Communication method and apparatus

Abstract

The present application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method provides a scheme in which the influence of channel quality on data transmission can be effectively reduced. The method comprises: within N time periods, a sending device sends to a receiving device information to be transmitted, wherein the N time periods comprise at least two time periods, the frequencies associated with information respectively transmitted within the two time periods are different, for example, first information transmitted within an i-th time period is associated with a first frequency and second information transmitted within a p-th time period is associated with a second frequency, the first frequency is different from the second frequency, and i is not equal to p. Therefore, by using different frequencies to transmit information, the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission can be improved, and the loss of the whole information due to poor channel quality corresponding to a certain frequency can be avoided, thereby effectively reducing the influence of channel quality on data transmission.

Description

Communication method and device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on June 19, 2023, with application number 202310734557.7 and application name “Communication Method and Device,” the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to a communication method and device. Background Art

[0003] In the field of communications, data transmission between network devices and terminal devices is significantly affected by channel quality. For example, when a network device sends downlink data to a terminal device, if the channel quality corresponding to the frequency used to transmit the downlink data is poor, the terminal device may not be able to receive the downlink data, potentially affecting normal communication between the terminal device and the network device. Therefore, effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission is a pressing technical issue.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides a communication method and apparatus that can effectively reduce the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0006] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, comprising: determining information to be transmitted; transmitting the information to be transmitted to a receiving device within N time periods, wherein first information transmitted within the i-th time period of the N time periods is associated with a first frequency, and second information transmitted within the p-th time period of the N time periods is associated with a second frequency, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, i and p are both positive integers less than or equal to N, and i is not equal to p; and the first frequency and the second frequency are different. The information to be transmitted includes the first information and the second information.

[0007] The execution subject of the solution described in the first aspect is a sending device, or a module or chip used to execute the functions of the sending device, etc., which is not limited to this. For ease of description, the following description takes the sending device as an example.

[0008] It should be noted that the first information and the second information may be the same information or different information, and this is not limited.

[0009] By using different frequencies to transmit information, the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission can be improved, avoiding the situation where the entire information is lost due to poor channel quality corresponding to a certain frequency, and thus effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the first frequency is determined based on a first mapping rule and the first information, and the first mapping rule is used to indicate the association between the first information and the first frequency; the second frequency is determined based on a second mapping rule and the second information, and the second mapping rule is used to indicate the association between the second information and the second frequency; wherein the first mapping rule is different from the second mapping rule.

[0011] Specifically, since the first mapping rule is different from the second mapping rule, the frequency associated with the information can be randomized, avoiding the same frequency from being reused, thereby obtaining a greater frequency diversity gain, and effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0012] A possible implementation method is to send information to be transmitted to a receiving device within N time periods, including: mapping the first information to a first frequency to obtain a first signal, and mapping the second information to a second frequency to obtain a second signal; sending the first signal to the receiving device within the i-th time period, and sending the second signal to the receiving device within the p-th time period.

[0013] Specifically, since the first frequency is different from the second frequency, the frequencies mapped to information in different time periods can be different, avoiding the same frequency from being reused, thereby obtaining a greater frequency diversity gain, and effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0014] A possible implementation method is to map the first information to the first frequency to obtain the first signal, including: activating the first frequency according to the first mapping rule and the first information to obtain the first signal; and mapping the second information to the second frequency to obtain the second signal, including: activating the second frequency according to the second mapping rule and the second information to obtain the second signal.

[0015] In this way, the present application supports the sending device to generate a signal for transmission through frequency shift keying modulation.

[0016] A possible implementation method is to map the first information to a first frequency to obtain a first signal, including: determining the first frequency according to a first mapping rule and the first information; performing on-off keying modulation on the first information at the first frequency to obtain the first signal; and mapping the second information to a second frequency to obtain a second signal, including: determining the second frequency according to the second mapping rule and the second information; performing on-off keying modulation on the second information at the second frequency to obtain the second signal.

[0017] In this way, the present application supports the sending device to generate a signal for transmission through on-off keying modulation.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: sending configuration information to a receiving device, where the configuration information is used to configure transmission parameters of the information to be transmitted, and the configuration information includes at least one of the following: number of transmissions, modulation mode, modulation order, or time interval.

[0019] In this way, the receiving device can better receive the information to be transmitted.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: sending a mapping rule corresponding to each time period in the N time periods to a receiving device.

[0021] In this way, the receiving device can obtain the mapping rules corresponding to each time period, and thus can better obtain the information to be transmitted.

[0022] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, including: receiving information to be transmitted sent by a sending device within N time periods, the first information transmitted within the i-th time period in the N time periods is associated with a first frequency, and the second information transmitted within the p-th time period in the N time periods is associated with a second frequency, N is a positive integer greater than 1, i and p are both positive integers less than or equal to N, i is not equal to p, the information to be transmitted includes the first information and the second information, and the first frequency is different from the second frequency; and processing the information to be transmitted.

[0023] The execution subject of the solution described in the second aspect is a receiving device, or a module or chip used to perform the functions of the receiving device, etc., which is not limited to this. For ease of description, the following description takes the receiving device as an example.

[0024] It should be noted that the first information and the second information may be the same information or different information, and this is not limited.

[0025] By using different frequencies to transmit information, the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission can be improved, avoiding the situation where the entire information is lost due to poor channel quality corresponding to a certain frequency, and thus effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0026] In one possible implementation, the first frequency is determined by the transmitting device based on a first mapping rule and the first information, where the first mapping rule indicates an association between the first information and the first frequency; and the second frequency is determined by the transmitting device based on a second mapping rule and the second information, where the second mapping rule indicates an association between the second information and the second frequency. The first mapping rule and the second mapping rule are different.

[0027] A possible implementation method is to receive information to be transmitted sent by a sending device within N time periods, including: during the i-th time period, receiving a first signal sent by the sending device, where the first signal is a signal obtained by the sending device mapping the first information to a first frequency; and during the p-th time period, receiving a second signal sent by the sending device, where the second signal is a signal obtained by the sending device mapping the second information to a second frequency.

[0028] In one possible implementation, the first signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the first frequency according to the first mapping rule and the first information, and activating the first frequency; and the second signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the second frequency according to the second mapping rule and the second information, and activating the second frequency.

[0029] In one possible implementation, the first signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the first frequency according to the first mapping rule and the first information, and performing on-off keying modulation on the first information at the first frequency; and the second signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the second frequency according to the second mapping rule and the second information, and performing on-off keying modulation on the second information at the second frequency.

[0030] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: receiving configuration information sent by a sending device, where the configuration information is used to configure transmission parameters of the information to be transmitted, and the configuration information includes at least one of the following: number of transmissions, modulation mode, modulation order, or time interval.

[0031] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: receiving a mapping rule corresponding to each of the N time periods sent by the sending device.

[0032] In combination with any one of the solutions in the first aspect and the second aspect, the information transmitted in each of the N time periods is the information to be transmitted.

[0033] When the sending device uses repeated transmission to send information to the receiving device, through the above scheme, when the channel quality corresponding to some frequencies is poor, the receiving device can receive the information to be transmitted through other frequencies, thereby ensuring that data transmission between the sending device and the receiving device can proceed normally.

[0034] In combination with the solution described in any one of the first aspect and the second aspect, the mapping rule corresponding to each of the N time periods is predefined.

[0035] In this way, the signaling overhead between the sending device and the receiving device can be saved.

[0036] In combination with any one of the solutions in the first aspect and the second aspect, the mapping rules corresponding to each of the N time periods are different.

[0037] In this way, the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission can be further guaranteed.

[0038] In combination with any one of the solutions in the first aspect and the second aspect, the configuration information is sent in a manner including at least one of unicast and broadcast.

[0039] On the third aspect, a communication device is provided, which may be a network device, or a device in a network device (for example, a chip, or a chip system, or a circuit), or a device that can be used in conjunction with a network device.

[0040] In one possible implementation, the communication device includes a module or unit corresponding to each of the methods / operations / steps / actions described in any one of the first aspects. The module or unit may be a hardware circuit, software, or a combination of hardware circuit and software.

[0041] In a fourth aspect, a communication device is provided, which may be a terminal device, or a device in a terminal device (for example, a chip, or a chip system, or a circuit), or a device that can be used in conjunction with a terminal device.

[0042] In one possible implementation, the communication device may include a module or unit corresponding to each of the methods / operations / steps / actions described in the second aspect. The module or unit may be a hardware circuit, software, or a combination of hardware circuit and software.

[0043] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to enable the communication device to execute the first aspect and any possible method described in the first aspect by executing a computer program or instruction or through a logic circuit; or to enable the communication device to execute the second aspect and any possible method described in the second aspect.

[0044] In a possible implementation, the communication device further includes a memory for storing the computer program or instruction.

[0045] In a possible implementation, the communication device further includes a communication interface, which is used to input and / or output signals.

[0046] In the sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a logic circuit and an input / output interface, the input / output interface being used to input and / or output signals, the logic circuit being used to execute the method described in the first aspect and any possible embodiment of the first aspect; or, the logic circuit being used to execute the method described in the second aspect and any possible embodiment of the second aspect.

[0047] In the seventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program or instruction is stored. When the computer program or the instruction is run on a computer, the method described in the first aspect and any possible method of the first aspect is executed; or, the method described in the second aspect and any possible method of the second aspect is executed.

[0048] In an eighth aspect, a computer program product is provided, comprising instructions, which, when executed on a computer, cause the method described in the first aspect and any possible method of the first aspect to be executed; or cause the method described in the second aspect and any possible method of the second aspect to be executed.

[0049] For the description of the beneficial effects of the second to eighth aspects, reference can be made to the description of the first aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system 100 applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0051] FIG2 is a waveform diagram of a signal using OOK modulation.

[0052] FIG3 is a waveform diagram of a signal modulated by FSK.

[0053] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an interaction flow of a communication method 400 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0054] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an interaction flow of a communication method 500 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0055] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a mapping relationship between information and frequency according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0056] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of an interaction flow of a communication method 700 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0057] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of another mapping relationship between information and frequency according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0058] FIG9 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 900 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0059] FIG10 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0060] FIG11 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1100 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0061] FIG12 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1200 according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0062] FIG13 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1300 according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0063] In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following points are first explained.

[0064] 1. In this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0065] 2. In this application, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between different embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their internal logical relationships.

[0066] 3. The various numerical numbers involved in this application are only used for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of protection of this application. The size of the serial numbers involved in this application does not mean the order of execution. The order of execution of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic. For example, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth" and other various terminology labels (if any) in the specification and claims and drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. Among them, the data used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments described here can be implemented in an order other than what is illustrated or described here.

[0067] At the same time, any embodiment or design described in this application as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner to facilitate understanding.

[0068] 4. The terms "comprise" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such process, method, product or apparatus.

[0069] 5. In this application, "pre-configuration" may include pre-definition, such as protocol definition. "Pre-definition" may be implemented by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in the device. This application does not limit the specific implementation method.

[0070] 6. "Storage" or "saving" as used in this application may refer to storage in one or more memories. The one or more memories may be provided separately or integrated into an encoder or decoder, a processor, or a communication device. The one or more memories may also be partially provided separately and partially integrated into a decoder, processor, or communication device. The type of memory may be any form of storage medium and is not limited thereto.

[0071] 7. The “protocol” referred to in this application may refer to a standard protocol in the field of communications, for example, it may include the fourth generation (4G) network, the fifth generation (5G) network protocol, the new radio (NR) protocol, the 5.5G network protocol, the sixth generation (6G) network protocol and related protocols used in future communication systems. This application does not limit this.

[0072] 8. The dotted arrows or boxes in the schematic diagrams in the accompanying drawings of this application specification represent optional steps or optional modules.

[0073] 9. In this application, unless otherwise specified, “ / ” indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an “or” relationship. For example, A / B can represent A or B. “And / or” in this application is only a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. A and B can be singular or plural.

[0074] First, a communication system to which the embodiments of the present application are applicable is described.

[0075] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system 100 applicable to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 1 , communication system 100 includes a network device 110 and a terminal device 120. Uplink and downlink data can be transmitted between network device 110 and terminal device 120. For example, network device 110 sends downlink data to terminal device 120, and terminal device 120 sends uplink data to network device 110.

[0076] The terminal device 120 is a device with wireless transceiver functions, which can be referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal, subscriber unit, user station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device. The terminal device 120 may also be a satellite phone, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a wireless data card, a wireless modem, a machine type communication device, a cordless phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a customer-premises equipment (CPE), a smart point of sale (POS) machine, a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a communication device carried on a high-altitude aircraft, a wearable device, a drone, a robot, a terminal in device-to-device (D2D) communication, a terminal in vehicle-to-everything (V2X), a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a remote medical device, or a similar device. This application does not limit the wireless terminals in medical, smart grid, transportation safety, smart city, smart home, or terminal devices in communication networks evolved after 5G.

[0077] The communication device used to implement the functions of the terminal device 120 can be a terminal device, or a device that can support the terminal device to implement the functions, such as a chip system. The device can be installed in the terminal device or used in conjunction with the terminal device. In this application, the chip system can be composed of a chip or include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0078] The network device 110 is a device with wireless transceiver functions, which is used to communicate with the terminal device 120. The network device 110 can be a node in the radio access network (RAN), which can be called a base station or a RAN node. It can be an evolved Node B (eNB or eNodeB) of long term evolution (LTE); or a base station of a 5G network such as a gNodeB (gNB) or a base station in a public land mobile network (PLMN) evolved after 5G, a broadband network gateway (BNG), an aggregation switch, or a third generation partnership project (3GPP) access device.

[0079] The RAN can be configured as a RAN defined by the 3GPP protocol, an open radio access network (O-RAN), or a cloud radio access network (C-RAN). The network device 110 can also include various forms of base stations, such as macro base stations, micro base stations (also known as small stations), relay stations, transmission points (transmitting and receiving points, TRP), transmission points (transmitting points, TP), mobile switching centers, and devices that perform base station functions in device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, network devices in non-terrestrial networks (NTN), etc., without specific limitation.

[0080] The network device 110 may also include network elements or modules that implement some functions of the base station, for example, one or more of the following: a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), or a radio unit (RU). Optionally, the CU can be further separated into a CU-control plane (CP) and a CU-user plane (UP). The functions of the CU and DU can be implemented by different network elements, or simultaneously by the baseband unit (BBU) of the base station. The function of the RU can be implemented by the radio frequency equipment of the base station. For example, the radio frequency equipment of the base station may be a remote radio unit (RRU), a pico remote radio unit (pRRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or other units, modules or devices with radio frequency processing functions. The communication interface protocol between the BBU and the radio frequency equipment can be a common public radio interface (CPRI) interface protocol, an enhanced common public radio interface (eCPRI) interface protocol, or a fronthaul interface protocol between the DU and RU in the O-RAN system, etc., without limitation.

[0081] The communication device used to implement the functions of the network device 110 can be a network device, or a device that can support the network device to implement the functions, such as a chip system. The device can be installed in the network device or used in conjunction with the network device. The chip system in the embodiment of the present application can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0082] It should be noted that the communication system 100 can also be the following systems: long term evolution (LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), 5G system, 6G system, inter-satellite communication and satellite communication and other NTN systems. Among them, the satellite communication system includes a satellite base station and terminal equipment. The satellite base station provides communication services for the terminal equipment. The satellite base station can also communicate with the ground base station. The satellite can be used as a base station or as a terminal device. Among them, the satellite can refer to non-ground base stations or non-ground equipment such as drones, hot air balloons, low-orbit satellites, medium-orbit satellites, and high-orbit satellites.

[0083] The communication system 100 may also be a terrestrial cellular communication system, a high altitude platform station (HAPS) communication system, a V2X system, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system, and a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) communication system, etc., without limitation.

[0084] Next, a brief description of some of the technical contents involved in this application is given.

[0085] 1. On-off keying (OOK) modulation

[0086] Figure 2 is a waveform diagram of a signal using OOK modulation. As shown in Figure 2, when the signal is modulated using OOK, each bit (i.e., the encoded bit) corresponds to a symbol. Similarly, a symbol can also be called a chip, or other names, without limitation. When the bit is 1, a signal is transmitted within the symbol length (i.e., the signal transmission power within the symbol length is not 0). When the bit is 0, no signal is transmitted within the symbol length (i.e., the signal transmission power within the symbol length is 0). As shown in Figure 2, the waveform shown in Figure 2 can represent four bits of 1010.

[0087] 2. Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) Modulation

[0088] Figure 3 is a schematic waveform diagram when the signal uses FSK modulation. As shown in Figure 3, when the signal uses FSK modulation, different information uses different frequency resources. For example, 2FSK carries 1-bit information. When the information bit is 0, the information is sent on frequency resource F0 and not sent on frequency resource F1; when the information bit is 1, the information is sent on frequency resource F1 and not sent on frequency resource F0. Assuming F0 < F1, the waveform of the FSK signal with information 0101 is shown in Figure 3. In the first and third symbols, the frequency of the signal is lower, and in the second and fourth symbols, the frequency of the signal is higher. When the receiving end demodulates the signal, it can compare the power levels on F0 and F1 to determine whether the transmitted information is 0 or 1.

[0089] As can be seen from the description of the background art, the data transmission between the network device 110 and the terminal device 120 is greatly affected by the channel quality. Exemplarily, when the network device 110 sends the downlink data 1 to the terminal device 120 through frequency a, if the channel quality corresponding to frequency a is poor, the terminal device 120 may not be able to receive the downlink data 1. Also exemplarily, when the network device 110 sends the downlink data 1 to the terminal device 120 by means of repeated transmission, if each repeated transmission is based on frequency a and the channel quality corresponding to frequency a is poor, the terminal device 120 may also not be able to receive the downlink data 1. In summary, the channel quality has a great impact on data transmission.

[0090] In view of this, the present application provides a communication method and apparatus, which can effectively reduce the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0091] The communication method of the embodiments of the present application is described below.

[0092] Figure 4 is a schematic interaction flow diagram of the communication method 400 according to an embodiment of the present application. The method 400 can be executed by a sending device and a receiving device, or by modules and / or devices (such as chips or integrated circuits, etc.) with corresponding functions installed in the sending device and the receiving device, which is not limited. The following describes it by taking the sending device and the receiving device as examples. The sending device is the network device 110, and the receiving device is the terminal device 120, or the sending device is the terminal device 120, and the receiving device is the network device 110, which is not limited. The method 400 includes:

[0093] S410. The sending device determines the information 1 to be transmitted.

[0094] Specifically, the information 1 to be transmitted is the original information, that is, the information 1 to be transmitted is the information that the sending device needs to send to the receiving device and is also the information that the receiving device needs to obtain. In one example, the information 1 to be transmitted is a bit sequence, such as 0110110101, etc.

[0095] S420: The sending device sends the information to be transmitted 1 to the receiving device within N time periods.

[0096] Correspondingly, the receiving device receives the information 1 to be transmitted within N periods of time.

[0097] It can be understood that each time period within the N time periods can be used to transmit information in the information to be transmitted 1. For example, the i-th time period is used to transmit information 1 (such as the first information), and the p-th time period is used to transmit information 2 (such as the second information). The information transmitted in each time period can be associated with a frequency (regardless of whether it is one frequency or multiple frequencies). For example, information 1 is associated with frequency 1 (such as the first frequency), and information 2 is associated with frequency 2 (such as the second frequency). N is a positive integer greater than 1, i and p are both positive integers less than or equal to N, and i is not equal to p. The i-th time period and the p-th time period are both any time periods in the N time periods. The information to be transmitted 1 includes information 1 and information 2.

[0098] It should be noted that different time periods can be continuous or discontinuous, that is, there are time intervals. When the N time periods are continuous, the sending device can send the to-be-transmitted information 1 to the receiving device as quickly as possible. When the N time periods are discontinuous, the receiving device can process the received information at certain intervals.

[0099] In one possible implementation, information transmitted in at least two of the N time periods is associated with different frequencies. Taking the i-th time period and the p-th time period as examples, information 1 transmitted in the i-th time period is associated with frequency 1, and information 2 transmitted in the p-th time period is associated with frequency 2. Frequency 1 and frequency 2 are different.

[0100] As an example, when frequency 1 and frequency 2 each refer to a specific frequency value, frequency 1 and frequency 2 are different if: the frequency value referred to by frequency 1 (such as f1) is different from the frequency value referred to by frequency 2 (such as f2). When frequency 1 and frequency 2 each refer to a group of frequency values, frequency 1 and frequency 2 are different if: the frequency sorting of the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 1 is different from the frequency sorting of the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 2; or, the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 1 is different from the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 2 (at least one frequency value in the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 1 does not belong to the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 2, or, at least one frequency value in the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 2 does not belong to the group of frequency values ​​referred to by frequency 1); or, the group of frequencies referred to by frequency 1 and the group of frequencies referred to by frequency 2 have at least one different frequency at the same sorting position. Exemplarily, frequency 1 refers to a group of frequency values ​​{f0, f1, f2}, and frequency 2 refers to a group of frequency values ​​{f1, f2, f0}; or, frequency 1 refers to a group of frequency values ​​{f0, f1, f2}, and frequency 2 refers to a group of frequency values ​​{f1, f2, f3}; or, frequency 1 refers to a group of frequency values ​​{f0, f1, f1}, and frequency 2 refers to a group of frequency values ​​{f0, f1, f2}.

[0101] In the above content, information 1 and information 2 can be the same or different. When information 1 and information 2 are the same, the transmitting device sends the same information over different frequencies, which effectively reduces the impact of channel quality on data transmission. For example, when the channel quality corresponding to frequency 1 is poor, the receiving device can receive information 2 over frequency 2; when the channel quality corresponding to frequency 2 is poor, the receiving device can receive information 1 over frequency 1. When information 1 and information 2 are different, the transmitting device sends different information over different frequencies, which effectively reduces the impact of channel quality on data transmission. For example, when the channel quality corresponding to frequency 1 is poor, the receiving device can receive information 2 over frequency 2 and only lose information 1; when the channel quality corresponding to frequency 2 is poor, the receiving device can receive information 1 over frequency 1 and only lose information 2.

[0102] In the above content, the sending device can send the information to be transmitted 1 to the receiving device based on any modulation method such as OOK modulation and FSK modulation. Please refer to the following description for details.

[0103] In one possible implementation, the transmitting device determines frequency 1 based on mapping rule 1 and information 1, and determines frequency 2 based on mapping rule 2 and information 2. Mapping rule 1 is different from mapping rule 2. Mapping rule 1 indicates the association between information 1 and frequency 1, and mapping rule 2 indicates the association between information 2 and frequency 2. For a description of mapping rule 1 and mapping rule 2, see Table 1.

[0104] Table 1

[0105] As shown in Table 1, exemplarily, for mapping rule 1, bit 00 is mapped to f0, bit 01 is mapped to f1, bit 10 is mapped to f2, and bit 11 is mapped to f3; for mapping rule 2, bit 00 is mapped to f1, bit 01 is mapped to f2, bit 10 is mapped to f3, and bit 11 is mapped to f0.

[0106] When information 1 and information 2 are identical, with both bits being 00, the transmitting device determines frequency 1 to be f0 based on mapping rule 1 and information 1, and determines frequency 2 to be f1 based on mapping rule 2 and information 2. When information 1 and information 2 are identical, with both bits being 0110110101, the transmitting device determines frequency 1 to be {f1, f2, f3, f1, f1} based on mapping rule 1 and information 1, and determines frequency 2 to be {f2, f3, f0, f2, f2} based on mapping rule 2 and information 2. When information 1 is bit 01 and information 2 is bit 10, the transmitting device determines frequency 1 to be {f1} based on mapping rule 1 and information 1, and determines frequency 2 to be {f3} based on mapping rule 2 and information 2.

[0107] As can be seen from the above, the transmitting device determines frequency 1 and frequency 2 corresponding to information 1 and information 2, respectively, based on different mapping rules, and frequency 1 and frequency 2 are different. Because the first mapping rule is different from the second mapping rule, the frequencies associated with the information can be randomized, preventing the same frequency from being reused, thereby obtaining greater frequency diversity gain, and effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0108] In the above content, the transmitting device needs to map the information to be transmitted 1 to the frequency to obtain a signal, and then send the signal to the receiving device, so that the receiving device can obtain the information to be transmitted 1. Therefore, the transmitting device sends the information to be transmitted 1 to the receiving device within N time periods, which may include:

[0109] #a, map information 1 to frequency 1 to obtain signal 1; map information 2 to frequency 2 to obtain signal 2;

[0110] #b. During the i-th period, signal 1 is sent to the receiving device; during the p-th period, signal 2 is sent to the receiving device.

[0111] Correspondingly, the receiving device receives signal 1 during the i-th time period and receives signal 2 during the p-th time period.

[0112] Specifically, since frequency 1 is different from frequency 2, the frequencies mapped to information in different time periods are different, avoiding the reuse of the same frequency, thereby obtaining a greater frequency diversity gain and effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0113] It should be noted that the above content is described by taking the example that the sending device sends signal 1 and signal 2 to the receiving device in the i-th time period and the p-th time period respectively, but is not limited thereto.

[0114] S430: The receiving device processes the information to be transmitted 1.

[0115] Specifically, the receiving device receives N signals in N time periods, not the original information. The receiving device needs to process the received signals to obtain the information to be transmitted 1.

[0116] Specifically, the receiving device receives signals at time segment i and time segment p, respectively, and demodulates information according to mapping rule 1 and mapping rule 2, respectively. During time segment i, detection determines that the activated frequency is frequency 1, and based on the activated frequency 1 and mapping rule 1, the transmitted information is demodulated to be information 1. During time segment p, detection determines that the activated frequency is frequency 2, and based on the activated frequency 2 and mapping rule 2, the transmitted information is demodulated to be information 2.

[0117] Furthermore, the receiving device processes the acquired information to be transmitted 1, for example, sends feedback information to the sending device according to the acquired information to be transmitted 1.

[0118] In summary, by using different frequencies to transmit information, the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission can be improved, avoiding the situation where the entire information is lost due to poor channel quality corresponding to a certain frequency, and thus effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0119] The modulation method of the information 1 to be transmitted is described below.

[0120] Figure 5 uses FSK modulation as an example, and Figure 6 illustrates the technical solution described in Figure 5 . Figure 7 uses OOK modulation as an example, and Figure 8 illustrates the technical solution described in Figure 7 . It should be noted that both Figures 5 and 7 illustrate the example of a transmitting device repeatedly transmitting information 1 to be transmitted to a receiving device four times.

[0121] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of an interaction flow of a communication method 500 according to an embodiment of the present application. The method 500 includes:

[0122] S510: The transmitting device activates frequency 1 according to mapping rule 1 and information 1 to obtain signal 1, and activates frequency 2 according to mapping rule 2 and information 2 to obtain signal 2; and activates frequency 3 according to mapping rule 3 and information 3 to obtain signal 3; and activates frequency 4 according to mapping rule 4 and information 4 to obtain signal 4. Each of the frequencies 1 to 4 can refer to a single frequency or a group of frequencies, without limitation.

[0123] Specifically, information 1, information 2, information 3, and information 4 are all bit sequences 00011011. For descriptions of mapping rules 1 to 4, see Table 2.

[0124] Table 2

[0125] As shown in Table 2, illustratively, the transmitting device determines frequency 1 as {f0, f1, f2, f3} according to mapping rule 1 and information 1, and activates frequency 1 using FSK modulation to obtain signal 1. The transmitting device determines frequency 2 as {f1, f2, f3, f0} according to mapping rule 2 and information 2, and activates frequency 2 using FSK modulation to obtain signal 2. The transmitting device determines frequency 3 as {f2, f3, f0, f1} according to mapping rule 3 and information 3, and activates frequency 3 using FSK modulation to obtain signal 3. Correspondingly, the transmitting device determines frequency 4 as {f3, f0, f1, f2} according to mapping rule 4 and information 4, and activates frequency 4 using FSK modulation to obtain signal 4.

[0126] S520 : The sending device sends signal 1 in time period 1 , sends signal 2 in time period 2 , sends signal 3 in time period 3 , and sends signal 4 in time period 4 .

[0127] Accordingly, the receiving device receives signal 1 in time period 1, receives signal 2 in time period 2, receives signal 3 in time period 3, and receives signal 4 in time period.

[0128] During time period 1, the sending device uses mapping rule 1 to map the information and activation frequency, and obtains signal 1; during time period 2, the sending device uses mapping rule 2 to map the information and activation frequency, and obtains signal 2; during time period 3, the sending device uses mapping rule 3 to map the information and activation frequency, and obtains signal 3; during time period 4, the sending device uses mapping rule 4 to map the information and activation frequency, and obtains signal 4, see Figure 6 for details.

[0129] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a mapping relationship between information and frequency according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 6, during time period 1, the transmitting device sequentially activates f0, f1, f2, and f3; during time period 2, the transmitting device sequentially activates f1, f2, f3, and f0; during time period 3, the transmitting device sequentially activates f2, f3, f0, and f1; and during time period 4, the transmitting device sequentially activates f3, f0, f1, and f2. For details on the activation method, refer to the aforementioned description of the FSK modulation method and will not be repeated here.

[0130] More specifically, during time period 1, the transmitting device sequentially activates f0, f1, f2, and f3 to transmit bits 00, 01, 10, and 11, respectively, thereby completing one transmission of the information to be transmitted 1. During time period 2, the transmitting device sequentially activates f1, f2, f3, and f0 to transmit bits 00, 01, 10, and 11, respectively, thereby completing two repeated transmissions of the information to be transmitted 1. During time period 3, the transmitting device sequentially activates f2, f3, f0, and f1 to transmit bits 00, 01, 10, and 11, respectively, thereby completing three repeated transmissions of the information to be transmitted 1. During time period 4, the transmitting device sequentially activates f3, f0, f1, and f2 to transmit bits 00, 01, 10, and 11, respectively, thereby completing four repeated transmissions of the information to be transmitted 1.

[0131] As can be seen from the preceding information, bit 00 is transmitted by activating f0, f1, f2, and f3, respectively; bit 01 is transmitted by activating f1, f2, f3, and f0, respectively; bit 10 is transmitted by activating f2, f3, f0, and f1, respectively; and bit 11 is transmitted by activating f3, f0, f1, and f2, respectively. If the channel quality corresponding to f0 is poor, the transmitting device can also transmit bits 00, 01, 10, and 11 to the receiving device by activating f1, f2, and f3. This effectively reduces the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0132] S530: The receiving device processes signal 1, signal 2, signal 3, and signal 4.

[0133] Specifically, the receiving device processes signals 1 to 4 to obtain information 1 to be transmitted.

[0134] By using different frequencies to transmit information, the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission can be improved, avoiding the situation where the entire information is lost due to poor channel quality corresponding to a certain frequency, and thus effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0135] The above content describes the FSK modulation method as an example. The OOK modulation method is described below.

[0136] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of an interaction flow of a communication method 700 according to an embodiment of the present application. The method 700 includes:

[0137] S710. The transmitting device determines frequency 1 according to mapping rule 1 and information 1, and performs OOK modulation on information 1 at frequency 1 to obtain signal 1; determines frequency 2 according to mapping rule 2 and information 2, and performs OOK modulation on information 2 at frequency 2 to obtain signal 2; determines frequency 3 according to mapping rule 3 and information 3, and performs OOK modulation on information 3 at frequency 3 to obtain signal 3; and determines frequency 4 according to mapping rule 4 and information 4, and performs OOK modulation on information 4 at frequency 4 to obtain signal 4. Each of the above frequencies 1 to 4 can be used to refer to a single frequency or a group of frequencies, without limitation.

[0138] Specifically, to improve transmission efficiency, the transmitting device can use multiple channels to simultaneously transmit information 1. This description uses four parallel channels as an example. Each channel transmits two bits at a time, allowing the transmitting device to transmit eight bits simultaneously. For example, information 1 through information 4 are the bit sequence 00011011. For details, see Table 3.

[0139] Table 3

[0140] As shown in Table 3, illustratively, the transmitting device determines frequency 1 as {f0, f1, f2, f3} based on mapping rule 1 and information 1, and performs OOK modulation on information 1 on frequency 1 to obtain signal 1. The transmitting device determines frequency 2 as {f1, f2, f3, f0} based on mapping rule 2 and information 2, and performs OOK modulation on information 2 on frequency 2 to obtain signal 2. The transmitting device determines frequency 3 as {f2, f3, f0, f1} based on mapping rule 3 and information 3, and performs OOK modulation on information 3 on frequency 3 to obtain signal 3. The transmitting device determines frequency 4 as {f3, f0, f1, f2} based on mapping rule 4 and information 4, and performs OOK modulation on information 4 on frequency 4 to obtain signal 4. For details, please refer to Figure 8.

[0141] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of another mapping relationship between information and frequency in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG8 , during time period 1, the transmitting device performs OOK modulation on the first and second bits of information 1 on f0 and transmits bit 00; performs OOK modulation on the third and fourth bits of information 1 on f1 and transmits bit 01; performs OOK modulation on the fifth and sixth bits of information 1 on f2 and transmits bit 10; performs OOK modulation on the seventh and eighth bits of information 1 on f3 and transmits bit 11. During time period 2, the transmitting device performs OOK modulation on the first and second bits of information 1 on f1 and transmits bit 00; performs OOK modulation on the third and fourth bits of information 1 on f2 and transmits bit 01; performs OOK modulation on the fifth and sixth bits of information 1 on f3 and transmits bit 10; performs OOK modulation on the seventh and eighth bits of information 1 on f0 and transmits bit 11. During time period 3, the transmitting device performs OOK modulation on the first and second bits of information 1 on f2 and transmits bit 00. It performs OOK modulation on the third and fourth bits of information 1 on f3 and transmits bit 01. It performs OOK modulation on the fifth and sixth bits of information 1 on f0 and transmits bit 10. It performs OOK modulation on the seventh and eighth bits of information 1 on f1 and transmits bit 11. During time period 4, the transmitting device performs OOK modulation on the first and second bits of information 1 on f3 and transmits bit 00. It performs OOK modulation on the third and fourth bits of information 1 on f0 and transmits bit 01. It performs OOK modulation on the fifth and sixth bits of information 1 on f1 and transmits bit 10. It performs OOK modulation on the seventh and eighth bits of information 1 on f2 and transmits bit 11.

[0142] More specifically, during time period 1, the transmitting device simultaneously transmits bits 00, 01, 10, and 11 via f0, f1, f2, and f3, thereby completing one transmission of the information to be transmitted 1. During time period 2, the transmitting device simultaneously transmits bits 00, 01, 10, and 11 via f1, f2, f3, and f0, thereby completing two repeated transmissions of the information to be transmitted 1. During time period 3, the transmitting device simultaneously transmits bits 00, 01, 10, and 11 via f2, f3, f0, and f1, thereby completing three repeated transmissions of the information to be transmitted 1. During time period 4, the transmitting device simultaneously transmits bits 00, 01, 10, and 11 via f3, f0, f1, and f2, thereby completing four repeated transmissions of the information to be transmitted 1.

[0143] As can be seen from the above, bit 00 is transmitted via f0, f1, f2, and f3; bit 01 is transmitted via f1, f2, f3, and f0; bit 10 is transmitted via f2, f3, f0, and f1; and bit 11 is transmitted via f3, f0, f1, and f2. If the channel quality corresponding to f0 is poor, the transmitting device can also transmit bits 00, 01, 10, and 11 to the receiving device via f1, f2, and f3. This effectively reduces the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0144] S720 : The sending device sends signal 1 in time period 1 , sends signal 2 in time period 2 , sends signal 3 in time period 3 , and sends signal 4 in time period 4 .

[0145] Accordingly, the receiving device receives signal 1 in time period 1, receives signal 2 in time period 2, receives signal 3 in time period 3, and receives signal 4 in time period.

[0146] S730: The receiving device processes signal 1, signal 2, signal 3, and signal 4.

[0147] Specifically, the receiving device processes signals 1 to 4 to obtain information 1 to be transmitted.

[0148] By using different frequencies to transmit information, the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission can be improved, avoiding the situation where the entire information is lost due to poor channel quality corresponding to a certain frequency, and thus effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0149] It should be noted that methods 400, 500, and 700 primarily describe how a transmitting device uses different mapping rules to obtain different frequencies, thereby enabling information transmission via different frequencies, thereby effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission. In addition, embodiments of the present application also support obtaining different frequencies using other methods and the same mapping rules, thereby also enabling information transmission via different frequencies, thereby effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0150] In one possible implementation, the transmitting device scrambles information 1 using scrambling code sequence 1 to obtain scrambled information 1, and the transmitting device scrambles information 2 using scrambling code sequence 2 to obtain scrambled information 2, where scrambling code sequence 1 is different from scrambling code sequence 2. The transmitting device determines frequency 1 based on mapping rule 1 and scrambled information 1, and further determines frequency 2 based on mapping rule 1 and scrambled information 2, where frequency 1 is different from frequency 2.

[0151] For example, when information 1 and information 2 are identical, both containing bits 00, the transmitting device applies the same mapping rule 1 to information 1 and information 2. However, before mapping, the transmitting device performs a modulo-2 addition operation on information 1 and the scrambling sequence 00 to obtain 00, and determines frequency 1 to be f0 based on mapping rule 1 (see Table 1) and the scrambled information 1. The transmitting device performs a modulo-2 addition operation on information 2 and the scrambling sequence 01 to obtain 01, and determines frequency 2 to be f1 based on mapping rule 1 and the scrambled information 2. When information 1 and information 2 are identical, both containing the bit sequence 0110110101, the transmitting device applies the same mapping rule 1 to information 1 and information 2. However, before mapping, the transmitting device performs a modulo-2 addition operation on information 1 and the scrambling code sequence 0000000000 to obtain the scrambled information 1, which is 0110110101. Based on mapping rule 1 and the information 2 after the scrambling code is added, frequency 1 is determined to be {f1, f2, f3, f1, f1}. The transmitting device performs a modulo-2 addition operation on information 2 and the scrambling code sequence 1101111111 to obtain the scrambled information 2, which is 1011001010. Based on mapping rule 1 and the information 2 after the scrambling code is added, frequency 2 is determined to be {f2, f3, f0, f2, f2}.

[0152] It should be noted that the sending device can configure a scrambling code sequence for the information transmitted in each of the N time periods (at least two scrambling code sequences are different), and use the scrambling code sequence to scramble the information transmitted in the corresponding time period. After processing by the same mapping rule, the embodiment of the present application supports at least two time periods. Information transmitted is transmitted through different frequencies, which can effectively reduce the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0153] It should also be noted that the transmitting device can combine different mapping rules and scrambling schemes to transmit information 1 to the receiving device. For example, the transmitting device first scrambles information 1 and information 2, then uses mapping rules 1 and 2 to map the information to frequencies, respectively. Finally, the scrambled information is sent to the receiving device. This further ensures that information is transmitted using different frequencies, effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0154] In another possible implementation, the transmitting device performs a first cyclic shift on information 1 to obtain cyclically shifted information 1, and performs a second cyclic shift on information 2 to obtain cyclically shifted information 2, where the first cyclic shift is different from the second cyclic shift. The transmitting device determines frequency 1 based on mapping rule 1 and cyclically shifted information 1, and determines frequency 2 based on mapping rule 1 and cyclically shifted information 2, where frequency 1 is different from frequency 2.

[0155] Exemplarily, when information 1 and information 2 are the same, both are bit sequences 00011011, the transmitting device adopts the same mapping rule 1 for information 1 and information 2. However, before mapping, the transmitting device processes information 1 and information 2 using different interleaving or cyclic shifting. Specifically, the transmitting device determines the frequency according to mapping rule 1 (see Table 1). However, before mapping, the transmitting device performs a 0-bit cyclic shift on information 1 (such as a first number of cyclic shifts), and the information 1 after cyclic shift is 00011011, and determines frequency 1 to be {f0, f1, f2, f3, f3} based on mapping rule 1 and the information 1 after cyclic shift; the transmitting device performs a 2-bit cyclic shift on information 2 (such as a second number of cyclic shifts), and the information 2 after cyclic shift is 01101100, and determines frequency 2 to be {f1, f2, f3, f0, f0} based on mapping rule 1 and the information 2 after cyclic shift.

[0156] It should be noted that the sending device can perform cyclic shift for the information transmitted in each of the N time periods (the number of bits of at least two cyclic shifts is different), and after processing by the same mapping rule, the embodiment of the present application supports the information transmitted in at least two time periods to be transmitted through different frequencies. In this way, the impact of channel quality on data transmission can be effectively reduced.

[0157] It should also be noted that the transmitting device can combine different mapping rules with cyclic shift processing, and then use mapping rule 1 and mapping rule 2 to map information to frequency, and finally send the information to the receiving device. This can further ensure that different frequencies are used to transmit information, effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0158] In addition, in the description of methods 400, 500, and 700 above, the transmitting device may also send configuration information 1 to the receiving device. Configuration information 1 is used to configure transmission parameters of information 1 to be transmitted. Configuration information 1 includes at least one of the following: number of transmissions, modulation method, modulation order, time interval, whether repeated transmission is used, information-to-frequency mapping rules, detection starting time slot and period, etc. This facilitates the receiving device to better receive information 1 to be transmitted.

[0159] Specifically, the configuration information 1 may be carried in a system information block (SIB) or in radio resource configuration information (RRC), without limitation.

[0160] In one possible implementation, the sending device sends configuration information 1 to the receiving device via unicast or broadcast, which is not limited.

[0161] In the above descriptions of methods 400, 500, and 700, each time period can be associated with a mapping rule. The transmitting device can also send the mapping rule associated with each time period to the receiving device, or the mapping rule associated with each time period can be predefined. This facilitates the receiving device to obtain the mapping relationship between information and frequency, and facilitates the receiving device to better obtain the information 1 to be transmitted.

[0162] In one possible implementation, the mapping relationship corresponding to each of the N time periods is different, so as to minimize the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0163] Through the above content, the embodiments of the present application describe how to transmit information through different frequencies, thereby improving the frequency diversity gain of signal transmission, avoiding the loss of the entire information due to poor channel quality corresponding to a certain frequency, and effectively reducing the impact of channel quality on data transmission.

[0164] Finally, the device embodiment of the embodiment of the present application is introduced.

[0165] To implement the various functions of the methods provided herein, the transmitting device and the transmitting device may include hardware structures and / or software modules, and the aforementioned functions may be implemented in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules. Whether a particular function is implemented in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or a combination of hardware structures and software modules depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution.

[0166] 9 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 900 according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 900 includes a processor 910 and a communication interface 920, which may be interconnected via a bus 930. The communication device 900 may be a network device 90 or a terminal device 120.

[0167] Optionally, the communication device 900 may further include a memory 940. The memory 940 includes, but is not limited to, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), or portable read-only memory (CD-ROM), and is used for related instructions and data.

[0168] The processor 910 may be one or more central processing units (CPUs). In the case where the processor 910 is a CPU, the CPU may be a single-core CPU or a multi-core CPU.

[0169] When the communication apparatus 900 is a sending device, illustratively, the processor 910 is configured to perform the following operations: determining information 1 to be transmitted; and sending the information 1 to be transmitted to a receiving device within N time periods.

[0170] When the communication apparatus 900 is a receiving device, illustratively, the processor 910 is configured to perform the following operations: receiving information 1 to be transmitted sent by a sending device within N time periods; processing the information 1 to be transmitted, and the like.

[0171] The above contents are merely exemplary descriptions. When the communication device 900 is a sending device / receiving device, it will be responsible for executing the methods or steps related to the sending device / receiving device in the above method embodiments.

[0172] The above description is merely exemplary. For details, please refer to the contents of the above method embodiments. The implementation of each operation in FIG9 may also correspond to the corresponding description of the method embodiments shown in FIG4 to FIG8.

[0173] Figure 10 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present application. Communication device 1000 may be a transmitting device or a receiving device, or a chip or module within a transmitting device or a receiving device, configured to implement the methods described in the above embodiments. Communication device 1000 includes a transceiver unit 1010. The following provides an exemplary description of transceiver unit 1010 and processing unit 1020.

[0174] The transceiver unit 1010 may include a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is configured to execute a transmitting operation of the communication device, and the receiving unit is configured to execute a receiving operation of the communication device. For ease of description, this embodiment of the application combines the transmitting unit and the receiving unit into a single transceiver unit. This is described here as a unified description and will not be repeated later.

[0175] When the communication apparatus 1000 is a sending device, illustratively, the transceiver unit 1010 is used to send the information 1 to be transmitted to the receiving device within N time periods, and the processing unit 1020 is used to determine the information 1 to be transmitted.

[0176] When the communication apparatus 1000 is a receiving device, illustratively, the transceiver unit 1010 is used to receive the information 1 to be transmitted within N time periods, and the processing unit 1020 is used to process the information 1 to be transmitted.

[0177] The above contents are merely exemplary descriptions. When the communication apparatus 1000 is a sending device / receiving device, it will be responsible for executing the methods or steps related to the sending device / receiving device in the above method embodiments.

[0178] Optionally, the communication device 1000 further includes a storage unit 1030, which is used to store a program or code for executing the aforementioned method.

[0179] The device embodiments shown in Figures 9 and 10 are used to implement the contents described in Figures 4 to 8. The specific execution steps and methods of the devices shown in Figures 9 and 10 can refer to the contents described in the above method embodiments.

[0180] Figure 11 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1100 according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1100 is used to implement the functions of a transmitting device / receiving device. The communication device 1100 may be a chip in the transmitting device / receiving device.

[0181] Communication device 1100 includes an input / output interface 1120 and a processor 1110. Input / output interface 1120 may be an input / output circuit. Processor 1110 may be a signal processor, a chip, or other integrated circuit capable of implementing the method of the present application. Input / output interface 1120 is used for inputting or outputting signals or data.

[0182] For example, when the communication apparatus 1100 is a transmitting device, the input / output interface 1120 is configured to transmit the information 1 to be transmitted to the receiving device within N time periods. The processor 1110 is configured to determine the information 1 to be transmitted.

[0183] For example, the communication device 1100 is a receiving device, and the input / output interface 1120 is used to receive the information to be transmitted 1 within a period of time N. The processor 1110 is used to process the information to be transmitted 1.

[0184] In one possible implementation, the processor 1110 implements the functions implemented by the network device or the terminal device by executing instructions stored in the memory.

[0185] Optionally, the communication device 1100 further includes a memory.

[0186] Optionally, the processor and memory are integrated together.

[0187] Optionally, the memory is outside the communication device 1100 .

[0188] In one possible implementation, the processor 1110 may be a logic circuit, which inputs / outputs messages or signals through the input / output interface 1120. The logic circuit may be a signal processor, a chip, or other integrated circuit that can implement the method of the embodiment of the present application.

[0189] The above description of the communication device 1100 is only an exemplary description. The communication device 1100 can be used to execute the method described in the above embodiments. For specific content, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0190] FIG12 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1200 according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1200 may be a network device 110 or a chip. The communication device 1200 may be used to perform the operations performed by the network device 110 in the method embodiments shown in FIG4 to FIG8 .

[0191] When the communication device 1200 is a network device 110, it is, for example, a base station. Figure 12 shows a simplified schematic diagram of the base station structure. The base station includes a module 1210, a module 1220, and a module 1230. Module 1210 is mainly used for baseband processing, controlling the base station, etc.; module 1210 is usually the control center of the base station, which can usually be called a processor, and is used to control the base station to perform the processing operations on the network device side in the above method embodiment. Module 1220 is mainly used to store computer program code and data. Module 1230 is mainly used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals into baseband signals; module 1230 can usually be called a transceiver module, a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, or a transceiver, etc. The transceiver module of module 1230 can also be called a transceiver or a transceiver, etc., which includes an antenna 1233 and a radio frequency circuit (not shown in Figure 12), wherein the radio frequency circuit is mainly used for radio frequency processing. Alternatively, the device for implementing the receiving function in module 1230 may be considered a receiver, and the device for implementing the transmitting function may be considered a transmitter, that is, module 1230 includes a receiver 1232 and a transmitter 1231. The receiver may also be referred to as a receiving module, a receiver, or a receiving circuit, and the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitting module, a transmitter, or a transmitting circuit.

[0192] Modules 1210 and 1220 may include one or more boards, each of which may include one or more processors and one or more memories. The processor is used to read and execute programs in the memory to implement baseband processing functions and control the base station. If multiple boards are present, the boards may be interconnected to enhance processing capabilities. As an optional implementation, multiple boards may share one or more processors, multiple boards may share one or more memories, or multiple boards may simultaneously share one or more processors.

[0193] For example, in one implementation, the transceiver module of module 1230 is used to execute the transceiver-related processes performed by the network device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 8. The processor of module 1210 is used to execute the processing-related processes performed by the network device 110 in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 8.

[0194] In another implementation, the processor of module 1210 is configured to execute processes related to the processing performed by the communication device in the embodiments shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 8 .

[0195] In another implementation, the transceiver module of module 1230 is used to execute the transceiver-related processes performed by the communication device in the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 8.

[0196] It should be understood that FIG12 is merely an example and not a limitation, and the network device 110 including the processor, memory, and transceiver described above may not rely on the structures shown in FIG9 to FIG11.

[0197] When communication device 1200 is a chip, the chip includes a transceiver, memory, and a processor. The transceiver can be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; the processor can be a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. In the above method embodiments, the network device's sending operation can be understood as the chip's output, and the network device's receiving operation can be understood as the chip's input.

[0198] Figure 13 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1300 according to an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1300 may be a terminal device 120, a processor of the terminal device 120, or a chip. The communication device 1300 may be configured to execute the operations performed by the terminal device 120 or the communication device in the above method embodiments.

[0199] When the communication device 1300 is a terminal device 120, FIG13 shows a simplified schematic diagram of the terminal device structure. As shown in FIG13, the terminal device includes a processor, a memory, and a transceiver. The memory can store computer program code, and the transceiver includes a transmitter 1331, a receiver 1332, a radio frequency circuit (not shown in FIG13), an antenna 1333, and input / output devices (not shown in FIG13).

[0200] The processor is primarily used to process communication protocols and communication data, control terminal devices, execute software programs, and process software program data. Memory is primarily used to store software programs and data. Radio frequency circuits are primarily used to convert baseband signals into radio frequency signals and process radio frequency signals. Antennas are primarily used to transmit and receive radio frequency signals in the form of electromagnetic waves. Input / output devices. For example, touch screens, displays, and keyboards are primarily used to receive user input and output data to the user. It should be noted that some types of terminal devices may not have input / output devices.

[0201] When data needs to be sent, the processor performs baseband processing on the data to be sent, and then outputs the baseband signal to the RF circuit. The RF circuit performs RF processing on the baseband signal and then sends the RF signal outward in the form of electromagnetic waves through the antenna. When data is sent to the terminal device, the RF circuit receives the RF signal through the antenna, converts the RF signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor. The processor converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data. For ease of explanation, Figure 13 shows only one memory, processor, and transceiver. In an actual terminal device product, there may be one or more processors and one or more memories. The memory may also be referred to as a storage medium or a storage device, etc. The memory may be set independently of the processor or integrated with the processor, and this is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0202] In the embodiment of the present application, the antenna and radio frequency circuit with transceiver functions can be regarded as the transceiver module of the terminal device, and the processor with processing function can be regarded as the processing module of the terminal device.

[0203] As shown in Figure 13, the terminal device includes a processor 1310, a memory 1320, and a transceiver 1330. The processor 1310 may also be referred to as a processing unit, a processing board, a processing module, a processing device, etc., and the transceiver 1330 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, a transceiver device, etc.

[0204] Alternatively, the device implementing the receiving function in transceiver 1330 may be considered a receiving module, and the device implementing the transmitting function in transceiver 1330 may be considered a transmitting module. That is, transceiver 1330 includes a receiver and a transmitter. A transceiver may also be sometimes referred to as a transceiver, a transceiver module, or a transceiver circuit. A receiver may also be sometimes referred to as a receiver, a receiving module, or a receiving circuit. A transmitter may also be sometimes referred to as a transmitter, a transmitting module, or a transmitting circuit.

[0205] For example, in one implementation, the processor 1310 is used to perform the processing actions on the terminal device 120 side in the embodiments shown in Figures 6 to 10, and the transceiver 1330 is used to perform the transceiver actions on the terminal device 120 side in Figures 6 to 10.

[0206] For example, in one implementation, the processor 1310 is used to perform the processing actions on the terminal device 120 side in the embodiments shown in Figures 6 to 10, and the transceiver 1330 is used to perform the transceiver actions on the terminal device 120 side in Figures 6 to 10.

[0207] It should be understood that FIG13 is merely an example and not a limitation, and the above-mentioned terminal device including the transceiver module and the processing module may not rely on the structures shown in FIG11 to FIG13.

[0208] When the communication device 1300 is a chip, the chip includes a processor, memory, and a transceiver. The transceiver can be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; the processor can be a processing module, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. The sending operation of the terminal device in the above method embodiment can be understood as the chip's output, and the receiving operation of the terminal device in the above method embodiment can be understood as the chip's input.

[0209] The present application also provides a chip, including a processor, for calling and executing instructions stored in a memory from the memory, so that a communication device equipped with the chip executes the methods in the above examples.

[0210] The present application also provides a chip, comprising: an input interface, an output interface, and a processor, wherein the input interface, the output interface, and the processor are connected via an internal connection path, and the processor is configured to execute code in a memory. When the code is executed, the processor is configured to execute the methods in the above examples. Optionally, the chip also includes a memory, which is configured to store computer programs or code.

[0211] The present application also provides a processor for coupling with a memory, and for executing the methods and functions involving a network device or a terminal device in any of the above embodiments.

[0212] The present application provides a computer program product comprising instructions. When the computer program product is run on a computer, the method of the aforementioned embodiment is implemented.

[0213] The present application also provides a computer program. When the computer program is executed in a computer, the method of the aforementioned embodiment is implemented.

[0214] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a computer, the method described in the above embodiment is implemented.

[0215] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed 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. Professional and technical personnel 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 application.

[0216] 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.

[0217] In the several embodiments provided in this application, the disclosed systems, devices, and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0218] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0219] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0220] If the function is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of each method embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0221] The above is only a specific implementation of the embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, and they should be included in the scope of protection of the embodiment of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the embodiment of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: include: determining the information to be transmitted; The information to be transmitted is sent to a receiving device within N time periods, the first information transmitted within the i-th time period among the N time periods is associated with a first frequency, the second information transmitted within the p-th time period among the N time periods is associated with a second frequency, N is a positive integer greater than 1, i and p are both positive integers less than or equal to N, i is not equal to p, and the first frequency is different from the second frequency; wherein the information to be transmitted includes the first information and the second information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first frequency is determined based on a first mapping rule and the first information, where the first mapping rule is used to indicate an association between the first information and the first frequency; The second frequency is determined based on a second mapping rule and the second information, where the second mapping rule is used to indicate an association between the second information and the second frequency; The first mapping rule is different from the second mapping rule.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The sending the information to be transmitted to the receiving device within N time periods includes: Mapping the first information to the first frequency to obtain a first signal, Mapping the second information to the second frequency to obtain a second signal; within the i-th period of time, sending the first signal to the receiving device, and, Within the p-th period of time, the second signal is sent to the receiving device.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that Mapping the first information to the first frequency to obtain a first signal includes: activating the first frequency according to the first mapping rule and the first information to obtain the first signal; Mapping the second information to the second frequency to obtain a second signal includes: According to the second mapping rule and the second information, the second frequency is activated to obtain the second signal.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: Mapping the first information to the first frequency to obtain a first signal includes: Determine the first frequency according to the first mapping rule and the first information; Performing on-off keying modulation on the first information at the first frequency to obtain the first signal; Mapping the second information to the second frequency to obtain a second signal includes: determining the second frequency according to the second mapping rule and the second information; The second information is modulated by on-off keying at the second frequency to obtain the second signal.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending configuration information to the receiving device, where the configuration information is used to configure transmission parameters of the information to be transmitted, and the configuration information includes at least one of the following: Number of transmissions, modulation method, modulation order, or time interval.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The information transmitted in each of the N time periods is the information to be transmitted.

8. A communication method, characterized in that: include: Receiving information to be transmitted sent by a transmitting device within N time periods, wherein first information transmitted within an i-th time period of the N time periods is associated with a first frequency, and second information transmitted within a p-th time period of the N time periods is associated with a second frequency, N is a positive integer greater than 1, i and p are both positive integers less than or equal to N, i is not equal to p, the information to be transmitted includes the first information and the second information, and the first frequency is different from the second frequency; The information to be transmitted is processed.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The first frequency is determined by the transmitting device based on a first mapping rule and the first information, where the first mapping rule is used to indicate an association between the first information and the first frequency; The second frequency is determined by the transmitting device based on a second mapping rule and the second information, where the second mapping rule is used to indicate an association between the second information and the second frequency; The first mapping rule is different from the second mapping rule.

10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The receiving the information to be transmitted sent by the sending device within the N period of time includes: receiving, within the i-th period of time, a first signal sent by the sending device, where the first signal is a signal obtained by the sending device mapping the first information to the first frequency; and During the p-th period of time, a second signal sent by the sending device is received, where the second signal is a signal obtained by the sending device mapping the second information to the second frequency.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The first signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the first frequency according to the first mapping rule and the first information, and activating the first frequency; and The second signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the second frequency according to the second mapping rule and the second information, and activating the second frequency.

12. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The first signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the first frequency according to the first mapping rule and the first information, and performing on-off keying modulation on the first information at the first frequency; and The second signal is a signal obtained by the sending device determining the second frequency according to the second mapping rule and the second information, and performing on-off keying modulation on the second information at the second frequency.

13. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive configuration information sent by the sending device, where the configuration information is used to configure transmission parameters of the information to be transmitted, and the configuration information includes at least one of the following: Number of transmissions, modulation method, modulation order, or time interval.

14. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that The information transmitted in each of the N time periods is the information to be transmitted.

15. A communication device, characterized in that: comprising a processor configured to, by executing a computer program or instructions, or, by means of a logic circuit, enabling the communication device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7; or, The communication device is enabled to execute the method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

16. The communication device according to claim 15, characterized in that: The communication device further comprises a memory for storing the computer program or instructions.

17. The communication device according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that: The communication device further comprises a communication interface, and the communication interface is used for inputting and / or outputting signals.

18. A communication device, characterized in that: It includes a logic circuit and an input / output interface, wherein the input / output interface is used to input and / or output signals. The logic circuit is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7; or, The logic circuit is configured to execute the method according to any one of claims 8 to 14 .

19. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer readable storage medium stores a computer program or instruction. When the computer program or instruction is executed on a computer, so that the method of any one of claims 1 to 7 is performed; or, The method according to any one of claims 8 to 14 is performed.

20. A computer program product, characterized in that Contains instructions that, when executed on a computer, so that the method of any one of claims 1 to 7 is performed; or, The method according to any one of claims 8 to 14 is performed.

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