Information processing method and apparatus, and communication device, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are an information processing method and apparatus. First information is determined, wherein the first information is used for determining a correspondence between a first threshold and the number of physical random access channel (PRACH) transmissions, there is one or more first thresholds, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of PRACH transmissions; and the number of PRACH transmissions of a terminal is determined on the basis of a first measurement result and the first information, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by means of performing measurement on a first signal sent by a network device. Therefore, terminals having different power classes or terminals of different types can use appropriate transmission powers when performing multiple PRACH transmissions, and can determine appropriate numbers of PRACH transmissions. Thus, the waste of PRACH resources can be effectively avoided, spectrum resources are saved on, and the communication efficiency of the system is improved.

Description

Information processing method and device, communication equipment, communication system, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method and apparatus, communication equipment, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Multiple transmissions of the Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) in the time domain can enhance PRACH coverage. To minimize spectrum waste, one possible approach is to only transmit multiple PRACHs when the terminal's transmit power reaches its maximum. Different terminals may have different power levels, and different types of terminals may also have different transmit powers.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] A first embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0006] Acquire first information, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and one first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH;

[0007] receiving a first signal sent by a network device, and measuring the first signal to obtain a first measurement result;

[0008] Based on the first measurement result and the first information, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is determined, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

[0009] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0010] Sending first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of PRACH transmissions;

[0011] The first measurement result and the first information are used by the terminal to determine the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by the terminal measuring the first signal sent by the network device.

[0012] A third aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, the method comprising:

[0013] The terminal obtains first information, where the first information is used to determine a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH;

[0014] The terminal determines the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal based on a first measurement result and the first information, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

[0015] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0016] a processing module, configured to obtain first information, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH;

[0017] The processing module is further configured to determine the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal based on a first measurement result and the first information, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

[0018] A fifth embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, the network device comprising:

[0019] a transceiver module, configured to send first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to determine at least one threshold, each of the at least one threshold corresponding to a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH);

[0020] The first measurement result and the first information are used by the terminal to determine the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by the terminal measuring the first signal sent by the network device.

[0021] The solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure obtains first information, where the first information is used to determine the correspondence between a first threshold and the number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and one first threshold corresponds to one number of PRACH transmissions; based on the first measurement result and the first information, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is determined, where the first measurement result is obtained by the terminal measuring a first signal sent by a network device, so that terminals with different power levels or different types of terminals can use appropriate transmission power when performing multiple PRACH transmissions, determine an appropriate number of PRACH transmissions, effectively avoid waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, and improve the communication efficiency of the system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology will be described below.

[0023] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG2A is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG2B is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG3A is a flow chart of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG3B is a flow chart of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG3C is a flow chart of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG3D is a flow chart of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG4A is a flow chart of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG4B is a flow chart of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG5 is a flow chart of an information processing method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG6A is a schematic diagram of a first threshold configuration provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of a first threshold configuration provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0040] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0041] Acquire first information, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and one first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH;

[0042] Based on the first measurement result and the first information, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is determined, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the terminal is able to determine at least one first threshold value, so that the terminal can use appropriate transmission power when performing multiple PRACH transmissions and determine an appropriate number of PRACH transmissions, which can effectively avoid waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, and improve the communication efficiency of the system.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes one or more of the following:

[0045] The terminal power level corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds;

[0046] The type of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds;

[0047] The highest power level among the power levels supported by the serving cell of the terminal corresponds to one or more first thresholds;

[0048] The type of the terminal and the power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds;

[0049] The type of the terminal and the highest power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds.

[0050] In the above embodiment, terminals with different power levels or different types of terminals can use appropriate transmit power when performing multiple PRACH transmissions, determine the appropriate number of PRACH transmissions, effectively avoid waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, and improve the communication efficiency of the system.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal based on the first measurement result and the first information includes:

[0052] Determine the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the minimum value of the second threshold as the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal, where the second threshold is one or more of the first thresholds greater than the first measurement result.

[0053] In the above embodiment, an appropriate number of PRACH transmissions can be determined based on the first threshold, which can effectively avoid waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, and improve the communication efficiency of the system.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal based on the first measurement result and the at least one first threshold includes:

[0055] When the first measurement result is greater than or equal to a maximum value of the at least one first threshold, it is determined that the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is one.

[0056] In the above embodiment, whether multiple PRACH transmissions are required can be determined based on the first threshold, which can effectively avoid waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, and improve the communication efficiency of the system.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, obtaining the first information includes:

[0058] Receive the first information sent by the network device.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the terminal receives the configuration sent by the network device, so that the network can flexibly configure a suitable first threshold for the terminal, thereby enabling the terminal to use a suitable transmit power when performing multiple PRACH transmissions and determine the appropriate number of PRACH transmissions, which can effectively avoid the waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, and increase configuration flexibility.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes the at least one first threshold; or,

[0061] The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the reference third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the determination of at least one first threshold can be directly included in the first information, or it can be determined based on the third threshold and at least one offset included in the first information, which increases the diversity and flexibility of the configuration information, allows for flexible selection of parameters in the configuration information, and saves signaling resources.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, each first threshold has a corresponding number of offsets, and the first threshold is equal to the sum of the third threshold and the offset corresponding to each offset.

[0064] In the above embodiment, at least one first threshold can be determined by using different numbers of offsets and the corresponding offset amounts for each offset, which can effectively save signaling resources.

[0065] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third threshold is any one or more of the following:

[0066] a first threshold corresponding to the lowest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0067] a first threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0068] a first threshold corresponding to the first type;

[0069] a first threshold corresponding to the second type;

[0070] The type of the terminal is the first type or the second type.

[0071] In the above embodiment, the second threshold used to determine at least one first threshold can also be flexibly selected and configured, which increases the diversity and flexibility of the configuration information, allows for flexible selection of parameters in the configuration information, and saves signaling resources.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold corresponding to the first type includes:

[0073] A threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the first type of terminal; or

[0074] A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

[0075] In the above embodiment, for the third threshold being the threshold corresponding to the first type, it can also be flexibly selected and configured, which increases the diversity and flexibility of the configuration information, allows for flexible selection of parameters in the configuration information, and saves signaling resources.

[0076] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold corresponding to the second type includes:

[0077] A threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the second type of terminal; or

[0078] A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminal.

[0079] In the above embodiment, the third threshold value corresponding to the second terminal can also be flexibly selected and configured, which increases the diversity and flexibility of the configuration information, allows flexible selection of parameters in the configuration information, and saves signaling resources.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first measurement result is reference signal received power RSRP.

[0081] In the above embodiment, whether to perform multiple PRACH transmissions and the number of transmissions can be determined based on the measurement results of existing reference signals, thereby improving the universality of the method.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signal is a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB.

[0083] In the above embodiment, whether to perform multiple PRACH transmissions and the number of transmissions can be determined based on the measurement of existing reference signals, thereby improving the universality of the method.

[0084] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a network device and includes:

[0085] Sending first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of PRACH transmissions;

[0086] The first measurement result and the first information are used by the terminal to determine the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by the terminal measuring the first signal sent by the network device.

[0087] In the above embodiment, the network device is able to configure at least one first threshold value for the terminal, and the network is able to flexibly configure an appropriate first threshold value for the terminal, thereby enabling the terminal to use an appropriate transmit power when performing multiple PRACH transmissions and determine an appropriate number of PRACH transmissions, which can effectively avoid waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, improve the communication efficiency of the system, and increase configuration flexibility.

[0088] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes one or more of the following:

[0089] The terminal power level corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds;

[0090] The type of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds;

[0091] The highest power level among the power levels supported by the serving cell of the terminal corresponds to one or more first thresholds;

[0092] The type of the terminal and the power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds;

[0093] The type of the terminal and the highest power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds.

[0094] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the minimum value in the second threshold, and the second threshold is one or more of the first thresholds greater than the first measurement result.

[0095] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, when the first measurement result is greater than or equal to the maximum value of the at least one first threshold, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is one.

[0096] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes the at least one first threshold; or,

[0097] The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

[0098] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, each first threshold has a corresponding number of offsets, and the first threshold is equal to the sum of the third threshold and the offset corresponding to each offset.

[0099] With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third threshold is any one or more of the following:

[0100] a first threshold corresponding to the lowest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0101] a first threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0102] a first threshold corresponding to the first type;

[0103] a first threshold corresponding to the second type;

[0104] The type of the terminal is the first type or the second type.

[0105] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold corresponding to the first type includes:

[0106] A threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the first type of terminal; or

[0107] A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

[0108] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold corresponding to the second type includes:

[0109] A threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the second type of terminal; or

[0110] A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminal.

[0111] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first measurement result is reference signal received power RSRP.

[0112] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signal is a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB.

[0113] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, the method comprising:

[0114] The terminal obtains first information, where the first information is used to determine a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH;

[0115] The terminal determines the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal based on a first measurement result and the first information, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

[0116] In the above embodiment, the terminal is able to determine at least one first threshold value, so that the terminal can use appropriate transmission power when performing multiple PRACH transmissions and determine an appropriate number of PRACH transmissions, which can effectively avoid waste of PRACH resources, save spectrum resources, and improve the communication efficiency of the system.

[0117] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes one or more of the following:

[0118] The terminal power level corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds;

[0119] The type of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds;

[0120] The highest power level among the power levels supported by the serving cell of the terminal corresponds to one or more first thresholds;

[0121] The type of the terminal and the power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds;

[0122] The type of the terminal and the highest power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds.

[0123] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, determining, by the terminal based on the first measurement result and the first information, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal includes:

[0124] The terminal determines, as the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the minimum value in the second thresholds, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal, where the second threshold is one or more of the first thresholds greater than the first measurement result.

[0125] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, determining, by the terminal based on the first measurement result and the first information, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal includes:

[0126] When the first measurement result is greater than or equal to a maximum value of the at least one first threshold, the terminal determines that the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is one.

[0127] With reference to some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal obtaining the first information includes:

[0128] The terminal receives first information sent by the network device.

[0129] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes the at least one first threshold; or,

[0130] The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

[0131] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, each first threshold has a corresponding number of offsets, and the first threshold is equal to the sum of the third threshold and the offset corresponding to each offset.

[0132] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes the at least one first threshold; or,

[0133] The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

[0134] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third threshold is any one or more of the following:

[0135] a first threshold corresponding to the lowest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0136] a first threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0137] a first threshold corresponding to the first type;

[0138] a first threshold corresponding to the second type;

[0139] The type of the terminal is the first type or the second type.

[0140] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold corresponding to the first type includes:

[0141] A first threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the first type of terminal; or

[0142] A first threshold value corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

[0143] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first threshold corresponding to the second type includes:

[0144] A first threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the second type of terminal; or

[0145] A first threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminal.

[0146] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first measurement result is reference signal received power RSRP.

[0147] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first signal is a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB.

[0148] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0149] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the second aspect and the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0150] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0151] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the second aspect and the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0152] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0153] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0154] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0155] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0156] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in accordance with the first aspect and its optional implementation, the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0157] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0158] The present disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "information processing method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "information processing apparatus" and "information processing apparatus" and "communication apparatus" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0159] 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.

[0160] 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.

[0161] 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.

[0162] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English are used in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0163] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0164] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0165] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0166] 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.

[0167] 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.

[0168] 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.

[0169] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0170] 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.

[0171] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0172] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0173] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0174] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0175] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0176] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0177] 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.

[0178] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0179] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0180] 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.

[0181] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The 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.

[0182] 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.

[0183] In some embodiments, the 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.

[0184] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0185] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0186] 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).

[0187] The terminal can send the Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) multiple times in the time domain, also known as multiple PRACH transmissions, to achieve PRACH coverage enhancement.

[0188] As an example, for multiple PRACH transmissions, the network device may select one or more transmission times from a plurality of transmission times, such as {2, 4, 8}, and configure them for the terminal as the PRACH transmission times.

[0189] In some embodiments, for multi-PRACH transmissions, random access opportunity (RACH Occasion, RO (RACH, Random Access Channel)) groups (RO groups) can be introduced. An RO group corresponds to the number of transmissions configured by a network device. After the terminal determines the specific number of transmissions, it selects the RO group corresponding to the number of transmissions for multi-PRACH transmissions.

[0190] Optionally, for multiple PRACH transmissions with the same transmit (Tx) beam, the RO group is used for multiple PRACH transmissions with separate preambles on a shared RO; and / or, the RO group is used for multiple PRACH transmissions on separate ROs, wherein one RO group includes at least one valid RO for multiple PRACH transmissions for a specific number of transmissions.

[0191] Optionally, all ROs in an RO group are associated with the same synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block index (Synchronization Signal and PBCH Block, SSB (PBCH, Physical Broadcast Channel)).

[0192] Optionally, the shared RO / preamble sequence means that the RO / preamble sequence is an RO / preamble sequence shared with a single PRACH transmission.

[0193] A separate RO / preamble sequence means that the RO / preamble sequence used is different from the RO / preamble sequence used for a single PRACH transmission.

[0194] Optionally, multiple PRACH transmissions in one random access (RACH) attempt are performed within one RO group.

[0195] Optionally, the number of valid ROs in the RO group is equal to one of multiple configured PRACH transmission times (eg, {2, 4, 8}).

[0196] Optionally, if only one value is configured for the number of PRACH transmission times, the number of valid ROs in the RO group is equal to the value.

[0197] Optionally, if multiple values ​​of the number of PRACH transmissions are configured, for each value, the number of valid ROs in the RO group corresponding to each value is equal to the corresponding value.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the number of PRACH transmissions by using a first threshold of the Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP) of the SSB.

[0199] In some embodiments, in order to minimize the waste of spectrum resources, PRACH can be sent multiple times only when the terminal's transmit power reaches the maximum transmit power. This also allows the network device to avoid performing more complex multiple PARCH detection.

[0200] Different terminals may have different power classes (PCs), and terminals of different power classes may also have different transmit powers. For example, during the initial access phase, there may be both high-power (HP) and low-power (LP) terminals. Terminals of different power classes can use power ramping to reach their respective maximum supported power levels for PRACH transmission. Therefore, a reasonable first RSRP threshold is determined to ensure that each terminal reaches its maximum power level when performing multiple PRACH transmissions.

[0201] In the FR1 (frequency) band, when Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminals share the RO with New Radio (NR) normal terminals, or when evolved Reduced Capability (eRedCap) terminals share the RO with NR normal terminals, the RSRP measurement values ​​of different types of terminals are different. This will also result in different PRACH transmission behaviors for terminals using the same RSRP first threshold at the same coverage distance. Therefore, it is also necessary to consider the design of a reasonable RSRP first threshold.

[0202] The information processing method and device provided by the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0203] FIG2A is an interactive diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information processing method, which includes:

[0204] Step S2101 , the network device 102 sends first information to the terminal 101 .

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives first information sent by the network device 102 .

[0206] In some embodiments, the first information is used to determine a correspondence between the first threshold and the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal 101 .

[0207] In some embodiments, the first information is used to determine at least one first threshold.

[0208] In some embodiments, each of the at least one first threshold determined by the first information corresponds to the number of transmissions of a PRACH.

[0209] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and it can be, for example, "random access configuration", "multi-PRACH transmission configuration", etc.

[0210] In some embodiments, the first information may directly include the at least one first threshold.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first information includes the at least one first threshold and the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to each first threshold.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be used to implicitly indicate the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the threshold (for example, implicitly indicated by the name of the first threshold, etc.), etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

[0214] Optionally, each first threshold has a corresponding number of offsets, and the first threshold is equal to the sum of the third threshold and the offsets corresponding to each offset.

[0215] In some embodiments, the third threshold is any one or more of the following:

[0216] The threshold corresponding to the lowest power class (PC) among the power classes supported by the terminal;

[0217] The threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0218] The threshold corresponding to the first type;

[0219] The threshold corresponding to the second type;

[0220] The type of the terminal 101 may be the first type or the second type.

[0221] Optionally, the first type of terminal may be a normal UE, and the second type of terminal may be at least one of a RedCap UE and an eRedCap UE.

[0222] Optionally, the threshold corresponding to the first type includes:

[0223] A threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the first type of terminal; or

[0224] A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

[0225] Optionally, the threshold corresponding to the second terminal type includes:

[0226] A threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the second type of terminal; or

[0227] A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminal.

[0228] In some embodiments, the third threshold may be configured by a network device or specified by a protocol.

[0229] In some embodiments, the offset may be configured by a network device or specified by a protocol.

[0230] In the above embodiment, the third threshold may be included in the first threshold or may not be included in the first threshold, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0231] In some embodiments, the first information may be specific to a particular type of terminal or may not be specific to a particular type of terminal. For example, the first information may be specific to a terminal of the first type, and the second terminal may not obtain the first information specific to the first terminal. For another example, the second terminal may be able to obtain the first information specific to the first terminal and, based on the first information of the first terminal, determine at least one first threshold corresponding to the second terminal; or the second terminal may be able to obtain the first information specific to the first terminal but may not use the first information. Alternatively, the second terminal may be able to obtain the first information specific to the first terminal but may not use the first information. Furthermore, the second terminal may be able to obtain the first information, but the first information may not be specific to a particular type of terminal.

[0232] In order to more clearly understand the above solution, the following examples are provided as possible implementation methods for reference, but are not limited thereto.

[0233] As an example, assume that the power classes of the terminal include power class 1 (PC#1), power class 2 (PC#2), and power class 3 (PC#3), wherein power class 3 (PC#3) corresponds to the lowest maximum transmit power, and power class 1 (PC#1) corresponds to the highest maximum transmit power. The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset. The third threshold is the first threshold corresponding to the lowest power class supported by terminal 101, that is, the third threshold is the first threshold corresponding to PC#3. The at least one offset can be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#2 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#3, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#1 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#3; or the at least one offset can be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#2 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#3, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#1 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#2; or the at least one offset can be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#2 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#1, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#1 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#3, and so on. Optionally, the value of the offset can be positive or negative.

[0234] Similarly, as an example, assuming that the power classes of the terminal include power class 1 (PC#1), power class 2 (PC#2), and power class 3 (PC#3), wherein power class 3 (PC#3) corresponds to the lowest maximum transmit power, and power class 1 (PC#1) corresponds to the highest maximum transmit power. The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset. The third threshold is the first threshold corresponding to the highest power class supported by terminal 101, that is, the third threshold is the first threshold corresponding to PC#1. The at least one offset can be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#2 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#1, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#3 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#1; or the at least one offset can be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#2 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#1, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#3 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#2; or the at least one offset can be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#2 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#3, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to PC#3 relative to the first threshold corresponding to PC#1, and so on. Optionally, the value of the offset can be positive or negative.

[0235] As an example, the third threshold in the first information is the first threshold corresponding to each PRACH transmission number in multiple PRACH transmission numbers of a general terminal. For example, if the network device configures multiple PRACH transmission numbers for a general terminal as {m1, m2, m3}, the third threshold includes the first threshold th1 corresponding to m1 PRACH transmissions of the general terminal, the first threshold th2 corresponding to m2 PRACH transmissions, and the first threshold th3 corresponding to m3 PRACH transmissions. The at least one offset may include the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n1 PRACH transmission of the reduced capability terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n2 PRACH transmission of the reduced capability terminal relative to th2, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n3 PRACH transmission of the reduced capability terminal relative to th3; or, the at least one offset may also include the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n1 PRACH transmission of the reduced capability terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n2 PRACH transmission of the reduced capability terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n3 PRACH transmission of the reduced capability terminal relative to th1, and so on. This embodiment is not limited here.

[0236] As an example, the third threshold in the first information is the first threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a general terminal. For example, the network device configures the number of multiple PRACH transmissions of a general terminal as {m1, m2, m3}, and the third threshold includes the first threshold th1 corresponding to the m1 PRACH transmission of the general terminal. The at least one offset may include the offset delta_1 of the first threshold th2 corresponding to the m2 PRACH transmissions of the general terminal relative to th1, and the offset delta_2 of the first threshold th3 corresponding to the m3 PRACH transmissions of the general terminal relative to th1; or, the at least one offset may include the offset delta_1 of the first threshold th2 corresponding to the m2 PRACH transmissions of the general terminal relative to th1, and the offset delta_3 of the first threshold th3 corresponding to the m3 PRACH transmissions of the general terminal relative to th2=th1+delta_1, and so on. Optionally, the values ​​of delta_1 and delta_3 may be the same or different. In addition, the at least one offset may also include the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n1 PRACH transmissions of the reduced capability terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n2 PRACH transmissions of the reduced capability terminal relative to th1 or th2, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n3 PRACH transmissions of the reduced capability terminal relative to th1 or th3, and so on.

[0237] Similarly, as an example, the third threshold in the first information is a first threshold corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the reduced-capability terminal. For example, if the network device is configured with multiple PRACH transmission times of the reduced-capability terminal as {m1, m2, m3}, the third threshold includes the first threshold th1 corresponding to m1 PRACH transmissions, the first threshold th2 corresponding to m2 PRACH transmissions, and the first threshold th3 corresponding to m3 PRACH transmissions of the reduced-capability terminal. The at least one offset may be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n1 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n2 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th2, and the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n3 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th3; or, the at least one offset may also be the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n1 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n2 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n3 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th1, and so on. This embodiment is not limited here.

[0238] As an example, the third threshold in the first information is a first threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a reduced-capability terminal. For example, the network device is configured with multiple PRACH transmissions of the reduced-capability terminal as {m1, m2, m3}, and the third threshold includes the first threshold th1 corresponding to the m1 PRACH transmissions of the reduced-capability terminal. The at least one offset may include an offset delta_1 of the first threshold th2 corresponding to the m2 PRACH transmissions of the reduced-capability terminal relative to th1, and an offset delta_2 of the first threshold th3 corresponding to the m3 PRACH transmissions of the reduced-capability terminal relative to th1; or, the at least one offset may include an offset delta_1 of the first threshold th2 corresponding to the m2 PRACH transmissions of the reduced-capability terminal relative to th1, and an offset delta_3 of the first threshold th3 corresponding to the m3 PRACH transmissions of the reduced-capability terminal relative to th2=th1+delta_1, and so on. Optionally, the values ​​of delta_1 and delta_3 may be the same or different. In addition, the at least one offset may also include the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n1 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th1, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n2 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th1 or th2, the offset of the first threshold corresponding to the n3 PRACH transmission of the general terminal relative to th1 or th3, and so on.

[0239] Step S2102 , the network device 102 sends a first signal to the terminal 101 .

[0240] In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives a first signal sent by network device 102 .

[0241] In some embodiments, the first signal is used by the terminal 101 to perform measurement to obtain a measurement result.

[0242] In some embodiments, the first signal is used by the terminal 101 to perform measurements to determine whether multiple PRACH transmissions are required.

[0243] In some embodiments, the first signal may be a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB, or may be other signals such as a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) and the like.

[0244] Step S2103: Terminal 101 measures the first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can measure the received first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0246] In some embodiments, the first measurement result may be reference signal received power RSRP, or other measurement results such as reference signal received quality (RSRQ) and the like.

[0247] In some embodiments, the first measurement result can be used by the terminal 101 to determine whether multiple PRACH transmissions are required and the number of PRACH transmissions required.

[0248] In step S2104, the terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0249] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions based on the first measurement result and the first information.

[0250] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 compares the first measurement result with at least one first threshold determined by the first information, thereby determining the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0251] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the minimum value in the second threshold as the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal 101 , and the second threshold is one or more first thresholds greater than the first measurement result.

[0252] In some embodiments, when the first measurement result is greater than or equal to the maximum value of the at least one first threshold, it is determined that the number of PRACH transmissions of terminal 101 is one.

[0253] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal 101 based on the first measurement result and the first threshold corresponding to the current power level of the terminal 101; wherein each first threshold of the at least one first threshold determined by the first information corresponds to the power level of the terminal.

[0254] Optionally, as an example, assume that the power level of the terminal includes power level 1 (PC#1), power level 2 (PC#2), and power level 3 (PC#3), wherein the maximum transmit power corresponding to power level 3 (PC#3) is the lowest, and the maximum transmit power corresponding to power level 1 (PC#1) is the highest. Each first threshold value of the at least one first threshold value determined by the terminal based on the first information corresponds to the power level of the terminal, that is, the terminal can determine the first threshold value th1 corresponding to PC#1, the first threshold value th2 corresponding to PC#2, and the first threshold value th3 corresponding to PC#3 based on the first information. Assuming that the maximum power level currently supported by the terminal is PC#2, the terminal can determine whether to perform multiple PRACH transmissions and / or determine the number of PRACH transmissions based on the comparison result of the first measurement result and the first threshold value th2. The first threshold value th2 may include one or more first threshold values, and different first threshold values ​​correspond to different numbers of PRACH transmissions.

[0255] In some implementations, each power level may correspond to at least one first threshold, and each first threshold may correspond to a different number of PRACH transmissions.

[0256] Optionally, as an example, the terminal can determine, based on the first information, first thresholds th1 and th1' corresponding to PC#1, first thresholds th2 and th2' corresponding to PC#2, and first thresholds th3 and th3' corresponding to PC#3. The number of transmissions corresponding to th1 is m1, the number of transmissions corresponding to th1' is m2, the number of transmissions corresponding to th2 is m1, the number of transmissions corresponding to th2' is m2, the number of transmissions corresponding to th3 is m1, and the number of transmissions corresponding to th3' is m2. Assuming that the highest power level currently supported by the terminal is PC#2, the terminal can determine the number of PRACH transmissions based on a comparison result between the first measurement result and the first thresholds th2 and th2'.

[0257] For example, optionally, the first measurement result is greater than or equal to th2, multiple PRACH transmissions are not performed, and the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be 1.

[0258] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th2 and greater than or equal to th2', the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be m1.

[0259] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th2', the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be m2.

[0260] Optionally, in some embodiments, corresponding and appropriate PRACH transmission times may be configured for different first thresholds.

[0261] In some embodiments, terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions of terminal 101 based on the first measurement result and the first threshold corresponding to the type of terminal 101; wherein each first threshold of at least one first threshold determined by the first information corresponds to the type of terminal.

[0262] Optionally, as an example, each of the at least one first threshold value determined by the terminal based on the first information corresponds to the type of the terminal, that is, the terminal can determine the first threshold values ​​th1 and th2 corresponding to the general terminal, and the first threshold values ​​th3 and th4 corresponding to the terminal with reduced capability based on the first information. The number of transmissions corresponding to th1 is m1, the number of transmissions corresponding to th2 is m2, the number of transmissions corresponding to th3 is n1, and the number of transmissions corresponding to th4 is n2. Assuming that terminal 101 is a terminal device with reduced capability, the terminal can determine the number of PRACH transmissions based on the first measurement result and the comparison result of the first threshold values ​​th3 and th4.

[0263] For example, optionally, the first measurement result is greater than or equal to th3, multiple PRACH transmissions are not performed, and the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be 1.

[0264] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th3 and greater than or equal to th4, the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be n1.

[0265] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th4, the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be n2.

[0266] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal 101 based on the first measurement result and the first threshold corresponding to the highest power level supported by the service cell where the terminal 101 is located; wherein each first threshold of the at least one first threshold determined by the first information corresponds to the power level supported by the service cell.

[0267] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0268] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0269] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0270] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0271] In some embodiments, terms such as "resource block (RB)", "physical resource block (PRB)", "sub-carrier group (SCG)", "resource element group (REG)", "PRB pair", "RB pair", "resource element (RE)", and "sub-carrier" can be used interchangeably.

[0272] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0273] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0274] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0275] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0276] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2104. For example, step 2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2102 and 2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 2101 and 2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 2101, 2102, and 2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 2102, 2103, and 2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps 2101, 2102, 2103, and 2104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0277] In some embodiments, step 2102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0278] In some embodiments, step 2103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0279] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0280] FIG2B is an interactive diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which includes:

[0281] Step S2201: Terminal 101 determines first information.

[0282] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the first information according to its own type (such as a normal terminal or an (e)RedCap terminal) and at least one power level supported by the terminal.

[0283] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the first information according to its own type and the highest power level among at least one power level supported by the terminal 101.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first information is used to determine a correspondence between the first threshold and the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal 101 .

[0285] In some embodiments, the first information is used to determine at least one first threshold.

[0286] In some embodiments, each of the at least one first threshold determined by the first information corresponds to the number of transmissions of a PRACH.

[0287] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and it can be, for example, "random access configuration", "multi-PRACH transmission configuration", etc.

[0288] In some embodiments, the first information includes the at least one first threshold.

[0289] In some embodiments, the first information includes the at least one first threshold and the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to each first threshold.

[0290] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be used to implicitly indicate the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the threshold (for example, implicitly indicated by the name of the first threshold, etc.), etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0291] In some embodiments, the first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

[0292] In some embodiments, the third threshold is any one or more of the following:

[0293] a first threshold corresponding to the lowest power class among the power classes (PC) supported by the terminal;

[0294] a first threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal;

[0295] a first threshold corresponding to the first type;

[0296] a first threshold corresponding to the second type;

[0297] The type of the terminal 101 may be the first type or the second type.

[0298] Optionally, the first type of terminal may be a normal UE, and the second type of terminal may be at least one of a RedCap UE and an eRedCap UE.

[0299] Optionally, the first threshold corresponding to the first type includes:

[0300] A first threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the first type of terminal; or

[0301] A first threshold value corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

[0302] Optionally, the first threshold corresponding to the second type includes:

[0303] A first threshold value corresponding to each of the multiple PRACH transmission times of the second type of terminal; or

[0304] A first threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminal.

[0305] In some embodiments, the third threshold may be configured by a network device or specified by a protocol.

[0306] In some embodiments, the offset may be configured by a network device or specified by a protocol.

[0307] In some embodiments, the reduced capability terminal comprises at least one of a RedCap UE and an eRedCap UE.

[0308] Step S2202 , the network device 102 sends a first signal to the terminal 101 .

[0309] In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives a first signal sent by network device 102 .

[0310] In some embodiments, the first signal is used by the terminal 101 to perform measurement to obtain a measurement result.

[0311] In some embodiments, the first signal is used by the terminal 101 to perform measurements to determine whether multiple PRACH transmissions are required.

[0312] In some embodiments, the first signal may be a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB, or may be other signals such as a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) and the like.

[0313] Step S2203: Terminal 101 measures the first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0314] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can measure the received first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0315] In some embodiments, the first measurement result may be reference signal received power RSRP, or other measurement results such as reference signal received quality (RSRQ) and the like.

[0316] In some embodiments, the first measurement result can be used by the terminal 101 to determine whether multiple PRACH transmissions are required and the number of PRACH transmissions required.

[0317] In step S2204, the terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0318] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the number of PRACH transmissions based on the first measurement result and the first information.

[0319] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 compares the first measurement result with at least one first threshold determined by the first information, thereby determining the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0320] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the first information according to its own type (such as a normal terminal or an (e)RedCap terminal) and at least one power level supported by the terminal.

[0321] Optionally, as an example, assuming that the terminal is a general terminal and supports power classes including power class 1 (PC#1), power class 2 (PC#2), and power class 3 (PC#3), wherein power class 3 (PC#3) corresponds to the lowest maximum transmit power, and power class 1 (PC#1) corresponds to the highest maximum transmit power. Based on its own type and supported power classes, the terminal determines first thresholds th1 and th1' corresponding to PC#1, first thresholds th2 and th2' corresponding to PC#2, and first thresholds th3 and th3' corresponding to PC#3. The number of transmissions corresponding to th1 is m1, the number of transmissions corresponding to th1' is m2, the number of transmissions corresponding to th2 is m1, the number of transmissions corresponding to th2' is m2, the number of transmissions corresponding to th3 is m1, and the number of transmissions corresponding to th3' is m2. Assuming that the terminal currently supports power class PC#2, the terminal can determine the number of PRACH transmissions based on a comparison result between the first measurement result and the first thresholds th2 and th2'.

[0322] For example, optionally, the first measurement result is greater than or equal to th2, multiple PRACH transmissions are not performed, and the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be 1.

[0323] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th2 and greater than or equal to th2', the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be m1.

[0324] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th2', the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be m2.

[0325] Optionally, in some embodiments, corresponding and appropriate PRACH transmission times may be configured for different first thresholds.

[0326] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines the first information according to its own type and the highest power level among at least one power level supported by the terminal 101.

[0327] Optionally, as an example, assuming that the terminal is a general terminal, the supported power levels include power level 1 (PC#1), power level 2 (PC#2), and power level 3 (PC#3), where the maximum transmit power corresponding to power level 3 (PC#3) is the lowest, and the maximum transmit power corresponding to power level 1 (PC#1) is the highest. The terminal determines the first thresholds th1 and th1' corresponding to PC#1 based on its own type and the highest power level of at least one power level it supports. The number of transmissions corresponding to th1 is m1, and the number of transmissions corresponding to th1' is m2. The terminal can determine the number of PRACH transmissions based on the comparison result of the first measurement result and the first thresholds th1 and th1'.

[0328] For example, optionally, the first measurement result is greater than or equal to th1, multiple PRACH transmissions are not performed, and the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be 1.

[0329] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th1 and greater than or equal to th1′, the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be m1.

[0330] Optionally, if the first measurement result is less than th1', the number of PRACH transmissions is determined to be m2.

[0331] Optionally, in some embodiments, corresponding and appropriate PRACH transmission times may be configured for different first thresholds.

[0332] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0333] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0334] In some embodiments, the terms "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and the term "physical uplink shared channel (PDSCH)" can be used interchangeably.

[0335] The terms "PUSCH)", "UL data" and the like are interchangeable.

[0336] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0337] In some embodiments, terms such as "resource block (RB)", "physical resource block (PRB)", "sub-carrier group (SCG)", "resource element group (REG)", "PRB pair", "RB pair", "resource element (RE)", and "sub-carrier" can be used interchangeably.

[0338] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0339] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0340] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0341] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0342] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 to S2204. For example, step 2201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2202+2203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2201+2204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2201+2202+2203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2202+2203+2204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2201+2202+2203+2204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0343] In some embodiments, step 2202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0344] In some embodiments, step 2203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0345] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2B .

[0346] FIG3A is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0347] Step S3101, receiving the first information sent by the network device 102.

[0348] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0349] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first information sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

[0350] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains first information specified by a protocol.

[0351] In some embodiments, terminal 101 obtains the first information from upper layer(s).

[0352] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 performs processing to obtain the first information.

[0353] In some embodiments, step S3101 is omitted, and the terminal 101 autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or by default.

[0354] Step S3102: Receive a first signal sent by the network device 102.

[0355] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0356] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the first signal sent by the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first signal sent by other entities.

[0357] Step S3103: measure the first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0358] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0359] Step S3104: determine the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0360] The optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0361] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3104. For example, step 3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3102 and 3103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 3101 and 3104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 3101, 3102, and 3103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 3102, 3103, and 3104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps 3101, 3102, 3103, and 3104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0362] In some embodiments, step 3102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0363] In some embodiments, step 3103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0364] FIG3B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0365] Step S3201: Determine first information based on the type of terminal 101 and at least one power level supported by terminal 101.

[0366] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0367] Step S3202: Receive a first signal sent by the network device 102.

[0368] The optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2202 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0369] Step S3203: Measure the first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0370] The optional implementation of step S3203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2203 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0371] Step S3204: determine the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0372] The optional implementation of step S3204 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2204 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0373] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3204. For example, step 3201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3202+3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3201+3204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3201+3202+3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3202+3203+3204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3201+3202+3203+3204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0374] In some embodiments, step 3202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0375] In some embodiments, step 3203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0376] FIG3C is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information processing method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0377] Step S3301: Determine first information according to the type of the terminal 101 and the highest power level among at least one power level supported by the terminal 101.

[0378] The optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0379] Step S3302: Receive a first signal sent by the network device 102.

[0380] The optional implementation of step S3302 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2202 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0381] Step S3303: Measure the first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0382] The optional implementation of step S3303 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2203 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0383] Step S3304: determine the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0384] The optional implementation of step S3304 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2204 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0385] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3301 to S3304. For example, step 3301 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3304 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3302 and 3303 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 3301 and 3304 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 3301, 3302, and 3303 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 3302, 3303, and 3304 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps 3301, 3302, 3303, and 3304 can be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0386] In some embodiments, step 3302 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0387] In some embodiments, step 3303 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0388] FIG3D is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3D , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0389] Step S3401, obtain first information.

[0390] The optional implementation methods of step S3401 can be found in step S2102 of Figure 2A, step S2201 of Figure 2B, step S3101 of Figure 3A, step S3201 of Figure 3B, and the optional implementation methods of step S3301 of Figure 3C, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, and 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0391] Step S3402: Determine the number of PRACH transmissions.

[0392] The optional implementation methods of step S3402 can be found in step S2104 of Figure 2A, step S2204 of Figure 2B, step S3103 of Figure 3A, step S3203 of Figure 3B, and the optional implementation methods of step S3303 of Figure 3C, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, and 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0393] Optionally, in some embodiments, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal 101 is determined based on a first measurement result and the first information, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring the first signal sent by the network device 102. Optional implementations thereof may refer to steps S2102 and S2103 of FIG. 2A , steps S2202 and S2203 of FIG. 2B , steps S3103 of FIG. 3A , steps S3102 and S3203 of FIG. 3B , and optional implementations of steps S3302 and S3303 of FIG. 3C , as well as other related parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A , FIG. 2B , FIG. 3A , FIG. 3B , and FIG. 3C , which will not be described in detail here.

[0394] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3401 to S3404. For example, step 3401 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3404 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3402+3403 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3401+3404 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3401+3402+3403 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3402+3403+3404 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3401+3402+3403+3404 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0395] In some embodiments, step 3402 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0396] In some embodiments, step 3403 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0397] FIG4A is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information processing method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0398] Step S4101, sending the first information.

[0399] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0400] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also send configuration information to other entities.

[0401] Step S4102: Send a first signal.

[0402] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0403] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first signal to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also send the first signal to other entities.

[0404] Optionally, the first signal is used by the terminal 101 to perform measurement based on the first signal to obtain a first measurement result. Optional implementations thereof can be found in the optional implementations of step S2103 in FIG2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0405] Optionally, the first measurement result is used by the terminal 101 to determine the number of PRACH transmissions based on the first measurement result and the first information. For optional implementations, see the optional implementation of step S2104 in FIG. 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0406] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 and S4102. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4101+4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0407] In some embodiments, step S4101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0408] In some embodiments, step S4102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0409] FIG4B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0410] Step S4201, sending a first signal.

[0411] The optional implementation of step S4201 can be found in step S2102 of Figure 2A, step S2202 of Figure 2B, the optional implementation of step S4102 of Figure 4A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A, 2B, and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0412] Optionally, the first signal is used by the terminal 101 to perform measurement based on the first signal to obtain a first measurement result. For optional implementations thereof, see step S2103 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementations of step S2203 of FIG. 2B , and other related parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , which will not be described in detail here.

[0413] Optionally, the first measurement result is used by the terminal 101 to determine the number of PRACH transmissions based on the first measurement result and the first information. For optional implementations, see step S2104 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S2204 of FIG. 2B , and other related parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , which are not further described here.

[0414] Optionally, the first information is determined by the terminal 101. For optional implementations thereof, reference may be made to step S2101 in FIG. 2A , step S2201 in FIG. 2B , and other related parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , which will not be described in detail here.

[0415] FIG5 is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

[0416] In step S5101, the terminal determines first information, where the first information is used to determine at least one first threshold value, and each first threshold value has a corresponding number of physical PRACH transmissions.

[0417] Step S5102: The network device sends a first signal to the terminal.

[0418] Step S5103: The terminal measures the first signal to obtain a first measurement result.

[0419] Step S5104: The terminal determines the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal based on the first measurement result and the first information.

[0420] The optional implementation methods of step S5101, step S5102, step S5103, and step S5104 can refer to the steps in any embodiment or any multiple embodiments in the above-mentioned Figures 2A-2B, Figures 3A-3D, and Figures 4A-4B, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2A-2B, Figures 3A-3D, and Figures 4A-4B.

[0421] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0422] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5101 to S5104. For example, step 5101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 5104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 5102 and 5103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 5101 and 5104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 5101, 5102, and 5103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps 5102, 5103, and 5104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps 5101, 5102, 5103, and 5104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0423] In some embodiments, step 5102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0424] In some embodiments, step 5103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0425] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0426] The following is an exemplary introduction to the methods described in the above embodiments.

[0427] Embodiment 1: For a specific configuration (PRACH) transmission number, the corresponding RSRP first threshold is determined by at least one of the following methods:

[0428] Method 1: Determination of the RSRP first threshold value The UE power class (PC) is differentiated, and different UE power classes have different RSRP first threshold values.

[0429] Optionally, the base station can directly configure multiple different RSRP first thresholds. Alternatively, a first RSRP threshold is configured for a certain PC, and the remaining PCs have a certain offset relative to the first RSRP threshold. Furthermore, the offset can be determined by protocol provisions and / or by base station configuration. Different PCs can have different offsets relative to the PC configured with the first RSRP threshold, or have different offsets relative to the previous PC. For example, the gNB configures RSRP threshold#1 for PC#1, RSRP threshold#2 for PC#2 has a power offset of offset#1 dB relative to RSRP threshold#1, and PC#3 has an offset of offset#2 relative to the RSRP threshold of PC#1 or PC#2. The offset may be positive or negative. An example diagram is shown in Figure 6A.

[0430] Method 2: The determination of the RSRP first threshold does not distinguish between UE power classes. Different UE power classes have the same RSRP first threshold. The RSRP first threshold is configured according to the highest PC supported by the current serving cell; or, the RSRP first threshold is configured according to the highest PC supported by the current cell.

[0431] Method 3: The configuration of the RSRP first threshold is differentiated by UE type. For example, different UE types, such as (e) RedCap terminals and NR normal terminals, have different RSRP first thresholds.

[0432] Optionally, the base station can directly configure different RSRP first thresholds for different UE types. Alternatively, the corresponding RSRP first threshold is configured only for a certain UE type, and the RSRP first thresholds of other UE types have a certain offset relative to the RSRP first threshold configured by the base station; further, the offset can be determined by protocol provisions and / or determined by base station configuration. For example, the base station configures the corresponding first RSRP first threshold threshold#1 for the NR normal UE, and for the (e)RedCap terminal, determines its second RSRP first threshold threshold#2 as: the first first threshold + offset, and the offset can be a positive or negative value. Optionally, the (e)RedCap terminal is an (e)RedCap terminal that only includes one receiving channel (1RX branch). An example diagram is shown in Figure 6B.

[0433] Embodiment 2: The terminal determines the RSRP first threshold corresponding to each configured number of transmissions based on its own type and the power class it supports, or the highest PC it supports. Different transmission numbers have different RSRP first thresholds.

[0434] Furthermore, in some embodiments, before initiating RACH, the terminal determines whether to perform multiple PRACH transmission and / or determines the number of multiple PRACH transmissions by comparing SS-RSRP with a first RSRP threshold.

[0435] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0436] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0437] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0438] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the terminal 7100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 7101 and a processing module 7102. In some embodiments, the processing module is used to obtain first information, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and the number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of first thresholds is one or more, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of a PRACH. The processing module is also used to determine the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal based on a first measurement result and the first information, where the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

[0439] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2202, but not limited thereto), which are not described in detail here. Optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, step S2104, step S2201, step S2203, step S2204, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which are not described in detail here.

[0440] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7B , the network device 7200 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 7201 and a processing module. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and the number of transmissions of a physical random access channel (PRACH), where the number of first thresholds is one or more, and each first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of a PRACH; the first measurement result and the first information are used by the terminal to determine the number of transmissions of the terminal's PRACH, where the first measurement result is obtained by the terminal measuring a first signal sent by the network device.

[0441] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2202, but not limited to these), which will not be repeated here.

[0442] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0443] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0444] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0445] As shown in Figure 8A, 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 communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0446] 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.

[0447] 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 transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101 and step S2102, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, but not limited thereto).

[0448] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0449] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuit 8104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 may read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0450] 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 the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. 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.

[0451] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to 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 FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0452] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0453] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201.

[0454] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2102, but not limited to this), and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, but not limited to this).

[0455] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0456] 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.

[0457] The present disclosure also proposes 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 is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0458] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0459] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0460] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0461] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithmic steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented using electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians may use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementations should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0462] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0463] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal, and includes: Acquire first information, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and the number of transmissions of a physical random access channel PRACH, where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and one first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH; Based on a first measurement result and the first information, the number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal is determined, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method comprises one or more of the following: The terminal power level corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The type of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The highest power level among the power levels supported by the serving cell of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The type of the terminal and the power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds; The type of the terminal and the highest power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The determining, based on the first measurement result and the first information, the number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal includes: Determine the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the minimum value in the second threshold as the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal, where the second threshold is one or more of the first thresholds greater than the first measurement result.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The determining, based on the first measurement result and the at least one first threshold, the number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal includes: When the first measurement result is greater than or equal to a maximum value of the at least one first threshold, it is determined that the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is one.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The obtaining of the first information includes: Receive the first information sent by the network device.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The first information includes the at least one first threshold; or, The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Each of the first thresholds has a corresponding number of offsets, and the first threshold is equal to the sum of the third threshold and the offsets corresponding to each offset.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that: The third is any one or more of the following: A first threshold corresponding to the lowest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal; A first threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal; a first threshold corresponding to the first type; a first threshold corresponding to the second type; The type of the terminal is the first type or the second type.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The first threshold corresponding to the first type includes: A first threshold value corresponding to each PRACH transmission number among a plurality of PRACH transmission numbers of a first type of terminal; or, A first threshold value corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The first threshold corresponding to the second type includes: A first threshold value corresponding to each PRACH transmission number in a plurality of PRACH transmission numbers of a second type of terminal; or, A first threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminals.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: The first measurement result is reference signal received power RSRP.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that: The first signal is a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB.

13. An information processing method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and the number of transmissions of a physical random access channel PRACH, where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and one first threshold corresponds to one PRACH transmission number; The first measurement result and the first information are used by the terminal to determine the number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by the terminal measuring the first signal sent by the network device.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The method comprises one or more of the following: The terminal power level corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The type of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The highest power level among the power levels supported by the serving cell of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The type of the terminal and the power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more of the first thresholds; The type of the terminal and the highest power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more of the first thresholds.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the minimum value in the second threshold, and the second threshold is One or more of the first thresholds based on the first measurement result.

16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that When the first measurement result is greater than or equal to a maximum value of the at least one first threshold, the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is once.

17. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 16, characterized in that: The first information includes the at least one first threshold; or, The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that Each of the first thresholds has a corresponding number of offsets, and the first threshold is equal to the sum of the third threshold and the offsets corresponding to each offset.

19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that The third threshold is any one or more of the following: A first threshold corresponding to the lowest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal; A first threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal; a first threshold corresponding to the first type; a first threshold corresponding to the second type; The type of the terminal is the first type or the second type.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The first threshold corresponding to the first type includes: A threshold value corresponding to each PRACH transmission number among a plurality of PRACH transmission numbers of a first type of terminal; or, A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

21. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The first threshold corresponding to the second type includes: A threshold value corresponding to each PRACH transmission number in a plurality of PRACH transmission numbers of a second type of terminal; or, A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminals.

22. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 21, characterized in that: The first measurement result is reference signal received power RSRP.

23. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 22, characterized in that: The first signal is a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB.

24. An information processing method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal obtains first information, where the first information is used to determine a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel PRACH, where the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and one first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH; The terminal determines the number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal based on a first measurement result and the first information, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that The method comprises one or more of the following: The terminal power level corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The type of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The highest power level among the power levels supported by the serving cell of the terminal corresponds to one or more of the first thresholds; The type of the terminal and the power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds; The type of the terminal and the highest power level supported by the terminal correspond to one or more first thresholds.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The terminal determines, based on the first measurement result and the first information, a number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal, including: The terminal determines that the number of PRACH transmissions corresponding to the minimum value in the second threshold is the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal, and the second threshold is one or more of the first thresholds greater than the first measurement result.

27. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The terminal determines, based on the first measurement result and the first information, a number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal, including: When the first measurement result is greater than or equal to a maximum value of the at least one first threshold, the terminal determines that the number of PRACH transmissions of the terminal is one.

28. The method according to any one of claims 25 to 27, characterized in that: The terminal obtains first information, including: The terminal receives first information sent by the network device.

29. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 28, characterized in that: The first information includes the at least one first threshold; or, The first information includes a third threshold and at least one offset, wherein the third threshold and the at least one offset are used to determine the at least one first threshold.

30. The method according to claim 29, characterized in that Each of the first thresholds has a corresponding number of offsets, and the first threshold is equal to the sum of the third threshold and the offsets corresponding to each offset.

31. The method according to claim 29 or 30, characterized in that The third threshold is any one or more of the following: A first threshold corresponding to the lowest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal; A first threshold corresponding to the highest power level among the power levels supported by the terminal; a first threshold corresponding to the first type; a first threshold corresponding to the second type; The type of the terminal is the first type or the second type.

32. The method according to claim 31, characterized in that The first threshold corresponding to the first type includes: A threshold value corresponding to each PRACH transmission number among a plurality of PRACH transmission numbers of a first type of terminal; or, A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of a first type of terminal.

33. The method according to claim 31, characterized in that The first threshold corresponding to the second type includes: A threshold value corresponding to each PRACH transmission number in a plurality of PRACH transmission numbers of a second type of terminal; or, A threshold corresponding to the number of PRACH transmissions of the second type of terminals.

34. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 33, characterized in that: The first measurement result is reference signal received power RSRP.

35. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 34, characterized in that: The first signal is a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block SSB.

36. A terminal, characterized in that: The terminal comprises: a processing module, configured to obtain first information, wherein the first information is used to determine a correspondence between a first threshold and a number of transmissions of a physical random access channel PRACH, wherein the number of the first thresholds is one or more, and one first threshold corresponds to one number of transmissions of the PRACH; The processing module is further used to determine the number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal based on a first measurement result and the first information, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measuring a first signal sent by a network device.

37. A network device, characterized in that: The network equipment includes: A transceiver module, configured to send first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used to determine at least one threshold, and each threshold in the at least one threshold has a corresponding number of transmissions of a physical random access channel PRACH; The first measurement result and the first information are used by the terminal to determine the number of transmissions of the PRACH of the terminal, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by the terminal measuring the first signal sent by the network device.

38. A terminal, characterized in that: The terminal comprises: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

39. A network device, characterized in that: The network equipment includes: one or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the information processing method described in any one of claims 13-23.

40. A communication system, characterized in that: It comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, and the network device is configured to implement the information processing method according to any one of claims 13 to 23.

41. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method according to any one of claims 1-12 or 13-23.

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