Method and device for determining beam usage time

Abstract

The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time, which is applicable to the field of communication technology, and the method performed by a terminal device includes: receiving downlink control information (DCI) for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a first carrier; transmitting instruction information for indicating a reception state of the DCI; and determining the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource based on a transmission time of the instruction information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam usage time, ensures beam consistency, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves performance by beam transmission.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, in particular Nibi The present invention relates to a method and device for determining room usage time. [Background technology]

[0002] Typically, in new radio technology (NR), because high frequency channels decay quickly, it is necessary to use beam-based transmission and reception to ensure coverage. A terminal device may receive a beam corresponding to a first carrier based on a first carrier, or may receive a beam corresponding to another carrier based on the first carrier. When receiving a beam corresponding to another carrier based on a first carrier, the terminal device may not be able to accurately determine the beam use time corresponding to the other carrier. Currently, how to determine the use time of a beam indicated by a cross-carrier is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The embodiments of the present disclosure are , B The present invention provides a method and device for determining room usage time, which can be applied in the field of communication technology. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] According to a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: , B A method for determining a room usage time is provided, the method being executed by a terminal device, the method comprising: The method includes receiving downlink control information (DCI) for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a first carrier, transmitting instruction information for indicating a reception status of the DCI, and determining a usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource based on a transmission time of the instruction information.

[0005] In this scheme, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the designated resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI according to the PDCCH of the first carrier, and then transmit indication information to indicate the reception status of the DCI to the network device, and can determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the designated resource according to the transmission time of the indication information. Gabi This allows for a consistent understanding of beam usage times, ensuring beam integrity, reducing the impact on communication transmissions, and improving performance through beam delivery. This allows terminal devices and network devices to maintain a consistent understanding of beam usage times between carriers, ensuring beam integrity, reducing the impact on communication transmissions, and improving performance through beam transmission.

[0006] Optionally, the designated resource is a channel Ru and and a reference signal resource.

[0007] Optionally, the specified resource is: At least one of a PDCCH, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical random access channel (PRACH), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), and a synchronization signal block (SSB).

[0008] Selectively, an identifier for a control resource set; an identifier for a controlled resource set pool; a semi-persistent PDSCH identifier; An identifier of a resource corresponding to the PUCCH; A grant-free PUSCH identifier; A PRACH resource identifier; and SSB index, a reference signal resource identifier; and a reference signal resource set identifier; and The method further includes determining the designated resource based on at least one of:

[0009] Optionally, the step of determining a usage time of a beam corresponding to a designated resource in the second carrier based on a transmission time of the instruction information includes: The method includes determining a usage time of a beam corresponding to a specified resource in the second carrier based on a transmission time of the instruction information and a specified time interval.

[0010] Optionally, the method further includes determining the specified time interval.

[0011] Optionally, the step of determining the designated time interval comprises: In response to the DCI further indicating first resource information of a PDSCH and / or a PUSCH in a second carrier and second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, determining the specified time interval based on at least one of the first resource information, the second resource information, and third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0012] Optionally, the step of determining the designated time interval based on at least one of the first resource information, the second resource information, and the third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier may include: Determining the specified time interval based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information.

[0013] Optionally, determining the designated time interval based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information further comprises: determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the first resource information; and / or determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the first resource information; and / or determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information; and / or In response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information.

[0014] Optionally, the step of determining the designated time interval based on at least one of the first resource information, the second resource information, and the third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier may include: The method includes determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information.

[0015] Optionally, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information includes: determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information in response to an SCS in the third resource information being smaller than an SCS in the first resource information; and / or determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information in response to an SCS in the third resource information being smaller than an SCS in the first resource information; and / or determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information in response to an SCS in the third resource information being smaller than an SCS in the second resource information; and / or In response to an SCS in the third resource information being smaller than an SCS in the second resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information.

[0016] Optionally, the method further includes determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval.

[0017] Optionally, the step of determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval further comprises: determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information and an SCS in the third resource information; and / or The second resource information determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information and an SCS in the third resource information.

[0018] Optionally, the second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS in the first resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information; Or, The second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information.

[0019] Optionally, the step of determining the designated time interval comprises: In response to the DCI indicating second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, the step of determining the specified time interval based on the second resource information and / or third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0020] Optionally, the step of determining the designated time interval based on the second resource information and / or the third resource information of the PDCCH of the first carrier includes: In response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, the method includes determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information and / or an SCS in the third resource information.

[0021] Optionally, the step of determining the designated time interval based on the second resource information and / or the third resource information of the PDCCH of the first carrier includes: In response to an SCS in the third resource information being smaller than an SCS in the second resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information and / or an SCS in the third resource information.

[0022] Optionally, the method further includes determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information and an SCS in the third resource information.

[0023] Optionally, the second sub-time is directly proportional to an SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to an SCS in the third resource information.

[0024] Optionally, the first carrier and the second carrier each correspond to a different serving cell of the terminal device; Or, The first carrier corresponds to a serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier corresponds to a non-serving cell of the terminal device; Or, The first carrier corresponds to a non-serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier corresponds to a serving cell of the terminal device.

[0025] According to a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the device comprising: A transceiver module for receiving downlink control information (DCI) for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a first carrier; The transceiver module for transmitting instruction information for instructing a reception status of the DCI; and a processing module for determining a usage time of a beam corresponding to the specified resource based on a transmission time of the instruction information.

[0026] Optionally, the designated resource is a channel Ru and and a reference signal resource.

[0027] Optionally, the specified resource is: At least one of a PDCCH, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical random access channel (PRACH), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), and a synchronization signal block (SSB).

[0028] Selectively, an identifier for a control resource set; an identifier for a controlled resource set pool; a semi-persistent PDSCH identifier; An identifier of a resource corresponding to the PUCCH; A grant-free PUSCH identifier; A PRACH resource identifier; and SSB index, a reference signal resource identifier; and a reference signal resource set identifier; and determining the designated resource based on at least one of:

[0029] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: Based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined.

[0030] Optionally, the processing module further comprises: The specified time interval is determined.

[0031] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: In response to the DCI further indicating first resource information of a PDSCH and / or a PUSCH in a second carrier and second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, the specified time interval is determined based on at least one of the first resource information, the second resource information, and third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0032] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: The specified time interval is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information.

[0033] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the first resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the first resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information; and / or in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or In response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information.

[0034] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: A first sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on an SCS in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information.

[0035] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: in response to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the first resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or in response to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the first resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information; and / or responsive to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the second resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or In response to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the second resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information.

[0036] Optionally, the processing module further comprises: A second sub-time in the specified time interval is determined.

[0037] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information and an SCS in the third resource information; and / or The second resource information and a SCS in the third resource information, determine a second sub-time in the specified time interval.

[0038] Optionally, the second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS in the first resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information; Or, The second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information.

[0039] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: In response to the DCI indicating second resource information of a PUCCH for further transmitting the indication information, the specified time interval is determined based on the second resource information and / or third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0040] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: In response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval is determined based on an SCS in the second resource information and / or an SCS in the third resource information.

[0041] Optionally, the processing module specifically comprises: In response to the SCS in the third resource information being smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, a first sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on the SCS in the second resource information and / or the SCS in the third resource information.

[0042] Optionally, the processing module further comprises: A second sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on an SCS in the second resource information and an SCS in the third resource information.

[0043] Optionally, the second sub-time is directly proportional to an SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to an SCS in the third resource information.

[0044] Optionally, the first carrier and the second carrier each correspond to a different serving cell of the terminal device; Or, The first carrier corresponds to a serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier corresponds to a non-serving cell of the terminal device; Or, The first carrier corresponds to a non-serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier corresponds to a serving cell of the terminal device.

[0045] According to a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device including a processor, the processor executing the method according to the first aspect when invoking a computer program in a memory.

[0046] According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the method according to the first aspect being realized when the computer program is executed by the processor.

[0047] According to a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the device comprising a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit being used for receiving and transmitting code instructions to the processor, the processor being used for executing the code instructions such that the device performs the method according to the first aspect above.

[0048] According to a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time, the system including a communication device according to the second aspect, or the system including a communication device according to the third aspect, or the system including a communication device according to the fourth aspect, or the system including a communication device according to the fifth aspect.

[0049] According to a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer readable storage medium for storing instructions which, when executed, effect the method according to the first aspect above.

[0050] According to an eighth aspect, the present disclosure further provides a computer program product comprising a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method according to the first aspect above.

[0051] According to a ninth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system, the chip system including at least one processor and an interface, used to support a terminal device to realize the functions according to the first aspect, for example, to determine or process at least one of the data and information according to the method. In one possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, the memory being used to store computer programs and data required for the terminal device. The chip system may be constituted by a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete elements.

[0052] According to a tenth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to carry out the method according to the first aspect above. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0053] In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments or background art of the present disclosure, the following describes drawings that may be used in the embodiments or background art of the present disclosure. [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 6] 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7]11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 9] 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a cross-carrier beam usage time provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0054] To facilitate understanding, we will first explain the terms used in this disclosure.

[0055] 1. Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) The PDCCH may carry scheduling and other control information, including, for example, a transmission format, uplink / downlink resource allocation, uplink scheduling grants, power control, and retransmission information.

[0056] 2. Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) The PUCCH can be used by a terminal device to transmit information related to uplink control, such as a scheduling request (SR), a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ), and channel status information (CSI) to a network device.

[0057] 3. Physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) As the main uplink data transmission channel of the physical layer, the PUSCH can be used to transmit uplink data and can carry control information, user service information, broadcast service information, and so on.

[0058] 4. The physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) can be used to transmit downlink data.

[0059] In order to better understand the method for determining cross-carrier beam usage time disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following will first describe a communication system to which the embodiments of the present disclosure are applied.

[0060] Referring to Figure 1, Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, one network device and one terminal device. The number and form of devices shown in Figure 1 are exemplary and do not limit the embodiment of the present disclosure, and in actual applications, may include two or more network devices and two or more terminal devices. For example, the communication system shown in Figure 1 includes one network device 11 and one terminal device 12.

[0061] It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems, such as long term evolution (LTE) systems, 5th generation (5G) mobile communication systems, 5G new radio (NR) systems, or other future new mobile communication systems.

[0062] The network device 11 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is a network-side entity for transmitting and receiving signals. For example, the network device 11 may be an evolved base station (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation base station (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific technology and specific device form used by the network device. The network device 11 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU may also be called a control unit, and the protocol layer of the network device, for example, a base station, may be separated using the structure of CU-dU, and some protocol layer functions are centrally controlled in the CU, and some or all of the remaining protocol layer functions are distributed to the DU, and the DU is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0063] The terminal device 12 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is a user-side entity for transmitting and receiving signals, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be called a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal device may be an automobile with a communication function, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet (Pad), a computer with a wireless transmission and reception function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific technology and the specific device form used by the terminal device 12.

[0064] It should be noted that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is intended to more clearly explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will recognize that with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are similarly applicable to similar technical issues.

[0065] The method and device for determining cross-carrier beam usage time provided by the present disclosure will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings.

[0066] Referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 2, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0067] In step 21, receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in the second carrier.

[0068] Optionally, the specified resource is Ru and and a reference signal resource.

[0069] Selectively, channel Ru is , a PDCCH, a PDSCH, a PUSCH, a PUCCH, a physical random access channel (PRACH), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH).

[0070] Optionally, the reference signal resource may include at least one of a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), and a synchronization signal block (SSB).

[0071] In addition, the designated resource may be one or more of the above. For example, the designated resource may be PDCCH, or may be PDCCH and PDSCH, or may be PDCCHCH, PDSCH, and PUSCH, or may be PDCCHCH, PDSCH, PUSCH, CSI RS, PRS, and SSB, and is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0072] Optionally, the designated resource may be determined based on at least one of a control resource set identifier, a control resource set pool identifier, a semi-persistent PDSCH identifier, an identifier of a resource corresponding to a PUCCH, an identifier of a grant-free configured PUSCH, a PRACH resource identifier, an SSB index, a reference signal resource identifier, and a reference signal resource set identifier.

[0073] For example, determine the designated resource based on the identifier of the control resource set, that is, the designated resource can include at least one of the following: PDCCH transmitted by the control resource set corresponding to the control resource set identifier, PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH transmitted by the control resource set corresponding to the control resource set identifier, PUSCH scheduled by the PDCCH transmitted by the control resource set corresponding to the control resource set identifier, PUCCH scheduled by the PDCCH transmitted by the control resource set corresponding to the control resource set identifier, and reference signal scheduled by the PDCCH transmitted by the control resource set corresponding to the control resource set identifier. Here, the reference signal can include any at least one reference signal described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0074] Also, for example, the designated resource may be determined based on the identifier of a control resource set pool, i.e., the designated resource may include at least one of the following: a PDCCH transmitted by at least one control resource set of the at least one control resource set corresponding to the identifier of the control resource set pool; a PDSCH scheduled by a PDCCH transmitted by at least one control resource set of the at least one control resource set corresponding to the identifier of the control resource set pool; a PUSCH scheduled by a PDCCH transmitted by at least one control resource set of the at least one control resource set corresponding to the identifier of the control resource set pool; a PUCCH scheduled by a PDCCH transmitted by at least one control resource set of the at least one control resource set corresponding to the identifier of the control resource set pool; and a reference signal scheduled by a PDCCH transmitted by at least one control resource set of the at least one control resource set corresponding to the identifier of the control resource set pool. Here, the reference signal may include any at least one reference signal described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0075] Here, the style or display format of each identifier may be predefined. For example, the identifier of a control resource set (CORESET) for transmitting a PDCCH may be PDCCH CORESET#1, PDCCH CORESET#2, etc., and is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0076] In addition, the reference signal resource may be a CSI RS, an SRS, a PRS, a TRS, an SSB, etc., and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0077] Note that the reference signal resource may be one of the above or may be multiple, and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0078] For example, the reference signal resource may be a CSI RS, which may be used for channel state information measurement, or may be used for beam measurement, or may be used for pathloss estimation, etc., and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0079] In addition, the SRS may be used for codebook-based channel state information measurement, or may be used for non-codebook channel state information measurement, or may be used for beam measurement, or may be used for antenna switching, or may be used for positioning measurement, etc., and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0080] Note that a reference signal resource set may include one reference signal resource or may include multiple reference signal resources, and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0081] In step 22, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0082] Here, there may be multiple types of reception status of DCI. For example, the reception status may be correct or incorrect, and is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0083] Alternatively, the indication information may be a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ ACK), or a hybrid automatic repeat request non-acknowledgement (HARQ NACK), or any indication information capable of instructing a network device of a DCI reception state, and is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0084] In step 23, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information.

[0085] Optionally, the designated resource in the second carrier can be regulated by a protocol or configured by a network device to use the beam indicated by the DCI at T seconds after the indication information is transmitted. For example, if the transmission time of the indication information is time t, the terminal device can determine that the use time of the beam corresponding to the designated resource is t+T based on the protocol regulation or the network device configuration. This disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0086] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI according to the PDCCH of the first carrier, then send indication information to indicate the receiving state of the DCI to the network device, and determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource according to the sending time of the indication information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to have a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures the integrity of the beam, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves the performance of beam transmission.

[0087] Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 3, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0088] In step 31, receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in the second carrier.

[0089] Optionally, in the present disclosure, the first carrier and the second carrier may each correspond to a different serving cell of the terminal device.

[0090] Alternatively, the first carrier may correspond to a serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier may correspond to a non-serving cell (or coordinated cell) of the terminal device.

[0091] Alternatively, the first carrier may correspond to a non-serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier may correspond to a serving cell of the terminal device.

[0092] For the specific content of the designated resource and the method of determining the designated resource, etc., refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0093] In step 32, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0094] For the specific contents and implementation forms of step 31 and step 32, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and therefore the explanations will be omitted here.

[0095] In step 33, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval.

[0096] Here, the specified time interval may be stipulated by a protocol, may be set by a network device, or may be determined by a terminal device, and is not limited by this disclosure.

[0097] For example, if the specified time interval is K and the transmission time of the indication information is t, the terminal device can determine that the use time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource is t+K.

[0098] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device knows the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI according to the PDCCH of the first carrier, then transmits indication information to indicate the receiving state of the DCI to the network device, and determines the use time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource according to the transmission time of the indication information and the specified time interval. This allows the terminal device and the network device to have a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures the consistency of the beam, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves the performance of beam transmission.

[0099] Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 4, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0100] In step 41, receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of a first carrier for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier.

[0101] For the specific content of the designated resource and the method of determining the designated resource, etc., refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0102] In step 42, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0103] Note that, for the specific contents and implementation forms of step 41 and step 42, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure can be referred to, and therefore the explanations are omitted here.

[0104] In step 43, in response to the DCI further indicating first resource information of a PDSCH and / or a PUSCH on a second carrier and second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, the specified time interval is determined based on at least one of the first resource information, the second resource information, and the third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0105] Optionally, the specified time interval can be determined based on a subcarrier spacing in the first resource information of the PDSCH on the second carrier, where the subcarrier spacing (SCS) may be 15 kilohertz (kHz), 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, 240 kHz, etc., and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0106] For example, if the SCS in the first resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding designated time interval is T1, if the SCS in the first resource information is 30 kHz, the corresponding designated time interval is T2, if the SCS in the first resource information is 60 kHz, the corresponding designated time interval is T3, etc., as stipulated by a protocol or set by a network device. In this way, the corresponding designated time interval can be determined based on the SCS in the first resource information of the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device and the network device can have a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, and a guarantee is provided for beam-based transmission.

[0107] Alternatively, the designated time interval may be determined based on the first resource information of the PUSCH in the second carrier, or the designated time interval may be determined based on the first resource information of the PDSCH and the PUSCH in the second carrier. For specific contents and implementation forms, please refer to the descriptions of each embodiment of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0108] Optionally, the specified time interval may be determined based on the SCS in the second resource information.

[0109] For example, if the SCS in the second resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding designated time interval is T4, if the SCS in the second resource information is 30 kHz, the corresponding designated time interval is T5, if the SCS in the second resource information is 60 kHz, the corresponding designated time interval is T6, etc., as stipulated by a protocol or set by a network device. This allows the terminal device to determine the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the second resource information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to have a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0110] Optionally, the designated time interval may be determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and an SCS in the second resource information.

[0111] For example, if the SCS in the first resource information and the second resource information are the same, the corresponding designated time interval is T7, if the SCS in the first resource information is larger than the SCS in the second resource information, the corresponding designated time interval is T8, if the SCS in the first resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, the corresponding designated time interval is T9, etc., are stipulated by a protocol or set by a network device. This allows the terminal device to determine the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the first resource information and the second resource information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0112] Note that the above example is merely an example and does not limit the method of determining the specified time interval in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0113] Alternatively, the specified time interval may be determined based on the third resource information, and the specific content and implementation form thereof may refer to the description of each embodiment of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0114] It should be noted that the designated time interval may be determined using one of the above, or may be determined using a plurality of the above, and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0115] In step 44, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval.

[0116] For the specific content and implementation form of step 44, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and therefore the explanation will be omitted here.

[0117] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the designated resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier, then transmit indication information to indicate the reception status of the DCI to the network device, and then first determine the designated time interval based on the first resource information, the second resource information, and the third resource information of the PDCCH of the first carrier, and then determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the designated resource based on the transmission time of the indication information and the designated time interval. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures the integrity of the beam, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves the performance of beam transmission.

[0118] Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 5, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0119] In step 51, receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of a first carrier to indicate a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier.

[0120] For the specific content of the designated resource and the method of determining the designated resource, etc., refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0121] In step 52, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0122] For the specific contents and implementation forms of step 51 and step 52, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and therefore the explanations will be omitted here.

[0123] In step 53, in response to the DCI further indicating first resource information of a PDSCH and / or a PUSCH on a second carrier and second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, the specified time interval is determined based on at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and an SCS in the second resource information.

[0124] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the specified time interval may be determined based on the SCS in the first resource information.

[0125] Note that, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the SCS in the third resource information is not smaller than the SCS in the first resource information.

[0126] For example, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the specified time interval is regulated by a protocol or set by a network device to be related to the SCS in the first resource information. For example, if the specified time interval is N symbols and the SCS in the first resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 15 KHz, and if the SCS in the first resource information is 30 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 30 KHz.

[0127] Alternatively, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the correspondence between the SCS in the first resource information and the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device.

[0128] Thus, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the terminal device can determine the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the first resource information, thereby allowing the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, and providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0129] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the specified time interval may be determined based on the SCS in the second resource information.

[0130] For example, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the specified time interval is related to the SCS in the second resource information, as stipulated by a protocol or set by a network device. For example, if the specified time interval is N symbols and the SCS in the second resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 15 KHz, and if the SCS in the second resource information is 30 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 30 KHz.

[0131] Alternatively, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the correspondence between the SCS in the second resource information and the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device.

[0132] Thus, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the first resource information, the terminal device can determine the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the second resource information, thereby allowing the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, and providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0133] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval is determined based on the SCS in the first resource information.

[0134] For example, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval is regulated by a protocol or set by a network device to be related to the SCS in the first resource information. For example, if the specified time interval is N symbols and the SCS in the first resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 15 KHz, and if the SCS in the first resource information is 30 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 30 KHz.

[0135] Alternatively, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the correspondence between the SCS in the first resource information and the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device.

[0136] Thus, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the terminal device can determine the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the first resource information, thereby allowing the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, and providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0137] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, determine the specified time interval based on the SCS in the second resource information.

[0138] For example, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval is regulated by a protocol or set by a network device to be related to the SCS in the second resource information. For example, if the specified time interval is N symbols and the SCS in the second resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 15 KHz, and if the SCS in the second resource information is 30 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 30 KHz.

[0139] Alternatively, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the correspondence between the SCS in the second resource information and the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device.

[0140] Thus, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the terminal device can determine the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the second resource information, thereby allowing the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, and providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0141] It should be noted that the designated time interval may be determined by one of the above methods, or may be determined by a plurality of the above methods, and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0142] In step 54, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval.

[0143] For the specific content and implementation form of step 54, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and therefore the explanation will be omitted here.

[0144] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the designated resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier, then transmit indication information to indicate the reception state of the DCI to the network device, then determine the designated time interval based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and / or the SCS in the second resource information, and determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the designated resource based on the transmission time of the indication information and the designated time interval. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures beam consistency, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves performance by beam transmission.

[0145] Referring to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 6, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0146] In step 61, receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in the second carrier.

[0147] For the specific content of the designated resource and the method of determining the designated resource, etc., refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0148] In step 62, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0149] Note that, for the specific contents and implementation forms of step 61 and step 62, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure can be referred to, and therefore the explanations are omitted here.

[0150] In step 63, in response to the DCI further indicating first resource information of a PDSCH and / or a PUSCH on a second carrier and second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, a first sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and an SCS in the second resource information.

[0151] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the first resource information, the first sub-time in the specified time interval can be determined based on the SCS in the first resource information.

[0152] Here, the SCS may be 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, 240 kHz, etc., and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0153] For example, when the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the first resource information, the correspondence between the SCS in the first resource information and the first sub-time in the specified time interval is regulated by a protocol or set by a network device. For example, when the specified time interval is N symbols and the SCS in the first resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 15 KHz, and when the SCS in the first resource information is 30 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 30 KHz, and the like, is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0154] Thus, the terminal device can determine the first sub-time in the corresponding specified time interval according to the SCS and the corresponding relationship in the first resource information, so that the terminal device and the network device can have a consistent understanding of the first sub-time in the specified time interval, and provide a guarantee for the beam-based transmission.

[0155] Alternatively, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the first resource information, the first sub-time in the specified time interval can be determined according to the SCS in the second resource information. For specific content and implementation, refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and description is omitted here.

[0156] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, determine the first sub-time in the specified time interval according to the SCS in the first resource information. For specific content and implementation, refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and description is omitted here.

[0157] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, determine the first sub-time in the specified time interval according to the SCS in the second resource information. For specific content and implementation, refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and description is omitted here.

[0158] It should be noted that the designated time interval may be determined by one of the above methods, or may be determined by a plurality of the above methods, and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0159] In step 64, a second sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information.

[0160] Optionally, a second sub-time in the specified time interval may be determined based on an SCS in the first resource information and an SCS in the third resource information.

[0161] For example, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the first resource information, the second sub-time in the corresponding specified time interval is regulated by a protocol or set by a network device to be T.

[0162] Alternatively, the correspondence between the SCS in the third resource information, the SCS in the first resource information, and the second sub-time in the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device.

[0163] Thus, the terminal device can determine the second sub-time in the corresponding specified time interval based on the SCS in the third resource information, the SCS in the first resource information, and the corresponding relationship, so that the terminal device and the network device can have a consistent understanding of the second sub-time in the specified time interval, and a guarantee is provided for the beam-based transmission.

[0164] Optionally, in the present disclosure, a second resource information and the SCS in the third resource information, a second sub-time in the specified time interval may be determined.

[0165] For example, the correspondence between the SCS in the third resource information, the SCS in the second resource information, and the second sub-time in the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device. This allows the terminal device to determine the second sub-time in the corresponding specified time interval based on the SCS in the third resource information and the SCS in the second resource information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the second sub-time in the specified time interval, providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0166] Optionally, the SCS in the first resource information, the second resource informationand the SCS in the third resource information, a second sub-time in the specified time interval may be determined.

[0167] For example, the correspondence between the SCS in the third resource information, the SCS in the second resource information, the SCS in the first resource information, and the second sub-time in the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device. This allows the terminal device to determine the second sub-time in the corresponding specified time interval based on the SCS in the third resource information, the SCS in the second resource information, and the SCS in the first resource information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the second sub-time in the specified time interval, providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0168] Optionally, in the present disclosure, the second sub-time may be directly proportional to the SCS in the first resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information.

[0169] For example, the larger the SCS in the first resource information, the larger the second sub-time, and the larger the SCS in the third resource information, the smaller the second sub-time. This disclosure is not limited to this.

[0170] Optionally, in the present disclosure, the second sub-time may be directly proportional to the SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information.

[0171] For example, the larger the SCS in the second resource information, the larger the second sub-time, and the larger the SCS in the third resource information, the smaller the second sub-time.

[0172] Optionally, in the present disclosure, the second sub-time may be directly proportional to the SCS in the first resource information and the SCS in the second resource information, and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information.

[0173] Alternatively, the first sub-time may be an integer number of time units and the second sub-time may also be an integer number of time units.

[0174] Here, the time unit may be at least one of a slot, a mini-slot, and a symbol, and is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0175] In addition, the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of microslots, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of symbols, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of microslots, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of symbols, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots, an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols.

[0176] Also, the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of microslots, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of symbols, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of microslots, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of symbols, the second sub-time may include an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots, an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols.

[0177] It should be noted that the time units included in the first sub-time and the second sub-time may be any combination of the above, for example, the first sub-time includes an integer number of symbols and the second sub-time includes an integer number of symbols, or, for example, the first sub-time includes an integer number of microslots and the second sub-time includes an integer number of symbols, etc., and are not limited in this disclosure.

[0178] Thus, the specified time interval may include at least one of the following types, and is not limited by this disclosure: an integer number of slots, an integer number of microslots, and an integer number of symbols.

[0179] In step 65, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval.

[0180] In addition, in the present disclosure, the specified time interval may be the sum of the first sub-time and the second sub-time.

[0181] For example, if the transmission time of the instruction information is time t, the first sub-time is T1, and the second sub-time is T2, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the designated resource in the second carrier may be t+T1+T2. This disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0182] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier, then transmit the indication information to indicate the reception state of the DCI to the network device, then determine the first sub-time and the second sub-time in the specified time interval based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information, the SCS in the second resource information, and / or the SCS in the third resource information, and then determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource based on the transmission time of the indication information and the specified time interval. This allows the terminal device and the network device to have a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures the integrity of the beam, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves the performance by the beam transmission.

[0183] Referring to Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 7, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0184] In step 71, receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in the second carrier.

[0185] For the specific content of the designated resource and the method of determining the designated resource, etc., refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0186] In step 72, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0187] Note that, for the specific contents and implementation forms of steps 71 and 72, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure can be referred to, and therefore the explanations are omitted here.

[0188] In step 73, in response to the DCI indicating second resource information of the PUCCH for further transmitting the indication information, the specified time interval is determined based on the second resource information and / or the third resource information of the PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0189] In addition, the designated time interval may be determined based on the second resource information, or the designated time interval may be determined based on the third resource information, or the designated time interval may be determined based on the second resource information and the third resource information. For specific contents and implementation forms, the description of each of the other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and the description will be omitted here.

[0190] In step 74, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval.

[0191] For the specific content and implementation form of step 74, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and therefore the explanation will be omitted here.

[0192] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the designated resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier, then send indication information to indicate the reception status of the DCI to the network device, and then first determine the designated time interval based on the second resource information and the third resource information, and then determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the designated resource based on the transmission time of the indication information and the designated time interval. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures the integrity of the beam, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves the performance of beam transmission.

[0193] Referring to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 8, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0194] In step 81, receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of a first carrier to indicate a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier.

[0195] For the specific content of the designated resource and the method of determining the designated resource, etc., refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0196] In step 82, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0197] Note that, for the specific contents and implementation forms of step 81 and step 82, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure can be referred to, and therefore the explanations are omitted here.

[0198] In step 83, in response to the SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, a specified time interval is determined based on the SCS in the second resource information and / or the SCS in the third resource information.

[0199] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval may be determined based on the SCS in the second resource information.

[0200] For example, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval is regulated by a protocol or set by a network device to be related to the SCS in the second resource information. For example, if the specified time interval is N symbols and the SCS in the second resource information is 15 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 15 KHz, and if the SCS in the second resource information is 60 kHz, the corresponding specified time interval is the time length occupied by N symbols when the SCS is 60 KHz.

[0201] Alternatively, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the correspondence between the SCS in the second resource information and the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device.

[0202] Thus, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the terminal device can determine the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the second resource information, thereby allowing the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the designated time interval, and providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0203] Alternatively, when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval may be determined based on the SCS in the third resource information. For specific content and implementation, the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and the description will be omitted here.

[0204] Alternatively, if the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval may be determined according to the SCS in the second resource information and the SCS in the third resource information. For specific content and implementation, refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and description is omitted here.

[0205] In step 84, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval.

[0206] For the specific content and implementation form of step 84, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and therefore the explanation will be omitted here.

[0207] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier, then transmit indication information to indicate the reception status of the DCI to the network device, determine the specified time interval based on the second resource information and / or the third resource information when the SCS in the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS in the second resource information, and determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource based on the transmission time of the indication information and the specified time interval. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures beam consistency, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves performance by beam transmission.

[0208] Referring to Fig. 9, Fig. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a cross-carrier beam usage time determination method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is executed by a terminal device. As shown in Fig. 9, the method can include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0209] In step 91, a DCI is received based on a PDCCH of a first carrier to indicate a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier.

[0210] For the specific content of the designated resource and the method of determining the designated resource, etc., refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and the description will be omitted here.

[0211] In step 92, indication information is transmitted to indicate the reception status of the DCI.

[0212] Note that, for the specific contents and implementation forms of steps 91 and 92, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure can be referred to, and therefore the explanations are omitted here.

[0213] In step 93, in response to the SCS in the first resource information being smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, a first sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on the SCS in the second resource information and / or the SCS in the third resource information.

[0214] Optionally, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, the first sub-time in the specified time interval can be determined based on the SCS in the second resource information.

[0215] For example, when the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, the correspondence between the SCS in the second resource information and the first sub-time in the designated time interval is regulated by a protocol or set by the network device. This allows the terminal device to determine the first sub-time in the corresponding designated time interval based on the SCS in the second resource information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the first sub-time in the designated time interval, providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0216] Alternatively, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval may be determined based on the SCS in the third resource information. For specific content and implementation, refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and description is omitted here.

[0217] Alternatively, if the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval may be determined according to the SCS in the second resource information and the SCS in the third resource information. For specific content and implementation, refer to the description of other embodiments of the present disclosure, and description is omitted here.

[0218] In step 94, a second sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on the SCS in the second resource information and the SCS in the third resource information.

[0219] For example, the correspondence between the SCS in the third resource information, the SCS in the second resource information, and the second sub-time in the specified time interval may be regulated by a protocol or set by a network device. This allows the terminal device to determine the second sub-time in the corresponding specified time interval based on the SCS in the third resource information and the SCS in the second resource information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the second sub-time in the specified time interval, providing a guarantee for beam-based transmission.

[0220] Optionally, in the present disclosure, the second sub-time may be directly proportional to the SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information.

[0221] Alternatively, the first sub-time may be an integer number of time units and the second sub-time may also be an integer number of time units.

[0222] Here, the time unit may be at least one of a slot, a microslot, and a symbol, and is not limited in this disclosure.

[0223] In addition, the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of microslots, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of symbols, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of microslots, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of symbols, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols, or the first sub-time may include an integer number of slots, an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols.

[0224] Also, the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of microslots, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of symbols, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of microslots, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots and an integer number of symbols, the second sub-time may include an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols, or the second sub-time may include an integer number of slots, an integer number of microslots and an integer number of symbols.

[0225] It should be noted that the time units included in the first sub-time and the second sub-time may be any combination of the above, for example, the first sub-time includes an integer number of symbols and the second sub-time includes an integer number of symbols, or, for example, the first sub-time includes an integer number of microslots and the second sub-time includes an integer number of symbols, etc., and are not limited in this disclosure.

[0226] Thus, the specified time interval may include at least one of the following types, and is not limited by this disclosure: an integer number of slots, an integer number of microslots, and an integer number of symbols.

[0227] In step 95, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval.

[0228] For the specific content and implementation form of step 95, the explanations of other embodiments of the present disclosure may be referred to, and therefore the explanation will be omitted here.

[0229] By implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier, then transmit the indication information to indicate the reception state of the DCI to the network device, and when the SCS in the third resource information is smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, determine the first sub-time and the second sub-time in the specified time interval based on the SCS in the second resource information and / or the SCS in the third resource information, and determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource based on the transmission time of the indication information and the specified time interval. This allows the terminal device and the network device to have a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures the integrity of the beam, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves the performance of the beam transmission.

[0230] In the above embodiments provided by the present disclosure, the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is described from the perspective of a terminal device. In order to realize each function in the method provided by the above embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device may include a hardware structure and a software module, and realize each of the above functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module. Some of the above functions may be implemented in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.

[0231] 10, a schematic diagram of a communication device 100 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. The communication device 100 shown in the drawing may include a transceiver module 1001 and a processing module 1002.

[0232] The transceiver module 1001 may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, where the transmitting module is used to realize a transmitting function and the receiving module is used to realize a receiving function, and the transceiver module 1001 may realize a transmitting function and / or a receiving function.

[0233] It should be noted that the communication device 100 may be a terminal device, may be a device in a terminal device, or may be a device that can be used in conjunction with a terminal device.

[0234] The communication device 100 includes: The transmitter / receiver module 1001 includes a transmitter / receiver module for receiving downlink control information (DCI) for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a first carrier.

[0235] The transceiver module 1001 further transmits indication information for indicating the reception status of the DCI.

[0236] The processing module 1002 determines the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource based on the transmission time of the instruction information.

[0237] Optionally, the designated resource is a channel Ru and and a reference signal resource.

[0238] Optionally, the specified resource is: At least one of a PDCCH, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical random access channel (PRACH), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), and a synchronization signal block (SSB).

[0239] Selectively, an identifier for a control resource set; an identifier for a controlled resource set pool; a semi-persistent PDSCH identifier; An identifier of a resource corresponding to the PUCCH; A grant-free PUSCH identifier; A PRACH resource identifier; and SSB index, a reference signal resource identifier; and a reference signal resource set identifier; and determining the designated resource based on at least one of:

[0240] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: Based on the transmission time of the instruction information and the specified time interval, the usage time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier is determined.

[0241] Optionally, the processing module 1002 further comprises: The specified time interval is determined.

[0242] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: In response to the DCI further indicating first resource information of a PDSCH and / or a PUSCH in a second carrier and second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, the specified time interval is determined based on at least one of the first resource information, the second resource information, and third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0243] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: The specified time interval is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information.

[0244] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the first resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the first resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information; and / or in response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or In response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, determining the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information.

[0245] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: A first sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on an SCS in the first resource information and / or an SCS in the second resource information.

[0246] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: in response to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the first resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or in response to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the first resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information; and / or responsive to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the second resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information; and / or In response to an SCS in the third resource information being less than an SCS in the second resource information, determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the second resource information.

[0247] Optionally, the processing module 1002 further comprises: A second sub-time in the specified time interval is determined.

[0248] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS in the first resource information and an SCS in the third resource information; and / or The second resource information and a SCS in the third resource information, determine a second sub-time in the specified time interval.

[0249] Optionally, the second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS in the first resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information; Or, The second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS in the third resource information.

[0250] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: In response to the DCI indicating second resource information of a PUCCH for further transmitting the indication information, the specified time interval is determined based on the second resource information and / or third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier.

[0251] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: In response to an SCS in the third resource information being equal to or greater than an SCS in the second resource information, the specified time interval is determined based on an SCS in the second resource information and / or an SCS in the third resource information.

[0252] Optionally, the processing module 1002 specifically: In response to the SCS in the third resource information being smaller than the SCS in the second resource information, a first sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on the SCS in the second resource information and / or the SCS in the third resource information.

[0253] Optionally, the processing module 1002 further comprises: A second sub-time in the specified time interval is determined based on an SCS in the second resource information and an SCS in the third resource information.

[0254] Optionally, the second sub-time is directly proportional to an SCS in the second resource information and inversely proportional to an SCS in the third resource information.

[0255] Optionally, the first carrier and the second carrier each correspond to a different serving cell of the terminal device; Or, The first carrier corresponds to a serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier corresponds to a non-serving cell of the terminal device; Or, The first carrier corresponds to a non-serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier corresponds to a serving cell of the terminal device.

[0256] For the functions and specific implementation principles of each of the above modules in the embodiments of the present disclosure, reference may be made to the embodiments of the above methods, and description thereof will be omitted here.

[0257] According to the communication device provided by the present disclosure, the terminal device can know the beam corresponding to the specified resource in the second carrier by receiving DCI based on the PDCCH of the first carrier, and then transmit instruction information to indicate the receiving state of the DCI to the network device, and determine the use time of the beam corresponding to the specified resource based on the sending time of the instruction information. This allows the terminal device and the network device to maintain a consistent understanding of the cross-carrier beam use time, ensures the consistency of the beam, reduces the impact on communication transmission, and improves the performance of beam transmission.

[0258] 11, which is a schematic diagram of another communication device 110 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 110 may be a terminal device, or may be a chip, a chip system, or a processor, etc., that supports the terminal device to realize the above method. The device can be used to realize the method described in the above method embodiment, and specifically, please refer to the description in the above method embodiment.

[0259] The communication device 110 may include one or more processors 1101. The processor 1101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, etc. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can control the communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process data of the computer program.

[0260] Optionally, the communication device 110 may further include one or more memories 1102 in which computer programs 1104 may be stored, and the processor 1101 executes the computer programs 1104 such that the communication device 110 performs the methods described in the method embodiments above.

[0261] Optionally, data may be stored in the memory 1102. The communication device 110 and the memory 1102 may be separate or integrated together.

[0262] Optionally, the communication device 110 may further include a transceiver 1105 and an antenna 1106. The transceiver 1105 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to realize a transmitting and receiving function. The transceiver 1105 may include a receiver and a transmitter, and the receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is used to realize a receiving function, and the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to realize a transmitting function.

[0263] Optionally, the communication device 110 may further include one or more interface circuits 1107. The interface circuit 1107 is used to receive and transmit code instructions to the processor 1101. The processor 1101 executes the code instructions so that the communication device 110 performs the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[0264] If the communication device 110 is a terminal device, the transceiver 1105 is used to perform step 21 of Figure 2, step 22 of Figure 2, step 31 of Figure 3, step 32 of Figure 3, step 41 of Figure 4, step 42 of Figure 4, step 51 of Figure 5, step 52 of Figure 5, step 61 of Figure 6, step 62 of Figure 6, step 71 of Figure 7, step 72 of Figure 7, step 81 of Figure 8, step 82 of Figure 8, step 91 of Figure 9, or step 92 of Figure 9. Processor 1101 is used to execute step 23 of FIG. 2, step 33 of FIG. 3, step 43 of FIG. 4, step 44 of FIG. 4, step 53 of FIG. 5, step 54 of FIG. 5, step 63 of FIG. 6, step 64 of FIG. 6, step 65 of FIG. 6, step 73 of FIG. 7, step 74 of FIG. 7, step 83 of FIG. 8, step 84 of FIG. 8, step 93 of FIG. 9, step 94 of FIG. 9, or step 95 of FIG. 9.

[0265] In one implementation, the processor 1101 may include a transceiver for implementing the receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, or may be an interface, or may be an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated together. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code / data, or the transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for transmitting or conveying signals.

[0266] In one implementation, the processor 1101 can store a computer program 1103, which executes in the processor 1101, thereby enabling the communication device 110 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments. The computer program 1103 can be fixed in the processor 1101, in which case the processor 1101 can be realized by hardware.

[0267] In one implementation, the communication device 110 can include circuitry that can implement the functions of transmitting or receiving or communicating in the method embodiments described above. The processors and transceivers described in this disclosure can be implemented in integrated circuits (ICs), analog ICs, radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), mixed signal ICs, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), electronic devices, etc. The processors and transceivers can be fabricated using a variety of IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), nMetal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS), positive channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0268] The communication device described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device in the description of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited by FIG. 11. The communication device may be an independent device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be any of the following (1) to (6). (1) An independent integrated circuit IC or chip, or a chip system or subsystem. (2) A collection having one or more ICs, optionally the collection of ICs may include memory elements for storing data, computer programs. (3) ASIC, such as a modem. (4) A module that can be embedded within other devices. (5) Receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handhelds, mobile units, in-vehicle devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc. (6)Others.

[0269] For the case where the communication device may be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the structural schematic diagram of the chip shown in Figure 12. The chip shown in Figure 12 includes a processor 1201 and an interface 1202. Here, the number of processors 1201 may be one or more, and the number of interfaces 1202 may be more than one.

[0270] When the chip is used to realize the functions of a terminal device in an embodiment of the present disclosure, Interface 1202 is used to perform step 21 of FIG. 2, step 22 of FIG. 2, step 31 of FIG. 3, step 32 of FIG. 3, step 41 of FIG. 4, step 42 of FIG. 4, step 51 of FIG. 5, step 52 of FIG. 5, step 61 of FIG. 6, step 62 of FIG. 6, step 71 of FIG. 7, step 72 of FIG. 7, step 81 of FIG. 8, step 82 of FIG. 8, step 91 of FIG. 9, or step 92 of FIG. 9.

[0271] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 1203 for storing necessary computer programs and data.

[0272] As can be understood by those skilled in the art, various illustrative logical blocks and steps given in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be realized by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functions are realized by hardware or software is determined by specific applications and overall system design requirements. Those skilled in the art can realize the above functions using various methods for each specific type of application, but such realization should not be understood as exceeding the protection scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0273] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a hybrid automatic repeat request confirmation feedback system, the system including a communication device that is a terminal device in the embodiment of FIG. 10 described above, or the system including a communication device that is a terminal device in the embodiment of FIG. 11 described above.

[0274] The present disclosure further provides a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed, cause the functions of any one of the method embodiments described above to be implemented.

[0275] The present disclosure further provides a computer program product, which, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any one of the above method embodiments.

[0276] In the above embodiments, all or part of the invention may be implemented in software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the invention may be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer programs are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the invention generates the flow or function described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or may be transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another, for example, the computer program may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wire (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, radio, microwave, etc.) methods. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium accessible by a computer, or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc., including one or more available media integrated. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks), optical media (e.g., high density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid state disks (SSDs)).

[0277] As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the various numerals, such as first, second, etc., used in the present disclosure are divisions made for ease of explanation and do not limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure or represent a priority order.

[0278] At least one of the present disclosure may be described as one or more, and more may be two, three, four or more, and is not limited in the present disclosure. In the present disclosure, for one technical feature, the technical features are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", and "D", etc., and there is no priority or order of magnitude between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", and "D".

[0279] The correspondence shown by each table in the present disclosure may be set or may be predefined. The possible values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and may be set to other values, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. When setting the correspondence between the information and each parameter, it is not necessary to set all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the table in the present disclosure, the correspondence shown by a specific row may not be set. In addition, appropriate deformations and adjustments, such as division and combination, may be performed based on the above table. The names of the parameters shown by the titles of the above tables may also be other names understandable to the communication device, and the possible values ​​or display methods of the parameters may also be other possible values ​​or display methods understandable to the communication device. The above tables may use other data structures when implemented, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or hash tables.

[0280] Predefined in this disclosure can be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-agreed, pre-set, fixed, or pre-baked.

[0281] As can be understood by those skilled in the art, each example unit and algorithm step described in the embodiments disclosed herein can be realized by electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in a hardware manner or a software manner is determined by the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions according to each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as going beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

[0282] As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, for the convenience of explanation, the specific operation processes of the above-described systems, devices and units are to be referred to the corresponding processes in the above-described method embodiments, and detailed explanations will be omitted here.

[0283] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, and the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and any changes or replacements that a person skilled in the art can easily think of within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should also be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. 1. A method for determining a beam usage time, executed by a terminal device, the method comprising: receiving, based on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a first carrier, downlink control information (DCI) for indicating a beam corresponding to a specified resource in a second carrier, the first carrier and the second carrier being different; transmitting indication information for indicating a reception state of the DCI; determining a usage time of a beam corresponding to a specified resource in the second carrier based on a transmission time of the instruction information and a specified time interval; The method comprises: determining the designated time interval based on at least one of first resource information of at least one of a PDSCH and a PUSCH in a second carrier, second resource information of a PUCCH that transmits the indication information, and third resource information of a PDCCH in the first carrier, wherein the DCI further indicates the first resource information and the second resource information; The step of determining the designated time interval based on at least one of first resource information of at least one of a PDSCH and a PUSCH in the second carrier, second resource information of a PUCCH for transmitting the indication information, and third resource information of a PDCCH in the first carrier, determining the designated time interval based on at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the first resource information and an SCS of the second resource information; A method for determining a beam usage time, comprising:

2. the designated resources include at least one of a channel and a reference signal resource; 2. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 1.

3. The specified resource is: At least one of a PDCCH, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical random access channel (PRACH), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (RS), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a tracking reference signal (TRS), and a synchronization signal block (SSB).

3. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 2.

4. an identifier for a control resource set; an identifier for a controlled resource set pool; a semi-persistent PDSCH identifier; An identifier of a resource corresponding to a PUCCH; and An identifier of a grant-free configured PUSCH; A PRACH resource identifier; and The SSB index; a reference signal resource identifier; and a reference signal resource set identifier; and determining the designated resource based on at least one of:

4. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 3.

5. Determining the designated time interval based on at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the first resource information and an SCS of the second resource information, further comprising: determining the specified time interval based on an SCS of the first resource information, where an SCS of the third resource information is equal to or greater than an SCS of the first resource information; determining the specified time interval based on an SCS of the second resource information, where the SCS of the third resource information is equal to or greater than an SCS of the first resource information; determining the specified time interval based on an SCS of the first resource information, where an SCS of the third resource information is equal to or greater than an SCS of the second resource information; determining the specified time interval based on an SCS of the second resource information, where an SCS of the third resource information is equal to or greater than an SCS of the second resource information; 2. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 1.

6. The step of determining the specified time interval based on at least one of first resource information of at least one of a PDSCH and a PUSCH in the second carrier, second resource information of a PUCCH that transmits the instruction information, and third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier, comprises: determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on at least one of an SCS of the first resource information and an SCS of the second resource information; determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval; the specified time interval is the sum of the first sub-time and the second sub-time; 2. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 1.

7. Determining a first sub-time in the designated time interval based on at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the first resource information and an SCS of the second resource information, comprises: determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS of the first resource information, where the SCS of the third resource information is smaller than the SCS of the first resource information; determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS of the second resource information, where the SCS of the third resource information is smaller than the SCS of the first resource information; determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS of the first resource information, where the SCS of the third resource information is smaller than the SCS of the second resource information; determining a first sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS of the second resource information, where the SCS of the third resource information is smaller than the SCS of the second resource information; 7. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 6.

8. The step of determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval comprises: determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS of the first resource information and an SCS of the third resource information; determining a second sub-time in the specified time interval based on an SCS of the second resource information and an SCS of the third resource information; 7. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 6.

9. the second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS of the first resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS of the third resource information; Or, the second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS of the second resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS of the third resource information; Or, the second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS of the first resource information and the SCS of the second resource information, and is inversely proportional to the SCS of the third resource information; 9. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 8.

10. The method comprises: determining the designated time interval based on at least one of the second resource information and third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier, wherein the DCI further indicates second resource information of a PUCCH along which the indication information is transmitted; 2. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 1.

11. The step of determining the designated time interval based on at least one of the second resource information and third resource information of a PDCCH of the first carrier includes: determining the specified time interval based on at least one of an SCS of the second resource information and an SCS of the third resource information, where the SCS of the third resource information is equal to or greater than the SCS of the second resource information; or Or, determining a first sub-time in the designated time interval based on at least one of an SCS of the second resource information and an SCS of the third resource information, the SCS of the third resource information being smaller than an SCS of the second resource information; and determining a second sub-time in the designated time interval based on an SCS of the second resource information and an SCS of the third resource information, the designated time interval being a sum of the first sub-time and the second sub-time.

11. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 10.

12. the second sub-time is directly proportional to the SCS of the second resource information and inversely proportional to the SCS of the third resource information; 12. The method for determining a beam usage time according to claim 11.

13. the first carrier and the second carrier each correspond to a different serving cell of the terminal device; Or, The first carrier corresponds to a serving cell of the terminal device, and the second carrier corresponds to a non-serving cell of the terminal device.

13. The method for determining a beam use time according to claim 1.

14. A communication device, comprising: The apparatus includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the computer program being executed by the processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12. A communication device comprising:

15. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, comprising: When said instructions are executed, a method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 is achieved. A computer-readable storage medium comprising:

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