Rate matching method, communication device, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a rate matching method, communication equipment, a communication system and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: enabling a downlink data transmission resource to be overlapped with a first resource, and determining whether the first resource is reserved or not based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following conditions: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period of the first configuration; and determining a rate matching mode of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved or not. According to the invention, signal interference can be reduced, transmission performance can be improved, the first resource can be prevented from being vacant, and resource waste is prevented.

Description

Rate matching method, communication device, communication system, and storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a rate matching method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] In a communication system, spectrum sharing can be performed between different Radio Access Technology (RAT) networks. For example, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology can be used between a 4G network and a 5G network, and Multi-RAT Spectrum Sharing (MRSS) technology can be used between a 5G network and a 6G network.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] The present disclosure provides a rate matching method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a rate matching method is provided, which is performed by a terminal and includes:

[0006] The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and whether to reserve the first resource is determined based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period of the first configuration.

[0007] A rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission is determined based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a rate matching method is provided, which is performed by a network device and includes:

[0009] The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and whether to reserve the first resource is determined based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period of the first configuration.

[0010] A rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission is determined based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0011] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a rate matching method is provided, used for a communication system, the communication system comprising a terminal and a network device, the method comprising:

[0012] The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and the network device determines whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period;

[0013] The network device determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource;

[0014] The network device transmits downlink data based on the rate matching manner;

[0015] The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and the terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource;

[0016] The terminal determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource;

[0017] The terminal receives downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0018] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0019] A processing module is configured to determine whether to reserve a first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource when a resource of downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period;

[0020] The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0021] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising:

[0022] The processing module is configured to determine whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource when a resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps the first resource, wherein the first configuration satisfies a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period.

[0023] The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0024] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising:

[0025] one or more processors;

[0026] The processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the rate matching method according to any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0027] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the rate matching method according to the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the rate matching method according to the second aspect.

[0028] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, and when the instructions are run on a communication device, the communication device performs the rate matching method according to any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0029] According to a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, comprising a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a communication device to implement the rate matching method according to the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0030] According to a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, and when the computer program is run on a computer, the computer program causes the computer to perform the rate matching method according to the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0031] It can be understood that the terminal, the network device, the communication device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, and the computer program are all used to perform the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved are referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0032] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and be readily understood from the following description, taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0033] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of some communication systems according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG. 2A is a flowchart of a rate matching method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of a first resource reservation state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG. 2C is a comparison diagram between a first resource associated with a first configuration and a first resource not associated with the first configuration according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a rate matching method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a rate matching method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a rate matching method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of a structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of a structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of a structure of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rate matching method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0045] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rate matching method performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

[0046] A resource of a downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and whether to reserve the first resource is determined based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period.

[0047] A rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission is determined based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0048] In the above embodiments, when the resource of the terminal downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, the terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource, and further determines the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission. Optionally, the first resource may be used to transmit signals of a non-serving cell of the terminal, and the first configuration may be a DTX configuration or a DRX configuration of a cell corresponding to the first resource, so that the terminal can accurately determine whether to reserve the first resource and further accurately determine the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on the first configuration (e.g., whether the first configuration is activated, an active time period of the first configuration, and an inactive time period of the first configuration). For example, when the terminal determines to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration, the first resource needs to be avoided in the rate matching of the downlink data transmission, that is, the downlink data transmission of the terminal does not occupy the first resource, so as to avoid transmission of signals of different cells on the same resource, reduce signal interference, and improve transmission performance. Alternatively, when the terminal determines not to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration, the first resource does not need to be avoided in the rate matching of the downlink data transmission, that is, the downlink data transmission of the terminal can occupy the first resource, so as to avoid that the first resource is left unused and prevent resource waste. Moreover, the network device only needs to configure the terminal with the first configuration, so that the terminal can successfully determine whether to reserve the first resource, without the network device needing to configure the terminal with the use of the first resource in real time, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0049] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource includes at least one of:

[0050] a resource of the first signal;

[0051] a resource set of the first signal;

[0052] a resource of the first channel; the first channel is used to carry the first signal.

[0053] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signal includes a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0054] In the above embodiments, it is explained that the first resource may be which resource, so that when the network device configures the terminal with the resource, the terminal can successfully determine the first configuration associated with the resource, and further successfully determine how to rate match the downlink data transmission based on the first configuration.

[0055] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the determining whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource includes at least one of:

[0056] The first configuration is activated, the first resource is located in an inactive time period of the first configuration, and it is determined not to reserve the first resource;

[0057] The first configuration is not activated, and it is determined to reserve the first resource;

[0058] The first configuration is activated, the first resource is located in an active time period of the first configuration, and it is determined to reserve the first resource.

[0059] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the determining the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved comprises at least one of the following:

[0060] The first resource is reserved, and the determining the rate matching manner comprises not using the first resource for rate matching;

[0061] The first resource is not reserved, and the determining the rate matching manner comprises using the first resource for rate matching.

[0062] In the above embodiments, it is explained how the terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource and how to determine the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission, so that the terminal can adopt a suitable rate matching manner for rate matching of the downlink data transmission, thereby avoiding simultaneous transmission of signals of different cells on the same resource, preventing the first resource from being left unused, reducing signal interference, and avoiding resource waste.

[0063] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0064] Determining, based on a configuration of the network device, whether the first configuration is activated.

[0065] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the determining, based on the configuration of the network device, whether the first configuration is activated comprises at least one of the following:

[0066] Determining, based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by the network device, whether the first configuration is activated;

[0067] Determining, based on physical layer signaling sent by the network device, whether the first configuration is activated;

[0068] Determining, based on medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling sent by the network device, whether the first configuration is activated;

[0069] Determining, based on a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control protocol data unit (PDU) sent by the network device, whether the first configuration is activated;

[0070] determine whether the first configuration is activated based on a radio link control control protocol data unit (RLC Control PDU) sent by the network device.

[0071] In the above embodiments, the terminal can determine whether the first configuration is activated based on the configuration of the network device, so that the terminal can further determine whether to retain the first resource, and thus the terminal can further accurately determine the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission, thereby avoiding the transmission of signals of different cells on the same resource, and preventing the first resource from being empty, which not only reduces signal interference, but also avoids resource waste.

[0072] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0073] receiving first signaling sent by the network device, the first signaling being used to configure the first configuration;

[0074] determining a first correspondence relationship, the first correspondence relationship comprising an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration;

[0075] determining the first configuration associated with the first resource based on the first correspondence relationship.

[0076] In some embodiments of the first aspect, different first resources are associated with the same first configuration.

[0077] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the determining the first correspondence relationship comprises at least one of:

[0078] determining the first correspondence relationship based on the configuration of the network device;

[0079] determining the first correspondence relationship based on a protocol agreement.

[0080] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the determining the first correspondence relationship comprises:

[0081] determining the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, the first index being used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0082] In the above embodiments, it is explained how the terminal determines the first configuration associated with the first resource, so that the terminal can accurately determine whether to retain the first resource based on the determined first configuration, and further accurately determine the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission, thereby avoiding the signals of different cells being transmitted on the same resource, and preventing the first resource from being empty, reducing signal interference, and avoiding resource waste. In the above embodiments, different first resources can be associated with the same first configuration, and the first configuration can be indicated by a first index, so that the first configurations of multiple first resources can be indicated by the same first index, greatly reducing the required indication resources of the first configuration.

[0083] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first configuration includes a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of the first cell, and the first cell is a non-serving cell of the terminal.

[0084] In the above embodiments, it is explained what the first configuration can be, so that the terminal can successfully determine the first configuration, and determine the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on the first configuration, thereby avoiding the signals of different cells being transmitted on the same resource, and preventing the first resource from being empty, reducing signal interference, and avoiding resource waste.

[0085] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes:

[0086] Receiving the downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0087] In the above embodiments, after the terminal determines the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission, the terminal can receive the downlink data based on the determined rate matching manner, thereby avoiding the signals of different cells being transmitted on the same resource, and preventing the first resource from being empty, reducing signal interference, and avoiding resource waste.

[0088] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rate matching method, executed by a network device, and the method includes:

[0089] The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, and whether to retain the first resource is determined based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period of the first configuration;

[0090] determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved.

[0091] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource comprises at least one of:

[0092] a resource of the first signal;

[0093] a resource set of the first signal;

[0094] a resource of the first channel; the first channel is used to carry the first signal.

[0095] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signal comprises a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0096] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the determining whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource comprises at least one of:

[0097] when the first configuration is activated and the first resource is located in an inactive time period of the first configuration, determining not to reserve the first resource;

[0098] when the first configuration is not activated, determining to reserve the first resource;

[0099] when the first configuration is activated and the first resource is located in an active time period of the first configuration, determining to reserve the first resource.

[0100] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the determining the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved comprises at least one of:

[0101] when the first resource is reserved, determining that the rate matching manner comprises not using the first resource for rate matching;

[0102] when the first resource is not reserved, determining that the rate matching manner comprises using the first resource for rate matching.

[0103] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0104] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated.

[0105] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated comprises at least one of:

[0106] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

[0107] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through physical layer signaling;

[0108] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling;

[0109] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control protocol data unit (PDU);

[0110] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through a radio link control (RLC) control PDU.

[0111] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0112] sending first signaling to the terminal, the first signaling being used to configure the first configuration;

[0113] configuring the terminal with a first correspondence relationship, the first correspondence relationship comprising an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration.

[0114] In some embodiments of the second aspect, different first resources are associated with the same first configuration.

[0115] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the configuring the terminal with the first correspondence relationship comprises:

[0116] configuring the terminal with the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, the first index being used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0117] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first configuration comprises a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of a first cell, and the first cell is a non-serving cell of the terminal.

[0118] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0119] sending downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0120] In a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rate matching method for a communication system, the communication system comprising a terminal and a network device, the method comprising:

[0121] The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and the network device determines whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; the first configuration satisfies a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period of the first configuration.

[0122] The network device determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0123] The network device sends downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0124] The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and the terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0125] The terminal determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0126] The terminal receives downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0127] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, characterized in that comprising:

[0128] A processing module is configured to determine whether to reserve a first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource when a resource of downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource; the first configuration satisfies a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period of the first configuration.

[0129] The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0130] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0131] A resource of a first signal;

[0132] A resource set of a first signal;

[0133] A resource of a first channel; the first channel is used to carry a first signal.

[0134] In some embodiments consistent with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signal comprises a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS.

[0135] In some embodiments consistent with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the determining whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource comprises at least one of:

[0136] the first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an inactive time period of the first configuration, determining not to reserve the first resource;

[0137] the first configuration is not activated, determining to reserve the first resource;

[0138] the first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an active time period of the first configuration, determining to reserve the first resource.

[0139] In some embodiments consistent with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the determining the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved comprises at least one of:

[0140] the first resource is reserved, determining that the rate matching manner comprises not using the first resource for rate matching;

[0141] the first resource is not reserved, determining that the rate matching manner comprises using the first resource for rate matching.

[0142] In some embodiments consistent with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0143] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on a configuration of the network device.

[0144] In some embodiments consistent with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the determining whether the first configuration is activated based on the configuration of the network device comprises at least one of:

[0145] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on radio resource control, RRC, signaling sent by the network device;

[0146] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on physical layer signaling sent by the network device;

[0147] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on medium access control control element, MAC CE, signaling sent by the network device;

[0148] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on packet data convergence protocol control protocol data unit, PDCP Control PDU, sent by the network device;

[0149] determine whether the first configuration is activated based on a radio link control control protocol data unit (RLC Control PDU) sent by the network device.

[0150] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the method further includes:

[0151] receiving first signaling sent by the network device, the first signaling being used to configure the first configuration;

[0152] determining a first correspondence relationship, the first correspondence relationship including an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration;

[0153] determining the first configuration associated with the first resource based on the first correspondence relationship.

[0154] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, different first resources are associated with the same first configuration.

[0155] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the determining the first correspondence relationship includes at least one of:

[0156] determining the first correspondence relationship based on a configuration of the network device;

[0157] determining the first correspondence relationship based on a protocol agreement.

[0158] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the determining the first correspondence relationship includes:

[0159] determining the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, the first index being used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0160] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the first configuration includes a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of a first cell, and the first cell is a non-serving cell of the terminal.

[0161] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, the method further includes:

[0162] receiving downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0163] In the fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, which is characterized in that including:

[0164] The processing module is configured to determine whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource when a resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, wherein the first configuration satisfies a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least one of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period.

[0165] The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved.

[0166] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource comprises at least one of the following:

[0167] a resource of the first signal;

[0168] a resource set of the first signal;

[0169] a resource of the first channel, and the first channel is used to carry the first signal.

[0170] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signal comprises a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0171] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the determination of whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource comprises at least one of the following:

[0172] the first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an inactive time period of the first configuration, it is determined that the first resource is not reserved;

[0173] the first configuration is not activated, it is determined that the first resource is reserved;

[0174] the first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an active time period of the first configuration, it is determined that the first resource is reserved.

[0175] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the determination of the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved comprises at least one of the following:

[0176] the first resource is reserved, and it is determined that the rate matching manner comprises not using the first resource for rate matching;

[0177] the first resource is not reserved, and it is determined that the rate matching manner comprises using the first resource for rate matching.

[0178] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0179] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated.

[0180] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated comprises at least one of:

[0181] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

[0182] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through physical layer signaling;

[0183] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling;

[0184] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control protocol data unit (PDU);

[0185] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through radio link control (RLC) control PDU.

[0186] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0187] sending, to the terminal, first signaling for configuring the first configuration;

[0188] configuring the terminal with a first correspondence relationship, the first correspondence relationship comprising an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration.

[0189] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, different first resources are associated with the same first configuration.

[0190] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the configuring the terminal with a first correspondence relationship comprises:

[0191] configuring the terminal with the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, the first index being used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0192] In some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first configuration comprises a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of a first cell, and the first cell is a non-serving cell of the terminal.

[0193] In some embodiments combined with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0194] transmitting the downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0195] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, which includes one or more processors, one or more memories for storing instructions, wherein the processor is configured to invoke the instructions to enable the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0196] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, which includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0197] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, which stores instructions, when the instructions are run on a communication device, enable the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0198] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, which includes a computer program, when the computer program is executed by a processor, implements the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0199] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, when it is run on a computer, enables the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0200] It can be understood that the terminal, the network device, the communication device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, and the computer program are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0201] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a rate matching method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the rate matching method, the information processing method, the information sending method, and the information receiving method can be replaced with each other, the communication device, the information processing device, the information sending device, and the information receiving device can be replaced with each other, and the information processing system, the communication system, the information sending system, and the information receiving system can be replaced with each other.

[0202] The 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 part of the 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, part or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with optional implementation of other embodiments arbitrarily.

[0203] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0204] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0205] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "a", "the", "above", "said", "preceding", "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.

[0206] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0207] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0208] The description manner such as "at least one of A, B, C, …", "A and / or B and / or C, …" and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes any one of A, B, C, … existing alone, and also includes any combination of any multiple of A, B, C, …, each of which can exist alone; for example, "at least one of A, B, C" includes a case of A alone, a case of B alone, a case of C alone, a case of combination of A and B, a case of combination of A and C, a case of combination of B and C, and a case of combination of A and B and C; for example, A and / or B includes a case of A alone, a case of B alone, and a case of combination of A and B.

[0209] In some embodiments, the description manner such as "A in a case, B in another case", "in response to a case A, in response to another case B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: A is executed regardless of B, that is, A in some embodiments; B is executed regardless of A, that is, B in some embodiments; A and B are selectively executed, that is, from A and B, execution is selected in some embodiments; A and B are both executed, that is, A and B in some embodiments. When there are more branches of A, B, C and the like, it is similar to the above.

[0210] The prefix words "first", "second" and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only 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 of the description objects should refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not constitute 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.

[0211] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0212] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to,” “in response to determining,” “in the event that,” “when,” “if,” “upon,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0213] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” “above,” and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” “below,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0214] In some embodiments, an apparatus and the like can be interpreted as an entity, and can also be interpreted as virtual, and the name thereof is not limited to the name described in the embodiments, and the terms “apparatus,” “equipment,” “device,” “circuit,” “network element,” “node,” “function,” “unit,” “section,” “system,” “network,” “chip,” “chip system,” “entity,” “subject,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0215] In some embodiments, “network” can be interpreted as an apparatus (for example, an access network device, a core network device, and the like) included in the network.

[0216] In some embodiments, the terms “access network device (AN device),” “radio access network device (RAN device),” “base station (BS),” “radio base station,” “fixed station,” “node,” “access point,” “transmission point (TP),” “reception point (RP),” “transmission / reception point (TRP),” “panel,” “antenna panel,” “antenna array,” “cell,” “macro cell,” “small cell,” “femto cell,” “pico cell,” “sector,” “cell group,” “carrier,” “component carrier,” “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0217] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal," "terminal device," "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," and so on can be replaced with each other.

[0218] In some embodiments, an access network device, a core network device, or a network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, for a structure in which communication between an access network device, a core network device, or a network device and a terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals (for example, also referred to as device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and so on), embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied. In this case, a structure in which a terminal has all or part of the functions of an access network device can also be provided. Furthermore, the language of "uplink," "downlink," and so on can also be replaced with language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, an uplink channel, a downlink channel, and so on can be replaced with a side channel, and an uplink, a downlink, and so on can be replaced with a side link.

[0219] In some embodiments, a terminal can be replaced with an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, a structure in which an access network device, a core network device, or a network device has all or part of the functions of a terminal can also be provided.

[0220] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0221] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0222] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0223] The correspondence relationship shown in each table in the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are only examples, and other values can be configured, and the present disclosure does not limit. When configuring the correspondence relationship between the information and each parameter, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondence relationships shown in each table. For example, the correspondence relationship shown in some rows in the table in the present disclosure can also not be configured. For another example, the above table can be appropriately deformed and adjusted, for example, split, merged, etc. The name of the parameter shown in the title of each table in the above can also use other names understandable by the communication device, and the value or representation of the parameter can also use other values or representations understandable by the communication device. When implementing each table, other data structures can also be used, for example, array, queue, container, stack, linear table, pointer, linked list, tree, graph, structure, class, heap, hash table, etc.

[0224] The predefinition in the present disclosure can be understood as definition, predefinition, storage, prestorage, prenegotiation, preconfiguration, solidification, or pre-burning.

[0225] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 100 can include a terminal, a network device. Optionally, the network device and the terminal can perform 5G-6G MRSS, the terminal can be a 6G terminal, and the 6G terminal can use high and low frequency spectrums in a carrier aggregation (CA) manner to communicate with the network device.

[0226] Optionally, the network device described above can include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0227] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, a Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IOT) device, a communication-capable automobile, a smart automobile, a tablet (Pad), a wireless transceiver-equipped computer, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0228] In some embodiments, the access network device is at least one of a node or a device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and can include an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, 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 wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0229] 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.

[0230] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), wherein 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, and the functions of part of the protocol layers are controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU, and the CU controls the DU.

[0231] In some embodiments, the core network device can be one device including one or more network elements, or can be multiple devices or device groups including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), and a next-generation core (NGC), for example. Alternatively, the core network device can also be a location management function network element. The location management function network element includes a location server, which can be implemented as any one of the following: a location management function (LMF), an enhanced serving mobile location center (E-SMLC), a secure user plane location (SUPL), and a SUPL location platform (SUPLLP).

[0232] 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 present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can know that, as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios appear, the technical solutions proposed in the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0233] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1, or part of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG. 1 are illustrative, and the communication system can include all or part of the main bodies in FIG. 1, or other main bodies other than those in FIG. 1. The number and form of each main body is arbitrary, and the connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies can be connected or not connected, and the connection can be in any manner, can be direct or indirect, and can be wired or wireless.

[0234] 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), a system using other rate matching methods, a next-generation system extended based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be applied in combination (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0235] Optionally, in the communication system, the network device usually needs to send a downlink signal to the terminal, for example, the network device usually needs to send a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) to the terminal for channel estimation. Optionally, the network device can configure a CSI-RS resource for the terminal, and send the CSI-RS on the CSI-RS resource, and the terminal can receive the CSI-RS on the CSI-RS resource and measure the CSI-RS to estimate the downlink channel state. It should be noted that the CSI-RS here is only an example for introduction, and other downlink signals or uplink signals can also be used, and the present disclosure does not make specific limitations on this.

[0236] Optionally, when spectrum sharing is performed between different RAT networks, the terminals in different RAT networks can communicate based on the same spectrum, at this time, if the terminals in one of the RAT networks are configured with a CSI-RS resource, in order to avoid signal interference, the terminal transmission in the other RAT network needs to avoid the CSI-RS resource, that is, the terminal transmission in the other RAT network cannot occupy the CSI-RS resource.

[0237] For example, assuming that the MRSS technology is used between the 5G terminal and the 6G terminal, the network device can configure a non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resource for the 5G terminal, and the 5G terminal can receive a CSI-RS signal on the NZP CSI-RS resource and measure the CSI-RS to estimate the downlink channel state. At the same time, the network device can configure a zero power (ZP) CSI-RS resource for the 6G terminal, the ZP CSI-RS resource has the same time-frequency location as the NZP CSI-RS resource, and the ZP CSI-RS resource can be used to protect the transmission of the 5G terminal NZP CSI-RS. Specifically, after the 6G terminal receives the ZP CSI-RS resource, the transmission of the 6G terminal can be rate matched based on the ZP CSI-RS resource to avoid the CSI-RS signal transmission of the 5G terminal, that is, the 6G terminal does not perform transmission of the 6G terminal on the ZP CSI-RS resource, so as to prevent the transmission of the 6G terminal from interfering with the CSI-RS signal transmission of the 5G terminal, and ensure the accuracy of the channel estimation of the 5G terminal.

[0238] Optionally, in some embodiments, a Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) mechanism and / or a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mechanism are introduced for a cell, the DTX and / or DRX can be periodic, each period can include a non-active duration and an active duration. Optionally, when the DTX and / or DRX of a cell is activated, the terminal can receive signals (such as CSI-RS) in the active duration of the DTX and / or DRX, and the network device can send signals to the terminal; in the non-active duration of the DTX and / or DRX, the terminal can not receive signals, and the network device can not send signals to the terminal; optionally, when the DTX and / or DRX of a cell is deactivated, the terminal can receive signals, and the network device can send signals to the terminal.

[0239] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the MRSS technology is used between the 5G terminal and the 6G terminal, and the cell of the 5G terminal is configured with the DTX and / or DRX, the 5G terminal can determine whether to receive the CSI-RS based on the DTX and / or DRX, but the 6G terminal cannot know the related configuration of the DTX and / or DRX of the 5G terminal (such as whether the DTX and / or DRX is activated, the non-active duration of the DTX and / or DRX, the active duration of the DTX and / or DRX, etc.), which causes the 6G terminal to be unable to know when the 5G terminal needs to receive the CSI-RS, or when it does not need to receive the CSI-RS, and the 6G terminal can not be able to effectively avoid the NZP CSI-RS resource of the 5G terminal, which can cause signal interference and affect transmission performance.

[0240] FIG. 2A is an interaction schematic diagram of a rate matching method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a rate matching method for the communication system 100, and the above method comprises:

[0241] Step 2101, the network device configures a first resource for the terminal.

[0242] Optionally, the first resource can include at least one of the following: a resource of a first signal, a resource set of a first signal, a resource of a first channel. Optionally, the resource set of the first signal can include one or more resources of the first signal, the first channel can be used to carry the first signal, and the first signal can include a CSI-RS or other signals, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0243] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first resource can be a resource corresponding to a first cell, which can be a non-serving cell of the terminal. In some embodiments, the first resource can be used for transmitting a first signal and / or a first channel of the first cell. In some embodiments, the first resource can be used by the terminal to avoid the first signal and / or the first channel of the first cell. That is, when the first signal and / or the first channel of the first cell is transmitted on the first resource, the terminal should not transmit on the first resource to prevent signals of different cells from being transmitted on the same resource, avoiding signal interference.

[0244] For example, in some embodiments, the terminal herein can be understood as the 6G terminal described before the embodiment of FIG. 2A, and the first resource can be understood as the ZP CSI-RS resource configured for the 6G terminal described before the embodiment of FIG. 2A.

[0245] Optionally, the first resource can be aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic.

[0246] At step 2102, the network device configures a first configuration for the terminal.

[0247] Optionally, the first configuration can be periodic.

[0248] In some embodiments, the first configuration can satisfy a first condition, which can include at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period of the first configuration. In some embodiments, the sum of the active time period and the inactive time period of the first configuration can be equal to the period length of the first period.

[0249] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first configuration can be a Cell DTX configuration or a Cell DRX configuration of the first cell. In some embodiments, the first configuration can be associated with the first resource, for example, the first configuration can be a Cell DTX configuration or a Cell DRX configuration of the cell corresponding to the first resource, which can be used to determine whether the first resource is used.

[0250] Optionally, the first resources of different cells can correspond to the same first configuration, that is, different first resources can be associated with the same first configuration, or the first resources of different cells can correspond to different first configurations, that is, different first resources can be associated with different first configurations.

[0251] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device can configure the terminal with the first configuration through first signaling. Optionally, the first signaling can comprise Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0252] Step 2103, the network device configures the terminal with the first correspondence.

[0253] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first correspondence can comprise an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration. In some embodiments, the network device can configure the terminal with the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, and the first index can be used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource. Optionally, the first indexes corresponding to different first resources can be the same or different.

[0254] Optionally, the network device can configure the terminal with the first correspondence through RRC signaling.

[0255] Step 2104, the network device configures the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated.

[0256] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first configuration can be activated or deactivated. When the first configuration is deactivated, it can be considered that the first configuration is not activated. In some embodiments, when the first configuration is not activated, the first resource will be used, that is, the first cell will use the first resource to send or receive the first signal; when the first configuration is activated, in the active time period of the first configuration, the first resource will be used, and in the non-active time period of the first configuration, the first resource will not be used, that is, the first cell will not use the first resource to send or receive the first signal.

[0257] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device can configure the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through RRC signaling. Optionally, the RRC signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the first configuration.

[0258] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device can configure the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through physical layer signaling. Optionally, the physical signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the first configuration. Optionally, the physical layer signaling can comprise, for example, physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and / or downlink control information (DCI).

[0259] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device configures the terminal whether the first configuration is activated by a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE). Optionally, the MAC CE signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the first configuration.

[0260] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device configures the terminal whether the first configuration is activated by a Packet Data Convergence Protocol Control Protocol Data Unit (PDCP Control PDU). Optionally, the PDCP Control PDU can be used to activate or deactivate the first configuration.

[0261] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device configures the terminal whether the first configuration is activated by a Radio Link Control Control Protocol Data Unit (RLC Control PDU). Optionally, the RLC Control PDU can be used to activate or deactivate the first configuration.

[0262] Optionally, at least two of the first resource, the first configuration, the first correspondence relationship, and whether the first configuration is activated mentioned in steps 2101-2104 can be configured by the same message, for example: the network device can configure the terminal the first resource, the first configuration, and the first correspondence relationship by the same RRC signaling, or the network device can configure the terminal the first resource, the first configuration, the first correspondence relationship, and whether the first configuration is activated by the same RRC signaling. In other embodiments, the first resource, the first configuration, the first correspondence relationship, and whether the first configuration is activated can also be configured by different messages respectively. The present disclosure does not make specific limitations in this regard.

[0263] Step 2105, the resource of the terminal downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, and the network device determines whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0264] Optionally, in some embodiments, if the first configuration is activated and the first resource is located in the inactive time period of the first configuration, it means that the first resource is not used by the first cell, that is, the first resource is vacant, at this time, it can be determined that the first resource is not reserved; optionally, “not reserving the first resource” here can be understood as: the network device can use the first resource to send signals to the terminal.

[0265] Optionally, in some embodiments, if the first configuration is not activated (i.e., deactivated), it indicates that the first resource is used by the first cell, at this time, it is determined to reserve the first resource; optionally, the "reserve the first resource" here can be understood as, for example, the network device cannot use the first resource to send signals to the terminal, thereby preventing different cells from using the first resource at the same time, avoiding signal interference, and ensuring transmission performance.

[0266] Optionally, in some embodiments, if the first configuration is activated and the first resource is located in the active time period of the first configuration, it indicates that the first resource is used by the first cell, and similarly, it is determined to reserve the first resource.

[0267] Optionally, the downlink data transmission described above can include a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

[0268] Step 2106: The network device determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved.

[0269] Optionally, in some embodiments, if the first resource is reserved, determining the rate matching manner can include: not using the first resource for rate matching; that is, determining that the first resource is unavailable for rate matching of the downlink data transmission, and avoiding the first resource in the downlink data transmission, at this time, rate matching of the downlink data transmission needs to be performed around the first resource, so that the resource of the downlink data transmission after rate matching does not include the first resource, thereby preventing the downlink data transmission of the terminal from occupying the same resource as the first signal in the first cell, reducing signal interference, and ensuring transmission performance.

[0270] Optionally, in some embodiments, if the first resource is not reserved, determining the rate matching manner can include: using the first resource for rate matching; that is, determining that the first resource is available for rate matching of the downlink data transmission, and not needing to avoid the first resource in the downlink data transmission, at this time, it is determined not to consider the occupation of the first resource when rate matching of the downlink data transmission is performed, and optionally, the resource of the downlink data transmission after rate matching can include the first resource, thereby preventing the first resource from being empty and avoiding resource waste.

[0271] Step 2107: The network device sends downlink data based on the determined rate matching manner.

[0272] Step 2108: The terminal determines the first resource.

[0273] Optionally, the terminal can determine the first resource based on the configuration of the network device. For detailed description of this part, please refer to the description of step 2101 above.

[0274] The terminal determines the first configuration in step 2109.

[0275] Optionally, the terminal can determine the first configuration based on the configuration of the network device. For details, refer to the description of step 2102.

[0276] The terminal determines the first correspondence in step 2110.

[0277] Optionally, the terminal can determine the first correspondence based on the configuration of the network device, or the terminal can determine the first correspondence based on the protocol agreement. For details, refer to the description of step 2103.

[0278] The terminal determines whether the first configuration is activated in step 2111.

[0279] Optionally, the terminal can determine whether the first configuration is activated based on the configuration of the network device. For details, refer to the description of step 2104.

[0280] The terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource when the resource of the downlink data transmission of the terminal overlaps with the first resource in step 2112.

[0281] The terminal determines the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource in step 2113.

[0282] For details of steps 2112-2113, refer to the description of steps 2105-2106.

[0283] The terminal receives the downlink data based on the determined rate matching manner in step 2114.

[0284] It should be noted that the order between the above steps can be exchanged in some embodiments, for example, the network device can first perform steps 2101-2104, then the terminal performs steps 2108-2111, then the network device performs steps 2105-2107, and the terminal performs steps 2112-2114. Of course, there can be other execution orders, and it should be understood that other possible execution orders are within the protection scope of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure will not be exemplified one by one.

[0285] The above method is exemplarily introduced as follows. FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of a first resource reservation state, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Optionally, FIG. 2B takes the first resource as an example of a CSI-RS resource, as shown in FIG. 2B, at t1, a first configuration with a first period is activated, and at t2, the first configuration with the first period is deactivated (i.e., not activated). Optionally, between t1 and t2, the CSI-RS resource located in the inactive time period does not need to be reserved, wherein the CSI-RS resource that does not need to be reserved is indicated by □ in FIG. 2B, and when the downlink data transmission of the terminal overlaps with the CSI-RS resource that does not need to be reserved, it is determined that these CSI-RS resources that do not need to be reserved are available when the downlink data transmission is rate matched. That is, the resource of the downlink data transmission after rate matching can include the CSI-RS resource that does not need to be reserved. Optionally, between t1 and t2, the CSI-RS resource located in the active time period needs to be reserved, wherein the CSI-RS resource that needs to be reserved is indicated by □ in FIG. 2B, and when the downlink data transmission of the terminal overlaps with the CSI-RS resource that needs to be reserved, it is determined that these CSI-RS resources that need to be reserved are unavailable when the downlink data transmission is rate matched. That is, the resource of the downlink data transmission after rate matching does not include the CSI-RS resource that needs to be reserved.

[0286] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first configuration described above is mainly used to determine whether the first resource associated therewith is reserved, and if a resource is not associated with the first configuration, the first configuration does not affect the reservation of the resource. FIG. 2C is a comparison diagram of the reservation between a first resource associated with a first configuration and a first resource not associated with the first configuration, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2C, CSI-RS resource 1 and CSI-RS resource 2 are compared as examples of the first resource, where the time domain positions of CSI-RS resource 1 and CSI-RS resource 2 are the same, CSI-RS resource 1 is associated with the first configuration, and CSI-RS resource 2 is not associated with the first configuration. Optionally, the time domain and frequency domain indications in FIG. 2C are only exemplary and do not represent actual time domain and frequency domain resources. Optionally, referring to FIG. 2C, the left diagram of FIG. 2C indicates the time period during which CSI-RS resource 1 is reserved, and the right diagram indicates the time period during which CSI-RS resource 1 is not reserved. For CSI-RS resource 2, the left diagram and the right diagram are the same, and CSI-RS resource 2 needs to be reserved, so when the resource of the terminal downlink data transmission overlaps with CSI-RS resource 2, CSI-RS resource 2 is not available when the downlink data transmission rate is matched. For CSI-RS resource 1, in the left diagram, CSI-RS resource 1 needs to be reserved, so when the resource of the terminal downlink data transmission overlaps with the CSI-RS resource 1 of the left diagram, the CSI-RS resource 1 of the left diagram is not available when the downlink data transmission rate is matched. In the right diagram, CSI-RS resource 1 does not need to be reserved, so when the resource of the terminal downlink data transmission overlaps with the CSI-RS resource 1 of the right diagram, the CSI-RS resource 1 of the right diagram is available when the downlink data transmission rate is matched.

[0287] In the above embodiments, when the resource of the terminal downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, the terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource, and further determines the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission. Optionally, the first resource can be used to transmit signals of a non-serving cell of the terminal, and the first configuration can be a DTX configuration or a DRX configuration of a cell corresponding to the first resource. Thus, the terminal can accurately determine whether to reserve the first resource and further accurately determine the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on the first configuration, such as whether the first configuration is activated, an active time period of the first configuration, and an inactive time period of the first configuration. For example, when the terminal determines to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration, the first resource needs to be avoided in the rate matching of the downlink data transmission, that is, the downlink data transmission of the terminal does not occupy the first resource, so as to avoid transmission of signals of different cells on the same resource, reduce signal interference, and improve transmission performance. Alternatively, when the terminal determines not to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration, the first resource does not need to be avoided in the rate matching of the downlink data transmission, that is, the downlink data transmission of the terminal can occupy the first resource, so as to avoid that the first resource is left unused and prevent resource waste. In addition, the network device only needs to configure the terminal with the first configuration, so that the terminal can successfully determine whether to reserve the first resource, without the network device needing to configure the terminal with the use of the first resource in real time, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0288] The rate matching method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 2101-2114. For example, step 2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2101+S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0289] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined, or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0290] FIG. 3 is an interaction diagram of a rate matching method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a rate matching method for a terminal, and the above method includes:

[0291] Step 3101: The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, and whether to reserve the first resource is determined based on the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0292] Step 3102: The rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission is determined based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0293] Optionally, the first configuration meets a first condition, the first condition comprising at least one of: the first configuration corresponding to a first periodicity, an active time period within the first periodicity corresponding to the first configuration, an inactive time period within the first periodicity corresponding to the first configuration.

[0294] Optionally, the first resource comprises at least one of:

[0295] a resource of the first signal;

[0296] a resource set of the first signal;

[0297] a resource of the first channel; the first channel being used to carry the first signal.

[0298] Optionally, the first signal comprises a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0299] Optionally, the determining whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource comprises at least one of:

[0300] the first configuration being activated, the first resource being located in an inactive time period of the first configuration, determining not to reserve the first resource;

[0301] the first configuration not being activated, determining to reserve the first resource;

[0302] the first configuration being activated, the first resource being located in an active time period of the first configuration, determining to reserve the first resource.

[0303] Optionally, the determining the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource comprises at least one of:

[0304] the first resource being reserved, the determining the rate matching manner comprising: not using the first resource for rate matching;

[0305] the first resource not being reserved, the determining the rate matching manner comprising: using the first resource for rate matching.

[0306] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0307] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on a configuration of a network device.

[0308] Optionally, the determining whether the first configuration is activated based on the configuration of the network device comprises at least one of:

[0309] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by the network device;

[0310] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on physical layer signaling sent by the network device;

[0311] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling sent by the network device;

[0312] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control protocol data unit (PDU) sent by the network device;

[0313] determining whether the first configuration is activated based on radio link control (RLC) control PDU sent by the network device.

[0314] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0315] receiving first signaling sent by the network device, the first signaling being used for configuring the first configuration;

[0316] determining a first correspondence relationship, the first correspondence relationship comprising an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration;

[0317] determining the first configuration associated with the first resource based on the first correspondence relationship.

[0318] Optionally, different first resources are associated with the same first configuration.

[0319] Optionally, the determining the first correspondence relationship comprises at least one of:

[0320] determining the first correspondence relationship based on a configuration of the network device;

[0321] determining the first correspondence relationship based on a protocol agreement.

[0322] Optionally, the determining the first correspondence relationship comprises:

[0323] determining the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, the first index being used for indicating the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0324] Optionally, the first configuration comprises a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of a first cell, the first cell being a non-serving cell of the terminal.

[0325] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0326] receive downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

[0327] Details about steps 3101-3102 can refer to the above embodiment description.

[0328] The rate matching method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 3101-3102. For example, step 3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 3101+S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but not limited thereto.

[0329] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, optional modes or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0330] FIG. 4 is an interaction diagram of a rate matching method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a rate matching method for a network device, and the above method includes:

[0331] Step 4101: The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, and whether to retain the first resource is determined based on a first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0332] Step 4102: Determine the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to retain the first resource.

[0333] Optionally, the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period of the first configuration, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period of the first configuration.

[0334] Optionally, the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0335] The resource of the first signal;

[0336] The resource set of the first signal;

[0337] The resource of the first channel; the first channel is used to carry the first signal.

[0338] Optionally, the first signal includes a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0339] Optionally, determining whether to retain the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0340] the first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an inactive time period of the first configuration, determining not to reserve the first resource;

[0341] the first configuration is not activated, determining to reserve the first resource;

[0342] the first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an active time period of the first configuration, determining to reserve the first resource.

[0343] Optionally, the determining the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved comprises at least one of the following:

[0344] the first resource is reserved, and the determining the rate matching manner comprises not using the first resource for rate matching;

[0345] the first resource is not reserved, and the determining the rate matching manner comprises using the first resource for rate matching.

[0346] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0347] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated.

[0348] Optionally, the configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated comprises at least one of the following:

[0349] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

[0350] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through physical layer signaling;

[0351] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling;

[0352] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control protocol data unit (PDU);

[0353] configuring the terminal with whether the first configuration is activated through radio link control (RLC) control PDU.

[0354] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0355] sending first signaling to the terminal, the first signaling being used for configuring the first configuration;

[0356] configuring the terminal with a first correspondence, the first correspondence comprising an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration.

[0357] Optionally, different first resources are associated with the same first configuration.

[0358] Optionally, the configuring the terminal with the first correspondence comprises:

[0359] configuring the terminal with the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, the first index being used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0360] Optionally, the first configuration comprises a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of a first cell, and the first cell is a non-serving cell of the terminal.

[0361] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0362] transmitting the downlink data based on the determined rate matching manner.

[0363] Details of steps 4101-4102 can be found in the above embodiments.

[0364] The rate matching method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 4101-4102. For example, step 4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 4101+S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0365] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0366] FIG. 5 is an interaction diagram of a rate matching method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the present embodiment relates to a rate matching method for a communication system including a terminal and a network device, and the above method includes at least one of the following:

[0367] Step 5101, the resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, and the network device determines whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0368] Step 5102, the network device determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0369] Step 5103, the network device transmits the downlink data based on the determined rate matching manner.

[0370] Step 5104, the resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, and the terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource.

[0371] Step 5105, the terminal determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0372] Step 5106, the terminal receives the downlink data based on the determined rate matching manner.

[0373] The optional implementation manners of steps 5101-5106 can refer to the descriptions of the foregoing embodiments.

[0374] In some embodiments, the foregoing method can include the method described in the foregoing embodiments of the communication system side, the first device side, the network device side, and the like, which will not be described herein.

[0375] The rate matching method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 5101-5106. For example, step 5101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 5102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0376] In the present embodiment or the present embodiment, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or the optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other embodiments.

[0377] The following is an exemplary introduction to the foregoing method.

[0378] The present disclosure provides a method for processing CSI-RS resources in multi-RAT spectrum sharing. In the method, the resources of some CSI-RSs configured for the terminal are associated with a periodic configuration, and the terminal determines whether the resources of the corresponding CSI-RSs are used according to the activation state of the configuration and the active period (i.e., the active period in the foregoing embodiments) and the inactive period (i.e., the inactive period in the foregoing embodiments), and then decides how to perform corresponding rate matching in the downlink data transmission containing the CSI-RS resources. The method provides a mechanism for efficiently informing the terminal of the use of CSI-RS resources, effectively utilizes the unused CSI-RS resources to transmit downlink data, and reduces signaling overhead, thereby improving spectrum utilization.

[0379] Optionally, the rate matching can include bit selection, which refers to selecting some bits to be repeated or some bits to be punctured according to the size relationship between the number of bits after channel coding and the number of bits that the physical channel can actually carry, so as to match the carrying capacity of the physical channel. For example, after coding, there are 150 bits, and the physical channel can carry 336 bits, so the 150 bits after coding are repeated to 336 bits (some bits after coding are sent 3 times, and some bits are sent 2 times). If there are 450 bits after coding, and the physical channel can carry 336 bits, then 336 bits out of the 450 bits are selected to be sent, which is referred to as puncturing. When a physical channel overlaps with other channels / signals / resources in the time-frequency domain resources and the physical channel cannot use the time-frequency domain resources of other channels / signals / resources, the carrying capacity of the physical channel is reduced relative to the carrying capacity without overlap, and the rate matching in this case is referred to as rate matching around other channels / signals / resources.

[0380] Optionally, the scheme of the present disclosure can include the following

[0381] 1. A communication method, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

[0382] The first resource / signal / channel has a second period, and the first resource / signal / channel is associated with a configuration having a first period. The terminal determines whether the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is reserved according to the activation state of the configuration and the active time period and the inactive time period in the first period, and determines how to perform corresponding rate matching in downlink data transmission containing the first resource / signal / channel, wherein the downlink data is transmitted by a network device.

[0383] 2. The method of claim 1, wherein,

[0384] The first resource / signal / channel is a CSI-RS resource or a CSI-RS resource set.

[0385] 3. The method of claim 1, wherein,

[0386] The configuration is configured by the network device with at least two of the following information:

[0387] The length of the first period;

[0388] The length of the active time period;

[0389] a length of the inactivity period.

[0390] The above three information satisfy: a length of the first period = a length of the activity period + a length of the inactivity period.

[0391] 4. The method of claim 3, wherein,

[0392] The configured information is transmitted in RRC signaling.

[0393] 5. The method of claim 1, wherein,

[0394] The terminal determines whether the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is reserved according to the configured activation state and the activity period and the inactivity period within the first period, which means:

[0395] If the configuration is activated and the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is located in the inactivity period within the first period, the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is not reserved, otherwise the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is reserved.

[0396] Another equivalent description is: if the configuration is deactivated or the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is located in the activity period within the first period, the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is reserved, otherwise the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is not reserved.

[0397] 6. The method of claim 1 and 5, wherein,

[0398] The decision on how to perform corresponding rate matching in the downlink data transmission containing the first resource / signal / channel means: when the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is reserved, rate matching around the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is performed in the downlink data transmission containing the first resource / signal / channel; otherwise, the resource of the first resource / signal / channel is used for data transmission in the downlink data transmission containing the first resource / signal / channel.

[0399] 7. The method of claim 1, wherein,

[0400] The relationship between the first resource / signal / channel and the associated configuration is configured by a network device, in particular, the relationship is indicated in RRC signaling. In particular, multiple first resource / signal / channels can be associated with one configuration, and therefore an index is used to indicate the configuration associated with the first resource / signal / channel.

[0401] 8. The method of claim 1, wherein,

[0402] The configuration is activated or deactivated by the network device, which can be activated or deactivated by RRC signaling, physical layer signaling (i.e. indicated in PDCCH / DCI), MAC CE, PDCP Control PDU, RLC Control PDU.

[0403] 9. The method of claim 1, wherein,

[0404] The configuration refers to the configuration of Cell DTX of a non-current serving cell.

[0405] Embodiment 1: In this embodiment, taking the first resource / signal / channel as an example, which is the CSI-RS resource. As shown in FIG. 2B, at t1, the configuration with the first period (i.e. the first configuration in the embodiment of FIG. 2A) is activated, and at t2, the configuration with the first period is deactivated. Then between t1 and t2, the CSI-RS resource located in the inactive time period does not need to be reserved (in FIG. 2B, these resources are indicated by □ ). Other CSI-RS resources need to be reserved (in FIG. 2B, these resources are indicated by ), and rate matching around the CSI-RS resource is performed in the downlink data transmission containing the CSI-RS resource.

[0406] FIG. 2C compares two CSI-RS resources, in which CSI-RS resource 1 is related to the configuration with the first period, and CSI-RS resource 2 is not related to the configuration with the first period. For ease of comparison, the time domain configuration of CSI-RS resource 1 is the same as that of CSI-RS resource 2, i.e. with the same second period and time domain offset. The time domain and frequency domain indications in FIG. 2C are only exemplary and do not represent actual time domain and frequency domain resources. The left graph in FIG. 2C indicates the time period in which CSI-RS resource 1 is reserved, and the right graph indicates the time period in which CSI-RS resource 1 is not reserved. For CSI-RS resource 2, the left graph and the right graph are the same, and the corresponding resources need to be reserved, and rate matching needs to be performed in the downlink data transmission (PDSCH) containing CSI-RS resource 2. For CSI-RS resource 1, in the left graph, CSI-RS resource 1 needs to be reserved, and rate matching around CSI-RS resource 1 needs to be performed in the downlink data transmission (PDSCH) containing CSI-RS resource 1. In the right graph, CSI-RS resource 1 does not need to be reserved, and CSI-RS resource 1 can be used in the downlink data transmission (PDSCH) containing CSI-RS resource 1.

[0407] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is further provided, comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the network equipment (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0408] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above device is only a logical function division, and all or part of the units or modules can be integrated into one physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of processor invoking software: for example, the device comprises a processor connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor invokes the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of each unit or module of the device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be implemented by the design of the hardware circuit, and the hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are implemented by the design of the logical relationship between the elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to implement the functions of part or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented in the form of processor invoking software, or all units or modules can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part of the units or modules are implemented in the form of processor invoking software, and the remaining part is implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0409] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal 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 process of configuring the hardware circuit. 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.

[0410] FIG. 6A is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6A, the terminal includes:

[0411] The processing module is configured to determine whether to retain the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource when the resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period.

[0412] The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is retained.

[0413] Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform the steps related to “processing” performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Optionally, the terminal can further include a transceiver module, and the transceiver module is configured to perform the steps related to “transmission and reception” performed by the terminal in any of the above methods.

[0414] Figure 6B is a structural schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, the network device comprises:

[0415] The processing module is configured to determine, when the resource for the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource, wherein the first configuration satisfies a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period.

[0416] The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

[0417] Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform the steps related to "processing" performed by the network device in any of the above methods. Optionally, the network device can further comprise a transceiver module, which is configured to perform the steps related to "transceiving" performed by the network device in any of the above methods.

[0418] Figure 7A is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 7100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (such as an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (such as a user equipment or the first device described above, 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 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and details can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0419] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 comprises one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 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 configured to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be configured to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process data of the programs. The processor 7101 is configured to invoke instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0420] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further comprises one or more memories 7102 configured to store instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 7102 can also be outside the communication device 7100.

[0421] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps in the above methods, such as sending and receiving, are performed by the transceiver 7103, and other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0422] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0423] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104 connected with the memory 7102, which can be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 can read the instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send them to the processor 7101.

[0424] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the structure of the communication device 7100 can not be limited by Figure 7a. 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 also include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handset, mobile unit, vehicle-mounted device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0425] Figure 7B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 7100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 7200 shown in Figure 7B can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0426] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, which are used to invoke instructions to cause the chip 7200 to perform any of the above methods.

[0427] In some embodiments, chip 7200 also includes one or more interface circuits 7202 that are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and interface circuit 7202 can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, and the like can be substituted for one another.

[0428] In some embodiments, chip 7200 also includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of memory 7203 can be external to chip 7200.

[0429] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on communication device 7100, cause communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0430] The present disclosure also proposes a program product, which, when executed by communication device 7100, causes communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0431] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0432] 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.

[0433] 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.

[0434] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of the 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.

[0435] 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 rate matching method, characterized by, The method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: The method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with a first resource, and whether the first resource is reserved is determined based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period in which the first configuration is included, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period in which the first configuration is included; 2. The method of claim 1, wherein, A rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission is determined based on whether the first resource is reserved. The first resource comprises at least one of the following: A resource of a first signal; A resource set of a first signal; 3. The method of claim 2, wherein, A resource of a first channel; the first channel is used to carry a first signal.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The first signal comprises a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). The determination of whether the first resource is reserved based on the first configuration associated with the first resource comprises at least one of the following: The first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an inactive time period of the first configuration, and it is determined that the first resource is not reserved; The first configuration is not activated, and it is determined that the first resource is reserved; 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The first configuration is activated, and the first resource is located in an active time period of the first configuration, and it is determined that the first resource is reserved. The determination of the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether the first resource is reserved comprises at least one of the following: The first resource is reserved, and it is determined that the rate matching manner comprises not using the first resource for rate matching; 6. The method of any one of claims 1-5, wherein, The first resource is not reserved, and it is determined that the rate matching manner comprises using the first resource for rate matching. The method further comprises:

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, Determining whether the first configuration is activated based on a configuration of a network device. The determination of whether the first configuration is activated based on the configuration of the network device comprises at least one of the following: Determining whether the first configuration is activated based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by the network device; Determining whether the first configuration is activated based on physical layer signaling sent by the network device; Determining whether the first configuration is activated based on medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling sent by the network device; Determining whether the first configuration is activated based on a packet data convergence protocol control protocol data unit (PDCP Control PDU) sent by the network device; 8. The method of any one of claims 1-7, wherein, Determining whether the first configuration is activated based on a radio link control control protocol data unit (RLC Control PDU) sent by the network device. The method further comprises: Receiving first signaling sent by a network device, wherein the first signaling is used to configure the first configuration; Determining a first correspondence relationship, wherein the first correspondence relationship comprises an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration; 9. The method of any one of claims 1-8, wherein, Determining the first configuration associated with the first resource based on the first correspondence relationship.

10. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein, Different first resources are associated with the same first configuration. The determination of the first correspondence relationship comprises at least one of the following: Determining the first correspondence relationship based on a configuration of a network device; Determining the first correspondence relationship based on a protocol agreement.

11. The method of any one of claims 8-10, wherein, The determining the first correspondence relation comprises: The first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource are determined, and the first index is used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource.

12. The method of any one of claims 1-11, wherein, The first configuration comprises a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of a first cell, and the first cell is a non-serving cell of the terminal.

13. The method of any one of claims 1-12, wherein, The method further comprises: The downlink data is received based on the rate matching manner.

14. A rate matching method, characterized by, The method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: The resource of the downlink data transmission overlaps with the first resource, and whether to reserve the first resource is determined based on the first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition comprises at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration comprises an inactive time period. The rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission is determined based on whether to reserve the first resource.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The first resource comprises at least one of the following: A resource of a first signal; A resource set of a first signal; A resource of a first channel; and the first channel is used to carry a first signal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The first signal comprises a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

17. The method of any one of claims 14-16, wherein, The determination of whether to reserve the first resource based on the first configuration associated with the first resource comprises at least one of the following: The first configuration is activated, the first resource is located in the inactive time period of the first configuration, and it is determined not to reserve the first resource; The first configuration is not activated, and it is determined to reserve the first resource; The first configuration is activated, the first resource is located in the active time period of the first configuration, and it is determined to reserve the first resource.

18. The method of any one of claims 14-17, wherein, The determination of the rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource comprises at least one of the following: The first resource is reserved, and the determination of the rate matching manner comprises: not using the first resource for rate matching; The first resource is not reserved, and the determination of the rate matching manner comprises: using the first resource for rate matching.

19. The method of any one of claims 14-18, wherein, The method further comprises: The terminal is configured whether the first configuration is activated.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein, The configuration of the terminal whether the first configuration is activated comprises at least one of the following: The terminal is configured whether the first configuration is activated through radio resource control (RRC) signaling; The terminal is configured whether the first configuration is activated through physical layer signaling; The terminal is configured whether the first configuration is activated through a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling; The terminal is configured whether the first configuration is activated through a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) control protocol data unit (PDU); The terminal is configured whether the first configuration is activated through a radio link control (RLC) control PDU.

21. The method of any one of claims 14-20, wherein, The method further comprises: The terminal is sent a first signaling, and the first signaling is used to configure the first configuration; The terminal is configured with a first correspondence relationship, the first correspondence relationship including an association relationship between the first resource and the first configuration.

22. The method of any one of claims 14-21, wherein, The first resource is associated with the same first configuration.

23. The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein, The terminal is configured with the first correspondence relationship, including: The terminal is configured with the first resource and a first index corresponding to the first resource, the first index being used to indicate the first configuration associated with the first resource.

24. The method of any one of claims 14-23, wherein, The first configuration includes a cell discontinuous transmission (Cell DTX) configuration or a cell discontinuous reception (Cell DRX) configuration of a first cell, and the first cell is a non-serving cell of the terminal.

25. The method of any one of claims 14-24, wherein, The method further includes: The network device transmits downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

26. A rate matching method for a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a network device, the method including: The resources of the downlink data transmission overlap the first resource, and the network device determines whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period. The network device determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource. The network device transmits downlink data based on the rate matching manner. The resources of the downlink data transmission overlap the first resource, and the terminal determines whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource. The terminal determines a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource. The terminal receives downlink data based on the rate matching manner.

27. A terminal, characterized by including: The processing module is configured to determine whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource when the resources of the downlink data transmission overlap the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period. The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

28. A network device, comprising: including: The processing module is configured to determine whether to reserve the first resource based on a first configuration associated with the first resource when the resources of the downlink data transmission overlap the first resource; wherein the first configuration meets a first condition, and the first condition includes at least two of the following: the first configuration corresponds to a first period, the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an active time period, and the first period corresponding to the first configuration includes an inactive time period. The processing module is further configured to determine a rate matching manner of the downlink data transmission based on whether to reserve the first resource.

29. A communications device, characterized by including: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the communication device to perform the method of any of claims 1-13 or claims 14-25.

30. A communication system, characterized by comprising a terminal configured to implement the method of any of claims 1-13 and a network device configured to implement the method of any of claims 14-25.

31. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of any of claims 1-13 or claims 14-25.

32. A program product, characterized by a computer program that, when executed by a communication device, implements the method of any of claims 1-13 or claims 14-25.

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