Resource indication method and apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a resource indication method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining that a bit in a bitmap carrying uplink control information for unused transmission occasion (TO) (UTO-UCI) indicates at least one TO; or when a bit in a bitmap carrying UTO-UCI does not indicate at least one TO, determining the state of the at least one TO. The present disclosure can improve the accuracy of resource indication and improve the accuracy of data transmission.

Description

Resource indication method and device Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a resource indication method, apparatus, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In a communication system, uplink grant-free transmission can be, for example, a network device activating an uplink grant to a terminal. If the terminal does not receive a deactivation request, it can continue to use the resources specified by the first uplink grant for uplink transmission. The period of uplink grant-free transmission can be configured, for example, by higher-layer signaling. A configured grant (CG) period corresponds to a set of uplink grant-free transmission configurations. A CG period can, for example, be configured with multiple transmission opportunities (TOs).

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure proposes a resource indication method, apparatus, device, and storage medium to improve the accuracy of resource indication and the accuracy of data transmission.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource indication method is proposed, where the method is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0006] Determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information for unused transmission occasion indication information (UTO-UCI) carries TO indicates at least one TO; or,

[0007] The bits in the bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO do not indicate at least one TO, and the state of the at least one TO is determined.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource indication method is provided, where the method is performed by a network device and includes:

[0009] An uplink ungranted transmission CG configuration sent by a receiving terminal is received, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information, and the bits in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicate at least one indicated TO; or

[0010] Determine the TO status of the terminal not indicated by the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity indication information TO.

[0011] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, the device including:

[0012] A processing module, configured to determine that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO indicates at least one TO; or,

[0013] It is used to determine that a bit in the uplink control information UTO-UCI bitmap carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information does not indicate at least one TO, and determine the state of the at least one TO.

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

[0015] a transceiver module, configured to receive an uplink unlicensed transmission CG configuration sent by a terminal, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information, and a bit in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated; or

[0016] Used to determine the status of the transmission opportunity TO indicated by the terminal through the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information.

[0017] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0018] one or more processors;

[0019] The terminal is used to execute the resource indication method described in any one of the first aspects.

[0020] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0021] one or more processors;

[0022] The access network device is used to execute the resource indication method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0023] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the resource indication method described in any one of the first aspects, and the network device is configured to implement the resource indication method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0024] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the resource indication method as described in any one of the first to second aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0026] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG4A is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG4B is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG5A is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG5B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG5C is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG5D is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG6A is a schematic flow chart of a resource indication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG7A is a schematic flow chart of a resource indication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG8B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided by another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG9A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG9B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The present disclosure proposes a resource indication method, apparatus, device, and storage medium to improve the accuracy of resource indication and the accuracy of data transmission.

[0042] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource indication method is proposed, where the method is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0043] Determine that a bit in the uplink control information UTO-UCI bitmap carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO indicates at least one TO; or,

[0044] The bits in the bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO do not indicate at least one TO, and the state of the at least one TO is determined.

[0045] In the above embodiment, a resource indication mechanism can be provided to reduce the situation where the time domain deviation between the carrier UTO-UCI and the first TO indicated by the UTO-UCI causes inaccurate TO indication. A method for determining the TO status when the bit in the UTO-UCI bitmap does not indicate at least one TO can be provided, which can reduce the situation where the TO status cannot be determined, resulting in the inability to transmit uplink data, and can improve the accuracy of resource indication, the executability of uplink data, and the accuracy and convenience of uplink data transmission.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0047] The number of the indicated at least one transmission opportunity TO is not greater than a bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and it is determined that the bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO.

[0048] In the above embodiment, a resource indication mechanism can be provided when the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI. The bits in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI can correspond to the at least one TO, thereby improving the accuracy of the at least one TO indication, improving the executability of the uplink data, and improving the accuracy of data transmission.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes:

[0050] It is determined that the high-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO.

[0051] In the above embodiment, when the number of at least one indicated transmission opportunity TO is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, it can be determined that the high-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to at least one TO, which can clarify the resource indication mechanism, clarify the correspondence between the bits in the bitmap and the indicated TO, improve the executability of the uplink data, and improve the convenience and accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the high-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes:

[0053] Determining that a first bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO;

[0054] And so on, until it is determined that the Nth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in the at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of the at least one TO.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the correspondence between the high-order bits and the indicated TO is clarified, and a resource indication mechanism is provided, which can improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes:

[0057] It is determined that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to the at least one TO.

[0058] In the above embodiment, when the number of at least one indicated transmission opportunity TO is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, it can be determined that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO, the resource indication mechanism can be clarified, the correspondence between the bits in the bitmap and the indicated TO can be clarified, the executability of the uplink data can be improved, and the convenience and accuracy of uplink data transmission can be improved.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the low-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes:

[0060] Determining that a penultimate bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO;

[0061] And so on, until it is determined that the Nth to last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in the at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of the at least one TO.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the correspondence between the low-order bits and the indicated TO is clarified, and a resource indication mechanism is provided, which can improve the executability of uplink data and the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the low-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes:

[0064] Determining that the M-N+1th bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO, where M is a size of the bitmap, N is the number of the at least one TO, both M and N are positive integers, and N is not greater than M;

[0065] By analogy, it is determined that the Mth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in the at least one TO.

[0066] In the above embodiment, the correspondence between the low-order bits and the indicated TO is clarified, and a resource indication mechanism is provided, which can improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0068] Receive an indication parameter sent by a network device, where the indication parameter is used to indicate that the number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the indication starts from the bit corresponding to the indication parameter in the bitmap.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the indication parameter sent by the network device can be received, a resource indication mechanism is provided, and a correspondence between the bits in the bitmap and the indicated TO is provided, which can improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0071] The number of the at least one indicated transmission opportunity (TO) is not less than a bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and determining that the last bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO of the at least one TO;

[0072] And so on, until it is determined that the Mth last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Mth TO in the at least one TO, where M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

[0073] In the above embodiment, a resource indication mechanism can be provided when the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, clarifying the correspondence between the low-order bits in the UTO-UCI bitmap and the at least one TO indicated, thereby improving the accuracy of the at least one TO indication and the accuracy of data transmission.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0075] The number of the at least one indicated transmission opportunity TO is not less than a bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and determining that a first bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO of the at least one TO;

[0076] And so on, until it is determined that the Mth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Mth TO in the at least one TO, where M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

[0077] In the above embodiment, a resource indication mechanism can be provided when the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, clarifying the correspondence between the high-order bits in the UTO-UCI bitmap and the at least one TO indicated, thereby improving the accuracy of the at least one TO indication and the accuracy of data transmission.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0079] The TO in the uplink unlicensed transmission CG configuration sends the UTO-UCI to the network device, wherein a bit in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated.

[0080] In the above embodiment, the correspondence between the bits in the UTO-UCI bitmap and the indicated at least one TO may be sent to the network device, which may provide a resource indication mechanism and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0081] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the state of the at least one TO includes:

[0082] The protocol predefines the state of the at least one TO; or

[0083] receiving a configuration signaling sent by a network device, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure a TO state of the terminal that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI; or

[0084] Report status information to the network device, wherein the status information is used to indicate the status of the TO indicated by the terminal not through the UTO-UCI.

[0085] In the above embodiment, at least one TO state may be predefined by protocol, a TO state determination mechanism may be provided, and the accuracy of uplink data transmission may be improved.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the status of the at least one TO, including at least one of the following:

[0087] The protocol predefines that network devices are not expected to occupy the TO that is not indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI;

[0088] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be in use.

[0089] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be unused.

[0090] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the state of the at least one TO, including:

[0091] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be in use.

[0092] In the above embodiment, the state of at least one TO may be predefined as a used state by the protocol, and a mechanism for determining the TO state may be provided, thereby improving the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0093] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the state of the at least one TO, including:

[0094] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be unused.

[0095] In the above embodiment, the state of at least one TO may be predefined as an unused state by the protocol, and a mechanism for determining the TO state may be provided, thereby improving the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0096] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the state of the at least one TO includes:

[0097] Receive configuration signaling sent by a network device, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure a TO state of the terminal that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0098] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the state of the at least one TO includes:

[0099] Report status information to the network device, wherein the status information is used to indicate the status of the TO indicated by the terminal not through the UTO-UCI.

[0100] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource indication method is provided, where the method is performed by a network device and includes:

[0101] An uplink ungranted transmission CG configuration sent by a receiving terminal is received, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information, and a bit in a bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated; or

[0102] Determine the TO status of the terminal not indicated by the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity indication information TO.

[0103] In the above embodiment, a correspondence between the bits in the UTO-UCI bitmap and at least one indicated TO can be provided, and a method for determining the TO status when the bits in the UTO-UCI bitmap do not indicate at least one TO can be provided. This can reduce the situation where the TO status cannot be determined, resulting in the inability to transmit uplink data. A resource indication mechanism can be provided to improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0104] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the terminal is not in a TO state indicated by the UTO-UCI includes:

[0105] The protocol predefines the TO status that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI.

[0106] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the TO state of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI, including:

[0107] The protocol predefines that the state of the TO that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI is the used state.

[0108] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the TO state of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI, including:

[0109] The protocol predefines that the state of the TO that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI is an unused state.

[0110] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining that the terminal is not in a TO state indicated by the UTO-UCI includes:

[0111] Sending configuration signaling to the terminal, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure the TO state of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI; or

[0112] Receive status information reported by the terminal, wherein the status information is used to indicate a TO status of the terminal that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0113] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, wherein the device includes:

[0114] A processing module, configured to determine that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO indicates at least one TO; or,

[0115] It is used to determine that a bit in the uplink control information UTO-UCI bitmap carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information does not indicate at least one TO, and determine the state of the at least one TO.

[0116] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, wherein the device includes:

[0117] a transceiver module, configured to receive an uplink unlicensed transmission CG configuration sent by a terminal, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information, and a bit in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated; or

[0118] Used to determine the status of the transmission opportunity TO indicated by the terminal through the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information.

[0119] The present disclosure provides a resource indication method. In some embodiments, the terms resource indication method, information processing method, and communication method are interchangeable; the terms resource indication device, information processing device, and communication device are interchangeable; and the terms information processing system, communication system, and so on are interchangeable.

[0120] 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.

[0121] 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.

[0122] 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.

[0123] 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.

[0124] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0125] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0126] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0127] 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.

[0128] 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.

[0129] 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.

[0130] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0131] 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.

[0132] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0133] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0134] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "network device (base station, BS)", "radio base station" or "fixed station". In some embodiments, it may also be understood as a "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0135] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0136] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0137] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0138] 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.

[0139] FIG1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0140] 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.

[0141] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include, for example, at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0142] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a network device in a sixth generation mobile networks (6G) communication system, an open network device (Open RAN), a cloud network device (Cloud RAN), a network device in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0143] 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.

[0144] 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.

[0145] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0146] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device including a first network element, a second network element, etc., or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of the first network element, the second network element, etc. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), and a next generation core (NGC).

[0147] In some embodiments, the first network element is, for example, a Policy Control Function (PCF).

[0148] In some embodiments, the first network element is used to "support a unified policy framework to manage network behavior, provide policy rules to network entities for implementation, and access subscription information of a unified data repository (UDR)", and the name is not limited thereto.

[0149] In some embodiments, the second network element is, for example, a unified data management function (UDM).

[0150] In some embodiments, the second network element is used to "be responsible for the management of user identification, subscription data, authentication data, and service network element registration management of the user", and the name is not limited to this.

[0151] In some embodiments, the third network element is, for example, an authentication service function (AUSF).

[0152] In some embodiments, the third network element is used to "receive a request from the access and mobility management function (AMF) to authenticate the terminal, request a key from the UDM, and then forward the key issued by the UDM to the AMF for authentication processing." The name is not limited to this.

[0153] In some embodiments, the third network element may be independent of the core network device.

[0154] In some embodiments, the third network element may be part of a core network device.

[0155] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0156] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0157] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0158] Uplink grant-free transmission and uplink configured grant transmission (PUSCH Transmission with a Configured Grant) were introduced in Release 15 (Rel-15). Rel-15 supports two types of uplink grant-free transmission. All parameters of the first type of grant-free transmission are configured by the network device through high-layer signaling, where the high-layer signaling can be, for example, RRC signaling; some parameters of the second type of grant-free transmission are configured by the network device through high-layer signaling, and other scheduling-related parameters are configured by the network device by activating downlink control information (DCI). Release 16 (Rel-16) supports the configuration and activation of up to 12 sets of uplink grant-free transmission configurations on a bandwidth part (Bandwidth Part, BWP), and each configuration is identified by an index.

[0159] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the period of uplink ungranted transmission (PUSCH Transmission with a Configured Grant) (referred to as CG period for short) is configured by high-level signaling, supporting up to 14*40960 symbols, and one CG period corresponds to a set of uplink ungranted transmission configurations. Within the CG period, the first type of ungranted transmission is configured with time-frequency resources through high-level signaling, and the second type of ungranted transmission is configured with time-frequency resources by activating DCI. These time-frequency resources within the CG period can also be referred to as CG PUSCH occasion (CG transmission opportunity, TO). Rel-15 / 16 can only configure one TO within a CG period, or only one TO can be configured within a CG configuration. At the same time, the network device will further configure the number of repeated transmissions K through high-level signaling. At this time, there will be K CG PUSCH occasions with the same configuration within the CG period.

[0160] Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the extended reality (XR) service has the requirements of low latency and high throughput. Among them, XR may include, for example, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). For the enhancement of XR services, for example, it can be determined to enhance the CG in the wireless access network (RAN) 1, that is, the CG PUSCH occasion that is not used by the terminal can be reused. For this purpose, for example, multiple TOs can be configured within a CG cycle in version 18 (R18), and the terminal can send a dynamic indication signaling to the network device, which notifies the network device of the terminal's "unused" TO, and it has been determined that the signaling is UTO-UCI (unused transmission occasion uplink control information).

[0161] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the UTO-UCI may be sent in any TO, and depending on the bitmap size of the UTO-UCI, there may be a time domain offset between the TO carrying the UTO-UCI and the first TO indicated by the UTO-UCI to indicate the subsequent valid TOs.

[0162] Among them, for multiple PUSCH CG configurations, the range value of the higher-layer parameter indicating the number of consecutive time slots (N in the previous protocol) is:

[0163] Depending on the highest terminal capability, the maximum value may be 16 or 32, and the minimum value may be 2, for example.

[0164] Among them, for the CG configuration that enables UTO-UCI indication:

[0165] For the range of values ​​of the RRC parameter Nu (Nu is the size of the bitmap): (3, ..., 8)

[0166] Optionally, the size of the UTO-UCI bitmap is 3 to 8, the number of TOs configured in the multi-PUSCH CG is 2 to 16 / 32, and the configurations of the two are independent.

[0167] Optionally, Figure 2 is an example schematic diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, in a multi-PUSCH CG configuration (multi-PUSCH CG configuration), the number of configurable CG PUSCH occasions (TO) ranges from 2 to 16 / 32, and the number of bits of the UTO-UCI is 3 to 8. There is a situation where the number of TOs that need to be indicated is less than the bitmap size of the UTO-UCI. When the above situation occurs, the indication bits of the UTO-UCI will be redundant. For example, the number of indication bits of the UTO-UCI may be greater than the CG PUSCH occasion in the multi-PUSCH CG, and one bit needs to correspond to one indicated TO. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the correspondence between the bit and the TO in this case to prevent potential ambiguity between the network device and the terminal. In addition, similar problems will occur when the UTO-UCI is sent in the TO in the middle of the CG period. As shown in Figure 2, the UTO-UCI bitmap is 6 bits, but the number of TOs that need to be indicated in the CG period is only 3. At this time, the bits corresponding to TO may exist in various situations, for example, the first 3 bits of the bitmap correspond to TO, or the last three bits of the bitmap correspond to TO.

[0168] Optionally, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, due to the mismatch between the UTO-UCI bitmap and the CG period, some TOs may not be indicated. For example, in Figure 3, the bitmap size is 3, which can only indicate TO0, TO1, and TO2, while TO3 cannot be indicated.

[0169] The following describes in detail a resource indication method, apparatus, device, and storage medium provided by embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0170] FIG4A is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the method may include the following steps:

[0171] Step S4101: The terminal determines that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information (TO) indicates at least one TO.

[0172] For example, in one implementation, the network device may configure at least one set of CG resources for the terminal on a BWP through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. A set of CG resources may also be referred to as a CG period or a CG configuration. The terminal may independently perform uplink data transmission on the TO in all CG configurations within the CG period configured by the network device. In another implementation, the network device configures partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling, and the network device notifies the terminal of the remaining information of the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI. After the network device activates the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI, the terminal may independently perform uplink data transmission on the TO in the CG configuration within the CG period configured by the network device.

[0173] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused transmission opportunity (TO) indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0174] The number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and it is determined that the bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO. Furthermore, the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, including at least one of the following three situations: the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI; the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is equal to the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI; and the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is less than or equal to the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI.

[0175] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in the bitmap corresponds to at least one TO includes:

[0176] It is determined that the high-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO.

[0177] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and it can be determined that the high-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO.

[0178] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a high-order bit in a bitmap corresponds to at least one TO includes:

[0179] Determining that a first bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO;

[0180] The process is deduced in the same way until it is determined that the Nth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of at least one TO.

[0181] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in the bitmap corresponds to at least one TO includes:

[0182] It is determined that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO.

[0183] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the low-order bits in the bitmap may be determined to correspond to the at least one TO.

[0184] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO includes:

[0185] Determining that a penultimate bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO;

[0186] The process continues in this way until it is determined that the Nth to last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of at least one TO.

[0187] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO includes:

[0188] Determine that the M-N+1th bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO, where M is the size of the bitmap, N is the number of the at least one TO, M and N are both positive integers, and N is not greater than M;

[0189] By analogy, it is determined that the Mth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in at least one TO.

[0190] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, N is not greater than M, including at least one of the following: N is less than M; N is equal to M; N is not less than or equal to M.

[0191] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of at least one indicated transmission opportunity (TO) is no greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI. A bit in the bitmap can be determined to correspond to at least one TO, and the remaining uncorresponding bits in the bitmap are reserved bits. The at least one indicated TO can, for example, be N consecutive TOs following the UTO-UCI, or N consecutive valid TOs following the UTO-UCI.

[0192] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0193] An indication parameter sent by a network device is received, where the indication parameter is used to indicate that the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO is not greater than a bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the indication starts from a bit corresponding to the indication parameter in the bitmap.

[0194] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication parameter may be used, for example, to indicate a bit for starting an indication. The indication parameter is not specifically a fixed parameter. For example, when the bit corresponding to the indication parameter changes, the indication parameter may also change accordingly.

[0195] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused transmission opportunity (TO) indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0196] The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the last bit in the bitmap is determined to correspond to the first TO of the at least one TO;

[0197] The process continues in this way until it is determined that the Mth to last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Mth TO in at least one TO, where M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

[0198] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of indicated TOs is not less than the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI, including at least one of the following: the number of indicated TOs is greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI; the number of indicated TOs is equal to the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI; the number of indicated TOs is greater than or equal to the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI.

[0199] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment may be to determine the correspondence between the low-order bits in the bitmap and at least one TO.

[0200] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused transmission opportunity (TO) indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0201] The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the first bit in the bitmap is determined to correspond to the first TO of the at least one TO;

[0202] The process is deduced in the same way until it is determined that the M-th bit in the bitmap corresponds to the M-th TO in at least one TO, where M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

[0203] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment may be to determine the correspondence between the high-order bits in the bitmap and at least one TO.

[0204] Step S4102: The terminal sends a UTO-UCI to a network device in a TO in an uplink unlicensed transmission CG configuration, wherein a bit in a bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated.

[0205] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying indication information of unused transmission opportunity TO indicates at least one TO indicated, and may send the UTO-UCI to a network device in a TO in an uplink unauthorized transmission CG configuration, wherein the bit in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated.

[0206] In step S4103, the network device receives the uplink unauthorized transmission CG configuration sent by the terminal, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying indication information of unused transmission opportunity TO, and the bits in the bitmap of UTO-UCI indicate at least one TO indicated.

[0207] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S4102 to S4103 are implemented as a whole, but are not limited thereto.

[0208] In some embodiments, steps S4102 to S4103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0209] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4A .

[0210] FIG4B is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource indication method shown in FIG4B is a parallel scheme to the resource indication method shown in FIG4A . For example, the embodiment shown in FIG4A can be executed separately from the embodiment shown in FIG4B . The difference between the resource indication method shown in FIG4A and the resource indication method shown in FIG4B can be, for example, whether resource indication is performed and the determination of the TO state when resource indication is not performed.

[0211] As shown in FIG4B , the method may include the following steps:

[0212] Step S4201: The terminal determines the status of at least one TO if a bit in the bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO does not indicate at least one TO.

[0213] In one implementation, the network device may configure at least one set of CG resources for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling. A set of CG resources may also be referred to as a CG period or a CG configuration. The terminal may independently perform uplink transmission on the TOs in all CG configurations within the CG period configured by the network device. In another implementation, the network device may configure partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling, and the network device may notify the terminal of the remaining information of the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI. After the network device activates the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI, the terminal may independently perform uplink transmission on the TOs in the CG configuration within the CG period configured by the network device.

[0214] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the bits in the bitmap of the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information do not indicate at least one TO, and the terminal can determine the status of the at least one TO.

[0215] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining the state of at least one TO includes:

[0216] The protocol predefines a state of at least one TO, where the state includes at least one of unused and used.

[0217] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines at least one TO state, including:

[0218] The protocol predefines that network devices are not expected to occupy the TO that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI.

[0219] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines at least one TO state, including:

[0220] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be in use.

[0221] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines at least one TO state, including:

[0222] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by a UTO-UCI is expected to be unused.

[0223] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining the state of at least one TO includes:

[0224] Receive configuration signaling sent by the network device, where the configuration signaling is used to configure the TO state of the terminal that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0225] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, configuration signaling is used to configure the status of a TO that is not indicated by a UTO-UCI. This configuration signaling may be, for example, RRC signaling. This configuration signaling is not specifically fixed signaling. For example, when the configuration signaling includes a single bit, the configuration signaling may also change accordingly when the value of the bit changes.

[0226] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling may be RRC signaling. The RRC signaling may include, for example, one bit. The bit value may be, for example, at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 0 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "used," and a bit value of 1 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused."

[0227] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling may be RRC signaling. The RRC signaling may include, for example, one bit. The bit value may be at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 1 may represent that the terminal does not indicate a TO state of "used" through the UTO-UCI, and a bit value of 0 may represent that the terminal does not indicate a TO state of "unused" through the UTO-UCI.

[0228] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining the state of at least one TO includes:

[0229] Report status information to the network device, where the status information is used to indicate the status of the TO that the terminal has not indicated through the UTO-UCI.

[0230] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the status of the TO that the terminal has not indicated through the UTO-UCI may be indicated through status information.

[0231] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the status information may be, for example, a bit in the UCI. The bit value may be, for example, at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 0 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "in use," and a bit value of 1 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused."

[0232] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the status information may be, for example, a bit in the UCI. The bit value may be, for example, at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 1 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "in use," and a bit value of 0 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused."

[0233] Step S4202: The network device determines that the terminal is not in the TO state indicated by the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity indication information TO.

[0234] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining a TO state that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI includes:

[0235] The protocol predefines the TO status that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI.

[0236] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines the TO status of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI, including:

[0237] The protocol predefines that the status of a TO that is not indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused".

[0238] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines the TO status of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI, including:

[0239] The protocol predefines that the status of a TO that is not indicated by a terminal through UTO-UCI is "in use".

[0240] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining a TO state that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI includes:

[0241] Send configuration signaling to the terminal, where the configuration signaling is used to configure the terminal's TO status that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0242] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining a TO state that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI includes:

[0243] Receive status information reported by the terminal, where the status information is used to indicate the status of the TO that the terminal has not indicated through the UTO-UCI.

[0244] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 and S4202. For example, step S4201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0245] In some embodiments, step S4202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0246] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 4B .

[0247] FIG5A is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0248] Step S5101: determine at least one TO indicated by a bit in the uplink control information UTO-UCI bitmap carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO.

[0249] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one TO indicated may be, for example, at least one consecutive TO following the UTO-UCI.

[0250] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one TO indicated may be, for example, at least one consecutive valid TO following the UTO-UCI.

[0251] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused transmission opportunity (TO) indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0252] The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and it is determined that the bits in the bitmap correspond to the at least one TO.

[0253] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, including at least one of the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is equal to the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI and the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI.

[0254] Furthermore, the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, including at least one of the following three situations: the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI; the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is equal to the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI; the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is less than or equal to the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI.

[0255] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in the bitmap corresponds to at least one TO includes:

[0256] It is determined that the high-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO.

[0257] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and it can be determined that the high-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO.

[0258] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a high-order bit in a bitmap corresponds to at least one TO includes:

[0259] Determining that a first bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO;

[0260] The process is deduced in the same way until it is determined that the Nth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of at least one TO.

[0261] Figure 5B is a schematic flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B , a terminal is configured with a CG period, the UTO-UCI bitmap size is 6, and the UTO-UCI is sent by the terminal in the second TO. There are three remaining TOs that need to be indicated. In this case, the first bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to TO0, the second bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to TO1, and the third bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to TO2.

[0262] Figure 5C is a schematic flow chart illustrating a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5C , the terminal is configured with two CG periods, the UTO-UCI bitmap size is 5, and the UTO-UCI is sent by the terminal in TO0 of the first period and TO1 of the second period. The first bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO1 of the first period, the second bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO2 of the first period, the third bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO2 of the first period, the fourth bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO3 of the first period, and the fifth bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO0 of the second period.

[0263] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first bit of bitmap1 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO2 of the second cycle, the second bit of bitmap1 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO3 of the second cycle, the third bit of bitmap1 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO4 of the second cycle, and the fourth and fifth bits of bitmap1 of the UTO-UCI are reserved.

[0264] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in the bitmap corresponds to at least one TO includes:

[0265] It is determined that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO.

[0266] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the low-order bits in the bitmap may be determined to correspond to the at least one TO.

[0267] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO includes:

[0268] Determining that a penultimate bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO;

[0269] The process continues in this way until it is determined that the Nth to last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of at least one TO.

[0270] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to at least one TO includes:

[0271] Determine that the M-N+1th bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO, where M is the size of the bitmap, N is the number of the at least one TO, M and N are both positive integers, and N is not greater than M;

[0272] By analogy, it is determined that the Mth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in at least one TO.

[0273] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of at least one indicated transmission opportunity (TO) is no greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI. A bit in the bitmap can be determined to correspond to at least one TO, and the remaining uncorresponding bits in the bitmap are reserved bits. The at least one indicated TO can, for example, be N consecutive TOs following the UTO-UCI, or N consecutive valid TOs following the UTO-UCI.

[0274] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0275] An indication parameter sent by a network device is received, where the indication parameter is used to indicate that the number of at least one transmission opportunity TO is not greater than a bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the indication starts from a bit corresponding to the indication parameter in the bitmap.

[0276] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication parameter may be used, for example, to indicate a bit for starting an indication. The indication parameter is not specifically a fixed parameter. For example, when the bit corresponding to the indication parameter changes, the indication parameter may also change accordingly.

[0277] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused transmission opportunity (TO) indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0278] The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the last bit in the bitmap is determined to correspond to the first TO of the at least one TO;

[0279] The process continues in this way until it is determined that the Mth to last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Mth TO in at least one TO, where M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

[0280] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal is configured with a CG period, and the size of the UTO-UCI bitmap is 6. The penultimate bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the first valid TO, the second to last bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the second valid TO, and so on.

[0281] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information (UTO-UCI) carrying unused transmission opportunity (TO) indication information indicates at least one TO indicated includes:

[0282] The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the first bit in the bitmap is determined to correspond to the first TO of the at least one TO;

[0283] The process is deduced in the same way until it is determined that the M-th bit in the bitmap corresponds to the M-th TO in at least one TO, where M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

[0284] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal is configured with a CG period, and the size of the UTO-UCI bitmap is 6. The first bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the first valid TO, the second bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the second valid TO, and so on.

[0285] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4101 in Figure 4A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0286] FIG5D is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource indication method shown in FIG5D is a parallel scheme to the resource indication method shown in FIG5A . For example, the embodiment shown in FIG5A can be executed separately from the embodiment shown in FIG5D . The difference between the resource indication method shown in FIG5A and the resource indication method shown in FIG5D can be, for example, whether resource indication is performed and the determination of the TO state when resource indication is not performed.

[0287] As shown in FIG5D , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0288] Step S5201: if a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO does not indicate at least one TO, the state of the at least one TO is determined.

[0289] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the bits in the bitmap of the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information do not indicate at least one TO, and the terminal can determine the status of the at least one TO.

[0290] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining the state of at least one TO includes:

[0291] The protocol predefines at least one TO state.

[0292] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines at least one TO state, including:

[0293] The protocol predefines that network devices are not expected to occupy the TO that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI.

[0294] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines at least one TO state, including:

[0295] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be in use.

[0296] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines at least one TO state, including:

[0297] The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by a UTO-UCI is expected to be unused.

[0298] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining the state of at least one TO includes:

[0299] Receive configuration signaling sent by the network device, where the configuration signaling is used to configure the TO state of the terminal that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0300] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, configuration signaling is used to configure the status of a TO that is not indicated by a UTO-UCI. This configuration signaling may be, for example, RRC signaling. This configuration signaling is not specifically fixed signaling. For example, when the configuration signaling includes a single bit, the configuration signaling may also change accordingly when the value of the bit changes.

[0301] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling may be RRC signaling. The RRC signaling may include, for example, one bit. The bit value may be, for example, at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 0 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "used," and a bit value of 1 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused."

[0302] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling may be RRC signaling. The RRC signaling may include, for example, one bit. The bit value may be at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 1 may represent that the terminal does not indicate a TO state of "used" through the UTO-UCI, and a bit value of 0 may represent that the terminal does not indicate a TO state of "unused" through the UTO-UCI.

[0303] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining the state of at least one TO includes:

[0304] Report status information to the network device, where the status information is used to indicate the status of the TO that the terminal has not indicated through the UTO-UCI.

[0305] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the status of the TO that the terminal has not indicated through the UTO-UCI may be indicated through status information.

[0306] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the status information may be, for example, a bit in the UCI. The bit value may be, for example, at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 0 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "in use," and a bit value of 1 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused."

[0307] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the status information may be, for example, a bit in the UCI. The bit value may be, for example, at least one of 0 and 1. A bit value of 1 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "in use," and a bit value of 0 may, for example, represent that the TO status indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused."

[0308] The optional implementation of step S5201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4201 in Figure 4B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0309] FIG6A is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a network device. The method includes:

[0310] Step S6101: Determine the TO status of the terminal which is not indicated by the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity indication information TO.

[0311] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining a TO state that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI includes:

[0312] The protocol predefines the TO status that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI.

[0313] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines the TO status of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI, including:

[0314] The protocol predefines that the status of a TO that is not indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused".

[0315] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines the TO status of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI, including:

[0316] The protocol predefines that the status of a TO that is not indicated by a terminal through UTO-UCI is "in use".

[0317] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining a TO state that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI includes:

[0318] Send configuration signaling to the terminal, where the configuration signaling is used to configure the terminal's TO status that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0319] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining a TO state that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI includes:

[0320] Receive status information reported by the terminal, where the status information is used to indicate the status of the TO that the terminal has not indicated through the UTO-UCI.

[0321] The optional implementation of step S6101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S4202 in Figure 4B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0322] FIG7A is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which includes:

[0323] In one implementation, the base station may configure at least one set of configured grant (CG) resources for the terminal on a partial bandwidth (Bandwidth Part, BWP) through RRC signaling. A set of CG resources may also be referred to as a CG period, or a CG configuration. The terminal may independently perform uplink transmission on the transmission opportunities (TO) in all CG configurations within the CG period configured by the base station. In another implementation, the base station may configure partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling, and the base station may notify the terminal of the remaining information of the CG configuration through dynamic signaling downlink control information (DCI). After the base station activates the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI, the terminal may independently perform uplink transmission on the TO in the CG configuration within the CG period configured by the base station.

[0324] Based on the above, the terminal may send uplink control information for unused transmission opportunity (TO) indication information in the TO in the CG configuration, where the UTO-UCI is used to indicate the status of the TO. The correspondence between the indication bit in the UTO-UCI bitmap and the indicated TO is determined by at least one of the following methods:

[0325] In step S7101, when the number of indicated TOs is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, the front or high-order bits of the bitmap are taken to correspond to the TOs.

[0326] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of indicated TOs is not greater than the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI, including at least one of the following: the number of indicated TOs is less than the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI; the number of indicated TOs is equal to the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI; the number of indicated TOs is less than or equal to the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI.

[0327] Specifically, if the number of TOs that need to be indicated is N, the first N bits of the bitmap can be taken as indication bits. Furthermore, the first bit of the bitmap corresponds to the first one of the TOs that need to be indicated, and so on until the Nth bit of the bitmap corresponds to the Nth one of the TOs that need to be indicated. The remaining indication bits are reserved. The TOs that need to be indicated refer to the N consecutive TOs after the UTO-UCI, or the N consecutive valid TOs after the UTO-UCI. The value of N is not greater than the size M of the bitmap.

[0328] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may be configured with a CG period, the size of the UTO-UCI bitmap is 6, and the UTO-UCI is sent by the terminal in the second TO, and the remaining TOs that need to be indicated are 3. Then, the first bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to TO0, the second bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to TO1, and the third bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to TO2.

[0329] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may be configured with two CG periods, the UTO-UCI bitmap size is 5, and the UTO-UCI is sent by the terminal in TO0 of the first period and TO1 of the second period. The first bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO1 of the first period, the second bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO2 of the first period, the third bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO2 of the first period, the fourth bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO3 of the first period, and the fifth bit of bitmap0 of the UTO-UCI corresponds to TO0 of the second period.

[0330] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first bit of bitmap1 of UTO-UCI corresponds to TO2 of the second cycle, the second bit of bitmap1 of UTO-UCI corresponds to TO3 of the second cycle, the third bit of bitmap1 of UTO-UCI corresponds to TO4 of the second cycle, and the fourth and fifth bits of bitmap1 of UTO-UCI are reserved.

[0331] Step S7102: When the number of indicated TOs is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, the rear or low-order bits of the bitmap are taken to correspond to the TOs.

[0332] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of TOs that need to be indicated is N, and the last N bits of the bitmap can be taken as indication bits. Furthermore, the last bit of the bitmap corresponds to the first of the TOs that need to be indicated, and so on until the last N bits of the bitmap correspond to the Nth of the TOs that need to be indicated. The remaining indication bits are reserved. The TOs that need to be indicated refer to the N consecutive TOs after the UTO-UCI, or the N consecutive valid TOs after the UTO-UCI. The value of N is not greater than the size M of the bitmap.

[0333] Step S7103: When the number of indicated TOs is not greater than the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI, the rear or low-order bits of the bitmap are taken to correspond to the TOs.

[0334] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of TOs that need to be indicated is N, and the last N bits of the bitmap can be taken as indication bits. Furthermore, the M-N+1th bit of the bitmap corresponds to the first of the TOs that need to be indicated, and so on until the Mth bit of the bitmap corresponds to the Nth of the TOs that need to be indicated. The remaining indication bits are reserved. The TOs that need to be indicated refer to the N consecutive TOs after the UTO-UCI, or the N consecutive valid TOs after the UTO-UCI. The N value is not greater than the size M of the bitmap.

[0335] In step S7104, the base station configures a first indication parameter N, where the first indication parameter is used to indicate that when the number of indicated TOs is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, the indication starts from the Nth bit in the bitmap in the UTO-UCI.

[0336] Step S7105: When the number of TOs indicated is not less than the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI, the first bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap from the high / low order corresponds to the TOs that need to be indicated.

[0337] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of indicated TOs is not less than the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI, including at least one of the following: the number of indicated TOs is greater than the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI; the number of indicated TOs is equal to the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI; the number of indicated TOs is greater than or equal to the bitmap size M in the UTO-UCI.

[0338] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can be configured with a CG period, and the size of the UTO-UCI bitmap is 6. Then the first bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the first valid TO, the second bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the second valid TO, and so on.

[0339] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can be configured with a CG period, and the size of the UTO-UCI bitmap is 6. Then the penultimate bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the first valid TO, the penultimate bit of the UTO-UCI bitmap corresponds to the second valid TO, and so on.

[0340] In one implementation, the base station may configure at least one set of CG resources for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling. A set of CG resources may also be referred to as a CG period or a CG configuration. The terminal may independently perform uplink transmission on the TO in all CG configurations within the CG period configured by the base station. In another implementation, the base station may configure partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling, and the base station may notify the terminal of the remaining information of the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI. After the base station activates the CG configuration through dynamic signaling DCI, the terminal may independently perform uplink transmission on the TO in the CG configuration within the CG period configured by the base station.

[0341] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal sends a UTO-UCI in a TO in a CG configuration, where the UTO-UCI is used to indicate the status of the TO. When the indication bit of the UTO-UCI does not indicate the CG PUSCH occasion in the multi-PUSCH CG, the TO status is determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0342] Step S7106: The protocol predefines that the terminal does not expect the base station to occupy the TO that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI.

[0343] Step S7107: The protocol predefines that the base station considers the status of the TO not indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI as "used".

[0344] Step S7108: The protocol predefines that the base station considers the status of the TO not indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI as "unused".

[0345] Step S7109: The protocol predefines that the terminal is expected to have the TO status "used" for the TO not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0346] Step S7110: The protocol predefines that the terminal is expected to set the status of the TO not indicated by the UTO-UCI to "unused".

[0347] Step S7111: The base station confirms, through the first signaling configuration, that the terminal is in the TO state indicated by the UTO-UCI.

[0348] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first signaling may include RRC signaling. For example, the first signaling may carry one bit, where a bit value of 0 represents that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI that the TO status is "used", and a bit value of 1 represents that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI that the TO status is "unused", or vice versa.

[0349] In step S7112, the terminal confirms the TO status indicated by the UTO-UCI by reporting.

[0350] For example, it can be confirmed through a bit in the UCI, where a bit value of 0 represents that the status of the TO indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "used", and a bit value of 1 represents that the status of the TO indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI is "unused", and vice versa.

[0351] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S7101 to S7112. For example, step S7101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S7102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S7106 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0352] In some embodiments, steps S7102 to S7112 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0353] In some embodiments, steps S7103 to S7112 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0354] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0355] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0356] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0357] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0358] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8A, the terminal 8100 may include: a processing module 8101. In some embodiments, the processing module is used to determine that a bit in the bitmap of the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information indicates at least one TO; or, to determine that a bit in the bitmap of the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information does not indicate at least one TO, and to determine the status of the at least one TO. Optionally, the processing module 8101 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S4101, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0359] Figure 8B is a structural diagram of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 8B, the network device 8200 may include: a processing module 8201. In some embodiments, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to receive an uplink unauthorized transmission CG configuration sent by the terminal, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information, and the bits in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicate at least one TO indicated; or, is used to determine the state of the transmission opportunity TO that the terminal has not indicated through the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information. Optionally, the above-mentioned processing module 8201 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S4202, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0360] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0361] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0362] Figure 9A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 9100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 9100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 9100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0363] As shown in FIG9A , a communication device 9100 includes one or more processors 9101. Processor 9101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control a communication device (e.g., a network device, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 9100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0364] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more memories 9102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 9102 may be located outside the communication device 9100.

[0365] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more transceivers 9103. When the communication device 9100 includes one or more transceivers 9103, the transceiver 9103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S4102 and step 4103, but not limited thereto), and the processor 9101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S4101, step S4201, and step S4102, but not limited thereto).

[0366] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0367] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 may include one or more interface circuits 9104. Optionally, the interface circuit 9104 is connected to the memory 9102. The interface circuit 9104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 9102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 9102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9104 may read instructions stored in the memory 9102 and send the instructions to the processor 9101.

[0368] The communication device 9100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 9100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 9100 may not be limited by FIG. 9A . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0369] 9B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 9200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 9100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 9200 shown in FIG9B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0370] The chip 9200 includes one or more processors 9201 , and the chip 9200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0371] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more interface circuits 9202. Optionally, the interface circuit 9202 is connected to the memory 9203. The interface circuit 9202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 9203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9202 can read instructions stored in the memory 9203 and send the instructions to the processor 9201.

[0372] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 9202 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S4101, step S4201, step S4102, but not limited to these), and the processor 9201 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step S4102, step 4103, but not limited to these).

[0373] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0374] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more memories 9203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 9203 may be located outside the chip 9200.

[0375] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 9100, causes the communication device 9100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0376] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 9100, enables the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0377] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A resource indication method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal, and includes: Determine that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO indicates at least one TO; or, The bits in the bitmap of the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information do not indicate at least one TO, and the state of the at least one TO is determined.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information indicates at least one TO indicated, comprises: The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not greater than a bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and it is determined that the bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The determining that the bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO comprises: It is determined that the high-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that Determining that the high-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes: Determining that a first bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO; And so on, until it is determined that the Nth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in the at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of the at least one TO.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The determining that the bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO comprises: It is determined that the low-order bits in the bitmap correspond to the at least one TO.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The determining that the low-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes: Determining that a penultimate bit in the bitmap corresponds to a first TO in the at least one TO; And so on, until it is determined that the Nth to last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in the at least one TO, where N is a positive integer and is the number of the at least one TO.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The determining that the low-order bit in the bitmap corresponds to the at least one TO includes: Determine that the M-N+1th bit in the bitmap corresponds to the first TO in the at least one TO, wherein M is the size of the bitmap, N is the number of the at least one TO, both M and N are positive integers, and N is not greater than M; By analogy, it is determined that the Mth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Nth TO in the at least one TO.

8. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: An indication parameter sent by a receiving network device is used to indicate that the number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO is not greater than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and the indication starts from a bit corresponding to the indication parameter in the bitmap.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information indicates at least one TO indicated, comprises: The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and determining that the last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the first TO of the at least one TO; And so on, until it is determined that the Mth last bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Mth TO in the at least one TO, where M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information indicates at least one TO indicated, comprises: The number of the at least one transmission opportunity TO indicated is not less than the bitmap size in the UTO-UCI, and determining that the first bit in the bitmap corresponds to the first TO of the at least one TO; And so on, until it is determined that the Mth bit in the bitmap corresponds to the Mth TO in the at least one TO, wherein M is a positive integer and M is the size of the bitmap.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: The TO in the uplink unlicensed transmission CG configuration sends the UTO-UCI to the network device, wherein the bits in the bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicate at least one TO indicated.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining the state of the at least one TO comprises: The protocol predefines the state of the at least one TO; or receiving a configuration signaling sent by a network device, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure a TO state of the terminal that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI; or, Report status information to the network device, wherein the status information is used to indicate the status of the TO that the terminal has not indicated by the UTO-UCI.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The protocol predefines the state of the at least one TO, including at least one of the following: The protocol predefines that the network device is not expected to occupy the TO that is not indicated by the terminal through the UTO-UCI; The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be a used state. The protocol predefines that the state of a TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI is expected to be an unused state.

14. A resource indication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: An uplink unlicensed transmission CG configuration sent by a receiving terminal, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying indication information of unused transmission opportunity TO, and a bit in a bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated; or, Determine the TO state of the terminal not indicated by the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The determining that the terminal is not in a TO state indicated by UTO-UCI includes: The protocol predefines the status of the TO that the terminal does not indicate through the UTO-UCI.

16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The determining that the terminal does not indicate the TO state through uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information includes: Sending configuration signaling to the terminal, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure the state of the TO of the terminal not indicated by the UTO-UCI; or, Receive status information reported by the terminal, wherein the status information is used to indicate a status of the TO that is not indicated by the UTO-UCI of the terminal.

17. A terminal, characterized in that: The device comprises: A processing module, configured to determine that a bit in a bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information TO indicates at least one TO; or, The bit in the bitmap of uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying unused transmission opportunity TO indication information does not indicate at least one TO, and the state of the at least one TO is determined.

18. A network device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A transceiver module, configured to receive an uplink unlicensed transmission CG configuration sent by a terminal, wherein the transmission opportunity TO in the CG configuration includes uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying indication information of unused transmission opportunity TO, and a bit in a bitmap of the UTO-UCI indicates at least one TO indicated; or, Used to determine the state of the transmission opportunity TO that the terminal has not indicated through the uplink control information UTO-UCI carrying the unused transmission opportunity TO indication information.

19. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the resource indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

20. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the resource indication method described in any one of claims 14 to 16.

21. A communication system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the resource indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, and the network device is configured to implement the resource indication method according to any one of claims 14 to 16.

22. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the resource indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 or 14 to 16.

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