Communication processing method and apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications. Provided are a communication processing method and apparatus. The method comprises: a terminal device sending Msg3 to a network device, wherein the Msg3 carries first information, which is used for indicating a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability. By means of applying the technical solution of the present disclosure, a terminal device can indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, such that a network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, and then multiple repetition transmissions of the terminal device for an HARQ-ACK of Msg4 are realized, thereby improving the coverage performance of an access network device of an NTN, and increasing the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN.

Description

Communication processing method and device Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication processing method and device. Background Art

[0002] Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) are different from terrestrial networks (TN). Since the distance between the access network equipment of the NTN network and the terminal equipment is longer, the coverage performance of the access network equipment of the NTN network may be worse than that of the TN network, which may result in the terminal equipment being unable to access the NTN network.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure proposes a communication processing method and apparatus, which can enable a terminal device to indicate a retransmission request (repetition request) or Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission capability (repetition capability) of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) message of Msg4, so that the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network equipment of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0005] A first aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication processing method, the method comprising: sending Msg3, wherein the Msg3 carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0006] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the Msg3 does not carry a Common Control Channel (CCCH) Service Data Unit (SDU).

[0007] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for sending HARQ-ACK is not configured.

[0008] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the measured downlink reference signal received power (RSRP) is lower than the RSRP threshold configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the first information carried in the Msg3 is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving a cell switching command, the cell switching command including first configuration information, and the first configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving first signaling, where the first signaling includes second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving a system message, the system message including third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is not configured, and the Msg3 carries first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device is in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive state or an RRC connected state.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving second signaling, where the second signaling includes second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: not indicating the capability information of whether to support Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission through the Msg3.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information is carried in a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) Media Access Layer Control Element (MAC CE) in the Msg3.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information is carried in a MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE are used to carry the first information.

[0020] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a logical channel identifier (LCID) in a MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE is used to carry the first information.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method of the first aspect embodiment is applied to random access triggered by beam failure recovery (BFR), or random access triggered by scheduling request (SR), or random access triggered by small data transmission (SDT) in an inactive state, or random access during cell switching, or random access during the addition or replacement of a secondary cell group (SCG).

[0022] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides a communication processing method, the method comprising: receiving Msg3, wherein the Msg3 carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0023] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the Msg3 does not carry CCCH SDU.

[0024] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the PUCCH resources for sending HARQ-ACK are not configured.

[0025] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold value configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the first information carried in the Msg3 is used to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0026] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cell switching command carries first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0027] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending first signaling, where the first signaling includes second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0028] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending a system message, the system message including third configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0029] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is not configured, and the Msg3 carries first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0030] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device is in an RRC inactive state or an RRC connected state.

[0031] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending second signaling, where the second signaling includes second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0032] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0033] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device does not indicate the capability information of supporting Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission through the Msg3.

[0034] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the C-RNTI MAC CE in the Msg3 carries the first information.

[0035] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information is carried in a MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE.

[0036] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE are used to carry the first information.

[0037] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE is used to carry the first information.

[0038] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method of the second aspect embodiment is applied to random access triggered by BFR, or random access triggered by SR, or random access triggered by SDT in an inactive state, or random access during cell switching, or random access during SCG addition or replacement.

[0039] An embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure provides a communication processing device, comprising: a first communication module, configured to send Msg3, wherein the Msg3 carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0040] An embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a communication processing device, comprising: a second communication module, configured to receive Msg3, wherein the Msg3 carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0041] A fifth aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication processing system, including: a terminal device and a network device; the terminal device executes the method as described in the first aspect embodiment, and the network device executes the method as described in the second aspect embodiment.

[0042] The sixth aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes: a transceiver; a memory; and a processor, which is connected to the transceiver and the memory respectively, and is configured to control the wireless signal reception and transmission of the transceiver by executing computer-executable instructions on the memory, and can implement the method described in the first aspect embodiment or the second aspect embodiment.

[0043] The seventh aspect embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the method described in the first aspect embodiment or the second aspect embodiment can be implemented.

[0044] An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication processing method and apparatus, in which a terminal device sends a Msg3 to a network device, where the Msg3 carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, thereby solving the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, enabling the network device to allocate corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK for Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network device of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0045] Additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be given in part in the description below and in part will be obvious from the description below, or will be learned through practice of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0046] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0047] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an example of a transparent transmission mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of an example of a regeneration mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0049] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0050] FIG4 is a timing diagram of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0051] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an example of a MAC CE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0052] FIG6 is a flow chart of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0053] FIG7 is a flow chart of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0054] FIG8 is a block diagram of a communication processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0055] FIG9 is a block diagram of a communication processing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0056] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0057] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0058] The embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present disclosure and are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other unless there is a conflict.

[0059] The present disclosure provides a communication processing method. In some embodiments, the terms "communication processing method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; "communication processing device," "information processing device," and "communication device" are interchangeable; and "path loss determination system," "information processing system," and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0060] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0061] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0062] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0063] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0064] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0065] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0066] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0067] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0068] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0069] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0070] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0071] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0072] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0073] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0074] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "obtain", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from a protocol, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0075] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0076] In some embodiments, "predetermined" and "preset" can be interpreted as pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or can be interpreted as a pre-set action performed by a device, etc.

[0077] In some embodiments, determining may be interpreted as judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, searching, looking up, retrieving, ascertaining, receiving, transmitting, inputting, outputting, accessing, resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, “assuming,” “expecting,” “considering,” broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0078] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0079] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0080] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0081] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0082] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0083] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0084] NTN is a key technology introduced by 5G. It provides wireless resources through network equipment such as satellites or drones, rather than ground base stations. Depending on how the satellite processes signals, it can be divided into transparent transmission mode and regeneration mode. In transparent transmission mode, as shown in Figure 1, the NTN ground station transmits the signal from the network device (gNB) to the satellite. The satellite converts the signal to the satellite frequency band and then transmits it to the terminal device (UE) via the satellite frequency band. Besides frequency conversion and signal amplification, the satellite does not demodulate the gNB signal, acting like a repeater. In regeneration mode, as shown in Figure 2, the NTN ground station transmits the gNB signal to the satellite. The satellite first demodulates and decodes the signal, then re-encodes and modulates it (a process known as regeneration), and transmits the regenerated signal via the satellite frequency band.

[0085] Table 1 below shows the satellite altitude, orbit, and satellite coverage of a typical NTN network:

[0086] Table 1

[0087] The NTN network is different from the TN network. Since the distance between the access network equipment of the NTN network and the terminal equipment is longer, the coverage performance of the access network equipment of the NTN network may be worse than that of the TN network, which may result in the terminal equipment being unable to access the NTN network.

[0088] To this end, this embodiment proposes a communication processing method and apparatus for solving the above-mentioned technical problems. The method can enable the terminal device to indicate a repetition request (repetition request) or a repetition capability (repetition capability) of the Msg4 Hybrid Automatic RepeatreQuestAcknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) message in the Msg4, so that the network device can clearly determine that the terminal device can perform multiple retransmissions of the HARQ-ACK for Msg4. The network device can then allocate corresponding resources in Msg4 according to actual needs. That is, the network device determines whether the terminal device can perform multiple retransmissions of the HARQ-ACK, the number of retransmissions, and the corresponding occupied transmission resources through Msg4. The terminal device can then perform multiple retransmissions of the HARQ-ACK for Msg4 according to the resources allocated by the network device in Msg4, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network equipment of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0089] The communication processing method and device provided by the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0090] FIG3 shows a structural diagram of a communication processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 , the system architecture may include a network device 11 and a terminal device 12 .

[0091] In some examples, the network device 11 may be an entity on the network side for transmitting or receiving signals. For example, the network device 11 may be a communication satellite, an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (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 embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device 11. The network device 11 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), wherein the CU may also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure may be used to split the protocol layer of a network device, such as a base station, and the functions of some protocol layers are placed in the CU for centralized control, while the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU, and the DU is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0092] In some examples, the terminal device 12 can be called a terminal, user equipment, mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal device 12 can also be a car with communication functions, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver functions, a virtual reality device, an augmented reality 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 embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device 12.

[0093] It can be understood that the communication processing system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0094] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication processing system shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication processing system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and wired or wireless.

[0095] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to satellite communications, Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5GNR, Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio Access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0096] In some examples, during the random access process, the terminal device 12 sends a Msg3 to the network device 11, where the Msg3 carries first information, and the first information can be used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, wherein the indication information of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request can be used by the terminal device 12 to indicate to the network device 11 its request to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, and the indication information of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability can be used by the terminal device 12 to indicate to the network device 11 its ability to support multiple retransmissions of the HARQ-ACK of Msg4.

[0097] The network device 11 receives Msg3 sent by the terminal device 12; according to the first information carried in Msg3, the corresponding resources are allocated in Msg4. For example, the network device 11 determines through Msg4 whether the terminal device can perform multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK, as well as the number of retransmissions and the corresponding occupied transmission resources. After receiving Msg4, the terminal device 12 needs to feedback HARQ-ACK to the network device 11. During this process, the terminal device 12 can determine whether to start multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK based on the information indicated by the network device 11 in Msg4 (that is, the corresponding resources allocated in Msg4).

[0098] This embodiment solves the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, so that the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network device of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0099] Furthermore, to illustrate the specific execution process of the above-mentioned communication processing system, FIG4 shows a timing diagram of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to the above-mentioned communication processing system, as shown in FIG4, and may include the following steps:

[0100] Step 201: The terminal device sends Msg3 to the network device, where Msg3 carries first information.

[0101] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives the first information.

[0102] In some embodiments, the first information may be the information corresponding to Msg3 in the random access process, and the first information may be used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, that is, the terminal device indicates to the network device that it can retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times. The indication information of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request can be used for the terminal device to indicate to the network device its request to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, and the indication information of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability can be used for the terminal device to indicate to the network device its ability to support multiple retransmissions of the HARQ-ACK of Msg4.

[0103] For example, the first information may be an indication message or a signaling, etc., which is used to indicate Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability. The network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4 according to the first information, that is, the network device determines through Msg4 whether the terminal device can perform multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK, as well as the number of retransmissions and the corresponding occupied transmission resources.

[0104] In some embodiments, the first information corresponding to Msg3 sent by the terminal device to the network device does not carry a common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU). This embodiment can implement how to perform a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or an indication of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability when Msg3 does not carry a CCCH SDU.

[0105] For example, in some random access scenarios, such as the Small Data Transmission (SDT) scenario in the inactive state of the terminal device and the scenario in the connected state of the terminal device, the terminal device will not carry the CCCH SDU in the sent Msg3. In this case, in order to solve the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, the terminal device may carry indication information in the first information corresponding to the Msg3, and the indication information may be used to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0106] In some embodiments, the network device does not configure a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for the terminal device to send HARQ-ACK. For example, the terminal device determines whether there are dedicated PUCCH resources for sending HARQ-ACK based on a configuration (such as a network configuration or pre-configuration). The terminal device may carry the first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in Msg3 only when it is determined that no dedicated PUCCH resources are configured for sending HARQ-ACK.

[0107] In some embodiments, the terminal device may determine whether to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in a variety of ways, which are not limited herein. For example, the terminal device may determine based on whether the network device is configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission; for another example, the terminal device may determine based on an indication sent by the network device, such as allowing the terminal device to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or allowing the terminal device to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability based on an indication sent by the network device.

[0108] The following describes the method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure by taking an example in which a terminal device determines whether to send first information indicating a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or to send first information indicating a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability based on an RSRP threshold value of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0109] For example, if the network device is configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the configured RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device may send the first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request in Msg3; when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is higher than the configured RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device does not send the first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request in Msg3. If the network device is not configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device may send the first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in Msg3.

[0110] In this embodiment, there are multiple optional ways for the network device to configure the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0111] As an optional method, the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission can be configured through a cell switching command. Accordingly, the terminal device can receive a cell switching command, which may include first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0112] The cell switching command may be used to instruct the switching of the serving cell. When the terminal device switches the serving cell, the corresponding network device may or may not change. In some examples, the serving cell switching may be switching from a TN network to an NTN network.

[0113] The cell switching command is sent by the target network device (the network device corresponding to the switching after the switching) to the terminal device through the source network device (the network device corresponding to the switching before the switching). For example, network device A (the network device corresponding to the switching after the cell) sends a cell switching command to the terminal device in the RRC connection state through network device B (the network device corresponding to the switching before the cell). The cell switching command may include first configuration information for indicating the RSRP threshold value for the retransmission of Msg4 HARQ-ACK. In the process of the terminal device randomly accessing network device A, based on the RSRP threshold value for the retransmission of Msg4 HARQ-ACK configured in the cell switching command, when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the configured RSRP threshold value, the terminal device sends the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request in Msg3.

[0114] As another optional method, the RSRP threshold value of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission can be configured through dedicated signaling. Accordingly, the terminal device can receive a first signaling (such as a dedicated signaling), and the first signaling includes a second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold value of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission. For example, a terminal device in an RRC connection state can receive configuration information sent by a network device through dedicated signaling, and the configuration information can be used to indicate the RSRP threshold value of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission. In the process of the terminal device randomly accessing the network device, based on the RSRP threshold value of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission configured in the first signaling, when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the configured RSRP threshold value, the terminal device sends the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request in Msg3.

[0115] As another optional approach, the RSRP threshold for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission may be configured via a system message, such as an SIB. Accordingly, the terminal device may receive a system message, which may include third configuration information, where the third configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission. For example, before or after determining a network device to access, the terminal device receives a system message sent by the network device; and then determines the RSRP threshold for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission based on the system message.

[0116] For example, during the process of the terminal device randomly accessing the network device, based on the RSRP threshold value of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission configured in the system message, when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the configured RSRP threshold value, the terminal device sends the first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request in Msg3.

[0117] In some examples, if the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is configured through dedicated signaling, the RSRP threshold value configured by the dedicated signaling is used, and if the network device does not configure the RSRP threshold value through dedicated signaling, the terminal device in the RRC connection state may not indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request through Msg3. Or if the network device does not configure the RSRP threshold value through dedicated signaling, but the RSRP threshold value is configured in the system message, the terminal device may use the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission configured in the system message. Or, if the network device does not configure the RSRP threshold value through dedicated signaling, nor does it configure the RSRP threshold value through a system message, the terminal device in the RRC connection state may not indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request through Msg3.

[0118] In some embodiments, the RSRP threshold value for the retransmission of Msg4 HARQ-ACK configured by the network device may be configured after determining the capability information of the terminal device, such as by sending a cell handover command, a first signaling, or a system message. The capability information may include: the terminal device indicating to the network device its capability to support multiple retransmissions of the HARQ-ACK for Msg4.

[0119] In some embodiments, if the terminal device is not configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device may send first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in Msg3. Of course, in order to meet different needs, if the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is not configured, the terminal device may not send the first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in Msg3. The specific implementation may be determined according to actual conditions and is not limited in this embodiment.

[0120] It is described above that whether to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability can be determined based on whether the network device is configured with the RSRP threshold value for the Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission. In addition, in some embodiments, the terminal device may also determine whether to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request based on the indication of the network device. Accordingly, the method of this embodiment may include: the terminal device receives a second signaling (such as a dedicated signaling), and the second signaling may include a second information, which may specifically be an indication information, etc. The second information can be used to determine whether the terminal device in the RRC connection state is allowed to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0121] For example, a terminal device in an RRC connected state can determine, based on the indication information sent by the network device through dedicated signaling, that the network device allows it to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request. In this way, when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold value configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device sends the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request in Msg3. However, if the terminal device in an RRC connected state determines, based on the indication information sent by the network device through dedicated signaling, that the network device does not allow it to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request, then even if the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold value configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device cannot send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0122] In some embodiments, the method of this embodiment may include: the terminal device may send capability indication information to the network device, and the capability indication information may include whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission. For example, the terminal device in the RRC connection state sends capability indication information to the network device through an RRC message (such as UECapabilityInformation), and the information may include whether the terminal device in the RRC connection state supports HARQ-ACK retransmission for Msg4. If the terminal device supports this capability, the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4 according to its capability. For example, the network device determines through Msg4 that the terminal device can perform multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK, as well as the number of retransmissions and the corresponding occupied transmission resources, etc. The terminal device may start multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK according to the information indicated by the network device in Msg4.

[0123] In some embodiments, in order to meet more practical needs, the terminal device in the RRC connection state may not indicate through Msg3 whether it supports the capability information of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, etc. The specific information may be determined according to actual needs, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0124] For this embodiment, to illustrate the specific form of the first information sent by the terminal device in Msg3, in some embodiments, the C-RNTI MAC CE in the Msg3 may carry the first information. The terminal device may indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability through the first information carried in the C-RNTI MAC CE in the Msg3.

[0125] In some examples, the terminal device may carry the first information in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE, and there are multiple optional methods.

[0126] As an optional method, the terminal device may use the reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE to carry the first information. For example, as shown in Figure 5, it is a schematic diagram of the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE, where R represents a reserved bit and LCID represents a logical channel identifier. This embodiment may use one of the R bits to carry the first information, such as 1 represents indicating Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request, and 0 represents indicating Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability; or 1 represents indicating Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, and 0 represents indicating Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0127] In addition, as another optional method, the terminal device can also use the LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE to carry the first information.

[0128] For example, the terminal device uses a new LCID to identify the C-RNTI MAC CE. The existing protocol indicates that the MAC sub-PDU carries the C-RNTI MAC CE by indicating LCID=58 in the MAC sub-header. The C-RNTI MAC CE can be indicated by selecting one of the currently reserved LCIDs (37 to 42). When the selected LCID is used to identify the C-RNTI MAC CE, it indicates that the terminal device indicates the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability. If the previous LCID=58 is used to indicate the C-RNTI MAC CE, it means that the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability is not indicated.

[0129] It should be noted that the method of this embodiment is applicable to the random access scenario triggered by beam failure recovery (Beam Failure Recovery, BFR), or the random access scenario triggered by scheduling request (Scheduling Request, SR), or the random access scenario triggered by small data transmission (small data transmission, SDT) in the inactive state, or the random access scenario during cell switching, or the random access scenario during the addition or replacement of the secondary cell group (Secondary Cell Group, SCG), etc., and this embodiment does not limit it.

[0130] Step 202: The network device sends Msg4 to the terminal device according to the first information.

[0131] The network device calls the corresponding resources based on the first information carried in Msg3 and sends Msg4 to the terminal device. Msg4 may carry information such as whether the terminal device can perform multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK, the number of retransmissions and the corresponding occupied transmission resources (time-frequency domain resources). The occupied transmission resources may be reserved uplink HARQ-ACK resources.

[0132] Step 203: The terminal device retransmits the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times.

[0133] The terminal device receives Msg4 sent by the network device and sends a HARQ-ACK for Msg4 to the network device. According to the information carried in Msg4 and the number of retransmissions indicated by the network device, the terminal device uses the corresponding time-frequency domain resources to retransmit the HARQ-ACK multiple times.

[0134] In some embodiments, if the terminal device successfully receives Msg4, it will send a HARQ-ACK for Msg4 to the network device, and may use the corresponding time-frequency domain resources to perform multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK according to the number of retransmissions indicated by the network device based on the information carried in Msg4. Msg4 may include a first part and a second part, the first part may represent the Msg4 message itself, and the second part may be the scheduling information of Msg4, which includes the transmission resource location of the Msg4 message. The information indicated by the network device, such as whether the terminal device can perform multiple retransmissions of HARQ-ACK, the number of retransmissions and the corresponding occupied transmission resources (time-frequency domain resources), may be saved in the second part of Msg4. If a decoding error occurs in the first part of Msg4, the corresponding time-frequency domain resources may be used to perform multiple retransmissions of HARQ-NACK according to the number of retransmissions indicated by the network device based on the information carried in the second part of Msg4. If the terminal device does not receive Msg4, the terminal device may not send the HARQ-ACK for Msg4 to the network device.

[0135] This embodiment solves the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, so that the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network device of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0136] To illustrate the specific execution process of the network device, Figure 6 shows a flow chart of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. When applied to the terminal device side, the method may include the following steps.

[0137] Step 301: Send Msg3 to a network device, where Msg3 carries first information.

[0138] Among them, the first information can be used to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, that is, the terminal device indicates to the network device that it can retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times. Among them, the indication information of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request can be used for the terminal device to indicate to the network device its request for multiple retransmissions of the HARQ-ACK of Msg4, and the indication information of the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability can be used for the terminal device to indicate to the network device that it supports the ability to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times.

[0139] The first information may be an indication information, or a signaling, etc. In some embodiments, Msg3 does not carry CCCH SDU, for example, when the terminal device is in an RRC inactive state or an RRC connected state, the Msg3 sent does not carry CCCH SDU. When Msg3 does not carry CCCH SDU, indication information is carried in Msg3 to indicate Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, and thus this embodiment can implement how to indicate Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability when Msg3 does not carry CCCH SDU.

[0140] In some embodiments, the network device does not configure PUCCH resources for the terminal device to send HARQ-ACK. For example, the terminal device may carry indication information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in Msg3 only when no dedicated PUCCH resources are configured for sending HARQ-ACK.

[0141] Furthermore, in order to clarify whether to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, it can be determined according to whether the network device is configured with the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission. For example, when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold value configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device carries the indication information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request in Msg3.

[0142] In this embodiment, there are multiple optional ways for the network device to configure the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0143] As an optional method, the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission can be configured through a cell switching command. Accordingly, the terminal device can receive a cell switching command, which may include first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0144] As another optional method, the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission can be configured through dedicated signaling. Accordingly, the terminal device can receive first signaling (such as dedicated signaling), which may include second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0145] As another optional method, the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission can also be configured through a system message. Accordingly, the terminal device can receive a system message, which may include third configuration information. The third configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0146] In some embodiments, if the terminal device is not configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the terminal device may send first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in Msg3. Of course, in order to meet different actual needs, if the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is not configured, the terminal device may not send the first information indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability in Msg3. The specific implementation may be determined according to actual conditions and is not limited in this embodiment.

[0147] It is described above that whether to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability can be determined based on whether the network device is configured with the RSRP threshold value for the Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission. In addition, in some embodiments, the terminal device may also determine whether to send the first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request based on the instruction of the network device. Accordingly, the method of this embodiment may further include: the terminal device receives a second signaling (such as a dedicated signaling), and the second signaling may include second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device in the RRC connection state is allowed to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0148] In some embodiments, the method of this embodiment may include: a terminal device in an RRC connected state sends capability indication information to a network device, where the capability indication information includes whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0149] In some embodiments, a terminal device in an RRC connected state may not indicate through Msg3 whether it supports the capability information of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, etc. The specific information may depend on actual needs, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0150] For this embodiment, in order to illustrate the specific form of the first information sent by the terminal device in Msg3, in some embodiments, the first information may be carried in the C-RNTI MAC CE in the Msg3.

[0151] In some examples, the terminal device may carry the first information in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE, and there are multiple optional methods.

[0152] As an optional method, the terminal device may use the reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE to carry the first information.

[0153] In addition, as another optional method, the terminal device can also use the LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE to carry the first information.

[0154] It should be noted that the method of this embodiment is applicable to the scenario of random access triggered by BFR, or the scenario of random access triggered by SR, or the scenario of random access triggered by SDT in an inactive state, or the scenario of random access during cell switching, or the scenario of random access during SCG addition or replacement, etc., and this embodiment does not limit it.

[0155] For the description of the specific examples in this embodiment, please refer to the corresponding description of the embodiments in Figures 1 to 5, and will not be repeated here.

[0156] This embodiment solves the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, so that the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network device of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0157] Figure 7 shows a flow chart of a communication processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7, the method is applied to be executed on the network device side and may include the following steps.

[0158] Step 401: Receive Msg3 sent by a terminal device, where Msg3 carries first information.

[0159] The first information is used to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0160] In some embodiments, Msg3 does not carry CCCH SDU.

[0161] In some embodiments, the network device does not configure PUCCH resources, such as dedicated PUCCH resources, for the terminal device to send HARQ-ACK.

[0162] In some embodiments, when the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, the first information carried in Msg3 is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0163] In some embodiments, the cell switching command of the terminal device carries first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0164] In some embodiments, the method of this embodiment may include: sending a first signaling to a terminal device, where the first signaling may include second configuration information, where the second configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0165] In some embodiments, the method of this embodiment may include: sending a system message to the terminal device, where the system message may include third configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to indicate the RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0166] In some embodiments, the terminal device is not configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the Msg3 carries first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0167] In some embodiments, the terminal device is in an RRC inactive state or an RRC connected state.

[0168] In some embodiments, the method of this embodiment may include: sending a second signaling to a terminal device in an RRC connected state, where the second signaling may include second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0169] In some embodiments, the method of this embodiment may further include: receiving capability indication information sent by a terminal device in an RRC connected state, where the capability indication information may include whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0170] In some embodiments, a terminal device in an RRC connected state may not indicate through Msg3 the capability information of whether to support Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0171] In some embodiments, the terminal device may carry the first information in the C-RNTI MAC CE in Msg3.

[0172] In some embodiments, the terminal device may carry the first information in a MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE.

[0173] In some embodiments, the terminal device may use reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE to carry the first information.

[0174] In some embodiments, the terminal device may use the LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE to carry the first information.

[0175] It should be noted that the method of this embodiment is applicable to the scenario of random access triggered by BFR, or the scenario of random access triggered by SR, or the scenario of random access triggered by SDT in an inactive state, or the scenario of random access during cell switching, or the scenario of random access during SCG addition or replacement, etc., and this embodiment does not limit it.

[0176] For the description of the specific examples in this embodiment, please refer to the corresponding description of the embodiments in Figures 1 to 6, and will not be repeated here.

[0177] This embodiment solves the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, so that the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network device of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0178] In the embodiments provided above, the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are described from the perspectives of terminal devices and network devices, respectively. To implement the various functions of the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal devices and network devices may include hardware structures and software modules, and implement the aforementioned functions in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures and software modules. Certain of the aforementioned functions may be implemented in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures and software modules.

[0179] Corresponding to the communication processing methods provided in the above-mentioned embodiments, the present disclosure also provides a communication processing device. Since the communication processing device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure corresponds to the communication processing methods provided in the above-mentioned embodiments, the implementation method of the communication processing method is also applicable to the communication processing device provided in this embodiment and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0180] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication processing device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, which can be applied to a terminal device.

[0181] As shown in Figure 8, the apparatus may include: a first communication module 51, configured to send Msg3 to the network device, wherein the Msg3 carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0182] In some embodiments, the Msg3 does not carry CCCH SDU.

[0183] In some embodiments, the network device is not configured with PUCCH resources for the terminal device to send HARQ-ACK.

[0184] In some embodiments, the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold value configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the first information carried in the Msg3 is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0185] In some embodiments, the first communication module 51 is further configured to receive a cell switching command, where the cell switching command includes first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first communication module 51 is further configured to receive first signaling, where the first signaling includes second configuration information, where the second configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0187] In some embodiments, the first communication module 51 is further configured to receive a system message, where the system message includes third configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal device is not configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the Msg3 carries first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0189] In some embodiments, the terminal device is in an RRC inactive state or an RRC connected state.

[0190] In some embodiments, the first communication module 51 is further configured to receive second signaling, where the second signaling includes second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0191] In some embodiments, the first communication module 51 is further configured to send capability indication information to the network device, where the capability indication information includes whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0192] In some embodiments, the terminal device does not indicate the capability information of supporting Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission through the Msg3.

[0193] In some embodiments, the C-RNTI MAC CE in the Msg3 carries the first information.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first information is carried in a MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE.

[0195] In some embodiments, reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE are used to carry the first information.

[0196] In some embodiments, the LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE is used to carry the first information.

[0197] In some embodiments, the method is applied to random access triggered by BFR, or random access triggered by SR, or random access triggered by SDT in an inactive state, or random access during cell switching, or random access during SCG addition or replacement.

[0198] This embodiment solves the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, so that the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network device of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0199] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication processing device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure, which may be used on a terminal device side.

[0200] As shown in Figure 9, the apparatus may include: a second communication module 61, configured to receive Msg3 sent by a terminal device, wherein the Msg3 carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0201] In some embodiments, the Msg3 does not carry CCCH SDU.

[0202] In some embodiments, the network device is not configured with PUCCH resources for the terminal device to send HARQ-ACK.

[0203] In some embodiments, the downlink RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold value configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the first information carried in the Msg3 is used to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0204] In some embodiments, the cell switching command of the terminal device carries first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0205] In some embodiments, the second communication module 61 is further configured to send a first signaling to the terminal device, where the first signaling includes second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0206] In some embodiments, the second communication module 61 is further configured to send a system message to the terminal device, where the system message includes third configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0207] In some embodiments, the terminal device is not configured with an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the Msg3 carries first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

[0208] In some embodiments, the terminal device is in an RRC inactive state or an RRC connected state.

[0209] In some embodiments, the second communication module 61 is further configured to send a second signaling to the terminal device, where the second signaling includes second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

[0210] In some embodiments, the second communication module 61 is further configured to receive capability indication information sent by the terminal device, where the capability indication information includes whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

[0211] In some embodiments, the terminal device does not indicate the capability information of supporting Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission through the Msg3.

[0212] In some embodiments, the C-RNTI MAC CE in the Msg3 carries the first information.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first information is carried in a MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE.

[0214] In some embodiments, reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE are used to carry the first information.

[0215] In some embodiments, the LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE is used to carry the first information.

[0216] In some embodiments, the method is applied to random access triggered by BFR, or random access triggered by SR, or random access triggered by SDT in an inactive state, or random access during cell switching, or random access during SCG addition or replacement.

[0217] This embodiment solves the problem of how to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request or the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability, so that the network device allocates corresponding resources in Msg4, thereby enabling the terminal device to retransmit the HARQ-ACK of Msg4 multiple times, thereby improving the coverage performance of the access network device of the NTN network and improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing the NTN network.

[0218] Please refer to Figure 10, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1800 provided in this embodiment. Communication device 1800 can be a network device or a user device, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device to implement the above method. It can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the user device to implement the above method. This device can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiment.

[0219] The communication device 1800 may include one or more processors 1801. The processor 1801 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to 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 computer programs, and process computer program data.

[0220] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may further include one or more memories 1802, on which a computer program 1804 may be stored. The processor 1801 executes the computer program 1804, causing the communication device 1800 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Optionally, the memory 1802 may also store data. The communication device 1800 and the memory 1802 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0221] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may further include a transceiver 1805 and an antenna 1806. The transceiver 1805 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, and is configured to implement transceiver functions. The transceiver 1805 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, and is configured to implement a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, and is configured to implement a transmitting function.

[0222] Optionally, the communication device 1800 may further include one or more interface circuits 1807. The interface circuit 1807 is configured to receive code instructions and transmit the instructions to the processor 1801. The processor 1801 executes the code instructions to enable the communication device 1800 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0223] In one implementation, processor 1801 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code / data, or may be used for transmitting or delivering signals.

[0224] In one implementation, processor 1801 may store a computer program 1803. Computer program 1803, when executed on processor 1801, enables communication device 1800 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. Computer program 1803 may be embedded in processor 1801, in which case processor 1801 may be implemented by hardware.

[0225] In one implementation, the communication device 1800 may include a circuit that can implement the functions of sending, receiving, or communicating in the aforementioned method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in the present disclosure can be implemented on an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit RFIC, a mixed signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMetal-oxide-semiconductor, NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (bipolar junction transistor, BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0226] The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a user device, but the scope of the communication device described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited to FIG10. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

[0227] (1) An independent integrated circuit (IC), or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0228] (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally including a storage component for storing data and computer programs;

[0229] (3) ASIC, such as modem;

[0230] (4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

[0231] (5) Receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc.;

[0232] (6)Others, etc.

[0233] If the communication device can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the chip structure shown in Figure 11. The chip shown in Figure 11 includes a processor 1901 and an interface 1902. The number of processors 1901 can be one or more, and the number of interfaces 1902 can be multiple.

[0234] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 1903, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0235] Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functionality is implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design requirements of the entire system. Those skilled in the art may use various methods to implement the described functionality for each specific application, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0236] The present disclosure also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0237] The present disclosure also provides a computer program product, which implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

[0238] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. Available media may be magnetic media (eg, floppy disks, hard disks, tapes), optical media (eg, high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (eg, solid state disks (SSDs)).

[0239] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various numerical numbers such as first and second involved in the present disclosure are only for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and also indicate the order of precedence.

[0240] The at least one in the present disclosure can also be described as one or more, and the multiple can be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in the present disclosure. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", and there is no order of precedence or size between the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0241] As used herein, the terms "machine-readable medium" and "computer-readable medium" refer to any computer program product, apparatus, and / or device (e.g., a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a memory, a programmable logic device (PLD)) for providing machine instructions and / or data to a programmable processor, including a machine-readable medium that receives machine instructions as a machine-readable signal. The term "machine-readable signal" refers to any signal for providing machine instructions and / or data to a programmable processor.

[0242] The systems and techniques described herein can be implemented in a computing system that includes back-end components (e.g., as a data server), or a computing system that includes middleware components (e.g., an application server), or a computing system that includes front-end components (e.g., a user computer having a graphical user interface or a web browser through which a user can interact with implementations of the systems and techniques described herein), or a computing system that includes any combination of such back-end components, middleware components, or front-end components. The components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the Internet.

[0243] Computer systems may include clients and servers. A client and server are generally remote from each other and typically interact through a communication network. The client and server relationship arises through computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client-server relationship to each other.

[0244] It should be understood that the various forms of the processes shown above can be used to reorder, add, or delete steps. For example, the steps described in this disclosure can be performed in parallel, sequentially, or in a different order, as long as the desired results of the technical solutions of this disclosure can be achieved. This is not limited herein.

[0245] In addition, it should be understood that the various embodiments described in the present disclosure may be implemented independently or in combination with other embodiments where the solution permits.

[0246] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments applied for herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0247] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0248] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication processing method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Sending Msg3, where the Msg3 carries the first information; The first information is used to indicate a Msg4 hybrid automatic repeat response message HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The Msg3 does not carry the common control channel CCCH service data unit SDU.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The physical uplink control channel PUCCH resources for sending HARQ-ACK are not configured.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The measured downlink reference signal received power RSRP is lower than the configured RSRP threshold value of Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the first information carried in the Msg3 is used to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: A cell switching command is received, where the cell switching command includes first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: A first signaling is received, where the first signaling includes second configuration information, where the second configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: A system message is received, where the system message includes third configuration information, where the third configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is not configured, and the Msg3 carries first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The terminal device is in a radio resource control RRC inactive state or an RRC connected state.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive second signaling, where the second signaling includes second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

12. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: The capability information of whether Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is supported is not indicated through the Msg3.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that The cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI media access layer control element MAC CE in the Msg3 carries the first information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE carries the first information.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE are used to carry the first information.

16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The logical channel identifier LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE is used to carry the first information.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that The method is applied to random access triggered by beam failure recovery BFR, or random access triggered by scheduling request SR, or random access triggered by small data transmission SDT in an inactive state, or random access during cell switching, or random access during the addition or replacement of a secondary cell group SCG.

18. A communication processing method, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving Msg3, where Msg3 carries first information; The first information is used to indicate a Msg4 hybrid automatic repeat response message HARQ-ACK repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The Msg3 does not carry the common control channel CCCH service data unit SDU.

20. The method according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that The physical uplink control channel PUCCH resources for sending HARQ-ACK are not configured.

21. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, characterized in that The downlink reference signal received power RSRP measured by the terminal device is lower than the RSRP threshold value configured for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission, and the first information carried in the Msg3 is used to indicate the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The cell switching command carries first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

23. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send a first signaling, where the first signaling includes second configuration information, where the second configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

24. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send a system message, where the system message includes third configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to indicate an RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

25. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The RSRP threshold value for Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission is not configured, and the Msg3 carries first information for indicating the Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability.

26. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 25, characterized in that The terminal device is in a radio resource control RRC inactive state or an RRC connected state.

27. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send a second signaling, where the second signaling includes second information, and the second information is used to determine whether the terminal device is allowed to indicate a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition request.

28. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes whether the terminal device supports Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

29. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that The terminal device does not indicate through the Msg3 the capability information of whether to support Msg4 HARQ-ACK retransmission.

30. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 29, characterized in that The cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI media access layer control element MAC CE in the Msg3 carries the first information.

31. The method according to claim 30, characterized in that The MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE carries the first information.

32. The method according to claim 31, characterized in that The reserved bits in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE are used to carry the first information.

33. The method according to claim 31, characterized in that The logical channel identifier LCID in the MAC sub-header of the C-RNTI MAC CE is used to carry the first information.

34. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 33, characterized in that The method is applied to random access triggered by beam failure recovery BFR, or random access triggered by scheduling request SR, or random access triggered by small data transmission SDT in an inactive state, or random access during cell switching, or random access during the addition or replacement of a secondary cell group SCG.

35. A communication processing device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The first communication module is configured to send Msg3, which carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 hybrid automatic repeat response message HARQ-ACK repetition request repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability repetition capability.

36. A communication processing device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The second communication module is configured to receive Msg3, which carries first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a Msg4 hybrid automatic repeat response message HARQ-ACK repetition request repetition request or a Msg4 HARQ-ACK repetition capability repetition capability.

37. A communication processing system, characterized in that: include: Terminal equipment and network equipment; The terminal device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 17; The network device executes the method according to any one of claims 18 to 34.

38. A communication device, wherein: include: Transceiver; Memory; A processor is connected to the transceiver and the memory, respectively, and is configured to control the wireless signal reception and transmission of the transceiver by executing computer executable instructions on the memory, and can implement any one of the methods of claims 1 to 34.

39. A computer storage medium, wherein: The computer storage medium stores computer executable instructions; after the computer executable instructions are executed by the processor, the method described in any one of claims 1 to 34 can be implemented.

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