Paging monitoring methods, devices, terminals and network-side equipment

Abstract

This application discloses a paging monitoring method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side device, belonging to the field of wireless communication technology. The paging monitoring method of this application includes: a terminal acquiring paging-related configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, and the type information is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission mode of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, carrying mode of paging-related information, and mapping mode of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH; and the terminal monitors paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of wireless communication technology, specifically relating to a paging monitoring method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In related technologies, a terminal (e.g., User Equipment (UE)) can, based on paging-related configurations, listen to the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for a Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identity (P-RNTI) DCI during the paging occasion (PO) of the corresponding paging radio frame (PF) within a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle. This allows the UE to determine whether a paging message is carried on the corresponding Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). If the UE resolves a P-RNTI from the PDCCH, it receives data on the PDSCH according to the parameters indicated on the PDCCH. If the UE does not resolve a P-RNTI from the PDCCH, it does not need to receive data on the PDSCH and can enter sleep mode according to the DRX cycle.

[0003] In the design of future communication systems (such as 6G), there may be different terminal requirements, capabilities, or forms. For example, if the coverage of the scene where the terminal is located is poor, a higher level of coverage enhancement may be required, while if the coverage of the scene where the terminal is located is good, a lower level of coverage enhancement may be required. However, the existing paging mechanism does not take into account the diverse characteristics of terminal requirements, capabilities, and forms, resulting in problems such as low reliability or low paging efficiency of paging information. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a paging monitoring method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side device to address the problems of low reliability or low paging efficiency of paging information.

[0005] In a first aspect, a paging monitoring method is provided, comprising: a terminal acquiring paging-related configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, the type information being related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission mode of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer mode of paging-related information, and mapping mode of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH; and the terminal monitoring paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information.

[0006] Secondly, a paging configuration method is provided, comprising: a network-side device sending paging-related configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, and the type information is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission mode of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer mode of paging-related information, and mapping mode of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; and the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

[0007] Thirdly, a paging monitoring device is provided, comprising: a processing module for acquiring paging-related configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, the type information being related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; and the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

[0008] Fourthly, a paging configuration device is provided, comprising: a transmitting module for transmitting paging-related configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, the type information being related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission mode of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer mode of paging-related information, and mapping mode of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; and the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

[0009] Fifthly, a paging processing apparatus is provided, the apparatus being configured to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0010] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, the terminal including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

[0011] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the communication interface is configured to be coupled to the processor.

[0012] Eighthly, a network-side device is provided, the network-side device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0013] In a ninth aspect, a network-side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of the method described in the second aspect, and the communication interface is configured to be coupled to the processor.

[0014] In a tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0015] Eleventhly, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0016] In a twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip including a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to run a program or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0017] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0018] In this embodiment, the terminal obtains paging-related configuration information, which includes paging-related timing type information. This type information is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, repetition frequency of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. The paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. The paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information. The paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH. Based on the paging-related configuration information, the terminal listens for paging-related information. This allows terminals of different types, with different requirements, different capabilities, or under different channel conditions to detect paging-related timing of their associated type. Therefore, paging-related configurations that meet different needs can be provided, thereby improving the transmission performance of paging-related information. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This diagram illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of this application may be applied;

[0020] Figure 2a A schematic diagram of a wireless communication system is shown;

[0021] Figure 2b A schematic diagram of another wireless communication system is shown;

[0022] Figure 3 This illustration shows a flowchart of a paging monitoring method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 4 This diagram illustrates a paging timing method in an embodiment of this application.

[0024] Figure 5a A schematic diagram illustrating a paging monitoring timing in an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0025] Figure 5b This diagram illustrates another paging monitoring timing in an embodiment of this application.

[0026] Figure 6 A schematic diagram illustrating another paging timing in an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0027] Figure 7 A schematic diagram illustrating an advance paging indication timing in an embodiment of this application is shown;

[0028] Figure 8a This diagram illustrates a paging-related information transmission embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Figure 8b This diagram illustrates another method for transmitting paging-related information in an embodiment of this application.

[0030] Figure 8c This diagram illustrates yet another example of paging-related information transmission in an embodiment of this application.

[0031] Figure 9a This illustration shows a flowchart of a paging configuration method provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0032] Figure 9b This illustration shows another flowchart of the paging configuration method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0033] Figure 10 This illustration shows a structural schematic diagram of a paging and listening device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0034] Figure 11 This illustration shows a structural schematic diagram of a paging configuration device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0035] Figure 12 This illustration shows a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0036] Figure 13 This illustration shows a hardware structure diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0037] Figure 14 This diagram illustrates the hardware structure of a network-side device according to an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0038] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0039] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "or" in this application indicates at least one of the connected objects. For example, the scope of protection for "A or B" covers at least three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B," "at least one of A and B," and "at least one of A or B" also cover at least the above three scenarios. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0040] The term "instruction" in this application can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the required operation, or the requested result in the instruction sent. An indirect instruction can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the required operation or requested result based on the judgment result.

[0041] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and the term NR is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) radio systems. th Generation 6G communication system.

[0042] Figure 1This diagram illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can also be referred to as User Equipment (UE), and can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipboard equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home devices (home appliances with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game consoles, personal computers (PCs), ATMs, or self-service machines, etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart earphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among these, in-vehicle devices can also be referred to as in-vehicle terminals, in-vehicle controllers, in-vehicle modules, in-vehicle components, in-vehicle chips, or in-vehicle units, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this application embodiment. Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment, wherein access network equipment may also be referred to as Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment, radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points (APs), or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc.Among them, base stations can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), Next Generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), Access Point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home Evolved Node B, Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) equipment (such as satellite or high altitude platform stations). The term "base station" can be any suitable term in the field, such as "station" or any other appropriate term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The term "base station" is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application only use the base station in the NR system as an example for introduction, and do not limit the specific type of base station.

[0043] Core network equipment, also known as core network nodes, core network functions, or core network elements, includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Local NEF (L-NEF), and Binding Support. Functions include BSF, Application Function (AF), Location Management Function (LMF), Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC), Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF), and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) equipment (such as satellite or high altitude platform station).It should be noted that the embodiments of this application only use the core network equipment in the NR system as an example for introduction, and do not limit the specific type of core network equipment. If the name of the core network equipment mentioned in the embodiments of this application changes in subsequent protocol versions (such as 6G), it is also within the scope of protection of this application.

[0044] Optionally, the core network equipment can be implemented by one or more functional modules in a single device, or by multiple devices working together; this application does not specifically limit this. It is understood that the aforementioned functional modules can be network elements in hardware devices, software functional modules running on dedicated hardware, or virtualized functional modules instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform).

[0045] In future communication systems (e.g., 6G), LPWA can be used in many application scenarios, such as logistics management, smart homes, and smart cities. Existing LPWA solutions, such as Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), are not well-compatible. The physical layers of NB-IoT user equipment and eMBB user equipment differ significantly, increasing the standardization workload and raising the cost of NB-IoT user equipment. Furthermore, as... Figure 2a As shown, NB-IoT user equipment also requires dedicated NB-IoT base stations for support, thus increasing network deployment costs and operational efficiency. In future communication systems, to overcome these shortcomings, 6G LPWA and eMBB must be as compatible as possible, especially at the physical layer, where LPWA needs to reuse eMBB design as much as possible. Therefore, to reduce the implementation costs of user equipment and base stations, as well as the standardization workload, the standardization of future communication systems, while focusing on eMBB, must also consider forward compatibility with LPWA. After the basic functions of eMBB are standardized, LPWA functionality can be implemented through parameter configuration and software modifications, with minimal hardware changes. This reduces the implementation cost of individual LPWA IoT devices, providing a solid foundation for supporting massive connectivity of IoT devices and enabling the widespread commercialization of 6G cellular IoT. Correspondingly, on the network side, such as... Figure 2b As shown, a single 6G base station will simultaneously serve LPWA and eMBB devices, dynamically optimizing resource allocation for instantaneous service requests.

[0046] LPWA terminals have at least one of the following limitations compared to normal-capability terminals (eMBB terminals):

[0047] Transmission bandwidth capability;

[0048] RF (Radio Frequency) capability;

[0049] Transmission power capability;

[0050] Error detection, demodulation / decoding capabilities.

[0051] It should be noted that LPWA can be a terminal characteristic. Terminal characteristics are determined based on at least one of the following: bandwidth information supported by the terminal, coverage requirements, power consumption requirements, energy saving requirements, terminal type, terminal operating mode information, radio frequency capabilities, baseband processing capabilities, transmit power capabilities, demodulation capabilities, and decoding capabilities.

[0052] The terminal capabilities corresponding to the LPWA terminal characteristics are limited, or the terminal capabilities corresponding to the LPWA terminal characteristics are lower than the terminal capabilities corresponding to the eMBB terminal (normal terminal) characteristics.

[0053] In related technologies, the paging frame (PF) and paging occasion (PO) are determined by the following formula:

[0054] The system frame number (SFN) of the PF is defined as: (SFN + PF_offset) mod T = (T div N) * (UE_ID mod N);

[0055] The index (i_s) represents the index of the PO, which is determined by the following formula: i_s = floor(UE_ID / N) mod Ns.

[0056] The parameters in the above formula can be configured using Radio Resource Control (RRC) commands, where:

[0057] -T: is the UE's Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle (if the system has configured a specific DRX cycle for the UE, then T is the smallest DRX cycle value; otherwise, T is the default cycle value configured in System Information Block (SIB) 1).

[0058] -N: Total number of paging frames in T.

[0059] -PF_offset: Determines the offset of the PF position;

[0060] -UE_ID: 5G-S-TMSI mod 1024, or UE_ID = 0 (when the UE does not have 5G-S-TMSI);

[0061] -Ns: The number of POs in a PF.

[0062] Therefore, in future communication systems (such as 6G), there may be different terminal requirements, capabilities, or forms. These different requirements, capabilities, or forms may be suitable for different paging configurations. For example, if the coverage of the terminal's location is poor, a higher coverage enhancement level may be required, while if the coverage is good, a lower level of coverage enhancement may be needed. Therefore, configuring different types of Pagers (POs) to meet the specific needs of different types of terminals with different requirements and capabilities—for example, terminals with different coverage requirements—and how to detect paging messages are currently beyond the capabilities of current technology.

[0063] To address the aforementioned issues, this application provides a paging monitoring scheme that enables terminals of different types, with different needs, and different capabilities to detect their respective associated paging times, thereby achieving the acquisition of paging information.

[0064] The paging monitoring scheme provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0065] Figure 3 This diagram illustrates a flowchart of a paging monitoring method provided in an embodiment of this application. The method 300 can be executed by a terminal. In other words, the method can be executed by software or hardware installed on the terminal. Figure 3 As shown, the method may include the following steps.

[0066] S310, the terminal obtains paging-related configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information.

[0067] In this embodiment, the type information is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission mode of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer mode of paging-related information, and mapping mode of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; the paging information includes at least one of the Paging Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and Paging Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[0068] Optionally, the aforementioned terminal types may include at least one of the following: eMBB terminal, LPWA terminal, reduced capability (RedCap) terminal, Internet of Things (IoT) terminal, and machine type communication (MTC) terminal.

[0069] Optionally, the aforementioned terminal requirements include at least one of the following: terminal operating bandwidth requirements, terminal coverage requirements, and terminal energy-saving requirements.

[0070] Optionally, the aforementioned terminal capabilities include at least one of the following: the terminal's radio frequency capabilities, the terminal's baseband processing capabilities, the terminal's transmit power capabilities, the terminal's demodulation capabilities, the terminal's decoding capabilities, the terminal's supported bandwidth capabilities, and the terminal's power consumption level.

[0071] The paging information may include at least one of paging physical control channel information and paging physical shared channel information.

[0072] It is understandable that the aforementioned paging-related information is carried over to the aforementioned paging-related timing.

[0073] In this embodiment, the terminal can obtain various paging-related configuration information. Each type of paging-related configuration information corresponds to a type of paging-related timing. The configuration information may include type information of the paging-related timing. This type information can be determined based on at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. That is, at least one of the following is different for different paging-related timings: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information.

[0074] For example, for terminals located in areas with good cell coverage, the coverage level requirement for paging-related information is low. A paging event type corresponding to a lower coverage level can be selected, and the terminal can listen to the paging-related information carried by that type of paging event. Since the terminal is located in an area with good cell coverage, even if the coverage level of the paging event is low, the terminal can still listen to the paging-related information carried by that paging event, thereby reducing the power consumption of network-side equipment. Conversely, for terminals located in areas with poor cell coverage, the coverage level requirement for paging-related information is high. A paging event type corresponding to a higher coverage level can be selected, and the terminal can listen to that type of paging event. Since the terminal is located in an area with poor cell coverage, selecting a paging event with a higher coverage level ensures that the terminal can listen to the paging-related information carried by that paging event, guaranteeing the reliability of paging-related information transmission.

[0075] For example, for terminals located in areas with good cell coverage, the requirement for the repetition frequency of paging-related information is low. They can choose a paging timing type corresponding to a lower repetition frequency and monitor that type of paging timing. Because the terminal is in a well-covered area, it can still receive the paging-related information even with fewer repetitions, thus reducing network resource consumption. Conversely, for terminals located in areas with poor cell coverage, the requirement for the repetition frequency of paging-related information is high. They can choose a paging timing type corresponding to a higher repetition frequency and monitor that type of paging timing. Because the terminal is in a poorly covered area, selecting a paging timing with a higher repetition frequency ensures that the terminal can receive the paging-related information carried by that timing, guaranteeing the reliability of paging-related information transmission.

[0076] For example, for terminals of type eMBB, the type of paging-related timing corresponding to eMBB terminals can be selected, such as paging-related timing with a low repetition rate or low coverage level, and this type of paging-related timing can be monitored. For terminals of type IoT or LPWA, the type of paging-related timing corresponding to IoT or LPWA terminals can be selected, such as paging-related timing with a high repetition rate or high coverage level, and this type of paging-related timing can be monitored. This allows terminals of different types to monitor paging-related timings that match their terminal type, thereby ensuring the reliability of paging information transmission.

[0077] For example, for terminals with low energy-saving requirements, a type of paging-related timing that corresponds to their energy-saving needs can be selected, such as paging-related timing with a low repetition rate or low coverage level. Terminals with high energy-saving requirements can select a type of paging-related timing that corresponds to their energy-saving needs, such as paging-related timing with a low repetition rate or low coverage level. This allows terminals with different energy-saving needs to listen to paging-related timings that match their specific requirements, thus ensuring both energy-saving performance and reliable paging information transmission.

[0078] For example, for terminals with high capabilities, a paging timing type corresponding to their capabilities can be selected, such as a paging timing with a low repetition rate or low coverage level of paging-related information. Terminals with lower capabilities can select a paging timing type corresponding to energy-saving requirements, such as a paging timing with a low repetition rate or low coverage level of paging-related information. This allows terminals with different capabilities to listen to paging timings that match their capabilities, thereby saving network resources while ensuring the reliability of paging information transmission.

[0079] For example, for a terminal in a well-covered cell area with good channel conditions, it can choose a paging timing type corresponding to a lower coverage level or a lower number of paging-related information repetitions. It can then listen to the paging-related information carried by this type of paging timing. Because the terminal's channel conditions are good, even if the coverage level or the number of repetitions of the paging-related information corresponding to that paging timing is low, the terminal can still listen to the paging-related information carried by that paging timing, thereby reducing the power consumption of network-side equipment. Conversely, for a terminal in a poorly covered cell area with poor channel conditions, it can choose a paging timing type corresponding to a higher coverage level or a higher number of repetitions of paging-related information. It can then listen to this type of paging timing. Because the terminal's channel conditions are poor, by selecting a paging timing with a higher coverage level or a higher number of repetitions of paging-related information, it can ensure that the terminal can listen to the paging-related information carried by that paging timing, guaranteeing the reliability of paging-related information transmission.

[0080] In addition, the terminal can also listen to the repeated transmission method, the carrying method, and the mapping method of the paging-related information mentioned above, according to the type of the corresponding paging-related timing, so as to listen to the paging-related information more specifically and ensure its reliability. This will not be elaborated on here.

[0081] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. Furthermore, the paging advance indication timing corresponds to the paging advance indication information, and the paging timing corresponds to the paging information. This will not be elaborated further below.

[0082] In some implementations, the paging-related configuration information may further include at least one of the following:

[0083] 1) Configuration information for paging early indication information, which is used to indicate whether to listen for paging information; wherein, the paging early indication information can be a paging early indication (PEI) carried by the PDCCH, or it can be carried by a lower power-wake-up signal (LP-WUS). The terminal can listen for paging early indication information, such as LP-WUS information or PEI information, at the paging early indication timing. In the following embodiments, LP-WUS is used as an example for description.

[0084] 2) The number of paging-related timings or paging-related timing groups associated with a paging frame;

[0085] The paging-related timing group includes one or more paging-related timings for repeated transmission of paging-related information. Optionally, the number of paging-related timings or paging-related timing groups associated with a paging frame may include at least one of the following: the number of paging-related timings of each type associated with a paging frame, and the number of paging-related timing groups of each type associated with a paging frame. For example, the paging-related configuration information may include an indication of the number of POs of each type or the number of PO groups of each type associated with a PF.

[0086] Optionally, the paging-related timing in the paging-related timing group carries one transmission of paging-related information. Alternatively, the number of paging-related timings in the paging-related timing group is related to the number of times paging-related information is repeatedly transmitted.

[0087] Optionally, in this embodiment, the paging-related timings included in a paging-related timing group are configurations from the same paging-related group or configurations from different paging-related groups. The configuration of a paging-related group can be a single type of paging-related configuration.

[0088] For example, a PO group is a set of POs used for repeated transmission of paging information, and a paging advance indication timing group is a set of paging advance indication timings used for repeated transmission of paging advance indication information (e.g., PEI or LP-WUS signals). Alternatively, a PO group or a paging advance indication timing group can be a collection of multiple POs or paging advance indication timings. For example, in Figure 4 In the example of PO groups, in the second type of PO, there are multiple POs inside the listening window of a PO group, or multiple POs contained in a listening window form a PO group.

[0089] For example, in another embodiment, the repeated transmission of paging information is carried out within a single paging event. That is, it can be understood as the repeated transmission of paging information being carried out within a single paging event.

[0090] Optionally, a paging occasion includes at least one monitoring occasion (MO). In one approach, paging information is repeatedly transmitted within a single monitoring occasion. In another approach, paging information is repeatedly transmitted between monitoring occasions. For example, a single monitoring occasion carries one transmission of paging information, while multiple monitoring occasions each carry multiple transmissions of the same paging information. Optionally, among the multiple monitoring occasions included in a paging occasion, the monitoring occasions are first mapped according to an associated reference signal index, and then mapped according to the repeated transmission of paging information; for example, Figure 5aIn a single paging time slot, 16 paging listening time slots are configured, requiring the mapping of 4 associated reference signals and 4 repeated transmissions of paging information. Therefore, MO1–4 are associated with reference signals 1–4 and the first transmission of paging information, respectively; MO5–8 are associated with reference signals 1–4 and the second transmission of paging information, respectively; and so on, until MO13–16 are associated with reference signals 1–4 and the fourth transmission of paging information, respectively. Alternatively, among the multiple paging listening time slots included in a single paging time slot, the paging listening time slots are first mapped according to the repeated transmissions of paging information, and then mapped according to the associated reference signal index. For example… Figure 5b In a single paging timing, 16 paging listening timings are configured. It is necessary to map 4 associated reference signals and 4 repeated transmissions of paging information. Then, MO1 to 4 are associated with 4 repeated transmissions of paging information and associated with reference signal 1, MO5 to 8 are associated with 4 repeated transmissions of paging information and associated with reference signal 2, ..., until MO13 to 16 are associated with 4 repeated transmissions of paging information and associated with reference signal 4.

[0091] Optionally, a paging advance indication occasion includes at least one paging advance indication monitoring occasion (MO). In one approach, paging advance indication information is repeatedly transmitted within a paging advance indication monitoring occasion. In another approach, paging advance indication information is repeatedly transmitted between paging advance indication monitoring occasions. For example, a paging advance indication monitoring occasion carries one transmission of paging advance indication information, while multiple paging advance indication monitoring occasions each carry multiple retransmissions of paging advance indication information. Optionally, among the multiple paging advance indication monitoring occasions included in a paging advance indication occasion, the paging advance indication monitoring occasions are first mapped according to an associated reference signal index, and then mapped according to the retransmission of paging advance indication information; for example, Figure 5a In a single paging advance indication timing configuration, 16 paging advance indication listening timings are set up. This requires mapping 4 associated reference signals and 4 repeated transmissions of paging advance indication information. Therefore, MO1–4 are associated with reference signals 1–4 and the first transmission of paging advance indication information, respectively; MO5–8 are associated with reference signals 1–4 and the second transmission of paging advance indication information, respectively; and so on, until MO13–16 are associated with reference signals 1–4 and the fourth transmission of paging advance indication information, respectively. Alternatively, among the multiple paging advance indication listening timings included in a single paging advance indication timing, the paging advance indication listening timings are first mapped according to the repeated transmissions of paging advance indication information, and then mapped according to the associated reference signal index. For example… Figure 5bIn a single paging advance indication timing configuration, 16 paging advance indication listening timings are set. It is necessary to map 4 associated reference signals and 4 repeated transmissions of paging advance indication information. Then, MO1 to 4 are associated with 4 repeated transmissions of paging advance indication information and associated with reference signal 1, MO5 to 8 are associated with 4 repeated transmissions of paging advance indication information and associated with reference signal 2, ..., until MO13 to 16 are associated with 4 repeated transmissions of paging advance indication information and associated with reference signal 4.

[0092] The above describes two implementation methods for repeated paging information transmission. One method involves carrying repeated paging information transmission on different POs, or more specifically, on a group of POs. Optionally, each PO in the group carries one paging information transmission. Alternatively, the number of POs in the group is greater than or equal to the number of repeated paging information transmissions. The other implementation method involves carrying repeated paging information transmission within a single paging event. For example, this method can be achieved through the design of the paging channel.

[0093] 3) Time and frequency resources of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; In this embodiment, the paging-related configuration information may include time and frequency domain resources of paging timing (PO) or paging advance indication timing (LP-WUS occasion, LO); Optionally, the time and frequency resources of PO may include time and frequency resources of multiple types of PO, and the time and frequency domain resources of multiple types of PO may be configured independently or partially shared.

[0094] 4) The number of repetitions of paging-related information carried by the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; in some implementations, each type of PO / LO has its own corresponding number of repetitions of paging-related information carried by the PO / LO, or coverage level, or PO / LO group size or PO / LO(group) listening window. Note: PO / LO means at least one of PO and LO, and this understanding is followed in the following description.

[0095] 5) Coverage level of paging-related information carried by paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; In some implementations, each type of PO / LO has its own corresponding coverage level of paging-related information carried by the PO / LO.

[0096] 6) Paging-related timing group information; Paging-related timing group information can be used to indicate the size of the paging-related timing group (including the number of paging-related timings included). In some implementations, each type of PO / LO has its own corresponding PO / LO group size.

[0097] 7) Listening window information for the paging-related timing group; this listening window information can be used to indicate the duration corresponding to the paging-related timing group. In some implementations, each type of PO / LO has its own corresponding PO / LO group listening window information.

[0098] 8) The starting offset of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group.

[0099] In some implementations, the starting offset of the paging-related timing includes at least one of the following:

[0100] a) The starting offset of the first paging-related timing in each type of paging-related timing relative to the first position, or the starting offset of the first paging-related timing group in each type of paging-related timing group relative to the first position; wherein the first position includes at least one of the following: the starting position of a paging frame, the starting position of a paging advance indication frame, the ending position of the last paging-related timing in the most recent paging-related timing of a different type; and the ending position of the last paging-related timing group in the most recent paging-related timing group of a different type.

[0101] b) The offset between adjacent paging-related opportunities for each type of paging-related opportunity;

[0102] c) The offset between adjacent paging-related timing groups in each type of paging-related timing group.

[0103] Optionally, in the above embodiments, the starting offset (or starting position) of each type of paging-related timing is either cell-common or terminal-group-based. That is, the granularity of the starting offset configuration for each type of paging-related timing can be either cell-based or terminal-group-based.

[0104] 9) The association ratio between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group. Optionally, the target reference signal can be a synchronization signal block (SSB). That is, the paging-related configuration information can include the association ratio from the SSB to the PO / LO.

[0105] 10) The correlation period between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; for example, the correlation period from SSB to PO / LO. For example, the PO / LO period may contain multiples of the SSB period, etc.

[0106] 11) Frequency hopping information related to paging timing or paging timing group.

[0107] Optionally, the frequency hopping information for paging-related timings or paging timing groups may include at least one of the following: frequency hopping information within a paging-related timing; frequency hopping information within a paging-related timing group; frequency hopping information between paging-related timings; and frequency hopping information between paging-related timing groups.

[0108] For example, frequency hopping transmission information related to repeated transmissions of paging information within a PO (group) (e.g., frequency hopping pattern), frequency hopping transmission information related to repeated transmissions of LP-WUS within a LO (group), frequency hopping transmission information related to different POs (groups), or frequency hopping transmission information related to different LOs (groups). For example, network configuration or protocol conventions stipulate frequency hopping within a PO (group), such as specific frequency hopping pattern configurations. It may also include configuration parameters related to each frequency hopping transmission, such as power levels. It should be noted that in this embodiment, PO (group) refers to either a PO or a group of POs; other similar expressions convey similar meanings.

[0109] In some implementations, where the paging-related timing includes a paging timing, the type of the paging timing includes at least one of the following:

[0110] 1) First type of paging timing.

[0111] Wherein, the paging timing of the first type satisfies at least one of the following:

[0112] a) The number of times the paging information carried by the first type of paging opportunity is repeatedly transmitted does not exceed a first threshold; wherein, the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1. Optionally, the paging information carried by the first type of paging opportunity is not repeatedly transmitted, that is, the paging information is transmitted once, or the paging information carried by the first type of paging opportunity is repeatedly transmitted, but the number of repeated transmissions does not exceed a certain value.

[0113] b) The paging timing of the first type corresponds to the first coverage level;

[0114] c) At least some of the paging opportunities of the first type are associated with paging opportunities of the second type;

[0115] Optionally, the association of at least some paging opportunities of the first type with paging opportunities of the second type may include one of the following: a locational or resource-related association between the first and second type paging opportunities; or a relationship in paging information retransmission or paging information scheduling. For example, if a terminal listens for paging on both the first and second type paging opportunities, then there is an association between the first and second type paging opportunities listened to by the terminal. For example, the terminal listens on both the first type PO1 and the second type PO1. For example, the locational or resource-related association between the first and second type paging opportunities may include: the offset between the first and second type paging opportunities being a specific value. This specific value can be obtained by configuration of the network-side device.

[0116] d) The paging timing of the first type is associated with a first reference signal or a first reference signal group.

[0117] Optionally, the first type of paging may be associated with certain reference signals or groups of reference signals. The specific reference signals or groups of reference signals associated are configured by the network-side equipment. For example, different reference signals may have different coverage areas.

[0118] 2) Second type of paging opportunity.

[0119] Wherein, the paging timing of the second type satisfies at least one of the following:

[0120] a) The number of repeated transmissions of the paging information carried by the second type of paging timing is greater than or equal to a second threshold; wherein, the second threshold is an integer greater than 1. Optionally, the second type of paging timing is a paging timing in which paging information is repeatedly transmitted or a paging timing in which the number of repeated transmissions exceeds or is not less than a certain threshold.

[0121] b) The second type of paging opportunity corresponds to the second coverage level;

[0122] The second coverage level differs from the first coverage level. For example, the second coverage level is higher than the first coverage level; that is, the coverage level corresponding to a second type of paging opportunity is higher than that corresponding to a first type of paging opportunity. For instance, for a paging terminal located in an area with good cell coverage, the corresponding paging opportunity type can be the first type, meaning the required coverage level or number of retransmissions for the paging terminal can be lower. For a paging terminal located in an area with poor cell coverage, such as in a basement or elevator shaft, the corresponding paging opportunity type can be the second type, meaning the required coverage level or number of retransmissions for the paging terminal is higher.

[0123] c) The second reference signal or second reference signal group associated with the second type of paging opportunity; optionally, the second reference signal or second reference signal group may be the same as or different from the first reference signal or first reference signal group. For example, in the case where the second type of paging opportunity is a paging opportunity that is additional to at least some of the first type of paging opportunities, the reference signal of the second type of paging opportunity is the same as that of its corresponding associated first type of paging opportunity.

[0124] d) The second type of paging opportunity is a paging opportunity that is additional to at least some of the paging opportunities of the first type;

[0125] In this embodiment, the second type of paging timing is associated with at least a portion of the first type of paging timing. That is, the second type of paging timing is an additional paging timing that complements the associated first type of paging timing.

[0126] e) The search space of the Paging Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) associated with the second type of paging timing is used only for paging reception.

[0127] Figure 6 Example diagrams of a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing are shown, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the first type of paging time carries the transmission of a single paging information or the transmission of paging information with a low number of repeated transmissions, while the second type of PO carries the repeated transmission of paging information.

[0128] In some implementations, when the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the type information of the paging advance indication timing includes at least one of the following:

[0129] 1) First type of paging advance indication timing.

[0130] Wherein, the paging advance indication timing of the first type satisfies at least one of the following:

[0131] a) The number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the paging advance indication timing of the first type does not exceed a third threshold, wherein the third threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1;

[0132] Optionally, the first type of paging advance indication timing is a paging advance indication timing in which the paging advance indication information is not transmitted repeatedly (i.e., the paging advance indication information is transmitted only once) or the number of repeated transmissions does not exceed a specific value.

[0133] b) The paging advance indication timing of the first type corresponds to the third coverage level;

[0134] c) The paging advance indication timing of the first type is associated with a third reference signal or a group of third reference signals;

[0135] d) At least some of the paging advance indication opportunities of the first type are associated with paging advance indication opportunities of the second type.

[0136] Optionally, the association of at least some paging opportunities of the first type with paging advance indication opportunities of the second type may include one of the following: a locational or resource-related association between the first and second types of paging advance indication opportunities; or a relationship in the repeated transmission of paging advance indication information or in the scheduling of paging advance indication information. For example, if a terminal listens for paging advance indication information on both the first and second types of paging advance indication opportunities, then there is an association between the first and second types of paging advance indication opportunities listened to by the terminal. For example, the terminal listens on both the first type of LO1 and the second type of LO1.

[0137] 2) Second type of paging advance indication timing.

[0138] Wherein, the paging advance indication timing of the second type satisfies at least one of the following:

[0139] a) The number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the second type of paging advance indication timing is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold, wherein the fourth threshold is an integer greater than 1; that is, the second type of LO is an LO in which the paging advance indication information is repeatedly transmitted or the number of repeated transmissions exceeds or is not less than a certain threshold.

[0140] b) The paging advance indicator of the first type corresponds to the fourth coverage level; wherein the fourth coverage level is different from the third coverage level, for example, the fourth coverage level is greater than the third coverage level.

[0141] c) The second type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a fourth reference signal or a fourth reference signal group; wherein the fourth reference signal or the fourth reference signal group may be the same as or different from the third reference signal or the third reference signal group.

[0142] d) At least some of the paging advance indication opportunities in the second type are additional paging advance indication opportunities supplementing the paging advance indication opportunities of the first type;

[0143] In this embodiment, the second type of paging advance indication timing is associated with at least a portion of the first type of paging advance indication timing. That is, the second type of paging advance indication timing is an additional paging advance indication timing that complements the associated first type of paging advance indication timing.

[0144] e) The search space of the paging PDCCH associated with the paging advance indication timing of the second type is used only for paging reception;

[0145] Optionally, the network-side equipment can be configured with the number of repetitions, coverage level, and LP-WUS transmission power of the second type of LO.

[0146] Figure 7 Example diagrams are shown illustrating a first type of paging timing, a second type of paging timing, a first type of paging advance indication timing, and a second type of paging advance indication timing, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the first type of paging time carries a single paging information transmission or a paging information transmission with a low number of repeated transmissions. The second type of PO carries repeated transmissions of paging information. The first type of paging advance indication time carries LP-WUS transmission without repeated transmission or carries LP-WUS transmission with a low number of repeated transmissions. The second type of PO carries LP-WUS transmission with repeated transmissions.

[0147] In some embodiments, the network-side device can flexibly adjust the number of repetitions of the actual paging timing. For example, the network-side device configures a first threshold of 4 corresponding to the first type of paging timing. It is understood that the first threshold is the maximum number of paging message repetitions corresponding to the first type of paging timing. The network-side device can send paging messages repetitively 1 to 4 times on the first type of paging timing. As another example, the network-side device configures a second threshold of 4 corresponding to the second type of paging timing. Furthermore, the maximum number of paging message repetitions that can be transmitted on the second type of paging timing is 16. The network-side device can send paging messages repetitively 4 to 16 times on the second type of paging timing. The network-side device can flexibly adjust the number of repetitions of the paging message sent (e.g., LP-WUS) based on implementation (e.g., according to the coverage requirements or coverage level of the paged terminal). The terminal can attempt to detect the paging message with different repetition counts based on the implementation (e.g., the terminal can attempt to decode the paging message with increasing repetition counts until a specific number of repetitions is accumulated enough to successfully decode the paging message). Understandably, due to the flexible and variable number of times paging information can be repeated by network-side devices, terminals need to try detecting paging information with different numbers of repetitions through blind detection.

[0148] In other embodiments, to reduce the number of blind detections of terminal paging information, the network-side device is limited to providing only a small number of paging information repetitions. For example, the network-side device configures the second threshold corresponding to the second type of paging timing to be 4. Furthermore, the maximum number of paging information repetitions that can be transmitted on the second type of paging timing is 16. Optionally, the network-side device is further limited to sending paging information repetitions of 4, 8, and 16 times on the second type of paging timing. In this case, the terminal only needs to attempt paging information detection with a maximum of 3 different repetition counts on the second type of paging timing.

[0149] Optionally, the number of times the paging information is actually repeated by the network-side device can be included in the detected paging information.

[0150] In some implementations, the type of advance paging indication timing of the terminal is associated with the type of paging timing. For example, the first type of LO is associated with or indicates the first type of PO; the second type of LO is associated with or indicates the second type of PO. That is, if the terminal's advance paging indication timing is a first type of advance paging indication timing, then the terminal's paging timing is associated with or indicates the first type of paging timing; if the terminal's advance paging indication timing is a second type of advance paging indication timing, then the terminal's paging timing is associated with or indicates the second type of paging timing. However, other implementations are not excluded.

[0151] S320, the terminal listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information.

[0152] In the technical solution provided in this application embodiment, the terminal obtains paging-related configuration information, which includes paging-related timing type information. This type information is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. The paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. The paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information. The paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH. The terminal listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information. This allows terminals of different types, with different requirements, different capabilities, or under different channel conditions to detect paging-related timing of their associated type. Therefore, paging-related configurations that meet different needs can be provided, thereby improving the transmission performance of paging-related information.

[0153] In some embodiments, the terminal listening to paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information may include: the terminal listening to paging-related information at a paging-related time of a target type or a paging-related time group of a target type based on the paging-related configuration information; wherein, the target type is the type of paging-related time associated with the terminal.

[0154] In the above embodiments, the terminal can listen for paging-related information on the target type of paging-related timing or a group of paging-related timings of the target type, based on paging-related configuration information, according to the target type of the associated paging-related timing. This allows different terminal types, different terminal needs, different terminal capabilities, or different channel conditions to have associated paging-related timings. Therefore, the terminal can listen for paging-related information based on paging-related configurations that meet different needs, thereby improving the transmission performance of paging-related information.

[0155] In some implementations, the paging-related timing for the target type may include at least one of the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing described above. In these implementations, the terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information during the paging-related timing of the target type, including at least one of the following:

[0156] 1) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information on the first type of paging timing; in this embodiment, if the paging timing associated with the terminal is a first type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information on the first type of paging timing, thereby enabling the terminal to listen for paging timings that meet its needs (e.g., the terminal's coverage needs for paging information).

[0157] 2) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a second type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information on the second type of paging timing; in this embodiment, if the paging timing associated with the terminal is a second type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information on the second type of paging timing, thereby enabling the terminal to listen for paging timings that meet its needs (e.g., the terminal's coverage needs for paging information).

[0158] 3) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information on both the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing. In this embodiment, if the paging timing associated with the terminal is a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, the terminal can listen for paging information on both the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing, thereby enabling the terminal to listen for paging timings that meet its needs (e.g., the terminal's coverage needs for paging information, or the terminal's adaptive adjustment needs to listen for different types of paging under different circumstances).

[0159] For example, when the paging timing of the target type includes both a first-type paging timing and a second-type paging timing, the terminal can listen for paging on a first-type PO if a first condition is met. Optionally, if a fourth condition is met, the terminal combines the listening results on the first-type PO from multiple paging cycles to attempt to obtain the paging message. If a second condition is met, the terminal listens for paging on a second-type PO; if a third condition is met, the terminal listens for paging on both the first-type PO and the second-type PO. The first, second, third, and fourth conditions can be related to channel quality or listening behavior (whether a paging is detected on a first-type PO).

[0160] In one embodiment, the first, second, third, and fourth conditions described above can be determined by the terminal itself, meaning they are not defined by a protocol or configured by the network-side device. In another embodiment, the first, second, third, and fourth conditions described above can be defined by a protocol or configured by the network-side device, and the terminal explicitly executes the corresponding type of PO (Position Request) listening behavior according to the conditions configured by the network side or defined by the protocol.

[0161] In some implementations, a terminal can determine a paging-related timing or a group of paging-related timings of the target type based on at least one of the following: the terminal's capabilities, the terminal's requirements, and channel conditions. In some implementations, the terminal's capabilities and requirements are generally fixed, while the channel conditions may be dynamically changing, and the terminal's requirements may also be dynamically changing. Therefore, the target type of the paging-related timing associated with the terminal may also be dynamically changing. Through this implementation, the terminal can determine the target type of the associated paging-related timing based on at least one of its capabilities, requirements, and channel conditions, thereby enabling the target type determined by the terminal to be compatible with at least one of the terminal's capabilities, requirements, and channel conditions, and thus enabling the terminal to listen for paging timings that are compatible with at least one of its capabilities, requirements, and channel conditions.

[0162] Optionally, the terminal's capabilities include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: the terminal's radio frequency capabilities, the terminal's baseband processing capabilities, the terminal's transmit power capabilities, the terminal's demodulation capabilities, the terminal's decoding capabilities, the terminal's supported bandwidth capabilities, and the terminal's power consumption level.

[0163] Optionally, the requirements of the terminal include at least one of the following: the bandwidth requirements for terminal operation, the coverage requirements for the terminal, and the energy-saving requirements for the terminal.

[0164] Optionally, the capability of the terminal associated with the first type of paging timing is lower than that of the terminal associated with the second type of paging timing, or the demand for the terminal associated with the first type of paging timing is lower than that for the terminal associated with the second type of paging timing, or the channel conditions of the terminal associated with the first type of paging timing are better than those of the terminal associated with the second type of paging timing.

[0165] In some implementations, the terminal can report its capabilities or requirements to the network-side device, thereby enabling the network-side device to determine the terminal's capabilities or requirements.

[0166] In some implementations, the terminal may also determine the type of paging-related timing associated with the terminal based on at least one of the following: core network configuration information, base station configuration information, and the negotiation result between the terminal and the core network. In this implementation, the terminal may determine the type of paging-related timing based on at least one of its capabilities, requirements, and channel conditions, combined with the configuration of the core network or base station, or the negotiation result between the terminal and the core network.

[0167] In some implementations, the terminal may be a terminal with two terminal types. If the terminal has multiple terminal types, these multiple terminal types can be understood as different operating modes of the terminal. One implementation is that the terminal can apply different terminal types or different operating modes under different channel conditions. Optionally, the switching conditions between terminal types or operating modes are not limited in this embodiment. One implementation is to switch between different terminal types or based on channel conditions, network indications, or network configuration.

[0168] For example, in some scenarios, when a terminal is in a well-covered area, the required coverage enhancement level or retransmission count can be lower; while in other scenarios, such as when the terminal is in a basement or elevator, where coverage is poor, the required coverage enhancement level or retransmission count is higher. The terminal can adjust its required coverage enhancement level or retransmission count in different environments. That is, under different conditions, the terminal can use the first type of PO (Paging Request) with minimal or no retransmissions for paging reception; while under other conditions, it can use the second type of PO with retransmissions. It should be noted that the network-side equipment is transparent about when the terminal applies different types of POs. Furthermore, the change or switching of the terminal type can be completed internally by the terminal itself. Alternatively, the change or switching of the terminal type can be reported or notified to the network-side equipment or core network equipment.

[0169] In some embodiments, where the paging-related timing includes a paging period, the terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, may listen for paging-related information at the target type's paging-related timing during N paging cycles. This may include the terminal listening for paging information at the target type's paging timing during N paging cycles, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The paging information is repeatedly transmitted at the target type's paging timing during the N paging cycles. In other words, the network-side device sends the same paging information at the target type's paging timing during the N paging cycles, and the terminal repeatedly receives the paging information during the N paging cycles. Through these embodiments, the terminal can listen for paging information at the target type's paging timing during N paging cycles, thereby improving the success rate of paging information reception.

[0170] In some implementations, monitoring paging information during the paging opportunities of the target type over N paging cycles may include: the terminal acquiring paging information based on the monitoring results of the target type paging opportunities over N paging cycles. For example, the terminal can acquire paging information by combining the monitoring results of the target type paging opportunities over N paging cycles. Through these implementations, the terminal can acquire paging information by combining the monitoring results of the target type paging opportunities over N paging cycles, thereby ensuring a high success rate in acquiring paging information. For example, when the terminal's capabilities are limited and the network-side equipment has not configured a second type of paging opportunity for the terminal, this implementation method can improve the success rate and reliability of the terminal receiving paging information.

[0171] In some implementations, the terminal's monitoring of paging information during the first type of paging opportunity and the second type of paging opportunity may include:

[0172] Step 1: The terminal listens for paging information during the paging opportunity of the first type;

[0173] Step 2: If the terminal does not receive paging information during the first type of paging opportunity, the terminal will listen for paging information during the second type of paging opportunity.

[0174] In these embodiments, when the first terminal is associated with a first type of PO and a second type of PO, the paging listening order of the first terminal is as follows: the first terminal listens for paging on the first type of PO; if the terminal does not hear paging information on the first type of PO, then the terminal listens for paging on the second type of PO. Optionally, when the terminal is listening for the second type of PO, it can start listening for paging on the second type of PO within the current paging cycle. That is, if the terminal does not hear paging information on the first type of PO, it starts listening for paging information on the second type of PO within the current paging cycle. Alternatively, the terminal can start listening for paging on the second type of PO from the next paging cycle. That is, if the terminal does not hear paging information on the first type of PO, it starts listening for paging information on the second type of PO at the beginning of the next paging cycle. This implementation method can achieve paging information listening even when the terminal's processing capacity is limited and it cannot process the listening of the first type of PO and the second type of PO within one paging cycle.

[0175] In some embodiments, the terminal performs paging listening at the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing, including one of the following:

[0176] 1) The terminal obtains paging information based on the listening results at the second type of paging opportunity. Optionally, the terminal can obtain paging information by merging the listening results at the second type of paging opportunity. In this embodiment, the terminal can discard or clear the content listened to or cached on the first type of PO, and merge it according to the listening results on the second type of PO to obtain paging information.

[0177] 2) The terminal obtains paging information by listening to the paging events of the first type and the second type. Optionally, the terminal can merge the detection content on the first type PO and the second type PO, wherein the detection content includes paging PDCCH or paging PDSCH. For example, the terminal merges the paging PDCCH detected on the first type PO and the second type PO; optionally, after detecting the paging PDCCH, the terminal merges the content of the cached paging PDSCH.

[0178] In some implementations, the terminal obtains paging information based on listening results at the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0179] 1) The paging PDCCH transmission parameters carried by the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing are the same;

[0180] Optionally, the paging PDCCH transmission parameters may include at least one of the following: number of information bits, associated control resource set (CORESET), associated search space, size of time-frequency domain resources occupied, aggregation level, physical control channel candidate position, starting position of control channel element (CCE) or CCE index, associated reference signal, mapping method from control channel element to resource element group, and transmission control indication status.

[0181] In one embodiment, detection can only be merged if the paging PDCCH content carried by the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time are exactly the same.

[0182] 2) The paging PDSCH transmission parameters carried by the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing are the same.

[0183] Optionally, the paging PDSCH transmission parameters include at least one of the following: the number of information bits carried, the size / pattern of the time-frequency domain resources occupied, the rate matching method, the resource mapping method, the interleaving method, the encoding method, etc.

[0184] For example, if the paging PDCCH transmission parameters carried by the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time are the same, the terminal can obtain paging information by combining the listening results from the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time. Alternatively, if the paging PDSCH transmission parameters carried by the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time are the same, the terminal can obtain paging information by combining the listening results from the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time.

[0185] Optionally, if at least one of the above conditions is not met, the terminal does not obtain paging information based on the paging content on the first type of PO and the second type of PO; that is, the terminal does not perform combined detection of the paging content on the first type of PO and the second type of PO. In other words, the terminal only performs paging detection on the second type of PO.

[0186] In some embodiments, the target type paging-related timing group includes a second type of paging timing group; the terminal listens for paging-related information on the target type paging-related timing group, including:

[0187] Step 1: The terminal listens for paging information during the first paging opportunity in the second type of paging opportunity group;

[0188] Step 2: If the terminal does not receive paging information at the first paging opportunity, the terminal continues to listen for paging information at subsequent paging opportunities in the second type of paging opportunity group.

[0189] Through the above embodiments, when the terminal listens for paging-related information in the paging time group, if the terminal hears paging information at the first paging time in the paging time group, the terminal will not continue to listen for subsequent paging times in the paging time group. Only if no paging information is heard at the first paging time will the terminal continue to listen for paging information at subsequent paging times in the paging time group, thereby saving the terminal's energy consumption.

[0190] In some embodiments, such as Figure 8a As shown, the repeated transmission method of the above-mentioned paging-related information can be carried out at the granularity of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH scheduled by the paging PDCCH.

[0191] In other embodiments, such as Figure 8b As shown, the above-mentioned repeated transmission method of paging related information can be to first perform repeated transmission of paging PDCCH, and then perform repeated transmission of paging PDSCH scheduled by the paging PDCCH.

[0192] In some embodiments, when the paging-related occasion includes a paging occasion, the paging PDCCH carried by the paging occasion is detected based on a broadband Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS). For example, the network-side device configures or the protocol stipulates to use broadband DMRS for the detection of the paging PDCCH associated with the second type of PO.

[0193] In some embodiments, when the paging-related occasion includes a paging occasion, the terminal's listening for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information may include the following steps:

[0194] Step 1, the terminal detects the DMRS of the paging PDCCH in the paging occasion;

[0195] Step 2, when the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is not detected, the terminal stops listening for paging information.

[0196] In the above embodiments, the terminal determines whether there is a paging PDCCH based on whether the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is detected. When the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is detected, the terminal can listen for the paging PDCCH. When the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is not detected, the terminal determines that there is no paging PDCCH on the current paging occasion and stops listening for paging information, thereby saving the power consumption of the terminal. Optionally, when the terminal is listening for the second type of PO, it can determine the presence or absence of the paging PDCCH based on the result of whether the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is monitored. When the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is not detected, the terminal stops detecting the second type of PO.

[0197] For example, the paging PDCCH is repeated N times and then the PDSCH is repeated M times. To save the power consumption of the terminal, it can be considered to rely on detecting the DMRS of the paging PDCCH for N1 repeated transmissions, and determine the presence or absence of the paging PDCCH based on the detection result of the DMRS. If not, the terminal no longer continues to listen for paging information to achieve the purpose of power saving. Here, it is assumed that the performance of doing sequence detection of DMRS is better than that of detecting the paging PDCCH. In one embodiment, N1 < N. Therefore, N - N1 times of listening for the paging PDCCH and subsequent listening or demodulation of the paging PDSCH can be saved.

[0198] In some embodiments, at least one type of the paging-related configuration information in the above paging-related configuration is configured based on at least one of the following: each (per) reference signal (such as, SSB), each (per) reference signal group (such as, SSB group), the type of the paging-related occasion.

[0199] In some embodiments, paging-related configuration information can be configured or indicated in one or more of the following signaling:

[0200] 1) Master Information Block (MIB);

[0201] 2) System Information Block (SIB);

[0202] 3) Physical layer control signaling, such as downlink control information (DCI);

[0203] 4) Core network signaling, such as Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling;

[0204] 5) Advance paging instructions.

[0205] In some embodiments, configuration information for at least one paging timing is explicitly or implicitly indicated by a signal (e.g., LP-WUS) on the paging advance indication timing.

[0206] For example, advance paging information can indicate the paging resource type, the number of repetitions, or the coverage level. As another example, the advance paging information indicating the resource type, coverage level, or number of repetitions determines the corresponding paging resource type, number of repetitions, or coverage level.

[0207] In some embodiments, a PO / LO group in paging-related configuration information may include at least one of the following determination methods:

[0208] 1) Includes PO / LO from a single resource configuration;

[0209] 2) Includes PO / LO from at least two resource configurations.

[0210] In some embodiments, the terminal listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, which may include the following steps:

[0211] Step 1: The terminal listens for advance paging indication information based on the paging-related configuration information.

[0212] For example, a terminal can listen to LP-WUS based on paging-related configuration information.

[0213] Step 2: The terminal determines whether to listen to the paging information based on the indication of the paging advance indication information it has heard.

[0214] For example, a terminal can determine whether to listen for paging information based on the LP-WUS indication it has received.

[0215] Optionally, the paging advance indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0216] 1) Paging monitoring is performed on specific types of paging opportunities or paging opportunity groups; wherein, the specific type refers to the type of paging opportunity that the terminal needs to monitor, that is, the terminal's paging advance indication information is used to indicate the type of paging opportunity that the terminal is monitoring. For example, LP-WUS is used to indicate the type of paging opportunity that the woken-up terminal is monitoring.

[0217] 2) Whether to conduct paging monitoring during the second type of paging opportunity; the meaning of the second type of paging opportunity can be found in the relevant description above, and will not be repeated here.

[0218] 3) The number of times the paging information carried by the second type of paging opportunity is repeatedly transmitted;

[0219] 4) The coverage enhancement level of the paging information carried by the second type of paging opportunity;

[0220] 5) Whether to listen for the second type of paging advance indication timing or additional paging advance indication timing.

[0221] In some embodiments, the paging advance indication information (e.g., LP-WUS) on the first type of paging advance indication timing (LO) may also carry indication information regarding the presence of the second type of LO. The meanings of the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing can be found in the relevant descriptions above, and will not be repeated here.

[0222] In the above embodiments, any one of 1) to 5) can be indicated by the paging advance indication information, so that the terminal can obtain any one of 1) to 5) based on the indication of the paging advance indication information, and then listen to the paging information based on the indication of the paging advance indication information.

[0223] In some embodiments, the terminal can determine the paging timing of the target type based on the paging advance indication information it has received. In these embodiments, the terminal can determine the target type of the subsequent paging timing to be monitored based on the paging advance indication information it has received, and the paging timing of the target type can be either the first type of paging timing or the second type of paging timing mentioned above.

[0224] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the pre-emptive paging indication information it has been listening to, including: the terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the pre-emptive paging indication information it has been listening to.

[0225] In these embodiments, the target type of paging timing to be monitored can be determined based on the number of repetitions or coverage level of the monitored paging advance indication information. For example, if the terminal successfully detects a paging advance indication information with a repetition count not exceeding a specific threshold, the terminal will monitor the first type of paging timing. As another example, if the terminal detects a paging advance indication information with a repetition count exceeding a specific threshold, the terminal will monitor the second type of paging timing. It is understood that the target type of paging timing is monitored based on the number of repetitions or coverage level required for the terminal to detect the paging advance indication information. For the above embodiments, there is no limitation on the configuration type of the paging advance indication information or the number of configurations for paging advance indication information. For example, in the above embodiments, the network-side device may configure only one set of paging advance indication information.

[0226] In some embodiments, the network-side device can be configured with a paging advance indication configuration (i.e., without distinguishing the type of paging advance indication timing). The network-side device can indicate the type of paging timing that the terminal needs to listen for by flexibly adjusting the number of repetitions of the paging advance indication information (e.g., LP-WUS). The terminal can attempt to detect the paging advance indication information with different repetition counts. For example, the terminal can attempt to decode the paging advance indication information with increasing repetition counts until a specific number of repetitions is accumulated enough to successfully decode the paging advance indication information. It is understood that due to the flexible and variable repetition count of the paging advance indication information on the network side, the terminal needs to attempt to detect the paging advance indication information with different repetition counts through blind detection. Optionally, the terminal can determine the repetition count or coverage level of the paging advance indication information based on the indication of the preamble associated with the received paging advance indication information. In these embodiments, the preamble associated with the paging advance indication information can implicitly indicate the actual repetition count or coverage level of the paging advance indication information. For example, the length of the preamble can implicitly indicate the repetition count or coverage level of the paging advance indication information at the timing. Preamble1 corresponds to a repetition count of 1 or a coverage level of 1, and preamble2 corresponds to a repetition count of 2 or a coverage level of 2. The number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging advance indication information indicated by the terminal preamble determines the paging timing for the corresponding listening target type.

[0227] In other embodiments, to reduce the number of blind detections of the paging advance indication information, the network-side device is limited to providing only a limited number of repetitions of the paging advance indication information (e.g., no repetition, repetition twice, repetition four times, etc.). In this case, the terminal only needs to attempt paging advance indication information detection at most three times with different repetition counts. Optionally, the terminal determines the repetition count or coverage level of the paging advance indication information based on the indication information carried in the received paging advance indication. In this optional implementation, the actual repetition count of the paging advance indication information can be carried in the paging advance indication information itself. The terminal listens for the corresponding target type of paging opportunity based on the repetition count or coverage level indicated in the detected paging advance indication information.

[0228] In some embodiments, when the paging advance indication information is carried based on a Low Power Wake-up Signal (LP-WUS), the network-side device can configure a Low Power Synchronization Signal (LP-SS) for synchronizing the LP-WUS. Furthermore, the LP-SS can also be used for mobility measurement, cell selection, cell reselection, etc.

[0229] In some embodiments, the network-side device can configure the association between the number of retransmissions or coverage levels of at least two of the LP-SS, LP-WUS, and paging information. In these embodiments, the terminal can obtain the association between at least two of the following based on the configuration of the network-side device: the number of retransmissions or coverage level of LP-SS, the number of retransmissions or coverage level of LP-WUS, and the number of retransmissions or coverage level of paging information, wherein the LP-SS is used for synchronization with the LP-WUS.

[0230] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the number of repetitions or coverage level of the monitored paging advance indication information. This may include: determining the paging timing for the corresponding target type based on the correlation between the number of repetitions or coverage level of the monitored LP-WUS and the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging information, wherein the paging advance indication information is carried by the LP-WUS. In these embodiments, the paging timing for the target type can be understood as the paging timing carrying paging information with a target repetition count or coverage level. The target repetition count or coverage level is determined based on the aforementioned correlation.

[0231] It should be noted that, in one embodiment, the above-mentioned correlation may not be the sole basis for determining a particular number of repetitions or coverage level, but rather may be a general range for determining a target number of repetitions or coverage level.

[0232] In one embodiment, the number of LP-SS transmission repetitions or coverage level is associated with the number of LP-WUS transmission repetitions or coverage level. At least one of these is also associated with the number of paging message repetitions or coverage level. For example, the maximum number of LP-SS repetitions U or coverage level is associated with the maximum number of paging message repetitions P or coverage level. That is, the coverage area when LP-SS reaches its maximum repetition count U is greater than or equal to the coverage area when paging message reaches its maximum repetition count P. Optionally, generally, U is greater than P. For example, when LP-SS reaches its maximum repetition count U, the terminal expects to demodulate or detect paging message repetitions of count P. Further, the maximum number of LP-SS repetitions U is associated with the maximum number of LP-WUS repetitions H. That is, the coverage area when LP-SS reaches its maximum repetition count U is greater than or equal to the coverage area when LP-WUS reaches its maximum repetition count H. For example, when LP-SS reaches its maximum repetition count U, the terminal can demodulate or detect a maximum number of LP-WUS repetitions of count H.

[0233] For example, if a terminal first attempts to receive and demodulate LP-SS and successfully demodulates an LP-SS with 2 repetitions, it indicates that the terminal is located near the center of the cell coverage. The terminal can then use the received LP-SS information to attempt to receive and demodulate LP-WUS. If the terminal demodulates an LP-WUS with 3 repetitions that wakes it up, it can then receive paging information based on the received LP-WUS information. Combining the above examples, the terminal can attempt to decode paging information at the first type of paging opportunity (corresponding to a paging information repetition count of no more than 4). As another example, if a terminal first attempts to receive and demodulate LP-SS, and fails to receive LP-SS with U repetitions, it means the terminal has moved out of the LP-SS coverage area. The terminal reverts to the mode of directly listening to paging opportunities (i.e., no longer listening to LP-WUS). Based on the LP-SS reception attempt, the terminal can directly conduct paging listening at the second type of paging opportunity, or it can first attempt to receive paging information with a larger number of repetitions.

[0234] In another embodiment, the network-side device configures the entry and exit conditions for LP-WUS monitoring based on the maximum number of repetitions or the maximum coverage level that LP-WUS or LP-SS can support. For example, in one configuration, the network-side device configures the exit conditions for LP-WUS monitoring based on the coverage performance achievable with the maximum number of LP-WUS transmission repetitions. For example, the exit conditions for LP-WUS monitoring can be configured based on a single LP-WUS transmission, for example, with an exit threshold below -3dB. Alternatively, if the maximum number of repetitions that LP-WUS can support is 8, the exit threshold could be below -6dB.

[0235] In some embodiments, LP-WUS groups are formed based on characteristics such as terminal coverage requirements and coverage levels. For example, terminals with the same coverage level are grouped into one LP-WUS group. In some embodiments, one LP-WUS codepoint can be associated with multiple LP-WUS groups. For example, codepoint 1 can be associated with LP-WUS group 1 and LP-WUS group 2, used to wake up terminals in LP-WUS group 1 and LP-WUS group 2 for paging listening. In one embodiment, the number of LP-WUS transmission repetitions is determined by the maximum number of repetitions required among the terminals associated with the group targeted for LP-WUS wakeup, or the highest required repetition level. For example, if LP-WUS carries wakeup information for terminals in group 1 and group 2, then the number of LP-WUS transmission repetitions is equal to the number of repetitions required for the terminal with the worst coverage in group 1 and group 2.

[0236] LP-SS or LP-WUS can increase coverage level or coverage range through repeated transmission. In another embodiment, LP-SS or LP-WUS can increase coverage level or coverage range through a long sequence. Optionally, the long sequence can be obtained through encoding, repetition, or a combination of encoding and repetition (the order of which can be encoding followed by repetition or repetition (of information bits) followed by encoding), which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0237] In some embodiments, the terminal determining the paging timing for the target type based on the monitored paging advance indication information may include: the terminal determining the paging timing for the target type based on the paging advance indication information configuration corresponding to the monitored paging advance indication information, wherein the paging advance indication information configuration is associated with the paging timing for the target type, or the paging advance indication information configuration is associated with paging information of a specific number of repetitions or coverage level, wherein the specific number of repetitions or coverage level paging information is the paging information transmitted at the paging timing for the target type.

[0238] In one embodiment, associated paging advance indication information can be configured for a specific type of paging timing. In another embodiment, the paging advance indication configuration is associated with or indicates a specific type of paging timing. For example, such as... Figure 8cAs shown, the paging advance indication information configuration is associated with the first type of paging timing; however, no paging advance indication information is configured for the second type of paging timing. Since the required number of repetitions for the second type of paging timing may not be less than a second threshold, meaning that the terminal listening on the second type of paging timing is in an environment with poor coverage, if a paging advance indication configuration is configured for the second type of paging timing, the number of repetitions of the corresponding paging advance indication information must not be less than a third threshold. However, since the coverage of the paging advance indication information itself may not be as good as that of the paging information, and the time-frequency domain resources occupied by the paging advance indication information may be greater than those occupied by the paging information, the network-side device can choose not to configure paging advance indication information for the second type of paging timing to control overhead. In other words, the terminal listening on the second type of paging timing does not support listening to the paging advance indication information.

[0239] In another embodiment, the paging advance indication information configuration is associated with the number of retransmissions or coverage level of a specific paging message. For example, the paging advance indication configuration is associated with the number of retransmissions or coverage level of paging messages that does not exceed a specific threshold. For example, taking the number of repetitions of paging messages as an example, if the specific threshold is T, the paging advance indication configuration is associated with paging messages whose repetition count is <= T. That is, the number of repetitions of the paging advance indication information in the paging advance indication configuration configured by the network-side device does not exceed a specific value. In one embodiment, the maximum number of repetitions that the terminal attempts to demodulate the paging advance indication information does not exceed K. In this embodiment, there is no specific limitation on the paging advance indication configuration associating with a specific type of paging timing.

[0240] In some embodiments, the type of LO is associated with the type of PO. Optionally, the LO of the first type is associated with or indicates a PO of the first type; the LO of the second type is associated with or indicates a PO of the second type.

[0241] In some embodiments, the terminal performs paging monitoring based on the paging configuration information, which may include one of the following implementation methods:

[0242] 1) If the terminal is associated with a first type of paging timing and the terminal does not receive paging advance indication information at the first type of paging advance indication timing, the terminal does not listen to the first type of paging timing; for example, if the terminal associated with a first type of PO does not receive LP-WUS at the first type of LO, the terminal does not need to listen to the first type of PO.

[0243] 2) If the terminal is associated with a second type of paging timing and the terminal does not receive paging advance indication information on a second type of paging advance indication timing, the terminal does not listen to the second type of paging timing; for example, if the terminal associated with a second type of PO does not receive LP-WUS on a second type of LO, the terminal does not need to listen to the second type of PO. Optionally, in this embodiment, the network-side device is configured with a second type of LO. If the network-side device is not configured with a second type of LO, the terminal does not listen to the second type of LO.

[0244] 3) When the terminal is associated with a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, the terminal listens to the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing; in this embodiment, if the terminal is associated with or listens to two types of PO, the terminal detects two types of LO.

[0245] 4) When the terminal is associated with the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing, the terminal listens to the second type of paging advance indication timing; in this embodiment, if the terminal is associated with or listens to both types of PO, the terminal directly detects the second type of LO.

[0246] 5) When the terminal is associated with a first type of paging opportunity and a second type of paging opportunity, the terminal listens to the first type of paging advance indication opportunity. If no paging advance indication information is detected at the first type of paging advance indication opportunity, the terminal listens to the paging advance indication information at the second type of paging advance indication opportunity. In this embodiment, if the terminal is associated with or listens to two types of POs, the terminal first detects the first type of LO. If no paging advance indication information is detected at the first type of LO, the terminal detects the second type of LO.

[0247] In some embodiments, within a paging advance indication information period, the paging advance indication information at the first type of paging advance indication timing is the same as the paging advance indication information at the second type of paging advance indication timing. For example, within a LO period, at least the LP-WUS information carried by the first type of LO and the second type of LO is the same.

[0248] Optionally, the first terminal can merge the detection content on the first type of LO and the second type of LO for detection.

[0249] In another embodiment, the LP-WUS information carried by the first type of LO and the second type of LO can also be different. For example, if both the terminal associated with the first type of PO and the terminal associated with the second type of PO need to be woken up, the network-side device can send the LP-WUS corresponding to waking up the terminal associated with the first type of PO on the first type of LO, and send the LP-WUS corresponding to waking up the terminal associated with the second type of PO on the second type of LO. Therefore, the LP-WUS information carried by the two types of LO can be different.

[0250] In some embodiments, the transmission parameters of the paging advance indication information on the first type of LO and the second type of LO are the same. These transmission parameters may include at least one of the following: the number of information bits carried, the size of the time-frequency domain resources occupied, the waveform (including M), and the encoding method.

[0251] In some embodiments, when the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the terminal may, based on the paging-related configuration information, listen for paging advance indication information on a target type of paging advance indication timing or a target type of paging advance indication timing group; wherein, the target type is the type of paging advance indication timing associated with the terminal.

[0252] In some embodiments, the paging-related timing of the target type includes at least one of a first type of paging advance indication timing and a second type of paging advance indication timing; the terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information during the paging-related timing of the target type, including one of the following:

[0253] 1) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a paging advance indication timing of the first type, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the paging advance indication timing of the first type; in this embodiment, if the paging advance indication timing associated with the terminal is a paging advance indication timing of the first type, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the paging advance indication timing of the first type, thereby enabling the terminal to listen for paging advance indication timing that meets its needs (e.g., the terminal's coverage needs for paging advance indication information).

[0254] 2) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a paging advance indication timing of the second type, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the paging advance indication timing of the second type. In this embodiment, if the paging advance indication timing associated with the terminal is a paging advance indication timing of the second type, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the paging advance indication timing of the second type, thereby enabling the terminal to listen for paging advance indication timing that meets its needs (e.g., the terminal's coverage needs for paging information).

[0255] 3) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging advance indication timing and a second type of paging advance indication timing, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information on both the first type and the second type of paging advance indication timing. In this embodiment, if the paging timing associated with the terminal is a first type of paging advance indication timing and a second type of paging advance indication timing, the terminal can listen for paging advance indication information on both the first and second type of paging advance indication timings, thereby enabling the terminal to listen for paging advance indication timings that meet its needs (e.g., the terminal's coverage needs for paging advance indication information, or the terminal's adaptive adjustment needs to listen for different types of paging advance indication information under different circumstances).

[0256] In some embodiments, the terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for advance paging indication information at paging-related times of the target type, including:

[0257] Based on the paging-related configuration information, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information at the target type's paging advance indication timing during M paging advance indication information cycles; where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and the paging advance indication information is repeatedly transmitted at the target type's paging advance indication timing during the M paging cycles. That is, the network-side device sends the same paging advance indication information at the target type's paging advance indication timing during the M paging advance indication information cycles, allowing the terminal to repeatedly receive the paging advance indication information. Through these embodiments, the terminal can listen for paging information at the target type's paging advance indication timing during M paging advance indication information cycles, thereby improving the success rate of receiving paging advance indication information.

[0258] In some embodiments, monitoring the paging advance indication information at the target type's paging advance indication timing during M paging advance indication information cycles may include: the terminal acquiring paging information based on the monitoring results at the target type's paging advance indication timing during the M paging advance indication information cycles. Optionally, the terminal can acquire paging information by combining the monitoring results at the target type's paging advance indication timing during the M paging advance indication information cycles. For example, the terminal can acquire paging advance indication information by combining the monitoring results at the target type's paging advance indication timing during the M paging advance indication information cycles. Through these implementations, the terminal can acquire paging advance indication information by combining the monitoring results at the target type's paging advance indication timing during the M paging advance indication information cycles, thereby ensuring a high success rate in acquiring paging advance indication information. For example, when the terminal's capabilities are limited and the network-side equipment has not configured a second type of paging advance indication timing for the terminal, this implementation method can improve the success rate and reliability of the terminal receiving paging advance indication information.

[0259] In some embodiments, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information at the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing, including:

[0260] Step 1: The terminal listens for paging advance indication information at the paging advance indication timing of the first type;

[0261] Step 2: If the terminal does not receive paging advance indication information at the first type of paging advance indication timing, the terminal will listen for paging advance indication information at the second type of paging advance indication timing.

[0262] In some embodiments, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information at the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing, including one of the following:

[0263] 1) The terminal obtains paging advance indication information based on the monitoring results at the paging advance indication timing of the second type; optionally, the terminal can obtain paging advance indication information by merging the monitoring results at the paging advance indication timing of the second type. In this embodiment, the terminal can discard or clear the content monitored or cached on the first type of LO, and merge it according to the monitoring results on the second type of LO to obtain paging advance indication information.

[0264] 2) The terminal obtains paging advance indication information based on the monitoring results at the paging advance indication timing of the first type and the paging advance indication timing of the second type. Optionally, the terminal can obtain paging advance indication information by merging the monitoring results at the paging advance indication timing of the first type and the paging advance indication timing of the second type. For example, the terminal merges the paging advance indication information PDCCH detected on the first type LO and the second type LO; optionally, after detecting the paging advance indication information PDCCH, the terminal merges the content of the cached paging advance indication information PDSCH.

[0265] In some embodiments, the paging-related timing group of the target type includes the paging advance indication timing group of the second type; the terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the paging advance indication timing group of the target type, including:

[0266] Step 1: The terminal listens for paging advance indication information at the first paging advance indication opportunity in the second type of paging advance indication opportunity group;

[0267] Step 2: If the terminal does not receive paging advance indication information, the terminal continues to listen for paging advance indication information at subsequent paging advance indication times in the second type of paging advance indication timing group.

[0268] Through the above embodiments, when the terminal listens for paging advance indication information in the paging advance indication timing group, if the terminal hears paging advance indication information at the first paging advance indication timing in the paging advance indication timing group, the terminal will not continue to listen for subsequent paging advance indication timings in the paging advance indication timing group. Only if the terminal does not hear paging advance indication information at the first paging advance indication timing will it continue to listen for paging advance indication information at subsequent paging advance indication timings in the paging advance indication timing group, thereby saving the terminal's energy consumption.

[0269] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains paging advance indication information based on the monitoring results at the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing, including: the terminal obtains paging advance indication information based on the monitoring results at the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing if at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0270] 1) The PDCCH transmission parameters carried by the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing are the same;

[0271] 2) The PDSCH transmission parameters carried by the first type of paging advance indication timing and the second type of paging advance indication timing are the same.

[0272] In some embodiments, when paging-related information includes paging advance indication information, the repeated transmission of the paging advance indication information includes one of the following methods:

[0273] Repeated transmission is performed with the PDCCH (Paging Advance Indication Message) and the PDSCH (Paging Advance Indication Message) scheduled by the PDCCH as the granularity;

[0274] First, the paging advance indication information (PDCCH) is repeatedly transmitted, and then the paging PDSCH scheduled by the paging advance indication information (PDCCH) is repeatedly transmitted.

[0275] In some embodiments, where the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the paging advance indication information carried by the paging advance indication timing is detected based on DMRS.

[0276] In some embodiments, when the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the terminal listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, including:

[0277] Step 1: The terminal detects the DMRS paging advance indication information;

[0278] Step 2: If no paging advance indication information is detected by DMRS, the terminal stops listening for paging advance indication information.

[0279] In the above embodiments, the terminal determines whether to continue listening to the paging advance indication information based on whether the DMRS of the paging advance indication information is detected. If the DMRS of the paging advance indication information is detected, the terminal can listen to the paging advance indication information. If the DMRS of the paging advance indication information is not detected, the terminal stops listening to the paging advance indication information, thereby saving the terminal's energy consumption.

[0280] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this application, PO / LO may include control / scheduling information transmission resources (such as PDCCH) for signal (paging, WUS, PEI, short message, etc.) transmission or time-frequency resources for signal transmission (such as PDSCH).

[0281] Based on the same technical concept, this application also provides a paging configuration method, which is a scheme executed by the network-side device corresponding to the paging monitoring method described above. It should be noted that the network-side device can adopt the corresponding operations performed by the terminal in method 300 above; for any matters not covered herein, please refer to the relevant descriptions in method 300 above.

[0282] Figure 9a This diagram illustrates a paging configuration method 900 provided in an embodiment of this application, which can be executed by a network-side device. In other words, the method can be executed by software or hardware installed on the network-side device. Figure 9a As shown, the method may include the following steps.

[0283] S910, the network-side device sends paging-related configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information includes the type information of paging-related timing.

[0284] In this embodiment, the type information is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission mode of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer mode of paging-related information, and mapping mode of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

[0285] The paging-related configuration information is the same as that in method 300 above. For details, please refer to the relevant description in method 300 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0286] In some implementations, the paging-related configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0287] 1) Configuration information for advance paging indication information, wherein the advance paging indication information is used to indicate whether to listen for paging information;

[0288] 2) The number of paging-related timings or paging-related timing groups associated with a paging frame;

[0289] 3) Time and frequency resources for paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups;

[0290] 4) The number of times paging-related information carried by the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group is repeated;

[0291] 5) The coverage level of paging-related information carried by paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups;

[0292] 6) Paging-related timing group information;

[0293] 7) Paging information for the relevant time group's listening window;

[0294] 8) The starting offset of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0295] 9) The correlation ratio between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0296] 10) The correlation period between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0297] 11) Frequency hopping information related to paging timing or paging timing groups;

[0298] The paging-related timing group includes at least one paging-related timing for repeated transmission of paging-related information.

[0299] In some implementations, where the paging-related timing includes a paging timing, the type of the paging timing includes at least one of the following:

[0300] A first type of paging timing, wherein the first type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the first type of paging timing does not exceed a first threshold; the first type of paging timing corresponds to a first coverage level; at least some of the paging timings in the first type of paging timing are associated with a second type of paging timing; and the first type of paging timing is associated with a first reference signal or a first reference signal group.

[0301] The second type of paging timing, wherein the second type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the second type of paging timing is greater than or equal to a second threshold; the second type of paging timing corresponds to a second coverage level; the second type of paging timing is associated with a second reference signal or a second reference signal group; the second type of paging timing is a paging timing that is additional to at least some of the first type of paging timings; and the search space of the paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) associated with the second type of paging timing is used only for paging reception.

[0302] Wherein, the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the second threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the first coverage level is different from the second coverage level.

[0303] In some embodiments, such as Figure 9b As shown, the method may further include:

[0304] S920, the network-side device sends paging-related information of the paged terminal at a paging-related timing of the target type or a paging-related timing group of the target type; wherein, the target type is the type of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the paged terminal.

[0305] Through the above embodiments, the network-side device can send paging-related information of the paging terminal at the paging-related time or the target type of the paging-related time group associated with the paging terminal, thereby enabling the paging terminal to listen to the paging-related information at the target type of paging-related time or the paging-related time group, thus ensuring the reliable transmission of the paging-related information.

[0306] In some embodiments, the method may further include: the network-side device acquiring the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal. Through these embodiments, the network-side device can acquire the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal, thereby enabling the network-side device to transmit paging-related information based on the configuration information of that type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group.

[0307] In some implementations, the network-side device obtains the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal based on the core network configuration information or the terminal-reported information.

[0308] Reliably, the information reported by the terminal may include at least one of the following: the terminal's capabilities, the terminal's requirements, and channel conditions.

[0309] In some embodiments, the paging-related timing of the target type includes at least one of a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing; the network-side device, based on the paging-related configuration information, sends paging-related information of the target terminal at the paging-related timing of the target type, which may include one of the following:

[0310] 1) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes the paging timing of the first type, the network-side device sends the paging information of the target terminal at the paging timing of the first type;

[0311] 2) If the paging-related timing of the target type includes a second type of paging timing, the network-side device sends the paging information of the target terminal at the second type of paging timing;

[0312] 3) When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, the network-side device sends the paging information of the target terminal on the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing.

[0313] In some embodiments, where the paging-related timing includes a paging time, the network-side device, based on the paging-related configuration information, sends paging-related information of the target terminal at the paging-related timing of the target type. This includes: the terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, sending paging information of the target terminal at the paging time of the target type in N paging cycles; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and where the paging information is repeatedly transmitted at the paging time of the target type in the N paging cycles. That is, the network-side device repeatedly sends the paging information of the target terminal at each paging time of the target type in the N paging cycles.

[0314] In some embodiments, this may further include: the network-side device sending paging advance indication information to the terminal, and instructing the terminal to listen for paging of the target type through the paging advance indication information.

[0315] In some embodiments, the network-side device may indicate the timing of paging for the terminal listening target type by the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the paging advance indication information.

[0316] In some embodiments, the network-side device may indicate the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging advance indication information through a preamble associated with the paging advance indication information or indication information carried in the paging advance indication information.

[0317] In some embodiments, when the paging advance indication information is carried based on a low-power wake-up signal LP-WUS, the method may further include: the network-side device configuring at least two of the following associations for the terminal: the number of retransmissions or coverage level of LP-SS, the number of retransmissions or coverage level of LP-WUS, and the number of retransmissions or coverage level of paging information, wherein the LP-SS is used for synchronization with the LP-WUS.

[0318] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the network-side device configuring associated paging advance indication information for a specific type of paging timing, or the network-side device configuring associated paging advance indication information for paging information with a specific number of retransmissions or coverage level. Wherein, the specific type of paging timing includes the target type of paging timing, and the specific number of retransmissions or coverage level of paging information includes paging information transmitted on the target type of paging timing.

[0319] In some embodiments, where the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, the method further includes: the network-side device sending paging information with the same transmission parameters or the same content on the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing.

[0320] In some embodiments, the paging-related configuration information satisfies at least one of the following: at least one type of paging-related configuration information is configured based on one of the following: each reference signal, each reference signal group.

[0321] In some embodiments, the paging-related configuration information is configured or indicated by at least one of the following: MIB, SIB, physical layer control signaling, core network signaling, and paging advance indication information.

[0322] In some embodiments, the network-side device sends paging-related information of the target terminal based on the target type of the paging-related timing associated with the paging target terminal, including:

[0323] Step 1: The network-side device sends paging advance indication information based on the target type of the paging-related timing, wherein the paging advance indication information is used to instruct the target terminal to listen for paging.

[0324] Step 2: The network-side device sends paging information to the target terminal based on the paging advance indication information.

[0325] The network-side device sends paging-related configuration information to the terminal through the method provided in the embodiments of this application. The configuration information includes the type information of the paging-related timing. When the network-side device paging the target terminal, it sends the paging-related information of the target terminal based on the target type of the paging-related timing associated with the target terminal. This allows the target terminal to listen to the paging-related information at its associated paging-related timing, thereby meeting the needs of different terminal types for paging-related information.

[0326] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application will be described below, taking paging-related timing, including paging timing and paging advance indication timing, as examples.

[0327] I. Paging-related timing includes paging opportunity

[0328] In one embodiment, the terminal has two terminal characteristics: in the first terminal characteristic, the terminal has normal terminal capabilities; in the second terminal characteristic, the terminal has limited terminal capabilities, for example, the terminal's transmission bandwidth is limited.

[0329] In some embodiments, the terminal can report its supported terminal features to the core network via the NAS. Optionally, the core network can negotiate the relevant configuration of the PO with the terminal.

[0330] In one embodiment, the core network specifies or configures for the terminal the type of PO associated with the terminal, or the index of the PO (e.g., whether to configure a second type of PO (PO for repeated paging information) for the terminal), or the number of repeated transmissions configured for the terminal, or the coverage enhancement (CE) level configured for the terminal, etc.

[0331] Optionally, the core network can also instruct network-side devices on relevant configuration information for POs, such as the type of PO configured by the network-side devices, the number of POs included in each PO type, and the time density corresponding to each PO type. In one embodiment, the network-side devices can configure POs according to the instructions from the core network.

[0332] For example, a network-side device may configure two types of POs within a paging frame (PF) (i.e., a PF contains two types of POs): the paging information carried on the first type of PO is not transmitted repeatedly, while the paging information carried on the second type of PO is transmitted repeatedly.

[0333] The paging information mentioned above may include at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH. For example, both the paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH transmitted on a Type II PO are transmitted repeatedly.

[0334] Since there is no measurement feedback information from the terminal during the RRC idle state, the network-side equipment can control the number of retransmissions of the paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH on the second type of PO, or the coverage enhancement level. The coverage enhancement level is positively correlated with the number of retransmissions, and can be considered as different implementations or expressions, which will not be elaborated further.

[0335] Network-side devices can broadcast the PO type and the number of each PO type associated with a PF via broadcast messages. For example, in Figure 5, the network-side device can broadcast to the terminal that a PF is associated with 6 POs. The first four POs are of type 1, and the remaining two are type 2 POs. Furthermore, the network-side device can configure the offset of the POs relative to the starting position of the PF for the terminal. Different configuration methods are possible. In one method, the network-side device can configure the offset of each of the 6 POs associated with a PF using a list. In another method, the network-side device configures the offset of the first PO of different types relative to the starting position of the PF. Then, the gap between POs of the same type is agreed upon. Optionally, in one embodiment, to ensure terminal processing latency, the gap between two types of POs can be larger than the gap between POs of the same type, as shown in Figure 5.

[0336] Furthermore, in one embodiment, the network-side device can designate a portion of the first type POs for paging monitoring of terminals associated with both PO types; while another portion of the first type POs is used only for paging monitoring of terminals that only monitor the first type POs. Based on the above description, it can be understood that the first type PO is further divided into two sub-type POs. As shown in Figure 5, the first two first type POs are first sub-type POs and are not associated with the second type PO, while the latter two first type POs are associated with the second type PO and are used to associate terminals with both PO types.

[0337] In yet another embodiment, the first type PO and the second type PO are connected via, as shown in... Figure 4 Configuration. The second type of PO is not associated with the first type of PO. The terminal only listens to one of the two types of POs. If the terminal is associated with the second type of PO, the terminal's listening behavior is as follows:

[0338] The terminal first detects / decodes the paging information on the first PO in the second type PO group; if the detection is successful, the terminal does not need to detect subsequent POs in the second type PO group. If the detection or decoding fails, the terminal then performs a merge detection for repeated transmissions of subsequent paging information.

[0339] For example, in Figure 4 In this context, the second type of PO group comprises four POs. Each PO carries one transmission of paging information. It employs a repetitive transmission method with the paging PDCCH and the scheduled paging PDSCH as the granularity, i.e., as... Figure 7 As shown.

[0340] Step 1: The terminal first attempts to detect the paging PDCCH on the first paging time PO in the second type PO group. If the paging PDCCH is detected, it continues to decode the paging PDSCH scheduled by the paging PDCCH.

[0341] Step 2-1: If all is successful, the terminal stops paging detection and listening.

[0342] Optionally, if the paging PDCCH is detected, but the scheduled paging PDSCH is not detected successfully, the terminal may attempt to merge the detection of the paging PDSCH during the repeated transmission of paging information in subsequent paging opportunities.

[0343] Step 2-2: If the paging PDCCH detection fails or is not detected on the first PO, the terminal continues to listen to the subsequent three POs (in the second type of PO group) and merges the duplicate paging information transmitted on the second type of PO group for detection. If the detection is successful, the same merge detection of duplicate paging PDSCH transmissions is performed again. Alternatively, if the paging PDCCH detection fails or is not detected on the first PO, the terminal continues to listen to the subsequent three POs and merges the duplicate paging information detected on the latter three POs in the second type of PO group for detection. If the detection is successful, the same merge detection of duplicate paging PDSCH transmissions is performed again.

[0344] The prerequisite for a terminal to combine the detection of the initial paging message transmission (on the first PO) with the subsequent repeated paging message transmissions (on the last three POs) is that the transmission parameters of the initial transmission and the subsequent repeated transmissions of the paging PDCCH and / or paging PDSCH are the same. The specific transmission parameters are given in the above embodiment and will not be repeated here. If this prerequisite cannot be met, the terminal can only combine the contents of the last three repeated paging message transmissions (on the last three POs) for detection.

[0345] Optionally, the network-side device configuration or protocol may specify whether the transmission parameters are the same for the first transmission and subsequent repeated transmissions in the second type of PO.

[0346] It is understood that in this embodiment, the first PO in the second type of PO is based on the same principle as the first type of PO associated with the second type of PO in the previous embodiment, but with a different implementation. Therefore, the relevant design can be reused in this embodiment and will not be described again.

[0347] The specific PO associated with a terminal in different types of POs can be determined based on the terminal identifier in the following way:

[0348] The terminal determines the index i_s of the PO it is associated with on the first type of PO based on the UE ID:

[0349] i_s=floor(UE_ID / N)mod Ns_type1;

[0350] The terminal determines the index i_s of the PO it is associated with on the second type of PO based on the UE ID:

[0351] i_s=floor(UE_ID / N)mod Ns_type2;

[0352] Where N is the number of paging frames (PFs) in a paging cycle; Ns_type1 and Ns_type2 are the number of two types of POs associated with a PF, respectively.

[0353] It is understandable that if the terminal is associated with both types of POs, the index of the two associated POs can be obtained in a single PF according to a formula.

[0354] In this embodiment of the application, the terminal can listen for paging messages on the PO of the associated type according to its own associated PO type.

[0355] In one embodiment, the first terminal is associated with a first type of PO and a second type of PO. In this case, if the network-side device or protocol is not configured or agreed upon, the terminal can perform paging listening on both types of PO when associating with the first type of PO and the second type of PO, thereby giving the terminal greater flexibility to selectively perform paging listening.

[0356] For example, a terminal can perform paging and listening on different types of POs under different channel conditions. These different channel conditions can be determined by the terminal implementation or by specific thresholds configured on the network side. The terminal's decision on which type of PO to listen on provides flexibility, while the network-side configuration of specific thresholds constrains the terminal's listening behavior to some extent.

[0357] Optionally, when the first terminal is associated with or listens to a first type of PO and a second type of PO, the listening steps for the first terminal to listen to the paging according to the paging configuration information include:

[0358] Step 1. The first terminal first listens for paging on the first type of PO;

[0359] Step 2. If the terminal does not receive a paging message on the first type of PO, the terminal continues to listen for the second type of PO. Optionally, if the terminal successfully receives its own paging message directly on the first type of PO, then the terminal does not need to listen for the second type of PO. The terminal not receiving a paging message on the first type of PO may include two situations: one is that the network-side device did not send a paging message, and the other is that the network-side device sent a paging message but the terminal did not receive it due to coverage limitations.

[0360] Furthermore, when the first terminal performs paging listening on both the first type PO and the second type PO, the terminal's paging detection method can be one of the following two:

[0361] 1) The terminal only performs merged detection on the content detected on the second type of PO. Optionally, the terminal can discard / clear the cached content on the first type of PO.

[0362] 2) The terminal will merge the detection content on the first type PO and the second type PO for detection.

[0363] The difference between the two detection methods mentioned above is that method 2) can perform an additional merging operation, thereby improving detection performance.

[0364] When using the above method 2), at least one of the following conditions must be met:

[0365] (1) The paging PDCCH transmission parameters on the first type PO and the second type PO are the same. The paging PDCCH transmission parameters include at least one of the following: number of information bits, associated CORESET, associated search space, occupied time-frequency domain resource size, aggregation level, physical control channel candidate position, CCE start position or CCE index, associated reference signal, mapping method from control channel element to resource element group, and transmission control indication status. And / or,

[0366] (2) The paging PDSCH transmission parameters on the first type PO and the second type PO are the same. The paging PDSCH transmission parameters include at least one of the following: the number of information bits carried, the size / pattern of the time-frequency domain resources occupied, the rate matching method, the resource mapping method, the interleaving method, the encoding method, etc.

[0367] If any of the above conditions cannot be met, the terminal will prohibit the merging and detection of the paging content corresponding to the first type PO and the second type PO. The terminal will adopt the above method 1), that is, perform paging detection and merging on the second type PO.

[0368] Since the terminal cannot determine whether the network-side device has sent the paging information of the terminal, in order to avoid the terminal consuming excessive power when detecting the second type of PO, in some embodiments, paging monitoring can be stopped in advance. In these embodiments, the terminal can determine the presence or absence of the paging PDCCH based on the result of whether the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is monitored. In the case where the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is not detected or not correctly decoded, the terminal stops detecting the PO to avoid excessive power consumption. For example, when the terminal is monitoring the second type of PO, it can determine the presence or absence of the paging PDCCH based on the result of whether the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is monitored. In the case where the DMRS of the paging PDCCH is not detected or not correctly decoded, the terminal stops detecting the second type of PO.

[0369] For example, in a paging information repeated transmission mode of a second type of PO shown in FIG. 8, the paging PDCCH is repeated N times, and then the PDSCH is repeated M times. When the terminal detects the paging PDCCH, it can consider relying on detecting the DMRS of the paging PDCCH with N1 repeated transmissions. According to the detection result of the DMRS, it determines the presence or absence of the paging PDCCH. If not, the terminal no longer continues to monitor paging to achieve the purpose of power saving. The prerequisite assumption for this power-saving implementation is that the performance of the DMRS sequence detection is better than that of detecting the complete PDCCH. Therefore, N1 < N as mentioned above, and the power consumption that can be saved is the detection of the paging PDCCH for N - N1 times.

[0370] Through the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application, configurations of different types of POs can be implemented. In addition, terminals with different terminal characteristics can perform monitoring on their respective associated type of POs according to their own characteristics. It meets the requirements of different terminal characteristics for the coverage range, detection performance, etc. of paging information.

[0371] II. Paging-related timing includes paging early indication timing

[0372] In a 6G communication system, before PO monitoring, the terminal can determine whether to perform PO monitoring based on the monitoring of paging early indication information. The purpose of the paging early indication information is that the network-side device early indicates whether there is a paging message coming. The terminal can receive the low-power paging early indication information to achieve energy saving.

[0373] In one embodiment, the paging early indication information can be LP-WUS or PEI. The following takes LP-WUS as an example for introduction.

[0374] Among them, LO in FIG. 5 is the LP-WUS timing, and the terminal monitors LP-WUS on LO.

[0375] Optionally, the LP-WUS may carry at least one of the following indications: indicating the PO type being listened to by the woken terminal, indicating whether the woken terminal is paging on a second type PO, indicating the number of repeated paging transmissions or the CE level of the woken terminal. In one embodiment, the LP-WUS on the first type LO may also carry indication information regarding the presence of a second type LO.

[0376] In one embodiment, similar to the type of PO, there can be multiple types of LO. For example, there is a second type of LO used to enhance coverage for terminals with low-capability terminal characteristics. In another embodiment, LP-WUS only serves or is used by cell center users (i.e., terminals with good channel quality) or terminals with normal terminal capabilities. In this case, the network-side equipment may not configure the second type of LO. Therefore, the network-side equipment can configure or not configure the second type of LO based on its own implementation.

[0377] Furthermore, the type of LO is associated with the type of PO. For example, the first type of LO is associated with or indicates a first type of PO; the second type of LO is associated with or indicates a second type of PO. That is, a terminal associated with a first type of PO will listen for Paging Advance Notification Information (LP-WUS) on the first type of LO; a terminal associated with a second type of PO will listen for Paging Advance Notification Information on the second type of LO. Or, the first type of LO carries LP-WUS information for terminals listening to the first type of PO. The second type of LO carries LP-WUS information for terminals listening to the second type of PO. For example, if a terminal is associated with two types of POs, it can listen to both types of LOs or only one type of LO.

[0378] Furthermore, the detection behavior of the terminal on different types of LOs may include one of the following implementation methods.

[0379] In one implementation, if the terminal associated with the first type PO does not listen to LP-WUS on the first type LO, the terminal does not need to listen to the first type PO.

[0380] In another implementation, if the terminal associated with the second type PO does not listen to LP-WUS on the second type LO, the terminal does not need to listen to the second type PO. In this implementation, the network-side device is configured with the second type LO. If the network-side device is not configured with the second type LO, the terminal will not listen to the second type LO.

[0381] In another implementation, if the terminal is associated with or listening to both types of POs, then:

[0382] 1) The terminal detects two types of LOs. Optionally, the terminal expects the WUS indication associated with the terminal detected by the network-side device on both types of LOs to be consistent. Of course, the terminal can wake up if it detects the associated LP-WUS indication on the second LO but fails to detect WUS on the first LO. The terminal may also detect the associated LP-WUS on both types of LOs. Alternatively,

[0383] 2) The terminal directly detects the second type of LO. Or

[0384] 3) The terminal first detects the first type of LO. If it does not detect it, it then detects the second type of LO.

[0385] In one embodiment, if the network-side device does not configure a second type of LO, the terminal associated with the second type of PO (determined by the terminal's capabilities) does not support LO listening, and the terminal will directly listen to its associated PO.

[0386] Optionally, at least the LP-WUS information carried by the first type LO and the second type LO can be the same. In one embodiment, if the LP-WUS information carried by the first type LO and the second type LO is the same, it may mean that there is a one-to-one correspondence between the respective MOs on the first type LO and the second type LO, and the corresponding MOs carry the same LP-WUS content.

[0387] Optionally, the first terminal can merge the detection content on the first type LO and the second type LO carrying the same information for detection.

[0388] In another embodiment, the LP-WUS information carried by the first type LO and the second type LO can be different. For example, if both the first type PO terminal and the second type PO terminal need to be woken up, the network can send the corresponding LP-WUS for waking up the first type PO terminal on the first type LO and the corresponding LP-WUS for waking up the second type PO terminal on the second type LO. Therefore, the LP-WUS information carried by these two types of LOs can be different.

[0389] In some implementations, the network-side device can also explicitly configure the listening conditions for the different types of Loops, in which case the terminal listening paging advance indication information may include one of the following:

[0390] 1) When the first condition is met, the first terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the first type of LO;

[0391] 2) If the second condition is met, the first terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the second type LO;

[0392] 3) When the third condition is met, the first terminal listens for paging advance indication information on the first type LO and the second type PO;

[0393] The aforementioned conditions are related to channel quality or eavesdropping behavior (whether LP-WUS is detected on the first type of LO). In one embodiment, these conditions are determined by the terminal implementation, i.e., not by protocol stipulation or network-side device configuration. In another embodiment, the conditions are stipulated by protocol or configured by network-side device. The terminal explicitly performs the corresponding type of LO eavesdropping behavior according to the conditions configured by the network side or stipulated by the protocol.

[0394] The methods provided in this application embodiment enable the configuration of different types of PO / LO, allowing terminals with different terminal needs, capabilities, or forms to listen on their respective associated PO / LO according to their own characteristics, thus meeting the needs of different terminal needs, capabilities, or forms for paging information coverage or detection performance.

[0395] The paging monitoring method provided in this application can be executed by a paging monitoring device, and the paging configuration method provided in this application can be executed by a paging configuration device. This application uses the paging monitoring device executing the paging monitoring method as an example to illustrate the paging monitoring device provided in this application, and uses the paging configuration device executing the paging configuration method as an example to illustrate the paging configuration device provided in this application.

[0396] This application provides a paging monitoring device or a paging configuration device. As an example, the paging monitoring device or paging configuration device can be a communication device or a component within a communication device, such as a chip. The communication device can be a terminal, a network-side device, or a server, etc. Exemplarily, the terminal can be, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above, and the network-side device can be, but is not limited to, the type of network-side device 12 listed above. This application does not impose specific limitations on these aspects.

[0397] A paging monitoring device or paging configuration device includes a receiving module, a transmitting module, and a processing module. These modules can be implemented in software or hardware. When implemented in hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can include general-purpose processors, special-purpose processors, etc., such as central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), artificial intelligence (AI) processors, graphics processing units (GPUs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), network processors (NPs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, gate circuits, transistors, discrete hardware components, etc. The receiving and transmitting modules can be implemented by a communication interface, which can include one or more of the following: transceivers, pins, circuits, buses, radio frequency units, etc.

[0398] For details, see Figure 10 When the paging monitoring device is a terminal or a component within a terminal, the paging monitoring device 1000 includes a processing module 1001 for acquiring paging-related configuration information. The configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. The paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. The paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information. The paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH. A receiving module 1002 is used to monitor paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information.

[0399] In some implementations, the paging-related configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0400] Configuration information for advance paging indication information, wherein the advance paging indication information is used to indicate whether to listen for paging information;

[0401] The number of paging-related events or paging-related event groups associated with a paging frame;

[0402] Time and frequency resources for paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups;

[0403] The number of times paging-related information carried by the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group is repeated;

[0404] The coverage level of paging-related information carried by paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups;

[0405] Paging related timing group information;

[0406] Paging information for the relevant timing group's listening window;

[0407] The starting offset of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0408] The correlation ratio between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0409] The correlation period between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0410] Frequency hopping information related to paging timing or paging timing groups;

[0411] The paging-related timing group includes at least one paging-related timing for repeated transmission of paging-related information.

[0412] In some implementations, the starting offset of the paging-related timing includes at least one of the following:

[0413] The starting offset of the first paging-related timing in each type of paging-related timing relative to the first position, or the starting offset of the first paging-related timing group in each type of paging-related timing group relative to the first position;

[0414] The offset between adjacent paging-related opportunities for each type of paging-related opportunity;

[0415] The offset between adjacent paging-related timing groups in each type of paging-related timing group;

[0416] The first position includes at least one of the following: the start position of a paging frame, the start position of a paging advance indication frame, the end position of the last paging-related timing in the most recent paging-related timing of different types, and the end position of the last paging-related timing group in the most recent paging-related timing of different types.

[0417] In some implementations, where the paging-related timing includes a paging timing, the type of the paging timing includes at least one of the following:

[0418] A first type of paging timing, wherein the first type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the first type of paging timing does not exceed a first threshold; the first type of paging timing corresponds to a first coverage level; at least some of the paging timings in the first type of paging timing are associated with a second type of paging timing; and the first type of paging timing is associated with a first reference signal or a first reference signal group.

[0419] The second type of paging timing, wherein the second type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the second type of paging timing is greater than or equal to a second threshold; the second type of paging timing corresponds to a second coverage level; the second type of paging timing is associated with a second reference signal or a second reference signal group; the second type of paging timing is a paging timing that is additional to at least some of the first type of paging timings; and the search space of the paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) associated with the second type of paging timing is used only for paging reception.

[0420] Wherein, the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the second threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the first coverage level is different from the second coverage level.

[0421] In some implementations, the receiving module 1002 listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, including:

[0422] Based on the paging-related configuration information, paging-related information is monitored at paging-related times or paging-related time groups of the target type; wherein, the target type is the type of paging-related time or paging-related time group associated with the terminal.

[0423] In some implementations, the paging-related timing of the target type includes at least one of a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing; the receiving module 1002, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information during the paging-related timing of the target type, including one of the following:

[0424] When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a paging timing of the first type, paging information is monitored during the paging timing of the first type.

[0425] If the paging-related timing of the target type includes a second type of paging timing, then the paging information is monitored during the second type of paging timing;

[0426] When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, paging information is monitored during both the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing.

[0427] In some implementations, the processing module 1002 is further configured to determine the paging-related timing or the paging-related timing group of the target type based on at least one of the following: terminal capabilities, terminal requirements, and channel conditions.

[0428] In some implementations, the processing module 1002 further determines the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group of the target type based on at least one of the following: core network configuration information, base station configuration information, and negotiation results between the terminal and the core network.

[0429] In some implementations, the capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following: the terminal's radio frequency capability, the terminal's baseband processing capability, the terminal's transmit power capability, the terminal's demodulation capability, the terminal's decoding capability, the terminal's supported bandwidth capability, and the terminal's power consumption level.

[0430] In some implementations, the requirements of the terminal include at least one of the following: bandwidth requirements for terminal operation, coverage requirements for the terminal, and energy-saving requirements for the terminal.

[0431] In some implementations, when the paging-related timing includes a paging time, the receiving module 1002, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information at the paging-related timing of the target type, including:

[0432] Based on the paging-related configuration information, paging information is monitored during paging events of the target type in N paging cycles; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

[0433] The paging information is repeatedly transmitted during the paging opportunities of the target type in the N paging cycles.

[0434] In some implementations, listening to paging information at the paging timing of the target type during N paging cycles includes:

[0435] Paging information is obtained based on the listening results at paging times of the target type during N paging cycles.

[0436] In some implementations, the receiving module 1002 listens for paging information at both the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing, including:

[0437] Listen for paging information during the paging opportunity of the first type;

[0438] If no paging information is detected during the first type of paging opportunity, paging information is detected during the second type of paging opportunity.

[0439] In some implementations, the receiving module 1002 listens for paging information during the first type of paging opportunity and the second type of paging opportunity, including one of the following:

[0440] Based on the listening results at the second type of paging opportunity, paging information is obtained;

[0441] Paging information is obtained based on the listening results at the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time.

[0442] In some embodiments, the paging-related timing group of the target type includes a paging timing group of a second type; the receiving module 1002 listens for paging-related information on the paging-related timing group of the target type, including:

[0443] Listen for paging information on the first paging opportunity in the second type of paging opportunity group;

[0444] If no paging information is detected at the first paging opportunity, paging information will continue to be monitored at subsequent paging opportunities in the second type of paging opportunity group.

[0445] In some implementations, the receiving module 1002 acquires paging information based on the listening results at the paging timing of the first type and the paging timing of the second type, including:

[0446] Paging information is obtained based on the listening results at the paging time of the first type and the paging time of the second type, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0447] The paging timing of the first type and the paging timing of the second type have the same paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission parameters;

[0448] The paging timing of the first type and the paging timing of the second type carry the same PDSCH transmission parameters.

[0449] In some implementations, the repeated transmission of paging-related information includes one of the following methods:

[0450] Repeated transmission is performed at the granularity of the paging PDCCH and the paging PDSCH scheduled by the paging PDCCH;

[0451] First, repeat the paging PDCCH transmission, and then repeat the paging PDSCH transmission scheduled by the paging PDCCH.

[0452] In some implementations, where the paging-related timing includes a paging timing, the paging PDCCH carried by the paging timing is detected based on the wideband demodulation reference signal DMRS.

[0453] In some implementations, when the paging-related timing includes a paging time, the receiving module 1002 listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, including:

[0454] Detect the DMRS of the paging PDCCH at the paging time;

[0455] Stop listening to paging information if no DMRS paging PDCCH is detected.

[0456] In some implementations, the paging-related configuration information is configured based on at least one of the following: each reference signal, each reference signal group, and the type of paging-related timing; and / or,

[0457] The paging-related configuration information includes at least one of the following configurations or indications: Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB), Physical Layer Control Signalling, Core Network Signalling, and Paging Advance Indication Information.

[0458] In some implementations, the receiving module 1002 listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, including:

[0459] Based on the paging-related configuration information, listen for paging advance indication information;

[0460] The terminal determines whether to listen to paging information based on the paging advance indication information it has received.

[0461] In some implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine the paging timing of the monitored target type based on the monitored paging advance indication information.

[0462] In some embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to perform one of the following:

[0463] Based on the indication of the preamble associated with the received paging advance indication information, determine the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the paging advance indication information;

[0464] Based on the indication information carried in the received advance paging indication information, the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the advance paging indication information are determined.

[0465] In some implementations, when the paging advance indication information is carried based on the low-power wake-up signal LP-WUS, the processing module 1001 is further configured to: obtain the association of at least two of the following based on the configuration of the network-side device: the number of retransmissions or coverage level of LP-SS, the number of retransmissions or coverage level of LP-WUS, and the number of retransmissions or coverage level of paging information, wherein the LP-SS is used for synchronization with the LP-WUS;

[0466] In some implementations, the processing module 1001 determines the paging timing for the target type based on the number of repetitions or coverage level of the monitored paging advance indication information, including: determining the paging timing for the corresponding target type based on the correlation between the number of repetitions or coverage level of the monitored LP-WUS and the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging information; wherein the paging advance indication information is carried by the LP-WUS.

[0467] In some implementations, the processing module 1001 determines the timing of listening to paging on the target type based on the detected paging advance indication information, including:

[0468] Based on the paging advance indication information configuration corresponding to the monitored paging advance indication information, the paging timing of the monitored target type is determined. The paging advance indication information configuration is associated with the paging timing of the target type, or the paging advance indication information configuration is associated with paging information of a specific number of repetitions or coverage level. The paging information of the specific number of repetitions or coverage level is the paging information transmitted on the paging timing of the target type.

[0469] In some implementations, the paging advance indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0470] Paging monitoring can be performed on specific types of paging times or specific groups of paging times.

[0471] Whether to conduct paging monitoring during the second type of paging opportunity;

[0472] The number of times the paging information carried by the paging timing is repeatedly transmitted;

[0473] The coverage level of the paging information carried by the paging timing;

[0474] Whether to listen for a second type or additional paging in advance.

[0475] In some implementations, when the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the type information of the paging advance indication timing includes at least one of the following:

[0476] The first type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the first type of paging advance indication timing does not exceed a third threshold; the first type of paging advance indication timing corresponds to a third coverage level; the first type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a third reference signal or a third reference signal group; and at least some of the first type of paging advance indication timings are associated with a second type of paging advance indication timing.

[0477] The second type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the second type of paging advance indication timing is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold; the paging advance indication device of the first type corresponds to a fourth coverage level; the second type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a fourth reference signal or a fourth reference signal group; at least some of the paging advance indication timings in the second type of paging advance indication timing are additional paging advance indication timings supplemented to the paging advance indication timings of the first type; and the search space of the paging PDCCH associated with the second type of paging advance indication timing is used only for paging reception.

[0478] Wherein, the third threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the fourth threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the third coverage level is different from the fourth coverage level.

[0479] In some implementations, the type of advance paging indication timing is related to the type of paging timing.

[0480] In some implementations, within a paging advance indication information period, the paging advance indication information at the first type of paging advance indication timing is the same as the paging advance indication information at the second type of paging advance indication timing.

[0481] See Figure 11When the paging configuration device is a network-side device or a component within a network-side device, the paging configuration device 1100 includes a sending module 1101, used to send paging-related configuration information to the terminal. The configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. The paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. The paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information. The paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

[0482] In some implementations, the paging-related configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0483] Configuration information for advance paging indication information, wherein the advance paging indication information is used to indicate whether to listen for paging information;

[0484] The number of paging-related events or paging-related event groups associated with a paging frame;

[0485] Time and frequency resources for paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups;

[0486] The number of times paging-related information carried by the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group is repeated;

[0487] The coverage level of paging-related information carried by paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups;

[0488] Paging related timing group information;

[0489] Paging information for the relevant timing group's listening window;

[0490] The starting offset of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0491] The correlation ratio between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0492] The correlation period between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group;

[0493] Frequency hopping information related to paging timing or paging timing groups;

[0494] The paging-related timing group includes at least one paging-related timing for repeated transmission of paging-related information.

[0495] In some implementations, where the paging-related timing includes a paging timing, the type of the paging timing includes at least one of the following:

[0496] A first type of paging timing, wherein the first type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the first type of paging timing does not exceed a first threshold; the first type of paging timing corresponds to a first coverage level; at least some of the paging timings in the first type of paging timing are associated with a second type of paging timing; and the first type of paging timing is associated with a first reference signal or a first reference signal group.

[0497] The second type of paging timing, wherein the second type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the second type of paging timing is greater than or equal to a second threshold; the second type of paging timing corresponds to a second coverage level; the second type of paging timing is associated with a second reference signal or a second reference signal group; the second type of paging timing is a paging timing that is additional to at least some of the first type of paging timings; and the search space of the paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) associated with the second type of paging timing is used only for paging reception.

[0498] Wherein, the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the second threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the first coverage level is different from the second coverage level.

[0499] In some embodiments, the sending module 1101 is further configured to send paging-related information of the paged terminal at a paging-related timing of the target type or a paging-related timing group of the target type; wherein the target type is the type of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the paged terminal.

[0500] In some implementations, such as Figure 11 As shown, the device also includes a processing module 1102, used to obtain the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal.

[0501] In some embodiments, the sending module 1101 is further configured to send paging advance indication information to the terminal, thereby instructing the terminal to listen for paging of the target type.

[0502] In some implementations, the sending module 1101 indicates the timing of paging for the terminal listening target type by the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the paging advance indication information.

[0503] In some implementations, the sending module 1101 indicates the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging advance indication information through a preamble associated with the paging advance indication information or indication information carried in the paging advance indication information.

[0504] In some implementations, when the paging advance indication information is carried based on a low-power wake-up signal LP-WUS, the transmitting module 1101 is further configured to configure at least two of the following associations for the terminal: the number of repetitions or coverage level of the low-power synchronization signal LP-SS, the number of repetitions or coverage level of LP-WUS, and the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging information, wherein the LP-SS is used for synchronization with the LP-WUS.

[0505] In some implementations, the sending module 1101 is further configured to: configure associated paging advance indication information for a specific type of paging timing, or configure associated paging advance indication information for paging information with a specific number of repeated transmissions or coverage level.

[0506] In some implementations, the processing module 1102 obtains the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal, including:

[0507] The type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal is obtained based on the configuration information of the core network or the information reported by the terminal.

[0508] In some embodiments, the sending module 1101 is further configured to send paging information with the same transmission parameters or the same content on the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time when the paging-related time of the target type includes a first type of paging time and a second type of paging time.

[0509] In some implementations, when the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the type information of the paging-related timing includes at least one of the following:

[0510] The first type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the first type of paging advance indication timing does not exceed a third threshold; the first type of paging advance indication timing corresponds to a third coverage level; the first type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a third reference signal or a third reference signal group; and at least some of the first type of paging advance indication timings are associated with a second type of paging advance indication timing.

[0511] The second type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the second type of paging advance indication timing is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold; the paging advance indication device of the first type corresponds to a fourth coverage level; the second type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a fourth reference signal or a fourth reference signal group; at least some of the paging advance indication timings in the second type of paging advance indication timing are additional paging advance indication timings supplemented to the paging advance indication timings of the first type; and the search space of the paging PDCCH associated with the second type of paging advance indication timing is used only for paging reception.

[0512] Wherein, the third threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the fourth threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the third coverage level is different from the fourth coverage level.

[0513] The apparatus provided in this application embodiment can achieve... Figure 3 The various processes implemented in the method embodiment shown in Figure 9 achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0514] like Figure 12 As shown in the illustration, this application also provides a communication device 1200, including a processor 1201 and a memory 1202. The memory 1202 stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor 1201. For example, when the communication device 1200 is a terminal, the program or instructions executed by the processor 1201 implement the various steps of the above-described paging monitoring method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 1200 is a network-side device, the program or instructions executed by the processor 1201 implement the various steps of the above-described paging configuration method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, further details are omitted here.

[0515] This application embodiment also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement, for example... Figure 3 The steps in the method embodiment shown are illustrated. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-described terminal-side method embodiment. All implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. The terminal can be... Figure 10 The paging and listening device shown. Specifically, Figure 13 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal to implement an embodiment of this application.

[0516] The terminal 1300 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 1301, network module 1302, audio output unit 1303, input unit 1304, sensor 1305, display unit 1306, user input unit 1307, interface unit 1308, memory 1309, and processor 1310.

[0517] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 1300 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 1310 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Figure 13 The terminal structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0518] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 1304 may include a graphics processor 13041 and a microphone 13042. The graphics processor 13041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 1306 may include a display panel 13061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1307 includes a touch panel 13071 and at least one of other input devices 13072. The touch panel 13071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 13071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 13072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described in detail here.

[0519] In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 1301 can transmit it to the processor 1310 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1301 can send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 1301 includes, but is not limited to, antennas, amplifiers, transceivers, couplers, low-noise amplifiers, duplexers, etc.

[0520] The memory 1309 can be used to store software programs or instructions, as well as various data. The memory 1309 may primarily include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. The first storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 1309 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 1309 in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0521] Processor 1310 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 1310 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations involving the operating system, user interface, and applications, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 1310.

[0522] The processor 1310 is configured to acquire paging-related configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, repetition frequency of paging-related information, repetition transmission mode of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer mode of paging-related information, and mapping mode of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; and the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

[0523] Radio frequency unit 1301 is used to listen to paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information.

[0524] It is understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of method embodiment 300 and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0525] This application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG9. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the above-described network-side device method embodiment. All implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0526] Specifically, embodiments of this application also provide a network-side device, which can be... Figure 11 The paging configuration device shown. For example... Figure 14 As shown, the network-side device 1400 includes: an antenna 1401, a radio frequency (RF) device 1402, a baseband device 1403, a processor 1404, and a memory 1405. The antenna 1401 is connected to the RF device 1402. In the uplink direction, the RF device 1402 receives information through the antenna 1401 and transmits the received information to the baseband device 1403 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 1403 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to the RF device 1402. The RF device 1402 processes the received information and transmits it through the antenna 1401.

[0527] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 1403, which includes a baseband processor.

[0528] The baseband device 1403 may include, for example, at least one baseband board on which multiple chips are disposed, such as... Figure 14As shown, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 1405 via a bus interface to call the program or instructions in the memory 1405 to execute the network-side device operation shown in the above method embodiment.

[0529] The network-side device may also include a network interface 1406, such as a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0530] The radio frequency device 1402 is used to send paging-related configuration information to a terminal. The configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. The paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. The paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information. The paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

[0531] Furthermore, the network-side device 1400 in this embodiment of the application also includes: a program or instructions stored in a memory 1405 and executable on a processor 1404, wherein the processor 1404 calls the program or instructions in the memory 1405 to execute. Figure 11 The methods executed by each module shown achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail here.

[0532] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described paging monitoring method embodiment or the various processes of the above-described paging configuration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0533] The processor mentioned above is either the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments or the processor in the network-side device. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transient readable storage medium.

[0534] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions. The various processes of the above-described paging monitoring method embodiment, or the various processes of the above-described paging configuration method embodiment, can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0535] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0536] This application also provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor through the various processes of the above-described paging monitoring method embodiment, or implements the various processes of the above-described paging configuration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0537] This application also provides a paging system, including: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the paging monitoring method described above, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the paging configuration method described above.

[0538] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0539] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of computer software products plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, they can also be implemented by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.), and the computer software product includes several instructions to cause the terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0540] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other implementations under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. All of these implementations are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A paging monitoring method, characterized in that, include: The terminal obtains paging-related configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; the paging information includes at least one of paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and paging physical downlink shared information (PDSCH); The terminal listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The paging-related configuration information also includes at least one of the following: Configuration information for advance paging indication information, wherein the advance paging indication information is used to indicate whether to listen for paging information; The number of paging-related events or paging-related event groups associated with a paging frame; Time and frequency resources for paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups; The number of times paging-related information carried by the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group is repeated; The coverage level of paging-related information carried by paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups; Paging related timing group information; Paging information for the relevant timing group's listening window; The starting offset of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; The correlation ratio between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; The correlation period between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; Frequency hopping information related to paging timing or paging timing groups; The paging-related timing group includes at least one paging-related timing for repeated transmission of paging-related information.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The starting offset of the paging-related timing includes at least one of the following: The starting offset of the first paging-related timing in each type of paging-related timing relative to the first position, or the starting offset of the first paging-related timing group in each type of paging-related timing group relative to the first position; The offset between adjacent paging-related opportunities for each type of paging-related opportunity; The offset between adjacent paging-related timing groups in each type of paging-related timing group; The first position includes at least one of the following: the start position of a paging frame, the start position of a paging advance indication frame, the end position of the last paging-related timing in the most recent paging-related timing of different types, and the end position of the last paging-related timing group in the most recent paging-related timing of different types.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes a paging timing, the type of paging timing includes at least one of the following: A first type of paging timing, wherein the first type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the first type of paging timing does not exceed a first threshold; the first type of paging timing corresponds to a first coverage level; at least some of the paging timings in the first type of paging timing are associated with a second type of paging timing; and the first type of paging timing is associated with a first reference signal or a first reference signal group. The second type of paging timing, wherein the second type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the second type of paging timing is greater than or equal to a second threshold; the second type of paging timing corresponds to a second coverage level; the second type of paging timing is associated with a second reference signal or a second reference signal group; the second type of paging timing is a paging timing that is additional to at least some of the first type of paging timings; and the search space of the paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) associated with the second type of paging timing is used only for paging reception. Wherein, the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the second threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the first coverage level is different from the second coverage level.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information, including: Based on the paging-related configuration information, the terminal listens for paging-related information at a paging-related time of the target type or a paging-related time group of the target type; wherein, the target type is the type of the paging-related time or paging-related time group associated with the terminal.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The target type of paging-related timing includes at least one of a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing; the terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information during the target type of paging-related timing, including one of the following: When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a paging timing of the first type, the terminal listens for paging information during the paging timing of the first type. When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a second type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information during the second type of paging timing; When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information during both the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The terminal determines the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group of the target type based on at least one of the following: the terminal's capabilities, the terminal's requirements, and channel conditions.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The terminal also determines the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group of the target type based on at least one of the following: core network configuration information, base station configuration information, and negotiation results between the terminal and the core network.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following: the terminal's radio frequency capability, the terminal's baseband processing capability, the terminal's transmit power capability, the terminal's demodulation capability, the terminal's decoding capability, the terminal's supported bandwidth capability, and the terminal's power consumption level.

10. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The requirements of the terminal include at least one of the following: the bandwidth requirements for terminal operation, the coverage requirements for the terminal, and the energy-saving requirements for the terminal.

11. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes a paging time, the terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information at the paging-related timing of the target type, including: Based on the paging-related configuration information, the terminal listens for paging information at the paging time of the target type during N paging cycles; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The paging information is repeatedly transmitted during the paging opportunities of the target type in the N paging cycles.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The step of listening to paging information at the paging time of the target type during N paging cycles includes: The terminal obtains paging information based on the listening results at paging times of the target type during N paging cycles.

13. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that, The terminal listens for paging information during the first type of paging opportunity and the second type of paging opportunity, including: The terminal listens for paging information during the paging opportunity of the first type; If the terminal does not receive paging information during the first type of paging opportunity, the terminal will listen for paging information during the second type of paging opportunity.

14. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that, The terminal listens for paging information during both the first type of paging opportunity and the second type of paging opportunity, including one of the following: The terminal obtains paging information based on the listening results at the paging opportunity of the second type; The terminal obtains paging information based on the listening results at the first type of paging time and the second type of paging time.

15. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that, The target type of paging-related timing group includes the second type of paging timing group; The terminal listens for paging-related information in the paging-related timing group of the target type, including: The terminal listens for paging information during the first paging opportunity in the second type of paging opportunity group; If the terminal does not receive paging information at the first paging opportunity, the terminal continues to listen for paging information at subsequent paging opportunities in the second type of paging opportunity group.

16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The terminal obtains paging information based on the listening results at the first type of paging opportunity and the second type of paging opportunity, including: The terminal obtains paging information based on the listening results at the first type of paging opportunity and the second type of paging opportunity, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met: The paging timing of the first type and the paging timing of the second type have the same paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission parameters. The paging timing of the first type and the paging timing of the second type carry the same PDSCH transmission parameters.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that, The repeated transmission of paging-related information includes one of the following methods: Repeated transmission is performed at the granularity of the paging PDCCH and the paging PDSCH scheduled by the paging PDCCH; First, repeat the paging PDCCH transmission, and then repeat the paging PDSCH transmission scheduled by the paging PDCCH.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes the paging timing, the paging PDCCH carried by the paging timing is detected based on the wideband demodulation reference signal DMRS.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes a paging time, the terminal listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, including: The terminal detects the DMRS of the paging PDCCH during the paging time; If no DMRS paging PDCCH is detected, the terminal stops listening for paging information.

20. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that, The paging-related configuration information is configured based on at least one of the following: each reference signal, each reference signal group, and the type of paging-related timing; and / or, The paging-related configuration information includes at least one of the following configurations or indications: Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB), Physical Layer Control Signalling, Core Network Signalling, and Paging Advance Indication Information.

21. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that, The terminal, based on the paging-related configuration information, listens for paging-related information, including: Based on the paging-related configuration information, the terminal listens for paging advance indication information; The terminal determines whether to listen to paging information based on the paging advance indication information it has received.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the paging advance indication information it has received.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, The terminal determines the paging timing for the monitored target type based on the pre-paging indication information it has received, including: The terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the number of repetitions or coverage level of the pre-paging indication information it has detected.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that, Before the terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the monitored paging advance indication information, the method further includes one of the following: The terminal determines the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging advance indication information based on the preamble associated with the received paging advance indication information; The terminal determines the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging advance indication information based on the indication information carried in the received paging advance indication information.

25. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that, When the paging advance indication information is carried on a low-power wake-up signal LP-WUS, the method further includes: the terminal, based on the configuration of the network-side device, obtaining the association of at least two of the following: the number of repetitions or coverage level of the low-power synchronization signal LP-SS, the number of repetitions or coverage level of LP-WUS, and the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging information, wherein the LP-SS is used at least for synchronization of the LP-WUS.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that, The terminal determines the paging timing for the monitored target type based on the number of repetitions or coverage level of the pre-paging indication information, including: The terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the correlation between the number of repetitions or coverage levels of the monitored LP-WUS and the number of repetitions or coverage levels of the paging information; wherein the paging advance indication information is carried by the LP-WUS.

27. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, The terminal determines the paging timing for the monitored target type based on the pre-paging indication information it has received, including: The terminal determines the paging timing for the target type based on the paging advance indication information configuration corresponding to the monitored paging advance indication information. The paging advance indication information configuration is associated with the paging timing of the target type, or the paging advance indication information configuration is associated with paging information of a specific number of repetitions or coverage level. The paging information of the specific number of repetitions or coverage level is the paging information transmitted during the paging timing of the target type.

28. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The paging advance indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Paging monitoring can be performed on specific types of paging times or specific groups of paging times. Whether to conduct paging monitoring during the second type of paging opportunity; The number of times the paging information carried by the paging timing is repeatedly transmitted; The coverage level of the paging information carried by the paging timing; Whether to listen for a second type or additional paging in advance.

29. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 28, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the type information of the paging advance indication timing includes at least one of the following: The first type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the first type of paging advance indication timing does not exceed a third threshold; the first type of paging advance indication timing corresponds to a third coverage level; the first type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a third reference signal or a third reference signal group; and at least some of the first type of paging advance indication timings are associated with a second type of paging advance indication timing. The second type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the second type of paging advance indication timing is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold; the paging advance indication device of the first type corresponds to a fourth coverage level; the second type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a fourth reference signal or a fourth reference signal group; at least some of the paging advance indication timings in the second type of paging advance indication timing are additional paging advance indication timings supplemented to the paging advance indication timings of the first type; and the search space of the paging PDCCH associated with the second type of paging advance indication timing is used only for paging reception. Wherein, the third threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the fourth threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the third coverage level is different from the fourth coverage level.

30. The method according to claim 28 or 29, characterized in that, The type of advance paging indication timing is related to the type of paging timing.

31. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 30, characterized in that, Within a paging advance indication information period, the paging advance indication information at the first type of paging advance indication timing is the same as the paging advance indication information at the second type of paging advance indication timing.

32. A paging configuration method, characterized in that, include: The network-side device sends paging-related configuration information to the terminal. This configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. The paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. The paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information. The paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

33. The method according to claim 32, characterized in that, The paging-related configuration information also includes at least one of the following: Configuration information for advance paging indication information, wherein the advance paging indication information is used to indicate whether to listen for paging information; The number of paging-related events or paging-related event groups associated with a paging frame; Time and frequency resources for paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups; The number of times paging-related information carried by the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group is repeated; The coverage level of paging-related information carried by paging-related timing or paging-related timing groups; Paging related timing group information; Paging information for the relevant timing group's listening window; The starting offset of the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; The correlation ratio between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; The correlation period between the target reference signal and the paging-related timing or paging-related timing group; Frequency hopping information related to paging timing or paging timing groups; The paging-related timing group includes at least one paging-related timing for repeated transmission of paging-related information.

34. The method according to claim 32 or 33, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes a paging timing, the type of paging timing includes at least one of the following: A first type of paging timing, wherein the first type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the first type of paging timing does not exceed a first threshold; the first type of paging timing corresponds to a first coverage level; at least some of the paging timings in the first type of paging timing are associated with a second type of paging timing; and the first type of paging timing is associated with a first reference signal or a first reference signal group. The second type of paging timing, wherein the second type of paging timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of paging information carried by the second type of paging timing is greater than or equal to a second threshold; the second type of paging timing corresponds to a second coverage level; the second type of paging timing is associated with a second reference signal or a second reference signal group; the second type of paging timing is a paging timing that is additional to at least some of the first type of paging timings; and the search space of the paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) associated with the second type of paging timing is used only for paging reception. Wherein, the first threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the second threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the first coverage level is different from the second coverage level.

35. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 34, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network-side device sends paging-related information of the paged terminal at a paging-related time of the target type or at a paging-related time group of the target type; wherein, the target type is the type of the paging-related time or paging-related time group associated with the paged terminal.

36. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 35, characterized in that, The method further includes: the network-side device acquiring the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal.

37. The method according to claim 36, characterized in that, The network-side device obtains the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal, including: The network-side device obtains the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal based on the core network configuration information or the terminal-reported information.

38. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 37, characterized in that, The method further includes: The network-side device sends a paging advance indication message to the terminal, and the paging advance indication message indicates when the terminal should listen for paging of the target type.

39. The method according to claim 38, characterized in that, The network-side device indicates the timing of paging for the target type of the terminal by the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the paging advance indication information.

40. The method according to claim 39, characterized in that, The network-side device indicates the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging advance indication information through the preamble associated with the paging advance indication information or the indication information carried in the paging advance indication information.

41. The method according to claim 38, characterized in that, When the paging advance indication information is carried based on the low-power wake-up signal LP-WUS, the method further includes: the network-side device configuring the terminal with at least two of the following associations: the number of repetitions or coverage level of the low-power synchronization signal LP-SS, the number of repetitions or coverage level of LP-WUS, and the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging information, wherein the LP-SS is used for synchronization with the LP-WUS.

42. The method according to claim 38, characterized in that, The method further includes: the network-side device configuring associated paging advance indication information for specific types of paging timing, or the network-side device configuring associated paging advance indication information for paging information with specific number of repeated transmissions or coverage levels.

43. The method according to claim 32, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing for the target type includes both a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, the method further includes: The network-side device sends paging information with the same transmission parameters or the same content at both the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing.

44. The method according to claim 33 or 34, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the type information of the paging-related timing includes at least one of the following: The first type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the first type of paging advance indication timing does not exceed a third threshold; the first type of paging advance indication timing corresponds to a third coverage level; the first type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a third reference signal or a third reference signal group; and at least some of the first type of paging advance indication timings are associated with a second type of paging advance indication timing. The second type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the second type of paging advance indication timing is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold; the paging advance indication device of the first type corresponds to a fourth coverage level; the second type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a fourth reference signal or a fourth reference signal group; at least some of the paging advance indication timings in the second type of paging advance indication timing are additional paging advance indication timings supplemented to the paging advance indication timings of the first type; and the search space of the paging PDCCH associated with the second type of paging advance indication timing is used only for paging reception. Wherein, the third threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the fourth threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the third coverage level is different from the fourth coverage level.

45. A paging and listening device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is used to acquire paging-related configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information; the paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing; the paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information; and the paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH. The receiving module is used to listen for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information.

46. ​​The apparatus according to claim 45, characterized in that, The receiving module listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, including: Based on the paging-related configuration information, paging-related information is monitored at paging-related times or paging-related time groups of the target type; wherein, the target type is the type of paging-related time or paging-related time group associated with the terminal.

47. The apparatus according to claim 46, characterized in that, The paging-related timing for the target type includes at least one of the paging timing for the first type and the paging timing for the second type; Based on the paging-related configuration information, the receiving module listens for paging-related information at paging-related times of the target type, including: When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a paging timing of the first type, the terminal listens for paging information during the paging timing of the first type. When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a second type of paging timing, the terminal listens for paging information during the second type of paging timing; When the paging-related timing of the target type includes a first type of paging timing and a second type of paging timing, paging information is monitored during both the first type of paging timing and the second type of paging timing.

48. The apparatus according to claim 46, characterized in that, Based on the paging-related configuration information, the receiving module listens for paging-related information at paging-related times of the target type. This paging listening includes: Based on the paging-related configuration information, paging information is monitored during paging events of the target type in N paging cycles; where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The paging information is repeatedly transmitted during the paging opportunities of the target type in the N paging cycles.

49. The apparatus according to any one of claims 45 to 48, characterized in that, The receiving module listens for paging-related information based on the paging-related configuration information, including: Based on the paging-related configuration information, listen for paging advance indication information; Based on the indication of the pre-paging instruction information received, determine whether to listen to paging information.

50. The apparatus according to claim 49, characterized in that, The processing module is also used to determine the paging timing of the target type based on the paging advance indication information detected.

51. The apparatus according to claim 50, characterized in that, The processing module is also used for one of the following: Based on the indication of the preamble associated with the received paging advance indication information, determine the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the paging advance indication information; Based on the indication information carried in the received advance paging indication information, the number of repetitions or the coverage level of the advance paging indication information are determined.

52. The apparatus according to claim 50, characterized in that, When the paging advance indication information is carried on a low-power wake-up signal LP-WUS, the processing module is further configured to: obtain the correlation between at least two of the following based on the configuration of the network-side device: the number of repetitions or coverage level of the low-power synchronization signal LP-SS, the number of repetitions or coverage level of LP-WUS, and the number of repetitions or coverage level of the paging information, wherein the LP-SS is used for synchronization with the LP-WUS.

53. The apparatus according to claim 52, characterized in that, The processing module determines the paging timing for the target type based on the number of repetitions or coverage level of the monitored paging advance indication information, including: Based on the correlation between the number of repetitions or coverage levels of the monitored LP-WUS and the number of repetitions or coverage levels of the paging information, the paging timing for the corresponding target type is determined; wherein, the paging advance indication information is carried by the LP-WUS.

54. The apparatus according to claim 49, characterized in that, The processing module determines the timing of paging in the target type based on the pre-paging indication information it has received, including: Based on the paging advance indication information configuration corresponding to the monitored paging advance indication information, the paging timing of the monitored target type is determined. The paging advance indication information configuration is associated with the paging timing of the target type, or the paging advance indication information configuration is associated with paging information of a specific number of repetitions or coverage level. The paging information of the specific number of repetitions or coverage level is the paging information transmitted on the paging timing of the target type.

55. The apparatus according to claim 49, characterized in that, When the paging-related timing includes a paging advance indication timing, the type information of the paging-related timing includes at least one of the following: The first type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the first type of paging advance indication timing does not exceed a third threshold; the first type of paging advance indication timing corresponds to a third coverage level; the first type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a third reference signal or a third reference signal group; and at least some of the first type of paging advance indication timings are associated with a second type of paging advance indication timing. The second type of paging advance indication timing satisfies at least one of the following: the number of repeated transmissions of the paging advance indication information carried by the second type of paging advance indication timing is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold; the paging advance indication device of the first type corresponds to a fourth coverage level; the second type of paging advance indication timing is associated with a fourth reference signal or a fourth reference signal group; at least some of the paging advance indication timings in the second type of paging advance indication timing are additional paging advance indication timings supplemented to the paging advance indication timings of the first type; and the search space of the paging PDCCH associated with the second type of paging advance indication timing is used only for paging reception. Wherein, the third threshold is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the fourth threshold is an integer greater than 1, and the third coverage level is different from the fourth coverage level.

56. A paging configuration device, characterized in that, include: The sending module is used to send paging-related configuration information to the terminal. The configuration information includes paging-related timing type information, which is related to at least one of the following: coverage level of paging-related information, number of repetitions of paging-related information, repetition transmission method of paging-related information, terminal type, terminal requirements, terminal capabilities, channel conditions, bearer method of paging-related information, and mapping method of paging-related information. The paging-related timing includes at least one of paging timing and paging advance indication timing. The paging-related information includes at least one of paging information and paging advance indication information. The paging information includes at least one of paging PDCCH and paging PDSCH.

57. The apparatus according to claim 56, characterized in that, The sending module is further configured to send paging-related information of the paged terminal at a paging-related time of the target type or at a paging-related time group of the target type, wherein the target type is the type of the paging-related time or paging-related time group associated with the paged terminal.

58. The apparatus according to claim 56, characterized in that, Also includes: The processing module is used to obtain the type of paging-related timing or paging-related timing group associated with the terminal.

59. A terminal, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions that can run on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the paging monitoring method as described in any one of claims 1 to 31.

60. A network-side device, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions that can run on the processor, the program or instructions being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the paging configuration method as described in any one of claims 32 to 44.

61. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, The readable storage medium stores a program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the paging monitoring method as described in any one of claims 1 to 31, or the steps of the paging configuration method as described in any one of claims 32 to 44.

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