Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to a communication method, a terminal, network equipment, a communication system and a storage medium. The communication method may be performed by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving a first wake-up signal through a first transceiver on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, and the first state comprises that a second transceiver is in a working state. According to the invention, the first terminal receives the first wake-up signal on the first physical resource so as to wake up terminals of different terminal types.

Description

Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] In wireless communication systems, in order to further improve the power saving performance of terminals, a wake-up signal (WUS) is introduced. The function of WUS is to inform the terminal whether it needs to monitor the PDCCH. For example, if the terminal detects the WUS signal, the terminal monitors the PDCCH. If the WUS is not detected, the terminal skips the monitoring of the PDCCH.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] For different types of terminals, how the network side sends a wake-up signal to wake up different types of terminals is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: receiving a first wake-up signal through a first transceiver on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, and the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: sending a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state; the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0008] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: a first transceiver module, configured to receive a first wake-up signal through a first transceiver on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, and the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0009] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, including: a second transceiver module, configured to send a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state; the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0010] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the communication method of the first aspect.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the communication method as in the second aspect.

[0012] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect.

[0013] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a network device or terminal, the network device or terminal executes a communication method as described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0014] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is proposed, comprising a computer program, which implements the communication method described in any one of the first and second aspects when executed by a processor.

[0015] According to a tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program is proposed, which includes codes, and when the codes are executed by a processor, they implement the communication method described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0016] According to an eleventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a chip or chip system is provided. The chip or chip system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to execute the communication method as described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0017] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure wakes up different types of terminals by sending a wake-up signal. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG1B is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG2A is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG2B is another interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG3A is a schematic diagram showing a flow chart of a communication method executed by a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG3B is a flow chart showing a communication method executed on a network device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG4 is another schematic flow chart of a communication method executed on a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG5A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG5B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0031] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: receiving a first wake-up signal through a first transceiver on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, and the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0032] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal receives the first wake-up signal on the first physical resource, thereby waking up terminals of different terminal types and improving the power saving performance of different terminal types.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is in a non-connected state.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first physical resource is associated with a terminal type of the first terminal.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with at least one of the following: different initial bandwidth parts BWP; different terminal capabilities.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with different physical resources, and different physical resources are used to send different wake-up signals.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a first downlink initial BWP, and the first terminal is a first type terminal; or, the initial BWP of the first terminal is a second downlink initial BWP, the first terminal is a second type terminal, and the first downlink initial BWP is different from the second downlink initial BWP.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the second type of terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is used to trigger a terminal of at least one terminal type to enter the first state, and the terminal of the at least one terminal type includes the first terminal.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, at least one terminal type is predefined or configured by a network device. In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is a terminal that monitors PEI and / or PO on a downlink initial BWP configured by the network; and the first downlink initial BWP associated with the first terminal is the downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a terminal of at least one terminal type also includes a second terminal, and the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the first terminal and the second terminal to enter the first state; the terminal type of the first terminal is different from the terminal type of the second terminal.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP does not include CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is used for the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is not used to wake up the second terminal, and the second terminal is not included in the terminals of the at least one terminal type.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is used for the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal carries one of the following: first information, where the first information is used to indicate the terminal type of the first terminal; second information, where the second information is used to indicate the initial BWP associated with the first terminal; and third information, where the third information is used to indicate the first terminal.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminals are grouped according to PO and / or PEI.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the first wake-up signal includes: first configuration information shared with other wake-up signals and second configuration information dedicated to the first wake-up signal.

[0051] In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: sending a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state; the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is in a non-connected state.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first physical resource is associated with a terminal type of the first terminal.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the different terminal types are associated with at least one of the following: different initial bandwidth parts BWP; different terminal capabilities.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with different physical resources, and different physical resources are used to send different wake-up signals.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a first downlink initial BWP, and the first terminal is a first type terminal; or, the initial BWP of the first terminal is a second downlink initial BWP, the first terminal is a second type terminal, and the first downlink initial BWP is different from the second downlink initial BWP.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the second type of terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP includes a control resource set CORESET 0 and / or a synchronization information block SSB.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is used to trigger a terminal of at least one terminal type to enter the first state, and the terminal of the at least one terminal type includes the first terminal.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the at least one terminal type is predefined or configured by the network device.

[0061] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is a terminal that monitors PEI and / or PO on the downlink initial BWP configured by the network; the first downlink initial BWP associated with the first terminal is the downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal of at least one terminal type also includes a second terminal, and the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the first terminal and the second terminal to enter the first state; the terminal type of the first terminal is different from the terminal type of the second terminal.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP does not include CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is used by the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0065] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is not used to wake up the second terminal, and the second terminal is not included in the terminals of the at least one terminal type.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is used by the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal carries one of the following:

[0069] first information, where the first information is used to indicate a terminal type of the first terminal;

[0070] second information, where the second information is used to indicate an initial BWP associated with the first terminal;

[0071] The third information is used to indicate the first terminal.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminals are grouped according to PO and / or PEI.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the first wake-up signal includes: first configuration information shared with other wake-up signals and second configuration information dedicated to the first wake-up signal.

[0074] In the third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, including: a first transceiver module is configured to receive a first wake-up signal through a first transceiver on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, and the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0075] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is in a non-connected state.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first physical resource is associated with a terminal type of the first terminal.

[0077] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with at least one of the following: different initial bandwidth parts BWP; different terminal capabilities.

[0078] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with different physical resources, and different physical resources are used to send different wake-up signals.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a first downlink initial BWP, and the first terminal is a first type terminal; or, the initial BWP of the first terminal is a second downlink initial BWP, the first terminal is a second type terminal, and the first downlink initial BWP is different from the second downlink initial BWP.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the second type of terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is used to trigger a terminal of at least one terminal type to enter the first state, and the terminal of the at least one terminal type includes the first terminal.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, at least one terminal type is predefined or configured by the network device.

[0084] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is a terminal that monitors PEI and / or PO on the downlink initial BWP configured by the network; the first downlink initial BWP associated with the first terminal is the downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0085] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, a terminal of at least one terminal type also includes a second terminal, and the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the first terminal and the second terminal to enter the first state; the terminal type of the first terminal is different from the terminal type of the second terminal.

[0086] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP does not include CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0087] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is used for the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0088] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is not used to wake up the second terminal, and the second terminal is not included in the terminals of the at least one terminal type.

[0089] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0090] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is used for the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0091] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal carries one of the following: first information, where the first information is used to indicate the terminal type of the first terminal; second information, where the second information is used to indicate the initial BWP associated with the first terminal; and third information, where the third information is used to indicate the first terminal.

[0092] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminals are grouped according to PO and / or PEI.

[0093] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the first wake-up signal includes: first configuration information shared with other wake-up signals and second configuration information dedicated to the first wake-up signal.

[0094] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: a second transceiver module is configured to send a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state; the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state.

[0095] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is in a non-connected state.

[0096] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first physical resource is associated with a terminal type of the first terminal.

[0097] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with at least one of the following: different initial bandwidth parts BWP; different terminal capabilities.

[0098] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with different physical resources, and different physical resources are used to send different wake-up signals.

[0099] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a first downlink initial BWP, and the first terminal is a first type terminal; or, the initial BWP of the first terminal is a second downlink initial BWP, the first terminal is a second type terminal, and the first downlink initial BWP is different from the second downlink initial BWP.

[0100] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0101] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the second type of terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP includes a control resource set CORESET 0 and / or a synchronization information block SSB.

[0102] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is used to trigger a terminal of at least one terminal type to enter the first state, and the terminal of the at least one terminal type includes the first terminal.

[0103] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, at least one terminal type is predefined or configured by the network device.

[0104] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal is a terminal that monitors PEI and / or PO on the downlink initial BWP configured by the network; the first downlink initial BWP associated with the first terminal is the downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0105] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, a terminal of at least one terminal type also includes a second terminal, and the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the first terminal and the second terminal to enter the first state; the terminal type of the first terminal is different from the terminal type of the second terminal.

[0106] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP does not include CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0107] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is used for the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0108] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal is not used to wake up the second terminal, and the second terminal is not included in the terminals of the at least one terminal type.

[0109] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0110] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP is used for the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0111] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first wake-up signal carries one of the following: first information, where the first information is used to indicate the terminal type of the first terminal; second information, where the second information is used to indicate the initial BWP associated with the first terminal; and third information, where the third information is used to indicate the first terminal.

[0112] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminals are grouped according to PO and / or PEI.

[0113] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the first wake-up signal includes: first configuration information shared with other wake-up signals and second configuration information dedicated to the first wake-up signal.

[0114] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the communication method of the first aspect.

[0115] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the communication method of the second aspect.

[0116] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, comprising: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0117] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a terminal or a network device, the terminal or the network device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0118] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a terminal or a network device, the terminal or the network device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0119] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0120] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects above.

[0121] It is understandable that the above-mentioned network devices, terminals, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0122] The present disclosure provides a communication method, terminal, network device, communication system, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "wake-up signal transmission method," "wake-up method," "signal transmission method," and "signal processing method" are interchangeable, and the terms "signal processing system," "communication system," and "wake-up system" are interchangeable.

[0123] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0124] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0125] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0126] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0127] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0128] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0129] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0130] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0131] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0132] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0133] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0134] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0135] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0136] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0137] In some embodiments, the terms "network devices", "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access network node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femtocell", "picocell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0138] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0139] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0140] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0141] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0142] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0143] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0144] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0145] As shown in Figure 1A, a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102. In some embodiments, the network device 102 may also be referred to as an access network device.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0147] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The network device 102 may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0148] In some embodiments, the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applicable to an open radio access network (Open RAN) architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

[0149] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0150] In some embodiments, the access network device may be a single device, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices. The access network device may be virtual or physical. It is understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that, with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

[0151] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0152] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0153] In the disclosed embodiments, in the power saving project of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) R16 (release 16), a power saving signal (also known as a wake-up signal), such as LP-WUS (low-power wake-up signal) or DCP (downlink control information for power saving), is introduced for terminals in a connected state. LP-WUS is a low-power detection signal. If a terminal detects LP-WUS, it means that the terminal needs to monitor the PDCCH. However, if LP-WUS is not detected, the terminal can skip monitoring of some PDCCHs. Later, in the power-saving project of R17 (release 17), for idle discontinuous reception (DRX) scenarios, power-saving signals (such as paging early indication (PEI)) are usually configured before the paging occasion (PO). If the terminal does not detect the power-saving signal, it needs to skip the paging DCI; otherwise, it needs to monitor the paging DCI. In R17, the PDCCH skipping mechanism was further enhanced for terminals in the connected state. That is, PDCCH skipping will be carried in the DCI to notify the terminal to skip monitoring for a period of time or switch the search space group. It can be seen that in the power-saving projects of R16 or R17, regardless of the power-saving signal, the terminal's baseband chip (modem) needs to detect the power-saving signal.

[0154] In one embodiment, in order to further save power consumption, the terminal may add a transceiver dedicated to receiving power-saving signals. Figure 1B is a structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figure 1B, the terminal 101 may include a first transceiver 111, a second transceiver 112 and a processor 113. Among them, the first transceiver 111 can be understood as a low power wake-up signal receiver (LP-WUR), which has the ability to monitor wake-up signals with ultra-low power consumption. The second transceiver 112 can be understood as a main transceiver (MR), which is used for data transmission, such as a transceiver that monitors PDCCH and / or receives uplink and downlink transmission data. Exemplarily, the second transceiver 112 can be a baseband chip (modem) or a main radio part on the terminal. The second transceiver 112 can be one or more. When there are multiple second transceivers 112, the frequency bands of each second transceiver 112 can be the same or different.

[0155] As shown in Figure 1B, after the first transceiver 111 detects the LP-WUS, the terminal 101 wakes up the second transceiver 112. At this time, the second transceiver 112 is turned on or wakes up from a sleep state or a deep sleep state to transmit and receive data. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to save terminal power consumption, the second transceiver 112 can be turned off again or enter a sleep state or a deep sleep state after completing monitoring of the PDCCH or ending data transmission with the network device.

[0156] In one embodiment, the above-mentioned “sleep state” may be expressed as “dormant state”, “deep sleep state”, “super deep sleep state”, etc.

[0157] The following describes the terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0158] 1. First state

[0159] The embodiment of the present disclosure defines a state of the terminal, namely the first state. At this time, the terminal uses the second transceiver 112 to work, so the first state can be understood as a working state of the terminal.

[0160] In some embodiments, the terminal being in the first state can be understood as the second transceiver being in an operating state. In this case, the state of the first transceiver of the terminal can include at least one of the following: the first transceiver being in an operating state, the first transceiver being in a low power consumption state, or the terminal being in an LP-WUS listening state, but is not limited thereto and is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0161] In some embodiments, the second transceiver being in an operating state may be understood as the second transceiver being turned on and monitoring a downlink control channel.

[0162] In some embodiments, the first transceiver being in a low power consumption state may be understood as the first transceiver being turned off or in a sleep state.

[0163] In some embodiments, the terminal being in the LP-WUS listening state may be understood as the terminal using the first transceiver to listen to the LP-WUS.

[0164] In some embodiments, when the terminal enters the first state, the second transceiver (such as the main transceiver) of the terminal is in an operating state.

[0165] In some embodiments, when the terminal is in the first state, the second transceiver of the terminal remains turned on.

[0166] In some embodiments, the first state may also be understood as a state of the second transceiver. In this case, the terminal entering the first state may be understood as the second transceiver of the terminal entering the first state.

[0167] In some embodiments, the specific name of the first state is not specifically limited. For example, the first state can be expressed as a working state, a downlink control channel monitoring state, etc.

[0168] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, “entering the first state” can be replaced with “activating the first state”, “the first state is activated”, etc.; “leaving the first state” can be replaced with “deactivating the first state”, “the first state is deactivated”, etc.

[0169] 2. Second State

[0170] The embodiment of the present disclosure defines a state of the terminal, namely the second state. In this state, the terminal operates using the first transceiver 111, and the second state can be understood as a low power state of the terminal.

[0171] In some embodiments, the terminal being in the second state can be understood as the state of the terminal after the second transceiver leaves the first state, for example, the second transceiver is in an off state, a sleep state, a hibernation state, etc. In this case, the state of the first transceiver of the terminal may include at least one of the following: the first transceiver is in an operating state, the first transceiver is in a low power consumption state, and the terminal is in an LP-WUS listening state.

[0172] In some embodiments, the first transceiver being in the working state can be understood as the first transceiver being turned on and monitoring the wake-up signal. At this time, the first transceiver can be in a low power consumption state.

[0173] In some embodiments, the first transceiver being in a low power consumption state may be understood as the first transceiver being turned off or in a sleep state.

[0174] In some embodiments, the terminal being in the LP-WUS monitoring state may be understood as the terminal using the first transceiver to monitor the LP-WUS and turning off the second transceiver or putting the second transceiver into a sleep state.

[0175] In some embodiments, when the terminal enters the second state, the second transceiver (such as the main transceiver) of the terminal is in a low power consumption state, that is, the second transceiver remains turned off or in sleep mode.

[0176] In some embodiments, when the terminal is in the second state, the first transceiver of the terminal remains turned on, that is, the first transceiver is in the turned-on state.

[0177] In some embodiments, the second state may also be understood as a state of the second transceiver. In this case, the terminal entering the second state may be understood as the second transceiver of the terminal entering the second state.

[0178] In some embodiments, the specific name of the second state is not specifically limited. For example, the second state can be expressed as a low power state, an ultra deep sleep state, a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) monitoring state, etc.

[0179] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, "entering the second state" can be replaced with "activating the second state", "the second state is activated", etc.; "leaving the second state" can be replaced with "deactivating the second state", "the second state is deactivated", etc.

[0180] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the transceiver may be a receiver having only a receiving function, or a transmitter having only a transmitting function, or a general term for a transceiver having both transmitting and receiving functions, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not make specific limitations on this.

[0181] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network introduces different initial bandwidth parts (BWPs), and different types of terminals use different initial BWPs. At this time, how to send a wake-up signal to wake up different types of terminals is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0182] Therefore, the embodiments of the present disclosure consider sending wake-up signals on different physical resources for waking up different types of terminals (which can be understood as using different wake-up signals to wake up different types of terminals), or sending wake-up signals on one physical resource for waking up different types of terminals (which can be understood as using one wake-up signal to wake up different types of terminals). In this way, while reducing terminal power consumption, the network side can save overhead during the wake-up process.

[0183] In some embodiments, the communication system includes terminals of different terminal types.

[0184] In some embodiments, the network device sends a wake-up signal on different physical resources to wake up terminals of different terminal types, which can be understood as using different wake-up signals to wake up different types of terminals.

[0185] In some embodiments, the network device sends a wake-up signal on one physical resource to wake up terminals of different terminal types.

[0186] In some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with different physical resources. Different physical resources are used to send different wake-up signals, and different wake-up signals are used to wake up different types of terminals.

[0187] In some embodiments, terminals of different terminal types are all in a non-connected state.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal type includes multiple types.

[0189] In one example, the terminal type includes a first type (denoted as type A) and a second type (denoted as type B), type A is associated with physical resource A, and type B is associated with physical resource B.

[0190] In some embodiments, physical resource A is used to send wake-up signal A, which is used to wake up a first type of terminal (denoted as terminal A). Physical resource B is used to send wake-up signal B, which is used to wake up a second type of terminal (denoted as terminal B).

[0191] In some embodiments, the first terminal may be terminal A or terminal B.

[0192] In some embodiments, the first physical resource may be physical resource A or physical resource B.

[0193] In some embodiments, different terminal types are associated with at least one of: different initial BWPs, different terminal capabilities.

[0194] In some embodiments, different initial BWPs are associated with different terminal types. In some embodiments, terminals can be divided into different terminal types according to the initial BWPs associated with the terminals.

[0195] In one example, the initial BWP includes a first downlink initial BWP and a second downlink initial BWP. The first downlink initial BWP is associated with a first type, and the second downlink initial BWP is associated with a second type. In one example, the terminal associated with the first downlink initial BWP is terminal A. The terminal associated with the second downlink initial BWP is terminal B.

[0196] In some embodiments, different terminal capabilities are associated with different terminal types. In some embodiments, terminals can be divided into different terminal types according to the terminal capabilities they have.

[0197] In one example, terminal A is a terminal with limited capability (e.g., reduced capability), which may also be called a redcap UE. In one example, terminal B is an ordinary terminal, which may also be called a normal UE. In one example, terminal A may also be a normal UE, and terminal B may also be called a redcap UE.

[0198] In some embodiments, the initial BWP associated with terminal A (eg, normal UE) is the first downlink initial BWP, and the initial BWP associated with terminal B (eg, redcap UE) is the second downlink initial BWP.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP is a network-configured downlink initial BWP (eg, initialDownlinkBWP). The second downlink initial BWP is a Redcap specific downlink initial BWP (eg, initialDownlinkBWP-RedCap).

[0200] In some embodiments, the first terminal may be terminal A or terminal B.

[0201] In some embodiments, the first physical resource may be physical resource A or physical resource B.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first wake-up signal may be a wake-up signal A or a wake-up signal B.

[0203] FIG2A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method. Executed by a communication system 100, the communication method includes steps S2101 to S2102.

[0204] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may send a wake-up signal on different physical resources to wake up terminals of different terminal types.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal type may include multiple types. In one example, the terminals of different terminal types may include ordinary terminals (such as normal UE), capability-limited terminals, etc. In one example, the capability-limited terminals may include Redcap UE, eRedcap UE, etc.

[0206] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above communication method is described by taking the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal as examples.

[0207] In step S2101 , the network device sends a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource.

[0208] In some embodiments, the network uses different physical resources to send the first wake-up signal to distinguish different wake-up signals. In one example, the first physical resource is physical resource A, and the network device sends wake-up signal A on physical resource A. In another example, the first physical resource is physical resource B, and the network device sends wake-up signal B on physical resource B.

[0209] In some embodiments, different fields (bits) carried in the first wake-up signal can also be considered different wake-up signals. In one example, the first wake-up signal includes at least two fields, for example, field A and field B, where field A is used to indicate the wake-up of terminal A and field B is used to indicate the wake-up of terminal B. In this case, field A and field B can be considered to represent different wake-up signals.

[0210] In some embodiments, the first terminal receives a first wake-up signal via a first transceiver on a first physical resource.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first terminal is terminal A. In this case, terminal A receives a wake-up signal A via a first transceiver (e.g., LP-WUR) on physical resource A. Wake-up signal A is used to wake up a second transceiver (e.g., a master transceiver) of terminal A. In this case, the first wake-up signal is wake-up signal A.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first terminal is terminal B. In this case, terminal B receives a wake-up signal B via a first transceiver (eg, LP-WUR) on physical resource B. The wake-up signal B is used to wake up a second transceiver (eg, a master transceiver) of terminal B.

[0213] In some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with terminal B includes a control resource set CORESET 0 and / or a synchronization signal block (SSB).

[0214] In some embodiments, both terminal A and terminal B are in a disconnected state.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first physical resource includes at least one of the following: a time domain resource, a frequency domain resource, a code channel, and a sequence.

[0216] In some embodiments, the terminal may obtain configuration information of the wake-up signal, receive the wake-up signal based on the configuration information of the wake-up signal, and perform step S2102.

[0217] In some embodiments, before step S2101 , the network device may send configuration information of a wake-up signal.

[0218] In some embodiments, the configuration information of each wake-up signal in the plurality of wake-up signals includes: first configuration information shared with other wake-up signals and second configuration information dedicated to the wake-up signal.

[0219] In some embodiments, the configuration information packet of the wake-up signal is used to configure time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources.

[0220] In some embodiments, the type of terminal to be awakened may be indicated in the awakening signal, may be predefined, or may be preconfigured by the network device.

[0221] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal carries first information, and the first information is used to indicate the type of terminal to be awakened. In one example, wake-up signal A carries the first information, and the first information is a first value. In this case, the first information is used to indicate type A. Wake-up signal B carries the first information, and the first information is a second value. In this case, the first information is used to indicate type B. In one example, the first information can be a terminal type (UE type) field.

[0222] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal carries second information that indicates the initial BWP associated with the type of terminal to be awakened. In one example, wake-up signal A carries second information, which is a first value. In this case, the second information indicates the first downlink initial BWP for the first type of association. Wake-up signal B carries second information, which is a second value. In this case, the second information indicates the second downlink initial BWP for the second type of association. In one example, the second information is BWP identification information, such as an index, number, or frequency range.

[0223] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal carries third information, which is used to indicate the terminal to be awakened. In one example, wake-up signal A carries third information, which is a first value. In this case, the third information indicates terminal A. Wake-up signal B carries third information, which is a second value. In this case, the third information indicates terminal B. In one example, the third information may be terminal identification information, which is used to indicate a terminal or terminal group. The third information may be a UE ID or a UE group ID.

[0224] In some embodiments, the terminals to be awakened include at least one group of terminals grouped according to PO and / or at least one group of terminals grouped according to PEI. In one example, terminal A and terminal B are grouped according to PO and / or PEI.

[0225] In step S2102, the first terminal enters a first state according to a first wake-up signal.

[0226] In some embodiments, terminals of different terminal types receive different wake-up signals on different physical resources and enter the first state based on the different wake-up signals.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first terminal is terminal A. At this time, after the first transceiver of terminal A (for example, LP-WUR) receives the wake-up signal A on the physical resource A, it wakes up the second transceiver of terminal A (for example, MR), and terminal A enters the first state.

[0228] In one example, terminal A is a terminal associated with a first downlink initial BWP (eg, initialDownlinkBWP). Alternatively, terminal A is a terminal with a first capability (eg, a normal terminal).

[0229] In some embodiments, the first terminal is terminal B. At this time, after the first transceiver of terminal B (for example, LP-WUR) receives the wake-up signal B on the physical resource B, it wakes up the second transceiver of terminal B, and terminal B enters the first state.

[0230] In one example, the network device sends a wake-up signal A (e.g., LP-WUS-1) on physical resource A to wake up a normal UE on initialDownlinkBWP. After the LP-WUR of the normal UE receives the wake-up signal A, it wakes up the main transceiver of the normal UE, and the normal UE enters the working state. The network device sends a wake-up signal B (e.g., LP-WUS-2) on physical resource B to wake up a redcap UE on initialDownlinkBWP-RedCap. After the LP-WUR of the redcap UE receives the wake-up signal B, it wakes up the main transceiver of the redcap UE, and the redcap UE enters the working state.

[0231] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2102. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0232] FIG2B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method. Executed by the communication system 100, the communication method includes steps S2201 to S2204.

[0233] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device sends a wake-up signal on one physical resource to wake up terminals of different terminal types.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terminal type may include multiple types. In one example, the terminals of different terminal types may include ordinary terminals (such as normal UE), capability-limited terminals, etc. In one example, the capability-limited terminals may include Redcap UE, eRedcap UE, etc.

[0235] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the above communication method is described by taking the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal as examples.

[0236] In step S2201 , the network device sends a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource.

[0237] The optional implementation of step S2201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0238] In one embodiment, the first physical resource is physical resource A. The first wake-up signal is wake-up signal A.

[0239] In step S2202, terminal B receives a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource.

[0240] In some embodiments, the type of terminal to be awakened may be predefined or preconfigured by the network device.

[0241] In some embodiments, the terminal to be awakened as agreed upon by the protocol or notified in advance by the network is: a terminal that monitors PO and / or PEI on the downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

[0242] In some embodiments, the first downlink initial BWP associated with terminal A is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network, and the first wake-up signal is used to wake up terminal A. In this case, terminal A receives the first wake-up signal on physical resource A.

[0243] In some embodiments, when the second downlink initial BWP associated with terminal B is not associated with CORESET 0 and / or SSB, terminal B monitors PO and / or PEI on the first downlink initial BWP. In this case, terminal B is also the terminal monitoring PO and / or PEI on the first downlink initial BWP, and the first wake-up signal is also used to wake up terminal B. In this case, terminal B receives the first wake-up signal on physical resource A. In other words, terminal A and terminal B share the first wake-up signal to achieve the function of being woken up.

[0244] In some embodiments, in the case where terminal A and terminal B share the same first wake-up signal, the first wake-up signal may further include first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the target type terminal to be awakened is terminal A or terminal B.

[0245] In some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with terminal B is not associated with CORESET 0 and / or SSB. It can also be understood that the second downlink initial BWP associated with terminal B does not include CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0246] In some embodiments, when the second downlink initial BWP associated with terminal B is associated with CORESET 0 and / or SSB, terminal B monitors PO and / or PEI on the second downlink initial BWP. In this case, the first wake-up signal is only used for the terminal on the first initial BWP. In this case, terminal B does not monitor the wake-up signal on the second downlink initial BWP, but directly monitors PO and / or PEI. This situation can be understood as: the network device does not configure a wake-up signal for a certain type of terminal, such as a terminal on a certain initial BWP. In this case, the terminal of this type uses the existing (legacy) mechanism, and this type of terminal can be an eRedcap terminal.

[0247] In some embodiments, the second downlink initial BWP associated with terminal B is associated with CORESET 0 and / or SSB, which can also be understood as including CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

[0248] In step S2203, terminal A enters the first state according to the first wake-up signal.

[0249] In some embodiments, after receiving a first wake-up signal on physical resource A, the first transceiver (e.g., LP-WUR) of terminal A wakes up the second transceiver (e.g., MR) of terminal A, and terminal A enters the first state.

[0250] In step S2204, terminal B enters the first state according to the first wake-up signal.

[0251] In some embodiments, after receiving a first wake-up signal on physical resource A, the first transceiver of terminal B (eg, LP-WUR) wakes up the second transceiver of terminal B (eg, MR), and terminal B enters the first state.

[0252] In one example, the network device sends a first wake-up signal (e.g., LP-WUS-1) on physical resource A to wake up the normal UE and redcap UE that are listening for paging messages (e.g., PO and / or PEI) on the initialDownlinkBWP. After the LP-WUR of the normal UE receives the first wake-up signal, it wakes up the main transceiver of the normal UE, and the main transceiver enters the working state. After the LP-WUR of the redcap UE receives the first wake-up signal, it wakes up the main transceiver of the redcap UE, and the main transceiver enters the working state.

[0253] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 to S2204. For example, step S2201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2203 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0254] In some embodiments, step S2203 and step S2204 may be executed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0255] In some embodiments, step S2202 may be omitted.

[0256] In some embodiments, terms such as "first information" and "first indication information" can be used interchangeably.

[0257] In some embodiments, terms such as "second information" and "second indication information" can be used interchangeably.

[0258] In some embodiments, terms such as "third information" and "third indication information" can be used interchangeably.

[0259] In some embodiments, the terms “wake-up signal configuration information” and “wake-up signal related configuration” can be used interchangeably.

[0260] In some embodiments, the terms "paging message", "paging information", "PO and / or PEI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0261] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0262] In some embodiments, the terms "carry", "include", "contain", "encapsulate", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0263] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0264] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0265] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "transmit", "request", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0266] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "return", "feedback", "response", and "answer" can be used interchangeably.

[0267] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0268] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0269] FIG3A is a schematic diagram illustrating a first implementation flow of a terminal executing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the present embodiment relates to a communication method executed by a first terminal. The communication method includes steps S3101 to S3102.

[0270] In some embodiments, the first terminal may be terminal A or terminal B.

[0271] In step S3101, a first wake-up signal is received on a first physical resource.

[0272] In some embodiments, the first physical resource may be physical resource A or physical resource B.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first wake-up signal may be a wake-up signal A or a wake-up signal B.

[0274] The optional implementation of step S3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A, the optional implementation of steps S2201 to S2202 in Figure 2B, other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0275] In step S3102, the first state is entered according to the first wake-up signal.

[0276] The optional implementation of step S3102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A, the optional implementation of steps S2203 to S2204 in Figure 2B, other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0277] As shown in Figure 3B, Figure 3B is a schematic diagram of an implementation flow of a communication method performed by a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is performed by a network device. The communication method includes step S3201.

[0278] In step S3201, a first wake-up signal is sent on a first physical resource.

[0279] In some embodiments, the first physical resource may be physical resource A or physical resource B.

[0280] In some embodiments, the first wake-up signal may be a wake-up signal A or a wake-up signal B.

[0281] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A, the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2B, other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0282] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of another implementation flow of a communication method executed by a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method executed by a first terminal. The communication method includes step S401.

[0283] In some embodiments, the first terminal may be terminal A or terminal B.

[0284] In step S401, a first wake-up signal is received by a first transceiver on a first physical resource.

[0285] In some embodiments, the first physical resource may be physical resource A or physical resource B.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first wake-up signal may be a wake-up signal A or a wake-up signal B.

[0287] The optional implementation of step S401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A, the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2B, other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0288] In some embodiments, the network introduces two initial BWPs, namely, the initial BWP used by normal terminals and the initial BWP used by Redcap terminals. At this time, there is no conclusion on how to send LP-WUS signals to wake up the two different types of terminals.

[0289] In some embodiments, protection is provided for a terminal in a non-connected state that is awakened when using a separate transceiver.

[0290] In some embodiments, a separate transceiver is used to receive a low power wake-up signal, which then wakes up the primary wireless receiver.

[0291] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a transceiver is a general term for a receiver that may only have a receiving function, a transmitter that may only have a transmitting function, or a transceiver that has both transmitting and receiving functions.

[0292] In some embodiments, the network sends LP-WUS signals on different resources for waking up different types of terminals, that is, different LP-WUS signals are used to wake up two different types of terminals.

[0293] In this article, Redcap terminals refer to terminals with reduced capabilities, including the Redcap terminals introduced in Rel-17 and the eRedcap terminals introduced in Rel-18.

[0294] In some embodiments, the network uses different physical resources to send LP-WUS signals to distinguish different LP-WUS signals, wherein the physical resources include, for example, time, frequency domain location, code channel, sequence, etc.

[0295] In some embodiments, the network uses different bits carried in the LP-WUS signal, which can also be considered as different LP-WUS signals.

[0296] In some embodiments, different types of terminals may be classified according to different dimensions: for example, different initial BWPs, different UE capability classifications, etc.

[0297] In some embodiments, the network sends LP-WUS signal 1 on physical resource 1 to wake up the terminal on the first downlink initial BWP, where the first downlink initial BWP is the downlink initial BWP configured by the network (i.e., the initial DL BWP configured by MIB or SIB1); that is, it is used to wake up the first type of terminal (ordinary terminal).

[0298] In some embodiments, the network sends LP-WUS signal 2 on physical resource 2 to wake up the terminal on the second downlink initial BWP, where the second downlink initial BWP is a Redcap specific downlink initial BWP, and the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB; that is, it is used to wake up the second type of terminal (Redcap terminal).

[0299] In some embodiments, the network sends an LP-WUS signal on a physical resource for waking up at least one type of terminal.

[0300] In some embodiments, the target terminal type to be awakened is pre-agreed upon by the protocol or pre-notified by the network.

[0301] In some embodiments, a normal terminal or a Redcap terminal is awakened.

[0302] In some embodiments, the terminal listening for the paging message on the default initial BWP is woken up. The default initial BWP may be the first downlink initial BWP mentioned above.

[0303] In some embodiments, if the Redcap specific downlink initial BWP (second downlink initial BWP) does not include Coreset0 and / or SSB; paging-related configurations cannot be sent on it. At this time, Redcap needs to monitor the paging information on the first downlink initial BWP, and the Redcap terminal is also the terminal that monitors the paging message on the first initial BWP; at this time, the network sends an LP-WUS signal on a physical resource for awakening at least one type of terminal, such as the user on the first downlink initial BWP above, and the terminals that monitor the paging-related configurations on the first downlink initial BWP above are all target awakening users. At this time, the Redcap terminal and the ordinary terminal share the LP-WUS signal to realize the function of being awakened.

[0304] In some embodiments, the type of user waking up may be specifically indicated in the LP-WUS signal.

[0305] In some embodiments, the LP-WUS signal includes first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate the target type of terminal to be awakened. For example, when a Redcap terminal and a normal terminal share the LP-WUS signal to implement the awakening function, the LP-WUS signal may further include first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the target type of terminal to be awakened is a Redcap terminal or a normal terminal.

[0306] In some embodiments, the LP-WUS signal includes second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a target BWP to be awakened.

[0307] In some embodiments, the LP-WUS signal includes third indication information, where the third indication information is used to indicate designated terminals to be awakened, where the designated terminals include at least one group of terminals grouped according to PO and / or at least one group of terminals grouped according to PEI.

[0308] In some embodiments, the network sends an LP-WUS signal on a physical resource for waking up one type of terminal but not another. For users who do not use the wake-up signal, there is no need to evaluate whether to use the LP-WUS signal. (For users who need to use the wake-up signal, they need to evaluate whether to use the LP-WUS signal. Only when the conditions are met can they use the LP-WUS signal monitoring.) That is, they can directly perform behaviors not introduced by LP-WUS, such as directly monitoring PEI and / or PO.

[0309] In some embodiments, if the Redcap specific downlink initial BWP (second downlink initial BWP) includes Coreset0 and / or SSB, paging-related configurations can be sent thereon. At this time, Redcap needs to monitor the paging information on the second downlink initial BWP. If the LP-WUS signal is only used by the terminal on the first initial BWP and not by the terminal on the second initial BWP, the Redcap terminal will no longer use the LP-WUS signal (that is, it will not evaluate whether to use the LP-WUS signal), that is, it will directly monitor PEI and / or PO.

[0310] In some embodiments, in a scenario where the network sends multiple sets of LP-WUS signals, some LP-WUS configuration information may be shared by multiple sets of LP-WUS signals, and some LP-WUS configuration information may be configured separately (such as time-frequency domain resources).

[0311] The present disclosure also provides a device for implementing any of the above methods. For example, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another network device is provided, wherein the network device includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., a network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0312] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0313] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0314] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, the terminal 5100 may include: a first transceiver module 5101. In some embodiments, the first transceiver module 5101 is used to receive a first wake-up signal through a first transceiver on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, and the first state includes the second transceiver being in a working state. In some embodiments, the above-mentioned first transceiver module 5101 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods (for example, step S2101, step S2201, but not limited to this), which will not be repeated here.

[0315] Figure 5B is an exemplary structural diagram of a network device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, network device 5200 may include a second transceiver module 5201. In some embodiments, second transceiver module 5201 may be configured to send a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource; the first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state; the first state includes the second transceiver being in an operating state. In some embodiments, second transceiver module 5201 may be configured to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0316] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module. The transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0317] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6100 can be a network device, a terminal (e.g., user equipment), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0318] As shown in Figure 6, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 6100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 6101 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0319] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6102. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6102, the transceiver 6102 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2101, step S2201, but not limited thereto) such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S2102, step S2203, step S2204, but not limited thereto). In an optional embodiment, the transceiver 6102 may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be interchangeable, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be interchangeable, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be interchangeable.

[0320] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6103 may be located outside the communication device 6100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuits 6104 are connected to the memories 6103 and may be configured to receive data from the memories 6103 or other devices, or to send data to the memories 6103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6104 may read data stored in the memories 6103 and send the data to the processor 6101.

[0321] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0322] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7100 shown in FIG7 , but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0323] The chip 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The chip 7100 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0324] In some embodiments, chip 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7102. Terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 7100 further includes one or more memories 7103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 7103 may be located external to chip 7100. Optionally, interface circuit 7102 is connected to memory 7103 and may be used to receive data from memory 7103 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 7103 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7102 may read data stored in memory 7103 and send the data to processor 7101.

[0325] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7102 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2101 and step S2201, but not limited thereto) of the aforementioned method. The interface circuit 7102 performing the communication steps (e.g., step S2101 and step S2201, but not limited thereto) of the aforementioned method means, for example, that the interface circuit 7102 performs data exchange between the processor 7101, chip 7100, memory 7103, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S2102, step S2203, and step S2204, but not limited thereto).

[0326] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0327] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0328] The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0329] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any of the above methods.

[0330] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention 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 invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0331] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, performed by a first terminal, comprising: Receiving a first wake-up signal by a first transceiver on a first physical resource; The first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, where the first state includes the second transceiver being in an operating state.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first terminal is in a disconnected state.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The first physical resource is associated with a terminal type of the first terminal.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: Different terminal types are associated with at least one of the following: Different initial bandwidth parts BWP; Different terminal capabilities.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: Different terminal types are associated with different physical resources, and different physical resources are used to send different wake-up signals.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a first downlink initial BWP, and the first terminal is a first type terminal; or, the initial BWP of the first terminal is a second downlink initial BWP, the first terminal is a second type terminal, and the first downlink initial BWP is different from the second downlink initial BWP.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The first downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The second downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the second type of terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP includes a control resource set CORESET 0 and / or a synchronization information block SSB.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The first wake-up signal is used to trigger a terminal of at least one terminal type to enter the first state, and the terminals of the at least one terminal type include the first terminal.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The at least one terminal type is predefined or configured by the network device.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: The first terminal is a terminal that monitors PEI and / or PO on a downlink initial BWP configured by the network; the first downlink initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

12. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: The terminal of the at least one terminal type further includes a second terminal, and the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the first terminal and the second terminal to enter the first state; the terminal type of the first terminal is different from the terminal type of the second terminal.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP does not include CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein: The first downlink initial BWP is used by the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

15. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein: The first wake-up signal is not used to wake up a second terminal, and the second terminal is not included in the terminals of the at least one terminal type.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein The second downlink initial BWP is used by the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein: The first wake-up signal carries one of the following: first information, where the first information is used to indicate a terminal type of the first terminal; second information, where the second information is used to indicate an initial BWP associated with the first terminal; The third information is used to indicate the first terminal.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein The first terminals are grouped according to PO and / or PEI.

20. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein The configuration information of the first wake-up signal includes: first configuration information shared with other wake-up signals and second configuration information specific to the first wake-up signal.

21. A communication method, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Sending a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource; The first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state; The first state includes the second transceiver being in an operating state.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein The first terminal is in a disconnected state.

23. The method according to claim 21 or 22, wherein The first physical resource is associated with a terminal type of the first terminal.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein Different terminal types are associated with at least one of the following: Different initial bandwidth parts BWP; Different terminal capabilities.

25. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein: Different terminal types are associated with different physical resources, and different physical resources are used to send different wake-up signals.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein The initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a first downlink initial BWP, and the first terminal is a first type terminal; or, the initial BWP of the first terminal is a second downlink initial BWP, the first terminal is a second type terminal, and the first downlink initial BWP is different from the second downlink initial BWP.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein The first downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

28. The method according to claim 26, wherein The second downlink initial BWP is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the second type of terminal, and the second downlink initial BWP includes a control resource set CORESET 0 and / or a synchronization information block SSB.

29. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein The first wake-up signal is used to trigger a terminal of at least one terminal type to enter the first state, and the terminals of the at least one terminal type include the first terminal.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein The at least one terminal type is predefined or configured by the network device.

31. The method according to claim 29 or 30, wherein The first terminal is a terminal that monitors PEI and / or PO on a downlink initial BWP configured by the network; the first downlink initial BWP associated with the first terminal is a downlink initial BWP configured by the network.

32. The method according to any one of claims 29 to 31, wherein The terminal of the at least one terminal type further includes a second terminal, and the first wake-up signal is used to trigger the first terminal and the second terminal to enter the first state; the terminal type of the first terminal is different from the terminal type of the second terminal.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein The second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP does not include CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

34. The method according to claim 32 or 33, wherein The first downlink initial BWP is used by the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

35. The method according to any one of claims 29 to 31, wherein The first wake-up signal is not used to wake up a second terminal, and the second terminal is not included in the terminals of the at least one terminal type.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein The second downlink initial BWP associated with the second terminal is a downlink initial BWP dedicated to the terminal type of the second terminal; the second downlink initial BWP includes CORESET 0 and / or SSB.

37. The method according to claim 36, wherein The second downlink initial BWP is used by the second terminal to monitor PEI and / or PO.

38. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 37, wherein The first wake-up signal carries one of the following: first information, where the first information is used to indicate a terminal type of the first terminal; second information, where the second information is used to indicate an initial BWP associated with the first terminal; The third information is used to indicate the first terminal.

39. The method according to claim 38, wherein The first terminals are grouped according to PO and / or PEI.

40. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 39, wherein The configuration information of the first wake-up signal includes: first configuration information shared with other wake-up signals and second configuration information specific to the first wake-up signal.

41. A terminal comprising: A first transceiver module is configured to receive a first wake-up signal through a first transceiver on a first physical resource; The first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state, where the first state includes the second transceiver being in an operating state.

42. A network device comprising: A second transceiver module is configured to send a first wake-up signal on a first physical resource; The first wake-up signal is used for the first terminal to enter a first state; The first state includes the second transceiver being in an operating state.

43. A terminal comprising: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 20.

44. A network device comprising: one or more processors; Wherein, the access network device is used to execute the communication method described in any one of claims 21 to 40.

45. A communication system comprising a terminal and an access network device, wherein: The terminal is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 20; the network device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 21 to 40.

46. ​​A storage medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed on a network device or a terminal, the network device or the terminal executes the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 40.

47. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 40.

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