Information monitoring method and apparatus and information transmission method and apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an information monitoring method and apparatus and an information transmission method and apparatus. The information monitoring method comprises: in a first time window, monitoring first information transmitted by a network device, the first information being used for instructing to activate or deactivate a discontinuous reception / transmission mode of the network device, wherein the first time window is determined on the basis of configuration of the discontinuous reception / transmission mode, and the first time window comprises one or more monitoring occasions (MOs) used for transmitting the first information. According to the method in the present disclosure, a user equipment can monitor the first information only in the one or more MOs in the first time window, without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, so that unnecessary first information monitoring is reduced, and the energy consumption of the user equipment is reduced.

Description

Method and device for monitoring and sending information Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular to a method and device for monitoring and sending information. Background Art

[0002] The Network Energy Saving Project aims to research technologies to reduce the energy consumption of network equipment. One possible way to save energy is to use the discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode or discontinuous reception (DRX) mode of the cell base station.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides a method and device for monitoring and sending information.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising:

[0006] monitoring, in a first time window, first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transmitting and receiving mode of the network device;

[0007] The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

[0008] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for sending information, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0009] Sending first information to a user equipment in a first time window, where the first information is used to instruct activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transmitting and receiving mode of the network device;

[0010] The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

[0011] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a device for monitoring information, the device comprising:

[0012] a transceiver module, configured to monitor first information sent by a network device in a first time window, wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device;

[0013] The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a device for sending information, the device comprising:

[0015] a transceiver module, configured to send first information to a user equipment in a first time window, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device;

[0016] The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

[0017] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a user equipment, including:

[0018] one or more processors;

[0019] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, comprising:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The network device is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0022] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system, including a user device and a network device;

[0023] The user equipment is configured to execute the method according to the first aspect;

[0024] The network device is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0025] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing instructions.

[0026] When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method according to the first aspect or the method according to the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure and constitute a part of this application. The illustrative embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure and their descriptions are used to explain the embodiments of the present disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation of the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the drawings:

[0028] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG2a is an interactive diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG2 b is an interactive diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG2c is an interactive diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG2 d is a schematic diagram of a periodic DTX mode provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG3a is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG3 b is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG3c is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG4a is a flow chart of a method for sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG4 b is a flow chart of a method for sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG4c is a flowchart of a method for sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG5a is a schematic diagram of a device for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG5b is a schematic diagram of a device for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG6a is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG6 b is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for monitoring and sending information.

[0045] 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.

[0046] 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.

[0047] 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.

[0048] 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.

[0049] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0050] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0051] 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.

[0052] 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.

[0053] 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.

[0054] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0055] 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.

[0056] 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.

[0057] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0058] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0059] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or 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)", etc.

[0060] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "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.

[0061] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0062] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0063] 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.

[0064] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0065] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a user equipment 101 and a network device 102 .

[0066] In some embodiments, the user device 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0067] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0068] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0069] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0070] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0071] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. A network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0072] It can be understood that the communication 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 provided by 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 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0073] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 , or a part of the main body thereof, but are not limited thereto.

[0074] The entities shown in Figure 1 are examples. The communication system may include all or part of the entities in Figure 1, and may also include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is an example. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, which may be direct or indirect, and may be wired or wireless.

[0075] The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to 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), 5G New Radio (NR), 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 802.17 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.18 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.19 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.21 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.22 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.23 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.24 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.25 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.26 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.27 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.28 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.29 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.30 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.31 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.32 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.33 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), 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).

[0076] In the disclosed embodiment, the network device 102 may activate or deactivate the DTX mode or the DRX mode through relevant signaling. The monitoring occasion (MO) for transmitting the activation or deactivation signaling is periodic. If the user equipment 101 needs to monitor the activation or deactivation signaling at each MO, it will result in energy waste of the user equipment 101.

[0077] FIG2a is an interactive diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring and sending information, which is used in a communication system 100. The method includes:

[0078] Step S2101: The network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 in a first time window.

[0079] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

[0080] Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

[0081] DTX mode (DTX on-off pattern);

[0082] DRX mode (DRX on-off pattern).

[0083] Optionally, the network device 102 may send the first information by sending downlink control information (DCI).

[0084] Optionally, the network device 102 may send the first information via multicast DCI.

[0085] For example, when the network device 102 activates the discontinuous transmission and reception mode on one or more carriers, the network device 102 may apply or start the discontinuous transmission and reception mode on the corresponding carriers. When the network device 102 deactivates the discontinuous transmission and reception mode on one or more carriers, the network device 102 disables the discontinuous transmission and reception mode on the corresponding carriers.

[0086] Optionally, the DCI carrying the first information is transmitted in a search space (Search Space), the monitoring opportunity of the physical downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH) in the search space is periodic, and the PDCCH transmitted in any one or more monitoring opportunities may carry the DCI.

[0087] In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

[0088] Optionally, the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode may include the configuration of an activation period. For example, the network device 102 configures time domain parameters of the activation period of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode applicable to one or more carriers. For example, the network device 102 configures at least one of a starting offset of the activation period and a duration of the activation period.

[0089] Optionally, the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode may be a periodic configuration. For example, the network device 102 configures the time domain parameters of the period of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode applicable to one carrier or multiple carriers. See the following example:

[0090] In one possible example, a period of a discontinuous transceiver mode includes a first period and a second period. The first period refers to the period during which the network device 102 is in normal data transmission and reception, that is, an active period; the second period refers to the period during which the network device 102 may not transmit or receive some data, that is, a non-active period. The first period may also be referred to as an on duration or an on period, and the second period may also be referred to as an off duration or an off period. It is understandable that in the discontinuous transceiver mode, in addition to the first period, the active period may also include other periods, for example, the active period includes: the first period and the operating period of a specific timer. The specific timer may, for example, include a retransmission-related timer running in the period.

[0091] In one example, a DTX mode cycle includes a DTX-on period and a DTX-off period. During the DTX-on period, the network device 102 can send downlink channels normally, and during the DTX-off period, the network device 102 may not send part of the PDCCH to achieve energy saving of the network device.

[0092] In this example, referring to the periodic DTX pattern shown in FIG2d , the network device 102 may configure at least one of the following time domain parameters of the cell DTX pattern: period, time domain offset, duration of the DTX on period, and duration of the DTX off period.

[0093] In this example, the behavior of the network device 102 in the DTX mode period may affect the receiving behavior of the user equipment 101. For example, the user equipment 101 may not receive part of the PDCCH during the DTX-off period.

[0094] In another example, a DRX mode cycle includes a DRX-on period and a DRX-off period. During the DRX-on period, the network device 102 can normally receive the uplink channel, and during the DRX-off period, the network device 102 may not receive part of the physical uplink control channel (Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH) to achieve energy saving of the network device.

[0095] In this example, the network device 102 may configure at least one of the following time domain parameters of the DRX mode: a cycle, a time domain offset, a duration of a DRX-on period, and a duration of a DRX-off period.

[0096] In this example, the behavior of the network device 102 in the DRX cycle may affect the transmission behavior of the user equipment 101. For example, the user equipment 101 may suspend transmission or not transmit part of the PUCCH in the DRX-off period.

[0097] Optionally, the network device 102 may configure the time domain parameters related to the discontinuous transmission and reception mode in units of carriers or cells, where one carrier may also be understood as one cell.

[0098] Optionally, the network device 102 may configure time domain parameters related to the DTX mode or the DRX mode for one or more carriers through UE-specific signaling (UE specific).

[0099] In some embodiments, the time domain position of the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, such as whether the discontinuous transceiver mode is periodic.

[0100] In some embodiments, in a scenario where the discontinuous transceiver mode is periodic, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0101] Optionally, the start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0102] For example, the start time is the start time of the first period or the start time of the second period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode. As shown in Figure 2d, taking the discontinuous transceiver mode as the DTX mode as an example, a DTX mode cycle includes a DTX-on period and a DTX-off period. The first time window T is before the start time of the DTX mode cycle. The start time can be the start time t1 of the DTX-on period. In other examples, the start time can also be the start time t2 of the DTX-off period. In this case, the DTX-off period in the cycle is before the DTX-on period.

[0103] Optionally, the end position and start time interval of the first time window are separated by a first duration.

[0104] As shown in FIG2 d , the end position t0 of the first time window is before the start time and is separated from the start time by a first time duration T1.

[0105] The first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by a network device.

[0106] In a first example, when the first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device 102 , the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0107] For example, the first information is used to indicate activation of a cell DTX mode of the network device 102 , or is used to indicate activation of a cell DRX mode of the network device 102 .

[0108] In the second example, when the first information is used to instruct deactivation of the DRX mode of the network device, the first time window is before the start time of the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0109] For example, the first information is used to instruct to deactivate the cell DRX mode of the network device 102. At this time, on the carrier of the deactivated cell DRX mode, the network device 102 is not configured with a cell DTX mode.

[0110] In the third example, when the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with the DRX mode and the DTX mode, the first time window overlaps with the activation period in the cycle of the DTX mode of the network device 102 in the time domain.

[0111] In this example, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0112] In this example, the network device 102 configures both the DRX mode and the DTX mode on a carrier, and the first information is used to indicate activation of the DRX mode, or the first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DRX mode.

[0113] In some embodiments, when the discontinuous transceiver mode is non-periodic, such as in a scenario where the network device 102 configures an activation period, the first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode; wherein the first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DTX mode of the network device.

[0114] Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by a network device.

[0115] Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following:

[0116] The duration of the first time window;

[0117] The starting position of the first time window;

[0118] The end position of the first time window.

[0119] In some embodiments, the first information is sent one or more times within the first time window.

[0120] Optionally, the first information transmitted multiple times within the first time window is the same. For example, when the first information is used to indicate activation of a DTX mode or a DRX mode, the first information transmitted multiple times may be used to activate the DTX or DRX mode of the same carrier. Alternatively, for example, when the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DTX mode or a DRX mode, the first information transmitted multiple times may be used to deactivate the DTX or DRX mode of the same carrier.

[0121] Step S2102: The user equipment 101 monitors first information in a first time window.

[0122] In some embodiments, before step S2102 , the user equipment 101 may receive a configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode sent by the network device 102 , such as a time domain parameter of a period of the discontinuous transceiver mode or a time domain parameter of an activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0123] In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 determines the time domain position of the first time window according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

[0124] For example, when the first information is used to activate the DRX mode, or the first information is used to activate the DTX mode, or the first information is used to deactivate the DRX mode, if the discontinuous transmission and reception mode is configured as a periodic mode, such as when the network device 102 configures the time domain parameters of the period of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode. This method can be referred to the relevant implementation of step S2101 and will not be described in detail here.

[0125] For another example, when the first information is used to deactivate DTX, if the discontinuous transceiver mode is configured as aperiodic, such as when the network device 102 configures an activation period for the discontinuous transceiver mode, the first time window is within the activation period for the discontinuous transceiver mode. This method can be referred to the relevant implementation of step S2101 and will not be described in detail here.

[0126] In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 receives first information within a first time window, and learns whether to activate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the corresponding carrier according to the first information.

[0127] Optionally, when the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the first carrier is activated, the corresponding discontinuous transmission and reception mode is started on the first carrier. When the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the first carrier is deactivated, the corresponding discontinuous transmission and reception mode is turned off on the first carrier.

[0128] In some embodiments, if the user equipment 101 does not receive the first information within the first time window, it may enter a sleep state to achieve energy saving.

[0129] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", and "field" can be used interchangeably.

[0130] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", and "physical uplink" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", and "physical downlink" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", and "sidelink communication" can be replaced with each other. "Direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", and "direct link communication" can be replaced with each other.

[0131] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0132] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0133] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0134] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0135] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0136] 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.

[0137] 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.

[0138] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 and S2102. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2101 and S2102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0139] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 a .

[0140] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, network device 102 sends first information to user device 101 within a first time window to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmit and receive mode. User device 101 can monitor the first information within this specific time window, thereby only monitoring one or more MOs within the first time window, without having to maintain a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information. This reduces unnecessary monitoring of the first information and reduces energy consumption of user device 101.

[0141] FIG2b is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for monitoring and sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2b , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring and sending information, which is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

[0142] Step S2201: The network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 on a first carrier of multiple serving carriers.

[0143] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2201 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101.

[0144] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

[0145] Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

[0146] DTX mode;

[0147] DRX mode.

[0148] In some embodiments, multiple serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

[0149] Optionally, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are the same.

[0150] For example, the network device 102 configures a periodic DTX mode for each serving carrier, and the time domain parameters of the DTX mode are the same. For example, the DTX modes configured for multiple serving carriers have the same period, the time domain offsets configured for multiple serving carriers are the same, the duration of the DTX on periods configured for multiple serving carriers is the same, and the duration of the DTX off periods configured for multiple serving carriers is the same.

[0151] For another example, the network device 102 configures the time domain parameters of the activation period of the DTX mode for each serving carrier, and the time domain parameters of the activation period are the same, for example, the DTX mode activation periods configured on multiple serving carriers are at the same position.

[0152] In some embodiments, the first carrier comprises one or more carriers of a plurality of serving carriers.

[0153] Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple serving carriers.

[0154] Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier with the smallest cell index among multiple serving carriers.

[0155] Step S2202: User equipment 101 monitors first information on a first carrier.

[0156] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2202 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2102.

[0157] In some embodiments, when the network device 102 configures a discontinuous transmission and reception mode for multiple serving carriers of the user equipment 101, the user equipment 101 may monitor the first information only on a first carrier among the multiple serving carriers.

[0158] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a scenario where multiple service carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode, the network device 102 can send the first information on the first carrier, and the user device 101 can monitor the first information on the first carrier, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

[0159] Figure 2c is an interactive diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2c, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring and sending information, which is used in a communication system 100. The method includes:

[0160] In step S2301 , the network device 102 sends first information in a first time window and on a first carrier among a plurality of serving carriers.

[0161] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2301 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101 and the relevant implementation of step S2201, and will not be repeated here.

[0162] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

[0163] In some embodiments, multiple serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

[0164] Optionally, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are the same.

[0165] Optionally, the first carrier is one or more carriers among multiple service carriers.

[0166] Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple serving carriers.

[0167] Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier with the smallest cell index among multiple serving carriers.

[0168] Step S2302: The user equipment 101 monitors first information in a first time window and on a first carrier.

[0169] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2302 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2102 and the relevant implementation of step S2202, which will not be repeated here.

[0170] In some embodiments, the manner in which the user equipment 101 determines the first time window and the first carrier may refer to the description of the above embodiments.

[0171] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 in a first time window and on a first carrier to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode. The user equipment 101 can monitor the first information in the specific time window and on the first carrier without having to maintain a monitoring state on all MOs and all carriers associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user equipment 101.

[0172] FIG3a is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring information, which is used for user equipment 101, and the method includes:

[0173] Step S3101: monitor the first information.

[0174] In some embodiments, optional implementations of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementations of steps S2101 to S2102 in Figure 2a, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2b and 2c, which will not be repeated here.

[0175] In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information at a specific time domain location and / or frequency domain location.

[0176] Optionally, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network device 102 in the first time window, but is not limited thereto, and may also monitor the first information sent by other entities.

[0177] Optionally, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network device 102 on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto and may also monitor the first information sent by other entities.

[0178] Optionally, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network device 102 in the first time window and on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto and may also monitor the first information sent by other entities.

[0179] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device.

[0180] Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

[0181] DTX mode;

[0182] DRX mode.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

[0184] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information in a first time window.

[0185] In some embodiments, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0187] Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

[0188] Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

[0189] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment 101 may monitor the first information only at a specific time domain position and / or frequency domain position, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and lowering energy consumption of the user equipment 101.

[0190] FIG3b is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring information, which is used for user equipment 101, and the method includes:

[0191] Step S3201: The user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network device 102 in a first time window.

[0192] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101 to S2102 in Figure 2a, other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2b and 2c, and the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3a, which will not be repeated here.

[0193] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

[0194] In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

[0195] Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

[0196] DTX mode;

[0197] DRX mode.

[0198] In an implementation of the first aspect, the first time window is before a start time of a period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0199] Optionally, the start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0200] Optionally, the end position and start time interval of the first time window are separated by a first duration.

[0201] Optionally, the first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by a network device.

[0202] In the first example of this embodiment, the first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device. For example, the first information is used to indicate activation of the DTX mode of the cell of the network device 102, or is used to indicate activation of the DRX mode of the cell of the network device 102.

[0203] In a second example of this embodiment, the first information is used to instruct to deactivate the DRX mode of the network device.

[0204] In a third example of this embodiment, the first time window overlaps in time domain with the activation period in the cycle of the DTX mode of the network device; wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with the DRX mode and the DTX mode.

[0205] Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

[0206] Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

[0207] In an implementation of the second aspect, the first time window is within an activation period of a discontinuous transceiver mode; wherein the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DTX mode of the network device.

[0208] Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by a network device.

[0209] Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following:

[0210] The duration of the first time window;

[0211] The starting position of the first time window;

[0212] The end position of the first time window.

[0213] Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

[0214] Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

[0215] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user device 101 can monitor the first information only in one or more MOs within the first time window, without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

[0216] FIG3c is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3c, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring information, which is used for user equipment 101, and the method includes:

[0217] Step S3301 : In a first time window and on a first carrier among multiple serving carriers, the user equipment 101 monitors first information sent by the network device 102 .

[0218] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2301 to S2302 in Figure 2c, other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2a and 2b, the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3a and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 3b, and will not be repeated here.

[0219] In some embodiments, multiple serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

[0220] In some embodiments, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are the same.

[0221] In some embodiments, the first carrier is one or more carriers among a plurality of serving carriers.

[0222] Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple serving carriers.

[0223] Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier with the smallest cell index among multiple serving carriers.

[0224] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user device 101 can monitor the first information within the first time window and on the first carrier, without maintaining a monitoring state on all MOs and all carriers associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

[0225] FIG4a is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is used in a network device 102. The method includes:

[0226] Step S4101, sending the first information.

[0227] In some embodiments, optional implementations of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementations of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2b and 2c, which will not be repeated here.

[0228] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information at a specific time domain location and / or frequency domain location.

[0229] Optionally, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user equipment 101 in the first time window, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

[0230] Optionally, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user equipment 101 on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

[0231] Optionally, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user equipment 101 in the first time window and on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

[0232] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device.

[0233] Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

[0234] DTX mode;

[0235] DRX mode.

[0236] In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

[0237] In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information in a first time window.

[0238] In some embodiments, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0240] Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

[0241] Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

[0242] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user device 101 only at a specific time domain position and / or frequency domain position, so that the user device 101 can monitor the first information only at the specific time domain position or frequency domain position, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing the energy consumption of the user device 101.

[0243] FIG4 b is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 b , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is used in a network device 102, and the method includes:

[0244] Step S4201: The network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 in a first time window.

[0245] In some embodiments, optional implementations of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementations of step S2101 in Figure 2a, other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2b and 2c, and the optional implementations of step S4101 in Figure 4a, and will not be repeated here.

[0246] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device.

[0247] In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

[0248] Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

[0249] DTX mode;

[0250] DRX mode.

[0251] In an implementation of the first aspect, the first time window is before a start time of a period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0252] Optionally, the start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

[0253] Optionally, the end position and start time interval of the first time window are separated by a first duration.

[0254] Optionally, the first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by a network device.

[0255] In a first example of this embodiment, the first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device.

[0256] In a second example of this embodiment, the first information is used to instruct to deactivate the DRX mode of the network device.

[0257] In a third example of this embodiment, the first time window overlaps in time domain with an active period in a cycle of a DTX mode of the network device;

[0258] The first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with a DRX mode and a DTX mode.

[0259] Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

[0260] Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

[0261] In an implementation of the second aspect, the first time window is within an activation period of a discontinuous transceiver mode; wherein the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DTX mode of the network device.

[0262] Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by a network device.

[0263] Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following:

[0264] The duration of the first time window;

[0265] The starting position of the first time window;

[0266] The end position of the first time window.

[0267] Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

[0268] Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

[0269] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 may send the first information only in the first time window, so that the user device 101 may monitor the first information only in one or more MOs within the first time window, without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

[0270] FIG4c is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4c, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is used in a network device 102, and the method includes:

[0271] In step S4301 , the network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 in a first time window and on a first carrier among multiple serving carriers.

[0272] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2301 in Figure 2c, other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2a and 2b, the optional implementation of step S4101 in Figure 4a and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3b, and will not be repeated here.

[0273] In some embodiments, multiple serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

[0274] In some embodiments, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are the same.

[0275] In some embodiments, the first carrier is one or more carriers among a plurality of serving carriers.

[0276] Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple serving carriers.

[0277] Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier with the smallest cell index among multiple serving carriers.

[0278] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 can send the first information in the first time window and on the first carrier, so that the user device 101 can monitor the first information within the first time window and on the first carrier without maintaining a monitoring state on all MOs and all carriers associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

[0279] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, some specific examples are listed below:

[0280] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment 101 only needs to monitor at least one of the cell DTX activation or deactivation instructions and the cell DRX activation or deactivation instructions within a specific time window. The time window is related to the configuration of the cell DTX or DRX.

[0281] Example 1:

[0282] For the DCI for activating cell DTX, the UE monitors the activation DCI in a first window before the start time of the cell DTX cycle.

[0283] Optionally, the start time of the cycle may be the start time of a cell DTX active period (active period), or the start time of a cell DTX non-active period (non-active period).

[0284] Optionally, the first window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send activation DCI, and the activation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the activation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

[0285] Optionally, the duration of the first window and the duration from the end position of the first window to the start time of the cell DTX cycle are configured by the base station or defined by a protocol.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first window corresponds to the first time window in the aforementioned embodiments.

[0287] Example 2:

[0288] For the DCI for deactivating the cell DTX, the UE monitors the deactivation DCI in the second window within the activation period of the cell DTX.

[0289] Optionally, the specific position of the second window in the active period is configured by the base station or defined by a protocol. For example, the duration of the second window and the time from the end position of the first window to the end time of the active duration are configured by the base station or defined by a protocol.

[0290] Optionally, the second window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send deactivation DCI, and the deactivation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the deactivation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

[0291] In some embodiments, the second window corresponds to the first time window in the related embodiments.

[0292] Example 3:

[0293] For a DCI for activating cell DRX, and when related carriers are not configured with cell DTX at the same time, the UE monitors the activation DCI in a first window between the start times of the cell DRX cycle.

[0294] Optionally, the start time of the cycle may be the start time of the cell DRX active period, or the start time of the cell DRX inactive period.

[0295] Optionally, the first window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send activation DCI, and the activation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the activation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

[0296] Optionally, the duration of the first window and the duration from the end position of the first window to the start time of the cell DRX cycle are configured by the base station or defined by a protocol.

[0297] Example 4:

[0298] For the DCI used to activate cell DRX, and when the relevant carrier is configured with cell DTX at the same time, reference may be made to the relevant description of Example 3.

[0299] The first window overlaps with the cell DTX activation period.

[0300] Example 5:

[0301] For a DCI for deactivating cell DRX, and in the case that the related carriers are not configured with cell DTX at the same time, the UE monitors the deactivation DCI in a second window between the start times of the cell DRX cycle.

[0302] Optionally, the start time of the cycle may be the start time of the cell DRX active period, or the start time of the cell DRX inactive period.

[0303] Optionally, the second window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send activation DCI, and the activation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the deactivation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

[0304] Optionally, the duration of the second window and the duration from the end position of the first window to the start time of the cell DRX cycle are configured by the base station or defined by a protocol.

[0305] Example 6:

[0306] For the DCI used to deactivate cell DRX, and when the relevant carrier is configured with cell DTX at the same time, reference may be made to the relevant description of Example 5.

[0307] The second window overlaps with the cell DTX activation period.

[0308] Example 7:

[0309] When cell DTX and DRX are configured on multiple serving carriers of the UE, the UE only needs to monitor the DCI for activation or deactivation on one of the carriers.

[0310] Optionally, the cell DTX or DRX configurations of the multiple carriers are the same.

[0311] Optionally, when multiple carriers include a primary carrier, one of the carriers is the primary carrier.

[0312] Optionally, when the multiple carriers do not include a primary carrier, one of the carriers is a carrier with a minimum cell index.

[0313] Optionally, Example 7 may be combined with at least one of Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, and Example 6.

[0314] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0315] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0316] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0317] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0318] Figure 5a is a schematic diagram of the structure of an apparatus for monitoring information provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. This communication processing apparatus can implement the functions of user equipment 101. As shown in Figure 5a, the apparatus includes a transceiver module 5101, which is configured to monitor first information sent by a network device during a first time window, where the first information indicates activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device; wherein the first time window is determined based on the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode and includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

[0319] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 5101 is used to execute the steps related to sending and receiving messages performed by the user equipment 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0320] Optionally, the apparatus further includes a processing module 5102, which is configured to execute steps related to message processing performed by the user equipment 101 in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here.

[0321] Figure 5b is a schematic diagram of the structure of an apparatus for sending information provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. This communication processing apparatus can implement the functions of network device 102. As shown in Figure 5b, the apparatus includes a transceiver module 5201, which is configured to send first information to a user equipment in a first time window. The first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network equipment. The first time window is determined based on the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode and includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

[0322] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 5201 is used to execute the steps related to transceiver execution performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0323] Optionally, the apparatus further includes: a processing module 5202, configured to execute the processing-related steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, such as message generation, calculation processing and other related steps, which are not described in detail here.

[0324] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 6100 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal implementing any of the above methods. Communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0325] As shown in Figure 6a, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 6101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 6100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0326] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6102 may be located outside the communication device 6100.

[0327] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6103. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 6103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 6101.

[0328] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0329] Optionally, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more interface circuits 6104, which are connected to the memory 6102. The interface circuits 6104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 6102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 6102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6104 can read instructions stored in the memory 6102 and send the instructions to the processor 6101.

[0330] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0331] Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 6200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. For communication device 6100, which may be a chip or a chip system, see the schematic diagram of chip 6200 shown in Figure 6b, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201, which are configured to invoke instructions to cause chip 6200 to execute any of the above methods.

[0332] In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202, which are connected to memory 6203. Interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive signals from memory 6203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 6203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 6202 can read instructions stored in memory 6203 and send the instructions to processor 6201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0333] In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6203 may be outside the chip 6200.

[0334] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 6100, causes the communication device 6100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0335] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0336] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above methods. Industrial Applicability

[0337] In the method disclosed herein, the user device can monitor the first information only in one or more MOs within the first time window, without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and lowering energy consumption of the user device.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising: monitoring, in a first time window, first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: The discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following: Discontinuous transmission DTX mode; Discontinuous reception DRX mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein: The first time window is before the start time of the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein: The start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein: The end position of the first time window is separated from the start time window by a first duration.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein: The first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by the network device.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein: The first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transmitting and receiving mode of the network device.

8. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein: The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DRX mode of the network device.

9. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein: The first time window overlaps in time domain with an activation period in a cycle of a DTX mode of the network device; The first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with the DRX mode and the DTX mode.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein: The first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode; The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DTX mode of the network device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein: The time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by the network device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein: The time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following: the duration of the first time window; the starting position of the first time window; The end position of the first time window.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein: The first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The monitoring of the first information sent by the network device in the first time window includes: monitoring the first information in the first time window and on a first carrier among a plurality of serving carriers; The multiple service carriers are configured with the discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein: The discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are configured the same.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein: The first carrier includes one or more carriers among the plurality of serving carriers.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein: The first carrier is a primary carrier among the multiple serving carriers.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein: The first carrier is a carrier having a smallest cell index among the multiple serving carriers.

20. A method for sending information, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Sending first information to a user equipment in a first time window, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous sending and receiving mode of the network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein: The discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following: DTX mode; DRX mode.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein: The first time window is before the start time of the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein: The start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein: The end position of the first time window is separated from the start time window by a first duration.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein: The first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by the network device.

26. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein: The first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transmitting and receiving mode of the network device.

27. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein: The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DRX mode of the network device.

28. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein: The first time window overlaps in time domain with an activation period in a cycle of a DTX mode of the network device; The first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with the DRX mode and the DTX mode.

29. The method of claim 21, wherein: The first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode; The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DTX mode of the network device.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein: The time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by the network device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein: The time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following: the duration of the first time window; the starting position of the first time window; The end position of the first time window.

32. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 31, wherein: The first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein: The first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

34. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 31, wherein: The sending the first information to the user equipment in the first time window includes: Sending the first information in the first time window and on a first carrier among a plurality of serving carriers; The multiple service carriers are configured with the discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein: The discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are configured the same.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein: The first carrier includes one or more carriers among the plurality of serving carriers.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein: The first carrier is a primary carrier among the multiple serving carriers.

38. The method of claim 34, wherein: The first carrier is a carrier having a smallest cell index among the multiple serving carriers.

39. A device for monitoring information, the device comprising: A transceiver module, configured to monitor first information sent by a network device in a first time window, wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

40. A device for sending information, the device comprising: A transceiver module, sending first information to a user equipment in a first time window, wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of a network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

41. A user equipment, comprising: one or more processors; The user equipment is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19.

42. A network device comprising: one or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the method described in any one of claims 20 to 38.

43. A communication system comprising a user device and a network device; The user equipment is used to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19; The network device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 20 to 38.

44. A storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, causes the communication device to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19, or the method according to any one of claims 20 to 38.

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