Communication method and apparatus in cell non-continuous transmission / reception scenarios

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method and apparatus in a cell non-continuous transmit / receive scenario. The method includes the step of a terminal device not triggering a scheduling request and / or performing an action related to the network energy-saving mode for a pending scheduling request (SR) when the network is in network energy-saving mode. According to embodiments of the present invention, when the network is in network energy-saving mode, the terminal device not triggering an SR can be avoided by a pending SR triggering a random access procedure, thereby reducing the network's energy consumption. Furthermore, when the network is in network energy-saving mode, the terminal device performing an action related to the network energy-saving mode for a pending SR prevents the terminal from releasing the uplink configuration.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communication technologies.

Background Art

[0002] As an important component of the world's new infrastructure construction, the 5G (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) communication network has achieved rapid development worldwide in recent years. As the scale of the network grows, the energy consumption of communication operators continues to increase. Taking the data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China as an example, in 2022, compared with 2015, the growth rate of energy consumption reached about 80%.

[0003] With the construction of 5G and the large-scale commercialization of 5G Active Antenna Unit (AAU), due to the high power consumption of AAU, its energy consumption doubles compared with the Remote Radio Unit (RRU) mainly used in 3G and 4G. 5G defines three types of service types: Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive Machine Type of Communication (mMTC), and Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC). Therefore, the bursty services of 5G packets continue to increase, the base station operates 24 hours without rest, and the average daily energy consumption of 5G sites has become more than twice that of 4G.

[0004] The 3GPP (registered trademark) (3rd Generation Partnership Project) introduced key technologies such as Massive MIMO and wider radio frequency bands in the 5G era. 5G supports higher data rates and greater data traffic, requiring more transmission bandwidth, and the deployment of high-frequency bands will be the main frequency band to expand in the future. However, the transmission characteristics of high-frequency bands limit the communication range of sites, leading to concentrated deployment of 5G sites and increased power consumption, placing significant operational cost pressure on operators. Therefore, network energy conservation is of crucial importance for saving operational costs, and 5G network energy conservation is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently.

[0005] To achieve energy savings, network devices can perform energy-saving processes in the time domain, frequency domain, spatial domain, and / or energy domain, respectively, based on the network load. For example, in the spatial and energy domains, network devices can achieve energy savings by turning off some antennas when the load is low, and in the time domain, network devices may implement cell-level discontinuous transmission / reception techniques so that the network device does not transmit and / or receive signals during certain periods of inactivity, in order to achieve energy savings.

[0006] Furthermore, the above explanation of the background art is merely intended to provide a clearer and more complete explanation of the present invention and to facilitate understanding for those skilled in the art. These elements, as described in the background art section of the present invention, should not be construed as being well-known to those skilled in the art. [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] According to the inventors' findings of the present invention, in the case of user equipment (UEs) in connected mode, it is considered that at least the following candidate channels / signals will not be transmitted / received during the deactivation stage of cell discontinuous transmitting / receiving (DTX / DRX).

[0008] Downlink: Periodic / semi-sustained CSI-RS (Channel State Information-Reference Signal) (including TRS (Tracking RS)), PRS (Positioning Reference Signal) PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) scrambled with UE-specific RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identity), Type-3 CSS (Common search space) PDCCH SPS PDCCH (Semi-static scheduled PDCCH) Uplink: SR (Scheduling Request) Periodic / semi-persistent CSI (Channel State Information) report. Periodic / semi-sustained SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) CG (Configured Grant) - PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel).

[0009] In other words, in connected mode UEs, the UE does not send SRs during the cell DTX / DRX inactive phase. This disrupts processes that need to trigger SRs to request uplink resources and the transmission of triggered pending SRs, causing problems.

[0010] In view of the above problems, the embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method and apparatus for a cell non-continuous transmission / reception scenario. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] One embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device configured in a terminal device, which includes a processing unit that, when the network is in network energy-saving mode, does not trigger scheduling requests and / or performs operations related to network energy-saving mode for pending scheduling requests (SRs).

[0012] In some embodiments, the network energy saving mode means at least one of the following: the network energy saving mode is activated; cell DTX / DRX is configured and / or activated; and the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX.

[0013] In some embodiments, the scheduling request includes at least one of the following: a buffer status report (BSR) scheduling request, a beam fault recovery (BFR) scheduling request, a consistent listen-before-talk failure recovery (consistent LBT failure recovery) scheduling request, a scheduling request related to access backhaul integration (IAB), a scheduling request related to positioning, and a scheduling request related to non-terrestrial networks (NTN).

[0014] In some embodiments, the operations associated with the network energy-saving mode include canceling pending scheduling requests (pending SRs), assuming there are no valid PUCCH resources configured for pending SRs, assuming SR transmissions are low-priority SR transmissions, pending SR counters, not initiating random access procedures, not performing clearing and / or release operations, and using a maximum number of greater SR transmissions (sr-TransMax).

[0015] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device configured in a network device, which includes a first instruction unit that instructs a terminal device on information related to network energy saving.

[0016] One of the advantageous effects of the embodiments of the present invention is as follows: According to the embodiments of the present invention, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device does not trigger the SR, thereby preventing the pending SR from triggering the random access procedure and reducing the network's energy consumption. Furthermore, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device performs an action related to network energy saving mode on the pending SR, thereby preventing the pending SR from releasing the uplink configuration to the terminal.

[0017] As described in the following explanations and shown in the drawings, specific embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in detail, and the ways in which the principles of the present invention can be adopted are shown. Note that the scope of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to these. The embodiments of the present invention include those that are modified, corrected, and equivalent within the gist and scope of the claims attached hereto.

[0018] The features described and / or shown in one embodiment may be used in one or more other embodiments in the same or similar ways, may be combined with the features in other embodiments, or may replace the features in other embodiments.

[0019] Note that in this text, the term "comprising / having" means that a feature, member, step, or component exists and does not exclude the existence or addition of one or more other features, members, steps, or components.

Brief Explanation of Drawings

[0020] The elements and features shown in one drawing and one embodiment of the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with the elements and features shown in one or more other drawings or embodiments. Also, in the drawings, similar reference numerals indicate corresponding elements in multiple drawings and may indicate corresponding elements used in one or more embodiments. [Figure 1] It is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a schematic diagram of an example of carrying secondary cell BFR information using legacy BFR MAC CE. [Figure 3] It is a schematic diagram of an example of carrying secondary cell BFR information using enhanced BFR MAC CE. [Figure 4] It is a schematic diagram of an example of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] It is a schematic diagram of another example of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] It is a schematic diagram of an example of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] It is a schematic diagram of another example of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] It is a schematic diagram of an example of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] It is a schematic diagram of an example of a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] The above and other features of the present invention will become clear from the following description. In the specification and drawings, specific embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in detail, and some embodiments in which the principles of the present invention can be adopted are shown. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described. The present invention includes all modified, deformed and equivalent ones within the scope of the appended claims. The following describes each embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. These embodiments are merely exemplary and do not limit the present invention.

[0022] In the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as "first", "second", etc. are used to distinguish different elements in the title, but do not represent the spatial arrangement or temporal order of these elements, etc., and these elements are not limited by these terms. The term "and / or" includes any one and all combinations of one or more of the terms listed in the related list. Terms such as "include", "comprise", "have", etc. mean the presence of the listed features, elements, elements or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, elements or components.

[0023] In the embodiments of the present invention, singular nouns such as "one" and "the" should be understood broadly as "one type" or "one category," including plural forms, and not limited to "one." Furthermore, the term "the foregoing" should be understood to include both singular and plural forms unless the context explicitly indicates otherwise. Also, unless the context explicitly indicates otherwise, the term "as described" should be understood as "at least partially described," and the term "based on" should be understood as "based on at least partially."

[0024] In embodiments of the present invention, the terms "communication network" or "wireless communication network" may mean a network conforming to any communication standard such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), Advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-A, LTE-Advanced), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA®), or High-Speed ​​Packet Access (HSPA).

[0025] Furthermore, communication between devices in a communication system may be carried out according to a communication protocol of any stage, and such communication protocol may include, but is not limited to, 1G (generation), 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G, 3G, 4G, 4.5G, and 5G, New Radio (NR), and / or other currently known communication protocols or other communication protocols to be developed in the future.

[0026] In embodiments of the present invention, the term "network device" means, for example, a device within a communication system that allows a terminal device to access the communication system and provides services to said terminal device. A network device may include, but is not limited to, a base station (BS), access point (AP), transmission / reception point (TRP), broadcast transmitter, mobile management entity (MME), gateway, server, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), etc.

[0027] A base station may include, but is not limited to, a Node B (NodeB or NB), an Evolutionary Node B (eNodeB or eNB), and a 5G base station (gNB), as well as a Remote Radio Head (RRH), Remote Radio Unit (RRU), relay or low-power node (e.g., femto, pico), an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node or IAB-DU or IAB-donor. The term “base station” may also include some or all of their functions, and each base station may provide communication coverage to a specific geographic area. The term “cell” may mean a base station and / or its coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. The terms “cell” and “base station” may be interchangeable as long as no confusion arises.

[0028] In embodiments of the present invention, the terms "User Equipment" (UE) or "Terminal Equipment" (TE) or "Terminal Device" refer to a device that accesses a communication network and receives network services, for example, via a network device. The terminal equipment may be fixed or mobile and may be referred to as a mobile station (MS), terminal, subscriber station (SS), access terminal (AT), IAB-MT, station, etc.

[0029] Terminal devices may include, but are not limited to, mobile phones (cellular phones), personal digital assistants (PDAs), radio modulators / demodulators, wireless communication devices, handheld devices, machine-type communication devices, laptop computers, cordless phones, smartphones, smartwatches, digital cameras, and the like.

[0030] Furthermore, in scenarios such as the Internet of Things (IoT), the user device may be a monitoring or measurement device or apparatus, and may include, but is not limited to, machine-type communication (MTC) terminals, in-vehicle communication terminals, device-to-device (D2D) terminals, and machine-to-machine (M2M) terminals.

[0031] Furthermore, the terms “Network side” or “Network device side” mean the side of the network, which may be a base station or include one or more of the above-mentioned network devices. The terms “User side” or “Terminal side” or “Terminal device side” mean the side of the user or terminal, which may be a UE or include one or more of the above-mentioned terminal devices. In this specification, unless otherwise specified, “device” may mean network device or terminal device.

[0032] The following describes a scenario of an embodiment of the present invention with reference to an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0033] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, schematically showing examples of user equipment and network equipment. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 may include network equipment 101 and terminal equipment 102, 103. For the sake of explanation, Figure 1 is described using two terminal equipment and one network equipment as an example, but embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

[0034] In embodiments of the present invention, existing services or services that can be implemented in the future can be provided between the network device 101 and the terminal devices 102 and 103. For example, these services include, but are not limited to, enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (mMTC), and ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC).

[0035] Although Figure 1 shows that both terminal devices 102 and 103 are located within the coverage area of ​​network device 101, the present invention is not limited to this. Neither of the two terminal devices 102 and 103 are located within the coverage area of ​​network device 101, or one terminal device 102 may be located within the coverage area of ​​network device 101 and the other terminal device 103 may be located outside the coverage area of ​​network device 101.

[0036] In the following explanation, "if..." may be replaced with "if..." or "when..." as long as it does not cause confusion.

[0037] In embodiments of the present invention, a scheduling request is used to request UL-SCH (Uplink Shared Channel) resources for a new transmission.

[0038] A MAC (Media Access Control) entity can be configured to have zero, one, or more SR configurations. An SR configuration consists of a set of PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) resources for SR across different BWPs (Bandwidth Parts) and cells. For logical channel or SCell (Secondary Cell) beam fault recovery and persistent LBT (Listen Before Talk) fault recovery, each BWP configures up to one PUCCH resource for SR. For logical channels serving radio bearers configured with SDT (Small Data Transfer), no PUCCH resources for SR are configured for SDT. For beam fault recovery of the serving cell's BFD-RS (Beam Failure Detection-Reference Signal) set, each BWP configuration configures up to two PUCCH resources for SR. A dedicated SR configuration is configured for positioning gap activation / deactivation requests.

[0039] Each SR configuration corresponds to one or more logical channels and / or SCell beam fault recovery and / or persistent LBT fault recovery and / or BFD-RS set beam fault recovery and / or positioning gap activation / deactivation requests. Each logical channel, SCell beam fault recovery, BFD-RS set beam fault recovery and persistent LBT fault recovery can be mapped to zero or one SR configuration configured by RRC (Radio Resource Control). The SR configuration of a logical channel that triggers a BSR (Buffer Status Report), or SCell beam fault recovery or BFD-RS beam fault recovery set or persistent LBT fault recovery (if such a configuration exists) or positioning gap activation / deactivation request is considered the corresponding SR configuration for the triggered SR. Any SR configuration can be used for SRs triggered by Pre-emptive BSR or Timing Advance Report.

[0040] RRC configures the following parameters for the scheduling request procedure.

[0041] • sr-ProhibitTimer (each SR configuration) ·sr-TransMax (each SR configuration).

[0042] The scheduling request procedure uses the following UE variables:

[0043] ·SR_COUNTER (each SR configuration).

[0044] If an SR is triggered and no other SRs in the same SR configuration are pending, the MAC entity should set the SR_COUNTER of the corresponding SR configuration to 0.

[0045] When an SR (Special Reaction) is triggered, it should be considered pending until the SR is canceled.

[0046] Before a MAC PDU (Protocol Data Unit) is assembled, all pending SRs of a BSR triggered according to the BSR procedure must be canceled, and when the MAC PDU is transmitted, each corresponding sr-ProhibitTimer (SR disable timer) must be stopped, and the PDU contains a long or short BSR MAC CE (Control Element) that triggers the last event of the BSR before the MAC PDU is assembled (contained). If the UL (Uplink, abbreviated as "Uplink") grant can accommodate all pending data available for transmission, all pending SRs of a BSR triggered according to the BSR procedure should be canceled, and each corresponding sr-ProhibitTimer should be stopped.

[0047] For each pending SR that has not been triggered according to the serving cell's BSR procedure, the MAC entity performs the following actions:

[0048] 1> If the SR is triggered by a Pre-emptive BSR procedure before the MAC PDU is assembled, and the MAC PDU containing the associated Pre-emptive BSR-MAC CE is sent, 1> If the SR is triggered by beam failure recovery of the SCell, a MAC PDU is transmitted, the PDU includes a MAC CE for BFR (Beam Failure Recovery), and the MAC CE includes beam failure recovery information for the SCell, or 1> If the SR is triggered by beam fault recovery of the serving cell's BFD-RS set, a MAC PDU is transmitted, and the PDU includes an extended BFR MAC CE or a truncated extended BFR MAC CE, and the BFR MAC CE includes beam fault recovery information of the serving cell's BFD-RS set, or 1> The SR is triggered by beam fault recovery of the SCell set, and the SCell is deactivated, or 1> The SR is triggered by beam fault recovery of the BFD-RS set of the SCell set, and the SCell is deactivated, or 1>SR is triggered by a positioning gap activation / deactivation request, and the positioning gap activation / deactivation request MAC CE that triggered the SR is canceled, or 1> If the SR is triggered by the recovery of a persistent LBT fault in the SCell, a MAC PDU is transmitted, and the MAC PDU includes an LBT fault MAC CE indicating a persistent LBT fault in the SCell, 1> The SR is triggered by the recovery of a persistent LBT fault in the SCell, and all triggered persistent LBT faults in the SCell are canceled, or 1> If the SR is triggered by a timing advance report and all triggered timing advance reports are canceled, 2> Cancel any pending SRs, and if any are running, stop the corresponding sr-ProhibitTimer.

[0049] Only PUCCH resources on BWP that are in an activated state during the SR transmission opportunity are considered valid.

[0050] As long as one or more SRs are pending, the MAC entity performs the following actions for each pending SR:

[0051] 1> If the MAC entity does not have a valid PUCCH resource configured for a pending SR, 2> Start a random access procedure with SpCell (Special Cell) and cancel any pending SRs.

[0052] 1> Otherwise, regarding the SR configuration of the corresponding pending SR, 2> If a MAC entity has an SR transmission opportunity with a valid PUCCH resource configured for SR, 2> If sr-ProhibitTimer is not operating during the SR transmission opportunity, 2> If the PUCCH resources used for SR transmission opportunities do not overlap with the measurement gap, 3> If the PUCCH resources used for SR transmission opportunities do not overlap with UL-SCH (Uplink Shared Channel) resources (UL-SCH resources that are not permitted to be transmitted simultaneously with SR in configurations such as simultaneousPUCCH-PUSCH, simultaneousPUCCH-PUSCH-SecondaryPUCCHgroup, or simultaneousSR-PUSCH-diffPUCCH-Groups) and do not overlap with SL-SCH (Sidelink Shared Channel) resources, 3> If the MAC entity can perform SR transmission simultaneously with the transmission of SL-SCH resources, 3> For MAC entities, ich-based prioritization is configured, and the PUCCH resource used for SR transmission opportunities does not overlap with the PUSCH duration of uplink grants received in random access responses, or does not overlap with the PUSCH duration of uplink grants addressed to temporary C-RNTI (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier), or MSGA (message A. The PUSCH duration of the message A) payload does not overlap with the PUSCH duration, and the PUCCH resource for the SR transmission opportunity of the pending SR being triggered overlaps with any other UL-SCH resource, and the physical layer can transmit a (single) SR on a PUCCH resource that is valid for the SR, and the priority of the logical channel triggering the SR is higher than the priority of the uplink grant of any UL-SCH resource, where the uplink grant has not yet been de-prioritized, simultaneous transmission with the SR is not permitted by the configuration of simultaneousPUCCH-PUSCH, simultaneousPUCCH-PUSCH-SecondaryPUCCHgroup, or simultaneousSR-PUSCH-diffPUCCHgroups, and the priority of the uplink grant has been determined, or 3>When sl-PrioritizationThres and ul-PrioritizationThres are configured, the PUCCH resource for the SR transmission opportunity of the triggered pending SR overlaps with any UL-SCH resource carrying the MAC PDU, the determined priority value of the triggered SR is lower than sl-PrioritizationThres, the highest priority value of the logical channels in the MAC PDU is equal to or greater than ul-PrioritizationThres, and none of the prioritized MAC CEs are included in the MAC PDU, and the MAC PDU is not prioritized by the upper layer, or 3>Regarding the SR transmission opportunity of the triggered pending SR, if the SL-SCH resource overlaps with the PUCCH resource, the MAC entity cannot perform SR transmission simultaneously with the transmission of the SL-SCH source, the transmission of the SL-SCH resource is not prioritized, or the priority value of the logical channel for which the SR is triggered is lower than ul-PrioritizationThres (when configured), or 3>Regarding the SR transmission opportunity of the triggered pending SR, if the SL-SCH resource overlaps with the PUCCH resource, the MAC entity cannot perform SR transmission simultaneously with the transmission of the SL-SCH, and if the determined priority of the triggered SR for the SL-SCH resource is higher than the priority of the determined MAC PDU, 4>The SR transmission is considered a prioritized SR transmission.

[0053] 4>Except for the overlapping uplink grants permitted by the configurations of simultaneousPUCCH-PUSCH or simultaneousPUCCH-PUSCH-SecondaryPUCCHgroup or simultaneousSR-PUSCH-diffPUCCH-Groups, other overlapping uplink grants (if any) are considered non-prioritized uplink grants.

[0054] 4>If the non-prioritized uplink grant is an uplink grant configured by autonomousTx (where PUSCH is activated), 5>Stop the configuredGrantTimer for each HARQ procedure of the non-prioritized uplink grant, 5>Stop the cg-RetransmissionTimer for each HARQ procedure of the non-prioritized uplink grant.

[0055] 4>If SR_COUNTER < sr-TransMax, 5> The physical layer signals (signal) to send the SR using one valid PUCCH resource for the SR, 5> If an LBT failure indication has not been received from a lower layer, 6>Increment SR_COUNTER by 1, 6>Start sr-ProhibitTimer.

[0056] 5> Otherwise, when lbt-FailureRecoveryConfig is not configured, 6>Increment SR_COUNTER by 1.

[0057] 4> Otherwise, 5> Notify RRC to release PUCCH for all serving cells, 5> Notify RRC to release SRS for all serving cells. 5> Clear all configured downlink assignments and uplink grants. 5> Clear all PUSCH resources for semi-sustaining CSI reports. 5> Start a random access procedure with SpCell and cancel all pending SRs.

[0058] 3> Otherwise, 4> The SR transmission is considered a non-priority SR transmission.

[0059] Note 1: When a MAC entity has multiple available PUCCH resources for SR transmission opportunities in addition to SR for SCell beam fault recovery, the UE is left to decide which of the available PUCCH resources for SR to select for transmitting signals to the SR.

[0060] Note 2: If multiple individual SRs trigger instructions from a MAC entity to the PHY layer to signal to the SR using the same valid PUCCH resource, the SR_COUNTER of the associated SR configuration will increment only once.

[0061] Note 3: If a MAC entity has pending SRs for SCell beam fault recovery, and the MAC entity has one or more PUCCH resources (in addition to the PUCCH resources for pending SRs for beam fault recovery in the BFD-RS set) that overlap with the PUCCH resources for SCell beam fault recovery in the SR transmission opportunity, the MAC entity will consider only the PUCCH resources for SCell beam fault recovery to be valid. If a MAC entity has pending SRs for beam fault recovery in the BFD-RS set of a serving cell, and the MAC entity has one or more PUCCH sources (in addition to the PUCCH resources for pending SRs for beam fault recovery) that overlap with the PUCCH resources for beam fault recovery in the BFD-RS set of the SR transmission opportunity, the MAC entity will determine that only the PUCCH resources for beam fault recovery in the BFD-RS set are valid.

[0062] Note 4: For UEs operating in semi-static channel access mode, PUCCH resources that overlap with a consecutive set of symbols that the UE will not transmit before the start of the next channel occupancy time are considered invalid.

[0063] Note 5: If the MAC entity consists of lch-based prioritization, the MAC entity does not consider UCI multiplexing when determining whether a valid PUCCH resource for SR transmission is signaled by the physical layer and whether the SR transmission opportunity overlaps with the PUCCH duration of the MSGA payload's uplink grant.

[0064] Note 6: If a MAC entity has a PUCCH resource for pending SR for SCell beam fault recovery that overlaps with a PUCCH resource for pending SR for BFD-RS set beam fault recovery for SR transmission opportunities, the UE implementation will select either the PUCCH resource for SCell beam fault recovery or the PUCCH resource for BFD-RS set beam fault recovery.

[0065] In the BSR procedure, the MAC entity performs the following actions:

[0066] 1> If the buffer status reporting process determines that at least one BSR has been triggered and not canceled, 2>If a UL-SCH resource is available for a new transmission and, as a result of logical channel priority, the UL-SCH resource can accommodate the BSR MAC CE and its subheader, 3>Instruct the multiplexing and assembly procedures to generate BSR MAC CE(s), 3> Unless all generated BSRs are long or short truncated, or extended long or short stage BSRs, start or restart the periodicBSR-Timer. 3> Start or restart retxBSR-Timer.

[0067] 2> If a normal BSR is triggered and logicalChannelSR-DelayTimer is not running, 3> If there are no UL-SCH resources available for the new transmission, or 3> For a logical channel where an uplink grant configured for a MAC entity is set and logicalChannelSR-Mask is set to false, if a normal BSR is triggered, 3> If the UL-SCH resources available for the new transmission do not meet the LCP (Logical Channel Prioritization) mapping limits set for the logical channel that triggers the BSR, 4> Trigger a scheduling request.

[0068] Note 2: If an uplink grant is configured, received, or determined for a MAC entity, the UL-SCH resource is considered available. If a MAC entity determines that the UL-SCH resource is available at a given time, it does not mean that the UL-SCH is available at that time.

[0069] In the BFR procedure, the MAC entity performs the following actions:

[0070] 1> If a beam fault recovery procedure is determined, for SCells for which candidate beam evaluation has been completed upon request, at least one BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and one of the serving cells of the MAC entity does not consist of two BFD-RS sets, 2>If the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and the LCP result indicates that the UL-SCH resource can correspond to the BFR MAC CE and its subheaders, 3> The Multiplexing and Assembly procedure instructs the system to generate a BFR MAC CE. 2> Otherwise, if the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and the LCP result can correspond to the BFR MAC CE and its subheaders from which the UL-SCH resource has been truncated, 3> Instruct the system to generate a BFR MAC CE with the multiplexing and assembly procedures truncated. 2>Otherwise, 3> Trigger an SR during SCell beam fault recovery for each SCell, provided that a BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and candidate beam evaluation has been completed as requested.

[0071] 1> The beam fault recovery procedure determines that at least one BFR of any BFD-RS set has been triggered and not canceled, and for the SCell, the candidate beam evaluation has been completed as requested, or 1> The beam fault recovery procedure determines that at least one BFR of one BFD-RS set has been triggered and not canceled, and for SpCell, the candidate beam evaluation has been completed upon request, or 1> The beam fault recovery procedure determines that at least one BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and for the SCell, the candidate beam evaluation has been completed upon request, and at least one serving cell of the MAC entity consists of two BFD-RS sets, 2>If UL-SCH resources are available for the new transmission and the LCP result indicates that UL-SCH resources can accommodate the extended BFR MAC CE and its subheaders, 3> Instruct the multiplexing and assembly procedures to generate an extended BFR MAC CE. 2> Otherwise, when the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and the LCP result can accommodate the truncated extended BFR MAC CE and its subheaders, 3> Instruct the multiplexing and assembly procedures to generate a truncated extended BFR MAC CE. 2>Otherwise, 3> Trigger an SR for beam fault recovery for each set of BFD-RS when a BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and the evaluation of the requested candidate beam is complete. 3> Trigger an SR for SCell beam fault recovery for each set of SCells, provided that a BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and the evaluation of the requested candidate beam is complete.

[0072] For each serving cell, the RRC may configure a beam fault recovery procedure for the MAC entity, which is used to instruct the serving gNB to provide a new SSB or CSI-RS if a beam fault is detected in the serving SSB(s) / CSI-RS(s). Cell-level beam fault detection is supported in Rel-15 and Rel-16. The MAC entity performs the following actions:

[0073] If the beam fault recovery procedure determines that at least one BFR has been triggered and not canceled, If the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and the LCP result indicates that this UL-SCH resource can accommodate the BFR MAC CE and its subheaders, then the Multiplexing and Assembly procedures are instructed to generate the BFR MAC CE. Otherwise, if the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and the LCP result indicates that this UL-SCH resource can accommodate the Truncated BFR MAC CE and its subheaders, the Multiplexing and Assembly procedures are instructed to generate the Truncated BFR MAC CE. Otherwise, a Secondary Resonance (SR) is triggered for secondary cell beam fault recovery in each secondary cell where a BFR has been triggered and not canceled.

[0074] In R17 multi-TRP operation, beam fault detection is supported for a single per-TRP BFD-RS (Beam Fault Detection Reference Signal) set, and simultaneous configuration of cell-specific BFRs and TRP-specific BFRs in different CCs (Component Carriers) is supported, but simultaneous configuration of TRP-specific BFRs and Rel-15 / 16 BFRs (i.e., BeamFailureRecoveryConfig / BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig-r16) in a single CC is not supported.

[0075] According to the agreement reached at the last meeting of RAN 2 (Radio Access Networks Working Group), legacy BFR MAC CEs and enhanced BFR MAC CEs are not triggered simultaneously. If two BFD-RS sets are configured for at least one cell, the enhanced BFR MAC CE is used for the BFR of serving cells that have or do not have a BFD-RS set configured.

[0076] Based on the above agreement, the BFR procedure described by the current protocol is shown in Figures 2 and 3.

[0077] Here, as shown in Figure 2, the MAC entity performs the following actions.

[0078] 1> The beam fault recovery procedure determines that at least one BFR has been triggered and not canceled for one secondary cell for which candidate beam evaluation is complete, and there are no serving cells for which two BFD-RS sets are configured for this MAC entity, 2>When the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and, as a result of LCP, this UL-SCH resource can accommodate the BFR MAC CE and its subheader, 3> Instruct the Multiplexing and Assembly procedures to generate BFR MAC CE, 2> Otherwise, when the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and, as a result of LCP, can accommodate the Truncated BFR MAC CE and its subheader, 3> The Multiplexing and Assembly procedure is instructed to generate a Truncated BFR MAC CE. 2>Otherwise, 3> Trigger an SR for secondary cell beam fault recovery in each secondary cell for which a BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and for which candidate beam evaluation has been completed.

[0079] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3, the MAC entity performs the following actions.

[0080] 1> If the beam fault recovery procedure determines that it has triggered and not canceled at least one BFD-RS set of BFRs for one secondary cell in which candidate beam evaluation has been completed, or 1> If the beam fault recovery procedure determines that, for one special cell for which candidate beam evaluation has been completed, at least one BFD-RS set has triggered a BFR and has not been canceled, or 1> If the beam fault recovery procedure has triggered at least one BFR for one secondary cell where candidate beam evaluation is complete and is determined not to have been canceled, and two BFD-RS sets are configured for at least one serving cell of this MAC entity, 2>When the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and, as a result of LCP, this UL-SCH resource can accommodate the Enhanced BFR MAC CE and its subheader, 3>Instruct the multiplexing and assembly procedures to generate Enhanced BFR MAC CE, 2> Otherwise, when the UL-SCH resource is available for the new transmission and, as a result of LCP, can accommodate the Truncated Enhanced BFR MAC CE and its subheader, 3>Instruct the multiplexing and assembly procedures to generate Truncated Enhanced BFR MAC CE, 2>Otherwise, 3> For each BFD-RS set where the BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and candidate beam evaluation is complete, trigger an SR to recover from beam faults. 3> Trigger an SR for secondary cell beam fault recovery in each secondary cell for which a BFR has been triggered and not canceled, and for which candidate beam evaluation has been completed.

[0081] In the LBT failure detection and recovery procedure, the MAC entity performs the following actions:

[0082] 1> If a persistent LBT failure is triggered in SpCell and has not been canceled, 1>If UL-SCH resources are available for new transmissions in SpCell, and as a result of logical channel prioritization, these UL-SCH resources can accommodate LBT fault MAC CEs and their subheaders, 2> The multiplexing and assembly procedures instruct the system to generate an LBT failure MAC CE.

[0083] 1> Otherwise, if a persistent LBT failure is triggered in at least one SCell and is not canceled, 2>When UL-SCH resources are available for new transmissions within a serving cell that have not been triggered by a persistent LBT failure, and as a result of logical channel priority, these UL-SCH resources can accommodate the LBT failure MAC CE and its subheader, 3> Instruct the Multiplexing and Assembly procedures to generate an LBT failure MAC CE.

[0084] 2>Otherwise, 3> Trigger a scheduling request for the LBT failure MAC CE.

[0085] The following describes embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0086] <Example 1> Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method in a cell non-continuous transmission / reception scenario, and will be described from the terminal device side.

[0087] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an example of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, the method includes the following steps.

[0088] Step 401: If the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device does not trigger scheduling requests and / or performs actions related to network energy saving mode for pending scheduling requests.

[0089] Figure 4 above merely provides a schematic representation of an embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the execution order between various steps may be appropriately adjusted, or several other steps may be added, or several steps may be removed. Those skilled in the art can make appropriate modifications based on the above description and are not limited to the description in Figure 4.

[0090] According to embodiments of the present invention, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device does not trigger the SR, thereby preventing the pending SR from triggering a random access procedure and reducing the network's energy consumption. Furthermore, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device performs an action related to network energy saving mode on the pending SR, thereby preventing the pending SR from releasing the uplink configuration to the terminal.

[0091] In some embodiments, the network energy saving mode is, Network power saving mode is activated. Cell non-continuous transmission / reception is configured and / or activated, and This means that the terminal device is in a deactivated state for non-continuous cell transmission / reception.

[0092] In the above embodiment, the activation of the network energy saving mode (the NES mode is activated) may, for example, be achieved when a network device instructs the terminal device to activate the network energy saving mode via at least one of RRC signaling (broadcast message or private message), MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the network energy saving mode may be activated by other means.

[0093] In the above embodiments, cell DTX / DRX is configured and / or activated, for example, by a network device configuring the parameters of cell DTX / DRX, such as period, on-duration time, etc., via RRC signaling (broadcast message or private message). Alternatively, for example, a network device may instruct a terminal device to activate (at least one) cell DTX / DRX via at least one of RRC signaling (broadcast message or private message), MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. Alternatively, for example, a network device may configure the parameters of cell DTX / DRX via RRC signaling (broadcast message or private message) and instruct a terminal device to activate (at least one) cell DTX / DRX via at least one of RRC signaling (broadcast message or private message), MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and cell non-continuous transmission / reception may be configured and / or activated in other ways.

[0094] In the above embodiment, the UE being in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX may, for example, mean that the terminal device enters a pause or deactivation period, or is not within the period of the cell DTX / DRX, depending on the cell DTX / DRX configuration. Alternatively, for example, if cell DTX / DRX is activated, depending on the cell DTX / DRX configuration, the terminal device may enter a pause or deactivation period, or is not within the period of the cell DTX / DRX.

[0095] In the above embodiment, the "cell discontinuous transmission / reception configuration" may, for example, involve a network device configuring the parameters of cell discontinuous transmission / reception, such as the period and on-duration time, via RRC signaling (broadcast messages or dedicated messages). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other configuration methods may be used.

[0096] In the above embodiment, "cell non-continuous transmission / reception is activated" may mean, for example, that a network device instructs a terminal device to activate cell non-continuous transmission / reception (at least one of them) via at least one of the following: RRC signaling (broadcast message or dedicated message), MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and other activation methods may be used.

[0097] In each of the above embodiments, the RRC signaling may be broadcast signaling, that is, the network device may perform the above instructions / configuration / activation by broadcast. The RRC signaling may also be dedicated signaling, that is, the network device may perform the above instructions / configuration / activation for a terminal device or a cell, etc.

[0098] In some embodiments, scheduling requests are Buffer Status Report (BSR) scheduling request, Beam Fault Recovery (BFR) scheduling request, Scheduling request for consistent Listen Before Talk failure recovery. Scheduling requests related to Access Backhaul Integration (IAB), Scheduling requests related to positioning, and It includes at least one scheduling request related to the non-terrestrial network (NTN).

[0099] In the above embodiment, the scheduling request for the BSR is, for example, a pending SR triggered according to the BSR procedure.

[0100] The following table shows the possible behaviors of MAC entities when an SR is triggered according to the BSR procedure.

[0101] [Table 1] According to this embodiment, when the network is in network energy saving mode, terminal devices do not trigger the BSR's SR. This reduces network energy consumption by preventing pending SRs from triggering random access procedures.

[0102] In the above embodiment, the BFR scheduling requests are, for example, SRs triggered for secondary cell BFRs (SCell BFRs), and also, for example, SRs triggered for BFD-RS set BFRs (BFD-RS set BFRs).

[0103] The following table shows the possible behaviors of MAC entities when SCell BFR triggers SR.

[0104] [Table 2] TIFF2026513332000004.tif68153 The following table shows the possible behaviors of MAC entities when a BFD-RS set BFR triggers an SR.

[0105] [Table 3] According to this embodiment, when the network is in network energy saving mode, BFR SRs, such as SCell BFR-triggered SRs and / or BFD-RS and BFR-triggered SRs, are not triggered. This reduces network energy consumption by preventing pending SRs from triggering random access procedures.

[0106] In the above embodiment, the scheduling request for consistent LBT failure recovery is, for example, an SR triggered by consistent LBT failure recovery.

[0107] The following table shows the possible behaviors of MAC entities in this example.

[0108] [Table 4] According to this embodiment, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the SR for consistent LBT failure recovery is not triggered. This reduces the network's energy consumption by avoiding pending SRs triggering random access procedures.

[0109] In the above embodiments, if the simultaneous use of IAB / Positioning / NTN and network energy saving is supported in some aspects, the scheduling request may be an SR related to IAB and / or an SR related to Positioning and / or an SR related to NTN.

[0110] For example, if the parent node or IAB-donor of an IAB node is in network power saving mode, an SR will not be triggered.

[0111] The following table shows the possible behaviors of MAC entities in this example.

[0112] [Table 5] As another example, for a MAC CE request to activate / deactivate the positioning gap, if the network is in network power saving mode, it will not trigger an SR.

[0113] The following table shows the possible behaviors of MAC entities in this example.

[0114] [Table 6] As another example, in NTN, the gNB has a UE timing advance value, i.e., T TA To provide this, the timing advance reporting procedure is used, and SR is not triggered when the network is in network power saving mode.

[0115] The following table shows the possible behaviors of MAC entities in this example.

[0116] [Table 7] According to this embodiment, if a network node is an IAB node or IAB-donor, or if the network is NTN, or if the network is used for positioning and the network is in network energy saving mode, an SR is not triggered. This reduces network energy consumption by avoiding pending SRs from triggering random access procedures.

[0117] In the above embodiment, in some other aspects, if the IAB or NTN does not support network energy saving and it is not possible to configure Positoning and network energy saving simultaneously, not triggering a scheduling request may mean not configuring the IAB and / or not configuring Positoning and / or not configuring NTN.

[0118] In some embodiments, the operation related to network energy saving mode is, Canceling a pending scheduling request (pending SR), Assuming there are no valid PUCCH resources configured for pending SR, To consider SR transmission as low-priority SR transmission, Putting the SR counter pending, Do not initiate a random access procedure. Do not perform clearing and / or release operations, and This includes using a maximum number of larger SR transmissions (sr-TransMax).

[0119] In the above embodiment, "considering SR transmission to be low-priority SR transmission" means, for example, that when the network is in network energy saving mode, SR transmission is considered to be low-priority SR transmission. Conversely, for example, when the network is not in network energy saving mode, SR transmission is considered to be high-priority SR transmission.

[0120] The following table shows one possible mode of protocol modification related to the above embodiment.

[0121] [Table 8] The following table shows other possible forms of protocol modification related to the above embodiment.

[0122] [Table 9] In the above embodiment, "pending the SR counter" means, for example, suspending the SR counter when the network is in network energy saving mode. Alternatively, for example, if the network is not in network energy saving mode, it means adding 1 to the SR counter.

[0123] The following table shows one possible mode of protocol modification related to the above embodiment.

[0124] [Table 10] In the above embodiment, "not starting a random access procedure" means, for example, not starting a random access procedure or a triggered random access procedure when the network is in network power saving mode. Alternatively, it means starting a random access procedure or a triggered random access procedure when the network is not in network power saving mode.

[0125] The following table shows one possible mode of protocol modification related to the above embodiment.

[0126] [Table 11] In the above embodiment, "using a larger maximum number of SR transmissions (sr-TransMax)" means, for example, configuring the maximum number of SR transmissions as an infinite value, or, for example, if the maximum number of SR transmissions is not configured, the terminal device considers the maximum number of SR transmissions to be an infinite value.

[0127] The following table shows one possible mode of protocol modification related to the above embodiment.

[0128] [Table 12] TIFF2026513332000015.tif151153 The following table shows other possible forms of protocol modification related to the above embodiment.

[0129] [Table 13] TIFF2026513332000017.tif152153 In the example above, the protocol description for "sr-TransMax" may also be as follows:

[0130] [Table 14] In the above embodiment, "not performing a clearing and / or release operation" means, for example, not performing a clearing and / or release operation when the network is in network power saving mode, and for example, performing a clearing and / or release operation when the network is not in network power saving mode.

[0131] In the above embodiment, performing a clearing and / or release operation when the network is not in network energy saving mode may include, for example, performing a clearing and / or release operation when the network is not in network energy saving mode and the SR counter has reached its maximum value.

[0132] In the above embodiment, if the network is not in network energy saving mode, performing a clearing and / or release operation may further include initiating a random access procedure on a special cell and / or canceling all pending SRs.

[0133] In each of the above embodiments, the “clearing” operation includes clearing any configured downlink assignments and uplink grants, and / or clearing any PUSCH resources for semi-persistent CSI reporting.

[0134] In each of the above embodiments, the “release” operation includes notifying the RRC to release PUCCH for all serving cells and / or notifying the RRC to release SRS for all serving cells.

[0135] For example, if the SR counter reaches its maximum value and the network is not in network power saving mode, notify the RRC to release PUCCH for all serving cells, notify the RRC to release SRS for all serving cells, clear all configured downlink assignments and uplink grants, clear all PUSCH resources for semi-persistent CSI reporting, initiate random access procedures in special cells, and cancel all pending SRs.

[0136] Furthermore, for example, if the SR counter reaches its maximum value and the network is in network power saving mode, a random access procedure is initiated in the special cell to cancel all pending SRs.

[0137] Additionally, for example, if the SR counter reaches its maximum value, a random access procedure is initiated in the special cell to cancel all pending SRs. If the network is not in network power saving mode, the RRC is notified to release PUCCH for all serving cells, the RRC is notified to release SRS for all serving cells, all configured downlink assignments and uplink grants are cleared, and all PUSCH resources for semi-persistent CSI reporting are cleared.

[0138] The above embodiments illustrate examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, each of the above embodiments may be used individually, or one or more of the above embodiments may be used in combination.

[0139] According to this embodiment, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device does not trigger the SR, thereby preventing the pending SR from triggering a random access procedure and reducing the network's energy consumption. Furthermore, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device performs network energy saving mode-related actions on the pending SR, preventing the pending SR from releasing the uplink configuration to the terminal.

[0140] <Example 2> The embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method in a cell non-continuous transmission / reception scenario and will be described from the network device side. Descriptions of the same content as in Embodiment 1 will be omitted.

[0141] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of another example of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 5, the method includes the following steps.

[0142] Step 501: The network device instructs the terminal device with information related to network energy saving.

[0143] According to this embodiment, the network device instructs the terminal device with information related to network energy saving so that when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device does not trigger an SR, or performs an action related to network energy saving mode for a pending SR. This prevents the pending SR from triggering a random access procedure, reduces network energy consumption, and prevents the pending SR from causing the terminal to release the uplink configuration.

[0144] In some embodiments, the network device instructing a terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving may, for example, mean that the network device instructs the terminal device to be in network energy saving mode. The present invention is not limited to a specific instruction method, and instructions may be given by transmitting instruction information, transmitting configuration information, or by other means. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a method of transporting instruction information or configuration information, and may transport it through various possible signaling methods.

[0145] In the above embodiment, the network energy saving mode is: Network power saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated). Cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and This means that the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX (the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX).

[0146] For example, if the network energy saving mode is "the NES mode is activated", the network device may instruct terminal devices to activate the network energy saving mode via at least one of the RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling (502).

[0147] As another example, if the network energy saving mode is “Cell discontinuous transmit / receive is configured and / or activated”, the network device may configure the parameters for cell discontinuous transmit / receive via RRC signaling (503).

[0148] As another example, if the network energy saving mode is “Cell discontinuous transmit / receive is configured and / or activated”, the network device may instruct the activation of cell discontinuous transmit / receive on at least one terminal device via at least one of the RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling and DCI signaling (504).

[0149] As another example, if the network energy saving mode is "the terminal device is in an inactive state for cell discontinuous transmission / reception", the network device may transmit the cell discontinuous transmission / reception configuration to the terminal device (505). This causes the terminal device to enter a pause or deactivation period, or the terminal device to be out of the cell discontinuous transmission / reception period, or, if cell discontinuous transmission / reception is activated, the terminal device to enter a pause or deactivation period, or the terminal device to be out of the cell discontinuous transmission / reception period.

[0150] In each of the above embodiments, the RRC signaling may be broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling.

[0151] In some embodiments, the network device instructing terminal devices on network energy saving information may involve, for example, the network device coordinating the SR configuration and cell DTX / DRX on-duration time.

[0152] In the above embodiment, coordinating the SR configuration and the cell non-continuous transmit / receive on duration may, for example, mean that the cell non-continuous transmit / receive inactive time does not have a valid PUCCH resource, or it may mean that a valid PUCCH resource is present within the cell non-continuous transmit / receive activation time.

[0153] In some embodiments, the network device may instruct terminal devices to provide information related to network energy saving, for example, if the network device supports one of IAB, NTN, and positioning, the network device may either be in network energy saving mode or not instruct terminal devices to be in network energy saving mode.

[0154] In some embodiments, the network energy saving mode is, Network power saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated). Cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and This means that the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX (the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX).

[0155] The network energy-saving mode described above has already been explained in Example 1, and that explanation is incorporated here and omitted here.

[0156] In some embodiments, when a network device indicates that it is in network energy saving mode, the network device does not support one of IAB, NTN, and positioning.

[0157] The above embodiments illustrate examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, each of the above embodiments may be used individually, or one or more of the above embodiments may be used in combination.

[0158] According to this embodiment, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device does not trigger the SR, thereby preventing the pending SR from triggering a random access procedure and reducing the network's energy consumption. Furthermore, when the network is in network energy saving mode, the terminal device performs network energy saving mode-related actions on the pending SR, preventing the pending SR from releasing the uplink configuration to the terminal.

[0159] <Example 3> Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication device. This device may be, for example, a terminal device, or one or more components configured in a terminal device. The communication device according to embodiments of the present invention corresponds to the method of Embodiment 1, and here, the explanation of the same contents as in Embodiment 1 is omitted.

[0160] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an example of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the communication device 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following parts.

[0161] When the network is in network energy-saving mode, the processing unit 601 does not trigger scheduling requests and / or performs operations related to network energy-saving mode for pending scheduling requests.

[0162] In some embodiments, the network energy saving mode is, Network power saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated). Cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and This means that the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX (the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX).

[0163] In the above embodiment, the activation of the network energy saving mode is, for example, The network device may also instruct terminal devices to activate network energy saving mode via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling.

[0164] In the above embodiment, the configuration and / or activation of cell non-continuous transmission / reception is, for example, The network device may also configure the parameters for cell discontinuous transmission / reception via RRC signaling.

[0165] In the above embodiment, the configuration and / or activation of cell non-continuous transmission / reception is, for example, The network device may also include instructing the activation of cell discontinuous transmit / receive on at least one of the terminal devices via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling.

[0166] In the above embodiment, the terminal device being in a state of deactivation of cell non-continuous transmission / reception means, for example, Depending on the cell non-continuous transmission / reception configuration, the terminal device may enter a period of inactivity or deactivation, or the terminal device may not be within the period of cell non-continuous transmission / reception, or Depending on the cell non-continuous transmission / reception configuration, when cell non-continuous transmission / reception is activated, this may include the terminal device entering a period of inactivity or deactivation, or the terminal device not being within the period of cell non-continuous transmission / reception.

[0167] In each of the above embodiments, the RRC signaling may be broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling.

[0168] In some embodiments, scheduling requests are Buffer Status Report (BSR) scheduling request, Beam Fault Recovery (BFR) scheduling request, Scheduling request for consistent Listen Before Talk failure recovery. Scheduling requests related to Access Backhaul Integration (IAB), Scheduling requests related to positioning, and It includes at least one scheduling request related to the non-terrestrial network (NTN).

[0169] In the embodiments described above, in some aspects, when simultaneous use with network energy saving is supported, the scheduling request includes one of the following: a scheduling request related to IAB, a scheduling request related to positioning, and a scheduling request related to NTN.

[0170] In the above embodiments, in some aspects, the processing unit 601 does not trigger a scheduling request. This includes the fact that the processing unit 601 does not constitute one of IAB, NTN, and positioning.

[0171] In some embodiments, the processing unit 601 performs operations related to network energy saving mode. The processing unit 601 cancels the pending scheduling request (pending SR). The processing unit 601 considers that there are no valid PUCCH resources configured for pending SR. The processing unit 601 considers the SR transmission to be a low-priority SR transmission. Processing unit 601 puts the SR counter pending. The processing unit 601 does not initiate a random access procedure. The processing unit 601 does not perform a clearing and / or release operation, and This includes the processing unit 601 using the maximum number of larger SR transmissions (sr-TransMax).

[0172] In the above embodiment, the processing unit 601 considers the SR transmission to be a low-priority SR transmission, for example, If the network is in network energy saving mode, the processing unit 601 considers the SR transmission to be a low-priority SR transmission, or If the network is not in network energy saving mode, the processing unit 601 may consider the SR transmission to be a high-priority SR transmission.

[0173] In the above embodiment, the processing unit 601 pending the SR counter means, for example, If the network is in network power saving mode, the processing unit 601 puts the SR counter pending, or If the network is not in network power saving mode, the processing unit 601 may include adding 1 to the SR counter.

[0174] In the above embodiment, the fact that the processing unit 601 does not initiate a random access procedure is, for example, If the network is in network power saving mode, the processing unit 601 will not initiate a random access procedure, or will not initiate a triggered random access procedure, or If the network is not in network power saving mode, the processing unit 601 may initiate a random access procedure or initiate a triggered random access procedure.

[0175] In the above embodiment, the processing unit 601 uses a larger maximum number of SR transmissions, for example, The processing unit 601 configures the maximum number of SR transmissions to be set to an infinite value. If the maximum number of SR transmissions is not configured, the processing unit 601 may consider the maximum number of SR transmissions to be infinite.

[0176] In the above embodiment, the fact that the processing unit 601 does not perform a clearing and / or release operation is, for example, When the network is in network power saving mode, the processing unit 601 does not perform clearing and / or release operations, and If the network is not in network power saving mode, the processing unit 601 may include performing a clearing and / or release operation.

[0177] In the above embodiment, if the network is not in network energy saving mode, the processing unit 601 performs a clearing and / or release operation, for example, If the network is not in network energy saving mode and the SR counter has reached its maximum value, the processing unit 601 may perform a clearing and / or release operation.

[0178] In the above embodiment, if the network is not in network energy saving mode, the processing unit 601 performs a clearing and / or release operation, for example, The processing unit 601 initiates a random access procedure in a special cell, and / or The processing unit 601 may further include canceling all pending SRs.

[0179] In each of the above embodiments, clearing is, for example, Clearing any configured downlink assignments and uplink grants, and / or This may include clearing any PUSCH resources for semi-sustained CSI reporting.

[0180] In each of the above embodiments, the release is, for example, Notify the RRC to release PUCCH for all serving cells, and / or This may include notifying the RRC to release the SRS for all serving cells.

[0181] The above embodiments are merely illustrative examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, each of the above embodiments may be used individually, or one or more of the above embodiments may be used in combination.

[0182] Embodiments of the present invention further provide a communication device. The device may be, for example, a network device, or one or more components configured in a network device. The communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention corresponds to the method of Embodiment 2, and here, the same details as in Embodiment 1 are omitted from the explanation.

[0183] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of another example of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 7, the communication device 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following parts.

[0184] The processing unit 701 instructs the terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving.

[0185] In some embodiments, the processing unit 701 instructs the terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving. The processing unit 701 includes instructing the terminal device to be in network power saving mode.

[0186] In the above embodiments, in some aspects, the network energy saving mode is, Network power saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated). Cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and This means that the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX (the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX).

[0187] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7, the communication device 700 may further include the following parts.

[0188] The first instruction unit 702 instructs the terminal device to activate network energy saving mode via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling.

[0189] In the above embodiment, "network energy saving mode" means that the network energy saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated).

[0190] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7, the communication device 700 may further include the following parts.

[0191] Component 703 configures the parameters for cell discontinuous transmission / reception via RRC signaling.

[0192] In the above embodiment, network energy saving mode means that cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated.

[0193] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7, the communication device 700 may further include the following parts.

[0194] The second instruction unit 704 instructs the activation of at least one cell discontinuous transmit / receive of the terminal device via at least one of the RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling.

[0195] In the above embodiment, network energy saving mode means that cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated.

[0196] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 7, the communication device 700 may further include the following parts.

[0197] The transmitting unit 705 transmits the cell discontinuous transmission / reception configuration to the terminal device. Depending on the cell discontinuous transmission / reception configuration, the terminal device enters a period of pause or deactivation, or the terminal device is not within the period of cell discontinuous transmission / reception, or if cell discontinuous transmission / reception is activated, the terminal device enters a period of pause or deactivation, or the terminal device is not within the period of cell discontinuous transmission / reception.

[0198] In the above embodiment, network energy saving mode means that the terminal device is in a state where cell non-continuous transmission / reception is deactivated.

[0199] In each of the above embodiments, the RRC signaling may be broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling.

[0200] In some embodiments, the processing unit 701 instructs the terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving. The processing unit 701 includes coordinating the SR configuration and the cell DTX / DRX on-duration time.

[0201] In the above embodiment, the processing unit 701 coordinates the SR configuration and the cell non-continuous transmission / reception on duration. The processing unit 701 ensures that the cell non-continuous transmission / reception inactive time does not have a valid PUCCH resource, or The processing unit 701 includes ensuring that a valid PUCCH resource is within the cell non-continuous transmission / reception activation time.

[0202] In some embodiments, the processing unit 701 instructs the terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving. If the network device supports IAB, NTN, and positioning, the processing unit 701 does not indicate that the network device is in network energy saving mode or that the network device is in network energy saving mode.

[0203] In the embodiments of the present invention, the network energy saving mode is: Network power saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated). Cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and This means that the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX (the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX).

[0204] In embodiments of the present invention, when the processing unit 701 indicates that the network is in network energy saving mode, the network device does not support one of IAB, NTN, and positioning.

[0205] The above embodiments are merely illustrative examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Appropriate modifications may be made based on the above embodiments. For example, each of the above embodiments may be used individually, or one or more of the above embodiments may be used in combination.

[0206] Although the above description only concerns components or modules related to the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. The communication devices 600 and 700 may further include other components or modules. For specific details of these components or modules, refer to related technologies. Furthermore, the various components or modules described above may be implemented by hardware devices such as processors, memory, transmitters, and receivers, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0207] According to this embodiment, when the network is in the network energy-saving mode, by not triggering SR on the terminal device, it is possible to avoid the pending SR from triggering the random access procedure, and reduce the energy consumption of the network. Also, when the network is in the network energy-saving mode, by the terminal device performing operations related to the network energy-saving mode on the pending SR, the pending SR does not release the uplink configuration to the terminal.

[0208] <Example 4> Embodiments of the present invention further provide a communication system including a network device and a terminal device.

[0209] In some embodiments, the terminal device includes the device described in FIG. 6 of Embodiment 3 and is configured to execute the method described in Embodiment 1. Since the method was described in detail in Embodiment 1, its content is incorporated herein by reference and the description is omitted.

[0210] In some embodiments, the network device includes the device described in FIG. 7 of Embodiment 3 and is configured to execute the method described in Embodiment 2. Since the method was described in detail in Embodiment 2, its content is incorporated herein by reference and the description is omitted.

[0211] Embodiments of the present invention further provide a terminal device. The terminal device may be, for example, a UE, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and it may be other terminal devices.

[0212] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal device 800 may include a processor 801 and a memory 802. The memory 802 stores data and programs and is connected to the processor 801. Note that this figure is illustrative, and this structure may be supplemented or replaced with other types of structures to implement communication functions or other functions.

[0213] In some embodiments, the functions of the apparatus shown in Figure 6 of Embodiment 3 may be integrated into a processor 801. Here, the processor 801 may be configured to execute a program to implement the method described in Embodiment 1. The details of that program are incorporated herein by reference and are omitted here from further explanation.

[0214] In some other embodiments, the device shown in Figure 6 of Embodiment 3 may be configured separately from the processor 801. For example, the device shown in Figure 6 of Embodiment 3 may be configured as a chip connected to the processor 801, and the functions of the device shown in Figure 6 of Embodiment 3 are realized by the control of the processor 801.

[0215] As shown in Figure 8, the terminal device 800 may further include a communication module 803, an input unit 804, a display 805, and a power supply 806, etc. The functions of these units are the same as in the prior art, and their explanation is omitted here. Note that the terminal device 800 does not need to include all the units shown in Figure 8. Furthermore, the terminal device 800 may further include units not shown in Figure 8, and prior art may be referenced.

[0216] Embodiments of the present invention further provide a network device. The network device may be, for example, a base station, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be other network devices.

[0217] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 9, the network device 900 may include a processor 901 and a memory 902, the memory 902 being connected to the processor 901. The memory 902 may store various types of data, and may also store information processing programs and execute these programs under the control of the processor 901.

[0218] In some embodiments, the functions of the apparatus shown in Figure 7 of Embodiment 3 may be integrated into a processor 901. Here, the processor 901 may be configured to execute a program to implement the method described in Embodiment 2. The details of that program are incorporated herein by reference and are omitted here from further explanation.

[0219] In some other embodiments, the device shown in Figure 7 of Embodiment 3 may be configured separately from the processor 901. For example, the device shown in Figure 7 of Embodiment 3 may be configured as a chip connected to the processor 901, and the functions of the device shown in Figure 7 of Embodiment 3 are realized by the control of the processor 901.

[0220] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, the network device 900 may further include a transceiver 903 and an antenna 904, etc. The functions of the above components are similar to those of the prior art, and their explanation is omitted here. Note that the network device 900 does not need to include all the units shown in Figure 9. Also, the network device 900 may further include units not shown in Figure 9, and prior art may be referenced.

[0221] In embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable program is further provided that, when the program is executed on a terminal device, causes the terminal device to perform the method described in Embodiment 1.

[0222] Embodiments of the present invention further provide a storage medium that stores a computer-readable program, and which causes a terminal device to execute the method described in Embodiment 1 when executing the program.

[0223] In embodiments of the present invention, a computer-readable program is further provided that, when executed on a network device, causes the network device to perform the method described in Embodiment 2.

[0224] Embodiments of the present invention further provide a storage medium that stores a computer-readable program, and which causes a network device to execute the method described in Embodiment 2 when the program is executed.

[0225] The above-described apparatus and method of the present invention may be implemented by hardware, or by combining hardware and software. The present invention relates to a computer-readable program, and when the program is executed by a logic unit, the logic unit may implement the above-described apparatus or configuration requirements, or the logic unit may implement the above-described methods or steps. The present invention relates to a storage medium for storing the above-described program, such as a hard disk, magnetic disk, optical disk, DVD, flash memory, etc.

[0226] Each processing method in each apparatus described with reference to embodiments of the present invention may be implemented using hardware, software modules executed by a processor, or a combination of both. For example, one or more functional block diagrams shown in the drawings, or one or more combinations of functional block diagrams, may correspond to each software module in the computer program flow, or to each hardware module. These software modules may correspond to each step shown in the drawings. These hardware modules may be implemented by hardwareizing these software modules, for example, using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).

[0227] The software module may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, mobile hard disk, CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known to those skilled in the art. The storage medium may be connected to the processor so that the processor can read information from or write information to the storage medium, or the storage medium may be a component of the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. The software module may be stored in the memory of the mobile terminal or on a memory card inserted into the mobile terminal. For example, if the device (e.g., a mobile terminal) uses a relatively large capacity MEGA-SIM card or a high-capacity flash memory device, the software module may be stored on the MEGA-SIM card or high-capacity flash memory device.

[0228] One or more functional blocks and / or one or more combinations of functional blocks in the functional block diagrams shown in the drawings may be implemented by a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic unit, a discrete hardware component, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described herein. One or more functional blocks and / or one or more combinations of functional blocks in the functional block diagrams shown in the drawings may be implemented, for example, by a combination of computing equipment, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors combined with DSP communication, or any other configuration.

[0229] The present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments above. However, the above description is merely exemplary and does not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and principle of the present invention, various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention, and these modifications and changes are also within the scope of the present invention.

[0230] Furthermore, the following appendices are disclosed with respect to the embodiments including the above examples. (Appendix 1) A communication method, comprising: when the network is in the network energy-saving mode, the terminal device does not trigger a scheduling request (SR), and / or performs an operation related to the network energy-saving mode on a pending scheduling request (pending SR). (Appendix 2) The network energy-saving mode means: the network energy-saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated), cell discontinuous transmission / reception (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX, at least one of which is satisfied. The method according to Appendix 1. (Appendix 3) The fact that the network energy-saving mode is activated includes: the network device instructs the terminal device to activate the network energy-saving mode via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. The method according to Appendix 2. (Appendix 4) The fact that the cell discontinuous transmission / reception is configured and / or activated includes: The method described in Appendix 2, comprising a network device configuring cell non-continuous transmit / receive parameters via RRC signaling. (Note 5) The fact that the aforementioned cell non-continuous transmission / reception is configured and / or activated means The method according to Appendix 2, wherein the network device instructs the activation of at least one cell discontinuous transmit / receive of the terminal device via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. (Note 6) The terminal device being in a state of deactivation for non-continuous cell transmission / reception means that Depending on the cell non-continuous transmission / reception configuration, the terminal device may enter a period of inactivity or deactivation, or the terminal device may not be within the period of the cell non-continuous transmission / reception, or The method described in Appendix 2, wherein, depending on the cell non-continuous transmission / reception configuration, when cell non-continuous transmission / reception is activated, the terminal device enters a period of pause or deactivation, or the terminal device is not within the period of cell non-continuous transmission / reception. (Note 7) The method according to Appendix 3, 4, or 5, wherein the RRC signaling is broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling. (Note 8) The aforementioned scheduling request is Buffer Status Report (BSR) scheduling request, Beam Fault Recovery (BFR) scheduling request, Scheduling request for consistent Listen Before Talk failure recovery. Scheduling requests related to Access Backhaul Integration (IAB), Scheduling requests related to positioning, and The method according to Appendix 1, comprising at least one scheduling request related to a non-terrestrial network (NTN). (Note 9) The method according to Appendix 8, wherein, if simultaneous use with network energy saving is supported, the scheduling request includes one of the scheduling requests related to the IAB, the scheduling request related to positioning, and the scheduling request related to NTN. (Note 10) Not triggering a scheduling request means The method described in Appendix 1, including not constituting one of IAB, NTN, and positioning. (Note 11) The operations related to the aforementioned network energy saving mode are as follows: Canceling a pending scheduling request (pending SR), Assuming there are no valid PUCCH resources configured for pending SR, To consider SR transmission as low-priority SR transmission, Putting the SR counter pending, Do not initiate a random access procedure. Do not perform clearing and / or release operations, and The method described in Appendix 1, which includes using a maximum value for the number of larger SR transmissions (sr-TransMax). (Note 12) To consider SR transmission as low-priority SR transmission is, If the network is in network power saving mode, the SR transmission will be considered a low-priority SR transmission, or The method according to Appendix 11, which includes considering an SR transmission as a high-priority SR transmission when the network is not in network energy saving mode. (Note 13) Pending the SR counter means If the network is in network power saving mode, the SR counter will be put on hold, or The method described in Appendix 11, which includes adding 1 to the SR counter if the network is not in network energy saving mode. (Note 14) Not initiating the random access procedure means If the network is in network power saving mode, do not initiate a random access procedure, or do not initiate a triggered random access procedure, or The method according to Appendix 11, which includes initiating a random access procedure or a triggered random access procedure if the network is not in network power saving mode. (Note 15) Using a larger maximum number of SR transmissions is The maximum number of SR transmissions is set to an infinite value. The method according to Appendix 11, which includes the terminal device considering the maximum number of SR transmissions to be infinite if no maximum number of SR transmissions is configured. (Note 16) Failure to perform clearing and / or release operations means When the network is in network power saving mode, do not perform clearing and / or release operations, and The method according to Appendix 11, which includes performing a clearing and / or release operation if the network is not in network power saving mode. (Note 17) If the aforementioned network is not in network power saving mode, performing a clearing and / or release operation is: The method according to Appendix 16, which includes performing a clearing and / or release operation when the network is not in network energy saving mode and the SR counter has reached its maximum value. (Note 18) If the aforementioned network is not in network power saving mode, performing a clearing and / or release operation is: Initiating a random access procedure in a special cell, and / or The method described in Appendix 17, further including canceling all pending SRs. (Note 19) The aforementioned clearing is Clearing any configured downlink assignments and uplink grants, and / or The method described in any of the appendices 11 through 18, including clearing any PUSCH resources for semi-sustaining CSI reporting. (Note 20) The aforementioned release is, Notify the RRC to release PUCCH for all serving cells, and / or The method described in any of Annexes 11 to 18, including notifying the RRC to release the SRS of all serving cells. (Note 21) A method of communication, A method comprising the step of a network device instructing a terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving. (Note 22) The network device instructing terminal devices to provide information related to network energy saving means that The method according to Appendix 21, which includes instructing a terminal device that the network device is in network energy saving mode. (Note 23) The aforementioned network energy saving mode is Network power saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated). Cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and The method described in Appendix 22, which means at least one of the following: the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX. (Note 24) The aforementioned network energy saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated), The aforementioned method, The method according to Appendix 23, further comprising the step of a network device instructing a terminal device to activate network energy saving mode via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. (Note 25) The aforementioned cell discontinuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated. The aforementioned method, The method according to Appendix 23, further comprising the step of a network device configuring cell discontinuous transmit / receive parameters via RRC signaling. (Note 26) The aforementioned cell discontinuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated. The aforementioned method, The method according to Appendix 23, further comprising the step of instructing a network device to activate cell non-continuous transmit / receive of at least one of the terminal devices via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling. (Note 27) The aforementioned terminal device is in a state where cell non-continuous transmission / reception is deactivated. The aforementioned method, The method as described in Appendix 22, further comprising the step of the network device transmitting a cell discontinuous transmit / receive configuration to a terminal device, wherein the terminal device enters a period of inactivity or deactivation, or is not within the period of the cell discontinuous transmit / receive, or, if the cell discontinuous transmit / receive is activated, the terminal device enters a period of inactivity or deactivation, or is not within the period of the cell discontinuous transmit / receive. (Note 28) The method according to Appendix 24, 25, or 26, wherein the RRC signaling is broadcast signaling or dedicated signaling. (Note 29) The network device instructing terminal devices to provide information related to network energy saving means that The method according to Appendix 21, wherein the network device coordinates the SR configuration and the cell DTX / DRX on-duration time. (Note 30) Coordinating SR configuration and cell non-continuous transmit / receive on duration is To ensure that the aforementioned cell non-continuous transmission / reception inactive time does not have a valid PUCCH resource, or The method described in Appendix 29, which includes ensuring that a valid PUCCH resource is present within the cell non-continuous transmit / receive activation time. (Note 31) The network device instructing terminal devices to provide information related to network energy saving means that The method according to Appendix 21, wherein if the network device supports one of IAB, NTN, and positioning, the network device is in network energy saving mode or does not indicate that the network device is in network energy saving mode. (Note 32) The aforementioned network energy saving mode is Network power saving mode is activated (the NES mode is activated). Cell non-continuous transmit / receive (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, and The method according to Appendix 31, meaning that the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX (the UE is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX). (Note 33) If the network device indicates that it is in network power saving mode, the network device does not support IAB, NTN, or positioning, as described in any of the methods in Appendix 22 to 28. (Note 34) A terminal device comprising a memory in which a computer program is stored and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to implement any of the methods described in Appendix 1 to 20 by executing the computer program. (Note 35) A network device comprising a memory storing a computer program and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to realize the method described in any of the appendices 21 to 33. (Note 36) A communication system including the terminal device described in Appendix 34 and the network device described in Appendix 35.

Claims

1. A communication device configured in a terminal device, A device including a processing unit that, when the network is in network energy-saving mode, does not trigger scheduling requests (SRs) and / or performs operations related to network energy-saving mode for pending scheduling requests (pending SRs).

2. The aforementioned network energy saving mode is Network power saving mode is activated. Cell non-continuous transmission / reception (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, The apparatus according to claim 1, meaning at least one of the following: the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX.

3. The fact that the aforementioned network power saving mode is activated means that The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the network device instructs the terminal device to activate a network energy saving mode via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling.

4. The fact that the aforementioned cell non-continuous transmission / reception is configured and / or activated means The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the network device configures the parameters for cell discontinuous transmission / reception via RRC signaling.

5. The fact that the aforementioned cell non-continuous transmission / reception is configured and / or activated means The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the network device instructs the activation of at least one cell discontinuous transmit / receive of the terminal device via at least one of RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and DCI signaling.

6. The terminal device being in a state of deactivation for non-continuous cell transmission / reception means that Depending on the cell non-continuous transmission / reception configuration, the terminal device may enter a period of inactivity or deactivation, or the terminal device may not be within the period of the cell non-continuous transmission / reception, or The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, depending on the cell non-continuous transmission / reception configuration, when cell non-continuous transmission / reception is activated, the terminal device enters a period of pause or deactivation, or the terminal device is not within the period of cell non-continuous transmission / reception.

7. The aforementioned scheduling request is Buffer Status Report (BSR) scheduling request, Beam Fault Recovery (BFR) scheduling request, Scheduling request for continuous listen-before-talk failure recovery. Scheduling requests related to Access Backhaul Integration (IAB), Scheduling requests related to positioning, and The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising at least one scheduling request related to a non-terrestrial network (NTN).

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, if simultaneous use with network energy saving is supported, the scheduling request includes one of the scheduling requests related to the IAB, the scheduling request related to positioning, and the scheduling request related to the NTN.

9. The fact that the aforementioned processing unit does not trigger a scheduling request means that The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit does not constitute one of IAB, NTN, and positioning.

10. The operations related to the aforementioned network energy saving mode are as follows: Canceling a pending scheduling request (pending SR), Assuming there are no valid PUCCH resources configured for pending SR, To consider SR transmission as low-priority SR transmission, Putting the SR counter pending, Do not initiate a random access procedure. Do not perform clearing and / or release operations, and The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising using a larger maximum number of SR transmissions (sr-TransMax).

11. If the network is not in network power saving mode, the processing unit will not perform a clearing and / or release operation. Initiating a random access procedure in a special cell, and / or The apparatus according to claim 10, comprising canceling all pending SRs.

12. A communication device configured in a network device, A device including a processing unit that instructs terminal devices to provide information related to network energy saving.

13. The processing unit instructs the terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving, The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processing unit instructs the terminal device to be in network energy saving mode.

14. The aforementioned network energy saving mode is Network power saving mode is activated. Cell non-continuous transmission / reception (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, The apparatus according to claim 13, meaning at least one of the following: the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX.

15. The processing unit instructs the terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving, The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processing unit coordinates the SR configuration and the cell DTX / DRX on-duration time.

16. The aforementioned processing unit coordinates the SR configuration and the cell non-continuous transmission / reception on duration. The processing unit ensures that it does not have a valid PUCCH resource during the cell non-continuous transmission / reception deactivation time (inactive time), or The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the processing unit includes ensuring that a valid PUCCH resource is within the cell non-continuous transmission / reception activation time.

17. The processing unit instructs the terminal device to provide information related to network energy saving, The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein if the network device supports one of IAB, NTN, and positioning, the processing unit does not indicate that the network device is in network energy saving mode or that the network device is in network energy saving mode.

18. The aforementioned network energy saving mode is Network power saving mode is activated. Cell non-continuous transmission / reception (cell DTX / DRX) is configured and / or activated, The apparatus according to claim 17, meaning at least one of the following: the terminal device is in an inactive state of cell DTX / DRX.

19. The device according to claim 13, wherein when the network device indicates that it is in network energy saving mode, the network device does not support one of IAB, NTN, and positioning.

20. A communication system including network devices and terminal devices, The terminal device is configured to not trigger scheduling requests (SRs) when the network is in network energy saving mode, and / or to perform operations related to network energy saving mode for pending scheduling requests (pending SRs), and / or The aforementioned network device is a communication system configured to instruct terminal devices with information related to network energy saving.

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