Indication method and apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

The present invention relates to an indication method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method comprises: sending first information, wherein the first information is used for indicating that second information of a quality of service (QoS) flow comprised in the first information is unavailable, and the second information means assistance information for an uplink service arrival. In embodiments, the problem that whether the second information of the QoS flow is valid cannot be indicated is solved, and provided is a method for indicating, by means of the first information, whether the second information of the QoS flow is available, so that the indication accuracy is ensured, further ensuring the accuracy of uplink service arrival information, thus ensuring the reliability of communication between a terminal and a network device.

Description

Indication method, device and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] With the rapid development of mobile communication technology, terminals can report uplink auxiliary information to network devices, so that the network devices can perform scheduling based on the received uplink auxiliary information to achieve communication with the terminals.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments provided by the present disclosure ensure communication reliability.

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an indication method, an apparatus, and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for indicating is provided, where the method is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0007] First information is sent, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of a Quality of Service (QoS) flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of arrival of an uplink service.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for indicating is provided. The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes:

[0009] First information is received, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of a QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of arrival of an uplink service.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for indicating is provided, the method comprising:

[0011] The terminal sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of the QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of the uplink service;

[0012] The network device receives the first information.

[0013] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a pointing device is provided, comprising:

[0014] The transceiver module is used to send first information, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of the QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink service.

[0015] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an indication device is provided, comprising:

[0016] The transceiver module is used to receive first information, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of the QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink service.

[0017] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a pointing device is provided, comprising:

[0018] one or more processors;

[0019] Wherein, the indicating device is used to execute any method described in the first aspect.

[0020] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an indication device is provided, comprising:

[0021] one or more processors;

[0022] Wherein, the indicating device is used to execute any method described in the second aspect.

[0023] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including:

[0024] A terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the indication method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the indication method described in the second aspect.

[0025] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes a method as described in any one of the first aspect or the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the present disclosure. The illustrative embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure and their descriptions are used to explain the embodiments of the present disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the drawings:

[0027] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG3 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG4A is a schematic diagram showing a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG4B is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG5 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG6 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of an indicator device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of an indicator device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The present disclosure provides an indication method, an apparatus, and a storage medium.

[0039] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for indicating is provided, where the method is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0040] First information is sent, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of the QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink service.

[0041] In the above embodiment, the problem of being unable to indicate whether the second information of the QoS flow is valid is solved, and a method is provided to indicate whether the second information of the QoS flow is available through the first information, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indication, and further ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information, thereby ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information does not include at least one of the following, indicating that the second information is unavailable:

[0043] A first information field, where the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range;

[0044] A second information field, wherein the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time;

[0045] The third information field is used to indicate a data period.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the second information is not available by indicating that the second information is unavailable, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indication, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information, and thereby ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, the second information includes a first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable.

[0048] In the above embodiment, by carrying a fixed value in the second information to indicate that the second information is unavailable, the accuracy of the indication is ensured, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information and the reliability of the communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes a first information field, and the first information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range.

[0050] In the above embodiment, by indicating that the second information is unavailable in a manner of carrying a fixed value in a specific information field, the accuracy of the indication is ensured, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information and thus ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes a second information field, and the second information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the second information field is used to indicate the arrival time.

[0052] In the above embodiment, by indicating that the second information is unavailable in a manner of carrying a fixed value in a specific information field, the accuracy of the indication is ensured, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information and thus ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first value is carried in a CHOICE structure in the second information field.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first value is carried in a CHOICE structure of third information included in the second information field; the third information refers to ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes a third information field, and the third information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the third information field is used to indicate a data period.

[0056] In the above embodiment, by indicating that the second information is unavailable in a manner of carrying a fixed value in a specific information field, the accuracy of the indication is ensured, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information and thus ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a fourth information field, and the fourth information field is used to indicate that the second information of the quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable.

[0058] In the above embodiment, by adding an indication field to the first information to indicate that the second information is unavailable, the accuracy of the indication is ensured, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information and the reliability of the communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information further includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow.

[0060] In the above embodiment, the QoS flow is indicated by carrying the third information, thereby ensuring that the first information is the second information indicating a specific QoS flow, and whether it is available, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the indication, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the uplink service arrival information, and thereby ensuring the reliability of communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0061] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an indication method, which is performed by a network device and includes:

[0062] First information is received, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of a QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of arrival of an uplink service.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information does not include at least one of the following, indicating that the second information is unavailable:

[0064] A first information field, where the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range;

[0065] A second information field, wherein the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time;

[0066] The third information field is used to indicate a data period.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes a first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes a first information field, and the first information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes a second information field, and the second information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the second information field is used to indicate the arrival time.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first value is carried in a CHOICE (a language structure) structure in the second information field.

[0071] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first value is carried in a CHOICE structure of third information included in the second information field; the third information refers to ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18 (an information structure).

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes a third information field, and the third information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the third information field is used to indicate a data period.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes a fourth information field, and the fourth information field is used to indicate that the second information of the quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information further includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow.

[0075] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an indication method, the method comprising:

[0076] The terminal sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of the quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of the uplink service;

[0077] The network device receives the first information.

[0078] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an indication device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute optional implementation methods of the first and third aspects.

[0079] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an indication device, which includes at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the access network device is used to execute the optional implementation methods of the second and third aspects.

[0080] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an indication device, including:

[0081] one or more processors;

[0082] Wherein, the indicating device is used to execute the method described in any one of the first aspect and the third aspect.

[0083] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an indication device, including:

[0084] one or more processors;

[0085] Wherein, the indicating device is used to execute the method described in any one of the second aspect and the third aspect.

[0086] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium storing first information. When the first information is run on a communication device, the communication device executes a method as described in any one of the first, second and third aspects.

[0087] In a ninth 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 any one of the methods described in the first, second and third aspects.

[0088] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute any one of the methods described in the first, second, and third aspects.

[0089] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute any one of the methods described in the first, second, and third aspects.

[0090] 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.

[0091] The present disclosure provides an indication method, device, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "indication method," "information indication method," and "indication method" are interchangeable; the terms "indication device," "information processing device," and "indication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," and "information processing system" are interchangeable.

[0092] 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.

[0093] 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.

[0094] 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.

[0095] 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.

[0096] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0097] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0098] 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.

[0099] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other expressions 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, and C.

[0100] 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.

[0101] 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.

[0102] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time / frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0103] 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.

[0104] 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.

[0105] 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.

[0106] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0107] 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.

[0108] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (terminal)", "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.

[0109] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0110] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0111] 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.

[0112] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system 100, which may include a terminal 101 and a network device 102. It should be noted that the communication system 100 may also include other devices, and the present disclosure does not limit the devices included in the communication system 100.

[0113] 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.

[0114] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0115] 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.

[0116] 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.

[0117] 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.

[0118] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device comprising one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each of which includes all or part of the one or more network elements. The network elements 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).

[0119] 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.

[0120] 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.

[0121] 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 using other indication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these systems. Furthermore, a combination of multiple systems (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G) may also be used.

[0122] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an indication method, and the method includes:

[0123] Step S2101: The terminal sends first information.

[0124] In some embodiments, the network device receives the first information. In some embodiments, the terminal sends the first information to the network device. In some embodiments, the network device receives the first information sent by the terminal.

[0125] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable. In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow included in the first information is invalid or failed.

[0126] Optionally, the first information is RRC information. For example, the RRC information is UEAssistanceInformation (terminal assistance information).

[0127] In some embodiments, the first information is sent after the terminal completes RRC reconfiguration. Alternatively, it can be understood that the first information is sent by the terminal in response to receiving RRC information sent by the network device. For example, the network device sends RRC reconfiguration information to the terminal, and after receiving the RRC reconfiguration information, the terminal performs RRC reconfiguration and then sends the first information to the network device.

[0128] In some embodiments, the name of the first information in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited, and can be, for example, indication information, feedback information, response information, etc.

[0129] In some embodiments, the second information is auxiliary information indicating that uplink traffic has arrived. In some embodiments, the second information is auxiliary information indicating that uplink traffic sent by a terminal has arrived at a network device. In some embodiments, the second information is auxiliary information for the network device to perform uplink resource scheduling.

[0130] It should be noted that the disclosed embodiments use the example of first information indicating whether second information is available. In another embodiment, the terminal pre-determines the second information through internal behavior, and when the terminal determines that the second information is unavailable, the terminal uses the first information to indicate that the second information is unavailable. Alternatively, it can be understood that the terminal pre-determines the auxiliary information through internal behavior, and when the terminal determines that the auxiliary information is unavailable, the terminal uses the first information to indicate that the auxiliary information is unavailable.

[0131] Optionally, the terminal determines in advance through internal behavior that the second information includes a first information field, a second information field, and a third information field.

[0132] In some embodiments, the name of the second information in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited, and may be, for example, auxiliary information, uplink auxiliary information, uplink service auxiliary information, etc.

[0133] In some embodiments, the second information does not include at least one of the following, indicating that the second information is unavailable:

[0134] (1) The first information field is used to indicate the time jitter range.

[0135] In some embodiments, the time jitter range refers to the floating value of the arrival time of the uplink traffic. Optionally, the actual arrival time of the uplink traffic is earlier than the arrival time, and the interval between the actual arrival time and the arrival time is within the time jitter range. Optionally, the actual arrival time of the uplink traffic is later than the arrival time, and the interval between the actual arrival time and the arrival time is within the time jitter range.

[0136] Optionally, the first information field is represented by jitterRange (time jitter).

[0137] (2) The second information field is used to indicate the arrival time.

[0138] Optionally, the second information field is represented by burstArrivalTime (arrival time).

[0139] (3) The third information field is used to indicate the data period.

[0140] In some embodiments, the uplink service sent by the terminal is periodic, so the data period defines the period of uplink service sending, for example, sending once every 50 ms (milliseconds), sending once every 100 ms, etc.

[0141] Optionally, the third information field is represented by trafficPeriodicity (data period).

[0142] In some embodiments, the first information indicates that the second information is unavailable by not transmitting at least one of the first information field, the second information field, and the third information field.

[0143] It should be noted that when the second information does not include the first information field, the second information field, or the third information field, it indicates that the second information is unavailable. Alternatively, it can be understood that when the first information field, the second information field, or the third information field of the second information is not transmitted via the first information, it indicates that the second information is unavailable.

[0144] In some embodiments, the present disclosure implicitly indicates that the second information does not include an information field. That is, the present disclosure implicitly indicates that the second information is unavailable.

[0145] In some embodiments, the first information further includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow. Optionally, the third information is a QFI identifier, and the QFI identifier is used to indicate the QoS flow.

[0146] That is, the first information is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow indicated by the third information is unavailable. For example, the third information is a QFI identifier, that is, the second information of the QoS flow corresponding to the QFI identifier is indicated to be unavailable by not including an information field in the second information.

[0147] It should be noted that the above embodiment is described in terms of indicating that the second information is unavailable by information not included in the second information.

[0148] In some embodiments, the second information includes a first value indicating that the second information is unavailable. Optionally, the first value may be a pre-set value. For example, the first value may be 1, 2, unavailable, etc., which is not limited in the present embodiment.

[0149] Optionally, a first value is set in a first information field included in the second information to indicate that the second information is unavailable. Optionally, the second information includes a first information field, and the first information field includes a first value to indicate that the second information is unavailable. The first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range. For example, the first information field is jitterRange. That is, unavailable is introduced in jitterRange to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow is unavailable.

[0150] Optionally, a first value is set in a second information field included in the second information to indicate that the second information is unavailable. Optionally, the second information includes a second information field, and the second information field includes a first value to indicate that the second information is unavailable, and the second information field is used to indicate the arrival time. For example, the first information field is burstArrivalTime. That is, unavailable is introduced in burstArrivalTime to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow is unavailable.

[0151] In one possible implementation, the first value is carried in a CHOICE structure in the second information field. Below, the first value is described as unavailable. For example, an unavailable branch is introduced in the CHOICE structure, and the corresponding signaling (modification) is shown below. When the value of burstArrivalTime is unavailable, the second information of the corresponding QoS flow is unavailable.

[0152] In one possible implementation, the first value is carried in a CHOICE structure within the third information field of the second information field; the third information is ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18. The following description assumes that the first value is unavailable. For example, a CHOICE structure is introduced within the ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18 IE, and the unavailable branch indicates that the second information for the corresponding QoS flow is unavailable. The corresponding signaling is shown below.

[0153] Optionally, a first value is set in a third information field included in the second information to indicate that the second information is unavailable. Optionally, the second information includes a third information field, and the third information field includes a first value to indicate that the second information is unavailable. The third information field is used to indicate a data period. For example, the third information field is trafficPeriodicity. That is, unavailable is introduced in trafficPeriodicity to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow is unavailable.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first information further includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow. Optionally, the third information is a QFI identifier, and the QFI identifier is used to indicate the QoS flow.

[0155] That is, the first information is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow indicated by the third information is unavailable. For example, the third information is a QFI identifier, that is, the second information is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow corresponding to the QFI identifier is unavailable by carrying the first value in the second information.

[0156] It should be noted that the above embodiment is described by taking the second information carrying the first value as an indication that the second information is unavailable. Next, a method of adding an information field to the first information to indicate that the second information is unavailable will be described.

[0157] In some embodiments, the first information includes a fourth information field, and the fourth information field is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable.

[0158] Optionally, the fourth information field refers to trafficInfoUnavailable (transmission information unavailable).

[0159] Optionally, the fourth information field in the embodiment of the present disclosure refers to a newly introduced information field in the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18 (Quality of Service Uplink Information - r18). Optionally, the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18 is carried in the first information. It can also be understood that the present disclosure introduces a new trafficInfoUnavailable information field in the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18, and uses this trafficInfoUnavailable information field to indicate that the second information is unavailable.

[0160] In one possible implementation, if the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18 includes the trafficInfoUnavailable information field, it indicates that the second information is unavailable. In one possible implementation, the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18 includes the trafficInfoUnavailable information field with a preset number of bits. If the bits in the trafficInfoUnavailable information field have a first value, it indicates that the second information is unavailable. If the bits in the trafficInfoUnavailable information field have a second value, it indicates that the second information is available. For example, if the preset number of bits is 1, the first value is 0 and the second value is 1.

[0161] In some embodiments, the first information further includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow. Optionally, the third information is a QFI identifier, and the QFI identifier is used to indicate the QoS flow.

[0162] That is, the first information is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow indicated by the third information is unavailable. For example, the third information is a QFI identifier, that is, the second information is used to indicate that the second information of the QoS flow corresponding to the QFI identifier is unavailable by carrying the first value in the second information.

[0163] Step S2102: The network device receives first information.

[0164] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal sends the first information, and the network device may receive the first information and determine that the second information of the terminal is unavailable.

[0165] Step S2103: The network device releases resources.

[0166] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the terminal reports that the second information is unavailable, the network device determines that the auxiliary information of the uplink service arrival is unavailable and the uplink service cannot be received, so the network device releases resources.

[0167] 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.

[0168] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0169] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0170] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0171] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0172] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0173] The 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, step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101 and step S2102 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S2101 and step S2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and step S2102 and step S2103 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0174] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0175] In some embodiments, step S2102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0176] In some embodiments, step S2103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0177] In some embodiments, step S2101 and step S2102 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0178] In some embodiments, step S2101 and step S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0179] In some embodiments, step S2102 and step S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0180] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0181] FIG3 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an indication method, which includes:

[0182] Step S3101: The terminal sends the first information.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service (QoS) flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink services.

[0184] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0185] FIG4A is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an indication method, which includes:

[0186] Step S4101: The network device receives first information.

[0187] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service (QoS) flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink services.

[0188] The optional implementation of step S4101 can be found in step S2102 of FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0189] Step S4102: The network device releases resources.

[0190] The optional implementation of step S4102 can be found in step S2103 of FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0191] FIG4B is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a network device. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an indication method, which includes:

[0192] Step S4201: The network device receives first information.

[0193] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service (QoS) flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink services.

[0194] The optional implementation of step S4201 can be found in step S2102 of FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0195] In some embodiments, the second information does not include at least one of the following, indicating that the second information is unavailable:

[0196] A first information field, where the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range;

[0197] A second information field, wherein the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time;

[0198] The third information field is used to indicate a data period.

[0199] In some embodiments, the second information includes a first value indicating that the second information is not available.

[0200] In some embodiments, the second information includes a first information field, and the first information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range.

[0201] In some embodiments, the second information includes a second information field, and the second information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first value is carried in a CHOICE structure in the second information field.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first value is carried in a CHOICE structure of third information included in the second information field; the third information refers to ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18.

[0204] In some embodiments, the second information includes a third information field, and the third information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the third information field is used to indicate a data period.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first information includes a fourth information field, and the fourth information field is used to indicate that the second information of the Quality of Service (QoS) flow included in the first information is unavailable.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first information further includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow.

[0207] FIG5 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an indication method, and the method includes:

[0208] Step S5101: The terminal sends the first information.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service (QoS) flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink services.

[0210] Step S5102: The network device receives the first information.

[0211] Optional implementations of step S5101 may refer to step S2101 in FIG. 2 , step S3101 in FIG. 3 , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0212] Optional implementations of step S5102 may refer to step S2102 of FIG. 2 , step S4101 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0213] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0214] FIG6 is a flow chart of an indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an indication method, and the method includes:

[0215] Step S6101: The terminal indicates in the RRC message UEAssistanceInformation that the assistance information of the QoS flow is unavailable.

[0216] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information of the QoS flow is indicated in the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18, wherein the field qfi indicates the identity of the QoS flow indicated by the uplink traffic auxiliary information.

[0217] In some embodiments, the unavailability of auxiliary information for a QoS flow is indicated by not transmitting one or more fields of the uplink service auxiliary information for the QoS flow. Specifically, when the field qfi is indicated in the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18, but the fields jitterRange, burstArrivalTime, and trafficPeriodicity are not transmitted, it is indicated that the uplink service auxiliary information for the QoS flow corresponding to the qfi is unavailable. As an embodiment, the following content is added to 3GPP TS 38.331:

[0218] If jitterRange, burstArrivalTimer, and trafficPeriodicity are absent, the UL traffic information for the concerned qfi is not available.

[0219] In some embodiments, a special value is introduced in the relevant field of the uplink service auxiliary information to indicate that the uplink service auxiliary information of the QoS flow corresponding to the qfi is unavailable. The following examples all use unavailable to indicate that the uplink service auxiliary information of the QoS flow corresponding to the qfi is unavailable, and other names can also be used.

[0220] 1) A special value unavailable is introduced in the field jitterRange to indicate that the uplink service auxiliary information of the QoS flow corresponding to qfi is unavailable.

[0221] 2) Introduce the special value unavailable in the burstArrivalTime field to indicate that the uplink service auxiliary information of the QoS flow corresponding to qfi is unavailable. There are two ways to do this:

[0222] a) Introduce an unavailable branch in the CHOICE structure. The corresponding ASN.1 signaling (modifications are underlined) is as follows: When the value of burstArrivalTime is unavailable, the uplink service auxiliary information of the corresponding QoS flow is unavailable.

[0223] b) Introduce the CHOICE structure in the IE ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18, and use the unavailable branch to indicate that the uplink service auxiliary information of the corresponding QoS flow is unavailable. The corresponding ASN.1 signaling (modifications are indicated by underscores) is shown below.

[0224] In some embodiments, a special value unavailable is introduced into the field trafficPeriodicity or a value of 0 is used to indicate that the uplink service auxiliary information of the QoS flow corresponding to qfi is unavailable.

[0225] In some embodiments, a field is introduced in the IE QOS-FlowUL-TrafficInfo-r18 to indicate that the uplink service auxiliary information of the QoS flow corresponding to the qfi is unavailable. In the following example, when the field trafficInfoUnavailable is transmitted, it indicates that the uplink service auxiliary information of the QoS flow corresponding to the qfi is unavailable.

[0226] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0227] 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.

[0228] 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.

[0229] 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.

[0230] Figure 7A is a structural diagram of the indication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7A, the indication device 7100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 7101, a processing module 7102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is used to send a first message, and the first information is used to indicate that the second information of the quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to the auxiliary information of the arrival of the uplink service. Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 7101 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving executed by the terminal in any of the above methods (such as step S2101 but not limited to this), which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the above-mentioned processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0231] Optionally, the processing module 7102 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as processing performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0232] Figure 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the indication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7B, the indication device 7200 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 7201, a processing module 7202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is used to receive a first message, wherein the first message is used to indicate that the second information of the quality of service QoS flow included in the first message is unavailable, and the second information refers to the auxiliary information of the arrival of the uplink service. Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (such as step S2102 but not limited thereto) performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0233] Optionally, the processing module 7202 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as processing performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0234] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0235] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0236] Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device in implementing any of the above methods. It can also be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal in implementing 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.

[0237] As shown in Figure 8A, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the indicating device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal, terminal chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0238] 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.

[0239] 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, step S2102, step S2103, step S2104, but not limited thereto).

[0240] 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.

[0241] 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.

[0242] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal, an intelligent terminal, 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.

[0243] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0244] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0245] 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.

[0246] 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, and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0247] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0248] 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.

[0249] 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.

[0250] 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.

[0251] 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 method of indicating, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal, and includes: Sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of an uplink service.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The second information does not include at least one of the following, indicating that the second information is unavailable: A first information field, wherein the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range; A second information field, wherein the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time; The third information field is used to indicate a data period.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The second information includes a first value indicating that the second information is not available.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second information includes a first information field, and the first information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second information includes a second information field, and the second information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The first value is carried in a CHOICE structure in the second information field.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The first value is carried in a CHOICE structure of third information included in the second information field; the third information refers to ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18.

8. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The second information includes a third information field, and the third information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the third information field is used to indicate a data period.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first information includes a fourth information field, where the fourth information field is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The first information also includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow.

11. A method of indicating, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: First information is received, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of an uplink service.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second information does not include at least one of the following, indicating that the second information is unavailable: A first information field, wherein the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range; A second information field, wherein the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time; The third information field is used to indicate a data period.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second information includes a first value indicating that the second information is not available.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The second information includes a first information field, and the first information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the first information field is used to indicate a time jitter range.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The second information includes a second information field, and the second information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the second information field is used to indicate an arrival time.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The first value is carried in a CHOICE structure in the second information field.

17. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The first value is carried in a CHOICE structure of third information included in the second information field; the third information refers to ReferenceSFN-AndSlot-r18.

18. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The second information includes a third information field, and the third information field includes the first value, indicating that the second information is unavailable, and the third information field is used to indicate a data period.

19. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The first information includes a fourth information field, where the fourth information field is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable.

20. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, characterized in that: The first information also includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate the QoS flow.

21. An indicating device, characterized in that: The indicating device comprises: The transceiver module is used to send first information, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of the quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of uplink service.

22. An indicating device, characterized in that: The indicating device comprises: The transceiver module is used to receive first information, where the first information is used to indicate that second information of a quality of service QoS flow included in the first information is unavailable, and the second information refers to auxiliary information of the arrival of an uplink service.

23. An indicating device, characterized in that: The indicating device comprises: one or more processors; Wherein, the processor is used to execute the indication method described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

24. An indicating device, characterized in that: The indicating device comprises: one or more processors; Wherein, the processor is used to execute the indication method described in any one of claims 11 to 20.

25. A communication system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the indication method described in any one of claims 1 to 10, and the network device is configured to implement the indication method described in any one of claims 11 to 20.

26. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or executes the indication method according to any one of claims 11 to 20.

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