Resource indication method and apparatus

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a resource indication method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining terminal capability information in at least one of the following ways: pre-defining the terminal capability information by means of a protocol, and determining the terminal capability information on the basis of configuration signaling sent by a network device, wherein the terminal capability information is used for indicating information related to a transmission occasion (TO) that a terminal supports. The present disclosure can improve the accuracy of indicating a TO, and thus can improve the accuracy of uplink 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, so as to improve the accuracy of transmission opportunity TO indication and the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource indication method is proposed, the method comprising:

[0006] The terminal capability information is determined in at least one of the following manners, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of information related to transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and information related to multi-uplink authorization-free configuration:

[0007] The protocol predefines the terminal capability information;

[0008] The terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

[0009] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource indication method is proposed, the method comprising:

[0010] receiving terminal capability information reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate relevant information of transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal;

[0011] Determine the configuration authorization CG configuration corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal capability information.

[0012] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, the device including:

[0013] a processing module, configured to determine terminal capability information by at least one of the following methods, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of information related to transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and information related to multi-uplink authorization-free configuration:

[0014] The protocol predefines the terminal capability information;

[0015] The terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

[0016] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, the device including:

[0017] a transceiver module, receiving terminal capability information reported by a terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate relevant information of transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal;

[0018] The processing module is used to determine the configuration authorization CG configuration corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal capability information.

[0019] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0020] one or more processors;

[0021] The terminal is used to execute the resource indication method described in any one of the first aspects.

[0022] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0023] one or more processors;

[0024] The terminal is used to execute the resource indication method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0025] 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.

[0026] 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

[0027] 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:

[0028] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG2A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG2B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG3A is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG3B is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG3C is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG3D is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG3E is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG3F is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG4A is a schematic flow chart of a resource indication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG4B is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG4C is a flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG4D is a schematic flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG4E is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG4F is a flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG5A is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a resource indication method provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG6A is a schematic flow chart of a resource indication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0045] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0046] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0047] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] FIG8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] The present disclosure proposes a resource indication method, apparatus, device, and storage medium, so as to improve the accuracy of transmission opportunity TO indication and the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0050] 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:

[0051] The terminal capability information is determined in at least one of the following manners, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of information related to transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and information related to multi-uplink authorization-free configuration:

[0052] The protocol predefines the terminal capability information;

[0053] The terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0055] Whether the terminal supports indicating the status of the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0056] The terminal supports being configured by the network device with a maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multiple uplink authorization-free configuration;

[0057] The terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device;

[0058] Whether the terminal supports being configured with multiple uplink authorization-free configurations by the network device.

[0059] In the above embodiment, a resource indication mechanism can be provided to determine the relevant information of the transmission timing TO supported by the terminal, reduce the situation where the transmission timing TO is unclear and causes inaccurate data transmission, improve the accuracy of the transmission timing TO indication, and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0061] The protocol predefines first terminal capability information, where the first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the first terminal capability information can be predefined through the protocol. This can be directly predefined through the protocol, which can reduce the time required to determine the terminal capability information, improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, and improve the efficiency of determining the terminal capability information.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal capability information is indication information, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information, including at least one of the following:

[0064] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0065] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0066] In the above embodiment, a mechanism for determining the first terminal capability information when the first terminal capability information is indication information can be provided, which can improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first terminal capability information is a first indication information range, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information, including at least one of the following:

[0068] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as third indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0069] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as fourth indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0070] In the above embodiment, a mechanism for determining the first terminal capability information when the first terminal capability information is within the first indication information range can be provided, which can improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0072] The protocol predefines second terminal capability information, wherein the second terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle in two adjacent cycles that the terminal can allow, wherein the maximum time interval is a natural number of time units.

[0073] In the above embodiment, a resource indication mechanism may be provided, and the terminal capability information may be determined according to the maximum time interval, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the maximum time interval is N, N is a non-zero positive integer, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support cross-periodic indication of the status of the transmission opportunity TO, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed N time units.

[0075] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the maximum time interval is zero, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0076] In the above embodiment, when the maximum time interval is 0, it is clearly indicated that the terminal cannot support the cross-periodic indication of the transmission opportunity TO state, which can improve the accuracy of the TO state indication and the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the maximum time interval is 1, the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support cross-periodic indication of the status of the transmission opportunity TO, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle does not exceed 1 time slot.

[0078] In the above embodiment, when the maximum time interval is 1, the indication terminal can support indicating the status of the transmission opportunity TO across cycles, but the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle does not exceed 1 time slot, which can improve the accuracy of the TO status indication and the accuracy of the uplink data transmission.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the maximum time interval is 2, the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support cross-periodic indication of the status of the transmission opportunity TO, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle does not exceed 2 time slots.

[0080] In the above embodiment, when the maximum time interval is 2, the indication terminal can support indicating the status of the transmission opportunity TO across periods, but the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed 2 time slots, which can improve the accuracy of the TO status indication and the accuracy of the uplink data transmission.

[0081] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0082] The protocol predefines third terminal capability information, wherein the third terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multiple uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

[0083] In the above embodiment, the third terminal capability information can be predefined through the protocol. This can be directly predefined through the protocol, which can reduce the time required to determine the terminal capability information, improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, and improve the efficiency of determining the terminal capability information.

[0084] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0085] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 16;

[0086] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 32;

[0087] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 2;

[0088] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is a minimum value predefined by the protocol;

[0089] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is a smaller value among the maximum values ​​predefined by the protocol;

[0090] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is a larger value among the maximum values ​​predefined by the protocol.

[0091] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0092] The protocol predefines fourth terminal capability information, wherein the fourth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device.

[0093] In the above embodiment, the fourth terminal capability information can be predefined through the protocol. This can directly reduce the time required to determine the terminal capability information, improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, and improve the efficiency of determining the terminal capability information.

[0094] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0095] The protocol predefines fifth terminal capability information, wherein the fifth terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

[0096] In the above embodiment, the fifth terminal capability information can be predefined through the protocol. This can directly predefine the fifth terminal capability information, which can reduce the time required to determine the terminal capability information, improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, and improve the efficiency of determining the terminal capability information.

[0097] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0098] The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0099] Furthermore, the number includes at least one of a maximum number and a minimum number.

[0100] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0101] The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0102] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0103] The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the minimum number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0104] Furthermore, when the sixth terminal capability information reported by the terminal is 0, it means that the terminal does not support the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

[0105] Alternatively, further, when the terminal does not report the sixth terminal capability information, it means that the terminal does not support being configured with multi-uplink authorization-free configuration by the network device.

[0106] Alternatively, further, when the terminal does not report the sixth terminal capability information, it means that the number of multiple uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device is one.

[0107] In the above embodiment, the sixth terminal capability information can be predefined through the protocol. This can directly predefine the sixth terminal capability information, which can reduce the time required to determine the terminal capability information, improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, and improve the efficiency of determining the terminal capability information.

[0108] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the terminal capability information includes:

[0109] receiving a configuration signaling sent by the network device, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating a state of a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0110] Determine the terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling.

[0111] In the above embodiment, the terminal capability information can be determined by configuration signaling, which can improve the accuracy of the terminal capability information determination, reduce the probability of data transmission failure caused by inaccurate status indication of the transmission opportunity TO, and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0112] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0113] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling;

[0114] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0115] Medium Access Control - Control Element MAC CE signaling.

[0116] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving the configuration signaling sent by the network device includes:

[0117] Receive radio resource control RRC signaling sent by the network device, wherein the radio resource control RRC signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating the state of transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0118] In the above embodiment, the terminal capability information can be determined through RRC signaling, which can improve the accuracy of the terminal capability information determination, reduce the probability of data transmission failure caused by inaccurate status indication of the transmission opportunity TO, and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0119] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the radio resource control signaling is indication information, and determining the terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0120] The radio resource control signaling is fifth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0121] The radio resource control signaling is sixth indication information, wherein the sixth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating transmission opportunities TO across periods.

[0122] In the above embodiment, a mechanism for determining the terminal capability information when the terminal capability information is indication information can be provided, which can improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0123] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the radio resource control signaling is a second indication information range, and determining the terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0124] The radio resource control signaling is seventh indication information in the second indication information range, wherein the seventh indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0125] The radio resource control signaling is the eighth indication information in the second indication information range, wherein the eighth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0126] In the above embodiment, a mechanism for determining the terminal capability information when the terminal capability information is within the second indication information range can be provided, which can improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0127] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving the configuration signaling sent by the network device includes:

[0128] Downlink control information (DCI) signaling sent by the network device is received, wherein the downlink control information DCI signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0129] In the above embodiment, the terminal capability information can be determined through DCI signaling, which can improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, reduce the probability of data transmission failure caused by inaccurate status indication of the transmission opportunity TO, and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0130] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the radio resource control signaling is indication information, and determining the terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0131] The radio resource control signaling is ninth indication information, wherein the ninth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0132] The radio resource control signaling is tenth indication information, wherein the tenth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0133] In the above embodiment, a mechanism for determining the terminal capability information when the terminal capability information is indication information can be provided, which can improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0134] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving the configuration signaling sent by the network device includes:

[0135] Receive a Media Access Control-Control Element (MAC CE) signaling sent by the network device, wherein the Media Access Control-Control Element MAC CE signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0136] In the above embodiment, the terminal capability information can be determined through MAC CE signaling, which can improve the accuracy of the terminal capability information determination, reduce the probability of data transmission failure caused by inaccurate status indication of the transmission opportunity TO, and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0137] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0138] The protocol predefines seventh terminal capability information, where the seventh terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support a state in which a transmission opportunity TO is indicated across periods.

[0139] In the above embodiment, the seventh terminal capability information can be predefined through the protocol. This can directly reduce the time required to determine the terminal capability information, improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, and improve the efficiency of determining the terminal capability information.

[0140] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after the protocol predefines the seventh terminal capability information, it further includes:

[0141] Report the seventh terminal capability information to the network device.

[0142] In the above embodiment, the capability information of the seventh terminal can be reported to the network device, which can improve the accuracy of CG configuration performed by the network device and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0143] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including:

[0144] The protocol predefines eighth terminal capability information, where the eighth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state where the transmission opportunity TO is indicated across periods.

[0145] In the above embodiment, the eighth terminal capability information can be predefined through the protocol. This can directly reduce the time required to determine the terminal capability information, improve the accuracy of determining the terminal capability information, and improve the efficiency of determining the terminal capability information.

[0146] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, after the protocol predefines the eighth terminal capability information, it further includes:

[0147] Report the eighth terminal capability information to the network device.

[0148] In the above embodiment, the eighth terminal capability information can be reported to the network device, which can improve the accuracy of CG configuration performed by the network device and improve the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0149] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource indication method is proposed, the method comprising:

[0150] receiving terminal capability information reported by a terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of relevant information of transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and relevant information of multi-uplink authorization-free configuration;

[0151] Determine the configuration authorization CG configuration corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal capability information.

[0152] In the above embodiment, a resource indication mechanism can be provided, and the CG configuration can be determined based on the terminal capability information. This can reduce the situation where the cross-cycle indication is unclear or inaccurate, resulting in inaccurate CG configuration. This can improve the accuracy of resource indication and the accuracy of uplink data transmission.

[0153] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0154] Whether the terminal supports indicating the status of the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0155] The terminal supports being configured by the network device with a maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multiple uplink authorization-free configuration;

[0156] The terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device;

[0157] Whether the terminal supports being configured with multiple uplink authorization-free configurations by the network device.

[0158] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, the device including:

[0159] a processing module, configured to determine terminal capability information by at least one of the following methods, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of relevant information of transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and relevant information of multi-uplink authorization-free configuration:

[0160] The protocol predefines the terminal capability information;

[0161] The terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

[0162] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, the device including:

[0163] a transceiver module, receiving terminal capability information reported by a terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of relevant information of transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and relevant information of multi-uplink authorization-free configuration;

[0164] The processing module is used to determine the configuration authorization CG configuration corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal capability information.

[0165] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0166] one or more processors;

[0167] The terminal is used to execute the resource indication method described in any one of the first aspects.

[0168] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0169] one or more processors;

[0170] The terminal is used to execute the resource indication method described in any one of the second aspects.

[0171] 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.

[0172] 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.

[0173] 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.

[0174] 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.

[0175] 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.

[0176] 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.

[0177] 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.

[0178] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0179] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0180] 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.

[0181] 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.

[0182] 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.

[0183] 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.

[0184] 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.

[0185] 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.

[0186] 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.

[0187] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0188] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0189] 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.

[0190] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0191] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0192] 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.

[0193] 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 .

[0194] 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.

[0195] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include, for example, at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0196] 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 base station in a sixth generation mobile networks (6G) communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0197] 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.

[0198] 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.

[0199] 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).

[0200] 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).

[0201] In some embodiments, the first network element is, for example, a Policy Control Function (PCF).

[0202] 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.

[0203] In some embodiments, the second network element is, for example, a unified data management function (UDM).

[0204] 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.

[0205] In some embodiments, the third network element is, for example, an authentication service function (AUSF).

[0206] 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.

[0207] In some embodiments, the third network element may be independent of the core network device.

[0208] In some embodiments, the third network element may be part of a core network device.

[0209] 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.

[0210] 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.

[0211] 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).

[0212] 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.

[0213] 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.

[0214] 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).

[0215] In order to save signaling overhead, the enhanced approach may be to enable an uplink control information carrying unused transmission opportunity indication information (UTO-UCI) to indicate information of multiple sets of “unused” TOs configured for uplink grant-free transmission.

[0216] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the initial value of the configured grant timer is expressed as a multiple of the period. When configuring the CG-Retransmission Timer, if a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) process is shared between different configured grants on the same BWP, the configured Grant Timer (configuredGrantTimer)*Periodicity is set to the same value for all configurations sharing the HARQ process on the BWP. The value of the extended configured GrantTimer is twice the configured value.

[0217] Optionally, Figure 2A is an example schematic diagram of a resource indication provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and Figure 2B is an example schematic diagram of a resource indication provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figures 2A and 2B, for example, multiple cycles can be configured through configuredGrantTimer, wherein the UTO-UCI does not clearly state whether cross-cycle indications are supported. Since the terminal's prediction of TO depends on the terminal implementation, for example, the more powerful the terminal, the more distant the future TO can be predicted. For cross-cycle UTO-UCI indications, different configurations will result in different time domain intervals for cross-cycle indications. As shown in Figure 2, under the configurations of Figures 2A and 2B, the difficulty of cross-cycle prediction for the same terminal is different. As shown in Figure 2A, the first three time slots of a CG cycle are configured with TO. When UTO-UCI is transmitted across cycles, the earliest TO2 of the second CG cycle that needs to be indicated is 5 time slots apart from the first indicated TO and the last indicated TO. As shown in Figure 2B, the first three time slots of a CG cycle are configured with TO. When UTO-UCI is transmitted across cycles, the earliest TO1 of the second CG cycle that needs to be indicated is 4 time slots apart from the first indicated TO and the last indicated TO.

[0218] 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.

[0219] FIG3A is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the method may include the following steps:

[0220] Step S3101: The terminal protocol predefines and determines the terminal capability information, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0221] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, whether a terminal can indicate a UTO-UCI across periods depends on the terminal's own capabilities. The terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the status of a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0222] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0223] The protocol predefines first terminal capability information, where the first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0224] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first in the first terminal capability information is only used to distinguish it from other terminal capability information, and does not specifically refer to a certain fixed terminal capability information.

[0225] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability information is indication information, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information to include at least one of the following:

[0226] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0227] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0228] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information may be, for example, a bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The first indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The second indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0229] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information may be, for example, a bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The first indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The second indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0230] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability information is a first indication information range, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information to include at least one of the following:

[0231] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the third indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0232] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the fourth indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0233] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indication information range may, for example, refer to the indication information as a range, not specifically a single indication information. The third indication information may, for example, be a specific indication information within the first indication information range. The third indication information and the fourth indication information are different. The first indication information range may, for example, be a Boolean value or a character.

[0234] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability information is, for example, a first indication information range, and the first indication information range may be, for example, {Y, X}, wherein the first terminal capability information may be, for example, third indication information, and the third indication information may be, for example, X, used to indicate that the terminal does not support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, wherein the first terminal capability information may be, for example, fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information may be, for example, Y, used to indicate that the terminal supports the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0235] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability information is, for example, a first indication information range, and the first indication information range can be, for example, {Y, X}, wherein, the first terminal capability information can be, for example, fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information can be, for example, X, which is used for the terminal not to support the cross-periodic indication of the transmission opportunity TO status, and the first terminal capability information can be, for example, third indication information, and the third indication information can be, for example, Y, which is used for the terminal to support the cross-periodic indication of the transmission opportunity TO status.

[0236] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability information may be, for example, a first indication information range, and the first indication information range may be, for example, a Boolean value {False, True}, wherein the first terminal capability information may be, for example, third indication information, and the third indication information may be, for example, False, used to indicate that the terminal does not support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, wherein the first terminal capability information may be, for example, fourth indication information, and the fourth indication information may be, for example, True, used to indicate that the terminal supports the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0237] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0238] The protocol predefines seventh terminal capability information, where the seventh terminal capability information is used to indicate a state in which the terminal cannot support indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0239] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the seventh terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating transmission opportunities TO across periods. The seventh in the seventh terminal capability information is only used to distinguish it from other terminal capability information.

[0240] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0241] The protocol predefines eighth terminal capability information, where the eighth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0242] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the eighth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The eighth in the eighth terminal capability information is only used to distinguish it from other terminal capability information.

[0243] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0244] The protocol predefines the second terminal capability information, where the second terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle in two adjacent cycles that the terminal can allow, where the maximum time interval is a natural number of time units.

[0245] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is used to indicate the maximum value of the time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle. The value of the maximum time interval can be, for example, a subset of natural numbers. The measurement unit of the maximum time interval includes at least one of a relative time unit and an absolute time unit. The relative time unit includes at least one of a time domain symbol, a time slot, a radio frame, a radio subframe, a transmission opportunity TO, and a CG cycle. The absolute time unit includes at least one of a minute (min), a second (s), a millisecond (ms), and a microsecond (us).

[0246] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is N, where N is a non-zero positive integer, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support cross-periodic indication of the status of the transmission opportunity TO, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed N time units.

[0247] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes at least one of the following:

[0248] Time domain symbols;

[0249] time slot;

[0250] Wireless frames;

[0251] Radio subframe;

[0252] Transmission timing TO;

[0253] CG cycle;

[0254] point;

[0255] Second;

[0256] millisecond;

[0257] Microseconds.

[0258] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes a time domain symbol.

[0259] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes a time slot.

[0260] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes a radio frame.

[0261] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes a radio subframe.

[0262] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes a transmission opportunity TO.

[0263] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes a CG period.

[0264] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes minutes.

[0265] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes seconds.

[0266] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes milliseconds.

[0267] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes microseconds.

[0268] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the value set corresponding to the maximum time interval may be, for example, {0, 1, 2, 4, 5}. The time unit may be, for example, a time slot.

[0269] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is zero, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0270] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is 1, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the status of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed 1 time slot.

[0271] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval may be 1, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the last TO of the first period is adjacent to the first TO of the second period.

[0272] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is 2, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the status of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed 2 time slots.

[0273] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval can be, for example, 2, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the last TO of the first period is adjacent to the first TO of the second period.

[0274] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval can be, for example, 2, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the status of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and there is a time slot between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period.

[0275] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is 4, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the status of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed 4 time slots.

[0276] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is 5, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the status of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed 5 time slots.

[0277] Step S3102: The terminal reports terminal capability information to the network device.

[0278] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal capability information determined by the terminal may be, for example, reported to the network device, wherein the terminal capability information includes at least one of first terminal capability information, second terminal capability information, seventh terminal capability information, and eighth terminal capability information.

[0279] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, after the protocol predefines the seventh terminal capability information, it further includes:

[0280] Report the seventh terminal capability information to the network device.

[0281] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, after the protocol predefines the eighth terminal capability information, it further includes:

[0282] Report the eighth terminal capability information to the network device.

[0283] Step S3103: The network device determines the CG configuration corresponding to the terminal based on the terminal capability information.

[0284] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3102 to S31023 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0285] In some embodiments, steps S3102 to S3103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0286] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3A .

[0287] FIG3B 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 FIG3B , the resource indication method shown in FIG3C , the resource indication method shown in FIG3D , and the resource indication method shown in FIG3E are parallel schemes with the resource indication method described in FIG3A . For example, the embodiment shown in FIG3A can be executed separately from the embodiment shown in FIG3B , the embodiment shown in FIG3C , the embodiment shown in FIG3D , and the resource indication method shown in FIG3E . The difference between the resource indication method shown in FIG3A and the resource indication method shown in FIG3B , the resource indication method shown in FIG3C , the resource indication method shown in FIG3D , and the resource indication method shown in FIG3E can be, for example, the different ways of determining terminal capability information and the different terminal capability information.

[0288] As shown in FIG3B , the method may include the following steps:

[0289] Step S3201: The terminal protocol predefines third terminal capability information, wherein the third terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multiple uplink authorization-free configuration configured by a network device.

[0290] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the third terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device. The third in the third terminal capability information is only used to distinguish it from other terminal capability information.

[0291] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0292] If the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 16;

[0293] If the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 32;

[0294] If the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 2;

[0295] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is the minimum value predefined by the protocol;

[0296] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is the smaller value of the maximum value predefined by the protocol;

[0297] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is a larger value among the maximum values ​​predefined in the protocol.

[0298] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0299] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 16.

[0300] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0301] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 32.

[0302] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0303] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 2.

[0304] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0305] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is the minimum value predefined by the protocol;

[0306] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0307] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is the smaller value of the maximum value predefined by the protocol;

[0308] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0309] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is a larger value among the maximum values ​​predefined in the protocol.

[0310] Furthermore, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the network device configures a maximum of 16 TOs for the terminal. For example, the network device may determine the number of TOs according to the lowest terminal capability value in the set.

[0311] Furthermore, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the network device configures a maximum of 32 TOs for the terminal. For example, the network device may determine the TOs according to the highest terminal capability value in the set.

[0312] Also, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the network device configures a maximum of 2 TOs for the terminal. For example, the network device can understand it according to the minimum number of TOs in the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration supported by the terminal.

[0313] Step S3202: The terminal reports the third terminal capability information to the network device.

[0314] Step S3203: The network device determines the CG configuration corresponding to the terminal based on the third terminal capability information.

[0315] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3203. For example, step S3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0316] FIG3C is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the method may include the following steps:

[0317] Step S3301: The terminal protocol predefines fourth terminal capability information, wherein the fourth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device.

[0318] Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the fourth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device, and the fourth in the fourth terminal capability information is only used to distinguish it from the rest of the terminal capability information.

[0319] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first set may be composed of integers greater than 16. The first set does not specifically refer to a fixed set. For example, when the data included in the first set changes, the first set may also change accordingly.

[0320] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the number corresponding to the fourth terminal capability information may be obtained by taking values ​​from the first set, for example.

[0321] Step S3302: The terminal reports fourth terminal capability information to the network device.

[0322] Step S3303: The network device determines the CG configuration corresponding to the terminal based on the fourth terminal capability information.

[0323] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may report fourth terminal capability information to the network device.

[0324] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may not report the fourth terminal capability information to the network device. When the terminal does not report the fourth terminal capability information to the network device, the network device may, for example, configure a maximum of N TOs for the terminal. For example, the network device may determine N according to the lowest terminal capability value in the first set, where N is a positive integer.

[0325] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3301 and S3302. For example, step S3301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3302 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0326] FIG3D is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3D , the method may include the following steps:

[0327] Step S3401: The terminal protocol predefines fifth terminal capability information, wherein the fifth terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

[0328] Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the fifth terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device, and the fifth in the fifth terminal capability information is only used to distinguish it from other terminal capability information.

[0329] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal does not report the fifth terminal capability information to the network device, and the network device may configure a multi-uplink authorization-free configuration.

[0330] Step S3402: The terminal reports the fifth terminal capability information to the network device.

[0331] Step S3403: The network device determines the CG configuration corresponding to the terminal based on the fifth terminal capability information.

[0332] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3401 to S3210. For example, step S3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3210 may be implemented as an independent embodiment along with steps S3207 to S3208, and step S3210 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0333] In some embodiments, steps S3205 and S3206 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0334] In some embodiments, steps S3203 to S3210 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0335] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 3D .

[0336] FIG3E is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3E , the method may include the following steps:

[0337] Step S3501: The terminal determines terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

[0338] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining terminal capability information includes:

[0339] Receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating a state of a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0340] Determine terminal capability information based on configuration signaling.

[0341] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0342] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling;

[0343] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0344] Medium Access Control - Control Element MAC CE signaling.

[0345] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling includes radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0346] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling includes downlink control information DCI signaling.

[0347] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling includes Media Access Control-Control Element MAC CE signaling.

[0348] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the configuration signaling may include, for example, at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling, downlink control information (DCI) signaling, and medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling.

[0349] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device includes:

[0350] A radio resource control (RRC) signaling is received from a network device, where the radio resource control (RRC) signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating a state of a transmission opportunity (TO) across periods.

[0351] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is an indication message, and the terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling, including at least one of the following:

[0352] The radio resource control signaling is fifth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support a state in which the transmission opportunity TO is indicated across periods;

[0353] The radio resource control signaling is sixth indication information, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating transmission opportunities TO across periods.

[0354] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is an indication information, which may be, for example, a bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The fifth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The sixth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0355] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is an indication information, which may be, for example, a bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The fifth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The sixth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0356] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is a second indication information range, and determining the terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0357] The radio resource control signaling is the seventh indication information in the second indication information range, wherein the seventh indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0358] The radio resource control signaling is the eighth indication information in the second indication information range, wherein the eighth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0359] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information range may, for example, refer to the indication information as a range, not specifically a single indication information. The seventh indication information may, for example, be a piece of indication information within the second indication information range. The seventh indication information and the eighth indication information are different. The second indication information range may, for example, be a Boolean value or a character.

[0360] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information range may be, for example, {Y, X}, wherein the seventh indication information may be, for example, X, used to indicate that the terminal does not support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, wherein the eighth indication information may be, for example, Y, used to indicate that the terminal supports the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0361] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second indication information range may be, for example, {Y, X}, wherein the eighth indication information may be, for example, X, which is used when the terminal does not support indicating the status of the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the seventh indication information may be, for example, Y, which is used when the terminal supports indicating the status of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0362] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device includes:

[0363] Downlink control information DCI signaling sent by a network device is received, wherein the downlink control information DCI signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating the state of transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0364] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is an indication message, and the terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling, including at least one of the following:

[0365] The radio resource control signaling is ninth indication information, wherein the ninth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support a state in which the transmission opportunity TO is indicated across periods;

[0366] The radio resource control signaling is the tenth indication information, wherein the tenth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0367] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the downlink control information DCI signaling is an indication information, and the indication information may be, for example, a first field of the DCI signaling is a bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The ninth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The tenth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0368] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, downlink control information DCI signaling is an indication information. The indication information may be, for example, a first field of the DCI signaling is a bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The ninth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The tenth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0369] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device includes:

[0370] A medium access control-control element MAC CE signaling sent by a network device is received, wherein the medium access control-control element MAC CE signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating the state of a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0371] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the media access control-control element MAC CE signaling is an indication information. The indication information may be, for example, a first field of the media access control-control element MAC CE signaling is a bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The eleventh indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The twelfth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0372] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, downlink control information DCI signaling is an indication information. The indication information may be, for example, a first field of the DCI signaling is one bit, wherein the bit value may be used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The twelfth indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 1, for example, for indicating that the terminal does not support indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods. The eleventh indication information may be, for example, a bit value of 0, for example, for indicating that the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0373] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, "can" and "not expected" are not supported to be interchangeable with each other.

[0374] Step S3502: The terminal reports terminal capability information to the network device.

[0375] Step S3503: The network device determines the CG configuration corresponding to the terminal based on the terminal capability information.

[0376] FIG3F is an interactive diagram of a resource indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3F , the method may include the following steps:

[0377] Step S3602: The terminal protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0378] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0379] The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0380] Further, the number includes at least one of a maximum number and a minimum number.

[0381] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0382] The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0383] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0384] The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the minimum number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0385] Different embodiments may be implemented separately or in combination.

[0386] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the sixth terminal capability information reported by the terminal is 0, it means that the terminal does not support the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device. For example, if the number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal reported by the terminal is 0, it means that the terminal does not support the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

[0387] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal does not report the sixth terminal capability information, it means that the terminal does not support the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

[0388] For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal does not report the sixth terminal capability information, it means that the number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device is 1.

[0389] Step S3602: The terminal reports the sixth terminal capability information to the network device.

[0390] Step S3603: The network device determines the CG configuration corresponding to the terminal based on the sixth terminal capability information.

[0391] FIG4A is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0392] Step S4101: The protocol predefines terminal capability information, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0393] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0394] The protocol predefines first terminal capability information, where the first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0395] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability information is indication information, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information to include at least one of the following:

[0396] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0397] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0398] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability information is a first indication information range, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information to include at least one of the following:

[0399] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the third indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0400] The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the fourth indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0401] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0402] The protocol predefines seventh terminal capability information, where the seventh terminal capability information is used to indicate a state in which the terminal cannot support indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0403] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, after the protocol predefines the seventh terminal capability information, it further includes:

[0404] Report the seventh terminal capability information to the network device.

[0405] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0406] The protocol predefines eighth terminal capability information, where the eighth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0407] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, after the protocol predefines the eighth terminal capability information, it further includes:

[0408] Report the eighth terminal capability information to the network device.

[0409] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines terminal capability information, including:

[0410] The protocol predefines the second terminal capability information, where the second terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle in two adjacent cycles that the terminal can allow, where the maximum time interval is a natural number of time units.

[0411] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is zero, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0412] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is N, where N is a non-zero positive integer, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the cross-periodic indication of the status of the transmission opportunity TO, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed N time units.

[0413] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the time unit includes at least one of the following:

[0414] Time domain symbols;

[0415] time slot;

[0416] Wireless frames;

[0417] Radio subframe;

[0418] Transmission timing TO;

[0419] CG cycle;

[0420] point;

[0421] Second;

[0422] millisecond;

[0423] Microseconds.

[0424] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is 1, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the status of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed 1 time slot.

[0425] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the maximum time interval is 2, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the status of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed 2 time slots.

[0426] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:

[0427] Report the terminal capability information to the network device, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0428] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0429] 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 , the resource indication method shown in FIG4C , and the resource indication method shown in FIG4D are parallel schemes with the resource indication method described in FIG4A . For example, the embodiment shown in FIG4A can be executed separately from the embodiment shown in FIG4B , the embodiment shown in FIG4C , and the embodiment shown in FIG4D . The difference between the resource indication method shown in FIG4A and the resource indication method shown in FIG4B , the resource indication method shown in FIG4C , and the resource indication method shown in FIG4D can be, for example, the different ways of determining terminal capability information.

[0430] As shown in FIG4B , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0431] Step S4201: The protocol predefines third terminal capability information, wherein the third terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multiple uplink authorization-free configuration configured by a network device.

[0432] And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0433] If the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 16;

[0434] If the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 32;

[0435] If the terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 2;

[0436] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is the minimum value predefined by the protocol;

[0437] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is the smaller value of the maximum value predefined by the protocol;

[0438] The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO is a larger value among the maximum values ​​predefined in the protocol.

[0439] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3201 in Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0440] FIG4C is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0441] Step S4301: The protocol predefines fourth terminal capability information, wherein the fourth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device.

[0442] The optional implementation of step S4301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3301 in Figure 3C and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0443] FIG4D is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4D , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0444] Step S4401: The protocol predefines fifth terminal capability information, wherein the fifth terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

[0445] The optional implementation of step S4401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3401 in Figure 3D and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3D, which will not be repeated here.

[0446] FIG4E is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4E , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0447] Step S4501: Determine terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

[0448] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, determining terminal capability information according to configuration signaling sent by a network device includes:

[0449] Receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating a state of a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0450] Determine terminal capability information based on configuration signaling.

[0451] The configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0452] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling;

[0453] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0454] Medium Access Control - Control Element MAC CE signaling.

[0455] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device includes:

[0456] A radio resource control (RRC) signaling is received from a network device, where the radio resource control (RRC) signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating a state of a transmission opportunity (TO) across periods.

[0457] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is an indication message, and the terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling, including at least one of the following:

[0458] The radio resource control signaling is fifth indication information, wherein the fifth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support a state in which the transmission opportunity TO is indicated across periods;

[0459] The radio resource control signaling is sixth indication information, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating transmission opportunities TO across periods.

[0460] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is a second indication information range, and determining the terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0461] The radio resource control signaling is the seventh indication information in the second indication information range, wherein the seventh indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support a state of indicating a transmission opportunity TO across periods;

[0462] The radio resource control signaling is the eighth indication information in the second indication information range, wherein the eighth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0463] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device includes:

[0464] Downlink control information DCI signaling sent by a network device is received, wherein the downlink control information DCI signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating the state of transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0465] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio resource control signaling is an indication message, and the terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling, including at least one of the following:

[0466] The radio resource control signaling is ninth indication information, wherein the ninth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support a state in which the transmission opportunity TO is indicated across periods;

[0467] The radio resource control signaling is the tenth indication information, wherein the tenth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0468] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, receiving configuration signaling sent by a network device includes:

[0469] A medium access control-control element MAC CE signaling sent by a network device is received, wherein the medium access control-control element MAC CE signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating the state of a transmission opportunity TO across periods.

[0470] The optional implementation of step S4501 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3501 in Figure 3E and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3E, which will not be repeated here.

[0471] FIG4F is a flow chart of a resource indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4F , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource indication method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0472] Step S4601: The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

[0473] The optional implementation of step S4601 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3601 in Figure 3F and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3F, which will not be repeated here.

[0474] 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 network device. The method includes:

[0475] Step S5101: receiving terminal capability information reported by a terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of information related to transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and information related to multi-uplink authorization-free configuration;

[0476] Step S5102: Determine the configuration authorization CG configuration corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal capability information.

[0477] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal capability information includes at least one of the following:

[0478] Whether the terminal supports indicating the status of transmission opportunity TO across cycles;

[0479] The terminal supports being configured by the network device with a maximum number of transmission opportunities (TO) in a multi-uplink authorization-free configuration;

[0480] The terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device;

[0481] Whether the terminal supports multi-uplink authorization-free configuration by network equipment;

[0482] The optional implementation methods of step S5101 to step S5102 can be found in the optional implementation methods of each step in Figures 3A to 3D, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in 3A to 3D, which will not be repeated here.

[0483] 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 includes:

[0484] Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the base station can configure at least one set of configured grant (CG) resources for the terminal on a partial bandwidth (Bandwidth Part, BWP) through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. A set of CG resources can also be called a CG period, or a CG configuration. The terminal can perform uplink transmission on the transmission occasions (TO) in all CG configurations within the CG period configured by the base station. Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the base station can configure partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling, and the base station notifies 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 can perform uplink transmission on the TO in the CG configuration within the CG period configured by the base station.

[0485] Based on the above, the terminal can send uplink control information for unused transmission occasion indication information (UTO-UCI) in the TO in the CG configuration, where the UTO-UCI is used to indicate the status of the TO. Whether the terminal can perform cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication depends on the terminal's own capabilities. The definition method of the first terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0486] Step S6101: The protocol predefines a first terminal capability, where the first terminal capability is used to indicate whether the terminal is capable of performing cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication.

[0487] Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal capability is one bit, and the bit value is equal to 0, which can prove that the terminal does not support the UTO-UCI indication across periods, and the bit value is equal to 1, which can prove that the terminal supports the UTO-UCI indication across periods, and vice versa.

[0488] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the value range of the first terminal capability is {Y, X}. When the value of the first terminal capability is X, it proves that the terminal does not support the UTO-UCI indication across cycles. When the value of the first terminal capability is Y, it proves that the terminal supports the UTO-UCI indication across cycles, and vice versa.

[0489] Step S6102: The protocol predefines a first terminal capability, where the first terminal capability is used to indicate that the terminal cannot perform UTO-UCI indication across cycles.

[0490] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal reports the first terminal capability, it can be proved that the terminal does not support the cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication; otherwise, it can be proved that the terminal supports the cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication.

[0491] Step S6103: The protocol predefines a first terminal capability, where the first terminal capability is used to indicate that the terminal can perform cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication.

[0492] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal reports the first terminal capability, it can be proved that the terminal supports the cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication; otherwise, it can be proved that the terminal does not support the cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication.

[0493] Step S6104: The protocol predefines a second terminal capability, where the second terminal capability is used to indicate the maximum interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle in two adjacent cycles that the terminal can allow.

[0494] The maximum time interval value is a subset of natural numbers, and its measurement units include relative time units (for example, time domain symbols, time slots, radio frames, radio subframes, TO, CG cycles) and absolute time units (for example, minutes (min), seconds (s), milliseconds (ms), microseconds (us)).

[0495] In one implementation, the maximum time interval reported by the second terminal capability may be 0. When the maximum time interval is 0, the terminal does not support cross-period UTO-UCI indication.

[0496] In one implementation, the value set of the maximum time interval for reporting the second terminal capability is {0, 1, 2, 4, 5}, and the unit of measurement is time slot. When the value of the maximum time interval for reporting the second terminal capability is 2, it means that the terminal only supports the UTO-UCI cross-cycle indication in two adjacent cycles, where the interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle does not exceed 2 time slots.

[0497] Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the base station can configure at least one set of CG resources for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling. A set of CG resources can also be called a CG period, or a CG configuration. The terminal can perform uplink transmission on the TO in all CG configurations by itself within the CG period configured by the base station. Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the base station can configure partial information of at least one CG configuration for the terminal on a BWP through RRC signaling, and the base station can 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 can perform uplink transmission on the TO in the CG configuration by itself within the CG period configured by the base station.

[0498] Based on the above, the terminal sends UTO-UCI in the TO in the CG configuration, and the UTO-UCI is used to indicate the status of the TO. The base station configures whether the terminal can / needs to perform cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication, and the method of the base station configuration includes at least one of the following:

[0499] Step S6105: The base station configures, through RRC signaling, whether cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication is possible / needed.

[0500] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the RRC signaling may be one bit. If the bit value is 0, it may be proved that the terminal does not support / is not expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across cycles. If the bit value is 1, it may be proved that the terminal supports / is expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across cycles, and vice versa.

[0501] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the value range of the RRC signaling may be {Y, X}. When the value of the RRC signaling is X, it proves that the terminal does not support / is not expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across cycles. When the value of the RRC signaling is Y, it proves that the terminal supports / is expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across cycles, and vice versa.

[0502] Step S6106: The base station configures, through DCI signaling, whether cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication is possible / needed.

[0503] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first field of the DCI signaling may be a bit, and the bit value may be equal to 0, which may prove that the terminal does not support / is not expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across cycles; the bit value may be equal to 1, which may prove that the terminal supports / is expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across cycles, and vice versa.

[0504] In step S6107, the base station configures whether cross-cycle UTO-UCI indication is possible / needed through Media Access Control-Control Element (MAC CE) signaling.

[0505] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first field of the MAC CE signaling may be a bit, and the bit value may be equal to 0, which may prove that the terminal does not support / is not expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across periods; the bit value may be equal to 1, which may prove that the terminal supports / is expected to have a UTO-UCI indication across periods, and vice versa.

[0506] Step S6108: The protocol predefines a third terminal capability, where the third terminal capability is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in a multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the base station.

[0507] The third terminal capability may take a value in a first set, where the first set is {16, 32}.

[0508] Furthermore, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability, the base station can configure a maximum of 16 TOs for the terminal, that is, the base station can interpret it according to the lowest terminal capability value in the set.

[0509] Or, further, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability, the base station can configure a maximum of 32 TOs for the terminal, that is, the base station can interpret it according to the highest terminal capability value in the set.

[0510] Or, further, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability, the base station can configure a maximum of 2 TOs for the terminal, that is, the base station can understand it according to the minimum number of TOs in the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration supported by the terminal.

[0511] Or, further, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability, the base station may configure the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO to be the minimum value predefined by the protocol.

[0512] Or, further, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability, the base station may configure the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO to be a smaller value among the maximum values ​​predefined in the protocol.

[0513] Or, further, when the terminal does not report the third terminal capability, the base station may configure the number of maximum transmission opportunities TO to be a larger value among the maximum values ​​predefined in the protocol.

[0514] Step S6109: The protocol predefines a fourth terminal capability, where the fourth terminal capability is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the base station.

[0515] The fourth terminal capability can take a value in a first set, where the first set is an integer greater than 16.

[0516] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the protocol predefines a fourth terminal capability, which is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the base station. The fourth terminal capability can take a value in a first set, where the first set is an integer greater than 16.

[0517] Furthermore, when the terminal does not report the fourth terminal capability, the base station may configure a maximum of N TOs for the terminal, that is, the base station may understand it according to the lowest terminal capability value in the set, where N is an integer.

[0518] Step S6110: The protocol predefines a fifth terminal capability, where the fifth terminal capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the base station.

[0519] Furthermore, when the terminal does not report the fifth terminal capability, the base station cannot perform multi-uplink authorization-free configuration.

[0520] Or, further, when the terminal does not report the fifth terminal capability, the base station may perform multi-uplink authorization-free configuration.

[0521] Step S6111: The protocol predefines a sixth terminal capability, where the sixth terminal capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports the maximum number of multiple uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the base station.

[0522] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S6101 to S6111. For example, step S6101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S6111 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S6109 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0523] In some embodiments, step S6109 and step S6111 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0524] In some embodiments, steps S6102 to S6111 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0525] In some embodiments, steps S6103 to S6111 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0526] 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.

[0527] 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.

[0528] 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.

[0529] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, 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, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as 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.

[0530] Figure 7A is a structural diagram of the terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the terminal 7100 may include: a processing module 7101. In some embodiments, the above-mentioned processing module is used to determine the terminal capability information in at least one of the following ways, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of the transmission timing TO related information and multi-uplink authorization-free configuration related information supported by the terminal: the protocol pre-defined terminal capability information; the terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device. Optionally, the above-mentioned processing module 7101 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (such as step S3101, but not limited to this) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0531] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, network device 7200 may include: a transceiver module 7201 and a processing module 7202. In some embodiments, the transceiver module receives terminal capability information reported by a terminal, where the terminal capability information indicates at least one of information related to transmission opportunities (TO) supported by the terminal and information related to multi-uplink authorization-free configuration; and the processing module is configured to determine a configuration authorization (CG) configuration corresponding to the terminal based on the terminal capability information.

[0532] 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.

[0533] 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.

[0534] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0535] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0536] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0537] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step 3102, step S3201, step S3301, step S3401, step 3501, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S3101, step 3103, step S3302, but not limited thereto).

[0538] 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.

[0539] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuit 8104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 may read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0540] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0541] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0542] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0543] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201.

[0544] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step 3102, step S3201, step S3301, step S3401, step 3501, but not limited to these), and the processor 8201 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step S3101, step 3103, step S3302, but not limited to these).

[0545] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0546] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0547] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0548] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0549] 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 comprises: Determine terminal capability information, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of the transmission opportunity TO related information and the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration related information supported by the terminal: The terminal capability information is predefined by the protocol; The terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including: The protocol predefines first terminal capability information, wherein the first terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that in, The first terminal capability information is an indication information, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information, including at least one of the following: The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support indicating the state of transmission opportunity TO across periods; The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that in, The first terminal capability information is a first indication information range, and the protocol predefines the first terminal capability information, including at least one of the following: The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as the third indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the third indication information is used to indicate that the terminal can support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods; The protocol predefines the first terminal capability information as fourth indication information in the first indication information range, wherein the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the terminal cannot support the state of indicating the transmission opportunity TO across periods.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including: The protocol predefines second terminal capability information, wherein the second terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first cycle and the first TO of the second cycle in two adjacent cycles that the terminal can allow, wherein the maximum time interval is a natural number of time units.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that in, The maximum time interval is N, where N is a non-zero positive integer, and the second capability information is used to indicate that the terminal can support cross-periodic indication of the state of the transmission opportunity TO, and the maximum time interval between the last TO of the first period and the first TO of the second period does not exceed N time units.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including: The protocol predefines third terminal capability information, wherein the third terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The method further comprises at least one of the following: The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is 16; The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the maximum number of transmission opportunities TO is 32; The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is 2; The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is a minimum value predefined by the protocol; The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is a smaller value among the maximum values ​​predefined by the protocol; The terminal does not report the third terminal capability information, and the number of the maximum transmission opportunities TO is a larger value among the maximum values ​​predefined by the protocol.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including: The protocol predefines fourth terminal capability information, wherein the fourth terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including: The protocol predefines fifth terminal capability information, wherein the fifth terminal capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports multi-uplink authorization-free configuration configured by the network device.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The determining the terminal capability information according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device includes: Receiving a configuration signaling sent by the network device, wherein the configuration signaling is used to configure whether the terminal can support indicating a state of a transmission opportunity TO across periods; The terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that in, The configuration signaling includes at least one of the following: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling; Downlink control information DCI signaling; Medium Access Control - Control Element MAC CE signaling.

13. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The protocol predefines the terminal capability information, including: The protocol predefines sixth terminal capability information, wherein the sixth terminal capability information is used to indicate the maximum number of multi-uplink authorization-free configurations supported by the terminal and configured by the network device.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that The method further comprises: Report the terminal capability information to the network device.

15. A resource indication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving terminal capability information reported by the terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of information related to transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and information related to multi-uplink authorization-free configuration; According to the terminal capability information, determine the configuration authorization CG configuration corresponding to the terminal.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The terminal capability information includes at least one of the following: Whether the terminal supports indicating the state of the transmission opportunity TO across periods; The terminal supports being configured by a network device with a maximum number of transmission opportunities TO in a multiple uplink unlicensed configuration; The terminal supports the maximum number of TOs in all multi-uplink unlicensed configurations configured by the network device; Whether the terminal supports being configured with multiple uplink authorization-free configuration by the network device; The terminal supports a maximum number of multiple uplink authorization-free configurations configured by the network device.

17. A terminal, characterized in that: The device comprises: A processing module, configured to determine the terminal capability information in at least one of the following ways, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of the transmission opportunity TO related information and the multi-uplink authorization-free configuration related information supported by the terminal: The terminal capability information is predefined by the protocol; The terminal capability information is determined according to the configuration signaling sent by the network device.

18. A network device, characterized in that: The device comprises: A transceiver module, receiving terminal capability information reported by a terminal, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate at least one of information related to transmission opportunities TO supported by the terminal and information related to multi-uplink authorization-free configuration; A processing module is used to determine the configuration authorization CG configuration corresponding to the terminal according to the terminal capability 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 14.

20. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the resource indication method described in claims 15 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 14, and the network device is configured to implement the resource indication method according to any one of claims 15 to 16.

22. [Corrected 12.10.2023 in accordance with Rule 26] 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 14 or 15 to 16.

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