Information processing method, terminal, and network device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an information processing method, a terminal, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal receives first information, the first information being used for indicating a parameter of unused transmission occasion indication information (UTO-UCI); the UTO-UCI corresponds to a plurality of configured grant (CG) configurations, and according to the first information, an indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI is determined, the indication window being a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI. Therefore, it is ensured that understanding of the terminal and the network device regarding the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI is consistent, and a condition for reducing signaling overhead of the UTO-UCI is provided.

Description

Information processing method, terminal and network equipment Technical Field

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

[0002] In a communication system, network devices typically configure a Configured Grant (CG) cycle for a terminal. A CG cycle can include one or more Transmission Occasions (TOs), and the terminal can transmit on the TOs configured in the CG. To enhance services, the terminal can indicate unused TOs within a CG cycle to the network device.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, a terminal, and a network device.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing information is proposed, including:

[0006] The terminal receives first information, where the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI;

[0007] UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations. According to the first information, the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI is determined, and the indication window is the time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for processing information is proposed, including:

[0009] The network device sends first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI, and the parameters of UTO-UCI are used to assist the terminal in determining an indication window for each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, where the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for processing information is proposed, including:

[0011] The network device sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI;

[0012] The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations, and the terminal determines the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI according to the first information.

[0013] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0014] a transceiver module, configured to receive first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information;

[0015] The processing module is configured to determine, based on the first information, an indication window for each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI corresponding to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations, where the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0016] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0017] The transceiver module is used to send first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI, and the parameters of UTO-UCI are used to assist the terminal in determining an indication window configured for each CG in the UTO-UCI, where the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0018] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

[0019] one or more processors;

[0020] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the method described in any one of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0021] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, characterized in that it includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method described in the second aspect.

[0022] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions, and is characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in any one of the first and second aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] 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.

[0024] FIG1 is an exemplary schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for processing information provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG3 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the first information and the indication window of the CG configuration provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of sorting TO index values ​​in multiple CG configurations corresponding to UTO-UCI according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] 5A-5C are flowcharts of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] 6A-6B are flowcharts of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG7 is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG9A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG9B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, a terminal, and a network device.

[0036] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for processing information, including:

[0037] The terminal receives first information, where the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI;

[0038] The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations. According to the first information, an indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI is determined, and the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the terminal determines the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI corresponding to multiple CG configurations based on the first information, thereby ensuring that the terminal and the network device have a consistent understanding of the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI, providing conditions for saving the signaling overhead of the UTO-UCI.

[0040] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0041] A first indication window of the CG configuration;

[0042] The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO;

[0043] Any indication window other than the first indication window in the CG configuration;

[0044] Any indication window containing a valid TO in the indication window configured by the CG other than the first indication window containing a valid TO.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, based on the first information, an indication window corresponding to each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI includes:

[0046] The first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or

[0047] The first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0048] In the above embodiment, when the first information includes only one first UTO-UCI period or one first bitmap, the length of the indication window configured for each CG is determined to be the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period or the size of the first bitmap. By determining the length of the indication window configured for each CG based on one piece of first information, the signaling overhead of transmitting the first information is reduced.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, based on the first information, an indication window corresponding to each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI includes:

[0050] The first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0051] The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and determines that the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0052] In the above embodiment, when the first information indicates the second UTO-UCI period or second bitmap corresponding to each CG configuration, the length of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration is determined to be the same as the value of the second UTO-UCI period or the length of the second bitmap. Thus, by indicating the length of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration, the flexibility of the UTO-UCI configuration is improved.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, based on the first information, an indication window corresponding to each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI includes:

[0054] The first information indicates a parameter value W;

[0055] Based on the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, the length L of each indication window is determined, where L is related to W and N and is an integer.

[0056] In the above embodiment, when the first information is the total UTO-UCI period or the total bitmap length, the length of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration is determined based on the relationship between the first information value and the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI. This reduces the signaling overhead for transmitting the first information while ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration determined by the terminal.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, based on the first information, an indication window corresponding to each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI includes:

[0058] The first information indicates the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and determines the length of each indication window, which is the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the length of the indication window corresponding to other CG configurations is determined based on the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, thereby saving the signaling overhead of transmitting the first information.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0061] The terminal receives a first configuration signaling;

[0062] The reference CG configuration is determined according to the first configuration signaling, where the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the reference CG configuration is determined based on the first configuration signaling, thereby ensuring that the terminal and the network device have consistent understanding of the reference CG configuration.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0065] Determine that the starting position of each indication window is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0066] In the above embodiment, the starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration is determined as the starting position of the CG configuration. By unifying the understanding of the starting position of the indication window of the CG configuration by the terminal and the network device, it is ensured that the network device's understanding of the UTO-UCI reported by the terminal is consistent with that of the terminal.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, based on the first information, an indication window corresponding to each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI includes:

[0068] The first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the first offset corresponding to the offset, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0069] The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position offset by the second offset from the second starting position of the CG configuration; or

[0070] The first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and determines that the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0071] In the above embodiment, when the first information includes an offset, the starting position of the indication window configured for each CG is determined based on the number of offsets included in the first information. This improves the flexibility of the offset indication and ensures that the terminal and the network device have consistent understanding of the starting position of the indication window configured for the CG and the UTO-UCI.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0073] The number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the determined indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to be used to indicate the first TO, wherein the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0074] In the above embodiment, when the number of TOs in any CG configuration is less than the corresponding indication window length, it is determined that the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration only indicates the first TO, thereby avoiding waste of the indication window and saving signaling overhead.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0076] Sort the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI; or,

[0077] According to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations are sorted in sequence according to different UTO-UCI periods.

[0078] In the above embodiment, the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations are sorted in the UTO-UCI based on the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, thereby providing a basis for the network device to accurately parse and understand the UTO-UCI.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, or the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

[0080] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0081] receiving second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate an order of the multiple CG configurations or a priority of the multiple CG configurations;

[0082] According to the second information, the order in which the multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI is determined.

[0083] In the above embodiment, the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI is determined by the second information based on the network device configuration, which ensures that the terminal and the network device have a consistent understanding of the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, and provides conditions for the network device to accurately parse the received UTO-UCI.

[0084] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0085] Determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to the agreement; or

[0086] Receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate a maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0087] In the above embodiment, the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI is determined through protocol agreement or network device indication, thereby ensuring that the terminal and the network device have a consistent understanding of the correspondence between the UTO-UCI and the CG configuration.

[0088] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides an information processing method, including:

[0089] The network device sends first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI, and the parameters of the UTO-UCI are used to assist the terminal in determining an indication window for each CG configuration corresponding to the UTO-UCI, and the indication window is the time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0090] In the above embodiment, the network device configures the terminal with first information for assisting the terminal in determining the UTO-UCI indication window corresponding to each CG configuration, thereby ensuring that the terminal and the network device have consistent understanding of the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI, providing conditions for saving UTO-UCI signaling overhead.

[0091] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0092] A first indication window of the CG configuration;

[0093] The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO;

[0094] Any indication window other than the first indication window in the CG configuration;

[0095] Any indication window containing a valid TO in the indication window configured by the CG other than the first indication window containing a valid TO.

[0096] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or,

[0097] The first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0098] In the above embodiment, when the first information includes only one first UTO-UCI period or one first bitmap, the length of the indication window configured for each CG is the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period or the size of the first bitmap. By indicating the length of the indication window configured for each CG based on one piece of first information, the signaling overhead of transmitting the first information is reduced.

[0099] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0100] The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0101] In the above embodiment, the first information indicates the second UTO-UCI period or the second bitmap corresponding to each CG configuration, thereby improving the flexibility of the UTO-UCI configuration.

[0102] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments,

[0103] The first information indicates a parameter value W, and the length L of each indication window is related to the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, and L is an integer.

[0104] In the above embodiment, the first information indicates the total UTO-UCI period or the total bitmap length, and informs the terminal of the length of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration, the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, and the total UTO-UCI period or total bitmap length. This reduces the signaling overhead for transmitting the first information while ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration determined by the terminal.

[0105] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information indicates the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0106] In the above embodiment, by indicating the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, the length of the indication window corresponding to other CG configurations is indicated, thereby saving the signaling overhead of transmitting the first information.

[0107] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0108] The network device sends a first configuration signaling, where the first configuration instruction is used to indicate the reference CG configuration, and the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

[0109] In the above embodiment, the reference CG configuration is configured for the terminal by utilizing the first configuration signaling, thereby ensuring that the terminal and the network device have consistent understanding of the reference CG configuration.

[0110] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the starting position of each indication window is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0111] In the above embodiment, the starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration is determined as the starting position of the CG configuration. By unifying the understanding of the starting position of the indication window of the CG configuration by the terminal and the network device, it is ensured that the network device's understanding of the UTO-UCI reported by the terminal is consistent with that of the terminal.

[0112] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments,

[0113] The first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the corresponding first offset, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0114] The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position offset by the second offset from the second starting position of the CG configuration; or

[0115] The first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0116] In the above embodiment, when the first information includes an offset, the starting position of the indication window of different CG configurations is indicated by including different offset numbers in the first information. This improves the flexibility of the offset indication and ensures that the terminal and the network device have consistent understanding of the starting position of the indication window of the CG configuration and the UTO-UCI.

[0117] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to indicate the first TO, wherein the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0118] In the above embodiment, when the number of TOs in any CG configuration is less than the corresponding indication window length, it is determined that the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration only indicates the first TO, thereby avoiding waste of the indication window and saving signaling overhead.

[0119] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the CG configuration to which each TO index value in the received UTO-UCI belongs is determined based on the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI and the connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations.

[0120] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the connection manner of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations includes any one of the following:

[0121] The last TO index value in the previous CG configuration is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration; or,

[0122] The last index value in the previous CG configuration in each UTO-UCI cycle is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration;

[0123] Among them, the TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

[0124] In the above embodiment, the CG configuration to which each TO index value in the received UTO-UCI belongs is determined based on the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI and the connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, thereby improving the accuracy of parsing and understanding of the UTO-UCI.

[0125] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0126] Send second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the order of the multiple CG configurations, or the priority of the multiple CG configurations.

[0127] In the above embodiment, the network device configures the second information for the terminal to determine the order in which multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI, ensuring that the terminal and the network device have a consistent understanding of the order in which multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI, and providing conditions for the network device to accurately parse the received UTO-UCI.

[0128] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0129] Determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to the agreement; or

[0130] Send third information, where the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0131] Determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to the agreement; or

[0132] Receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate a maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0133] In the above embodiment, the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI is determined through protocol agreement or network device indication, thereby ensuring that the terminal and the network device have a consistent understanding of the correspondence between the UTO-UCI and the CG configuration.

[0134] In a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for processing information, which is used in a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, and the method includes at least one of the following:

[0135] The network device sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI;

[0136] The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations. The terminal determines the indication window corresponding to each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI according to the first information, where the indication window is the time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0137] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein:

[0138] A transceiver module, configured to receive first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI;

[0139] The processing module is configured to determine, based on the first information, an indication window for each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI corresponding to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations, where the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0140] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the indication window configured by the CG includes at least one of the following:

[0141] A first indication window of the CG configuration;

[0142] The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO;

[0143] Any indication window other than the first indication window in the CG configuration;

[0144] Any indication window containing a valid TO in the indication window configured by the CG other than the first indication window containing a valid TO.

[0145] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0146] The first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or

[0147] The first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0148] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0149] The first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0150] The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and determines that the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0151] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0152] The first information indicates a parameter value W;

[0153] Based on the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, the length L of the indication window of each CG configuration is determined, where L is related to W and N and L is an integer.

[0154] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0155] The first information indicates the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and determines the length of each CG indication window, which is the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0156] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments,

[0157] The transceiver module is further configured to receive a first configuration signaling;

[0158] The processing module is also used to determine the reference CG configuration based on the first configuration signaling, and the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

[0159] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0160] Determine that the starting position of each indication window is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0161] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0162] The first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the corresponding first offset, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0163] The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position offset by the second offset from the second starting position of the CG configuration; or

[0164] The first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and determines that the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0165] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0166] The number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the determined indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to be used to indicate the first TO, wherein the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0167] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0168] Sort the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI; or,

[0169] According to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations are sorted in sequence according to different UTO-UCI periods.

[0170] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, or the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

[0171] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments,

[0172] The transceiver module is further used to receive second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the order of the multiple CG configurations or the priority of the multiple CG configurations;

[0173] The processing module is further used to determine the order in which the multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI based on the second information.

[0174] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0175] Determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to the agreement; or

[0176] Receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate a maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0177] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, wherein the above-mentioned access network device includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to send first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI, and the UTO-UCI parameters are used to assist the terminal in determining an indication window for each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, and the indication window is the time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0178] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0179] A first indication window of the CG configuration;

[0180] The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO;

[0181] Any indication window other than the first indication window in the CG configuration;

[0182] Any indication window containing a valid TO in the indication window configured by the CG other than the first indication window containing a valid TO.

[0183] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0184] The first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or,

[0185] The first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0186] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0187] The first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0188] The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0189] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0190] The first information indicates a parameter value W, indicating a length L of each indication window, which is related to the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, and L is an integer.

[0191] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0192] The first information indicates the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0193] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0194] Send a first configuration signaling, where the first configuration instruction is used to indicate the reference CG configuration, and the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

[0195] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments,

[0196] The starting position of each indication window is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0197] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0198] The first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the corresponding first offset, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0199] The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position offset by the second offset from the second starting position of the CG configuration; or

[0200] The first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0201] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0202] The number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to be used to indicate the first TO, wherein the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0203] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0204] According to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI and the connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations, the CG configuration to which each TO index value in the received UTO-UCI belongs is determined.

[0205] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the connection manner of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations includes any one of the following:

[0206] The last TO index value in the previous CG configuration is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration; or,

[0207] The last index value in the previous CG configuration in each UTO-UCI cycle is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration;

[0208] Wherein, the TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration. In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to:

[0209] Send second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the order of the multiple CG configurations, or the priority of the multiple CG configurations.

[0210] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments,

[0211] The processing module is further configured to determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to a protocol agreement; or

[0212] The transceiver module is further used to send third information, wherein the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0213] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, which includes: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0214] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, wherein the access network device includes: one or more processors; wherein the access network device is used to execute the second aspect and the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0215] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0216] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, or executes the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0217] In the tenth 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 first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, or executes the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0218] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, or execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0219] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, or execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0220] 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.

[0221] The present disclosure provides an information processing method, terminal, and network device. In some embodiments, the terms "information processing method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "information transmission device" and "information processing device" and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0222] 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.

[0223] 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.

[0224] 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.

[0225] 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.

[0226] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0227] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0228] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0229] 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.

[0230] 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 "second information" and the "third information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0231] 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.

[0232] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0233] 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.

[0234] 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.

[0235] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0236] 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.

[0237] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal (user terminal)", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit (subscriberunit), wireless unit (wireless unit), remote unit (remote unit), mobile device (mobile device), wireless device (wireless device), wireless communication device (wireless communication device), remote device (remote device), mobile subscriber station (mobile subscriber station), access terminal (access terminal), mobile terminal (mobile terminal), wireless terminal (wireless terminal), remote terminal (remote terminal), handset (handset), user agent (user agent), mobile client (mobile client), client (client), etc.

[0238] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0239] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0240] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0241] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0242] 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.

[0243] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0244] Among them, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses the terminal to the wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, 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 Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0245] 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.

[0246] 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.

[0247] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The 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).

[0248] 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 proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0249] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0250] 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).

[0251] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 may configure at least one set of CG resources for the terminal 101 on a bandwidth part (BandWidth Part, BWP) through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. A set of CG resources may also be referred to as a CG period, or a CG configuration. The terminal 101 may independently perform uplink transmission on the TO in all CG configurations within the CG period configured by the network device 102. In another implementation method, the network device 102 may configure partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal 101 on a BWP through RRC signaling, and then the network device 102 may notify the terminal 101 of the remaining information of the CG configuration through dynamic signaling, such as downlink control information (DCI). After the network device 102 activates the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI, the terminal 101 may independently perform uplink transmission on the TO in the CG configuration within the CG period configured by the network device 102.

[0252] Furthermore, in order to reuse the TOs not used by the terminal 101, the terminal 101 may indicate the usage status of the TOs, or indicate the unused TOs, to the network device through indication information. The indication information may be referred to as unused transmission occasion indication information, or uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused TOs, or uplink control information carrying unused TO indication information, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure. Furthermore, the UTO-UCI may be used to indicate the "unused" TO information of multiple sets of CGs to save signaling overhead.

[0253] In one implementation, the network device 102 configures at least two sets of CG resources for the terminal 101 on a BWP through RRC signaling. A set of CG resources can also be called a CG period, or a CG configuration. The terminal can perform uplink transmission on the TO in all CG configurations by itself within the CG period configured by the base station. In another implementation, the network device 102 configures partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal 101 on a BWP through RRC signaling, and the network device 102 notifies the terminal of the remaining information of the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI. After the network device 102 activates the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI, the terminal 101 can perform uplink transmission on the TO in the CG configuration by itself within the CG period configured by the base station.

[0254] Figure 2 is an interactive diagram of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for processing information, and the method includes:

[0255] Step S2101 , the network device 102 sends first information to the terminal 101 .

[0256] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI.

[0257] In some embodiments, the parameter of the UTO-UCI may be: a UTO-UCI period, or a UTO-UCI bitmap.

[0258] In some embodiments, the UTO-UCI period or UTO-UCI bitmap is used to indicate the time domain range of the UTO-UCI indication. For example, if the UTO-UCI period is M, the time domain range of the UTO-UCI indication is any of the following: M consecutive time slots, M consecutive TOs, M consecutive symbols, or M CG periods, where M is a natural number. Alternatively, if the UTO-UCI bitmap size is M, the time domain range of the UTO-UCI indication is M units, where a unit can be a TO or a time slot.

[0259] In some embodiments, the network device 102 determines the first information based on a protocol agreement.

[0260] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may receive first information.

[0261] In some embodiments, the name of the UTO-UCI parameter is not limited, and may be, for example, "UTO_period", "UTO_bitmap", etc.

[0262] In some embodiments, the first information can be used to assist the terminal in determining an indication window configured for each CG in the UTO-UCI, where the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0263] In some embodiments, the indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following: the first indication window of the CG configuration; the first indication window of the CG configuration that contains a valid TO; any indication window other than the first indication window of the CG configuration; any indication window containing a valid TO other than the first indication window of the CG configuration.

[0264] In some embodiments, a valid TO is a TO that does not conflict with a time division duplex (TDD) configuration downlink symbol and a synchronization signal (SSB). The TDD configuration downlink symbol may be a TDD uplink and downlink common configuration (TDD-UL-DL-configuration common) or a TDD uplink and downlink dedicated configuration (TDD-UL-DL-Configuration dedicated).

[0265] In some embodiments, the indication window can be determined by the window length and the starting position. Further, when the starting position is a default position, the network device or terminal can determine the indication window by the window length. When the starting position is non-default, the network device or terminal can determine the starting position of the window and determine the indication window by the starting position and the window length. The method for determining the starting position can be found in the following description.

[0266] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or, the first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0267] For example, if the first indication information indicates a UTO-UCI period M, the terminal 101 determines that the length of each indication window is M. Alternatively, if the first indication information indicates that a UTO-UCI bitmap contains M bits, that is, the bitmap size is M, the terminal 101 determines that the length of each indication window is M.

[0268] In some embodiments, the size of a bitmap may also be referred to as a bitmap size, wherein one bit of the bitmap corresponds to one unit, wherein one unit may be one TO or one time slot.

[0269] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the first information provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure and the indication window configured by the CG. In each figure of Figure 3, one unit is taken as an example for illustration.

[0270] For example, as shown in Figure 3a, the indices of multiple CG configurations corresponding to a certain UTO-UCI are CG0, CG1, and CG2. If the first information indicates a UTO-UCI period of 4, the indication window length of each CG configuration is 4 units. A unit may also be called a range or duration, and can be one or more consecutive time domain symbols, one or more consecutive time slots, one or more consecutive TOs, one or more consecutive CG periods, etc.

[0271] In some embodiments, the first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or, the first information indicates N second bitmaps, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmap, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0272] That is, the first information indicates multiple second UTO-UCI periods or multiple second bitmaps. Each second UTO-UCI period (or each second bitmap) corresponds to a (per) CG configuration, or each second UTO-UCI period (or each second bitmap) is included in a CG configuration (ConfiguredGrantConfig). ConfiguredGrantConfig is used by the base station to configure a set of CG configurations for the terminal. Each CG configuration then determines its corresponding indication window length based on the corresponding second UTO-UCI period or second bitmap.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a parameter value W, and the length L of each indication window is related to the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, where W is the value of the first UTO-UCI total period, or the total size of the first bitmap, and L is an integer.

[0274] In some embodiments, W / N is an integer, and the length of each indication window is W / N.

[0275] In some embodiments, the total UTO-UCI period is the sum of the periods of multiple CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI. For example, the UTO-UCI corresponds to 3 CG configurations, and the UTO-UCI period corresponding to each CG configuration is 3, then the total UTO-UCI period is 9.

[0276] In some embodiments, the total bitmap size is the sum of the bitmap sizes of multiple CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI. For example, if the UTO-UCI corresponds to three CG configurations and the bitmap size corresponding to each CG configuration is 3, the total bitmap size is 9.

[0277] For example, as shown in Figure 3b , network device 102 configures a UTO-UCI corresponding to CG0, CG1, and CG2. The total UTO-UCI period is 9. As shown in Figure 3b , the window length of the indicator window configured for each CG is 3 units. A unit is also referred to as a range / duration, and can be one or more consecutive time domain symbols, one or more consecutive time slots, one or more consecutive TOs, one or more consecutive CG periods, and so on.

[0278] In some embodiments, W / N is a non-integer, and the front of the UTO-UCI is determined. The length of the indication window for each CG configuration is The length of the indication window for the remaining CG configurations is Among them, the operator W / N rounded down, W / N is rounded up.

[0279] For example, the network device 102 configures a UTO-UCI corresponding to CG0, CG1, and CG2. The total cycle of the UTO-UCI is 10. The window length of each CG configuration is Units, and the rest are 3 units. That is, as shown in FIG3c , the window length of the indication window of the CG0 configuration is 4 units, and the window length of the indication window corresponding to the CG1 configuration and the CG2 configuration is 3 units.

[0280] In some embodiments, W / N is a non-integer, and the front of the UTO-UCI is determined. The length of the indication window for each CG configuration is The length of the indication window for the remaining CG configurations is

[0281] For example, a network device configures a UTO-UCI corresponding to CG0, CG1, and CG2. If the total UTO-UCI period is 10, the window lengths for the first two CGs are 3 units, and the remaining are 4 units. As shown in Figure 3d, the window lengths for the indication windows corresponding to CG0 and CG1 are 3 units, respectively, and the window length for the indication window corresponding to CG2 is 4 units.

[0282] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a third UTO-UCI period or a third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0283] In some embodiments, the reference CG configuration may be configured by the network device 101. Alternatively, the reference CG configuration may be agreed upon by a protocol, such as the first CG configuration (corresponding to the CG configuration with the smallest configuration index) or the last CG configuration (corresponding to the CG configuration with the largest configuration index) agreed upon by the protocol as the reference configuration.

[0284] In some embodiments, other CG configurations may also reuse other parameters of the reference CG configuration.

[0285] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send a first configuration signaling, where the first configuration instruction is used to indicate a reference CG configuration, and the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, a medium access control control element (MAC CE), and dynamic signaling.

[0286] In some embodiments, the dynamic signaling may be downlink control information (DCI).

[0287] In some embodiments, the first configuration signaling may include an index of a reference CG configuration, an identifier of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, and the like.

[0288] In some embodiments, determining the indication window of the CG configuration further includes determining a starting position of the indication window.

[0289] In some embodiments, the starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration may be the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0290] In some embodiments, the starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration can be the same as the starting position of the CG configuration, and can also be expressed as: the first TO in the indication window of each CG configuration corresponds to the first TO of the CG configuration; or, the first slot in the indication window of each CG configuration corresponds to the first slot of the CG configuration; or, the starting point of the first TO in the indication window of each CG configuration corresponds to the starting point of the first TO of the CG configuration; or, the starting point of the first slot in the indication window of each CG configuration corresponds to the starting point of the first slot of the CG configuration.

[0291] In some embodiments, the first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the first offset corresponding to the second starting position offset of the CG configuration, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0292] In some embodiments, the N first offsets may be different from each other, or may be partially the same, or may be completely the same, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0293] For example, the first indication information indicates three first offsets, wherein the first offset corresponding to the CG0 configuration and the first offset corresponding to the CG1 configuration are both 1 unit, and the first offset corresponding to the CG2 configuration is 0 unit, then each CG configuration can refer to the above-mentioned Figure 3a. Alternatively, the first indication information indicates three first offsets, wherein the first offset corresponding to the CG0 configuration is 2 units, and the first offset corresponding to the CG1 configuration and the first offset corresponding to the CG2 configuration are both 1 unit, then each CG configuration can refer to the above-mentioned Figure 3b.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indicated window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the second offset.

[0295] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0296] Among them, the configuration method of the above-mentioned reference CG configuration can refer to the above description and will not be repeated here.

[0297] In some embodiments, the first information may indicate 1 first UTO-UCI cycle and 1 second offset; or, the first information may indicate N second UTO-UCI cycles and 1 second offset; or, the first information may indicate 1 first UTO-UCI cycle and N first offsets; or, the first information may indicate N second UTO-UCI cycles and N first offsets; or, the first information may indicate 1 first bitmap and 1 second offset; or, the first information may indicate N second bitmaps and 1 second offset; or, the first information may indicate 1 first bitmap and N first offsets; or, the first information may indicate N second bitmaps and N first offsets, and so on. This disclosure is not limited to this.

[0298] In some embodiments, the number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to indicate the first TO, where the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0299] In some embodiments, a valid TO is a TO that does not conflict with TDD configuration downlink symbols or SSBs.

[0300] In some embodiments, the remaining TO refers to the TO following the TO containing the UTO-UCI, or the TO following a specified offset from the TO containing the UTO-UCI. The specified offset may be protocol-specified or preset. For example, the specified offset may be the first offset or the second offset, etc., which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0301] For example, as shown in FIG3e , the UTO-UCI is in the second TO in the CG1 configuration, and the TOs located after the second TO in CG0 , CG1 , and CG2 are the remaining TOs in each CG configuration.

[0302] Alternatively, as shown in Figure 3f, if the specified offset is 1 TO, the UTO-UCI is in the second TO in the CG1 configuration, then in CG0, CG1 and CG2, the TOs located after the second TO offset by one TO (that is, the third TO) are the remaining TOs in each CG configuration.

[0303] In some embodiments, the remaining valid TOs refer to valid TOs after the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or valid TOs after the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0304] For example, network device 102 configures a UTO-UCI corresponding to CG0, CG1, and CG2. The first information indicates that a UTO-UCI period is 4, so the indication window length of each CG configuration is 4 units. However, as shown in Figure 3g, the number of first TOs in the CG2 configuration is 3, so it can be determined that the indication window corresponding to the CG2 configuration indicates the three first TOs.

[0305] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may also determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to a protocol agreement.

[0306] For example, if the protocol stipulates that the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to UTO-UCI is 2, then one UTO-UCI parameter in the first information can correspond to a maximum of two CG configurations. In other words, one UTO-UCI parameter in the first information can correspond to one CG configuration or two CG configurations.

[0307] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may further send third information, where the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0308] Optionally, terminal 101 may receive the third information.

[0309] In some embodiments, the third information may include the value of the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, or may also include an indicator for indicating the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, etc., which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0310] In some embodiments, the third information may be an RRC message, a MAC CE, or dynamic signaling, etc.

[0311] In some embodiments, the network device 102 determines the length and starting position of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration based on the first information. This may be determined by the network device 102 itself, or may be agreed upon by a protocol.

[0312] Step S2102: The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple CG configurations, and the terminal 101 determines the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI according to the first information.

[0313] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may receive first information.

[0314] Among them, the meaning and implementable form of the first information, indication window, etc. can refer to the relevant description in the above step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0315] In some instances, the indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following: the first indication window of the CG configuration; the first indication window of the CG configuration that contains a valid TO; any indication window other than the first indication window of the CG configuration; any indication window containing a valid TO other than the first indication window of the CG configuration.

[0316] The meaning of effective TO can be referred to the above example and will not be repeated here.

[0317] In some examples, the indication window may be determined by the window length and the starting position, wherein the description of the window length and the starting position may refer to the description of the above step S2101.

[0318] In some instances, the first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the terminal 101 may determine that the length of each CG indication window is the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period.

[0319] In some instances, the first information indicates a first bitmap, and the terminal 101 may determine that the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0320] In some instances, the first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the terminal 101 can determine that the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0321] In some instances, the first information indicates N second bitmaps, and the terminal 101 may determine that the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0322] In some instances, the first information indicates a parameter value W, and the terminal 101 can determine the length L of each indication window based on the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, where W is the value of the first UTO-UCI total period, or the total size of the first bitmap, L is related to W and N, and L is an integer.

[0323] In some embodiments, W / N is an integer, and the length of each indication window is W / N.

[0324] In some instances, W / N is a non-integer, and the terminal 101 may determine the previous The length of the indication window for each CG configuration is The length of the indication window for the remaining CG configurations is

[0325] In some instances, W / N is a non-integer, and the terminal 101 may determine the previous The length of the indication window for each CG configuration is The length of the indication window for the remaining CG configurations is

[0326] In some instances, the first information indicates a third UTO-UCI period or a third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the terminal 101 may determine the length of the indication window for each CG configuration, which is the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0327] Among them, the manner in which the above-mentioned terminal 101 determines the length of the indication window configured for each CG in the UTO-UCI can refer to the above-mentioned example description and will not be repeated here.

[0328] In some embodiments, the manner in which the terminal 101 determines the length of the indication window configured for each CG based on the first information may be configured by the network device 102 or may be agreed upon by the protocol, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0329] In some instances, terminal 101 may receive first configuration signaling and determine a reference CG configuration based on the first configuration signaling.

[0330] In some instances, the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: RRC signaling, MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

[0331] Among them, the parameters that can be included in the above-mentioned first configuration signaling and the form of dynamic signaling can be referred to in other examples and will not be repeated here.

[0332] In some instances, the reference configuration may also be agreed upon by the protocol. For example, the protocol agrees that the first CG configuration (corresponding to the CG configuration with the smallest configuration index) is the reference configuration, or the protocol agrees that the last CG configuration (corresponding to the CG configuration with the largest configuration index) is the reference configuration.

[0333] In some embodiments, other CG configurations may also reuse other parameters of the reference CG configuration.

[0334] In some embodiments, determining the indication window of the CG configuration further includes determining a starting position of the indication window.

[0335] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine that the starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0336] In some embodiments, the first information indicates N first offsets, and the terminal 101 can determine that the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the first offset corresponding to the second starting position offset of the CG configuration, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0337] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a second offset, and the terminal 101 can determine that the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the second offset.

[0338] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the terminal 101 can determine that the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0339] Among them, the specific implementation method of the above-mentioned terminal 101 determining the starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration can be referred to other embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0340] In some embodiments, the number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the determined indication window length, and the terminal 101 can determine that the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is used to indicate the first TO, where the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0341] In some embodiments, a valid TO is a TO that does not conflict with TDD configuration downlink symbols or SSBs.

[0342] In some embodiments, the remaining TOs refer to the TOs after the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or the TOs after the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located. The first offset may be agreed upon by the protocol or preset, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0343] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may also determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to a protocol agreement.

[0344] For example, the protocol stipulates that the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to UTO-UCI is 2, then the terminal 101 can determine the indication windows of up to two CG configurations based on the first information.

[0345] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may further receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0346] In some embodiments, network device 102 may send third information.

[0347] In some embodiments, the third information may be an RRC message, a MAC CE, or dynamic signaling, etc.

[0348] Step S2103: the network device 102 sends the second information.

[0349] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate the order of multiple CG configurations, or the priority order of multiple CG configurations.

[0350] In some embodiments, the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI may be the same as or opposite to the order of multiple CG configurations indicated by the second information; or, the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI may be the same as or opposite to the priority order of multiple CG configurations, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0351] In some embodiments, network device 102 determines the second information based on protocol conventions.

[0352] In some embodiments, the second information may be any one of an RRC message, a MAC CE or dynamic signaling.

[0353] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may receive second information.

[0354] Step S2104: The terminal 101 determines the order in which multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI based on the second information.

[0355] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine that the order in which the CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI is the same as or opposite to the order in which the CGs are configured in the second information.

[0356] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine that the order of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI is the same as or opposite to the priority order of the CG configurations in the second information.

[0357] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the second information according to a protocol agreement.

[0358] In step S2105, the terminal 101 sorts the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI.

[0359] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may sort the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI.

[0360] In some embodiments, the TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, or the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

[0361] For example, FIG4 is a schematic diagram of sorting TO index values ​​in multiple CG configurations corresponding to UTO-UCI provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0362] As shown in FIG4a), the UTO-UCI corresponds to two CG configurations, CG0 and CG1, and the length of the indication window corresponding to each CG configuration is 4. The TOs (index values) in the CG0 configuration include TO0, TO1, TO2, TO3, TO4, and TO5, of which the valid TOs (index values) are TO1, TO2, TO3, and TO4; the valid TOs in the CG1 configuration are TO6, TO7, TO9, and TO11. Therefore, the network device 102 can determine that the second TO in the multiple CG configurations is the first connected in the UTO-UCI. That is, as shown in the "CG0+1" portion of FIG4a, the TOs in the UTO-UCI are "TO1, TO2, TO3, TO4, TO6, TO7, TO9, and TO11" in sequence.

[0363] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may sequentially sort the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI according to different UTO-UCI periods. For example, the TO index values ​​in each UTO-UCI period may be connected end to end in the UTO-UCI.

[0364] For example, UTO-UCI corresponds to two CG configurations, CG0 and CG1, and the UTO-UCI period is 2. The TOs in the CG0 and CG1 configurations are shown in Figure 4b , respectively. As shown in Figure 4b , the valid TOs (index values) in CG0 belonging to the first UTO-UCI period are TO1 and TO2, and the valid TOs in the second UTO-UCI period are TO3 and TO4; the valid TOs in CG1 belonging to the first UTO-UCI period are TO6 and TO7, and the valid TOs in the second UTO-UCI period are TO9 and TO10. As shown in Figure 4b , the TOs in "CG0+1" formed by connecting the second TOs in each UTO-UCI period in CG0 and CG1 end to end are "TO1, TO2, TO6, TO7, TO3, TO4, TO9, and TO10" in sequence.

[0365] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may also connect the third TOs in multiple CG configurations end to end in the UTO-UCI indication according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, where the third TO is the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, or the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

[0366] For example, the UTO-UCI corresponds to two CG configurations, CG0 and CG1. The TOs in the CG0 and CG1 configurations are shown in Figure 4c, respectively, with the UTO-UCI located at the first TO in CG1. As shown in Figure 4c, the third TOs (valid TOs) after the UTO-UCI in the CG0 configuration are TO1, TO2, TO3, and TO11. The TOs in "CG0+1" formed by connecting the third TOs in CG0 and CG1 end-to-end in the UTO-UCI indication are "TO1, TO2, TO3, TO4, TO7, TO9, and TO11," respectively.

[0367] In step S2106, the terminal 101 sends the UTO-UCI.

[0368] In some embodiments, network device 102 receives the UTO-UCI.

[0369] In step S2107, the network device 102 determines the CG configuration to which each second TO index value in the received UTO-UCI belongs according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI and the connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations.

[0370] In some embodiments, the TO index values ​​in multiple CG configurations may be connected in such a manner that the last TO index value in the previous CG configuration is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration; or

[0371] The last index value in the previous CG configuration in each UTO-UCI cycle is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration;

[0372] Among them, the TO index value is any one of the following: TO of CG configuration, valid TO in CG configuration, TO after UTO-UCI position in CG configuration, and valid TO after UTO-UCI position in CG configuration.

[0373] That is, the TO index values ​​in multiple CG configurations are connected end to end in the UTO-UCI. Alternatively, the TO index values ​​in each UTO-UCI cycle in multiple CG configurations are connected end to end in the UTO-UCI.

[0374] Among them, the connection method of TO index values ​​in the above-mentioned multiple CG configurations can refer to the detailed description of other embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0375] 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", and "parameter" can be used interchangeably.

[0376] 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.

[0377] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", "time", and "indicative window" can be replaced with each other.

[0378] In some embodiments, terms such as "frame", "radio frame", "subframe", "slot", "sub-slot", "mini-slot", "symbol", "symbol", and "transmission time interval (TTI)" can be used interchangeably.

[0379] 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.

[0380] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0381] 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.

[0382] 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.

[0383] The communication method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2107. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2101+S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2101+S2102+S2103+S2104+S2105 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0384] In some embodiments, steps S2101 and S2103 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously, and steps S2102 and S2104 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously.

[0385] In some embodiments, steps S2102, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2106, and S2107 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0386] In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2103, S2104, S2105, S2106, and S2107 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0387] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0388] FIG5A is a flow chart of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for processing information, and the method includes:

[0389] Step S5101, obtain first information.

[0390] Among them, the meaning and implementation method of the first information can be referred to the optional implementation method of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, and will not be repeated here.

[0391] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

[0392] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains first information specified by a protocol.

[0393] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains the first information from upper layer(s).

[0394] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 performs processing to obtain the first information.

[0395] In some embodiments, step S5101 is omitted, and the terminal 101 autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or by default.

[0396] Step S5102: The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple CG configurations. The terminal 101 determines the length and starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI according to the first information.

[0397] The optional implementation of step S5102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0398] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may also determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to a protocol agreement; or receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0399] Step S5103, obtain the second information.

[0400] The specific form and function of the second information can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG2 , and will not be described in detail here.

[0401] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the second information sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second information sent by other entities.

[0402] In some embodiments, terminal 101 determines the second information based on a protocol agreement.

[0403] Step S5104: Determine the order in which multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI based on the second information.

[0404] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine the order in which multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI according to protocol agreement.

[0405] Step S5105: sort the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI.

[0406] Step S5106: Send UTO-UCI.

[0407] Optional implementations of steps S5104 to S5106 can be found in steps S2104 to S2106 of FIG. 2 and their optional implementations, as well as other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , and will not be described in detail here.

[0408] The method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5101 to S5106. For example, steps S5101 and S5102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S5103 and S5104 may be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S5103, S5104, and S5105 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S5103, S5104, S5105, and S5106 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0409] In some embodiments, steps S5101 and S5103 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously, and steps S5102 and S51014 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously.

[0410] In some embodiments, steps S5103, S5104, S5105, and S5106 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0411] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0412] FIG5B is a flow chart of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for processing information, and the method includes:

[0413] Step S5201, receiving second information.

[0414] The implementation and optional implementation of step S5201 can be found in step S2103 of FIG. 2 , step S3103 of FIG. 3A and its optional implementation, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be repeated here.

[0415] Step S5202: Determine the order in which multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI based on the second information.

[0416] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine the order in which multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI according to protocol agreement.

[0417] Step S5203: Sort the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI.

[0418] Optional implementations of steps S5202 to S5203 may refer to steps S2104 to S2105 of FIG. 2 and their optional implementations, and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , and will not be described in detail here.

[0419] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5201 to S5203. For example, step S5203 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S52031+S52031+S5203 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0420] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0421] FIG5C is a flow chart of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for processing information, and the method includes:

[0422] Step S5301, receiving first information.

[0423] Among them, the meaning and implementation method of the first information can be referred to the optional implementation method of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, and will not be repeated here.

[0424] Step S5302: The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple CG configurations, and the terminal 101 determines the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI according to the first information.

[0425] In some embodiments, the indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0426] The first indicator window of CG configuration;

[0427] The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO;

[0428] Any indication window other than the first indication window in the CG configuration;

[0429] Any indication window containing a valid TO in the CG configuration other than the first indication window containing a valid TO.

[0430] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or, the first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0431] In some embodiments, the first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0432] The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and determines that the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0433] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a parameter value W, and the length L of each indication window is determined based on the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, where W is the value of the total period of the UTO-UCI, or the total size of the bitmap, L is related to W and N, and L is an integer.

[0434] In some embodiments, the first information indicates a third UTO-UCI period or a third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0435] In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives first configuration signaling;

[0436] The reference CG configuration is determined according to the first configuration signaling, where the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

[0437] In some embodiments, the starting position of each indication window is determined to be the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0438] In some embodiments, the first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position after the first offset corresponding to the second starting position offset of the CG configuration, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0439] The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position offset by the second offset from the second starting position configured by the CG; or

[0440] The first information indicates the third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and determines that the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0441] In some embodiments, the number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the determined indication window length, and the terminal 101 determines that the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is used to indicate the first TO, where the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0442] In some embodiments, the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations are sorted in the UTO-UCI according to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, or,

[0443] According to the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations are sorted in sequence according to different UTO-UCI periods.

[0444] In some embodiments, the TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, or the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

[0445] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may also receive second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the order of multiple CG configurations, or the priority of multiple CG configurations; and determine the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI based on the second information.

[0446] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may also determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to a protocol agreement; or receive third information, where the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0447] For a detailed description of steps 5301-5302, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0448] The processing method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5301 and S5302. For example, step S5301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S5302 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0449] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0450] FIG6A is a flow chart of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for processing information, and the method includes:

[0451] Step S6101, determine the first information.

[0452] The optional implementation of step S6101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0453] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also send the second information to other entities.

[0454] Optionally, the first information is used by the terminal 101 to determine the length and starting position of the indicator window configured for each CG in the UTO-UCI. For optional implementations thereof, see the optional implementations of step S2102 in FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. These will not be described in detail here.

[0455] Step S6102, determine the second information.

[0456] The optional implementation of step S6102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0457] In some embodiments, network device 102 may determine the second information based on a protocol agreement.

[0458] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the second information to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also send the second information to other entities.

[0459] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may send a first configuration signaling, where the first configuration instruction is used to indicate a reference CG configuration, and the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, a medium access control control element (MAC CE), and dynamic signaling.

[0460] In some embodiments, the dynamic signaling may be downlink control information (DCI).

[0461] In some embodiments, the first configuration signaling may include an index of a reference CG configuration, an identifier of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, and the like.

[0462] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may further determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to a protocol agreement; or send third information, where the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0463] Step S6103: Receive UTO-UCI.

[0464] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives the UTO-UCI sent by the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the UTO-UCI sent by other entities.

[0465] Step S6104: Determine the CG configuration to which each second TO in the received UTO-UCI belongs according to the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI and the connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations.

[0466] The optional implementation of step S6104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2107 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0467] The method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S6101 to S6104. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S6102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 1+3 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S6101+S6102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0468] In some embodiments, steps S6101 and S6102 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0469] In some embodiments, steps S6103 and S6104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0470] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0471] FIG6B is a flow chart of a method for processing information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for processing information, and the method includes:

[0472] Step S6201, sending the first information.

[0473] For a detailed description of step S6201, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0474] Optionally, the indication window configured by the CG includes at least one of the following:

[0475] The first indicator window of CG configuration;

[0476] The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO;

[0477] Any indication window other than the first indication window in the CG configuration;

[0478] Any indication window containing a valid TO in the CG configuration other than the first indication window containing a valid TO.

[0479] Optionally, the first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or,

[0480] The first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the first bitmap.

[0481] Optionally, the first information indicates N second UTO-UCI periods, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI period, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or

[0482] The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0483] Optionally, the first information indicates a parameter value W, and the length L of each indication window is related to the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, where W is the value of the total period of the UTO-UCI, or the total size of the UTO-UCbitmap, and L is an integer.

[0484] Optionally, the first information indicates a third UTO-UCI period or a third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the length of the indication window of each CG configuration is the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

[0485] Optionally, the network device sends a first configuration signaling, the first configuration instruction is used to indicate the reference CG configuration, and the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

[0486] Optionally, the starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

[0487] Optionally, the first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the first offset corresponding to the second starting position offset of the CG configuration, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or,

[0488] The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position offset by the second offset from the second starting position configured by the CG; or,

[0489] The first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

[0490] Optionally, the number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to indicate the first TO, wherein the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

[0491] Optionally, the CG configuration to which each TO index value in the received UTO-UCI belongs is determined based on the order of multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI and the connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations.

[0492] Optionally, the connection method of TO index values ​​in multiple CG configurations includes any of the following:

[0493] The last TO index value in the previous CG configuration is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration; or,

[0494] The last index value in the previous CG configuration in each UTO-UCI cycle is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration;

[0495] Among them, the TO index value is any one of the following: TO of CG configuration, valid TO in CG configuration, TO after UTO-UCI position in CG configuration, and valid TO after UTO-UCI position in CG configuration.

[0496] Optionally, the network device 102 may also send second information, where the second information is used to indicate the order of multiple CG configurations, or the priority of multiple CG configurations.

[0497] Optionally, the network device 102 may also determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to a protocol agreement; or send third information, where the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

[0498] Figure 7 is an interactive diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7, the information processing method of the embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a communication system, and the method includes:

[0499] Step S7101: The network device 102 sends first information.

[0500] Step S7201: UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations, and the terminal 101 determines the indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI according to the first information.

[0501] Optional implementations of steps S7101 and S7102 may refer to the description of the above embodiment.

[0502] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0503] The processing method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S7101 and S7102. For example, step S7101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S7102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S7101+S7102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0504] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0505] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0506] Example 1

[0507] The confirmation method of the UTO-UCI indication window of different CG configurations includes at least one of the following:

[0508] Method 1: The base station configures a first UTO-UCI period. The UTO-UCI period indicates the time domain range of the TO indicated by the UTO-UCI, for example, N consecutive time slots, N consecutive TOs, N consecutive symbols, and N CG periods, where N is a natural number. All CG configurations confirm the UTO-UCI period in the corresponding CG configuration based on the first UTO-UCI period.

[0509] Further, when there is a valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs in a CG configuration that is less than the UTO-UCI period, the indication range corresponding to the CG configuration is the valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs.

[0510] A valid TO is a TO that does not conflict with TDD configuration downlink symbols or SSB.

[0511] The remaining TOs refer to the TOs following the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or the TOs following the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0512] The remaining valid TOs refer to valid TOs after the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or valid TOs after the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0513] Method 2: The base station configures a UTO-UCI total period, W, which indicates the total length of the time domain position where the UTO-UCI indicates the TO. All CG configurations are interpreted as W / N, where N is the number of CG configurations. The protocol predefines that W is divisible by N.

[0514] Further, when there is a valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs in a CG configuration that is less than the UTO-UCI period, the indication range corresponding to the CG configuration is the valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs.

[0515] A valid TO is a TO that does not conflict with TDD configuration downlink symbols or SSB.

[0516] The remaining TOs refer to the TOs following the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or the TOs following the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0517] The remaining valid TOs refer to valid TOs after the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or valid TOs after the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0518] Method 3: The base station configures a UTO-UCI total period W, which is used to indicate the total length of the time domain position where the UTO-UCI indicates TO. Each CG configuration is in accordance with Understand, the rest of the CG configuration is as follows It is understood that N is the number of CG configurations.

[0519] Further, when there is a valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs in a CG configuration that is less than the UTO-UCI period, the indication range corresponding to the CG configuration is the valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs.

[0520] A valid TO is a TO that does not conflict with TDD configuration downlink symbols or SSB.

[0521] The remaining TOs refer to the TOs following the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or the TOs following the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0522] The remaining valid TOs refer to valid TOs after the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or valid TOs after the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0523] Method 3_1: The base station configures a UTO-UCI total period W, which is used to indicate the total length of the time domain position where the UTO-UCI indicates TO. Each CG configuration is in accordance with Understand, the rest of the CG configuration is as follows It is understood that N is the number of CG configurations.

[0524] Further, when there is a valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs in a CG configuration that is less than the UTO-UCI period, the indication range corresponding to the CG configuration is the valid TO / remaining TO / remaining valid TO / number of configured TOs.

[0525] A valid TO is a TO that does not conflict with TDD configuration downlink symbols or SSB.

[0526] The remaining TOs refer to the TOs following the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or the TOs following the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0527] The remaining valid TOs refer to valid TOs after the TO where the UTO-UCI is located, or valid TOs after the first offset of the TO where the UTO-UCI is located.

[0528] Method 4: The base station configures a bitmap size, and all CG configurations are understood according to this bitmap size.

[0529] Method 5: The base station configures a bitmap size with a total length of W. All CG configurations are interpreted as W / N, where N is the number of CG configurations.

[0530] Method 6: The base station configures a bitmap size total length W, which is used to indicate the total number of UTO-UCI bitmaps. Each CG configuration is in accordance with Understand, the rest of the CG configuration is as follows It is understood that N is the number of CG configurations.

[0531] Method 61: The base station configures a bitmap size total length W, and the bitmap size total length W is used to indicate the total number of UTO-UCI bitmaps. Each CG configuration is in accordance with Understand, the rest of the CG configuration is as follows It is understood that N is the number of CG configurations.

[0532] Method 7: The base station configures multiple UTO-UCI periods. Specifically, the UTO-UCI period is configured per CG, or the UTO-UCI period configuration parameters are included in ConfiguredGrantConfig. ConfiguredGrantConfig is used by the base station to configure a set of CG configurations for the terminal. The UTO-UCI period indicates the time domain range of the TO indicated by the UTO-UCI, for example, N consecutive time slots, N consecutive TOs, N consecutive symbols, and N CG periods, where N is a natural number. All CG configurations confirm the UTO-UCI period on the corresponding CG configuration according to multiple UTO-UCI periods.

[0533] Method 8: The base station configures multiple bitmap sizes. That is, the bitmap size is configured per CG, or the bitmap size configuration parameters are included in ConfiguredGrantConfig. ConfiguredGrantConfig is used by the base station to configure a set of CG configurations for the terminal.

[0534] Method 9: The base station configures at least one reference CG configuration for the terminal, and the remaining CG configurations reuse the configuration of the reference CG.

[0535] It should be noted that the basic principles of methods 4, 5, and 6 are the same as those of methods 1, 2, and 3. The only difference is that one bit in the bitmap corresponds to one TO / time slot. Therefore, the units in Figures 1-7 should all be understood as one TO / time slot.

[0536] Example 2

[0537] Based on the above, the confirmation method of the starting point of the indication window of the UTO-UCI of different CG configurations includes at least one of the following:

[0538] Method 1: The base station configures N UTO-UCI periods, and the starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) configured for each CG is the starting point of each CG configuration.

[0539] Method 2: The base station configures N UTO-UCI periods and N first offsets. The starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) configured for each CG is the position after each CG configuration is offset by the first offset.

[0540] Method 3: The base station configures N UTO-UCI periods and 1 second offset. The starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) configured for each CG is the position after each CG configuration is offset by the second offset.

[0541] Method 4: The base station configures one UTO-UCI period and one second offset, and the starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) configured by all CGs is the position offset by the second offset.

[0542] Method 5: The base station configures 1 UTO-UCI period and N first offsets. The starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) configured for each CG is the position after each CG configuration is offset by the first offset.

[0543] Method 6: The base station configures N bitmaps, and the starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) of each CG configuration is the starting point of each CG configuration.

[0544] Method 7: The base station configures N bitmaps and N first offsets, and the starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) of each CG configuration is the position after each CG configuration is offset by the first offset.

[0545] Method 8: The base station configures N bitmaps and 1 second offset, and the starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) of each CG configuration is the position after each CG configuration is offset by the second offset.

[0546] Method 9: The base station configures 1 bitmap and 1 second offset, and the starting point of the UTO period (indication window) corresponding to all CG configurations is the position after the second offset.

[0547] Method 10: The base station configures 1 bitmap and N first offsets, and the starting point of the UTO-UCI period (indicator window) of each CG configuration is the position after each CG configuration is offset by the first offset.

[0548] Method 11: The base station configuration refers to the CG configuration, and the other CG configurations reuse the configuration of the reference CG;

[0549] Example 3

[0550] When the CG configuration corresponding to the UTO-UCI is greater than one, the TOs / effective TOs of multiple CG configurations are connected in series according to at least one of the following methods:

[0551] Method 1: Connect the TO / valid TO in the UTO-UCI cycle end to end.

[0552] Method 2: The TO / effective TO in the first UTO-UCI cycle of each CG configuration are connected end to end, and the TO / effective TO in the second UTO-UCI cycle of each CG configuration are connected end to end, and so on;

[0553] Method 3: Connect the TOs / valid TOs configured on each CG behind the TO where the UTO-UCI is located end to end.

[0554] Example 4

[0555] The maximum number of CG configurations that can be specifically matched to the UTO-UCI is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0556] Method 1: Protocol pre-defined;

[0557] Method 2: The base station is configured through RRC signaling.

[0558] 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.

[0559] 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.

[0560] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, 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, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as 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.

[0561] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8A , terminal 8100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 8101 and a processing module 8102. In some embodiments, transceiver module 8101 is configured to receive first information indicating parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information (UTO-UCI). Processing module 8102 is configured to determine, based on the first information, an indication window for each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI, where the indication window is the time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI, when the UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorizations (CGs).

[0562] Optionally, the transceiver module 8101 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2101, step S2103, step S2106, but not limited thereto) such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 8102 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0563] Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8B , network device 8200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 8201 and a processing module 8202. In some embodiments, transceiver module 8201 is configured to send first information, where the first information indicates parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information (UTO-UCI). The UTO-UCI parameters are used to assist a terminal in determining an indication window for each CG configured in the UTO-UCI. The indication window is the time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0564] Optionally, the transceiver module 8201 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2101, step S2103, step S2106, but not limited thereto) such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module 8202 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S2107, but not limited thereto) performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0565] 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.

[0566] 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.

[0567] Figure 9A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 9100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 9100 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 to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 9100 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.

[0568] As shown in Figure 9A, the communication device 9100 includes one or more processors 9101. The processor 9101 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, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 9100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0569] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more memories 9102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 9102 may be located outside the communication device 9100.

[0570] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more transceivers 9103. When the communication device 9100 includes one or more transceivers 9103, the transceiver 9103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2103, step S2106, but not limited thereto), and the processor 9101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, step S2107, but not limited thereto).

[0571] 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.

[0572] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 may include one or more interface circuits 9104. Optionally, the interface circuit 9104 is connected to the memory 9102. The interface circuit 9104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 9102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 9102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9104 may read instructions stored in the memory 9102 and send the instructions to the processor 9101.

[0573] The communication device 9100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 9100 may not be limited by FIG. 9A. 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.

[0574] 9B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 9200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 9100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 9200 shown in FIG9B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0575] The chip 9200 includes one or more processors 9201 , and the chip 9200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0576] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more interface circuits 9202. Optionally, the interface circuit 9202 is connected to the memory 9203. The interface circuit 9202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 9203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9202 can read instructions stored in the memory 9203 and send the instructions to the processor 9201.

[0577] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 9202 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, step S2107, but not limited to these), and the processor 9201 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, step S2107, but not limited to these).

[0578] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0579] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more memories 9203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 9203 may be located outside the chip 9200.

[0580] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 9100, causes the communication device 9100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0581] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 9100, enables the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0582] 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.

Claims

1. A method for processing information, characterized in that: include: The terminal receives first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI; The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations. According to the first information, an indication window of each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI is determined, and the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following: A first indication window of the CG configuration; The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO; Any indication window other than the first indication window configured by the CG; Any indication window containing a valid TO in the indication window other than the first indication window containing a valid TO configured by the CG.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The determining, according to the first information, an indication window corresponding to each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI includes: The first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is determined to be the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or, The first information indicates a first bitmap, and it is determined that the length of each of the indication windows is the same as the size of the first bitmap.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The determining, according to the first information, an indication window corresponding to each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI includes: The first information indicates N second UTO-UCI cycles, and it is determined that the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI cycle, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and determines that the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The determining, according to the first information, an indication window corresponding to each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI includes: The first information indicates a parameter value W; Based on the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, determine the length L of each indication window, where W is the value of the total period of UTO-UCI, or the total size of UTO-UCbitmap, L is related to W and N, and L is an integer.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The determining, according to the first information, an indication window corresponding to each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI includes: The first information indicates the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and determines the length of each indication window to be the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Also includes: The terminal receives a first configuration signaling; The reference CG configuration is determined according to the first configuration signaling, where the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: Also includes: Determine that the starting position of each indication window is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The determining, according to the first information, an indication window corresponding to each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI includes: The first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the first offset corresponding to the offset, wherein N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or, The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is determined to be a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the second offset; or The first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and determines that the first starting position of each indication window is the position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: Also includes: The number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the determined indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to be used to indicate the first TO, wherein the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: Also includes: According to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations are sorted in the UTO-UCI; or, According to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations are sorted in sequence according to different UTO-UCI periods.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, or the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Also includes: receiving second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate an order of the multiple CG configurations or a priority of the multiple CG configurations; According to the second information, the order in which the multiple CGs are configured in the UTO-UCI is determined.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that: Also includes: Determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to the protocol; or, Receive third information, wherein the third information is used to indicate a maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

15. A method for processing information, characterized in that: include: The network device sends first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI, and the parameters of the UTO-UCI are used to assist the terminal device in determining an indication window for each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI, and the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The indication window of the CG configuration includes at least one of the following: A first indication window of the CG configuration; The first indication window of the CG configuration containing a valid TO; Any indication window other than the first indication window configured by the CG; Any indication window containing a valid TO in the indication window other than the first indication window containing a valid TO configured by the CG.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that The first information indicates a first UTO-UCI period, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the first UTO-UCI period; or, The first information indicates a first bitmap, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the first bitmap.

18. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that The first information indicates N second UTO-UCI cycles, and the length of each indication window is the same as the value of the corresponding second UTO-UCI cycle, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or, The first information indicates N second bitmaps, and the length of each indication window is the same as the size of the corresponding second bitmapd, where N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

19. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that The first information indicates a parameter value W, and the length L of each indication window is related to the parameter value W and the number N of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI, where W is the value of the total period of UTO-UCI, or the total size of UTO-UCbitmap, and L is an integer.

20. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that The first information indicates the third UTO-UCI period or the third bitmap corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and indicates the length of each indication window, which is the same as the value of the third UTO-UCI period or the size of the third bitmap.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein: Also includes: The network device sends a first configuration signaling, where the first configuration instruction is used to indicate the reference CG configuration, and the first configuration signaling includes any one of the following: radio resource control RRC signaling, media access control control unit MAC CE, and dynamic signaling.

22. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 21, characterized in that: The starting position of the indication window of each CG configuration is the same as the starting position of the CG configuration.

23. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 22, characterized in that: The first information indicates N first offsets, and the first starting position of each indication window is the second starting position of the CG configuration. The position after the corresponding first offset is offset, wherein N is the number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI; or, The first information indicates a second offset, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the second offset; or, The first information indicates a third offset corresponding to the reference CG configuration, and the first starting position of each indication window is a position after the second starting position of the CG configuration is offset by the third offset.

24. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 23, characterized in that: Also includes: The number of first transmission opportunities TO in any CG configuration is less than the indication window length, and the indication window corresponding to any CG configuration is determined to be used to indicate the first TO, wherein the first TO is any one of the following: valid TO, remaining TO, remaining valid TO, configured TO.

25. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 24, characterized in that: Also includes: According to the order of the multiple CG configurations in the UTO-UCI and the connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations, the CG configuration to which each TO index value in the received UTO-UCI belongs is determined.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein: The connection method of the TO index values ​​in the multiple CG configurations includes any one of the following: The last TO index value in the previous CG configuration is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration; or, The last index value in the previous CG configuration in each UTO-UCI cycle is connected to the first TO index value in the next CG configuration; Among them, the TO index value is any one of the following: the TO of the CG configuration, the valid TO in the CG configuration, the TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration, and the valid TO located after the UTO-UCI position in the CG configuration.

27. The method according to claim 25 or 26, characterized in that Also includes: Send second information, wherein the second information is used to indicate the order of the multiple CG configurations, or the priority of the multiple CG configurations.

28. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 27, characterized in that: Also includes: Determine the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI according to the protocol; or, Send third information, wherein the third information is used to indicate the maximum number of CG configurations corresponding to the UTO-UCI.

29. A method for processing information, characterized in that: include: The network device sends first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI; The UTO-UCI corresponds to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations. The terminal determines an indication window of each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI according to the first information, and the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

30. A terminal, characterized in that: include: A transceiver module, configured to receive first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate a parameter of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI; A processing module is used for the UTO-UCI to correspond to multiple configuration authorization CG configurations, and to determine an indication window of each of the CG configurations in the UTO-UCI according to the first information, where the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

31. A network device, characterized in that: include: A transceiver module is used to send first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate parameters of unused transmission opportunity indication information UTO-UCI, and the parameters of the UTO-UCI are used to assist the terminal device in determining an indication window of each CG configuration in the UTO-UCI, and the indication window is a time domain range indicated by the UTO-UCI.

32. A communication device, characterized in that: include: One or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 1-14 and 15-28.

33. A communication system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, and the network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 15 to 28.

34. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1-14 and 15-28.

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