Information indication method, terminal, network device, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are an information indication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal indicating a usage state of a first transceiver to a network device, wherein the terminal comprises the first transceiver and a second transceiver, and the power consumption of the first transceiver in a working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state. By means of the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, when a usage state of a first transceiver changes, aa network device can accurately learn the actual usage state of the first transceiver, thereby reducing unnecessary sending of wake-up signals and reducing resource overheads and unnecessary scheduling delay.

Description

Information indication method and terminal, network equipment, communication system and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] In order to reduce the power consumption of the terminal, a low-power wake-up mechanism is introduced. The terminal uses a separate low-power wake-up radio (LP-WUR) to receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP WUS). The wake-up signal is used to wake up the main receiver for data transmission and reception. When the terminal does not detect the low-power wake-up signal, the main receiver is in a dormant state, thereby further reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The network equipment cannot accurately know the usage status of the terminal's main transceiver, which easily causes resource overhead and scheduling delay.

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information indication method and terminal, network equipment, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0007] The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0009] According to the instruction of the terminal, the use status of the first transceiver of the terminal is determined; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0010] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0011] The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0012] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

[0013] The transceiver module is configured to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0014] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes:

[0015] The processing module is configured to determine the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal according to the indication of the terminal; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0016] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, the terminal is configured to implement the information indication method provided by the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information indication method provided by the second aspect.

[0017] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, wherein the terminal includes:

[0018] one or more processors;

[0019] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the terminal to execute the information indication method provided by the first aspect.

[0020] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes:

[0021] one or more processors;

[0022] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the network device to execute the information indication method provided by the second aspect.

[0023] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the information indication method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0024] According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal indicates the usage status of its own first transceiver to the network device, and the network device can accurately know the actual usage status of the first transceiver, reduce the sending of unnecessary wake-up signals, and reduce resource overhead and unnecessary scheduling delays.

[0025] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0027] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] FIG2a is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] FIG2 b is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] FIG3a is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] FIG3 b is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] FIG3c is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] FIG4a is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0034] FIG4 b is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0035] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0036] FIG6a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0037] FIG6b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0038] FIG7a is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0039] Fig. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information indication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0041] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0042] The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the terminal can indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device, so that when a change is found in the usage status of the first transceiver, the network device can accurately know the actual usage status of the first transceiver, reduce the sending of unnecessary wake-up signals, and reduce resource overhead and unnecessary scheduling delays.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0045] The first transceiver is awakened, and the terminal indicates to the network device that the first transceiver is in a working state.

[0046] In the above embodiment, after the first transceiver is awakened, the terminal indicates to the network device that the first transceiver is in working state, so that when the network device has a data transmission demand, the terminal can be directly scheduled for data transmission without sending a wake-up signal or waiting for the wake-up time of the first transceiver before scheduling the terminal, thereby reducing resource overhead and unnecessary scheduling delays.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0048] The terminal meets the wake-up condition and wakes up the first transceiver.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the terminal can wake up the first transceiver by itself based on whether it meets the wake-up conditions. If the wake-up conditions are met, the terminal can also promptly notify the network device after waking up the first transceiver, thereby reducing unnecessary wake-up of the first transceiver.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, satisfying the wake-up condition includes one of the following:

[0051] The terminal has uplink data to be sent;

[0052] The second transceiver does not measure a reference signal associated with the second transceiver;

[0053] A measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver is lower than a preset threshold;

[0054] The second transceiver measures a wake-up signal multicast or broadcast by the network device.

[0055] In the above embodiment, when a terminal whose first transceiver is in a dormant state has a data transmission demand, poor network quality, or receives a wake-up signal multicast or broadcast by a network device, the terminal can wake up the first transceiver by itself to use the first transceiver for data transmission or cell reselection, etc., thereby improving the communication quality of the terminal.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0057] The usage status of the first transceiver is indicated to the network device in an implicit manner and / or an explicit manner.

[0058] In the above embodiment, the terminal can indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an implicit manner to reduce signaling overhead, and / or, the terminal can indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an explicit manner so that the network device can quickly and accurately know the actual usage status of the first transceiver and reduce resource overhead.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an implicit and / or explicit manner includes:

[0060] The first transceiver indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an implicit manner and / or an explicit manner.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the terminal directly uses the awakened first transceiver to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an implicit manner to reduce signaling overhead, and / or, the terminal can indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an explicit manner, so that the network device can quickly and accurately know the actual usage status of the first transceiver and reduce resource overhead.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an implicit manner includes:

[0063] Sending a first uplink transmission to the network device; and / or,

[0064] Sending first indication information to the network device.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the terminal sends a first uplink transmission to the network device, and uses the first uplink transmission to implicitly indicate that the terminal has the ability to send uplink signals, that is, the first transceiver is in a working state. Alternatively, the terminal sends a first indication information to the network device, and uses the first indication information to implicitly indicate the network quality of the terminal, so that the network device determines whether the terminal meets the wake-up condition, thereby determining the usage status of the first transceiver, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first uplink transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0067] Scheduling Request (SR);

[0068] Configured Grant Physical Uplink Sharing Channel (CG-PUSCH) transmission;

[0069] Sounding Reference Signal (SRS);

[0070] Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) transmission.

[0071] In the above embodiment, the terminal directly reuses the channel resources configured by the network device for SR, CG-PUSCH, SRS and / or PRACH to send the first uplink transmission; and in addition to realizing the original functions, the above signals or signaling are also multiplexed to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device, so that there is no need to modify the above signals or signaling, thereby reducing bit overhead.

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

[0073] first information indicating whether the second transceiver measures a reference signal related to the second transceiver; and / or,

[0074] The second information indicates a measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the terminal uses the first indication information indicating whether the second transceiver measures the reference signal and / or the measurement value of the measured reference signal to implicitly indicate the network quality of the terminal, so that the network device determines whether the terminal meets the wake-up condition, thereby determining the usage status of the first transceiver, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0076] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reference signal related to the second transceiver includes at least one of the following:

[0077] Wake-up signal;

[0078] Synchronization signal.

[0079] In the above embodiment, by limiting the reference signal related to the second transceiver to include a wake-up signal and / or a synchronization signal, the terminal can determine whether to wake up the first transceiver based on the first indication information of the second transceiver to any of the above signals, thereby improving the flexibility of the first transceiver to wake up by itself.

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

[0081] First configuration information sent by a network device is received, where the first configuration information indicates a sending method for sending the first indication information.

[0082] In the above embodiment, the terminal determines the sending method of the first indication information indicated by the network device by receiving the first configuration information sent by the network device, and then sends the first indication information to the network device based on the sending method indicated by the first configuration information, thereby reducing the situation where the network device cannot receive the first indication information.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the manner of sending the first indication information includes:

[0084] Periodic delivery; and / or

[0085] A semi-persistent transmission mode is activated by the network device.

[0086] In the above embodiment, the terminal may send the first indication information to the network device according to the periodic sending mode or the semi-continuous sending mode configured by the network device, thereby improving the sending flexibility of the first indication information.

[0087] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first indication information to the network device includes:

[0088] Sending a physical layer channel state information (CSI) report to the network device; wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the first indication information; and / or,

[0089] Send a layer L3 measurement report to the network device, where the L3 measurement report includes the first indication information.

[0090] In the above embodiment, the terminal can reuse the physical layer CSI report or L3 measurement report to send the first indication information, while reducing the signaling overhead, enabling the network device to determine whether the network quality of the terminal meets the wake-up condition based on the first indication information, thereby knowing the actual usage status of the first transceiver.

[0091] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the layer L3 measurement report to the network device includes:

[0092] Sending a radio resource control (RRC) layer message to the network device; wherein the RRC layer message carries the L3 measurement report.

[0093] In the above embodiment, the terminal can reuse the RRC layer message to send the L3 measurement report containing the first indication information, so that the terminal sends the first indication information to the network device during the process of establishing, re-establishing, configuring, reconfiguring and / or releasing the RRC connection, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0094] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an explicit manner includes:

[0095] Sending a second uplink transmission to the network device; the second uplink transmission is carried on a dedicated transmission channel; the dedicated transmission channel is used to transmit information about the usage status of the first transceiver; and / or,

[0096] Sending uplink control information to the network device; wherein the uplink control information indicates that the first transceiver is in a working state.

[0097] In the above embodiment, after the first transceiver is awakened, the terminal can use a pre-configured dedicated transmission channel for transmitting the usage status of the first transceiver to send a second uplink transmission to the network device, or directly send uplink control information indicating that the first transceiver is in a working state to the network device, so that the network device can quickly and accurately know the usage status of the first transceiver based on the second uplink transmission or the uplink control information, thereby reducing resource overhead.

[0098] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second uplink transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0099] Scheduling request SR;

[0100] Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission;

[0101] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0102] Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission.

[0103] In the above embodiment, the terminal transmits some additional information to the network device while indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device by sending a scheduling request SR, configuring authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission, sounding reference signal SRS and / or physical random access channel PRACH transmission to the network device on a dedicated transmission channel.

[0104] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending uplink control information to the network device includes:

[0105] sending the uplink control information to the network device via a physical uplink control channel PUCCH; and / or,

[0106] The uplink control information is sent to the network device via a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH.

[0107] In the above embodiment, the terminal can use the channel resources of the physical uplink control channel PUCCH and / or the physical uplink shared signal PUSCH to send uplink control information. On the one hand, it can notify the network device of the usage status of the first transceiver. On the other hand, there is no need to additionally configure channel resources for the transmission of uplink control information, thereby improving resource utilization.

[0108] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending uplink control information to the network device includes:

[0109] Sending a physical layer CSI report to the network device, wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the uplink control information.

[0110] In the above embodiment, the terminal can reuse the physical layer CSI report to send uplink control information, which reduces signaling overhead and enables the network device to quickly and accurately obtain the actual usage status of the first transceiver based on the uplink control information, thereby reducing resource overhead.

[0111] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0112] Receive second indication information sent by the network device; the second indication information includes:

[0113] third information indicating that the physical layer CSI report carries the first indication information, or the physical layer CSI report carries the uplink control information; and / or,

[0114] The fourth information indicates that the physical layer CSI report is sent periodically, or that the physical layer CSI report is sent semi-continuously.

[0115] In the above embodiment, the terminal can send a physical layer CSI report to the network device in a timely manner according to the second indication information sent by the network device, so that the network device can quickly and accurately know the usage status of the first transceiver based on the physical layer CSI report.

[0116] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0117] According to the instruction of the terminal, the use status of the first transceiver of the terminal is determined; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0118] In the above embodiment, the network device can accurately learn the usage status of the first transceiver according to the instruction of the terminal, reduce the sending of unnecessary wake-up signals, and reduce resource overhead and unnecessary scheduling delay.

[0119] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0120] The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0121] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, wherein the terminal includes:

[0122] The transceiver module is configured to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0123] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, wherein the network device includes:

[0124] The processing module is configured to determine the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal according to the indication of the terminal; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0125] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, the terminal is configured to implement the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0126] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, comprising:

[0127] one or more processors;

[0128] The processor is configured to call instructions to enable the terminal to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0129] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, the network device comprising:

[0130] one or more processors;

[0131] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the network device to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0132] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0133] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product, which, when executed by a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0134] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0135] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided by 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.

[0136] The present disclosure provides an information indication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "information indication method" and "information processing method" and "information transmission method" are interchangeable; the terms "information indication apparatus" and "information processing apparatus" and "information transmission apparatus" are interchangeable; and the terms "communication system" and "information processing system" are interchangeable.

[0137] 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.

[0138] 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.

[0139] 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.

[0140] 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.

[0141] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0142] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0143] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in 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 same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0144] 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.

[0145] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0146] 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.

[0147] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0148] 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.

[0149] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0150] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0151] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0152] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0153] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0154] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0155] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0156] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0157] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0158] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0159] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0160] 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.

[0161] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0162] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0163] 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.

[0164] 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.

[0165] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including one or more network elements. A network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), or a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0166] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0167] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0168] 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).

[0169] In some embodiments, the sensitivity of the low power wake up radio (LP-WUR) is lower than that of the main transceiver. For example, the main transceiver has a receiving sensitivity of -110 dB, while the LP-WUR has a receiving sensitivity of -80 dB.

[0170] In some embodiments, for a terminal in an RRC connected state, when the terminal's primary transceiver is in a dormant state, the LP-WUR is in an active state. When the network device wakes up the terminal, it sends an LP-WUR signal to the terminal to wake it up. This allows the network device to clearly identify when the terminal has woken up the primary transceiver. However, in some special cases, the terminal may wake up the primary transceiver on its own.

[0171] In some embodiments, the network device is unaware of the situation where the terminal wakes up the main transceiver on its own. As a result, the main transceiver of the UE is already working normally, but the network device thinks that the terminal has not yet woken up. Therefore, it sends an LP WUS signal to wake up the terminal and waits for a period of time (the awakening time of the terminal's main transceiver) before starting to schedule the terminal. This leads to three negative effects: (1) unnecessary LP WUS is sent, resulting in resource overhead and unnecessary interference; (2) if the LP WUS signal is multicast, it may also cause false alarms in other terminals, resulting in energy waste for other terminals; (3) unnecessary scheduling delays are caused.

[0172] FIG2a is an interactive diagram of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes:

[0173] Step S2101: Wake up the first transceiver.

[0174] In some embodiments, when the wake-up condition is met, the terminal wakes up the first transceiver.

[0175] In some embodiments, the wake-up condition is set by the terminal itself.

[0176] In some embodiments, the wake-up condition may be agreed upon by a protocol.

[0177] In some embodiments, the wake-up condition is pre-configured by the network device.

[0178] In some embodiments, there is a need to use the first transceiver for wireless transmission, waking up the first transceiver.

[0179] In some embodiments, the terminal includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver.

[0180] In some embodiments, the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0181] In some embodiments, the operating capability of the first transceiver is greater than the operating capability of the second transceiver.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first transceiver supports both transmission and reception and the second transceiver supports downlink reception alone.

[0183] In some embodiments, the second transceiver may include, but is not limited to, an LP-WUR.

[0184] In some embodiments, the sensitivity of the first transceiver is higher than the sensitivity of the second transceiver.

[0185] In some embodiments, the second transceiver is configured to receive a wake-up signal sent by the network device to wake up the first transceiver in a dormant state. It is understood that when the network device needs to wake up the first transceiver, the network device sends a wake-up signal to the terminal to trigger the second transceiver to wake up the first transceiver.

[0186] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal may be a low power wake-up signal (LP WUS).

[0187] In some embodiments, the terminal can automatically wake up the first transceiver. It is understandable that when the second transceiver is in working state and the first transceiver is in dormant state, the terminal can automatically wake up the first transceiver.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal may automatically wake up the first transceiver if the wake-up condition is met. It should be noted that the terminal may determine whether to wake up the first transceiver based on whether the wake-up condition is met. Here, the network device is unaware of the terminal's automatic wake-up of the first transceiver.

[0189] In some embodiments, the wake-up condition includes at least one of the following:

[0190] The terminal has uplink data to be sent;

[0191] The second transceiver does not measure a reference signal associated with the second transceiver;

[0192] A measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver is lower than a preset threshold;

[0193] The second transceiver measures a wake-up signal multicast or broadcast by the network device.

[0194] It can be understood that the first transceiver is in a sleep state, which means that the first transceiver is in a low power consumption state, and the first transceiver cannot perform the transceiver function, or can only perform simple transceiver functions. Since the second transceiver does not support uplink signal transmission or the uplink transmission capability is weak, if the terminal has uplink data to be sent, it is necessary to wake up the first transceiver and send the uplink data through the first transceiver.

[0195] In some embodiments, the reference signal associated with the second transceiver is a dedicated measurement signal of the second transceiver.

[0196] Exemplarily, the reference signal associated with the second transceiver may be a low power consumption reference signal.

[0197] Exemplarily, the low power reference signal may include but is not limited to: LP WUS and / or a low power synchronization signal LP SS.

[0198] It is worth noting that the second transceiver does not measure the reference signal, or the measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver is lower than the preset threshold, indicating that the communication quality of the terminal's service cell is poor. In order to avoid delays in the terminal and the inability to connect to the network, which affects the subsequent data transmission of the terminal, the terminal will automatically wake up the first transceiver to use the first transceiver to reselect a suitable cell, and / or use the first transceiver to communicate with the terminal's current service cell.

[0199] In some embodiments, the reference signal associated with the second transceiver includes at least one of the following:

[0200] Wake-up signal;

[0201] Synchronization signal.

[0202] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal is used to wake up the first transceiver of the terminal when the network device has a data transmission demand. The wake-up signal includes but is not limited to a low power wake-up signal LP WUS.

[0203] In some embodiments, the synchronization signal is used to achieve time and frequency synchronization between the terminal and the network device. The synchronization signal includes but is not limited to a low power synchronization signal (Low Power Synchronization Signal, LPSS).

[0204] It is worth noting that the synchronization signal is a synchronization signal dedicated to the second receiver. The synchronization signal of the second receiver is different from the synchronization signal of the first receiver. It should be noted that the first receiver also has a corresponding synchronization signal, such as the synchronization and system information block (SSB), but the second receiver may not support detection of the synchronization signal of the first receiver.

[0205] Exemplarily, the measurement of the reference signal by the second receiver is based on the measurement of signal energy, and does not support the detection of SSB modulated using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology.

[0206] In some embodiments, the measured value of the reference signal may include at least one of the following:

[0207] Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP);

[0208] Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ);

[0209] Reference signal to interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR).

[0210] In some embodiments, the preset threshold may be a minimum measurement threshold set by the terminal itself; or, the preset threshold may be a minimum measurement threshold configured by a network device.

[0211] In some embodiments, the second transceiver receives a wake-up signal multicast or broadcast by the network device, and the terminal wakes up the first transceiver.

[0212] It should be noted that when the network device multicasts or broadcasts a wake-up signal, the second transceiver receives the wake-up signal, which triggers the terminal to wake up the first transceiver. At this time, the network device does not know which terminals' first transceivers are awakened, and the terminal needs to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device.

[0213] Step S2102: The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device.

[0214] The terminal indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device can be understood as the terminal sending third indication information to the network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first transceiver is awakened, and the terminal may indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first transceiver is awakened, and the awakened first transceiver is used to indicate to the network device that the first transceiver is in an operating state.

[0217] It is worth noting that after waking up the first transceiver by itself, the terminal actively indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; in this case, the network device can receive the instruction from the terminal, indicating that the first transceiver is already in working state.

[0218] In some embodiments, the usage status of the first transceiver may be indicated to the network device in a first manner.

[0219] It should be noted that the first method may be an implicit method.

[0220] Exemplarily, the implicit indication may include reusing existing signaling and / or information to implicitly indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0221] In some embodiments, the implicitly indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0222] Sending a first uplink transmission to the network device; and / or,

[0223] Sending first indication information to the network device.

[0224] It is understandable that since the second transceiver does not support uplink signal transmission, after the first transceiver is awakened, the first transceiver is used to send a first uplink transmission to the network device, and the first uplink transmission is used to implicitly indicate that the first transceiver is in working state.

[0225] In some embodiments, the terminal may reuse a transmission channel of other signals or signaling to send the first uplink transmission. It is understandable that the network device does not need to separately configure dedicated channel resources for the first uplink transmission.

[0226] In some embodiments, the first uplink transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0227] Scheduling Request (SR);

[0228] Configured Grant Physical Uplink Sharing Channel (CG-PUSCH) transmission;

[0229] Sounding Reference Signal (SRS);

[0230] Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) transmission.

[0231] In some embodiments, the scheduling request SR is used to request resources for uplink data transmission. It is understandable that when a terminal has a data transmission demand, it needs to send a scheduling request to a network device to apply for resources from the network device.

[0232] In some embodiments, a granted physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission is configured for data transmitted using transmission resources of the granted physical uplink shared channel without the need for scheduling by a network device.

[0233] In some embodiments, the sounding reference signal (SRS) is used to assist the network device in estimating frequency domain information of the uplink signal to perform frequency selective scheduling.

[0234] In some embodiments, PRACH transmission is used for random access of a terminal.

[0235] It can be understood that the terminal sends any of the above-mentioned first uplink transmissions to the network device, and uses the first uplink transmission to notify the network device that the first transceiver of the terminal is awakened and the terminal has a data transmission demand.

[0236] It is worth noting that the terminal can directly reuse the dedicated SR, CG-PUSCH, SRS and / or PRACH resources configured by the network device for SR, CG-PUSCH, SRS and / or PRACH to send the first uplink transmission; and, in addition to realizing the original functions, the SR, CG-PUSCH, SRS and / or PRACH sent by the terminal are also multiplexed to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device, so that there is no need to modify the above-mentioned signals or signaling, thereby reducing bit overhead.

[0237] In some embodiments, the first indication information may be used to indicate the signal quality of the communication environment in which the terminal is located.

[0238] In some embodiments, the first indication information is used to indicate whether the second transceiver measures the reference signal.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first indication information includes:

[0240] first information indicating whether the second transceiver measures a reference signal related to the second transceiver; and / or,

[0241] The second information indicates a measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver.

[0242] In some embodiments, the first information includes one or more indication bits, for example, different bit values ​​of the indication bits indicating two states: the reference signal is measured or the reference signal is not measured.

[0243] It can be understood that the terminal sends the first indication information to the network device so that the network device determines whether the terminal meets the wake-up condition according to the first indication information, thereby determining the usage status of the first transceiver.

[0244] In some embodiments, the first indication information is sent in a manner including:

[0245] Periodic delivery; and / or

[0246] A semi-persistent transmission mode activated by the network device.

[0247] It should be noted that the terminal may determine the sending method of the first indication information by itself, or the sending method of the first indication information may be specified by the network device.

[0248] In some embodiments, the sending the first indication information to the network device includes:

[0249] Sending a physical layer channel state information (CSI) report to the network device; wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the first indication information; and / or,

[0250] Send a layer L3 measurement report to the network device, where the L3 measurement report includes the first indication information.

[0251] In some embodiments, the physical layer CSI may include a physical layer CSI report.

[0252] It should be noted that the sending of the physical layer CSI report does not require the first transceiver to be able to perform higher layer capabilities; that is, the first transceiver with only simple transceiver capabilities can also send the physical layer CSI report.

[0253] In some embodiments, the first transceiver in the dormant state supports transmission of physical layer CSI reports.

[0254] In some other embodiments, the first transceiver that is awakened and within the awake time period supports sending a physical layer CSI report.

[0255] The terminal may directly use the reserved information field in the physical layer CSI report or L3 measurement report to carry the first indication information.

[0256] In some embodiments, physical layer channel state information (CSI) reports are used to indicate channel characteristics of a communication link.

[0257] In some embodiments, layer L3 may be a radio resource control (RRC) layer.

[0258] It should be noted that the fifth generation mobile communication system (5 thThe 5G (next generation mobile communication system) protocol stack can be divided into three layers: Layer L1, Layer L2, and Layer L3. Layer L1 is the physical layer; Layer L2 includes the MAC layer, RLC layer, and PDCP layer; and Layer L3 is the RRC layer.

[0259] In some embodiments, the L3 measurement report includes at least one of the following:

[0260] Radio Resource Management RRM measurement report;

[0261] Neighborhood measurement report;

[0262] Mobility measurement report.

[0263] In some embodiments, the RRM measurement report may be used for mobility management of the terminal.

[0264] In some embodiments, the neighboring cell measurement report is used to assist the terminal in selecting a suitable neighboring cell for connection when the terminal performs cell handover.

[0265] In some embodiments, the mobility measurement report is used to assist a terminal in a mobile state to reselect a suitable cell for connection, so as to ensure uninterrupted services of the terminal and guarantee the service quality of the terminal.

[0266] It should be noted that the terminal may measure the reference signals periodically sent by the serving cell and / or the neighboring cell, and obtain any of the above-mentioned L3 measurement reports based on the measurement values ​​of the reference signals.

[0267] In some embodiments, the measurement value may include a measurement value of a parameter such as signal strength and signal quality of a reference signal.

[0268] In some embodiments, the sending a layer L3 measurement report to the network device includes:

[0269] Sending a radio resource control (RRC) layer message to the network device; wherein the RRC layer message carries the L3 measurement report.

[0270] It is understandable that the terminal may carry the L3 measurement report including the first indication information in the uplink RRC layer message, and send the uplink RRC layer message to the network device so that the network device obtains the first indication information from the received uplink RRC layer message.

[0271] In some embodiments, the usage status of the first transceiver may be indicated to the network device in a second manner.

[0272] It should be noted that the second method may be an explicit method.

[0273] Exemplarily, the terminal may set a new signaling or information and use the signaling or information to explicitly indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device.

[0274] In some embodiments, the step of explicitly indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0275] sending a second uplink transmission to the network device; and / or,

[0276] Sending uplink control information to the network device.

[0277] In some embodiments, the second uplink transmission is carried on a dedicated transmission channel.

[0278] In some embodiments, the dedicated transmission channel is used to transmit information on the usage status of the first transceiver.

[0279] In some embodiments, the dedicated transmission channel is: a channel that is separately configured by the network device for the terminal and is used to monitor the usage status of the first transceiver.

[0280] In some embodiments, the dedicated transmission channel may be a channel that occurs periodically.

[0281] In some embodiments, the dedicated transmission channel may be a transmission channel carrying indication information dedicated to indicating the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal.

[0282] It should be noted that the network device monitors the dedicated transmission channel when (the network device believes) the first transceiver of the terminal is in a dormant state and the second transceiver is in an active state. After the terminal wakes up the main transceiver on its own, it can send a second uplink transmission to the network device on the dedicated transmission channel, using the second uplink transmission to explicitly notify the network device that the first transceiver of the terminal is in an active state.

[0283] In some embodiments, the second uplink transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0284] Scheduling request SR;

[0285] Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission;

[0286] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0287] Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission.

[0288] It is worth noting that the terminal uses a dedicated transmission channel to transmit the above information to achieve the purpose of indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device. Alternatively, the terminal uses the information format of SR, CG-PUSCH, SRS and / or PRACH to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver, thereby reducing message construction.

[0289] In some embodiments, the uplink control information indicates that the first transceiver is in an operating state.

[0290] In some embodiments, the uplink control information may be uplink control information of a physical layer.

[0291] In some embodiments, the sending uplink control information to the network device includes:

[0292] Sending the uplink control information to the network device via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); and / or,

[0293] The uplink control information is sent to the network device via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) PUSCH.

[0294] It should be noted that the physical uplink control channel PUCCH is used by the terminal to send information related to uplink scheduling to the network device, such as scheduling request SR, channel state information CSI report, etc.

[0295] The Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) is used to carry uplink services and uplink signaling data related to long-term evolution users. As the main uplink data bearer channel at the physical layer, the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) can schedule uplink data transmission and also carry control information.

[0296] It is understandable that after waking up the first transceiver by itself, the terminal may send uplink control information to the network device, and use the uplink control information to explicitly notify the network device that the first transceiver of the terminal is in working state.

[0297] In some embodiments, the uplink control information may be carried in a physical layer CSI report.

[0298] The terminal device can directly use the reserved information field in the physical layer CSI report to carry uplink control information.

[0299] In some embodiments, the terminal may send a physical layer CSI report including uplink control information to the network device via the PUCCH.

[0300] Step S2103: The network device determines that the first transceiver of the terminal is in working state according to the instruction of the terminal.

[0301] In some embodiments, the network device may determine the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal according to an implicit indication and / or an explicit indication of the terminal.

[0302] In some embodiments, the implicit indication includes:

[0303] receiving a first uplink transmission sent by a terminal; and / or,

[0304] The first indication information sent by the receiving terminal is received.

[0305] In some embodiments, the first uplink transmission is used to implicitly indicate that the first transceiver is in an operating state.

[0306] It should be noted that since the second transceiver of the terminal does not support uplink signal transmission, when the network device receives the first uplink transmission sent by the terminal, it means that the first uplink transmission is sent by the first transceiver of the terminal, and it can be determined that the first transceiver of the terminal is in working state.

[0307] In some embodiments, the first indication information includes:

[0308] first information indicating whether the second transceiver measures a reference signal related to the second transceiver; and / or,

[0309] The second information indicates a measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver.

[0310] In some embodiments, the first indication information is used to implicitly indicate whether the terminal meets the wake-up condition.

[0311] In some embodiments, determining, according to an instruction of the terminal, that the first transceiver of the terminal is in an operating state includes at least one of the following:

[0312] The first information indicates that the second transceiver has not measured the reference signal, and it is determined that the first transceiver is in a working state; the second information indicates that the measurement value is lower than a preset threshold, and it is determined that the first transceiver is in a working state.

[0313] Here, the preset threshold is the lowest measurement threshold configured by the network device.

[0314] In some embodiments, the receiving terminal sends the first indication information, including:

[0315] receiving a physical layer channel state information (CSI) report sent by the terminal; wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the first indication information; and / or,

[0316] Receive a layer L3 measurement report sent by the terminal, where the L3 measurement report includes the first indication information.

[0317] It can be understood that the first indication information can be carried in a physical layer CSI report or an L3 measurement report.

[0318] In some embodiments, the network device receives a radio resource control (RRC) layer message sent by the terminal; wherein the RRC layer message carries the L3 measurement report.

[0319] In some embodiments, the explicit indication includes:

[0320] receiving a second uplink transmission sent by the terminal; and / or,

[0321] receiving uplink control information sent by the terminal.

[0322] It should be noted that when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep state and the second transceiver is in working state, the network device will monitor the dedicated transmission channel; if the network device receives the second uplink transmission carried on the dedicated transmission channel, it can be determined that the first transceiver of the terminal is in working state.

[0323] In some embodiments, the uplink control information is used to indicate that the first transceiver is in an operating state.

[0324] When the network device receives the uplink control information, it can determine that the first transceiver of the terminal is in a working state.

[0325] In some embodiments, the network device receives a physical layer CSI report, wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the uplink control information.

[0326] In some embodiments, the term "information" can be interchangeable with terms such as "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", and "data".

[0327] In some embodiments, the term "send" can be interchanged with terms such as "transmit", "report", and "transmit".

[0328] FIG2b is an interactive diagram of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes:

[0329] Step S2201: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal.

[0330] In some embodiments, the terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device.

[0331] In some embodiments, the configuration information may include: measurement configuration.

[0332] In some embodiments, the measurement configuration is used to indicate measurement information of a reference signal related to the second transceiver. For example, the measurement information indicates a time-frequency position of the reference signal.

[0333] In some embodiments, the configuration information may include: measurement reporting configuration.

[0334] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration is used to instruct the terminal to send reporting information of the measurement result to the network device, for example, the reporting information indicates a reporting period of the measurement result, or a condition for reporting the measurement result.

[0335] In some embodiments, the configuration information may include: a wake-up configuration; the wake-up configuration is used to indicate a wake-up condition for the terminal to wake up the first transceiver.

[0336] In some embodiments, the configuration information may include: first configuration information; the first configuration information indicates a sending method for sending the first indication information.

[0337] In some embodiments, the sending method of the first indication information may include:

[0338] Periodic delivery; and / or

[0339] A semi-persistent transmission mode activated by the network device.

[0340] It should be noted that when the first configuration information indicates that the sending mode of the first indication information is a semi-persistent sending mode, the terminal sends the first indication information to the network device after receiving the downlink control information (DCI) for activation sent by the network device.

[0341] It is worth noting that after the terminal receives the first configuration information sent by the network device, it can send the first indication information to the network device based on the sending method indicated by the first configuration information; in this case, the first transceiver of the terminal may be in a sleep state, or the first transceiver may be in a working state.

[0342] In some embodiments, the configuration information may include: second configuration information, used to indicate the network device's configuration related to physical layer CSI reporting.

[0343] In some embodiments, the second configuration information may include: second indication information;

[0344] The second indication information includes:

[0345] third information indicating that the physical layer CSI report carries the first indication information, or the physical layer CSI report carries the uplink control information; and / or,

[0346] The fourth information indicates that the physical layer CSI report is sent periodically, or that the physical layer CSI report is sent semi-continuously.

[0347] In some embodiments, the third information may be used to indicate the reporting amount of the configured physical layer CSI report.

[0348] It should be noted that the third information may include one or more indication bits. For example, different bit values ​​of the indication bit indicate two situations: the reporting amount of the configured physical layer CSI report includes the first indication information or the reporting amount of the configured physical layer CSI report includes uplink control information.

[0349] In some embodiments, the fourth information may be used to indicate a reporting type of a configured physical layer CSI report.

[0350] It should be noted that the fourth information may include one or more indication bits. For example, different bit values ​​of the indication bit indicate two situations in which the reporting type of the configured physical layer CSI report is a periodic reporting type or a semi-continuous reporting type.

[0351] Step S2202: The terminal wakes up the first transceiver.

[0352] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S2202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0353] Step S2203: The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device based on the configuration information.

[0354] In some embodiments, the configuration information is first configuration information, and the terminal sends the first indication information to the network device based on the sending method indicated by the first configuration information.

[0355] For example, the terminal may periodically send the first indication information to the network device; or, after receiving the DCI for activation sent by the network device, the terminal may send the first indication information to the network device. It is understandable that even if the terminal does not meet the wake-up condition and the first transceiver of the terminal is in a dormant state, the terminal still needs to send the first indication information to the network device based on the sending method indicated by the configuration information, so that the network device can determine the usage status of the first transceiver based on the first indication information.

[0356] In some embodiments, the terminal may send a physical layer CSI report or an L3 measurement report containing the first indication information to the network device based on the sending mode indicated by the first configuration information.

[0357] In some embodiments, the optional implementation method of sending a physical layer CSI report or L3 measurement report containing the first indication information can refer to the optional implementation method of step S2102 of Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0358] In some embodiments, the configuration information is second indication information, and the terminal determines the information to be carried in the physical layer CSI report and / or determines the method for sending the physical layer CSI report based on the second indication information.

[0359] Exemplarily, the third information in the second indication information indicates that the physical layer CSI report needs to carry the first indication information; after the first transceiver is awakened, the terminal may send a physical layer CSI report containing the first indication information to the network device.

[0360] As another example, the third information in the second indication information indicates that the physical layer CSI report needs to carry the uplink control information; after the first transceiver is awakened, the terminal can send a physical layer CSI report containing the uplink control information to the network device.

[0361] In some embodiments, the optional implementation method of sending a physical layer CSI report containing uplink control information or first indication information can refer to the optional implementation method of step S2102 of Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0362] Step S2204: The network device determines that the first transceiver of the terminal is in working state according to the instruction of the terminal.

[0363] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S2204 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0364] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 to S2204. For example, step S2202 combined with step S2203 and step S2204 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0365] In some embodiments, step S2202 and step S2203 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0366] In some embodiments, step S2201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that after the terminal automatically wakes up the first transceiver after the wake-up condition is met, it can directly notify the network device without notifying the network device in the manner configured by the network device, and thus without receiving the configuration information of the network device.

[0367] FIG3a is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0368] Step S3101: Wake up the first transceiver.

[0369] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0370] Step S3102: Indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device.

[0371] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2202 in FIG. 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0372] FIG3b is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0373] Step S3201: Receive configuration information.

[0374] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0375] In some embodiments, the terminal receives configuration information sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto and may also receive configuration information sent by other entities.

[0376] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains configuration information specified by the protocol.

[0377] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains configuration information from upper layer(s).

[0378] Step S3202: Wake up the first transceiver.

[0379] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0380] Step S3203: Based on the configuration information, indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device.

[0381] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2203 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0382] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3203. For example, step S3202 combined with step S3203 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0383] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that after the wake-up condition is met and the first transceiver is awakened by the terminal itself, the terminal can directly notify the network device without the need to notify in the manner configured by the network device (i.e., periodically or semi-continuously), and thus without the need to receive configuration information from the network device.

[0384] FIG3c is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3c, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0385] Step S3301: The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0386] In some embodiments, the terminal indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0387] The first transceiver is awakened, and the terminal indicates to the network device that the first transceiver is in a working state.

[0388] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0389] The terminal meets the wake-up condition and wakes up the first transceiver.

[0390] In some embodiments, the satisfying of the wake-up condition includes one of the following:

[0391] The terminal has uplink data to be sent;

[0392] The second transceiver does not measure a reference signal associated with the second transceiver;

[0393] A measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver is lower than a preset threshold;

[0394] The second transceiver measures a wake-up signal multicast or broadcast by the network device.

[0395] In some embodiments, the terminal indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0396] The usage status of the first transceiver is indicated to the network device in an implicit manner and / or an explicit manner.

[0397] In some embodiments, indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an implicit manner and / or an explicit manner includes:

[0398] The first transceiver indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in an implicit manner and / or an explicit manner.

[0399] In some embodiments, the implicitly indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0400] sending a first uplink transmission to the network device;

[0401] and / or,

[0402] Sending first indication information to the network device.

[0403] In some embodiments, the implicitly indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0404] sending a first uplink transmission to the network device;

[0405] and / or,

[0406] Sending first indication information to the network device.

[0407] In some embodiments, the first indication information includes:

[0408] first information indicating whether the second transceiver measures a reference signal related to the second transceiver;

[0409] and / or,

[0410] The second information indicates a measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver.

[0411] In some embodiments, the reference signal associated with the second transceiver includes at least one of the following:

[0412] Wake-up signal;

[0413] Synchronization signal.

[0414] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0415] First configuration information sent by a network device is received, where the first configuration information indicates a sending method for sending the first indication information.

[0416] In some embodiments, the first indication information is sent in a manner including:

[0417] Periodic sending method;

[0418] and / or,

[0419] A semi-persistent transmission mode activated by the network device.

[0420] In some embodiments, the sending the first indication information to the network device includes:

[0421] Sending a physical layer channel state information (CSI) report to the network device; wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the first indication information;

[0422] and / or,

[0423] Send a layer L3 measurement report to the network device, where the L3 measurement report includes the first indication information.

[0424] In some embodiments, the sending a layer L3 measurement report to the network device includes:

[0425] Sending a radio resource control (RRC) layer message to the network device; wherein the RRC layer message carries the L3 measurement report.

[0426] In some embodiments, the step of explicitly indicating the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device includes:

[0427] Sending a second uplink transmission to the network device; the second uplink transmission is carried on a dedicated transmission channel; the dedicated transmission channel is used to transmit information about the usage status of the first transceiver;

[0428] and / or,

[0429] Sending uplink control information to the network device; wherein the uplink control information indicates that the first transceiver is in a working state.

[0430] In some embodiments, the second uplink transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0431] Scheduling request SR;

[0432] Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission;

[0433] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0434] Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission.

[0435] In some embodiments, the sending uplink control information to the network device includes:

[0436] Sending the uplink control information to the network device via a physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0437] and / or,

[0438] The uplink control information is sent to the network device via a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH.

[0439] In some embodiments, the sending uplink control information to the network device includes:

[0440] Sending a physical layer CSI report to the network device, wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the uplink control information.

[0441] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0442] Receive second indication information sent by the network device; the second indication information includes:

[0443] third information, indicating that the physical layer CSI report carries the first indication information, or that the physical layer CSI report carries the uplink control information;

[0444] and / or,

[0445] The fourth information indicates that the physical layer CSI report is sent periodically, or that the physical layer CSI report is sent semi-continuously.

[0446] FIG4a is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0447] Step S4101: The network device sends configuration information.

[0448] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0449] Step S4102: According to an instruction of the terminal, determine whether the first transceiver of the terminal is in working state.

[0450] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0451] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 to S4202. For example, step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0452] In some embodiments, step S4201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that after the terminal automatically wakes up the first transceiver upon satisfying the wake-up condition, it may directly notify the network device without the need to notify in the manner configured by the network device, and thus without the need for the network device to first send configuration information.

[0453] FIG4 b is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 b , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0454] Step S4201: Determine the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal according to the instruction of the terminal; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0455] In some embodiments, determining the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal according to the instruction of the terminal includes:

[0456] According to an instruction of the terminal, it is determined that the first transceiver of the terminal is in an operating state.

[0457] In some embodiments, the indication of the terminal includes: implicit indication and / or explicit indication.

[0458] In some embodiments, the implicit indication includes:

[0459] receiving a first uplink transmission sent by a terminal;

[0460] and / or,

[0461] The first indication information sent by the receiving terminal is received.

[0462] In some embodiments, the first uplink transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0463] Scheduling request SR;

[0464] Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission;

[0465] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0466] Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission.

[0467] In some embodiments, the first indication information includes:

[0468] first information indicating whether the second transceiver measures a reference signal related to the second transceiver;

[0469] and / or,

[0470] The second information indicates a measurement value of the reference signal measured by the second transceiver.

[0471] In some embodiments, determining, according to an instruction of the terminal, that the first transceiver of the terminal is in an operating state includes:

[0472] The first information indicates that the second transceiver does not measure the reference signal, and determines that the first transceiver is in an operating state;

[0473] and / or,

[0474] The measurement value indicated by the second information is lower than a preset threshold, and it is determined that the first transceiver is in an operating state.

[0475] In some embodiments, the reference signal associated with the second transceiver includes at least one of the following:

[0476] Wake-up signal;

[0477] Synchronization signal.

[0478] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0479] First configuration information is sent to the terminal, where the first configuration information indicates a sending method for sending the first indication information.

[0480] In some embodiments, the sending method includes:

[0481] Periodic sending method;

[0482] and / or,

[0483] A semi-persistent transmission mode is activated by the network device.

[0484] In some embodiments, the receiving terminal sends the first indication information, including:

[0485] receiving a physical layer channel state information (CSI) report sent by the terminal; wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the first indication information;

[0486] and / or,

[0487] Receive a layer L3 measurement report sent by the terminal, where the L3 measurement report includes the first indication information.

[0488] In some embodiments, the receiving a layer L3 measurement report sent by the terminal includes:

[0489] Receive a radio resource control (RRC) layer message sent by the terminal; wherein the RRC layer message carries the L3 measurement report.

[0490] In some embodiments, the explicit indication includes:

[0491] receiving a second uplink transmission sent by the terminal; the second uplink transmission is carried on a dedicated transmission channel; the dedicated transmission channel is used to transmit information on the usage status of the first transceiver;

[0492] and / or,

[0493] Receive uplink control information sent by the terminal, wherein the uplink control information indicates that the first transceiver is in a working state.

[0494] In some embodiments, the second uplink transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0495] Scheduling request SR;

[0496] Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission;

[0497] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0498] Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission.

[0499] In some embodiments, the receiving of uplink control information sent by the terminal includes:

[0500] receiving uplink control information sent by the terminal via a physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0501] and / or,

[0502] The uplink control information sent by the terminal is received through a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH.

[0503] In some embodiments, the receiving uplink control information sent by the terminal includes:

[0504] A physical layer CSI report sent by a receiving terminal is received, wherein the physical layer CSI report includes the uplink control information.

[0505] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0506] Sending second indication information to the terminal; the second indication information includes:

[0507] third information, indicating that the physical layer CSI report carries the first indication information, or that the physical layer CSI exposure carries the uplink control information;

[0508] and / or,

[0509] The fourth information indicates that the physical layer CSI report is sent periodically, or that the physical layer CSI report is sent semi-continuously.

[0510] FIG5 is an interactive diagram of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes one of the following steps:

[0511] Step S5101: The terminal indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0512] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above-mentioned communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc. embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0513] Example 1: For a UE whose main transceiver is in a sleep state and whose low power receiver (LP-WUR) is in a working state, after the UE wakes up the main transceiver by itself, the UE notifies the network side that the main transceiver of the UE has been awakened.

[0514] Here, the main transceiver corresponds to the first transceiver in the present disclosure, and the low power consumption receiver (LP-WUR) corresponds to the second transceiver in the present disclosure.

[0515] Embodiment 2: Based on embodiment 1, the reasons why the UE automatically wakes up the main transceiver include:

[0516] (1) The UE has uplink data to be sent;

[0517] (2) The low power receiver (LP-WUR) measures that the signal strength of the relevant reference signal is poor, or cannot measure the reference signal.

[0518] It should be noted that the relevant reference signal is: a reference signal related to a low power receiver (LP-WUR); the relevant reference signal may include but is not limited to: a low power wake-up signal (LP WUS) and a low power synchronization signal (LP SS).

[0519] Embodiment 3: Based on embodiment 1, the UE notifies the network side that the main transceiver of the UE has been awakened. The notification method can be explicit notification or implicit notification.

[0520] Example 4: Based on Example 3, the implicit notification method may include:

[0521] (1) The UE sends an uplink physical signal through the primary transceiver.

[0522] Here, the uplink physical signal corresponds to the first uplink transmission of the present disclosure.

[0523] The uplink physical signal may include but is not limited to: a scheduling request SR, a configuration granted physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH, a sounding reference signal SRS and / or a physical random access channel PRACH.

[0524] It should be noted that after receiving the above uplink physical signal, the network side determines that the main transceiver of the UE has been turned on.

[0525] (2) The UE reports the measurement results of the low power receiver (LP-WUR) on the relevant reference signals.

[0526] Here, the measurement result of the low power consumption receiver (LP-WUR) on the relevant reference signal corresponds to the first indication information in the present disclosure.

[0527] It should be noted that the UE uses the main transceiver to send the measurement results of the low power receiver (LP-WUR) on the relevant reference signals to the network side.

[0528] Example 5: Based on Example 4-(2), the network side may configure the terminal to periodically report the measurement results; or, the network side may instruct the terminal to semi-continuously report the measurement results (i.e., the network side needs to be activated or deactivated).

[0529] Example 6: Based on Example 4-(2), the base station receives the measurement result. If the measurement value indicated by the measurement result is lower than the set threshold value, or the measurement result indicates that the relevant reference signal cannot be measured, the network side can determine that the UE has turned on the main transceiver.

[0530] Here, the threshold value is set on the network side.

[0531] Example 7: Based on Example 4-(2) or Example 5, the UE reports the measurement result in the physical layer CSI report.

[0532] Example 8: Based on Example 4-(2), the UE reports the measurement result through RRC layer signaling in layer 3 measurement (L3 measurement).

[0533] Example 9: Based on Example 4-(2), the network side determines the appropriate time to put the main transceiver to sleep again and use the low power receiver (LP-WUR) based on the measurement results reported by the CSI report.

[0534] Example 10: Based on Example 4-(2), the reporting amount configured by the network side in the CSI report configuration information includes the measurement results of the low power consumption receiver (LP-WUR) on the relevant reference signals.

[0535] In embodiment 11, based on embodiment 5, the reporting type configured by the network side in the CSI report configuration information is periodic reporting, or the configured reporting type is semi-persistent reporting on the PUCCH.

[0536] Example 12: Based on Example 3, the explicit notification method may include:

[0537] (1) The UE sends SR, SRS or PRACH on the first uplink channel configured for the UE by the network side.

[0538] Here, the first uplink channel corresponds to the dedicated transmission channel in the present disclosure.

[0539] It should be noted that the network side configures a first uplink channel for the UE, and the first uplink channel can be used to transmit SR, SRS or PRACH.

[0540] If the UE sends an SR, an SRS or a PRACH on the first uplink channel, it means that the UE wakes up the main transceiver.

[0541] The first uplink channel may be a periodically appearing uplink channel. The network side only needs to monitor the first uplink channel when (as considered by the network side) the UE is in a dormant state with its main transceiver and the LP-WUR in a working state.

[0542] (2) The UE reports the first uplink control information of the physical layer to the network side.

[0543] Here, the first uplink control information corresponds to the uplink control information in this disclosure.

[0544] It should be noted that the first uplink control information is used to indicate that the UE has turned on the main transceiver.

[0545] The first uplink control information may be transmitted in the PUCCH, or may be multiplexed in the PUSCH for transmission.

[0546] The first uplink control information may be a type of reporting quantity of the CSI report.

[0547] For example, when the reporting amount configured by the network side in the CSI report configuration information includes the first uplink control information, the UE will carry the first uplink control information in the CSI report.

[0548] Here, the CSI report configuration information corresponds to the second indication information in this disclosure.

[0549] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device) in any of the above methods.

[0550] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0551] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0552] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6a, the terminal 101 includes: a transceiver module 1011; the transceiver module 1101 is configured to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state. Optionally, the transceiver module 1101 is used to execute the steps related to information reception and transmission performed by the terminal in any of the above information indication methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the terminal 101 also includes a second determination module, and the above second determination module is used to execute the steps related to information determination performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0553] Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6b, the network device 102 includes: a processing module 1021, which is configured to determine the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal according to the indication of the terminal; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state. Optionally, the processing module 1021 is used to execute the steps related to information determination performed by the network device in any of the above information indication methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the network device 102 also includes a second transceiver module, and the above-mentioned second transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to information sending and receiving performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0554] Figure 7a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device), a terminal (e.g., a user device), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal in implementing any of the above information indication methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the information indication method described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0555] As shown in Figure 7a, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 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 processor 8101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above communication methods.

[0556] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0557] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0558] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0559] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0560] [Corrected 24.07.2023 according to Rule 26] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited to FIG. 7a. 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.

[0561] FIG7 b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG7 b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0562] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above communication methods.

[0563] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0564] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0565] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 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 may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0566] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above communication methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0567] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above communication methods.

[0568] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0569] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information indication method, wherein: The method comprises: The terminal indicates the use status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises: The terminal meets the wake-up condition, the first transceiver is awakened, and the terminal indicates to the network device that the first transceiver is in a working state.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The wake-up condition includes one of the following: The terminal has uplink data to be sent; The second transceiver does not measure a reference signal associated with the second transceiver; The measured value of the reference signal is lower than a preset threshold; The second transceiver measures a wake-up signal multicast or broadcast by the network device.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The terminal indicating the use status of the first transceiver to the network device includes: The first transceiver indicates the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device in the first manner and / or the second manner.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein: The first method includes: Send at least one of the following to the network device: Scheduling request SR; Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission; Sounding reference signal SRS; Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission; first indication information, used to indicate whether the second transceiver measures the reference signal; The first indication information is used to indicate a measurement value of the reference signal.

6. The method according to claim 3 or 5, wherein: The reference signal includes at least one of the following: Wake-up signal; Synchronization signal.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The sending method of the first indication information includes: Periodic delivery; and / or A semi-persistent transmission mode activated by the network device.

8. The method according to claim 5 or 7, wherein: The sending the first indication information to the network device includes at least one of the following: Sending physical layer channel state information CSI to the network device; wherein the physical layer CSI includes the first indication information; Sending a layer L3 measurement report to the network device, where the L3 measurement report includes the first indication information.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein: The sending a layer L3 measurement report to the network device comprises: Sending a radio resource control (RRC) layer message to the network device; wherein the RRC layer message includes the L3 measurement report.

10. The method according to claim 4, wherein: The second method includes: Send at least one of the following to the network device: Scheduling request SR; Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission; Sounding reference signal SRS; Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission; Uplink control information.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The sending uplink control information to the network device includes: Sending a physical layer CSI to the network device, wherein the physical layer CSI includes the uplink control information.

12. The method according to claim 8 or 11, wherein: The method further comprises: Receive second indication information sent by the network device; the second indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The physical layer CSI carries first indication information; The physical layer CSI carries the uplink control information; Periodically sending the physical layer CSI; The physical layer CSI is sent semi-persistently.

13. An information indication method, wherein: The method comprises: According to the instruction of the terminal, the use status of the first transceiver of the terminal is determined; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: The determining, according to the instruction of the terminal, the use status of the first transceiver of the terminal includes: According to the instruction of the terminal, it is determined that the first transceiver of the terminal is in a working state.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein: The indication of the terminal includes: an indication based on the first mode and / or an indication based on the second mode.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein: The instruction based on the first mode includes: The receiving terminal sends at least one of the following: Scheduling request SR; Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission; Sounding reference signal SRS; Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission; first indication information, used to indicate whether the second transceiver measures the reference signal; The first indication information is used to indicate a measurement value of the reference signal.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein: The determining, according to the instruction of the terminal, the use status of the first transceiver of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The first indication information indicates that the second transceiver has not measured the reference signal, and determines that the first transceiver is in a working state; The first indication information indicates that a measured value of the reference signal is lower than a preset threshold, and determines that the first transceiver is in a working state.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein: The reference signal includes at least one of the following: Wake-up signal; Synchronization signal.

19. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein: The sending method of the first indication information includes: Periodic delivery; and / or A semi-persistent transmission mode activated by a network device.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein: The first indication information sent by the receiving terminal includes at least one of the following: receiving physical layer channel state information CSI sent by the terminal; wherein the physical layer CSI includes the first indication information; A layer L3 measurement report sent by the terminal is received, where the L3 measurement report includes the first indication information.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein: The receiving a layer L3 measurement report sent by the terminal includes: Receive a radio resource control (RRC) layer message sent by the terminal; wherein the RRC layer message includes the L3 measurement report.

22. The method according to claim 15, wherein: The instruction based on the second mode includes: Receiving at least one of the following sent by the terminal: Scheduling request SR; Configure authorized physical uplink shared channel CG-PUSCH transmission; Sounding reference signal SRS; Physical Random Access Channel PRACH transmission; Uplink control information.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein: The receiving uplink control information sent by the terminal includes: A physical layer CSI sent by a receiving terminal is received, wherein the physical layer CSI includes the uplink control information.

24. The method according to claim 20 or 23, wherein: The method further comprises: Sending second indication information to the terminal; the second indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The physical layer CSI carries first indication information; The physical layer CSI carries the uplink control information; Periodically sending the physical layer CSI; The physical layer CSI is sent semi-persistently.

25. A terminal, wherein: The terminal comprises: The transceiver module is configured to indicate the usage status of the first transceiver to the network device; the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

26. A network device, wherein: The network device comprises: The processing module is configured to determine the usage status of the first transceiver of the terminal according to the indication of the terminal; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

27. A communication system comprising: A terminal, used to implement the information indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, A network device, used to implement the information indication method according to any one of claims 13 to 24.

28. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information indication method described in any one of claims 1 to 12 or claims 13 to 24.

29. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 or claims 13 to 24.

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