Information transmission method and device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses an information transmission method and device. The method executed by the terminal comprises the steps that a first request and / or a second request are / is sent to network equipment, the first request is used for requesting execution of a first computing task and / or requesting execution of computing power resources needed by the first computing task, and the second request is used for requesting execution of the first computing task and / or requesting execution of computing power resources needed by the first computing task; and requesting communication resources required for executing the first computing task. Therefore, the problem of how to negotiate computing power resources and communication resources required by a computing task is solved to a certain extent.

Description

Information transmission methods and devices Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method and apparatus for transmitting information. Background Technology

[0002] In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has made continuous breakthroughs in many fields. For example, AI technology has been widely used in education, transportation, home, healthcare, retail, security and other fields, bringing convenience to people's lives and promoting industrial upgrading in various sectors. AI technology was also introduced in The 3rd Generation Partnership Project Release 18 (3GPP R18).

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure presents an information transmission method and apparatus.

[0005] The first aspect of this disclosure provides a method for transmitting information, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0006] Send a first request and / or a second request to a network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0007] A second aspect of this disclosure provides a method for transmitting information, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes:

[0008] The receiving terminal sends a first request and / or a second request, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0009] A third aspect of this disclosure provides a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0010] The transceiver module is used to send a first request and / or a second request to a network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0011] A fourth aspect of this disclosure provides a network device, the network device comprising:

[0012] The transceiver module is used to receive a first request and / or a second request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0013] The solution proposed in this disclosure involves a terminal requesting computing and communication resources required for a computing task from a network device via a first request and / or a second request. This negotiation between the terminal and the network device regarding the resources required for the computing task provides the conditions for its reliable execution. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure will be described below.

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0016] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0017] Figures 3A-3C are schematic flowcharts of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0018] Figures 4A-4C are schematic flowcharts of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0019] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0020] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0021] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0022] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0023] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0024] This disclosure presents a method and apparatus for transmitting information.

[0025] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide an information transmission method, the method comprising: sending a first request and / or a second request to a network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0026] In the above embodiments, the terminal requests computing and communication resources required for the computing task from the network device through a first request and / or a second request, respectively. Thus, through negotiation between the terminal and the network device regarding the resources required for the computing task, conditions are provided for the reliable execution of the computing task.

[0027] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or, the first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0028] In the above embodiments, the terminal can request computing power resources and communication resources required for the first computing task from the network device through a single message or a separate message, thereby improving the flexibility of the terminal in obtaining the resources required for the computing task.

[0029] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0030] In the above embodiments, the terminal can directly send computing power demand information to the network device, or it can indirectly send computing power demand information to the network device through the type or identifier of the computing task. This improves the flexibility of the terminal in sending computing power demand information to the network device.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0032] In the above embodiments, the terminal can directly send communication request information to the network device, or it can indirectly send communication request information to the network device by calculating the type or identifier of the task. This improves the flexibility of the terminal in sending communication request information to the network device.

[0033] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the scale of data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0034] In the above embodiments, the terminal increases its multi-dimensional communication needs to the network device, thereby enabling the network device to provide communication services for computing tasks more accurately, thus improving the reliability and accuracy of the computing tasks provided by the network device to the terminal.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after sending the first request and / or the second request to the network device, the method further includes: receiving first information sent by the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a response result for the first computing task.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of responding to the first computing task; and configuration information of communication resources associated with the first task.

[0037] In the above embodiments, the terminal can receive the response result sent by the network device, thereby providing conditions for the reliable execution of the first computing task.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0039] In the above embodiments, the terminal can receive configuration information of multi-dimensional communication resources sent by the network device, thereby providing conditions for the reliable execution of the first computing task.

[0040] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes:

[0041] The receiving terminal sends a first request and / or a second request, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or, the first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after receiving the first request sent by the terminal, the method further includes:

[0046] Based on a preset mapping table, the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, and the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information are determined.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the scale of data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, after the first request sent by the receiving terminal, the method further includes:

[0049] Send a first message to the terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of responding to the first computing task; and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and effective duration of the configuration information.

[0052] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for transmitting information, the method being executed by a communication system, the method comprising:

[0053] The terminal sends a first request and / or a second request to the network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0054] Fourthly, this disclosure provides a terminal, which includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the transceiver module is used to send a first request and / or a second request to a network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or, the first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the scale of data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to: receive first information sent by the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a response result for the first computing task.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of responding to the first computing task; and configuration information of communication resources associated with the first task.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and effective duration of the configuration information.

[0062] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, which includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the transceiver module is configured to receive a first request and / or a second request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is configured to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is configured to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or, the first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; a first computing task type; and a first computing task identifier.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; a first computing task type; and a first computing task identifier.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is used to: determine the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information, based on a preset mapping table.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the scale of data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0069] Send a first message to the terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of responding to the first computing task; and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0072] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to execute the first aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0073] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to execute the second aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0074] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system comprising: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and optional implementations thereof, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0075] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect and its optional implementation, as well as the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0076] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method as described in the first aspect and its optional implementation, the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0077] In one aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in the first aspect and its alternative implementations, the second aspect and its alternative implementations.

[0078] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect, and its optional implementations.

[0079] It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, network devices, access network devices, core network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0080] This disclosure provides an information transmission method and apparatus. In some embodiments, the terms "information transmission method" and "information processing method," "communication method," etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms "message transmission apparatus" and "information processing apparatus," "communication apparatus," etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms "message transmission system" and "information processing system," "communication system," etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0081] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular 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 particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0082] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0083] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0084] In this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the aforementioned," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular or a plural expression.

[0085] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0086] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0087] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0088] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0089] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0090] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0091] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0092] In some embodiments, the terms “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 lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “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”.

[0093] In some embodiments, the apparatus and device may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "body", etc.

[0094] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network devices, core network devices, etc.

[0095] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," or "fixed station." In some embodiments, it may also be understood as "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," or "bandwidth part (BWP)."

[0096] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device," "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.

[0097] In some embodiments, the access network device, core network device, or network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures that replace communication between the access network device, core network device, or network device and the terminal with communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the terminal can also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore,

[0098] Terms such as “uplink” and “downlink” can also be replaced with terms corresponding to inter-terminal communication (e.g., “side”). For example, uplink channel and downlink channel can be replaced with side channel, and uplink link and downlink link can be replaced with side link.

[0099] 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, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0100] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0101] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0102] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0103] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0104] As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0105] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0106] In some embodiments, network device 102 may include at least one of access network device and core network device.

[0107] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0108] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0109] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0110] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of the aforementioned one or more network elements. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), or a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0111] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0112] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0113] The embodiments disclosed herein 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), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a 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, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0114] Research in mobile communications has proposed that communication systems can provide more multi-dimensional artificial intelligence (AI) services. For example:

[0115] AI-enabled connectivity refers to using AI methods to improve communication performance, such as using AI for beam management.

[0116] Computing power services refer to the network side providing computing power to the terminal side, such as helping the terminal with model training and model inference.

[0117] Ultimate AI service refers to enhancing the transmission channels of communication systems to improve the experience of AI application services.

[0118] In the future, communication networks will not only provide connectivity services to terminals, but also computing power services. That is, when a terminal needs to process a computing task, it can upload the computing task to the network for processing by network devices.

[0119] When a terminal requests computing power from the network, it often involves data exchange. This includes data input and output during model inference, and intermediate data exchanged between different training nodes during distributed model training. In general, AI computing tasks require both computational and communication resources. Therefore, the coordination of computing resource management and transmission resource management (i.e., communication connection management) must be considered when requesting, transmitting, and responding to computing tasks.

[0120] The information transmission method provided in this disclosure is used to realize the computing power resources and transmission resources required for coordinating computing tasks.

[0121] The information transmission method and apparatus provided in this disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0122] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an information transmission method, which includes:

[0123] Step S2101: The terminal sends a first request to the network device.

[0124] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0125] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computational task.

[0126] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request computing resources required to perform the first computing task.

[0127] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and the computing resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0128] In some embodiments, the terminal can be a device that requires computing tasks.

[0129] In some embodiments, the network device can be a device on the network side that can manage, allocate, and schedule computing and communication resources.

[0130] In some embodiments, computing resources may include central processing unit (CPU) resources, graphics processing unit (GPU) resources, neural processing unit (NPU) resources, and so on.

[0131] In some embodiments, the first computational task may be a model training task, a model inference task, a model update task, etc.

[0132] In some embodiments, the first request may include at least one of the following: computing power requirement information, the type of the first computing task, and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0133] In some embodiments, the computing power requirement information may include the amount of computing power resources required, the type of computing power resources required, and so on.

[0134] In some embodiments, the required computing resources can be represented by specific numerical values.

[0135] In some embodiments, different indicators can be used to represent the range of required computing resources. For example, if the required computing resources are within a first range, they can be represented by the indicator "00"; if the required computing resources are within a second range, they can be represented by the indicator "01", and so on.

[0136] In some embodiments, different indicators can be used to indicate the level to which the required computing power resources belong. For example, the required computing power resources are divided into three levels: high, medium, and low. The indicator "00" indicates that the required computing power resources are low-level, "01" indicates that the required computing power resources are medium-level, "11" indicates that the required computing power resources are high-level, and so on.

[0137] In some embodiments, the type of the first computational task is used to indicate the type of the first computational task, such as indicating that the first computational task is a model training task, or a model inference task, etc.

[0138] In some embodiments, the identifier of the first computing task can be any identifier that can uniquely identify the first computing task.

[0139] In step S2102, the terminal sends a second request to the network device.

[0140] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0141] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request the execution of the first computational task.

[0142] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request communication resources required to perform the first computing task.

[0143] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0144] In some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: the type of the first computing task; the identifier of the first computing task; and communication requirement information.

[0145] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the size of the data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0146] In some embodiments, the direction of data transmission is used to indicate the flow of data. For example, data may flow from a terminal to a network device, or data may flow from a network device to a terminal, etc. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0147] In some embodiments, the type of data transmitted is used to describe what kind of data is being transmitted, such as model input data, model output data, or intermediate data, etc.

[0148] In some embodiments, the scale of the transmitted data is used to describe the amount of data transmitted. For example, the amount of data transmitted is 200 megabits (Mbit), or the amount of data transmitted is 20 kilobits (Kbit).

[0149] In some embodiments, the scale of the transmitted data can be one or more, wherein the scale of the multiple transmitted data can correspond to different transmission times.

[0150] For example, Table 1 below shows the communication requirements for a computing task.

[0151] Table 1

[0152] In some embodiments, terms such as "one-shot" and "disposable" can be used interchangeably.

[0153] In some embodiments, the type and / or identifier of the first computing task can correspond one-to-one with computing power requirement information and communication requirement information.

[0154] In some embodiments, the terminal and network device may store a preset mapping table, which records the mapping relationship between different task types and / or identifiers and computing power requirement information and / or communication requirement information. After the terminal sends the type and / or identifier of the first computing task to the network device, the network device can determine the communication requirement information of the first computing task based on the mapping relationship.

[0155] In some embodiments, the network device receives a second request.

[0156] In some embodiments, the terminal can send computing power demand information and communication demand information to the network device through two requests, respectively.

[0157] In some embodiments, the computing power requirement information and communication requirement information sent by the terminal in two separate requests can be associated with the same computing task identifier. This helps the network device determine that the two received requests are associated with the same computing task.

[0158] In some embodiments, the first request and / or the second request are carried by the same message; or, the first request and / or the second request are carried by different messages.

[0159] In some embodiments, when the first request and the second request are carried by different messages, the above steps S2101 and S2102 can be executed simultaneously, or S2102 can be executed first and then S2101 can be executed. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0160] In some embodiments, the terminal may send only a first request to the network device.

[0161] In some embodiments, when a network device receives only a first request from a terminal, it can determine the communication requirement information of the first computing task by querying a preset mapping table based on the identifier and / or type of the first computing task in the first request.

[0162] In some embodiments, when a network device receives only the first request sent by the terminal, it can determine the communication requirement information of the first computing task by querying a preset mapping table based on the computing power requirement information in the first request.

[0163] In some embodiments, the terminal may send only a second request to the network device.

[0164] In some embodiments, when a network device receives only a second request from a terminal, it can determine the computing power requirement information of the first computing task by querying a preset mapping table based on the identifier and / or type of the first computing task in the second request.

[0165] In some embodiments, when a network device receives only a second request from a terminal, it can determine the computing power requirement information of the first computing task by querying a preset mapping table based on the communication requirement information in the second request.

[0166] In step S2103, the network device determines the response result to the first computing task.

[0167] In some embodiments, if the first request does not contain computing power requirement information and / or communication requirement information, the network device may first determine the computing power requirement information and / or communication requirement information corresponding to the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request based on a preset mapping table.

[0168] In some embodiments, the network device may also determine a preset mapping table based on configuration information.

[0169] In some embodiments, the network device may also receive a preset mapping table sent by the application server.

[0170] For example, Table 2 is a mapping table provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0171] Table 2

[0172] In some embodiments, terms such as "XR", "extended display", and "extended-range" can be used interchangeably.

[0173] It should be noted that the mapping relationship between computing tasks and computing power and communication requirements shown in Table 2 above is only illustrative and not intended to restrict the scheme of this application.

[0174] In some embodiments, the network device can determine whether to meet the requirements of the first computing task by comparing its current remaining resource information with the requirement information of the first computing task. Alternatively, the network device can also combine other information to determine whether to respond to the first computing task.

[0175] In some embodiments, if computing resources can meet the requirements of the first computing task, but communication resources cannot, the response determined by the network device can be to not respond to the first computing task or to reject the first computing task.

[0176] In some embodiments, if communication resources can meet the requirements of the first computing task, but computing power resources cannot meet the requirements of the first computing task, then the response result determined by the network device may be not responding to the first computing task or rejecting the first computing task.

[0177] In some embodiments, if both computing and communication resources can meet the needs of the first computing task, then the network device can determine to respond to the first computing task.

[0178] In some embodiments, if both communication resources and computing resources can meet the needs of the first computing task, but the timing of responding to the first computing task is different based on the two types of resources, then the response result determined by the network device may be not responding to the first computing task or rejecting the first computing task.

[0179] In some embodiments, if the network device has sufficient communication resources, it may also determine whether to respond to the first computing task based solely on computing resources.

[0180] In some embodiments, if the network device has sufficient computing resources, it may also determine whether to respond to the first computing task based solely on communication resources.

[0181] In some embodiments, the response result may include at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first computing task, the timing of responding to the first computing task, and the configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0182] In some embodiments, the network device may also determine the timing of responding to the first computing task. For example, the first computing task may be executed immediately after receiving the first request, or the first computing task may be started and executed after a certain period of time after receiving the first request, etc. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0183] In some embodiments, the configuration information of communication resources may include at least one of the following: transmission method, transmission timing, frequency resources used for transmission, modulation and coding strategy used for transmission, and validity period of the configuration information.

[0184] In some embodiments, the transmission method may be, for example, transmission via dynamic scheduling or transmission via semi-persistent scheduling (SPS), etc.

[0185] In some embodiments, the timing of transmission may include the start and end times of transmission, the transmission period, etc.

[0186] In some embodiments, the frequency resources used for transmission may be, for example, Physical Resource Block (PRB) resources, Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS), etc. Correspondingly, the configuration information of the transmission resources may include PRB resource indexes, DM-RS indexes, etc.

[0187] In some embodiments, the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) used for transmission can be the adjustment coding number used for transmission.

[0188] In some embodiments, the validity period of the configuration information is used to indicate the validity period of the current communication resource configuration information. Within this validity period, the terminal can communicate with network devices based on the configuration information.

[0189] In some embodiments, the unit of effective duration can be seconds (s), time slots, subframes, frames, etc., and this disclosure does not limit it in this regard.

[0190] Step S2104: The network device sends a response result to the terminal.

[0191] In some embodiments, the terminal receives a response result sent by the network device.

[0192] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2104. For example, steps S2101+S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2102+S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0193] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0194] Figure 3A is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3A, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by terminal 101, and includes:

[0195] Step S3101: Send a first request to the network device. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0196] Step S3102: Send a second request to the network device. The second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0197] In some embodiments of this disclosure, steps S3101 and S3102 may be executed simultaneously, or S3102 may be executed first and then S3101 may be executed, or the first request and the second request may be carried by the same message. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0198] Step S3103: Receive first information sent by the network device, the first information being used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0199] Steps S3101-S3103 and their optional implementations can be found in steps S2101-S2102 and S2104 and their optional implementations in Figure 2, and will not be repeated here.

[0200] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, steps S3102+S3103 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0201] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0202] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3B, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by terminal 101, and includes:

[0203] Step S3201: Send a first request and / or a second request to the network device. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task. The second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0204] Step S3202: Receive first information sent by the network device, the first information being used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0205] Steps S3101-S3102 and their optional implementations can be found in steps S2101-S2102 and the related parts of S2104 and optional implementations in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0206] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3202. For example, step S3201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S3202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0207] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0208] Figure 3C is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3C, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by terminal 101, and includes:

[0209] Step S3301: Send a first request and / or a second request to the network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0210] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or,

[0211] The first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0212] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0213] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0214] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the scale of data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0215] In some embodiments of this disclosure, after sending the first request and / or the second request to the network device, the method further includes:

[0216] Receive first information sent by the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0217] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of responding to the first computing task; and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0218] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission mode; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0219] Figure 4A is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device 102, and includes:

[0220] Step S4101: Receive a first request sent by the terminal. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0221] Step S4102: Receive a second request sent by the terminal. The second request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0222] Step S4103: Determine the response result for the first computation task.

[0223] Step S4104: Send the response result to the terminal.

[0224] The optional implementations of steps S4101-S4104 can be found in steps S2101-S2104 in Figure 2 and the related parts of their optional implementations, which will not be repeated here.

[0225] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4104. For example, steps S4101+S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4103+S4104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0226] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0227] Figure 4B is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device 102, and includes:

[0228] Step S4201: Receive a first request and / or a second request sent by the terminal. The first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request the computing power resources required to execute the first computing task. The second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0229] Step S4202: Determine the response result for the first computation task.

[0230] Step S4203: Send the response result to the terminal.

[0231] The specific implementation of the above steps S4201-S4203 can be referred to the relevant steps and optional implementations in Figure 2 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0232] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 to S4203. For example, step S4201 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, steps S4202+S4203 may be implemented as standalone embodiments, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0233] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0234] Figure 4C is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4C, the present disclosure relates to an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device 102, and includes:

[0235] Step S4301: Receive a first request and / or a second request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing power resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0236] In some embodiments, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or...

[0237] The first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0238] In some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0239] In some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0240] In some embodiments, after receiving the first request sent by the terminal, the method further includes:

[0241] Based on a preset mapping table, the type and / or identifier of the first computing task in the first request, as well as the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information, are determined.

[0242] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; and the scale of the data transmitted.

[0243] The frequency of data transmission.

[0244] In some embodiments, after the first request sent by the receiving terminal, the method further includes:

[0245] Send a first message to the terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0246] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of responding to the first computing task; and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0247] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission method; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0248] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the method involved in this embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

[0249] In step S5101, terminal 101 sends a first request and / or a second request to network device 102.

[0250] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0251] In step S5102, network device 102 sends first information to terminal 101, wherein the first information is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0252] The optional implementations of steps S5101 and S5102 can be found in the steps and related parts of the embodiment in Figure 2 above.

[0253] In this implementation or embodiment, unless there is contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other implementations or other embodiments.

[0254] The information transmission method provided in this disclosure will be further described below with reference to the following embodiments.

[0255] Method 1: Determine and report computing power requirements and communication interaction requirements independently.

[0256] Optionally, the terminal sends first information (first request) and / or second information (second request) to the network device. The first information is used to request computing power from the network device to execute a first computing task, and the second information is used to indicate to the network device the communication interaction requirements when executing the first computing task.

[0257] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0258] The direction of data transmission: for example, whether it is sent from the terminal to the network or from the network to the terminal.

[0259] Data transmission type: This includes whether it is dynamically generated, periodically generated, or one-shot.

[0260] Description of interactive data volume

[0261] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0262] The computing power required to perform the first computational task;

[0263] The first type of computational task, such as model training or model inference.

[0264] Optionally, the first message and the second message can be sent simultaneously or separately. When the two messages are sent separately, the first message and / or the second message need to include association indication information. This association indication information is used to indicate that the computation request and the communication request are associated with the first computation task. For example, they can be associated using the same ID.

[0265] Optionally, the network device determines whether to respond to the terminal's request based on the first information and / or the second information.

[0266] Optionally, the network device can determine whether the required computing and communication resources can meet the needs of the first computing task. When both requirements are met, the network device can respond to the terminal's request. When either requirement is not met, the network device can choose not to respond to the terminal's request or reject the terminal's request. Further, the network device determines the configuration of communication resources based on the first message and / or the second message.

[0267] Optionally, the network device sends a third message to the terminal, which is used to respond to the terminal's request to execute the first computing task.

[0268] Furthermore, the third message may also include communication transmission configurations associated with the first computing task. Specifically, it may include any of the following configurations:

[0269] Type of transmission: such as dynamic scheduling or SPS.

[0270] Transmission timing, including transmission cycle.

[0271] Frequency resources for transmission: such as allocated PRB resources, DM-RS, etc.

[0272] The MCS for transmission.

[0273] The duration for which the transmission configuration takes effect.

[0274] Method 2: Define multiple task types. The network can determine the amount of interactive computation and the specific information of communication interaction based on the predefined task types.

[0275] Optionally, multiple types are predefined, with each task type associated with computational and communication interaction amounts.

[0276] Optionally, the predefined task types can be predefined by the operator and third-party applications. For example, when a third-party application deploys the model on the operator's side, the network and the third party can define the task and associate it with the corresponding data interaction and computing power requirements. Furthermore, a corresponding task ID can also be defined.

[0277] Optionally, when a terminal needs to request the network to execute a computing task, the terminal directly reports the corresponding task information to the network. For example, it can directly report the task ID that needs to be executed by the network.

[0278] Optionally, the network side may determine whether to respond to the terminal's request and / or allocate communication resources based on the received task type (e.g., task ID) and / or a predefined relationship between tasks, communication volume, and computational load.

[0279] Optionally, the network sends a third message to the terminal in response to the terminal's request to execute the first computing task. Further, the third message may also include communication transmission configurations associated with the first computing task.

[0280] Optionally, the communication transmission configuration may include any of the following configurations:

[0281] Type of transmission: such as dynamic scheduling or SPS.

[0282] Transmission timing, including transmission cycle.

[0283] Frequency resources for transmission: such as allocated PRB resources, DM-RS, etc.

[0284] The MCS for transmission.

[0285] The duration for which the transmission configuration takes effect.

[0286] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0287] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0288] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute 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 relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit 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. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0289] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the terminal structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, the terminal 6100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 6101, a processing module 6102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send a first request and / or a second request to a network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0290] In some embodiments, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or...

[0291] The first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0292] In some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0293] In some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0294] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the scale of data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0295] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0296] Receive first information sent by the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0297] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: whether to respond to the first task; the timing of responding to the first computing task; and configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0298] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission method; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

[0299] Optionally, the transceiver module described above 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, which will not be elaborated here.

[0300] Optionally, the above processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0301] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of another network device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, the network device 6200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to receive a first request and / or a second request sent by a terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

[0302] In some embodiments, the first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or...

[0303] The first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

[0304] In some embodiments, the first request includes at least one of the following: computing power requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0305] In some embodiments, the second request includes at least one of the following: communication requirement information; the type of the first computing task; and the identifier of the first computing task.

[0306] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to:

[0307] Based on a preset mapping table, the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, and the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information are determined.

[0308] In some embodiments, the communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: the direction of data transmission; the type of data transmitted; the scale of data transmitted; and the frequency of data transmission.

[0309] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0310] Send a first message to the terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

[0311] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0312] Should we respond to the first task?

[0313] The timing of responding to the first computational task;

[0314] Configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

[0315] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: transmission method; transmission timing; frequency resources used for transmission; modulation and coding strategy used for transmission; and the effective duration of the configuration information.

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

[0317] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0318] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0319] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 7100 is used to execute any of the above methods.

[0320] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may also be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0321] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the transceivers 7103 perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0322] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0323] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuit 7104 is connected to the memory 7102, and the interface circuit 7104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 can read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0324] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7A. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0325] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, the schematic diagram of the chip 7200 shown in Figure 7B can be referenced, but is not limited thereto.

[0326] Chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, which are used to perform any of the above methods.

[0327] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, the interface circuit 7202 is connected to memory 7203, and the interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 7202 can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201.

[0328] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0329] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0330] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside of chip 7200.

[0331] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform 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 not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0332] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0333] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0334] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of this disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible to a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid-state disks (SSDs)).

[0335] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0336] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0337] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting information, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Send a first request and / or a second request to a network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or, The first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

3. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first request includes at least one of the following: Information on computing power requirements; The first computing task type; The first computing task identifier.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The second request includes at least one of the following: Communication requirements information; The first computing task type; The first computing task identifier.

5. The method as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: The direction of data transmission; The type of data being transmitted; The scale of the transmitted data; The frequency of data transmission.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, After sending the first request and / or the second request to the network device, the method further includes: Receive first information sent by the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

7. The method as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: Should we respond to the first task? The timing of responding to the first computational task; Configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

8. The method as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: Transmission method; Transmission timing; Frequency resources used for transmission; The modulation and coding strategy used in transmission; The validity period of the configuration information.

9. A method for transmitting information, characterized in that, The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: The receiving terminal sends a first request and / or a second request, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

10. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The first request and the second request are carried by the same message; or, The first request and the second request are carried by different messages.

11. The method as described in claim 9 or 10, characterized in that, The first request includes at least one of the following: Information on computing power requirements; First type of computational task; First computational task identifier.

12. The method as described in any one of claims 9-11, characterized in that, The second request includes at least one of the following: Communication requirements information; First type of computational task; First computational task identifier.

13. The method as described in claim 12, characterized in that, After receiving the first request sent by the terminal, the method further includes: Based on a preset mapping table, the first computing task type and / or identifier in the first request, and the corresponding computing power requirement information and communication requirement information are determined.

14. The method as described in claim 13, characterized in that, The communication requirement information includes at least one of the following: The direction of data transmission; The type of data being transmitted; The scale of the transmitted data; The frequency of data transmission.

15. The method according to any one of claims 9-14, characterized in that, Following the first request sent by the receiving terminal, the following is also included: Send a first message to the terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate the response result for the first computing task.

16. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: Should we respond to the first task? The timing of responding to the first computational task; Configuration information of the communication resources associated with the first task.

17. The method as described in claim 126, characterized in that, The configuration information of the communication resources includes at least one of the following: Transmission method; Transmission timing; Frequency resources used for transmission; The modulation and coding strategy used in transmission; The validity period of the configuration information.

18. A method for transmitting information, characterized in that, The method is executed by a communication system, which includes a terminal and network equipment, and the method includes: The terminal sends a first request and / or a second request to the network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request the computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request the communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

19. A terminal, characterized in that, The terminal includes: The transceiver module is used to send a first request and / or a second request to a network device, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

20. A network device, characterized in that, The network device includes: The transceiver module is used to receive a first request and / or a second request sent by the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the execution of a first computing task, and / or to request computing resources required to execute the first computing task, and the second request is used to request the execution of the first computing task, and / or to request communication resources required to execute the first computing task.

21. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: One or more processors; The device is used to perform the information transmission method according to any one of claims 1-8.

22. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes: One or more processors; The device is used to perform the information transmission method according to any one of claims 9-17.

23. A communication system, characterized in that, The device includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information transmission method according to any one of claims 1-8, and the network device is configured to implement the information transmission method according to any one of claims 9-17.

24. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, it causes the communication device to perform the information transmission method as described in any one of claims 1-8 or 9-17.

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