Method for configuring indication information, and terminal, and network devices

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, and a terminal and a network device. The method comprises: a network device transmitting first information to a first terminal, the first information being configured to indicate the position of an indication bit, which corresponds to each carrier among at least one carrier configured for the first terminal, in second information corresponding to the first terminal, wherein the second information comprises at least one indication bit, the second information is configured to indicate whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous reception mode or a discontinuous transmission mode of carriers configured for one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals comprise the first terminal. In the method disclosed in the present disclosure, a network device transmits first information to a first terminal so as to indicate to the first terminal the position of an indication bit of each carrier of the first terminal in corresponding second information, such that the first terminal can perform correct and efficient demodulation according to the first information and know the activation state of a discontinuous reception mode or a discontinuous transmission mode of each carrier.

Description

Method, terminal, and network device for configuring indication information Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a method, a terminal, and a network device for configuring indication information. Background Art

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

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The terminal may be configured with multiple carriers, each of which is configured with the same or different discontinuous transmission and reception mode configurations. There is no effective way for the base station to indicate the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of multiple carriers.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a method, a terminal, and a network device for configuring indication information.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for configuring indication information, the method comprising:

[0007] The network device sends first information to the first terminal, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal and in second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0008] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0009] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for configuring indication information, the method comprising:

[0010] A first terminal receives first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured for the first terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0011] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0012] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0013] a transceiver module, configured to send first information to a first terminal, where the first information is used to indicate a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal, in second information corresponding to the first terminal, the one or more terminals including the first terminal;

[0014] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals;

[0015] A processing module is used to configure the first information or the second information.

[0016] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including a first terminal, including:

[0017] a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal, in second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0018] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0019] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The terminal is used to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0022] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0023] one or more processors;

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

[0025] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system, comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein the network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0026] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0027] According to the above aspects of the present disclosure, the network device sends the first information to the first terminal, indicating to the first terminal the position of the indicator bits of each carrier of the first terminal in the corresponding second information, so that the first terminal can correctly and efficiently demodulate according to the first information and obtain the activation status of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG1 is an exemplary schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG2a is an exemplary interaction diagram of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG2b is a schematic diagram of an information structure provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG2c is a schematic diagram of DTX provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG3a is an exemplary flowchart of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG3 b is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG3c is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG3 d is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG4a is an exemplary flowchart of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG4 b is an exemplary flowchart of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG4c is an exemplary flowchart of a method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG4 d is an exemplary flowchart of a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG5a is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG5b is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG6a is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG6 b is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The present disclosure provides a method, a terminal, and a network device for configuring indication information.

[0046] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for configuring indication information, the method comprising:

[0047] The network device sends first information to the first terminal, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured for the terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0048] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the network device sends the first information to the first terminal to indicate to the first terminal the position of the indication bits of each carrier of the first terminal in the corresponding second information, so that the first terminal can correctly and efficiently demodulate according to the first information and obtain the activation status of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0051] The network device sends third information to the first terminal, where the third information includes one or more pieces of the second information.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the network device can send an activation or deactivation indication to one or more terminals by sending a third message to indicate the activation status of the terminal configured with the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier, so that multiple terminals and multiple carriers of each terminal can be indicated in one third message, effectively saving the number of bits occupied by the third message.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0054] The network device sends fourth information to the first terminal, where the fourth information is used to indicate a position of the second information corresponding to the first terminal in the third information.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the network device can also indicate the position of the corresponding second information in the third information to the first terminal by sending the fourth information, so that the terminal can quickly and accurately demodulate its corresponding second information and improve the demodulation efficiency.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, different second information contains the same or different numbers of bits.

[0057] In the above embodiment, different second information may contain the same or different number of bits, so that each second information may indicate a corresponding number of carriers, which is conducive to effective indication of terminals configured with different numbers of carriers.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the carriers corresponding to different types of second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the carriers corresponding to different second information may be the same or different, so that when different terminals are configured with different carriers, effective interpretation can also be performed through the same third information.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured of the first terminal corresponding to the second information is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.

[0061] In the above embodiment, each second information may indicate a carrier configured for one or more terminals, which is helpful in saving related signaling.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a third number, and the third number is equal to the first number.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the number of bits in the first information is the same as the number of bits in the second information, which is conducive to correspondingly indicating the indicator bits in the second information through the bits of the first information.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the position of the indicator bit corresponding to the at least one carrier in the second information is indicated by the position of the bit with the first value in the first information, and the at least one carrier corresponds to the bit with the first value.

[0065] In the above embodiment, a bitmap can be used to map the position of the indicator bit in the second information through the value of each bit in the first information, thereby realizing position indication without occupying the second information, which is beneficial to reducing the total number of bits of the second information and the third information.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of bits in the first information whose bit value is the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the number of bits with the first value in the first information is the same as the number of carriers configured by any terminal, which is conducive to indicating the corresponding indicator bit position of the relevant carrier through the corresponding indication of the relevant bit position in the first information.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is sent via high-layer signaling or physical layer signaling.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the network device may send the first information through various signaling methods to flexibly indicate the position of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier of the terminal in the second information.

[0070] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for configuring indication information, the method comprising:

[0071] A first terminal receives first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured for the first terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0072] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the first terminal receives the first information sent by the network device and obtains the position of the indicator bits of each carrier of the terminal in the corresponding second information, so that the terminal can correctly and efficiently demodulate according to the first information and obtain the activation status of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier.

[0074] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0075] The first terminal receives third information sent by the network device, where the third information includes one or more pieces of the second information;

[0076] The first terminal determines, according to the first information, a position of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in the second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0077] The first terminal determines whether to activate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier according to the indication bit corresponding to each carrier.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0079] The first terminal receives fourth information sent by the network device, where the fourth information is used to indicate a position of the second information corresponding to the terminal in the third information;

[0080] The first terminal determines, based on the fourth information, a position of the second information corresponding to the first terminal in the third information.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of bits contained in different second information is the same or different.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured for the first terminal is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.

[0084] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a third number, and the third number is equal to the first number.

[0085] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0086] The first terminal determines the position of the indicator bit corresponding to the at least one carrier in the second information according to the position of the bit with the first value in the first information, and the at least one carrier corresponds to the bit with the first value.

[0087] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of bits whose bit value in the first information is the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

[0088] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal receives the first information sent by the network device through high-layer signaling or physical layer signaling.

[0089] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0090] a transceiver module, configured to send first information to a first terminal, where the first information is used to indicate a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured for the first terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0091] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal;

[0092] A processing module is used to configure the first information or the second information.

[0093] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including a first terminal, including:

[0094] a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal, in second information corresponding to the first terminal;

[0095] The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0096] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0097] one or more processors;

[0098] The terminal is used to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0099] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0100] one or more processors;

[0101] The terminal is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0102] In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system, comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein the network device is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0103] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0104] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0105] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0106] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects above.

[0107] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0108] The present disclosure provides a method, a terminal, and a network device for configuring indication information.

[0109] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0110] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0111] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0112] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0113] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0114] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0115] In some embodiments, "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another case", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: In some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0116] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0117] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0118] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0119] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0120] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0121] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0122] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0123] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0124] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0125] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0126] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0127] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0128] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0129] As shown in Figure 1, communication system 100 includes terminal 101 and network device 102. Terminal 101 can be configured to accurately demodulate the activation or deactivation indication corresponding to each carrier in the information used to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of multiple carriers based on information sent by network device 102. Network device 102 can be configured to send information to terminal 101 to indicate the location of the activation or deactivation indications for different terminals 101 and the different carriers configured for each terminal 101 in the information used to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of multiple carriers corresponding to terminal 101, so that terminal 101 can accurately and quickly demodulate its own activation or deactivation indication. A communication connection can be established between terminal 101 and network device 102, so that terminal 101 can connect to the Internet through network device 102. For example, network device 102 includes an access network device, and terminal 101 is connected to a core network device via the access network device, and then connected to the Internet via the core network device.

[0130] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0131] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0132] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0133] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0134] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0135] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. A network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0136] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0137] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 , or a part of the main body thereof, but are not limited thereto.

[0138] The entities shown in Figure 1 are examples. The communication system may include all or part of the entities in Figure 1, and may also include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is an example. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, which may be direct or indirect, and may be wired or wireless.

[0139] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0140] In the disclosed embodiments, multiple carriers of terminal 101 can have the same or different cell DTX or DRX configurations. Network device 102 can also use multicast downlink control information (DCI) to dynamically activate or deactivate cell DTX or DRX for one or more carriers for terminal 101. Cell DTX or DRX is initiated only after network device 102 activates cell DTX or DRX for the terminal on a carrier. Cell DTX or DRX is deactivated only after the base station deactivates cell DTX or DRX for the terminal on a carrier.

[0141] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method is provided for instructing multiple terminals 101 to activate or deactivate cell DTX or DRX of multiple carriers.

[0142] Figure 2a is an interactive diagram of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, the method comprising:

[0143] Step S2101: The network device 102 sends fourth information to the first terminal 101.

[0144] It can be understood that the terminal in the communication system in FIG1 may be the first terminal 101 .

[0145] In some embodiments, the fourth information may be indication information or configuration information.

[0146] Optionally, the network device 102 sends the fourth information by sending Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0147] Optionally, the network device 102 sends the fourth information to different terminals 101, or sends the fourth information only to the first terminal 101, or the first terminal 101 can be used to refer to different terminals or any one of multiple terminals.

[0148] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate the position of the second information corresponding to the terminal 101 in the third information.

[0149] In some embodiments, the third information includes one or more of the second information.

[0150] Optionally, each second information may correspond to one or more terminals 101, and the one or more terminals 101 include the first terminal. The terminal 101 may learn the position of the second information corresponding to itself in the third information according to the fourth information.

[0151] Optionally, the structures of the second information and the third information may also be shown in FIG2b.

[0152] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals 101.

[0153] Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode is at least one of the following:

[0154] DTX mode (DTX on-off pattern);

[0155] DRX mode (DRX on-off pattern).

[0156] Optionally, each terminal 101 may be configured with at least one carrier, and each carrier may be configured with a discontinuous transmission and reception mode. For example, each carrier may be configured with a DTX mode, or a DRX mode, or both.

[0157] Optionally, the discontinuous transceiver mode may be aperiodic or periodic.

[0158] For example, for a non-periodic discontinuous transmission and reception mode, the network device 102 may dynamically indicate a time domain parameter of an active period of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

[0159] For another example, for a periodic discontinuous transceiver mode, the network device 102 may configure the time domain parameters of the periodic discontinuous transceiver mode for each carrier of the terminal 101 through UE-specific signaling (UE specific). A period of a discontinuous transceiver mode may include a first time period and a second time period. The first time period refers to a time period during which the network device 102 is in normal data transmission and reception, that is, an active period (active period), and the first time period may also be referred to as an on duration or an on period; the second time period refers to a time period during which the network device 102 may not perform partial data transmission and reception, that is, a non-active period (non-active period), and the second time period may also be referred to as an off duration or an off period. It will be understood that in a period of a discontinuous transceiver mode, in addition to the first time period, the active period may also include other time periods, for example, the active period includes: the first time period and the operating time period of a specific timer. The specific timer may, for example, include a retransmission-related timer running in the period.

[0160] In one example, a DTX mode cycle includes a DTX-on period and a DTX-off period. During the DTX-on period, the network device 102 can normally send downlink channels, and during the DTX-off period, the network device 102 can not send part of the downlink channels to achieve energy saving of the network device. In this example, referring to the periodic DTX mode shown in Figure 2c, the network device 102 can configure at least one of the following time domain parameters of the cell DTX mode: period, time domain offset, duration of the DTX on period, and duration of the DTX off period. In this example, the behavior of the network device 102 in the DTX mode cycle may affect the reception behavior of the user device 101. For example, the user device 101 may not receive part of the downlink channels during the DTX-off period.

[0161] In another example, a DRX mode cycle includes a DRX-on period and a DRX-off period. During the DRX-on period, the network device 102 can normally receive uplink channels, and during the DRX-off period, the network device 102 may not receive some uplink channels to achieve energy saving of the network device. In this example, the network device 102 can configure at least one of the following time domain parameters of the DRX mode: cycle, time domain offset, duration of the DRX-on period, and duration of the DRX-off period. In this example, the behavior of the network device 102 in the DRX cycle may affect the transmission behavior of the user device 101. For example, the user device 101 can suspend transmission or not transmit some uplink channels during the DRX-off period.

[0162] Optionally, the network device 102 may configure time domain parameters related to the discontinuous transmission and reception mode in units of carriers or cells, where a carrier may also be understood as a cell. The DTX or DRX configuration is common to the cell.

[0163] In some embodiments, a terminal 101 such as the first terminal 101 receives the fourth information.

[0164] It is worth noting that the “plurality” involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be two or more.

[0165] Step S2102 , the network device 102 sends first information to the first terminal 101 .

[0166] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the terminal 101 , in the second information corresponding to the terminal 101 .

[0167] Optionally, the position is, for example, a bit position or a bit index in the second information.

[0168] Optionally, the network device 102 sends the first information to different terminals 101, or sends the first information only to the first terminal 101, or the first terminal 101 can be used to refer to any terminal among multiple terminals.

[0169] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals 101.

[0170] Optionally, the one or more terminals 101 include a first terminal 101 .

[0171] Optionally, each indicator bit may occupy 1 or 2 bits. When the bit value of the indicator bit corresponds to a specific value, it indicates that the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the corresponding carrier of the terminal 101 is activated. In the case where each indicator bit occupies 1 bit, the 1 bit can be used to indicate whether the cell DTX mode and / or cell DRX mode of the corresponding carrier is activated; it can be understood that when the carrier is configured with cell DTX mode and cell DRX mode at the same time, when the 1 bit is a specific value, it can indicate that the cell DTX mode and cell DRX mode of the carrier are activated at the same time. In the case where each indicator bit contains 2 bits, 1 bit of the 2 bits is used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the cell DTX mode of the corresponding carrier, and the other bit of the 2 bits is used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the cell DTX mode of the corresponding carrier.

[0172] In some embodiments, the number of indicator bits included in the second information is a first number M, the number of carriers configured for the first terminal corresponding to the second information is a second number N, the first number M is greater than or equal to the second number N, and one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0173] It can be understood that, in combination with the description of the foregoing embodiments, the second information may correspond to one or more terminals, that is, it may indicate whether the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals is activated or deactivated. The one or more terminals may include a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, etc., and the first terminal is used to refer to any one of the one or more terminals.

[0174] In one example, assuming that each indicator bit occupies one bit, the first terminal 101 is configured with N carriers, and the second information includes M indicator bits, where M ≥ N. The M indicator bits include N indicator bits corresponding one-to-one to the N carriers. Among the N indicator bits, a bit value of 1 indicates that the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier corresponding to the indicator bit is activated; a bit value of 0 indicates that the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier corresponding to the indicator bit is deactivated.

[0175] In this example, the second information may further indicate other carriers other than the N carriers, such as indicating whether the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carriers configured for other terminals 101 is activated.

[0176] In another example, when each indicator bit occupies 2 bits, the second information may include 2*M indicator bits. The first terminal 101 is configured with N carriers. Taking the indicator bit corresponding to the Nth carrier as an example, when the value of the first bit in the indicator bit is 1, it indicates that the cell DTX mode of the Nth carrier is activated, and when the value of the first bit is 0, it indicates that the cell DRX mode of the Nth carrier is deactivated; when the value of the second bit in the indicator bit is 1, it indicates that the cell DRX mode of the Nth carrier is activated, and when the value of the second bit is 0, it indicates that the cell DRX mode of the Nth carrier is deactivated.

[0177] In some embodiments, the number of bits included in the first information is a third number M', and the third number is equal to the first number, ie, M'=M.

[0178] Optionally, the number of bits in the first information may be the same as the number of bits included in the second information, and the bits in the first information correspond one-to-one to the bits in the second information.

[0179] In some embodiments, the position of the indication bit of at least one carrier in the second information is indicated by the position of the bit with the first value in the first information, and the at least one carrier corresponds to the bit with the first value.

[0180] For example, at least one carrier corresponds one-to-one to bits having the first value.

[0181] Optionally, the network device may send corresponding first information to each terminal, where the bits with the first value in the first information correspond one-to-one to at least one carrier configured for the terminal.

[0182] Optionally, the first value may be 1. Among the M' bits of the first information, the bit with a bit value of 1 corresponds to the carrier of the terminal 101, and the position of the bit with a bit value of 1 in the M' bits may be mapped to the position of the indicator bit of the carrier of the terminal 101 in the M bits of the second information.

[0183] In one example, the first information includes 4 bits (M'=4), and the second information includes 4 bits (M=4). When the 4 bits of the first information are 0110, it indicates that the indicator bits corresponding to the carrier of the first terminal 101 are the 2nd and 3rd bits in the second information. Assuming that the 4 bits of the second information are 0100, it indicates that the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier corresponding to the 2nd bit is activated, and the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier corresponding to the 3rd bit is deactivated.

[0184] In some embodiments, the positions of the indicator bits corresponding to the N carriers configured for terminal 101 may also be defined through a protocol. For example, the positions of the indicator bits corresponding to the N carriers for first terminal 101 may be defined through a protocol as the first N bits in the second information corresponding to first terminal 101. It will be appreciated that this embodiment requires that when multiple terminals 101 in a cell perform carrier aggregation (CA) configuration, they always attempt to configure the same set of carriers. In these embodiments, load balancing across multiple carriers is generally achieved.

[0185] In some embodiments, the number of bits in the first information whose bit value is the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

[0186] Optionally, the fourth quantity is recorded as N', and the fourth quantity N'=the second quantity N.

[0187] In some embodiments, the first information may be sent via higher layer signaling or physical layer signaling.

[0188] For example, the network device 102 sends RRC signaling or Media Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) signaling to the terminal 101, where the RRC signaling or MAC CE signaling includes the first information.

[0189] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send the first information and the fourth information through the same signaling.

[0190] Step S2103 , the network device 102 sends third information to the first terminal 101 .

[0191] In some embodiments, the third information includes one or more of the second information.

[0192] Optionally, each second information may be used to indicate whether the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured for at least one terminal 101 is activated or deactivated.

[0193] Optionally, the second information may be indication information.

[0194] In some embodiments, in one or more second information included in the third information, different second information may contain the same or different numbers of bits.

[0195] In one example, the third information, such as DCI, includes two second information. The first second information includes eight indication bits, which may occupy eight bits (M=8) and may indicate whether the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of eight carriers is activated. The second indication information includes four indication bits, which may occupy four bits (M=4) and may indicate whether the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of four carriers is activated.

[0196] In this example, the first indication information may correspond to the first terminal, or to the first terminal and the second terminal, and the second indication information may correspond to the third terminal, or to the third terminal and the fourth terminal.

[0197] In some embodiments, the carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.

[0198] For example, in combination with the above example, the first indication information corresponds to 8 carriers, the second indication information corresponds to 4 carriers, and the 4 carriers may be the same as some of the 8 carriers. For another example, the third indication information corresponds to 4 carriers, and the 4 carriers may be completely identical to or completely different from the 4 carriers corresponding to the second indication information.

[0199] In some embodiments, the third information may be a multicast DCI.

[0200] Optionally, the network device 102 sends the third information to one or more terminals 101 by sending a multicast DCI.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal 101, such as the first terminal 101, receives the third information.

[0202] Step S2104: The first terminal 101 determines the position of the second information corresponding to the first terminal 101 in the third information based on the fourth information.

[0203] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 obtains the position of the second information corresponding to itself in the third information based on the fourth information, so as to facilitate demodulation of the second information corresponding to itself.

[0204] Step S2105: The first terminal 101 determines, based on the first information, a position of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in the second information corresponding to the first terminal.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 obtains, based on the first information, a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one configured carrier in the second information corresponding to the terminal 101 , to facilitate demodulation of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier.

[0206] In step S2106 , the first terminal 101 determines whether to activate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier according to the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier.

[0207] In some embodiments, still taking the aforementioned indicator bit occupying 1 bit as an example, when the bit value is 1, it indicates that the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier corresponding to the bit is activated, and when the bit value is 0, it indicates that the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier corresponding to the bit is deactivated.

[0208] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", and "field" can be used interchangeably.

[0209] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0210] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0211] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0212] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0213] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0214] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0215] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0216] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0217] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0218] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2106. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2102, S2103, and S2105 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S2102, S2103, S2105, and S2106 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0219] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. For example, step S2101 may be pre-configured.

[0220] In some embodiments, the order of steps S2101 and S2103 can be swapped or performed synchronously.

[0221] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 a .

[0222] In the disclosed embodiment, the network device 102 sends at least one of the first information, the second information, the third information, and the fourth information to the first terminal 101, so that the first terminal 101 can correctly locate its corresponding indication bit in the second information used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier based on the information sent by the network device 102, thereby enabling the first terminal 101 to quickly demodulate its corresponding activation or deactivation information. In addition, the network device 102 can send the first information to multiple terminals 101 via multicast DCI. By configuring the multicast DCI, the DCI can indicate the activation or deactivation status of cell DTX / DRX for multiple terminals 101 in a cell with as few bits as possible, each terminal being configured with multiple carriers, thereby saving signaling resources.

[0223] FIG3a is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0224] Step S3101: The network device 102 sends the fourth information.

[0225] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3101 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0226] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the fourth information to multiple terminals 101 , which may include the first terminal 101 , or may also send the fourth information to other entities.

[0227] Step S3102: the network device 102 sends the first information.

[0228] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3102 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2102 and will not be repeated here.

[0229] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information to multiple terminals 101 , which may include the first terminal 101 , or may also send the first information to other entities.

[0230] Step S3103: the network device 102 sends the third information.

[0231] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3103 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2103 and will not be repeated here.

[0232] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the third information to multiple terminals 101 , which may include the first terminal 101 , or may also send the third information to other entities.

[0233] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3102 and S3103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S3101 to S3103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0234] In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0235] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3 a .

[0236] FIG3b is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0237] Step S3201: The network device 102 sends first information to the first terminal 101.

[0238] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3201 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S2102, and will not be repeated here.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the terminal in the second information corresponding to the terminal.

[0240] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0241] In some embodiments, different second information contain the same or different numbers of bits.

[0242] In some embodiments, the carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.

[0243] In some embodiments, the number of indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured for the first terminal corresponding to the second information is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number. The one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0244] Optionally, the first information includes a third number of bits, which is equal to the first number.

[0245] Optionally, the position of the indication bit of at least one carrier in the second information is indicated by the position of the bit whose bit value is the first value in the first information, and the at least one carrier corresponds to the bit with the first value.

[0246] Optionally, the number of bits in the first information whose bit value is the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

[0247] In some embodiments, the first information is sent via high-layer signaling or physical-layer signaling.

[0248] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 sends a first message to the terminal 101 to indicate to the terminal 101 the position of the indicator bit of each carrier of the terminal in the corresponding second information, so that the terminal can correctly and efficiently demodulate according to the first information and obtain the activation status of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier.

[0249] FIG3c is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0250] Step S3301: The network device 102 sends first information to the first terminal 101.

[0251] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3301 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S3102, and will not be repeated here.

[0252] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the terminal in the second information corresponding to the terminal.

[0253] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals.

[0254] Step S3302 , the network device 102 sends third information to the first terminal 101 .

[0255] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3302 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2103 and S3103, and will not be repeated here.

[0256] In some embodiments, the third information includes one or more of the second information.

[0257] In some embodiments, different second information contain the same or different numbers of bits.

[0258] In some embodiments, the carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.

[0259] In some embodiments, the number of indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured for any terminal corresponding to the second information is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.

[0260] Optionally, the first information includes a third number of bits, which is equal to the first number.

[0261] Optionally, the position of the indication bit of the corresponding carrier in the second information is indicated by the position of the bit whose bit value is the first value in the first information.

[0262] Optionally, the number of bits in the first information whose bit value is the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

[0263] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device can send an activation or deactivation indication to one or more terminals by sending a third message to indicate the activation status of the terminal configured with the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier, thereby indicating multiple terminals and multiple carriers of each terminal in one third message, effectively saving the number of bits occupied by the third message.

[0264] FIG3 d is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 d , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0265] Step S3401: The network device 102 sends fourth information to the first terminal 101.

[0266] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3401 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101 and S3101, and will not be repeated here.

[0267] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate the position of the second information corresponding to the terminal in the third information.

[0268] Step S3402 , the network device 102 sends first information to the first terminal 101 .

[0269] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3402 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S3102, and will not be repeated here.

[0270] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the terminal in the second information corresponding to the terminal.

[0271] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals.

[0272] Step S3403 , the network device 102 sends third information to the first terminal 101 .

[0273] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S3403 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2103 and S3103, and will not be repeated here.

[0274] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device can also indicate to the terminal the position of its corresponding second information in the third information by sending the fourth information, so that the terminal can quickly and accurately demodulate its corresponding second information, thereby improving the demodulation efficiency.

[0275] FIG4a is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the first terminal 101 and includes:

[0276] Step S4101: The first terminal 101 obtains fourth information.

[0277] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4101 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first terminal 101 may obtain fourth information sent by the network device 102 or other entities.

[0279] Step S4102: The first terminal 101 obtains first information.

[0280] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4102 may refer to the relevant implementation of step S2102.

[0281] In some embodiments, the first terminal 101 may obtain first information sent by the network device 102 or other entities.

[0282] Step S4103: The first terminal 101 obtains third information.

[0283] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4103 may refer to the relevant implementation of step S2103.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first terminal 101 may obtain third information sent by the network device 102 or other entities.

[0285] Step S4104: The first terminal 101 determines the position of the second information corresponding to the first terminal 101 in the third information based on the fourth information.

[0286] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4104 may refer to the relevant implementation of step S2104.

[0287] Step S4105: The first terminal 101 determines, based on the first information, a position of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in the second information corresponding to the first terminal.

[0288] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4105 can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2105.

[0289] In step S4106 , the first terminal 101 determines whether to activate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier according to the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier.

[0290] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4106 may refer to the relevant implementation of step S2106.

[0291] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4106. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4102 and S4103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S4101 to S4106 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0292] In some embodiments, step S4101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0293] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4 a .

[0294] FIG4b is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4b , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the first terminal 101 and includes:

[0295] Step S4201: The first terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102.

[0296] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4201 may refer to the relevant implementations of steps S4102 and S2102.

[0297] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier of at least one carrier configured by the first terminal in the second information corresponding to the first terminal.

[0298] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0299] In some embodiments, different second information contain the same or different numbers of bits.

[0300] In some embodiments, the carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.

[0301] In some embodiments, the number of indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured for the first terminal is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.

[0302] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third number of bits, and the third number is equal to the first number.

[0303] Optionally, the position of the indication bit of the corresponding carrier in the second information is indicated by the position of the bit whose bit value is the first value in the first information.

[0304] Optionally, the number of bits in the first information whose bit value is the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

[0305] In some embodiments, the first information is sent via high-layer signaling or physical-layer signaling.

[0306] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first terminal receives first information sent by a network device and obtains the position of the indicator bits of each carrier of the terminal in the corresponding second information, so that the terminal can correctly and efficiently demodulate according to the first information and obtain the activation status of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier.

[0307] FIG4c is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the first terminal 101 and includes:

[0308] Step S4301: The first terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102.

[0309] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4301 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S4102.

[0310] Step S4302 , the first terminal 101 receives the third information sent by the network device 102 .

[0311] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4302 may refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2103 and S4103.

[0312] In some embodiments, the third information includes one or more of the second information.

[0313] Step S4303: The first terminal 101 determines, based on the first information, a position of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in the second information corresponding to the first terminal.

[0314] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4303 may refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2105 and S4105.

[0315] In step S4304, the first terminal 101 determines whether to activate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier according to the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier.

[0316] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4304 may refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2106 and S4106.

[0317] FIG4d is a flow chart of a method for configuring indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4d , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, which is executed by the first terminal 101 and includes:

[0318] Step S4401: The first terminal 101 receives fourth information sent by the network device 102.

[0319] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4401 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2101 and S4101.

[0320] Step S4402 , the first terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102 .

[0321] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4402 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2102 and S4102.

[0322] Step S4403 , the first terminal 101 receives the third information sent by the network device 102 .

[0323] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4403 may refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2103 and S4103.

[0324] In some embodiments, the third information includes one or more of the second information.

[0325] Step S4404: The first terminal 101 determines the position of the second information corresponding to the first terminal in the third information based on the fourth information.

[0326] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4404 may refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2104 and S4104.

[0327] Step S4405: The first terminal 101 determines, based on the first information, a position of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in the second information corresponding to the first terminal.

[0328] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4405 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2105 and S4105.

[0329] In step S4406 , the first terminal 101 determines whether to activate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier according to the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier.

[0330] In some embodiments, the implementation of step S4406 can refer to the relevant implementations of steps S2106 and S4106.

[0331] In some embodiments, different second information contain the same or different numbers of bits.

[0332] In some embodiments, the carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.

[0333] In some embodiments, the number of indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured for the first terminal is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.

[0334] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third number of bits, and the third number is equal to the first number.

[0335] In some embodiments, the first terminal determines the position of the indicator bit corresponding to at least one carrier in the second information based on the position of the bit whose bit value is the first value in the first information.

[0336] Optionally, the number of bits in the first information whose bit value is the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

[0337] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, some specific examples are listed below:

[0338] Example 1:

[0339] The base station indicates, for the UE, bit positions of the N carriers corresponding to the UE in the first indication information corresponding to the UE.

[0340] The first indication information includes multiple bits, where the multiple bits correspond to activation or deactivation indications of cell DTX / DRX of M carriers respectively. M>=N.

[0341] For example, the first indication information may have M bits, and each bit corresponds to one carrier among the M carriers; for another example, the first indication information may have 2*M bits, and every 2 bits correspond to one carrier among the M carriers.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first indication information corresponds to the second information in the aforementioned embodiments.

[0343] Example 2:

[0344] The base station sends the bit positions of the N carriers in the first indication information to the UE through high-layer signaling (such as RRC signaling or MAC CE) or physical layer signaling.

[0345] Optionally, Example 2 is performed based on Example 1.

[0346] Example 3:

[0347] The base station indicates the position information of the N carriers in the first indication information in a bitmap manner.

[0348] For example, the bitmap contains M bits, where bit=1 indicates that the carrier corresponding to the bit is the carrier corresponding to the UE, and bit=0 indicates that the carrier corresponding to the bit is not the carrier corresponding to the UE. Since the UE has a total of N carriers, the number of bits=1 in the bitmap information should be N.

[0349] Optionally, Example 3 is performed based on Example 1 or Example 2.

[0350] Example 4:

[0351] The DCI sent by the base station to the terminal for indicating cell DTX / DRX activation or deactivation includes one or more first indication information. The base station configures the position of the first indication information corresponding to the UE in the one or more first indication information.

[0352] Optionally, the number of bits (bitsize) included in the multiple first indication information may be different.

[0353] Optionally, the M carriers corresponding to different first indication information may be the same, partially the same, or completely different.

[0354] Example 5:

[0355] The bit positions corresponding to the N carriers defined by the protocol for a UE are the first N bits in the first indication information corresponding to the UE. This example requires that when multiple UEs in a cell are configured for Carrier Availability (CA), they should always be configured with the same carrier set as much as possible. This may result in unbalanced load across multiple carriers.

[0356] Based on any of the above examples, during implementation, two specific examples are listed below:

[0357] In the first specific example:

[0358] The DCI used to indicate cell DTX / DRX activation or deactivation includes one first indication information.

[0359] The first indication information includes activation or deactivation information of 8 (M=8) carriers in total. The first indication information is 11001110, which means that among the 8 carriers, the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th carriers are activated for cell DTX / DRX, while the 3rd, 4th and 8th carriers are not activated for cell DTX / DRX.

[0360] Both UE1 and UE2 in the cell correspond to the first indication information. UE1 is configured with 4 (N1=4) service carriers, corresponding to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th carriers among the 8 carriers respectively; UE2 is configured with 6 (N2=6) carriers, corresponding to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th carriers among the 8 carriers respectively.

[0361] In this example, the base station indicates to UE1 that the bit positions of its four corresponding carriers in the first indication are 11110000, and the base station indicates to UE2 that the bit positions of its six corresponding carriers in the first indication are 01111110. UE1 uses this bit position information to know that the cell DTX / DRX activation status of its four corresponding carriers is 1100, meaning that, of its four serving carriers, the first and second carriers are activated, while the third and fourth carriers are not activated. (The same applies to UE2.)

[0362] In the second specific example:

[0363] The DCI used to indicate cell DTX / DRX activation or deactivation includes two pieces of first indication information.

[0364] The first first indication information includes activation or deactivation information of 8 (M1=8) carriers in total, and the first first indication information is 11001110. The second first indication information includes activation / deactivation information of 4 (M2=4) carriers in total, and the second first indication information is 0110.

[0365] The base station configures UE1 and UE2 in the cell to correspond to the first first indication information, and the base station configures UE3 and UE4 in the cell to correspond to the second first indication information.

[0366] In this example, UE1 is configured with 8 (N1=8) service carriers, corresponding to all carriers of the 8 carriers corresponding to the first first indication information, and UE2 is configured with 6 (N2=6) carriers, corresponding to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th carriers of the 8 carriers corresponding to the first first indication information.

[0367] The base station indicates to UE1 that the bit positions of its corresponding eight carriers in the first indication information are 11111111, and the base station indicates to UE2 that the bit positions of its corresponding six carriers in the first indication information are 011111110. UE1 learns from this bit position information that the cell DTX / DRX activation status of its corresponding eight carriers is 11001110, meaning that, among its eight serving carriers, the first, second, fifth, sixth, and seventh carriers are activated, while the third, fourth, and eighth carriers are not activated. UE2 learns from this bit position information that the cell DTX / DRX activation status of its corresponding six carriers is 100111, meaning that, among its six serving carriers, the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth carriers are activated, while the second and third carriers are not activated.

[0368] In this example, UE3 is configured with 3 (N3=3) service carriers, corresponding to the 1st, 3rd and 4th carriers among the 4 carriers corresponding to the second first indication information, and UE2 is configured with 2 (N4=2) carriers, corresponding to the 3rd and 4th carriers among the 4 carriers corresponding to the second first indication information.

[0369] The base station indicates to UE3 that the bit positions of its three corresponding carriers in the first indication are 1011, and the base station indicates to UE4 that the bit positions of its two corresponding carriers in the first indication are 0011. UE3 learns from this bit position information that the cell DTX / DRX activation status of its three corresponding carriers is 010, that is, of its three serving carriers, the second carrier is activated, and the first and third carriers are not activated. UE4 learns from this bit position information that the cell DTX / DRX activation status of its two corresponding carriers is 10, that is, of its one serving carrier, the first carrier is activated, and the second carrier is not activated.

[0370] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0371] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0372] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0373] Figure 5a is a structural diagram of the terminal 101 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the terminal may be a first terminal. As shown in Figure 5a, the terminal 5100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 5101, a processing module 5102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is used to receive first information sent by a network device, and the first information is used to indicate: the position of the indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal in the second information corresponding to the first terminal; wherein the second information includes at least one of the indicator bits, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transceiver mode of one or more carriers configured by the terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

[0374] Optionally, the transceiver module 5101 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods. For example, the transceiver module 5101 is further configured to execute one or more of steps S4301 and S4302, which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 5102 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods. For example, the processing module 5102 is configured to execute at least one of steps S2104, S2105, and S2106, which are not described in detail here.

[0375] Figure 5b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device 102 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5b, terminal 5200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 5201 and a processing module 5202. In some embodiments, transceiver module 5201 is configured to send first information to a first terminal, where the first information indicates the position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured for the first terminal, as reflected in second information corresponding to the first terminal; wherein the second information includes at least one of the indicator bits, and the second information indicates whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous transmission / reception mode for carriers configured for one or more terminals, including the first terminal.

[0376] Optionally, the transceiver module 5201 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods. For example, the transceiver module 5201 is further configured to execute one or more of steps S2101 and S2102, which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 5202 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods. For example, the processing module 5202 is configured to execute one or more of the steps of determining or configuring the first information, determining or configuring the second information, determining or configuring the third information, and determining or configuring the fourth information, which are not described in detail here.

[0377] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0378] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0379] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal implementing any of the above methods. Communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0380] As shown in Figure 6a, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. Processor 6101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 6100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0381] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6102 may be located outside the communication device 6100.

[0382] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6103. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6103, the transceiver 6103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101 and step S2102, but not limited thereto), and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, step S2104, and step S2105, but not limited thereto).

[0383] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0384] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuit 6104 is connected to the memory 6102. The interface circuit 6104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 6102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 6102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6104 may read instructions stored in the memory 6102 and send the instructions to the processor 6101.

[0385] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0386] FIG6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 6200 shown in FIG6b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0387] The chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201 , and the chip 6200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0388] In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Optionally, the interface circuit 6202 is connected to the memory 6203. The interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 6203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 6203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6202 can read instructions stored in the memory 6203 and send the instructions to the processor 6201.

[0389] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2102, but not limited to these), and the processor 6201 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, step S2104, S2105, but not limited to these).

[0390] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0391] In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6203 may be located outside the chip 6200.

[0392] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a transient storage medium.

[0393] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0394] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods. Industrial Applicability

[0395] In the method disclosed herein, a network device sends a first message to a first terminal to indicate to the first terminal the position of the indicator bits of each carrier of the first terminal in the corresponding second message, so that the first terminal can correctly and efficiently demodulate according to the first information and obtain the activation status of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of each carrier.

Claims

1. A method for configuring indication information, the method comprising: The network device sends first information to the first terminal, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indication bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal; The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous reception and transmission mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises: The network device sends third information to the first terminal, where the third information includes one or more pieces of the second information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein: The method further comprises: The network device sends fourth information to the first terminal, where the fourth information is used to indicate a position of the second information corresponding to the first terminal in the third information.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein: The number of bits included in different second information may be the same or different.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein: The carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely identical.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The number of the indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured for the first terminal corresponding to the second information is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein: The first information includes a third number of bits, and the third number is equal to the first number.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein: The position of the indication bit corresponding to the at least one carrier in the second information is indicated by the position of the bit whose bit value is the first value in the first information, and the at least one carrier corresponds to the bit whose bit value is the first value.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein: The number of bits in the first information whose bit values ​​are the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The first information is sent via high-layer signaling or physical-layer signaling.

11. A method for configuring indication information, the method comprising: The first terminal receives first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indication bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal; The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous reception and transmission mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein: The method further comprises: The first terminal receives third information sent by the network device, where the third information includes one or more pieces of the second information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein: The method further comprises: The first terminal receives fourth information sent by the network device, where the fourth information is used to indicate a position of the second information corresponding to the terminal in the third information.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein: The number of bits included in different second information may be the same or different.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein: The carriers corresponding to different second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely identical.

16. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein: The number of the indicator bits included in the second information is a first number, the number of carriers configured for the first terminal is a second number, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein: The first information includes a third number of bits, and the third number is equal to the first number.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein: The method further comprises: The terminal determines the at least one carrier pair according to a position of a bit whose bit value is a first value in the first information. The at least one carrier corresponds to a bit with a first value.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein: The number of bits in the first information whose bit values ​​are the first value is a fourth number, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.

20. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein: The first terminal receives the first information sent by the network device through high-layer signaling or physical-layer signaling.

21. A network device comprising: a transceiver module, configured to send first information to a first terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indicator bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal; The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal; A processing module is used to configure the first information or the second information.

22. A terminal, comprising a first terminal, comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate: a position of an indication bit corresponding to each carrier in at least one carrier configured by the first terminal in second information corresponding to the first terminal; The second information includes at least one indication bit, and the second information is used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the discontinuous reception and transmission mode of the carrier configured by one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals include the first terminal.

23. A network device comprising: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

24. A terminal, comprising: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 11 to 20.

25. A communication system, comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein: The network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, and the terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 11 to 20.

26. A storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, causes the communication device to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 or any one of claims 11 to 20.

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