System information transmission method, communication apparatus and communication device

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system information transmission method, a communication apparatus, and a communication device, which includes a step of a network device dividing target system information into a plurality of segments and sending the plurality of segments to a terminal device, thereby improving the reliability of the transmission of the system information.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method for transmitting system information, a communication apparatus, and a communication device. [Background technology]

[0002] The 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) energy saving project proposes using tracking / channel state information-reference signal (TRS / CSI-RS) to help acquire time-frequency domain synchronization with the network when the terminal device is in idle state. Compared to the synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB), TRS / CSI-RS can be configured to be closer to the physical random access channel occasion (PO), which can shorten the wake-up time and reduce power consumption.

[0003] Currently, in new radio (NR) networks, TRS / CSI-RS configuration information can be carried and transmitted in a system information block (SIB). How to transmit the SIB is an issue that needs to be resolved urgently. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present disclosure provides a system information transmission method, a communication apparatus, and a communication device to realize segment transmission of SIB. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A system information transmission method provided by a first aspect of the present disclosure includes the steps of: a network device dividing target system information into a plurality of segments; and the network device transmitting the plurality of segments to a terminal device.

[0006] In some possible embodiments, the target system information includes configuration information for TRS / CSI-RS.

[0007] In some possible embodiments, the step of the network device transmitting the plurality of segments to the terminal device includes a step of the network device transmitting the plurality of segments carried in a SIB or a system information block segment (SIB-segment), where one segment corresponds to one SIB or SIB-segment.

[0008] In some possible embodiments, the step of the network device transmitting the multiple segments carried in a SIB or SIB-segment includes the network device transmitting the multiple segments sequentially according to the order of the SIB or SIB-segment.

[0009] In some possible embodiments, the above method further comprises a step of the network device sending segment indication information to the terminal device, where the segment indication information indicates segment information of the target system information.

[0010] In some possible embodiments, the above method further includes a step in which the network device instructs the terminal device on a segment combination scheme of the target system information, the segment combination scheme including combining the target system information using all segments or combining the target system information using some of the segments.

[0011] In some possible embodiments, the above method further includes a step of the network device transmitting scheduling information for multiple SIBs or SIB-segments to the terminal device, where multiple segments are carried in the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments, and the scheduling information instructs the terminal device to combine the target system information using the multiple segments.

[0012] In some possible embodiments, the method further includes a step of the network device indicating a first duration to the terminal device, the first duration being an available duration for the terminal device to receive a segment of the target system information.

[0013] In some possible embodiments, the above method further includes a step of the network device configuring a value tag of at least one SIB for the terminal device, the value tag being used to instruct the terminal device to update the at least one SIB.

[0014] In some possible embodiments, in response to the network device setting value tags of the multiple SIBs for the terminal device, the value tags of the multiple SIBs are the same.

[0015] A method for transmitting system information provided by a second aspect of the present disclosure includes a step of a terminal device acquiring at least one segment from a network device, where the at least one segment is associated with target system information, and a step of the terminal device acquiring the target system information based on the at least one segment.

[0016] In some possible embodiments, the target system information includes configuration information for TRS / CSI-RS.

[0017] In some possible embodiments, the step of the terminal device obtaining at least one segment from the network device includes a step of the terminal device receiving at least one segment carried in a SIB or a SIB-segment.

[0018] In some possible embodiments, the order of at least one segment matches the order of at least one SIB or SIB-segment.

[0019] In some possible embodiments, the above method further comprises a step of the terminal device receiving segment indication information from the network device, the segment indication information indicating segment information of the target system information.

[0020] In some possible embodiments, the method further includes a step of the terminal device receiving scheduling information of multiple SIBs or SIB-segments from the network device, and a step of the terminal device combining target system information using segments carried in the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0021] In some possible embodiments, the above method further includes a step in which the terminal device determines a segment combination scheme for the target system information, the segment combination scheme including combining the target system information using all segments or combining the target system information using some of the segments.

[0022] In some possible embodiments, in response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using all segments, the above method further includes a step of the terminal device determining that the current segment is the last segment of the target system information, and the step of the terminal device obtaining the target system information based on the at least one segment further includes a step of the terminal device combining the target system information using the at least one segment.

[0023] In some possible embodiments, the above method further includes a step of the terminal device determining that the current segment is not the last segment of the target system information, and a step of the terminal device storing the current segment and waiting to receive the next segment.

[0024] In some possible embodiments, in response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using all the segments, the step of the terminal device obtaining the target system information based on the at least one segment includes a step of the terminal device receiving at least one segment within a first length of time, the first length of time being an available length of time for the terminal device to receive a segment of the target system information, and a step of the terminal device determining, upon expiration of the first length of time, that the at least one segment is all the segments of the target system information and combining the target system information using the at least one segment.

[0025] In some possible embodiments, the above method further includes a step in which, when the first time period expires, the terminal device determines that the at least one segment is not all of the segments of the target system information and discards the at least one segment.

[0026] In some possible embodiments, in response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using some of the segments, the step of the terminal device obtaining the target system information based on at least one segment includes a step of the terminal device receiving at least one segment within a first length of time, the first length of time being an available length of time for the terminal device to receive segments of the target system information, and a step of the terminal device combining the target system information using the at least one segment upon expiration of the first length of time.

[0027] According to a communication device provided by the third aspect of the present disclosure, the communication device may be a network device or a chip or a system-on-chip in a network device in a communication system, or may be a functional module for realizing the method of each of the above embodiments in the network device. The communication device may realize the functions performed by the network device in each of the above embodiments, and these functions may be realized by executing corresponding software by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions. The communication device includes a first processing module for dividing target system information into multiple segments and a first transmission module for transmitting the multiple segments to a terminal device.

[0028] In some possible embodiments, the target system information includes configuration information for TRS / CSI-RS.

[0029] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module is used to transmit a plurality of segments carried in a SIB or SIB-segment, one segment corresponding to one SIB or SIB-segment.

[0030] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module is used to transmit multiple segments sequentially according to the order of the SIB or SIB-segment.

[0031] In some possible embodiments, the first transmitting module further sends segment indication information to the terminal device, where the segment indication information indicates the segment information of the target system information.

[0032] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module further instructs the terminal device on a segment combination scheme of the target system information, where the segment combination scheme includes combining the target system information using all segments or combining the target system information using some segments.

[0033] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module further transmits scheduling information for multiple SIBs or SIB-segments to the terminal device, where multiple segments are carried in the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments, and the scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal device to combine the target system information using the multiple segments.

[0034] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module further indicates a first length of time to the terminal device, the first length of time being an available length of time for the terminal device to receive the segment of the target system information.

[0035] In some possible embodiments, the first processing module further sets a value tag of at least one SIB for the terminal device, the value tag being used to instruct the terminal device to update the at least one SIB.

[0036] In some possible embodiments, in response to the first processing module setting value tags of the multiple SIBs for the terminal device, the value tags of the multiple SIBs are the same.

[0037] According to a communication device provided by a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the communication device may be a terminal device or a chip or a system-on-chip in a terminal device in a communication system, and may be a functional module for realizing the method of each of the above embodiments in the terminal device. The communication device may realize the functions performed by the terminal device in each of the above embodiments, and these functions may be realized by executing corresponding software by hardware. These hardware or software include one or more modules corresponding to the above functions. The communication device includes a second transmission module for obtaining at least one segment from a network device, where the at least one segment is associated with target system information, and a second processing module for obtaining the target system information based on the at least one segment.

[0038] In some possible embodiments, the target system information includes configuration information for TRS / CSI-RS.

[0039] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module receives at least one segment carried in a SIB or a SIB-segment.

[0040] In some possible embodiments, the order of at least one segment matches the order of at least one SIB or SIB-segment.

[0041] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module further receives segment indication information from the network device, where the segment indication information indicates segment information of the target system information.

[0042] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module further receives scheduling information for the plurality of SIBs or SIB-segments from the network device in response to the plurality of segments being carried in the SIB, and the second processing module further combines the target system information using the segments carried in the plurality of SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0043] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module further determines a segment combination scheme of the target system information, where the segment combination scheme includes combining the target system information using all segments or combining the target system information using some of the segments.

[0044] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module further determines that the current segment is the last segment of the target system information and combines the target system information using at least one segment, in response to the second processing module determining to combine the target system information using all segments.

[0045] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module further determines that the current segment is not the last segment of the target system information, stores the current segment, and waits to receive the next segment.

[0046] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module, in response to the second processing module determining to combine the target system information using all the segments, further receives at least one segment within a first length of time, the first length of time being an available length of time for receiving segments of the target system information, and upon expiration of the first length of time, determines that the at least one segment is all the segments of the target system information, and combines the target system information using the at least one segment.

[0047] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module further determines that the at least one segment is not all segments of the target system information upon expiration of the first time period and discards the at least one segment.

[0048] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module is further responsive to the second processing module determining to combine the target system information using some of the segments to receive at least one segment within a first length of time, the first length of time being an available length of time for receiving segments of the target system information, and combining the target system information using the at least one segment upon expiration of the first length of time.

[0049] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device, such as a network device, comprising an antenna, a memory and a processor, the processor being coupled to the antenna and the memory respectively and configured to control transmission and reception of the antenna by executing computer executable instructions stored in the memory, thereby realizing the method of transmitting system information of the first aspect of the present disclosure and any of its possible embodiments.

[0050] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a communications device, such as a terminal device, comprising an antenna, a memory and a processor, the processor being connected to the antenna and the memory respectively and configured to control transmission and reception of the antenna by executing computer executable instructions stored in the memory, thereby realizing the method for transmitting system information of the second aspect of the present disclosure and any of its possible embodiments.

[0051] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, realise the system information transmission method of the first aspect, the second aspect and any of possible embodiments thereof of the present disclosure.

[0052] In the present disclosure, by performing segment transmission of target system information, it is possible to avoid a situation where the target system information cannot be transmitted due to being carried in a single SIB due to the data volume being too large, thereby improving the transmission reliability of the target system information.

[0053] In addition, the third to seventh aspects of the present disclosure are consistent with the technical solutions of the first and second aspects of the present disclosure, and the beneficial effects obtained by each aspect and corresponding feasible embodiments are similar, so description thereof will be omitted. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0054] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] 4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a system information transmission method performed by a network device side in an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Diagram 3] 4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting system information at a terminal device side in an embodiment of the present disclosure; [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram of another communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0055] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the drawings. Where the following description refers to the drawings, the same numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise stated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0056] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a kind" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the term "and / or" as used herein refers to any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0057] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, terms such as first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various pieces of information, but it should be understood that these pieces of information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are merely used to distinguish between the same types of information. For example, the first piece of information can be referred to as the second piece of information, and similarly, the second piece of information can be referred to as the first piece of information, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein can be interpreted as "when" or "in the case of" or "responsive to a determination."

[0058] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to wireless communication between communication devices. The wireless communication between communication devices can include wireless communication between a network device and a terminal device, wireless communication between network devices and a network device, and wireless communication between a terminal device and a terminal device. In the embodiment of the present invention, the term "wireless communication" can be abbreviated to "communication", and the term "communication" can be described as "data transmission", "information transmission", or "transmission".

[0059] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system. The communication system may be a communication system using a cellular mobile communication technology. Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the communication system in the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 10 may include a terminal device 11 and a network device 12.

[0060] In one embodiment, the above terminal device 11 may be a device that provides voice or data connectivity to a user. In some embodiments, the terminal device may be called user equipment (UE), mobile station, subscriber unit, station, or terminal equipment (TE), etc. The terminal device may be a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a modem, a handheld, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, or a pad, etc. With the development of wireless communication technology, any device that may access a communication system, communicate with the network side of the communication system, and communicate with other devices through the communication system is a terminal device in the embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, terminals and automobiles in smart transportation, household appliances in smart homes, power metering devices in smart grids, voltage monitoring devices, environmental monitoring devices, video monitoring devices in smart full networks, cash registers, etc. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal device can communicate with a network device, and a plurality of terminal devices can communicate with each other. The terminal devices may be statically fixed or mobile.

[0061] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the above mobile device 101 may be some terminal devices with normal functions, and may also be degraded terminal devices such as NR light terminal devices, RedCap terminal devices, and extended degraded terminal devices.

[0062] In addition, two technologies, machine type communication (MTC) and narrow band internet of things (NB-IoT), have been proposed to support Internet of Things services in the 4G system. These two technologies are mainly targeted at scenes with low speeds and high latency, such as meter reading and environmental monitoring. Currently, NB-IoT can only support speeds of up to several hundred kbps (kilobits per second), and MTC can only support speeds of up to several Mbps (megabits per second). However, with the development of Internet of Things services, such as the popularization of services such as video surveillance, smart home, wearable devices, and industrial sensing monitoring, these services usually require speeds of several tens to 100 Mbps, and at the same time, there are relatively high requirements for latency. Therefore, MTC technology and NB-IoT technology in the 4G system are difficult to meet the requirements. Using this situation, we proposed requirements for designing new terminal devices to cover the above service needs in 5G NR. In the current 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) standardization, this new type of terminal device is called a reduced capability UE (RedCap UE). Because RedCap technology is mainly targeted at medium-speed applications, RedCap UE has a maximum bandwidth of 20 MHz in the 5G FR1 frequency band. The new version of the 3GPP standard further reduces the applicable bandwidth of RedCap to 5 MHz. In this case, the terminal device can be called an enhanced reduced capability UE (eRedCap UE).

[0063] The above-mentioned network device 12 may be a device for supporting a terminal to access a communication system on the access network side, such as an evolved base station (evolved NodeB, eNB) in a 4G access technology communication system, a next generation base station (next generation nodeB, gNB) in a 5G access technology communication system, a transmission reception point (TRP), a relay node, and an access point (AP), etc.

[0064] In the NR technology, a special reference symbol is introduced, which can be called TRS / CSI-RS or TRS (TRS may be an abbreviation of TRS / CSI-RS in this specification). Based on the TRS, the terminal device can perform time and frequency synchronization. For a terminal device in a non-connected state (e.g., an idle state or a deactivated state), the terminal device can wake up as necessary to receive the TRS and perform time and frequency synchronization based on the TRS. With the assistance of the TRS, when performing time and frequency synchronization, the terminal device can reduce the number of SSB signals to be received, further shorten the wake-up time, and reduce power consumption.

[0065] Furthermore, in combination with the above communication system, the network device can have system information carried in different system messages and transmit the system messages in a broadcast manner. The system message can include a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (SIB). The SIB can also be divided into SIB1 and other SIBs (also called SIBx, where x is a positive integer equal to or greater than 2). The other SIBs can include SIB2, SIB3, SIB4, etc. The MIB carries the most necessary system information required for a terminal device to access a cell, for example, the MIB includes information such as a system frame number and / or subcarrier spacing. The SIB1 carries system information such as scheduling information, access control information, and cell selection information of the other SIBs. The other SIBs carry system information required for other functions, for example, configuration information of TRS / CSI-RS, cell reselection, positioning, emergency notification, and sidelink (SL), etc. The terminal device needs to acquire the MIB and SIB1 at all times. For the other SIBs, the terminal device can select and read system information on its own demand. The term "carry" can be explained as "bear."

[0066] In practical applications, system information (e.g., TRS configuration information) can be carried and transmitted in another SIB (i.e., SIBX). It is assumed that each TRS resource set is 65 bits or 95 bits. The number of bits of all TRS resource sets (i.e., the amount of data of the TRS resource sets) is 65×64=4160 bits or 95×64=6080 bits. Meanwhile, the amount of information data that one SIB can carry is about 2800 bits. It can be seen that the number of bits of the TRS resource set is much larger than the size that one SIB can bear. In such a case, how to realize the transmission of system information is an issue that needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

[0067] In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting system information applicable to network devices in the above communication system.

[0068] FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a system information transmission method performed by a network device side in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the method may include the following steps 201 to 202.

[0069] At S201, the network device divides the target system information into a plurality of segments.

[0070] The target system information may include TRS configuration information, CSI-RS configuration information, etc., and of course, the target system information may also include other system information, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not specifically limited thereto.

[0071] Exemplarily, the configuration information of the TRS and the configuration information of the CSI-RS include, but are not limited to, indication information of a pattern for transmitting the TRS, indication information of a pattern for transmitting the CSI-RS, and resource information of a transmission resource. The above pattern may be a pattern of a frequency domain resource and / or a pattern of a time domain resource, and the above transmission resource may include a frequency domain resource, a time domain resource, and a beam resource, etc.

[0072] In addition, the network device may determine whether to divide the target system information into segments for transmission, the number of segments to be divided, and the data amount of each segment based on the data amount of the target system information (i.e., the number of bits of the target system information) and the data amount that the system message can carry. Exemplarily, when the number of bits of the target system information is 4160 bits and the maximum number of bits carried in one system message is 2800 bits, the network device may determine to divide the target system information into two segments for transmission, where the number of bits of one segment is 2800 bits and the number of bits of the other segment is 1360 bits. Alternatively, the 3GPP protocol may predefine the number of segments into which the target system information is divided and the data amount of the system message carrying each segment. The network device may determine the data amount of each segment of the target system information based on the number of segments defined by the protocol and the data amount of each corresponding segment. Exemplarily, the protocol prescribes that the target system message is divided into two segments to be carried in SIB21 (2800 bits) and SIB22 (2800 bits), respectively, for transmission. The network device may have one segment with a bit number of 2800 bits, and the other segment with a bit number of 1360 bits. Of course, the network device may perform segment division on the target system information in other manners, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not specifically limited thereto.

[0073] At S202, the network device transmits a number of segments to the terminal device.

[0074] In addition, the network device transmits a plurality of segments of the target system information by carrying them in a system message, and after receiving all or a portion of the plurality of segments, the terminal device can obtain the target system information based on the received at least one segment.

[0075] In some possible embodiments, the system message may be an SIB or an SIB-segment. The network device can send a plurality of segments to different SIBs or different SIB-segments for transmission. One segment is carried to one SIB or SIB-segment. Exemplarily, different segments can be carried to different SIBs, for example, SIB-X, SIB-Y, SIB-Z, SIB-21, SIB-22, SIB23, etc. Or, different segments can be carried to different SIB-segments, for example, SIB-segmentX, SIB-segmentY, SIB-segmentZ, etc. X, Y, Z, 21, 22, 23 are serial numbers of SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0076] Note that the SIB-segment is a segment of the SIB. That is, at the transmission position of this SIB, different groups or segments of the same SIB are transmitted multiple times, and the terminal device combines them after receiving multiple groups or segments to form a complete SIB.

[0077] In some possible embodiments, the order of multiple segments of the target system information is consistent with the order of the SIB or the SIB-segment. The network device can sequentially transmit a plurality of segments according to the order of the SIB or the SIB-segment. Exemplarily, the target system information is divided into segment 1, segment 2, and segment 3, and the network device can sequentially transmit segment 1, segment 2, and segment 3 according to the order of SIB-21, SIB-22, SIB23, or the network device can sequentially transmit segment 1, segment 2, and segment 3 according to the order of SIB-X, SIB-Y, SIB-Z (X < Y < Z).

[0078] In some possible embodiments, before S202, the above method may further include a step of the network device sending segment indication information to the terminal device, where the segment indication information indicates segment information of the target system information.

[0079] The segment information of the target system information may include segment numbers of multiple segments, segment types, etc. The segment number indicates which segment of the target system information the current segment is, and the segment type indicates whether the current segment is the last segment of the target system information or not. The value of the segment number may be an integer such as 0, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the value of the segment type may be 0 or 1.

[0080] Exemplarily, the segment number (segmentNumber) and segment type (segmentType) can be represented as follows: segmentNumber-r17 INTEGER(0..1), segmentType-r17 ENUMERATED{notLastSegment,lastSegment},

[0081] If the segment information of the current segment is (0,0), it means that the current segment is the first segment of the target system information and is not the last segment, if the segment information of the current segment is (0,1), it means that the current segment is the first segment of the target system information and is the last segment, if the segment information of the current segment is (1,1), it means that the current segment is the second segment of the target system information and is the last segment. The code point (1,0) can be reserved and not used. Of course, the above segment numbers and segment types can also be combined and coded. For example, code point 00 means that it is the first segment and is not the last segment, code point 01 means that it is the first segment and is the last segment, and code point 11 means that it is the second segment and is the last segment.

[0082] In addition, if the segment information of the current segment received by the terminal device is (0,0), the terminal device first stores the current segment and continues to wait for the next segment; if the segment information of the current segment received by the terminal device is (0,1), the terminal device first stores the current segment and obtains the target system information based on this current segment; if the segment information of the current segment received by the terminal device is (1, If 1), the terminal device determines whether the previous segment (i.e., 0 segment) has been received, and if the previous segment has been received, obtains the target system information based on the previous segment and the current segment.

[0083] In some possible embodiments, the network device can set a segment combination method of the target system information for the terminal device, so that the terminal device acquires the target system information based on different segment combination methods. Before S202, the above method further includes a step of the network device instructing the terminal device of the segment combination method of the target system information.

[0084] The segment combining scheme includes combining the target system information using all the segments or combining the target system information using some of the segments.

[0085] In some possible embodiments, the network device may instruct the terminal device of the segment combining scheme, so that the terminal device determines whether to receive all segments of the target system information based on the segment combining scheme.

[0086] In some embodiments, the network device may instruct the terminal device on the segment combination method of the target system information by sending indication information. Illustratively, the network device may make the MIB, SIB1 carry the indication information, or the network device may make the feedback information responding to the SIB request sent from the terminal device carry the indication information. Of course, the network device may make other upper layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling) carry the indication information, but the embodiments of the present disclosure are not specifically limited thereto. Optionally, the SIB request message sent from the terminal device is carried in Msg1, and the feedback information sent from the network device is carried in Msg2.

[0087] In some other possible embodiments, the network device may instruct the terminal device to combine the target system information using the segments carried in the SIBs or SIB-segments (i.e., all segments of the target system information) by transmitting scheduling information for all SIBs or SIB-segments related to the target system information.

[0088] It should be noted that the network device transmits the scheduling information of multiple SIBs or SIB-segments to the terminal device, and the scheduling information of the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments is the scheduling information of all SIBs or SIB-segments related to the target system information. That is, by the network device transmitting the scheduling information of which SIB or SIB-segment to the terminal device, the terminal device needs to receive which SIB or SIB-segment and combine the target system information using the segments carried therein. Thus, the scheduling information of the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments not only indicates that the segment combination scheme uses all segments to combine the target system information, but also indicates the segment information (e.g., segment number, segment type) of the target system information.

[0089] In some embodiments, all segments of the target system information are carried using different SIBs (e.g., SIB-X, SIB-Y, SIB-Z, etc.). When the network device transmits the scheduling information of all SIBs related to the target system information, it implicitly indicates that the terminal device must receive these SIBs, i.e., it indicates that all segments are used to combine the target system information. After all segments are received, the terminal device combines and uses them.

[0090] For illustrative purposes, assume that the TRS configuration information is carried in two SIBs (e.g., SIB-X and SIB-Y). When the network device transmits the scheduling information of SIB-X and SIB-Y, it represents combining the target system information using all segments. The terminal device knows that it needs to receive SIB-X and SIB-Y (in this case, there is a lot of TRS content transmitted from the network device, and it performs segment transmission for the TRS configuration information), and uses them in combination.

[0091] Illustratively, it is assumed that the TRS configuration information is carried in only one SIB, and if the network device transmits only scheduling information in SIB-X, the terminal device knows that it only needs to receive SIB-X (in this case, the TRS content transmitted from the network device is small, and it is sufficient that the TRS configuration information is carried and transmitted in one SIB).

[0092] Of course, the network device and the terminal device can also determine the segment combination manner of the target system information according to the protocol specifications of 3GPP, which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0093] In some possible embodiments, the network device may also set a time window for the terminal device to receive the segment of the target system information, i.e. a first time length. The first time length may also be described as an available time length for the terminal device to receive the segment of the target system information. Accordingly, the above method may further include a step in which the network device indicates the first time length, for example, a number of ms (milliseconds), to the terminal device.

[0094] In addition, in one embodiment, the network device can transmit the first time length to the terminal device. Illustratively, the network device can make the MIB, SIB1 carry the first time length, or the network device can make the feedback information responding to the SIB request sent from the terminal device carry the first time length, and of course, the network device can make other upper layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling) carry the first time length, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not specifically limited thereto. In another embodiment, the network device and the terminal device can also determine the first time length based on the protocol specifications of 3GPP.

[0095] In some possible embodiments, when the network device transmits the segment of the target system information carried in the SIB, if the SIB carrying the segment of the target system information changes, the network device can transmit a SIB change notification (e.g., a short message) to the terminal device to inform the terminal device that the SIB has changed. After receiving the SIB change notification, the terminal device can read and obtain the updated SIB. The above method can further include a step of the network device setting a value tag of at least one SIB for the terminal device, where the value tag of the at least one SIB is used to instruct the terminal device to update the at least one SIB.

[0096] In practical applications, the network device may set value tags of multiple SIBs for the terminal device, and these value tags may be the same. In this case, the terminal device can update multiple SIBs simultaneously. That is, it means that the network performs synchronous updates for multiple SIBs, in which case the terminal knows the changes in value tags of all SIBs and performs synchronous updates of multiple SIBs. Or, the network device may set value tags of one or multiple SIBs individually for the terminal device. In this case, the terminal device may update a specific SIB or some SIBs individually. In this way, for SIBs that have not been changed, the terminal does not need to update, which has the advantage of saving decoding overhead. Of course, the network device may set value tags of SIBs using other methods, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not specifically limited thereto.

[0097] Illustratively, updates to one SIB do not result in changes to other SIBs, but the availability of resources in other SIBs may still be affected and may be withheld or unavailable.

[0098] For illustrative purposes, assume that the configuration information of the TRS is carried in two SIBs, e.g., SIB-X and SIBY, respectively. If the network device only sends an update (i.e., a value tag) for SIB-X, the terminal device is not affected by the SIB-X update after receiving the system message notification and continues to use the resources of the TRS indicated by SIB-Y.

[0099] Exemplarily, assume that the configuration information of the TRS is carried in two SIBs, for example, SIB-X and SIBY, respectively. If the network device only sends an update (i.e., a value tag) of SIB-X, the terminal device will not use and reserve the resources of the TRS indicated by SIB-Y after receiving the system message notification, and will use the resources of the TRS indicated by SIB-Y after obtaining the updated SIB-X. Alternatively, after the system information is updated, the terminal device can obtain the updated configuration information of the TRS and then wait for the network device to send an availability indication of the TRS.

[0100] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, segment transmission is performed for target system information, thereby avoiding the situation where the target system information cannot be transmitted due to being too large to be carried in a single SIB, thereby improving the transmission reliability of the target system information.

[0101] Based on the same inventive idea, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for transmitting system information, which can be applied to a terminal device of the above communication system.

[0102] FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting system information at a terminal device side in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 3, the method may include the following steps S301 to S302.

[0103] In S301, a terminal device obtains at least one segment from a network device.

[0104] At least one segment is associated with target system information.

[0105] It should be noted that the network device transmits segments of the target system information to the terminal in the above S201-S202, and the terminal device receives at least one segment, which may be all or some of the segments of the target system information.

[0106] In some possible embodiments, the target system information includes configuration information for TRS / CSI-RS.

[0107] At S302, the terminal device obtains target system information based on the at least one segment.

[0108] In some possible embodiments, the network device transmits segments of the target system information carried in SIBs or SIB-segments, one segment being carried in one SIB or SIB-segment, and the terminal device first receives at least one SIB or SIB-segment and further obtains the target system information based on the segments carried in these SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0109] Illustratively, different segments may be carried in different SIBs, e.g., SIB-X, SIB-Y, SIB-Z, SIB-21, SIB-22, SIB23, etc. Or, different segments may be carried in different SIB-segments, e.g., SIB-segmentX, SIB-segmentY, SIB-segmentZ, etc., where X, Y, Z, 21, 22, 23 are serial numbers of the SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0110] In some possible embodiments, the order of the plurality of segments of the target system information matches the order of the SIB or the order of the SIB-segment. The network device can sequentially transmit the plurality of segments according to the order of the SIB or the SIB-segment. Exemplarily, the system information is divided into segment 1, segment 2, and segment 3, and the network device can sequentially transmit segment 1, segment 2, and segment 3 according to the order of SIB-21, SIB-22, SIB23, or the network device can sequentially transmit segment 1, segment 2, and segment 3 according to the order of SIB-X, SIB-Y, SIB-Z (X < Y < Z).

[0111] In one embodiment, when there are multiple SIBs or SIB-segments, the terminal device can first combine the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments, and then analyze the combined SIB or SIB-segment to obtain the target system information. In this way, the number of times of analyzing the information can be reduced, the processing flow can be simplified, the processing time can be shortened, and furthermore, the acquisition efficiency of the target system information can be improved.

[0112] In another embodiment, when there are multiple SIBs or SIB-segments, the terminal device can first analyze each SIB or SIB-segment to obtain the multiple subgroups carried therein, and then combine the multiple subgroups to obtain the target system information. In this way, each segment can be accurately analyzed to improve the success rate of obtaining the target system information, and furthermore, the transmission reliability of the system information can be improved.

[0113] Alternatively, after receiving each SIB or SIB-segment, the terminal device can parse the SIB or SIB-segment to obtain the corresponding segment, or the terminal device can first store the received SIB or SIB-segment, and after receiving multiple SIBs or SIB-segments, parse the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments one by one to obtain the corresponding segments.

[0114] In some possible embodiments, the network device may indicate the segment information of the target system information to the terminal device before transmitting the segment. The above method further includes a step of the terminal device receiving segment indication information from the network device, where the segment indication information indicates the segment information of the target system information.

[0115] The segment information of the target system information may include segment numbers of multiple segments, segment types, etc. The segment number indicates which segment of the target system information the current segment is, and the segment type indicates whether the current segment is the last segment of the target system information or not. The value of the segment number may be an integer such as 0, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the value of the segment type may be 0 or 1.

[0116] Exemplarily, the segment number (segmentNumber) and segment type (segmentType) can be represented as follows: segmentNumber-r17 INTEGER (0..1), segmentType-r17 ENUMERATED {notLastSegment, lastSegment},

[0117] If the segment information of the current segment is (0,0), it means that the current segment is the first segment of the target system information and is not the last segment, if the segment information of the current segment is (0,1), it means that the current segment is the first segment of the target system information and is the last segment, if the segment information of the current segment is (1,1), it means that the current segment is the second segment of the target system information and is the last segment. (1,0) is not used and can be reserved.

[0118] Of course, any combination of the above segment numbers and segment types can be coded: for example, code point 00 means the first but not the last segment, code point 01 means the first but not the last segment, code point 11 means the second but not the last segment, etc.

[0119] Of course, the terminal device can also determine the segment information of the target system information based on the protocol specifications of 3GPP, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not specifically limited thereto.

[0120] Furthermore, if the segment information of the current segment received by the terminal device is (0,0), the terminal device first stores the current segment and continues to wait for the next segment; if the segment information of the current segment received by the terminal device is (0,1), the terminal device first stores the current segment and obtains target system information based on the current segment; if the segment information of the current segment received by the terminal device is (1,1), the terminal device determines whether the previous segment has been received, and if the previous segment has been received, obtains target system information based on the previous segment and the current segment.

[0121] In some possible embodiments, the terminal device may determine a segment combination method of the target system information based on a setting of a network device or a protocol provision of 3GPP, so that the terminal device acquires the target system information based on different segment combination methods. Before S301, the above method further includes a step of the terminal device determining a segment combination method of the target system information.

[0122] The segment combining scheme includes combining the target system information using all the segments or combining the target system information using some of the segments.

[0123] In addition, the terminal device can determine whether to receive all segments of the target system information based on the instruction of the network device or the segment combination method specified in the 3GPP protocol. If the segment combination method specified by the network device or specified in the protocol is to combine the target system information using all segments, the terminal device needs to wait until all segments of the target system information are received and then perform segment combination to obtain the target system information. Or, if the segment combination method specified by the network device or specified in the protocol is to combine the target system information using some segments, the terminal device does not need to wait until all segments of the target system information are received and can perform segment combination after receiving some segments to obtain the target system information.

[0124] In some possible embodiments, the network device can instruct the terminal device to use a segment combination scheme of the target system information by sending indication information. Illustratively, the network device can make the MIB, SIB1 carry the indication information, or the network device can make the feedback information responding to the SIB request sent from the terminal device carry the indication information, and of course, the network device can make other upper layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling) carry the indication information, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not specifically limited thereto. Optionally, the SIB request message sent from the terminal device is carried in Msg1, and the feedback information sent from the network device is carried in Msg2. After receiving the indication information, the terminal device determines a segment combination scheme, and combines and uses at least one received segment according to the segment combination scheme.

[0125] In some other possible embodiments, the network device may also instruct the terminal device on the segment combination scheme of the target system information by transmitting scheduling information of all SIBs or SIB-segments related to the target system information. The above method further includes a step of the terminal device receiving scheduling information of a plurality of SIBs or SIB-segments from the network device, and a step of the terminal device combining the target system information using segments carried in the plurality of SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0126] In addition, the network device transmits the scheduling information of multiple SIBs or SIB-segments to the terminal device. Here, the scheduling information of the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments is the scheduling information of all SIBs or SIB-segments related to the target system information. That is, by the network device transmitting the scheduling information of which SIB or SIB-segment to the terminal device, the terminal device receives which SIB or SIB-segment and combines the target system information using the segments carried therein. Thus, the scheduling information of the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments not only indicates that the segment combination scheme uses all segments to combine the target system information, but also indicates the segment information (e.g., segment number, segment type) of the target system information.

[0127] In one embodiment, all segments of the target system information are carried using different SIBs (e.g., SIB-X, SIB-Y, SIB-Z, etc.). When the network device transmits the scheduling information of all SIBs related to the target system information, it implicitly indicates that the terminal device must receive these SIBs, i.e., it indicates that all segments are used to combine the target system information. After all segments are received, the terminal device combines and uses them.

[0128] For illustrative purposes, assume that the TRS configuration information is carried in two SIBs (e.g., SIB-X and SIB-Y). When the network device transmits the scheduling information of SIB-X and SIB-Y, it represents combining the target system information using all segments. The terminal device knows that it needs to receive SIB-X and SIB-Y (in this case, there is a lot of TRS content transmitted from the network device, and it performs segment transmission for the TRS configuration information).

[0129] In some possible embodiments, in response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using all segments, the above method further includes a step of the terminal device determining that the current segment is the last segment of the target system information, and accordingly, S302 further includes a step of the terminal device combining the target system information using at least one segment.

[0130] In addition, after the terminal device determines that the segment combination method is to use all the segments combined target system information, the terminal device judges whether the currently received segment (i.e., the current segment) is the last segment of the target system information. If yes, the terminal device recognizes that all the segments of the target system information have been received, and combines and uses all the subsequently received segments. If no, the terminal device recognizes that all the segments of the target system information have not yet been received, and stores the current segment, and continues to wait for the reception of the next segment. In practical application, the terminal device needs to perform the above judgment for each received segment to determine whether all the segments of the target system information have been received.

[0131] In some possible embodiments, the above determination process can also use a first time length as a constraint. S302 can include the steps of: a terminal device receiving at least one segment within a first time length (see above example for details); and, when the first time length expires, the terminal device determining that the at least one segment is all segments of the target system information and combining the target system information using the at least one segment; or, when the first time length expires, the terminal device determining that the at least one segment is not all segments of the target system information and discarding the at least one segment.

[0132] It should be noted that the terminal device can determine the first time length based on the instruction of the network device or the protocol specification of 3GPP. Then, the terminal device receives at least one segment within the first time length. When the first time length expires, the terminal device judges whether the received at least one segment is all segments of the target system information. If yes, the terminal device uses all the received segments in combination; if no, the terminal device recognizes that the system message has not been received and discards the received at least one segment.

[0133] In some possible embodiments, in response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using some of the segments, S302 may include a step in which the terminal device receives at least one segment within a first length of time, and a step in which the terminal device combines the target system information using the at least one segment upon expiration of the first length of time.

[0134] It is noted that the terminal device can determine the first time length based on the instruction of the network device or the protocol specification of 3GPP.The terminal device then receives at least one segment within the first time length.When the first time length expires, the terminal can directly combine and use the received at least one segment.

[0135] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, segment transmission is performed for target system information, thereby avoiding the situation where the target system information cannot be transmitted due to being too large to be carried in a single SIB, thereby improving the transmission reliability of the target system information.

[0136] Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, which may be a network device or a chip or system-on-chip in the network device in a communication system, or a functional module for implementing the method of each of the above embodiments in the network device. The communication device can implement the functions performed by the network device in each of the above embodiments, and these functions can be implemented by executing corresponding software by hardware. These hardware or software include one or more modules corresponding to the above functions. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication device in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the communication device 40 includes a first processing module 41 for dividing target system information into multiple segments and a first transmission module 42 for transmitting the multiple segments to a terminal device.

[0137] In some possible embodiments, the target system information includes configuration information for TRS / CSI-RS.

[0138] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module 42 transmits a number of segments carried in a SIB or SIB-segment, one segment corresponding to one SIB or SIB-segment.

[0139] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module 42 transmits the multiple segments sequentially according to the order of the SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0140] In some possible embodiments, the first transmitting module 42 further transmits segment indication information to the terminal device, where the segment indication information is used to indicate the segment information of the target system information.

[0141] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module 42 further instructs the terminal device on a segment combination scheme of the target system information, where the segment combination scheme includes combining the target system information using all segments or combining the target system information using some segments.

[0142] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module 42 further transmits scheduling information for multiple SIBs or SIB-segments to the terminal device, instructing the terminal device to combine the target system information using the segments in which multiple segments are carried in the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments and in which the scheduling information is carried in the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0143] In some possible embodiments, the first transmission module 42 further indicates a first length of time to the terminal device, the first length of time being an available length of time for the terminal device to receive the segment of the target system information.

[0144] In some possible embodiments, the first processing module 41 further sets a value tag of at least one SIB for the terminal device, the value tag being used to instruct the terminal device to update the at least one SIB.

[0145] In some possible embodiments, in response to the first processing module setting value tags of the multiple SIBs for the terminal device, the value tags of the multiple SIBs are the same.

[0146] For the specific realization process of the first processing module 41 and the first transmission module 42, reference can be made to the detailed description of the network device in the embodiment of Figures 2 to 3, and the description will be omitted here for the sake of brevity of the specification.

[0147] The first transmission module 42 mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a receiving interface, a receiving circuit, or a receiver, etc., and the first processing module 41 may be one or more processors.

[0148] Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which may be a terminal device in a communication system or a chip or system-on-chip in a terminal device, or may be a functional module for implementing the method of each of the above embodiments in the terminal device. The communication device can implement the functions performed by the terminal device in each of the above embodiments, and these functions can be implemented by executing corresponding software by hardware. These hardware or software include one or more modules corresponding to the above functions. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of another communication device in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 5, the communication device 50 includes a second transmission module 51 for acquiring at least one segment from a network device, where the at least one segment is associated with target system information, and a second processing module 52 for acquiring the target system information based on the at least one segment.

[0149] In some possible embodiments, the target system information includes configuration information for TRS / CSI-RS.

[0150] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module 52 receives at least one segment carried in a SIB or a SIB-segment.

[0151] In some possible embodiments, the order of at least one segment matches the order of at least one SIB or SIB-segment.

[0152] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module 52 further receives segment indication information from the network device, where the segment indication information is used to indicate the segment information of the target system information.

[0153] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module 52 further receives scheduling information of multiple SIBs or SIB-segments from the network device, and the second processing module 51 further combines the target system information using segments carried in the multiple SIBs or SIB-segments.

[0154] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module 51 further determines a segment combination scheme of the target system information, where the segment combination scheme includes combining the target system information using all segments or combining the target system information using some of the segments.

[0155] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module 51 further determines that the current segment is the last segment of the target system information and combines the target system information using at least one segment, in response to the second processing module determining to combine the target system information using all segments.

[0156] In some possible embodiments, in response to the second processing module determining to combine the target system information using all segments, the second processing module 51 determines that the current segment is not the last segment of the target system information, stores the current segment, and waits to receive the next segment.

[0157] In some possible embodiments, the second processing module 51 further receives at least one segment within a first length of time, the first length of time being an available length of time for receiving segments of the target system information, and upon expiration of the first length of time, determines that the at least one segment is all segments of the target system information, and combines the target system information using the at least one segment, in response to the second processing module determining to combine the target system information using all segments.

[0158] Additionally, the second processing module further determines that the at least one segment is not all of the segments of the target system information upon expiration of the first time period and discards the at least one segment.

[0159] In some possible embodiments, the second transmission module 52 further receives at least one segment within a first length of time in response to the second processing module determining to combine the target system information using some of the segments, the first length of time being an available length of time for receiving segments of the target system information, and combines the target system information using the at least one segment upon expiration of the first length of time.

[0160] For the specific realization process of the second processing module 51 and the second transmission module 52, reference can be made to the detailed description of the terminal device in the embodiment of Figures 2 to 3, and the description is omitted here for the sake of brevity of the specification.

[0161] The second transmission module 52 mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a receiving interface, a receiving circuit, or a receiver, etc., and the second processing module 51 may be one or more processors.

[0162] Based on the same inventive concept, An embodiment provides a communication device, which may be a terminal device or a network device described in one or more embodiments above. Fig. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication device in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 6, the communication device 60 employs general-purpose computer hardware including a processor 61, a memory 62, a bus 63, an input device 64, and an output device 65.

[0163] In some possible embodiments, memory 62 may include computer storage media in the form of volatile and / or non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory and / or random access memory. Memory 62 may store an operating system, application programs, other program modules, executable code, program data, user data, and the like.

[0164] The input device 64 can be used to input commands and information to the communication device, and can be a keyboard or pointing device, a mouse, a trackball, a touchpad, a microphone, a joystick, a game pad, a satellite television dish, a scanner or similar device. These input devices can be connected to the processor 61 via a bus 63.

[0165] The output device 65 can be used by the communication device to output information, and the output device 65 can be other peripheral output devices in addition to a monitor; output devices such as speakers and / or a printing device can also be connected to the processor 61 via the bus 63.

[0166] The communication device can be connected to a network, such as a local area network (LAN), via an antenna 66. In a network environment, the computer-executable instructions stored in the control device are not limited to local storage, but can be stored in a remote storage device.

[0167] When the processor 61 in the communication device executes the executable code or application program stored in the memory 62, the communication device executes the communication method on the terminal device side or the network device side in the above embodiments, and the specific execution process may refer to the above embodiments and will not be described here.

[0168] In addition, the memory 62 stores computer executable instructions for implementing the functions of the first processing module 41 and the first transmission module 42 in Fig. 4. The functions / implementation processes of the first processing module 41 and the first transmission module 42 in Fig. 4 can be implemented by the processor 61 in Fig. 6 calling the computer executable instructions stored in the memory 62, and specific implementation processes and functions are referred to in the above related embodiments.

[0169] Alternatively, the above-mentioned memory 62 stores computer-executable instructions for implementing the functions of the second processing module 51 and the second transmission module 52 in Fig. 5. The functions / implementation processes of the second processing module 51 and the second transmission module 52 in Fig. 5 can be implemented by the processor 61 in Fig. 6 calling the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 62, and specific implementation processes and functions are referred to in the above-mentioned related embodiments.

[0170] Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal device, which is consistent with the terminal device in one or more embodiments above. Optionally, the terminal device can be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcasting terminal device, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0171] FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a terminal device in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 7, a terminal device 70 may include one or more components, including a processing component 71, a memory 72, a power component 73, a multimedia component 74, an audio component 75, an input / output (I / O) interface 76, a sensor component 77, and a communication component 78.

[0172] The processing component 71 typically controls the overall operation of the terminal device 70, such as operations related to display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operation. The processing component 71 may include one or more processors 711 for executing instructions to complete all or some steps of the above method. It should be noted that the processing component 71 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction with other components. For example, the processing component 71 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the processing component 71 and the multimedia component 74.

[0173] The memory 72 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the terminal device 70. Examples of these data include instructions for any application programs or methods for operating at the terminal device 70, contact data, phone book data, messages, images, videos, etc. The memory 72 may be realized by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or combination thereof, such as a static random access memory (SRAM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a read-only memory (ROM), a magnetic memory, a flash memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0174] The power component 73 provides power to various components of the terminal device 70. The power component 73 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with the generation, management, and distribution of power to the terminal device 70.

[0175] The multimedia component 74 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the terminal device 70 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). When the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel may include one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may detect the boundaries of a touch or slide operation as well as the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 74 includes one front camera and / or one rear camera. When the terminal device 70 is in an operation mode such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or may have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

[0176] The audio component 75 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 75 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the terminal device 70 is in an operation mode such as a call mode, a record mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 72 or transmitted via the communication component 78. In some embodiments, the audio component 75 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0177] I / O interface 76 provides an interface between processing component 71 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, a home button, volume buttons, a start button, and a lock button.

[0178] The sensor component 77 includes one or more sensors to provide various aspects of status assessment for the terminal device 70. For example, the sensor component 77 can monitor the on / off state of the terminal device 70, the relative positioning of components, e.g., the display and keypad of the terminal device 70, and the sensor component 77 can further detect the position change of the terminal device 70 or one of the components of the terminal device 70, the presence or absence of contact between the user and the terminal device 70, the orientation and position or acceleration / deceleration of the terminal device 70, and the temperature change of the terminal device 70. The sensor component 77 can also include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor component 77 can further include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor used for imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 77 can further include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0179] The communication component 78 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the terminal device 70 and other devices. The terminal device 70 can access a wireless network using a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 78 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 78 further includes a near field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0180] In an exemplary embodiment, terminal device 70 may be implemented with one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processors (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above-described methods.

[0181] Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, which corresponds to the network device in one or more embodiments above.

[0182] 8 is a schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 8, the network device 80 may include a processing component 81 including at least one processor, and a memory resource represented by a memory 82, which stores instructions, such as an application program, executed by the processing component 81. The application program stored in the memory 82 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. The processing component 81 is also configured to execute instructions to perform any method applied to the network device described in the above method.

[0183] Network device 80 may further include a power component 83 configured to perform power management of network device 80, a wired or wireless network interface 84 configured to connect network device 80 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 85. Network device 80 may operate an operating system stored in memory 82, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or the like.

[0184] Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed by a computer, performs the method for transmitting system information on the terminal device side or the network device side in one or more of the above embodiments.

[0185] Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer program or a computer program product, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to realize the method for transmitting system information on the terminal device side or the network device side in one or more of the above embodiments.

[0186] Those skilled in the art will readily conceive other embodiments of the present disclosure after studying the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any modifications, uses or adaptations of the present invention, which modifications, uses or adaptations follow the general principles of the present invention and include common general knowledge or commonly used technical means in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and examples are considered to be merely exemplary, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being subject to the following claims.

[0187] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and illustrated in the drawings, and various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention, which is limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting system information, comprising: A network device divides the target system information into a plurality of segments; and transmitting the plurality of segments to a terminal device by the network device.

23. A method for transmitting system information comprising:

2. The target system information includes tracking / channel state information-reference signal configuration information; 2. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 1.

3. The step of transmitting the plurality of segments by the network device to a terminal device includes: transmitting the plurality of segments carried in a system information block segment or a system information block by the network device, wherein one segment corresponds to one system information block segment or a system information block; 2. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 1.

4. The step of transmitting the plurality of segments by the network device using a system information block segment or a system information block, the network device transmitting the plurality of segments sequentially according to a system information block segment or a system information block order; 4. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 3.

5. The method comprises: The network device further includes a step of transmitting segment indication information to the terminal device, the segment indication information indicating segment information of the target system information.

2. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 1.

6. The method comprises: The method further includes the step of the network device instructing the terminal device of a segment combination manner of the target system information, the segment combination manner including combining the target system information using all segments or combining the target system information using some segments; 2. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 1.

7. The method comprises: The network device may further include a step of transmitting scheduling information of a plurality of system information block segments or system information blocks to the terminal device, the plurality of segments being carried in the plurality of system information block segments or system information blocks, and the scheduling information being used to instruct the terminal device to combine the target system information using the plurality of segments.

2. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 1.

8. The method comprises: and a step of the network device indicating a first length of time to the terminal device, the first length of time being an available length of time for the terminal device to receive the segment of the target system information.

2. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 1.

9. The method comprises: and further comprising a step of the network device setting a value tag of at least one system information block for the terminal device, the value tag being used to instruct the terminal device to update the at least one system information block.

2. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 1.

10. in response to the network device setting a plurality of system information block value tags for the terminal device, the value tags of the plurality of system information blocks being the same; 10. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 9.

11. A method for transmitting system information, comprising: A terminal device obtaining at least one segment from a network device, the at least one segment being associated with target system information; and the terminal device obtaining the target system information based on the at least one segment.

23. A method for transmitting system information comprising:

12. The target system information includes tracking / channel state information-reference signal configuration information; The method for transmitting system information according to claim 11.

13. The step of the terminal device obtaining at least one segment from a network device includes: receiving, by the terminal device, at least one segment carried in a system information block segment or a system information block, wherein one segment corresponds to one system information block segment or a system information block; The method for transmitting system information according to claim 11.

14. an order of the at least one segment corresponds to an order of the at least one system information block segment or system information block; The method for transmitting system information according to claim 13.

15. The method comprises: The terminal device further includes receiving segment indication information from the network device, the segment indication information indicating segment information of the target system information. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 11.

16. The method comprises: receiving, by the terminal device, scheduling information of a plurality of system information block segments or system information blocks from the network device; and the terminal device combining the target system information using the plurality of system information block segments or segments carried in a system information block. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 11.

17. The method comprises: The terminal device further includes determining a segment combination manner of the target system information, the segment combination manner including combining the target system information using all segments, or combining the target system information using some segments. The method for transmitting system information according to claim 11.

18. In response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using all segments, the method includes the terminal device determining that a current segment is a last segment of the target system information; The step of the terminal device obtaining the target system information based on the at least one segment includes: said terminal device combining said target system information using said at least one segment; 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the system information is transmitted in a manner similar to that described in claim 17.

19. The method comprises: determining by the terminal device that a current segment is not a last segment of the target system information; and the terminal device storing the current segment and waiting to receive a next segment.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the system information is transmitted in a manner similar to that described in claim 17.

20. In response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using all segments, the terminal device obtains the target system information based on the at least one segment, receiving the at least one segment within the first length of time by the terminal device, the first length of time being an available length of time for the terminal device to receive the segment of the target system information; and when the first time period expires, the terminal device determines that the at least one segment is all of the segments of the target system information, and combines the target system information using the at least one segment.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the system information is transmitted in a manner similar to that described in claim 17.

21. The method comprises: and when the first time period expires, the terminal device determines that the at least one segment is not all of the segments of the target system information and discards the at least one segment. The method of transmitting system information according to claim 20.

22. In response to the terminal device determining to combine the target system information using a portion of the segments, the terminal device obtains the target system information based on the at least one segment, receiving the at least one segment within a first length of time by the terminal device, the first length of time being an available length of time for the terminal device to receive the segment of the target system information; and when the first time period expires, the terminal device combines the target system information using the at least one segment.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the system information is transmitted in a manner similar to that described in claim 17.

23. A communication device, comprising: a first processing module for dividing the target system information into a plurality of segments; a first transmission module for transmitting the plurality of segments to a terminal device; A communication device comprising:

24. A communication device, comprising: a second transmitting module for obtaining at least one segment from a network device, the at least one segment being associated with target system information; and a second processing module for obtaining the target system information based on the at least one segment. A communication device comprising:

25. 1. A communications device, comprising: The antenna, Memory, A processor connected to each of the antenna and the memory, the processor being configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to control transmission and reception of the antenna and to realize the method for transmitting system information according to any one of claims 1 to 10 or claims 11 to 22. A communication device comprising:

26. 1. A computer storage medium, comprising: The computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the method for transmitting system information according to any one of claims 1 to 10 or claims 11 to 22. A computer storage medium comprising:

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