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

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information indication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: when a first transceiver of a terminal is in a sleep state, determining whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report, wherein the terminal comprises the first transceiver and a second transceiver, and the power consumption of the first transceiver in a working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in a working state. The technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure facilitates reduction of wake-up frequency of the first transceiver without the need to send a CSI report, reducing unnecessary CSI report sending; thus, the terminal is more power-saving, and the battery life of the terminal is prolonged.

Description

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

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

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

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The terminal frequently wakes up the main transceiver to report CSI reports, resulting in high energy consumption and poor battery life of the terminal.

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

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

[0007] The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

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

[0009] A network device sends first information to a terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

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

[0011] The network device sends first information to the terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a dormant state;

[0012] The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

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

[0014] A determination module is configured to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0015] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes:

[0016] A transceiver module is configured to send first information to a terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0017] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, the terminal is configured to implement the information indication method provided by the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information indication method provided by the second aspect.

[0018] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes:

[0019] one or more processors;

[0020] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the information indication method provided by the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0021] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information indication method provided by the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0022] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is beneficial for reducing the frequent wake-up of the first transceiver when there is no need to send CSI reports, reducing the sending of unnecessary CSI reports, making the terminal more power-saving, and improving the terminal's endurance.

[0023] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0025] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] FIG2a is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] FIG2 b is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] FIG3a is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] FIG3 b is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] FIG3c is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] FIG4a is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] FIG4 b is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] FIG4c is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0034] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart showing an information indication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0035] FIG6a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0036] FIG6b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0037] FIG7a is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0038] Fig. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information indication method and terminal, network equipment, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0040] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0041] The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the terminal can determine whether the first transceiver needs to send a CSI report when it is in a sleep state, thereby reducing the frequent wake-up of the first transceiver and reducing the sending of unnecessary CSI reports when there is no need to send a CSI report, making the terminal more power-saving and improving the terminal's battery life.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report includes at least one of the following:

[0044] Determine whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report according to the protocol;

[0045] Determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report according to the first information sent by the network device.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the terminal can determine whether to send the CSI report according to the protocol agreement, or determine whether to send the CSI report according to the first information sent by the network device, thereby making the terminal's CSI report sending related operations more flexible.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0048] A first indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a first CSI report; the first CSI report includes: beam measurement information;

[0049] A second indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a second CSI report; the second CSI report is different from the first CSI report;

[0050] The third indication indicates the sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report.

[0051] In the above embodiment, the first information can be used to indicate the above first indication, second indication and / or third indication, so that the terminal can determine the reporting amount and / or sending parameters of the CSI report based on the first information sent by the network device, reduce the sending of unnecessary CSI reports, improve the sending flexibility of the CSI report, and reduce the energy consumption of the terminal.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the beam measurement information includes at least one of the following:

[0053] Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Power RSRP;

[0054] Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Quality RSRQ;

[0055] Layer L1 - Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio SINR.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the terminal can carry L1-RSRP, L1-RSRQ and / or L1-SINR in the first CSI report so that the network device can determine the communication quality of the terminal's service beam based on the first CSI report sent by the terminal.

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

[0058] receiving second information sent by the network device;

[0059] The second information indicates at least one of the following:

[0060] whether the first transceiver enters a dormant state;

[0061] Whether the second transceiver enters the working state.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the terminal can determine whether to put the first transceiver into sleep mode or determine whether to use the second transceiver for monitoring based on the second information sent by the network device. Thus, when the network device has no downlink data transmission requirements, the second information can promptly instruct the terminal to put the first transceiver into sleep mode or use the low-power second transceiver for monitoring to reduce the energy consumption of the terminal.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information and the first information are carried in the same message.

[0064] In the above embodiment, the first information and the second information can be carried in the same message, so that through this message, the terminal is instructed to sleep the first transceiver or use the second transceiver for monitoring, while at the same time instructing the terminal whether to send a CSI report during the sleep process of the first transceiver, thereby saving transmission resources.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the message includes at least one of the following:

[0066] Control unit CE of media access control MAC;

[0067] Downlink control information DCI.

[0068] In the above embodiment, the existing MAC CE and / or DCI may be directly reused to send the first information and the second information, thereby saving transmission resources and reducing signaling overhead.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is carried in a wake-up signal associated with the second transceiver.

[0070] In the above embodiment, the wake-up signal related to the second transceiver can be directly multiplexed, and the wake-up signal can be used to carry the first information. On the one hand, the existing signaling can be directly multiplexed to send the first information to the terminal, reducing signaling overhead. On the other hand, the first information is carried by the wake-up signal of the physical layer, so that the terminal can quickly decode and obtain the first information, thereby improving processing efficiency.

[0071] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is used to activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report of the terminal.

[0072] In the above embodiment, during the sleep process of the first transceiver of the terminal, the network device may send a reference signal containing first information to the terminal to flexibly adjust the CSI report sending behavior of the terminal during the sleep process of the first transceiver.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, operations related to sending the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other.

[0074] In the above embodiment, the CSI report sending related operations of the terminal when the first transceiver is in sleep mode for different times can be independent of each other, so that whether to send the CSI report and / or the time period for sending the CSI report can be flexibly determined according to different communication situations.

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

[0076] The terminal determines a time period for sending the CSI report.

[0077] In the above embodiment, when the terminal in the sleep state of the first transceiver needs to send a CSI report, the terminal can determine the time period for sending the CSI report, and then send the CSI report during the sending time period, thereby reducing unnecessary wake-up of the first transceiver and facilitating the network device to configure transmission resources for the terminal.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal determines the time period for sending the CSI report, including:

[0079] Determine a time period for sending the CSI report according to the protocol;

[0080] or,

[0081] The CSI report sending time period is determined according to network configuration.

[0082] In the above embodiment, the terminal may determine the time period for sending the CSI report according to the protocol agreement, or determine the time period for sending the CSI report according to the network device configuration, thereby making the time period for sending the CSI report more flexible.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time period for sending the CSI report includes at least one of the following:

[0084] The DRX wake-up period within the connection state C-discontinuous reception DRX cycle configured by the terminal;

[0085] After a first time period has passed since the second transceiver of the terminal entered the working state;

[0086] After a second time period after the first transceiver of the terminal enters the sleep state.

[0087] In the above embodiment, when the terminal is configured with C-DRX, the CSI report can be sent during the wake-up time period of the C-DRX cycle, thereby reducing the frequent wake-up of the first transceiver during the sleep time period of the C-DRX cycle and reducing the energy consumption of the terminal; or, the CSI report is sent after the first time period after the second transceiver enters the working state, or, the CSI report is sent after the second time period after the first transceiver enters the sleep state, so that in the initial stage when the terminal just uses the second transceiver for monitoring, that is, the stage when it is not necessary to send the CSI report, the CSI report is not sent, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the terminal.

[0088] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0089] A network device sends first information to a terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0090] In the above embodiment, the network device sends the first information to the terminal, and uses the first information to indicate to the terminal whether it needs to send a CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state. In this way, when there is no need to send a CSI report, the frequent wake-up of the first transceiver is reduced, and the sending of unnecessary CSI reports is reduced, so that the terminal can save more power and improve the terminal's battery life.

[0091] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indication method, wherein the method includes:

[0092] The network device sends first information to the terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a dormant state;

[0093] The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0094] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, wherein the terminal includes:

[0095] A determination module is configured to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state.

[0096] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, wherein the network device includes:

[0097] A transceiver module is configured to send first information to a terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0098] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, the terminal is configured to implement the information indication method provided in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information indication method provided in the second aspect.

[0099] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, wherein the communication device includes:

[0100] one or more processors;

[0101] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the information indication method provided by the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0102] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0103] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product, which, when executed by a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0104] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the information indication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0105] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0106] The present disclosure provides an information indication method, terminal, network device, communication system, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "information indication method" and "information processing method" and "information transmission method" are interchangeable; the terms "information indication device" and "information processing device" and "information transmission device" are interchangeable; and the terms "communication system" and "information processing system" are interchangeable.

[0107] 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.

[0108] 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.

[0109] 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.

[0110] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0111] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0112] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0113] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0114] 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.

[0115] 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.

[0116] 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.

[0117] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0118] 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.

[0119] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0120] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0121] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0122] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0123] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V21), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

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

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

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

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

[0129] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

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

[0131] In some embodiments, the network device 102 includes: an access network device and / or a core network device.

[0132] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

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

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

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

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

[0137] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0138] 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 (N1), future generation radio access (F1), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMA1 (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 (V21), 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).

[0139] In some embodiments, the sensitivity of the low power wake up radio (LP-WUR) is lower than that of the main transceiver. For example, the main transceiver has a receiving sensitivity of -110 dB, while the LP-WUR has a receiving sensitivity of -80 dB.

[0140] In some embodiments, for a terminal in an RRC connected state, when the terminal's primary transceiver is in a dormant state, the LP-WUR is in an active state. When the network device wakes up the terminal, it sends an LP-WUS signal to the terminal to wake it up. Thus, the network device can clearly know when the terminal has woken up the primary transceiver.

[0141] In some embodiments, for a terminal in an RRC connected state, a main transceiver of the terminal performs CSI measurement and reporting.

[0142] In some embodiments, for a terminal that is in an RRC connected state, with the main transceiver in a sleep state and LP-WUR in a working state, since the main transceiver does not schedule data, frequent CSI reporting does not make much sense, and causes the main transceiver to frequently wake up to report CSI, resulting in high energy consumption and weak battery life of the terminal.

[0143] FIG2a is an interactive diagram of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes:

[0144] Step S2101: The network device sends information to the terminal.

[0145] In some embodiments, the terminal receives information sent by the network device.

[0146] In some embodiments, the network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0147] In some embodiments, the network device sends the second information to the terminal.

[0148] In some embodiments, the network device sends the first information and the second information to the terminal.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first information and / or the second information sent by the network device.

[0150] In some embodiments, the terminal includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver.

[0151] In some embodiments, the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0152] In some embodiments, the operating capability of the first transceiver is greater than the operating capability of the second transceiver.

[0153] In some embodiments, the first transceiver supports both transmission and reception, and the second transceiver supports downlink reception alone, or supports downlink reception and uplink signal transmission at the physical layer.

[0154] In some embodiments, the second transceiver is configured to receive a wake-up signal to wake up the first transceiver in a dormant state.

[0155] In some embodiments, the first transceiver may include, but is not limited to, a master transceiver.

[0156] In some embodiments, the second transceiver may include but is not limited to a low power wake up radio (LP-WUR) transceiver.

[0157] In some embodiments, the sensitivity of the first transceiver is higher than the sensitivity of the second transceiver.

[0158] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state.

[0159] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a non-working state.

[0160] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report after the first transceiver exits the working state.

[0161] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state and the second transceiver is in a working state.

[0162] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal sends a CSI report when the first transceiver is in sleep mode.

[0163] It should be noted that the first information currently sent by the network device may only indicate whether the terminal sends a CSI report during the current first transceiver sleep process. The first information currently sent by the network device may not affect the terminal's sending of a CSI report during the next first transceiver sleep process.

[0164] In some embodiments, operations related to sending the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other.

[0165] It should be noted that the operations related to sending the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other. It can be understood that the terminal can determine whether to send the CSI report separately for different times the first transceiver is in sleep mode, and the operations related to sending the CSI report of the terminal can be the same or different when the first transceiver is in sleep mode for different times.

[0166] In some embodiments, when determining whether to send a CSI report based on the first information, operations related to sending the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode at different times are independent of each other.

[0167] In some embodiments, the sending operation of the CSI report by the terminal in one sleep cycle of the first transceiver is independent of the sending operation of the CSI report by the terminal in another sleep cycle of the first transceiver.

[0168] It can be understood that, in different sleep cycles of the first transceiver of the terminal, operations related to sending the CSI report of the terminal are independent of each other.

[0169] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the reporting amount of the CSI report.

[0170] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the reporting quantity included in the CSI report to be reported.

[0171] In some embodiments, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0172] A first indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a first CSI report; the first CSI report includes: beam measurement information;

[0173] A second indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a second CSI report; the second CSI report is different from the first CSI report;

[0174] The third indication indicates the sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report.

[0175] In some embodiments, the reporting quantity included in the second CSI report may include but is not limited to: at least one of a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a rank indicator (RI).

[0176] It should be noted that the reporting amount included in the second CSI report is at least partially different from the reporting amount included in the first CSI report. For example, the second CSI report does not include beam measurement information.

[0177] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information is used to determine a serving beam of a terminal.

[0178] It should be noted that in New Radio (NR) technology, the communication frequency band is relatively high. For example, in Frequency Range 2 (FR2), the communication frequency reaches above 6 GHz. Due to the rapid attenuation of high-frequency channels, beam-based transmission and reception are required to ensure coverage.

[0179] The terminal can measure the beams of the service cell and / or neighboring cell, and send beam measurement information to the network device so that the network device can select a suitable service beam for the terminal based on the beam measurement information and use the service beam to transmit data with the terminal.

[0180] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information includes at least one of the following:

[0181] Layer (L) 1 - Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP);

[0182] L1-Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ);

[0183] L1-Signal to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0184] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information further includes: a beam identifier and a pilot identifier.

[0185] In some embodiments, the sending parameters may include but are not limited to: sending frequency, sending time period, and sending cycle.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in radio resource control (RRC) layer signaling.

[0187] It should be noted that the method can be applied to a terminal in an RRC connected state, and the network device can directly reuse the existing RRC layer signaling to send the first information to the terminal, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in an RRC connection release message.

[0189] It should be noted that after receiving the RRC connection release message, the terminal switches the first transceiver from the working state to the sleep state, and determines whether to send a CSI report when the first transceiver is in the sleep state based on the first information in the RRC connection release message.

[0190] In some embodiments, the method described in the present disclosure can be used for a terminal in an RRC non-connected state.

[0191] In some embodiments, the network device sends RRC layer signaling containing the first information to the terminal whose first transceiver is in an operating state.

[0192] It is worth noting that the first information is carried in the RRC layer signaling. The terminal can receive the first information before the first transceiver is in sleep mode, and determine whether the terminal needs to send a CSI report when the first transceiver is in sleep mode.

[0193] In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in a wake-up signal associated with the second transceiver.

[0194] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal includes but is not limited to a low power wake-up signal (Low Power Wake up signal, LP WUS).

[0195] In some embodiments, the network device sends a wake-up signal containing first information to a terminal whose first transceiver is in a sleep state.

[0196] It is worth noting that the first information is carried in the wake-up signal. The terminal can receive the first information during the sleep process of the first transceiver and determine whether the terminal needs to send a CSI report during the sleep process of the first transceiver.

[0197] In some embodiments, the first information carried by the wake-up signal is used to indicate whether to send a periodic CSI report, an aperiodic CSI report, or a semi-static CSI report.

[0198] In some embodiments, the first information carried by the wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to send a non-periodic CSI report.

[0199] It should be noted that, according to the current communication environment or its own communication needs, the network device may send a reference signal containing the first information to the terminal, so as to trigger the terminal to send a non-periodic CSI report to the network device.

[0200] For example, when the terminal's configured CSI report sending period has not been reached, the network device may send a wake-up signal to the terminal when there is a change in channel quality to trigger the terminal to send a non-periodic CSI report, so that the network device can promptly obtain the current channel status information.

[0201] In some embodiments, the second information indicates at least one of the following:

[0202] whether the first transceiver enters a dormant state;

[0203] Whether the second transceiver enters the working state.

[0204] It can be understood that the second information may include but is not limited to: an activation instruction.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first information and the second information may be carried in the same message.

[0206] It can be understood that the network device can carry the first information and the second information in the same message, so that by sending the message to the terminal, while indicating whether the first transceiver enters the sleep state and whether the second transceiver enters the working state, it indicates whether the terminal needs to send a CSI report when the first transceiver is in the sleep state.

[0207] In some embodiments, the message includes at least one of the following:

[0208] Control unit CE of media access control MAC;

[0209] Downlink control information DCI.

[0210] It should be noted that the network device can directly reuse existing signaling to send the first information and the second information to the terminal, thereby indicating whether the first transceiver enters the sleep state and whether the second transceiver enters the working state, and at the same time indicating whether the terminal needs to send a CSI report when the first transceiver is in the sleep state, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0211] Step S2102: The terminal determines whether to send a CSI report.

[0212] In some embodiments, whether to send a CSI report may be determined according to a protocol agreement.

[0213] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the reporting quantity included in the CSI report to be sent according to the protocol agreement.

[0214] It should be noted that, when the terminal receives the second information sent by the network device, the terminal may determine whether to send the CSI report according to the protocol.

[0215] In some embodiments, whether to send a CSI report is determined based on the first information.

[0216] In some embodiments, it is determined based on the first information whether the terminal sends a CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state.

[0217] In some embodiments, it is determined based on the first information whether the terminal sends a CSI report when the first transceiver is in a non-working state.

[0218] In some embodiments, it is determined whether the terminal sends a CSI report after the first transceiver exits the working state based on the first information.

[0219] It should be noted that, when the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device, or receives the first information and the second information sent by the network device, the terminal may determine whether to send the CSI report based on the first information.

[0220] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the reporting amount included in the CSI report to be sent based on the first information.

[0221] In some embodiments, determining whether to send a CSI report may include at least one of the following:

[0222] determining whether to send a first CSI report;

[0223] Determine whether to send a second CSI report.

[0224] Determine sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report.

[0225] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a time period for sending a CSI report.

[0226] In some embodiments, a terminal instructed to send a CSI report determines a time period for sending the CSI report.

[0227] It should be noted that, when the terminal determines that a CSI report needs to be sent, it may further determine a time period for sending the CSI report.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal instructed to send the CSI report determines the time period for sending the CSI report, which may include at least one of the following:

[0229] The terminal instructed to send the first CSI report determines a time period for sending the first CSI report;

[0230] The terminal instructed to send the second CSI report determines a time period for sending the second CSI report.

[0231] It should be noted that the terminal can respectively determine the sending time period of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report, so as to send the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report to the network device within the sending time period of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report specified by the network device, so that the network device can directly determine whether the received CSI report is the first CSI report or the second CSI report based on the time period of the received CSI report.

[0232] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine a time period for sending a CSI report based on network configuration.

[0233] It is understandable that the network device may configure a time period for sending the CSI report for the terminal, and thereby configure transmission resources for the terminal in the sending time period so that the terminal can send the CSI report.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine a time period for sending the CSI report based on the first information.

[0235] It should be noted that the network device may configure a time period for sending a CSI report for the terminal, and send first information to the terminal to indicate the time period for sending the CSI report using the first information.

[0236] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive third information sent by the network device.

[0237] In some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate a time period for sending the CSI report.

[0238] It should be noted that the network device may configure a time period for sending a CSI report for the terminal, and send third information to the terminal to indicate the time period for sending the CSI report using the third information.

[0239] In some embodiments, the CSI report transmission time period includes at least one of the following:

[0240] The DRX wake-up period within the connection state C-discontinuous reception DRX cycle configured by the terminal;

[0241] After a first time period has passed since the second transceiver of the terminal entered the working state;

[0242] After a second time period after the first transceiver of the terminal enters the sleep state.

[0243] It should be noted that in order to achieve energy saving, the terminal can be configured with connected state C-discontinuous reception DRX, that is, the terminal can periodically enter the sleep state; during the sleep period within the C-DRX cycle, the terminal may not monitor the physical downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH), and during the wake-up period of the C-DRX cycle, the terminal may monitor the PDCCH.

[0244] It is worth noting that, if the terminal is configured with C-DRX, the transmission time period of the CSI report may default to the DRX wake-up time period within the C-DRX cycle.

[0245] In some embodiments, the first duration may be determined by network configuration.

[0246] In some embodiments, the first duration may be determined by first information, or the first duration may be determined by third information.

[0247] In some embodiments, the second duration may be determined by network configuration.

[0248] In some embodiments, the second duration may be determined by first information, or the second duration may be determined by third information.

[0249] In some embodiments, the term "information" can be interchangeable with terms such as "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", and "data".

[0250] In some embodiments, the term "send" can be interchanged with terms such as "transmit", "report", and "transmit".

[0251] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S2101 and step S2102. For example, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2103 to S2105 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0252] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that the terminal may determine whether to send a CSI report according to a protocol agreement without the network device sending the first information.

[0253] FIG2b is an interactive diagram of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes:

[0254] Step S2201: The terminal determines whether to send a CSI report.

[0255] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine whether to send a CSI report according to a protocol agreement.

[0256] It should be noted that the terminal can determine whether to send the CSI report to the network device according to the protocol agreement, without the need for network device configuration.

[0257] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the reporting quantity included in the CSI report to be sent according to the protocol agreement.

[0258] In some embodiments, the reporting amount of the CSI report may include but is not limited to: at least one of a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a rank indicator (RI).

[0259] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine whether to send the first CSI report according to a protocol agreement.

[0260] In some embodiments, the first CSI report includes: beam measurement information.

[0261] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information is used to determine a serving beam of a terminal.

[0262] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information includes at least one of the following:

[0263] L1-Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP);

[0264] L1-Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ);

[0265] L1-Signal to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0266] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information further includes: a beam identifier.

[0267] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine whether to send the second CSI report according to a protocol agreement.

[0268] In some embodiments, the reporting quantity included in the second CSI report may include but is not limited to: at least one of a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a rank indicator (RI).

[0269] It should be noted that the reporting amount included in the second CSI report is at least partially different from the reporting amount included in the first CSI report, that is, the second CSI report does not include beam measurement information.

[0270] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report according to a protocol agreement.

[0271] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine the time period for sending the CSI report according to a protocol agreement.

[0272] It should be noted that, when the terminal determines that a CSI report needs to be sent, it may further determine a time period for sending the CSI report.

[0273] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine a time period for sending a CSI report according to a protocol agreement, which may include at least one of the following:

[0274] Determine the time period for sending the first CSI report according to the agreement;

[0275] According to the protocol, the time period for sending the second CSI report is determined.

[0276] It should be noted that the terminal can respectively determine the time period for sending the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report, so as to send the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report to the network device within the time period for sending the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report agreed in the protocol, so that the network device can directly determine whether the received CSI report is the first CSI report or the second CSI report based on the time period for receiving the CSI report.

[0277] In some embodiments, the CSI report transmission time period includes at least one of the following:

[0278] The DRX wake-up period within the connection state C-discontinuous reception DRX cycle configured by the terminal;

[0279] After a first time period has passed since the second transceiver of the terminal entered the working state;

[0280] After a second time period after the first transceiver of the terminal enters the sleep state.

[0281] It should be noted that in order to achieve energy saving, the terminal can be configured with connected state C-discontinuous reception DRX, that is, the terminal can periodically enter the sleep state; during the sleep period within the C-DRX cycle, the terminal may not monitor the physical downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH), and during the wake-up period of the C-DRX cycle, the terminal may monitor the PDCCH.

[0282] It is worth noting that, if the terminal is configured with C-DRX, the transmission time period of the CSI report may default to the DRX wake-up time period within the C-DRX cycle.

[0283] In some embodiments, the first duration may be determined by an agreement.

[0284] In some embodiments, the second duration may be determined by an agreement.

[0285] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine whether to send a CSI report when the first transceiver is in sleep mode according to a protocol agreement.

[0286] In some embodiments, operations related to sending the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other.

[0287] In some embodiments, the terminal's operation of sending the CSI report in one first transceiver sleep cycle is independent of the terminal's operation of sending the CSI report in another first transceiver sleep cycle.

[0288] It can be understood that, in different sleep cycles of the first transceiver of the terminal, operations related to sending the CSI report of the terminal are independent of each other.

[0289] Step S2202: The network device sends second information to the terminal.

[0290] In some embodiments, the terminal receives second information sent by the network device.

[0291] In some embodiments, the second information indicates at least one of the following:

[0292] whether the first transceiver enters a dormant state;

[0293] Whether the second transceiver enters the working state.

[0294] It can be understood that the second information may include but is not limited to: an activation instruction.

[0295] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in a control unit CE of a media access control MAC;

[0296] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in downlink control information DCI.

[0297] It should be noted that the network device can reuse existing signaling to transmit the second information, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0298] Step S2203: The first transceiver of the terminal goes into sleep mode.

[0299] In some embodiments, the terminal puts the first transceiver into hibernation based on the second information.

[0300] It should be noted that the first transceiver is in a dormant state, which means that the first transceiver is in a low power consumption state, and the first transceiver cannot perform a transceiver function or can only perform a simple transceiver function.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first transceiver of the terminal is in a dormant state, and the second transceiver is in an active state.

[0302] Step S2204: The network device sends a wake-up signal to the terminal.

[0303] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal is used to wake up the first transceiver.

[0304] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal is a wake-up signal associated with the second transceiver. The wake-up signal includes but is not limited to a low power wake-up signal (LP WUS).

[0305] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal may be a physical layer signal sent according to a preset sequence, and the physical layer signal may not carry any information content.

[0306] It is understandable that the wake-up signal may be a signal simply used to wake up the first transceiver and may not carry any information.

[0307] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal may carry first information.

[0308] It should be noted that the wake-up signal may be a signal carrying information content. After receiving the wake-up signal, the terminal may decode the wake-up signal to extract the first information carried by the wake-up signal.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first information in the wake-up signal is used to activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report of the terminal.

[0310] It should be noted that, during the sleep process of the first transceiver of the terminal, the network device may send a wake-up signal containing first information to the terminal to flexibly adjust the CSI report sending behavior of the terminal during the sleep process of the first transceiver.

[0311] For example, when the first transceiver is in sleep mode and the terminal sends a CSI report to the network device, the network device may send a wake-up signal containing first information to the terminal, so that the terminal stops sending the CSI report to the network device after receiving the reference signal.

[0312] For another example, when the first transceiver is in sleep mode and the terminal does not send a CSI report to the network device, the network device may send a wake-up signal containing first information to the terminal, so that the terminal starts sending a CSI report to the network device after receiving the reference signal.

[0313] In some embodiments, the first information carried by the wake-up signal is used to indicate whether to send a periodic CSI report, an aperiodic CSI report, or a semi-static CSI report.

[0314] In some embodiments, the first information carried by the wake-up signal is used to trigger the terminal to send a non-periodic CSI report.

[0315] It should be noted that, according to the current communication environment or its own communication needs, the network device may send a reference signal containing the first information to the terminal, so as to trigger the terminal to send a non-periodic CSI report to the network device.

[0316] For example, when the terminal's configured CSI report sending period has not been reached, the network device may send a wake-up signal to the terminal when there is a change in channel quality to trigger the terminal to send a non-periodic CSI report, so that the network device can promptly obtain the current channel status information.

[0317] Step S2205: The terminal activates or deactivates the sending of the CSI report.

[0318] In some embodiments, the terminal may activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report according to the first information carried by the wake-up signal.

[0319] In some embodiments, the terminal may activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode according to the first information carried in the wake-up signal.

[0320] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 to S2205. For example, step S2201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2201 to S2204 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0321] In some embodiments, step S2201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that the network device may specify whether the terminal sends a CSI report, without requiring the terminal to determine it on its own.

[0322] In some embodiments, steps S2204 and S2205 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that the wake-up signal sent by the network device may not carry the first information. The wake-up signal is only used by the terminal to wake up the first transceiver, and thus there is no need to change the terminal's CSI report transmission.

[0323] FIG3a is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0324] Step S3101: The terminal receives information sent by the network device.

[0325] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0326] Step S3102: The terminal determines whether to send a CSI report.

[0327] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0328] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 and S3102. For example, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3103 to S3105 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0329] In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that the terminal may determine whether to send a CSI report according to a protocol agreement without the network device sending the first information.

[0330] FIG3b is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0331] Step S3201: The terminal determines whether to send a CSI report.

[0332] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0333] Step S3202: The terminal receives the second information sent by the network device.

[0334] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2202 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0335] Step S3203: The first transceiver of the terminal goes into sleep mode.

[0336] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2203 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0337] Step S3204: The terminal receives a wake-up signal sent by the network device.

[0338] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3204 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2204 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0339] Step S3205: The terminal activates or deactivates the sending of the CSI report.

[0340] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3205 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2205 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0341] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3205. For example, step S3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3201 to S3204 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0342] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that the network device may specify whether the terminal sends a CSI report, without requiring the terminal to determine it on its own.

[0343] In some embodiments, steps S3204 and S3205 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understood that the wake-up signal sent by the network device may not carry the first information. The wake-up signal is only used by the terminal to wake up the first transceiver, and thus there is no need to change the terminal's CSI report transmission.

[0344] FIG3c is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3c, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0345] Step S3301: The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report.

[0346] In some embodiments, the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0347] In some embodiments, the determining whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report comprises at least one of the following:

[0348] Determine whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report according to the protocol;

[0349] Determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report according to the first information sent by the network device.

[0350] In some embodiments, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0351] A first indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a first CSI report; the first CSI report includes: beam measurement information;

[0352] A second indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a second CSI report; the second CSI report is different from the first CSI report;

[0353] The third indication indicates the sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report.

[0354] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information includes at least one of the following:

[0355] Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Power RSRP;

[0356] Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Quality RSRQ;

[0357] Layer L1 - Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio SINR.

[0358] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0359] receiving second information sent by the network device;

[0360] The second information indicates at least one of the following:

[0361] whether the first transceiver enters a dormant state;

[0362] Whether the second transceiver enters the working state.

[0363] In some embodiments, the second information and the first information are carried in the same message.

[0364] In some embodiments, the message includes at least one of the following:

[0365] Control unit CE of media access control MAC;

[0366] Downlink control information DCI.

[0367] In some embodiments, the first information is carried in a wake-up signal associated with the second transceiver.

[0368] In some embodiments, the first information is used to activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report of the terminal.

[0369] In some embodiments, operations related to sending the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other.

[0370] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0371] The terminal determines a time period for sending the CSI report.

[0372] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a time period for sending the CSI report, including:

[0373] Determine a time period for sending the CSI report according to the protocol;

[0374] or,

[0375] The CSI report sending time period is determined according to network configuration.

[0376] In some embodiments, the CSI report transmission time period includes at least one of the following:

[0377] The DRX wake-up period within the connection state C-discontinuous reception DRX cycle configured by the terminal;

[0378] After a first time period has passed since the second transceiver of the terminal entered the working state;

[0379] After a second time period after the first transceiver of the terminal enters the sleep state.

[0380] FIG4a is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0381] Step S4101: The network device sends information to the terminal.

[0382] In some embodiments, 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.

[0383] FIG4 b is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 b , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0384] Step S4201: The network device sends second information to the terminal.

[0385] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2202 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0386] Step S4202: The network device sends a wake-up signal to the terminal.

[0387] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2204 in Figure 2b and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2b, which will not be repeated here.

[0388] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S4201 to step S4202. For example, step S4201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0389] In some embodiments, step S4202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments. It is understandable that the wake-up signal sent by the network device may not carry the first information, and the wake-up signal is only used by the terminal to wake up the first transceiver.

[0390] FIG4c is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0391] Step S4301: The network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0392] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state.

[0393] In some embodiments, the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0394] In some embodiments, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0395] A first indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a first CSI report; the first CSI report includes: beam measurement information;

[0396] A second indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a second CSI report; the second CSI report is different from the first CSI report;

[0397] The third indication indicates the sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report.

[0398] In some embodiments, the beam measurement information includes at least one of the following:

[0399] Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Power RSRP;

[0400] Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Quality RSRQ;

[0401] Layer L1 - Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio SINR.

[0402] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0403] sending second information to the terminal;

[0404] The second information indicates at least one of the following:

[0405] whether the first transceiver enters a dormant state;

[0406] Whether the second transceiver enters the working state.

[0407] In some embodiments, the second information and the first information are carried in the same message.

[0408] In some embodiments, the message includes at least one of the following:

[0409] Control unit CE of media access control MAC;

[0410] Downlink control information DCI.

[0411] In some embodiments, the first information is carried in a wake-up signal associated with the second transceiver.

[0412] In some embodiments, the first information is used to activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report of the terminal.

[0413] In some embodiments, operations related to sending the CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other.

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

[0415] The terminal is configured with a time period for sending the CSI report.

[0416] In some embodiments, the CSI report transmission time period includes at least one of the following:

[0417] The DRX wake-up period within the connection state C-discontinuous reception DRX cycle configured by the terminal;

[0418] After a first time period has passed since the second transceiver of the terminal entered the working state;

[0419] After a second time period after the first transceiver of the terminal enters the sleep state.

[0420] FIG5 is an interactive diagram of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is used in a communication system 100 and includes one of the following steps:

[0421] Step S5101: The network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0422] Step S5102: The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report.

[0423] In some embodiments, the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state.

[0424] In some embodiments, the terminal includes the first transceiver and a second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in an operating state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in an operating state.

[0425] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above-mentioned communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc. embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0426] Embodiment 1: Indicating, through a first signaling, whether a terminal needs to report a CSI report when it is in a master transceiver sleep / low power receiver (Low Power Wake Radio, LP WUR) monitoring state.

[0427] It should be noted that the first signaling may correspond to the first information disclosed in the present invention; the main transceiver may correspond to the first transceiver disclosed in the present invention; the main transceiver sleep / LP WUR listening state may correspond to the first transceiver of the terminal in the present invention being in sleep state and the second transceiver being in working state.

[0428] Embodiment 2: Based on embodiment 1, the second signaling indicates whether the terminal needs to report a CSI report including L1-RSRP when it is in the master transceiver sleep state / LP WUR monitoring state.

[0429] It should be noted that the second signaling may correspond to the first information disclosed in the present invention; and the CSI report including L1-RSRP may correspond to the first CSI report disclosed in the present invention.

[0430] Embodiment 3, based on embodiment 1, indicates through a third signaling whether the terminal needs to report a CSI report that does not include L1-RSRP when it is in the master transceiver sleep / LP WUR monitoring state.

[0431] It should be noted that the third signaling may correspond to the first information disclosed in the present invention; and the CSI report not including L1-RSRP may correspond to the second CSI report disclosed in the present invention.

[0432] The first signaling, the second signaling and the third signaling may be the same signaling, or may be different signaling.

[0433] In Embodiment 4, based on any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, the first signaling, the second signaling, or the third signaling may be one of the following:

[0434] (1) An activation instruction for instructing activation of the LP WUS listening state (hereinafter referred to as the activation instruction); it should be noted that the activation instruction may be a MAC CE or a DCI;

[0435] (2) LP-WUS signal;

[0436] (3)RRC layer signaling.

[0437] It should be noted that the activation instruction may correspond to the second information disclosed in the present invention; and the LP WUS signal may correspond to the wake-up signal related to the second transceiver disclosed in the present invention.

[0438] Embodiment 5, based on any one of embodiments 1-4, when the terminal is instructed to report a CSI report, the reporting time period may be pre-configured by the network or agreed upon in a protocol.

[0439] It should be noted that the network device may indicate the time period for reporting the CSI report through the first signaling, the second signaling, or the third signaling; or, the network device may also indicate the time period for reporting the CSI report through other signaling.

[0440] Exemplarily, when the terminal is configured with connected C-discontinuous reception (DRX), the time period for reporting its CSI report may be within the operating time period of the C-DRX wake-up time period (on duration).

[0441] As another example, the CSI report reporting period may be after time T after the terminal starts the LP WUS listening state. That is, within the T duration after the terminal just enters the LP WUS listening state, the terminal does not need to report the CSI report.

[0442] It should be noted that T is defined by the protocol or configured by the network.

[0443] It is worth noting that since the UE has just entered the LP WUS monitoring state and generally does not wake up quickly, there is no need for CSI reports for accurate adaptive scheduling. Furthermore, the original CSI report can still maintain timeliness and can be deferred for a period of T.

[0444] As an example, the information indicated by the first signaling, the second signaling, and / or the third signaling may be indicated only by an activation instruction:

[0445] When the base station instructs the terminal to enter the LP WUS listening / host sleep state, it also instructs the terminal whether to report the corresponding CSI report in the host sleep state. In this mode, the terminal must report or not report the corresponding CSI report according to the activation instruction during the LP WUS listening / host sleep state.

[0446] As an example, the information indicated by the first signaling, the second signaling, and / or the third signaling can be indicated by an activation instruction, and then the information indicated by the first signaling, the second signaling, and / or the third signaling can be indicated by the LP WUS during the continuation of the LP WUS listening / host sleep state. The terminal can then change the behavior of whether to send the corresponding CSI report during the continuation of the LP WUS listening / host sleep state.

[0447] It is understandable that the behavior of whether the terminal sends the CSI report during the LP WUS monitoring / host sleep state can be flexibly adjusted by carrying the first, second or third instruction in the LP WUS.

[0448] As an example, the first signaling, the second signaling, and / or the third signaling can be indicated by the LP WUS during the duration of the LP WUS listening / host sleep state, and the terminal can set or flexibly change the behavior of whether to send the corresponding CSI report during the duration of the LP WUS listening / host sleep state.

[0449] It is understandable that LP WUS can be flexibly adjusted.

[0450] It is worth noting that from the time the terminal just enters the LP WUS listening / host sleep state to the time it first listens to the LP WUS corresponding to the terminal indicating its CSI report reporting mode, the terminal's CSI report reporting behavior can be a default behavior defined by the protocol, for example, not reporting the CSI report by default. The UE's behavior at this stage can also be configured through RRC layer signaling, for example, not reporting the CSI report that does not include L1-RSRP.

[0451] As an example, information triggering an aperiodic CSI report is sent in the LP WUS.

[0452] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device) in any of the above methods.

[0453] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0454] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the above-mentioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0455] Figure 6a is a structural diagram of the terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6a, the terminal 101 includes: a determination module 1011; the determination module 1011 is configured as a determination module, configured to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in a dormant state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state. Optionally, the determination module 1011 is used to execute the steps related to the information performed by the terminal in any of the above information indication methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the terminal 101 also includes a transceiver module, and the above transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to sending and receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0456] Figure 6b is a structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6b, the network device 102 includes: a transceiver module 1021, configured to send a first information to the terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state; wherein, the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in the working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in the working state. Optionally, the transceiver module 1021 is used to execute the steps related to information sending and receiving executed by the terminal in any of the above information indication methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the network device 102 also includes a processing module, and the above processing module is used to execute the steps related to information processing executed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0457] Figure 7a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device), a terminal (e.g., a user device), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal in implementing any of the above information indication methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the information indication method described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0458] As shown in Figure 7a, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 8101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above communication methods.

[0459] 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.

[0460] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0461] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0462] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0463] 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. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0464] FIG7 b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG7 b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0465] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above communication methods.

[0466] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0467] 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.

[0468] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0469] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above communication methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0470] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above communication methods.

[0471] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0472] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information indication method, wherein: The method comprises: The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state, and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in a working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in a working state.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The determining whether to send a channel state information CSI report includes at least one of the following: Determine whether to send a channel state information (CSI) report according to the protocol; Determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report according to the first information sent by the network device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first information indicates at least one of the following: A first indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a first CSI report; the first CSI report includes: beam measurement information; A second indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a second CSI report; the second CSI report is different from the first CSI report; The third indication indicates sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The beam measurement information includes at least one of the following: Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Power RSRP; Layer L1 - Reference signal received quality RSRQ; Layer L1 - Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio SINR.

5. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: The method further comprises: receiving second information sent by the network device; The second information indicates at least one of the following: whether the first transceiver enters a dormant state; Whether the second transceiver enters the working state.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The second information and the first information are carried in the same message.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The message includes at least one of the following: Control unit CE of media access control MAC; Downlink control information DCI.

8. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein: The first information is carried in a wake-up signal associated with the second transceiver.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein: The first information is used to activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report of the terminal.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein: The operations related to the CSI report transmission when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein: The method further comprises: The terminal determines a time period for sending the CSI report.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein: The terminal determines a time period for sending the CSI report, including: Determine a time period for sending the CSI report according to the protocol; or, The time period for sending the CSI report is determined according to network configuration.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, wherein: The CSI report transmission time period includes at least one of the following: The connection state C configured by the terminal-DRX wake-up time period within the discontinuous reception DRX cycle; After a first time period after the second transceiver of the terminal enters a working state; After a second time period after the first transceiver of the terminal enters the sleep state.

14. An information indication method, wherein: The method comprises: A network device sends first information to a terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in a working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in a working state.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The first information indicates at least one of the following: A first indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a first CSI report; the first CSI report includes: beam measurement information; A second indication, indicating whether the terminal sends a second CSI report; the second CSI report is different from the first CSI report; The third indication indicates sending parameters of the first CSI report and / or the second CSI report.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein: The beam measurement information includes at least one of the following: Layer L1 - Reference Signal Received Power RSRP; Layer L1 - Reference signal received quality RSRQ; Layer L1 - Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio SINR.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein: The method further comprises: Sending second information to the terminal; The second information indicates at least one of the following: whether the first transceiver enters a dormant state; Whether the second transceiver enters the working state.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein: The second information and the first information are carried in the same message.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein: The message includes at least one of the following: Control unit CE of media access control MAC; Downlink control information DCI.

20. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein: The first information is carried in a wake-up signal associated with the second transceiver.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein: The first information is used to activate or deactivate the sending of the CSI report of the terminal.

22. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 21, wherein: The operations related to the CSI report transmission when the first transceiver of the terminal is in sleep mode for different times are independent of each other.

23. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 22, wherein: The method further comprises: The terminal is configured with a time period for sending the CSI report.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein: The CSI report transmission time period includes at least one of the following: The connection state C configured by the terminal-DRX wake-up time period within the discontinuous reception DRX cycle; After a first time period after the second transceiver of the terminal enters a working state; After a second time period after the first transceiver of the terminal enters the sleep state.

25. An information indication method, wherein: The method comprises: The network device sends first information to the terminal; the first information is used by the terminal to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver is in a dormant state; The first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state, and determines whether to send a channel state information CSI report; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in a working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in a working state.

26. A terminal, wherein: The terminal comprises: A determination module is configured to determine whether to send a channel state information CSI report when the first transceiver of the terminal is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in a working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in a working state.

27. A network device, wherein the network device comprises: A transceiver module, configured to send first information to a terminal; The first information is used by the terminal to determine whether the first transceiver sends a channel state information CSI report when it is in a sleep state; wherein the terminal includes the first transceiver and the second transceiver; the power consumption of the first transceiver in a working state is greater than the power consumption of the second transceiver in a working state.

28. A communication system, wherein: The communication system includes a terminal and a network device; the terminal is configured to implement the information indication method described in any one of claims 1 to 13, and the network device is configured to implement the information indication method described in any one of claims 14 to 24.

29. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 or claims 14 to 24.

30. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 or claims 14 to 24.

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