Information reporting method, terminal, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and relates to an information reporting method, a terminal, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method of the present disclosure comprises: reporting terminal capability information to a base station, wherein the terminal capability information indicates that the switching time of a terminal with respect to a first frequency band pair is different from the switching time of the terminal with respect to a second frequency band pair, and whether uplink transmission can be performed within the range of a switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair; and / or indicates that switching is performed between two frequency bands of the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, and whether uplink transmission can be performed on a frequency band, other than the two frequency bands of the first frequency band pair, within the range of the first switching time.

Description

Information reporting method, terminal, communication system and storage medium

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application is based on the application with CN application number 202310955838.5 and application date August 1, 2023, and claims its priority. The disclosed content of the CN application is hereby introduced as a whole into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information reporting method, a terminal, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0004] With the continuous evolution of 5G (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) networks and the re-cultivation of golden low-frequency bands, mobile communication FR (Frequency Range) 1 networks will have multiple frequency bands, including low frequencies below 1 GHz, mid-band frequencies around 2 GHz, and high frequencies of 3.5 GHz and above.

[0005] Commercial handheld terminals generally only have the capability of up to two concurrent uplink transmissions, so a two-transmitter terminal can perform uplink transmissions on three or more frequency bands based on transmitter switching between frequency bands.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an information reporting method is provided, wherein the terminal supports uplink switching transmission, the method comprising: reporting terminal capability information to a base station, wherein the terminal capability information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference range of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching times of the terminal are different between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, and / or indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when switching between the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

[0008] In some embodiments, the switching time of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different, including: switching between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, switching between two frequency bands within the second frequency band pair and the switching time is a second switching time, the first switching time is greater than the second switching time, wherein at least one frequency band within the second frequency band pair is different from both frequency bands within the first frequency band pair.

[0009] In some embodiments, whether uplink transmission can be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair includes: whether uplink transmission can be performed on at least one frequency band in the second frequency band pair within the time difference between the first switching time and the second switching time.

[0010] In some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair, the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the first frequency band pair, wherein the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on each frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different.

[0011] In some embodiments, the terminal capabilities include: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair, the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair, wherein the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether the terminal can switch between the first frequency band and the second frequency band within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, and whether it can perform uplink transmission on each frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0012] In some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes: first information, the first information indicates that the switching time of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair of the terminal is different, whether uplink transmission can be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, and indicates that switching is performed between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, whether uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time; or the terminal capability information includes: second information and / or third information, the second information indicates that the switching time of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair of the terminal is different, whether uplink transmission can be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, and the third information indicates that switching is performed between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, whether uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time.

[0013] In some embodiments, the method also includes: when the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, and can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, performing uplink transmission within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair.

[0014] In some embodiments, when the switching time of the first frequency band pair is greater than the switching time of the second frequency band pair, performing uplink transmission within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair includes: performing uplink transmission on the frequency band before the second frequency band pair is switched, and / or performing uplink transmission on the frequency band after the second frequency band pair is switched.

[0015] In some embodiments, when the terminal capability information indicates switching between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, and uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, uplink transmission is performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair.

[0016] In some embodiments, uplink transmission is based on scheduling by a base station.

[0017] In some embodiments, the method also includes: when the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair and cannot perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, no uplink transmission is performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair.

[0018] In some embodiments, the method also includes: when the terminal capability information indicates switching between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, and uplink transmission cannot be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, uplink transmission is not performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0019] According to other embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including: a sending module for reporting terminal capability information to a base station, wherein the terminal capability information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching times of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair are different, and / or indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when switching between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

[0020] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, for storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to execute the information reporting method of any embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the information reporting method of any embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented.

[0022] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including: a terminal according to any embodiment of the present disclosure; and a base station, configured to receive terminal capability information reported by the terminal.

[0023] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided, comprising: instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute the information reporting method of any embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0026] FIG1 is a schematic flow chart showing an information reporting method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG2A is a schematic diagram showing two sets of transmitters of a terminal performing uplink transmission in some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG2B is a schematic diagram showing two sets of transmitters of a terminal performing uplink transmission according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG2C is a schematic diagram showing two sets of transmitters of a terminal performing uplink transmission according to still other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG2D is a schematic diagram showing two sets of transmitters of a terminal performing uplink transmission according to still other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG3A is a schematic diagram showing two sets of transmitters of a terminal performing uplink transmission according to still other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG3B is a schematic diagram showing two sets of transmitters of a terminal performing uplink transmission according to still other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG6 shows a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to still other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG7 shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the present disclosure and its application or use. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0038] The inventors discovered that for the scenario where the terminal's two transmitters switch between three or more frequency bands, considering different situations such as the specific frequency bands and frequency domain intervals in the frequency band combination, the number and specific frequency bands of the frequency band pairs that are switched, the terminal RF and RF front-end implementation methods, etc., the base station is currently unable to know the terminal's uplink transmission capability and cannot effectively perform uplink resource scheduling.

[0039] A technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is how to improve uplink resource utilization. The present disclosure provides an information reporting method, which will be described below in conjunction with Figures 1 to 3B.

[0040] FIG1 is a flow chart of some embodiments of the method disclosed herein. As shown in FIG1 , the method of this embodiment is executed by a terminal (also referred to as user equipment (UE)) and includes steps S102 to S106.

[0041] In step S102, the terminal capability information is reported to the base station.

[0042] For a communication system configured with N (N >= 3) uplink frequency bands and transmitting simultaneously on M (M <= 2) uplink frequency bands, the terminal's two transmitters can dynamically switch between the N frequency bands, allowing uplink transmissions to be performed on different frequency bands at different times. This means that the terminal supports dynamic uplink transmitter switching (dynamic UL Tx switching) across N frequency bands. When a terminal supports uplink switching transmission, the frequency band pairs (Band Pairs) used by the terminal's two transmitters can be the same or different.

[0043] In some embodiments, the terminal capability (UE Capability) information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time (Switching Period) of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different, and / or indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when switching between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

[0044] The terminal capability information includes the capabilities of the terminal in a first case and / or a second case. For example, the first case includes: switching between two frequency bands in a first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, switching between two frequency bands in a second frequency band pair and the switching time is a second switching time, the first switching time is greater than the second switching time, and at least one frequency band in the second frequency band pair is different from both frequency bands in the first frequency band pair.

[0045] For example, a first transmitter of a terminal switches between two frequency bands within a first frequency band pair (e.g., frequency bands A and B) at a first switching time of t1, and a second transmitter switches between two frequency bands within a second frequency band pair (e.g., frequency bands C and D, frequency bands A and C, frequency bands D and B, etc.) at a second switching time of t2, where t1 > t2. The first and second transmitters may be in the same frequency band before switching but in different frequency bands after switching, or they may be in different frequency bands before switching but in the same frequency band after switching, or they may be in different frequency bands before and after switching. That is, at least one frequency band within the second frequency band pair is different from both frequency bands within the first frequency band pair (e.g., frequency bands A and B).

[0046] For the first case, the terminal capability information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on at least one frequency band in the second frequency band pair within the time difference between the first switching time and the second switching time.

[0047] For example, the second situation includes: switching between the first frequency band and the second frequency band in the first frequency band pair, and the switching time is the first switching time, and the frequency band is maintained at the third frequency band.

[0048] For example, when the first transmitter of the terminal switches between two frequency bands (eg, frequency bands A and B) and the first switching time is t1, the second transmitter is maintained at another frequency band (eg, frequency band C).

[0049] For the second case, the terminal capability information indicates whether uplink transmission can be performed on the third frequency band within the first switching time range.

[0050] For the first and second situations above, the terminal can uniformly report a set of capability information or report a set of capability information for the first situation and a set of capability information for the second situation (ie, report two sets of capability information, or report one of the two sets).

[0051] In some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes: first information, the first information indicating whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different, and indicating whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when switching between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

[0052] In other embodiments, the terminal capability information includes: second information and / or third information, the second information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different; the third information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when switching between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

[0053] For example, the third indication information is used to indicate that for a given frequency band pair (band A and band B), that is, the first frequency band pair, when the UL Tx switching from the frequency band pair (band A and band C) to the frequency band pair (band B and band C) is triggered (equivalent to switching between bands A and B in the first frequency band pair), whether the UE can perform uplink transmission in band C within the switching period (that is, the first switching time).

[0054] For example, the reporting granularity of the terminal capability information is: for each band combination (Band combination), each band pair (i.e., 2 bands), each other band in the band combination (i.e., each band outside the band pair) is reported.

[0055] In some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair, the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the first frequency band pair, wherein the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on each frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different.

[0056] In some embodiments, the terminal capabilities include: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair, the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair, wherein the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether switching between the first frequency band and the second frequency band within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, and whether uplink transmission can be performed on each frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0057] For example, for the frequency band combination A+B+C: for the A+B frequency band pair (as the first frequency band pair), report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency band C; for the A+C frequency band pair (as the first frequency band pair), report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency band B; for the B+C frequency band pair (as the first frequency band pair), report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency band A.

[0058] For example, for the frequency band combination A+B+C+D: for the A+B frequency band pair, report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency bands C and D respectively; for the A+C frequency band pair, report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency bands B and D respectively; for the A+D frequency band pair, report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency bands B and C respectively; for the B+C frequency band pair, report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency bands A and D respectively; for the B+D frequency band pair, report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency bands A and C respectively; for the C+D frequency band pair, report whether uplink transmission can be performed in frequency bands A and B respectively.

[0059] If a set of capability information is reported for the first situation, and / or a set of capability information is reported for the second situation (i.e., two sets of capability information are reported or one of the two sets is reported), each set of capability information may include the first sub-information or second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the first frequency band pair in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair. The details are not repeated here.

[0060] The terminal capability reporting signaling may include a frequency band combination uplink transmission switching field, further include an uplink transmission switching frequency band pair field, and further include an uplink transmission switching maintain uplink transmission field, which may indicate maintaining uplink transmission in another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair, corresponding to the aforementioned second situation.

[0061] In step S104, uplink transmission is performed or not performed within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair according to the terminal capability information.

[0062] In some embodiments, when the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair and can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, uplink transmission is performed within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair. And / or, when the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair and cannot perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, uplink transmission is not performed within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair.

[0063] In some embodiments, uplink transmission is performed on a frequency band before the second frequency band pair is switched, and / or uplink transmission is performed on a frequency band after the second frequency band pair is switched.

[0064] In some embodiments, the uplink transmission is based on scheduling by the base station. Based on the scheduling by the base station, the first transmitter and the second transmitter start switching.

[0065] For example, if the first transmitter and the second transmitter start switching at the same time, then uplink transmission is performed on the frequency band after the second transmitter switches, within the time range from the time the second transmitter completes switching to the time the first transmitter completes switching. For another example, if the first transmitter starts switching first and the first and second transmitters complete switching at the same time, then uplink transmission is performed on the frequency band before the second transmitter switches, within the time range from the time the first transmitter starts switching to the time the second transmitter starts switching. For another example, if the first transmitter starts switching first and the second transmitter completes switching first, then uplink transmission is performed on the frequency band after the second transmitter switches, within the time range from the time the second transmitter completes switching to the time the first transmitter completes switching, and uplink transmission is performed on the frequency band before the second transmitter switches, within the time range from the time the first transmitter starts switching to the time the second transmitter starts switching.

[0066] For example, in Figure 2A, where the first frequency band pair is Bands A and B and the second frequency band pair is Bands C and D, transmitter 1 (the first transmitter) switches between Bands A and B, while transmitter 2 (the second transmitter) switches between Bands C and D. Transmitters 1 and 2 begin switching simultaneously, but transmitter 2 completes switching first. Therefore, uplink transmission occurs on Band D between t1 and t2. The specific timing is determined by base station scheduling.

[0067] As shown in Figure 2B, transmitter 1 (the first transmitter) switches between frequency bands A and B, while transmitter 2 (the second transmitter) switches between frequency bands C and D. Transmitter 1 starts switching first, and both transmitters complete switching simultaneously, performing uplink transmission on frequency band C between t1 and t2. The specific timing is determined by base station scheduling.

[0068] As shown in Figure 2C, transmitter 1 (the first transmitter) switches between frequency bands A and B, while transmitter 2 (the second transmitter) switches between frequency bands C and D. Transmitter 1 starts switching first, while transmitter 2 completes switching first, performing uplink transmission on frequency band C and then on frequency band D. The specific schedule is determined by base station scheduling.

[0069] As shown in Figure 2D, transmitter 1 (the first transmitter) switches between frequency bands A and B, and transmitter 2 (the second transmitter) switches between frequency bands C and D. During t1-t2, no uplink transmission is performed.

[0070] In step S106, according to the terminal capability information, uplink transmission is performed or not performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0071] In some embodiments, when the terminal capability information indicates that switching between two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair is performed and the switching time is the first switching time, and uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, uplink transmission is performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair. And / or when the terminal capability information indicates that switching between two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair is performed and the switching time is the first switching time, and uplink transmission cannot be performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, uplink transmission is not performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0072] For example, if the first frequency band pair is frequency bands A and B, and the second transmitter is maintained on frequency band C, as shown in Figure 3A, transmitter 1 (the first transmitter) switches between frequency bands A and B, while transmitter 2 (the second transmitter) remains on frequency band C. During t1, transmitter 2 performs uplink transmission on frequency band C. The specific timing is determined by base station scheduling.

[0073] As shown in FIG3B , transmitter 1 (the first transmitter) switches between frequency bands A and B, and transmitter 2 (the second transmitter) maintains frequency band C. Transmitter 2 does not perform uplink transmission in frequency band C during t1.

[0074] In the above embodiment, a terminal supporting uplink switching transmission reports terminal capability information to the base station, indicating whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first and second frequency band pairs when the switching times of the first and second frequency band pairs are different, and / or indicating whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when switching between two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time. This enables the base station to perform scheduling based on the terminal capability information, improve uplink resource utilization, and enhance scheduling efficiency and effectiveness.

[0075] In addition, for the situation where uplink transmission can be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, or uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, the interruption of uplink transmission can be reduced, the system performance can be improved and the restrictions on network scheduling can be reduced.

[0076] In the case where uplink transmission cannot be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, or uplink transmission cannot be performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, the base station can also be clearly informed of the interruption of uplink transmission and achieve controllable interruption.

[0077] The present disclosure also provides a terminal, which will be described below in conjunction with FIG4 .

[0078] FIG4 is a structural diagram of some embodiments of the terminal disclosed herein. As shown in FIG4 , the terminal 40 of this embodiment includes: a sending module 410 .

[0079] The sending module 410 is used to report terminal capability information to the base station, wherein the terminal capability information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different, and / or indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when switching between the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

[0080] In some embodiments, the switching time of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different, including: switching between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, switching between two frequency bands within the second frequency band pair and the switching time is a second switching time, the first switching time is greater than the second switching time, wherein at least one frequency band within the second frequency band pair is different from both frequency bands within the first frequency band pair.

[0081] In some embodiments, whether uplink transmission can be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair includes: whether uplink transmission can be performed on at least one frequency band in the second frequency band pair within the time difference between the first switching time and the second switching time.

[0082] In some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair, the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the first frequency band pair, wherein the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on each frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different.

[0083] In some embodiments, the terminal capabilities include: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair, the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair, wherein the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether the terminal can switch between the first frequency band and the second frequency band within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, and whether it can perform uplink transmission on each frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0084] In some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes: first information, the first information indicates that the switching time of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair of the terminal is different, whether uplink transmission can be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, and indicates that switching is performed between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, whether uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time; or the terminal capability information includes: second information and / or third information, the second information indicates that the switching time of the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair of the terminal is different, whether uplink transmission can be performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, and the third information indicates that switching is performed between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, whether uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time.

[0085] In some embodiments, the sending module 410 is also used to perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair and can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair.

[0086] In some embodiments, when the switching time of the first frequency band pair is greater than the switching time of the second frequency band pair, the sending module 410 is used to perform uplink transmission on the frequency band before the second frequency band pair is switched, and / or perform uplink transmission on the frequency band after the second frequency band pair is switched.

[0087] In some embodiments, the sending module 410 is used to perform uplink transmission on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair when the terminal capability information indicates switching between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, and when the terminal capability information indicates switching between the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, and the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0088] In some embodiments, the terminal 40 further includes a receiving module 420 for receiving scheduling information of a base station, and the uplink transmission is based on the scheduling of the base station.

[0089] In some embodiments, the sending module 410 is used to not perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair and cannot perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair.

[0090] In some embodiments, the sending module 410 is used to not perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range when the terminal capability information indicates switching between two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, and uplink transmission cannot be performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

[0091] The terminals in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by various computing devices or computer systems, which will be described below with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 .

[0092] FIG5 is a block diagram of some embodiments of the terminal of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the terminal 50 of this embodiment includes: a memory 510 and a processor 520 coupled to the memory 510 , wherein the processor 520 is configured to execute the information reporting method of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure based on instructions stored in the memory 510 .

[0093] The memory 510 may include, for example, a system memory, a fixed non-volatile storage medium, etc. The system memory may store, for example, an operating system, an application program, a boot loader, a database, and other programs.

[0094] FIG6 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the terminal disclosed herein. As shown in FIG6 , the terminal 60 of this embodiment includes: a memory 610 and a processor 620, which are similar to the memory 510 and the processor 520, respectively. It may also include an input / output interface 630, a network interface 640, a storage interface 650, and the like. These interfaces 630, 640, 650 and the memory 610 and the processor 620 may be connected, for example, via a bus 660. The input / output interface 630 provides a connection interface for input / output devices such as a display, a mouse, a keyboard, and a touch screen. The network interface 640 provides a connection interface for various networked devices, such as a database server or a cloud storage server. The storage interface 650 provides a connection interface for external storage devices such as SD cards and USB flash drives.

[0095] The present disclosure also provides a communication system, which will be described below in conjunction with FIG7 .

[0096] FIG7 is a structural diagram of some embodiments of the communication system disclosed herein. As shown in FIG7 , the system 7 of this embodiment includes: terminals 40 / 50 / 60 and a base station 72 .

[0097] The base station 72 is configured to receive the terminal capability information reported by the terminal 40 / 50 / 60 and to perform uplink scheduling on the terminal 40 / 50 / 60 according to the terminal capability information.

[0098] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present disclosure may take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Furthermore, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable non-transient storage media (including but not limited to magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0099] The present disclosure is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that each process and / or box in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the processes and / or boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device produce a device for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0100] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a product including an instruction device that implements the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0101] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0102] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An information reporting method, executed by a terminal, wherein: The terminal supports uplink switching transmission, and the information reporting method includes: Report terminal capability information to the base station, wherein the terminal capability information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different, and / or indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time when switching between the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

2. The information reporting method according to claim 1, wherein: The switching time of the first frequency band pair and the switching time of the second frequency band pair are different including: Switching is performed between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, switching is performed between two frequency bands within the second frequency band pair and the switching time is a second switching time, the first switching time is greater than the second switching time, wherein at least one frequency band within the second frequency band pair is different from both frequency bands within the first frequency band pair.

3. The information reporting method according to claim 2, wherein: Whether uplink transmission can be performed within a switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair includes: Whether uplink transmission can be performed on at least one frequency band in the second frequency band pair within a time difference range between the first switching time and the second switching time.

4. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The terminal capability information includes: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair serves as the first frequency band pair, the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the first frequency band pair, wherein the first sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on frequency bands other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different.

5. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The terminal capability includes: in each frequency band combination, when each frequency band pair is used as the first frequency band pair, the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair, wherein the second sub-information corresponding to each frequency band indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on each frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first frequency band pair when switching between the first frequency band and the second frequency band in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

6. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The terminal capability information includes: first information, wherein the first information indicates whether uplink transmission can be performed within a switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair and indicates whether switching between two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time, and whether uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands in the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range; or The terminal capability information includes: second information and / or third information, the second information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different; the third information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time when switching between the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time.

7. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: When the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, and can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, uplink transmission is performed within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair.

8. The information reporting method according to claim 7, wherein: In a case where the switching time of the first frequency band pair is greater than the switching time of the second frequency band pair, performing uplink transmission within a switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair includes: Uplink transmission is performed on a frequency band before the second frequency band pair is switched, and / or uplink transmission is performed on a frequency band after the second frequency band pair is switched.

9. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: When the terminal capability information indicates switching between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, and uplink transmission can be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, uplink transmission is performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair.

10. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein: The uplink transmission is based on scheduling by the base station.

11. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising: In the case where the terminal capability information indicates that the terminal has different switching times between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair and cannot perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair, No uplink transmission is performed within the switching time difference range between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair.

12. The information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising: When the terminal capability information indicates switching between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is the first switching time, and uplink transmission cannot be performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range, uplink transmission is not performed on another frequency band outside the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time range.

13. A terminal, comprising: A sending module, used for reporting terminal capability information to a base station, wherein the terminal capability information indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission within the switching time difference between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair when the switching time between the first frequency band pair and the second frequency band pair is different, and / or indicates whether the terminal can perform uplink transmission on another frequency band other than the two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair within the first frequency band pair within the first switching time when switching between two frequency bands within the first frequency band pair and the switching time is a first switching time.

14. A terminal, comprising: processor; as well as A memory coupled to the processor, used to store instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor executes the information reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

15. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein: When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 are implemented.

16. A communication system comprising: The terminal according to claim 13 or 14; as well as The base station is used to receive the terminal capability information reported by the terminal.

17. A computer program comprising: Instruction, when the instruction is executed by the processor, causes the processor to execute the information reporting method as described in any one of claims 1-12.

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