Communication method and device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a communication method and device. The method comprises: a terminal receiving first information, the first information being used for indicating an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state comprising deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), and the first SCell being a cell supporting an on-demand request SSB. By implementing the embodiment of the invention, the problem of how to indicate the terminal to activate or deactivate the SSB configuration when the cell supporting the on-demand request SSB is associated with a plurality of SSB configurations can be solved, so that the terminal can be ensured to be effectively connected to the network and obtain necessary system information.

Description

A communication method and apparatus TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular, to a communication method and apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the gradual application of large-scale active antenna arrays and the large-scale construction of the 5th generation (5G) mobile network, the energy consumption of the wireless communication network is greatly increased, so that network energy saving is an important means for operators to reduce the cost of operating the 5G system. The secondary cell supporting the network energy saving (NES) mode can support the on-demand SSB function, for example, the secondary cell supporting the on-demand SSB function can trigger the sending of the SSB based on the network device.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus.

[0005] According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: receiving first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state comprising deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB.

[0006] According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state comprising deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB.

[0007] According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0008] The transceiver is configured to receive first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state comprising deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB.

[0009] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0010] transmit first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state including deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including:

[0012] a terminal configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect;

[0013] a network device configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0014] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including one or more processors;

[0015] The processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0016] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, the storage medium storing instructions, when the instructions run on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0017] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, including a computer program, when the computer program is executed by the communication device, realizing the optional implementation manners of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0018] According to the technical solutions of the present disclosure, the first information transmitted by the network device indicates the activation state of the SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, the first SCell being the cell supporting the on-demand requested SSB, which can solve the problem of how to indicate the terminal to activate or deactivate the SSB configuration when the cell supporting the on-demand requested SSB is associated with multiple SSB configurations, thereby improving the stability and accuracy of the communication between the network device and the terminal, ensuring the synchronization between the terminal and the network device, and optimizing the network performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following describes the drawings required for the embodiments, and the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not specifically limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG. 2 is an example diagram of an on demand SSB applicable scenario according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG. 3A is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG. 3B is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG. 3C is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG. 3D is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG. 3E is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG. 4A is an example diagram of a format of a MAC CE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG. 4B is an example diagram of a format of a MAC CE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG. 4C is an example diagram of a format of a MAC CE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of a structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of a structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication device 8100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of a structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and device, which can solve the problem of how to indicate a terminal to activate or deactivate SSB configuration when a cell supporting on demand SSB is associated with multiple SSB configurations.

[0035] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, which is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises:

[0036] receive first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block, SSB, configuration, the activation state including deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being a SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell, SCell, the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB.

[0037] In the above embodiments, the problem of how to indicate the terminal to activate or deactivate the SSB configuration when the cell supporting on-demand requested SSB is associated with multiple SSB configurations can be solved, thereby improving the stability and accuracy of communication between the network device and the terminal, ensuring the synchronization between the terminal and the network device, and optimizing the network performance.

[0038] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated; or the first information is used to indicate that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

[0039] In the above embodiments, by indicating the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell through the first information, the problem of how to indicate the SSB transmission of the cell supporting on-demand requested SSB to be activated or deactivated can be solved.

[0040] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes one or more first parameters, each first parameter being associated with a SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations, and each first parameter being used to indicate the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration, and the method further includes: determining, according to a value of a first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters, that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated or deactivated; and determining, according to the one or more first parameters, the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell.

[0041] In the above embodiments, by indicating the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell and the activation state of the first SSB configuration through the newly defined first parameters, the system flexibility can be improved and the resource utilization efficiency can be optimized.

[0042] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, according to the one or more first parameters, the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell includes: at least one first parameter in the one or more first parameters indicating that the corresponding SSB configuration is activated, and determining that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated; or each first parameter in the one or more first parameters indicating that the corresponding SSB configuration is deactivated, and determining that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0043] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises a first SSB configuration, and the method further comprises: determining, according to whether the first SSB configuration comprises a first parameter, an activation state of the first SSB configuration as activated or deactivated.

[0044] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises a second parameter associated with the first SCell, and the second parameter indicates an activated SSB configuration; and the method further comprises: determining, according to the second parameter, the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell; wherein the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell comprises the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; or the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell does not comprise the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

[0045] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises a cell configuration associated with the first SCell; and the method further comprises: determining, according to whether the cell configuration associated with the first SCell comprises a second parameter, an activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell as activated or deactivated, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration.

[0046] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises a first bitmap, and the first bitmap comprises at least one first indication bit, each first indication bit corresponding to one SCell, and a value of each first indication bit determining an activation state of SSB transmission on a corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one first indication bit comprising a first cell and a second cell, the first cell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB request, the first cell comprising the first SCell, and the second cell being a normal cell.

[0047] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises a second bitmap, and the second bitmap comprises at least one second indication bit, each second indication bit corresponding to one SCell, and a value of each second indication bit determining an activation state of SSB transmission on a corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one second indication bit being the first cell, the first cell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB request, and the first cell comprising the first SCell.

[0048] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information defines first indication information, a number of the first indication information being the same as a number of the activated SCells, each activated SCell being associated with one first indication information, and the first indication information being sorted according to indexes of the activated SCells, and the first indication information indicating the activated SSB configuration.

[0049] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises second indication information and third bitmap, wherein the second indication information indicates the first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, and a value of the indication bit in the third bitmap determines an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration as activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the third bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0050] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises second indication information and third indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates the first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; and the third indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration, which is an SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0051] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

[0052] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI)-scrambled physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or downlink control information (DCI), the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, and the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

[0053] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises a fourth bitmap, each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, a value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration as activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell; or the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates the activated first SSB configuration.

[0054] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI, the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on a third SCell, the third cell is a primary cell or another secondary cell associated with the first SCell, and the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

[0055] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI comprises fifth indication information and fourth bitmap, wherein the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell comprises a first SCell; each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, and a value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated; and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0056] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI comprises fifth indication information and fourth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell comprises a first SCell; and the fourth indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration, which is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0057] In the second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0058] sending first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state comprising deactivation and activation, and the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell that supports on-demand request of SSB.

[0059] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate deactivation of SSB transmission of the first SCell; or the first information is used to indicate activation of SSB transmission of the first SCell.

[0060] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises one or more first parameters, each first parameter being associated with an SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations, and each first parameter being used to indicate an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration.

[0061] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters has a first value, which indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation; or the first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters has a second value, which indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivation.

[0062] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, at least one of the one or more first parameters indicates a corresponding SSB configuration activation, for indicating that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated; each of the one or more first parameters indicates a corresponding SSB configuration deactivation, for indicating that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0063] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises a first SSB configuration, whether the first SSB configuration comprises a first parameter for indicating that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated or deactivated.

[0064] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises a second parameter associated with the first SCell, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration, the second parameter being used to determine the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell; wherein the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell comprises the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration being activated; or the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell does not comprise the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration being deactivated.

[0065] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises a cell configuration associated with the first SCell, whether the cell configuration associated with the first SCell comprises a second parameter for indicating that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated or deactivated, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration.

[0066] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises a first bitmap, the first bitmap comprising at least one first indication bit, each first indication bit corresponding to one secondary cell, each first indication bit being used to indicate that the activation state of SSB transmission on the corresponding SCell is activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one first indication bit comprising a first cell and a second cell, the first cell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, the first cell comprising the first SCell, the second cell being a normal cell.

[0067] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises a second bitmap, the second bitmap comprising at least one second indication bit, each second indication bit corresponding to one secondary cell, each second indication bit being used to indicate that the activation state of SSB transmission on the corresponding SCell is activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one second indication bit being the first cell, the first cell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, the first cell comprising the first SCell.

[0068] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information defines first indication information, a quantity of the first indication information is same as a quantity of the SCells that activate the SSB transmission, each of the SCells that activate the SSB transmission is associated with one of the first indication information, and the first indication information is ordered according to an index of the SCells that activate the SSB transmission, and the first indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration.

[0069] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes second indication information and a third bitmap, the second indication information indicates the first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand request of the SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell, each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, the indication bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate that an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and each indication bit in the third bitmap indicates one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0070] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes second indication information and third indication information, the second indication information indicates the first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand request of the SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell, and the third indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration, the activated SSB configuration is one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0071] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

[0072] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI)-scrambled physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or downlink control information (DCI), the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, and the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

[0073] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes a fourth bitmap, each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, a value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines that the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the indication bit in the fourth bitmap indicates one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell; or, the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes fourth indication information, the fourth indication information indicates the activated first SSB configuration.

[0074] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises a PDCCH or DCI scrambled by a RNTI, the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI is transmitted on a third SCell, the third cell is a primary cell or another secondary cell associated with the first SCell, and the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI is used to indicate that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

[0075] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI comprises fifth indication information and a fourth bitmap, the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to an SSB configuration, a value of an indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether a corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0076] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI comprises fifth indication information and fourth indication information, the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; and the fourth indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration, the activated SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0077] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0078] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the network device is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0079] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, comprising:

[0080] A terminal configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0081] A network device configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0082] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0083] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0084] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, which stores instructions, when the instructions are run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the optional implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0085] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product, when the program product is executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0086] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, when the computer program is run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0087] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0088] It can be understood that the terminal, network device, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip or chip system are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0089] Embodiments of the present disclosure propose a communication method and apparatus. In some embodiments, the terms of information processing method, communication method, etc. can be replaced with each other, the terms of information processing apparatus, communication apparatus, etc. can be replaced with each other, and the terms of information processing system, communication system, etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0090] Embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing some steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the steps of different embodiments or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation of other embodiments.

[0091] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions among the embodiments are consistent and can be referred to each other if there is no special description and logical conflict, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0092] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not used as limitations of the present disclosure.

[0093] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified and logically conflicted, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "one kind", "the", "the above", "the", "the above", "this" and the like, can represent "one and only one", and can also represent "one or more", "at least one" and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" and the like in English, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, and can also be understood as plural expression.

[0094] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "plurality" refers to two or more.

[0095] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0096] In some embodiments, the writing manner of "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "A in one case and B in another case", "A in response to one case and B in response to another case" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: A in some embodiments (A is executed regardless of B); B in some embodiments (B is executed regardless of A); A and B are selectively executed in some embodiments (A and B are selected from A and B); A and B are executed in some embodiments (A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, the above is similar.

[0097] In some embodiments, the writing manner of "A or B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: A in some embodiments (A is executed regardless of B); B in some embodiments (B is executed regardless of A); A and B are selectively executed in some embodiments (A and B are selected from A and B). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, the above is similar.

[0098] The prefix words of "first", "second" and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The description objects are described in the claims or embodiments in the context of the description, and should not be construed as redundant limitation because of the use of the prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields", and "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified thereby are in the same message or not, nor limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more. For example, "first device", wherein the quantity of "device" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefix words can be the same or different, for example, the description object is "device", and "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and the types thereof can be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and the contents thereof can be the same or different.

[0099] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0100] In some embodiments, the terms of "in response to", "in response to determining", "in the case of", "when", "when", "if", "if" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0101] In some embodiments, the device and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and the name thereof is not limited to the name recorded in the embodiments, and in some cases can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject" and the like.

[0102] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as a device contained in the network, for example, access network equipment, core network equipment and the like.

[0103] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information and the like can comply with the laws and regulations of the place.

[0104] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. can be acquired after obtaining user consent.

[0105] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system can include, but is not limited to, one terminal and one network device. The number and form of devices shown in FIG. 1 are only for example and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In actual applications, two or more terminals, two or more network devices, etc. can be included. The communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 takes one terminal 101 and one network device 102 as an example.

[0106] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 herein can be an entity for receiving or transmitting signals on the user side, such as a mobile phone. It can also be referred to as a terminal, a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal can be at least one of a car, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, a wireless terminal in smart home, etc. Embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0107] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can be an access network device. In some embodiments, the access network device is at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0108] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, in which case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0109] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, with some protocol layer functions being controlled by the CU, and the remaining or all protocol layer functions being distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU, but is not limited thereto.

[0110] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. It can be known by those skilled in the art that, as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios appear, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0111] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1, or part of the subjects, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1 are illustrative, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1, or other subjects other than those in FIG. 1. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be physical or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is illustrative, each subject can not be connected or can be connected, and the connection can be in any manner, can be direct connection or indirect connection, can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0112] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be applied in combination (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0113] It should be noted that, with the pursuit of rate, delay, high-speed mobility, energy efficiency, and the diversity and complexity of services in future life, the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) international standard organization begins to develop 5G. The main application scenarios of 5G are: enhanced mobile broadband (Enhanced Mobile Broadband, eMBB), low latency and high reliability communication (Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications, URLLC), and massive machine type communication (Massive Machine Type Communication, mMTC). eMBB still aims to provide users with multimedia content, services and data, and its demand is growing rapidly. On the other hand, since eMBB can be deployed in different scenarios, such as indoor, urban, rural, etc., the difference between its capabilities and requirements is also relatively large, so it cannot be generalized and must be analyzed in detail in combination with the specific deployment scenario. Typical applications of URLLC include: industrial automation, power automation, remote medical operation (surgery), traffic safety assurance, etc. The typical characteristics of mMTC include: high connection density, small data volume, delay-insensitive service, low-cost module and long service life, etc.

[0114] Since the energy consumption of a 5G base station is four times that of an LTE base station, network energy saving is an important means for operators to reduce the cost of operating a 5G system. In some embodiments, in order to save energy for terminals in RRC_CONNECTED state, a WUS (wake up signal) is introduced. An offset before the on duration of UE C-DRX (Connected Discontinuous Reception) defines a duration for sending a WUS signal, and a WUS signal, i.e. DCI format 2-6, scrambled by PS-RNTI (Power Saving RNTI) is sent during the WUS duration, which is used to indicate whether the terminal wakes up to listen to the PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) during the next UE C-DRX on duration.

[0115] In some embodiments, in order to save power for RRC_IDLE / INACTIVE terminals, paging WUS (paging wake-up signal) is introduced. That is, paging WUS, i.e., PEI (paging early indication), is sent at a certain time before PO (paging occasion), which is used to indicate whether the terminal listens to the paging scheduling information in the PO. The PEI is a DCI format 2-7 scrambled by PEI-RNTI (paging early indication radio network temporary identifier).

[0116] In some embodiments, NES (network energy saving) has supported SSB-less SCell in the inter-band CA scenario. The SSB-less SCell does not send SSB (synchronization signal block), and the terminal achieves time-frequency synchronization on the SCell (secondary cell) through the SSB of the reference cell, L1 / L3 (layer 1 / layer 3) measurement, SCell activation, and other functions. However, SSB-less in the inter-band CA scenario has many limitations, such as PCell (primary cell) and SCell co-located and only working in frequency band FR1. Frequency band FR2 and non-co-located scenarios are not supported.

[0117] In some embodiments, R19 NES supports FR2 and non-co-located scenarios, and on demand SSB can be used as an enhancement to SSB transmission for scenarios not covered by SSB-less operation to achieve network element gains and ensure proper / enhanced SCell functions, including time / frequency synchronization, L1 / L3 measurement, and SCell activation. If the terminal needs to obtain the SSB of the on-demand SSB SCell, it can request the SSB of the on-demand SSB SCell through the UL WUS (wake-up signal). That is, the SSB of the SCell is sent based on the request, or on demand. Another possible implementation is that the network device triggers the sending of the SSB on the SCell based on the implementation, for example, the network device needs to obtain the RRM (radio resource management) measurement report of the SCell, and the network device needs to notify the terminal through the indication information.

[0118] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, on demand SSB can be applied to the following three scenarios: scenario 1, adding an SCell but not activating the SCell yet; scenario 2, during SCell activation; scenario 3, after SCell activation. Exemplarily, in any of the above scenarios (such as scenario 1, or scenario 2, or scenario 3), the on-demand SSB SCell can trigger the sending of SSB based on the network, and the network device can indicate the terminal to activate / use which SSB configuration through indication information.

[0119] It should be noted that, in order to support request-based SSB, the network device also needs to provide the SSB configuration associated with the on-demand SSB SCell. In some embodiments, in the case of supporting multiple SSB configurations, the network device also needs to indicate the terminal to activate / use which SSB configuration when activating SSB transmission. However, how to activate / use which SCell and / or which SSB configuration of the SCell has become a problem to be solved.

[0120] To this end, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and device, which can solve the problem of how to activate / use which SCell and / or which SSB configuration of the SCell in the case of supporting multiple SSB configurations, thereby improving the stability and accuracy of communication, ensuring the synchronization between the terminal and the network device, and optimizing the network performance.

[0121] FIG. 3A is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method applicable to the communication system 100, and the above method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0122] Step S3101, sending first information.

[0123] In some embodiments, the first information can be used to indicate a first SSB configuration, wherein the first SSB configuration is a SSB configuration of a first secondary cell (SCell), and the first SSB configuration can be at least one SSB configuration of one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, e.g., the first SSB configuration can be one SSB configuration of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, or the first SSB configuration can be a plurality of SSB configurations of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, in some embodiments, the first SCell is associated with a plurality of SSB configurations, and the first SSB configuration can be one SSB configuration of the plurality of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. Further, the first information can be used to indicate an activation status of the first SSB configuration, and the activation status can include deactivation and activation, e.g., the first information can be used to indicate that the activation status of the first SSB configuration is activation, or the first information can be used to indicate that the first SSB configuration is activated, or the first information can be used to indicate to activate the first SSB configuration. For example, the first information can be used to indicate that the activation status of the first SSB configuration is deactivation, or the first information can be used to indicate that the first SSB configuration is deactivated, or the first information can be used to indicate to deactivate the first SSB configuration.

[0124] In some embodiments, the first information can be used to indicate a SSB configuration of a SCell supporting on-demand request, which can also be referred to as an on-demand SSB SCell. The SSB configuration can be a SSB configuration of the on-demand SSB SCell. For example, the on-demand SSB SCell is associated with a plurality of SSB configurations, and the first information can be used to indicate one or more SSB configurations of the plurality of SSB configurations, e.g., the first information can indicate one SSB configuration of the plurality of SSB configurations. Further, the first information can be used to indicate an activation status of the SSB configuration of the on-demand SSB SCell, and the activation status can include deactivation and activation, e.g., the first information can indicate the activation status of one SSB configuration of the plurality of SSB configurations associated with the on-demand SSB SCell.

[0125] In some embodiments, the first information can be used to indicate an activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell. For example, the first information can be used to indicate that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated, or the first information can be used to indicate that SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated, or the first information can be used to indicate to deactivate SSB transmission of the first SCell. For example, the first information can be used to indicate that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, or the first information can be used to indicate that SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, or the first information can be used to indicate to activate SSB transmission of the first SCell.

[0126] In some embodiments, the first information can be used to indicate an activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell. For example, the first information can be used to indicate that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated, or the first information can be used to indicate that SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated, or the first information can be used to indicate to deactivate SSB transmission of the first SCell. For example, the first information can be used to indicate that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, or the first information can be used to indicate that SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, or the first information can be used to indicate to activate SSB transmission of the first SCell.

[0127] In some embodiments, the terms of “SSB transmission”, “SSB sending” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first information can be sent by the network device 102 to the terminal 101. For example, the network device 102 sends the first information to the terminal 101, and the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102. For example, the first information can indicate whether to activate the SSB transmission of the first SCell, or the first information can indicate the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell, such as indicating that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, or indicating that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated. For example, the first information can indicate the activation state of the first SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, such as indicating that the first SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is activated, or indicating that the first SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is deactivated. For example, the first information can indicate that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, and the first SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is activated.

[0129] In some embodiments, the first information can include a first parameter, the first parameter is associated with an SSB configuration, and the first parameter can be used to indicate the activation state of the associated SSB configuration. In some embodiments, the number of first parameters included in the first information can be the same as the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the first information can include one or more first parameters, each first parameter is associated with an SSB configuration, the one or more first parameters are associated with the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and each first parameter can be used to indicate the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration; wherein the first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand SSB request. In some embodiments, the association between the first parameter and the SSB configuration can be understood as that there is a mapping relationship between the SSB configuration and the first parameter, that is, one SSB configuration corresponds to one first parameter, and the first parameter can indicate the activation state of the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter.

[0130] In some embodiments, the first information can indicate an activation state of the first SSB configuration. For example, the first information can include a first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration, and the first parameter can indicate an activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter. The activation state can include activation or deactivation. The first SSB configuration can be one of a plurality of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. In one possible implementation, the number of first parameters included in the first information can be the same as the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the first information can include one or more first parameters. If the value of the first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters is a first value, it can indicate that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated. If the value of the first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters is a second value, it can indicate that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

[0131] In some embodiments, the first information described above can include but is not limited to RRC signaling. For example, the first information can be RRC signaling, and the first parameters described above can be included in the RRC signaling. Each first parameter can be associated with an SSB configuration, and the first parameter can be used to indicate the activation state of the associated SSB configuration. The number of first parameters included in the first information can be the same as the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the first information can include one or more first parameters, each first parameter is associated with an SSB configuration, the SSB configurations associated with the one or more first parameters are the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and each first parameter can be used to indicate the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration. In some embodiments, the association between the first parameter and the SSB configuration can be understood as a mapping relationship between the SSB configuration and the first parameter, i.e., one SSB configuration corresponds to one first parameter, and the first parameter can indicate the activation state of the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter.

[0132] In some embodiments, the first SSB configuration can include but is not limited to related parameters of SSB transmission, such as the period of SSB, the frequency / band of SSB, the start and end positions of SSB, etc. For example, in the case where the first SCell triggers the sending of SSB based on the network, the network device can activate the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activate at least one of the plurality of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell through the first parameter. For example, the network device determines to deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell, such as the network device determines to deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell based on the implementation, and then the network device can deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell through the first parameter.

[0133] In some embodiments, the first parameter can be configured in SSB configuration granularity (i.e., the first parameter can be configured in units of SSB configuration), for example, each SSB configuration corresponds to a first parameter, for example, the first parameter is included in the SSB configuration. For example, the network device indicates the activation state of the first SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, the first SSB configuration can include the first parameter, and the value of the first parameter can determine the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter. For example, the first parameter can be a high-layer parameter in RRC signaling. The first SCell can be associated with one or more SSB configurations, each SSB configuration corresponds to a first parameter, in the case of multiple SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, the network device activates or deactivates the SSB transmission of the first SCell through the first parameter corresponding to each SSB configuration in the multiple SSB configurations, and can activate or deactivate the corresponding SSB configuration through the first parameter corresponding to each SSB configuration in the multiple SSB configurations. In some embodiments, the multiple SSB configurations associated with the first SCell can be understood as the multiple SSB configurations configured for the first SCell, i.e., the network device configures the multiple SSB configurations for the first SCell.

[0134] In some embodiments, the value range of the first parameter can be two values, and the activation or deactivation of the SSB configuration (such as the first SSB configuration) associated with the first parameter can be indicated by the different values of the first parameter. For example, the value of the first parameter is the first value, indicating that the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is activated, and the value of the first parameter is the second value, indicating that the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is deactivated. For example, the first value can be 1, and the second value can be 0; or the first value can be activated, and the second value can be deactivated, or the first value and the second value use other value modes, which are not limited by the present disclosure, and will not be described here. In some embodiments, the terms “activate”, “use” and the like can be replaced with each other; the terms “deactivate”, “not use”, “not activate” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0135] It should be noted that in some embodiments, the network device 102 can indicate the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell through the first parameter, for example, if the first parameter corresponding to at least one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates activation (i.e., the value of the first parameter corresponding to at least one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is the first value), it can be indicated that the first SCell activates the SSB transmission and transmits the SSB using the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter, that is, if the first parameter corresponding to at least one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates activation, it can be indicated that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated and the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is activated. For another example, if the first parameter corresponding to each of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates deactivation (i.e., the value of the first parameter corresponding to each of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is the second value), it indicates that the first SCell deactivates the SSB transmission, that is, it can be indicated that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0136] In a possible implementation, the number of first parameters included in the first information can be the same as the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the first information can include one or more first parameters, each first parameter being associated with an SSB configuration, the SSB configuration associated with the one or more first parameters being the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and each first parameter can be used to indicate the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration. In this way, the terminal can determine the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the one or more first parameters included in the first information.

[0137] For example, taking the first SCell associated with multiple SSB configurations of SSB configuration 0, SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3 as an example, each SSB configuration corresponds to a first parameter, in the case that the first SCell triggers the sending of SSB based on the network, the network device 102 can activate the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activate the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter through the first parameter corresponding to each SSB configuration of the four SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the network device 102 sets the value of the first parameter corresponding to the SSB configuration 0 as a first value (such as 1), and the SSB configuration 0 is the first SSB configuration. The values of the first parameters corresponding to the SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3 are set as a second value (such as 0), which indicates that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated and the SSB configuration 0 (i.e. the first SSB configuration) is activated, and the SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3 are deactivated. For another example, the network device determines to deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell, for example, the network device determines to deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell based on the implementation, and the network device 102 can deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell through the first parameter, that is, the network device 102 can set the values of the first parameters corresponding to the SSB configuration 0, SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3 as the second value, which indicates that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0138] Optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3A, the method can further include step S3102.

[0139] Step S3102, determining the activation state of the first SSB configuration according to the first parameter.

[0140] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can determine, according to the first parameter, that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated or deactivated. For example, the first parameter is associated with the first SSB configuration, and the first SSB configuration can be one of the multiple SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, which can be a cell supporting on-demand request. For example, the first SSB configuration includes the first parameter, and the terminal 101 can determine, according to the value of the first parameter, that the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is activated or deactivated. For example, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, the first information includes the above-mentioned first parameter, and the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter according to the value of the first parameter. For example, the terminal 101 determines that the value of the first parameter is a first value, and then determines that the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is activated. For example, the terminal 101 determines that the value of the first parameter is a second value, and then determines that the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is deactivated. For example, the first value can be 1, and the second value can be 0; or the first value can be activated, and the second value can be deactivated, or the first value and the second value use other value modes, which are not limited in the present disclosure and will not be described here.

[0141] In some embodiments, the number of first parameters included in the first information can be the same as the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the first information can include one or more first parameters, each first parameter is associated with an SSB configuration, the one or more first parameters are associated with one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and each first parameter can be used to indicate the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration; wherein the first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand request SSB. For example, the activation state of the first SSB configuration can be determined according to the value of the first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters.

[0142] Optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3A, the method can further include step S3103.

[0143] In step S3103, the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is determined according to the first parameter, and the activation state can include activated or deactivated.

[0144] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, which can include the first parameters described above. The terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the first parameters. For example, the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the number of the first parameters included in the first information and the value of each first parameter.

[0145] In some embodiments, the number of the first parameters included in the first information can be the same as the number of the SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the first information can include one or more first parameters, each of which is associated with an SSB configuration. The SSB configurations associated with the one or more first parameters are one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. Each first parameter can be used to indicate the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration. The first SCell can be a cell that supports on-demand SSB request. For example, the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell can be determined according to the one or more first parameters. For example, if at least one of the one or more first parameters indicates that the corresponding SSB configuration is activated, it can be determined that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. Or, if each of the one or more first parameters indicates that the corresponding SSB configuration is deactivated, it can be determined that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can determine to activate the SSB transmission of the first SCell if at least one of the first parameters corresponding to the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates activation (i.e., the value of the first parameter corresponding to at least one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is the first value). For example, assuming that the first SCell is associated with four SSB configurations, i.e., SSB configuration 0, SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3, each of which corresponds to a first parameter, e.g., SSB configuration 0 corresponds to first parameter 0, SSB configuration 1 corresponds to first parameter 1, SSB configuration 2 corresponds to first parameter 2, and SSB configuration 3 corresponds to first parameter 3, in the case that the network device 102 triggers the first SCell to send SSBs based on the network, the network device 102 can activate the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activate the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter by the first parameter corresponding to each of the four SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the network device 102 sets the value of the first parameter corresponding to SSB configuration 0 to the first value (e.g., 1) and sets the value of the first parameter corresponding to each of SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3 to the second value (e.g., 0). After the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, the terminal 101 determines that there are four first parameters (e.g., first parameter 0, first parameter 1, first parameter 2 and first parameter 3) in the first information, the value of first parameter 0 is the first value (i.e., first parameter 0 indicates activation), and the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activation and the activation state of SSB configuration 0 is activation; the values of first parameter 1, first parameter 2 and first parameter 3 are the second value (i.e., first parameter 1, first parameter 2 and first parameter 3 indicate deactivation), and the terminal 101 can determine that the activation states of first SSB configuration 1, first SSB configuration 2 and first SSB configuration 3 are deactivation.

[0147] In some embodiments, if the first parameter corresponding to each of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates deactivation (i.e., the value of the first parameter corresponding to each of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is the second value), the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivation. For example, assuming that the first SCell is associated with multiple SSB configurations, such as SSB configuration 0, SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2, and SSB configuration 3, each of which corresponds to a first parameter, such as first parameter 0, first parameter 1, first parameter 2, and first parameter 3, respectively, and the network device determines to deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell, such as the network device determines to deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell based on implementation, the network device 102 can deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell by the first parameters, i.e., the network device 102 can set the value of each of the first parameters corresponding to the SSB configuration 0, SSB configuration 1, SSB configuration 2, and SSB configuration 3 to the second value. The terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, and the terminal 101 determines that there are four first parameters (such as the first parameter 0, first parameter 1, first parameter 2, and first parameter 3) in the first information, and the value of each of the first parameter 0, first parameter 1, first parameter 2, and first parameter 3 is the second value, and the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivation.

[0148] It should be noted that in some embodiments, the above steps S3102 and S3103 can be a parallel scheme. For example, the step S3101 + the step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the step S3101 + the step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0149] It is also to be noted that, in some embodiments, the first parameter can be configured to the terminal 101 by the network device 102 together with the SSB configuration, i.e., the network device 102 can configure the first parameter associated with each of the plurality of SSB configurations of the first SCell to the terminal 101 when configuring the plurality of SSB configurations of the first SCell to the terminal 101, so as to reduce the number of interactions between the network and the terminal. In some embodiments, the first parameter can not be configured to the terminal 101 together with the SSB configuration, i.e., the plurality of SSB configurations of the first SCell and the first parameter (i.e., the first parameter associated with each of the plurality of SSB configurations) can be configured to the terminal 101 separately by the network device 102 (e.g., configured to the terminal 101 by different pieces of RRC signaling), for example, the network device 102 can first configure the plurality of SSB configurations of the first SCell to the terminal 101, and then configure the first parameter associated with each of the plurality of SSB configurations to the terminal 101.

[0150] It is to be noted that, in some embodiments, when the network device 102 activates the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activates the first SSB configuration of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell by the first parameter, the network device 102 can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration, for example, the network device 102 can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell, and correspondingly, the terminal can receive the SSB on the first SCell according to the activated first SSB configuration, i.e., the terminal 101 can receive the SSB sent by the network device on the first SCell using the activated first SSB configuration.

[0151] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and the terms of “information”, “message”, “signal”, “signaling”, “report”, “configuration”, “indication”, “instruction”, “command”, “channel”, “parameter”, “domain”, “field”, “symbol”, “symbol”, “codebook”, “codeword”, “codepoint”, “bit”, “data”, “program”, “chip”, etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0152] In some embodiments, "acquire", "obtain", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectionally transmit", "send and / or receive" can be replaced by each other, which can be interpreted as receiving from other subjects, acquiring from protocols, acquiring from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, implementing autonomously, and various meanings.

[0153] In some embodiments, the terms "send", "transmit", "report", "issue", "transmit", "bidirectionally transmit", "send and / or receive" can be replaced by each other.

[0154] In some embodiments, the terms "certain", "preset", "preset", "set", "indicated", "certain", "arbitrary", "first" and the like can be replaced by each other. "Certain A", "preset A", "preset A", "set A", "indicated A", "certain A", "arbitrary A", "first A" can be interpreted as A specified in advance in protocols and the like, A obtained by setting, configuration, or indication, and the like, A specific, certain, arbitrary, or first A, but not limited thereto.

[0155] The method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3101-S3103. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101+step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101+step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but not limited thereto.

[0156] In some embodiments, steps S3102 and S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0157] In some embodiments, step S3103 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0158] In some embodiments, step S3102 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0159] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the corresponding description of FIG. 3A can be referred to.

[0160] FIG. 3B is an interaction diagram of a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3B, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method applicable to the communication system 100, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0161] At step S3201, the first information is transmitted.

[0162] In some embodiments, the related description of the first information can be referred to the optional implementation of step S3101 of FIG. 3A and other associated parts of the embodiments related to FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0163] In some embodiments, the first information in step S3201 is different from the first information in FIG. 3A as follows: the first information can include an SSB configuration, the SSB configuration can be at least one SSB configuration of one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and the SSB configuration can include a first SSB configuration. In some embodiments, the network device can indicate the activation state of the SSB configuration by whether the first parameter is configured in the SSB configuration, and the activation state includes deactivation or activation.

[0164] In some embodiments, the first information can include a first SSB configuration, the first SSB configuration can be an SSB configuration of one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, for example, the first SSB configuration can be one SSB configuration of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and the first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand request SSB. In some embodiments, the network device can indicate the activation state of the first SSB configuration by whether the first parameter is configured in the first SSB configuration.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first information described above can include but is not limited to RRC signaling, for example, the first information can be RRC signaling, which can include but is not limited to a first SSB configuration, the first SSB configuration can be one of one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and a first parameter can also be defined in the first SSB configuration, the first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration can indicate the activation state (such as activation or deactivation) of SSB transmission of the first SCell, and can also indicate that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated. For example, the first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration can indicate the activation state (such as activation or deactivation) of SSB transmission of the first SCell, and can also indicate that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. For example, the network device can indicate whether the first SSB configuration is activated by whether the first parameter is configured in the first SSB configuration. That is, the difference between the embodiment in FIG. 3B and the embodiment in FIG. 3A is that the first parameter can or can not be included in the first SSB configuration sent by the network device in FIG. 3B, that is, the network device indicates the activation state of the first SSB configuration by whether the first parameter is configured in the first SSB configuration, so that the terminal receiving the first SSB configuration can determine the activation state of the first SSB configuration as activated or deactivated by whether the first parameter is configured in the first SSB configuration.

[0166] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can activate or deactivate the first SSB configuration by a first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration. In some embodiments, the network device 102 can indicate the activation state of the first SSB configuration by whether the first parameter is configured in the first SSB configuration. For example, the first parameter can be named as SSBstatus (SSB status), or other names. In a possible implementation, the first parameter can take a third value, for example, the third value can be “activated” or “enabled” or other values, which are not limited specifically. If the network device 102 configures the first parameter in the first SSB configuration, it indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated, that is, the first parameter corresponding to the first SSB configuration indicates activation. If the network device 102 does not configure the first parameter in the first SSB configuration, it indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated, that is, the first parameter corresponding to the first SSB configuration indicates deactivation. In another possible implementation, the first parameter can take a fourth value, for example, the fourth value can be “deactivated” or “disabled” or other values, which are not limited specifically. If the network device 102 configures the first parameter in the first SSB configuration, it indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated, that is, the first parameter corresponding to the first SSB configuration indicates deactivation. If the network device 102 does not configure the first parameter in the first SSB configuration, it indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated, that is, the first parameter corresponding to the first SSB configuration indicates activation.

[0167] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can activate or deactivate the SSB transmission of the first SCell by a first parameter associated with the SSB configuration, for example, if the first parameter corresponding to at least one SSB configuration of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates activation, it can indicate that the first SCell activates the SSB transmission and transmits SSBs using the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter, that is, if the first parameter corresponding to at least one SSB configuration of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates activation, it can indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated and the activation state of the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is activated. For another example, if the first parameter corresponding to each SSB configuration of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates deactivation, it indicates that the first SCell deactivates the SSB transmission, that is, it can indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0168] For example, assuming that the network device 102 configures the first parameter in the SSB configuration, it means to activate the SSB configuration, and the network device 102 configures the first parameter (such as the value of activated) in the SSB configuration 0, and does not configure the first parameter in the SSB configuration 1, the SSB configuration 2, and the SSB configuration 3, which means that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, and the SSB configuration 0 is activated, and the SSB configuration 1, the SSB configuration 2, and the SSB configuration 3 are deactivated.

[0169] For example, assuming that the network device 102 configures the first parameter in the SSB configuration, it means to activate the SSB configuration, and the network device 102 configures the first parameter (such as the value of activated) in the SSB configuration 0, and does not configure the first parameter in the SSB configuration 1, the SSB configuration 2, and the SSB configuration 3, which means that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, and the SSB configuration 0 is activated, and the SSB configuration 1, the SSB configuration 2, and the SSB configuration 3 are deactivated.

[0170] Optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3B, the method can further include step S3202. In step S3202, according to whether the first parameter is included in the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is determined as activated or deactivated.

[0171] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, which can include the first SSB configuration described above, and the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the first SSB configuration according to whether the first parameter is included in the first SSB configuration. For example, if the value of the first parameter can be “activated”, the configuration of the first parameter in the first SSB configuration indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated, and the non-configuration of the first parameter in the first SSB configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration is deactivated. For example, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, and determines that the first parameter is configured in the first SSB configuration in the first information, and then the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated. If the terminal 101 determines that the first parameter is not configured in the first SSB configuration in the received first information, the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. For another example, if the value of the first parameter can be “deactivated”, the configuration of the first parameter in the first SSB configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration is deactivated, and the non-configuration of the first parameter in the first SSB configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration is activated. For example, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, and determines that the first parameter is configured in the first SSB configuration in the first information, and then the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. If the terminal 101 determines that the first parameter is not configured in the first SSB configuration in the received first information, the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated.

[0172] Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the first parameter associated with the SSB configuration. For example, if the first parameter corresponding to at least one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates activation, the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated and the activation state of the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter is activated. For example, if the first parameter corresponding to each of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell indicates deactivation, the terminal 101 can determine that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0173] It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the network device 102 activates the SSB transmission of the first SCell by the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter, and activates at least one first SSB configuration in the plurality of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and the network device 102 can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration, for example, the network device 102 can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell, and correspondingly, the terminal can receive the SSB on the first SCell according to the activated first SSB configuration, that is, the terminal 101 can receive the SSB sent by the network device using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell.

[0174] The method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3201-S3202. For example, step S3201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3201+S3202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0175] In some embodiments, step S3202 is optional, and one or more of the steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0176] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional, and one or more of the steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0177] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the corresponding description of FIG. 3B can be referred to.

[0178] FIG. 3C is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3C, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method applicable to a communication system 100, and the above method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0179] Step S3301, sending first information.

[0180] In some embodiments, the related description of the first information can be referred to the optional implementation of step S3101 of FIG. 3A and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0181] In some embodiments, the first information in step S3301 is different from the first information in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B in that: the first information can comprise a cell configuration of the SCell. Illustratively, the cell configuration can be a ServingCellConfigCommon, a ServingCellConfig, or a SCellConfig. In the cell configuration, a second parameter associated with the SCell can be defined, which can indicate an activated SSB configuration, which can be an SSB configuration of one or more SSB configurations associated with the SCell.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first information can comprise a cell configuration of the first SCell. Illustratively, the cell configuration can be a ServingCellConfigCommon, a ServingCellConfig, or a SCellConfig. In the cell configuration, a second parameter associated with the first SCell can be defined, which can indicate an activated SSB configuration, which can be an SSB configuration of one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB. In some embodiments, the second parameter can be used to determine the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell; wherein if the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell comprises the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; or if the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell does not comprise the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first information described above can include but is not limited to RRC signaling, for example, the first information can be RRC signaling, which can include but is not limited to a second parameter, which can indicate an activated SSB configuration, for example, can indicate an identity of the activated SSB configuration, which can be an SSB configuration among one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, such as the first SSB configuration can be an SSB configuration associated with the first SCell, or the first SSB configuration can be the activated SSB configuration (i.e., the first SCell activates the first SSB configuration), and the first SCell is a cell that requests an SSB on demand. For example, the second parameter can be configured in a cell granularity (i.e., the second parameter can be configured in a cell unit), for example, the second parameter can be configured in a cell configuration, for example, the cell configuration can be ServingCellConfigCommon, or ServingCellConfig, or SCellConfig, i.e., the second parameter can be configured in ServingCellConfigCommon, the second parameter can be configured in ServingCellConfig, and the second parameter can be configured in SCellConfig.

[0184] In some embodiments, in the case that the first SCell is associated with multiple SSB configurations, each SSB configuration is associated with (or corresponds to) a configuration identity (or identity), the multiple SSB configurations include the first SSB configuration described above, for example, the identity can be index, or Identifier, or ConfigurationID, which can be carried in the SSB configuration when the network device configures the SSB configuration. For example, the initial state of the SSB configuration can be deactivated, for example, the default state of the SSB configuration when the network device configures the SSB configuration to the terminal can be deactivated (i.e., the default state of the SSB configuration when the SSB configuration is configured can be deactivated), and the network device 102 can indicate the activated SSB configuration through the second parameter, for example, the identity of the activated SSB configuration.

[0185] In some embodiments, the value range of the second parameter can be determined by the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, for example, the more the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, the more the value range of the second parameter. For example, if the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is 4, that is, 4 SSB configurations are supported, the value range of the second parameter can be (0…3), for example, if the value of the second parameter is 0, it can indicate that the SSB configuration associated with index 0 is activated, if the value of the second parameter is 1, it can indicate that the SSB configuration associated with index 1 is activated, if the value of the second parameter is 2, it can indicate that the SSB configuration associated with index 2 is activated, and if the value of the second parameter is 3, it can indicate that the SSB configuration associated with index 3 is activated. For another example, if the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is 8, that is, 8 SSB configurations are supported, the value range of the second parameter can be (0…7), for example, if the value of the second parameter is 0, it can indicate that the SSB configuration associated with index 0 is activated, and so on. It can be understood that the above examples of the value range of the second parameter are only one possible implementation for the convenience of those skilled in the art, that is, the value range of the second parameter can also be implemented in other ways, and the present disclosure does not limit this, and will not be repeated here.

[0186] It is worth noting that in some embodiments, in the case of associating one or more SSB configurations with the first SCell, each SSB configuration is associated with (or corresponds to) a configuration identifier (or identifier), and the default state of the SSB configuration when the network device configures the SSB configuration to the terminal can be deactivated (that is, the default state of the SSB configuration when it is configured can be deactivated), then the network device can indicate the activated SSB configuration through the second parameter, for example, the identifier of the activated SSB configuration can be indicated through the second parameter, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the SSB configuration associated with the identifier indicated by the second parameter to be activated.

[0187] In some embodiments, the network device indicates, by the second parameter, that the number of activated SSB configurations can be one, for example, in the case that the first SCell is associated with multiple SSB configurations, each SSB configuration is associated with (or corresponds to) one configuration identifier (or index), and each value of the second parameter indicates that the SSB configuration associated with the corresponding index is activated. For example, if the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is four, i.e., four SSB configurations are supported, the value range of the second parameter can be (0…3), for example, if the value of the second parameter is 0, it indicates that the SSB configuration associated with index 0 is activated, if the value of the second parameter is 1, it indicates that the SSB configuration associated with index 1 is activated, if the value of the second parameter is 2, it indicates that the SSB configuration associated with index 2 is activated, and if the value of the second parameter is 3, it indicates that the SSB configuration associated with index 3 is activated.

[0188] In some embodiments, the network device indicates, by the second parameter, that the number of activated SSB configurations can be multiple, for example, in the case that the first SCell is associated with multiple SSB configurations, the multiple SSB configurations are divided into one or more groups, each group corresponds to one group identifier, and the network device carries the group identifier of the group to which the SSB configuration belongs in the SSB configuration when configuring the SSB configuration. For example, the initial state of the SSB configuration can be deactivated. The activated SSB configuration can be indicated by the second parameter, for example, the second parameter indicates the group identifier of the activated SSB configuration group, and each value of the second parameter indicates that the SSB configuration associated with the corresponding group identifier is activated. For example, if the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is four, i.e., four SSB configurations are supported, and the four SSB configurations are divided into two groups, each group includes two SSB configurations, for example, one group includes SSB configuration 0 and SSB configuration 1, and the other group includes SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3, the value range of the second parameter can be (0…1), for example, if the value of the second parameter is 0, it indicates the activation of SSB configuration 0 and SSB configuration 1 associated with group identifier 0 (i.e., activating SSB configuration 0 and SSB configuration 1); if the value of the second parameter is 1, it indicates the activation of SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3 associated with group identifier 1 (i.e., activating SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3).

[0189] Optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3C, the method can further include step S3302.

[0190] Step S3302: determining, according to the second parameter, the SSB configuration activated by the first SCell.

[0191] In some embodiments, it can be determined that the first SCell corresponds to one or more activated SSB configurations among the one or more SSB configurations associated with the second parameter, the first SSB configuration can be the activated SSB configuration, or the first SSB configuration can also not be the activated SSB configuration. For example, if the first SCell activated SSB configuration includes the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; or if the first SCell activated SSB configuration does not include the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

[0192] In some embodiments, the second parameter is associated with the first SCell, the first SCell is associated with one or more SSB configurations, the second parameter can indicate an activated SSB configuration, for example, can indicate an identity of the activated SSB configuration; the activated SSB configuration indicated by the second parameter can be an SSB configuration among the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell; the activated SSB configuration indicated by the second parameter can include the first SSB configuration, or can also not include the first SSB configuration. If the activated SSB configuration indicated by the second parameter includes the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; or if the activated SSB configuration indicated by the second parameter does not include the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

[0193] In some embodiments, the second parameter is associated with the first SCell, the second parameter indicates an activated first SSB configuration, the first SSB configuration is an SSB configuration among the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell; it can be determined according to the second parameter that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated. For example, according to the identity indicated by the second parameter, it can be determined that the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the identity is activated. The first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand request SSB.

[0194] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, which can include the second parameter described above, and the terminal 101 can determine, according to the identity indicated by the second parameter, that the activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the identity is activated, and the first SSB configuration associated with the identity can be one of the one or more SSB configurations corresponding to the first SCell associated with the second parameter. For example, in the case where the first SCell is associated with one or more SSB configurations, the first SCell is associated with a second parameter, and each of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is associated with (or corresponds to) a configuration identity (or identity), such as an index or an identifier or a configuration ID, which can be carried in the SSB configuration when the network device configures the SSB configuration. For example, the initial state of the SSB configuration can be deactivated, for example, the default state of the SSB configuration when the network device configures the SSB configuration to the terminal can be deactivated (i.e., the default state of the SSB configuration when the SSB configuration is configured can be deactivated), and the network device 102 can indicate the activated SSB configuration among the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell through the second parameter associated with the first SCell, for example, by indicating the identity of the activated SSB configuration. The terminal 101 receives the second parameter sent by the network device 102 and determines to activate the SSB configuration corresponding to the identity indicated by the second parameter.

[0195] For example, in the case where the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is four, the first SCell is associated with a second parameter, and the value range of the second parameter can be (0…3), if the terminal 101 receives the second parameter with a value of 0, the terminal 101 can determine that the SSB configuration associated with index 0 is activated; if the terminal 101 receives the second parameter with a value of 1, the terminal 101 can determine that the SSB configuration associated with index 1 is activated; if the terminal 101 receives the second parameter with a value of 2, the terminal 101 can determine that the SSB configuration associated with index 2 is activated; and if the terminal 101 receives the second parameter with a value of 3, the terminal 101 can determine that the SSB configuration associated with index 3 is activated.

[0196] In some embodiments, the network device indicates, by the second parameter, that the number of activated SSB configurations can be multiple, for example, in the case that the first SCell is associated with multiple SSB configurations, the first SCell is associated with one second parameter, the multiple SSB configurations are divided into one or more groups, each group corresponds to one group identifier, and when the network device configures an SSB configuration, the group identifier of the group to which the SSB configuration belongs is carried in the SSB configuration. For example, the initial state of the SSB configuration can be deactivated. The activated SSB configuration can be indicated by the second parameter, for example, the second parameter indicates the group identifier of the activated SSB configuration group, and each value of the second parameter indicates that the SSB configuration associated with the corresponding group identifier is activated. For example, the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is 4, the 4 SSB configurations are divided into 2 groups, each group includes 2 SSB configurations, for example, one group includes SSB configuration 0 and SSB configuration 1, and the other group includes SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3, the first SCell is associated with one second parameter, and the value range of the second parameter can be (0…1). For example, if the value of the second parameter received by the terminal 101 is 0, the terminal 101 can determine that the SSB configurations 0 and 1 associated with the group identifier 0 are activated (i.e., activate SSB configuration 0 and SSB configuration 1); if the value of the second parameter received by the terminal 101 is 1, the terminal 101 can determine that the SSB configurations 2 and 3 associated with the group identifier 1 are activated (i.e., activate SSB configuration 2 and SSB configuration 3).

[0197] Optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3C, the method can further include step S3303.

[0198] Step S3303, determining the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to whether the second parameter is included in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first information can include a cell configuration, the cell configuration defines the second parameter, and the network device can indicate the activation state of the SSB transmission of the cell associated with the second parameter by whether the second parameter is configured in the cell configuration; wherein the second parameter can indicate the activated SSB configuration.

[0200] In some embodiments, the first information can comprise a cell configuration of the first SCell, the cell configuration defining a second parameter, the second parameter being associated with the first SCell, and the network device can activate or deactivate SSB transmission of the first SCell by the second parameter. For example, the network device can indicate the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell by whether the second parameter is configured in the cell configuration of the first SCell. For example, the second parameter can be configured in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell, which can be ServingCellConfigCommon, ServingCellConfig, or SCellConfig. For example, if the second parameter is configured, it indicates that the first SCell activates SSB transmission and transmits SSBs using the SSB configuration indicated by the second parameter (i.e., indicates that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated and the SSB configuration indicated by the second parameter is activated). If the second parameter is not configured, it indicates that none of the SSB configurations associated with the first SCell is activated, i.e., the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated, or the SSB transmission of the first SCell can also be deactivated. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, the first information comprising RRC signaling, which can comprise a cell configuration associated with the first SCell, and the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to whether the second parameter is included in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell. For example, if the second parameter is included in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell, the terminal 101 can determine that the first SCell activates SSB transmission, i.e., the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. If the second parameter is not included in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell, the terminal 101 can determine that the first SCell deactivates SSB transmission, i.e., the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

[0201] It should be noted that in some embodiments, the second parameter can be configured in a BWP (Bandwidth Part) granularity, that is, the second parameter can be configured in a BWP unit, that is, different BWP configurations can be associated with different second parameters. For example, if BWP switching occurs, the terminal 101 can use the second parameter associated with the switched BWP, or the terminal 101 can use the second parameter associated with the default BWP. For example, the network device 102 sends the first information to the terminal 101, the first information can be RRC signaling, the RRC signaling can include the second parameter, the second parameter is associated with the first BWP configuration, the first BWP configuration is the BWP configuration associated with the first SCell (that is, the first BWP configuration is the partial bandwidth configured for the first SCell), and the second parameter can indicate the activated first SSB configuration, for example, can indicate the identifier of the activated first SSB configuration. The terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, the second parameter in the first information is associated with the first BWP configuration, and the terminal 101 can determine that the identifier indicated by the second parameter associated with the first BWP configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration associated with the identifier is activated, and the first SSB configuration associated with the identifier is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell.

[0202] For example, the terminal 101 determines to switch from the first BWP configuration to the second BWP configuration, and the second BWP configuration is one of the multiple BWP configurations associated with the first SCell, and the terminal 101 can determine that the identifier indicated by the second parameter associated with the second BWP configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration associated with the identifier is activated, and the first SSB configuration associated with the identifier is at least one of the multiple SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. Alternatively, the terminal 101 can determine that the identifier indicated by the second parameter associated with the default BWP configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration associated with the identifier is activated, and the first SSB configuration associated with the identifier is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, the default BWP configuration can be one of the multiple BWP configurations associated with the first SCell, and the default BWP configuration can be agreed by the protocol, or can be configured or preconfigured by the network device.

[0203] It should be noted that in some embodiments, the above steps S3302 and S3303 can be a parallel scheme, for example, steps S3301+step S3302 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3301+step S3303 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0204] It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the network device 102 indicates the activated first SSB configuration through the second parameter, and then the network device can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration. For example, the network device 102 can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell, and accordingly, the terminal can receive the SSB on the first SCell according to the activated first SSB configuration, i.e., the terminal 101 can receive the SSB sent by the network device using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell.

[0205] The method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3301-S3303. For example, step S3301 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3301+S3302 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3301+S3303 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3302 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3303 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but not limited thereto.

[0206] In some embodiments, steps S3302 and S3303 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0207] In some embodiments, step S3303 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0208] In some embodiments, step S3302 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0209] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the corresponding description of FIG. 3C can be referred to.

[0210] FIG. 3D is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3D, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method applicable to a communication system 100, and the above method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0211] Step S3401, sending first information.

[0212] In some embodiments, the related description of the first information can be referred to the optional implementation of step S3101 of FIG. 3A and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 3A, which will not be described here.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first information in step S3401 is different from the first information in FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3C in that: the first information can include a MAC CE, for example, the first information can be a MAC CE. The MAC CE can indicate an SCell of which SSB transmission is activated or deactivated, and can also indicate the activation state of the SSB configuration associated with the SCell. For example, the MAC CE can be associated with one LCID (logical channel identify) or eLCID (enhanced logical channel identify). For example, the first information is identified as an LCID, the identification of the first information can be one LCID selected from an LCID reserved pool, and the LCID reserved pool includes at least one LCID. For example, the first information is identified as an eLCID; the identification of the first information can be one eLCID selected from an eLCID reserved pool, and the eLCID reserved pool includes at least one eLCID.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first information can include a first bitmap, and the first bitmap can include at least one first indication bit, each first indication bit corresponding to one secondary cell, and each first indication bit can be used to indicate SSB transmission activation or deactivation on the corresponding secondary cell. The at least one first indication bit indicates the secondary cell, which includes a first cell and a second cell, the first cell can be a cell requesting SSB on demand, and the first cell includes the first SCell described above, and the second cell is a normal cell. For example, the first indication bit described above can be set to a fifth value, which can be used to indicate SSB transmission activation on the corresponding secondary cell (i.e., to indicate activating SSB transmission on the secondary cell corresponding to the first indication bit); the first indication bit described above can be set to a sixth value, which can be used to indicate SSB transmission deactivation on the corresponding secondary cell (i.e., to indicate deactivating SSB transmission on the secondary cell corresponding to the first indication bit). For example, the fifth value can be 1, and the sixth value can be 0; or the fifth value can be 0, and the sixth value can be 1; or the fifth value and the sixth value use other value modes, which are not limited in the present disclosure and will not be described herein. For example, the terminal can ignore the first indication bit corresponding to the normal cell or the first indication bit corresponding to the normal cell can be a special value.

[0215] For example, taking the bitmap size of the first bitmap of the first bitmap as an example, the at least one first indication bit is associated with at least one secondary cell including SCellindex 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 SCell, wherein SCellindex 1, 3, 5 SCell is a cell that requests SSB on demand, SCellindex 1 SCell is the first SCell, i.e. a cell supporting on-demand SSB function (i.e. SCellindex 1, 3, 5 SCell is an on-demand SCell), SCellindex 2, 4, 6, 7 SCell is a normal cell (i.e. the second cell), SCellindex 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 SCell is the SCell configured for terminal 101, then the first bitmap can include 1 reserved bit (R bit) and 7 first indication bits (for example, denoted as Ci, or other names can be named). According to the secondary cell index (SCellindex) from small to large, each of the 7 first indication bits corresponds to one of the SCellindex 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 SCell, for example, C1 corresponds to the SCellindex 1 secondary cell, C2 corresponds to the SCellindex 2 secondary cell, and so on. Each first indication bit is used to indicate the activation or deactivation of SSB transmission on the corresponding secondary cell. Wherein, for i respectively 1, 3, 5, the first indication bit Ci associated with SCellindex i SCell is the fifth value (such as 1), indicating activating SSB transmission of SCellindex i SCell; the first indication bit Ci associated with SCellindex i SCell is the sixth value (such as 0), indicating deactivating SSB transmission of SCellindex i SCell. In some embodiments, the size of the first bitmap can be related to the number of secondary cells (including the first cell and the second cell), and the number of secondary cells is the number of first indication bits. That is, terminal 101 can determine the size of the first bitmap based on the number of secondary cells. Wherein, the number of secondary cells can be determined based on the cell configuration configured by the network device.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first information can define the first bitmap and further define first indication information. In other words, the first information can include the first bitmap and further include 0 or at least one first indication information. The number of the first indication information is the same as the number of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells. Each activated SSB transmission secondary cell is associated with one first indication information. The first indication information is ordered according to the index of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells (e.g., ordered from small to large or from large to small). The first indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration. For example, the first indication information indicates the identity of the activated SSB configuration. The SSB configuration indicated by the first indication information can be one or more SSB configurations associated with the activated SSB transmission secondary cell. Optionally, if the value of the first indication bit corresponding to the first SCell in the first bitmap is the fifth value (e.g., 1), it means that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. The activated SSB configuration associated with the first SCell can be indicated by the first indication information. If the activated SSB configuration includes the first SSB configuration, it means that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated. If the activated SSB configuration does not include the first SSB configuration, it means that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

[0217] For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, taking the size of the first bitmap as 1 byte as an example, the first bitmap includes 1 reserved bit (i.e., R) and 7 first indication bits (e.g., denoted as Ci, i can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Each first indication bit corresponds to one SCell. For example, for the on-demand SSB requesting cell, Ci set to 1 means activating the SSB of the SCell with index i, and Ci set to 0 means deactivating the SSB of the SCell with index i. For the normal cell (the cell that normally transmits SSB), the terminal can ignore the Ci corresponding to the normal cell or the Ci corresponding to the normal cell can be a special value. The MAC CE can include 0 or more first indication information in addition to the bitmap. For example, each activated SSB transmission SCell is associated with one first indication information. The SCell that is deactivated SSB transmission is not associated with the first indication information. The 0 or more SSB first indication information is arranged in ascending order of the index of the activated SCell. The first indication information indicates the identity of the activated SSB configuration (e.g., denoted as SSB ID i For example, SSB ID i indicates that the activated SSB transmission SCell uses / activates the SSB IDi The number of the first indication information is the number of the SSB configurations associated with the SCell whose SSB transmission is activated, i.e., N in FIG. 4A.

[0218] For example, if the number of the SCells whose SSB transmission is activated is 0, e.g., none of the SCells with SCellindex 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 has its SSB transmission activated, the number of the first indication information is 0. For example, if the SCells with SCellindex 1 and SCellindex 3 have their SSB transmission activated, the number of the first indication information in the MAC CE is 2, and the SCell with SCellindex 1 and the SCell with SCellindex 3 are associated with the first indication information respectively, and the two first indication information are sorted according to the SCellindex, e.g., the two first indication information are sorted in ascending order or descending order according to the SCellindex, and each of the two first indication information can be used to indicate the identity of one or more SSB configurations associated with the corresponding SCell, and the identity of the SSB configuration used / activated by the SCell whose SSB transmission is activated. Each SSB configuration corresponds to a configuration identity (or identity), e.g., index / ID / ConfigurationID. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, if the SCells with SCellindex 1 and SCellindex 3 have their SSB transmission activated, and the SCell with SCellindex 1 is the first SCell (i.e., the SCell whose SSB is requested on demand), and the SCell with SCellindex 1 is associated with SSB configuration 0 and SSB configuration 1, the number of the first indication information in the MAC CE is 1, and the first indication information is associated with the SCell with SCellindex 1, and the first indication information can be used to indicate the identity of the first SSB configuration of the two SSB configurations associated with the SCell with SCellindex 1, i.e., the MAC CE includes one first indication information, and the first indication information indicates SSB ID1, which represents the identity of the SSB configuration of the two SSB configurations associated with the SCell with SCellindex 1. For example, if the identity of the SSB configuration 0 associated with the SCell with SCellindex 1 is 0, and the identity of the SSB configuration 1 associated with the SCell with SCellindex 1 is 1, if the first indication information is 0, it means that the SSB configuration 0 with the identity of 0 is activated; if the first indication information is 1, it means that the SSB configuration 1 with the identity of 1 is activated.

[0219] Optionally, in some embodiments, after the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the first bitmap of the first information; if the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, the terminal 101 can further determine the activated SSB configuration used by the first SCell with activated SSB transmission according to the first indication information (i.e., the first indication information associated with the first SCell) of the first information, for example, the activated SSB configuration includes the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; or the activated SSB configuration does not include the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device 102 activates the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activates the first SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell by using the MAC CE, and then the network device 102 can send the SSB by using the activated first SSB configuration, for example, the network device 102 can send the SSB by using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell, and correspondingly, the terminal can receive the SSB according to the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell, i.e., the terminal 101 can receive the SSB sent by the network device on the first SCell by using the activated first SSB configuration.

[0220] In some embodiments, the first information described above can include a second bitmap, and the second bitmap includes at least one second indication bit, each second indication bit corresponds to a secondary cell, and each second indication bit is used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the SSB transmission on the corresponding secondary cell. The secondary cell indicated in the at least one second indication bit is the first cell, the first cell is the cell that requests the SSB on demand, and the first cell includes the first SCell. For example, the value of the second indication bit described above is the fifth value, which can be used to indicate the activation of the SSB transmission on the secondary cell corresponding to the second indication bit (i.e., to indicate the activation of the SSB transmission on the secondary cell corresponding to the second indication bit); the value of the second indication bit described above is the sixth value, which can be used to indicate the deactivation of the SSB transmission on the secondary cell corresponding to the second indication bit (i.e., to indicate the deactivation of the SSB transmission on the secondary cell corresponding to the second indication bit). For example, the fifth value can be 1, and the sixth value can be 0; or the fifth value can be 0, and the sixth value can be 1; or the fifth value and the sixth value use other value modes, which are not limited in the present disclosure and will not be described herein.

[0221] For example, assuming that SCells with SCellindex of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are SCells configured for the terminal 101, SCells with SCellindex of 1, 3, 5 are on-demand SSB cells, SCell with SCellindex of 1 is the first SCell, i.e., the cell supporting the on-demand SSB function (i.e., SCells with SCellindex of 1, 3, 5 are on-demand SCells), SCells with SCellindex of 2, 4, 6, 7 are normal cells (i.e., the second cells), and the size of the second bitmap in the MAC CE is 1 byte, for example, the at least one secondary cell associated with the at least one second indication bit includes SCells with SCellindex of 1, 3, 5, and the second bitmap can include 3 second indication bits (e.g., denoted as Ci, which can also be named by other names) that can have reserved bits. In order to achieve byte alignment, each second indication bit excluding the reserved bits corresponds to one secondary cell (on-demand SSB cell). In ascending order of secondary cell index (SCellindex), each second indication bit of the 3 second indication bits corresponds to one secondary cell among the SCells with SCellindex of 1, 3, 5, for example, C1 corresponds to the secondary cell with SCellindex of 1, C2 corresponds to the secondary cell with SCellindex of 3, and C3 corresponds to the secondary cell with SCellindex of 5. Each second indication bit is used to indicate the activation or deactivation of SSB transmission on the corresponding secondary cell. For i being 1, 3, 5 respectively, the second indication bit Ci associated with the SCell with SCellindex of i is the fifth value (e.g., 1), indicating the activation of SSB transmission of the SCell with SCellindex of i; the second indication bit Ci associated with the SCell with SCellindex of i is the sixth value (e.g., 0), indicating the deactivation of SSB transmission of the SCell with SCellindex of i. In some embodiments, the size of the second bitmap can be related to the number of secondary cells (including only the first cells, i.e., only the on-demand SSB cells), which is the number of first indication bits. That is, the terminal 101 can determine the size of the second bitmap based on the number of secondary cells. The number of secondary cells can be determined based on the cell configuration configured by the network device. The size of the second bitmap can be smaller than the number of secondary cells.

[0222] In some embodiments, the first information can further comprise one or more first indication information in addition to the second bitmap. The number of the first indication information is the same as the number of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells, each of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells is associated with one of the first indication information, and the first indication information is ordered according to the index of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells (e.g., ordered from small to large or from large to small). The first indication information indicates the identity of the activated SSB configuration, and the SSB configuration indicated by the first indication information can be one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the activated SSB transmission secondary cell. For example, if the number of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells is 0, e.g., none of the SSB transmission of the SCell with SCellindex 1, 3, 5 (e.g., the SCell with SCellindex 1, 3, 5 is an on-demand SCell) is activated, the number of the first indication information is 0. For example, if the activated SSB transmission secondary cells are the SCell with SCellindex 1 and the SCell with SCellindex 3, the number of the first indication information in the first information is 2, the SCell with SCellindex 1 and the SCell with SCellindex 3 are respectively associated with one of the first indication information, and the two first indication information is ordered according to the SCellindex, e.g., ordered from small to large or from large to small. Each of the two first indication information can be used to indicate the identity of the SSB configuration of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the corresponding secondary cell, and the identity of the activated SSB configuration used by the activated SSB transmission secondary cell. Each SSB configuration corresponds to one configuration identity (or identity), e.g., index / ID / ConfigurationID. For example, if the activated SSB transmission secondary cell is the SCell with SCellindex 1, the SCell with SCellindex 1 is the first SCell (e.g., the on-demand SCell), and the SCell with SCellindex 1 is associated with SSB configuration 0 and SSB configuration 1, the number of the first indication information in the first information is 1, the first SCell is associated with the first indication information, and the first indication information can be used to indicate the identity of the first SSB configuration of the two SSB configurations associated with the first SCell.For example, the first SCell is associated with SSB configuration 0 with an identity of 0 and SSB configuration 1 with an identity of 1. If the first indication information is 0, it indicates that the SSB configuration 0 with the identity of 0 is activated. If the first indication information is 1, it indicates that the SSB configuration 1 with the identity of 1 is activated.

[0223] Optionally, in some embodiments, after the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, the terminal 101 can determine the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the second bitmap of the first information. If the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated, the terminal 101 can further determine the identity of the activated SSB configuration used by the first SCell with activated SSB transmission according to the first indication information (i.e., the first indication information associated with the first SCell) of the first information. For example, if the activated SSB configuration includes the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated. Or, if the activated SSB configuration does not include the first SSB configuration, the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device 102 activates the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activates the first SSB configuration among one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell by using the MAC CE. Then, the network device 102 can send SSBs by using the activated first SSB configuration. For example, the network device 102 can send SSBs by using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell. Correspondingly, the terminal can receive SSBs on the first SCell according to the activated first SSB configuration, i.e., the terminal 101 can receive SSBs sent by the network device on the first SCell by using the activated first SSB configuration.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first information can include second indication information and a third bitmap, where the second indication information can indicate a first cell that activates SSB transmission, such as an identity of the first cell that activates SSB transmission (which can be represented by a Serving Cell ID), the first cell can be a cell that supports on-demand request of SSB, the first cell can include one or more SCells, and the first cell can include the first SCell; each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to an SSB configuration, and the indication bit in the third bitmap can be used to indicate activation or deactivation of the corresponding SSB configuration, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the third bitmap can be one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell. In some embodiments, the second indication information in the first information can indicate one or more cells that activate SSB transmission, and the first SCell can be one of the cells that activate SSB transmission, and the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand request of SSB. For example, the number of the second indication information in the first information can be the same as the number of the cells that activate SSB transmission.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first information can include second indication information and a third bitmap, where the second indication information can indicate an identity of the first SCell that activates SSB transmission (e.g., can be indicated by a Serving Cell ID); each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, and the indication bit in the third bitmap can be used to indicate activation or deactivation of the corresponding SSB configuration, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the third bitmap can be one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. For example, the identity of the first SCell that activates SSB transmission can be indicated by the second indication information, and the SSB configuration activated by the first SCell can be indicated by the third bitmap. Each SSB configuration can correspond to one configuration identity (or identity), e.g., index / ID / Configuration ID. According to the identity size of the SSB configuration (e.g., from large to small or from small to large), e.g., according to the identity of the SSB configuration from small to large, each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration (there can be reserved bits, and each indication bit excluding the reserved bits corresponds to one SSB configuration for byte alignment), and for example, the fifth value (e.g., 1) of the indication bit in the third bitmap indicates activation of the SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit, and the sixth value (e.g., 0) of the indication bit in the third bitmap indicates deactivation of the SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one or more second indication information can be included in the first information, each second indication information can indicate the identity of one cell that activates SSB transmission (indicated by Serving Cell ID), and the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand SSB request. One or more third bitmap can also be included in the first information, each third bitmap corresponds to one second indication information, and each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration associated with the corresponding cell. i For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one or more second indication information can be included in the first information, each second indication information can indicate the identity of one cell that activates SSB transmission (indicated by Serving Cell ID), and the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand SSB request. One or more third bitmap can also be included in the first information, each third bitmap corresponds to one second indication information, and each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration associated with the corresponding cell. i For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one or more second indication information can be included in the first information, each second indication information can indicate the identity of one cell that activates SSB transmission (indicated by Serving Cell ID), and the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand SSB request. One or more third bitmap can also be included in the first information, each third bitmap corresponds to one second indication information, and each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration associated with the corresponding cell. i For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one or more second indication information can be included in the first information, each second indication information can indicate the identity of one cell that activates SSB transmission (indicated by Serving Cell ID), and the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand SSB request. One or more third bitmap can also be included in the first information, each third bitmap corresponds to one second indication information, and each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration associated with the corresponding cell. i For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one or more second indication information can be included in the first information, each second indication information can indicate the identity of one cell that activates SSB transmission (indicated by Serving Cell ID), and the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand SSB request. One or more third bitmap can also be included in the first information, each third bitmap corresponds to one second indication information, and each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration associated with the corresponding cell. i For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, one or more second indication information can be included in the first information, each second indication information can indicate the identity of one cell that activates SSB transmission (indicated by Serving Cell ID), and the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand SSB request. One or more third bitmap can also be included in the first information, each third bitmap corresponds to one second indication information, and each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration associated with the corresponding cell. iCorresponding SSB configuration. In some embodiments, if more than 2 SSB configurations are supported, the third bitmap can be extended with the condition of byte alignment i Indication bit.

[0226] Optionally, in some embodiments, after receiving the first information sent by the network device 102, the terminal 101 can determine, according to the second indication information of the first information, that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first cell is activated, and the first cell includes the first SCell; the terminal 101 can also determine, according to the third bitmap of the first information, the activated SSB configuration used by the first cell with activated SSB transmission, for example, can determine, according to the third bitmap associated with the second indication information in the first information, the activated SSB configuration used by the first SCell with activated SSB transmission. For example, if the activated SSB configuration includes the first SSB configuration, it can be considered that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; if the activated SSB configuration does not include the first SSB configuration, it can be considered that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. Optionally, the terminal can receive the SSB on the first SCell according to the activated first SSB configuration. For example, if the network device 102 activates the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activates the first SSB configuration associated with the first SCell through the MAC CE, the network device 102 can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration, for example, the network device 102 can send the SSB using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 can receive the SSB sent by the network device using the activated first SSB configuration on the first SCell.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first information can include second indication information and third indication information, where the second indication information can indicate a first cell that activates SSB transmission, such as an identity of the first cell that activates SSB transmission (which can be represented by a Serving Cell ID), the first cell being a cell that supports on-demand requested SSB, the first cell can include one or more SCells, the first cell can include a first SCell; the third indication information can indicate an activated SSB configuration, such as an identity of the activated SSB configuration (which can be represented by an SSB config ID), the SSB configuration indicated by the third indication information can be an SSB configuration among one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell. In some embodiments, the second indication information in the first information can indicate one or more cells that activate SSB transmission, the first SCell can be one of the cells that activate SSB transmission, the cell can be a cell that supports on-demand requested SSB. For example, the number of the second indication information in the first information can be the same as the number of the cells that activate SSB transmission. For example, the number of the third indication information can be the same as the number of the second indication information, one third indication information being associated with one second indication information.

[0228] In some embodiments, the first information can include second indication information and third indication information, where the second indication information can indicate an identity of a first SCell that activates SSB transmission (which can be represented by a Serving Cell ID); the third indication information can indicate an identity of an activated first SSB configuration (which can be represented by an SSB config ID), the first SSB configuration indicated by the third indication information can be an SSB configuration among one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, the first SCell can be a cell that supports on-demand requested SSB. It is noted that in some embodiments, the bit length of the third indication information is related to the number of the SSB configurations associated with the first SCell.

[0229] For example, as shown in FIG. 4C, one or more second indication information can be included in the first information, each of the second indication information can indicate an identity (denoted as Serving Cell ID) of a cell which activates SSB transmission, the cell can be a cell which supports on-demand requesting SSB, and one or more third indication information can be included in the first information, each of the third indication information can correspond to one second indication information, and each of the third indication information indicates SSB configuration associated with the corresponding cell, for example, the third indication information indicates an identity (for example, denoted as SSB config ID) of activated SSB configuration. Taking the number of SSB configurations associated with the SCell as 4 (i.e., supporting 4 SSB configurations) as an example, the bit length of the third indication information can be 2 bits (i.e., 2 bits), for example, the value of the third indication information can be (00, 01, 10, 11), 00, 01, 10, 11 respectively corresponds to the identity of one SSB configuration (for example, 00 corresponds to the identity of SSB configuration 0, 01 corresponds to the identity of SSB configuration 1, 10 corresponds to the identity of SSB configuration 2, and 11 corresponds to the identity of SSB configuration 3), for example, the value of the third indication information is 00, which indicates that SSB configuration 0 is activated, the value of the third indication information is 01, which indicates that the first SSB configuration 1 is activated, and so on. Taking the number of SSB configurations associated with the first SCell as 8 (i.e., supporting 8 SSB configurations) as another example, the bit length of the third indication information can be 3 bits (i.e., 3 bits). It can be understood that the above-mentioned examples of the bit length of the third indication information are only examples given for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art, that is, the bit length of the third indication information can also be other values, which are not limited herein, and will not be described again.

[0230] Optionally, in some embodiments, after the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, the terminal 101 can determine, according to the second indication information of the first information, that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first cell is activated, and the first cell includes the first SCell; and the terminal 101 can also determine, according to the third indication information of the first information, the activated SSB configuration used by the first cell with activated SSB transmission, for example, the activated SSB configuration used by the first SCell with activated SSB transmission can be determined according to the third indication information associated with the second indication information in the first information. For example, if the activated SSB configuration includes the first SSB configuration, it can be considered that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; if the activated SSB configuration does not include the first SSB configuration, it can be considered that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. Optionally, in some embodiments, after the network device 102 activates the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activates the first SSB configuration through the MAC CE, the network device 102 can use the activated first SSB configuration to send SSB, for example, the network device 102 can use the activated first SSB configuration to send SSB on the first SCell, and correspondingly, the terminal can receive SSB on the first SCell according to the activated first SSB configuration, that is, the terminal 101 can receive SSB sent by the network device on the first SCell using the activated first SSB configuration.

[0231] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the description of FIG. 3D can be referred to.

[0232] FIG. 3E is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3E, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method applicable to the communication system 100, and the above method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0233] Step S3501, sending first information.

[0234] In some embodiments, the related description of the first information can be referred to the optional implementation of step S3101 of FIG. 3A and other related parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 3A, which will not be described here.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first information in step S3501 is different from the first information in FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, FIG. 3C, and FIG. 3D in that: the first information can include a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) or DCI (Downlink Control Information) scrambled by a RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identifier), for example, the first information can be a PDCCH or DCI scrambled by a RNTI. The PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI can be used to activate SSB transmission of the first SCell, and the first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand SSB.

[0236] For example, the RNTI can be a newly defined RNTI, for example, the RNTI can be a group-based RNTI, for example, a group-common RNTI, that is, the RNTI can be a scrambling code that can be scrambled by a UE-group; for another example, the RNTI can be a specific UE-based RNTI, that is, the RNTI can be a scrambling code that can be scrambled by a specific UE.

[0237] In some embodiments, the first information can be a PDCCH or DCI scrambled by a RNTI, and the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI can be sent on a first SCell, and the first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand SSB. For example, the network device 102 sends a PDCCH or DCI scrambled by a RNTI on a first SCell, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 can receive the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI sent by the network device 102 on the first SCell, and the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI can be used to activate SSB transmission of the first SCell.

[0238] In some embodiments, in the case that the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI is sent on the first SCell, the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI can include a fourth bitmap, each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, and the indication bit in the fourth bitmap can be used to indicate activation or deactivation of the corresponding SSB configuration. The SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap can be one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and the first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand SSB. For example, the fifth value (such as 1) of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap indicates that the activation state of the SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit is activated, and the sixth value (such as 0) of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap indicates that the activation state of the SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit is deactivated.

[0239] In some embodiments, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can comprise fourth indication information, which can indicate the activated first SSB configuration. For example, the fourth indication information can indicate an identity of the activated first SSB configuration. The first SSB configuration indicated by the fourth indication information is an SSB configuration among one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. The first SCell can be a cell that requests SSB on demand. That is, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, the fourth indication information can be designed in the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI, by which the identity of the activated first SSB configuration is directly indicated.

[0240] In some embodiments, the first information can be a RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI, which can be transmitted on a third cell. The third cell can be a primary cell or another secondary cell (such as any one SCell) associated with the first SCell. The first SCell can be a cell that requests SSB on demand. For example, the network device 102 transmits the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI on the third cell. Accordingly, the terminal 101 can receive the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI transmitted by the network device 102 on the third cell. The RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can be used to activate SSB transmission of the first SCell. The third cell is a primary cell or another secondary cell associated with the first SCell. The first SCell is a cell that requests SSB on demand.

[0241] In some embodiments, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the third cell, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can comprise fifth indication information and a fourth bitmap. The fifth indication information can indicate a first cell that activates SSB transmission. The first cell can be a cell that supports SSB on demand. The first cell can comprise one or more SCells. The first cell can comprise the first SCell. Each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to an SSB configuration. The indication bit in the fourth bitmap can be used to indicate activation or deactivation of the corresponding SSB configuration. The SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0242] In some embodiments, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can be transmitted on the third cell, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can include fifth indication information and a fourth bitmap, wherein the fifth indication information can indicate the first SCell that activates the SSB transmission, and the first SCell can be a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB; each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to an SSB configuration, and the indication bit in the fourth bitmap can be used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the corresponding SSB configuration. The SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap includes the first SSB configuration. For example, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can be transmitted on the third cell, an indication bit (i.e., the fifth indication information) needs to be designed in the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI, and the first SCell that activates the SSB transmission is indicated by the fifth indication information. The fourth bitmap can also be included in the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI, and the activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration is indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap. For example, the fifth value (such as 1) of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap indicates that the activation state of the SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit is activated, and the sixth value (such as 0) of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap indicates that the activation state of the SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit is deactivated.

[0243] In some embodiments, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can be transmitted on the third cell, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can include fifth indication information and fourth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information can indicate the first cell that activates the SSB transmission, and the first cell can be a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB, the first cell can include one or more SCells, and the first cell includes the first SCell; and the fourth indication information can indicate the activated SSB configuration, and the SSB configuration indicated by the fourth indication information is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0244] In some embodiments, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the third cell, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can include fifth indication information and fourth indication information, where the fifth indication information can indicate the first SCell that activates SSB transmission; the fourth indication information can indicate the activated first SSB configuration, and the first SSB configuration indicated by the fourth indication information is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell, and the first SCell can be a cell that requests SSB on demand. For example, in the case that the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the third cell, an indication bit (i.e., the fifth indication information) needs to be designed in the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI, and the fifth indication information is used to indicate the identity of the SCell (such as a cell that supports SSB on demand) that activates SSB transmission. In addition, the fourth indication information can also be designed in the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI, and the fourth indication information is used to directly indicate the identity of the activated SSB configuration.

[0245] Optionally, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3E, the method further includes step S3502. In step S3502, the SSB transmission activation of the first SCell and the activated first SSB configuration are determined according to the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI. For example, the terminal 101 receives the first information transmitted by the network device 102, and the first information can be the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI. The terminal 101 can determine the SSB transmission activation of the first SCell and the activated first SSB configuration according to the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI. The optional implementation of the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI can refer to the description of the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI in step S3501 above, and will not be described here.

[0246] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device 102 activates the SSB transmission of the first SCell and activates the first SSB configuration through the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI. Then, the network device 102 can use the activated first SSB configuration to transmit SSB. For example, the network device 102 can use the activated first SSB configuration to transmit SSB on the first SCell. Correspondingly, the terminal can receive SSB on the first SCell according to the activated first SSB configuration, i.e., the terminal 101 can receive SSB transmitted by the network device on the first SCell using the activated first SSB configuration.

[0247] In some embodiments, the other optional implementation modes described before or after the description of FIG. 3E can be referred to.

[0248] The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication method, which can be executed by the terminal 101, and the method can include but is not limited to the following steps S4101 to S4103.

[0249] In step S4101, first information is received. For example, the first information can be sent by a network device to the terminal, for example, the network device sends the first information, and correspondingly, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device.

[0250] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in FIG. 3A and other associated parts in the embodiment related to FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0251] In step S4102, an activation state of a first SSB configuration is determined according to the first parameter.

[0252] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3102 in FIG. 3A and other associated parts in the embodiment related to FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0253] In step S4103, an activation state of SSB transmission of a first SCell is determined according to the first parameter, and the activation state can include activation or deactivation.

[0254] The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3103 in FIG. 3A and other associated parts in the embodiment related to FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0255] The method related to the embodiment of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step S4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4101+step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4101+step S4103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0256] The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication method, which can be executed by the terminal 101, and the method can include but is not limited to the following steps S4201 to S4202.

[0257] In step S4201, first information is received. For example, the first information can be sent by a network device to the terminal, for example, the network device sends the first information, and correspondingly, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device.

[0258] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3201 in FIG. 3B and other associated parts in the embodiment related to FIG. 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0259] Step S4202, determining, according to whether the first parameter is included in the first SSB configuration, an activation state of the first SSB configuration associated with the first parameter as activated or deactivated.

[0260] The optional implementation of step S4202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3202 in FIG. 3B and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0261] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S4201 to S4202. For example, step S4201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4201+S4202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0262] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a communication method, which can be executed by the terminal 101, and the above method can include but is not limited to steps S4301 to S4303.

[0263] Step S4301, receiving first information. For example, the first information can be sent by a network device to a terminal, for example, the network device sends the first information, and correspondingly, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device.

[0264] The optional implementation of step S4301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3301 in FIG. 3C and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0265] Step S4302, determining, according to the second parameter, an SSB configuration of the first SCell activation.

[0266] The optional implementation of step S4302 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3302 in FIG. 3C and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0267] Step S4303, determining, according to whether the second parameter is included in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell, an activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell.

[0268] The optional implementation of step S4303 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3303 in FIG. 3C and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0269] The method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S4301-S4303. For example, step S4301 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4301+S4302 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4301+S4303 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0270] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a communication method, which can be executed by the terminal 101, and the above method can include but is not limited to the following step S4401.

[0271] In step S4401, the first information is received. For example, the first information can be sent by the network device to the terminal, for example, the network device sends the first information, and correspondingly, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device.

[0272] The optional implementation of step S4401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3401 in FIG. 3D and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 3D, which will not be repeated here.

[0273] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a communication method, which can be executed by the terminal 101, and the above method can include but is not limited to the following steps S4501 and S4502.

[0274] In step S4501, the first information is received. For example, the first information can be sent by the network device to the terminal, for example, the network device sends the first information, and correspondingly, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device.

[0275] The optional implementation of step S4501 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3501 in FIG. 3E and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 3E, which will not be repeated here.

[0276] In step S4502, the SSB transmission activation of the first SCell and the activated first SSB configuration are determined according to the PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI.

[0277] The optional implementation of step S4502 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3502 in FIG. 3E and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 3E, which will not be repeated here.

[0278] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a communication method, which can be executed by the terminal 101, and the above method can include but is not limited to the following step S4601.

[0279] In step S4601, first information is received, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state including deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB.

[0280] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate SSB transmission deactivation of the first SCell; or the first information is used to indicate SSB transmission activation of the first SCell.

[0281] In some embodiments, the first information includes one or more first parameters, each first parameter being associated with an SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations, each first parameter being used to indicate an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration, and the method further includes: determining the activation state of the first SSB configuration as activation or deactivation according to a value of a first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters; and determining the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the one or more first parameters.

[0282] In some embodiments, the determining of the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell according to the one or more first parameters includes: at least one first parameter in the one or more first parameters indicating that the corresponding SSB configuration is activated, and determining that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activation; or each first parameter in the one or more first parameters indicating that the corresponding SSB configuration is deactivated, and determining that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivation.

[0283] In some embodiments, the first information includes the first SSB configuration, and the method further includes: determining the activation state of the first SSB configuration as activation or deactivation according to whether the first SSB configuration includes a first parameter.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first information includes a second parameter, the second parameter being associated with the first SCell, and the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration; and the method further includes: determining the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell according to the second parameter; wherein the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell includes the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation; or the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell does not include the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivation.

[0285] In some embodiments, the first information includes a cell configuration associated with the first SCell; and the method further includes: determining the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell as activation or deactivation according to whether a second parameter is included in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a first bitmap, the first bitmap comprises at least one first indication bit, each first indication bit corresponds to one SCell, and a value of each first indication bit determines an activation state of SSB transmission on a corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one first indication bit comprise the first cell and the second cell, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell.

[0287] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a second bitmap, the second bitmap comprises at least one second indication bit, each second indication bit corresponds to one SCell, and a value of each second indication bit determines an activation state of SSB transmission on a corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one second indication bit comprise the first cell, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell.

[0288] In some embodiments, the first information defines first indication information, a number of the first indication information is same as a number of the activated SCells, each activated SCell is associated with one first indication information, and the first indication information is sorted according to an index size of the activated SCells, and the first indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration.

[0289] In some embodiments, the first information comprises second indication information and a third bitmap, the second indication information indicates the first cell activated for SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell, each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, a value of the indication bit in the third bitmap determines an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration as activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the third bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0290] In some embodiments, the first information comprises second indication information and third indication information, the second indication information indicates the first cell activated for SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell, and the third indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration, the activated SSB configuration is one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0291] In some embodiments, the first information is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

[0292] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a downlink control information (DCI) scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, and the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. Illustratively, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises a fourth bitmap, each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, the value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell; or, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates the activated first SSB configuration.

[0293] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a PDCCH or a DCI scrambled by a RNTI, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on a third SCell, the third cell is a primary cell or another secondary cell associated with the first SCell, and the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. Illustratively, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises fifth indication information and a fourth bitmap, wherein the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, the value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0294] In some embodiments, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises fifth indication information and fourth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; and the fourth indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration, and the activated SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0295] The implementation of the terminal-side method related by the embodiments of the present disclosure can refer to the related description of the terminal 101 side in the above-described embodiments shown in FIGS. 3A-3E, which will not be described here again.

[0296] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a communication method, which can be executed by the network device 102, and the above-described method can include but is not limited to the following step S5101.

[0297] In step S5101, first information is sent, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state including deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSBs.

[0298] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate SSB transmission deactivation of the first SCell; or the first information is used to indicate SSB transmission activation of the first SCell.

[0299] In some embodiments, the first information includes one or more first parameters, each first parameter being associated with an SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations, and each first parameter being used to indicate an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration.

[0300] In some embodiments, a first value of a first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation, and a second value of the first parameter indicates that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivation.

[0301] In some embodiments, at least one first parameter in the one or more first parameters indicates activation of the corresponding SSB configuration, which is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activation; and each first parameter in the one or more first parameters indicates deactivation of the corresponding SSB configuration, which is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivation.

[0302] In some embodiments, the first information includes the first SSB configuration, and whether the first SSB configuration includes a first parameter used to indicate that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation or deactivation.

[0303] In some embodiments, the first information includes a second parameter associated with the first SCell, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration, and the second parameter being used to determine the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell; wherein the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell includes the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation; or the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell does not include the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivation.

[0304] In some embodiments, the first information includes a cell configuration associated with the first SCell, and whether the cell configuration associated with the first SCell includes a second parameter used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activation or deactivation, the second parameter indicating the activated SSB configuration.

[0305] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a first bitmap, the first bitmap comprises at least one first indication bit, each first indication bit corresponds to one SCell, each first indication bit is used to indicate an activation state of SSB transmission on the corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one first indication bit comprise the first cell and the second cell, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, the first cell comprises the first SCell, and the second cell is a normal cell.

[0306] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a second bitmap, the second bitmap comprises at least one second indication bit, each second indication bit corresponds to one SCell, each second indication bit is used to indicate an activation state of SSB transmission on the corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one second indication bit comprise the first cell, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell.

[0307] In some embodiments, the first information defines first indication information, a number of the first indication information is same as a number of the SCells with activated SSB transmission, each SCell with activated SSB transmission is associated with one first indication information, and the first indication information is sorted according to an index size of the SCells with activated SSB transmission, and the first indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration.

[0308] In some embodiments, the first information comprises second indication information and a third bitmap, the second indication information indicates the first cell with activated SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell, each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, the indication bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration as activated or deactivated, each indication bit in the third bitmap indicates the SSB configuration of the first cell, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first information comprises second indication information and third indication information, the second indication information indicates the first cell with activated SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell comprises the first SCell, and the third indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration, the activated SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0310] In some embodiments, the first information is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

[0311] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a downlink control information (DCI) scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, and the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. Illustratively, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises a fourth bitmap, each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, the value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell; or, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates the activated first SSB configuration.

[0312] In some embodiments, the first information comprises a PDCCH or a DCI scrambled by a RNTI, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on a third SCell, the third cell is a primary cell or another secondary cell associated with the first SCell, and the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. Illustratively, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises fifth indication information and a fourth bitmap, wherein the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, the value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0313] Illustratively, the RNTI scrambled PDCCH or DCI comprises fifth indication information and fourth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates the SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell comprises the first SCell; the fourth indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration, and the activated SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

[0314] The implementation of the network device side method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be referred to the related description of the network device 102 side in the above-described embodiments of FIG. 3A-FIG. 3E, which will not be described here again.

[0315] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a communication method, and the method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100. The above-described method comprises but is not limited to the following step S6101.

[0316] At step S6101, the network device 102 sends the first information, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102.

[0317] The optional implementation of step S6101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in FIG.3A, step S3201 in FIG.3B, step S3301 in FIG.3C, step S3401 in FIG.3D, step S3501 in FIG.3E, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG.3A, FIG.3B, FIG.3C, FIG.3D, and FIG.3E, which are not described herein again.

[0318] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method described in the above terminal-side, network device-side, and other embodiments, which are not described herein again.

[0319] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0320] Option 1: Define the first parameter, and the base station indicates to activate or deactivate the SSB configuration associated with the first parameter through the first parameter.

[0321] Embodiment: The first parameter is configured in the granularity of SSB configuration (first SSB configuration). The first SSB configuration can include the related parameters of SSB sending, such as period, frequency / band, SSB start and end position, etc. Exemplarily, the SCell can be associated with one or more first SSB configurations. Exemplarily, the first parameter is defined in the first SSB configuration, which indicates whether to activate / use this first SSB configuration. Exemplarily, the first parameter can be named SSBstatus, or other names. Exemplarily, the first parameter can take 1 bit as a value. Exemplarily, the value is “activated”. The configuration of the first parameter indicates to activate / use the first SSB configuration. The non-configuration of the first parameter indicates not to activate / use the first SSB configuration.

[0322] Another possible implementation is that the first parameter can be named SSBstatus, or other names. Exemplarily, the first parameter can take 1 bit as a value. Exemplarily, the value is “deactivated”. The configuration of the first parameter indicates not to activate / use the first SSB configuration. The non-configuration of the first parameter indicates to activate / use the first SSB configuration.

[0323] Another possible implementation is that the first parameter can take a value of 2 bits, for example, a first value, such as activated, indicates that the first SSB configuration is activated / used, and a second value, such as deactivated, indicates that the first SSB configuration is not activated / used. For example, the first value can be 1, and the second value can be 0, or there can be other value modes, which are not specifically limited in the disclosure.

[0324] Embodiment: The network device activates / deactivates the SSB transmission of the SCell through the first parameter. For example, if the first parameter associated with a first SSB configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration is activated, it means that the SCell activates the SSB transmission, and the SSB is transmitted using the first SSB configuration. If the first parameter associated with each first SSB configuration indicates that the first SSB configuration is deactivated, it means that the SCell deactivates the SSB transmission.

[0325] Option 2: Define a second parameter, and the base station indicates the activated SSB configuration through the second parameter.

[0326] Embodiment: The second parameter is configured in a cell granularity. For example, it is configured in ServingCellConfigCommon / ServingCellConfig / SCellConfig. For example, the cell is the cell based on which the SSB is requested to be transmitted. For example, each first SSB configuration is associated with a configuration identifier, such as index / ID / ConfigurationID, and the index is carried in the first SSB configuration when the network device configures the first SSB configuration. The initial state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated, for example, the default state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated. The second parameter indicates the activated first SSB configuration, for example, the index of the activated first SSB configuration. For example, if 4 configurations are supported, the second parameter can take a value of (0…3). A value of 0 indicates that the first SSB configuration associated with index 1 is activated, and so on. This is only an example, and other implementation modes are possible, which are not specifically limited.

[0327] Embodiment: The network device activates / deactivates the SSB transmission of the SCell through the second parameter. If the second parameter is configured, it means that the SCell activates the SSB transmission, and the SSB is transmitted using the first SSB configuration indicated by the second parameter. If the second parameter is not configured, it means that no first SSB configuration is activated, that is, the SCell deactivates the SSB transmission.

[0328] Embodiment: The second parameter is configured in a BWP granularity. For example, if BWP switching occurs, the UE uses the second parameter associated with the switched BWP or the second parameter associated with the default BWP.

[0329] Option 3: Define a new MAC CE which indicates the SCells whose SSB transmission is activated / deactivated and the activated SSB configuration.

[0330] Embodiment: The new MAC CE can contain 1 byte bitmap or 4 byte bitmap. The 1 byte bitmap MAC CE is associated with one LCID or one eLCID. The 4 byte bitmap MAC CE is associated with one LCID or one eLCID.

[0331] Embodiment: The 1 byte bitmap contains one R bit (reserved bit) and 7 bit positions, for example Ci (other naming is possible). The 7 bit positions are arranged in ascending order of SCell index. Each bit position corresponds to one SCell. For example, Ci is set to 1 to indicate that the SCell with SCell index i activates the SSB transmission, and Ci is set to 0 to indicate that the SCell with SCell index i deactivates the SSB transmission. The MAC CE can contain 0 or more first indication information in addition to the bitmap. For example, each SCell whose SSB transmission is activated is associated with one first indication information. Each SCell whose SSB transmission is deactivated is not associated with any first indication information. The 0 or more first indication information is arranged in ascending order of the index of the activated SCell. The first indication information indicates the index of the activated first SSB configuration. For example, the SSB ID indicates that the SCell whose SSB transmission is activated uses / activates the first SSB configuration associated with the SSB ID. For example, each first SSB configuration is associated with a configuration identifier, for example, index / ID / Configuration ID.

[0332] Embodiment 1: The Ci only corresponds to on-demand SCells, and is arranged according to the indexes of the on-demand SCells. For example, SCells with SCell indexes of 1, 3 and 5 are on-demand SCells, and Ci indicates SSB transmission of SCell index 1, C2 indicates SSB transmission of SCell index 3, and so on. The MAC CE can contain 0 or more first indication information in addition to the bitmap. For example, each SCell that activates SSB transmission is associated with a first indication information. An SCell that deactivates SSB transmission is not associated with a first indication information. The 0 or more first indication information of SSB is arranged in ascending order of the indexes of the activated on-demand SCells. The first indication information indicates the index of the activated first SSB configuration. For example, the SSB ID indicates that the SCell that activates SSB transmission uses / activates the first SSB configuration associated with the SSB ID. For example, each first SSB configuration is associated with a configuration identifier, such as an index / ID / Configuration ID.

[0333] Embodiment 1: The Ci only corresponds to on-demand SCells, and is arranged according to the indexes of the on-demand SCells. For example, SCells with SCell indexes of 1, 3 and 5 are on-demand SCells, and Ci indicates SSB transmission of SCell index 1, C2 indicates SSB transmission of SCell index 3, and so on. The MAC CE can contain 0 or more first indication information in addition to the bitmap. For example, each SCell that activates SSB transmission is associated with a first indication information. An SCell that deactivates SSB transmission is not associated with a first indication information. The 0 or more first indication information of SSB is arranged in ascending order of the indexes of the activated on-demand SCells. The first indication information indicates the index of the activated first SSB configuration. For example, the SSB ID indicates that the SCell that activates SSB transmission uses / activates the first SSB configuration associated with the SSB ID. For example, each first SSB configuration is associated with a configuration identifier, such as an index / ID / Configuration ID.

[0334] Embodiment 1: The Ci only corresponds to on-demand SCells, and is arranged according to the indexes of the on-demand SCells. For example, SCells with SCell indexes of 1, 3 and 5 are on-demand SCells, and Ci indicates SSB transmission of SCell index 1, C2 indicates SSB transmission of SCell index 3, and so on. The MAC CE can contain 0 or more first indication information in addition to the bitmap. For example, each SCell that activates SSB transmission is associated with a first indication information. An SCell that deactivates SSB transmission is not associated with a first indication information. The 0 or more first indication information of SSB is arranged in ascending order of the indexes of the activated on-demand SCells. The first indication information indicates the index of the activated first SSB configuration. For example, the SSB ID indicates that the SCell that activates SSB transmission uses / activates the first SSB configuration associated with the SSB ID. For example, each first SSB configuration is associated with a configuration identifier, such as an index / ID / Configuration ID.

[0335] Option 4: Define a new RNTI, the PDCCH / DCI scrambled by the new RNTI indicates the SCell(s) to activate / deactivate SSB transmission and the activated SSB configuration.

[0336] Embodiment: Define a new RNTI, the PDCCH / DCI scrambled by the new RNTI is transmitted on the SCell(s) to activate SSB transmission. A bitmap is defined in the DCI, each bit of the bitmap corresponds to one first SSB configuration, for example, set to 1 means to activate / use the first SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit, set to 0 means to deactivate / not to use the first SSB configuration corresponding to the indication bit. Another implementation is to directly indicate the identity / index of the activated / used first SSB configuration through the DCI.

[0337] Embodiment: Define a new RNTI, the PDCCH / DCI scrambled by the new RNTI can be transmitted on the PCell or any SCell. On the basis of the above embodiment, additional indication bits are needed in the DCI to indicate the identity of the SCell(s) to activate SSB transmission.

[0338] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods, for example, an apparatus is proposed, the apparatus includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is proposed, including units or modules for implementing each step performed by the network device in any of the above methods.

[0339] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor, the processor is connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to realize the functions of any of the above methods or the units or modules of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship between the elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be all implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part implemented in the form of processor calling software and the remaining part implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0340] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with information processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or can be reconfigured. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, 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), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), and the like.

[0341] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, the terminal 7100 can include at least one of a transceiver module 7101, a processing module 7102, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 described above is configured to receive first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state including deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration of one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB. Optionally, the transceiver module described above is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., receiving and / or transmitting) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the methods described above, and details are not described herein again. Optionally, the processing module described above is configured to perform at least one of the other steps (e.g., steps S3102, S3103, S3202, S3302, S3303, S3502, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the methods described above, and details are not described herein again. For the terminal device in the above embodiments, the specific manners in which various modules perform operations have been described in detail in the embodiments of the methods, and will not be described in detail here.

[0342] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, the network device 7200 can include at least one of a transceiver module 7201, a processing module 7202, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to transmit first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state including deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration of one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB. Optionally, the transceiver module described above is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., receiving and / or transmitting) performed by the network device 102 in any of the methods described above, and details are not described herein again. Optionally, the processing module described above is configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the methods described above, and details are not described herein again. For the network device device in the above embodiments, the specific manners in which various modules perform operations have been described in detail in the embodiments of the methods, and will not be described in detail here.

[0343] In some embodiments, the transceiver module can include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the transceiver module can be mutually replaced with a transceiver.

[0344] In some embodiments, the processing module can be one module, or can include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module, respectively. Optionally, the processing module can be mutually replaced with the processor.

[0345] FIG. 6A is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 8100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a network device (for example, an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (for example, a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and specific implementation can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0346] As shown in FIG. 6A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (for example, a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process data of the programs. Optionally, the communication device 8100 is configured to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the one or more processors 8101 are configured to invoke instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0347] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes the one or more transceivers 8103, the transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps (for example, steps S3101, steps S3201, steps S3301, steps S3401, steps S3501, but not limited to) in the above methods, and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, steps S3102, steps S3103, steps S3202, steps S3302, steps S3303, steps S3502, but not limited to) in the above methods. In an optional embodiment, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms of transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc. can be mutually replaced, and the terms of transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be mutually replaced, and the terms of receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be mutually replaced.

[0348] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing data. Alternatively, all or a portion of the memory 8102 can also be placed in the communication device 8100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 8100 can include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102, and the interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive data from the memory 8102 or other devices, and to send data to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read data stored in the memory 8102 and send the data to the processor 8101.

[0349] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 can not be limited by Figure 6A. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: 1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally include a storage component for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) other devices, etc.

[0350] Figure 6B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 8100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 8200 shown in Figure 6B can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0351] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201. The chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0352] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, etc. can be replaced by each other. In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing data. Optionally, all or a portion of the memory 8203 can be placed outside the chip 8200. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memory 8203, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive data from the memory 8203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 8202 can be used to send data to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read data stored in the memory 8203 and send the data to the processor 8201.

[0353] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S3101, step S3201, step S3301, step S3401, step S3501, but not limited to) of transmitting and / or receiving in the above method. The interface circuit 8202 performing the communication steps such as transmitting and / or receiving in the above method means that the interface circuit 8202 performs data interaction between the processor 8201, the chip 8200, the memory 8203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S3102, step S3103, step S3202, step S3302, step S3303, step S3502, but not limited to).

[0354] The disclosure also proposes a storage medium, and the above storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the above storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the above storage medium is a computer readable storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the above storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0355] The disclosure also proposes a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the above program product is a computer program product.

[0356] The disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0357] In the embodiments described above, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented by software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer programs are loaded on a computer and executed, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are produced. The computer can be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer programs can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transferred from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer programs can be transferred from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode. The computer readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. integrated with one or more available media. The available media can be magnetic media (such as floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), optical media (such as high-density digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or semiconductor media (such as solid state disk (solid state disk, SSD)) and the like.

[0358] Those skilled in the art can appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of the 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 the functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. A skilled person can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

[0359] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0360] The above is only a specific implementation of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present disclosure, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: receiving first information, the first information being used for indicating an activation state of a first synchronization signal block, SSB, configuration, the activation state comprising deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell, SCell, the first SCell being a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first information is used for indicating SSB transmission deactivation of the first SCell; or, the first information is used for indicating SSB transmission activation of the first SCell.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, the first information comprises one or more first parameters, each of the first parameters being associated with an SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations, each of the first parameters being used for indicating an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration, and the method further comprises: determining, according to a value of a first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters, that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation or deactivation; and determining, according to the one or more first parameters, an activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, the determining, according to the one or more first parameters, the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell, comprises: at least one of the one or more first parameters indicates that the corresponding SSB configuration is activated, and it is determined that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activation; or, each of the one or more first parameters indicates that the corresponding SSB configuration is deactivated, and it is determined that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivation.

5. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, the first information comprises the first SSB configuration, and the method further comprises: determining, according to whether the first SSB configuration comprises a first parameter, that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation or deactivation.

6. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, the first information comprises a second parameter, the second parameter being associated with the first SCell, and the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration; and the method further comprises: determining, according to the second parameter, the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell; and wherein, the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell comprises the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activation; or the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell does not comprise the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivation.

7. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, the first information comprises a cell configuration associated with the first SCell; and the method further comprises: determining, according to whether a second parameter is comprised in the cell configuration associated with the first SCell, that the activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activation or deactivation, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein, The first information includes a first bitmap, the first bitmap includes at least one first indication bit, each of the first indication bits corresponds to one SCell, and a value of each of the first indication bits determines an activation state of SSB transmission on a corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, SCells indicated in the at least one first indication bit include a first cell and a second cell, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein, The first information includes a second bitmap, the second bitmap includes at least one second indication bit, each of the second indication bits corresponds to one SCell, and a value of each of the second indication bits determines an activation state of SSB transmission on a corresponding SCell as activated or deactivated, SCells indicated in the at least one second indication bit are the first cell, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell.

10. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein, The first information defines first indication information, a number of the first indication information is the same as a number of SCells in which SSB transmission is activated, each of the SCells in which SSB transmission is activated is associated with one of the first indication information, and the first indication information is sorted according to an index size of the SCells in which SSB transmission is activated, and the first indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration.

11. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The first information includes second indication information and a third bitmap, wherein, The second indication information indicates a first cell in which SSB transmission is activated, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell; each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, a value of the indication bit in the third bitmap determines an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration as activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the third bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

12. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The first information includes second indication information and third indication information, wherein, The second indication information indicates a first cell in which SSB transmission is activated, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand requested SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell; The third indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration, and the activated SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

13. The method of any one of claims 8-12, wherein, The first information is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

14. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The first information includes a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI)-scrambled physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or downlink control information (DCI), the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, and the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate an activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell as activated.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes a fourth bitmap, each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, and a value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell. The RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes a fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates the activated first SSB configuration.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first information includes a RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI, the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is sent on a third SCell, the third SCell is a primary cell or another secondary cell associated with the first SCell, and the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that an activation state of SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, The RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes a fifth indication information and a fourth bitmap, wherein, The fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell includes the first SCell. Each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, and a value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein, The RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes a fifth indication information and a fourth indication information, wherein, The fifth indication information indicates a first cell that activates SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell that supports on-demand SSB request, and the first cell includes the first SCell. The fourth indication information indicates an activated SSB configuration, and the activated SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

19. A method of communication, comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: sending first information, the first information being used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state including deactivation and activation, the first SSB configuration being an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), and the first SCell being a cell that supports on-demand SSB request.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein, The first information is used to indicate that SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated; or The first information is used to indicate that SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

21. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes one or more first parameters, each of the first parameters is associated with one SSB configuration in the one or more SSB configurations, and each of the first parameters is used to indicate an activation state of the corresponding SSB configuration.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, The first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters has a first value, indicating that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated, and the first parameter associated with the first SSB configuration in the one or more first parameters has a second value, indicating that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

23. The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein, At least one of the one or more first parameters indicates the corresponding SSB configuration is activated, indicating that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated. Each of the one or more first parameters indicates the corresponding SSB configuration is deactivated, indicating that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is deactivated.

24. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes the first SSB configuration, and whether the first SSB configuration includes a first parameter indicating that the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated or deactivated.

25. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes a second parameter associated with the first SCell, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration, and the second parameter being used to determine the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell; wherein the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell includes the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is activated; or the activated SSB configuration of the first SCell does not include the first SSB configuration, and the activation state of the first SSB configuration is deactivated.

26. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes a cell configuration associated with the first SCell, and whether the cell configuration associated with the first SCell includes a second parameter indicating that the activation state of the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated or deactivated, the second parameter indicating an activated SSB configuration.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first information includes a first bitmap including at least one first indication bit, each first indication bit corresponding to one secondary cell, and each first indication bit being used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission on the corresponding SCell is activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one first indication bit including a first cell and a second cell, the first cell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB, the first cell including the first SCell, and the second cell being a normal cell.

28. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first information includes a second bitmap including at least one second indication bit, each second indication bit corresponding to one secondary cell, and each second indication bit being used to indicate that the activation state of the SSB transmission on the corresponding SCell is activated or deactivated, the SCells indicated in the at least one second indication bit being the first cell, the first cell being a cell supporting on-demand SSB, and the first cell including the first SCell.

29. The method of claim 27 or 28, wherein, The first information defines first indication information, the number of the first indication information is the same as the number of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells, each of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells is associated with one of the first indication information, and the first indication information is sorted according to the index size of the activated SSB transmission secondary cells, and the first indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration.

30. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes second indication information and third bitmap, wherein, The second indication information indicates the first cell of which SSB transmission is activated, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell; Each indication bit in the third bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, and the indication bit in the third bitmap is used to indicate that the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and each indication bit in the third bitmap indicates one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

31. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes second indication information and third indication information, wherein, The second indication information indicates the first cell of which SSB transmission is activated, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell; The third indication information indicates the activated SSB configuration, and the activated SSB configuration is one of the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

32. The method of any one of claims 27-31, wherein, The first information is a medium access control control element (MAC CE).

33. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI)-scrambled physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or downlink control information (DCI), the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on the first SCell, and the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein, The RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes a fourth bitmap, each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to one SSB configuration, the value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines whether the corresponding SSB configuration is activated or deactivated, and the SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is the one or more SSB configurations associated with the first SCell; or The RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information indicates the activated first SSB configuration.

35. The method of claim 19 or 20, wherein, The first information includes RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI, the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is transmitted on a third SCell, the third cell is a primary cell or another secondary cell associated with the first SCell, and the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI is used to indicate that the SSB transmission of the first SCell is activated.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein, The RNTI-scrambled PDCCH or DCI includes fifth indication information and a fourth bitmap, wherein, The fifth indication information indicates a first cell for activating SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell. Each indication bit in the fourth bitmap corresponds to an SSB configuration, and a value of the indication bit in the fourth bitmap determines activation or deactivation of the corresponding SSB configuration. The SSB configuration indicated by the indication bit in the fourth bitmap is one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein, The PDCCH or DCI scrambled by the RNTI includes fifth indication information and fourth indication information, wherein, The fifth indication information indicates a first cell for activating SSB transmission, the first cell is a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB, and the first cell includes the first SCell. The fourth indication information indicates an activated first SSB configuration, and the activated SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with the first cell.

38. A communications device, characterized by Comprising: The transceiver module is configured to receive first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state includes deactivation and activation, and the first SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), and the first SCell is a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB.

39. A communications device, characterized by Comprising: The transceiver module is configured to receive first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate an activation state of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration, the activation state includes deactivation and activation, and the first SSB configuration is an SSB configuration in one or more SSB configurations associated with a first secondary cell (SCell), and the first SCell is a cell supporting on-demand request of SSB.

40. A communication system, characterized by Comprising: The terminal is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1-18. The network device is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 19-37.

41. A communications device, characterized by Comprising: One or more processors; The communication device is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1-18, 19-37.

42. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, The instructions, when executed on the communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1-18, 19-37.

43. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterised in that, The computer program, when executed on the communication device, implements the steps of the method of any one of claims 1-18, 19-37.

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