Message monitoring methods and apparatus, message sending method and apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, in particular to message monitoring methods and apparatus, a message sending method and apparatus, and a storage medium. A message monitoring method comprises: determining that a network device has not configured in a first initial bandwidth part of a terminal a paging search space, and monitoring in a second initial bandwidth part a paging message. In view of the present disclosure, a network device can configure in a first initial bandwidth part of a terminal a paging search space; however, in some cases, the network device has not configured in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal a paging search space, such that the terminal cannot monitor on the first initial bandwidth a paging message; in view of the embodiments of the present disclosure, in such cases, the terminal can monitor in a second initial bandwidth part a paging message, so that the terminal can successfully detect the paging message, so as to communicate with the network device.

Description

Message monitoring and sending method and device, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a message monitoring method, a message sending method, a message monitoring device, a message sending device, a terminal, a network device, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] To communicate with a terminal, a network device can send a paging message to the terminal, and the terminal can listen for the paging message sent by the network device. To enable the terminal to receive paging messages, the network device can configure a paging search space (SS) for the terminal, where the terminal can listen for paging messages. However, in some cases, the process of a terminal listening for paging messages may present technical challenges.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message monitoring and sending method and device, and a storage medium to solve the technical problem in related technologies that a terminal cannot monitor a paging message in some situations.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a message monitoring method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: determining that a network device has not configured a paging search space in a first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and monitoring a paging message in a second initial bandwidth part.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a message sending method is proposed, which is executed by a network device. The method includes: determining that a paging search space is not configured in a first initial bandwidth part of a terminal, and sending a paging message in a second initial bandwidth part.

[0007] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a message monitoring device is proposed, comprising: a receiving module configured to determine that the network device has not configured a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and to monitor paging messages in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a message sending device is proposed, comprising: a sending module configured to determine that a paging search space is not configured in a first initial bandwidth part of a terminal, and to send a paging message in a second initial bandwidth part.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a message monitoring method is proposed, comprising: a network device does not configure a paging search space in a first initial bandwidth part of a terminal, and sends a paging message in a second initial bandwidth part; and the terminal monitors the paging message in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0010] According to the sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the terminal executes the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect.

[0011] According to the seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the network device executes the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0012] According to the eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0013] According to the ninth aspect of the embodiments 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 message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device may configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of a terminal. However, in some cases, the network device may not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of a terminal, and the terminal may not be able to monitor paging messages on the first initial bandwidth. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in such cases, the terminal may monitor paging messages in the second initial bandwidth portion, so that the terminal can successfully monitor paging messages and communicate with the network device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0016] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram showing a message monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG3 is a schematic flow chart showing a message monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG4 is a schematic flowchart showing a message sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram showing a message monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram showing a device for sending a message according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message monitoring and sending method and device, and a storage medium.

[0025] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message monitoring method, performed by a terminal, comprising: determining that a network device has not configured a paging search space in a first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and monitoring a paging message in a second initial bandwidth portion. The monitored paging message may be a paging message monitored directly by the terminal, or a paging message monitored by the terminal after first monitoring a paging early indication and then monitoring the paging message based on the paging early indication.

[0026] In the above embodiment, the network device can configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal. However, in some cases, the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and the terminal cannot monitor paging messages on the first initial bandwidth. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in this case, the terminal can monitor paging messages in the second initial bandwidth portion, so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging message and communicate with the network device.

[0027] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of the following: control resource set 0; and a synchronous broadcast signal block.

[0028] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of the following: control resource set 0; and a synchronous broadcast signal block.

[0029] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the synchronized broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following: a cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block; and a non-cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal does not desire to determine a search space for a paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0032] The paging early indication is monitored in a second initial bandwidth portion.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a search space for a paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth portion, and the paging early indication is monitored in the second initial bandwidth portion; or

[0034] No search space for the paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth portion, and the paging early indication is not monitored in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second initial bandwidth portion includes an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

[0037] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a message sending method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: determining that a paging search space is not configured in a first initial bandwidth part of a terminal, and sending a paging message in a second initial bandwidth part.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the network device can configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal. However, in some cases, the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and the terminal cannot monitor paging messages on the first initial bandwidth. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in this case, the network device can send a paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion and communicate with the network device.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of the following: control resource set 0; and a synchronous broadcast signal block.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of the following: control resource set 0; and a synchronous broadcast signal block.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the synchronized broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following: a cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block; and a non-cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the network device does not configure a search space for paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: sending the paging early indication in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second initial bandwidth portion includes an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

[0046] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a message monitoring device, which includes: a receiving module configured to determine that the network device has not configured a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and monitor paging messages in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0047] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a message sending device, comprising: a sending module configured to determine that a paging search space is not configured in a first initial bandwidth part of a terminal, and to send a paging message in a second initial bandwidth part.

[0048] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a message monitoring method, including: the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and sends a paging message in the second initial bandwidth part; the terminal monitors the paging message in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0049] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing executable instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, enables the terminal to execute the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect.

[0050] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the network device executes the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0051] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0052] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0053] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the above-mentioned program product is executed by a communication device, the above-mentioned communication device executes the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0054] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0055] It is understandable that the above-mentioned message monitoring device, message sending device, communication device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0056] The disclosed embodiments provide message monitoring and sending methods and devices, as well as storage media. In some embodiments, the terms "message monitoring method," "message sending method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "message monitoring device," "message sending device," "information processing device," and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0057] 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.

[0058] 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.

[0059] 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.

[0060] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0061] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0062] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0063] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0064] 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.

[0065] 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.

[0066] 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 restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description objects, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restrictions should be constituted due to the use of prefixes.

[0067] For example, if the description object is "field," the ordinal number preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the modified "fields" are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of the "first field" and "second field." For another example, if the description object is "level," the ordinal number preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not restrict the priority of the "levels." For another example, the number of description objects is not restricted by the ordinal number and can be one or more. For example, in the case of "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device," "first device" and "second device" can be the same or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information," "first information" and "second information" can be the same or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0068] 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.

[0069] 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.

[0070] 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.

[0071] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0072] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0073] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0074] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0075] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0076] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0077] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0078] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0079] 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.

[0080] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0081] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 , wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0082] 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.

[0083] 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 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.

[0084] 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).

[0085] 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.

[0086] 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.

[0087] 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.

[0088] 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.

[0089] 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).

[0090] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram showing a message monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0091] As shown in Figure 2, the message monitoring method includes:

[0092] In step S201, the terminal determines that the network device is not configured with a paging search space.

[0093] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the network device has not configured a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal.

[0094] In some embodiments, when the first initial bandwidth part does not include control resource set 0 and / or synchronization broadcast signal blocks, the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal.

[0095] In some embodiments, when the first initial bandwidth portion includes control resource set 0 and / or synchronization broadcast signal blocks, the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal.

[0096] In some embodiments, the synchronized broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following: a cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block; a non-cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block.

[0097] In step S202, the network device sends a paging message to the terminal.

[0098] In some embodiments, the terminal monitors paging messages sent by the network device.

[0099] In some embodiments, the network device sends the paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0100] In some embodiments, the terminal listens for paging messages sent by the network device in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0101] In some embodiments, the terminal does not desire to determine a search space for a paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0102] In some embodiments, the terminal listens for the paging early indication in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0103] In some embodiments, a search space for paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth part, and the paging early indication is monitored in the second initial bandwidth part; or, a search space for paging early indication is not configured in the second initial bandwidth part, and the paging early indication is not monitored in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0104] In some embodiments, the terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal.

[0105] In some embodiments, the second initial bandwidth portion comprises an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

[0106] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 to S202. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0107] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S202 may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously, and steps xx and xx may be executed in an exchanged order or simultaneously.

[0108] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0109] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0110] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0111] In some embodiments, the network device may configure a paging search space on an initial bandwidth part (initial BWP (BandWidth Part)) of the terminal, and the terminal may monitor paging messages in the paging search space on the initial bandwidth part.

[0112] However, in some scenarios, the network device does not configure the paging search space for the terminal in the initial bandwidth part, which will affect the terminal's monitoring of paging messages.

[0113] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message monitoring method. Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a message monitoring method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The message monitoring method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal.

[0114] As shown in FIG3 , the message monitoring method may include the following steps:

[0115] In step S301, it is determined that the network device has not configured a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and a paging message is monitored in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0116] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0117] In some embodiments, the terminal may be a specific type of terminal, for example, the terminal includes a Reduced Capability (Redcap) terminal. Compared with a legacy terminal, a Redcap terminal has reduced capabilities. For example, compared with a legacy terminal, a Redcap terminal has fewer antennas and a smaller bandwidth. Of course, the reduction in capabilities is not limited to the number of antennas, bandwidth, etc., but may also include reductions in capabilities in other aspects. Since the Redcap terminal has reduced capabilities compared with a legacy terminal, its power consumption is relatively small, and it can be on standby for a longer time. The network device may configure an exclusive initial bandwidth portion (such as a downlink bandwidth portion) for the Redcap terminal, which may be referred to as a first initial bandwidth portion, and the second initial bandwidth portion may not be an initial bandwidth portion dedicated to the Redcap terminal.

[0118] In some embodiments, the network device may configure the initial bandwidth portion for the terminal through a system information block (SIB). For example, the system information block may include SIB1.

[0119] In some embodiments, the network device may configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal. However, in some cases, the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and the terminal is unable to monitor paging messages on the first initial bandwidth. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in this case, the terminal may monitor paging messages in the second initial bandwidth portion so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging message and communicate with the network device.

[0120] In some embodiments, when the network device does not configure the paging search space in the first initial bandwidth part, the terminal monitors the paging message in the second initial bandwidth part. This operation can be performed by the terminal based on a protocol agreement, or it can be performed by the terminal based on a network instruction.

[0121] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of the following: a control resource set (CORESET) 0; a synchronization signal and PBCH block (SSB), where PBCH is a physical broadcast channel (Physical Broadcast Channel).

[0122] For example, when the first initial bandwidth part does not include CORESET#0, or when the first initial bandwidth part does not include SSB, or when the first initial bandwidth part does not include CORESET#0 and SSB, the network device cannot configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth.

[0123] In response to this situation, the embodiments of the present disclosure, although the network device does not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth, it can still send paging messages on the second initial bandwidth part. Therefore, the terminal can monitor the paging message in the second initial bandwidth part, so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging message and then communicate with the network device.

[0124] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of: control resource set 0; and a synchronization broadcast signal block.

[0125] For example, when the first initial bandwidth part includes CORESET#0, or when the first initial bandwidth part includes SSB, or when the first initial bandwidth part includes CORESET#0 and SSB, the network device may not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth.

[0126] In response to this situation, the embodiments of the present disclosure, although the network device does not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth, it can still send paging messages on the second initial bandwidth part. Therefore, the terminal can monitor the paging message in the second initial bandwidth part, so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging message and then communicate with the network device.

[0127] In some embodiments, the synchronization broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following:

[0128] Cell Definition (CD) synchronous broadcast signal block;

[0129] Non-cell defining (NCD) synchronous broadcast signal block.

[0130] In some embodiments, the information sent by the network device to the terminal may include an information field for indicating a paging search space identifier (e.g., ID). When the information field does not exist, the terminal may not receive a paging message in the bandwidth part. Specifically, when the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal does not include CD-SSB and CORESET#0, the information field may not exist. When the information field does not exist for the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal, the Redcap terminal in the idle or inactive state of Radio Resource Control (RRC) should monitor paging in the initial downlink bandwidth part (e.g., the second initial bandwidth part) including CORESET#0 when small data transmission (SDT) is not in progress.

[0131] In this case, for the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth of the Redcap terminal, this information field does not exist. That is, no paging search space is configured. This may be due to the following circumstances:

[0132] One case is that when the first initial bandwidth portion does not include CORESET#0 and / or SSB, the network device cannot configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth.

[0133] Another case is: even if the first initial bandwidth portion includes CORESET#0 and / or SSB, the network device may not configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth based on its own implementation.

[0134] At this time, for the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth of the Redcap terminal, this information field does not exist, that is, no paging search space is configured. At this time, the terminal will monitor paging in the initial downlink bandwidth part including CORESET#0 (such as the second initial bandwidth part).

[0135] In some embodiments, the second initial bandwidth portion comprises an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

[0136] In some cases, when the network device does not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, it can still send a paging message on the initial bandwidth part of the traditional terminal. Therefore, the terminal can monitor the paging message on the initial bandwidth part of the traditional terminal, so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging message and then communicate with the network device.

[0137] In some embodiments, the terminal does not desire to determine a search space for a paging early indication (PEI) in the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0138] In some embodiments, before sending a paging message to the terminal, the network device may send a paging early indication to the terminal, where the paging early indication is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to monitor paging messages subsequently.

[0139] However, when the network device does not configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, it will not send a paging message to the terminal on the first bandwidth portion. Therefore, there is no need to configure a search space for paging early indication on the first initial bandwidth portion and send a paging early indication to the terminal in the search space. In other words, when the network device does not configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, it will not configure a search space for paging early indication on the first initial bandwidth portion. Therefore, when the terminal determines that the network device does not configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, it may not expect to determine a search space for paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion, and further, it may not expect to monitor for paging early indication on the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0140] In some embodiments, the message monitoring method further comprises: monitoring a paging early indication in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0141] If the network device does not configure a search space for a paging early indication on the first initial bandwidth portion, the terminal may not expect to determine the search space for the paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion, nor may it expect to monitor the paging early indication on the first initial bandwidth portion. In this case, the network device may still send the paging early indication on a second initial bandwidth portion (e.g., an initial bandwidth portion for a legacy terminal) outside the first initial bandwidth portion. Therefore, the terminal may monitor the paging early indication on the second initial bandwidth portion, so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging early indication and then determine whether it is necessary to monitor paging messages on the second initial bandwidth in the future based on the paging early indication.

[0142] In some embodiments, when the network device does not configure the search space for the paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth part, the operation of the terminal monitoring the paging early indication on the second initial bandwidth part may be performed by the terminal based on a protocol agreement, or may be performed by the terminal based on a network instruction.

[0143] In some embodiments, a search space for paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth portion, and the paging early indication is monitored in the second initial bandwidth portion; or,

[0144] No search space for the paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth portion, and the paging early indication is not monitored in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0145] Before the terminal monitors the paging early indication on the second bandwidth part, it can first determine whether a search space for the paging early indication is configured in the second bandwidth part. Since the network device needs to send the paging early indication in the search space for the paging early indication, the network device can only send the paging early indication on the second initial bandwidth part when the search space for the paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth part. When the search space for the paging early indication is not configured in the second initial bandwidth part, the network device cannot send the paging early indication on the second initial bandwidth part, and the terminal cannot monitor the paging early indication on the second initial bandwidth part.

[0146] Therefore, for the terminal, if the search space for the paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth part, the terminal can monitor the paging early indication in the second initial bandwidth part. However, if the search space for the paging early indication is not configured in the second initial bandwidth part, the terminal does not need to monitor the paging early indication in the second initial bandwidth part, which helps to avoid waste of terminal resources.

[0147] In some embodiments, the configuration conditions of the paging early indication search space include: the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal includes CD-SSB and CORESET#0, and the paging search space is configured on this bandwidth part, and the paging early indication configuration (pei-Config) is configured in the downlink configuration common system information block (DownlinkConfigCommonSIB).

[0148] In some embodiments, the information sent by the network device to the terminal may include a precondition for configuring the paging early indication search space, such as using the InitialBWP-Paging information field. The corresponding interpretation of this information field is: the bandwidth part (BWP) is the initial downlink bandwidth part, or the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal, and the bandwidth part (BWP) includes the CD-SSB and all CORESET#0 or includes all CORESET#0, and the bandwidth part (BWP) is configured with a paging search space, and the paging early indication configuration (pei-Config) is configured in the downlink configuration common system information block (DownlinkConfigCommonSIB), then the paging early indication search space configuration is optional and the type can be Need R. That is, the paging early indication search space can be optionally configured on the bandwidth part (BWP). Otherwise, the paging early indication search space configuration does not exist, that is, the paging early indication search space cannot be configured on the bandwidth part (BWP).

[0149] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message sending method. Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a message sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The message sending method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a network device.

[0150] As shown in FIG4 , the message sending method may include the following steps:

[0151] In step S401, it is determined that no paging search space is configured in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and a paging message is sent in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0152] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0153] In some embodiments, the terminal may be a specific type of terminal, for example, a reduced capability (Redcap) terminal. The network device may configure an initial bandwidth portion (for example, a downlink bandwidth portion) dedicated to the Redcap terminal, for example, referred to as a first initial bandwidth portion, while the second initial bandwidth portion may not be an initial bandwidth portion dedicated to the Redcap terminal.

[0154] In some embodiments, the network device may configure the initial bandwidth portion for the terminal via a system information block (SIB). For example, the system information block may include SIB1.

[0155] In some embodiments, the network device may configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal. However, in some cases, the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and the terminal is unable to monitor paging messages on the first initial bandwidth. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in this case, the network device may send a paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion and communicate with the network device.

[0156] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of: control resource set 0 (COREST#0); synchronization broadcast signal block (SSB).

[0157] For example, when the first initial bandwidth part does not include CORESET#0, or when the first initial bandwidth part does not include SSB, or when the first initial bandwidth part does not include CORESET#0 and SSB, the network device cannot configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth.

[0158] In response to this situation, the embodiments of the present disclosure, although the network device does not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth, can still send a paging message on the second initial bandwidth part, so that the terminal can monitor the paging message on the second initial bandwidth part and then communicate with the network device.

[0159] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of: control resource set 0 (COREST#0); synchronization broadcast signal block (SSB).

[0160] For example, when the first initial bandwidth part includes CORESET#0, or when the first initial bandwidth part includes SSB, or when the first initial bandwidth part includes CORESET#0 and SSB, the network device may not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth.

[0161] In response to this situation, the embodiments of the present disclosure, although the network device does not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth, can still send a paging message on the second initial bandwidth part, so that the terminal can monitor the paging message on the second initial bandwidth part and then communicate with the network device.

[0162] In some embodiments, the synchronization broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following:

[0163] Cell Definition (CD) synchronous broadcast signal block;

[0164] Non-cell definition (NCD) synchronous broadcast signal block.

[0165] In some embodiments, the information sent by the network device to the terminal may include an information field for indicating a paging search space identifier (e.g., ID). When the information field does not exist, the terminal may not receive a paging message in the bandwidth part. Specifically, when the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal does not include CD-SSB and CORESET#0, the information field may not exist. When the information field does not exist for the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal, the Redcap terminal in the idle or inactive state of Radio Resource Control (RRC) should monitor paging in the initial downlink bandwidth part (e.g., the second initial bandwidth part) including CORESET#0 when small data transmission (SDT) is not in progress.

[0166] At this time, for the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth of the Redcap terminal, this information field does not exist, that is, no paging search space is configured. This may be due to the following circumstances:

[0167] One case is that when the first initial bandwidth portion does not include CORESET#0 and / or SSB, the network device cannot configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth.

[0168] Another case is: even if the first initial bandwidth portion includes CORESET#0 and / or SSB, the network device may not configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth based on its own implementation.

[0169] At this time, for the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth of the Redcap terminal, this information field does not exist, that is, no paging search space is configured. At this time, the terminal will monitor paging in the initial downlink bandwidth part including CORESET#0 (such as the second initial bandwidth part).

[0170] In some embodiments, the second initial bandwidth portion comprises an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

[0171] In some cases, when the network device does not configure the paging search space on the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, it can still send a paging message on the initial bandwidth part of the traditional terminal so that the terminal can monitor the paging message on the second initial bandwidth part and then communicate with the network device.

[0172] In some embodiments, the network device does not configure a search space for a paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0173] In some embodiments, before sending a paging message to the terminal, the network device may send a paging early indication to the terminal, where the paging early indication is used to indicate whether the terminal needs to monitor paging messages subsequently.

[0174] However, if the network device does not configure a paging search space for the first initial bandwidth portion of a terminal, it will not send a paging message to the terminal in the first bandwidth portion. Therefore, there is no need to configure a search space for early paging indication in the first initial bandwidth portion and send early paging indications to the terminal in that search space. In other words, if the network device does not configure a paging search space for the first initial bandwidth portion of a terminal, it will not configure a search space for early paging indication in the first initial bandwidth portion, which helps conserve resources.

[0175] In some embodiments, the message sending method further comprises: sending a paging early indication in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0176] If the network device does not configure a paging search space on the first initial bandwidth portion, it may also not configure a paging early indication search space on the first initial bandwidth portion. In this case, the network device can still send a paging early indication on a second initial bandwidth portion (e.g., the initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals) outside the first initial bandwidth portion, so that the terminal can successfully monitor the paging early indication and then determine whether it needs to monitor for paging messages on the second initial bandwidth based on the paging early indication.

[0177] In some embodiments, the configuration conditions of the paging early indication search space include: the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal includes CD-SSB and CORESET#0, and the paging search space is configured on this bandwidth part, and the paging early indication configuration (pei-Config) is configured in the downlink configuration common system information block (DownlinkConfigCommonSIB).

[0178] In some embodiments, the information sent by the network device to the terminal may include a precondition for configuring the paging early indication search space, such as using the InitialBWP-Paging information field. The corresponding interpretation of this information field is: the bandwidth part (BWP) is the initial downlink bandwidth part, or the exclusive initial downlink bandwidth part of the Redcap terminal, and the bandwidth part (BWP) includes the CD-SSB and all CORESET#0 or includes all CORESET#0, and the bandwidth part (BWP) is configured with a paging search space, and the paging early indication configuration (pei-Config) is configured in the downlink configuration common system information block (DownlinkConfigCommonSIB), then the paging early indication search space configuration is optional, and the type can be Need R, that is, the paging early indication search space can be optionally configured on the bandwidth part (BWP). Otherwise, the paging early indication search space configuration does not exist, that is, the paging early indication search space cannot be configured on the bandwidth part (BWP).

[0179] As an embodiment: if the network does not configure a downlink initial BWP (RedCap-specific initial DL BWP configuration) for a specific type of terminal and configures a search space for PEI, the terminal monitors PEI on a second initial BWP based on a protocol or network instruction;

[0180] At this time, as a preferred embodiment: the second initial BWP is the initial BWP used by ordinary users;

[0181] At this time, as a preferred embodiment: if the search space of PEI is configured on the second initial BWP, the terminal monitors PEI on the second initial BWP; otherwise, the terminal does not monitor PEI on the second initial BWP.

[0182] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0183] In some embodiments, the terms "search space", "search space set", "search space configuration", "search space set configuration", "control resource set (CORESET)", "CORESET configuration" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0184] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0185] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the message monitoring method and the message sending method, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of a message monitoring device and a message sending device.

[0186] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram of a message monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the message monitoring device includes a receiving module 501 .

[0187] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to determine that the network device has not configured a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and to monitor a paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of: control resource set 0; and a synchronization broadcast signal block.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of: a control resource set 0; and a synchronization broadcast signal block.

[0190] In some embodiments, the synchronized broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following: a cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block; a non-cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block.

[0191] In some embodiments, the terminal does not desire to determine a search space for a paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0192] In some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to monitor the paging early indication in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0193] In some embodiments, a search space for paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth part, and the paging early indication is monitored in the second initial bandwidth part; or, a search space for paging early indication is not configured in the second initial bandwidth part, and the paging early indication is not monitored in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0194] In some embodiments, the terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal.

[0195] In some embodiments, the second initial bandwidth portion comprises an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

[0196] It should be noted that the modules included in the message monitoring device may not be limited to the modules shown in FIG. 5 , but may also include other modules, such as a sending module, a processing module, a storage module, and the like.

[0197] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of a message sending device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the message sending device includes a sending module 601 .

[0198] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to determine that no paging search space is configured in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and to send the paging message in the second initial bandwidth part.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of: control resource set 0; and a synchronization broadcast signal block.

[0200] In some embodiments, the first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of: a control resource set 0; and a synchronization broadcast signal block.

[0201] In some embodiments, the synchronized broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following: a cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block; a non-cell-defined synchronized broadcast signal block.

[0202] In some embodiments, the network device does not configure a search space for paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

[0203] In some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to send the paging early indication in a second initial bandwidth portion.

[0204] In some embodiments, the terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal.

[0205] In some embodiments, the second initial bandwidth portion comprises an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

[0206] It should be noted that the modules included in the message sending device may not be limited to the modules shown in FIG6 , but may also include other modules, such as a receiving module, a processing module, a storage module, and the like.

[0207] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0208] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a message monitoring method, comprising: a network device does not configure a paging search space in a first initial bandwidth portion of a terminal, and sends a paging message in a second initial bandwidth portion; and the terminal monitors the paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion.

[0209] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the terminal executes the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect.

[0210] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the network device executes the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0211] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0212] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the message monitoring method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the message sending method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0213] 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.

[0214] 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.

[0215] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0216] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 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 7100 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.

[0217] As shown in Figure 7, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0218] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0219] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0220] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0221] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0222] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7 . 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.

[0223] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0224] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above methods.

[0225] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are 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.

[0226] 8203 or other devices to send signals. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0227] 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.

[0228] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes 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.

[0229] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0230] 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 message monitoring method, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: It is determined that the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and a paging message is monitored in the second initial bandwidth portion.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of the following: Control resource set 0; Synchronize broadcast signal blocks.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of the following: Control resource set 0; Synchronize broadcast signal blocks.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The synchronous broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following: The cell defines a synchronous broadcast signal block; Non-cell definition synchronized broadcast signal blocks.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The terminal does not desire to determine a search space for a paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: The paging early indication is monitored in a second initial bandwidth portion.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that A search space for a paging early indication is configured in the second initial bandwidth part, and the paging early indication is monitored in the second initial bandwidth part; or, The search space of the paging early indication is not configured in the second initial bandwidth part, and the paging early indication is not monitored in the second initial bandwidth part.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that The terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The second initial bandwidth portion includes an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

10. A message sending method, characterized in that: Executed by a network device, the method includes: It is determined that a paging search space is not configured in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and a paging message is sent in the second initial bandwidth portion.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The first initial bandwidth portion does not include at least one of the following: Control resource set 0; Synchronize broadcast signal blocks.

12. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The first initial bandwidth portion includes at least one of the following: Control resource set 0; Synchronize broadcast signal blocks.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that: The synchronous broadcast signal block includes at least one of the following: The cell defines a synchronous broadcast signal block; Non-cell definition synchronized broadcast signal blocks.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that The network device does not configure a search space for paging early indication in the first initial bandwidth portion.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: The paging early indication is sent in a second initial bandwidth portion.

16. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, characterized in that The terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal.

17. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, characterized in that The second initial bandwidth portion includes an initial bandwidth portion for legacy terminals.

18. A message monitoring device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The receiving module is configured to determine that the network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and monitor a paging message in the second initial bandwidth part.

19. A message sending device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The sending module is configured to determine that a paging search space is not configured in the first initial bandwidth part of the terminal, and send a paging message in the second initial bandwidth part.

20. A message monitoring method, characterized in that: include: The network device does not configure a paging search space in the first initial bandwidth portion of the terminal, and sends a paging message in the second initial bandwidth portion; The terminal listens for paging messages in the second initial bandwidth portion.

21. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein executable instructions are stored in the memory, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the terminal executes the message monitoring method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

22. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein executable instructions are stored in the memory, and when the executable instructions are executed by the one or more processors, the network device executes the message sending method according to any one of claims 10 to 17.

23. A communication system, characterized in that: It comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the message monitoring method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, and the network device is configured to implement the message sending method according to any one of claims 10 to 17.

24. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the message monitoring method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and / or the message sending method according to any one of claims 10 to 17.

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