and / or the second signal. The receiver of this signal only requires 1 / 10 of the power consumption of the NR receiver to achieve energy saving on the network side.

[0383] When the transmitter of the first signal and / or the second signal is the same transmitter as the transmitter of the uplink NR signal, the terminal can implement the function of the base station discovering the terminal only through a low-power transmitter.

[0384] When the transmitter of the first signal and / or the second signal is a different transmitter from the transmitter of the uplink NR signal, the terminal only needs to send the first signal and / or the second signal through an independent transmitter, and this signal can be a relatively frequent and dense signal. Therefore, the purpose of reducing the power consumption of the terminal can be achieved.

[0385] When the first signal and / or the second signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK modulation signal, the existing architecture of the NR transceiver can be utilized to further simplify the complexity of the transceiver, and the detection based on OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK modulation can greatly reduce the power consumption at the receiving end, thereby achieving the effect of energy saving.

[0386] As Figure 13 shown, the embodiments of the present application also provide an information processing method, which is executed by a network-side device, and the method includes:

[0387] Step 1301: Receive a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0388] Discover a terminal; wake up a target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to a first state; where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0389] Where the first signal includes at least one of the following: On-Off Keying (OOK) signal; Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) signal; Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) signal; Phase Shift Keying (PSK) signal.

[0390] Optionally, the above network-side device includes the base station where the target cell is located, and can transmit and / or receive OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals and / or NR signals.

[0391] Optionally, the first signal can be received based on a dedicated receiver for the first signal, or can be received through an NR receiver.

[0392] Optionally, the above target cell can continuously receive and detect the first signal, or can periodically receive and detect the first signal, or can semi-continuously receive and detect the first signal. The specific receiving algorithm can be determined by the internal algorithm of the target cell.

[0393] Optionally, the above target cell includes at least one of a cell in a dormant state, a cell in a closed state, a cell in a sleep state, and a cell in an energy-saving state. The target cell can be a primary serving cell or a secondary cell, and the target cell has a cell identification ID.

[0394] Optionally, the above first signal includes signal information and indication information, and the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal. The indication information is used to indicate that the first signal is used for at least one of the following: discovering a terminal; waking up a target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state.

[0395] The above OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal is a low-power signal. The network-side device can detect and process the OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal by envelope detection, and then through this low-power signal, the terminal can communicate with a dormant cell or a cell in an energy-saving state without synchronization, thereby waking up the dormant cell or triggering the dormant cell to wake up to provide services.

[0396] In the embodiments of the present application, the above OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals are low-power signals different from OFDM signals. The processing method of the low-power signals is different from that of existing OFDM signals. A cell in a dormant state or an energy-saving state can process the low-power signals, so that the terminal can communicate with the dormant cell or the cell in the energy-saving state without synchronization through the low-power signals, thereby achieving the purpose of waking up the dormant cell or triggering the dormant cell to wake up to provide services.

[0397] Optionally, the first signal is a signal based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), that is, the above first signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal.

[0398] When the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, the architecture of the existing NR transceiver can be utilized to further avoid adding a new transceiver, thereby simplifying the complexity of the transceiver. For the signal detection based on OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK modulation, since the inverse Fourier transform (IFFT) operation is not required and envelope, filtering or phase detection is performed, the power consumption at the receiving end can be greatly reduced, thereby achieving the effect of energy saving.

[0399] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0400] Terminal-related information is discovered. For example, it can be information related to the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal for signal detection;

[0401] Wake-up target cell-related information. For example, it includes wake-up target cell indication information or information related to the cell group where the target cell is located and the identifier of the target cell or the cell group where the target cell is located. The wake-up target cell indication information is used to indicate whether to wake up the target cell;

[0402] Trigger target cell-related information; for example, it includes indication information of the target cell or the cell group where the target cell is located and information related to the identifier of the target cell or the cell group where the target cell is located. The trigger target cell indication signal is used to indicate the target cell to be triggered;

[0403] Information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object. For example, it includes indication information for sending and / or receiving a first target reference signal, and the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first target reference signal and the first target channel sent or received by the target cell;

[0404] Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to a first state. For example, it includes cell state indication information.

[0405] As an implementation manner, the above first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0406] Wake-up cell indication information, used to indicate whether to wake up the target cell;

[0407] Cell identification related information, used to indicate the relevant cell information for sending / receiving a wake-up or trigger signal / channel;

[0408] First object transmission / reception indication information, used to indicate the first object transmitted / received by the target cell;

[0409] Function trigger indication information, used to indicate enabling or disabling a specific function of the target cell, such as: measurement, synchronization, positioning, access, energy saving, specific service transmission, etc.;

[0410] Terminal specific identification, used to indicate the specific type or identification of the terminal, such as: terminal type identification, terminal version identification, terminal identification supporting specific services, indication related to whether the target cell can be woken up;

[0411] Terminal demand information related identification, used to indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as: access, measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, specific service transmission demand, etc.; or, indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as: eMBB service, XR service, URLLC service, mMTC service, AIoT service, etc. Cell status indication information, used to indicate that the target cell switches between at least two states, or switches to the first state.

[0412] In the embodiments of the present application, the network-side device can wake up the target cell after receiving the above first signal for a certain period of time; trigger the target cell to send and / or receive the first object; trigger the target cell to switch to the first state.

[0413] When the terminal does not receive any synchronization signals sent by the target cell, such as: Primary Synchronisation Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronisation Signal (SSS), Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), etc., or when receiving synchronization signals sent by the target cell at a long time interval, such as: PSS, SSS, SSB, etc., the terminal cannot achieve synchronization or fine synchronization with the base station, then the terminal cannot send any signals to the base station based on the existing NR signals. In the embodiments of the present application, the first signal sent by the terminal is a modulation signal based on OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK. Without precise synchronization between the base station and the terminal, the base station can detect the first signal according to relevant information such as the amplitude / power / energy / phase of the first signal, that is, the effect of discovering the terminal without precise synchronization is achieved.

[0414] Optionally, the first signal may also jointly indicate uses such as waking up the target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state, etc. That is, when the base station detects the first signal of the terminal, it can wake up the target cell; trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to a first state, etc. The specific joint indication can be determined by at least one of protocol definition, pre-stored information of the terminal, core network information, terminal historical information, etc.

[0415] Optionally, when the terminal can achieve coarse synchronization with the base station, the first signal can further carry indication information such as waking up the target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state, etc. For example: when the first signal is in different time domain or frequency domain sequence patterns, it corresponds to different indication information. When the base station detects that the first signal is in a specific time domain or frequency domain sequence pattern, it obtains the corresponding indication information, and then sends and / or receives at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel. In this way, when the base station does not need to continuously send synchronization signals for fine synchronization to the terminal, such as SSBs with a period less than or equal to 160 ms, that is, when the base station achieves energy saving on the network side, it can still be woken up according to the terminal service requirements, or be triggered to send and / or receive a first object, or switch to the signal / channel transceiver in different energy-saving states, so as not to affect the service requirements for the terminal.

[0416] When the first signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, it can trigger at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel in a targeted manner. For example: according to the service requirements, the synchronization service needs to trigger the target cell to send SSBs and / or Tracking Reference Signals (TRS), the positioning service needs to trigger the target cell to send Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) and / or receive Sounding Reference Signals (SRS), the measurement needs to trigger the target cell to send SSBs, send preambles for random access, and / or CSI Reference Signals (CSI-RS), and the access needs to send SSBs and receive Physical Random-Access Channels (PRACH), etc. The base station only needs to send and / or receive the above reference signals and / or channels according to the first signal, instead of sending and / or receiving all reference signals and channels, thus achieving energy saving on the network side.

[0417] When the first signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the target cell to switch to the first state, where the first state can be one of at least one cell state, or different cell states corresponding to different parameter configuration sets. Here, the cell state can be a cell energy-saving state or a cell providing different services state. For example, the terminal can, according to its service requirements, such as when the terminal only needs to perform RRM measurements for cell selection, at this time, the target cell only needs to be in the light sleep state and send SSB or CSI-RS with a period of 80 ms. The base station only needs to trigger the transmission / reception of reference signals / channels in the lightly dormant state according to the first signal, so as to achieve energy saving of the base station while meeting the service requirements of the terminal.

[0418] Optionally, after receiving the first signal, the method further includes:

[0419] Sending a first response signal to the first signal.

[0420] Optionally, the sending of the first response signal to the first signal includes:

[0421] When the signal information of the first signal meets the first condition, sending a first response signal to the first signal;

[0422] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power and energy of the first signal.

[0423] For example, the base station performs first signal detection, obtains the M-bit information carried by the first signal, M is greater than or equal to 0, and the first signal includes signal information and / or carries indication information. When the base station detects that the signal information of the first signal meets a specific threshold or a specific value, it sends a first response signal.

[0424] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0425] When the signal information of the first signal meets the first condition, perform at least one of the following:

[0426] Discover the terminal; wake up the target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to the first state;

[0427] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power and energy of the first signal.

[0428] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0429] Confirmation information for the first signal; the confirmation information may be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, such as an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal;

[0430] Feedback information for the first signal; the feedback information may be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, such as an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal;

[0431] The first reference signal and / or the first channel; the first reference signal is a reference signal for subsequent terminals to wake up a dormant cell or a reference signal for providing specific functions for the terminals. For example, the specific functions may be functions such as synchronization, measurement, or positioning. The reference signal may be PSS, SSS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, PRS, PTRS, PRACH, etc. The first channel includes a downlink control channel and / or an uplink control channel.

[0432] Cell information of the cell that sends the first response signal, such as cell identification information.

[0433] Optionally, the first response signal may be sent by at least one base station that receives the first signal.

[0434] For the first response signal being the feedback information or confirmation information of the first signal, in order to avoid the base station being woken up by each terminal of the first signal, or being triggered to send / receive signals, or being triggered to switch to the first state of the cell, which affects the energy-saving gain of the base station. After detecting the first signal, the base station can judge whether to be woken up, or be triggered to send / receive signals, or be triggered to switch to the first state of the cell for confirmation or feedback according to the internal implementation algorithm, and further indicate whether the terminal wakes up the cell, or whether to trigger the sending / receiving of signals, or whether to trigger the switching to the first state of the cell, or whether the first signal is received. On the one hand, it reduces the unconditional wake-up of the base station, and on the other hand, it reduces the continuous sending of the first signal by the terminal, so that both parties have the same understanding.

[0435] For the first response signal being the first reference signal and / or the first channel, for example: after the base station detects the first signal, it sends the first reference signal, such as: PSS, SSS, TRS, SSB, etc., and receives the channels where PRACH and Paging are located, such as PDCCH, etc., which can be used for the terminal to perform subsequent communication behaviors, such as: synchronization, RRM measurement, cell access, random access, and paging, etc. After the terminal sends the first signal, it receives and / or sends the first reference signal and / or the first channel at a specific time interval. After the terminal receives the response signal sent by at least one cell, through a specific algorithm, such as: the cell selection process, it selects a target cell to provide services for the terminal. If there is no terminal access to the other cells sending the response signal within a specific time period, they can enter the sleep state. If the terminal only receives the response signal sent by one cell, then the current cell is used as the target cell and the terminal accesses the target cell. This method does not require the cell to be in the service state all the time, thus reducing the energy consumption on the network side. The terminal can also access the target cell by detecting the first reference signal and / or the first channel sent / received by the target cell, so as to obtain the services provided by the target cell and reduce the impact on service performance.

[0436] In addition, when the terminal can further synchronize with the target cell while achieving synchronization with the network side by receiving the first response signal, it provides the preconditions for sending and receiving at least one of the target reference signal, the target channel, the sending target indication information, the second signal, etc. triggered by it, that is: the transceiver parties are synchronized.

[0437] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0438] Obtain a second signal, where the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0439] In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal can determine which target cell to send the second signal based on the above first response signal. That is, the specific cell is one or more of the above target cells. Specifically, the terminal can randomly determine one or more cells (i.e., the above specific cells) among the target cells that send the first response signal, or can also determine one or more cells (i.e., the above specific cells) among the target cells that send the first response signal in other ways.

[0440] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0441] Information related to waking up a specific cell;

[0442] Information related to triggering a specific cell;

[0443] Trigger a specific cell to send and / or receive information related to a second object;

[0444] Trigger information related to a specific cell to switch to a second state.

[0445] As an implementation, the above second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0446] Wake-up cell indication information for indicating whether to wake up a specific cell;

[0447] Cell identity related information for indicating the relevant cell information for waking up or triggering the transmission / reception of a signal / channel;

[0448] Second object transmission / reception indication information for indicating the second object transmitted / received by a specific cell;

[0449] Function trigger indication information for indicating to enable or disable a specific function of a specific cell, such as: measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, access, specific service transmission, etc.;

[0450] Terminal specific identification for indicating a specific type of terminal or terminal identification; such as: terminal type identification, terminal version identification, terminal identification supporting a specific service, indication related to whether the target cell can be woken up;

[0451] Terminal requirement information related identification for indicating the current service requirements of the terminal, such as: access, measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, access, specific service transmission requirements, etc.; or, indicating the current service requirements of the terminal, such as: eMBB service, XR service, URLLC service, mMTC service, AIoT service, etc.;

[0452] Cell state indication information for indicating that a specific cell switches between at least two states or switches to a second state.

[0453] When the terminal sends the first signal, the terminal can also send a second signal, which can further provide additional information for the base station. The additional information includes at least one of the following: enhanced or supplementary information of the first signal, that is: information for improving the reception performance of the first signal, or providing supplementary information of the first signal.

[0454] For the information of the second signal used to improve the reception performance of the first signal, such as: the second signal is a repeated signal of the first signal, or the second signal carries information related to the first signal, but the first signal and the second signal are two different signals. The terminal sending the second signal can improve the performance of the base station to discover the terminal and obtain the information carried by the first signal and / or the second signal.

[0455] For the second signal to provide supplementary information for the first signal. For example, the first signal is broadcast based on the terminal being out of sync or not precisely synchronized with the base station, serving as the signal for the base station to discover the terminal. The second signal can be sent as supplementary information of the terminal, such as the version or type of the terminal, enabling the target cell that can serve the terminal to discover it. After detecting the first signal, the base station detects the second signal. If the cell can provide services for the terminal, then the cell is awakened as the target cell and is triggered to send or receive a second object; or at least one of the triggers to switch to a second state. In this way, by sending the second signal, the accuracy of awakening or triggering the target cell can be improved, and the network energy-saving performance can be enhanced.

[0456] After receiving the first response signal, the terminal sends a second signal to further indicate awakening the target cell, triggering the target cell to send or receive a second object; or at least one of the triggers to switch the target cell to a second state. Here, when the terminal receives the first response signal, such as for synchronization signals PSS, SSS, TRS, SSB, etc., the terminal can synchronize with the base station. By sending the second signal, the terminal can carry indication information for the target cell, used to awaken the target cell, trigger the target cell to send or receive a second object; or at least one of the triggers to switch the target cell to a second state. Here, the target cell can be specifically indicated by the second signal, or implicitly indicated by the second signal that has a specific association relationship with the response signal sent by the target cell. Here, the target cell can send a synchronization signal according to the terminal service requirements, and then obtain more accurate indication information, such as the relevant indication information for being awakened by the terminal, or the relevant indication information for triggering the sending or receiving of a second object; or at least one of the relevant indication information for triggering the switch to a specific cell state, without having to always be in the case of providing a synchronization signal with the terminal, thus achieving energy saving on the network side.

[0457] Optionally, the second signal can also jointly indicate at least one of the uses of awakening a specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, that is, when the base station detects the second signal of the terminal, it can awaken the specific cell; trigger the specific cell to send and / or receive a second object; trigger the specific cell to switch to a second state, etc. The specific joint indication can be determined by at least one of protocol definition, pre-stored information of the terminal, core network information, terminal historical information, etc.

[0458] Optionally, when coarse synchronization can be achieved between the terminal and the base station, the second signal can further carry an indication message for waking up a specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, etc. For example, when the second signal is in different time-domain or frequency-domain sequence patterns, different indication messages correspond. When the base station detects that the second signal is in a specific time-domain or frequency-domain sequence pattern, it obtains the corresponding indication message, and then sends and / or receives at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel. In this way, when the base station does not need to continuously send a synchronization signal for fine synchronization to the terminal, such as an SSB with a period less than or equal to 160 ms, that is, when the base station achieves energy saving on the network side, it can still be woken up according to the terminal service requirements, or be triggered to send and / or receive a second object, or switch to the signal / channel transceiver in different energy-saving states, so as not to affect the service requirements for the terminal.

[0459] When the second signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the specific cell to send and / or receive a second object, at least one of a specific reference signal and a specific channel can be triggered in a targeted manner. For example, according to the service requirements, for synchronization service, the target cell needs to be triggered to send an SSB and / or a Tracking Reference Signal (TRS); for positioning service, the target cell needs to be triggered to send a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) and / or receive a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS); for measurement, the target cell needs to be triggered to send an SSB and / or a CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS); for access, at least one of sending an SSB, sending a preamble of random access, and receiving a Physical Random-Access Channel (PRACH) is required. The base station only needs to send and / or receive the above reference signals and / or channels according to the second signal, instead of sending and / or receiving all reference signals and channels, thus achieving energy saving on the network side.

[0460] When the second signal implicitly or explicitly triggers the target cell to switch to the second state, where the second state can be one of at least one cell state, or different cell states corresponding to different parameter configuration sets. Here, the cell state can be a cell energy-saving state or a cell providing different services state. For example: The terminal can, according to its service requirements, such as when the terminal only needs to perform RRM measurements for cell selection, at this time, the target cell only needs to be in the light sleep state and send SSB or CSI-RS with an 80 ms period. The base station only needs to trigger the transmission / reception of reference signals / channels in the lightly dormant state according to the second signal, so as to achieve energy saving of the base station while meeting the service requirements of the terminal. Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0461] Sending a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to the target signal, and the target signal includes the second signal, or includes the first signal and the second signal.

[0462] In the embodiment of the present application, the base station can send a first response signal after receiving the first signal and send a second response signal after receiving the second signal, or can also send the above second response signal after receiving the first signal and the second signal.

[0463] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0464] Confirmation information for the target signal; this confirmation information can be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, for example, an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal based on OFDM;

[0465] Feedback information for the target signal; this feedback information can be an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, for example, an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal based on OFDM;

[0466] A second reference signal or a second channel; this second reference signal is a reference signal for subsequent determination of whether the terminal wakes up the dormant cell or a reference signal for providing a specific function for the terminal. For example, this specific function can be functions such as synchronization, measurement, or positioning. The reference signal can be an SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, random access preamble, etc. The second channel includes a downlink control channel and / or an uplink control channel.

[0467] Cell information of the cell sending the second response signal. Such as cell identification information.

[0468] Optionally, the second response signal can be sent by the target cell that receives the second signal.

[0469] For the feedback information or confirmation information where the second response signal is the second signal, in order to prevent the base station from being awakened by the terminals of each second signal, or being triggered to transmit and / or receive signals, or being triggered to switch to the second cell state, which may affect the energy saving gain of the base station. After detecting the second signal, the base station can determine whether to be awakened according to the internal implementation algorithm, or whether to be awakened is explicitly indicated by the second signal, or being triggered to transmit / receive signals, or being triggered to switch to the second cell state for confirmation or feedback, further instructing the terminal whether to awaken the cell, or whether to trigger the transmission / reception of signals, or whether to trigger the switch to the second cell state, or whether the second signal is received. On the one hand, it reduces the unconditional awakening of the base station, and on the other hand, it responds to the second signal sent by the terminal, so that both parties have the same understanding.

[0470] For the second response signal being the second reference signal and / or the second channel, for example: after the base station detects the second signal, it sends the second reference signal, such as: PSS, SSS, TRS, SSB, etc., and receives channels such as PRACH, PDCCH where Paging is located, which can be used for at least one of the following by the terminal: subsequent synchronization, RRM measurement, cell access, random access, and paging. The terminal receives / sends the second reference signal and / or the second channel within a specific time period after receiving the second response signal. After the terminal receives the response signal, the target cell provides services to the terminal. The cell that does not send the second response signal cannot be accessed by the terminal within a specific time period, and the cell enters the sleep state instead of always being in the service state, thus reducing the energy consumption on the network side.

[0471] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0472] At the fourth moment, transmit and / or receive the first specific reference signal and / or the first specific channel in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state;

[0473] Wherein, the fourth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0474] The moment with a fifth time duration interval from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0475] The moment with a sixth time duration interval from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0476] The moment with a seventh time duration interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0477] The moment with an eighth time duration interval from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is the response signal of the second signal, or the response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0478] Among them, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a second reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by a protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal pre-stored by a terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0479] The first specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0480] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0481] Optionally, the above first specific reference signal includes at least one of the following: Primary Synchronisation Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronisation Signal (SSS), Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), TRS, Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), Phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), random access preamble, Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0482] Optionally, the first specific channel includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0483] In the embodiments of the present application, the target cell is woken up after a preset time after receiving the first signal, sending the first response signal, receiving the second signal, sending the second signal, or sending the second response signal, and can then provide conventional services for the terminal, including at least: sending and / or receiving a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state.

[0484] Optionally, the above-mentioned first specific reference signal includes at least one of the following: Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) selection information, location registration-related information, Synchronization Signal and PBCH block (SSB) / System Information Block (SIB), cell selection / reselection information, Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), broadcast message, paging message, random access-related information, etc.

[0485] Optionally, the method of the embodiments of the present application further includes:

[0486] At the fifth moment, receiving and / or sending a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel;

[0487] Wherein, the fifth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0488] A moment at an interval of a fifth duration from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0489] A moment at an interval of a sixth duration from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0490] A moment at an interval of a seventh duration from the transmission moment of the first response signal to the first signal;

[0491] A moment at an interval of an eighth duration from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to the second signal or a response signal to the first signal and the second signal;

[0492] Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, a first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by the second response signal, a reference signal agreed by the protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal;

[0493] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by the first signal, a second target channel indicated by the second signal, a channel agreed by the protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0494] Optionally, the above second specific reference signal includes at least one of the following: Primary Synchronisation Signal (PSS), Secondary Synchronisation Signal (SSS), Synchronization Signal Block (SSB), TRS, Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), Phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), random access preamble, Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS), CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0495] Optionally, the second specific channel includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0496] In the embodiments of the present application, the target cell is woken up after a preset time after receiving the first signal, sending the first response signal, receiving the second signal, sending the second signal, or sending the second response signal, triggering the sending and / or receiving of the second specific reference signal and / or the second specific channel. For example, the second specific reference signal includes SSB, CSI-RS, or synchronization signal, etc.

[0497] Optionally, the method of the embodiments of the present application further includes:

[0498] At the sixth moment, switch to a specific cell state;

[0499] Wherein, the sixth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0500] The moment that is separated from the receiving moment of the first signal by a fifth duration;

[0501] The moment that is separated from the receiving moment of the second signal by a sixth duration;

[0502] The moment that is separated from the sending moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a seventh duration;

[0503] The moment that is separated from the sending moment of the second response signal by an eighth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0504] Among them, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by a first signal, a second state indicated by a second signal, a cell state agreed upon by a protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by a second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0505] Among them, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by a higher layer signaling, a reference signal configured by a core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored by a terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0506] The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by a higher layer signaling, a channel configured by a core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling.

[0507] In the embodiment of the present application, after a preset time after the target cell receives the first signal, sends the first response signal, receives the second signal, sends the second signal, or sends the second response signal, it switches to a specific cell state, such as switching from state 1 to or maintaining state 2. For example, switching from a dormant state to a light sleep state, or from a deep sleep state to a light sleep state.

[0508] It should be noted that the fourth moment, the fifth moment, and the sixth moment in the embodiment of the present application may be the same or different from each other.

[0509] The process of waking up or triggering the base station service by OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signals will be described below in conjunction with Embodiments 2 to 5.

[0510] Embodiment 2: The base station is woken up after receiving the first signal.

[0511] As Figure 14 shown, this process includes:

[0512] Step 1: The terminal sends a first signal for the surrounding dormant cells / base stations (such as pico base stations) to discover the terminal. Among them, the first signal is an OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal based on OFDM. The first signal can be sent through a dedicated transmitter for the first signal or through an NR transmitter. The first signal can be sent N times at a specific time point or time period, where N is greater than or equal to 1. The specific transmission location can be determined by one or several methods such as being configured by a neighboring cell higher layer signaling, being configured by a core network signaling, being sent by a broadcast signaling, or being defined by a protocol.

[0513] Step 2: The base station performs a first signal detection to obtain the information carried by the first signal, including: signal information and / or the carried indication information. If the first signal meets a specific condition (i.e., the first condition), the cell is directly awakened, or if the first signal does not meet the specific condition, the cell will not be awakened. Here, the first signal can carry M bits of information, where M is greater than or equal to 1, and the carried information includes at least one of the following:

[0514] Information related to the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal;

[0515] Indication information for waking up the cell.

[0516] In this embodiment, the first signal can be received by a dedicated receiver based on the first signal or by an NR receiver.

[0517] Illustrative example:

[0518] Suppose the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK signal. When the base station detects the first signal, it obtains one of the information related to the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc., such as: obtaining the power value of the signal as P, or obtaining the amplitude value of the signal as A, or obtaining the energy value of the signal as E, or obtaining the phase information of the signal as θ.

[0519] Suppose the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK signal, and this signal carries N bits of indication information through modulation, etc., where N is greater than or equal to 1, for indicating the target cell to be awakened.

[0520] Specifically, the specific condition can be: the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal meets a specific threshold or a specific value or a specific value range.

[0521] For example, suppose the specific condition is greater than the power value threshold P0. If the base station detects that the power value P of the first signal is greater than the power value threshold P0, it is determined that the current terminal falls within the service range of the base station; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not fall within the service range of the base station.

[0522] Suppose the specific condition is greater than the amplitude threshold A0. If the base station detects that the amplitude value A of the first signal is greater than the amplitude threshold A0, it is determined that the current terminal falls within the service range of the base station; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not fall within the service range of the base station.

[0523] Suppose the specific condition is greater than the energy threshold E0. If the base station detects that the energy value E of the first signal is greater than the energy threshold E0, it is determined that the current terminal falls within the service range of the base station; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not fall within the service range of the base station.

[0524] Assume that the specific condition is that the phase value is within the range {Θmax, Θmin}. If the base station detects that the phase value θ of the first signal is within the phase value range, it is determined that the current terminal falls within the service range of the base station; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not fall within the service range of the base station. For example, when the terminal sends the first signal, different phase modulations can be performed on base stations in different directions. {0, π} is a cell in one direction, and {π, 2π} is a cell in one direction. The base station performs coherent demodulation on the received signal to obtain the value range where the phase of the first signal is located.

[0525] Assume that the specific condition is that the indication information carried by the first signal is a specific value. For example, all N bits are 1. If the base station detects that the indication information carried by the first signal meets the specific value, it is determined that the current terminal falls within the service range of the base station; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not fall within the service range of the base station.

[0526] When the base station determines that the current terminal falls within the service range of the base station, the sleeping cell is awakened and sends an SSB signal, or a CSI-RS or a reference signal for positioning to provide regular services for the terminal; otherwise, the sleeping cell will not be awakened.

[0527] Step 3: If the cell is awakened, perform at least one of the following:

[0528] Restore the service state;

[0529] Enter the light sleep state;

[0530] Send SSB / SIB1.

[0531] The terminal synchronizes to the SSB sent by the awakened cell, performs cell search, random access, or sends a scheduling request, etc.

[0532] Embodiment 3: After receiving the first signal, the base station is triggered to send / receive the first object;

[0533] As Figure 15 shown, the process includes:

[0534] Step 1: The terminal sends a first signal for surrounding sleeping cells / base stations (such as: Pico) to discover the terminal. The first signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal. The first signal can be sent through a dedicated transmitter for the first signal or through an NR transmitter. The first signal can be sent N times at a specific time point or time period, where N is greater than or equal to 1. The specific transmission location can be determined by one or several methods such as neighbor cell high-layer signaling configuration, core network signaling configuration, broadcast signaling, or protocol definition.

[0535] Step 2: The base station performs a first signal detection to obtain the information carried by the first signal, including: signal information and / or the carried indication information. If the first signal meets a specific condition (i.e., the first condition), the cell is triggered to send a specific reference signal, or, if the first signal does not meet the specific condition, the cell will not send a specific reference signal. Here, the first signal can carry M bits of information, where M is greater than or equal to 1, and the carried information includes at least one of the following:

[0536] The signal information carried by the first signal can be information related to the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal.

[0537] The indication information carried by the first signal is used to trigger the cell to receive and / or send signals.

[0538] In this embodiment, the first signal can be received by a dedicated receiver based on the first signal or by an NR receiver.

[0539] Illustrative example:

[0540] Suppose the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK signal. When the base station detects the first signal, it obtains one of the relevant information such as its amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. For example: obtaining the power value of its signal as P, or obtaining the amplitude value of its signal as A, or obtaining the energy value of its signal as E, or obtaining the phase information of its signal as θ.

[0541] Specifically, the specific condition can be: the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal meets a specific threshold or a specific value or a specific value range.

[0542] Illustrative example:

[0543] Suppose the specific condition is greater than the power value threshold P0. If the base station detects that the power value P of the first signal is greater than the power value threshold P0, it is determined that the current terminal requires the base station side to send / receive a specific reference signal; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not require sending / receiving a specific reference signal.

[0544] Suppose the specific condition is greater than the amplitude threshold A0. If the base station detects that the amplitude value A of the first signal is greater than the amplitude threshold A0, it is determined that the current terminal requires the base station side to send / receive a specific reference signal; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not require sending / receiving a specific reference signal.

[0545] Suppose the specific condition is greater than the energy threshold E0. If the base station detects that the energy value E of the first signal is greater than the energy threshold E0, it is determined that the current terminal requires the base station side to send / receive a specific reference signal; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not require sending / receiving a specific reference signal.

[0546] Assume that the specific condition is within the phase value range {Θmax, Θmin}. If the base station detects that the phase value θ of the first signal is within the phase value range, it is determined that the current terminal requires the base station to send / receive a specific reference signal; otherwise, the base station determines that the current terminal does not need to send / receive a specific reference signal.

[0547] For example, when the base station determines that the current terminal requires the base station to send / receive a specific reference signal, the sleeping cell sends a specific reference signal according to the protocol limitation or according to the indication information carried in the first signal, such as: SSB signal, TRS signal, CSI-RS signal, positioning reference signal PRS / SRS, etc.; otherwise, the sleeping cell or the cell in the energy-saving state will not send / receive a specific reference signal. The configuration of the reference signal is the default parameter configuration defined by the protocol. The specific reference signal can be one or several signals defined by the protocol. For example, when the protocol specifies that the base station receives the first signal and meets the specific condition, it sends the SSB signal. The SSB signal is sent at a default period of 20 ms. The same applies to other reference signals.

[0548] Assume that the specific condition is that the indication information carried in the first signal is the indication information of the specific reference signal, that is, different values correspond to different reference signals. For example, N bits respectively correspond to M kinds of reference signals, and the base station triggers the sending and / or receiving of the corresponding specific reference signal according to the indication information.

[0549] For example, when the base station receives the first signal and the first signal carries the indication information of the specific reference signal, such as: N1 bits in N bits are used to indicate the positioning reference signal PRS, the base station sends the PRS signal according to the default parameter configuration or the parameter configuration defined by the protocol. Further, when the base station determines that the current terminal requires the base station to send / receive a specific reference signal, the sleeping cell can configure a certain parameter in multiple configurations of the specific reference signal according to the indication information. For example: when the base station receives the indication information carried in the first signal indicating the sending of the positioning reference signal PRS and indicating a certain parameter configuration in the pre-configured parameter configuration, the base station sends the specific reference signal according to the specific parameter configuration.

[0550] Step 3: In the case where the cell is triggered to send a specific reference signal, perform at least one of the following:

[0551] Send SSB / SIB1

[0552] Send the downlink synchronization signal TRS

[0553] Send the positioning reference signal.

[0554] The terminal synchronizes, searches for the cell, performs random access, or sends a scheduling request, etc. based on the specific reference signal sent by the sleeping cell.

[0555] Embodiment 4: The base station is fully or partially awakened after sending the first response signal;

[0556] As Figure 16 shown, it includes:

[0557] Step 1: The terminal sends a first signal for the surrounding sleeping cells / base stations (such as: Pico) to discover the terminal. Among them, the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal. The first signal can be sent through a dedicated transmitter for the first signal or through an NR transmitter.

[0558] Step 2: The base station performs first signal detection to obtain the information carried by the first signal, including: signal information and / or carried indication information. If the first signal meets specific conditions (i.e., the first condition), it sends a first response signal to the terminal. Or, if the first signal does not meet the specific conditions, the cell does not send a first response signal. Here, the first signal can carry M bits of information, M is greater than or equal to 1, and the carried information includes at least one of the following:

[0559] Information related to the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal.

[0560] Indication information for triggering the cell to receive and / or send signals.

[0561] In this embodiment, the first signal can be received through a dedicated receiver based on the first signal or through an NR receiver.

[0562] Illustrative example:

[0563] Suppose the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK signal. When the base station detects the first signal, it obtains one of the information related to its amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. For example: obtaining the power value of its signal as P, or obtaining the amplitude value of its signal as A, or obtaining the energy value of its signal as E, or obtaining the phase information of its signal as θ.

[0564] Taking the first signal as an OOK-1 signal as an example, the first signal can carry 1 bit of information for the sleeping cell to discover the terminal. The first signal can be sent N times at a specific time point or time period, N is greater than or equal to 1, and the specific sending location can be determined by one or several methods such as neighbor cell high-layer signaling configuration, core network signaling configuration, broadcast signaling sending, or protocol limitation.

[0565] Step 3: The base station sends a first response signal to the first signal. Here, the first response signal can be sent when the base station detects that the signal information of the first signal meets specific conditions. Specifically, the specific conditions can be: the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal meet a specific threshold or a specific value or a specific value range. The first response signal can also be that the base station sends the first response signal as long as it detects the first signal.

[0566] For specific specific conditions, reference can be made to Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3.

[0567] The first response signal can carry at least one of the following:

[0568] The first item: Carry the confirmation information of the cell receiving the first signal. For example: N-bit ACK information. Here, the first response signal can be an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal.

[0569] For example: The base station detects that within a certain period of time, the amplitude of the signal is higher than a specific threshold value, then it determines that a terminal has entered the service range of this cell. Therefore, the base station determines that it needs to be awakened, and then sends a first response signal to the terminal. For example: Carry a 1-bit OOK signal. After the terminal sends the first signal, it performs the reception detection of the first response signal within a specific time interval.

[0570] The second item: Carry the cell information of this cell, etc. For example: The cell information can be a predefined sequence or signal pattern, etc. Here, the first response signal can be an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal. The predefined sequence or signal pattern corresponding to the cell information can be information pre-configured by the terminal, or limited by neighboring cells or the core network or protocols.

[0571] For example: The base station detects that within a certain period of time, the amplitude of the signal is higher than a specific threshold value, then it determines that a terminal has entered the service range of this cell. Therefore, the base station determines that it needs to be awakened, and then sends a first response signal to the terminal. This first response signal includes M-bit information, corresponding to the cell information pre-configured or pre-defined by the cell. After the terminal sends the first signal, it performs the reception detection of the first response signal within a specific time interval.

[0572] The third item: The cell sends feedback information on the indication information carried by the first signal. For example: The feedback information carried by the first signal.

[0573] For example: If the N-bit information of the first signal carries the indication information of M1 specific reference signals and / or M2 specific parameter configurations, then when the base station detects the first signal and meets specific conditions, it sends the feedback information corresponding to the indication information to the terminal, that is, the confirmation information of the indication information of the m1th specific reference signal, and / or the confirmation information of the indication information of the m2th parameter configuration.

[0574] Item 4: A reference signal for the terminal to perform time-frequency synchronization, such as: SSB signal.

[0575] For example: If the base station detects that the amplitude of the signal is higher than a specific threshold within a certain period of time, it is determined that a terminal has entered the service range of this cell. Therefore, the base station determines that it needs to be woken up and sends a response signal to the terminal. The first response signal is a specific reference signal, such as: the SSB signal for the terminal time-frequency synchronization.

[0576] Step 4: After the specific cell sends the first response signal, perform at least one of the following:

[0577] Restore the service state, that is, be fully woken up;

[0578] Enter the light sleep state;

[0579] Send SSB / SIB1;

[0580] Send the downlink synchronization signal TRS;

[0581] Send the positioning reference signal.

[0582] Step 5: After the terminal receives the first response signal, receive the SSB or the specific reference signal, and perform synchronization, cell search, random access, or send a scheduling request, etc.

[0583] Embodiment 5: The base station sends a second signal to wake up or trigger the transmission / reception of the second object;

[0584] Such as Figure 17 shown, this process includes:

[0585] Step 1: The terminal sends a first signal for the surrounding sleeping cells / base stations (such as: Pico) to discover the terminal. Among them, the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal. The first signal can be sent through a dedicated transmitter for the first signal or through an NR transmitter.

[0586] Step 2: The base station performs the first signal detection and obtains the information carried by the first signal, including: signal information and / or carried indication information. Here, the information carried by the first signal includes at least one of the following:

[0587] The signal information carried by the first signal can be information related to the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal.

[0588] The indication information carried by the first signal is used to trigger the cell to receive and / or send signals.

[0589] In this embodiment, the first signal can be received by a dedicated receiver based on the first signal or by an NR receiver.

[0590] For example:

[0591] Suppose the first signal is an OFDM-based OOK signal. When the base station detects the first signal, it obtains one of the relevant information such as amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. For example: obtaining the power value of its signal as P, or obtaining the amplitude value of its signal as A, or obtaining the energy value of its signal as E, or obtaining the phase information of its signal as θ.

[0592] Step 3: The base station sends a first response signal for the first signal. Here, the first response signal can be sent when the signal information of the first signal detected by the base station meets specific conditions. Specifically, the specific conditions can be: the amplitude / phase / power / energy, etc. of the signal meet a specific threshold or a specific value or a specific value range. The first response signal can also be that when the base station detects the first signal, it will send the first response signal.

[0593] For specific specific conditions, reference can be made to Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 3.

[0594] The first response signal can be at least one of the following situations:

[0595] The first item: Carrying the confirmation information of the cell receiving the first signal. For example: N-bit ACK information, used to indicate that the base station has detected the first signal.

[0596] The second item: Carrying the cell information of this cell, etc. For example: The cell information can be a predefined sequence or signal pattern, etc.

[0597] The third item: The feedback information of the cell on the indication information carried by the first signal. For example: The feedback information carried by the first signal.

[0598] The fourth item: The specific reference signal (i.e., the first reference signal) sent / received by the cell.

[0599] For example:

[0600] If the first signal is used to wake up a dormant cell, the base station sends a first response signal to confirm that it has been woken up.

[0601] If the first signal carries the relevant information of the cell, the base station sends a first response signal to feedback whether it is the target cell for the terminal to wake up.

[0602] If the first signal carries the indication information for sending / receiving the triggered first target reference signal, the base station makes a feedback according to the indication information.

[0603] If the base station sends a first response signal to the terminal after receiving the first signal, the first response signal includes acknowledgment information and / or a specific reference signal, such as at least one of an SSB signal, an SIB signal, etc.

[0604] Step 4: After the terminal receives the first response signal, it receives a specific reference signal (the first reference signal), such as an SSB, for synchronization and cell search. If the current cell meets the cell search or cell reselection conditions, the terminal sends a second signal to the accessed specific cell to wake up or trigger the transmission / reception of a specific reference signal (i.e., the second target reference signal). Here, the second signal can be an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal or an NR signal.

[0605] For example:

[0606] When the second signal is an OFDM-based OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal, the generation method and the carried information can refer to the first signal in the previous embodiments.

[0607] If the second signal is an NR signal, it can be an uplink control signaling based on PUCCH or an uplink reference signal based on a sequence. Among them, the uplink control signaling based on PUCCH is the exclusive signaling for cell wake-up.

[0608] The second signal can carry at least one of the following information:

[0609] Cell wake-up indication information, that is, whether to wake up a dormant cell;

[0610] Cell identification related information, that is, the related cell information used to indicate the transmission and / or reception of the wake-up or trigger signal / channel;

[0611] Specific reference signal (i.e., the second target reference signal) transmission and / or reception indication information, that is, the specific reference signal used to indicate the cell transmission / reception;

[0612] Function trigger indication information, that is, used to indicate the cell to turn on or off a specific function, such as measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, access, specific service transmission, etc.;

[0613] Terminal specific identification, that is, used to indicate the specific type or terminal identification of the terminal, such as terminal type identification, terminal version identification, terminal identification supporting specific services, and related indications of whether the target cell can be woken up;

[0614] Identifiers related to terminal demand information, that is, used to indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as access, measurement, synchronization, positioning, energy saving, specific service transmission requirements, etc.; or, used to indicate the current service demand of the terminal, such as eMBB service, XR service, URLLC service, mMTC service, AIoT service, etc.

[0615] Cell status indication information, that is, used to indicate that the cell switches between at least one state or switches to the second state.

[0616] Step 5: After a specific cell receives a second signal for sending / receiving an indication for waking up or triggering the sending of a specific reference signal, perform at least one of the following:

[0617] Resume the service state, that is, wake up;

[0618] Enter the light sleep state;

[0619] Send SSB / SIB1;

[0620] Send the downlink synchronization signal TRS;

[0621] Send the positioning reference signal.

[0622] That is, wake up or be partially woken up after receiving the second signal, or send / receive a specific reference signal, SSB, measurement CSI-RS, or synchronization signal, etc.

[0623] Here, partial wake-up means that the base station only sends and / or receives some reference signals, or switches to parameter configuration in the energy-saving state, etc. For details, please refer to Embodiment 3.

[0624] In the embodiments of the present application, the above OOK / ASK / FSK / PSK signal is a low-power signal different from the OFDM signal. The processing method of this low-power signal is different from the processing method of the existing OFDM signal. A cell in the sleep state or the energy-saving state can process this low-power signal, so that the terminal can communicate with the sleeping cell or the cell in the energy-saving state without synchronization through this low-power signal, and further achieve the purpose of waking up the sleeping cell or triggering the sleeping cell to wake up to provide services.

[0625] Such as Figure 18 As shown, the embodiments of the present application provide an information processing device, which is applied to a terminal and includes a memory 1820, a transceiver 1800, and a processor 1810;

[0626] The memory 1820 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 1800 is used to transmit and receive data under the control of the processor 1810; the processor 1810 is used to read the computer programs in the memory 1820 and perform the following operations:

[0627] Send a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0628] Discover a terminal;

[0629] Wake up a target cell;

[0630] Trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0631] Trigger the target cell to switch to a first state;

[0632] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: On-Off Keying (OOK) signal; Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) signal; Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) signal; Phase Shift Keying (PSK) signal.

[0633] Wherein, in Figure 18 The bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 1810 and a memory represented by memory 1820 are linked together. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art, and thus will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1800 may be multiple elements, that is, including a transmitter and a receiver, and provides a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium, and these transmission mediums include wireless channels, wired channels, optical cables, and other transmission mediums. For different user equipments, the user interface 1830 may also be an interface capable of externally connecting and internally connecting required devices, and the connected devices include but are not limited to a keypad, a display, a speaker, a microphone, a joystick, etc.

[0634] The processor 1810 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1820 may store data used by the processor 1810 when performing operations.

[0635] Optionally, the processor 1810 may be a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), and the processor may also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0636] The processor is used to execute any of the methods provided in the embodiments of the present application according to the obtained executable instructions by calling a computer program stored in a memory. The processor and the memory may also be physically separated.

[0637] Optionally, the first signal is a signal based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM).

[0638] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0639] Terminal-related information is discovered;

[0640] Target cell-related information for waking up is obtained;

[0641] Target cell-related information for triggering is obtained;

[0642] Target cell-related information for triggering the sending and / or receiving of a first object is obtained;

[0643] Target cell-related information for triggering the switching to a first state is obtained.

[0644] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0645] Obtain a first response signal of the first signal.

[0646] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0647] Confirmation information for the first signal;

[0648] Feedback information for the first signal;

[0649] A first reference signal and / or a first channel;

[0650] Cell information of the cell that sends the first response signal.

[0651] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0652] Send a second signal to a specific cell, where the second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up the specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0653] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0654] Specific cell-related information for waking up;

[0655] Specific cell-related information for triggering;

[0656] Specific cell-related information for triggering the sending and / or receiving of a second object;

[0657] Information related to triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state.

[0658] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0659] Obtain a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to a target signal, and the target signal includes a second signal, or includes a first signal and a second signal.

[0660] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0661] Confirmation information for the target signal;

[0662] Feedback information for the target signal;

[0663] A second reference signal and / or a second channel;

[0664] Cell information of the cell that sends the second response signal.

[0665] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0666] At a first moment, receive and / or send a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in a first specific cell in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state;

[0667] Wherein, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0668] A moment separated from the sending moment of the first signal by a first time duration;

[0669] A moment separated from the sending moment of the second signal by a second time duration;

[0670] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third time duration;

[0671] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the second response signal by a fourth time duration, where the second response signal is a response signal to the second signal, or is a response signal to the first signal and the second signal;

[0672] Wherein, the first specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0673] At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal;

[0674] The cell that sends the first response signal;

[0675] The cell that sends the second response signal;

[0676] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0677] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0678] Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a second reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by a protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal pre-stored by a terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0679] The first specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0680] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0681] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0682] At a second moment, sending and / or receiving a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel of a second specific cell;

[0683] Wherein, the second moment includes at least one of the following:

[0684] A moment separated from the sending moment of the first signal by a first duration;

[0685] A moment separated from the sending moment of the second signal by a second duration;

[0686] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third duration;

[0687] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the second response signal by a fourth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0688] Wherein, the second specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0689] At least one of a target cell indicated by a first signal and a specific cell indicated by a second signal;

[0690] The cell that sends the first response signal;

[0691] The cell that sends the second response signal;

[0692] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0693] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0694] Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed by the protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal;

[0695] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed by the protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0696] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0697] At a third moment, transmit and / or receive a third specific reference signal and / or a third specific channel in a specific cell state;

[0698] Wherein, the third moment includes at least one of the following:

[0699] A moment separated from the transmission moment of the first signal by a first duration;

[0700] A moment separated from the transmission moment of the second signal by a second duration;

[0701] A moment separated from the reception moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third duration;

[0702] A moment separated from the reception moment of the second response signal by a fourth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0703] Wherein, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by a first signal, a second state indicated by a second signal, a cell state agreed by the protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0704] Wherein, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by high-layer signaling, a reference signal configured by core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or a reference signal notified by neighbor cell signaling;

[0705] The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by high-layer signaling, a channel configured by core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by the terminal, or a channel notified by neighbor cell signaling.

[0706] It should be noted here that the above device provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement all the method steps implemented by the above information processing method embodiments applied to the terminal, and can achieve the same technical effects. The same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiments will not be specifically described in this embodiment.

[0707] As Figure 19 shown, the embodiments of the present application also provide an information processing device, which is applied to a network-side device. The device includes a memory 1920, a transceiver 1900, and a processor 1910;

[0708] The memory 1920 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 1900 is used to transmit and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor 1910 is used to read the computer programs in the memory and perform the following operations:

[0709] Receive a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0710] Discover a terminal; wake up a target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein, the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0711] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off key (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0712] Optionally, the first signal is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based signal.

[0713] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0714] Terminal discovery-related information;

[0715] Target cell wake-up-related information;

[0716] Target cell trigger-related information;

[0717] Information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object;

[0718] Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to the first state.

[0719] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0720] Send a first response signal to the first signal.

[0721] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0722] When the signal information of the first signal meets the first condition, send a first response signal to the first signal;

[0723] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

[0724] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0725] When the signal information of the first signal meets the first condition, perform at least one of the following:

[0726] Discover the terminal; wake up the target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to the first state;

[0727] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

[0728] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0729] Confirmation information for the first signal;

[0730] Feedback information for the first signal;

[0731] A first reference signal and / or a first channel;

[0732] Cell information of the cell that sends the first response signal.

[0733] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0734] Obtain a second signal, where the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to the second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0735] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0736] Information related to waking up a specific cell;

[0737] Trigger specific cell - related information;

[0738] Trigger the specific cell to send and / or receive information related to the second object;

[0739] Trigger the specific cell to switch to the second state - related information.

[0740] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0741] Send a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to the target signal, and the target signal includes a second signal, or includes a first signal and a second signal.

[0742] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0743] Confirmation information for the target signal;

[0744] Feedback information for the target signal;

[0745] A second reference signal and / or a second channel;

[0746] Cell information of the cell that sends the second response signal.

[0747] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0748] At a fourth moment, send and / or receive a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state;

[0749] Wherein, the fourth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0750] A moment with a fifth duration interval from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0751] A moment with a sixth duration interval from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0752] A moment with a seventh duration interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0753] A moment with an eighth duration interval from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to the second signal, or is a response signal to the first signal and the second signal;

[0754] Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of the first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, the second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, the first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, the second reference signal indicated by the second response signal, the reference signal agreed by the protocol, the reference signal configured by the higher layer, the reference signal pre - stored by the terminal, or the reference signal notified by the neighboring cell signaling;

[0755] The first specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling.

[0756] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0757] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0758] At a fifth moment, receive and / or send a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel;

[0759] Wherein, the fifth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0760] A moment that is at a fifth time interval from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0761] A moment that is at a sixth time interval from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0762] A moment that is at a seventh time interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0763] A moment that is at an eighth time interval from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0764] Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by a protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal;

[0765] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0766] Optionally, the processor further performs the following operations:

[0767] At a sixth moment, switch to a specific cell state;

[0768] Among them, the sixth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0769] The moment with a fifth time duration interval from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0770] The moment with a sixth time duration interval from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0771] The moment with a seventh time duration interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0772] The moment with an eighth time duration interval from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is the response signal of the second signal, or the response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0773] Among them, the specific cell state includes at least one of the first state indicated by the first signal, the second state indicated by the second signal, the cell state agreed by the protocol, the cell state configured by the higher layer, the cell state indicated by the first response signal, the cell state indicated by the second response signal, the cell state associated with the first response signal, or the cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0774] Among them, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of the reference signal configured by the higher layer signaling, the reference signal configured by the core network signaling, the reference signal pre - stored by the terminal, or the reference signal notified by the neighbor cell signaling;

[0775] The third specific channel includes at least one of the channel configured by the higher layer signaling, the channel configured by the core network signaling, the channel pre - stored by the terminal, or the channel notified by the neighbor cell signaling.

[0776] Among them, in Figure 19 The bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically, various circuits represented by one or more processors represented by processor 1910 and a memory represented by memory 1920 are linked together. The bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well - known in the art, so they will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1900 can be multiple elements, that is, including a transmitter and a receiver, and provides a unit for communicating with various other devices on the transmission medium, and these transmission mediums include wireless channels, wired channels, optical fiber cables, etc. The processor 1910 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1920 can store the data used by the processor 1910 when executing operations.

[0777] The processor 1910 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The processor may also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0778] It should be noted here that the above device provided by the embodiments of the present application can implement all the method steps implemented by the above information processing method embodiments applied to network devices, and can achieve the same technical effects. Therefore, the same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiments will not be specifically described in this embodiment.

[0779] As Figure 20 shown, the embodiments of the present application also provide an information processing device, including:

[0780] A first sending unit 2001, configured to send a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0781] Discovering a terminal;

[0782] Waking up a target cell;

[0783] Triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0784] Triggering the target cell to switch to a first state;

[0785] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0786] Optionally, the first signal is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based signal.

[0787] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0788] Terminal discovery-related information;

[0789] Target cell wake-up-related information;

[0790] Target cell trigger-related information;

[0791] Information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object;

[0792] Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to a first state.

[0793] Optionally, the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0794] A first acquisition unit, configured to acquire a first response signal of the first signal.

[0795] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0796] Confirmation information of the first signal;

[0797] Feedback information of the first signal;

[0798] A first reference signal and / or a first channel;

[0799] Cell information of the cell that sends the first response signal.

[0800] Optionally, the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0801] A second sending unit, configured to send a second signal to a specific cell, where the second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up the specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0802] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0803] Information related to waking up the specific cell;

[0804] Information related to triggering the specific cell;

[0805] Information related to triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive the second object;

[0806] Information related to triggering the specific cell to switch to the second state.

[0807] Optionally, the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0808] A second acquisition unit, configured to acquire a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to a target signal, and the target signal includes the second signal, or includes the first signal and the second signal.

[0809] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0810] Confirmation information of the target signal;

[0811] Feedback information of the target signal;

[0812] A second reference signal and / or a second channel;

[0813] Cell information of the cell that sends the second response signal.

[0814] Optionally, the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0815] A first transceiver unit, configured to receive and / or send a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state within a first specific cell at a first moment;

[0816] Wherein, the first moment includes at least one of the following:

[0817] A moment separated from the sending moment of the first signal by a first duration;

[0818] A moment separated from the sending moment of the second signal by a second duration;

[0819] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third duration;

[0820] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the second response signal by a fourth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0821] Wherein, the first specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0822] At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal;

[0823] The cell that sends the first response signal;

[0824] The cell that sends the second response signal;

[0825] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0826] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0827] Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, a first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, a second reference signal indicated by the second response signal, a reference signal agreed by the protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0828] The first specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0829] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0830] Optionally, the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0831] A second transceiver unit, configured to send and / or receive a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel of a second specific cell at a second moment;

[0832] Wherein, the second moment includes at least one of the following:

[0833] A moment separated from the sending moment of the first signal by a first duration;

[0834] A moment separated from the sending moment of the second signal by a second duration;

[0835] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third duration;

[0836] A moment separated from the receiving moment of the second response signal by a fourth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0837] Wherein, the second specific cell includes at least one of the following:

[0838] At least one of a target cell indicated by a first signal and a specific cell indicated by a second signal;

[0839] The cell that sends the first response signal;

[0840] The cell that sends the second response signal;

[0841] The cell indicated by the first response signal;

[0842] The cell indicated by the second response signal;

[0843] Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by a protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal;

[0844] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0845] Optionally, the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0846] A third transceiver unit, configured to transmit and / or receive a third specific reference signal and / or a third specific channel in a specific cell state at a third moment;

[0847] Wherein, the third moment includes at least one of the following:

[0848] A moment with a first time interval from the transmission moment of the first signal;

[0849] A moment with a second time interval from the transmission moment of the second signal;

[0850] A moment with a third time interval from the reception moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0851] A moment with a fourth time interval from the reception moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0852] Wherein, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by a first signal, a second state indicated by a second signal, a cell state agreed upon by a protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0853] Wherein, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by a higher layer signaling, a reference signal configured by a core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored by a terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0854] The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by high-layer signaling, a channel configured by core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by neighbor cell signaling.

[0855] It should be noted here that the above device provided by the embodiments of the present application can implement all the method steps implemented by the above information indication method embodiments applied to a terminal, and can achieve the same technical effects. The same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiments will not be specifically described in this embodiment.

[0856] Such as Figure 21 As shown, the embodiments of the present application also provide an information processing device, including:

[0857] A first receiving unit 2101, configured to receive a first signal for at least one of the following:

[0858] Discovering a terminal; waking up a target cell; triggering the target cell to send or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state; where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel;

[0859] Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

[0860] Optionally, the first signal is a signal based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

[0861] Optionally, the first signal carries at least one of the following:

[0862] Terminal discovery-related information;

[0863] Target cell wake-up-related information;

[0864] Target cell trigger-related information;

[0865] Information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object;

[0866] Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to a first state.

[0867] Optionally, the device of the embodiments of the present application further includes:

[0868] A third sending unit, configured to send a first response signal of the first signal after the first receiving unit receives the first signal.

[0869] Optionally, the third sending unit is configured to send a first response signal of the first signal when the signal information of the first signal meets a first condition;

[0870] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

[0871] Optionally, the device according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0872] An execution unit, configured to perform at least one of the following when the signal information of the first signal meets a first condition:

[0873] Discover a terminal; wake up a target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to a first state;

[0874] Wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

[0875] Optionally, the first response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0876] Confirmation information for the first signal;

[0877] Feedback information for the first signal;

[0878] A first reference signal and / or a first channel;

[0879] Cell information of the cell that sends the first response signal.

[0880] Optionally, the device according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0881] A third acquisition unit, configured to acquire a second signal, where the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0882] Optionally, the second signal carries at least one of the following:

[0883] Information related to waking up a specific cell;

[0884] Information related to triggering a specific cell;

[0885] Information related to triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive a second object;

[0886] Information related to triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state.

[0887] Optionally, the device according to an embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0888] A fourth transmitting unit, configured to transmit a second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to a target signal, and the target signal includes a second signal, or includes a first signal and a second signal.

[0889] Optionally, the second response signal carries at least one of the following:

[0890] Confirmation information about the target signal;

[0891] Feedback information about the target signal;

[0892] A second reference signal and / or a second channel;

[0893] Cell information of the cell that transmits the second response signal.

[0894] Optionally, the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0895] A fourth transceiver unit, configured to transmit and / or receive a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state at a fourth moment;

[0896] Wherein, the fourth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0897] A moment that is separated from the receiving moment of the first signal by a fifth duration;

[0898] A moment that is separated from the receiving moment of the second signal by a sixth duration;

[0899] A moment that is separated from the transmitting moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a seventh duration;

[0900] A moment that is separated from the transmitting moment of the second response signal by an eighth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal to the second signal, or is a response signal to the first signal and the second signal;

[0901] Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, a first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, a second reference signal indicated by the second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by the protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0902] The first specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by the first signal, a second target channel indicated by the second signal, a first channel indicated by the first response signal, a second channel indicated by the second response signal, a channel agreed upon by the protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel pre-stored by the terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0903] The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

[0904] Optionally, the device according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0905] A fifth transceiver unit, configured to receive and / or send a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel at a fifth moment;

[0906] Wherein, the fifth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0907] A moment at an interval of a fifth duration from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0908] A moment at an interval of a sixth duration from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0909] A moment at an interval of a seventh duration from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal;

[0910] A moment at an interval of an eighth duration from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal;

[0911] Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, a first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by the second response signal, a reference signal agreed by the protocol, a reference signal configured by the higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal;

[0912] The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by the first signal, a second target channel indicated by the second signal, a channel agreed by the protocol, a channel configured by the higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

[0913] Optionally, the device according to the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0914] A sixth transceiver unit, configured to switch to a specific cell state at a sixth moment;

[0915] Wherein, the sixth moment includes at least one of the following:

[0916] A moment at an interval of a fifth duration from the reception moment of the first signal;

[0917] A moment at an interval of a sixth duration from the reception moment of the second signal;

[0918] A moment at an interval of a seventh duration from the transmission moment of the first response signal to the first signal;

[0919] A moment at an interval of an eighth duration from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal to the second signal, or a response signal to the first signal and the second signal;

[0920] Wherein, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by the first signal, a second state indicated by the second signal, a cell state agreed upon by the protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal;

[0921] Wherein, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by a higher layer signaling, a reference signal configured by a core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling;

[0922] The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by a higher layer signaling, a channel configured by a core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by the terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling.

[0923] It should be noted here that the above device provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement all the method steps implemented by the above information processing method embodiments applied to network devices, and can achieve the same technical effects. The same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiments will not be specifically described in this embodiment.

[0924] It should be noted that the division of units in the embodiments of the present application is illustrative, only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation. In addition, each functional unit in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated in a processing unit, or each unit may exist physically alone, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The above integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.

[0925] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of this technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as USB flash drives, mobile hard disks, read-only memories (ROM), random access memories (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical discs.

[0926] In some embodiments of this application, a processor-readable storage medium is further provided. The processor-readable storage medium stores program instructions, and the program instructions are used to cause the processor to execute all the steps implemented by the method embodiments executed by the aforementioned terminal or all the steps implemented by the method embodiments executed by the network-side device, and can achieve the same technical effects. Here, the same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiments will not be specifically described again.

[0927] The terminal device involved in the embodiments of the present application can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to users, such as a handheld device with wireless connection capabilities, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, etc. In different systems, the name of the terminal device may also be different. For example, in a 5G system, the terminal device can be called a user equipment (UE). The wireless terminal device can communicate with one or more core networks (CNs) via a radio access network (RAN). The wireless terminal device can be a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone (or a "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal device. For example, it can be a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-integrated, or vehicle-mounted mobile device that exchanges language and / or data with the radio access network. For example, devices such as personal communication service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, session initiated protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc. The wireless terminal device can also be called a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal device, an access terminal device, a user terminal device, a user agent, a user device, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0928] The network device (or network-side device) involved in the embodiments of the present application may be a base station, which may include multiple cells that provide services to terminals. Depending on the specific application scenarios, the base station may also be referred to as an access point, or may be a device in the access network that communicates with wireless terminal devices through one or more sectors over the air interface, or other names. The network device can be used to mutually replace the received air frames and Internet Protocol (IP) packets, and act as a router between the wireless terminal device and the rest of the access network, where the rest of the access network may include an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network. The network device can also coordinate the attribute management of the air interface. For example, the network device involved in the embodiments of the present application may be a network device (Base Transceiver Station, BTS) in a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), or may be a network device (NodeB) in a Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), or may also be an evolved network device (evolutional Node B, eNB or e-NodeB) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, a 5G base station (gNB) in a 5G network architecture (next generation system), or may also be a Home evolved Node B (HeNB), a relay node, a femto, a pico, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this. In some network architectures, the network device may include a Centralized Unit (CU) node and a Distributed Unit (DU) node, and the centralized unit and the distributed unit may also be geographically separated.

[0929] A network device and a terminal device can each use one or more antennas for Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) transmission. The MIMO transmission can be Single User MIMO (SU-MIMO) or Multiple User MIMO (MU-MIMO). According to the form and quantity of the root antenna combination, the MIMO transmission can be 2D-MIMO, 3D-MIMO, FD-MIMO or massive-MIMO, or it can also be diversity transmission, precoding transmission, beamforming transmission, etc.

[0930] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present application can be provided as a method, a system, or a computer program product. Therefore, the present application can take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the present application can take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0931] The present application is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that each flow and / or block in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of flows and / or blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer-executable instructions. These computer-executable instructions can be provided to the processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing devices to generate a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing devices generate a device for implementing the functions specified in Figure 1 one flow or multiple flows and / or blocks Figure 1 one block or multiple blocks.

[0932] These processor-executable instructions can also be stored in a processor-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to work in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the processor-readable memory generate a manufactured article including an instruction device, and the instruction device implements the functions specified in Figure 1 one flow or multiple flows and / or blocks Figure 1 one block or multiple blocks.

[0933] These processor-executable instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, so that a series of operation steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to generate a computer-implemented process. Therefore, the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide for implementing the functions in the process Figure 1One or more processes and / or blocks Figure 1 Steps of functions specified in one or more blocks

[0934] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to this application without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Thus, if these modifications and variations of this application fall within the scope of the claims of this application and their equivalent technologies, this application is also intended to include these changes and modifications.

Claims

1. A signal processing method, characterized in that, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: sending a first signal for at least one of the following: discovering the terminal; waking up a target cell; triggering the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, the first object including at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the first signal is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the first signal carries at least one of the following: information related to discovering the terminal; information related to waking up the target cell; information related to triggering the target cell; information related to triggering the target cell to send and / or receive the first object; information related to triggering the target cell to switch to the first state.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, further comprising: obtaining a first response signal to the first signal.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, the first response signal carries at least one of the following: confirmation information of the first signal; feedback information of the first signal; a first reference signal and / or a first channel; cell information of the cell sending the first response signal.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the method further comprises: sending a second signal to a specific cell, the second signal for indicating at least one of the following: waking up the specific cell; triggering the specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering the specific cell to switch to a second state, wherein the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, the second signal carries at least one of the following: information related to waking up the specific cell; information related to triggering the specific cell; information related to triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive the second object; information related to triggering the specific cell to switch to the second state.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, further comprising: obtaining a second response signal, the second response signal being a response signal to a target signal, the target signal including the second signal, or including the first signal and the second signal.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, the second response signal carries at least one of the following: confirmation information of the target signal; feedback information of the target signal; a second reference signal and / or a second channel; cell information of the cell sending the second response signal.

10. The method according to claim 1, 4, 6 or 8, characterized in that, further comprising: at a first moment, receiving and / or sending a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in a first specific cell in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state; wherein the first moment includes at least one of the following: A moment that is separated from the transmission moment of the first signal by a first duration; A moment that is separated from the transmission moment of the second signal by a second duration; A moment that is separated from the reception moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third duration; A moment that is separated from the reception moment of the second response signal by a fourth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal; Wherein, the first specific cell includes at least one of the following: At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal; The cell that transmits the first response signal; The cell that transmits the second response signal; The cell indicated by the first response signal; The cell indicated by the second response signal; Wherein, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of the first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, the second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, the first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, the second reference signal indicated by the second response signal, the reference signal agreed upon by the protocol, the reference signal configured by the higher layer, the reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or the reference signal notified by the neighboring cell signaling; The first specific channel includes at least one of the first target channel indicated by the first signal, the second target channel indicated by the second signal, the first channel indicated by the first response signal, the second channel indicated by the second response signal, the channel agreed upon by the protocol, the channel configured by the higher layer, the channel pre-stored by the terminal, or the channel notified by the neighboring cell signaling; The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of the second target reference signal and the second target channel.

11. The method according to claim 1, 4, 6 or 8, characterized in that, further comprising: At a second moment, transmitting and / or receiving the second specific reference signal and / or the second specific channel of the second specific cell; Wherein, the second moment includes at least one of the following: A moment that is separated from the transmission moment of the first signal by a first duration; A moment that is separated from the transmission moment of the second signal by a second duration; A moment that is separated from the reception moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a third duration; A moment that is separated from the reception moment of the second response signal by a fourth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal; Wherein, the second specific cell includes at least one of the following: At least one of the target cell indicated by the first signal and the specific cell indicated by the second signal; The cell that transmits the first response signal; The cell that transmits the second response signal; The cell indicated by the first response signal; The cell indicated by the second response signal; Wherein, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of a first target reference signal indicated by a first signal, a second target reference signal indicated by a second signal, a first reference signal indicated by a first response signal, a first reference signal indicated by a second response signal, a reference signal agreed upon by a protocol, a reference signal configured by a higher layer, a reference signal associated with the first signal, or a reference signal associated with the second signal; The second specific channel includes at least one of a first target channel indicated by a first signal, a second target channel indicated by a second signal, a first channel indicated by a first response signal, a second channel indicated by a second response signal, a channel agreed upon by a protocol, a channel configured by a higher layer, a channel associated with the first signal, or a channel associated with the second signal.

12. The method according to claim 1, 4, 6 or 8, characterized in that, further comprising: At a third moment, transmitting and / or receiving a third specific reference signal and / or a third specific channel in a specific cell state; Wherein, the third moment includes at least one of the following: A moment with a first time interval from the transmission moment of the first signal; A moment with a second time interval from the transmission moment of the second signal; A moment with a third time interval from the reception moment of the first response signal of the first signal; A moment with a fourth time interval from the reception moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal, or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal; Wherein, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by a first signal, a second state indicated by a second signal, a cell state agreed upon by a protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal or a cell state associated with the second response signal; Wherein, the third specific reference signal includes at least one of a reference signal configured by a higher layer signaling, a reference signal configured by a core network signaling, a reference signal pre-stored by a terminal, or a reference signal notified by a neighboring cell signaling; The third specific channel includes at least one of a channel configured by a higher layer signaling, a channel configured by a core network signaling, a channel pre-stored by a terminal, or a channel notified by a neighboring cell signaling.

13. An information processing method, characterized in that, executed by a network-side device, the method comprising: Receiving a first signal for at least one of the following: Discovering a terminal; waking up a target cell; triggering the target cell to transmit or receive a first object; triggering the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein, the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel; Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The first signal is a signal based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The first signal carries at least one of the following: Discover terminal-related information; Wake up target cell-related information; Trigger target cell-related information; Trigger the target cell to send and / or receive information related to the first object; Trigger information related to the target cell switching to the first state.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein, after receiving the first signal, the method further includes: Sending a first response signal to the first signal.

17. The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein, the sending of the first response signal to the first signal includes: When the signal information of the first signal meets the first condition, sending a first response signal to the first signal; wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein, further includes: When the signal information of the first signal meets the first condition, perform at least one of the following: Discover the terminal; Wake up the target cell; Trigger the target cell to send or receive the first object; Trigger the target cell to switch to the first state; wherein, the signal information includes at least one of the amplitude, frequency point, carrier, bandwidth, phase, power, and energy of the first signal.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein, the first response signal carries at least one of the following: Confirmation information for the first signal; Feedback information for the first signal; The first reference signal and / or the first channel; Cell information of the cell sending the first response signal.

20. The method according to claim 13, wherein, further includes: Obtain a second signal, which is used for at least one of the following: Wake up a specific cell; Trigger the specific cell to send or receive a second object; Trigger the specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of a second target reference signal and a second target channel.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein, the second signal carries at least one of the following: Information related to waking up the specific cell; Information related to triggering the specific cell; Information related to triggering the specific cell to send and / or receive the second object; Information related to triggering the specific cell to switch to the second state.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein, further includes: Send a second response signal, which is a response signal to the target signal, and the target signal includes the second signal, or includes the first signal and the second signal.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein, the second response signal carries at least one of the following: Confirmation information for the target signal; Feedback information for the target signal; The second reference signal and / or the second channel; Cell information of the cell sending the second response signal.

24. The method according to claim 13, 16, 20, or 22, wherein, further includes: At the fourth moment, send and / or receive a first specific reference signal and / or a first specific channel in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state; Among them, the fourth moment includes at least one of the following: The moment with a fifth time duration interval from the reception moment of the first signal; The moment with a sixth time duration interval from the reception moment of the second signal; The moment with a seventh time duration interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal; The moment with an eighth time duration interval from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is the response signal of the second signal, or the response signal of the first signal and the second signal; Among them, the first specific reference signal includes at least one of the first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, the second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, the first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, the second reference signal indicated by the second response signal, the reference signal agreed by the protocol, the reference signal configured by the higher layer, the reference signal pre-stored by the terminal, or the reference signal notified by the neighboring cell signaling; The first specific channel includes at least one of the first target channel indicated by the first signal, the second target channel indicated by the second signal, the first channel indicated by the first response signal, the second channel indicated by the second response signal, the channel agreed by the protocol, the channel configured by the higher layer, the channel pre-stored by the terminal, or the channel notified by the neighboring cell signaling; The second signal is used to indicate at least one of the following: waking up a specific cell; triggering a specific cell to send or receive a second object; triggering a specific cell to switch to a second state, where the second object includes at least one of the second target reference signal and the second target channel.

25. The method according to claim 13, 16, 20 or 22, characterized in that, further comprising: At a fifth moment, receiving and / or sending a second specific reference signal and / or a second specific channel; Among them, the fifth moment includes at least one of the following: The moment with a fifth time duration interval from the reception moment of the first signal; The moment with a sixth time duration interval from the reception moment of the second signal; The moment with a seventh time duration interval from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal; The moment with an eighth time duration interval from the transmission moment of the second response signal, where the second response signal is the response signal of the second signal, or the response signal of the first signal and the second signal; Among them, the second specific reference signal includes at least one of the first target reference signal indicated by the first signal, the second target reference signal indicated by the second signal, the first reference signal indicated by the first response signal, the first reference signal indicated by the second response signal, the reference signal agreed by the protocol, the reference signal configured by the higher layer, the reference signal associated with the first signal, or the reference signal associated with the second signal; The second specific channel includes at least one of the first target channel indicated by the first signal, the second target channel indicated by the second signal, the channel agreed by the protocol, the channel configured by the higher layer, the channel associated with the first signal, or the channel associated with the second signal.

26. The method according to claim 13, 16, 20 or 22, characterized in that, further comprising: At a sixth moment, switching to a specific cell state; Among them, the sixth moment includes at least one of the following: A moment that is separated from the reception moment of the first signal by a fifth duration; A moment that is separated from the reception moment of the second signal by a sixth duration; A moment that is separated from the transmission moment of the first response signal of the first signal by a seventh duration; A moment that is separated from the transmission moment of the second response signal by an eighth duration, where the second response signal is a response signal of the second signal or a response signal of the first signal and the second signal; Wherein, the specific cell state includes at least one of a first state indicated by the first signal, a second state indicated by the second signal, a cell state agreed upon by the protocol, a cell state configured by a higher layer, a cell state indicated by the first response signal, a cell state indicated by the second response signal, a cell state associated with the first response signal, or a cell state associated with the second response signal.

27. A signal processing device, Characterized in that, It includes a memory, a transceiver, and a processor; The memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used to transmit and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs in the memory and perform the following operations: Transmit a first signal for at least one of the following: Discover a terminal; Wake up a target cell; Trigger the target cell to transmit and / or receive a first object, where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel; Trigger the target cell to switch to a first state; Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off key (OOK) signal; An amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

28. The device according to claim 27, Characterized in that, The first signal is a signal based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

29. The device according to claim 27, Characterized in that, The first signal carries at least one of the following: Information related to discovering a terminal; Information related to waking up a target cell; Information related to triggering a target cell; Information related to triggering the target cell to transmit and / or receive a first object; Information related to triggering the target cell to switch to a first state.

30. The device according to claim 27, Characterized in that, The processor also performs the following operation: Obtain the first response signal of the first signal.

31. An information processing device, Characterized in that, It includes a memory, a transceiver, and a processor; The memory is used to store computer programs; the transceiver is used to transmit and receive data under the control of the processor; the processor is used to read the computer programs in the memory and perform the following operations: Receive a first signal for at least one of the following: Discover a terminal; Wake up a target cell; Trigger the target cell to transmit or receive a first object; Trigger the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein, the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel; Wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off key (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

32. A signal processing device, Characterized in that, It includes: A first transmission unit for transmitting a first signal for at least one of the following: Discover the terminal; Wake up the target cell; Trigger the target cell to send and / or receive a first object, where the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel; Trigger the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

33. An information processing apparatus, characterized in that, it includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive a first signal for at least one of the following: Discover the terminal; Wake up the target cell; trigger the target cell to send or receive a first object; trigger the target cell to switch to a first state; wherein, the first object includes at least one of a first target reference signal and a first target channel; wherein, the first signal includes at least one of the following: an on-off keying (OOK) signal; an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal; a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal; a phase shift keying (PSK) signal.

34. A processor-readable storage medium, characterized in that, the processor-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to cause the processor to execute the steps of the signal processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, or execute the steps of the signal processing method according to any one of claims 13 to 26.

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