A communication method and a communication device

Abstract

A communication method and device can uniformly manage one or more resource configurations through an uplink wake-up signal. This not only helps terminals to assemble and transmit packets, allowing terminals more sleep time, but also helps network devices identify whether uplink resources should be transmitted, avoiding frequent detection by network devices, thereby reducing the detection overhead and energy consumption of network devices.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communications, and more specifically, to a communication method and a communication apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] To meet the ever-increasing demand for data traffic, wireless networks are being rapidly deployed. During this process, energy consumption of wireless networks needs to be a key focus. On the one hand, as networks grow larger, network-side energy consumption continues to increase, significantly raising electricity costs for operators. The main reasons for this increased energy consumption are as follows: 1) The large-scale commercialization of active antenna units (AAUs) has significantly increased the number of antennas on the base station side, leading to a substantial increase in base station energy consumption; 2) The need to support higher data rates and larger traffic volumes requires more transmission bandwidth, which also increases energy consumption on the base station side; 3) The use of millimeter waves and terahertz frequencies has resulted in denser site deployments, meaning increased energy consumption. Therefore, network-side energy saving is a crucial area for continuous optimization research, both for current and future wireless communication systems. On the other hand, with the evolution of communication systems, research on reducing terminal-side power consumption continues. Examples include discontinuous reception (DRX) and bandwidth part (BWP) adaptation defined in 3GPP Rel-15; cross-timeslot scheduling and wake-up signal (WUS) based on the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) defined in 3GPP Rel-16; paging early indication (PEI) and PDCCH monitoring adaptation defined in 3GPP Rel-17; and support for low-power reception and low-power wake-up signals on the terminal side proposed in Rel-18.

[0003] Therefore, how to reduce energy consumption on both the network and terminal sides has become an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a communication device to reduce power consumption on the network side and the terminal side.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a communication method that can be applied to a first device, such as the first device, modules within the first device (e.g., circuits, processors, chips or chip systems (e.g., modem chips, also known as baseband chips, or system-on-chip (SoC) chips or system-in-package (SIP) chips containing modem cores), or logic nodes, logic modules, or software capable of implementing all or part of the functions of the first device). Exemplarily, the first device can be a terminal or a network device; the following description uses a terminal as an example.

[0006] The method includes: determining a first uplink wake-up signal, the first uplink wake-up signal being associated with a first time period, the first time period being associated with one or more resource configurations, the resources corresponding to the one or more resource configurations being used for transmitting uplink data, the first uplink wake-up signal being used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period; and sending the first uplink wake-up signal.

[0007] Based on the above method, the first uplink wake-up signal can indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period associated with the first uplink wake-up signal. This enables unified management of one or more resource configurations associated with the first time period. This not only helps terminals to accumulate packets for transmission, allowing terminals more sleep time, but also helps network devices identify whether uplink resources are to be transmitted, avoiding frequent detection by network devices, thereby reducing detection overhead and power consumption of network devices. Furthermore, compared to the unused transmission occasion–uplink control information (UTO-UCI) mechanism, this method is simpler to implement, and the transmission of the first uplink wake-up signal is not limited by the transmission timing of the configured authorized uplink data channel. Therefore, this method can better match dynamic service requirements.

[0008] In conjunction with the first aspect, in some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes a first field, the value of the first field includes a first value and a second value, the first value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are used during the first time period, and the second value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are not used during the first time period.

[0009] Based on the above implementation, the first uplink wake-up signal indicates whether or not to use all resource configurations associated with the first time period. This implementation method indicates low overhead.

[0010] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more resource configuration groups, wherein the resource configurations in the one or more resource configuration groups are the resource configurations used during the first time period.

[0011] Based on the above implementation method, it is possible to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period at the granularity of resource configuration groups, which is flexible and has low overhead.

[0012] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes an identifier of one or more first resource configurations, the one or more first resource configurations being resource configurations used during the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belonging to the one or more resource configurations.

[0013] Based on the above implementation method, resource configuration can be used as the granularity to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used in the first time period, which makes the indication more flexible.

[0014] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more frequency domain resources, the one or more frequency domain resources being frequency domain resources associated with the first time period, the one or more frequency domain resources being associated with one or more first resource configurations, the one or more first resource configurations being resource configurations used within the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belonging to the one or more resource configurations.

[0015] Based on the above implementation method, the resources for the first time period and the resource configuration used can be indicated by a single signaling signal, which is conducive to unifying signaling, reducing signaling overhead, and reducing the latency caused by multiple indications.

[0016] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes one or more second uplink wake-up signals; each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to a configuration resource in the one or more resource configurations, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used during the first time period.

[0017] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes one or more second uplink wake-up signals; each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to a resource configuration group, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration in the resource configuration group corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period.

[0018] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the method further includes: receiving first information, the first information being used to instruct adjustments to resources used for transmitting uplink data within the first time period; and adjusting the resources used for transmitting uplink data within the first time period based on the first information.

[0019] Based on the above implementation method, the terminal can further adjust the resource configuration used in the first time period based on the first information, which helps to reduce interference between terminals and ensure the reliability of data transmission.

[0020] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first information is further used to indicate one or more second resource configurations; the step of adjusting the resources used for transmitting uplink data in the first time period according to the first information includes: adjusting the resources used for transmitting uplink data in the first time period to the resources corresponding to the one or more second resource configurations according to the first information.

[0021] Based on the above implementation method, the terminal can adjust the resources used for transmitting uplink data in the first time period to the resources corresponding to one or more specified second resource configurations, which helps to increase the probability of successful adjustment, reduce interference between terminals, and ensure the reliability of data transmission.

[0022] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first information is also used to indicate a first operation, the first operation including at least one of the following: time domain offset or frequency domain offset; the step of adjusting the resources used for transmitting uplink data in the first time period according to the first information includes: performing a first operation on the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in the first time period according to the first information.

[0023] Based on the above implementation method, the terminal can adjust the resources used for transmitting uplink data in the first time period according to the specified adjustment method, which helps to increase the probability of successful adjustment, reduce interference between terminals, and ensure the reliability of data transmission.

[0024] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first time period includes one or more second time periods; the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period, including: the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the one or more second time periods.

[0025] Based on the above implementation method, the first time period can be divided into one or more second time periods. The terminal sends uplink data in one or more second time periods, which helps to improve the flexibility of time allocation, further match dynamic business needs, and thus reduce terminal power consumption.

[0026] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first time period includes multiple second time periods, and different second time periods satisfy at least one of the following: different time domain start positions, different durations, or different periods.

[0027] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the method further includes: sending second information, the second information being used to instruct adjustments to resources used for transmitting uplink data.

[0028] Based on the above implementation method, the terminal can further instruct adjustments to the resource configuration used in the first time period to further match dynamic business needs, thereby reducing terminal energy consumption.

[0029] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the second information is used to indicate adjustments to the resources used for transmitting uplink data, including at least one of the following: the second information is used to indicate early termination of the use of the resource configuration used for uplink transmission; the second information is used to indicate that the resource configuration used for uplink transmission is not used during a portion of the first time period; or, the second information is used to indicate an extension of the time for using the resource configuration used for uplink transmission.

[0030] Based on the above implementation, it is helpful to further match dynamic business needs. For example, when the data packet is small, the second information can indicate the early termination of the resource configuration used for uplink transmission, thus freeing up resources and improving resource utilization. As another example, when there is no business demand for a period of time, the second information can indicate that the resource configuration used for uplink transmission should not be used for a portion of the first time period, allowing for better utilization of dynamic business needs, freeing up resources, and improving resource utilization. Furthermore, if there is still uplink data to be sent at the end of the first time period, the second information can indicate extending the first time period, thus ensuring the reliability of data transmission.

[0031] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the second information is also used to indicate one or more third resource configurations, which belong to the resource configurations used during the first time period indicated by the first uplink wake-up signal.

[0032] Based on the above implementation method, it is possible to adjust the usage of specified resource configurations, and the instructions are more flexible.

[0033] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the second information is carried in at least one of the following signals: a third uplink wake-up signal, uplink control information, or a physical random access channel (PRACH).

[0034] In conjunction with the first aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal is a physical layer signal.

[0035] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide a communication method that can be applied to a second device, such as a second device, a module (e.g., a circuit, processor, chip, or chip system (e.g., a modem chip, or a SoC chip or SIP chip containing a modem core) within the second device, or a logic node, logic module, or software capable of implementing all or part of the functions of the second device. Exemplarily, the second device can be a terminal or a network device; the following description uses a network device as an example.

[0036] The method includes: receiving a first uplink wake-up signal, the first uplink wake-up signal being associated with a first time period, the first time period being associated with one or more resource configurations, the resources corresponding to the one or more resource configurations being used for transmitting uplink data, the first uplink wake-up signal being used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period; and receiving uplink data according to the first uplink wake-up signal.

[0037] Based on the above method, the use of one or more resource configurations within a first time period associated with the first uplink wake-up signal can be determined. This allows for unified management of one or more resource configurations associated with the first time period. This not only helps terminals accumulate packets for transmission, giving them more sleep time, but also helps network devices identify whether uplink resources are being transmitted, avoiding frequent detection by network devices and thus reducing detection overhead and power consumption. Furthermore, compared to the UTO-UCI mechanism, this method is simpler to implement, and the transmission of the first uplink wake-up signal is not limited by the transmission timing of the configured authorized uplink data channel. Therefore, this method can better match dynamic service requirements.

[0038] In conjunction with the second aspect, in some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes a first field, the value of which includes a first value and a second value. The first value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are used during the first time period, and the second value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are not used during the first time period.

[0039] Based on the above implementation, it is possible to determine whether or not to use all resource configurations associated with the first time period based on the first uplink wake-up signal. This implementation method indicates low overhead.

[0040] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more resource configuration groups, wherein the resource configuration in the one or more resource configuration groups is the resource configuration used during the first time period.

[0041] Based on the above implementation method, it is possible to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period at the granularity of resource configuration groups, which is flexible and has low overhead.

[0042] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes an identifier of one or more first resource configurations, the one or more first resource configurations being resource configurations used during the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belonging to the one or more resource configurations.

[0043] Based on the above implementation method, resource configuration can be used as the granularity to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used in the first time period, which makes the indication more flexible.

[0044] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more frequency domain resources, the one or more frequency domain resources being frequency domain resources associated with the first time period, the one or more frequency domain resources being associated with one or more first resource configurations, the one or more first resource configurations being resource configurations used within the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belonging to the one or more resource configurations.

[0045] Based on the above implementation method, the resources for the first time period and the resource configuration used can be indicated by a single signaling signal, which is conducive to unifying signaling, reducing signaling overhead, and reducing the latency caused by multiple indications.

[0046] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes one or more second uplink wake-up signals; each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to a configuration resource in the one or more resource configurations, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used during the first time period.

[0047] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal includes one or more second uplink wake-up signals; each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to a resource configuration group, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration in the resource configuration group corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period.

[0048] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the method further includes: determining, based on the first uplink wake-up signal, that the resource configuration used in the first time period overlaps with the second resource, wherein the second resource is an uplink resource used by other devices; and sending first information, wherein the first information is used to adjust the resources used for transmitting uplink data in the first time period.

[0049] Based on the above implementation, the network device, based on the first uplink wake-up signal indicating that the resources used in the first time period are overlapping with the uplink resources of other devices, instructs the terminal to adjust the resources used for uplink transmission to avoid interference.

[0050] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first information is also used to indicate one or more second resource configurations.

[0051] Based on the above implementation method, the resource configuration to be adjusted can be specified, which helps to increase the probability of successful adjustment, reduce interference between terminals, and ensure the reliability of data transmission.

[0052] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first information is also used to indicate a first operation, which includes at least one of the following: time-domain offset or frequency-domain offset.

[0053] Based on the above implementation method, the method of adjusting resources can be specified, which helps to increase the probability of successful adjustment, reduce interference between terminals, and ensure the reliability of data transmission.

[0054] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first time period includes one or more second time periods; the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period, including: the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the one or more second time periods.

[0055] Based on the above implementation method, the first time period can be divided into one or more second time periods. The terminal sends uplink data in one or more second time periods, which helps to improve the flexibility of time allocation, further match dynamic business needs, and thus reduce the energy consumption of network equipment.

[0056] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first time period includes multiple second time periods, and different second time periods satisfy at least one of the following: different time domain start positions, different durations, or different periods.

[0057] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the method further includes: receiving second information, the second information being used to instruct adjustments to resources used for transmitting uplink data; the step of receiving uplink data according to the first uplink wake-up signal includes: receiving uplink data according to the first uplink wake-up signal and the second information.

[0058] Based on the above implementation method, the second information can be used to further identify whether uplink resources are being transmitted, avoiding unnecessary monitoring by network devices, thereby helping to reduce the detection overhead and energy consumption of network devices.

[0059] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the second information is used to indicate adjustments to the resources used for transmitting uplink data, including at least one of the following: the second information is used to indicate early termination of the use of the resource configuration used for uplink transmission; the second information is used to indicate that the resource configuration used for uplink transmission is not used during a portion of the first time period; or, the second information is used to indicate an extension of the time for using the resource configuration used for uplink transmission.

[0060] Based on the above implementation, it is helpful to further match dynamic business needs. For example, when the data packet is small, the second information can indicate the early termination of the resource configuration used for uplink transmission, thus freeing up resources and improving resource utilization. As another example, when there is no business demand for a period of time, the second information can indicate that the resource configuration used for uplink transmission should not be used for a portion of the first time period, allowing for better utilization of dynamic business needs, freeing up resources, and improving resource utilization. Furthermore, if there is still uplink data to be sent at the end of the first time period, the second information can indicate extending the first time period, thus ensuring the reliability of data transmission.

[0061] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the second information is also used to indicate one or more third resource configurations, which belong to the resource configurations used during the first time period indicated by the first uplink wake-up signal.

[0062] Based on the above implementation method, it is possible to adjust the usage of specified resource configurations, and the instructions are more flexible.

[0063] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the second information is carried in at least one of the following signals: a third uplink wake-up signal, uplink control information, or PRACH.

[0064] In conjunction with the second aspect or its implementation, in some other implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal is a physical layer signal.

[0065] Thirdly, embodiments of this application provide a communication device that has the function of implementing the method described in any of the above aspects or any of its implementations. For example, the communication device includes modules, units, or means corresponding to the operations involved in the method described in any of the above aspects or any of its implementations. These modules, units, or means can be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware.

[0066] Fourthly, embodiments of this application provide a communication device including an interface circuit and one or more processors. The one or more processors are coupled to a memory. The memory stores part or all of the necessary computer programs, code, or instructions for implementing the functions described in any of the above aspects or any of their implementations. The one or more processors can execute the computer programs, code, or instructions, causing the communication device to implement the methods described in any of the above aspects or any of their implementations when executed. The interface circuit is used to implement the communication functions within the communication device and / or the communication functions between the communication device and other devices or components.

[0067] In one possible design, the processor is used to communicate with other devices or components through the interface circuit.

[0068] In one possible design, the communication device may also include the memory.

[0069] The aforementioned communication device may be a terminal, or a communication module in a terminal, or a chip in a terminal that is responsible for communication functions, such as a modem chip or a SoC or SIP chip containing a modem module.

[0070] The aforementioned communication device may also be a network device, a module (e.g., a circuit, chip, or chip system) within a network device, or a logical node, logical module, or software that can implement all or part of a network device.

[0071] Fifthly, embodiments of this application provide a communication system including at least one of the first or second devices described above.

[0072] Sixthly, embodiments of this application provide a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, programs, or code, which, when read and executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the above aspects or any implementation thereof.

[0073] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this application provide a computer program product that, when read and executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in any of the above aspects or any of their implementations.

[0074] Eighthly, embodiments of this application provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the method provided in any of the above aspects or any of the implementations to be executed.

[0075] Ninthly, embodiments of this application provide a chip or chip system, including an interface circuit and one or more processors. The one or more processors are coupled to a memory. The memory is used to store part or all of a computer program, code, or instructions necessary for implementing the functions involved in the methods described in any of the above aspects or any of their implementations. The one or more processors are executable to the computer program, code, or instructions, causing the communication device to implement the methods described in any of the above aspects or any of their implementations when the computer program, code, or instructions are executed. The interface circuit is used to implement communication functions within the communication device and / or communication functions between the communication device and other devices or components.

[0076] In one possible design, the processor is used to communicate with other devices or components through the interface circuit.

[0077] In one possible design, the chip or chip system may also include the memory. Attached Figure Description

[0078] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the network architecture applicable to embodiments of this application.

[0079] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the open access network architecture according to an embodiment of this application.

[0080] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of this application.

[0081] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the DRX cycle.

[0082] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a wake-up signal.

[0083] Figure 6 This is a schematic flowchart of a communication method 600 provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0084] Figure 7 This is an example of the temporal relationship of the first uplink wake-up signal in the first time period.

[0085] Figure 8 This is another example of the temporal relationship of the first uplink wake-up signal in the first time period.

[0086] Figure 9 This is another example of the temporal relationship of the first uplink wake-up signal in the first time period.

[0087] Figure 10 This is a diagram of a time window.

[0088] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the transmission timing under different configuration authorizations of the physical uplink shared channel.

[0089] Figure 12 This is an example of the correspondence between the first uplink wake-up signal and resource configuration.

[0090] Figure 13 This is an example of multiple second uplink wake-up signals jointly indicating whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period.

[0091] Figure 14 This is an example of adjusting the resources for uplink transmission.

[0092] Figure 15 This is an example of prematurely terminating the use of resource configurations for uplink transmission.

[0093] Figure 16 This is another example of prematurely terminating the use of resource configurations for uplink transmissions.

[0094] Figure 17 This is an example of skipping a portion of the first time period.

[0095] Figure 18 This is an example of extending the first time period.

[0096] Figure 19 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an apparatus provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0097] Figure 20 This is another schematic diagram of the device provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0098] Figure 21 This is a schematic diagram of a chip system provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0099] Before introducing the embodiments of this application, the following description is provided.

[0100] The terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably. "For indicating" or "indication" can include both direct and indirect indication, or in other words, "for indicating" or "indication" can be explicit and / or implicit. Various numerical designations such as "first," "second," etc., are merely for descriptive convenience and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of this application, such as distinguishing different messages or different information. "Predefined" can be implemented by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in the device; this application does not limit the specific implementation method. The "protocol" involved can refer to standard protocols in the field of communications, such as the Long Term Evolution (LTE) protocol, the New Radio (NR) protocol, and related protocols applied to future communication systems; this application does not limit this. Words such as "exemplary," "for example," "exemplarily," and "as (another) example" are used to indicate that something is being used as an example, illustration, or description. Any embodiment or design described as an "example" in this application should not be construed as being better or more advantageous than other embodiments or designs. The terms "comprising," "including," "having," and variations thereof all mean "including but not limited to," unless otherwise specifically emphasized. "Multiple" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can mean: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, and c can mean: a, or, b, or, c, or, a and b, or, a and c, or, b and c, or, a, b, and c. Here, a, b, and c can be single or multiple. Descriptions relating to network element A sending messages, information, or data to network element B, and network element B receiving messages, information, or data from network element A, aim to specify which network element the message, information, or data is intended for, without specifying whether the transmission is direct or indirect via other network elements. Descriptions such as "when," "under the circumstances," "if," and "if" indicate that the device will take corresponding action under certain objective conditions, not a time limit, and do not require the device to perform a judgment action during implementation, nor do they imply any other limitations. The terms "greater than" and "greater than or equal to" are interchangeable, as are "less than" and "less than or equal to."

[0101] The following describes a communication system to which embodiments of this application can be applied.

[0102] The embodiments of this application can be applied to various communication systems, including but not limited to: 5th generation (5G) systems or NR systems, LTE systems, long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, etc. They can also be applied to future communication systems. Furthermore, they can be applied to device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, long term evolution-vehicle (LTE-V) communication, long term evolution-machine (LTE-M) communication, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine-type communication (MTC), Internet of Things (IoT) communication systems, narrow band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) systems, or other communication systems. The embodiments of this application can also be applied to reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) communication systems, satellite communication systems, high altitude platform station (HAPS) communication systems, and non-terrestrial network (NTN) systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Examples include integrated communication and navigation (ICAN) systems, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), and ultra-dense low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems. Furthermore, it can be extended to similar wireless communication systems, such as wireless local area networks (WLANs), wireless-fidelity (WiFi), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WIMAX), and other 3GPP-related communication systems.

[0103] The communication system applicable to embodiments of this application may include one or more transmitting devices and one or more receiving devices. Optionally, one of the transmitting device and the receiving device may be a terminal, and the other may be a network device. Optionally, both the transmitting device and the receiving device may be terminals. Optionally, both the transmitting device and the receiving device may be network devices.

[0104] The embodiments of this application can be applied to scenarios where both wide-coverage base stations and small-coverage base stations coexist, such as macro-micro scenarios. The embodiments of this application can also be applied to macro-micro scenarios composed of base stations of different forms in future networks, such as scenarios with super base stations (super BS) and ground stations. Super base stations can take various forms, such as satellite, air balloon, and drone stations, while ground stations can take various forms, such as macro stations, small stations, and micro stations.

[0105] For example, Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a network architecture applicable to embodiments of this application is shown.

[0106] Figure 1 A possible, non-limiting system schematic diagram is shown. For example... Figure 1 As shown, the communication system 1000 includes a radio access network (RAN) 100 and a core network (CN) 200. RAN 100 includes at least one RAN node (e.g., ...). Figure 1 110a and 110b (collectively referred to as 110) and at least one terminal (such as Figure 1 RAN 100, denoted as RAN 120a-120j, is collectively referred to as RAN 120. RAN 100 may also include other RAN nodes, such as wireless relay equipment and / or wireless backhaul equipment. Figure 1 (Not shown in the image). Terminal 120 is connected to RAN node 110 wirelessly. RAN node 110 is connected to core network 200 wirelessly or via wired connection. The core network equipment in core network 200 and RAN node 110 in RAN 100 can be different physical devices, or they can be the same physical device integrating core network logical functions and radio access network logical functions.

[0107] A terminal is a device or module that connects to the aforementioned communication system and possesses corresponding communication functions. Terminals can also be called terminal equipment, user equipment (UE), mobile station, mobile terminal, etc. Terminals can be widely used in various scenarios, such as D2D, V2X, MTC, IoT, virtual reality, augmented reality, industrial control, autonomous driving, telemedicine, smart grids, smart furniture, smart offices, smart wearables, intelligent transportation, and smart cities. The terminal can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, wearable device, vehicle device (such as a complete vehicle device, vehicle module, vehicle chip, on-board unit (OBU) or telematics box (T-BOX)), flight equipment (e.g., drone, helicopter, airplane, hot air balloon), ship, robot, robotic arm, smart home device, transportation vehicle with wireless communication capabilities, communication module, smart point of sale (POS) machine, customer-premises equipment (CPE), light user equipment (light UE), reduced capability user equipment (REDCAP UE), vehicle-mounted equipment (e.g., car, bicycle, electric vehicle, airplane, ship, train, high-speed rail, etc.), satellite terminal, etc. The embodiments of this application do not limit the device form of the terminal. The terminal typically contains a communication module, circuit, or chip that performs the corresponding communication function. The terminal can also be configured with program instructions for performing the corresponding communication function.

[0108] RAN 100 can be a 3GPP-related cellular system, such as a 4G, 5G mobile communication system, or a future-oriented evolution system. RAN 100 can also be an open access network (O-RAN or ORAN), a cloud radio access network (CRAN), or a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. RAN 100 can also be a communication system that integrates two or more of the above systems.

[0109] RAN node 110, sometimes also referred to as access network equipment, RAN entity, or access node, constitutes part of the communication system and assists terminals in achieving wireless access. Multiple RAN nodes 110 in the communication system 1000 can be of the same type or different types. In some scenarios, the roles of RAN node 110 and terminal 120 are relative, for example... Figure 1Network element 120i can be a helicopter or a drone, and it can be configured as a mobile base station. For terminals 120j that access RAN 100 through network element 120i, network element 120i is a base station; however, for base station 110a, network element 120i is a terminal. RAN node 110 and terminal 120 are sometimes referred to as communication devices, for example... Figure 1 Network elements 110a and 110b can be understood as communication devices with base station functions, while network elements 120a-120j can be understood as communication devices with terminal functions.

[0110] In one possible scenario, a RAN node can be a base station, an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), an access point (AP), a transmit / receive point (TRP), a next-generation NodeB (gNB), a base station in a future mobile communication system, or an access node in a WiFi system, etc. Figure 1 110a), micro base stations or indoor stations (such as Figure 1 The RAN node can be a relay node or donor node (as described in section 110b), or a wireless controller in a CRAN scenario. Optionally, the RAN node can also be a server, wearable device, vehicle, or in-vehicle equipment. For example, the access network equipment in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can be a roadside unit (RSU). All or part of the functions of the RAN node in this application can also be implemented through software functions running on hardware, or through virtualization functions instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform). The RAN node can also be equipped with communication modules, circuits, or chips that perform corresponding communication functions. The RAN node can also be configured with program instructions for performing corresponding communication functions and corresponding program instructions. The RAN node in this application can also be a logical node, logical module, or software capable of implementing all or part of the RAN node functions.

[0111] In another possible scenario, multiple RAN nodes collaborate to assist the terminal in achieving wireless access, with different RAN nodes each implementing a portion of the base station's functions. For example, RAN nodes can be central units (CUs), distributed units (DUs), CU-control plane (CPs), CU-user plane (UPs), or radio units (RUs), etc. CUs and DUs can be configured separately or included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). RUs can be included in radio equipment or radio units, such as remote radio units (RRUs), AAUs, or remote radioheads (RRHs).

[0112] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU, or RU may have different names, but those skilled in the art will understand their meaning. For example, in an ORAN system, CU can also be called O-CU (open CU), DU can also be called O-DU, CU-CP can also be called O-CU-CP, CU-UP can also be called O-CU-UP, and RU can also be called O-RU. For ease of description, this application uses CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU, and RU as examples. Any of the units among CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU, and RU in this application can be implemented through software modules, hardware modules, or a combination of software and hardware modules.

[0113] For ease of understanding, combined with Figure 2 This paper briefly introduces the O-RAN architecture of embodiments of this application. From Figure 2 As can be seen from this, the O-RAN architecture includes: the first network unit, the second network unit, the third network unit, O-eNB, O-CU-CP, O-CU-UP, O-DU, O-RU, and O-cloud.

[0114] Figure 2The network elements (also called nodes) can be interconnected. For example, the first network unit connects to the O-cloud via the O2 interface; the first network unit connects to the third network unit, O-eNB, O-CU-CP, O-CU-UP, O-DU, and O-RU via the O1 interface; the first network unit connects to the O-RU via the open fronthaul management plane (M-Plane) interface; the O-DU connects to the O-RU via the open fronthaul M-Plane interface and the open fronthaul control / user / synchronization plane (C / U / S-Plane) interface; the third network unit connects to the O-eNB, O-CU-CP, O-CU-UP, and O-DU via the E2 interface; the O-CU-CP connects to the O-DU via the F1-c interface; the O-CU-UP connects to the O-DU via the F1-u interface; and the O-CU-CP connects to the O-CU-UP via the E1 interface. Figure 2 For a detailed description of the interface shown, please refer to the existing standards; it will not be repeated here.

[0115] One possible example is that the first network unit could be a service management and orchestration framework (SMO), or a network unit with similar functionality to an SMO; there is no limitation on which one.

[0116] One possible example is that the second network element can be a Non-RT RIC, or a network element with similar functionality to a Non-RT RIC; there is no limitation on this.

[0117] One possible example is that the third network unit could be a Near-RT RIC, or a network unit with similar functionality to Near-RT RIC; there is no limitation on this.

[0118] O-RAN aims to achieve an intelligent and open access network. A key feature of the O-RAN architecture is the separation of hardware and software, enabling the virtualization of network functions and the standardization of hardware. Furthermore, O-RAN can incorporate artificial intelligence (AI).

[0119] In the embodiments of this application, the access network device may also be simply referred to as a network device.

[0120] Network devices and / or terminal devices can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; they can also be deployed on water; and they can also be deployed in the air on drones, airplanes, balloons, and satellites. This application does not limit the scenario in which the network devices and terminal devices are located.

[0121] Furthermore, terminal devices and network devices can be hardware devices, software functions running on dedicated hardware, or software functions running on general-purpose hardware, such as virtualization functions instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform). Alternatively, they can be entities that include both dedicated and general-purpose hardware devices and software functions. This application does not limit the specific form of terminal devices and network devices. Unless otherwise specified, the means for implementing the functions of a terminal or network device in this application can refer to the terminal or network device itself, or it can refer to a means that enables the terminal or network device to implement that function, such as a chip system or chip, specifically a SoC or modem. This means can be installed in the terminal or network device. In the embodiments of this application, the chip system can be composed of chips or can include chips and other discrete devices.

[0122] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of this application.

[0123] like Figure 3 As shown, the terminal includes a main module and a low-power module.

[0124] The main module can also be called the main radio, main receiver, communication main module, or main circuit. The main module is used to receive or transmit signaling, data, and measurement signals. The main module can also be replaced by the first module.

[0125] Low-power modules can also be called low-power radios (LP-R or LR), wake-up receivers (WUR), low-power wake-up receivers (LP-WUR), wake-up circuits, communication auxiliary modules, or auxiliary circuits. The power consumption of a low-power module is lower than that of the main module. Low-power modules are used to receive and / or transmit low-power signals (such as low-power wake-up signals, low-power synchronization signals, low-power measurement signals, etc.), and to notify the main module of wake-up / sleep / monitoring information. Low-power modules can also be replaced by a second module.

[0126] It should be understood that a terminal may not need a low-power module if it does not transmit or receive low-power signals or information.

[0127] It should be noted that some embodiments in this article use a 5G system as an example to illustrate specific solution details. It is understood that when this solution is used in other communication systems, such as LTE systems or future communication systems, the messages, channels, or information in the solution can be replaced with messages, channels, or information in other communication systems that can achieve the corresponding functions, and this application does not limit this.

[0128] Furthermore, the network architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of this application are for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0129] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of this application, some concepts or terms involved in the embodiments of this application will be briefly explained.

[0130] The concepts and terms described below are based on those specified in the agreement, but do not imply that the embodiments of this application can only be applied to existing systems. The concepts and terms involved in the embodiments of this application can be applied to future systems. Furthermore, the specific names of the concepts or terms (e.g., concepts or terms related to functional descriptions) may be adjusted as future systems develop.

[0131] 1. DTX and DRX

[0132] In wireless communication systems, DTX and DRX are two important energy-saving mechanisms, primarily used to reduce the power consumption of access network equipment and terminals, and to optimize network resources. These two mechanisms are widely used in cellular networks (such as 4G LTE and 5G NR).

[0133] 2. Terminal DRX

[0134] In real-world applications, terminals don't constantly interact with the network. For example, terminals don't always upload or download data, and voice data isn't always transmitted during calls. Most of the time, there's no data interaction between the terminal and the network. If the terminal continuously monitors the downlink control channel (such as the physical downlink control channel, PDCCH) during this period, its power consumption would be significant. Therefore, to ensure effective data transmission, a mechanism to save terminal power, namely DRX, has been proposed.

[0135] Under the terminal's DRX mechanism, when the network has service data to send to the terminal, the terminal monitors the downlink control channel; otherwise, the terminal shuts down the receiver and stops continuously monitoring the downlink control channel, in order to save the terminal's power consumption and extend the terminal's standby time.

[0136] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the DRX cycle.

[0137] like Figure 4 As shown, a DRX cycle includes an on-duration period and an off-duration period. The on-duration period is when the terminal monitors the downlink control channel; during this period, the terminal is in an active state, and this period is called the "active period." The off-duration period, which is the period outside the on-duration period, is the sleep period; during this period, the terminal enters a sleep state to save power and does not monitor the downlink control channel, and this period is called the "dormant period."

[0138] The terminal's DRX can include connected DRX (C-DRX) and idle DRX (i-DRX).

[0139] The terminal's DRX parameters can be configured via RRC signaling, which is a semi-static configuration.

[0140] The configuration parameters for the terminal's DRX can include at least one of the following parameters:

[0141] 1) Period: The configuration parameters of DRX can include two periods, namely long period and short period;

[0142] 2) The length of the active duration, also known as the active time. The active duration can be greater than or equal to the length of the active time. For example, if drx-InactivityTimer is not configured, the active duration can be the active time. If drx-InactivityTimer is configured, the active duration can be greater than the length of the active time.

[0143] 3) Other parameters in the DRX configuration (DRX-Config, DRX-ConfigExt-v1700, DRX-ConfigExt2-v1800).

[0144] DRX-Config, DRX-ConfigExt-v1700, and DRX-ConfigExt2-v1800 are used to configure DRX-related parameters, which may include at least one of the following parameters: drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL, drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerUL, drx-Inactivity Timer, drx-LongCycleStartOffset, drx-NonIntegerLongCycleStartOffset, drx-NonIntegerShortCycle, drx-onDuration Timer, drx-Retransmission TimerDL, drx-Retransmission TimerUL, drx-ShortCycle Timer, drx-ShortCycle, drx-SlotOffset, drx-TimeReferenceSFN, and shortDRX. Descriptions of these parameters can be found in the corresponding sections of 3GPP standard protocol 38.331, and will not be detailed here.

[0145] 3. Cell DTX and DRX (i.e., cell DTXDRX)

[0146] Under the DTX and DRX mechanisms of a cell, network devices may not transmit and / or receive certain channels or signals during certain time periods within a cycle. The cell's DTX and DRX related parameters can be activated / deactivated by RRC signaling or DCI. The cell's DTX and DRX mechanisms can be configured and activated separately. When configuring the cell's DTX and DRX mechanisms, the activation time periods and cycle parameters can be shared.

[0147] The configuration parameters for a cell's DTX and DRX can include at least one of the following parameters:

[0148] 1) cellDTXDRX-onDurationTimer, this parameter is used to configure the on duration period;

[0149] 2) cellDTXDRX-CycleStartOffset, this parameter is used to configure the cycle and starting offset, where the starting offset can be a subframe-level offset;

[0150] 3) cellDTXDRX-SlotOffse, this parameter is used to configure the slot offset;

[0151] 4) cellDTXDRXConfigType: This parameter describes the configuration type. The configuration type can be cell DTX, cell DRX, or cell DTX and cell DRX.

[0152] 5) cellDTXDRX-activationStatus, this parameter is used to configure the initial activation status.

[0153] The descriptions of these parameters can be found in the relevant chapters of 3GPP standard protocol 38.331, and will not be detailed here.

[0154] 4. Wake-up signal (WUS)

[0155] To reduce wireless power consumption, WUS (Wireless Network Controller) was introduced. Downlink (DL) WUS is used to wake up the terminal, enabling it to monitor the downlink control channel during the DRX (Digital Reduction) activation period associated with DL WUS. If no DL WUS signal is received or if DL WUS indicates that the terminal should not monitor the downlink control channel, the terminal enters sleep mode to conserve power. Uplink (UL) WUS is used to wake up network devices, enabling them to monitor uplink signals or uplink channels during the DRX activation period associated with UL WUS. If no UL WUS signal is received or if UL WUS indicates that the network device should not monitor the uplink signal or uplink channel, the network device can choose not to monitor the uplink signal or uplink channel during the DRX activation period associated with UL WUS.

[0156] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a wake-up signal. Figure 5 Taking UL WUS as an example, such as Figure 5 As shown, when UL WUS is received, the network device monitors the uplink signal or uplink channel during the DRX activation period; when UL WUS is not received, the network device does not monitor the uplink signal or uplink channel during the DRX activation period.

[0157] In the embodiments of this application, WUS can also be replaced with a low-power signal or a narrowband signal. The low-power signal or narrowband signal can also be called low-power WUS (LP-WUS). Low-power signals or narrowband signals may include at least one of the following signals: linear frequency modulated chirp signals, on-off keying (OOK) signals (such as OOK-1, OOK-2, OOK-3, OOK-4, etc.), low-power sequence signals (such as Gold sequence signals, M sequence signals, ZC sequence signals, chirp sequence signals, Walsh sequence signals, Golay sequence signals, Kasami sequence signals, low-density sequence signals, discrete fourier transform (DFT) / fast fourier transform (FFT) sequence signals, quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signals, symbol-based sequence signals, etc.), amplitude shift keying (ASK) signals, frequency shift keying (FSK) signals, or orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals. Alternatively, the low-power signal or narrowband signal can also be a signal obtained by optimizing the above-mentioned signals, etc., and this application does not limit this. Optionally, the low-power signal or narrowband signal can be a digital signal or an analog signal, without limitation.

[0158] The aforementioned DTX and DRX mechanisms are semi-statically configured and have regular sleep and activation periods within a cycle, which can be regarded as regular sleep-wake mechanisms.

[0159] 5. Uplink skipping (UL skipping) mechanism

[0160] When a network device issues an uplink grant (UL grant), for terminals that support UL skipping or have UL skipping capability, if there is no data to send, the terminal does not need to send empty padding packets, thereby saving power.

[0161] The above-mentioned UL skipping mechanism has the following problems: 1) The network side cannot know whether UL skipping or transmission error has occurred; 2) Even if UL skipping occurs, the network side cannot dynamically schedule this part of the uplink resources, resulting in low resource utilization.

[0162] 6. Unused transmission occasion – uplink control information (UTO-UCI)

[0163] To address the aforementioned issues with the UL skipping mechanism, UTO-UCI was introduced. UTO-UCI is multiplexed within the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of a configured grant (CG) to indicate whether to use the transmission occasion (TO) (or multiple CG PUSCH resources) associated with it. One UTO-UCI can be associated with 3 to 8 CG PUSCH TOs. A UTO-UCI may include a bitmap, where one bit corresponds to one CG PUSCH TO. For example, a UTO-UCI containing 010 indicates that the usage of the three CG PUSCH resources following the UTO-UCI is as follows: the first CG PUSCH resource after the UTO-UCI is used, the second CG PUSCH resource after the UTO-UCI is not used, and the third CG PUSCH resource after the UTO-UCI is used.

[0164] The above-mentioned UTO-UCI mechanism has the following problems:

[0165] 1) A CG PUSCH TO that has already been marked as "Useful" cannot be marked as "Unused" again;

[0166] 2) The above UTO-UCI mechanism does not support UTO indication across CG PUSCH configurations. For example, if there are CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2, the CG PUSCH TO corresponding to CG PUSCH configuration 1 cannot be used to transmit UTO-UCI indicating the usage of the CG PUSCH TO corresponding to CG PUSCH configuration 2.

[0167] The relevant terms used in the embodiments of this application have been described above, and will not be explained further below.

[0168] As mentioned above, under the UTO-UCI mechanism, UTO-UCI is bound to CG PUSCH, and UTO-UCI can only be transmitted when there is CG PUSCH transmission. This method is incompatible with dynamic business requirements. Furthermore, the aforementioned UTO-UCI mechanism is too complex and cannot uniformly manage multiple CG PUSCH configurations.

[0169] To address the aforementioned issues, embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a communication device that can uniformly manage one or more resource configurations via an uplink wake-up signal.

[0170] The methods provided in the embodiments of this application are described below.

[0171] Figure 6 This is a schematic flowchart of a communication method 600 provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0172] Method 600 can be performed by a first device and a second device. Unless otherwise specified, "first device" or "second device" can refer to the first device or the second device itself, or it can refer to a device capable of supporting the first device or the second device in realizing its functions, such as a circuit, processor, chip, or chip system (e.g., a modem chip, or a SoC chip or SIP chip containing a modem core), or a logical node, logical module, or software capable of realizing all or part of the functions of the first device or the second device. Exemplarily, the first device can be a terminal or a network device. Exemplarily, the second device can be a terminal or a network device.

[0173] The method 600 is described below using the first device as the terminal and the second device as a network device as an example.

[0174] Method 600 includes at least a portion of the following:

[0175] Step 601: The terminal sends a first uplink wake-up signal to the network device, and the network device receives the first uplink wake-up signal from the terminal.

[0176] The first uplink wake-up signal is associated with a first time period. The first time period is associated with one or more resource configurations. The resources corresponding to these one or more resource configurations are used for uplink transmission.

[0177] First, let's explain the configuration for the first time period.

[0178] The first time period can be configured by the network device. Configuration of the first time period can be performed before step 601. Exemplarily, the network device can configure the first time period via at least one of the following signaling, signals, or information: RRC signaling, system messages (such as system information blocks (SIBs)), group-common DCIs, terminal-level DCIs (such as UE-specific DCIs), or downlink wake-up signals (DL WUS). For example, the network device configures the first time period via RRC signaling. Another example is that the network device configures the first time period via a group-common DCI or a terminal-level DCI. Yet another example is that the network device configures a portion of the configuration parameters for the first time period via RCC signaling, and the remaining portion via an SIB, group-common DCI, or terminal-level DCI, such as configuring the time-domain parameters of the first time period via RCC signaling, and configuring the frequency-domain and spatial-domain parameters of the first time period via an SIB, group-common DCI, or terminal-level DCI.

[0179] In some implementations, the configuration parameters for the first time period may include at least one of the following: time domain parameters, frequency domain parameters, or spatial domain parameters.

[0180] 1) Time-domain parameters of the first time period

[0181] The time domain parameters of the first time period may include at least one of the following parameters: the period of the first time period, the starting position of the first time period, or the duration of the first time period.

[0182] For example, the time unit of the temporal parameters of the first time period can be any of the following: symbol, mini-slot, slot, sub-frame, frame, or absolute time (such as nanosecond, microsecond, millisecond, second, etc.). In other words, the first time period can be a temporally continuous or discontinuous time period composed of any number of symbols, slots, sub-frames, and frames.

[0183] For example, the first time period can be within a time slot, subframe, or frame, or it can span one or more time slots, one or more subframes, or one or more frames. The start or end position of the first time period can be anywhere within a time slot, subframe, or frame.

[0184] For example, the time domain parameter of the first time period can be an integer number of time units.

[0185] For example, the length or period of the first time segment can be an integer number of milliseconds, such as 1ms, 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, 5ms, or 6ms.

[0186] For example, the length or period of the first time segment is N symbols, time slots, subframes, or frames. Here, N is a positive integer greater than 1, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, 28, or 56.

[0187] For example, the length or period of the first time interval is related to the subcarrier spacing. For instance, in a subcarrier spacing of 15×2... μ At kHz, the length or period of the first time interval satisfies the following expression:

[0188] L = K × 2 μ

[0189] Where L is the length of the first time period or the number of symbols corresponding to the period, K is a positive integer (e.g., 14), and μ is a positive or equal integer (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9...). For example, when the subcarrier spacing is 15×2... 0 =15kHz, and N is 14, the length or period of the first time segment is 14 symbols. For example, when the subcarrier spacing is 15×2... 1 =30kHz, and N is 14, the length or period of the first time segment is 28 symbols. For example, when the subcarrier spacing is 15×2... 2 =60KHz, and when N is 14, the length or period of the first time segment is 56 symbols.

[0190] For example, the time domain parameter of the first time period can also be a non-integer number of time units. For instance, the time domain parameter of the first time period can be ms1001over24, ms1001over240, ms25over6, ms25over3, ms1001over120, ms100over9, ms25over2, ms40over3, ms125over9, ms50over3, ms1001over60, ms125over6, ms200over9, ms250over9, ms100over3, ms1001over30, ms125over3, ms200over3, ms1001over15, ms250over3, ms1001over12, or ms400over3, etc. For example, corresponding to a specific number of frames per second (FPS) (e.g., 23.97 FPS), the time domain parameters for the first time period can be ms1001over24, ms1001over240, ms25over6, ms25over3, ms1001over120, ms100over9, ms25over2, ms40over3, ms125over9, ms50over3, ms1001over60, ms125over6, ms200over9, ms100over3, ms1001over30, ms125over3, ms1001over24, ms200over3. Here, msAoverB represents A / B milliseconds, such as ms1001over24 representing 1001 / 24 milliseconds.

[0191] 2) Frequency domain parameters of the first time period

[0192] The frequency domain parameters for the first time period can be understood as: frequency domain parameters related to or associated with the first time period, or frequency domain parameters used in the first time period, etc.

[0193] The frequency domain parameters for the first time period may include at least one of the following parameters: supported BWP range, supported carrier range, supported virtual carrier (e.g., single-carrier or unique-carrier) range, supported carrier group range, supported frequency band range, supported sub-band range, supported frequency domain range, or supported cell range.

[0194] in:

[0195] Supported BWP ranges can include one or more IDs, such as one or more BWP IDs.

[0196] Supported carrier ranges may include one or more IDs, such as one or more carrier IDs. For example, one or more carriers may come from one or more virtual carriers. For example, a virtual carrier may support the frequency domain resources included in a cell, which may be continuous or discrete, and may belong to one or more frequency bands, for example, the frequency domain resources may come from frequency range (FR)1 and / or FR2.

[0197] The supported virtual carrier range can include one or more IDs, such as one or more virtual carrier IDs.

[0198] The supported carrier group range can include one or more IDs, such as one or more carrier group IDs.

[0199] The supported frequency band range can include one or more IDs, such as one or more frequency band IDs.

[0200] The supported sub-band range can include one or more IDs, such as one or more sub-band IDs.

[0201] The supported cell range can include one or more IDs, such as one or more cell IDs. The supported cell range can be understood as supporting the BWP, carrier, virtual carrier, carrier group, frequency band, sub-frequency band, frequency domain resources, etc. supported by the cells within the supported cell range.

[0202] 3) Spatial parameters for the first time period

[0203] The spatial parameters for the first time period can be understood as: spatial parameters related to or associated with the first time period, or spatial parameters used in the first time period, etc.

[0204] The spatial parameters for the first time period may include at least one of the following parameters: supported multiple input multiple output (MIMO) layers, supported number of beams, supported number of TRPs, or supported number of antennas. Supported MIMO layers may include supported uplink MIMO layers and / or supported downlink MIMO layers. The supported number of antennas may include the supported number of receive (Rx) antennas and / or transmit (Tx) antennas.

[0205] It should be noted that the time-domain parameters, frequency-domain parameters, or spatial parameters for multiple first time periods can be the same or different. For example, network devices can dynamically configure these parameters based on service requirements or service traffic. For instance, a network device can dynamically configure the time-domain parameters, frequency-domain parameters, or spatial parameters for a terminal for a first time period using at least one of the following signaling, information, or signals: system messages (such as SIBs), group common DCI, terminal-level DCI, or downlink wake-up signals.

[0206] In some implementations, the configuration parameters for the first time period can be the DRX configuration parameters of the cell. The DRX configuration parameters of the cell can be found in the terminology explanation section and will not be repeated here.

[0207] The configuration of the first uplink wake-up signal is explained below.

[0208] The first uplink wake-up signal can be configured by the network device. The configuration of the first uplink wake-up signal can be performed before step 601. Exemplarily, the network device can configure the first uplink wake-up signal via at least one of the following signaling, signals, or information: RRC signaling, system messages (such as SIBs), group common DCI, terminal-level DCI, or downlink wake-up signal. A detailed description can be found in the configuration for the first time period.

[0209] In some implementations, the configuration parameters of the first uplink wake-up signal may include at least one of the following parameters: period, time domain position, bit meaning, frequency domain parameter, or spatial domain parameter.

[0210] 1) The cycle of the first uplink wake-up signal

[0211] For example, the time unit of the period of the first uplink wake-up signal can be any of the following: symbol, time slot, subframe, frame, or absolute time (such as nanosecond, microsecond, millisecond, second, etc.).

[0212] For example, the period of the first uplink wake-up signal can be an integer number of time units. For instance, the length or period of the first time segment can be an integer number of milliseconds, such as 1ms, 2ms, 3ms, 4ms, 5ms, or 6ms. Alternatively, the length or period of the first time segment can be N symbols, time slots, subframes, or frames, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 14, 28, or 56. Another example is that the length or period of the first time segment is related to the subcarrier spacing. A detailed description can be found in the time-domain parameters of the first time segment.

[0213] For example, the period of the first uplink wake-up signal can also be a non-integer number of time units. For instance, the period of the first uplink wake-up signal can be ms1001over24, ms1001over240, ms25over6, ms25over3, ms1001over120, ms100over9, ms25over2, ms40over3, ms125over9, ms50over3, ms1001over60, ms125over6, ms200over9, ms250over9, ms100over3, ms1001over30, ms125over3, ms200over3, ms1001over15, ms250over3, ms1001over12, or ms400over3, etc. For example, corresponding to a specific number of frames per second (e.g., 23.97 FPS), the period of the first uplink wake-up signal can be ms1001over24,ms1001over240,ms25over6,ms25over3,ms1001over120,ms100over9,ms25over2,ms40over3,ms125over9,ms50over3,ms1001over60,ms125over6,ms200over9,ms100over3,ms1001over30,ms125over3,ms1001over24,ms200over3. Here, msAoverB represents A / B milliseconds, such as ms1001over24 representing 1001 / 24 milliseconds.

[0214] It should be understood that the period of the first uplink wake-up signal can be the same as or different from the period of the first time segment. For example, the period of the first uplink wake-up signal can be referenced to the period of the first time segment.

[0215] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal can also be aperiodic.

[0216] 2) Time domain location of the first uplink wake-up signal

[0217] One way to represent the temporal location of the first uplink wake-up signal is as follows: starting temporal location + duration. This method is applicable to scenarios where the first uplink wake-up signal occupies multiple time units (such as symbols, time slots, subframes, etc.). Another way to represent the temporal location of the first uplink wake-up signal is as follows: starting temporal location. This method is applicable to scenarios where the first uplink wake-up signal occupies one time unit (such as symbols, time slots, subframes, etc.), as the protocol predefines the first uplink wake-up signal to occupy one time unit. Yet another way to represent the temporal location of the first uplink wake-up signal is as follows: the temporal location of the wake-up signal occasion (WUS occasion). One wake-up signal occasion can include one or more first uplink wake-up signals. A first uplink wake-up signal can be associated with a terminal group (i.e., the wake-up signal is at the terminal group level), or a terminal (i.e., the wake-up signal is at the terminal level), or a cell (i.e., the wake-up signal is at the cell level), or a frequency range, or a spatial range, or a resource configuration, or a resource configuration group, or an action ID, or an action ID group, or all resources associated with an action ID, or all resources associated with an action ID group.

[0218] It should be noted that the actual time-domain presentation of the first uplink wake-up signal can be periodic or aperiodic. For example, whether to send the first uplink wake-up signal can be dynamically adjusted according to service requirements or service traffic. For instance, signaling or indication can be used to instruct the terminal to skip the transmission timing of one or more first uplink wake-up signals. Alternatively, a timer can be used to trigger the terminal to skip the transmission timing of one or more first uplink wake-up signals. Another example is that time can be used to trigger the skipping of the transmission timing of one or more first uplink wake-up signals. Furthermore, when indicating an extension of the first time period, the terminal can also be implicitly instructed to skip the transmission timing of one or more first uplink wake-up signals.

[0219] 3) Bit meaning of the first uplink wake-up signal

[0220] The bit meaning of the first uplink wake-up signal refers to the meaning, indication, or interpretation method of the bits carried by the first uplink wake-up signal. This bit meaning can be configured, for example, through higher-layer signaling. For instance, the first uplink wake-up signal can carry a bitmap, where each bit corresponds to a terminal group, a terminal, a cell, a frequency range, a spatial range, a resource configuration, a resource configuration group, a behavior ID, a behavior ID group, all resources associated with a behavior ID, or all resources associated with a behavior ID group. In this case, the bit meaning can be the correspondence between each bit and the corresponding terminal group, terminal, cell, frequency range, spatial range, resource configuration, resource configuration group, behavior ID, behavior ID group, all resources associated with a behavior ID, or all resources associated with a behavior ID group. As another example, the first uplink wake-up signal includes a field whose content can be configured through signaling, such as configuring the field to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period.

[0221] 4) Frequency domain parameters and spatial domain parameters of the first uplink wake-up signal

[0222] The frequency domain parameters and spatial domain parameters of the first uplink wake-up signal can be found in the descriptions of the frequency domain parameters and spatial domain parameters of the first time period, respectively.

[0223] In some implementations of the embodiments of this application, the network device may further configure a first uplink wake-up signal and a first time period in a time domain A: the network device may configure a first uplink wake-up signal to be associated with a first time period.

[0224] In this case, the temporal relationship between the first uplink wake-up signal and the first time period can be as follows.

[0225] Relationship 1: The first uplink wake-up signal occurs before the first time period. In this case, the network device can configure an offset K1 between the first uplink wake-up signal and the start position of the first time period, and / or an offset K2 between the next first uplink wake-up signal and the end position of the first time period. The time units for offsets K1 and K2 can be found in the description of the time units for the first time period.

[0226] Figure 7 This is an example of the temporal relationship of the first uplink wake-up signal in the first time period. For example... Figure 7 As shown, the first uplink wake-up signal is before the first time period, and the time domain offset of the start position of the first time period relative to the end position of the first uplink wake-up signal is K1.

[0227] Figure 8 This is another example of the temporal relationship of the first uplink wake-up signal in the first time period. For example... Figure 8As shown, the first uplink wake-up signal is before the first time period. The time domain offset of the start position of the first time period relative to the end position of the first uplink wake-up signal is K1, and the first uplink wake-up signal and the first time period are not in the same time slot.

[0228] Relationship 2: The first uplink wake-up signal occurs within the first time period. In this case, the network device can configure the position of the first uplink wake-up signal within the first time period. For example, the network device can configure the time unit occupied by the first uplink wake-up signal within the first time period, such as the first uplink wake-up signal occupying the 0th symbol, the 1st symbol, or the 1st to 2nd symbols of the first time period. Another example is that the network device can configure the offset K3 of the starting time domain position of the first uplink wake-up signal relative to the starting time domain position of the first time period, where K3 can be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. The description of the time unit for the offset K3 can refer to the description of the time unit for the first time period.

[0229] Figure 9 This is another example of the temporal relationship of the first uplink wake-up signal in the first time period. For example... Figure 9 As shown, the first uplink wake-up signal occupies the second time unit of the first time period in the first time period.

[0230] Scenario B: The network device can be configured to associate a first uplink wake-up signal with one or more first time periods. For example, the multiple first time periods can be distributed with or without intervals in the time domain.

[0231] In this case, the temporal relationship between the first uplink wake-up signal and the first time period can be as follows.

[0232] Relationship 3: The first uplink wake-up signal precedes the first first time period. In this case, the network device can configure an offset K4 between the first uplink wake-up signal and the start position of the first first time period, and / or an offset K5 between the next first uplink wake-up signal and the end position of the last first time period. The time units for offsets K4 and K5 can be found in the description of the time units for the first time period.

[0233] Relationship 4: The first uplink wake-up signal occurs within one or more first time periods. In this case, the network device can configure the position of the first uplink wake-up signal within one or more first time periods. See Relationship 2 for a detailed description.

[0234] It should be noted that when the first uplink wake-up signal is associated with multiple first time periods, the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within the multiple first time periods.

[0235] Scenario C: The network device can be configured to associate a first uplink wake-up signal with a time window, which is a first time period, and this time window contains one or more second time periods. The multiple second time periods can be continuous or non-continuous, and the multiple second time periods can be periodic, or, the multiple second time periods can be aperiodic, or, some of the multiple second time periods are periodic and the rest are aperiodic. Different second time periods satisfy at least one of the following: different time domain start positions, different durations, or different periods.

[0236] Figure 10 This is a diagram illustrating a time window. For example... Figure 10 As shown, the first time period includes three second time periods.

[0237] It should be noted that when the first uplink wake-up signal is associated with a first time period and the first time period includes one or more second time periods, the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within one or more second time periods.

[0238] It should be noted that the aforementioned first uplink wake-up signal associated with a first time period can mean that the first uplink wake-up signal acts on a first time period, such as waking up network devices so that the network devices monitor uplink signals or uplink channels during the first time period. In this document, "monitor" is interchangeable with detection, search, or reception. In some implementations, for DRX or DTX mechanisms, the first uplink wake-up signal can be associated with one or more DRX cycles or one or more DTX cycles, and the first time period can be the on-time or active period within one or more DRX cycles or one or more DTX cycles. In other implementations, the first time period associated with the first uplink wake-up signal may not include a sleep period.

[0239] It should also be noted that the first uplink wake-up signal is associated with the first time period, and can also be replaced by: the first uplink wake-up signal indicating or used to indicate whether to start the first time period, wherein the network device monitors the uplink signal or uplink channel during the first time period. Under the DRX mechanism, the first uplink wake-up signal is associated with the first time period, and can also be replaced by: the first uplink wake-up signal indicating or used to indicate whether to start cellDTXDRX-onDurationTimer in the next DRX cycle, wherein the network device monitors the uplink signal or uplink channel during the operation of cellDTXDRX-onDurationTimer.

[0240] The resource configuration is described below.

[0241] Resource configuration is used to determine or configure resources. A resource configuration may correspond to one or more resources, which may include at least one of the following: time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, spatial-domain resources, or code-domain resources. For example, the resource corresponding to a resource configuration may be a resource with configuration authorization. For a signal, a network device may configure one or more resource configurations for a terminal; for example, for a CG PUSCH, there may be CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2. Multiple resource configurations corresponding to the same signal differ in at least one of the following aspects: time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, period, power, carrier, frequency band, time-domain density, or frequency-domain density.

[0242] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the TO under different CG PUSCH configurations. For example... Figure 11 As shown, the time-domain start positions of CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CGPUSCH configuration 2 are different.

[0243] In embodiments of this application, a first time period may be associated with one or more resource configurations of a signal. Associating the first time period with a resource configuration can be understood as allowing transmission on the resources corresponding to the resource configuration within the first time period. In embodiments of this application, the resources corresponding to one or more resource configurations associated with the first time period can be used for uplink transmission; in other words, the first time period is associated with one or more uplink resource configurations.

[0244] For example, the aforementioned uplink transmission includes at least one of the following: transmission of uplink data, transmission of an uplink access signal (such as PRACH), transmission of an uplink reference signal, or transmission of an uplink feedback signal. For example, uplink data may include a configured authorized uplink data channel (such as CG PUSCH), which is used to transmit data and may also be referred to as a shared channel or other names, such as an uplink data channel also being called an uplink shared channel. For example, the uplink access signal may include PRACH. For example, the uplink reference signal may include at least one of the following: a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) or a sounding reference signal (SRS). For example, the uplink feedback signal may include at least one of the following: a channel state information (CSI) feedback report, or an acknowledgment (ACK) or negative acknowledgment (NACK) of the report.

[0245] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether to send one or more uplink actions corresponding to signals or channels within a first time period.

[0246] As an example, a first uplink wake-up signal corresponds to an uplink action or an uplink action ID, used to indicate whether to send the signal or channel corresponding to that uplink action.

[0247] As another example, a first uplink wake-up signal may correspond to multiple uplink actions or multiple uplink action IDs. For example, the first uplink wake-up signal may include multiple fields, one field corresponding to one uplink action or uplink action ID, and each field is used to indicate whether the signal or channel corresponding to the uplink action or uplink action ID corresponding to that field is sent within a first time period.

[0248] For example, the above-described uplink behavior may correspond to the uplink transmission described above, and may include at least one of the following: sending uplink data, sending uplink access signals, sending uplink reference signals, or sending uplink feedback signals, as detailed above.

[0249] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether one or more resource configurations associated with the first time period are used within the first time period. The resources corresponding to the one or more resource configurations associated with the first time period can be used for uplink transmission. Whether one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period can be understood as whether uplink transmission can be performed on the resources corresponding to one or more resource configurations within the first time period. "Use" can also be replaced by "activate," "add," "exist," "change existing state," or "switch," etc. "Do not use" can also be replaced by "unused," "deactivated," "reduced," "removed," "does not exist," "does not change existing state," or "does not switch," etc.

[0250] The following describes how the first uplink wake-up signal indicates whether one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period.

[0251] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal may include a first field. The first field can have a first value and a second value, where the first value indicates that one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period, and the second value indicates that one or more resource configurations are not used within the first time period. For example, the first field can be 1 bit, where one value of this 1 bit indicates that one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period, and the other value of this 1 bit indicates that one or more resource configurations are not used within the first time period. For example, "1" indicates that one or more resource configurations are not used within the first time period, and "0" indicates that one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period. This implementation facilitates unified management of all resource configurations within the first time period and provides simple indication.

[0252] Figure 12 This is an example of the correspondence between the first uplink wake-up signal and resource configuration. For example... Figure 12 As shown, the first uplink wake-up signal corresponds to all resource configurations within the first time period, namely configuration 1 and configuration 2.

[0253] It is understandable that in the above implementation, the first uplink wake-up signal indicates whether or not all resource configurations associated with the first time period are used. However, in most cases, the terminal uses only a portion of the resource configurations associated with the first time period. In this case, the first uplink wake-up signal can be associated with a specific resource configuration, as follows.

[0254] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal may include one or more bits, each bit associated with one or more resource configurations. Each bit is used to indicate whether the resource configuration associated with that bit is used within a first time period. For example, the first time period is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 1, CG PUSCH configuration 2, and CG PUSCH configuration 3. The first uplink wake-up signal includes two bits: the first bit is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2, and the second bit is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 3. The first bit indicates whether CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2 are used within the first time period, and the second bit indicates whether CG PUSCH configuration 3 is used within the first time period. The relationship between the bits of the first uplink wake-up signal and the resource configurations can be defined by the protocol or pre-configured by the network device.

[0255] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal may include one or more bits, each bit associated with a resource configuration group. Each bit is used to indicate whether a resource configuration within the resource configuration group associated with that bit is used within a first time period. For example, the first time period is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 1, CG PUSCH configuration 2, and CG PUSCH configuration 3. CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2 constitute resource configuration group 1, and CG PUSCH configuration 3 constitutes resource configuration group 2. The first uplink wake-up signal includes two bits: the first bit is associated with resource configuration group 1, and the second bit is associated with resource configuration group 2. The first bit indicates whether resource configuration group 1 is used within the first time period, and the second bit indicates whether resource configuration group 2 is used within the first time period. The resource configuration groups, and the relationship between the bits of the first uplink wake-up signal and the resource configuration groups, can be defined by the protocol or pre-configured by the network device. This implementation facilitates flexible management of resource configuration groups within the first time period and has relatively low indication overhead.

[0256] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal may include one or more bits, each bit associated with a resource configuration. Each bit is used to indicate whether the resource configuration associated with that bit is used within a first time period. For example, the first time period is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 1, CG PUSCH configuration 2, and CG PUSCH configuration 3. The first uplink wake-up signal includes three bits: the first bit is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 1, the second bit with CG PUSCH configuration 2, and the third bit with CG PUSCH configuration 3. The first bit indicates whether CG PUSCH configuration 1 is used within the first time period, the second bit indicates whether CG PUSCH configuration 2 is used within the first time period, and the third bit indicates whether CG PUSCH configuration 3 is used within the first time period. The relationship between the bits of the first uplink wake-up signal and the resource configurations can be defined by the protocol or pre-configured by the network device. This implementation facilitates flexible management of each resource configuration within the first time period.

[0257] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal may include identifiers of one or more resource configuration groups, where each resource configuration group may include one or more resource configurations. As an example, the resource configurations in these one or more resource configuration groups are those used within a first time period. In this case, resource configurations in resource configuration groups not included in the first uplink wake-up signal are those not used within the first time period. As another example, the resource configurations in these one or more resource configuration groups are those not used within the first time period, while those in resource configuration groups not included in the first uplink wake-up signal are those used within the first time period. As yet another example, the first uplink wake-up signal may include identifiers of multiple resource configuration groups, including two types of identifiers: one type identifies the resource configuration group containing the resource configurations used within the first time period, and the other type identifies the resource configuration group containing the resource configurations not used within the first time period. Based on this implementation, it is possible to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period at the resource configuration group level, providing more flexible indication and lower indication overhead.

[0258] In some implementations, the first uplink wake-up signal may include identifiers of one or more first resource configurations, which belong to resource configurations associated with a first time period. As an example, the one or more first resource configurations are resource configurations used within the first time period; in this case, resource configurations not included in the first uplink wake-up signal are resource configurations not used within the first time period. As another example, the one or more first resource configurations are resource configurations not used within the first time period, and resource configurations not included in the first uplink wake-up signal are resource configurations used within the first time period. As yet another example, the first uplink wake-up signal may include two fields: one field carries identifiers of resource configurations used within the first time period, and the other field carries identifiers of resource configurations not used within the first time period. Based on this implementation, it is possible to indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period at the resource configuration granularity, providing more flexible indication.

[0259] In other implementations, one or more resource configurations associated with the first time period are associated with resources within that first time period; in other words, the first time period is associated with resources corresponding to one or more resource configurations. For example, one or more resource configurations are associated with one or more time-domain resources, frequency-domain resources, or spatial-domain resources within the first time period. In this case, the first uplink wake-up signal may include identifiers of one or more resources, which are resources associated with the first time period. Each resource may be associated with one or more first resource configurations, and these one or more first resource configurations belong to the resource configurations associated with the first time period and are resource configurations used within the first time period. Based on this implementation, a single signaling signal can indicate the resources of the first time period and the resource configurations used, which is beneficial for unified signaling, reducing signaling overhead, and reducing latency caused by multiple indications.

[0260] Taking the association of one or more resource configurations associated with a first time period with the frequency domain resources of that first time period as an example, the first time period can be associated with one or more frequency domain resources, and each frequency domain resource can be associated with one or more resource configurations. For example, the frequency domain resources corresponding to one or more first resource configurations are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first time period; for example, the frequency domain resources corresponding to one or more first resource configurations belong to the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first time period. The frequency domain resources associated with the first time period can be referred to in the description of the frequency domain parameters of the first time period above.

[0261] It should be noted that the various identifiers carried by the first uplink wake-up signal can be the codewords encoded from each identifier.

[0262] In some implementations of embodiments of this application, the first uplink wake-up signal may include one or more second uplink wake-up signals. For example, a network device may configure a wake-up signal timing or window (WUSoccasion) for a terminal. The first uplink wake-up signal can be understood as one or more second uplink wake-up signals included in a wake-up signal timing or window (WUS occasion), or as one or more second uplink wake-up signals sent or received on a wake-up signal timing or window. In this case, the one or more second uplink wake-up signals included in the first uplink wake-up signal can jointly indicate whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period.

[0263] As an example, each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to one or more resource configurations associated with the first time period. The second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period. Exemplarily, the second uplink wake-up signal includes one bit, which is used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal are used within the first time period. For example, if the first time period is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2, in this case, UL WUS1 can indicate whether CG PUSCH configuration 1 is used within the first time period, and UL WUS2 can indicate whether CG PUSCH configuration 2 is used within the first time period.

[0264] Figure 13 This is an example of multiple second uplink wake-up signals jointly indicating whether one or more resource configurations are used within a first time period. For example... Figure 13 As shown, the wake-up signal timing or window includes two UL WUS (UL WUS1 and UL WUS2), corresponding to configuration 1 and configuration 2 respectively.

[0265] As another example, each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to a resource configuration group. The second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration in the resource configuration group corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period. For example, the second uplink wake-up signal includes one bit, which is used to indicate whether the resource configuration in the resource configuration group corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period. For example, the first time period is associated with CG PUSCH configuration 1, CG PUSCH configuration 2, and CG PUSCH configuration 3. CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2 are resource configuration group 1, and CG PUSCH configuration 3 is resource configuration group 2. In this case, UL WUS1 can indicate whether resource configuration group 1 is used within the first time period, and UL WUS2 can indicate whether resource configuration group 2 is used within the first time period.

[0266] Step 602: The network device receives uplink data, uplink signals, or uplink channels based on the first uplink wake-up signal.

[0267] For a description of uplink data, uplink signals, or uplink channels, please refer to the description of uplink transmission above.

[0268] For example, the network device receives uplink data, uplink signals, or uplink channels on resources corresponding to the resource configuration indicated by the first uplink wake-up signal, based on the first uplink wake-up signal.

[0269] Based on the aforementioned method 600, one or more resource configurations can be uniformly managed through the uplink wake-up signal. This not only helps terminals to assemble packets for transmission, allowing them more sleep time, but also helps network devices identify whether uplink resources are being transmitted, avoiding frequent detection by network devices. For example, for users who do not support UTO-UCI, network devices can uniformly detect whether one or more associated first resources are transmitting data at the first moment, without frequent UTO-UCI detection. Similarly, for users who do not support UTO-UCI, network devices do not need to frequently check whether each resource configuration is transmitting, thus helping to reduce the detection overhead and energy consumption of network devices. Furthermore, compared to the UTO-UCI mechanism, this method is simpler to implement, and the transmission of the first uplink wake-up signal is not limited by the transmission timing of the configured authorized uplink data channel. Therefore, this method can better match dynamic service requirements.

[0270] In some implementations of embodiments of this application, method 600 may further include: a network device determining, based on a first uplink wake-up signal, that the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in a first time period overlap with a second resource, wherein the second resource is an uplink resource used by other devices; the network device sending first information to a terminal, and correspondingly, the terminal receiving the first information, wherein the first information is used to instruct adjustment of the resources used for uplink data transmission in the first time period; and the terminal adjusting the resources used for uplink data transmission in the first time period based on the first information. The resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in the first time period and the second resource may completely overlap or partially overlap. For example, when multiple resource configurations are time-division multiplexing and / or frequency-division multiplexing, and the MCS, DMRS, etc., of the multiple resource configurations are the same, if the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in the first time period indicated by the network device based on the first uplink wake-up signal overlap with the resources corresponding to the resource configuration indicated by other terminals, the network device may instruct the terminal to adjust the resources used for uplink transmission to avoid interference.

[0271] The embodiments of this application do not limit the method by which the network device determines that the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in the first time period overlap with the uplink resources used by other devices. For example, when the first uplink wake-up signal includes an identifier of a resource configuration, if the identifier of the resource configuration indicated by the terminal overlaps with the identifier of the resource configuration indicated by other devices, the network device determines that the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in the first time period overlap with the uplink resources used by other devices. For example, when the first uplink wake-up signal includes an identifier of a resource configuration, if the identifier of the resource configuration indicated by the terminal does not overlap with the identifier of the resource configuration indicated by other devices, but the resources corresponding to the corresponding resource configurations partially or completely overlap, the network device determines that the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in the first time period overlap with the uplink resources used by other devices. For example, UE1 and UE2's UL WUS indicate the use of configuration 1 and configuration 2 respectively, but the resources corresponding to configuration 1 and configuration 2 partially overlap.

[0272] In some implementations, the first information is also used to indicate one or more second resource configurations. The way the first information indicates one or more second resource configurations can refer to the way the first uplink wake-up signal indicates one or more first resource configurations. In this case, the terminal adjusts the resources used for uplink data transmission within a first time period according to the first information, including: the terminal adjusts the resources used for uplink data transmission within the first time period to the resources corresponding to the one or more second resource configurations according to the first information. For example, when the first uplink wake-up signal of UE1 indicates the use of CG PUSCH configuration 1, and the first uplink wake-up signal of UE2 also indicates the use of CG PUSCH configuration 1, the network device can instruct UE1 or UE2 to use CGPUSCH configuration 2.

[0273] In other implementations, the first information is also used to indicate a first operation, which includes at least one of the following: a time-domain offset or a frequency-domain offset. In this case, the terminal adjusts the resources used for transmitting uplink data within a first time period based on the first information, including: the terminal performs a first operation on the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used within the first time period based on the first information. For example, when the first uplink wake-up signal of UE1 indicates the use of CG PUSCH configuration 1, and the first uplink wake-up signal of UE2 also indicates the use of CG PUSCH configuration 2, but the resources corresponding to CG PUSCH configuration 1 and CG PUSCH configuration 2 partially overlap, the network device can indicate an overall frequency-domain offset of CG PUSCH configuration 1 to UE1 or an overall frequency-domain offset of CG PUSCH configuration 2 to UE2.

[0274] Figure 14 This is an example of adjusting uplink transmission resources. For example... Figure 14As shown, after the overall offset in the frequency domain, the resources corresponding to configuration 2 do not overlap with the resources corresponding to configuration 1.

[0275] The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific method by which the network device sends the first information. For example, the first information may be carried in at least one of the following: DCI, higher-layer signaling (such as MAC CE signaling, RRC signaling, etc.), or downlink wake-up signal.

[0276] In other implementations, the first information is used to indicate adjustments to the resources used for uplink data transmission within a first time period, and may include at least one of the following: the first information indicates early termination of the use of resource configurations for uplink transmission; the first information indicates that resource configurations for uplink transmission will not be used for a portion of the first time period; or the first information indicates extending the time for using resource configurations for uplink transmission. Specific implementations can be found in the second information below.

[0277] In some implementations of embodiments of this application, method 600 may further include: the terminal sending second information to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receiving the second information from the terminal, wherein the second information is used to instruct adjustments to resources used for transmitting uplink data. The sending of the second information may occur within a first time period.

[0278] Scenario 1: The second information can specifically be used to indicate the early termination of the use of resource configurations used for uplink transmission. For example, for resource configurations indicated as "in use" by the first uplink wake-up signal, the terminal can use the second information to indicate the early termination of the use of some or all of these resource configurations. That is, it supports stopping transmissions on resources corresponding to one or more resource configurations within a first time period. In this way, resources can be released when data packets are small, helping to improve resource utilization.

[0279] As an example, the second piece of information could include a bit indicating that the resource configuration used for uplink transmissions will cease to be used after the current time, or in other words, that there will be no uplink transmissions after the current time. A description of uplink transmissions can be found above. This approach indicates low overhead.

[0280] As another example, the second information could include a bit indicating that the resource configuration used for uplink transmission will be terminated after a preset duration following the current time, or in other words, there will be no uplink transmission after a first duration following the current time. This approach indicates low overhead.

[0281] The first duration can be predefined, configured by the network device (e.g., configured via higher-layer signaling, such as RRC signaling or MAC CE signaling), or determined by the terminal.

[0282] As another example, the second information may include multiple bits that indicate the start time for terminating the use of the resource configuration used for uplink transmission.

[0283] As another example, the second information may also indicate one or more third resource configurations. The manner in which the second information indicates one or more third resource configurations can be similar to the manner in which the first uplink wake-up signal indicates one or more first resource configurations. This example can be implemented independently or in combination with any of the examples above. Indicating one or more third resource configurations in the second information allows for the early termination of the use of specified resource configurations, rather than all currently used resource configurations associated with the first time period. If the second information does not indicate one or more third resource configurations, it means the early termination of the use of all currently used resource configurations associated with the first time period.

[0284] The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific method by which the terminal sends the second information. For example, the second information may be carried in at least one of the following: UCI (such as override UCI), a third uplink wake-up signal, or PRACH. Exemplarily, UCI is transmitted along with PUSCH. Exemplarily, UCI is transmitted in an uplink control channel (such as a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH).

[0285] The third uplink wake-up signal can be configured by the network device, and its configuration parameters can refer to the configuration parameters of the first uplink wake-up signal. The time domain position of the third uplink wake-up signal is located in the first time period. The network device can configure one or more third uplink wake-up signals for the terminal. When the network device can configure one third uplink wake-up signal for the terminal, the content carried by the third uplink wake-up signal can refer to the description of the second information above. When the network device can configure multiple third uplink wake-up signals for the terminal, the correspondence between multiple third uplink wake-up signals and resource configurations can refer to the correspondence between one or more second uplink wake-up signals and resource configurations. For example, one third uplink wake-up signal can correspond to one resource configuration or a group of resource configurations, without restriction.

[0286] Figure 15 This is an example of prematurely terminating the use of resource configurations used for uplink transmissions. For example... Figure 15 As shown, after the first uplink wake-up signal indicates the use of resource configuration, an overrideUCI can be sent on the resource corresponding to the resource configuration to indicate the termination of the use of the resource configuration for uplink transmission. After that, the resource configuration will no longer be used during the first time period.

[0287] Figure 16 This is another example of prematurely terminating the use of resource configurations used for uplink transmissions. For example... Figure 16 As shown, after the first uplink wake-up signal indicates the use of resource configuration, a third uplink wake-up signal can be sent to indicate the termination of the use of resource configuration for uplink transmission, after which the resource configuration will not be used again for a first time period. The sending of the third uplink wake-up signal can be independent of the transmission of uplink data, signals, and channels.

[0288] Scenario 2: The second information can specifically be used to indicate that resource configurations used for uplink transmission will not be used during a portion of the first time period. For example, for resource configurations indicated as "used" by the first uplink wake-up signal, the terminal can use the second information to indicate that resource configurations used for uplink transmission will not be used during a portion of the first time period. This means it supports skipping a portion of the first time period. This allows for better utilization of dynamic service requirements, frees up resources, and helps improve resource utilization.

[0289] As an example, a network device can pre-configure a first timer (including start position and duration) for the terminal. In this case, second information is used to trigger the first timer. During the execution of the first timer, no resource configuration for uplink transmission is used. For example, the second information may include a single bit used to trigger the first timer. This approach indicates low overhead.

[0290] Optionally, the first timer can be associated with one or more resource configurations. This approach indicates low overhead.

[0291] Optionally, the second information may also indicate one or more third resource configurations. The manner in which the second information indicates one or more third resource configurations can refer to the manner in which the first uplink wake-up signal indicates one or more first resource configurations. Indicating one or more third resource configurations in the second information allows the specified resource configurations to be omitted during a portion of the first time period, rather than using all the resource configurations currently in use associated with the first time period. If the second information does not indicate one or more third resource configurations, it means that all the resource configurations currently in use associated with the first time period will not be used during a portion of the first time period. This method offers flexibility.

[0292] Optionally, the start time of the second timer can be offset from the second information by K6 time units (such as symbols, time slots, nanoseconds, milliseconds, etc.).

[0293] As another example, the second information can be used to indicate the start location and / or duration of this time period. Optionally, the second information can also indicate one or more third resource configurations, as described above in detail.

[0294] For details on how the terminal sends the second information, please refer to Scenario 1.

[0295] Figure 17This is an example of skipping a portion of the first time period.

[0296] Scenario 3: The second information can specifically be used to indicate an extension of the time for using the resource configuration used for uplink transmission. For example, for a resource configuration indicated as "in use" by the first uplink wake-up signal, the terminal can use the second information to indicate that it will continue using the resource configuration for uplink transmission after the first time period. This allows for better utilization of dynamic service requirements and helps ensure the reliability of data transmission.

[0297] As an example, a network device can pre-configure a second timer (including start position and duration) for the terminal. In this case, a second message is used to trigger the second timer, and uplink transmission can still be performed using the resource configuration for uplink transmission during the operation of the second timer. For example, the second message includes a single bit used to trigger the second timer. This approach indicates low overhead.

[0298] Optionally, the second timer can be associated with one or more resource configurations. This approach indicates low overhead.

[0299] Optionally, the second information may also indicate one or more third resource configurations. The manner in which the second information indicates one or more third resource configurations can refer to the manner in which the first uplink wake-up signal indicates one or more first resource configurations. Indicating one or more third resource configurations in the second information allows for the extension of use of the specified resource configuration after the first time period, rather than extending use of all currently used resource configurations associated with the first time period. If the second information does not indicate one or more third resource configurations, it means that the use of all currently used resource configurations associated with the first time period will be extended after the first time period. This method of indication is flexible.

[0300] Optionally, the start time of the second timer can be offset from the second information by K7 time units (such as symbols, time slots, nanoseconds, milliseconds, etc.).

[0301] As another example, the second piece of information can be used to indicate the duration of the extension.

[0302] For details on how the terminal sends the second information, please refer to Scenario 1.

[0303] Figure 18 This is an example of extending the first time period.

[0304] It should be noted that the uplink wake-up signals in method 600 can also be replaced with other signals, information, or signaling, such as at least one of the following: UL LP-WUS, scheduling request (SR), uplink control information (UCI), buffer status report (BSR), delay status report (DSR), or PRACH. The uplink wake-up signals in method 600 can be terminal-level signals, and the uplink wake-up signals of different terminals can be time-division multiplexed, and / or frequency-division multiplexed, and / or code-division multiplexed.

[0305] The above text combined Figures 6 to 18 The present application provides a detailed description of the method embodiments, which will be discussed below in conjunction with... Figures 19 to 21 This describes an embodiment of the apparatus described in this application.

[0306] It is understandable that, in order to achieve the functions described in the above embodiments, Figures 19 to 21 The apparatus includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to perform various functions. These apparatuses can be used to implement the functions of the first or second apparatus in the above method embodiments, and thus can also achieve the beneficial effects of the above method embodiments. Those skilled in the art should readily recognize that, based on the units and method steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed in this application, this application can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software.

[0307] Figure 19 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an apparatus provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0308] This application embodiment can divide the first device or the second device into functional units according to the above method embodiment. For example, each function can be divided into a separate functional unit, or two or more functions can be integrated into one unit. Each function can be implemented in hardware or in the form of a software functional module. It should be noted that... Figure 19 The division shown is illustrative and represents only one logical functional division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods.

[0309] like Figure 19 As shown, the device 10 includes a transceiver unit 11 and a processing unit 12.

[0310] When device 10 is used to implement the function of the first device in the above method embodiments, transceiver unit 11 is used to execute the transceiver steps of the first device, such as step 601, and processing unit 12 is used to execute the processing steps of the first device. When device 10 is used to implement the function of the second device in the above method embodiments, transceiver unit 11 is used to execute the transceiver steps of the second device, such as step 601, and processing unit 12 is used to execute the processing steps of the second device, such as step 602.

[0311] Optionally, the device 10 also includes a storage unit 13 for storing instructions and / or data.

[0312] It should be understood that when the first device or the second device does not perform the transmitting / receiving step or the processing step, the device 10 may also not include the transmitting / receiving unit 11 or the processing unit 12.

[0313] For a more detailed description of the transceiver unit 11 and the processing unit 12, please refer to the relevant descriptions in the above method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0314] Figure 20 This is another schematic diagram of the device provided in the embodiments of this application.

[0315] The device 20 includes a processing circuit 21. The processing circuit 21 is coupled to a memory 23, which stores instructions. When the device 20 is used to implement the method described above, the processing circuit 21 executes the instructions in the memory 23 to implement the function of the processing unit 12 described above.

[0316] Optionally, the device 20 further includes a memory 23 for implementing the functions of the aforementioned storage unit 13.

[0317] Optionally, the device 20 further includes a transceiver circuit 22. The transceiver circuit can be referred to as a communication interface. The processing circuit 21 and the transceiver circuit 22 are coupled to each other. It is understood that the transceiver circuit 22 can be a transceiver or an input / output interface. When the device 20 is used to implement the method described above, the processing circuit 21 executes instructions to implement the function of the processing unit 12, and the transceiver circuit 22 implements the function of the transceiver unit 11.

[0318] Optionally, device 20 can be a first device or a second device, and correspondingly, the transceiver circuit can be a transceiver.

[0319] Optionally, device 20 can be a chip applied to the first device or the second device, and correspondingly, the transceiver circuit can be an input / output interface.

[0320] For example, when device 20 is a chip applied to the first device or the second device, the chip implements the functions of the first device or the second device in the above method embodiments. The chip receives information from other modules (such as radio frequency modules or antennas) in the first device or the second device, which is sent to the first device or the second device by other devices; or, the chip sends information to other modules (such as radio frequency modules or antennas) in the first device or the second device, which is sent to other devices by the first device or the second device.

[0321] Figure 21 This is a schematic diagram of a chip system provided in an embodiment of this application. The chip system 30 (or may also be called a processing system) includes logic circuitry 31 and an input / output interface 32.

[0322] The logic circuit 31 can be a processing circuit in the chip system 30. The logic circuit 31 can be coupled to a memory unit, calling instructions from the memory unit, enabling the chip system 30 to implement the methods and functions of the embodiments of this application. The input / output interface 32 can be an input / output circuit in the chip system 30, outputting processed information from the chip system 30, or inputting data or signaling information to be processed into the chip system 30 for processing.

[0323] As an alternative, the chip system 30 may also include a memory unit.

[0324] As one option, the chip system 30 is used to implement the operations performed by the first or second device in the various method embodiments described above.

[0325] For example, logic circuit 31 is used to implement processing-related operations performed by the first or second device in the above method embodiments; input / output interface 32 is used to implement sending and / or receiving-related operations performed by the first or second device in the above method embodiments.

[0326] This application also provides a communication device including a processing circuit coupled to a memory for storing computer programs or instructions and / or data. The processing circuit is used to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory, or to read the data stored in the memory, to perform the methods in the above-described method embodiments. Optionally, the processing circuit may be one or more. Optionally, the communication device includes a memory. Optionally, the memory may be one or more. Optionally, the memory may be integrated with the processing circuit, or may be separately disposed.

[0327] This application also provides a chip including a processing circuit coupled to a memory for storing computer programs or instructions. The processing circuit executes the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory to implement the methods performed by the first or second device in the above-described method embodiments. The memory may be located within the chip or independently of the chip, and is not limited thereto.

[0328] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer instructions for implementing the methods executed by the first or second device in the above-described method embodiments.

[0329] This application also provides a computer program product comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the methods performed by the first or second device in the above-described method embodiments.

[0330] This application also provides a computer program that, when executed by a computer, implements the methods performed by the first or second device in the above-described method embodiments.

[0331] This application also provides a communication system that includes at least one of the first or second devices in the above embodiments.

[0332] The explanations and beneficial effects of the relevant contents in any of the devices provided above can be found in the corresponding method embodiments provided above, and will not be repeated here.

[0333] It is understood that the processing circuit in the embodiments of this application may be a processor or a circuit in a processor for performing processing operations. The processor may include one or more of the following: a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), a microprocessor unit (MPU), a microcontroller unit (MCU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an artificial intelligence processor (AI processor), or a neural processing unit (NPU).

[0334] The aforementioned memory may include one or more of the following storage media: random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), phase-change memory (PCM), resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), cache, register, read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), hard disk, etc. In one example, computer program instructions for executing the above embodiments may be stored in non-volatile memory, such as the aforementioned memory 23 or at least a portion of the storage cells (e.g., one or more of ROM, flash memory, EPROM, or hard disk).

[0335] The method steps in the embodiments of this application can be implemented in hardware or by a processor executing software instructions. The software instructions can consist of corresponding software modules, which can be stored in random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, erasable programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, registers, hard disks, portable hard disks, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to a processor, enabling the processor to read information from and write information to the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium can also be a component of the processor. The processor and storage medium can reside in an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Furthermore, the ASIC can reside in a first device or a second device. Alternatively, the processor and storage medium can exist as discrete components in the first device or the second device.

[0336] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved entirely or partially through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented entirely or partially in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs or instructions. When the computer program or instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of this application are performed entirely or partially. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, a network device, a user equipment, or other programmable device. The computer program or instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program or instructions can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wired or wireless means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium, such as a floppy disk, hard disk, or magnetic tape; it can also be an optical medium, such as a digital video optical disc; or it can be a semiconductor medium, such as a solid-state drive.

[0337] In the various embodiments of this application, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of different embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features of different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0338] Unless otherwise stated, all technical and scientific terms used in the embodiments of this application have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The terminology used in this application is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this application. It should be understood that the above are illustrative examples, and the examples above are merely to help those skilled in the art understand the embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the application to the specific numerical values ​​or specific scenarios exemplified. Those skilled in the art can obviously make various equivalent modifications or variations based on the examples given above, and such modifications and variations also fall within the scope of the embodiments of this application.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, The method includes: A first uplink wake-up signal is determined, the first uplink wake-up signal is associated with a first time period, the first time period is associated with one or more resource configurations, the resources corresponding to the one or more resource configurations are used to transmit uplink data, and the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period; Send the first uplink wake-up signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first uplink wake-up signal includes a first field, the first field having a first value and a second value. The first value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are used during the first time period, and the second value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are not used during the first time period; or, The first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more resource configuration groups, wherein the resource configurations in the one or more resource configuration groups are the resource configurations used during the first time period; or, The first uplink wake-up signal includes identifiers of one or more first resource configurations, wherein the one or more first resource configurations are resource configurations used during the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belong to the one or more resource configurations; or, The first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more frequency domain resources, the one or more frequency domain resources being frequency domain resources associated with the first time period, the one or more frequency domain resources being associated with one or more first resource configurations, the one or more first resource configurations being resource configurations used within the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belonging to the one or more resource configurations.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first uplink wake-up signal includes one or more second uplink wake-up signals; Each of the second uplink wake-up signals corresponds to a configuration resource in one of the one or more resource configurations, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period; or... Each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to a resource configuration group, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration in the resource configuration group corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive first information, the first information being used to instruct the adjustment of resources used for transmitting uplink data within the first time period; Based on the first information, adjust the resources used for transmitting uplink data during the first time period.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first information is also used to indicate one or more second resource configurations; adjusting the resources used for transmitting uplink data within the first time period according to the first information includes: adjusting the resources used for transmitting uplink data within the first time period to the resources corresponding to the one or more second resource configurations according to the first information; or, The first information is also used to indicate a first operation, the first operation including at least one of the following: time domain offset or frequency domain offset; the step of adjusting the resources used for transmitting uplink data in the first time period according to the first information includes: performing a first operation on the resources corresponding to the resource configuration used in the first time period according to the first information.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send a second message, which instructs adjustments to the resources used for transmitting uplink data.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The second information is used to instruct adjustments to resources used for transmitting uplink data, including at least one of the following: The second information is used to indicate the early termination of the use of resource configurations for uplink transmission; The second information is used to indicate that resource configurations for uplink transmission are not used during a portion of the first time period; The second information is used to indicate an extension of the time for using the resource configuration for uplink transmission.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, The second information is also used to indicate one or more third resource configurations, which belong to the resource configurations used during the first time period indicated by the first uplink wake-up signal.

9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that, The second information is carried in at least one of the following signals: a third uplink wake-up signal, uplink control information, or physical random access channel (PRACH).

10. A communication method, characterized in that, The method includes: A first uplink wake-up signal is received, the first uplink wake-up signal is associated with a first time period, the first time period is associated with one or more resource configurations, the resources corresponding to the one or more resource configurations are used to transmit uplink data, and the first uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the one or more resource configurations are used within the first time period. Based on the first uplink wake-up signal, receive uplink data.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that, The first uplink wake-up signal includes a first field, the first field having a first value and a second value. The first value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are used during the first time period, and the second value indicates that the one or more resource configurations are not used during the first time period; or, The first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more resource configuration groups, wherein the resource configurations in the one or more resource configuration groups are the resource configurations used during the first time period; or, The first uplink wake-up signal includes identifiers of one or more first resource configurations, wherein the one or more first resource configurations are resource configurations used during the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belong to the one or more resource configurations; or, The first uplink wake-up signal includes the identifier of one or more frequency domain resources, the one or more frequency domain resources being frequency domain resources associated with the first time period, the one or more frequency domain resources being associated with one or more first resource configurations, the one or more first resource configurations being resource configurations used within the first time period, and the one or more first resource configurations belonging to the one or more resource configurations.

12. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that, The first uplink wake-up signal includes one or more second uplink wake-up signals; Each of the second uplink wake-up signals corresponds to a configuration resource in one of the one or more resource configurations, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period; or... Each second uplink wake-up signal corresponds to a resource configuration group, and the second uplink wake-up signal is used to indicate whether the resource configuration in the resource configuration group corresponding to the second uplink wake-up signal is used within the first time period.

13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that, The method further includes: Based on the first uplink wake-up signal, it is determined that the resource configuration used in the first time period overlaps with the second resource, and the second resource is the uplink resource used by other devices. Send a first message, which is used to instruct the adjustment of resources used for transmitting uplink data during the first time period.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The first information is also used to indicate one or more second resource configurations; or, The first information is also used to indicate a first operation, which includes at least one of the following: time domain offset or frequency domain offset.

15. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 14, characterized in that, The method further includes: receiving second information, the second information being used to instruct adjustments to resources used for transmitting uplink data; Receiving uplink data according to the first uplink wake-up signal includes: receiving uplink data according to the first uplink wake-up signal and the second information.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The second information is used to instruct adjustments to resources used for transmitting uplink data, including at least one of the following: The second information is used to indicate the early termination of the use of resource configurations for uplink transmission; The second information is used to indicate that resource configurations for uplink transmission are not used during a portion of the first time period; The second information is used to indicate an extension of the time for using the resource configuration for uplink transmission.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that, The second information is also used to indicate one or more third resource configurations, which belong to the resource configurations used during the first time period indicated by the first uplink wake-up signal.

18. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that, The second information is carried in at least one of the following signals: a third uplink wake-up signal, uplink control information, or physical random access channel (PRACH).

19. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes modules or units for performing the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 18.

20. A communication device, characterized in that, Includes processor and interface circuitry; The interface circuit is used to receive signals and transmit them to the processor or to output signals from the processor. The processor is configured to implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 18 by means of logic circuits and / or executing computer programs, code, or instructions.

21. The communication device according to claim 20, characterized in that, The communication device is a chip or chip system.

22. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores computer programs, code, or instructions, which, when executed by a communication device, implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 18.

23. A computer program product, characterized in that, It includes computer programs, code, or instructions that, when run, implement the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 18.

24. A communication system, characterized in that, include: A terminal for performing the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, and a network device for performing the method as described in any one of claims 10 to 18.

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