Discontinuous transmission method and device, equipment, storage medium and program product

Abstract

The invention discloses a discontinuous transmission method and device, equipment, a storage medium and a program product, relates to the technical field of communication, and is used for improving the adaptability of DTX / DRX related parameters and a terminal. The method is applied to a terminal, and comprises the following steps: sending a first message to a network device, the first message being used for representing a discontinuous reception demand of the terminal; receiving a second message from the network equipment, wherein the second message is used for representing the suggested discontinuous transmission parameter; a signal from the network device is received based on the second message. The method and the device are applied to a scene of discontinuous transmission between the terminal and the network equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a discontinuous transmission method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and program product. Background Art

[0002] With the development of communication technology, discontinuous transmission (DTX) technologies can be used between base stations and terminals to reduce power consumption in mobile communication systems. For example, terminal discontinuous reception (DRX) and cell discontinuous transmission (DTX) technologies are used. Terminal DRX technology allows a terminal to periodically enter an inactive state (also known as a dormant state, sleep state, etc.) or an active state (also known as an awake state, etc.). When in the inactive state, the terminal stops monitoring the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), achieving energy conservation. When in the active state, the terminal can monitor the PDCCH normally and receive data from traffic channels. Similarly, cell DTX technology allows a base station to periodically enter an inactive state or an active state. When in the inactive state, the base station stops transmitting downlink signals, achieving energy conservation. When in the active state, the terminal can transmit downlink signals normally. In other words, the longer the DTX / DRX cycle and the longer the duration of the inactive state, the lower the power consumption of the base station / terminal. Consequently, the data transmission latency increases.

[0003] Currently, DTX / DRX related parameters (eg, DTX / DRX cycle, duration of inactive state, duration of inactive state, etc.) are uniformly configured by the base station.

[0004] However, when multiple terminals are connected to a base station, their service performance requirements vary. Using the same DTX / DRX parameter configuration will result in discontinuous transmission / reception failing to meet the service performance requirements of different terminals, thus affecting the terminal's service perception. Therefore, improving the compatibility of DTX / DRX parameters with terminals has become an urgent issue. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides a discontinuous transmission method, apparatus, device, storage medium and program product for solving the technical problem of incompatibility between DTX / DRX related parameters and terminals.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, a discontinuous transmission method is provided, which is applied to a terminal. The method includes: sending a first message to a network device, where the first message is used to characterize the discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; receiving a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to characterize the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters; and receiving a signal from the network device based on the second message.

[0008] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the parameters included in the second message are determined from the parameters included in the first message of the multiple terminals based on the proportion of the target terminal in the multiple terminals; the multiple terminals include a terminal; the target terminal is a terminal among the multiple terminals for which the service transmission delay required is less than a preset delay; for any terminal among the multiple terminals, whether the terminal is the target terminal is determined based on the parameters included in the first message sent by the terminal to the network device.

[0011] In one possible implementation, when the proportion is greater than the preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; the recommended timer length is the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; or, when the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; the statistical value is any one of the following: the mean, median, mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability; the recommended non-activation period timer length is the statistical value of the required non-activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission time of multiple terminals estimated by the network device; the recommended activation period timer length is the statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals.

[0012] In one possible implementation, receiving a signal from a network device based on a second message includes: receiving a signal from the network device directly based on parameters included in the second message; or receiving a signal from the network device based on a first parameter; the first parameter includes: a first discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a first timer length; the first timer length includes: a first active period timer length and / or a first non-active period timer length; the first discontinuous transmission cycle length is L times the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length, and the first timer length is 1 / 0 times the recommended timer length, where L and O are integers greater than 0.

[0013] In one possible implementation, the method also includes: determining a first parameter based on the parameters included in the first message; the first parameter is positively correlated with the required discontinuous reception parameter; the length of the first discontinuous transmission cycle is positively correlated with the required service transmission delay; and the length of the first timer is negatively correlated with the required service transmission delay.

[0014] In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: sending a third message to the network device, where the third message is used to indicate whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

[0015] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information of whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and / or an identifier of the terminal.

[0016] In a second aspect, a discontinuous transmission method is provided, which is applied to a network device; the method includes: receiving a first message from a terminal, the first message being used to characterize the discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; based on the first message, sending a second message to the terminal, the second message being used to characterize the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters; and sending a signal to the terminal based on the second message.

[0017] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0019] In one possible implementation, there are multiple terminals; based on the first message, a second message is sent to the terminal, including: for any terminal among the multiple terminals, based on the parameters included in the first message from the terminal, determining whether the terminal is a target terminal, the target terminal being a terminal among the multiple terminals that requires a service transmission delay less than a preset delay; based on the proportion of the target terminals in the multiple terminals, determining the parameters included in the second message from the parameters included in the first message of the multiple terminals; and sending the second message to the terminal.

[0020] In one possible implementation, based on the proportion of the target terminal among multiple terminals, the parameters included in the second message are determined from the parameters included in the first messages of the multiple terminals, including: when the proportion is greater than a preset proportion, the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals is determined as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length; the maximum value of the required timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals is determined as the recommended timer length; or, when the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals is determined as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length; the statistical value is any one of the following: the mean, the median, the mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability; the statistical value of the required non-activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission duration of the multiple terminals estimated by the network device, is determined as the recommended non-activation period timer length; the statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals is determined as the recommended activation period timer length.

[0021] In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: receiving a third message from the terminal, where the third message is used to indicate whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

[0022] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information on whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and an identifier of the terminal.

[0023] According to a third aspect, a discontinuous transmission device is provided, which is applied to a terminal; the terminal includes: a sending unit and a receiving unit; the sending unit is used to send a first message to a network device, and the first message is used to characterize the discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; the receiving unit is used to receive a second message from the network device, and the second message is used to characterize the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters; the receiving unit is also used to receive a signal from the network device based on the second message.

[0024] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0026] In one possible implementation, when the proportion is greater than the preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; the recommended timer length is the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; or, when the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; the statistical value is any one of the following: the mean, median, mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability; the recommended non-activation period timer length is the statistical value of the required non-activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission time of multiple terminals estimated by the network device; the recommended activation period timer length is the statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals.

[0027] In one possible implementation, the receiving unit is further used to receive a signal from the network device directly based on the parameters included in the second message; or, the receiving unit is further used to receive a signal from the network device based on a first parameter; the first parameter includes: a first discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a first timer length; the first timer length includes: a first active period timer length and / or a first non-active period timer length; the first discontinuous transmission cycle length is L times the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length, and the first timer length is 1 / 0 times the recommended timer length, where L and O are integers greater than 0.

[0028] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission device also includes a determination unit; the determination unit is used to determine a first parameter based on the parameters included in the first message; the first parameter is positively correlated with the required discontinuous reception parameter; the length of the first discontinuous transmission cycle is positively correlated with the required service transmission delay; and the length of the first timer is negatively correlated with the required service transmission delay.

[0029] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information of whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and / or an identifier of the terminal.

[0030] In a fourth aspect, a discontinuous transmission device is provided, which is applied to a network device; the discontinuous transmission device includes: a receiving unit and a sending unit; the receiving unit is used to receive a first message from a terminal, and the first message is used to characterize the discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; the sending unit is used to send a second message to the terminal based on the first message, and the second message is used to characterize the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters; the sending unit is also used to send a signal to the terminal based on the second message.

[0031] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0032] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0033] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission apparatus further includes a determination unit; there are multiple terminals; the determination unit is configured to determine, for any one of the multiple terminals, whether the terminal is a target terminal based on parameters included in a first message from the terminal, where the target terminal is a terminal among the multiple terminals that requires a service transmission delay less than a preset delay. The determination unit is further configured to determine, based on a proportion of the target terminals among the multiple terminals, parameters included in the first message from the multiple terminals, to include in the second message. The sending unit is further configured to send the second message to the terminal.

[0034] In one possible implementation, the determination unit is further used to, when the proportion is greater than a preset proportion, determine the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length; determine the maximum value of the required timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended timer length; or, the determination unit is further used to, when the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, determine the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length; the statistical value is any one of the following: the mean, the median, the mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability; determine the statistical value of the required non-activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission time of multiple terminals estimated by the network device, as the recommended non-activation period timer length; determine the statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended activation period timer length.

[0035] In a possible implementation, the receiving unit is further configured to receive a third message from the terminal, where the third message is used to indicate whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

[0036] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information on whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and an identifier of the terminal.

[0037] In a fifth aspect, an electronic device comprises: a processor and a memory; wherein the memory is used to store one or more programs, and the one or more programs include computer execution instructions. When the electronic device is running, the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory to enable the electronic device to perform a discontinuous transmission method as in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0038] In a sixth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs is provided, wherein the one or more programs include instructions, and when the instructions are executed by a computer, the computer executes a discontinuous transmission method as described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0039] In a seventh aspect, a computer program product is provided. When the computer instructions are executed on an electronic device, the electronic device executes a discontinuous transmission method as in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0040] The present application provides a discontinuous transmission method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and program product for use in discontinuous transmission scenarios. A terminal sends a first message to a network device, indicating the terminal's discontinuous reception requirements. Furthermore, the terminal receives a second message from the network device, indicating recommended discontinuous transmission parameters. Furthermore, based on the second message, the terminal receives a signal from the network device. That is, the terminal's discontinuous reception requirements reflect the terminal's service transmission performance requirements. In this way, the network device can configure discontinuous transmission between the terminal and the network device based on the terminal's service transmission performance requirements, thereby ensuring that the discontinuous transmission between the cell and the terminal meets the terminal's service performance requirements.

[0041] The above method can send the terminal's discontinuous reception requirements to the network device, and the terminal can then obtain a discontinuous transmission configuration that matches the terminal's discontinuous reception requirements from the network device to perform discontinuous transmission. This solves the technical problem of DTX / DRX-related parameters not being compatible with the terminal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0042] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a discontinuous transmission system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0043] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0044] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0045] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 3 ;

[0046] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 4 ;

[0047] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 5 ;

[0048] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 6 ;

[0049] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 7 ;

[0050] Figure 9 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 8 ;

[0051] Figure 10 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 9 ;

[0052] Figure 11 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission device provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0053] Figure 12 A schematic diagram of a discontinuous transmission device provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0054] Figure 13 A schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0055] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0056] In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or", for example, A / B can mean A or B. "And / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, "at least one" and "a plurality of" refer to two or more. Words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity and execution order, and words such as "first" and "second" do not limit them to be different.

[0057] Terminal DRX technology allows terminals to periodically enter an inactive state and stop monitoring the PDCCH. When data is transmitted, the terminal wakes up from the inactive state and enters an active state, allowing it to monitor the PDCCH and receive data from traffic channels, thereby saving energy. Each discontinuous reception cycle consists of an active period and an inactive period. When the terminal has no data to transmit, it enters the inactive period and shuts down some circuits to save energy. During the active period, the terminal can turn on its circuits and monitor the PDCCH.

[0058] The main purpose of cell DTX technology is to periodically deactivate cells to reduce power consumption. Each DTX cycle consists of an active period and an inactive period. When there is no data transmission, the cell enters the inactive period and stops sending downlink signals. When data transmission is available, the cell is awakened and activated, and downlink signals are transmitted normally.

[0059] As can be seen above, longer DTX / DRX cycles and longer periods of inactivity reduce base station / terminal power consumption. However, this also increases data transmission latency. Therefore, the selection of DTX / DRX parameters must balance energy conservation and latency.

[0060] However, in related technologies, the base station uniformly configures DTX / DRX parameters. When multiple terminals access a cell, due to the different service performance requirements of different terminals, using the same parameter configuration will result in discontinuous transmission / reception that cannot meet the service performance requirements of different terminals, affecting the terminal's service perception.

[0061] To address the above-mentioned issues, the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method, in which a base station obtains a first message sent by a terminal, which carries at least one of the terminal's desired discontinuous reception parameters and desired service transmission delay parameters. The base station can determine a target energy-saving parameter based on the first message and configure the cell's discontinuous transmission parameters according to the target energy-saving parameter. Furthermore, the base station sends a second message carrying the target energy-saving parameter to the terminal. Furthermore, the terminal configures the terminal's discontinuous reception parameters according to the target energy-saving parameter. The base station transmits the cell's signal according to the configured discontinuous transmission parameter, and the terminal receives the cell's signal according to the configured discontinuous reception parameter. In this way, by collaboratively configuring the cell's discontinuous transmission parameters and the terminal's discontinuous reception parameters with the terminal, power consumption can be reduced while enabling the discontinuous transmission between the cell and the terminal to meet the terminal's service transmission performance requirements, thereby ensuring service performance while saving energy.

[0062] A discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application can be applicable to a discontinuous transmission system. Figure 1 Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a discontinuous transmission system. Figure 1 As shown, the discontinuous transmission system includes: a network device 11 and a terminal 12. The network device 11 and the terminal 12 can be connected in a wired manner or a wireless manner, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0063] The terminal 12 is configured to send a first message representing the terminal's discontinuous reception requirement to the network device, receive a second message from the network device representing the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters, and receive a signal from the network device based on the second message to implement discontinuous reception of the terminal 12.

[0064] The network device 11 is used to receive a first message from the terminal for characterizing the terminal's discontinuous reception requirements, send a second message to the terminal for characterizing the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters based on the first message, and send a signal to the terminal based on the second message to implement discontinuous transmission of the network device 11.

[0065] It should be noted that if Figure 1 As shown, the network device 11 may be any network device supporting discontinuous transmission. The cell is a cell configured by the network device 11. The terminal 12 is any one or more terminals accessing the cell, and the terminal 12 supports discontinuous reception.

[0066] The network device 11 may be a base station or an access point included in the base station. One cell corresponds to one access point, and terminals in the cell can access the base station through the access point corresponding to the cell.

[0067] The base station can be a base station or an evolved base station (eNB or eNodeB) in long term evolution (LTE), long term evolution advanced (LTEA), a base station device (gNB) in a 5G network, or a base station in a future cell switching system, etc. The base station can include various macro base stations, micro base stations, home base stations, wireless remote stations, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), routers, relay stations, transmission and reception points (TRP), receivers, access points, wireless fidelity (WIFI) devices and other network-side devices. The base station can sometimes also be referred to as a reader / writer for communicating with a terminal, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0068] The terminal 12 can be a device with wireless transceiver function. For example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, a wireless terminal in smart home, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the application scenarios. The terminal may sometimes also be referred to as a user, user equipment (UE), A-IoT device, access terminal, UE unit, UE station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, transmitter, remote terminal, mobile device, UE terminal, wireless communication device, UE agent or UE device, etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0069] It should be noted that Figure 1 This is just an illustrative framework diagram. Figure 1 The number of devices included in the , and the names of the individual devices are not limited.

[0070] The following describes a discontinuous transmission method provided by an embodiment of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Figure 2 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method, which is applied to a terminal. The method includes S201:

[0071] S201: Send a first message to a network device, where the first message is used to represent a discontinuous reception requirement of a terminal.

[0072] Optionally, the first message may be a radio resource control (RRC) signaling message between the network device and the terminal.

[0073] That is, the first message may reflect the discontinuous reception parameters expected by the terminal and the service transmission delay requirements of the terminal.

[0074] S202: Receive a second message from a network device, where the second message is used to represent a suggested discontinuous transmission parameter.

[0075] Optionally, the second message may be an RRC signaling message between the network device and the terminal, a media access control element (MAC CE) or downlink control information (DCI), etc.

[0076] S203: Receive a signal from the network device based on the second message.

[0077] Optionally, the terminal may configure discontinuous reception parameters of the terminal based on the parameters included in the second message, and receive signals from the cell according to the configured discontinuous reception parameters. The discontinuous reception parameters of the terminal include at least one of a DRX cycle length, an activation period timer length, and an inactivity period timer length. The DRX cycle length may include an inactivity period and an activity period. The inactivity period may also be referred to as the duration of the inactivity state. The activity period may also be referred to as the duration of the activity state.

[0078] For an introduction on how the terminal configures the discontinuous reception parameters of the terminal, reference may be made to the following embodiments S301 and S302, which will not be described in detail here.

[0079] For an introduction on how the terminal receives the signal of the cell according to the configured discontinuous reception parameters, reference may be made to the following embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0080] In this embodiment, the terminal sends a first message to the network device, allowing the network device to learn the terminal's desired DRX parameters and service transmission delay requirements, reflecting the terminal's service transmission requirements. Based on this, the network device can determine target energy-saving parameters (i.e., parameters included in the second message) based on the terminal's desired DRX parameters and service transmission delay requirements, and send a second message including the target energy-saving parameters to the terminal to configure the terminal's DRX parameters. This allows the terminal's DRX to meet the terminal's service performance requirements, ensuring both energy conservation and service performance.

[0081] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0082] Optionally, the required discontinuous reception parameters can also be referred to as expected discontinuous reception parameters, i.e., PreferredDrxConfiguration. The required service transmission delay can also be referred to as expected service transmission delay, i.e., PreferredDelay. The required discontinuous reception cycle length can also be referred to as expected discontinuous reception cycle length, i.e., PreferredCycleLength. The required timer length can also be referred to as expected timer length. The required activation period timer length can also be referred to as expected activation period timer length, i.e., PreferredOnDurationTimer. The required inactivity period timer length can also be referred to as expected inactivity period timer length, i.e., PreferredInactivityTimer.

[0083] The expected DRX cycle length indicates the terminal's desired DRX cycle length. Each DRX cycle consists of an active period and an inactive period. During the active period, the terminal is active and can monitor the PDCCH normally and receive data from the network device's traffic channels. During the inactive period, the terminal is inactive and stops monitoring the PDCCH, achieving energy conservation.

[0084] The expected activation period timer length is used to indicate the expected activation period length of the terminal in the discontinuous reception cycle.

[0085] The expected inactivity timer length indicates the terminal's desired extended activity period length during a discontinuous reception cycle. This timer specifies how long the terminal continues to monitor the PDCCH after receiving data from the network. This helps the terminal enter an inactivity state when no data is being transmitted, thereby reducing power consumption.

[0086] The expected service transmission delay is used to indicate the maximum transmission delay of the current service expected by the terminal.

[0087] Optionally, the value of the information element included in the first message may be an enumeration type, and each optional value is used to identify a specific duration.

[0088] Exemplarily, the first message may include the following information elements:

[0089]

[0090]

[0091] The unit of milliSeconds is milliseconds. MilliSeconds = ms1 represents T1 milliseconds, and milliSeconds = ms2 represents T2 milliseconds. The values of T1, T2, ... can be any preset value not less than 0. The unit of subMilliSeconds is 1 / 32 milliseconds. For example, subMilliSeconds = 1 represents 1 / 32 milliseconds, and subMilliSeconds = 31 represents 31 / 32 milliseconds.

[0092] In this embodiment, the expected discontinuous reception cycle length can reflect the service performance requirements of the terminal, that is, the longer the expected discontinuous reception cycle length is, the longer the time interval for the terminal to enter the activation period is expected to be, which means that the service transmission delay required by the terminal is greater, and vice versa.

[0093] The expected activation period timer length can reflect the service performance requirements of the terminal. That is, the longer the expected activation period timer length is, the longer the terminal is expected to be in the activation period, which means that the service transmission delay required by the terminal is shorter, and vice versa.

[0094] The expected inactivity timer length can reflect the service performance requirements of the terminal. That is, the longer the expected inactivity timer length is, the longer the interval for the terminal to switch from the active period to the inactive period is expected to be, indicating that the service transmission delay required by the terminal is shorter, and vice versa.

[0095] The expected service transmission delay can reflect the service performance requirements of the terminal. That is, the longer the expected service transmission delay is, the longer the service transmission delay required by the terminal is, and vice versa.

[0096] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0097] Optionally, the recommended non-continuous transmission cycle length may also be referred to as the target non-continuous reception cycle length, i.e., TargetCycleLength. The recommended timer length may also be referred to as the target timer length. The recommended activation period timer length may also be referred to as the target activation period timer length, i.e., TargetOnDurationTimer. The recommended inactivity period timer length may also be referred to as the target inactivity period timer length, i.e., TargetInactivityTimer.

[0098] The target discontinuous reception cycle length is used to indicate the length of the discontinuous reception cycle to be configured by the terminal, and each discontinuous reception cycle includes an active period and an inactive period.

[0099] The target activation period timer length is used to indicate the activation period length within the discontinuous reception cycle to be configured by the terminal.

[0100] The target inactivity period timer length is used to indicate the length of the extended activity period in the discontinuous reception cycle to be configured by the terminal.

[0101] Optionally, the value of the information element included in the second message may be an enumeration type, and each optional value is used to identify a specific duration.

[0102] Exemplarily, when the second message is an RRC signaling message, it may include the following information elements:

[0103]

[0104]

[0105] In one possible implementation, the parameters included in the second message are determined from the parameters included in the first message of the multiple terminals based on the proportion of the target terminal in the multiple terminals; the multiple terminals include a terminal; the target terminal is a terminal among the multiple terminals for which the service transmission delay required is less than a preset delay; for any terminal among the multiple terminals, whether the terminal is the target terminal is determined based on the parameters included in the first message sent by the terminal to the network device.

[0106] That is to say, the proportion of low-latency terminals (i.e., the proportion of target terminals among multiple terminals in this disclosure) reflects the overall service transmission delay performance requirements of the terminals. The larger the proportion of low-latency terminals, the smaller the service transmission delay required by the terminals as a whole, and vice versa.

[0107] The higher the service transmission delay requirement expected by a terminal as reflected by the parameters included in the first message sent by a terminal to a network device, the more likely the terminal is a low-latency terminal, and vice versa.

[0108] In one possible implementation, when the proportion is greater than a preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the minimum value among the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first message of the multiple terminals. When the proportion is greater than a preset proportion, the recommended timer length is the minimum value among the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first message of the multiple terminals.

[0109] When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; the statistical value is any one of the following: the mean, median, mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability. When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the recommended inactive period timer length is the statistical value of the required inactive period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission duration of multiple terminals estimated by the network device. When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the recommended active period timer length is the statistical value of the required active period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals.

[0110] Optionally, the network device can determine the expected discontinuous reception parameters and expected service transmission delay parameters of each terminal by obtaining the first message sent by all terminals accessing the cell. Then, based on the expected discontinuous reception parameters and expected service transmission delay parameters of each terminal, the target energy-saving parameters, i.e., the parameters included in the second message, are determined. The target energy-saving parameters are used to configure the discontinuous transmission between the cell and the terminal, including the discontinuous transmission of the cell and the discontinuous reception of the terminal. The target energy-saving parameters may include at least one of the target discontinuous transmission period length, the target inactive period timer length, and the target active period timer length. The following describes how the network device determines the target energy-saving parameters based on the expected discontinuous reception parameters and expected service transmission delay parameters of each terminal:

[0111] If the proportion of low-latency terminals (i.e., the target terminals in the present disclosure) among all terminals accessing the cell is greater than a preset proportion, the minimum value of the expected DRX cycle lengths of all terminals is determined as the target discontinuous transmission cycle length. If the proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals accessing the cell is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the statistical value of the expected DRX cycle lengths of all terminals is determined as the target discontinuous transmission cycle length. At this time, the statistical value can be any one of the statistical values such as the mean, median, mode, and the expected service transmission delay value corresponding to the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of 90% or 95%. Among them, the low-latency terminal is a terminal whose expected service transmission delay (i.e., the required service transmission delay) is less than the preset delay.

[0112] If the proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals accessing the cell is greater than the preset proportion, the maximum value of the expected non-activation period timer length of all terminals is determined as the target non-activation period timer length. If the proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals accessing the cell is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the statistical value of the expected non-activation period timer length of all terminals is determined as the target non-activation period timer length. At this time, the statistical value can be any one of the statistical values such as the mean, median, mode, and the expected non-activation period timer length corresponding to the CDF of 90% or 95%. Alternatively, the statistical value of the expected transmission duration corresponding to all terminals (i.e., the transmission duration of multiple terminals estimated by the network device) is determined as the target non-activation period timer length.

[0113] If the proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals accessing the cell is greater than a preset proportion, the maximum value of the expected activation period timer lengths of all terminals is determined as the target activation period timer length. If the proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals accessing the cell is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the statistical value of the expected activation period timer lengths of all terminals is determined as the target activation period timer length. The statistical value can be any of the following statistical values: the mean, median, mode, or the expected activation period timer length corresponding to a CDF of 90% or 95%.

[0114] In this embodiment, the network device obtains the expected discontinuous reception parameters and expected service transmission delay parameters of all target terminals accessing the cell through a first message, and determines target energy-saving parameters for configuring discontinuous transmission in the target cell and discontinuous reception in the target terminal. Specifically, when a large proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals indicates a more urgent requirement for low latency, the inactive periods between the cell and the terminal can be shortened and the active periods can be lengthened to reduce service transmission delay and meet the service performance requirements of low-latency terminals. When a small proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals indicates a less urgent requirement for low latency and the terminal is less sensitive to transmission delay, the target energy-saving parameters can be determined based on the statistical values of the expected discontinuous reception parameters for all terminals, balancing service transmission delay requirements with energy-saving performance. For example, when a terminal has a more urgent need for energy saving, the inactive periods between the cell and the terminal can be lengthened and the active periods shortened by increasing the target discontinuous transmission period length and decreasing the target inactive period timer length and the target active period timer length, thereby minimizing power consumption for both the base station and the terminal.

[0115] In addition, when the proportion of low-latency terminals among all terminals is small, the target inactivity timer length can be determined based on the statistical value of the expected transmission duration of all terminals. This ensures that data transmission is completed within the inactivity timer length, taking into account both the data transmission delay requirements and the energy-saving effect.

[0116] In one design, Figure 3As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method, the method in the above step S203 specifically includes S301 or S302:

[0117] S301. Receive a signal from a network device directly based on parameters included in a second message.

[0118] Optionally, the terminal may directly configure the DRX cycle length as the target discontinuous transmission cycle length in the target energy-saving parameters, configure the active period timer length as the target active period timer length in the target energy-saving parameters, and configure the inactive period timer length as the target inactive period timer length in the target energy-saving parameters.

[0119] S302: Receive a signal from a network device based on a first parameter, where the first parameter includes: a first discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a first timer length.

[0120] Among them, the first timer length includes: the first activation period timer length and / or the first non-activation period timer length; the first discontinuous transmission cycle length is L times the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length, and the first timer length is 1 / 0 times the recommended timer length, wherein L and O are integers greater than 0.

[0121] Optionally, 1 / 0 may include 1 / N and 1 / M. The terminal may further configure the DRX cycle length to be L times the target discontinuous transmission cycle length in the target energy-saving parameter. The active period timer length may be configured to be 1 / N times the target active period timer length. The inactive period timer length may be configured to be 1 / M times the target inactive period timer length in the target energy-saving parameter. L, M, and N are integers not less than 1.

[0122] In this embodiment, a second message is sent to the terminal via a network device, which can transmit the cell's configured discontinuous transmission parameters to the target terminal. The terminal then configures its own discontinuous reception parameters based on the cell's discontinuous transmission parameters. By collaboratively configuring parameters between the cell and the terminal, the terminal's discontinuous reception parameters are identical to, or an integer multiple of, the cell's discontinuous transmission parameters. This ensures that when the cell is inactive, the terminal is also inactive, avoiding power waste. When the cell is active, the terminal can switch between active and inactive periods based on service transmission requirements, achieving energy savings while meeting service transmission needs.

[0123] In one design, Figure 4 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method. Before the above step S302, the method further includes S401:

[0124] S401. Determine a first parameter based on parameters included in a first message.

[0125] The first parameter is positively correlated with the required discontinuous reception parameter; the length of the first discontinuous transmission cycle is positively correlated with the required service transmission delay; and the length of the first timer is negatively correlated with the required service transmission delay.

[0126] In other words, the network device can determine the values of L, N, and M based on the terminal's expected DRX cycle length, expected active period timer length, and expected inactive period timer length. Specifically, a larger expected DRX cycle length results in a larger L value. A larger expected active period timer length results in a smaller N value. A larger expected inactive period timer length results in a smaller M value, thereby meeting the terminal's service performance requirements.

[0127] The network device can also determine the values of L, N, and M based on the terminal's service characteristics. For example, when the terminal's service type is a small packet, non-delay-sensitive service, L, N, and M can take larger values. When the terminal's service type is a high-speed, low-latency data transmission service, L, N, and M can take smaller values to meet the terminal's service performance requirements. For example, a small packet, non-delay-sensitive service may be a voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service.

[0128] When the service type of the terminal is a small packet non-delay-sensitive service, the expected DRX cycle length is longer, and the expected active period timer length and the expected inactive period timer length are shorter.

[0129] In one design, Figure 5 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method. After the above step S202, the method further includes S501:

[0130] S501: Send a third message to a network device, where the third message is used to indicate whether a discontinuous reception parameter is configured successfully.

[0131] Optionally, the third message may be an RRC signaling message between the network device and the terminal. The terminal may send the third message to the network device to indicate whether the discontinuous reception parameters of the terminal have been successfully configured. In this way, the network device can configure the discontinuous transmission parameters of the cell if the discontinuous reception parameters of the terminal have been successfully configured, thereby ensuring successful discontinuous transmission between the network device and the terminal.

[0132] Optionally, the terminal may not send the third message to the network device. In this case, after the network device sends the second message to the terminal, it transmits the cell's signal according to the configured discontinuous transmission parameters. After the terminal configures its discontinuous reception parameters based on the second message, it receives the cell's signal according to the configured discontinuous reception parameters, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0133] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information of whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and / or an identifier of the terminal.

[0134] Optionally, the terminal identifier may also be referred to as UE-Identity. The information indicating whether the DRX parameters have been successfully configured may also be referred to as a DRX parameter configuration success indication or TargetDrxConfigurationComplete. The value of the DRX parameter configuration success indication may be an enumeration type. When the value is true (correct), it indicates that the DRX parameters of the terminal have been successfully configured. When the value is false (incorrect), it indicates that the DRX parameter configuration of the terminal has failed.

[0135] Exemplarily, when the third message is an RRC signaling message, it may include the following information elements:

[0136] --ASN1START

[0137] UE-Identity BIT STRING(SIZE(48))OPTIONAL,

[0138] TargetDrxConfigurationComplete NUMERATED{true}OPTIONAL,

[0139] --ASN1 STOP.

[0140] In one implementation, the specific steps of the terminal receiving a signal of a cell according to the configured discontinuous reception parameters are as follows:

[0141] The terminal enters the active state at a specified time within each DRX cycle, and the active state lasts for the length of the activation timer. The network device enters the inactive state during the rest of the time within each DRX cycle. If the terminal receives downlink data while in the active state, the inactive period timer is started at the start of receiving the downlink data, causing the terminal to remain in the active state until the inactive period timer expires, and then enter the inactive state after the inactive period timer expires.

[0142] When the terminal is in an active state, it can receive all downlink data normally; when the network device is in an inactive state, it stops receiving all downlink data.

[0143] In another embodiment, when the terminal is in an active state, all downlink data can be received normally. When the network device is in an inactive state, reception of at least one of the downlink control channel, downlink traffic channel, downlink broadcast and synchronization channel, and downlink reference signal is stopped. For example, reception of downlink control channel and traffic channel data is stopped, but broadcast signals and downlink reference signals can be received normally.

[0144] In one design, Figure 6 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method, which is applied to a network device. The method includes S601-S603:

[0145] S601: Receive a first message from a terminal, where the first message is used to represent a discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal.

[0146] For the introduction of the first message, please refer to the above embodiment S201 and will not be repeated here.

[0147] S602: Based on the first message, send a second message to the terminal, where the second message is used to represent the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters.

[0148] For the introduction of the second message, please refer to the above embodiment S202 and will not be repeated here.

[0149] S603: Send a signal to the terminal based on the second message.

[0150] Optionally, the network device may configure discontinuous transmission parameters of the cell according to the parameters included in the second message, and send the cell signal according to the configured discontinuous transmission parameters. The discontinuous transmission parameters of the cell include at least one of a DTX cycle length, an activation period timer length, and an inactivity period timer length.

[0151] In this embodiment, the network device obtains the first message and determines the target energy-saving parameters based on the terminal's expected discontinuous reception parameters and service transmission delay parameters, which are used to configure the cell's discontinuous transmission parameters. This can enable the cell's discontinuous transmission to meet the terminal's service performance requirements, thereby ensuring service performance while saving energy.

[0152] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0153] For an introduction to the specific parameters included in the first message, please refer to the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0154] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0155] For an introduction to the specific parameters included in the second message, please refer to the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0156] In one design, Figure 7 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method, the number of terminals is multiple, and the method in step S602 specifically includes S701-S703:

[0157] S701: For any terminal among multiple terminals, determine whether the terminal is a target terminal based on parameters included in a first message from the terminal.

[0158] The target terminal is a terminal among multiple terminals that requires a service transmission delay less than a preset delay.

[0159] Optionally, the network device may determine whether a terminal is a low-latency terminal based on parameters included in a first message from a terminal. That is, the higher the service transmission latency requirement expected by the terminal, as reflected by the parameters included in the first message sent by the terminal to the network device, the more likely the terminal is a low-latency terminal, and vice versa.

[0160] Optionally, if the service transmission delay required in the first message of the terminal is less than a preset delay, the terminal is determined to be a low-latency terminal. If the service transmission delay calculated based on the discontinuous reception parameter required in the first message of the terminal is less than a preset delay, the terminal is determined to be a low-latency terminal.

[0161] S702: Determine parameters included in the second message from parameters included in the first messages of the multiple terminals based on a proportion of the target terminal in the multiple terminals.

[0162] S703: Send a second message to the terminal.

[0163] In other words, the proportion of low-latency terminals reflects the overall service transmission delay performance requirements of the terminals. The larger the proportion of low-latency terminals, the smaller the service transmission delay required by the terminals as a whole, and vice versa.

[0164] In one design, Figure 8 As shown, a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application, the method in step S702 above specifically includes S801, or S802, or S803, or S804, or S805:

[0165] S801: When the proportion is greater than a preset proportion, determine the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length.

[0166] S802: When the proportion is greater than the preset proportion, determine the maximum value of the required timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals as the recommended timer length.

[0167] S803: When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, determine the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length.

[0168] The statistical value is any one of the following: mean, median, mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability.

[0169] S804. When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the statistical value of the required inactive period timer length included in the first message of multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission duration of multiple terminals estimated by the network device, is determined as the recommended inactive period timer length.

[0170] S805: When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, determine the statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals as the recommended activation period timer length.

[0171] For an introduction on how the network device determines the parameters included in the second message based on the parameters included in the first message, please refer to the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0172] In one design, Figure 9 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a discontinuous transmission method. After the above step S602, the method further includes S901:

[0173] S901: Receive a third message from a terminal, where the third message is used to indicate whether discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

[0174] For the introduction of the third message, please refer to the above embodiment S501, which will not be repeated here.

[0175] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information on whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and an identifier of the terminal.

[0176] For an introduction to the specific parameters included in the third message, please refer to the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0177] In one embodiment, the specific steps of the network device sending a cell signal according to the configured discontinuous reception parameters are as follows:

[0178] The network device enters the active state at a specified time within each DTX cycle, and the active state lasts for the length of the activation timer. The network device enters the inactive state during the time other than the active state within the length of each DTX cycle. If the network device sends downlink data while in the active state, the network device starts the inactive period timer at the start of the downlink data transmission, causing the network device to remain in the active state before the inactive period timer expires, and to enter the inactive state after the inactive period timer expires.

[0179] The designated time can be determined based on a time offset between the start time of the activation state duration in the target discontinuous transmission period and the start time of the target discontinuous transmission period. The time offset can be determined by the network device and sent to the terminal via a second message.

[0180] When the network device is in an active state, the signal sending channel and the discontinuous receiving channel are opened, and signals can be sent and received normally; when the network device is in an inactive state, the signal sending channel is closed and signal sending is stopped.

[0181] As another implementation method, when the network device is in an activated state, the signal sending channel and the signal receiving channel are opened, and signals can be sent and received normally; when the network device is in an inactivated state, the sending of at least one of the downlink control channel, downlink service channel, downlink broadcast and synchronization channel, and downlink reference signal is stopped.

[0182] In the disclosed embodiments, the network device and the terminal collaboratively configure discontinuous transmission parameters, synchronizing the network device's activation period with the terminal's activation period. When the network device transmits downlink signals according to the configured discontinuous transmission parameters, the terminal can synchronously receive downlink signals according to the discontinuous reception parameters. When the network device stops transmitting downlink signals during an inactive period, the terminal also stops receiving downlink signals during an inactive period, thereby meeting service transmission requirements and achieving energy savings.

[0183] The following takes the interaction between network devices and terminals as an example to introduce the discontinuous transmission method provided by the above embodiment. Figure 10 Shown, including:

[0184] S1001: A terminal sends a first message to a network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the first message from the terminal, so that the network device learns of the terminal's discontinuous reception requirement.

[0185] S1002: The network device sends a second message to the terminal. Correspondingly, the terminal receives the second message from the network device, so that discontinuous transmission is performed between the terminal and the network device.

[0186] S1003: The terminal sends a third message to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the third message from the terminal, so that the network device knows whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

[0187] The above mainly introduces the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application from the perspective of method. In order to realize the above functions, it includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. Those skilled in the art should easily appreciate that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in a hardware or computer software driven hardware manner 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 to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0188] In the embodiments of the present application, a non-continuous transmission method can be divided into functional modules according to the above method examples. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional modules. Optionally, the division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is illustrative and is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, other division methods may be used.

[0189] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a discontinuous transmission device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 11 As shown, a discontinuous transmission device 160 is used to improve the adaptability of DTX / DRX related parameters and terminals, for example, to perform Figure 2 The discontinuous transmission device 160 includes a sending unit 1601 and a receiving unit 1602 .

[0190] The sending unit 1601 is configured to send a first message to a network device, where the first message is used to represent a discontinuous reception requirement of a terminal.

[0191] The receiving unit 1602 is configured to receive a second message from a network device, where the second message is used to represent a recommended discontinuous transmission parameter.

[0192] The receiving unit 1602 is further configured to receive a signal from a network device based on the second message.

[0193] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0194] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0195] In one possible implementation, when the proportion is greater than the preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; the recommended timer length is the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; or, when the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals; the statistical value is any one of the following: the mean, median, mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability; the recommended non-activation period timer length is the statistical value of the required non-activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission time of multiple terminals estimated by the network device; the recommended activation period timer length is the statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals.

[0196] In one possible implementation, the receiving unit 1602 is further used to receive a signal from the network device directly based on the parameters included in the second message; or, the receiving unit 1602 is further used to receive a signal from the network device based on a first parameter; the first parameter includes: a first discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a first timer length; the first timer length includes: a first active period timer length and / or a first non-active period timer length; the first discontinuous transmission cycle length is L times the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length, and the first timer length is 1 / 0 times the recommended timer length, where L and O are integers greater than 0.

[0197] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission device 160 also includes a determination unit 1603; the determination unit 1603 is used to determine a first parameter based on the parameters included in the first message; the first parameter is positively correlated with the required discontinuous reception parameter; the length of the first discontinuous transmission cycle is positively correlated with the required service transmission delay; and the length of the first timer is negatively correlated with the required service transmission delay.

[0198] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information of whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and / or an identifier of the terminal.

[0199] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a discontinuous transmission device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 12 As shown, a discontinuous transmission device 170 is used to improve the adaptability of DTX / DRX related parameters and terminals. Figure 6 The discontinuous transmission device 170 includes a receiving unit 1701 and a sending unit 1702 .

[0200] The receiving unit 1701 is configured to receive a first message from a terminal, where the first message is used to indicate a discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal.

[0201] The sending unit 1702 is configured to send a second message to the terminal based on the first message, where the second message represents the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters.

[0202] The sending unit 1702 is further configured to send a signal to the terminal based on the second message.

[0203] In one possible implementation, the first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

[0204] In a possible implementation, the second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

[0205] In one possible implementation, the discontinuous transmission apparatus 170 further includes a determination unit 1703; there are multiple terminals; and the determination unit 1703 is configured to determine, for any of the multiple terminals, whether the terminal is a target terminal based on parameters included in a first message from the terminal, where the target terminal is a terminal among the multiple terminals that requires a service transmission delay less than a preset delay. The determination unit 1703 is further configured to determine, based on a proportion of the target terminals among the multiple terminals, parameters included in the first message from the multiple terminals, to include in the second message. The sending unit 1702 is further configured to send the second message to the terminal.

[0206] In one possible implementation, the determination unit 1703 is further used to determine, when the proportion is greater than a preset proportion, the minimum value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length; and determine the maximum value of the required timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended timer length; or, the determination unit 1703 is further used to determine, when the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, the statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length; the statistical value is any one of the following: the mean, the median, the mode, and the value corresponding to the target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than the preset probability; the statistical value of the required non-activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals, or the statistical value of the transmission duration of multiple terminals estimated by the network device, as the recommended non-activation period timer length; the statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of multiple terminals as the recommended activation period timer length.

[0207] In a possible implementation, the receiving unit 1701 is further configured to receive a third message from the terminal, where the third message is used to indicate whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

[0208] In a possible implementation manner, the third message includes: indication information on whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and an identifier of the terminal.

[0209] In the case of implementing the functions of the above-mentioned integrated modules in the form of hardware, the embodiment of the present application provides a possible structural diagram of the electronic device involved in the above-mentioned embodiment. Figure 13 As shown, an electronic device 200 is used to improve the adaptability of DTX / DRX related parameters to the terminal, for example, to perform Figure 2 The electronic device 200 includes a processor 2001, a memory 2002, and a bus 2003. The processor 2001 and the memory 2002 may be connected via the bus 2003.

[0210] Processor 2001 is the control center of the communication device and can be a single processor or a collective term for multiple processing elements. For example, processor 2001 can be a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU) or other general-purpose processor. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.

[0211] As an embodiment, the processor 2001 may include one or more CPUs, such as Figure 13 CPU 0 and CPU 1 are shown in Figure 1.

[0212] The memory 2002 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto.

[0213] As a possible implementation, memory 2002 can exist independently of processor 2001. Memory 2002 can be connected to processor 2001 via bus 2003 to store instructions or program codes. When processor 2001 calls and executes the instructions or program codes stored in memory 2002, a discontinuous transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application can be implemented.

[0214] In another possible implementation, the memory 2002 may also be integrated with the processor 2001 .

[0215] Bus 2003 can be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. This bus can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Figure 13 Only one thick line is used in the diagram, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

[0216] It should be pointed out that Figure 13 The structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device 200. Figure 13 In addition to the components shown, the electronic device 200 may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently.

[0217] As an example, combining Figure 11 The functions implemented by the transmitting unit 1601, the receiving unit 1602 and the determining unit 1603 in the discontinuous transmission device 160 are the same as those implemented by Figure 13 The functions of processor 2001 are the same as those of processor 2001 in FIG.

[0218] Optional, such as Figure 13 As shown, the electronic device 200 provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include a communication interface 2004 .

[0219] The communication interface 2004 is used to connect to other devices via a communication network. The communication network can be Ethernet, wireless access network, wireless local area network (WLAN), etc. The communication interface 2004 can include a receiving unit for receiving data and a sending unit for sending data.

[0220] In one design, in the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application, the communication interface can also be integrated into the processor.

[0221] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that for the sake of convenience and brevity, only the division of the above-mentioned functional units is used as an example. In actual applications, the above-mentioned functions can be distributed and completed by different functional units as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional units to complete all or part of the functions described above. The specific working processes of the above-mentioned systems, devices, and units can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0222] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which instructions are stored. When a computer executes the instructions, the computer executes each step in the method flow shown in the above method embodiment.

[0223] An embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product. When a computer instruction is executed on an electronic device, the electronic device executes a discontinuous transmission method in the above method embodiment.

[0224] Among them, the computer-readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device or device, or any combination thereof. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media (a non-exhaustive list) include: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk. Random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), registers, hard disks, optical fibers, portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any other form of computer-readable storage media in a suitable combination of the above, or values in this field.

[0225] An exemplary storage medium is coupled to a processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium can also be an integral part of the processor. The processor and storage medium can be located in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0226] In the embodiments of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0227] Since the electronic device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to the above method, the technical effects that can be obtained can also refer to the above method embodiments, and the embodiments of the present application will not be repeated here.

[0228] The above are only specific implementation methods of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A discontinuous transmission method, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal, the method includes: Sending a first message to a network device, where the first message is used to represent a discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; receiving a second message from the network device, the second message being used to characterize a proposed discontinuous transmission parameter; Based on the second message, a signal is received from the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The parameters included in the second message are determined from the parameters included in the first message of the multiple terminals based on the proportion of the target terminal in the multiple terminals; the multiple terminals include the terminal; the target terminal is a terminal among the multiple terminals for which the service transmission delay required is less than a preset delay; for any terminal among the multiple terminals, whether the terminal is the target terminal is determined based on the parameters included in the first message sent by the terminal to the network device.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that When the proportion is greater than the preset proportion, The recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is a minimum value among the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals; The recommended timer length is a minimum value among the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals; or, When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, The recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length is a statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals; the statistical value is any one of the following: a mean, a median, a mode, and a value corresponding to a target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than a preset probability; The recommended inactivity timer length is a statistical value of the required inactivity timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals, or a statistical value of the transmission durations of the multiple terminals estimated by the network device; The recommended activation period timer length is a statistical value of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals.

6. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The receiving a signal from the network device based on the second message includes: directly receiving a signal from the network device based on the parameters included in the second message; or, Based on a first parameter, a signal is received from the network device; the first parameter includes: a first discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a first timer length; the first timer length includes: a first active period timer length and / or a first non-active period timer length; the first discontinuous transmission cycle length is L times the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length, and the first timer length is 1 / 0 times the recommended timer length, where L and O are integers greater than 0.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: Based on the parameters included in the first message, the first parameter is determined; the first parameter is positively correlated with the required discontinuous reception parameter; the length of the first discontinuous transmission cycle is positively correlated with the required service transmission delay; the length of the first timer is negatively correlated with the required service transmission delay.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: A third message is sent to the network device, where the third message is used to indicate whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The third message includes: indication information of whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and / or the identifier of the terminal.

10. A discontinuous transmission method, characterized in that: Applied to a network device, the method includes: receiving a first message from a terminal, where the first message is used to indicate a discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; Sending a second message to the terminal based on the first message, where the second message is used to represent the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters; Based on the second message, a signal is sent to the terminal.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The first message includes: the required discontinuous reception parameters and / or the required service transmission delay; the required discontinuous reception parameters include: the required discontinuous reception cycle length and / or the required timer length; the required timer length includes: the required activation period timer length and / or the required inactivity period timer length.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second message includes: a recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length and / or a recommended timer length; the recommended timer length includes: a recommended active period timer length and / or a recommended inactive period timer length.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that There are multiple terminals; and sending a second message to the terminal based on the first message includes: For any terminal among the multiple terminals, determining, based on parameters included in a first message from the terminal, whether the terminal is a target terminal, the target terminal being a terminal among the multiple terminals for which a service transmission delay is required to be less than a preset delay; Determining, based on a proportion of the target terminal in the multiple terminals, parameters included in the first messages of the multiple terminals, parameters included in the second message; Send the second message to the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: The determining, based on the proportion of the target terminal in the multiple terminals, the parameters included in the first messages of the multiple terminals, of the parameters included in the second message includes: When the proportion is greater than the preset proportion, Determining a minimum value among the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length; determining the maximum value of the required timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals as the recommended timer length; or, When the proportion is less than or equal to the preset proportion, Determining a statistical value of the required discontinuous reception cycle lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals as the recommended discontinuous transmission cycle length, wherein the statistical value is any one of the following: a mean, a median, a mode, and a value corresponding to a target probability when the cumulative distribution function is greater than a preset probability; Determining the recommended inactivity timer lengths as the statistical values of the required inactivity timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals, or the statistical values of the transmission durations of the multiple terminals estimated by the network device; The statistical values of the required activation period timer lengths included in the first messages of the multiple terminals are determined as the recommended activation period timer lengths.

15. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: A third message is received from the terminal, where the third message is used to indicate whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The third message includes: indication information of whether the discontinuous reception parameters are configured successfully and the identifier of the terminal.

17. A discontinuous transmission device, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal, the discontinuous transmission device comprises: a sending unit and a receiving unit; The sending unit is configured to send a first message to a network device, where the first message is used to indicate a discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; The receiving unit is configured to receive a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to represent a recommended discontinuous transmission parameter; The receiving unit is further configured to receive a signal from the network device based on the second message.

18. A discontinuous transmission device, characterized in that: Applied to a network device, the discontinuous transmission device comprises: a receiving unit and a sending unit; The receiving unit is configured to receive a first message from a terminal, where the first message is used to indicate a discontinuous reception requirement of the terminal; The sending unit is configured to send a second message to the terminal based on the first message, where the second message is used to represent the recommended discontinuous transmission parameters; The sending unit is further configured to send a signal to the terminal based on the second message.

19. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: processor and memory; The memory is used to store one or more programs, and the one or more programs include computer-executable instructions. When the electronic device is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to enable the electronic device to perform the method described in any one of claims 1 to 16.

20. A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, characterized in that: The one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1-16.

21. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed on an electronic device, the electronic device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

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