Energy-saving method and device, terminal and network equipment

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides an energy-saving method and device, a terminal and network equipment, and the method comprises the steps that the terminal receives first configuration information sent by the network equipment, and the first configuration information is used for configuring discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of a cell.

Description

Energy-saving method and device, terminal, and network equipment Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of mobile communication technology, and specifically to an energy-saving method and apparatus, a terminal, and a network device. Background Art

[0002] 5G networks consume exponentially more energy than 4G networks. For example, a 5G base station consumes four times as much energy as a 4G base station. With the advancement of mobile communication technology, network-side energy consumption will continue to increase, which will incur significant network operation and maintenance costs for operators. Therefore, finding a solution to network energy conservation is crucial.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide an energy-saving method and apparatus, a terminal, a network device, a chip, a computer-readable storage medium, a computer program product, and a computer program.

[0005] The energy-saving method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0006] The terminal receives first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to configure discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of a cell.

[0007] The energy-saving method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0008] The terminal receives third configuration information sent by the network device, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

[0009] The energy-saving method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0010] The terminal receives fourth configuration information sent by the network device, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure an association relationship between service cells. A service cell with the association relationship can borrow SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

[0011] The energy-saving method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0012] The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to configure DTX and / or DRX of the cell.

[0013] The energy-saving method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0014] The network device sends third configuration information to the terminal, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

[0015] The energy-saving method provided in the embodiment of the present application includes:

[0016] The network device sends fourth configuration information to the terminal, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure an association relationship between service cells, so that a service cell with the association relationship can borrow SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

[0017] The energy-saving device provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a terminal, and the device includes:

[0018] The receiving unit is configured to receive first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to configure discontinuous transmission DTX and / or discontinuous reception DRX of a cell.

[0019] The energy-saving device provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a terminal, and the device includes:

[0020] The receiving unit is configured to receive third configuration information sent by the network device, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

[0021] The energy-saving device provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a terminal, and the device includes:

[0022] The receiving unit is used to receive fourth configuration information sent by the network device, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure the association relationship between service cells, so that the service cell with the association relationship can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

[0023] The energy-saving device provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a network device, and the device includes:

[0024] The sending unit is used to send first configuration information to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to configure DTX and / or DRX of the cell.

[0025] The energy-saving device provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a network device, and the device includes:

[0026] The sending unit is configured to send third configuration information to the terminal, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

[0027] The energy-saving device provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to a network device, and the device includes:

[0028] A sending unit is used to send fourth configuration information to the terminal, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure an association relationship between service cells, so that a service cell with the association relationship can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

[0029] The terminal provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store computer programs, and the processor is used to call and run the computer programs stored in the memory to perform the above-mentioned energy-saving method.

[0030] The network device provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a processor and a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to perform the above energy saving method.

[0031] The chip provided in the embodiment of the present application is used to implement the above-mentioned energy-saving method.

[0032] Specifically, the chip includes: a processor, which is used to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes the above energy-saving method.

[0033] The computer-readable storage medium provided in an embodiment of the present application is used to store a computer program, which enables a computer to execute the above-mentioned energy-saving method.

[0034] The computer program product provided in the embodiments of the present application includes computer program instructions, which enable a computer to execute the above energy-saving method.

[0035] The computer program provided in the embodiment of the present application, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the above-mentioned energy-saving method.

[0036] Through the above technical solution, the DTX and / or DRX mechanism of the cell is introduced, so that the cell can effectively save energy and achieve the purpose of dynamic network energy saving. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0038] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG2 is a flow chart of an energy-saving method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] FIG3-1 is a schematic diagram 1 of a DTX mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0041] FIG3-2 is a second schematic diagram of the DTX mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0042] FIG4 is a second flow chart of the energy-saving method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] FIG5 is a third flow chart of the energy-saving method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] FIG7 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] FIG8 is a third schematic diagram of the structure of the energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] FIG9 is a fourth schematic diagram of the structure of the energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] FIG10 is a fifth schematic diagram of the structure of the energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] FIG11 is a sixth schematic diagram of the structure of the energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] FIG12 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] FIG13 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] FIG14 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] The following will describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0054] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application.

[0055] As shown in Figure 1, a communication system 100 may include a terminal 110 and a network device 120. The network device 120 may communicate with the terminal 110 via an air interface. The terminal 110 and the network device 120 support multi-service transmission.

[0056] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application are only illustrative of the communication system 100, but the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. That is, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Internet of Things (IoT) system, Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system, enhanced Machine-Type Communications (eMTC) system, 5G communication system (also known as New Radio (NR) communication system), or future communication systems.

[0057] 1 , the network device 120 may be an access network device that communicates with the terminal 110. The access network device may provide communication coverage for a specific geographical area and may communicate with the terminal 110 (eg, UE) located within the coverage area.

[0058] The network device 120 may be an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, or a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG RAN) device, or a base station (gNB) in an NR system, or a wireless controller in a Cloud Radio Access Network (CRAN), or the network device 120 may be a relay station, an access point, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a hub, a switch, a bridge, a router, or a network device in a future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), etc.

[0059] The terminal 110 may be any terminal, including but not limited to a terminal connected to the network device 120 or other terminals by wired or wireless means.

[0060] For example, the terminal 110 may refer to an access terminal, user equipment (UE), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user device. An access terminal may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, an IoT device, a satellite handheld terminal, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal in a 5G network or a terminal in a future evolution network, etc.

[0061] The terminal 110 may be used for device-to-device (D2D) communication.

[0062] The wireless communication system 100 may further include a core network device 130 for communicating with the base station. The core network device 130 may be a 5G core network (5G Core, 5GC) device, such as an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), an Authentication Server Function (AUSF), a User Plane Function (UPF), or a Session Management Function (SMF). Optionally, the core network device 130 may also be an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) device of an LTE network, such as a Session Management Function + Core Packet Gateway (SMF+PGW-C) device. It should be understood that SMF+PGW-C can simultaneously implement the functions that can be implemented by SMF and PGW-C. During the network evolution process, the above-mentioned core network device may also be called other names, or a new network entity may be formed by dividing the functions of the core network, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0063] The functional units in the communication system 100 may also establish connections and implement communication via next generation (NG) network interfaces.

[0064] For example, the terminal establishes an air interface connection with the access network device through the NR interface for transmitting user plane data and control plane signaling; the terminal can establish a control plane signaling connection with the AMF through the NG interface 1 (referred to as N1); the access network device, such as the next generation wireless access base station (gNB), can establish a user plane data connection with the UPF through the NG interface 3 (referred to as N3); the access network device can establish a control plane signaling connection with the AMF through the NG interface 2 (referred to as N2); the UPF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the SMF through the NG interface 4 (referred to as N4); the UPF can exchange user plane data with the data network through the NG interface 6 (referred to as N6); the AMF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the SMF through the NG interface 11 (referred to as N11); the SMF can establish a control plane signaling connection with the PCF through the NG interface 7 (referred to as N7).

[0065] Figure 1 exemplarily shows a base station, a core network device and two terminals. Optionally, the wireless communication system 100 may include multiple base station devices and each base station may include other numbers of terminals within its coverage area, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0066] It should be noted that Figure 1 is merely an example of a system applicable to this application. Of course, the methods described in the embodiments of this application can also be applied to other systems. Furthermore, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably herein. The term "and / or" herein simply describes an association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone. Furthermore, the character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship. It should also be understood that the "indication" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can be a direct indication, an indirect indication, or an indication of an association relationship. For example, "A indicates B" can mean that A directly indicates B, for example, B can obtain information through A; it can also mean that A indirectly indicates B, for example, A indicates C, and B can obtain information through C; or it can mean that A and B have an association relationship. It should also be understood that the "correspondence" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can mean that there is a direct or indirect correspondence between two objects, or that there is an association relationship between the two objects, or a relationship between an indicator and the indicated, a configuration and the configured, and so on. It should also be understood that the “predefined” or “predefined rules” mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by pre-saving corresponding codes, tables, or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in a device (for example, including a terminal and a network device). The present application does not limit its specific implementation method. For example, predefined can refer to a definition in a protocol. It should also be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the “protocol” can refer to a standard protocol in the field of communications, for example, it can include an LTE protocol, an NR protocol, and related protocols used in future communication systems. The present application does not limit this.

[0067] 5G networks consume exponentially more energy than 4G networks. For example, 5G base stations, with their high bit rates and speeds, consume four times as much power as 4G base stations. Base station energy consumption imposes significant network operation and maintenance costs on operators, and this cost burden continues to increase. Therefore, network energy conservation is a key concern for operators in network operations and maintenance.

[0068] In mobile communication networks, service distribution varies over time. For example, traffic is lower at night, higher during the day, and even lower around midnight. Furthermore, service distribution is also geographically dependent. For example, enterprise campuses tend to have a high volume of users during the day, but almost no users at night. Urban or residential areas, on the other hand, experience low traffic during daytime working hours but may experience higher traffic at night. Therefore, it would be beneficial if the network deployment in a given area could be dynamically adjusted based on traffic fluctuations, such as by dynamically shutting down or dormant cells to achieve network energy conservation.

[0069] In network deployment, in order to meet the needs of user mobility and throughput, coverage cells and capacity cells can be jointly deployed. Coverage cells are used to meet coverage requirements, while capacity cells are used in areas with a large number of users to share traffic and improve network capacity. This type of capacity cell can be selectively turned off and on according to the amount of traffic. If the capacity cell is strictly turned off and on according to the time period, the optimal network energy saving target cannot be achieved. This is because the traffic volume is dynamic and random. Therefore, dynamically controlling the capacity cell is a better solution for network energy saving. To this end, the following technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are proposed. It should be noted that the cells involved in the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be, but are not limited to, capacity cells, but may also be other types of cells, such as coverage cells.

[0070] It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to, but not limited to, 5G, 6G, etc., and can also be applied to future mobile communication systems.

[0071] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments. The above related technologies can be combined arbitrarily with the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application as optional solutions, and all of them fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. The embodiments of the present application include at least part of the following contents.

[0072] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application introduces the energy-saving state and non-energy-saving state of the cell. The energy-saving state of the cell refers to: the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is configured, or the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is enabled, or the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is valid, or the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is executed. The non-energy-saving state of the cell refers to: the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is not configured, or the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is disabled, or the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is invalid, or the state in which the DTX and / or DRX of the cell is terminated.

[0073] It should be noted that the energy-saving state and the non-energy-saving state of a cell may also have other names, such as the first state and the second state of the cell.

[0074] In the embodiments of the present application, cell DTX (Cell DTX) refers to the periodic transmission of downlink data and / or signals by network devices within the cell, thereby achieving network energy conservation. Cell DRX (Cell DRX) refers to the periodic reception of uplink data and / or signals by network devices within the cell, thereby achieving network energy conservation.

[0075] FIG2 is a flow chart of an energy-saving method according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG2 , the energy-saving method includes the following steps:

[0076] Step 201: The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal; the terminal receives the first configuration information sent by the network device; the first configuration information is used to configure DTX and / or DRX of the cell.

[0077] In the embodiment of the present application, the DTX of a cell can be divided into: 1) DTX of a cell corresponding to a connected state (RRC_CONNECTED); 2) DTX of a cell corresponding to an idle state and / or an inactive state (RRC_IDLE / RRC_INACTIVE).

[0078] In some embodiments, the DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are independently configured; or, the DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are uniformly configured.

[0079] For example, in the case of independent configuration, two sets of DTX can be configured in the first configuration information, one set of DTX is applied to the connected state, and the other set of DTX is applied to the idle state and / or the inactive state. In the case of unified configuration, one set of DTX is configured in the first configuration information, and this set of DTX is applied to any RRC state, such as the connected state, the idle state, and the inactive state.

[0080] In the embodiment of the present application, the DRX of a cell can be divided into: 1) DRX of a cell corresponding to a connected state (RRC_CONNECTED); 2) DRX of a cell corresponding to an idle state and / or an inactive state (RRC_IDLE / RRC_INACTIVE).

[0081] In some embodiments, the DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are independently configured; or, the DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are uniformly configured.

[0082] For example, in the case of independent configuration, two DRX sets may be configured in the first configuration information, one DRX set applied to the connected state and the other DRX set applied to the idle state and / or inactive state. In the case of unified configuration, one DRX set is configured in the first configuration information, and this DRX set is applied to any RRC state, such as the connected state, idle state, and inactive state.

[0083] In some implementations, the first configuration information is carried in Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling; and / or the first configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message.

[0084] For example, in the connected state, the first configuration information is carried in the RRC signaling, and the terminal can obtain the first configuration information through the RRC signaling.

[0085] For example, for the idle state and / or the inactive state, the first configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message (eg, SIB1), and the terminal may obtain the first configuration information through the system broadcast message.

[0086] The following describes in detail the related solutions of cell DTX and cell DRX.

[0087] Solution 1: DTX of the cell

[0088] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0089] First information, where the first information is used to determine a DTX period of a cell;

[0090] Second information, where the second information is used to determine a DTX start time of the cell;

[0091] The third information is used to determine the DTX duration of the cell.

[0092] Here, the second information may be a DTX start offset, and the DTX start time may be determined according to the DTX start offset and the DTX cycle, wherein the DTX start time refers to the start time of the DTX cycle.

[0093] Here, the DTX duration refers to the duration of the DTX activation period.

[0094] Here, the first configuration information is used to determine the DTX activation period and DTX inactivation period of the cell.

[0095] DTX is periodic. A DTX cycle consists of a DTX active period and a DTX inactive period. The DTX active period refers to the period at the beginning of a DTX cycle. It is understood that the DTX active period is also periodic, and the DTX inactive period is also periodic.

[0096] It should be noted that the “DTX active period” may also be described as “DTX duration”, “DTX ON”, or “DTX awakening period”, etc. The “DTX inactive period” may also be described as “DTX OFF” or “DTX dormant period”, etc.

[0097] In an embodiment of the present application, the DTX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell; the DTX non-activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX non-activation period of the cell.

[0098] In some embodiments, the first configuration information also includes a first timer, and the first timer is running during the DTX activation period of the cell; the start of the first timer is triggered based on the following conditions: the network device sends downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell.

[0099] In one example, as shown in FIG3-1 , for DTX, the DTX active period and the DTX inactive period are completely dependent on the DTX cycle, DTX start time, and DTX duration configured by the network device.

[0100] In one example, as shown in Figure 3-2, for DTX, the initial states of the DTX active and DTX inactive periods depend on the DTX cycle, DTX start time, and DTX duration configured for the network device. When the network device sends data and / or a signal during the DTX active period, a first timer is started. The first timer is used to extend the DTX active period, and the duration of the first timer's operation is considered the DTX active period. Subsequently, each time the network device sends data and / or a signal during the DTX active period, the first timer is started or restarted.

[0101] Case 1: Connected terminal

[0102] For a terminal in a connected state, the terminal does not monitor the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) when the cell is in the DTX inactive period. In some embodiments, the terminal does not stop the DRX timer when the cell is in the DTX inactive period. In other embodiments, the terminal stops the DRX timer when the cell is in the DTX inactive period. Here, the period during which the DRX timer is running belongs to the DRX active period on the terminal side, such as drx-onDurationTimer, drx-InactivityTimer, drx-RetransmissionTimerDL, drx-RetransmissionTimerUL, etc.

[0103] For a terminal in a connected state, the terminal monitors the PDCCH when the cell is in a DTX activation period and the terminal is in a DRX activation period.

[0104] In one example, for DRX on the terminal side, DRX operations on the terminal side operate normally. If the terminal evaluates and finds that the cell is in the DRX inactive period, the terminal does not stop any terminal-side DRX timers, but stops monitoring the PDCCH. The terminal monitors the PDCCH only if and only if the terminal is in the DRX active period and the cell is in the DRX active period.

[0105] In one example, regarding DRX on the terminal side, the DRX operation on the terminal side operates normally. When the terminal evaluates and finds that the cell is in the DRX inactive period, the terminal stops the DRX timer and, of course, stops monitoring the PDCCH. When the terminal evaluates and finds that the cell is in the DRX active period, the terminal continues to run the DRX timer or restarts the DRX timer. If and only if the terminal is in the DRX active period and the cell is in the DRX active period, the terminal monitors the PDCCH.

[0106] In some embodiments, the network device sends second configuration information to the terminal, and the terminal receives the second configuration information sent by the network device, where the second configuration information is used to configure the first DRX and the second DRX of the terminal; the first DRX is associated with the energy-saving state of the cell, and the second DRX is associated with the non-energy-saving state of the cell.

[0107] In some implementations, the network device sends a first command to the terminal, the terminal receives the first command sent by the network device, and activates a first DRX of the terminal based on the first command. Here, the first command is used to indicate at least one of the following: the cell enters a power-saving state, the DTX of the cell is activated, or the first DRX of the terminal is activated.

[0108] In some implementations, the network device sends a second command to the terminal, the terminal receives the second command sent by the network device, and activates a second DRX of the terminal based on the second command. The second command is used to indicate at least one of the following: the cell enters a non-energy-saving state, the DTX of the cell is deactivated, or the second DRX of the terminal is activated.

[0109] In one example, for terminals, the principle of DRX configuration is that the DRX starting points (i.e., DRX start times) of each terminal should not be too centrally configured. Otherwise, scheduling load imbalance will occur, resulting in resource waste and increased service latency. The use of DTX in a cell requires that the DRX starting points of each terminal be aligned as closely as possible to maximize DTX gain. To balance the DRX configuration principle and DTX gain of the terminal, the terminal can be configured with two DRXs. Depending on the network energy saving (NES) state of the cell, the terminal uses different DRXs. For example, when traffic is heavy, the location of each terminal's DRX activation period can be dispersed to achieve balanced traffic scheduling. When traffic is light, the location of the terminal's DRX activation period can be centralized to adapt the cell's DRX and achieve network energy saving. Switching between different DRXs can be based on explicit or implicit commands from the network device. For example, the implicit command can be a cell energy saving state indication. When the cell is indicated to enter an energy saving state, the terminal activates the first DRX; when the cell is indicated to enter a non-energy saving state, the terminal activates the second DRX.

[0110] Case 2: Idle and / or inactive terminals

[0111] For terminals in idle and / or inactive states, they can receive system broadcast messages, such as Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB) 1, and Other System Information (OSI). Among them, OSI refers to SIB2 and subsequent SIBs. MIB is located in SSB. MIB and SIB1 cannot be requested, while SIB2 and subsequent SIBs can be sent based on requests. Therefore, the DTX of the cell only needs to consider the transmission of MIB and SIB1. The transmission period of MIB in NR is 80ms, and the transmission period of SIB1 is 160ms.

[0112] In some implementations, when configuring DTX for a cell, such as configuring the DRX cycle and DRX duration for the cell, it is necessary to ensure that the transmission location of the MIB and / or SIB1 falls within the DTX activation period of the cell. This allows legacy terminals to receive the MIB and / or SIB1 normally during the DTX activation period of the cell without being affected by the cell's energy-saving state.

[0113] In some implementations, the terminal sends a first request message to a network device, and the network device receives the first request message sent by the terminal, where the first request message is used to request system information and is also used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

[0114] In some implementations, after the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, the cell enters the energy-saving state after the second timer times out or the first counter reaches a maximum value.

[0115] Here, the first counter counts with granularity based on a first period, where the first period is a DTX period or a transmission period of an MIB or a transmission period of SIB1 or a transmission period of requested system information.

[0116] Here, the duration of the second timer or the maximum value of the first counter is configured through a system broadcast message.

[0117] In one example, when the terminal requests OSI, there may be the following options: 1) The cell enters a non-energy-saving state, and the network device may send a second command to the terminal or not send a second command to the terminal, and the second command is used to indicate at least one of the following: the cell enters a non-energy-saving state, and the DTX of the cell is deactivated; 2) The network device only sends the requested system broadcast information, regardless of whether the network device is in an energy-saving state or a non-energy-saving state. 3) The cell enters a non-energy-saving state, and further, implicitly enters an energy-saving state, for example, by controlling the re-entry into the energy-saving state through a timer or a counter. For example: the terminal requests OSI, implicitly triggering the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state, the network device starts a timer or counter, and when the timer times out or the counter reaches the maximum value, the cell enters the energy-saving state again; wherein the counter can be based on the DTX period or the transmission period of the MIB or the transmission period of the SIB1 or the transmission period of the requested system information as the granularity count. The maximum value of the counter depends on the system broadcast message configuration.

[0118] In some implementations, the network device sends the paging message on a paging occasion within a DTX activation period of the cell, and the terminal receives the paging message on the paging occasion, wherein the paging message is sent by the network device on the paging occasion within the DTX activation period of the cell.

[0119] Here, the network device sends a paging message on a paging occasion during the DTX activation period of the cell. Both traditional terminals and NES terminals can receive paging messages in a normal manner. Due to DTX, the network device may delay sending the paging message.

[0120] In some implementations, the first configuration information is used to configure multiple DTXs of a cell, and each DTX is associated with a terminal group or a service group.

[0121] In some implementations, the terminal determines the DTX of the cell corresponding to itself based on the terminal group or service group to which it belongs.

[0122] In one example, considering the diversity of future services and the different service cycles, it is difficult to align the DRX of all terminals. Therefore, the terminals can be grouped (which can be grouped according to service type), and the DRX of terminals in the same group are aligned or roughly aligned, and each group can correspond to the DTX of one cell. The network device can configure multiple DTXs for the terminal, each DTX is associated with a group (such as a terminal group or a service group), and a group identifier (such as G-RNTI) is configured for each DTX, and each group identifier corresponds to the DTX of one cell. In this way, the terminal can determine the DTX of the cell to which it belongs based on the group to which it belongs. Here, different services can also be associated with one DTX, for example, an LCID list is associated with one DTX.

[0123] Solution 2: Cell DRX

[0124] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0125] Fourth information, where the fourth information is used to determine a DRX cycle of the cell;

[0126] Fifth information, where the fifth information is used to determine a DRX start time of the cell;

[0127] The sixth information is used to determine the DRX duration of the cell.

[0128] Here, the fifth information may be a DRX start offset, and the DRX start time may be determined according to the DRX start offset and the DRX cycle, wherein the DRX start time refers to the start time of the DRX cycle.

[0129] Here, the DRX duration refers to the duration of the DRX activation period.

[0130] Here, the first configuration information is used to determine the DRX activation period and DRX inactivation period of the cell.

[0131] DRX is cyclical. A DRX cycle consists of a DRX active period and a DRX inactive period. The DRX active period refers to the first period of a DRX cycle. It is understood that the DRX active period is also cyclical, and the DRX inactive period is also cyclical.

[0132] It should be noted that the "DRX active period" may also be described as "DRX duration" or "DRX ON" or "DRX wake-up period", etc. The "DRX inactive period" may also be described as "DRX OFF" or "DRX dormant period", etc.

[0133] In an embodiment of the present application, the DRX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX activation period of the cell; the DRX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX inactive period of the cell.

[0134] Case 1: Connected terminal

[0135] For a terminal in a connected state, the terminal does not perform corresponding uplink transmission on uplink resources during a DRX inactive period of a cell; and / or the terminal performs corresponding uplink transmission on uplink resources during a DRX active period of a cell.

[0136] In some embodiments, the uplink resources include at least one of the following: sounding reference signal (SRS) resources, configured grant (CG) resources, physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources, and uplink scheduling resources.

[0137] In some implementations, after the terminal does not perform corresponding uplink transmission, the terminal waits for the DTX activation period of the cell to arrive, and then performs corresponding uplink transmission on uplink resources within the DRX activation period of the cell.

[0138] In one example, the uplink scheduling resources, CG resources, SRS resources, and PUCCH resources may depend on the configuration and implementation of the network equipment so that the locations of these uplink resources are located within the DRX activation period of the cell, thereby achieving the DRX gain expected by the network side. If the locations of the pre-configured SRS resources and CG resources cannot all be located within the DRX activation period of the cell, the terminal will not transmit (or silently transmit or cancel transmission) SRS and CG PUSCH on the SRS resources and CG resources located within the DRX inactivation period of the cell. If the configured PUCCH resources cannot all be located within the DRX activation period of the cell, the terminal will not transmit PUCCH on the PUCCH resources located within the DRX inactivation period of the cell. Furthermore, optionally, the terminal may delay transmission of PUCCH on the nearest PUCCH resource until the DRX activation period of the cell arrives. Alternatively, the transmission of PUCCH may not be affected by the DRX of the cell, and the terminal may directly transmit PUCCH on the PUCCH resource.

[0139] Case 2: Idle and / or inactive terminals

[0140] For a terminal in an idle state and / or an inactive state, a random access process may be initiated, that is, a preamble code may be sent at a random access opportunity (RACH Occasion, RO).

[0141] In some implementations, the transmission location of the RO is located within the DRX activation period of the cell; or, the RO located within the DRX activation period of the cell is a valid RO.

[0142] In some implementations, the terminal selects an RO within a DRX activation period of the cell to initiate a random access procedure, wherein the random access procedure is used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state. The network device receives a preamble on the RO within the DRX activation period of the cell, triggering the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

[0143] In some implementations, after the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, the cell enters the energy-saving state after the third timer times out or the second counter reaches a maximum value.

[0144] Here, the second counter is a granularity count based on a second period, and the second period is a DTX period or an RO period.

[0145] Here, the duration of the third timer or the maximum value of the second counter is configured through a system broadcast message.

[0146] In one example, a network device configures an RO for a terminal, and the RO's location is configured within the cell's DRX activation period. Alternatively, the network device's RO location is not restricted; ROs outside the cell's DRX activation period are considered invalid. The terminal selects an RO within the cell's DRX activation period to initiate a random access procedure. After the terminal sends a preamble on the RO, or after the network device receives the preamble on the RO, the terminal may have the following options: 1) The cell enters a non-energy-saving state, and the network device may or may not send a second command to the terminal. The second command indicates at least one of the following: the cell enters a non-energy-saving state or the cell's DTX is deactivated; 2) The cell enters a non-energy-saving state and then implicitly enters an energy-saving state, for example, by controlling re-entry into the energy-saving state through a timer or counter. For example, a terminal sends a preamble on the RO, and after the network device receives the preamble on the RO, it starts a timer or counter. When the timer expires or the counter reaches its maximum value, the cell re-enters the energy-saving state. The counter may count based on the DTX period or the RO period. The maximum value of the counter depends on the system broadcast message configuration.

[0147] Solution 3: Enhanced Mobility

[0148] In some implementations, the network device configures a first parameter for the terminal, the first parameter being used by the terminal for cell selection and / or reselection, wherein the first parameter is set based on the terminal type and / or service type. The terminal performs cell selection and / or reselection based on the first parameter, wherein the first parameter is set based on the terminal type and / or service type.

[0149] In some embodiments, the first parameter includes at least one of the following: a cell barring parameter, an exclusion list of intra-frequency cells, an exclusion list of inter-frequency cells, and a cell selection and / or reselection parameter.

[0150] In some implementations, the network device determines a target cell for cell handover based on the terminal type and / or service type. The terminal performs cell handover, and the target cell for cell handover is determined based on the terminal type and / or service type.

[0151] In one example, considering the complexity and diversity of terminal types, especially the increasing number of IoT terminals, some cells in energy-saving mode may not be suitable for high-speed, low-latency services. However, for latency-insensitive, low-speed terminals, especially IoT terminals, cells in energy-saving mode can still support them. Therefore, with respect to cell selection and / or reselection, cells in energy-saving mode can allow certain types of terminals (such as IoT terminals) to reside. Based on this, it is necessary to enhance the parameters related to cell selection and / or reselection. Specifically, the parameters are set according to the terminal type and / or service type. For example, the cell barred parameter sets different values ​​for different terminal types, that is, the cell barred parameter is associated with the terminal type or service type to which it is applied. For another example, a frequency exclusion list (also known as a blacklist) is set for different terminal types. Specifically, an inter-frequency or intra-frequency exclusion list is set for different terminal types, that is, the inter-frequency or intra-frequency exclusion list is associated with the terminal type or service type to which it is applied. Another example: cell selection and / or reselection parameters are set to different values ​​based on different terminal types or service types; among them, the cell selection and / or reselection parameters include parameters related to the R criterion and cell-level cell reselection parameters such as bias. Similarly, for the switching of connected terminals, selective switching needs to be performed in combination with the terminal type; the network side obtains the terminal type and / or service type, and the nodes on the network side exchange the terminal types and / or service types they support. The original base station determines the target cell for switching based on the above terminal type and / or service type and the measurement results reported by the terminal.

[0152] In some implementations, for a terminal that continues to stay in a cell in an energy-saving state, it may reside on a BWP within a spectrum range and receive services. The BWP may be, for example, an initial BWP.

[0153] It should be noted that the above-mentioned solution three can be implemented alone or in combination with other solutions.

[0154] FIG4 is a second flow chart of the energy-saving method provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG4 , the energy-saving method includes the following steps:

[0155] Step 401: The network device sends third configuration information to the terminal; the terminal receives the third configuration information sent by the network device; the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to the cell in the activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to the cell in the deactivated state.

[0156] In the embodiments of the present application, a cell may be referred to as a serving cell (SCell). When a cell is in an activated state, its measurement requirements are high; when a cell is in a deactivated state, its measurement requirements are low, and measurement relaxation can be performed on the cell to achieve energy conservation. The following describes a solution for measurement relaxation.

[0157] Plan A

[0158] In some implementations, the third configuration information is used to configure a first measurement resource and a second measurement resource, where the first measurement resource is associated with an activation state of a cell, and the second measurement resource is associated with a deactivation state of a cell.

[0159] Here, the measurement resource may be an RRM resource or a measurement object (MO).

[0160] In some embodiments, when the cell is in a deactivated state, the first measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the second measurement resource is in an activated state; or, when the cell is in an activated state, the second measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the first measurement resource is in an activated state.

[0161] In some implementations, when the cell is in a deactivated state, the terminal performs measurement based on the second measurement resource; or, when the cell is in an activated state, the terminal performs measurement based on the first measurement resource.

[0162] In one example, the network device configures two sets of RRM resources or two MOs for the terminal. These two sets of measurement resources are measurement resources in an activated SCell state and measurement resources in a deactivated state. The measurement resources in the activated state associated with the SCell (e.g., measurement resource 1) are also deactivated after the SCell is deactivated, i.e., the network device does not transmit on the measurement resource 1; the measurement resources in the deactivated state associated with the SCell (e.g., measurement resource 2) are also deactivated after the SCell is activated, i.e., the network device does not transmit on the measurement resource 2.

[0163] Plan B

[0164] In some implementations, the third configuration information is used to configure a measurement window, and measurement resources within the measurement window are associated with a deactivated state of a cell.

[0165] In some implementations, when the cell is in a deactivated state, the terminal measures measurement resources within the measurement window.

[0166] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0167] seventh information, where the seventh information is used to determine a period of the measurement window;

[0168] Eighth information, where the eighth information is used to determine a start time of a measurement window;

[0169] Ninth information, where the ninth information is used to determine the duration of the measurement window.

[0170] In one example, after the SCell is deactivated, the network device cancels transmission on certain measurement resources based on existing measurement resources. How to cancel transmission on certain measurement resources can be consistent with the terminal's understanding through protocol specifications, or can be configured by the network device to the terminal. For example, the network device configures a periodic window (called a measurement window), and the terminal only measures measurement resources that appear within this window. This window can be an SMTC window or different from the SMTC window.

[0171] Plan C

[0172] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes a first bitmap, each bit in the first bitmap corresponds to a periodic measurement resource, and the value of the bit is used to indicate whether the measurement resource corresponding to the bit is used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

[0173] In one example, after an SCell is deactivated, the network device cancels transmission on certain measurement resources based on existing measurement resources. The method for canceling transmission on certain measurement resources can be consistent with the terminal's understanding through protocol specifications, or can be configured by the network device for the terminal. For example, the network device indicates measurement resources to be transmitted and measurement resources not to be transmitted within a period using a bitmap, where each bit in the bitmap corresponds to a periodic measurement resource.

[0174] Plan D

[0175] In some implementations, the third configuration information includes a first pattern, where the first pattern is a pattern of measurement resources, and the measurement resources are used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

[0176] In one example, after an SCell is deactivated, the network device cancels transmission on certain measurement resources based on existing measurement resources. The method for canceling transmission on certain measurement resources can be consistent with the terminal's understanding through protocol specifications, or can be configured by the network device for the terminal. For example, the network device configures a comb pattern to indicate measurement resources to be transmitted and measurement resources not to be transmitted.

[0177] FIG5 is a third flow chart of the energy-saving method provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG5 , the energy-saving method includes the following steps:

[0178] Step 501: The network device sends fourth configuration information to the terminal; the terminal receives the fourth configuration information sent by the network device; the fourth configuration information is used to configure the association relationship between service cells, and the service cell with the association relationship can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

[0179] In some implementations, the network device sends a third command to the terminal, and the terminal receives the third command sent by the network device, where the third command is used to adjust the association relationship.

[0180] Here, the third command is a Media Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) or downlink control information (DCI) DCI.

[0181] In some implementations, the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands; and / or the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in the same frequency band.

[0182] In some implementations, when the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands, a distance between frequency spectra corresponding to the two serving cells is less than or equal to a spectrum distance threshold.

[0183] In some implementations, the terminal reports a first capability to a network device, and the network device receives the first capability reported by the terminal, where the first capability is used to indicate at least one of the following: a frequency band combination supported by the terminal, and a spectrum distance threshold supported by the terminal.

[0184] In the above solution, the SSB-related measurement results may include: RRM measurement results, time-frequency synchronization results, AGC setting results, beam management results, radio link management (RLM) results, etc.

[0185] In the above scheme, when a service cell (called the first service cell) can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell (called the second service cell), the first service cell may not send SSB; if the first service cell and the second service cell are located in different frequency bands, the scheme can be called inter-band SCell without SSB; if the first service cell and the second service cell are located in the same frequency band, the scheme can be called intra-band SCell without SSB.

[0186] In one example, the network device can configure a borrowing and borrowing relationship (i.e., the above-mentioned association relationship) between serving cells through RRC signaling. Further, optionally, the network device can dynamically change this association relationship through MAC CE or DCI. Among them, the network device can evaluate how far apart the two frequency points under the inter-band are to borrow SSB-related measurement results. To this end, the distance on the spectrum between the two cells needs to be less than or equal to the spectrum distance threshold. In addition, the terminal can report its capabilities, such as the frequency band combination supported by the terminal, the spectrum distance threshold, etc., to assist the network device in determining whether the inter-band SCell without SSB can be configured, or which cells can be configured with the inter-band SCell without SSB, or to assist the network device in configuring the association relationship.

[0187] The preferred embodiments of the present application are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present application, the technical solution of the present application can be subjected to a variety of simple modifications, and these simple modifications all fall within the scope of protection of the present application. For example, the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present application will no longer describe the various possible combinations separately. For another example, the various different embodiments of the present application can also be arbitrarily combined, as long as they do not violate the idea of ​​the present application, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed in the present application. For another example, under the premise of no conflict, the various embodiments and / or the technical features in each embodiment described in the present application can be arbitrarily combined with the prior art, and the technical solution obtained after the combination should also fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0188] It should also be understood that in the various method embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not imply a precedence in the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the terms "downlink," "uplink," and "sidelink" are used to indicate the transmission direction of signals or data, where "downlink" is used to indicate the first direction of transmission of signals or data from a site to a user equipment in a cell, "uplink" is used to indicate the second direction of transmission of signals or data from a user equipment in a cell to a site, and "sidelink" is used to indicate the third direction of transmission of signals or data from user equipment 1 to user equipment 2. For example, "downlink signal" indicates that the transmission direction of the signal is the first direction. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. Specifically, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0189] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application. When applied to a terminal, as shown in FIG6 , the energy-saving device includes:

[0190] The receiving unit 601 is configured to receive first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to configure DTX and / or DRX of a cell.

[0191] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0192] First information, where the first information is used to determine a DTX period of a cell;

[0193] Second information, where the second information is used to determine a DTX start time of the cell;

[0194] The third information is used to determine the DTX duration of the cell.

[0195] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to determine a DTX activation period and a DTX inactivation period of a cell.

[0196] In some embodiments, the DTX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell; the DTX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX inactive period of the cell.

[0197] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a first timer, wherein the first timer is running during a DTX activation period of the cell; and the start of the first timer is triggered based on the following conditions:

[0198] The network device sends downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell.

[0199] In some implementations, the receiving unit 601 is configured to not monitor the PDCCH when the cell is in a DTX inactive period; or to monitor the PDCCH when the cell is in a DTX active period and the terminal is in a DRX active period.

[0200] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a control unit configured to: not stop the DRX timer when the cell is in a DTX inactive period; or to stop the DRX timer when the cell is in a DTX inactive period.

[0201] In some embodiments, the receiving unit 601 is used to receive second configuration information sent by the network device, and the second configuration information is used to configure the first DRX and second DRX of the terminal; the first DRX is associated with the energy-saving state of the cell, and the second DRX is associated with the non-energy-saving state of the cell.

[0202] In some implementations, the receiving unit 601 is configured to receive a first command sent by a network device, and activate a first DRX of the terminal based on the first command.

[0203] In some implementations, the first command is used to instruct at least one of the following: the cell enters a power-saving state, the DTX of the cell is activated, and the first DRX of the terminal is activated.

[0204] In some implementations, the receiving unit 601 is configured to receive a second command sent by a network device, and activate a second DRX of the terminal based on the second command.

[0205] In some implementations, the second command is used to instruct at least one of the following: the cell enters a non-energy-saving state, the DTX of the cell is deactivated, and the second DRX of the terminal is activated.

[0206] In some embodiments, the transmission location of the MIB and / or SIB1 is within the DTX activation period of the cell.

[0207] In some implementations, the apparatus further includes: a sending unit 602, configured to send a first request message to a network device, wherein the first request message is used to request system information, and the first request message is further used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

[0208] In some implementations, after the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, the cell enters the energy-saving state after the second timer times out or the first counter reaches a maximum value.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first counter counts with a granularity based on a first period, where the first period is a DTX period or a transmission period of an MIB or a transmission period of SIB1 or a transmission period of requested system information.

[0210] In some implementations, the duration of the second timer or the maximum value of the first counter is configured via a system broadcast message.

[0211] In some implementations, the receiving unit 601 is configured to receive a paging message on a paging occasion, where the paging message is sent by a network device on a paging occasion within a DTX activation period of a cell.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0213] Fourth information, where the fourth information is used to determine a DRX cycle of the cell;

[0214] Fifth information, where the fifth information is used to determine a DRX start time of the cell;

[0215] The sixth information is used to determine the DRX duration of the cell.

[0216] In some implementations, the first configuration information is used to determine a DRX activation period and a DRX inactivation period of a cell.

[0217] In some embodiments, the DRX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX activation period of the cell; the DRX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX inactive period of the cell.

[0218] In some implementations, the sending unit 602 is configured to not perform corresponding uplink transmission on uplink resources during a DRX inactive period of the cell; and / or perform corresponding uplink transmission on uplink resources during a DRX active period of the cell.

[0219] In some implementations, the uplink resources include at least one of the following: SRS resources, CG resources, PUCCH resources, and uplink scheduling resources.

[0220] In some implementations, the transmitting unit 602 is configured to, after not performing corresponding uplink transmission, wait for the DTX activation period of the cell to arrive, and then perform corresponding uplink transmission on uplink resources within the DRX activation period of the cell.

[0221] In some implementations, the transmission location of the RO is located within the DRX activation period of the cell; or, the RO located within the DRX activation period of the cell is a valid RO.

[0222] In some implementations, the sending unit 602 is configured to select an RO within a DRX activation period of the cell to initiate a random access process, where the random access process is used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

[0223] In some implementations, after the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, the cell enters the energy-saving state after the third timer times out or the second counter reaches a maximum value.

[0224] In some embodiments, the second counter counts at a granularity based on a second period, where the second period is a DTX period or an RO period.

[0225] In some implementations, the duration of the third timer or the maximum value of the second counter is configured via a system broadcast message.

[0226] In some embodiments, the DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are independently configured; or, the DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are uniformly configured.

[0227] In some embodiments, the DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are independently configured; or, the DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are uniformly configured.

[0228] In some implementations, the first configuration information is used to configure multiple DTXs of a cell, and each DTX is associated with a terminal group or a service group.

[0229] In some implementations, the apparatus further includes: a determining unit configured to determine the DTX of the cell corresponding to itself based on the terminal group or service group to which it belongs.

[0230] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a cell selection and / or reselection unit, configured to perform cell selection and / or reselection based on a first parameter, wherein the first parameter is set based on a terminal type and / or a service type.

[0231] In some embodiments, the first parameter includes at least one of the following: a cell barring parameter, an exclusion list of intra-frequency cells, an exclusion list of inter-frequency cells, and a cell selection and / or reselection parameter.

[0232] In some implementations, the apparatus further includes: a switching unit configured to perform cell switching, wherein a target cell corresponding to the cell switching is determined based on a terminal type and / or a service type.

[0233] In some implementations, the first configuration information is carried in RRC signaling; and / or the first configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message.

[0234] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned energy-saving device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the energy-saving method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0235] FIG7 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of an energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG7 , the energy-saving device includes:

[0236] The receiving unit 701 is configured to receive third configuration information sent by a network device, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

[0237] In some implementations, the third configuration information is used to configure a first measurement resource and a second measurement resource, where the first measurement resource is associated with an activation state of a cell, and the second measurement resource is associated with a deactivation state of a cell.

[0238] In some embodiments, when the cell is in a deactivated state, the first measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the second measurement resource is in an activated state; or, when the cell is in an activated state, the second measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the first measurement resource is in an activated state.

[0239] In some embodiments, the receiving unit 701 is configured to perform measurement based on the second measurement resource when the cell is in a deactivated state; or perform measurement based on the first measurement resource when the cell is in an activated state.

[0240] In some implementations, the third configuration information is used to configure a measurement window, and measurement resources within the measurement window are associated with a deactivated state of a cell.

[0241] In some implementations, the receiving unit 701 is configured to measure the measurement resources within the measurement window when the cell is in a deactivated state.

[0242] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0243] seventh information, where the seventh information is used to determine a period of the measurement window;

[0244] Eighth information, where the eighth information is used to determine a start time of a measurement window;

[0245] Ninth information, where the ninth information is used to determine the duration of the measurement window.

[0246] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes a first bitmap, each bit in the first bitmap corresponds to a periodic measurement resource, and the value of the bit is used to indicate whether the measurement resource corresponding to the bit is used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

[0247] In some implementations, the third configuration information includes a first pattern, where the first pattern is a pattern of measurement resources, and the measurement resources are used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

[0248] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned energy-saving device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the energy-saving method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0249] FIG8 is a third schematic diagram of the structure of an energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG8 , the energy-saving device includes:

[0250] The receiving unit 801 is used to receive the fourth configuration information sent by the network device, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure the association relationship between service cells. The service cell with the association relationship can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

[0251] In some implementations, the receiving unit 801 is configured to receive a third command sent by a network device, where the third command is used to adjust the association relationship.

[0252] In some implementations, the third command is a MAC CE or a DCI.

[0253] In some implementations, the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands; and / or the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in the same frequency band.

[0254] In some implementations, when the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands, a distance between frequency spectra corresponding to the two serving cells is less than or equal to a spectrum distance threshold.

[0255] In some implementations, the apparatus further includes: a sending unit 802, configured to report a first capability to a network device, where the first capability is used to indicate at least one of the following: a frequency band combination supported by the terminal, and a spectrum distance threshold supported by the terminal.

[0256] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned energy-saving device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the energy-saving method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0257] FIG9 is a fourth schematic diagram of the structure of an energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG9 , the energy-saving device includes:

[0258] The sending unit 901 is configured to send first configuration information to a terminal, where the first configuration information is used to configure DTX and / or DRX of a cell.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0260] First information, where the first information is used to determine a DTX period of a cell;

[0261] Second information, where the second information is used to determine a DTX start time of the cell;

[0262] The third information is used to determine the DTX duration of the cell.

[0263] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to determine a DTX activation period and a DTX inactivation period of a cell.

[0264] In some embodiments, the DTX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell; the DTX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX inactive period of the cell.

[0265] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a first timer, wherein the first timer is running during a DTX activation period of the cell; and the start of the first timer is triggered based on the following conditions:

[0266] The network device sends downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell.

[0267] In some embodiments, the sending unit 901 is used to send second configuration information to the terminal, and the second configuration information is used to configure the first DRX and second DRX of the terminal; the first DRX is associated with the energy-saving state of the cell, and the second DRX is associated with the non-energy-saving state of the cell.

[0268] In some implementations, the sending unit 901 is configured to send a first command to the terminal, where the first command is configured to indicate at least one of the following: the cell enters a power saving state, the DTX of the cell is activated, and the first DRX of the terminal is activated.

[0269] In some embodiments, the sending unit 901 is used to send a second command to the terminal, where the second command is used to indicate at least one of the following: the cell enters a non-energy-saving state, the DTX of the cell is deactivated, and the second DRX of the terminal is activated.

[0270] In some embodiments, the transmission location of the MIB and / or SIB1 is within the DTX activation period of the cell.

[0271] In some implementations, the apparatus further includes: a receiving unit 902, configured to receive a first request message sent by a terminal, where the first request message is used to request system information, and the first request message is further used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

[0272] In some implementations, after the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, the cell enters the energy-saving state after the second timer times out or the first counter reaches a maximum value.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first counter counts with a granularity based on a first period, where the first period is a DTX period or a transmission period of an MIB or a transmission period of SIB1 or a transmission period of requested system information.

[0274] In some implementations, the duration of the second timer or the maximum value of the first counter is configured via a system broadcast message.

[0275] In some implementations, the sending unit 901 is configured to send a paging message on a paging occasion within a DTX activation period of the cell.

[0276] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0277] Fourth information, where the fourth information is used to determine a DRX cycle of the cell;

[0278] Fifth information, where the fifth information is used to determine a DRX start time of the cell;

[0279] The sixth information is used to determine the DRX duration of the cell.

[0280] In some implementations, the first configuration information is used to determine a DRX activation period and a DRX inactivation period of a cell.

[0281] In some embodiments, the DRX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX activation period of the cell; the DRX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX inactive period of the cell.

[0282] In some implementations, the transmission location of the RO is located within the DRX activation period of the cell; or, the RO located within the DRX activation period of the cell is a valid RO.

[0283] In some implementations, the receiving unit 902 is configured to receive a preamble code on the RO during the DRX activation period of the cell, and trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

[0284] In some implementations, after the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, the cell enters the energy-saving state after the third timer times out or the second counter reaches a maximum value.

[0285] In some embodiments, the second counter counts at a granularity based on a second period, where the second period is a DTX period or an RO period.

[0286] In some implementations, the duration of the third timer or the maximum value of the second counter is configured via a system broadcast message.

[0287] In some embodiments, the DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are independently configured; or, the DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are uniformly configured.

[0288] In some embodiments, the DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are independently configured; or, the DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are uniformly configured.

[0289] In some implementations, the first configuration information is used to configure multiple DTXs of a cell, and each DTX is associated with a terminal group or a service group.

[0290] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes: a configuration unit configured to configure a first parameter for the terminal, the first parameter being used by the terminal for cell selection and / or reselection, wherein the first parameter is set based on the terminal type and / or service type.

[0291] In some embodiments, the first parameter includes at least one of the following: a cell barring parameter, an exclusion list of intra-frequency cells, an exclusion list of inter-frequency cells, and a cell selection and / or reselection parameter.

[0292] In some implementations, the apparatus further includes: a determination unit configured to determine a target cell corresponding to the cell handover based on the terminal type and / or service type.

[0293] In some implementations, the first configuration information is carried in RRC signaling; and / or the first configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message.

[0294] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned energy-saving device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the energy-saving method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0295] FIG10 is a fifth structural diagram of an energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG10 , the energy-saving device includes:

[0296] The sending unit 1001 is configured to send third configuration information to a terminal, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

[0297] In some implementations, the third configuration information is used to configure a first measurement resource and a second measurement resource, where the first measurement resource is associated with an activation state of a cell, and the second measurement resource is associated with a deactivation state of a cell.

[0298] In some embodiments, when the cell is in a deactivated state, the first measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the second measurement resource is in an activated state; or, when the cell is in an activated state, the second measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the first measurement resource is in an activated state.

[0299] In some implementations, the third configuration information is used to configure a measurement window, and measurement resources within the measurement window are associated with a deactivated state of a cell.

[0300] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0301] seventh information, where the seventh information is used to determine a period of the measurement window;

[0302] Eighth information, where the eighth information is used to determine a start time of a measurement window;

[0303] Ninth information, where the ninth information is used to determine the duration of the measurement window.

[0304] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes a first bitmap, each bit in the first bitmap corresponds to a periodic measurement resource, and the value of the bit is used to indicate whether the measurement resource corresponding to the bit is used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

[0305] In some implementations, the third configuration information includes a first pattern, where the first pattern is a pattern of measurement resources, and the measurement resources are used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

[0306] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned energy-saving device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the energy-saving method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0307] FIG11 is a sixth schematic diagram of the structure of an energy-saving device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG11 , the energy-saving device includes:

[0308] The sending unit 1101 is used to send fourth configuration information to the terminal, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure an association relationship between service cells. A service cell with the association relationship can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

[0309] In some implementations, the sending unit 1101 is configured to send a third command to the terminal, where the third command is used to adjust the association relationship.

[0310] In some implementations, the third command is a MAC CE or a DCI.

[0311] In some implementations, the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands; and / or the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in the same frequency band.

[0312] In some implementations, when the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands, a distance between frequency spectra corresponding to the two serving cells is less than or equal to a spectrum distance threshold.

[0313] In some implementations, the apparatus further includes: a receiving unit 1102, configured to receive a first capability reported by a terminal, where the first capability is used to indicate at least one of the following: a frequency band combination supported by the terminal, and a spectrum distance threshold supported by the terminal.

[0314] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned energy-saving device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood with reference to the relevant description of the energy-saving method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0315] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of a communication device 1200 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device can be a terminal or a network device. The communication device 1200 shown in Figure 12 includes a processor 1210, which can call and execute a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0316] Optionally, as shown in FIG12 , the communication device 1200 may further include a memory 1220. The processor 1210 may call and execute a computer program from the memory 1220 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0317] The memory 1220 may be a separate device independent of the processor 1210 , or may be integrated into the processor 1210 .

[0318] Optionally, as shown in FIG12 , the communication device 1200 may further include a transceiver 1230 , and the processor 1210 may control the transceiver 1230 to communicate with other devices, specifically, to send information or data to other devices, or to receive information or data sent by other devices.

[0319] The transceiver 1230 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 1230 may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

[0320] Optionally, the communication device 1200 may specifically be a network device in an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 1200 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in each method in the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0321] Optionally, the communication device 1200 may specifically be a mobile terminal / terminal of an embodiment of the present application, and the communication device 1200 may implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in each method of the embodiment of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0322] Figure 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present application. The chip 1300 shown in Figure 13 includes a processor 1310, which can call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method according to the embodiment of the present application.

[0323] Optionally, as shown in FIG13 , the chip 1300 may further include a memory 1320 , wherein the processor 1310 may call and execute a computer program from the memory 1320 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0324] The memory 1320 may be a separate device independent of the processor 1310 , or may be integrated into the processor 1310 .

[0325] Optionally, the chip 1300 may further include an input interface 1330. The processor 1310 may control the input interface 1330 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may obtain information or data sent by other devices or chips.

[0326] Optionally, the chip 1300 may further include an output interface 1340. The processor 1310 may control the output interface 1340 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may output information or data to other devices or chips.

[0327] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in each method of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0328] Optionally, the chip can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and the chip can implement the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0329] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0330] FIG14 is a schematic block diagram of a communication system 1400 provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG14 , the communication system 1400 includes a terminal 1410 and a network device 1420 .

[0331] Among them, the terminal 1410 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the terminal in the above method, and the network device 1420 can be used to implement the corresponding functions implemented by the network device in the above method. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0332] It should be understood that the processor of the embodiments of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method embodiment can be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits in the processor or software instructions. The above processor can be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be directly implemented as a hardware decoding processor, or can be implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, etc. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0333] It is understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0334] It should be understood that the above-mentioned memories are exemplary but not restrictive. For example, the memories in the embodiments of the present application may also be static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM RAM (DR RAM), etc. In other words, the memories in the embodiments of the present application are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0335] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program.

[0336] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0337] Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program enables the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0338] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, including computer program instructions.

[0339] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0340] Optionally, the computer program product can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0341] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program.

[0342] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the network device in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on a computer, the computer executes the corresponding processes implemented by the network device in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not described here.

[0343] Optionally, the computer program can be applied to the mobile terminal / terminal in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on the computer, the computer executes the corresponding processes implemented by the mobile terminal / terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0344] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0345] 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.

[0346] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0347] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0348] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0349] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0350] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. An energy-saving method, comprising: The terminal receives first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to configure discontinuous transmission DTX and / or discontinuous reception DRX of a cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: First information, where the first information is used to determine a DTX period of a cell; Second information, where the second information is used to determine a DTX start time of the cell; The third information is used to determine the DTX duration of the cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first configuration information is used to determine the DTX activation period and DTX inactivation period of the cell.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The DTX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell; The DTX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX inactive period of the cell.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein The first configuration information further includes a first timer, wherein the first timer is running during a DTX activation period of the cell; and the start of the first timer is triggered based on the following conditions: The network device sends downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein The method further comprises: When the cell is in a DTX inactive period, the terminal does not monitor the physical downlink control channel PDCCH; or The terminal monitors the PDCCH when the cell is in a DTX activation period and the terminal is in a DRX activation period.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The method further comprises: The terminal does not stop the DRX timer when the cell is in the DTX inactive period; or When the cell is in a DTX inactive period, the terminal stops the DRX timer.

8. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal receives second configuration information sent by the network device, where the second configuration information is used to configure a first DRX and a second DRX of the terminal; the first DRX is associated with an energy-saving state of a cell, and the second DRX is associated with a non-energy-saving state of the cell.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal receives a first command sent by a network device, and activates a first DRX of the terminal based on the first command.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The first command is used to instruct at least one of the following: the cell enters a power-saving state, the DTX of the cell is activated, and the first DRX of the terminal is activated.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal receives a second command sent by the network device, and activates a second DRX of the terminal based on the second command.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein The second command is used to instruct at least one of the following: the cell enters a non-energy-saving state, the DTX of the cell is deactivated, and the second DRX of the terminal is activated.

13. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 12, wherein The transmission position of the MIB and / or SIB1 is within the DTX activation period of the cell.

14. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 13, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal sends a first request message to the network device, where the first request message is used to request system information and is also used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein After the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, after the second timer times out or the first counter reaches a maximum value, the cell enters the energy-saving state.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The first counter counts at a granularity based on a first period, where the first period is a DTX period, a MIB transmission period, a SIB1 transmission period, or a requested system information transmission period.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein The duration of the second timer or the maximum value of the first counter is configured through a system broadcast message.

18. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 17, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal receives a paging message in a paging occasion, where the paging message is sent by a network device in a paging occasion within a DTX activation period of a cell.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Fourth information, where the fourth information is used to determine a DRX cycle of the cell; Fifth information, where the fifth information is used to determine a DRX start time of the cell; The sixth information is used to determine the DRX duration of the cell.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The first configuration information is used to determine the DRX activation period and the DRX inactivation period of the cell.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein The DRX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX activation period of the cell; The DRX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX inactive period of the cell.

22. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal does not perform corresponding uplink transmission on uplink resources during the DRX inactive period of the cell; and / or, The terminal performs corresponding uplink transmission on the uplink resources within the DRX activation period of the cell.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein The uplink resources include at least one of the following: sounding reference signal SRS resources, configuration grant CG resources, physical uplink control channel PUCCH resources, and uplink scheduling resources.

24. The method according to claim 22 or 23, wherein After not performing the corresponding uplink transmission, the method further includes: After waiting for the DTX activation period of the cell to arrive, the terminal performs corresponding uplink transmission on the uplink resources within the DRX activation period of the cell.

25. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 24, wherein The transmission position of the random access opportunity RO is located within the DRX activation period of the cell; or, the RO located within the DRX activation period of the cell is a valid RO.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal selects the RO within the DRX activation period of the cell to initiate a random access process, where the random access process is used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein After the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, after the third timer times out or the second counter reaches a maximum value, the cell enters the energy-saving state.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein The second counter counts at a granularity based on a second period, where the second period is a DTX period or an RO period.

29. The method according to claim 27 or 28, wherein The duration of the third timer or the maximum value of the second counter is configured through a system broadcast message.

30. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 29, wherein The DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or inactive state are configured independently; or, The DTX of a cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of a cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are configured uniformly.

31. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 30, wherein The DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or inactive state are configured independently; or The DRX of a cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of a cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are configured uniformly.

32. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 31, wherein The first configuration information is used to configure multiple DTXs of a cell, and each DTX is associated with a terminal group or a service group.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal determines the DTX of the cell corresponding to itself based on the terminal group or service group to which it belongs.

34. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 33, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal performs cell selection and / or reselection based on a first parameter, wherein the first parameter is set based on a terminal type and / or a service type.

35. The method according to claim 34, wherein The first parameter includes at least one of the following: a cell barring parameter, an exclusion list of intra-frequency cells, an exclusion list of inter-frequency cells, and a cell selection and / or reselection parameter.

36. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 34, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal performs cell handover, and a target cell corresponding to the cell handover is determined based on the terminal type and / or service type.

37. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 36, wherein The first configuration information is carried in radio resource control RRC signaling; and / or, The first configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message.

38. An energy saving method, comprising: The terminal receives third configuration information sent by the network device, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

39. The method according to claim 38, wherein The third configuration information is used to configure a first measurement resource and a second measurement resource, where the first measurement resource is associated with an activation state of a cell, and the second measurement resource is associated with a deactivation state of a cell.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein When the cell is in a deactivated state, the first measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the second measurement resource is in an activated state; or When the cell is in an activated state, the second measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the first measurement resource is in an activated state.

41. The method according to claim 39 or 40, wherein The method further comprises: When the cell is in a deactivated state, the terminal performs measurement based on the second measurement resource; or When the cell is in an activated state, the terminal performs measurement based on the first measurement resource.

42. The method of claim 38, wherein The third configuration information is used to configure a measurement window, and measurement resources within the measurement window are associated with a deactivation state of a cell.

43. The method according to claim 42, wherein The method further comprises: When the cell is in a deactivated state, the terminal measures measurement resources within the measurement window.

44. The method according to claim 42 or 43, wherein The third configuration information includes at least one of the following: seventh information, where the seventh information is used to determine a period of the measurement window; Eighth information, where the eighth information is used to determine a start time of a measurement window; Ninth information, where the ninth information is used to determine the duration of the measurement window.

45. The method of claim 38, wherein The third configuration information includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to a periodic measurement resource, and the value of the bit is used to indicate whether the measurement resource corresponding to the bit is used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

46. ​​The method of claim 38, wherein The third configuration information includes a first pattern, where the first pattern is a pattern of measurement resources, and the measurement resources are used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

47. An energy saving method, comprising: The terminal receives fourth configuration information sent by the network device, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure an association relationship between service cells. A service cell with the association relationship can borrow SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

48. The method of claim 47, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal receives a third command sent by the network device, where the third command is used to adjust the association relationship.

49. The method according to claim 48, wherein The third command is a media access control MAC element CE or downlink control information DCI.

50. The method according to any one of claims 47 to 49, wherein The association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands; and / or, The association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in the same frequency band.

51. The method according to any one of claims 47 to 50, wherein When the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands, a distance between frequency spectra corresponding to the two serving cells is less than or equal to a spectrum distance threshold.

52. The method according to any one of claims 47 to 51, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal reports a first capability to a network device, where the first capability is used to indicate at least one of the following: a frequency band combination supported by the terminal and a spectrum distance threshold supported by the terminal.

53. An energy saving method, comprising: The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to configure DTX and / or DRX of the cell.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein: The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: First information, where the first information is used to determine a DTX period of a cell; Second information, where the second information is used to determine a DTX start time of the cell; The third information is used to determine the DTX duration of the cell.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein The first configuration information is used to determine the DTX activation period and DTX inactivation period of the cell.

56. The method of claim 55, wherein: The DTX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell; The DTX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot send downlink data and / or signals during the DTX inactive period of the cell.

57. The method according to any one of claims 54 to 56, wherein The first configuration information further includes a first timer, wherein the first timer is running during a DTX activation period of the cell; and the start of the first timer is triggered based on the following conditions: The network device sends downlink data and / or signals during the DTX activation period of the cell.

58. The method according to any one of claims 54 to 57, wherein The method further comprises: The network device sends second configuration information to the terminal, where the second configuration information is used to configure a first DRX and a second DRX of the terminal; the first DRX is associated with an energy-saving state of a cell, and the second DRX is associated with a non-energy-saving state of the cell.

59. The method of claim 58, wherein The method further comprises: The network device sends a first command to the terminal, where the first command is used to instruct at least one of the following: the cell enters a power-saving state, the DTX of the cell is activated, and the first DRX of the terminal is activated.

60. The method of claim 58, wherein The method further comprises: The network device sends a second command to the terminal, where the second command is used to instruct at least one of the following: the cell enters a non-energy-saving state, the DTX of the cell is deactivated, and the second DRX of the terminal is activated.

61. The method according to any one of claims 54 to 60, wherein The transmission position of the MIB and / or SIB1 is within the DTX activation period of the cell.

62. The method according to any one of claims 54 to 61, wherein The method further comprises: The network device receives a first request message sent by a terminal, where the first request message is used to request system information and is also used to trigger the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

63. The method of claim 62, wherein: After the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, after the second timer times out or the first counter reaches a maximum value, the cell enters the energy-saving state.

64. The method of claim 63, wherein The first counter counts at a granularity based on a first period, where the first period is a DTX period, a MIB transmission period, a SIB1 transmission period, or a requested system information transmission period.

65. The method according to claim 63 or 64, wherein The duration of the second timer or the maximum value of the first counter is configured through a system broadcast message.

66. The method according to any one of claims 54 to 65, wherein The method further comprises: The network device sends a paging message on a paging occasion within a DTX activation period of the cell.

67. The method according to any one of claims 53 to 66, wherein The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Fourth information, where the fourth information is used to determine a DRX cycle of the cell; Fifth information, where the fifth information is used to determine a DRX start time of the cell; The sixth information is used to determine the DRX duration of the cell.

68. The method of claim 67, wherein The first configuration information is used to determine the DRX activation period and the DRX inactivation period of the cell.

69. The method of claim 68, wherein The DRX activation period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device can receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX activation period of the cell; The DRX inactive period of the cell has the following characteristics: the network device cannot receive uplink data and / or signals during the DRX inactive period of the cell.

70. The method according to any one of claims 67 to 69, wherein The transmission position of the RO is within the DRX activation period of the cell; or, the RO within the DRX activation period of the cell is a valid RO.

71. The method of claim 70, wherein The method further comprises: The network device receives a preamble code on the RO during the DRX activation period of the cell, triggering the cell to enter a non-energy-saving state.

72. The method of claim 71, wherein After the cell enters the non-energy-saving state, after the third timer times out or the second counter reaches a maximum value, the cell enters the energy-saving state.

73. The method of claim 72, wherein: The second counter counts at a granularity based on a second period, where the second period is a DTX period or an RO period.

74. The method of claim 72 or 73, wherein The duration of the third timer or the maximum value of the second counter is configured through a system broadcast message.

75. The method according to any one of claims 53 to 74, wherein The DTX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or inactive state are configured independently; or, The DTX of a cell corresponding to the connected state and the DTX of a cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are configured uniformly.

76. The method of any one of claims 53 to 75, wherein The DRX of the cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of the cell corresponding to the idle state and / or inactive state are configured independently; or The DRX of a cell corresponding to the connected state and the DRX of a cell corresponding to the idle state and / or the inactive state are configured uniformly.

77. The method of any one of claims 53 to 76, wherein The first configuration information is used to configure multiple DTXs of a cell, and each DTX is associated with a terminal group or a service group.

78. The method of any one of claims 53 to 77, wherein The method further comprises: The network device configures a first parameter for the terminal, where the first parameter is used by the terminal to perform cell selection and / or reselection, wherein the first parameter is set based on the terminal type and / or service type.

79. The method of claim 78, wherein The first parameter includes at least one of the following: a cell barring parameter, an exclusion list of intra-frequency cells, an exclusion list of inter-frequency cells, and a cell selection and / or reselection parameter.

80. The method according to any one of claims 53 to 79, wherein The method further comprises: The network device determines a target cell corresponding to the cell handover based on the terminal type and / or the service type.

81. The method of any one of claims 53 to 80, wherein The first configuration information is carried in RRC signaling; and / or, The first configuration information is carried in a system broadcast message.

82. A method for energy saving, the method comprising: The network device sends third configuration information to the terminal, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

83. The method of claim 82, wherein The third configuration information is used to configure a first measurement resource and a second measurement resource, where the first measurement resource is associated with an activation state of a cell, and the second measurement resource is associated with a deactivation state of a cell.

84. The method of claim 83, wherein When the cell is in a deactivated state, the first measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the second measurement resource is in an activated state; or, When the cell is in an activated state, the second measurement resource is in a deactivated state and / or the first measurement resource is in an activated state.

85. The method of claim 82, wherein The third configuration information is used to configure a measurement window, and measurement resources within the measurement window are associated with a deactivation state of a cell.

86. The method of claim 85, wherein The third configuration information includes at least one of the following: seventh information, where the seventh information is used to determine a period of the measurement window; Eighth information, where the eighth information is used to determine a start time of a measurement window; Ninth information, where the ninth information is used to determine the duration of the measurement window.

87. The method of claim 82, wherein The third configuration information includes a first bit map, each bit in the first bit map corresponds to a periodic measurement resource, and the value of the bit is used to indicate whether the measurement resource corresponding to the bit is used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

88. The method of claim 82, wherein The third configuration information includes a first pattern, where the first pattern is a pattern of measurement resources, and the measurement resources are used for measurement when the cell is in a deactivated state.

89. A method for energy saving, the method comprising: The network device sends fourth configuration information to the terminal, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure an association relationship between service cells, so that a service cell with the association relationship can borrow SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

90. The method of claim 89, wherein The method further comprises: The network device sends a third command to the terminal, where the third command is used to adjust the association relationship.

91. The method of claim 90, wherein The third command is MAC CE or DCI.

92. The method according to any one of claims 89 to 91, wherein The association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands; and / or, The association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in the same frequency band.

93. The method according to any one of claims 89 to 92, wherein When the association relationship is configured between two serving cells located in different frequency bands, a distance between frequency spectra corresponding to the two serving cells is less than or equal to a spectrum distance threshold.

94. The method according to any one of claims 89 to 93, wherein The method further comprises: The network device receives a first capability reported by a terminal, where the first capability is used to indicate at least one of the following: a frequency band combination supported by the terminal and a spectrum distance threshold supported by the terminal.

95. An energy-saving device, applied to a terminal, comprising: The receiving unit is configured to receive first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to configure discontinuous transmission DTX and / or discontinuous reception DRX of a cell.

96. An energy-saving device, applied to a terminal, comprising: The receiving unit is configured to receive third configuration information sent by the network device, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

97. An energy-saving device, applied to a terminal, comprising: The receiving unit is used to receive fourth configuration information sent by the network device, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure the association relationship between service cells, so that the service cell with the association relationship can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

98. An energy-saving device, applied to a network device, comprising: The sending unit is used to send first configuration information to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to configure DTX and / or DRX of the cell.

99. An energy-saving device, applied to a network device, comprising: The sending unit is configured to send third configuration information to the terminal, where the third configuration information is used to configure measurement resources corresponding to a cell in an activated state and / or measurement resources corresponding to a cell in a deactivated state.

100. An energy-saving device, applied to a network device, comprising: A sending unit is used to send fourth configuration information to the terminal, where the fourth configuration information is used to configure an association relationship between service cells, so that a service cell with the association relationship can borrow the SSB-related measurement results of another service cell.

101. A terminal comprising: A processor and a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory so that the terminal executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 52.

102. A network device comprising: A processor and a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory so as to enable the network device to execute the method as described in any one of claims 53 to 94.

103. A chip comprising: A processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 52, or the method according to any one of claims 53 to 94.

104. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, wherein the computer program causes a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 52, or the method according to any one of claims 53 to 94.

105. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions, the computer program instructions causing a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 52, or any one of claims 53 to 94.

106. A computer program, the computer program causing a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 52, or any one of claims 53 to 94.

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