Determination method and device, communication equipment, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a determination method and device, equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps that a terminal determines a first numerical value M, and the first numerical value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set comprises N first signals, the first signals are at least used for realizing time-frequency synchronization when second signals are received, and the second signals are used for at least one of awakening a main radio MR of the terminal, not awakening the MR and changing the sleep state of the MR; m and N are positive integers; the terminal determines an initial second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain unit comprises at least one second time domain unit. The method disclosed by the invention realizes successful transmission of the first signal.

Description

Determination method and device, communication equipment, communication system, storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a determination method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] A low power wake up signal (LP WUS) was introduced in Rel-18. LP WUS is sent by a network device to a terminal, and can be received by a low power wake up receiver (LP-WUR) of the terminal. LP WUS can be used to instruct the terminal to wake up the main radio (MR), or not wake up the MR, or change the sleep state of the MR, such as switching between super deep sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, shallow sleep, etc., so as to save power. Optionally, LP WUS may be used for terminals in Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected, inactive, idle, and other states. Optionally, LP WUR has two working modes, one is always ON and the other is duty cycle. For always ON mode, the LP WUR of the terminal is always in the on state, and the network device can send LP WUS at any time to wake up the terminal. In duty cycle mode, the terminal only turns on LP WUR during the listening time window of LP WUS according to a certain mechanism, and the network device can only send LP WUS to wake up the terminal during this time period.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure proposes a determination method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a determination method is proposed, including:

[0006] The terminal determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time and frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers;

[0007] The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a determination method is proposed, including:

[0009] The network device determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers;

[0010] The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0011] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a determination method is provided for use in a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a network device, the method including at least one of the following:

[0012] The network device determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers;

[0013] The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0014] The network device determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer; and the first time domain unit includes at least one second time domain unit;

[0015] The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of N first signals in the M first time domain units;

[0016] The network device determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0017] The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern;

[0018] The terminal determines a first value M;

[0019] Determining, by the terminal, a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units;

[0020] The terminal determines a second value H;

[0021] The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H;

[0022] The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0023] The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0024] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0025] a processing module, configured to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; and M and N are positive integers;

[0026] The processing module is further configured to determine a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0027] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0028] a processing module, configured to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals being used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals being used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; and M and N are positive integers;

[0029] The processing module is further configured to determine a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0030] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

[0031] one or more processors;

[0032] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the determination method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0033] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, characterized in that it includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the determination method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the determination method described in the second aspect.

[0034] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions, and is characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the determination method described in the first aspect or the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0036] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG2A1 is an interactive schematic diagram of a determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] 2A2-2A10 are schematic diagrams illustrating mapping patterns according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] 3A-3B are flowcharts of a determination method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] 4A-4B are flowcharts of a determination method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG5A is a schematic flow chart of a determination method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0045] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a determination method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0047] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a determination method, which is performed by a terminal. The method includes at least one of the following:

[0048] The terminal determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time and frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers;

[0049] The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0050] In the above embodiment, a method is provided for a terminal to determine the starting second time domain unit of each first signal in M ​​first time domain units, so that the terminal can determine the mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal, so that the terminal can subsequently receive the first signal sent by the network device based on the mapping pattern, thereby realizing the successful transmission of the first signal.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0052] The terminal determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer;

[0053] The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0054] In the above embodiment, a method is provided for a terminal to determine a mapping pattern of N first signals in M ​​first time domain units, so that the terminal can successfully determine the mapping pattern, whereby the terminal can receive the first signal sent by the network device based on the mapping pattern, thereby achieving successful transmission of the first signal.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0056] Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units;

[0057] The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers;

[0058] The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the conditions that the mapping pattern of the first signal needs to meet are defined. From the above conditions, it can be seen that the determined mapping pattern will cause N first signals to be evenly mapped in M ​​first time domain units, thereby ensuring uniform transmission of the first signal and ensuring communication stability. Alternatively, the first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit in the mapping pattern, that is, a protection interval is set before and / or after the first signal, thereby preventing interference from other signals and ensuring communication quality. Alternatively, the first signal is mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit in the mapping pattern, thereby increasing the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal, making full use of transmission resources, and ensuring communication efficiency.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first value M includes at least one of the following:

[0061] Determine the M based on the agreement;

[0062] Receiving the M indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0063] The M indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second value H includes at least one of the following:

[0065] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0066] Receiving the H indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0067] The H indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units includes at least one of the following:

[0069] Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement;

[0070] Receiving the starting second time domain unit indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0071] The starting second time domain unit indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0072] In the above embodiment, a method is provided for a terminal to specifically determine a first value, a second value, and a starting second time domain unit, so that the terminal can subsequently further determine a mapping pattern based on the determined first value, second value, and starting second time domain unit, so that the terminal can subsequently receive a first signal sent by a network device based on the mapping pattern, thereby achieving successful transmission of the first signal.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0074] The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0075] The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0076] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first mapping pattern includes at least one of the following:

[0077] Determining the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement;

[0078] receiving the first mapping pattern indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0079] The first mapping pattern indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0080] In the above embodiment, the terminal determines a first mapping pattern from at least one mapping pattern. The first mapping pattern is the mapping pattern used when actually transmitting the first signal. The terminal can then receive the first signal based on the first mapping pattern, thereby achieving successful transmission of the first signal.

[0081] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a determination method, performed by a network device, comprising at least one of the following:

[0082] The network device determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers;

[0083] The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0084] In the above embodiment, a method is provided for a network device to determine the starting second time domain unit of each first signal in M ​​first time domain units, so that the network device can determine the mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal, whereby the network device can subsequently send the first signal to the terminal based on the mapping pattern, thereby achieving successful transmission of the first signal.

[0085] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0086] The network device determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer;

[0087] The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0088] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0089] Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units;

[0090] The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers;

[0091] The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first value M includes at least one of the following:

[0093] Determine the M based on the agreement;

[0094] The network device determines the M.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0096] The network device indicates the M to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0097] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the second value H includes at least one of the following:

[0098] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0099] The network device determines the H.

[0100] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0101] The network device indicates the H to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0102] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units includes at least one of the following:

[0103] Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement;

[0104] The network device determines the starting second time domain unit.

[0105] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0106] The network device indicates the starting second time domain unit to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0107] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0108] The network device determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0109] The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0110] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first mapping pattern includes at least one of the following:

[0111] Determining the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement;

[0112] The network device determines the first mapping pattern.

[0113] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0114] The network device indicates the first mapping pattern to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0115] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a determination method for a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, and the method includes at least one of the following:

[0116] The network device determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers;

[0117] The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0118] The network device determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer; and the first time domain unit includes at least one second time domain unit;

[0119] The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of N first signals in the M first time domain units;

[0120] The network device determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0121] The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern;

[0122] The terminal determines a first value M;

[0123] Determining, by the terminal, a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units;

[0124] The terminal determines a second value H;

[0125] The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H;

[0126] The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0127] The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0128] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, comprising at least one of the following:

[0129] a processing module, configured to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; and M and N are positive integers;

[0130] The processing module is further configured to determine a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0131] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, comprising at least one of the following:

[0132] a processing module, configured to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; and M and N are positive integers;

[0133] The processing module is further configured to determine a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0134] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device executes the determination method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0135] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0136] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the determination method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0137] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the determination method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0138] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the determination method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0139] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0140] The present disclosure provides invention titles. In some embodiments, the terms "determining method" and "information processing method," "information sending method," and "information receiving method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device" and "information processing device," "information sending device," and "information receiving device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," "information sending system," and "information receiving system" are interchangeable.

[0141] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0142] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0143] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0144] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0145] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0147] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, descriptions such as “at least one of A, B, C…”, “A and / or B and / or C…”, etc. include the situation where any one of A, B, C… exists alone, and also include any combination of any multiple of A, B, C…, and each situation can exist alone; for example, “at least one of A, B, C” includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, the combination of A and B, the combination of A and C, the combination of B and C, and the combination of A, B, and C; for example, A and / or B includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, and the combination of A and B.

[0148] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "in one case A, in another case B," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B," may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: executing A independently of B (in some embodiments, A); executing B independently of A (in some embodiments, B); selectively executing A and B (in some embodiments, selecting between A and B); and executing both A and B (in some embodiments, A and B). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0149] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0150] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0151] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0152] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0153] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0154] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0155] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0156] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0157] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, it can also be called device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, language such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0158] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0159] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0160] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0161] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0162] The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0163] The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0164] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1A, the communication system 100 may include a terminal and a network device. Optionally, the network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0165] In some embodiments, the terminal includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0166] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0167] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0168] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0169] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network, for example, includes at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC). Alternatively, the core network device may also be a location management function network element. Exemplarily, the location management function network element includes a location server (location server), which may be implemented as any one of the following: Location Management Function (LMF), Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre (E-SMLC), Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), and Secure User Plane Location Platform (SUPLLP).

[0170] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0171] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0172] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other determination methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these systems. Furthermore, a combination of multiple systems (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G) may also be employed.

[0173] Optionally, referring to the above background technology, considering the time-frequency deviation during the operation of the LP WUR, a low power synchronization signal (LP SS) is introduced, wherein the LP SS is at least used to achieve time-frequency synchronization when the LP WUS is received. Optionally, the LP SS may include, for example, time-frequency synchronization information, cell (Identity, ID) and other information of the LP WUS. After the terminal receives the LP SS, it can achieve time-frequency synchronization reception of the LP WUS based on the information carried in the LP SS, and then wake up the MR or change the sleep state or not wake up the MR based on the information carried by the LP WUS.

[0174] However, how to determine the transmission resources of LP SS between network equipment and terminals is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently.

[0175] FIG2A1 is an interactive diagram illustrating a determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A1 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a determination method, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes:

[0176] Step 2101: The network device determines a first value M.

[0177] Optionally, the first value M can be the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein, the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signal can be used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when the second signal is received, and the second signal can be used for at least one of the following: waking up the MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing the sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers.

[0178] The relationship between the first signal, the second signal, and the first signal set is described in detail below.

[0179] Optionally, the network device typically needs to send a second signal to the terminal to wake up the terminal's MR, or not wake up the terminal's MR, or change the MR's sleep state. Optionally, "waking up the terminal's MR" can be understood as, for example, switching the terminal's MR from a sleep state to an awake state. When the MR is awake, the terminal can use it to process downlink and / or uplink data normally; when the terminal does not need to process downlink and / or uplink data, the MR can be in a sleep state to save power. Optionally, "not waking up the MR" can be understood as, for example, switching the MR from an awake state to a sleep state, or allowing the MR to remain in a sleep state, thereby saving power. Optionally, the MR's sleep state can include at least one of the following: super deep sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, or light sleep. "Changing the MR's sleep state" can be understood as, for example, switching the MR from any of these states. The terminal consumes different amounts of power when maintaining different sleep states. Therefore, the network device may send a second signal to the terminal to instruct the terminal to change the sleep state of the MR for the purpose of saving power of the terminal.

[0180] Optionally, the first signal may be used to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving the second signal. The time-frequency synchronization may, for example, include at least one of the following: time domain synchronization, frequency domain synchronization, or time domain and frequency domain synchronization. Optionally, the first signal may carry time-frequency synchronization information, cell (Identity, ID), etc. corresponding to the second signal, and, in some embodiments, the terminal generally needs to first receive the first signal and perform time-frequency synchronization reception of the second signal based on the information carried in the first signal.

[0181] Optionally, in some embodiments, the working modes of the first signal generally include the following: one is to configure a first signal for each cell, in which case all terminals in the cell complete the time-frequency synchronous reception of the second signal through the first signal; or, another is to configure a first signal for each terminal, and each terminal completes the time-frequency synchronous reception of the second signal through its corresponding first signal; or, yet another is to configure a first signal for each terminal group (or UE group), and the terminals in each terminal group complete the time-frequency synchronous reception of the second signal through their corresponding first signals; thereby, multiple first signals may appear; at this time, the concept of a first signal set is introduced; the first signal set may include at least one first signal; optionally, the first signal set may include one first signal; at this time, it indicates that a first signal is configured for each cell, or the first signal set may include multiple first signals; at this time, it indicates that a first signal is configured for each terminal or each terminal group (or UE group).

[0182] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first signal may be, for example, an LP SS, the first signal set may be, for example, an LP SS set, and the second signal may be, for example, an LP WUS, but is not limited thereto. Optionally, the terminal mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a terminal supporting LP WUS.

[0183] Optionally, the method for the network device to determine the first value M may include at least one of the following:

[0184] Determine M based on the agreement;

[0185] The network device determines the M.

[0186] Optionally, both M and N are positive integers, that is, the first signal set occupies at least one first time domain unit. The first signal set includes at least one first signal. Optionally, the first time domain unit may be, for example, a time slot.

[0187] Optionally, when M and N take different values, the inclusion ratio between the first time domain unit and the first signal (i.e., how many first signals are contained in how many first time domain units) will also be different. The following takes the first time domain unit as a time slot as an example to introduce the inclusion ratio between the time slot and the first signal when M and N take different values.

[0188] In some embodiments, for example, M=1, N=1, in which case one time slot contains one first signal.

[0189] In some embodiments, for example, M=1, N=2, in which case one time slot includes two first signals.

[0190] In some embodiments, for example, M=1, N=4, in which case one time slot includes four first signals.

[0191] In some embodiments, for example, M=1, N=8, in which case one time slot includes 8 first signals.

[0192] In some embodiments, for example, M=2, N=4, in which case two time slots contain four first signals.

[0193] In some embodiments, for example, M=2, N=8, in which case two time slots contain 8 first signals.

[0194] In some embodiments, for example, M=2, N=2, in which case two time slots contain two first signals.

[0195] In some embodiments, for example, M=2, N=4, in which case two time slots contain four first signals.

[0196] In some embodiments, for example, M=4, N=4, in which case four time slots contain four first signals.

[0197] In some embodiments, for example, M=2, N=1, in which case two time slots contain one first signal.

[0198] Step 2102: The network device indicates M to the terminal.

[0199] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device may indicate M to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling. Optionally, the system message may be, for example, a master information block (MIB) and / or a system information block (SIB). The first signaling may be, for example, RRC signaling.

[0200] Step 2103: The network device determines a second value H.

[0201] Optionally, the second value H can be the number of second time domain units occupied by a first signal; H is a positive integer, that is, a first signal occupies at least one second time domain unit; optionally, the first time domain unit includes at least one second time domain unit, and optionally, the second time domain unit can be a symbol, for example.

[0202] Optionally, the second value H may be any positive integer. For example, H may be 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 28, etc.

[0203] Optionally, the method for the network device to determine the second value H may include at least one of the following:

[0204] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0205] The network device determines the H;

[0206] The network device determines H based on the channel conditions.

[0207] Step 2104: The network device indicates the second value H to the terminal.

[0208] The method by which the network device indicates H is similar to the method by which the network device indicates M, and will not be described in detail here.

[0209] Step 2105: The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0210] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method for the network device to determine the start of the second time domain unit may include: the network device determining based on a protocol agreement and / or determining by the network device (such as autonomous determination).

[0211] Optionally, when determining the starting second time domain unit, it is usually necessary to consider the values ​​of M, N, and H. Moreover, when the values ​​of M, N, and H are different, the starting second time domain unit of each first signal will also be different.

[0212] In some embodiments, when the H value is 1 symbol (i.e., a first signal occupies 1 symbol), the starting second time domain unit of the first signal (i.e., the starting symbol) may include at least one of the following:

[0213] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0214] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0215] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0216] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0217] A time slot includes two first signals, and the starting symbols of the two first signals are the 3rd symbol and the 10th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0218] A time slot includes two first signals, and the starting symbols of the two first signals are the 1st symbol and the 8th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0219] A time slot includes two first signals, and the starting symbols of the two first signals are the 4th symbol and the 11th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0220] A time slot includes two first signals, and the starting symbols of the two first signals are the 5th symbol and the 9th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0221] A time slot includes two first signals, and the starting symbols of the two first signals are the 3rd symbol and the 7th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0222] A time slot includes two first signals, and the starting symbols of the two first signals are the 9th symbol and the 13th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0223] A time slot includes two first signals, and the starting symbols of the two first signals are the first symbol and the fifth symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0224] A time slot includes four first signals, and the starting symbols of the four first signals are the first symbol, the fifth symbol, the ninth symbol, and the thirteenth symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0225] A time slot includes four first signals, and the starting symbols of the four first signals are the third symbol, the fifth symbol, the ninth symbol, and the eleventh symbol of the time slot, respectively.

[0226] A time slot includes four first signals, and the starting symbols of the four first signals are the third symbol, the fourth symbol, the fifth symbol, and the sixth symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0227] A time slot includes four first signals, and the starting symbols of the four first signals are the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, the 9th symbol, and the 11th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0228] A time slot includes four first signals, and the starting symbols of the four first signals are the third symbol, the fifth symbol, the seventh symbol, and the ninth symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0229] One time slot includes eight first signals, and starting symbols of the eight first signals are the third symbol, the fourth symbol, the fifth symbol, the sixth symbol, the ninth symbol, the tenth symbol, the eleventh symbol, and the twelfth symbol of the time slot, respectively.

[0230] The two time slots contain four first signals, and the starting symbols of the four first signals are the 9th symbol and the 13th symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol and the 7th symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0231] The two time slots contain four first signals, and the starting symbols of the four first signals are the 5th symbol, the 9th symbol, and the 13th symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0232] Two time slots contain 8 LP SSs, and the starting symbols of the 8 first signals are the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, the 9th symbol, and the 1st symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol, the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, and the 9th symbol of the second time slot.

[0233] In some embodiments, when the H value is 2 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 2 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include at least one of the following:

[0234] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0235] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0236] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0237] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0238] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 10th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0239] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol and the 8th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0240] A time slot contains two first signals, whose starting symbols are the 4th and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0241] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0242] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 7th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0243] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 9th and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0244] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol and the 5th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0245] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol, 5th symbol, 9th symbol, and 13th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0246] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd symbol, 5th symbol, 9th symbol, and 11th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0247] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0248] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0249] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0250] One time slot contains 8 first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd symbol, the 4th symbol, the 5th symbol, the 6th symbol, the 9th symbol, the 10th symbol, the 11th symbol, and the 12th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0251] The two time slots contain four first signals, with the starting symbols being the 9th and 13th symbols of the first time slot, and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot;

[0252] The two time slots contain four first signals, with the starting symbols being the 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0253] The two time slots contain 8 first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, the 9th symbol and the 1st symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol, the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol and the 9th symbol of the second time slot.

[0254] In some embodiments, when the H value is 4 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 4 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include at least one of the following:

[0255] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0256] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0257] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0258] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0259] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 10th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0260] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol and the 8th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0261] A time slot contains two first signals, whose starting symbols are the 4th and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0262] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0263] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 7th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0264] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 9th and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0265] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol and the 5th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0266] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol, 5th symbol, 9th symbol, and 13th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0267] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd symbol, 5th symbol, 9th symbol, and 11th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0268] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0269] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0270] A time slot contains four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0271] One time slot contains 8 first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd symbol, the 4th symbol, the 5th symbol, the 6th symbol, the 9th symbol, the 10th symbol, the 11th symbol, and the 12th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0272] The two time slots contain four first signals, with the starting symbols being the 9th and 13th symbols of the first time slot, and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot;

[0273] Two time slots contain four first signals, with the starting symbols being the 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot;

[0274] The two time slots contain 8 first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, the 9th symbol and the 1st symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol, the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol and the 9th symbol of the second time slot.

[0275] In some embodiments, when the H value is 6 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 6 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include at least one of the following:

[0276] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0277] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0278] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0279] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 9th symbol of the time slot;

[0280] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0281] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 7th symbol of the time slot;

[0282] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 10th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0283] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol and the 8th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0284] A time slot contains two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 1st symbol and the 7th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0285] The two time slots contain two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0286] Two time slots contain four first signals, with the starting symbols being the 5th and 9th symbols of the first time slot, and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot;

[0287] The four time slots contain four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 9th symbol of the first time slot, the 3rd symbol of the second time slot, and the 5th and 13th symbols of the third time slot.

[0288] In some embodiments, when the H value is 8 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 8 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include at least one of the following:

[0289] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0290] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0291] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0292] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 7th symbol of the time slot;

[0293] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0294] The two time slots contain two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0295] The two time slots contain two first signals, and the starting symbols are the third symbol of the first time slot and the third symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0296] Two time slots contain four first signals, with the starting symbols being the 5th and 9th symbols of the first time slot, and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot;

[0297] The four time slots contain four first signals, and the starting symbols are the 9th symbol of the first time slot, the 3rd symbol of the second time slot, and the 5th and 13th symbols of the third time slot.

[0298] In some embodiments, when the H value is 10 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 10 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include at least one of the following:

[0299] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0300] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0301] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0302] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0303] The two time slots contain two first signals, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0304] The two time slots contain two first signals, and the starting symbols are the third symbol of the first time slot and the third symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0305] In some embodiments, when the H value is 12 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 12 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include at least one of the following:

[0306] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0307] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0308] The two time slots contain one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the first time slot;

[0309] The two time slots contain one first signal, and the starting symbol is the 9th symbol of the first time slot.

[0310] In some embodiments, when the H value is 14 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 14 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include:

[0311] A time slot contains one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot.

[0312] In some embodiments, when the H value is 28 symbols (i.e., a first signal occupies 28 symbols), the starting second time domain unit (i.e., the starting symbol) of the first signal may include:

[0313] The two time slots contain one first signal, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the first time slot.

[0314] Step 2106: The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit and H of each first signal.

[0315] Optionally, the mapping pattern may be: a mapping pattern of N first signals in M ​​first time domain units.

[0316] Optionally, the mapping pattern may satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

[0317] Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units;

[0318] The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers;

[0319] The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

[0320] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method for the network device to determine at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit and H of each first signal may include: based on the number H of second time domain units occupied by each first signal, mapping each first signal in M ​​first time domain units with the starting second time domain unit of each first signal as the starting point, so as to obtain at least one mapping pattern.

[0321] For example, Figure 2A2 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A2, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 1, that is, a first signal set occupies 1 time slot, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 2, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 1, that is, a first signal occupies 1 symbol. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A2, wherein the first first signal in the first signal set occupies the 3rd symbol, and the second first signal in the first signal set occupies the 9th symbol.

[0322] For example, Figure 2A3 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A3, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 1, that is, a first signal set occupies 1 time slot, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 2, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 2, that is, a first signal occupies 2 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A3, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the 3rd symbol, and the starting symbol of the second first signal in the first signal set is the 9th symbol.

[0323] For example, Figure 2A4 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A4, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 1, that is, a first signal set occupies 1 time slot, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 2, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 4, that is, a first signal occupies 4 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A4, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the 3rd symbol, and the starting symbol of the second first signal in the first signal set is the 9th symbol.

[0324] For example, Figure 2A5 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A5, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 2, that is: a first signal set occupies 2 time slots, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 2, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 6, that is, a first signal occupies 6 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A5, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the 5th symbol of the first time slot, and the starting symbol of the second first signal in the first signal set is the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0325] For example, Figure 2A6 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A6, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 2, that is: a first signal set occupies 2 time slots, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 2, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 8, that is, a first signal occupies 8 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A6, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the 5th symbol of the first time slot, and the starting symbol of the second first signal in the first signal set is the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0326] For example, Figure 2A7 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A7, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 2, that is: a first signal set occupies 2 time slots, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 2, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 10, that is, a first signal occupies 10 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A7, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the 3rd symbol of the first time slot, and the starting symbol of the second first signal in the first signal set is the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0327] For example, Figure 2A8 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A8, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 1, that is, a first signal set occupies 1 time slot, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 1, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 12, that is, a first signal occupies 12 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A8, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the third symbol of the first time slot.

[0328] For example, Figure 2A9 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A9, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 1, that is, a first signal set occupies 1 time slot, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 1, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 14, that is, a first signal occupies 14 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A9, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the first symbol of the first time slot.

[0329] For example, Figure 2A10 is a schematic diagram of a mapping pattern shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A8, the number M of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set is 1, that is: a first signal set occupies 2 time slots, the number N of first signals included in a first signal set is 1, and the number H of second time domain units occupied by a first signal is 28, that is, a first signal occupies 28 symbols. At this time, the mapping pattern of the two first signals in the first signal set is shown in Figure 2A10, wherein the starting symbol of the first first signal in the first signal set is the first symbol of the first time slot.

[0330] Step 2107: The network device indicates the starting second time domain unit of each first signal to the terminal.

[0331] Step 2108: The network device indicates at least one mapping pattern to the terminal.

[0332] Optionally, the network device indicates the starting second time domain unit and the mapping pattern in a similar manner to the above-mentioned method in which the network device indicates M, such as through a system message and / or a first signaling, which will not be described in detail here.

[0333] Step 2109: The terminal determines the first value M.

[0334] Optionally, the method for the terminal to determine the first value M may include at least one of the following:

[0335] Determine the M based on the agreement;

[0336] Receiving the M indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0337] The M indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0338] Step 2110: The terminal determines the second value H.

[0339] Optionally, the method for the terminal to determine the second value H may include at least one of the following:

[0340] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0341] Receiving the H indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0342] The H indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling

[0343] The terminal determines H based on the channel condition.

[0344] Step 2111: The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0345] Optionally, the method for the terminal to determine the starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units may include at least one of the following:

[0346] Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement;

[0347] Receiving the starting second time domain unit indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0348] The starting second time domain unit indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0349] Step 2112: The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and H.

[0350] Optionally, the method for the terminal to determine at least one mapping pattern may include at least one of the following:

[0351] Determining the mapping pattern based on the protocol;

[0352] receiving the mapping pattern indicated by a network device through a system message;

[0353] The mapping pattern indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0354] For detailed descriptions of steps 2109-2112, please refer to the aforementioned introductions to steps 2101, 2103, 2105, and 2106 respectively.

[0355] Step 2113: The network device determines a first mapping pattern from at least one mapping pattern.

[0356] Optionally, the first mapping pattern may be any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern.

[0357] Optionally, the network device may determine the first mapping pattern based on a protocol agreement, or the network device may determine the first mapping pattern.

[0358] Step 2114: The network device indicates the first mapping pattern to the terminal.

[0359] Optionally, each mapping pattern may correspond to an index, and the network device may indicate the first mapping pattern to the terminal by indicating the index of the first mapping pattern. Optionally, the network device may indicate the first mapping pattern to the terminal via a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0360] Step 2115: The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from at least one mapping pattern.

[0361] Optionally, the method for the terminal to determine the first mapping pattern may include at least one of the following:

[0362] Determining the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement;

[0363] receiving the first mapping pattern indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0364] The first mapping pattern indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0365] Step 2116: The network device sends a first signal through the first mapping pattern.

[0366] Optionally, the terminal may receive the first signal through the first mapping pattern.

[0367] In the above embodiment, a method for a terminal to determine a mapping pattern is provided, which is: a mapping pattern of N first signals in M ​​first time domain units, so that the terminal can receive the first signal sent by the network device based on the mapping pattern, thereby achieving successful transmission of the first signal.

[0368] The determination method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2116. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2101+S2102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0369] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0370] FIG3A is an interactive diagram of a determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a determination method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0371] Step 3101: The terminal determines a first value M.

[0372] Step 3102: The terminal determines a second value H.

[0373] Step 3103: The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0374] Step 3104: The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H.

[0375] Step 3105: The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from at least one mapping pattern.

[0376] Step 3106: The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0377] For a detailed description of steps 3101 - 3106 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0378] The determination method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3106. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3101+S3102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0379] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0380] FIG3B is an interactive diagram illustrating a determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a determination method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0381] Step 3201: The terminal determines a first value M.

[0382] Step 3202: The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0383] Optionally, the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein, the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signal is at least used to achieve time and frequency synchronization when receiving the second signal, and the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up the main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing the sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers.

[0384] Optionally, the first time domain unit includes at least one second time domain unit.

[0385] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0386] The terminal determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer;

[0387] The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0388] Optionally, the mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0389] Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units;

[0390] The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers;

[0391] The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

[0392] Optionally, determining the first value M includes at least one of the following:

[0393] Determine the M based on the agreement;

[0394] Receiving the M indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0395] The M indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0396] Optionally, determining the second value H includes at least one of the following:

[0397] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0398] Receiving the H indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0399] The H indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0400] Optionally, determining a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units includes at least one of the following:

[0401] Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement;

[0402] Receiving the starting second time domain unit indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0403] The starting second time domain unit indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0404] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0405] The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0406] The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0407] Optionally, determining the first mapping pattern includes at least one of the following:

[0408] Determining the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement;

[0409] receiving the first mapping pattern indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0410] The first mapping pattern indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0411] For a detailed description of steps 3201 - 3202 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0412] The determination method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 and S3202. For example, step S3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3201+S3202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0413] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0414] FIG4A is an interactive diagram illustrating a determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a determination method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0415] Step 4101: The network device determines a first value M.

[0416] Step 4102: The network device determines a second value H.

[0417] Step 4103: The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0418] Step 4104: The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H.

[0419] Step 4105: The network device determines a first mapping pattern from at least one mapping pattern.

[0420] Step 4106: The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0421] For a detailed description of steps 4101 - 4106 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0422] The determination method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4106. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S4101+S4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0423] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0424] FIG4A is an interactive diagram illustrating a determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a determination method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0425] Step 4201: The network device determines a first value M.

[0426] Step 4202: The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0427] Optionally, the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are at least used to achieve time and frequency synchronization when receiving the second signal, and the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up the main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing the sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers;

[0428] Optionally, the first time domain unit includes at least one second time domain unit.

[0429] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0430] The network device determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer;

[0431] The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0432] Optionally, the mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0433] Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units;

[0434] The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers;

[0435] The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

[0436] Optionally, determining the first value M includes at least one of the following:

[0437] Determine the M based on the agreement;

[0438] The network device determines the M.

[0439] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0440] The network device indicates the M to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0441] Optionally, determining the second value H includes at least one of the following:

[0442] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0443] The network device determines the H.

[0444] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0445] The network device indicates the H to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0446] Optionally, determining a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units includes at least one of the following:

[0447] Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement;

[0448] The network device determines the starting second time domain unit.

[0449] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0450] The network device indicates the starting second time domain unit to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0451] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0452] The network device determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0453] The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0454] Optionally, determining the first mapping pattern includes at least one of the following:

[0455] Determining the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement;

[0456] The network device determines the first mapping pattern.

[0457] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0458] The network device indicates the first mapping pattern to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0459] For a detailed description of steps 4201-4202, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0460] The determination method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 and S4202. For example, step S4201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S4201+S4202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0461] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0462] Figure 5A is an interactive diagram of a determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a determination method for a communication system including a terminal and a network device, wherein the method includes at least one of the following:

[0463] Step 5101: The network device determines a first value M.

[0464] Step 5102: The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0465] Step 5103: The network device determines a second value H.

[0466] Step 5104: The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and H;

[0467] Step 5105: The network device determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern;

[0468] Step 5106: The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern;

[0469] Step 5107: The terminal determines a first value M;

[0470] Step 5108: The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units;

[0471] Step 5109: The terminal determines a second value H;

[0472] Step 5110: The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and H;

[0473] Step 5111: The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern;

[0474] Step 5112: The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0475] The optional implementation of steps 5101 to 5112 can be found in the above embodiments.

[0476] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0477] The determination method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5101 to S5112. For example, step S5101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S5102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0478] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0479] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0480] In a network, the base station can wake up the terminals that support LP WUS in the cell or change the sleep state of these terminals by sending LP WUS. For terminals that support LP WUS, at least one LP WUS signal is received through LP WUR, and the MR's wake-up or sleep state change is completed according to the information carried by the received LP WUS signal. Among them, the change of the MR's sleep state refers to the mutual switching among super deep sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, shallow sleep and other states, and the MR's wake-up refers to the MR's transition from any sleep state to the wake-up state. Before receiving the LP WUS, the UE's LP WUR attempts to receive the LP SS to obtain auxiliary information of the LP WUS, such as time-frequency synchronization information, cell ID information, etc. The base station sends the LP SS according to the protocol-defined configuration or the configuration indicated by the base station to at least one UE, and the UE monitors the LP SS according to the protocol predefined configuration or the base station configuration.

[0481] Based on the above, the protocol predefines an LP SS set pattern. The method for determining the LP SS set includes at least one of the following:

[0482] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies one time domain symbol in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is at least one of the 1st to 14th symbols.

[0483] Optional embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0484] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0485] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0486] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0487] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0488] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 10th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0489] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 8th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0490] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 4th and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0491] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0492] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 7th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0493] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 9th and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0494] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 5th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0495] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st, 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0496] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0497] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0498] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0499] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0500] A time slot contains 8 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd symbol, 4th symbol, 5th symbol, 6th symbol, 9th symbol, 10th symbol, 11th symbol, and 12th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0501] Two time slots contain 4 LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 9th and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot.

[0502] Two time slots contain 4 LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0503] Two time slots contain 8 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, the 9th symbol, and the 1st symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol, the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, and the 9th symbol of the second time slot.

[0504] For example, as shown in FIG. 2A2 , the length of an LP SS set is one time slot and includes two LP SSs, the first LP SS occupies the 3rd symbol and the second LP SS occupies the 9th symbol.

[0505] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies two time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is at least one of the 1st to 14th symbols.

[0506] Optional embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0507] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0508] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0509] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0510] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0511] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 10th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0512] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 8th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0513] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 4th and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0514] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0515] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 7th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0516] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 9th and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0517] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 5th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0518] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st, 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0519] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0520] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0521] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0522] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0523] A time slot contains 8 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd symbol, 4th symbol, 5th symbol, 6th symbol, 9th symbol, 10th symbol, 11th symbol, and 12th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0524] Two time slots contain 4 LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 9th and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot.

[0525] Two time slots contain 4 LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0526] Two time slots contain 8 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, the 9th symbol, and the 1st symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol, the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, and the 9th symbol of the second time slot.

[0527] For example, as shown in FIG2A3 above, the length of an LP SS set is one time slot, including two LP SSs. The first LP SS starts at the 3rd symbol and occupies 2 time domain symbols. The second LP SS starts at the 9th symbol and occupies 2 time domain symbols.

[0528] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies 4 time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is at least one of the 1st to 14th symbols.

[0529] Optional embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0530] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0531] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0532] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0533] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0534] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 10th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0535] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 8th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0536] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 4th and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0537] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0538] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 7th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0539] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 9th and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0540] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 5th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0541] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st, 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0542] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0543] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0544] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0545] A time slot contains 4 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0546] A time slot contains 8 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd symbol, 4th symbol, 5th symbol, 6th symbol, 9th symbol, 10th symbol, 11th symbol, and 12th symbol of the time slot respectively;

[0547] Two time slots contain 4 LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 9th and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot.

[0548] Two time slots contain 4 LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 5th, 9th, and 13th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot.

[0549] Two time slots contain 8 LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, the 9th symbol, and the 1st symbol of the first time slot, and the 3rd symbol, the 5th symbol, the 7th symbol, and the 9th symbol of the second time slot.

[0550] For example, as shown in FIG2A4 above, the length of an LP SS set is one time slot, including two LP SSs. The first LP SS starts at the 3rd symbol and occupies 4 time domain symbols. The second LP SS starts at the 9th symbol and occupies 4 time domain symbols.

[0551] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies 6 time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is at least one of the 1st to 14th symbols.

[0552] Optional embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0553] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0554] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0555] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0556] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 9th symbol of the time slot;

[0557] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0558] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 7th symbol of the time slot;

[0559] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 3rd and 10th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0560] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 8th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0561] A time slot contains two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 1st and 7th symbols of the time slot respectively;

[0562] Two time slots contain two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0563] Two time slots contain four LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 5th and 9th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot.

[0564] Four time slots contain four LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 9th symbol of the first time slot, the 3rd symbol of the second time slot, and the 5th and 13th symbols of the third time slot.

[0565] For example, as shown in Figure 2A5 above, the length of an LP SS set is 2 time slots, including two LP SSs. The first LP SS starts at the 5th symbol of the first time slot and occupies 6 time domain symbols. The second LP SS starts at the 3rd symbol of the second time slot and occupies 6 time domain symbols.

[0566] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies 8 time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is at least one of the 1st to 14th symbols.

[0567] Optional embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0568] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0569] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0570] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0571] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 7th symbol of the time slot;

[0572] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0573] Two time slots contain two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0574] Two time slots contain two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the third symbol of the first time slot and the third symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0575] Two time slots contain four LP SSs, with the starting symbols being the 5th and 9th symbols of the first time slot and the 3rd and 7th symbols of the second time slot.

[0576] Four time slots contain four LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 9th symbol of the first time slot, the 3rd symbol of the second time slot, and the 5th and 13th symbols of the third time slot.

[0577] For example, as shown in Figure 2A6 above, the length of an LP SS set is 2 time slots, including two LP SSs. The first LP SS starts at the 5th symbol of the first time slot and occupies 8 time domain symbols. The second LP SS starts at the 3rd symbol of the second time slot and occupies 8 time domain symbols.

[0578] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies 10 time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is at least one of the 1st to 14th symbols.

[0579] Optional embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0580] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0581] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 4th symbol of the time slot;

[0582] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0583] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the time slot;

[0584] Two time slots contain two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the 5th symbol of the first time slot and the 3rd symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0585] Two time slots contain two LP SSs, and the starting symbols are the third symbol of the first time slot and the third symbol of the second time slot respectively;

[0586] For example, as shown in Figure 2A7 above, the length of an LP SS set is 2 time slots, including two LP SSs. The first LP SS starts at the third symbol of the first time slot and occupies 10 time domain symbols. The second LP SS starts at the third symbol of the second time slot and occupies 10 time domain symbols.

[0587] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies 12 time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is at least one of the 1st to 14th symbols.

[0588] Optional embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0589] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the third symbol of the time slot;

[0590] A time slot contains one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the first symbol of the time slot;

[0591] Two time slots contain one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 5th symbol of the first time slot;

[0592] Two time slots contain one LP SS, and the starting symbol is the 9th symbol of the first time slot.

[0593] For example, as shown in FIG2A8 , the length of an LP SS set is 1 time slot, including one LP SS. The first LP SS starts at the 3rd symbol and occupies 12 time domain symbols.

[0594] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies 14 time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is symbol 1.

[0595] For example, as shown in FIG. 2A9 , the length of an LP SS set is 1 time slot, including one LP SS. The first LP SS starts at the 1st symbol and occupies 14 time domain symbols.

[0596] In some embodiments, the LP SS set occupies at least one time slot. Further, the LP SS set includes at least one LP SS, and the LP SS occupies 28 time domain symbols in the time domain. The starting symbol of the LP SS in the LP SS set in the first time slot is symbol 1.

[0597] For example, as shown in FIG. 2A10 , the length of an LP SS set is 2 time slots, including two LP SSs. The first LP SS starts at the first symbol of the first time slot and occupies 28 time domain symbols.

[0598] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0599] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0600] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0601] FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , it includes:

[0602] a processing module, configured to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; and M and N are positive integers;

[0603] The processing module is further configured to determine a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0604] Optionally, the processing module is configured to execute the steps related to "processing" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. The terminal may further include at least one of a sending module and a receiving module. The sending module is configured to execute the steps related to "sending" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. The receiving module is configured to execute the steps related to receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, and will not be further described here.

[0605] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0606] Determine a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer;

[0607] At least one mapping pattern is determined based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0608] Optionally, the mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0609] Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units;

[0610] The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers;

[0611] The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

[0612] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0613] Determine the M based on the agreement;

[0614] Receiving the M indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0615] The M indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0616] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0617] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0618] Receiving the H indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0619] The H indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0620] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0621] Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement;

[0622] Receiving the starting second time domain unit indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0623] The starting second time domain unit indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0624] Optionally, the terminal is further configured to:

[0625] Determine a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0626] A first signal is received based on the first mapping pattern.

[0627] Optionally, the terminal is further used for at least one of the following:

[0628] Determining the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement;

[0629] receiving the first mapping pattern indicated by the network device through a system message;

[0630] The first mapping pattern indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

[0631] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , it includes:

[0632] a processing module, configured to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are used at least to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signals are used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, or changing a sleep state of the MR; and M and N are positive integers;

[0633] The processing module is further configured to determine a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

[0634] Optionally, the processing module is configured to execute steps related to "processing" performed by the network device in any of the above methods. The network device may further include at least one of a sending module and a receiving module. The sending module is configured to execute steps related to "sending" performed by the network device in any of the above methods. The receiving module is configured to execute steps related to receiving performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which are not further described here.

[0635] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0636] Determine a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer;

[0637] At least one mapping pattern is determined based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H, where the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

[0638] Optionally, the mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0639] Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units;

[0640] The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers;

[0641] The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

[0642] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0643] Determine the M based on the agreement;

[0644] The network device determines the M.

[0645] Optionally, the network device is further configured to:

[0646] The M is indicated to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0647] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0648] Determine H based on the agreement;

[0649] The network device determines the H.

[0650] Optionally, the network device is further configured to:

[0651] The network device indicates the H to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0652] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0653] Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement;

[0654] The network device determines the starting second time domain unit.

[0655] Optionally, the network device is further configured to:

[0656] The starting second time domain unit is indicated to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0657] Optionally, the network device is further configured to:

[0658] Determine a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern among the at least one mapping pattern;

[0659] The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

[0660] Optionally, the processing module is further configured to:

[0661] Determining the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement;

[0662] The first mapping pattern is determined.

[0663] Optionally, the network device is further configured to:

[0664] The first mapping pattern is indicated to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

[0665] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0666] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0667] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0668] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0669] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0670] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0671] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0672] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0673] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the processor 7201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 7200 executes any of the above methods.

[0674] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202, which are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0675] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

[0676] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0677] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0678] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0679] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0680] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0681] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0682] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A determination method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are at least used to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers; The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal among the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: The terminal determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer; The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H, and the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions: Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units; The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers; The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The determining of the first value M comprises at least one of the following: Determine the M based on the agreement; Receiving the M indicated by the network device through a system message; The M indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: Determining the second value H includes at least one of the following: Determine the H based on the agreement; Receiving the H indicated by the network device through a system message; The H indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

6. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The determining of a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units comprises at least one of the following: Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement; Receiving the starting second time domain unit indicated by the network device through a system message; The starting second time domain unit indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

7. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern in the at least one mapping pattern; The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The determining of the first mapping pattern comprises at least one of the following: Determine the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement; Receiving the first mapping pattern indicated by a network device through a system message; The first mapping pattern indicated by the receiving network device through the first signaling.

9. A determination method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The network device determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are at least used to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers; The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal among the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: The network device determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer; The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H, and the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The mapping pattern satisfies at least one of the following conditions: Make the N first signals evenly mapped in the M first time domain units; The first signal is not mapped in the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers; The first signal is mapped to the first F second time domain units and / or the last S second time domain units of the first time domain unit, where F and S are positive integers.

12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that: The determining of the first value M comprises at least one of the following: Determine the M based on the agreement; The network device determines the M.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: The network device indicates the M to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that: Determining the second value H includes at least one of the following: Determine the H based on the agreement; The network device determines the H.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: The network device indicates the H to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

16. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The determining of a starting second time domain unit of each of the N first signals in the M first time domain units comprises at least one of the following: Determining the starting second time domain unit based on the protocol agreement; The network device determines the starting second time domain unit.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: The network device indicates the starting second time domain unit to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

18. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 17, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The network device determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern in the at least one mapping pattern; The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The determining of the first mapping pattern comprises at least one of the following: Determine the first mapping pattern based on the protocol agreement; The network device determines the first mapping pattern.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein: The method further comprises: The network device indicates the first mapping pattern to the terminal through a system message and / or a first signaling.

21. A determination method, characterized in that: Used in a communication system, the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, and the method includes at least one of the following: The network device determines a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein the first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are at least used to achieve time-frequency synchronization when receiving a second signal, and the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up a main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing a sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers; The network device determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal of the N first signals in the M first time domain units. element; the first time domain unit includes at least one second time domain unit; The network device determines a second value H, where the second value H is the number of second time domain units occupied by the first signal; H is a positive integer; the first time domain unit includes at least one second time domain unit; The network device determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H, wherein the mapping pattern is: a mapping pattern of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; The network device determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern in the at least one mapping pattern; The network device sends a first signal based on the first mapping pattern; The terminal determines a first value M; The terminal determines a starting second time domain unit of each first signal of the N first signals in the M first time domain units; The terminal determines a second value H; The terminal determines at least one mapping pattern based on the starting second time domain unit of each first signal and the H; The terminal determines a first mapping pattern from the at least one mapping pattern, where the first mapping pattern is any mapping pattern in the at least one mapping pattern; The terminal receives a first signal based on the first mapping pattern.

22. A terminal comprising at least one of the following: The processing module is used to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein, The first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are at least used to achieve time and frequency synchronization when receiving the second signal, and the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up the main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing the sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers; The processing module is further used to determine a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

23. A network device comprising at least one of the following: The processing module is used to determine a first value M, where the first value M is the number of first time domain units occupied by a first signal set; wherein, The first signal set includes N first signals, the first signals are at least used to achieve time and frequency synchronization when receiving the second signal, and the second signal is used for at least one of the following: waking up the main radio MR of the terminal, not waking up the MR, and changing the sleep state of the MR; M and N are positive integers; The processing module is further used to determine a starting second time domain unit of each first signal in the N first signals in the M first time domain units; the first time domain units include at least one second time domain unit.

24. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The one or more processors are used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the determination method described in any one of claims 1-8 and 9-20.

25. A communication system, characterized in that: The method comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and the network device is configured to implement the determination method according to any one of claims 9 to 20.

26. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the determination method according to any one of claims 1-8 and 9-20.

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