Activation indication method and device and activation determination method and device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an activation indication method, comprising: sending downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal, the DCI being used for instructing the terminal to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell). According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the DCI is generally located in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), so that the DCI belongs to physical layer information, and the process of sending the physical layer information by the base station is simpler than the process of sending high-level signaling such as MAC CE by the base station, so that the terminal can be quickly indicated, the time delay for indicating the terminal to activate and / or deactivate SCell is reduced, and the user experience is improved. Therefore, the terminal activates and / or deactivates the indicated SCell as soon as possible according to the DCI, which is beneficial to efficient utilization of wireless resources and energy conservation of the terminal.

Description

[0001] Divisional Application Instructions

[0002] This application is a divisional application based on the Chinese patent invention application with application number 202080002735.1, application date October 19, 2020, and invention name "Activation indication method and device, activation determination method and device". Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to an activation indication method, an activation determination method, an activation indication device, an activation determination device, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0004] Carrier aggregation (CA) technology allows multiple component carriers (CCs) to be aggregated for use, effectively increasing system bandwidth and network capacity, providing effective support for high-speed data transmission. Currently, up to 16 CCs can be aggregated. In CA, a terminal can simultaneously send and receive data on multiple CCs.

[0005] In 5G NR (New Radio), a CC can also be called a cell. 5G NR introduces dual connectivity (DC) technology. Based on dual connectivity technology, a terminal can maintain a connection with two base stations, one of which is a primary station and the other is a secondary station. All CCs belonging to the primary station form a group (MCG for short), and all CCs belonging to the secondary station form a group (SCG for short). In the CA / DC scenario, the anchor carrier corresponding to the MCG is called the PCell (primary cell), the anchor carrier corresponding to the SCG is called the PSCell (primary and secondary cells), and other carriers are called SCells (secondary cells).

[0006] In CA / DC scenarios, maintaining radio links across multiple carriers simultaneously raises concerns about power consumption in both terminals and the network. In CA / DC scenarios, primary cells typically provide coverage, while secondary cells provide capacity. When parameters such as terminal data rates change dynamically, network capacity can be adjusted by activating / deactivating secondary cells, thereby adjusting terminal and network power consumption.

[0007] In related technologies, high-level signaling (such as the media access control layer control element MAC CE) is used to instruct the terminal to activate / deactivate the SCell. Since high-level signaling is above the physical layer and requires more processing procedures, there is a large delay when instructing the terminal, which is not conducive to the efficient use of wireless resources and energy saving of the terminal. Summary of the Invention

[0008] In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure propose an activation indication method, an activation determination method, an activation indication device, an activation determination device, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium to solve technical problems in related technologies.

[0009] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an activation indication method is proposed, applicable to a base station, the method comprising: sending downlink control information DCI to a terminal, wherein the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell).

[0010] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an activation determination method is proposed, applicable to a terminal, the method comprising: receiving downlink control information DCI sent by a base station; and activating and / or deactivating a secondary cell (SCell) according to the DCI.

[0011] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an activation indication device is proposed, which is applicable to a base station, and the device includes: a first sending module, configured to send downlink control information DCI to a terminal, wherein the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell SCell.

[0012] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an activation determination device is proposed, which is applicable to a terminal, and the device includes: a first receiving module, configured to receive downlink control information DCI sent by a base station; an activation determination module, configured to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell SCell according to the DCI.

[0013] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is proposed, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute the above-mentioned activation indication method.

[0014] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is proposed, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute the above-mentioned activation determination method.

[0015] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the steps in the above-mentioned activation indication method are implemented.

[0016] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the steps in the above-mentioned activation determination method are implemented.

[0017] According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, since DCI is generally located in the physical downlink control channel PDCCH, it belongs to physical layer information. The process of the base station sending physical layer information is relatively simple compared to the process of the base station sending high-layer signaling such as MAC CE. Therefore, it can be quickly indicated to the terminal, reducing the delay in instructing the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell, so that the terminal can activate and / or deactivate the indicated SCell as soon as possible according to the DCI, which is beneficial to the efficient utilization of wireless resources and energy saving of the terminal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart of an activation indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart of another activation indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic flowchart of an activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 5 is a schematic flowchart illustrating another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 6 is a schematic flowchart illustrating another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 7 is a schematic flowchart illustrating another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 8 is a schematic flowchart illustrating another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 9 is a schematic flowchart illustrating another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] Figure 10is a schematic flowchart illustrating another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 11 is a schematic flowchart showing an activation indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] Figure 12 is a schematic flow chart showing another activation indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] Figure 13 This is a schematic block diagram of an activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 14 It is a schematic block diagram showing another activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 15 is a schematic block diagram showing another activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 16 is a schematic block diagram showing another activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 17 It is a schematic block diagram of a device for activating an indication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 18 It is a schematic block diagram of a device for activation determination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 1 This is a schematic flow chart illustrating an activation indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The activation indication method illustrated in this embodiment can be applied to base stations, including but not limited to 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The base station can communicate with a terminal serving as a user device, including but not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be a terminal to which the activation determination method described in any subsequent embodiment is applicable.

[0039] like Figure 1As shown, the activation indication method may include the following steps:

[0040] In step S101, downlink control information DCI (Downlink Control Information) is sent to a terminal, wherein the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell).

[0041] In one embodiment, different from the related art, the present disclosure can instruct the terminal to activate SCell through DCI, and can also instruct the terminal to deactivate SCell through DCI, and the indicated SCell can be determined by the base station or the terminal.

[0042] Since DCI is generally located in the physical downlink control channel PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control CHannel), it belongs to physical layer information. The process of the base station sending physical layer information is relatively simple compared to the process of the base station sending high-level signaling such as MAC CE. Therefore, it can be quickly indicated to the terminal, reducing the delay of instructing the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell, so that the terminal can activate and / or deactivate the indicated SCell as soon as possible according to the DCI, which is beneficial to the efficient utilization of wireless resources and energy saving of the terminal.

[0043] The embodiments of the present disclosure can instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate SCell through DCI, but since the format and indicated information of the existing DCI in the related technology have been determined, in order to achieve functional distinction from the existing DCI, the following several implementation methods are provided for exemplary description.

[0044] Optionally, the format of the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell is different from the format of the DCI used to indicate other information.

[0045] In one embodiment, the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell can be generated by adding a new field to the existing DCI format, for example, adding a new field to DCI format 1_0, DCI format 1_1, DCIformat2_0; or using a separate DCI with a format different from the existing DCI in the related art to indicate the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell.

[0046] Optionally, the radio network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to indicate the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell (the DCI may be specifically used to indicate the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell) is different from the RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to indicate other information.

[0047] In one embodiment, for the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell, the RNTI corresponding to the DCI may be set to be different from the RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to indicate other information.

[0048] The RNTI can be used by the terminal to derive DCI from the PDCCH. For example, if the RNTI configured for the terminal for the DCI indicating activation and / or deactivation of the SCell (e.g., RNTI1) is different from the RNTI configured for the terminal for the DCI indicating other information (e.g., RNTI2, RNTI3, RNTI4, etc.), the terminal can activate and / or deactivate the SCell based on the DCI derived from the PDCCH based on RNTI1.

[0049] Optionally, the DCI includes at least a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate that the terminal activates and / or deactivates the SCell, and the second field is used to indicate other information.

[0050] In one embodiment, the existing DCI in the related art can be reused, but the meanings of the existing fields in the existing DCI in the related art have been determined. The present disclosure can add a field in the DCI, for example, called the first field, to indicate that the terminal activates and / or deactivates the SCell. Then the original field in the DCI, for example, called the second field, can continue to be used to indicate other information, thereby multiplexing the DCI without affecting the original function of the DCI.

[0051] In one embodiment, the first field may include the first target field in the subsequent embodiment, or may include the second target field in the subsequent embodiment, for example, the first field is the first target field, or the first field is the second target field.

[0052] Figure 2 FIG is a schematic flow chart of another activation indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, the method further includes:

[0053] In step S201, the SCells available to the terminal are grouped to obtain grouping information;

[0054] In step S202, the grouping information is sent to the terminal.

[0055] In one embodiment, since the number of SCells available to the terminal may be large, but the bits in the DCI are limited, it may be difficult to provide targeted indications for each SCell. Therefore, the present disclosure may first group the SCells available to the terminal so as to provide indications for the grouped SCell groups. In addition, the grouping information obtained by grouping may be sent to the terminal so that the terminal can determine the specific indication of the DCI based on the grouping information.

[0056] In one embodiment, the number of SCells available to the terminal can be determined first, and the SCells available to the terminal can be grouped only when the number of SCells available to the terminal is greater than a preset number. When the number of SCells available to the terminal is less than a preset number, the SCells available to the terminal do not need to be grouped.

[0057] Optionally, the grouping information includes at least one of the following:

[0058] SCells in each SCell group and the number of groups into which SCells are grouped.

[0059] It should be noted that the grouping information is not limited to the above information, and may also include, for example, the number of SCells in each SCell group, the association between each SCell group and the bits in the DCI, and the like.

[0060] Optionally, the DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups, and the first target field is used to indicate the SCell in the first target group in the SCell after activation grouping and / or the SCell in the second target group in the SCell after deactivation grouping.

[0061] In one embodiment, the DCI may include a first target field, wherein the first target field may be all fields of the DCI or part of the fields in the DCI, and the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups. Then, the first target field may be used to indicate activation of the SCells in the first target group in the grouped SCells, and the first target field may be used to indicate deactivation of the SCells in the second target group in the grouped SCells, wherein the first target group may be one SCell group or multiple SCell groups (for example, all grouped SCell groups or part of grouped SCell groups), and the second target group may be one SCell group or multiple SCell groups (for example, all grouped SCell groups or part of grouped SCell groups).

[0062] For example, the terminal has 31 available SCells, numbered 0 to 30. The SCells are grouped into four SCell groups. The first SCell group contains eight SCells, namely SCell0 to SCell7, the second SCell group contains eight SCells, namely SCell8 to SCell15, the third SCell group contains eight SCells, namely SCell16 to SCell23, and the fourth SCell group contains seven SCells, namely SCell24 to SCell30.

[0063] The first target field in the DCI includes 4 bits, for example, the first bit is associated with the first SCell group, the second bit is associated with the second SCell group, the third bit is associated with the third SCell group, and the fourth bit is associated with the fourth SCell group. Bit 0 indicates deactivation, and bit 1 indicates activation.

[0064] For example, when the first target field in the DCI is 0101, the DCI can instruct the terminal to deactivate the SCells in the first and third SCell groups, and activate the SCells in the second and fourth SCell groups. For example, when the first target field in the DCI is 1111, the DCI can instruct the terminal to activate the SCells in all four SCell groups.

[0065] If each SCell is indicated by one bit, 31 bits are required. However, this embodiment can use a 4-bit field to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate 31 SCells, thereby effectively reducing the bits required for DCI and saving communication resources.

[0066] Optionally, the DCI includes a second target field, the number of bits of the second target field is 1, and the number of groups for grouping SCells is 2;

[0067] The second target field is used to indicate activation of the SCells in the first SCell group and deactivation of the SCells in the second SCell group, or the second target field is used to indicate deactivation of the SCells in the first SCell group and activation of the SCells in the second SCell group.

[0068] In one embodiment, the DCI may include a second target field, where the second target field may be all or part of the DCI field. The number of bits in the second target field is 1, and the number of SCell groupings is 2. The base station and the terminal may pre-agreed that for SCells divided into two groups, the two SCell groups may include two situations: one in which the SCells in the first SCell group are activated and the SCells in the second SCell group are deactivated; the other in which the SCells in the first SCell group are deactivated and the SCells in the second SCell group are activated. A single bit can represent both situations.

[0069] For example, the terminal has 31 available SCells, numbered 0 to 30. The SCells are grouped into two SCell groups. The first SCell group contains 16 SCells, SCell0 to SCell15, and the second SCell group contains 16 SCells, SCell18 to SCell130.

[0070] For example, if the second target field in the DCI is 1, the DCI can instruct the terminal to activate 16 SCells in the first SCell group and deactivate 15 SCells in the second SCell group. For example, if the second target field in the DCI is 0, the DCI can instruct the terminal to deactivate 16 SCells in the first SCell group and activate 15 SCells in the second SCell group.

[0071] If each SCell is indicated by one bit, 31 bits are required. However, this embodiment can use a 1-bit field to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate 31 SCells, thereby effectively reducing the bits required for DCI and saving communication resources.

[0072] Figure 3 This is a schematic flow chart illustrating an activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The activation determination method illustrated in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. The terminal can communicate with a base station as a user equipment, including but not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. In one embodiment, the base station can be a base station to which the activation indication method described in any of the above embodiments is applicable.

[0073] like Figure 3 As shown, the activation determination method may include the following steps:

[0074] In step S301, downlink control information DCI sent by a base station is received;

[0075] In step S302, the secondary cell (SCell) is activated and / or deactivated according to the DCI.

[0076] Since DCI is generally located in the physical downlink control channel PDCCH, it belongs to physical layer information. The process of the base station sending physical layer information is relatively simple compared to the process of the base station sending high-level signaling such as MAC CE. Therefore, it can be quickly indicated to the terminal, reducing the delay of instructing the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell, so that the terminal can activate and / or deactivate the indicated SCell as soon as possible according to the DCI, which is beneficial to the efficient use of wireless resources and energy saving of the terminal.

[0077] Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, the method further includes:

[0078] In step S401, according to the format of the DCI, it is determined that the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate an SCell.

[0079] In one embodiment, the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell can be generated by adding a new field to the existing DCI format, for example, adding a new field to DCI format 1_0, DCI format 1_1, DCIformat2_0; or using a separate DCI with a format different from the existing DCI in the related art to indicate the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell.

[0080] Accordingly, the terminal can determine, based on the format of the DCI, that the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell, for example, determining that a DCII in a format different from the above-mentioned DCI format 1_0, DCI format 1_1, DCI format 2_0, etc. is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell.

[0081] Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the method further includes:

[0082] In step S501, according to the radio network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the DCI (the DCI may be specifically used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell), it is determined that the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell.

[0083] In one embodiment, for the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell, the RNTI corresponding to the DCI may be set to be different from the RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to indicate other information.

[0084] The RNTI can be used by the terminal to derive DCI from the PDCCH. For example, if the RNTI configured for the terminal for the DCI indicating activation and / or deactivation of the SCell (e.g., RNTI1) is different from the RNTI configured for the terminal for the DCI indicating other information (e.g., RNTI2, RNTI3, RNTI4, etc.), the terminal can activate and / or deactivate the SCell based on the DCI derived from the PDCCH based on RNTI1.

[0085] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 6 As shown, the activating and / or deactivating SCell according to the DCI includes:

[0086] In step S601, in response to sending a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement HARQ-ACK corresponding to the DCI to the base station, an SCell is activated and / or deactivated according to the DCI.

[0087] In one embodiment, without reusing the existing DCI in the related technology, the terminal can send the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the DCI to the base station when it determines that the DCI is received correctly. In this case, the terminal can determine that the content indicated in the DCI has been successfully obtained, and then can activate and / or deactivate the SCell according to the DCI.

[0088] It should be noted that, before determining that the content indicated in the DCI has been successfully acquired, the terminal still uses the activation and inactivation states of the SCell when the DCI is not received.

[0089] Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 7 As shown, the activating and / or deactivating SCell according to the DCI includes:

[0090] In step S701, a first field is determined in the DCI, where the first field is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate an SCell, and the DCI further includes a second field for indicating other information;

[0091] In step S702, the SCell is activated and / or deactivated according to the first field.

[0092] In one embodiment, the existing DCI in the related technology can be reused, but the meanings of the existing fields in the existing DCI in the related technology have been determined. The present disclosure can add a field in the DCI, for example, called the first field, to indicate that the terminal activates and / or deactivates the SCell, then the original field in the DCI, for example, called the second field, can continue to be used to indicate other information.

[0093] The terminal can activate and / or deactivate the SCell based on the first field, and based on the second field, can still determine other information indicated by the second field, thereby multiplexing the DCI without affecting the original function of the DCI.

[0094] In one embodiment, the first field may include the first target field in the subsequent embodiment, or may include the second target field in the subsequent embodiment, for example, the first field is the first target field, or the first field is the second target field.

[0095] Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 8 As shown, the activating and / or deactivating SCell according to the DCI includes:

[0096] In step S801, in response to the sending of the physical uplink shared channel PUSCH scheduled by the DCI, or in response to the sending of the HARQ-ACK corresponding to the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, the SCell is activated and / or deactivated according to the DCI.

[0097] In one embodiment, in the case of existing DCI in the reuse related technology, the terminal can operate based on the channel scheduled by the DCI.

[0098] For example, if DCI is used to schedule PUSCH, then when the PUSCH scheduled by DCI is sent, it can be determined that the content indicated in the DCI has been successfully acquired, and then the SCell can be activated and / or deactivated according to the DCI.

[0099] For example, DCI is used to schedule PDSCH. If the PDSCH scheduled by DCI is correctly received, the HAQR-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH can be sent to the base station. When the HAQR-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH is sent, it can be determined that the content indicated in the DCI has been successfully obtained, and then the SCell can be activated and / or deactivated according to the DCI.

[0100] It should be noted that, before determining that the content indicated in the DCI has been successfully acquired, the terminal still uses the activation and inactivation states of the SCell when the DCI is not received.

[0101] Figure 9 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 9 As shown, the method further includes:

[0102] In step S901, grouping information obtained by grouping SCells available to the terminal and sent by the base station is received.

[0103] Optionally, the grouping information includes at least one of the following: SCells in each SCell group, and the number of groups into which the SCells are grouped.

[0104] Figure 10 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 10 As shown, the DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups, and the activating and / or deactivating the SCell according to the DCI includes:

[0105] In step S1001, according to the grouping information and the first target field, the first target group in the grouped SCell and the SCell in the first target group are activated, and / or the second target group in the grouped SCell and the SCell in the second target group are deactivated.

[0106] In one embodiment, the DCI may include a first target field, wherein the first target field may be all fields of the DCI or part of the fields in the DCI, and the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups. Then, the first target field may be used to indicate activation of the SCells in the first target group in the grouped SCells, and the first target field may be used to indicate deactivation of the SCells in the second target group in the grouped SCells, wherein the first target group may be one SCell group or multiple SCell groups (for example, all grouped SCell groups or part of grouped SCell groups), and the second target group may be one SCell group or multiple SCell groups (for example, all grouped SCell groups or part of grouped SCell groups).

[0107] For example, the terminal has 31 available SCells, numbered 0 to 30. The SCells are grouped into four SCell groups. The first SCell group contains eight SCells, namely SCell0 to SCell7, the second SCell group contains eight SCells, namely SCell8 to SCell15, the third SCell group contains eight SCells, namely SCell16 to SCell23, and the fourth SCell group contains seven SCells, namely SCell24 to SCell30.

[0108] The first target field in the DCI includes 4 bits, for example, the first bit is associated with the first SCell group, the second bit is associated with the second SCell group, the third bit is associated with the third SCell group, and the fourth bit is associated with the fourth SCell group. Bit 0 indicates deactivation, and bit 1 indicates activation.

[0109] For example, when the first target field in the DCI is 0101, the DCI can instruct the terminal to deactivate the SCells in the first and third SCell groups, and activate the SCells in the second and fourth SCell groups. For example, when the first target field in the DCI is 1111, the DCI can instruct the terminal to activate SCell 1 in all four SCell groups.

[0110] If each SCell is indicated by one bit, 31 bits are required. However, this embodiment can use a 4-bit field to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate 31 SCells, thereby effectively reducing the bits required for DCI and saving communication resources.

[0111] Optionally, the DCI includes a second target field, the number of bits of the second target field is 1, the number of groups for grouping SCells is 2, and activating and / or deactivating SCells according to the DCI includes:

[0112] The SCells in the first SCell group are activated according to the second target field, and the SCells in the second SCell group are deactivated, or the SCells in the first SCell group are deactivated according to the second target field, and the SCells in the second SCell group are activated.

[0113] In one embodiment, the DCI may include a second target field, where the second target field may be all or part of the DCI field. The number of bits in the second target field is 1, and the number of SCell groupings is 2. The base station and the terminal may pre-agreed that for SCells divided into two groups, the two SCell groups may include two situations: one in which the SCells in the first SCell group are activated and the SCells in the second SCell group are deactivated; the other in which the SCells in the first SCell group are deactivated and the SCells in the second SCell group are activated. A single bit can represent both situations.

[0114] For example, the terminal has 31 available SCells, numbered 0 to 30. The SCells are grouped into two SCell groups. The first SCell group contains 16 SCells, SCell0 to SCell15, and the second SCell group contains 16 SCells, SCell18 to SCell130.

[0115] For example, if the second target field in the DCI is 1, the DCI can instruct the terminal to activate 16 SCells in the first SCell group and deactivate 15 SCells in the second SCell group. For example, if the second target field in the DCI is 0, the DCI can instruct the terminal to deactivate 16 SCells in the first SCell group and activate 15 SCells in the second SCell group.

[0116] If each SCell is indicated by one bit, 31 bits are required. However, this embodiment can use a 1-bit field to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate 31 SCells, thereby effectively reducing the bits required for DCI and saving communication resources.

[0117] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the activation indication method and the activation determination method, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of an activation indication device and an activation determination device.

[0118] Figure 11 This is a schematic flow chart illustrating an activation indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The activation indication device illustrated in this embodiment can be applicable to base stations, including but not limited to 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The base station can communicate with a terminal serving as a user device, including but not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. In one embodiment, the terminal can be a terminal applicable to the activation determination device described in any subsequent embodiment.

[0119] like Figure 11 As shown, the activation indication device may include:

[0120] The first sending module 1101 is configured to send downlink control information DCI to a terminal, wherein the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell).

[0121] Optionally, the format of the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell is different from the format of the DCI used to indicate other information.

[0122] Optionally, the radio network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell is different from the RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to indicate other information.

[0123] Optionally, the DCI includes at least a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate that the terminal activates and / or deactivates the SCell, and the second field is used to indicate other information.

[0124] Figure 12 FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of another activation indication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 12 As shown, the device also includes:

[0125] A grouping module 1201 is configured to group SCells available to the terminal to obtain grouping information;

[0126] The second sending module 1202 is configured to send the group information to the terminal.

[0127] Optionally, the grouping information includes at least one of the following: SCells in each SCell group, and the number of groups into which the SCells are grouped.

[0128] Optionally, the DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups, and the first target field is used to indicate the SCell in the first target group in the SCell after activation grouping and / or the SCell in the second target group in the SCell after deactivation grouping.

[0129] Optionally, the DCI includes a second target field, the number of bits of the second target field is 1, and the number of groups for grouping SCells is 2;

[0130] The second target field is used to indicate activation of the SCells in the first SCell group and deactivation of the SCells in the second SCell group, or the second target field is used to indicate deactivation of the SCells in the first SCell group and activation of the SCells in the second SCell group.

[0131] Figure 13 This is a schematic block diagram of an activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The activation determination device shown in this embodiment can be applicable to a terminal, including but not limited to electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. The terminal can communicate with a base station as a user equipment, including but not limited to a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station. In one embodiment, the base station can be a base station to which the activation indication device described in any of the above embodiments is applicable.

[0132] like Figure 13 As shown, the activation determination device may include:

[0133] The first receiving module 1301 is configured to receive downlink control information DCI sent by a base station;

[0134] The activation determination module 1302 is configured to activate and / or deactivate the secondary cell (SCell) according to the DCI.

[0135] Figure 14 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 14 As shown, the device also includes:

[0136] The first determining module 1401 is configured to determine, according to the format of the DCI, that the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell.

[0137] Figure 15 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 15 As shown, the device also includes:

[0138] The second determining module 1501 is configured to determine, according to the radio network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the DCI, that the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell.

[0139] Optionally, the activation determination module is configured to activate and / or deactivate the SCell according to the DCI in response to sending a hybrid automatic repeat request confirmation HARQ-ACK corresponding to the DCI to the base station.

[0140] Optionally, the activation determination module is configured to determine a first field in the DCI, wherein the first field is used to indicate that the terminal activates and / or deactivates the SCell, and the DCI also includes a second field for indicating other information; according to the first field, the SCell is activated and / or deactivated.

[0141] Optionally, the activation determination module is configured to activate and / or deactivate SCell according to the DCI in response to the issuance of a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH scheduled by the DCI, or in response to the issuance of a HARQ-ACK corresponding to a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI.

[0142] Figure 16 FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of another activation determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 16 As shown, the device also includes:

[0143] The second receiving module 1601 is configured to receive grouping information sent by the base station and obtained by grouping the SCells available to the terminal.

[0144] Optionally, the grouping information includes at least one of the following: SCells in each SCell group, and the number of groups into which the SCells are grouped.

[0145] Optionally, the DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups, and the activation determination module is configured to activate the first target group in the grouped SCell and the SCell in the first target group, and / or deactivate the second target group in the grouped SCell and the SCell in the second target group based on the grouping information and the first target field.

[0146] The DCI includes a second target field, the number of bits of the second target field is 1, the number of groups of SCells is 2, and the activation determination module is configured to

[0147] The SCells in the first SCell group are activated according to the second target field, and the SCells in the second SCell group are deactivated, or the SCells in the first SCell group are deactivated according to the second target field, and the SCells in the second SCell group are activated.

[0148] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiments of the relevant methods and will not be elaborated on here.

[0149] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0150] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute the activation indication method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0151] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, comprising: a processor; and a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute the activation determination method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0152] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the activation indication method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0153] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the activation determination method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0154] like Figure 17 As shown, Figure 17 1 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 1700 for activating an indication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 1700 may be provided as a base station. Figure 17 The apparatus 1700 includes a processing component 1722, a wireless transmitting / receiving component 1724, an antenna component 1726, and a signal processing portion specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 1722 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in the processing component 1722 may be configured to implement the activation indication method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0155] Figure 18 1 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 1800 for activation determination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, apparatus 1800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0156] Reference Figure 18 , device 1800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1802 , a memory 1804 , a power component 1806 , a multimedia component 1808 , an audio component 1810 , an input / output (I / O) interface 1812 , a sensor component 1814 , and a communication component 1816 .

[0157] Processing component 1802 generally controls the overall operation of device 1800, such as operations associated with display, phone calls, data communications, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 1802 may include one or more processors 1820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the activation determination method described above. Furthermore, processing component 1802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 1802 and other components. For example, processing component 1802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 1808 and processing component 1802.

[0158] The memory 1804 is configured to store various types of data to support the operations of the device 1800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 1800, contact data, phone book data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. The memory 1804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device, or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0159] The power supply component 1806 provides power to the various components of the device 1800. The power supply component 1806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 1800.

[0160] The multimedia component 1808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 1800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor can not only sense the boundaries of the touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1808 includes a front camera and / or a rear camera. When the device 1800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0161] The audio component 1810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1810 includes a microphone (MIC) that is configured to receive external audio signals when the device 1800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 1804 or transmitted via the communication component 1816. In some embodiments, the audio component 1810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0162] I / O interface 1812 provides an interface between processing component 1802 and peripheral interface modules, such as a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0163] Sensor assembly 1814 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of the status assessment of device 1800. For example, sensor assembly 1814 can detect the open / closed state of device 1800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of device 1800. Sensor assembly 1814 can also detect changes in the position of device 1800 or a component of device 1800, the presence or absence of user contact with device 1800, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 1800, and changes in the temperature of device 1800. Sensor assembly 1814 can include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 1814 can also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 1814 can also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0164] The communication component 1816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the device 1800 and other devices. The device 1800 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1816 also includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology and other technologies.

[0165] In an exemplary embodiment, the device 1800 can be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors or other electronic components to perform the above-mentioned activation determination method.

[0166] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 1804 including instructions. The instructions can be executed by the processor 1820 of the device 1800 to perform the activation determination method described above. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can be a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, etc.

[0167] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the disclosure herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0168] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

[0169] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. The terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements that are not explicitly listed, or also includes elements that are inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device that includes the element.

[0170] The above is a detailed introduction to the methods and devices provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Specific examples are used herein to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present disclosure. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the methods and core ideas of the present disclosure. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the ideas of the present disclosure, there may be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scopes. In summary, the contents of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An activation indication method, characterized in that: Applicable to a base station, the method includes: Sending downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal, where the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell); wherein a format of the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell is different from a format of the DCI used to indicate other information, and the DCI includes at least a first field, where the first field is used to indicate activation and / or deactivation of the SCell; The SCell grouping information available to the terminal is sent to the terminal, the grouping information including: the SCells in each SCell group; wherein the DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups of available SCell groups, and the first target field is used to indicate the SCells in the first target group in the SCell after activation of the group and / or the SCells in the second target group in the SCell after deactivation of the group.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The radio network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell is different from the RNTI corresponding to the DCI used to indicate other information.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The grouping information also includes: The number of groups into which SCells are grouped.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The DCI further includes a second target field, the number of bits of the second target field is 1, and the number of groups for grouping SCells is 2; The second target field is used to indicate activation of the SCells in the first SCell group and deactivation of the SCells in the second SCell group, or the second target field is used to indicate deactivation of the SCells in the first SCell group and activation of the SCells in the second SCell group.

5. An activation determination method, characterized in that: Applicable to a terminal, the method includes: Receive downlink control information DCI sent by the base station; Determining, according to a format of the DCI, that the DCI is used to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell); wherein the DCI includes at least a first field, and the first field is used to indicate activation and / or deactivation of the SCell; Receive SCell grouping information available to the terminal sent by the base station, the grouping information including: the SCells in each SCell group; wherein the DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups of available SCell groupings, and the activating and / or deactivating SCell according to the DCI includes: activating the first target group in the grouped SCell and the SCells in the first target group, and / or deactivating the second target group in the grouped SCell and the SCells in the second target group, according to the grouping information and the first target field.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: According to the radio network temporary identifier RNTI corresponding to the DCI, it is determined that the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell.

7. The method according to any one of claims 5, characterized in that The activating and / or deactivating the SCell according to the DCI includes: In response to sending a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment HARQ-ACK corresponding to the DCI to the base station, activating and / or deactivating the SCell according to the DCI.

8. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The activating and / or deactivating the SCell according to the DCI includes: In response to the sending of a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH scheduled by the DCI, or in response to the sending of a HARQ-ACK corresponding to a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, the SCell is activated and / or deactivated according to the DCI.

9. An activation indicator device, characterized in that: Applicable to a base station, the device includes: A first sending module is configured to send downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal, wherein the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell); wherein a format of the DCI used to instruct the terminal to activate and / or deactivate the SCell is different from a format of the DCI used to indicate other information, and the DCI includes at least a first field, and the first field is used to indicate activation and / or deactivation of the SCell; A grouping module is configured to send the SCell grouping information available to the terminal to the terminal, the grouping information including: the SCells in each SCell group; wherein the DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups of available SCell groupings, and the first target field is used to indicate the SCells in the first target group of the SCell after activation of the grouping and / or the SCells in the second target group of the SCell after deactivation of the grouping.

10. An activation determination device, characterized in that: Applicable to a terminal, the device includes: A first receiving module is configured to receive downlink control information DCI sent by a base station; an activation determination module, configured to determine, according to a format of the DCI, that the DCI is used to activate and / or deactivate a secondary cell (SCell); wherein the DCI includes at least a first field, and the first field is used to indicate activation and / or deactivation of the SCell; A second receiving module is configured to receive SCell grouping information available to the terminal and sent by the base station, where the grouping information includes: SCels in each SCell group; The DCI includes a first target field, the number of bits of the first target field is equal to the number of groups of available SCell groupings, and the activating and / or deactivating SCell according to the DCI includes: activating the first target group in the grouped SCell and the SCell in the first target group, and / or deactivating the second target group in the grouped SCell and the SCell in the second target group, according to the grouping information and the first target field.

11. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the activation indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

12. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to execute the activation determination method according to any one of claims 5 to 8.

13. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the activation indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 are implemented.

14. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the activation determination method according to any one of claims 5 to 8 are implemented.

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