Information transmission method and transmission apparatus

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of communications. Provided are an information transmission method and transmission apparatus, which facilitate an improvement in the energy-saving effects of a network device and a terminal device. The method comprises: receiving first information, wherein the first information is used for indicating that a first network device is in an energy-saving state, and the energy-saving state comprises discontinuous transmission (DTX) being in an active state and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) being in an active state; and monitoring common information on the basis of the first information, wherein the common information comprises at least one of the following: system information, a synchronization signal block, a paging message and a paging early indication.

Description

Information transmission method and transmission device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on December 15, 2023, with application number 202311735718.0 and application name “Information Transmission Method and Transmission Device”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communications, and in particular to an information transmission method and a transmission device in the field of communications. Background Art

[0003] Discontinuous transmission (DTX) / discontinuous reception (DRX) technology is one of the key technologies for achieving energy conservation in network devices and terminal devices. For example, a network device can instruct a terminal device to activate DTX / DRX. By activating DTX / DRX, the network device and the terminal device can transmit data during the DTX-on time / DRX-on time; and not transmit data during the DTX-off time / DRX-off time, thereby achieving energy conservation in the network device and the terminal device.

[0004] However, such information transmission method still results in poor energy-saving effects for network devices and terminal devices. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides an information transmission method and a transmission device, which can improve the energy saving effect of network equipment and terminal equipment.

[0006] In a first aspect, a method for information transmission is provided, the method comprising: receiving first information, the first information being used to indicate that a first network device is in an energy-saving state, the energy-saving state including discontinuous transmission DTX being in an activated state and / or discontinuous reception DRX being in an activated state; based on the first information, monitoring public information, the public information comprising at least one of the following: system information, a synchronization signal block, a paging message, or an early paging indication.

[0007] In a possible implementation, the method is executed by a terminal device or a chip in the terminal device.

[0008] It should be understood that in one case, the first network device may be network device 1 in this application, that is, network device 1 indicates to the terminal device that network device 1 is in the energy-saving state. In another case, the first network device may be network device 3 in this application, that is, network device 2 indicates to the terminal device that network device 3 is in the energy-saving state.

[0009] The information transmission method of the present application, when a network device is in an energy-saving state, broadcasts public information using a strategy that is more energy-efficient for the network device, such as broadcasting public information at a longer period, and simultaneously indicates to a terminal device that the network device is in an energy-saving state, so that the terminal device can use the corresponding strategy to monitor public information, thereby achieving better energy-saving effects for the network device and the terminal device. Furthermore, the terminal device can promptly determine changes in the state of the network device and changes in the strategy for broadcasting public information, so that the terminal device can receive public information according to the correct strategy.

[0010] In combination with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, the first information is system information; the method also includes: receiving second information from the first network device, the second information being used to indicate a change in the system information; receiving the first information, including: responding to the second information, monitoring the system information, and receiving the first information.

[0011] It should be understood that the second information may be, for example, a short message, in which bit 1 indicates a system information change. In response to the second information, the terminal device may re-monitor the system information and determine that the first network device is in the energy-saving state based on the system information.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, monitoring public information includes: monitoring public information according to a first configuration; wherein the first configuration includes one or more of the following: a first period; not monitoring the first type of public information in the public information; monitoring the remaining types of public information after receiving an early paging indication; monitoring the public information according to a third period during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or monitoring the public information according to a fourth period or irregular time intervals during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time. In this way, the first network device broadcasts public information according to the policy corresponding to the first configuration, and the terminal device can monitor the public information using the policy corresponding to the first configuration, thereby achieving better energy-saving effects for the first network device and the terminal device.

[0013] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving third information from the first network device, where the third information is used to indicate the first configuration. In this way, the first network device can flexibly determine the first configuration and send the first configuration to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can monitor public information according to the first configuration, thereby facilitating energy conservation for both the first network device and the terminal device.

[0014] In combination with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, the first period is determined by the second period and N, the second period is the period for monitoring public information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, the first period is N times the second period, and N is a positive number.

[0015] It should be understood that N can also be understood as a scaling factor of the second period. N can be, for example, 2, 3, or 4. In this way, the first network device can indicate N to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can determine the first period based on N and the second period, which helps reduce signaling overhead.

[0016] In combination with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving fourth information from the first network device, the fourth information being used to indicate configuration parameters of DTX and / or configuration parameters of DRX, the configuration parameters including at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, duration of DTX on time and / or duration of DRX on time, or start time interval of DTX and / or start time interval of DRX. In this way, the terminal device can determine the DTX on time and / or DRX on time, as well as the DTX off time and / or DRX off time. This facilitates the terminal device to adopt a certain strategy to monitor public information during the DTX on time and / or DRX on time; and adopt other strategies to monitor public information during the DTX off time and / or DRX off time.

[0017] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: sending fifth information to the first network device based on the first information, where the fifth information is used to request random access.

[0018] It should be understood that the fifth information may be, for example, a random access request, a random access signal, etc. When the terminal device determines that the first network device is in an energy-saving state, for example, DRX of the first network device is activated, the terminal device may use a corresponding strategy to send the fifth information, thereby helping to improve energy conservation for the terminal device and the first network device. For example, the terminal device may send the fifth information during the DRX on time.

[0019] In combination with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, the sending of the fifth information to the first network device includes: sending the fifth information to the first network device according to the second configuration; wherein the second configuration includes one or more of the following: sending the fifth information during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or, sending the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information; or, sending the fifth information on the first time-frequency domain resource; or, sending the fifth information on the second time-frequency domain resource during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time; or, sending the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time. In this way, the terminal device can send the fifth information according to the second configuration. This helps to improve the success rate of the terminal device accessing the first network device, and also helps to improve the energy saving effect of the first network device and the terminal device.

[0020] Optionally, the second configuration may be configured by the first network device through signaling or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0021] Optionally, the method further includes: receiving information 1 from the first network device, the information 1 being used to instruct the terminal device to send uplink information in time period 1 in the DRX off time and / or time period 1 in the DTX off time. The time period 1 belongs to part of the DRX off time and / or the time period 1 belongs to part of the DTX off time. The time period 1 may be a period of time after the start of entering the DRX off time and / or the start of entering the DTX off time, for example, within 2 time slots after the start of entering the DRX off time. Alternatively, the time period 1 may be a period of time after a period of time from the moment of entering the DRX off time and / or a period of time after a period of time from the moment of entering the DTX off time, for example, a period of time after 2 time slots from the moment of entering the DRX off time.

[0022] Optionally, time period 1 may be agreed upon by a protocol or configured by the first network device through signaling.

[0023] Optionally, the method further includes: receiving information 2 from the first network device, where the information 2 is used to indicate a DRX configuration parameter, where the DRX configuration parameter includes at least one of the following: a DRX cycle, a duration of a DRX on time, or a DRX start time interval. In this way, the terminal device can determine the DRX on time based on the DRX configuration parameter, thereby transmitting uplink information during the DRX on time, or sending uplink information during time period 1 of the DRX off time and / or time period 1 of the DTX off time.

[0024] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: sending sixth information to the first network device, where the sixth information is used to trigger the first network device to broadcast at least one type of public information. In this way, if the terminal device does not need to receive the at least one type of public information, the first network device may not send the at least one type of public information; if the terminal device does need to receive the at least one type of public information, the first network device sends the at least one type of public information based on the sixth information. This can achieve better energy conservation for both the first network device and the terminal device while meeting the terminal device's needs.

[0025] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, receiving the first information includes receiving the first information from a first network device; and monitoring the public information includes monitoring the public information broadcast by the first network device. That is, the first information and the public information are sent by the first network device.

[0026] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, receiving the first information includes receiving the first information from the second network device; and monitoring the public information includes monitoring the public information broadcast by the first network device. That is, the first information is sent by the second network device, and the public information is sent by the first network device.

[0027] In conjunction with the first aspect, in certain embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving seventh information from the second network device, the seventh information being used to indicate one or more of the following: an updated priority of the first cell, the updated priority being lower than the original priority of the first cell, and the first cell being the cell served by the first network device; or, using the fifth period to monitor synchronization signal blocks from the first network device; or, configuration parameters for discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the first network device, the configuration parameters including at least one of the following: a DTX period and / or a DRX period, a duration of the DTX on time and / or a duration of the DRX on time, or a start time interval of the DTX and / or a start time interval of the DRX; or, camping on the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time. In this way, the first network device and the second network device cooperate, enabling the terminal device to determine that the second network device is in an energy-saving state, and to extend the search duration for synchronization information blocks of the second network device, and / or enabling the terminal device to camp on the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, thereby improving the success rate of the terminal device camping on the first cell.

[0028] On the second aspect, another information transmission method is provided, the method including: sending first information, the first information is used to indicate that the first network device is in an energy-saving state, the energy-saving state includes discontinuous transmission DTX is in an activated state and / or discontinuous reception DRX is in an activated state; sending public information, the public information includes at least one of the following: system information, synchronization signal block, paging message, paging early indication, etc.

[0029] In a possible implementation, the method may be executed by a first network device, or by a chip in the first network device.

[0030] In another possible implementation, the method can be applied to a system including a first network device, a second network device, and a terminal device, wherein the first information is sent by the second network device and the public information is sent by the first network device. The first network device may be network device 3, and the second network device may be network device 2.

[0031] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the first information is system information; the method further includes: sending second information, the second information being used to indicate a change in the system information; and sending the first information includes: sending the first information based on the second information.

[0032] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the sending of public information includes: sending the public information according to a first configuration; wherein the first configuration includes one or more of the following: a first period; not sending the first type of public information in the public information; sending the remaining types of public information after sending an early paging indication; sending the public information according to the third period during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or, sending the public information according to the fourth period or irregular time intervals during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time.

[0033] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: sending third information, where the third information is used to indicate the first configuration.

[0034] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the first period is determined by the second period and N, the second period is the period for sending the public information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, and the first period is N times the second period, where N is a positive number.

[0035] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes: sending fourth information, wherein the fourth information is used to indicate the configuration parameters of DTX and / or the configuration parameters of DRX, and the configuration parameters include at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time, or the start time interval of DTX and / or the start time interval of DRX.

[0036] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving fifth information, where the fifth information is used to request random access.

[0037] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the method also includes: the receiving of the fifth information includes: receiving the fifth information according to the second configuration; wherein the second configuration includes one or more of the following: receiving the fifth information during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or, receiving the fifth information after sending the second type of public information; or, receiving the fifth information on the first time-frequency domain resource; or, receiving the fifth information on the second time-frequency domain resource during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time; or, receiving the fifth information after sending the second type of public information during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time.

[0038] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving sixth information, where the sixth information is used to trigger the sending of at least one public information; and sending the at least one public information in response to the sixth information.

[0039] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first information and the public information are sent by the first network device.

[0040] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first information is sent by the second network device, and the public information is sent by the first network device.

[0041] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the method also includes: the second network device receives eighth information from the first network device, the eighth information is used to indicate that the first network device is in an energy-saving state, and / or, the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the first network device, the configuration parameters including at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time or the start time interval of DTX and / or the start time interval of DRX; the second network device sends the first information, including: in response to the eighth information, the second network device sends the first information.

[0042] In combination with the second aspect, in certain embodiments of the second aspect, the method also includes: the second network device sends seventh information, and the seventh information is used to indicate one or more of the following: the updated priority of the first cell, the updated priority is lower than the original priority of the first cell, and the first cell is the cell served by the first network device; or, using the fifth period to monitor the synchronization signal block from the first network device; or, the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the first network device; or, residing in the first cell at the DTX start time and / or the DRX start time.

[0043] In a third aspect, an information transmission device is provided, configured to execute the method in any possible implementation of the first or second aspect. Specifically, the device includes a module configured to execute the method in any possible implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0044] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides another information transmission device, comprising a processor coupled to a memory and configured to execute instructions in the memory to implement the method of any possible implementation of the first or second aspect described above. Optionally, the device further comprises a memory. Optionally, the device further comprises a communication interface, the processor coupled to the communication interface.

[0045] In one implementation, the apparatus is a terminal device. When the apparatus is a terminal device, the communication interface may be a transceiver, or an input / output interface.

[0046] In another implementation, the device is a chip configured in a terminal device. When the device is a chip configured in a terminal device, the communication interface may be an input / output interface.

[0047] In one implementation, the apparatus is a network device, which may be a first network device or a second network device. When the apparatus is a network device, the communication interface may be a transceiver or an input / output interface.

[0048] In another implementation, the apparatus is a chip configured in a network device, and the network device may be a first network device or a second network device. When the apparatus is a chip configured in a network device, the communication interface may be an input / output interface.

[0049] In a fifth aspect, a processor is provided, comprising: an input circuit, an output circuit, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a signal through the input circuit and transmit a signal through the output circuit, so that the processor executes the method of any possible implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0050] In a specific implementation process, the processor may be a chip, the input circuit may be an input pin, the output circuit may be an output pin, and the processing circuit may be a transistor, a gate circuit, a trigger, or various logic circuits. The input signal received by the input circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, received and input by a receiver, and the signal output by the output circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, output to and transmitted by a transmitter. The input circuit and the output circuit may be the same circuit, which functions as an input circuit and an output circuit at different times. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation of the processor and various circuits.

[0051] In a sixth aspect, a processing device is provided, comprising a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to read instructions stored in the memory and receive signals via a receiver and transmit signals via a transmitter to execute the method of any possible implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0052] Optionally, there are one or more processors and one or more memories.

[0053] Optionally, the memory may be integrated with the processor, or the memory may be provided separately from the processor.

[0054] In the specific implementation process, the memory can be a non-transitory memory, such as a read-only memory (ROM), which can be integrated with the processor on the same chip or set on different chips. This application does not limit the type of memory and the setting method of the memory and the processor.

[0055] It should be understood that related data interaction processes, such as sending indication information, can be processes for outputting indication information from a processor, and receiving capability information can be processes for receiving input capability information from a processor. Specifically, the output data of the processor can be output to a transmitter, and the input data received by the processor can come from a receiver. The transmitter and receiver can be collectively referred to as a transceiver.

[0056] The processing device in the sixth aspect mentioned above can be a chip. The processor can be implemented by hardware or by software. When implemented by hardware, the processor can be a logic circuit, an integrated circuit, etc.; when implemented by software, the processor can be a general-purpose processor, which is implemented by reading the software code stored in the memory. The memory can be integrated in the processor or can be located outside the processor and exist independently.

[0057] In the seventh aspect, a computer program product is provided, which includes: a computer program (also referred to as code, or instructions), which, when executed, enables a computer to execute a method in any possible implementation of the first or second aspect above.

[0058] In an eighth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program (also referred to as code, or instructions) which, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute a method in any possible implementation of the first or second aspect above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0059] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of DTX-on time / DRX-on time and DTX-off time / DRX-off time provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system used in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] FIG3 is a flow chart of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an irregular time interval provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] FIG5 is a flow chart of another information transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of an information transmission device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0065] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram of another information transmission device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0066] The technical solution in this application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0067] In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish between identical or similar items with substantially the same functions and effects. For example, the first and second numerical values ​​are merely used to distinguish different numerical values ​​and do not limit their order. Those skilled in the art will understand that words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity or execution order, and words such as "first" and "second" do not necessarily mean different.

[0068] It should be noted that in the embodiments of this application, words such as "exemplarily" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations, or explanations. Any embodiment or design described in this application as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplarily" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a concrete manner.

[0069] In the embodiments of the present application, "at least one" means one or more, and "multiple" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects and indicates that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B may represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone, where A and B may be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. "At least one (item)" or its similar expression refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of a single item or multiple items. For example, at least one (item) of a, b, or c may represent: a, b, c, a - b, a - c, b - c, or a - b - c, where a, b, and c may be single or multiple.

[0070] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) communication system, 5th generation (5G) system or New Radio (NR), future evolved communication systems, such as 6th generation (6G) system, etc.

[0071] The terminal device in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as: User Equipment (UE), Mobile Station (MS), Mobile Terminal (MT), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile platform, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device, etc.

[0072] The terminal device may be a device that provides voice / data connectivity to users, such as a handheld device or vehicle-mounted device with wireless connection function. At present, some examples of terminal devices include: mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, cellular phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, terminal devices in 5G networks or future evolved public land mobile communication networks (PLMNs). The terminal equipment in the network (PLMN), etc., is not limited in this application.

[0073] By way of example and not limitation, in this application, a terminal device may be a terminal device in an Internet of Things (IoT) system. The IoT is an important component of the future development of information technology. Its main technical feature is connecting objects to the Internet through communication technologies, thereby realizing an intelligent network that interconnects humans and machines, and things and things. For example, the terminal device in the embodiments of this application may be a wearable device. Wearable devices, also known as wearable smart devices, are a general term for wearable devices that apply wearable technology to intelligently design and develop wearable devices, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing, and shoes. Wearable devices are portable devices that can be worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothing or accessories. Wearable devices are not just hardware devices; they can also achieve powerful functions through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction. Broadly speaking, wearable smart devices include those that are fully functional, large in size, and can achieve full or partial functions independently of smartphones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, as well as those that focus on a specific application function and require cooperation with other devices such as smartphones, such as various smart bracelets and smart jewelry for vital sign monitoring.

[0074] As an example and not a limitation, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may also be a terminal device in a machine type communication (MTC). In addition, the terminal device may also be an on-board module, on-board module, on-board component, on-board chip or on-board unit built into the vehicle as one or more components or units, and the vehicle may implement the method provided in the present application through the built-in on-board module, on-board module, on-board component, on-board chip or on-board unit. Therefore, the embodiment of the present application may also be applied to the Internet of Vehicles, such as vehicle to everything (V2X), long term evolution-vehicle (LTE-V), vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology, etc.

[0075] The network device involved in this application can be a device that communicates with a terminal device. The network device can also be called an access network device or a wireless access network device. It can be a transmission reception point (TRP), an evolved NodeB (eNB or eNodeB) in an LTE system, a home base station (for example, home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), a base band unit (BBU), or a wireless controller in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario, or the network device can be a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a network device in a 5G network, or a network device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc. It can also be an access point (AP) in a WLAN, or a gNB in ​​an NR system. The above-mentioned network devices can also be urban base stations, micro base stations, pico base stations, femto base stations, etc., and this application does not limit this.

[0076] First, some technical terms involved in this application are introduced.

[0077] 1. The synchronization signal block (SSB) is the basis for cell search. Synchronization signals include the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and the secondary synchronization signal (SSS). The PSS / SSS and the physical broadcast channel (PBCH) together form the synchronization signal block (SSB). The master information block (MIB) is transmitted on the PBCH, and terminal devices obtain system information block (SIB) information by reading the MIB.

[0078] Among them, MIB is used to carry scheduling information of the system information block, etc.

[0079] 2. System messages include various system-related information that network equipment uses to inform terminal devices. For example, network information about the terminal's cell, registration area information, common channel information, and information about other cells, among other system-related information. System messages include SIB1 and other system information blocks (OSIs).

[0080] SIB1 is used to carry cell selection information, access control information, initial access-related channel configuration information, and scheduling information for the remaining system information blocks, which contain specific data. System messages are carried on a set of radio frames and can be broadcast via the broadcast channel (BCH). The BCH is a unidirectional control channel that can broadcast public information about the cell. It consists of a frequency correction channel (FCCH), a synchronization channel (SCH), and a broadcast control channel (BCCH).

[0081] 3. Paging messages (paging), which may include short message type paging messages and paging terminal type paging messages.

[0082] Among them, short message-type paging messages can, for example, indicate system information updates, earthquake and tsunami warnings, etc. For short message-type messages, terminal devices in the radio resource control (RRC) idle state, inactive state, and RRC connected state all need to receive them. Paging terminal-type paging messages can include multiple paging UE IDs. When a terminal device determines that there is a paging UE ID that is the same as its own paging UE ID among the multiple paging UE IDs in the paging message, it can determine that the network device has paged the terminal device, and then access the network device through processes such as random access. For paging terminal-type paging messages, terminal devices in the RRC idle state and RRC inactive state need to receive them, while terminal devices in the RRC connected state do not need to receive them.

[0083] 4. Short message paging message, also known as short message. It may include 8 bits, each of which may be used to indicate different information. For example, bit 1 indicates whether the system information has changed (e.g., bit 1 is 1, indicating a system information change); bit 2 indicates an earthquake or typhoon warning notification (e.g., bit 2 is 1, indicating an earthquake or typhoon warning); bit 3 indicates whether paging monitoring is stopped (e.g., bit 3 is 1, indicating stopping monitoring of PDCCH paging in this paging opportunity, etc.). Other bits may be reserved.

[0084] 5. Paging early indication (PEI): information used to instruct terminal devices to monitor paging messages.

[0085] It should be understood that if the PEI indicates that the paging message needs to be received in the paging occasion, then the terminal device needs to receive the paging message in the corresponding paging occasion; if the PEI indicates that the paging message does not need to be monitored in the paging occasion, then the terminal device does not need to monitor the paging message in the paging occasion.

[0086] 6. Discontinuous transmission (DTX) / discontinuous reception (DRX) is a network energy-saving technology.

[0087] A network device can activate or deactivate DTX / DRX, meaning that DTX / DRX can be in an active or deactivated state. The active state of DTX / DRX can refer to the use of DTX / DRX technology for communication between the network device and the terminal device. Correspondingly, the deactivated state of DTX / DRX can refer to the non-use of DTX / DRX technology for communication between the network device and the terminal device.

[0088] When DTX / DRX is in an activated state, the network device and the terminal device can perform data transmission during the DTX on time (DTX on time) / DRX on time (DRX on time); and no data transmission is performed during the DTX off time (DTX off time) / DRX off time (DRX off time).

[0089] For example, FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a DTX activated state (or DRX activated state). When DTX is activated, the DTX on-time (or DRX on-time) may be indicated by the raised portion in FIG1 , and the DTX off-time (or DRX off-time) may be indicated by the recessed portion in FIG1 . A DTX cycle (or DRX cycle) may refer to the time interval between two adjacent moments of the start of the DTX on-time (or DRX on-time), or the time interval between two adjacent moments of the start of the DTX off-time (or DRX off-time).

[0090] During the DTX on time, the network device can send downlink information, and correspondingly, the terminal device can monitor / receive downlink information from the network device; during the DTX off time, the network device does not send downlink data, and the terminal device may not monitor downlink information from the network device. Similarly, when DRX is activated, during the DRX on time, the terminal device can send uplink information to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device can monitor / receive uplink data from the network device; during the DRX off time, the terminal device does not send uplink information to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device does not monitor / receive uplink data sent from the terminal device. In this way, during the DRX off time and / or the DTX off time, the power consumption of the network device and the terminal device is low. Therefore, when DTX / DRX is in the activated state, it can be considered that the network device is in an energy-saving state.

[0091] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the activation state and the deactivation state are examples used to describe whether the DTX / DRX technology is in use. The activation state can also be referred to as the enabled state, and the deactivation state can also be referred to as the disabled state. Correspondingly, activating DTX / DRX can also be referred to as enabling DTX / DRX, and deactivating DTX / DRX can also be referred to as disabling DTX / DRX. In addition, DTX on time / DRX on time can also be referred to as DTX activation time / DRX activation time, and DTX off time / DRX off time can also be referred to as DTX deactivation time / DRX deactivation time. This application does not specifically limit this.

[0092] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, a communication system applicable to the embodiments of the present application is first described in detail with reference to FIG2 and FIG3 .

[0093] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system 200 used in an embodiment of the present application. The communication system 200 may include at least one network device, such as the network device 210 shown in FIG2 ; the communication system 200 may also include at least one terminal device, such as the terminal device 220 shown in FIG2 . The network device 210 and the terminal device 220 may communicate via a wireless link. In one possible scenario, the network device 210 may act as a transmitter, the terminal device 220 may act as a receiver, and the network device 210 may send a signal to the terminal device 220; in another possible scenario, the network device 210 may act as a receiver, the terminal device 220 may act as a transmitter, and the terminal device 220 may send a signal to the network device 210.

[0094] Figure 2 exemplarily shows a network device 210 and a terminal device 220. Optionally, the communication system 200 may also include multiple network devices and / or multiple terminal devices. The network device 210 may be a router, a base station, etc., and the terminal device 220 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart bracelet, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

[0095] Each of the above-mentioned communication devices, such as the network device 210 or the terminal device 220 in Figure 2, can be configured with multiple antennas. The multiple antennas may include at least one transmitting antenna for sending signals and at least one receiving antenna for receiving signals. In addition, each communication device also includes a transmitter chain and a receiver chain. Those skilled in the art will understand that they may include multiple components related to signal transmission and reception (such as processors, modulators, multiplexers, demodulators, demultiplexers, or antennas, etc.). Therefore, the network device 210 and the terminal device 220 can communicate using multi-antenna technology.

[0096] Optionally, the communication system 200 may further include other network entities such as a network controller and a mobility management entity, but the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

[0097] It should also be understood that the method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a variety of communication systems including the 5G new radio (NR) system. The communication system 200 is only an example. The present application does not limit the specific architecture of the applicable system, nor does it limit the number and form of various devices included in each communication system.

[0098] Currently, when DTX / DRX is active, network devices broadcast public information, such as system information and paging messages, using the same periodicity, regardless of whether they are in DTX-on time / DRX-on time, DRX-off time, or / and DTX-off time. Correspondingly, terminal devices also need to monitor the public information broadcast by network devices using the same periodicity. This information transmission method results in poor energy conservation for both network devices and terminal devices.

[0099] To address the above technical issues, the present application provides an information transmission method. When DTX / DRX is activated, a network device can employ a specific strategy to broadcast public information, such as using a longer period than when DTX / DRX is deactivated, thereby achieving better energy conservation for the network device. Furthermore, when DTX / DRX is activated, the network device can instruct a terminal device to be in an energy-saving state, allowing the terminal device to monitor public information according to the corresponding strategy. This reduces the number of times the terminal device monitors public information, resulting in better energy conservation for the terminal device.

[0100] The information transmission method of the present application is described in detail below with reference to Figures 3 to 5. The embodiments shown in this application illustrate the information transmission method provided by this application from the perspective of device interaction. The specific form and quantity of each device shown therein are only examples and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation of the method provided by this application. Below, the information transmission method of the embodiment of this application is described in detail, taking the terminal device and network device as the execution entities as an example.

[0101] It should be understood that the terminal device can be the terminal device itself, or it can be a chip, chip system or processor that supports the terminal device to implement the data transmission method, or it can be a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device; the network device can be the network device itself, or it can be a chip, chip system or processor that supports the network device to implement the data transmission method, or it can be a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the network device. This application does not make specific limitations on this.

[0102] FIG3 is a flow chart illustrating an information transmission method 300 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Method 300 can be applied to a system including a terminal device and a network device, such as system 200. The network device can be, for example, network device 1 shown in FIG3 . The terminal device can be in an idle or inactive state.

[0103] The method 300 includes the following steps:

[0104] S301: Network device 1 sends first information. Correspondingly, a terminal device receives the first information. The first information is used to indicate that network device 1 is in an energy-saving state, where the energy-saving state includes DTX being activated and / or DRX being activated.

[0105] The network device 1 can indicate that the network device 1 is in the energy-saving state in various ways. For example, the first information can include a preset identifier, such as 1 or on, which can be used to indicate that the network device 1 is in the energy-saving state. Alternatively, the first information corresponding to the message itself can be used to indicate that the network device 1 is in the energy-saving state. This application does not limit the specific form of the first information.

[0106] It should be noted that DTX being in an activated state and / or DRX being in an activated state are both energy-saving states. The embodiment of the present application can be applicable to the case where the network device 1 DTX is in an activated state and / or the network device 1 DRX is in an activated state, and the present application does not make specific limitations on this.

[0107] Optionally, the first information may be carried in a short message, for example, bit 4, bit 5, or bit 6 in the short message. Assuming that the fourth information is bit 4 in the short message, when bit 4 in the short message is 1 or 0, it may indicate that the network device 1 is in an energy-saving state.

[0108] S302: Network device 1 sends public information. Correspondingly, the terminal device monitors and receives the public information. The public information includes at least one of the following: system information, synchronization signal block, paging message, or paging early indication.

[0109] It should be understood that the random access time-frequency domain resource information may be information for indicating random access time-frequency domain resources, and the random access pilot information may be information for indicating random access pilots. The random access time-frequency domain resource information and the random access pilot may be carried in one signaling and sent, or may be carried in different signaling and sent. The strategy adopted by the network device 1 for sending public information may be different from the strategy adopted for sending public information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state. Moreover, compared with the strategy adopted for sending public information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, the strategy adopted by the network device 1 for sending public information when DTX is in an activated state and / or DRX is in an activated state is a strategy that makes the network device more energy-efficient.

[0110] It should be noted that if the DTX of network device 1 is in an activated state, the strategy adopted by the subsequent network device 1 to send public information may be related to the configuration parameters of DTX; if the DRX of network device 1 is in an activated state, the strategy adopted by the subsequent network device 1 to send public information may be related to the configuration parameters of DRX; if the DRX of network device 1 is in an activated state and the DTX is in an activated state, the strategy adopted by the subsequent network device 1 to send public information may be related to the configuration parameters of DRX and / or the configuration parameters of DTX. This application does not make any specific restrictions on this.

[0111] It should also be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, public information includes, but is not limited to, the following information: system information, synchronization signal blocks, paging messages, or early paging indications. For example, public information may also be other information sent via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). This application does not specifically limit this.

[0112] The information transmission method of the present application, when a network device is in an energy-saving state, broadcasts public information using a strategy that is more energy-efficient for the network device, such as broadcasting public information at a longer period, and simultaneously indicates to a terminal device that the network device is in an energy-saving state, so that the terminal device can use the corresponding strategy to monitor public information, thereby achieving better energy-saving effects for the network device and the terminal device. Furthermore, the terminal device can promptly determine changes in the state of the network device and changes in the strategy for broadcasting public information, so that the terminal device can receive public information according to the correct strategy.

[0113] As an optional embodiment, the first information may be system information, and method 300 further includes: network device 1 sends second information to the terminal device, where the second information is used to indicate a change in system information; S301 may be implemented in the following manner: in response to the second information, network device 1 sends the first information.

[0114] It should be understood that the second information may be, for example, a short message, in which bit 1 indicates a system information change. In response to the second information, the terminal device may re-monitor the system information and determine that the network device 1 is in the energy-saving state based on the system information.

[0115] It should be understood that, in addition to the system information, the first information may also be carried in a downlink message sent via the PDCCH, and this application does not impose any specific limitation on this.

[0116] The following describes the strategy for network device 1 to send public information and the strategy for terminal devices to monitor public information when network device 1 is in the energy-saving state. This strategy can be divided into two cases. In one case, the strategy can be implemented without being based on DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters, such as the first configurations 1 to 7 described below. In the other case, the strategy is implemented based on DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters, such as the first configurations 8 to 10 described below.

[0117] As an optional embodiment, S302 can be implemented in the following manner: the network device 1 adopts the first configuration to send public information. Correspondingly, the terminal device adopts the first configuration to listen to and receive public information. The first configuration includes one or more of the following: a first period; not sending the first type of public information in the public information; sending the remaining types of public information after sending the early paging indication; during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, the network device 1 sends public information according to the third period, and correspondingly, the terminal device listens to the public information according to the third period; or, during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the network device 1 sends public information according to the fourth period or irregular time intervals, and correspondingly, the terminal device listens to the public information according to the fourth period or irregular time intervals.

[0118] The first configuration may be understood as a policy for the network device 1 to send public information or a policy for the terminal device to monitor public information.

[0119] The first type, the first configuration is the first cycle.

[0120] The first period is a positive number. The first period may be greater than the period used to broadcast public information when the network device 1 is in a non-energy-saving state. For example, if the period used to broadcast public information when the network device 1 is in a non-energy-saving state is 10 ms, the first period may be 15 ms, 30 ms, or the like.

[0121] In this way, the network device 1 can broadcast public information at a larger period, and the terminal device can monitor public information at a larger period, so that the energy saving effect of the network device 1 and the terminal device is better.

[0122] The second, first configuration is to not send the first type of public information in the public information. The first type of public information can be one or more types of public information, such as system information, synchronization signal blocks, paging messages, or random access messages. The random access message may include random access time-frequency domain resource information and / or random access pilot information. Correspondingly, for the terminal device, the first configuration is to not monitor the first type of public information in the public information.

[0123] In this way, the network device 1 may not send the first type of public information, and the terminal device may not monitor the first type of public information, so that the energy saving effect of the network device 1 and the terminal device is better.

[0124] The third type is to send other types of public information after sending the early paging indication. Other types of public information are information in the public information other than the early paging indication. For example, paging messages, system information, etc. Correspondingly, for the terminal device, the first configuration is to monitor other types of public information after monitoring the early paging indication.

[0125] In this way, the terminal device may not monitor other types of public information before monitoring the early paging indication, and may monitor other types of public information after receiving the early paging indication, thereby achieving better energy saving effect of the terminal device.

[0126] Optionally, the early paging indication may carry information for instructing monitoring of other types of public information. Exemplarily, the early paging indication carries information for instructing monitoring of paging messages or public information. For example, the early paging indication indicates monitoring of paging messages or public information through bit information. A bit of 11 may indicate monitoring of public information, a bit of 00 may indicate monitoring of paging messages, and a bit of 10 may indicate monitoring of both public information and paging messages.

[0127] In this way, the terminal device may not monitor other types of public information before monitoring the early paging indication. After receiving the early paging indication, it may monitor other types of public information according to the information carried in the early paging indication for indicating monitoring of other types of public information, thereby achieving better energy-saving effect for the terminal device.

[0128] Optionally, the network device 1 sends to the terminal device public information indicating other types of information. The public information indicating other types of information may be, for example, bit information, where the bit information being 11 may indicate monitoring of public information, the bit information being 00 may indicate monitoring of paging messages, the bit information being 10 may indicate monitoring of public information and paging messages, and the like.

[0129] It should be understood that the common information indicating other types and the early paging indication may be sent through the same signaling or different signaling, and this application does not make any specific limitation on this.

[0130] It should be noted that, in some possible implementations, the early paging indication may also be replaced by a newly defined monitoring indication message, that is, a signaling different from the early paging indication. For example, the newly defined monitoring indication message may be a downlink message sent via the PDCCH. The present application does not specifically limit the content or format of the monitoring indication message.

[0131] The fourth type, the first configuration, is the first period and not sending the first type of public information in the public information, that is, the network device 1 does not send the first type of public information, but sends other types of public information in the first period.

[0132] In this way, the network device 1 can broadcast public information at a larger period, the terminal device can monitor public information at a larger period, and the network device 1 may not send the first type of public information, and the terminal device may not monitor the first type of public information, so that the energy saving effect of the network device 1 and the terminal device is better.

[0133] The fifth and first configurations are: the first cycle and sending the remaining types of public information after sending the early paging indication. That is, the terminal device monitors the remaining types of public information after monitoring the early paging indication. Furthermore, the network device 1 uses the first cycle to send the early paging indication and / or the remaining types of public information, and the terminal device uses the first cycle to monitor the early paging indication and / or the remaining types of public information.

[0134] In this way, the network device 1 can broadcast public information at a larger period, the terminal device can monitor public information at a larger period, and the terminal device may not monitor other types of public information before monitoring the early paging indication, thereby achieving better energy saving effects for the network device 1 and the terminal device.

[0135] The sixth type, the first configuration is not to send the first type of public information in the public information and to send the remaining types of public information after sending the paging early indication.

[0136] In this way, the network device 1 may not send the first type of public information, the terminal device may not monitor the first type of public information, and the terminal device may not monitor the remaining types of public information before monitoring the early paging indication, so that the network device 1 and the terminal device have better energy saving effects.

[0137] The seventh type, the first configuration is the first period, the first type of public information in the public information is not sent, and the remaining types of public information are sent after the paging early indication is sent.

[0138] In this way, the network device 1 can broadcast public information at a larger period, and the terminal device can monitor public information at a larger period; the network device 1 may not send the first type of public information, and the terminal device may not monitor the first type of public information; and the terminal device may not monitor other types of public information before monitoring the early indication of paging, so that the energy saving effect of the network device 1 and the terminal device is better.

[0139] The eighth type, the first configuration is that during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, the network device 1 sends public information according to the third period, and correspondingly, the terminal device listens to the public information according to the third period; and / or, during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the network device 1 sends public information according to the fourth period or irregular time intervals, and correspondingly, the terminal device listens to the public information according to the fourth period or irregular time intervals.

[0140] The third period may be the same as the second period, that is, the third period is the period for monitoring public information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, and the third period may also be different from the second period. The fourth period may be different from the third period, and the fourth period may be greater than the third period, for example, the third period is 10ms and the fourth period is 30ms. Alternatively, the fourth period may be M times the third period, where M is a positive integer. Exemplarily, as shown in FIG4 , M is 2, and the moment when the network device 1 sends public information or the terminal device monitors public information may be the moment indicated by the solid arrow in FIG4 . At the moment indicated by the dotted arrow, the network device 1 does not send public information, and the terminal device does not monitor public information.

[0141] Irregular time intervals can be understood as multiple time intervals during which network device 1 sends public information that are not identical within a DTX-off period (or DRX-off period), i.e., multiple time intervals during which a terminal device monitors public information that are not identical. Each of the multiple time intervals is the time interval between two consecutive times when network device 1 sends public information.

[0142] In the first example, within a DTX off time (or DRX off time), the second time interval for network device 1 to send public information is twice the first time interval for sending public information, the third time interval for sending public information is three times the first time interval for sending public information, the fourth time interval for sending public information is four times the first time interval for sending public information, and so on. The first time interval for network device 1 to send public information can be understood as the time interval between the moment when network device 1 sends public information for the first time and the moment when it sends public information for the second time after entering the DTX off time (or DRX off time). The second time interval for network device 1 to send public information is the time interval adjacent to the first time interval, that is, the time interval between the moment when network device 1 sends public information for the second time and the moment when it sends public information for the third time, and so on.

[0143] In the second example, within a DTX-off period (or DRX-off period), the second time interval for network device 1 to send public information is 1 / 2 of the first time interval for sending public information, the third time interval for sending public information is 1 / 3 times the first time interval for sending public information, the fourth time interval for sending public information is 1 / 4 times the first time interval for sending public information, and so on. The explanations of the first time interval, the second time interval, the third time interval, and the fourth time interval are the same as those in the first example, and can be found in the description above, and are not repeated here.

[0144] In the above two examples, the first time interval may be the same as or different from the second period. The first time interval may be agreed upon by a protocol or indicated by the network device 1 through signaling.

[0145] The 9th type, the first configuration is that during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, the network device 1 sends public information according to the third period, and correspondingly, the terminal device monitors the public information according to the third period; and / or, during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the network device 1 does not send the first type of public information in the public information and / or sends the remaining types of public information after sending the early paging indication, and correspondingly, the terminal device does not monitor the first type of public information in the public information and / or monitors the remaining types of public information after monitoring the early paging indication.

[0146] It should be understood that the third cycle can be the same as or different from the second cycle. The instructions for not sending the first type of public information in the public information and / or sending the remaining types of public information after sending the paging early indication can be found in the above description and will not be repeated here.

[0147] The tenth type, the first configuration is that during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, the network device 1 does not send the first type of public information in the public information, and correspondingly, the terminal device does not monitor the first type of public information in the public information; and / or, during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the network device 1 sends the remaining types of public information after sending the early paging indication, and correspondingly, the terminal device monitors the remaining types of public information after monitoring the early paging indication.

[0148] It should be understood that in this embodiment, the strategy of network device 1 sending public information during DTX on time and / or DRX on time and the strategy of network device 1 sending public information during DTX off time and / or DRX off time can also be interchanged. For the sake of simplicity, they are not repeated here.

[0149] It should be noted that the several strategies included in the first configuration can also be arranged and combined in a manner different from the above 10 methods. Regardless of which of the above strategies the first configuration is a combination of, its implementation method is similar to the above 10 implementation methods. Please refer to the description above and they will not be listed one by one here.

[0150] Based on the above embodiment, the first configuration may be agreed upon by a protocol or configured by the network device 1 through signaling.

[0151] In a first possible implementation, the first configuration is configured by the network device 1 through signaling: the method 300 further includes: the network device 1 sends third information to the terminal device, where the third information is used to indicate the first configuration.

[0152] It should be understood that the third information and the first information (or) may be sent through the same signaling or through different signaling. When the third information and the first information are sent through the same signaling, the third information and the first information may be carried in the same or different information elements of the signaling, or the third information and the first information may be carried in the same or different fields of the signaling. This application does not impose specific limitations on this.

[0153] In this way, the network device 1 can flexibly determine the first configuration and send the first configuration to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can monitor public information according to the first configuration, which helps save energy for the network device 1 and the terminal device.

[0154] Optionally, the third information and / or the first information may be carried in the system information. Alternatively, the third information may be carried in an RRC release message. The third information may be configured when the network device 1 releases the terminal device to the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state.

[0155] The first cycle can be indicated in one of the following ways:

[0156] 1. The third information directly indicates the first period. For example, the third information includes 20, which means the first period is 20ms.

[0157] 2. The third information includes a first preset identifier, which indicates a first period. The preset identifier may be, for example, 0, 2, A1, or 1100. 0, 2, A1, or 1100 indicates that the first period is 20 ms.

[0158] 3. The third information includes information indicating N, or the third information includes information indicating N and a second period. The second period is a period for monitoring common information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, and the first period is N times the second period, where N is a positive number.

[0159] It should be understood that N can also be understood as a scaling factor of the second period, and N can be, for example, 2, 3, or 4.

[0160] In this way, the terminal device can determine the first period according to the second period and N.

[0161] When the third information includes N, the terminal device may already know the second period. For example, the second period is agreed upon by the protocol, or the terminal device may monitor public information using the second period before receiving the first information. This eliminates the need for network device 1 to indicate the second period, reducing signaling overhead. When the third information includes N and the second period, the terminal device can determine the first period using the following formula: first period = N × second period.

[0162] The information indicating N may be N itself or a second preset identifier, such as 10, 01, or 00. 10 may indicate that N is 2, 01 may indicate that N is 4, or 00 may indicate that N is 6.

[0163] It should be noted that the number of the first period can be multiple, for example, the first period can include the period of system information, the period of synchronization information block and the period of paging message, etc. Correspondingly, the number of N can also be multiple, for example, N includes the period scaling factor corresponding to the system information, the period scaling factor of the paging message, etc. This application does not make specific restrictions on this.

[0164] In one example, the first information is system information, which is different from the system information sent by network device 1 when DTX is in an inactive state and DRX is in an inactive state. The first information is further configured with a first period, and the first period includes: a sending period of a synchronization information block: for example, ssb-periodicity serving cell-nes ms40; a sending period of a paging message: for example, paging cycle-nes rf64; and a sending period of system information, for example, si-periodicity-nes rf64. Among them, ssb-periodicity serving cell-nes ms40 indicates that the sending period of the synchronization information block additionally configured in the system information is 40ms; paging cycle-nes rf64 indicates that the sending period of the paging message additionally configured in the system information is 64 radio frames (RF); and si-periodicity-nes rf64 indicates that the sending period of the system information additionally configured in the system information is 64RF.

[0165] In another example, the first information is system information, which is different from the system information sent by network device 1 when DTX and DRX are inactive. The first information also includes an additional N. For example, the system information sent by network device 1 when DTX and DRX are inactive includes the synchronization information block transmission period, such as ssb-periodicity serving cell ms10, and the paging message transmission period, such as paging cycle rf32. The first information includes not only the synchronization information block transmission period and the paging message transmission period, but also a scaling factor of 4 for the synchronization information block transmission period and a paging message transmission period of 2. 4 and 2 can be understood as the aforementioned N.

[0166] Optionally, method 300 further includes: network device 1 sending information indicating the first period to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the information indicating the first period from network device 1. The manner in which the information indicating the first period indicates the first period can be found in the manner in which the third information indicates the first period, and is not further described here.

[0167] It should be understood that the information used to indicate the first period and the third information can be sent through the same signaling or different signaling, and when the information used to indicate the first period and the third information are sent through the same signaling, the information used to indicate the first period and the third information can be carried in the same or different fields, or the information used to indicate the first period and the third information can be carried in the same or different information elements. This application does not make specific limitations on this.

[0168] Not sending the first type of public information in the public information and / or sending the remaining types of public information after sending the paging early indication can be indicated by one or more of the following ways:

[0169] The third information includes information for indicating the first type of public information, such as #SSB or 0011. #SSB can represent a synchronization information block, and the terminal device can determine that the network device 1 does not send a synchronization information block based on #SSB; 0011 can represent system information, and the terminal device can determine that the network device 1 does not send system information based on 0011.

[0170] The third information includes a third preset flag, which is used to indicate that the first type of public information in the public information is not to be sent and / or that the remaining types of public information are to be sent after the early paging indication is sent. The third preset flag can be, for example, 0, 1100, etc. For example, 1100 can indicate that system information is not to be sent.

[0171] Optionally, method 300 further includes: network device 1 sending information indicating the first type of public information to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the information indicating the first type of public information from network device 1. The manner in which the information indicating the first type of public information indicates the first type of public information can be found in the manner in which the third information indicates the first type of public information, and is not further described here.

[0172] It should be understood that the information used to indicate the first type of public information and the third information may be sent through the same signaling or different signaling, and when the information used to indicate the first type of public information and the third information are sent through the same signaling, the information used to indicate the first type of public information and the third information may be carried in the same or different fields, or the information used to indicate the first type of public information and the third information may be carried in the same or different information elements, and this application does not specifically limit this. In addition, the third period, and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval may be indicated in the following manner.

[0173] In one possible implementation, the third period and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval is indicated by network device 1 via signaling. Method 300 further includes: network device 1 sending information indicating the third period and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the information indicating the third period and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval from network device 1.

[0174] It should be understood that when the third period is the same as the second period, the third period may be a period known to the terminal device. The network device 1 may indicate the fourth period or the irregular time interval to the terminal device. When the third period is different from the second period, the network device 1 may indicate the third period and the fourth period or the irregular time interval to the terminal device.

[0175] The information indicating the third period can be the third period itself, such as 10, where 10 indicates that the third period is 10 ms. The information indicating the third period can also be a fourth preset identifier, such as 001, where 001 indicates that the third period is 10 ms. The fourth period is indicated in a similar manner to the third period and will not be described in detail here. The information indicating the irregular time interval can be a fifth preset identifier, such as #1, where #1 indicates that the irregular time interval is the time interval described in the first example above.

[0176] Optionally, information indicating the third period may be carried in the first field, and information indicating the fourth period or irregular time interval may be carried in the second field, so that the terminal device can determine the third period and the fourth period (or the third period and irregular time interval) based on the field carrying the information.

[0177] It should be understood that the third information and the information used to indicate the third period, and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval may be sent through one signaling or through different signaling. In the case where the third information and the information used to indicate the third period, and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval are sent through one signaling, the third information and the information used to indicate the third period, and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval may be carried in the same or different information elements of the signaling, or the third information and the information used to indicate the third period, and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval may be carried in the same or different fields of the signaling. This application does not make any specific restrictions on this.

[0178] In another possible embodiment, the third period and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval are agreed upon by the protocol. Thus, after the terminal device determines the DTX on time (or DRX on time) and the DTX off time (or DRX off time), it can determine a strategy for monitoring public information based on the third period and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval. This eliminates the need for the network device 1 to indicate the third period and / or the fourth period or the irregular time interval, resulting in reduced signaling overhead.

[0179] In a second possible implementation manner, the first configuration is agreed upon by a protocol.

[0180] In this way, when the terminal device determines that the network device 1 is in the energy-saving state, it can use the first configuration to monitor public information by itself, without the network device 1 indicating the first configuration through signaling, so that the signaling overhead is small.

[0181] Based on the above embodiments, as an optional embodiment, method 300 also includes: the network device 1 sends fourth information to the terminal device, the fourth information is used to indicate the configuration parameters of DTX and / or the configuration parameters of DRX, and the configuration parameters include at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time, or the start time interval of DTX and / or the start time interval of DRX.

[0182] It should be understood that the fourth information and the first information may be sent via the same signaling or via different signaling. When the fourth information and the first information are sent via the same signaling, the fourth information and the first information may be carried in the same or different information elements of the signaling, or the fourth information and the first information may be carried in the same or different fields of the signaling. This application does not impose specific limitations on this.

[0183] When DTX is in an activated state in the energy-saving state, the fourth information is used to indicate the configuration parameters of DTX, and the terminal device can determine the DTX on time and DTX off time according to the configuration parameters of DTX; when DRX is in an activated state in the energy-saving state, the fourth information is used to indicate the configuration parameters of DRX, and the terminal device can determine the DRX on time and DRX off time according to the configuration parameters of DRX; when DTX is in an activated state and DRX is in an activated state in the energy-saving state, the fourth information is used to indicate the configuration parameters of DTX and the configuration parameters of DRX, and the terminal device can determine the DTX on time and DTX off time according to the configuration parameters of DTX, and determine the DRX on time and DRX off time according to the configuration parameters of DRX. The configuration parameters of DTX include at least one of the following: DTX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time, or the starting time interval of DTX. The configuration parameters of DRX include at least one of the following: DRX cycle, the duration of the DRX on time, or the starting time interval of DRX.

[0184] The duration of the DTX on time (or the duration of the DRX on time) may refer to the duration of a period of DTX on time (DRX on time), such as the duration represented by a bulge in FIG1 .

[0185] Optionally, the duration of the DTX-off time (or the duration of the DRX-off time) may be determined by the DTX cycle (or the DRX cycle) and the duration of the DTX-on time (or the duration of the DRX-on time). For example, the duration of the DTX-off time (or the duration of the DRX-off time) may be the difference between the DTX cycle (or the DRX cycle) and the duration of the DTX-on time (or the duration of the DRX-on time).

[0186] The start time interval can also be understood as the start time or start moment. The start time interval can also be understood as the time interval from the start point of the system frame. For example, the DRX start time interval can be 5 time slots. Then, network device 1 activates DRX starting at the moment corresponding to 5 time slots after the start point of the system frame.

[0187] Through the configuration parameters of DTX and / or DRX, the terminal device can determine the DTX on time and / or DRX on time, as well as the DTX off time and / or DRX off time. This makes it easier for the terminal device to use certain strategies to monitor public information during the DTX on time and / or DRX on time; and use other strategies to monitor public information during the DTX off time and / or DRX off time, without affecting the terminal device's normal monitoring of the public information sent by the network device 1. For example, the network device 1 can send public information according to the above-mentioned 8th to 10th first configurations; correspondingly, after the terminal device determines the DTX on time and / or DRX on time, as well as the DTX off time and / or DRX off time, it can monitor the public information from the network device 1 according to the above-mentioned 8th to 10th first configurations. In this way, the terminal device can

[0188] As an optional embodiment, method 300 also includes: sending sixth information to network device 1, the sixth information is used to trigger network device 1 to broadcast at least one public information; network device 1 receives the sixth information from the terminal device, and sends at least one public information in response to the sixth information; the terminal device receives at least one public information.

[0189] The at least one public information may be, for example, a paging message, system information, etc. The sixth information may include information indicating the at least one public information, such as 100, where 100 represents system information. In this way, network device 1 may determine to broadcast the at least one public information based on the information indicating the at least one public information.

[0190] In a possible implementation manner, the sixth information is sent in the first time period.

[0191] The first time period may be determined by the following methods: the start time of the first time period and the duration of the first time period, or the start time and end time of the first time period.

[0192] Optionally, the first time period may be agreed upon by a protocol or indicated by the network device 1 through signaling.

[0193] For example, the network device 1 may send information indicating the first time period to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the information indicating the first time period from the network device 1 .

[0194] The information used to indicate the first time period may be, for example, 001 and 002, where 001 represents the start time of the first time period and 002 represents the end time of the first time period.

[0195] Optionally, the first time period may be a time period belonging to the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time. For example, the first time period is three consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols after entering the DTX off time. That is, the terminal device may send the sixth information on three OFDM symbols in each DTX off time. Correspondingly, the information used to indicate the first time period may be information of three OFDM symbols used for indication, such as #3.

[0196] In addition to the network device 1 sending public information according to the first configuration, the terminal device correspondingly monitors the public information according to the first configuration. The terminal device can also send uplink information according to the second configuration when it is determined that the network device 1 is in the energy-saving state.

[0197] As an optional embodiment, the method 300 further includes: S303: based on the first information, the terminal device sends fifth information to the network device 1, where the fifth information is used to request random access. Correspondingly, the network device 1 receives the fifth information from the terminal device.

[0198] It should be understood that the fifth information may be, for example, a random access request, a random access signal, etc. The fifth information may be used to randomly access network device 1. When the terminal device determines that the first network device is in an energy-saving state, for example, when DRX is activated on the first network device, the terminal device may use a corresponding strategy to send the fifth information, thereby improving energy conservation for both the terminal device and the first network device. For example, the terminal device may send the fifth information during DRX activation time.

[0199] In one possible implementation, S303 may be implemented in the following manner: the terminal device sends the fifth information according to the second configuration. The second configuration includes one or more of the following: the terminal device sends the fifth information to the network device 1 during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; sends the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information, where the second type of public information may be, for example, an early paging indication; sends the fifth information on a first time-frequency domain resource; sends the fifth information on a second time-frequency domain resource during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time; or sends the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time.

[0200] Correspondingly, the network device 1 may receive the fifth information according to the second configuration. The second configuration for the network device 1 to receive the fifth information includes one or more of the following: receiving the fifth information during the DTX-on time and / or the DRX-on time; receiving the fifth information after sending the second type of public information, where the second type of public information may be, for example, an early paging indication; receiving the fifth information on a first time-frequency domain resource; receiving the fifth information on a second time-frequency domain resource during the DTX-off time and / or the DRX-off time; or receiving the fifth information after sending the second type of public information during the DTX-off time and / or the DRX-off time.

[0201] Among them, the first time-frequency domain resources and / or the second time-frequency domain resources can be configured by the network device 1 through signaling, agreed upon by protocol or preset. Sending the fifth information on the second time-frequency domain resources during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time can be understood as, if the terminal device sends the fifth information to the network device 1 during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, it is necessary to use the second time-frequency domain resources. Sending the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time can be understood as, if the terminal device sends the fifth information to the network device 1 during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, it is necessary to send the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information.

[0202] For example, the terminal device may send the fifth information to the network device 1 during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; may also send the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information; may also send the fifth information during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time and after receiving the second type of public information. Other permutations and combinations may also be performed according to the remaining strategies in the second configuration, which are not listed here.

[0203] This helps to improve the success rate of the terminal device accessing the network device 1 and also helps to improve the energy saving effect of the network device and the terminal device.

[0204] The second configuration may be configured by the network device 1 through signaling or agreed upon by a protocol, as follows.

[0205] Optionally, method 300 further includes: network device 1 sending information 3 to the terminal device, where information 3 is used to indicate the second configuration. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives information 3 from network device 1. In this way, network device 1 can indicate to the terminal device when to send the fifth information, thereby improving the success rate of the terminal device accessing network device 1 and further improving energy conservation for the network device and the terminal device.

[0206] The second type of public information can be configured by the network device 1 through signaling or agreed upon by a protocol. The way in which the network device 1 configures the second type of public information through signaling is similar to the way in which the first type of public information is configured, which can be referred to the above description and will not be repeated here.

[0207] Optionally, method 300 also includes: receiving information 1 from the first network device 1, information 1 is used to instruct the terminal device to send uplink information in time period 1 in the DRX off time and / or time period 1 in the DTX off time. The time period 1 belongs to part of the DRX off time and / or the time period 1 belongs to part of the DTX off time. The time period 1 can be a period of time after the start of entering the DRX off time and / or the start of entering the DTX off time, for example, within 2 time slots after the start of entering the DRX off time. Alternatively, the time period 1 can be a period of time after a period of time from the moment of entering the DRX off time and / or a period of time after a period of time from the moment of entering the DTX off time, for example, a period of time after 2 time slots from the moment of entering the DRX off time.

[0208] Among them, time period 1 can be understood as the time domain resources included in the above-mentioned second time-frequency domain resources, for example.

[0209] It should be understood that information 1 and information 3 may be sent via the same signaling or different signaling. If information 1 and information 3 are sent via the same signaling, they may be sent via the same field or different fields; and they may also be sent via the same cell or different cells, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0210] Optionally, time period 1 may be agreed upon by a protocol or configured by the network device 1 through signaling.

[0211] In the above method 300, S302 may also be optional, that is, when the terminal device determines that the network device 1 is in the energy-saving state, the terminal device sends the fifth information to the network device 1 according to the second configuration. For the sake of brevity, the implementation of this embodiment can be found above and will not be repeated here.

[0212] It should be understood that in method 300, network device 1 may also be replaced by the first network device, and this application does not specifically limit the name of the network device.

[0213] In order to facilitate terminal equipment to access a cell served by a network device in an energy-saving state, the present application also provides an information transmission method, which is described as follows.

[0214] Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating an information transmission method 500 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Method 500 can be applied to a system including a terminal device and multiple network devices, such as system 200, which may include two network devices and one terminal device. The two network devices may be, for example, network device 2 and network device 3 shown in Figure 5. The terminal device may be in an idle or inactive state.

[0215] The method 500 includes the following steps:

[0216] S501: Network device 3 sends eighth information to network device 2. The eighth information is used to indicate that network device 3 is in an energy-saving state and / or DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of network device 3. The configuration parameters include at least one of the following: a DTX cycle and / or a DRX cycle, a DTX on-time duration and / or a DRX on-time duration, or a DTX start time interval and / or a DRX start time interval. The energy-saving state includes DTX being in an active state and / or DRX being in an active state. Correspondingly, network device 2 receives the eighth information from network device 3.

[0217] It should be understood that when network device 3 indicates the configuration parameters of DTX and / or DRX to network device 2, network device 2 may also determine that network device 3 is in the energy-saving state based on this. Network device 2 and network device 2 may be adjacent network devices, for example, network device 2 and network device 3 are neighboring base stations.

[0218] S502: Network device 2 sends first information, where the first information is used to indicate that network device 3 is in an energy-saving state. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first information.

[0219] It should be understood that the way in which the eighth information and the first information indicate that the network device 3 is in the energy-saving state is similar to the way in which the network device 1 is indicated to be in the energy-saving state in method 300, and the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters indicated by the eighth information are similar to the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters in method 300. Please refer to the description of method 300 and will not be repeated here.

[0220] S503: Network device 3 sends public information. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the public information from network device 3.

[0221] It should be understood that the public information may indicate a synchronization information block, etc. The public information may be described in the method 300 and will not be described in detail here.

[0222] Network device 2 indicates to the terminal device that network device 3 is in energy-saving state. In this way, the terminal device can adopt corresponding strategies to monitor the public information sent by network device 3, which helps the terminal device to accurately obtain public information such as synchronization information blocks from network device 3, thereby helping the terminal device to access the cell served by network device 3.

[0223] As an optional embodiment, method 500 further includes: network device 2 sending seventh information to the terminal device, and correspondingly, the terminal device receiving the seventh information from network device 2. The seventh information is used to indicate one or more of the following: an updated priority of the first cell, the updated priority being lower than the original priority of the first cell, and the first cell being a cell served by network device 3; or, using the fifth period to monitor synchronization signal blocks from network device 3; or, DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of network device 3; or, residing in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time.

[0224] It should be understood that network device 2 can set the priority of the first cell served by network device 3. In this way, when the terminal device performs cell selection, the terminal device is less likely to select the first cell due to the lower updated priority of the first cell. The seventh information can be a sixth preset identifier, such as 02, which can indicate that the priority of the first cell is adjusted from the first level to the third level, or that the priority of the first cell is reduced by two levels, etc.

[0225] Assuming that when network device 3 is not in the energy-saving state, the period for the terminal device to monitor the synchronization information block of network device 3 is the sixth period, then the fifth period can be greater than the sixth period, that is, when network device 3 is in the energy-saving state, network device 2 instructs the terminal device to monitor the synchronization information block with a larger period. In this way, the terminal device can take a longer time to search for the synchronization information block, which helps the terminal device to reside in network device 3.

[0226] It should be understood that the manner in which the seventh information indicates the fifth cycle can refer to the manner in which the third cycle is indicated in method 300, and will not be described in detail here.

[0227] It should be noted that network device 3 may also send public information according to the first configuration in method 300; correspondingly, the terminal device monitors public information from network device 3 according to the first configuration. The first configuration may be configured by network device 2 through signaling or by a protocol agreement. The specific content of the first configuration and the manner in which network device 2 configures the first configuration through signaling can be found in the description of method 300 and will not be repeated here.

[0228] Optionally, method 500 further includes: network device 3 sending information indicating the seventh information and / or the first configuration to network device 2, and correspondingly, network device 2 receiving information indicating the seventh information and / or the first configuration from network device 3. In this way, network device 2 can determine information such as DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of network device 3, the first configuration, etc., so that network device 2 can indicate the first configuration and / or the seventh information to the terminal device.

[0229] It should be understood that the information used to indicate the seventh information and / or the first configuration and the eighth information can be sent through one signaling or through different signaling, and in the case where the information used to indicate the seventh information and / or the first configuration and the eighth information are sent through one signaling, the information used to indicate the seventh information and / or the first configuration and the eighth information can be carried in the same or different fields of the signaling, or the information used to indicate the seventh information and / or the first configuration and the eighth information can be carried in the same or different elements of the signaling. This application does not make any specific limitations on this.

[0230] Optionally, the seventh information and / or the first configuration may also be agreed upon in a protocol. In this way, after receiving the eighth information, the network device 2 may determine the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the network device 3, the first configuration, and other information, thereby directly indicating the first configuration and / or the seventh information to the terminal device.

[0231] In addition, the terminal device can determine the DTX on time and / or DRX on time, as well as the DTX off time and / or DRX off time through the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the network device 3.

[0232] Since network device 2 instructs the terminal device to reside in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, the terminal device needs to determine the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, as well as the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time of network device 3. Therefore, the seventh information may include the DTX configuration parameters and / or the DRX configuration parameters of network device 3, and reside in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time. Optionally, the DTX configuration parameters and / or the DRX configuration parameters of network device 3, and reside in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time can also be indicated by different signaling. For example, the eighth information indicates to reside in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; then network device 2 also sends information 4 to the terminal device, and information 4 is used to indicate the DTX configuration parameters and / or the DRX configuration parameters of network device 3. Information 4 and the seventh information can be indicated by different signaling.

[0233] Since the period of sending and receiving information of network device 3 may be smaller during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, instructing the terminal device to reside in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time helps to improve the success rate of the terminal device residing in the first cell.

[0234] It should be noted that, since the terminal device needs to first determine the start time of the system frame of network device 3 in order to determine the DTX on time and / or DRX on time of network device 3, before the terminal device determines the DTX on time and / or DRX on time of network device 3, network device 3 may broadcast a common information block, and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the common information block from network device 3. In this way, the terminal device can determine the start time of the system frame of network device 3. The terminal device can then further determine the DTX on time and / or DRX on time, as well as the DTX off time and / or DRX off time of network device 3 based on the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of network device 3.

[0235] Optionally, when the seventh information is used to indicate staying in the first cell at the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, the terminal device can send a random access request or a pilot signal, etc. to the network device 3 at the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time.

[0236] As an optional embodiment, the terminal device may also send uplink information to the network device 3 according to the second configuration when determining that the network device 3 is in the energy-saving state.

[0237] As an optional embodiment, the method 500 further includes: S504: based on the first information, the terminal device sends fifth information to the network device 3, where the fifth information is used to request random access to the network device 3. Correspondingly, the network device 3 receives the fifth information from the terminal device.

[0238] It should be understood that the implementation of S504 is similar to the implementation of S303. For example, the terminal device can send the fifth information to the network device 3 according to the second configuration. Please refer to the above description and will not be repeated here.

[0239] In the above method 500, S503 may also be optional, that is, when the terminal device determines that the network device 3 is in the energy-saving state, the terminal device sends the fifth information to the network device 3 according to the second configuration. For the sake of brevity, the implementation of this embodiment can be found above and will not be repeated here.

[0240] In addition, in method 500, network device 2 may be replaced by a second network device, and network device 3 may be replaced by a first network device. This application does not impose any specific restrictions on the names of the network devices.

[0241] It should be understood that the order of execution of the above methods does not necessarily mean the order in which they are executed. The order in which each process is executed should be determined by its function and internal logic.

[0242] It should also be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the system information may also be referred to as a system information block (SIB), which is not specifically limited in the present application.

[0243] It should also be noted that, in the embodiments of the present application, the information sent by network device 1, network device 2, and network device 3 may be information broadcast through a broadcast channel. For example, network device 1 sending public information may be network device 1 broadcasting public information, and network device 1 or network device 2 sending first information may be network device 1 or network device broadcasting first information, etc. The present application does not limit the specific manner in which network device 1, network device 2, and network device 3 send information.

[0244] The above description, in conjunction with Figures 3 to 5, details the information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application. The following description, in conjunction with Figures 6 and 7, details the information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present application. The information transmission device includes a module or unit for executing each part of the above embodiment. The module or unit may be software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. The following description only briefly illustrates the information transmission device. For details on the implementation of the solution, please refer to the description of the aforementioned method embodiment, which will not be repeated below.

[0245] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of an information transmission device 600 provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG6 , the device 600 includes: a first transceiver module 601 and a second transceiver module 602 .

[0246] In a possible implementation, the apparatus 600 is used to implement the steps corresponding to the terminal device in the above-mentioned method 400 or method 500.

[0247] The first transceiver module 601 is used to receive first information, where the first information is used to indicate that the network device 1 is in an energy-saving state, where the energy-saving state includes discontinuous transmission DTX being in an activated state and / or discontinuous reception DRX being in an activated state; the second transceiver module 602 is used to monitor public information based on the first information, where the public information includes at least one of the following: system information, synchronization signal block, paging message or early paging indication.

[0248] Optionally, the first information is system information; the first transceiver module 601 is further used to: receive second information from the network device 1, the second information is used to indicate a change in system information; in response to the second information, monitor the system information, and receive the first information.

[0249] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is specifically used to: monitor public information according to the first configuration; wherein the first configuration includes one or more of the following: a first period; not monitoring the first type of public information in the public information; monitoring the remaining types of public information after receiving the early paging indication; or, during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, monitoring public information according to the third period; or, during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, monitoring public information according to the fourth period or irregular time intervals.

[0250] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is further used to: receive third information from the network device 1, where the third information is used to indicate the first configuration.

[0251] Optionally, the first period is determined by the second period and N, the second period is the period for monitoring public information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, the first period is N times the second period, and N is a positive number.

[0252] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is also used to: receive fourth information from the network device 1, the fourth information is used to indicate the configuration parameters of DTX and / or the configuration parameters of DRX, the configuration parameters including at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time, or the start time interval of DTX and / or the start time interval of DRX.

[0253] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is further configured to: send fifth information to the network device 1 based on the first information, where the fifth information is used to request random access.

[0254] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is specifically used to: send the fifth information to the network device 1 according to the second configuration; wherein the second configuration includes one or more of the following: sending the fifth information during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or, sending the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information; or, sending the fifth information on the first time-frequency domain resources; or, sending the fifth information on the second time-frequency domain resources during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time; or, sending the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time.

[0255] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is further configured to: send sixth information to the network device 1 , where the sixth information is configured to trigger the network device 1 to broadcast at least one type of public information.

[0256] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is specifically used to receive first information from the network device 1 ; the second transceiver module 602 is specifically used to monitor public information broadcast by the network device 1 .

[0257] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is specifically used to receive first information from the second network device; the second transceiver module 602 is specifically used to monitor public information broadcast by the network device 1.

[0258] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is also used to: receive seventh information from the second network device, the seventh information is used to indicate one or more of the following: an updated priority of the first cell, the updated priority is lower than the original priority of the first cell, and the first cell is the cell serving the network device 1; or, using the fifth period to monitor the synchronization signal block from the network device 1; or, the configuration parameters of the discontinuous transmission DTX and / or the configuration parameters of the discontinuous reception DRX of the network device 1, the configuration parameters including at least one of the following: DTX period and / or DRX period, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time or the start time interval of the DTX and / or the start time interval of the DRX; or, reside in the first cell at the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time.

[0259] In a possible implementation, the apparatus 600 is configured to implement the steps corresponding to the network device 1 in the above method 300 .

[0260] The first transceiver module 601 is used to send first information, and the first information is used to indicate that the device 600 is in an energy-saving state, and the energy-saving state includes discontinuous transmission DTX being in an activated state and / or discontinuous reception DRX being in an activated state; the second transceiver module 602 is used to send public information, and the public information includes at least one of the following: system information, synchronization signal block, paging message or paging early indication.

[0261] Optionally, the first information is system information; the first transceiver module 601 is further used to: send second information, where the second information is used to indicate a change in the system information; and send the first information based on the second information.

[0262] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is specifically used to: send public information according to the first configuration; wherein the first configuration includes one or more of the following: a first period; not sending the first type of public information in the public information; sending the remaining types of public information after sending the early paging indication; sending public information according to the third period during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or, sending public information according to the fourth period or irregular time intervals during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time.

[0263] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is further used to: send third information, where the third information is used to indicate the first configuration.

[0264] Optionally, the first period is determined by the second period and N, the second period is the period for sending public information when DTX is in the deactivated state and / or DRX is in the deactivated state, the first period is N times the second period, and N is a positive number.

[0265] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is also used to: send fourth information, the fourth information is used to indicate the configuration parameters of DTX and / or the configuration parameters of DRX, the configuration parameters including at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time, or the start time interval of DTX and / or the start time interval of DRX.

[0266] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is further used to: receive fifth information, where the fifth information is used to request random access.

[0267] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is specifically used to: receive the fifth information according to the second configuration; wherein the second configuration includes one or more of the following: receiving the fifth information during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or, receiving the fifth information after sending the second type of public information; or, receiving the fifth information on the first time-frequency domain resources; or, receiving the fifth information on the second time-frequency domain resources during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time; or, receiving the fifth information after sending the second type of public information during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time.

[0268] Optionally, the second transceiver module 602 is further configured to: receive sixth information, where the sixth information is used to trigger sending of at least one public information; and send at least one public information in response to the sixth information.

[0269] In a possible implementation, the apparatus 600 is configured to implement the steps corresponding to the network device 2 in the above method 500 .

[0270] The first transceiver module 601 is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to indicate that the network device 3 is in an energy-saving state.

[0271] Optionally, the device also includes a second transceiver module 602, which is used to receive the eighth information from the network device 3, and the eighth information is used to indicate that the network device 3 is in an energy-saving state, and / or the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the network device 3, and the configuration parameters include at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time or the start time interval of DTX and / or the start time interval of DRX; the first transceiver module 601 is specifically used to: send the first information in response to the eighth information.

[0272] Optionally, the first transceiver module 601 is also used to send seventh information, and the seventh information is used to indicate one or more of the following: the updated priority of the first cell, the updated priority is lower than the original priority of the first cell, and the first cell is the cell serving the network device 3; or, using the fifth period to monitor the synchronization signal block from the network device 3; or, the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the network device 3; or, staying in the first cell at the DTX start time and / or the DRX start time.

[0273] In a possible implementation, the apparatus 600 is configured to implement steps corresponding to the network device 3 in the above method 500 .

[0274] The first transceiver module 601 is used to send the eighth information to the network device 2, where the eighth information is used to indicate that the network device 3 is in an energy-saving state, and / or the DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the network device 3, where the configuration parameters include at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, the duration of the DTX on time and / or the duration of the DRX on time, or the start time interval of DTX and / or the start time interval of DRX.

[0275] The second transceiver module 602 is configured to send public information.

[0276] It should be understood that the device 600 here is embodied in the form of a functional module. The term "module" here can refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (such as a shared processor, a dedicated processor or a group processor, etc.) and a memory for executing one or more software or firmware programs, a combined logic circuit and / or other suitable components that support the described functions. In an optional example, those skilled in the art will understand that the device 600 can be specifically the network device 1, network device 2, network device 3 or terminal device in the above-mentioned embodiment, and the device 600 can be used to execute the various processes and / or steps corresponding to the network device 1, network device 2, network device 3 or terminal device in the above-mentioned method embodiment. To avoid repetition, they are not described here.

[0277] The apparatus 600 has the function of implementing the corresponding steps performed by network device 1, network device 2, network device 3, or terminal device in the above method. The above functions can be implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions.

[0278] In an embodiment of the present application, the device 600 in FIG6 may also be a chip, such as a SOC.

[0279] Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of an information transmission device 700 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device 700 includes a processor 701, a transceiver 702, and a memory 703. The processor 701, the transceiver 702, and the memory 703 communicate with each other via an internal connection path. The memory 703 is used to store instructions, and the processor 701 is used to execute the instructions stored in the memory 703 to control the transceiver 702 to send and / or receive signals.

[0280] It should be understood that apparatus 700 may specifically be network device 1, network device 2, network device 3, or a terminal device in the aforementioned embodiments, and may be configured to execute the various steps and / or processes corresponding to network device 1, network device 2, network device 3, or a terminal device in the aforementioned method embodiments. Optionally, the memory 703 may include read-only memory and random access memory, and provide instructions and data to the processor. A portion of the memory may also include non-volatile random access memory. For example, the memory may also store device type information. The processor 701 may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, and when the processor 701 executes the instructions stored in the memory, the processor 701 is configured to execute the various steps and / or processes of the aforementioned method embodiments. The transceiver 702 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter may be configured to implement the various steps and / or processes corresponding to the aforementioned transceiver for performing a transmitting action, and the receiver may be configured to implement the various steps and / or processes corresponding to the aforementioned transceiver for performing a receiving action.

[0281] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the processor may be a central processing unit (CPU), or may be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.

[0282] During implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor or by instructions in the form of software. The steps of the method disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application can be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware processor, or can be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium mature in the art, such as a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register, etc. The storage medium is located in a memory, and the processor executes the instructions in the memory, and completes the steps of the above method in conjunction with its hardware. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.

[0283] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is used to store a computer program, and the computer program is used to implement the method shown in the above method embodiment.

[0284] The present application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program (also referred to as code or instruction). When the computer program runs on a computer, the computer can execute the method shown in the above method embodiment.

[0285] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0286] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and modules described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0287] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the modules is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple modules or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or modules, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0288] The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0289] In addition, each functional module in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing module, or each module may exist physically separately, or two or more modules may be integrated into one module.

[0290] If the functions are implemented in the form of software function modules and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0291] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the embodiments of the present application, and such changes or substitutions should be included in the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. An information transmission method, characterized in that: The method comprises: receiving first information, where the first information is used to indicate that the first network device is in an energy-saving state, where the energy-saving state includes that discontinuous transmission DTX is in an activated state and / or discontinuous reception DRX is in an activated state; Based on the first information, public information is monitored, where the public information includes at least one of the following: system information, a synchronization signal block, a paging message, or an early paging indication.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first information is system information; The method further comprises: receiving second information from the first network device, where the second information is used to indicate a change in system information; The receiving of the first information comprises: In response to the second information, monitoring system information, and receiving the first information.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The monitoring of public information includes: According to the first configuration, monitoring the public information; The first configuration includes one or more of the following: First cycle; Do not monitor the first type of public information in the public information; After receiving the early indication of paging, monitoring the remaining types of the public information; During the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time, monitoring the common information according to the third period; or, During the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the common information is monitored according to a fourth period or irregular time intervals.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Third information is received from the first network device, where the third information is used to indicate the first configuration.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The first period is determined by the second period and N, the second period is the period for monitoring the common information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, the first period is N times the second period, and N is a positive number.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive fourth information from the first network device, where the fourth information is used to indicate configuration parameters of DTX and / or configuration parameters of DRX, and the configuration parameters include at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, duration of DTX on time and / or duration of DRX on time, or start time interval of DTX and / or start time interval of DRX.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: Based on the first information, fifth information is sent to the first network device, where the fifth information is used to request random access.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The sending fifth information to the first network device includes: Sending the fifth information to the first network device according to the second configuration; The second configuration includes one or more of the following: Sending the fifth information at the DTX on time or / and the DRX on time; Sending the fifth information after receiving the second type of public information; Sending the fifth information on the first time-frequency domain resource; Sending the fifth information on the second time-frequency domain resource during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time; or, During the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the fifth information is sent after receiving the second type of public information.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending sixth information to the first network device, where the sixth information is used to trigger the first network device to broadcast at least one public information.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The receiving of the first information comprises: receiving the first information from the first network device; The monitoring of public information includes: The public information broadcast by the first network device is monitored.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving of the first information comprises: receiving the first information from a second network device; The monitoring of public information includes: The public information broadcast by the first network device is monitored.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive seventh information from the second network device, where the seventh information is used to indicate one or more of the following: an updated priority of a first cell, wherein the updated priority is lower than an original priority of the first cell, and the first cell is a cell served by the first network device; Using the fifth cycle to monitor the synchronization signal block from the first network device; configuration parameters of discontinuous transmission DTX and / or discontinuous reception DRX of the first network device, the configuration parameters comprising at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, duration of DTX on time and / or duration of DRX on time, or start time interval of DTX and / or start time interval of DRX; or, Stay in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time.

13. An information transmission method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate that the first network device is in an energy-saving state, where the energy-saving state includes that discontinuous transmission DTX is in an activated state and / or discontinuous reception DRX is in an activated state; Public information is sent, where the public information includes at least one of the following: system information, a synchronization signal block, a paging message, or an early paging indication.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The first information is system information; The method further comprises: Sending second information, where the second information is used to indicate a change in system information; The sending of the first information includes: Based on the second information, the first information is sent.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that The sending of public information includes: According to the first configuration, sending the public information; The first configuration includes one or more of the following: First cycle; The first type of public information in the public information is not sent; Sending the remaining types of the public information after sending the paging early indication; Sending the common information according to a third period during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; or, During the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the common information is sent according to a fourth period or irregular time intervals.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send third information, where the third information is used to indicate the first configuration.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that The first period is determined by the second period and N, the second period is the period for sending the common information when DTX is in a deactivated state and / or DRX is in a deactivated state, the first period is N times the second period, and N is a positive number.

18. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 17, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send fourth information, where the fourth information is used to indicate configuration parameters of DTX and / or configuration parameters of DRX, where the configuration parameters include at least one of the following: DTX cycle and / or DRX cycle, duration of DTX on time and / or duration of DRX on time, or start time interval of DTX and / or start time interval of DRX.

19. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 18, characterized in that The method further comprises: Fifth information is received, where the fifth information is used to request random access.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The receiving of the fifth information comprises: According to the second configuration, receiving the fifth information; The second configuration includes one or more of the following: Receiving the fifth information at the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time; receiving the fifth information after sending the second type of public information; Receiving the fifth information on the first time-frequency domain resource; receiving the fifth information on the second time-frequency domain resource during the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time; or, During the DTX off time and / or the DRX off time, the fifth information is received after sending the second type of public information.

21. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 20, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving sixth information, where the sixth information is used to trigger sending of at least one public information; In response to the sixth information, the at least one public information is sent.

22. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 21, characterized in that The first information and the public information are sent by the first network device.

23. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The first information is sent by the second network device, and the public information is sent by the first network device.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second network device receives eighth information from the first network device, where the eighth information is used to indicate that the first network device is in an energy-saving state, and / or a DTX configuration parameter and / or a DRX configuration parameter of the first network device, where the configuration parameter includes at least one of the following: a DTX cycle and / or a DRX cycle, a duration of a DTX on time and / or a duration of a DRX on time, or a start time interval of a DTX and / or a start time interval of a DRX; The sending of the first information comprises: In response to the eighth information, the second network device sends the first information.

25. The method according to claim 23 or 24, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second network device sends seventh information, where the seventh information is used to indicate one or more of the following: an updated priority of a first cell, wherein the updated priority is lower than an original priority of the first cell, and the first cell is a cell served by the first network device; Using the fifth cycle to monitor the synchronization signal block from the first network device; DTX configuration parameters and / or DRX configuration parameters of the first network device; or, The first network device resides in the first cell during the DTX on time and / or the DRX on time.

26. An information transmission device, characterized in that: include: The method comprises a module for performing the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, or the method as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 25.

27. An information transmission device, characterized in that: include: A processor, wherein the processor is coupled to a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and when the processor calls the computer program, the device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, or the method according to any one of claims 13 to 25.

28. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: Used to store a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions for implementing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, or the method according to any one of claims 13 to 25.

29. A computer program product, comprising instructions, characterized in that: When the instructions are executed on a computer, the computer is enabled to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 or the method according to any one of claims 13 to 25.

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