Resource processing method, terminals, and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource processing method, terminals, and a storage medium. The method is executed by a first-type terminal, and the method comprises: on the basis of a comparison result between a bandwidth among packet configuration parameters of at least one packet in a resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first-type terminal, a media access control (MAC) layer determines the availability of the resource set. Thus, the method for determining resources in random access processes after Redcap terminals are introduced is defined.

Description

Resource processing method, terminal and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] In the field of communication technology, enhanced reduced capability (eRedcap) terminals have been introduced. Since the time-frequency domain resources corresponding to the scheduling of eRedcap terminals are limited, how to determine the resources during the random access process corresponding to the eRedcap terminals is an issue that needs to be considered.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] After the introduction of eRedcap terminals, it is necessary to consider the resources used in the random access process.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource processing method is provided, the method being executed by a first type terminal, the method including:

[0006] The availability of the resource set is determined through a media access control (MAC) layer based on a comparison result of a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first type terminal is provided, the first type terminal including:

[0008] The processing module is configured to:

[0009] The availability of the resource set is determined through a media access control (MAC) layer based on a comparison result of a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0010] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first type terminal is provided, the first type terminal including:

[0011] one or more processors;

[0012] The first type of terminal is used to execute the method described in the first aspect.

[0013] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method provided in the first aspect.

[0014] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure clarifies the method for determining resources during the random access process after the introduction of the Redcap terminal.

[0015] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0017] FIG1a is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0018] FIG2a is a schematic flow chart showing a resource processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0019] FIG3a is a schematic flow chart showing a resource processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0020] FIG3 b is a schematic flow chart showing a resource processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0021] FIG4a is a schematic flow chart showing a resource processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0022] FIG5a is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] FIG6a is a schematic structural diagram of a first type terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] FIG6b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0025] FIG7a is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] Fig. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource processing method, a terminal, and a storage medium.

[0028] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a resource processing method, the method being executed by a first type terminal, the method including:

[0029] The availability of the resource set is determined through a medium access control (MAC) layer based on a comparison result between a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0030] In the above embodiment, the media access control MAC layer can determine whether the resource set is available based on the comparison result by comparing the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set with the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, thereby reliably using the resource set.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments,

[0032] The resource set is used for transmission of a 2-step random access channel RACH; and wherein the resource set includes at least one of the following groups: a random access preamble group A; and a random access preamble group B.

[0033] In the above embodiment, it is clarified that the resource set is the random access preamble group A and / or the random access preamble group B used for transmission of a 2-step random access channel RACH.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the group configuration parameters include message A MsgA physical uplink shared channel PUSCH resource configuration parameters.

[0035] In the above embodiment, it is clarified that the group configuration parameters include message A MsgA physical uplink shared channel PUSCH resource configuration parameters.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result of the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal includes:

[0037] Determine the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0038] In the above embodiment, by comparing the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B with the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, it can be clearly determined whether the resource set is available or unavailable based on the result obtained by the comparison, so that the resource set can be reliably used.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group B and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal includes:

[0040] The bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the resource set is unavailable.

[0041] In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, it can be clearly determined that the resource set is unavailable, so that the resource set can be not used.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, by the media access control (MAC) layer, the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal includes:

[0043] The bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A is less than or equal to the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the resource set is available.

[0044] In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A is less than or equal to the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, the resource set can be determined to be available without considering the random access preamble code group B.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0046] During the random access process, it is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the random access preamble code group B is unavailable or that the random access preamble code group B is not configured.

[0047] In the above embodiment, after determining that the resources are available, if it is determined during the random access process that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, it will be determined that the random access preamble code group B is unavailable or it is determined that the random access preamble code group B is not configured, so that the random access preamble code group B will not be selected for random access, thereby improving the random access efficiency.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining, by the media access control (MAC) layer, the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal includes:

[0049] Based on predetermined communication protocol information or based on information received from a network device, the availability of the resource set is determined through the media access control MAC layer based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0050] In the above embodiment, based on predetermined communication protocol information or based on the information indication sent by the received network device, the media access control MAC layer determines the availability of the resource set based on the comparison result of the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and the determination method is more flexible.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first type of terminal is an enhanced reduced capability eRedcap terminal.

[0052] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first type terminal, characterized in that the first type terminal includes:

[0053] The processing module is configured to:

[0054] The availability of the resource set is determined through a medium access control (MAC) layer based on a comparison result between a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0055] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first type terminal, the first type terminal including:

[0056] one or more processors;

[0057] Among them, the first type of terminal is used to execute the method provided by the first aspect.

[0058] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0059] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0060] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0061] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, which includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0062] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips or chip systems are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0063] The present disclosure provides a resource processing method, terminal, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the resource processing method is interchangeable with the information indication method, information processing method, communication method, and information transmission method, and the communication system and information processing system are interchangeable.

[0064] 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.

[0065] 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.

[0066] 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.

[0067] 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.

[0068] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0069] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0070] 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.

[0071] 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.

[0072] 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.

[0073] 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.

[0074] 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.

[0075] 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.

[0076] 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.

[0077] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0078] 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.

[0079] 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.

[0080] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0081] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0082] 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.

[0083] FIG1a is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0084] As shown in FIG. 1 a , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0085] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may be a first type terminal.

[0086] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0087] 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.

[0088] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), 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.

[0089] 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.

[0090] 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.

[0091] 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).

[0092] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0093] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1a, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1a are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or a portion of the entities shown in FIG1a, or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1a. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0094] 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).

[0095] In some embodiments, a new type of terminal, Reduced Capability UE (NR-lite), is proposed. Similar to IoT devices in LTE, these devices, based on 5G NR-lite, typically need to meet the following requirements: low cost and complexity, a certain degree of coverage enhancement, and power savings.

[0096] In some embodiments, after the introduction of Redcap terminals, unlike conventional enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) terminals, Redcap terminals are used in some scenarios, such as industrial sensor scenarios and some wearable devices.

[0097] In some embodiments, since the time-frequency domain resources for scheduling are limited, Redcap terminals need to be indicated in advance, that is, the type of terminal can be identified during the random access process to facilitate reasonable scheduling.

[0098] In some embodiments, the terminal-based early identification is performed by partitioning the random access channel (RACH), that is, the random access resources are divided according to the feature combinations that need to be supported.

[0099] In some embodiments, a portion of the featureCombinationPreamblesList is allocated in the random access resources RACH-ConfigCommon used by 4-step RACH and the random access resources RACH-ConfigCommonTwoStepRA used by 2-step RACH for a specific feature combination. The portion of the random access resource that can be configured for the feature combination can be considered a common RACH resource.

[0100] In some embodiments, during the random access process of the terminal, resource selection is first performed in a portion of the featureCombinationPreamblesList to select a suitable random access resource. If the selection fails, a commom RACH resource is selected.

[0101] In some embodiments, after the introduction of R18 terminals, because their uplink data transmission bandwidth is limited to 5 MHz, the frequency domain range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) of the msgA PUSCH configured in the MsgA-PUSCH-Config in the random access resource configuration used for 2-step RACH will exceed the uplink supported bandwidth of the R18 terminal. Therefore, when the terminal uses 2-step RACH, the message A (MsgA) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH, Physical Uplink Shared CHannel) cannot be successfully decoded in the base station.

[0102] In some embodiments, for the random access resource configuration used by 2-step RACH, there are GroupA (random access preamble group A) and GroupB (random access preamble group B) configurations, that is, the resource configuration is divided into two groups, which are respectively configured with the preamble resources and the frequency domain range of msgA PUSCH.

[0103] In some embodiments, if a random access preamble group B of a 2-step random access type is configured, the following determination is required:

[0104] If the potential MsgA payload size is greater than ra-MsgA-SizeGroupA and the path loss is less than PCMAX-MSGA-PreambleReceivedTargetPower-MSGA-DeltaStreamble-MessagePowerOffsetGroupB (of the serving cell performing the random access procedure); or if the random access procedure is initiated for the Common Control Channel (CCCH) logical channel and the CCCH Service Data Unit (SDU) size plus the MAC subheader is greater than ra-MsgA-SizeGroupA, then the random access preamble group B is selected, otherwise, the random access preamble group A is selected.

[0105] In some embodiments, if the random access preamble group B of the 2-step random access type is not configured, the random access preamble group A is selected.

[0106] In some embodiments, Group B is optional and is selected only when agreed conditions are met (e.g., the payload size of the data to be transmitted is large and exceeds the size threshold of Group A, or the path loss is less than a threshold). In this case, Group B is selected; otherwise, Group A is selected.

[0107] In some embodiments, under the above group configuration, if the terminal selects a certain group but finds that the frequency domain range of the msgA PUSCH corresponding to the group has exceeded the terminal capability, the problem of whether to regard the entire resource set as available or unavailable needs to be solved.

[0108] FIG2a is an interactive diagram of a resource processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource processing method for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0109] Step S2101: The first type terminal determines a resource set.

[0110] In some embodiments, a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the first type of terminal determines the resource set.

[0111] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal is a terminal with limited bandwidth capability. Exemplarily, the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal is less than 5 MHz.

[0112] In some embodiments, the transmission bandwidth of the PUSCH data of the first type of terminal is less than or equal to a bandwidth threshold. Exemplarily, the bandwidth threshold is 5 MHz.

[0113] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal is an eRedcap terminal. Of course, it can also be other evolved terminals, which is not limited here.

[0114] In some embodiments, the first type terminal determines a resource set for 2-step RACH transmission.

[0115] In some embodiments, the resource set includes at least one of the following groups: random access preamble group A; random access preamble group B.

[0116] In some embodiments, random access preamble group A and random access preamble group B correspond to group configuration parameters (or information), respectively.

[0117] In some embodiments, the resource set is used for transmission of a 2-step random access channel (RACH).

[0118] In some embodiments, the group configuration parameters are parameters of the random access preamble group A and / or the random access preamble group B used for transmission of a 2-step random access channel RACH.

[0119] In some embodiments, the group configuration parameters include message A MsgA physical uplink shared channel resource configuration parameters.

[0120] In some embodiments, the group configuration parameter may be a Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter.

[0121] In some embodiments, the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameters include bandwidth (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO).

[0122] In some embodiments, the bandwidth included in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter may be a numerical value, for example, a maximum bandwidth value.

[0123] In some embodiments, the bandwidth included in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter may be a value range.

[0124] It should be noted that, in different usage scenarios, the bandwidth in this disclosure may correspond to a single value or a range of values, which is not limited here.

[0125] In some embodiments, the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal may be a numerical value, that is, the first type of terminal supports a bandwidth less than or equal to the numerical value.

[0126] In some embodiments, the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal may be a numerical range, that is, the first type of terminal supports a bandwidth within the numerical range.

[0127] Step S2102: The network device sends first information to the first type of terminal.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first type terminal receives first information sent by the network device.

[0129] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate: the radio resource control RRC layer and the media access control MAC layer of the first type of terminal determine the availability of the resource set based on the comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0130] It should be noted that, when step S2103 is that the first type terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a predetermined communication protocol, step S2102 can be omitted.

[0131] Step S2103: The first type terminal determines the availability of the resource set.

[0132] In some embodiments, the first type terminal determines the availability of the resource set includes: determining that the resource set is available or determining that the resource set is unavailable. When it is determined that the resource set is unavailable, resources associated with the resource set will not be used.

[0133] In some embodiments, a (MAC, Media Access Control) layer of the first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set.

[0134] In some examples, a media access control (MAC) layer of a first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0135] In some embodiments, based on a predetermined communication protocol, the first type terminal determines the availability of the resource set.

[0136] In some embodiments, based on a predetermined communication protocol, the media access control MAC layer of the first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0137] In some embodiments, the first type terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on the received information sent by the network device.

[0138] In some embodiments, based on the information received from the network device, the media access control MAC layer of the first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0139] In some embodiments, a first type of terminal receives first information sent by a network device, and the first information is used to indicate that the media access control MAC layer of the first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0140] In some embodiments, the MAC layer of the first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter contained in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter contained in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0141] In some embodiments, the MAC layer of the first type of terminal determines that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and determines that the resource set is unavailable.

[0142] Exemplarily, the RRC layer of the first type terminal determines, based on a predetermined communication protocol, that the bandwidth in the MsgA PUSCH resource configuration parameter contained in any one (or at least one) group configuration parameter of GroupA and / or GroupB in a resource set for 2-step RACH transmission (a set of configured Random Access resources for 2-step RA type) is greater than the bandwidth supported by the terminal (or, the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the MsgA PUSCH resource configuration parameter is outside the bandwidth range supported by the terminal), then the first type terminal determines that the RACH resource is unavailable (resource set, including the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B).

[0143] In some embodiments, the resource set includes only the random access preamble group A. It is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A is greater than a bandwidth supported by the terminal, and the resource set is determined to be unavailable.

[0144] For example, if only Group A is configured in the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission, and the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in its msgA PUSCH resource configuration is not within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission is determined to be unavailable.

[0145] In some embodiments, the resource set includes only the random access preamble group A. Determining that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A is greater than a bandwidth supported by the terminal determines that the random access preamble group A is unavailable.

[0146] In some embodiments, the resource set includes the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B. It is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group B is greater than a bandwidth supported by the terminal, and the resource set is determined to be unavailable.

[0147] Exemplarily, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, where the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the GroupB group configuration is not within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable.

[0148] In some embodiments, the resource set includes the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B. It is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the terminal, and it is determined that the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B are unavailable.

[0149] In some embodiments, the resource set includes the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B. It is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A is greater than a bandwidth supported by the terminal, and the resource set is determined to be unavailable.

[0150] Exemplarily, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, wherein in the GroupA group configuration, the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in its msgA PUSCH resource configuration is not within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable.

[0151] In some embodiments, the resource set includes the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B. It is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A is greater than the bandwidth supported by the terminal, and it is determined that the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B are unavailable.

[0152] In some embodiments, the resource set includes the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B. It is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A and the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group B are greater than a bandwidth supported by the terminal, and the resource set is determined to be unavailable.

[0153] For example, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, and the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the two group configurations is not within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable.

[0154] In some embodiments, the resource set includes the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B. It is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A and the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group B are greater than a bandwidth supported by the terminal, and it is determined that the random access preamble group A and the random access preamble group B are unavailable.

[0155] In some embodiments, it is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A is less than or equal to the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and the random access resource set is determined to be available; otherwise, it is determined that the random access resource set is unavailable.

[0156] Exemplarily, for the first type of terminal, the network or protocol stipulates that if the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration of the GroupA group configuration of the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission (a set of configured Random Access resources for 2-step RA type) is not within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable; otherwise, it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is available.

[0157] For example, if only Group A is configured in the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission, and the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in its msgA PUSCH resource configuration is not within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable.

[0158] Exemplarily, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, and if the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the GroupA group configuration is not within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is determined to be unavailable, otherwise it is available.

[0159] In some embodiments, determining that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A is less than or equal to the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal determines that the resource set is available. During the random access process, the random access preamble group B is then determined.

[0160] For example, if Group A and Group B are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission (group A must be configured), as long as the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the GroupA group configuration is within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is still available.

[0161] In some embodiments, during the random access process, it is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the random access preamble code group B is unavailable or that the random access preamble code group B is not configured.

[0162] Exemplarily, during the random access process, the following determination process is added to the selection of the preamble:

[0163] If the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the MSG A PUSCH resource configuration for Group B is not within the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, the Group B configuration is simply considered unavailable (considered as Random Access Preambles group B for 2-step RA type is not configured), that is, the selection of Group A is restored. The conditions for selecting Group B must also include the conditional judgment of terminal capability support. If the terminal capability does not support it, Group B cannot be selected and the only option is to fall back to Group A.

[0164] In some embodiments, before performing selection of a random access resource set divided for RACH and / or a random access resource set for common random access, the media access control MAC layer determines availability of the resource set based on a comparison result of a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal;

[0165] In some embodiments, after selecting a random access resource set for RACH partitioning and / or a random access resource set for common random access, the media access control MAC layer determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0166] Exemplarily, when the terminal determines the availability of the random access (RA, Random Access) resource set of the 2-Step RACH, the RA resource set divided by the RACH and the RA resource set including the common RACH can be selected in a relevant manner, and then the resource sets that do not meet the conditions can be further eliminated according to the terminal capabilities, thereby eliminating the available RA resource sets outside the terminal capability range.

[0167] It should be noted that it is also possible to first eliminate according to the terminal capability, and then select in a related manner the RA resource set for the RACH partition and the RA resource set including the common RACH.

[0168] In some embodiments, it is determined whether to select a 2-step random access method or to perform a 4-step random access. If the random access resource set is not available, the 2-step random access method cannot be selected.

[0169] Exemplarily, the terminal performs an operation of determining the availability of an RA resource set for a 2-Step RACH: when determining whether to use 4-step RACH and 2-Step RACH, the terminal may also consider the terminal capability for selecting 2-step RACH, that is, make a determination based on the availability in the above embodiment. Only when the availability is met can 2-step be performed, otherwise only 4-step random access can be performed.

[0170] In some embodiments, the term "information" can be interchangeable with terms such as "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", and "data".

[0171] In some embodiments, the term "send" can be interchanged with terms such as "transmit", "report", and "transmit".

[0172] The information indication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2103. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2101 combined with step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2102 combined with step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0173] Figure 3a is a flow chart of a resource processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource processing method, which is executed by a first type of terminal, and the method includes:

[0174] Step S3101: Determine a resource set.

[0175] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0176] Step S3102: Obtain first information.

[0177] In some embodiments, first information sent by a network device is received.

[0178] In some embodiments, the first information sent by the network device is received, but not limited thereto, and the first message sent by other entities may also be received.

[0179] In some embodiments, first information specified by a protocol is obtained.

[0180] In some embodiments, the first information is obtained from upper layer(s).

[0181] In some embodiments, processing is performed to obtain the first information.

[0182] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0183] Step S3103: Determine resource availability.

[0184] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0185] The information indication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S3101 combined with step S3103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0186] FIG3b is a flow chart of a resource processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource processing method, which is executed by a first type terminal, and the method includes:

[0187] Step S3201: The media access control (MAC) layer determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0188] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0189] In some embodiments, the resource set is used for transmission of a 2-step random access channel RACH; the resource set includes at least one of the following groups: random access preamble group A; random access preamble group B.

[0190] In some embodiments, the group configuration parameters include message A MsgA physical uplink shared channel PUSCH resource configuration parameters.

[0191] In some embodiments, determining the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result of a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal includes:

[0192] Determine the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0193] In some embodiments, determining the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group B and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal includes:

[0194] Determine that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and determine that the resource set is unavailable.

[0195] In some embodiments, the media access control (MAC) layer determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, including:

[0196] Determine that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A is less than or equal to the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and determine that the resource set is available.

[0197] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0198] During the random access process, it is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the random access preamble code group B is unavailable or that the random access preamble code group B is not configured.

[0199] In some embodiments, the media access control (MAC) layer determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, including:

[0200] Based on predetermined communication protocol information or based on information received from a network device, the media access control MAC layer determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0201] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal is an enhanced reduced capability eRedcap terminal.

[0202] Figure 4a is a flow chart of a resource processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource processing method, which is executed by a network device. The method includes:

[0203] Step S4101: Send first information to a first type of terminal.

[0204] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that the media access control (MAC) layer of the first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result of the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0205] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0206] FIG5a is an interactive diagram of a resource processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a resource processing method for a communication system 100, and the method includes one of the following steps:

[0207] Step S5101: The network device sends first information to a first type of terminal.

[0208] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that the media access control (MAC) layer of the first type of terminal determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result of the bandwidth in the group configuration parameters of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

[0209] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2201 to S2103 in Figure 2a and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0210] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above-mentioned communication system side, first type terminal, network equipment, etc. embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0211] In order to better understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, some exemplary embodiments are further described below:

[0212] In some embodiments, a specific type of terminal (first type of terminal) is protected in terms of resource selection during random access.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal is a terminal with limited bandwidth capabilities.

[0214] In some embodiments, the transmission of uplink data (PUSCH) by the first type of terminal will not exceed a specific threshold bandwidth, such as 5M bandwidth.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal is an enhanced eRedcap terminal of R18.

[0216] In some embodiments, Solution 1 determines (or decides, or judges) the availability of the entire resource set by configuring any (or at least) one group in Group A and / or Group B. Here, the resource set includes Group A (corresponding to the random access preamble group A in the present disclosure) and Group B (corresponding to the random access preamble group B in the present disclosure).

[0217] In some embodiments, for the first type of terminal, the network or protocol stipulates that if the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in any (or at least) group configuration of GroupA and / or GroupB in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission (a set of configured Random Access resources for 2-step RA type) is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is determined to be unavailable.

[0218] In some embodiments, if only Group A is configured in the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission, and the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in its msgA PUSCH resource configuration is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission is considered unavailable.

[0219] In some embodiments, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, where the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration of GroupB is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is considered unavailable.

[0220] In some embodiments, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, where the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the GroupA group configuration is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is considered unavailable.

[0221] In some embodiments, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, and the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the two group configurations is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable.

[0222] In some embodiments, Solution 2 determines (or decides, or judges) the availability of the entire resource set through the configuration of Group A.

[0223] In some embodiments, for the first type of terminal, the network or protocol stipulates that if the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration of the GroupA group configuration of the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission (a set of configured Random Access resources for 2-step RA type) is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable; otherwise, it is determined that the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is available.

[0224] In some embodiments, if only Group A is configured in the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission, and the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in its msgA PUSCH resource configuration is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then it is determined that the resource set used for 2-step RACH transmission is unavailable.

[0225] In some embodiments, if GroupA and GroupB are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission, and if the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the GroupA group configuration is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, then the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is determined to be unavailable, otherwise it is available.

[0226] In some embodiments, if Group A and Group B are configured in the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission (group A must be configured), as long as the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration in the GroupA group configuration is within the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, the resource set for 2-step RACH transmission is still available.

[0227] In some embodiments, during the random access process, the following decision is added to the selection of the preamble:

[0228] If the bandwidth range (nrofPRBs-PerMsgA-PO) in the msgA PUSCH resource configuration of GroupB is outside the bandwidth range supported by the first type of terminal, however, it is only considered that the GroupB group configuration is unavailable (regarded as Random Access Preambles group B for 2-step RA type is not configured), and then it falls back to selecting groupA.

[0229] Solution 2 is more flexible than Solution 1. Even if group B is unavailable, you can still fall back to group A, ensuring that the entire resource set is available. This means that the conditions for selecting Group B must be supplemented with the terminal's capability support. If the terminal does not support Group B, Group B cannot be selected, or the Group B configuration is deemed unavailable (considered as "Random Access Preambles group B for 2-step RA type is not configured"), forcing you to fall back to group A.

[0230] The above two solutions can be implemented when the terminal makes the following judgments:

[0231] In some embodiments, the first type of terminal may determine the availability of the RA resource set of the 2-Step RACH after selecting the RA resource set of the RACH partition and the RA resource set including the common RACH in accordance with the existing method, and then further eliminate the unqualified resource sets or unavailable resource sets according to the terminal capabilities (i.e., determine the availability of the resource set according to the above scheme 1 or scheme 2), and eliminate the available RA resource sets outside the terminal capability range.

[0232] In some embodiments, available RA resource sets outside the capability range may be eliminated first according to the terminal capability, and then the RA resource set for the RACH partition and the RA resource set including the common RACH may be selected according to the existing method.

[0233] In some embodiments, when determining whether to use 4-step RACH or 2-step RACH, the first type of terminal may determine whether to use 2-step RACH by considering the existing decision process (such as signal transmission quality, for example, Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)). 2-step RACH can only be used when a threshold is met. Furthermore, the terminal capability, that is, the availability in the above embodiment, may be considered when selecting 2-step RACH. Only when the resource set is available can 2-step RACH be performed; otherwise, only 4-step random access can be performed. That is, a resource availability condition is added to the relevant decision conditions.

[0234] 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.

[0235] 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.

[0236] 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.

[0237] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first type terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6a, the first type terminal 6100 may include at least one of: a transceiver module 6101, a processing module 6102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send and receive information. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the first type terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the first type terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0238] Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6b, network device 6200 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send and receive information. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0239] Figure 7a 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.

[0240] As shown in Figure 7a, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0241] 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.

[0242] 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 S2101 and step S3101, but not limited thereto), and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102 and step S3102, but not limited thereto).

[0243] 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.

[0244] 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.

[0245] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0246] FIG7 b is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG7 b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0247] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0248] 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.

[0249] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S3101, but not limited to this), and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, step S3102, but not limited to this).

[0250] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0251] 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.

[0252] 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.

[0253] 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.

[0254] 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 processing method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a first type terminal, and the method includes: The availability of the resource set is determined through a media access control MAC layer based on a comparison result of a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The resource set is used for transmission of a 2-step random access channel RACH, and the resource set includes at least one of the following groups: Random access preamble group A; Random access preamble group B.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The group configuration parameters include message A MsgA physical uplink shared channel PUSCH resource configuration parameters.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The determining the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result of a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal comprises: The availability of the resource set is determined based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The determining the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble group B and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, comprises: The bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A and / or the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the resource set is unavailable.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The media access control MAC layer determines the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result of a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, including: The bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group A is less than or equal to the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the resource set is available.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: During the random access process, it is determined that the bandwidth in the Msg A PUSCH resource configuration parameter included in the group configuration parameter corresponding to the random access preamble code group B is greater than the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, and it is determined that the random access preamble code group B is unavailable or that the random access preamble code group B is not configured.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that Determining, by the media access control MAC layer, the availability of the resource set based on a comparison result between a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal, comprising: Based on predetermined communication protocol information or based on information received from a network device, through a media access control MAC layer, the availability of the resource set is determined based on a comparison result between the bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and the bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The first type of terminal is an enhanced reduced capability eRedcap terminal.

10. A first type terminal, characterized in that: The first type of terminal includes: The processing module is configured as follows: The availability of the resource set is determined by a medium access control (MAC) layer based on a comparison result between a bandwidth in a group configuration parameter of at least one group in the resource set and a bandwidth supported by the first type of terminal.

11. A first type terminal, characterized in that: The first type of terminal includes: one or more processors; The first type terminal is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

12. A storage medium, characterized in that: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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