Information indication method, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an information indication method, a device, and a storage medium. The method is executed by a first terminal, and comprises: on the basis of protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of a network device, determining first indication information, the first indication information being indication information for a low power wake-up signal (LP WUS) or indication information for first signaling, the LP WUS and the first signaling being applied to the first terminal or a terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal being capable of receiving the LP WUS and the first signaling. When the first terminal receives a plurality of pieces of indication information, a first indication instruction can be determined so as to maintain information synchronization with the network device, thereby enabling the network device to easily provide an indication to the first terminal.

Description

Information indication method, communication system and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] In the field of mobile communication technology, the base station can wake up the terminal's main receiver (MR; also called main radio (MR)) through a traditional wake-up signal (Legacy Wake-up Signal, Legacy WUS) or a low power wake-up signal (Low Power Wake-Up Signal, LP WUS). When there is a channel change or service change, the terminal may receive two wake-up signals at the same time and the two wake-up signal indication information conflicts with each other.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides an information indication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information indication method is proposed, which is executed by a first terminal. The method includes: determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of a network device, the first indication information being indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, the LP WUS and the first signaling acting on the first terminal or the terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal being able to receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0006] In the above method, based on the protocol predefinition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device, the first indication information is determined, and the first indication information is one of the indication information of the LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling, thereby solving the problem that the terminal may receive two wake-up signals at the same time and the two wake-up signal indication information conflict with each other in cases of channel changes or service changes, and ensuring the consistency of the understanding of the indication information between the terminal and the network device.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information indication method is proposed, which is executed by a network device. The method includes: determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition, where the first indication information is indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, and the LP WUS and the first signaling act on a first terminal or a terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0008] In the above method, based on the protocol predefinition, the first indication information is determined, and the first indication information is one of the indication information of the LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling, thereby solving the problem that the terminal may receive two wake-up signals at the same time and the two wake-up signal indication information conflict with each other in cases of channel changes or service changes, and ensuring the consistency of the understanding of the indication information between the terminal and the network device.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, including a processing module for determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of a network device, where the first indication information is indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, and the LP WUS and the first signaling act on the first terminal or the terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, including a processing module for determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition, where the first indication information is indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, and the LP WUS and the first signaling act on a first terminal or a terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0011] According to the fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, which includes: one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are used to call instructions so that the communication device executes a method as described in any one of the first aspects of the present disclosure, or is used to execute a method as described in any one of the second aspects of the present disclosure.

[0012] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0013] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method of any one of the first and second aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0015] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0016] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of an information indication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] 3a-3c are flowcharts of some information indication methods provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0018] 4a-4c are flowcharts of other information indication methods provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0019] FIG5 is an interactive diagram of other information indication methods provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a monitoring opportunity configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of another listening opportunity configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of another listening opportunity configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG9a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG9b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG10a is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG10 b is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information indication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0028] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information indication method, which is executed by a first terminal, and the method includes: determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of a network device, the first indication information being indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, the LP WUS and the first signaling acting on the first terminal or the terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal being able to receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0029] In the above embodiment, based on the protocol predefinition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device, the first indication information is determined, and the first indication information is one of the indication information of the LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling, thereby solving the problem that the terminal may receive two wake-up signals at the same time and the two wake-up signal indication information conflict with each other in the case of channel changes or service changes, and ensuring the consistency of the understanding of the indication information between the terminal and the network device.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes at least one of the following: a legacy wake-up signal legacy WUS; and paging advance indication information PEI.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the first signaling may include a traditional wake-up signal for indicating wake-up, and may also include paging advance indication information PEI, thereby saving signaling overhead through one signaling indication.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is carried by a physical downlink control channel PDCCH or a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH.

[0033] In the above embodiment, the bearer of the first signaling may be any bearer channel of downlink signaling, which depends on the specific implementation, thereby expanding the scope of application.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information of LP WUS and / or the indication information of the first signaling includes at least one of the following: first information, the first information is used to instruct the first terminal to wake up or sleep the main receiver MR; second information, the second information is used to instruct the first terminal to switch to the sleep state; third information, the third information is used to indicate the uplink power of the first terminal; fourth information, the fourth information is used to indicate the part of the bandwidth BWP where the first terminal sends uplink signaling or receives downlink signaling; fifth information, the fifth information is used to indicate the deactivation of the secondary cell of the first terminal; sixth information, the sixth information is used to indicate the network device to request the first terminal to feedback the reference signal measurement result; seventh information, the seventh information is used to indicate the multiple-input multiple-output MIMO layer; eighth information, the eighth information is used to instruct the first terminal to cancel the use of the previously configured semi-static resources; ninth information, the ninth information is used to instruct the first terminal to send or receive a transmission block TB on multiple time slots.

[0035] In the above embodiment, the first indication information may include one or more types of information. In other words, the indication information of the wake-up signal can be used not only for wake-up, but also for other application scenarios, which depends on the specific implementation. By carrying different information in the same signal, signaling overhead is saved.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving an LP WUS and a first signaling.

[0037] In the above embodiment, the first terminal can receive LP WUS and the first signaling. In other words, the first terminal has a low power wake-up signal receiver (Low Power Wake-Up Receiver, LP WUR, or auxiliary receiver) to receive LP WUS, and also has a main receiver to receive the first signaling. In the event of a channel change (for example, from good to bad or from bad to good) or a service change, the first terminal may receive both the LP WUS and the first signaling to ensure coverage of the wake-up indication.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device includes: determining that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS, and the first terminal receives LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, determining that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling, and the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving LP WUS.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the first terminal can determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the last received indication information among the two received indication information is the first indication information, thereby realizing the determination of the indication information when multiple indication information are received, and avoiding the ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device, determining the first indication information includes: updating the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of LP WUS, and the first terminal receives the LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, updating the indication information of LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, and the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving the LP WUS.

[0041] In the above embodiment, the first terminal can use the latest received indication information to update the previously received indication information based on the protocol predefinition, that is, update (or overwrite) the indication information received earlier to the indication information received later, and determine the updated indication information as the first indication information, thereby realizing the determination of the indication information when multiple indication information is received, avoiding the ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device includes: determining that the indication information of LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can be updated with each other; receiving configuration signaling sent by the network device, the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS; based on the configuration signaling, determining that the first indication information is the updated indication information.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the protocol can predefine that the indication information of LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can update each other (overwrite each other), and the first terminal can determine the specific update rule to be adopted by receiving the configuration signaling sent by the network device, thereby realizing the determination of the indication information when multiple indication information is received, avoiding the ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device includes: determining the first indication information according to the second signaling, the second signaling being used to instruct or configure the first terminal to receive LP WUS and at least one of the first signaling.

[0045] In the above embodiment, based on the protocol predefinition, the first terminal can determine the first indication information according to the second signaling, and can determine the indication information when there are multiple indication information, avoiding the ambiguity problem caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device includes: receiving LP WUS and determining that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS; or, receiving first signaling and determining that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling.

[0047] In the above embodiment, the protocol can predefine which indication information in the LP WUS and the first signaling the first terminal receives, and determine the indication information received by the first terminal as the first indication information. This allows the first terminal to determine the first indication information based on the protocol predefinition, avoiding ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining at least one LP WUS listening opportunity configured by the network device for the first terminal; and monitoring at least one LP WUS sent by the network device on the at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the first terminal may monitor at least one LP WUS sent by the network device during the LP WUS monitoring opportunity configured by the network device to receive the LP WUS signal.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining at least one LP WUS listening opportunity configured by the network device for the first terminal includes: determining at least one of the number of listening cycles M, the number of repetitions N, and the number of listening times L configured by the network device, where M, N, and L are positive integers; determining the number of at least one LP WUS listening opportunity to be M, where each listening cycle includes one LP WUS listening opportunity; or determining the number of at least one LP WUS listening opportunity to be M×N, where each listening cycle includes N LP WUS listening opportunities; or determining the number of at least one LP WUS listening opportunity to be L, where M listening cycles include L LP WUS listening opportunities.

[0051] In the above embodiment, the first terminal can determine the listening timing based on at least one of the listening cycle number M, the number of repetitions N, and the number of listening times L configured by the network device, so as to facilitate monitoring of the LP WUS at the listening timing. In different implementations, the first terminal can repeatedly receive (or receive multiple times) the LP WUS to ensure coverage of the wake-up signal.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining, according to indication information of at least one LP WUS, whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the first terminal may determine whether the MR needs to be awakened according to the LP WUS indication information, thereby waking up the MR based on the needs of the network device and reducing the consumption of the MR.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR based on the indication information of at least one LP WUS includes: determining, under a first condition, that the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR, the first condition being at least one of the following: the LP WUS monitored at the last listening opportunity in at least one LP WUS listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR; the LP WUS monitored at any listening opportunity in at least one LP WUS listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR; the LP WUS monitored at all listening opportunities in at least one LP WUS listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0055] In the above embodiment, under the first condition, the first terminal wakes up the MR, enabling network device-based wake-up, thus reducing MR consumption. Furthermore, due to the inherently low reliability of LP WUS, multiple LP WUS received by the first terminal at multiple listening opportunities may contain conflicting indication information. This solution avoids the problem of inconsistent interpretation of indication information by the first terminal when receiving multiple LP WUSs.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending first capability information and / or second capability information to the network device, the first capability information being used to indicate whether the first terminal can receive LP WUS and first signaling at the same time, and the second capability information being used to indicate whether the first terminal can be configured with a first number, the first number being the maximum number of LP WUS listening opportunities within an LP WUS listening period.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the first terminal can send the first capability information and / or the second capability information to the network device, so that the network device can determine whether to send the LP WUS and the first signaling based on the capability information reported by the terminal, and whether the first number can be configured for the terminal, thereby sending multiple LP WUS to the terminal. The network device can consider the capability of the terminal for signal transmission and information configuration, thereby achieving information synchronization between the first terminal and the network device.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the first capability information and / or the second capability information includes any one of the following: per band; per BWP; per UE; per feature.

[0059] In the above embodiment, the capability information of the first terminal may be of various types, so that the first capability information and / or the second capability information can be reported in different application scenarios.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: actively turning on MR under the second condition.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the first terminal may actively turn on MR under the second condition, thereby reducing the problem of being unable to wake up the terminal through a wake-up signal (ie, passive wake-up) due to channel quality issues.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second condition includes at least one of the following: the first terminal attempts to receive a low power synchronization signal LP SS, and the first terminal fails to correctly decode the information carried by the LP SS; after a standby timer predefined in the protocol ends, the first terminal fails to successfully receive the LP WUS; the total energy of the first terminal attempting to receive the LP WUS at at least one LP WUS listening opportunity is less than or equal to a preset threshold.

[0063] In the above embodiment, when the first terminal cannot receive the LP WUS or the received LP WUS cannot be correctly decoded, the first terminal can actively wake up the MR, thereby alleviating the problem of being unable to wake up the terminal due to channel quality issues.

[0064] In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information indication method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition, the first indication information is indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, LP WUS and the first signaling act on a first terminal or a terminal group where the first terminal is located, and the first terminal can receive LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the first indication information is determined based on the protocol predefinition, and the first indication information is one of the indication information of the LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling, thereby solving the problem that the terminal may receive two wake-up signals at the same time and the two wake-up signal indication information conflict with each other in the case of channel changes or service changes, and ensuring the consistency of the understanding of the indication information between the terminal and the network device.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes at least one of the following: a legacy wake-up signal legacy WUS; and paging advance indication information PEI.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the first signaling may include a traditional wake-up signal for indicating wake-up, and may also include paging advance indication information PEI, thereby saving signaling overhead through one signaling indication.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is carried by a physical downlink control channel PDCCH or a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH.

[0069] In the above embodiment, the first signaling may be a bearer channel of any downlink signaling, which depends on the specific implementation, thereby expanding the scope of application.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information of LP WUS and / or the indication information of the first signaling includes at least one of the following: first information, the first information is used to instruct the first terminal to wake up or sleep the main receiver MR; second information, the second information is used to instruct the first terminal to switch to the sleep state; third information, the third information is used to indicate the uplink power of the first terminal; fourth information, the fourth information is used to indicate the part of the bandwidth BWP where the first terminal sends uplink signaling or receives downlink signaling; fifth information, the fifth information is used to indicate the deactivation of the secondary cell of the first terminal; sixth information, the sixth information is used to indicate the network device to request the first terminal to feedback the reference signal measurement result; seventh information, the seventh information is used to indicate the multiple-input multiple-output MIMO layer; eighth information, the eighth information is used to instruct the first terminal to cancel the use of the previously configured semi-static resources; ninth information, the ninth information is used to instruct the first terminal to send or receive a transmission block TB on multiple time slots.

[0071] In the above embodiment, the first indication information may include one or more types of information. In other words, the indication information of the wake-up signal can be used not only for wake-up, but also for other application scenarios, which depends on the specific implementation. By carrying different information in the same signal, signaling overhead is saved.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending an LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the network device can send LP WUS and the first signaling to the first terminal. Since the first terminal has a low-power wake-up signal receiver LP WUR to receive LP WUS, and also has a main receiver to receive the first signaling, in the case of channel changes (for example, from good to bad or from bad to good) or service changes, the network device can send LP WUS and the first signaling to ensure coverage of the wake-up indication.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, based on protocol predefinition, determining the first indication information includes: determining that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS, and the first terminal receives LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, determining that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling, and the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving LP WUS.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the network device can determine the first indication information based on protocol predefinition, and instruct the first terminal to determine that the last received indication information among the two received indication information is the first indication information. This enables the first terminal to determine the indication information when receiving multiple indication information, maintain consistency with the understanding of the network device information, and avoid ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, based on the protocol predefinition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device, determining the first indication information includes: updating the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of LP WUS, and the first terminal receives the LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, updating the indication information of LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, and the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving the LP WUS.

[0077] In the above embodiment, the network device can instruct the first terminal to use the latest received indication information to update (or overwrite) the previously received indication information based on protocol predefinition, that is, to update the indication information received earlier to the indication information received later, and determine the updated indication information as the first indication information, so that when the first terminal receives multiple indication information, it can determine the indication information and maintain consistency with the understanding of the network device information, avoiding ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0078] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, based on the protocol predefinition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device, determining the first indication information includes: determining that the indication information of LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can be updated with each other; sending configuration signaling to the first terminal or terminal group, the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS; determining that the first indication information is the updated indication information.

[0079] In the above embodiment, the protocol can predefine that the indication information of LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can update each other (overwrite each other), and the network device can send a configuration signaling to the first terminal to instruct the first terminal which specific update rule to adopt, so that the first terminal can determine the indication information when receiving multiple indication information, avoiding the ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device includes: determining the first indication information based on the second signaling, the second signaling being used to instruct or configure the first terminal to receive LP WUS and at least one of the first signaling.

[0081] In the above embodiment, the network device can predefine or configure signaling according to the protocol to instruct the first terminal to determine the first indication information according to the second signaling, so that the first terminal can determine the indication information when receiving multiple indication information, avoiding the ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device includes: sending LP WUS, determining that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS; or, based on protocol predefinition, sending first signaling, determining that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling.

[0083] In the above embodiment, the protocol can predefine which indication information in the LP WUS and the first signaling the first terminal can receive, and the network device will send the corresponding indication information to the first terminal to wake up the first terminal, avoiding the ambiguity caused by different indication information of multiple signals.

[0084] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: configuring at least one LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal; and sending at least one LP WUS on the at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0085] In the above embodiment, the network device may configure an LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal, and send an LP WUS at the listening opportunity to instruct the first terminal.

[0086] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, configuring at least one LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal includes: configuring at least one of M listening periods, N repetition times, and L listening times, where M, N, and L are positive integers; configuring M LP WUS listening opportunities for each of the multiple terminals including the first terminal, where each listening period includes an LP WUS listening opportunity corresponding to each terminal; or configuring M×N LP WUS listening opportunities for each of the multiple terminals including the first terminal, where each listening period includes N LP WUS listening opportunities corresponding to each terminal; or configuring L LP WUS listening opportunities for each of the multiple terminals including the first terminal, where the M listening periods include L LP WUS listening opportunities corresponding to each terminal.

[0087] In the above embodiment, the network device can configure the listening timing for the first terminal based on at least one of the M listening cycles, the number of repetitions N, and the number of listening times L, so as to facilitate consistency with the first terminal, complete the sending of LP WUS at the listening timing, and implement indication to the first terminal. In different implementations, the network device can repeatedly send (or send multiple times) LP WUS to ensure coverage of the wake-up signal.

[0088] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining, according to indication information of at least one LP WUS, whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0089] In the above embodiment, when the network device needs to wake up the terminal, it may wake up the first terminal through an LP WUS instruction.

[0090] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR based on the indication information of at least one LP WUS includes: under a first condition, determining that the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR, the first condition being at least one of the following: the LP WUS sent at the last listening opportunity in at least one LP WUS listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR; the LP WUS sent at any listening opportunity in at least one LP WUS listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR; the LP WUS sent at all listening opportunities in at least one LP WUS listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0091] In the above embodiment, the network device may send indication information that meets the first condition to instruct the MR of the first terminal to wake up, thereby reducing the consumption of the MR.

[0092] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving first capability information and / or second capability information sent by the first terminal, the first capability information being used to indicate whether the first terminal can receive LP WUS and the first signaling at the same time, and the second capability information being used to indicate whether the first terminal can be configured with a first number, the first number being the maximum number of LP WUS listening opportunities within an LP WUS listening period.

[0093] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive the capability information of the first terminal, and send the LP WUS and / or the first signaling according to the capability information of the first terminal.

[0094] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the first capability information and / or the second capability information includes any one of the following: per band; per BWP; per UE; per feature.

[0095] In the above embodiment, the capability information of the first terminal may be of various types, and the network device may receive the first capability information and / or the second capability information in different application scenarios.

[0096] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, including a processing module, for determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of a network device, wherein the first indication information is indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, and the LP WUS and the first signaling act on the first terminal or the terminal group to which the first terminal is located, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0097] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, including a processing module, for determining first indication information based on protocol predefinition, where the first indication information is indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, and the LP WUS and the first signaling act on a first terminal or a terminal group where the first terminal is located, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0098] In the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute any information indication method in the first aspect, or any information indication method in the second aspect.

[0099] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0100] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; after the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor, the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect can be executed.

[0101] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, and storage media are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0102] The present disclosure provides a communication method, communication device, communication system, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "terminal," "network device," and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0103] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0104] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0105] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0106] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0107] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0108] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0109] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, descriptions such as “at least one of A, B, C…”, “A and / or B and / or C…”, etc. include the situation where any one of A, B, C… exists alone, and also include any combination of any multiple of A, B, C…, and each situation can exist alone; for example, “at least one of A, B, C” includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, the combination of A and B, the combination of A and C, the combination of B and C, and the combination of A, B, and C; for example, A and / or B includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, and the combination of A and B.

[0110] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "in one case A, in another case B," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B," may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: executing A independently of B (in some embodiments, A); executing B independently of A (in some embodiments, B); selectively executing A and B (in some embodiments, selecting between A and B); and executing both A and B (in some embodiments, A and B). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0111] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0112] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0113] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0114] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0115] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0116] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0117] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0118] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, it can also be called device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, language such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0119] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0120] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0121] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0122] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0123] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0125] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0126] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0127] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "obtain", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from a protocol, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0128] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0129] In some embodiments, "predetermined" and "preset" can be interpreted as pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or can be interpreted as a pre-set action performed by a device, etc.

[0130] In some embodiments, determining may be interpreted as judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, searching, looking up, retrieving, ascertaining, receiving, transmitting, inputting, outputting, accessing, resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, “assuming,” “expecting,” “considering,” broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0131] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0132] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0133] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0134] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0135] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained after obtaining the user's consent. In order to solve the above problems, the present disclosure proposes an information indication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0136] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1 , a communication system 100 may include a first terminal 101 and a network device 102, where the network device 102 may be an access network device, a core network device, or the like.

[0137] In some embodiments, the communication system shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to the case of the radio resource control RRC idle state, and can also be applied to the case of the radio resource control RRC deactivated state.

[0138] In some embodiments, the first terminal 101 may have a primary receiver MR and a secondary receiver LR (LP MUR). In other words, the first terminal 101 is capable of receiving LP WUS and Legacy WUS.

[0139] In some embodiments, the first terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0140] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, terminal 101 may be a Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminal, an enhanced-Reduced Capability (eRedCap) terminal (also known as an R18 RedCap terminal), or a legacy terminal (also known as a non-eRedCap terminal or a legacy terminal). Optionally, terminal 101 may be a RedCap terminal or an eRedCap terminal that supports or does not support Reception Frequency Hopping (Rx FH).

[0141] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0142] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0143] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0144] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of one or more network elements. A network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0145] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned one or more network elements may include, for example, AMF, UPF, MME, etc., and may also include other network elements, such as Policy Control Function (PCF), Application Function (AF), Network Application Function (NAF), Application Layer Authentication and Key Management Anchor Function (AAnF), Bootstrapping Server Functionality (BSF), Session Management Function (SMF), etc.

[0146] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0147] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0148] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0149] In the related art, the terminal can use a separate receiver LP-WUR to receive LPWUS. The terminal needs to use the main radio (MR) or the main receiver (MR) when processing downlink and / or uplink data normally. The WUS signal may be used in RRC connected state (RRC connected), deactivated state (inactive), idle state (idle) and other states. The LP WUS signal can instruct the terminal main radio to switch between any two sleep states, and can also instruct the terminal to wake up or not wake up. If the terminal receives a WUS signal indicating wakeup, the main radio will be turned on to receive and process downlink and / or uplink signals. If the WUS signal is not received, or the WUS indicates not to wake up, the terminal will maintain the current sleep state of the main radio. There are 4 types of MR sleep states: Ultra-deep sleep, Deep Sleep, Light Sleep, and Micro sleep.

[0150] LP WUR operates in two modes: always on and duty cycle. In always on mode, the terminal's LP WUR is always on, and the base station can send an LP WUS to wake the terminal at any time. In duty cycle mode, the terminal can, based on a mechanism, only turn on the LP WUR during the LP WUS listening window, and the base station can only send an LP WUS to wake the terminal during this time period.

[0151] In related technologies, PDCCH WUS mainly supports two functions: wake-up indication and sleep behavior indication. The wake-up indication indicates whether the terminal is awakened in the subsequent discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle through an energy-saving signal (i.e., the WUS signal carried by the PDCCH). When the terminal detects WUS, it enters the active period to monitor the PDCCH, otherwise it continues to sleep in the subsequent DRX period. The sleep behavior indication indicates the sleep behavior of the terminal in the cell during the active period through an energy-saving signal outside the active period.

[0152] In related technologies, the NR system can use the paging mechanism to find terminals. When the network has downlink data and signaling that needs to be sent, it can send a paging message to let the terminal initiate the RRC connection establishment or connection recovery process, so that the network can contact the terminal in the RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states. In addition, paging can also notify terminals in the RRC_IDLE, RRC_INACTIVE, and RRC_CONNECTED states to receive system message updates and ETWS / CMAS warning information by sending a paging short message. In order to save power, the terminal does not need to continuously monitor the paging channel. Therefore, a DRX discontinuous reception mechanism is introduced for terminals in the RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states. The terminal only needs to monitor PO once in each DRX cycle. In order to enhance paging in the idle / inactive state, based on the paging DRX mechanism, two methods of paging early indication (PEI) and grouping paging are introduced to further reduce the power consumption overhead under the paging mechanism and improve the battery life of the NR terminal.

[0153] In actual deployments, the LP WUS often carries or corresponds to the terminal identifiers (UE IDs) of multiple terminals, or may carry or correspond to the identifier of a terminal group (UE group ID). This results in the LP WUS being sent as long as one terminal in the set of multiple terminals needs to be woken up, and the probability of LP WUS transmission is high. In addition, in the case of poor channel quality, the terminal may not be able to demodulate the LP WUS. In this case, the base station needs to send the PDCCH to the target terminal to ensure coverage of the wake-up indication.

[0154] When channel conditions improve from poor, the target terminal may successfully receive both the LP WUS and the PDCCH simultaneously. When the LP WUS and PDCCH functions partially or completely overlap, this can cause some signaling ambiguity. For example, if the base station fails to promptly determine that the channel has improved, the LP WUS indication bits for the target terminal may be in a default state (e.g., a reserved state, with all indication bits set to zero, assuming the LP WUS indicates the target terminal is dormant). When the base station attempts to wake up other terminals in the target terminal's terminal group, the target terminal will also receive the LP WUS, indicating the default state. However, based on the precondition of poor channel conditions, the base station instructs the target terminal to wake up via the PDCCH. When the channel conditions improve, the target terminal will receive both the LP WUS and the PDCCH simultaneously, resulting in two different indications and information conflict.

[0155] For another example, when the base station is able to promptly detect channel changes, the time-domain staggered configuration of LP WUS and PDCCH can complement each other to reduce latency. For example, when the base station intends to wake up the terminal to perform scheduling, it will first use PDCCH to wake up the terminal. However, if the service is temporarily canceled or preempted by a higher-priority service from another terminal, the base station needs to cancel the previous signaling. The base station can cancel the previous signaling by sending another PDCCH or by sending a supplementary LP WUS, allowing the terminal to sleep as early as possible, rather than waiting for the next sleep indication period. In this case, the terminal will also receive two conflicting indication messages within a short period of time, and the indication values ​​may be different.

[0156] In actual deployments, information conflicts may arise due to LP WUS false alarms. LP WUS enhancements are needed, and repetition is a simple and effective method for enhancing coverage. However, LP WUS has a higher false alarm rate than PDCCH, so the terminal may not understand the same LP WUS indication value at different monitoring opportunities (MOs) consistently. For example, at the first monitoring opportunity, the LP WUS was intended to indicate a wake-up, but due to a false alarm, the LP WUS indication changed to sleep. At the second monitoring opportunity, the LP WUS did not cause a false alarm and the indication remained wake-up. However, the repetition window is independent of the period and may be larger than one period. Therefore, the terminal will process all LP WUS signals received within a repetition window uniformly, meaning that the LP WUS signals from the two monitoring opportunities may be processed simultaneously, resulting in information conflicts. In this case, the terminal needs to implement the wake-up mechanism according to certain rules to ensure potential base station scheduling from multiple perspectives.

[0157] Regarding the information conflict problem described in the above example, the core issue that this solution needs to solve is how the terminal and the network device determine the indication information according to which rules. For this problem, this solution proposes the following method.

[0158] Figure 2 is an interactive diagram of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is used in a communication system 100. The communication system 100 may include a first terminal 101 and a network device 102. In this embodiment, the network device 102 may be a base station. The above method includes:

[0159] Step 2101: A first terminal sends first capability information and / or second capability information to a network device.

[0160] In some embodiments, the first capability information may be used to indicate whether the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously, or used to indicate whether the first terminal can be configured with the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously.

[0161] In some embodiments, the first signaling may be used to wake up the MR of the first terminal.

[0162] In some embodiments, the name of the first signaling is not limited, and it can be "wake-up signal", "PDCCH WUS", "legacy WUS", etc.

[0163] In some embodiments, the first signaling may include at least one of the following: a legacy wake-up signal (WUS) or paging advance indication (PEI). In other words, the wake-up indication and the PEI indication may be indicated by the same signaling.

[0164] In some embodiments, the first signaling may be carried by a physical downlink control channel PDCCH or a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH.

[0165] In some embodiments, the second capability information may be used to indicate whether the first terminal can be configured with a first number, where the first number is the maximum number of LP WUS listening opportunities within one LP WUS listening period.

[0166] In some embodiments, the first capability information and / or the second capability information may be used to assist the network device in performing signal transmission and information configuration in consideration of the capabilities of the terminal.

[0167] In some embodiments, the names of the first capability information and / or the second capability information are not limited, and may be "receiving capability", "terminal capability", "terminal feature", "feature information", etc.

[0168] In some embodiments, the type of the first capability information and / or the second capability information includes any one of the following: per band; per BWP; per UE; per feature.

[0169] In some embodiments, step 2101 is an optional step, and the first terminal may not send capability information to the network device.

[0170] Step 2102: The network device configures at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity for the first terminal.

[0171] In some embodiments, the network device may configure at least one of a listening period M, a repetition number N, and a listening number L for the first terminal, where M, N, and L are positive integers. The listening period M, the repetition number N, and the listening number L may be used to determine the number of LP WUS listening opportunities.

[0172] In some embodiments, the network device may configure at least one of the monitoring period number M, the repetition number N, and the monitoring number L for the first terminal through downlink signaling. Optionally, the downlink signaling may be an RRC message, a DCI message, or the like.

[0173] In some embodiments, a network device can configure a listening period number M (M) for a terminal, where M is a positive integer. The listening period number M can be used to indicate the number of periods that the terminal needs to listen to complete a listening session. Specifically, the number of at least one LP WUS listening opportunity is determined to be M. When M is greater than 1, the terminal needs to listen to the LP WUS during multiple listening periods. For example, when the value of M is 2, the terminal can listen to the LP WUS at MO0 of period 1 and MO0 of period 2, where each listening period includes one LP WUS listening opportunity, i.e., one LP WUS is listened to during one listening opportunity.

[0174] In other words, in one round of monitoring, the network device can configure M LP WUS monitoring opportunities for the first terminal, so that the first terminal can monitor the first LP WUS M times, once in each monitoring cycle. Similarly, the network device can configure M LP WUS monitoring opportunities for the second terminal, so that the second terminal can monitor the second LP WUS M times, once in each monitoring cycle. In some embodiments, the network device can configure the number of monitoring cycles M and the repetition factor N (repetition factor N) for the terminal, where N is a positive integer, and the repetition factor N can be used to indicate the number of repetitions of the LP WUS in one cycle. That is, the number of at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity is determined to be M×N. When N is greater than 1, the terminal needs to monitor the LP WUS at multiple LP WUS monitoring opportunities in one cycle. For example, when M and N are both 2, the terminal needs to monitor the LP WUS at two LP WUS monitoring opportunities in two cycles, that is, monitor the LP WUS at both MO0 and MO1 of cycle 1, and monitor the LP WUS at both MO0 and MO1 of cycle 2. In this case, each monitoring cycle includes N LP WUS monitoring opportunities.

[0175] In other words, in one listening round, the network device can configure M×N LP WUS listening opportunities for the first terminal, allowing the first terminal to listen to the first LP WUS M×N times, N times in each listening cycle. Similarly, the network device can configure M×N LP WUS listening opportunities for the second terminal, allowing the second terminal to listen to the second LP WUS M×N times, N times in each listening cycle.

[0176] In some embodiments, the network device can configure a monitoring number L (L) for the terminal, where L is a positive integer. The monitoring number L can be used to indicate the number of terminal monitoring cycles, that is, to determine the number of at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunities as L. When L is greater than 1, the terminal needs to monitor the LP WUS at multiple consecutive LP WUS monitoring opportunities. For example, there are two monitoring opportunities in cycle 1, namely MO0 and MO1, and two monitoring opportunities in cycle 2, namely MO2 and MO3. When the value of L is 3, the terminal can monitor the LP WUS on MO0, MO1, and MO2. In this case, M monitoring cycles include L LP WUS monitoring opportunities.

[0177] In other words, in one listening round, the network device can configure L LP WUS listening opportunities for the first terminal, so that the first terminal can listen to the first LP WUS L times, and listen to the first LP WUS L times in M ​​listening cycles. Similarly, the network device can configure L LP WUS listening opportunities for the second terminal, so that the second terminal can listen to the second LP WUS L times, and listen to the second LP WUS L times in M ​​listening cycles.

[0178] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when it is determined according to protocol pre-definition that the first terminal can only receive the first signaling, this step may not be performed.

[0179] Step 2103: The network device sends at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling to the first terminal.

[0180] In some embodiments, the network device may send at least one LP WUS to the first terminal during at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0181] In some embodiments, the network device may send an LP WUS once at each LP WUS listening opportunity, wherein the indication information of multiple LP WUSs sent at multiple listening opportunities may be the same or different.

[0182] In some embodiments, the network device may not send an LP WUS to the first terminal. For example, when it is determined according to protocol predefinition that the first terminal can only receive the first signaling, the network device may send only the first signaling to the first terminal without sending the LP WUS.

[0183] In some embodiments, the network device may not send the first signaling to the first terminal. For example, when it is determined according to protocol predefinition that the first terminal can only receive LP WUS, the network device may send only LP WUS to the first terminal without sending the first signaling.

[0184] In some embodiments, the network device may send the LP WUS and the first signaling to the first terminal.

[0185] In some embodiments, the LP WUS and / or the first signaling carries one or more indication information.

[0186] In some embodiments, the indication information of the LP WUS and / or the indication information of the first signaling may include at least one of the following:

[0187] First information, the first information is used to instruct the first terminal to wake up or put the main receiver MR to sleep;

[0188] Second information, the second information is used to instruct the first terminal to switch to a sleep state, where the sleep state may include super deep sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, shallow sleep, and the like;

[0189] third information, where the third information is used to indicate the uplink power of the first terminal;

[0190] Fourth information, the fourth information is used to indicate a portion of the bandwidth BWP in which the first terminal sends uplink signaling or receives downlink signaling;

[0191] Fifth information, where the fifth information is used to instruct deactivation of the secondary cell of the first terminal;

[0192] Sixth information, where the sixth information is used to instruct the network device to request the first terminal to feed back a reference signal measurement result, where the measurement result can be used by the network device to determine a channel condition;

[0193] The seventh information is used to indicate a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layer.

[0194] The eighth information is used to instruct the first terminal to cancel the use of the previously configured semi-static resources. For example, the network device has previously configured some semi-static resources for the first terminal. The eighth information may indicate whether the first terminal can continue to use the previously configured semi-static resources;

[0195] The ninth information is used to instruct the first terminal to send or receive a transmission block TB on multiple time slots. For example, when the semi-static resources span four time slots, the terminal can only be scheduled on one time slot at a time, and the indication information can instruct the first terminal to schedule the resources on multiple time slots.

[0196] In some embodiments, the name of the first information may be "wake-up indication", "sleep indication", etc.; the name of the second information may be "sleep switching indication", "sleep state change", etc.; the name of the third information may be "power control information", "power indication", etc.; the name of the fourth information may be "partial bandwidth indication information", "bandwidth indication", etc.; the name of the fifth information may be "secondary cell deactivation information", "deactivation indication", etc.; the name of the sixth information may be "reference signal request information", "measurement indication", etc.; the name of the seventh information may be "MIMO layer indication information", "MIMO indication", etc.; the name of the eighth information may be "cancellation information", "resource indication", etc.; the name of the ninth information may be "cross-slot scheduling indication information", "time slot indication", etc. The names of the above information are not limited in this disclosure.

[0197] Step 2104: The network device sends configuration signaling to the first terminal.

[0198] In some embodiments, the first terminal may determine the first indication information based on configuration signaling. In other words, the configuration signaling carries information indicating which of the LP WUS and the first signaling the network device instructs the terminal to receive, or indicates which of the LP WUS and the first signaling the network device instructs the terminal to follow, thereby enabling the first terminal to determine the first indication information.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS or indication information of the first signaling.

[0200] In some embodiments, the name of the first indication information is not limited, and it can be one or more of the above-mentioned first to ninth information, which will not be repeated here.

[0201] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when the first terminal can determine the first indication information according to the protocol pre-definition, the network device may not send the configuration signaling, that is, not perform this step.

[0202] Step 2105: The first terminal determines first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or configuration signaling of the network device.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first indication information may be indication information of a low power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling. The LP WUS and the first signaling may act on the first terminal or the terminal group where the first terminal is located. For example, the LP WUS and the first signaling may be used to wake up the first terminal or the terminal group where the first terminal is located, and the first terminal may receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0204] In some embodiments, the first terminal may determine the first indication information based on a protocol pre-definition, wherein the determined first indication information is consistent with the indication information determined by the network device, and can be used to maintain consistency between the first terminal and the network device. Methods for determining the first indication information based on the protocol pre-definition include but are not limited to the following:

[0205] Example 1:

[0206] In some embodiments, the first terminal may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS, in which case the first terminal receives LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, the first terminal may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling, in which case the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving LP WUS.

[0207] In other words, the first terminal can determine, based on the protocol pre-defined information, that the most recently received indication information is the first indication information, and perform a corresponding operation according to the most recently received indication information. For example, if the first terminal first receives indication information from the first signaling instructing the terminal to sleep, and before the first terminal enters the sleep state, it receives indication information from the LP WUS instructing the terminal to wake up, then the first indication information is the LP WUS indication information, and the first indication information will instruct the terminal to wake up.

[0208] In other words, the network device can send the LP WUS and the first signaling, and the first terminal can also receive the LP WUS and the first signaling. The first terminal demodulates the LP WUS and the first signaling and then receives the signaling to determine the instruction information carried by the signaling and perform the corresponding operation according to the instruction information.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first terminal may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS, in which case the first terminal receives LP WUS no earlier than receiving the first signaling; or, the first terminal may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling, in which case the first terminal receives the first signaling no earlier than receiving LP WUS.

[0210] In other words, the first terminal may receive the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously. The first terminal may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of the signaling received later when the LP WUS and the first signaling are received simultaneously.

[0211] Optionally, the first terminal may determine the first indication information based on the configuration signaling sent by the network device. The configuration signaling instructs the terminal to follow the indication information of the signaling received later. For example, the first terminal may determine, based on the configuration signaling sent by the network device, that the first indication information is indication information of the LP WUS, in which case the first terminal receives the LP WUS no earlier than or later than the first signaling; or, the first terminal may determine, based on the configuration signaling sent by the network device, that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling, in which case the first terminal receives the first signaling no earlier than or later than the LP WUS.

[0212] Example 2:

[0213] In some embodiments, the first terminal may update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of LP WUS, wherein the first terminal receives LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, the first terminal may update the indication information of LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, wherein the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving LP WUS.

[0214] In other words, the first terminal can update the instruction information based on the protocol predefinition, and update the first indication information to the newly received instruction information. For example, the first terminal first receives the indication information of the first signaling to instruct the terminal to sleep, and then receives the indication information of LP WUS to instruct the terminal to wake up. At this time, the first indication information is updated from the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS, and the first indication information will instruct the terminal to wake up.

[0215] In other words, the network device can send LP WUS and the first signaling. When the first terminal receives the LP WUS and the first signaling, it directly overwrites the previously received signal with the later received signal. The first terminal demodulates the last overwritten signal to determine the indication information carried by the overwritten signal, and performs corresponding operations according to the indication information.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first terminal may update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, wherein the first terminal receives the LP WUS no earlier than receiving the first signaling; or, the first terminal and / or the network device may update the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, wherein the first terminal receives the first signaling no earlier than receiving the LP WUS.

[0217] In other words, the first terminal may receive the LP WUS and the first signaling at the same time. The first terminal may update the first indication information when the LP WUS and the first signaling are received at the same time based on protocol predefinition.

[0218] Optionally, the first terminal may determine the first indication information based on the configuration signaling sent by the network device. The configuration signaling instructs the terminal to update the indication information of the signaling received later to the indication information of the signaling received earlier. For example, in some embodiments, the first terminal may update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS based on the configuration signaling sent by the network device, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, wherein the first terminal receives the LP WUS no earlier or later than the first signaling; or, the first terminal and / or the network device may update the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, wherein the first terminal receives the first signaling no earlier or later than the LP WUS.

[0219] It should be understood that “update” described in this disclosure can be replaced with “overwrite”.

[0220] Example 3:

[0221] In some embodiments, the first terminal can determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the indication information of LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can be updated with each other; the first terminal can receive configuration signaling sent by the network device, the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS; the first terminal determines, based on the configuration signaling, that the first indication information is the updated indication information.

[0222] In other words, the protocol can predefine that the indication information of LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can be updated with each other. On this basis, the first terminal can receive the configuration signaling sent by the network device, and determine the update rule of the first indication information according to the configuration signaling. For example, the configuration signaling sent by the network device instructs the first terminal to update the indication information of LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling. At this time, if the first terminal first receives the information of the first signaling instructing the terminal to sleep, before sleeping, the first terminal receives the information of the terminal waking up indicated by LP WUS. At this time, LP WUS cannot update the first signaling, and the first indication information still instructs the terminal to sleep; and when the first terminal first receives the information of the LP WUS instructing the terminal to sleep, and before sleeping, the first terminal receives the information of the first signaling instructing the terminal to wake up, since the indication information of LP WUS can be updated to the indication information of the first signaling, the first indication information will instruct the terminal to wake up. Example 4:

[0223] In some embodiments, the first terminal may determine the first indication information according to the second signaling based on protocol predefinition, and the second signaling may be used to instruct or configure the first terminal to receive at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0224] In some embodiments, the protocol may predefine the second signaling, and the second signaling may be sent by the network device to the first terminal, or the second signaling may be default.

[0225] In some embodiments, the network device sends the second signaling to the first terminal, and the first terminal may perform corresponding operations according to the indication bit in the second signaling.

[0226] In some embodiments, the name of the second signaling may be “switching signaling”, “flip signaling”, etc.

[0227] Optionally, the second signaling may use a 1-bit field to indicate whether the first terminal receives an LP WUS or the first signaling, and to indicate whether the network device needs to send an LP WUS or the first signaling. When the first field is a first value, the second signaling may be used to indicate whether the first terminal receives an LP WUS and the network device sends an LP WUS; when the first field is a second value, the second signaling may be used to indicate whether the first terminal receives the first signaling and the network device sends the first signaling. For example, when the value of the field is 0, it may indicate that the network device can send an LP WUS and the first terminal receives an LP WUS; when the value is 1, it may indicate that the network device sends the first signaling and the first terminal receives the first signaling; or when the value of the field is 1, it may indicate that the network device can send an LP WUS and the first terminal receives an LP WUS; when the value is 0, it may indicate that the network device can send the first signaling and the first terminal receives the first signaling.

[0228] Optionally, in some embodiments, the second signaling may use a 2-bit field to indicate that the first terminal receives at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling, and to indicate that the network device can send at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling. When the first bit of the first field is the first value and the second bit is the first value, the second signaling may be used to indicate that the first terminal receives the LP WUS; when the first bit of the first field is the first value and the second bit is the second value, the second signaling may be used to indicate that the first terminal receives the first signaling; when the first bit of the first field is the second value and the second bit is the first value, the second signaling may be used to indicate that the first terminal receives the LP WUS and the first signaling. The indication information that the network device can send is consistent with the indication information that the first terminal can receive. For example, a field value of 00 may indicate that the network device sends the LP WUS and the first terminal receives the LP WUS; a field value of 01 may indicate that the network device sends the first signaling and the first terminal receives the first signaling; and a field value of 10 may indicate that the network device can send both the LP WUS and the first signaling, and the first terminal can receive both the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0229] Optionally, in some embodiments, the second signaling may use a 1-bit field to indicate whether the first terminal receives an LP WUS or the first signaling, and to indicate whether the network device sends an LP WUS or the first signaling. When the value of the first field flips, the indication information received by the first terminal may be changed. That is, when the first field has a first value, the second signaling may be used to indicate that the first terminal receives an LP WUS; when the first field flips to a second value, the second signaling may be used to indicate that the first terminal switches to receiving the first signaling; or, when the first field has a first value, the second signaling may be used to indicate that the first terminal receives the first signaling; when the first field flips to a second value, the second signaling may be used to indicate that the first terminal switches to receiving an LP WUS. For example, when the value of the field is 0, it may indicate that the first terminal receives an LP WUS; when the value of the field flips to 1, it may indicate that the first terminal switches from receiving an LP WUS to receiving the first signaling. The indication information sent by the network device remains consistent with that of the first terminal.

[0230] In some embodiments, the specific values ​​of the first value and the second value can be specified based on actual implementation. The above examples are not exhaustive and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0231] In some embodiments, when the first terminal does not receive the second signaling sent by the network device, it can determine that the first indication information is the indication information of LP WUS according to the protocol pre-definition, or determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling. Example 5:

[0232] In some embodiments, the first terminal may receive LP WUS based on protocol predefinition and determine that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS; or, based on protocol predefinition, receive first signaling and determine that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling.

[0233] In other words, the protocol may directly predefine which signaling to receive when the terminal is capable of receiving both the LP WUS and the first signaling. The network device then sends the signaling according to the protocol predefinement, and the first terminal receives the signaling according to the protocol predefinement.

[0234] Example 6:

[0235] In some embodiments, the first terminal may determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, or determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, by receiving configuration signaling sent by the network device. In this case, the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to determine that one of the indication information of the first signaling and the indication information of the LP WUS is the first indication information.

[0236] In other words, when the first terminal receives the LP WUS indication information and the first signaling indication information at the same time, the first indication information can be directly determined from the LP WUS indication information and the first signaling indication information according to the network configuration.

[0237] Step 2106: The network device determines first indication information based on the protocol pre-definition.

[0238] In some embodiments, the network device may determine the first indication information based on a protocol pre-definition, where the determined first indication information is consistent with the indication information determined by the first terminal, and can be used to maintain consistency between the first terminal and the network device. Methods for determining the first indication information based on the protocol pre-definition include but are not limited to the following:

[0239] Example 1:

[0240] In some embodiments, the network device may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS, in which case the first terminal receives LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, the network device may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling, in which case the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving LP WUS.

[0241] In other words, the network device can determine, based on the protocol pre-defined information, that the most recently received indication information of the first terminal is the first indication information, and perform the corresponding operation according to the most recently received indication information. For example, if the first terminal first receives indication information of the first signaling instructing the terminal to sleep, and before the first terminal enters the sleep state, it receives indication information of the LP WUS instructing the terminal to wake up, then the first indication information is the LP WUS indication information, and the first indication information will instruct the terminal to wake up.

[0242] In other words, the network device can send the LP WUS and the first signaling, and the first terminal can also receive the LP WUS and the first signaling. The first terminal demodulates the LP WUS and the first signaling and then receives the signaling. The network device can instruct the first terminal based on the signaling received by the first terminal.

[0243] In some embodiments, the network device may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of LP WUS, in which case the first terminal receives LP WUS no earlier than receiving the first signaling; or, the network device may determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling, in which case the first terminal receives the first signaling no earlier than receiving LP WUS.

[0244] In other words, the first terminal may receive the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously, and the network device may determine the first indication information when the first terminal receives the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously based on protocol predefinition.

[0245] Example 2:

[0246] In some embodiments, the network device may update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, wherein the first terminal receives the LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; or, the network device may update the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, wherein the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving the LP WUS.

[0247] In other words, the network device can update the instruction information based on the protocol predefinition, and update the first indication information to the newly received instruction information. For example, the first terminal first receives the indication information of the first signaling to instruct the terminal to sleep, and then receives the indication information of LP WUS to instruct the terminal to wake up. At this time, the first indication information is updated from the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of LP WUS, and the first indication information will instruct the terminal to wake up.

[0248] In other words, the network device can send LP WUS and the first signaling. When the first terminal receives LP WUS and the first signaling, it directly overwrites the previously received signal with the later received signal. The first terminal demodulates the later overwritten signal to determine the indication information carried by the overwritten signal, and performs corresponding operations according to the indication information. The network device can instruct the first terminal based on the indication information.

[0249] In some embodiments, the network device may update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, wherein the first terminal receives the LP WUS no earlier than receiving the first signaling; or, the network device may update the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling based on protocol predefinition, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, wherein the first terminal receives the first signaling no earlier than receiving the LP WUS.

[0250] In other words, the first terminal may receive the LP WUS and the first signaling at the same time, and the network device may update the first indication information when the LP WUS and the first signaling are received at the same time based on protocol predefinition.

[0251] It should be understood that “update” described in this disclosure can be replaced with “overwrite”.

[0252] Example 3:

[0253] In some embodiments, the network device can determine, based on protocol predefinition, that the indication information of the LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can be updated with each other; the first terminal can receive configuration signaling sent by the network device, the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS; the first terminal determines, based on the configuration signaling, that the first indication information is the updated indication information.

[0254] In other words, the protocol can predefine that the LP WUS indication information and the first signaling indication information can update each other. Based on this, the network device can independently determine the update rule for the first indication information and instruct the first terminal to adopt this rule by sending configuration signaling, thereby achieving consistency in the understanding of the first indication information between the network device and the first terminal.

[0255] Example 4:

[0256] In some embodiments, the network device may determine the first indication information according to the second signaling based on protocol predefinition, and the second signaling may be used to instruct or configure the first terminal to receive at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0257] In some embodiments, the protocol may predefine the second signaling, and the second signaling may be sent by the network device to the first terminal, or the second signaling may be default.

[0258] In some embodiments, the network device sends the second signaling to the first terminal, and the first terminal may perform corresponding operations according to the indication bit in the second signaling.

[0259] In some embodiments, the name of the second signaling may be “switching signaling”, “flip signaling”, etc.

[0260] Optionally, the second signaling may use a 1-bit field to indicate whether the first terminal receives an LP WUS or the first signaling, and to indicate whether the network device needs to send an LP WUS or the first signaling. When the first field is a first value, the second signaling may be used to indicate whether the first terminal receives an LP WUS and the network device sends an LP WUS; when the first field is a second value, the second signaling may be used to indicate whether the first terminal receives the first signaling and the network device sends the first signaling. For example, when the value of the field is 0, it may indicate that the network device can send an LP WUS and the first terminal receives an LP WUS; when the value is 1, it may indicate that the network device sends the first signaling and the first terminal receives the first signaling; or when the value of the field is 1, it may indicate that the network device can send an LP WUS and the first terminal receives an LP WUS; when the value is 0, it may indicate that the network device can send the first signaling and the first terminal receives the first signaling.

[0261] Optionally, in some embodiments, the second signaling may use a 2-bit field to indicate that the first terminal receives at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling, and to indicate that the network device can send at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling. When the first bit of the first field is the first value and the second bit is the first value, the second signaling may be used to instruct the network device to send the LP WUS; when the first bit of the first field is the first value and the second bit is the second value, the second signaling may be used to instruct the network device to send the first signaling; when the first bit of the first field is the second value and the second bit is the first value, the second signaling may be used to instruct the network device to send the LP WUS and the first signaling. The indication information that the network device can send is consistent with the indication information that the first terminal can receive. For example, a field value of 00 may indicate that the network device sends the LP WUS and the first terminal receives the LP WUS; a field value of 01 may indicate that the network device sends the first signaling and the first terminal receives the first signaling; and a field value of 10 may indicate that the network device can send both the LP WUS and the first signaling, and the first terminal can receive both the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0262] Optionally, in some embodiments, the second signaling may use a 1-bit field to indicate to the first terminal whether to receive an LP WUS or the first signaling, and to indicate to the network device whether to send an LP WUS or the first signaling. When the value of the first field is flipped, the indication information sent by the network device may be changed. That is, when the first field is the first value, the second signaling may be used to instruct the network device to send an LP WUS; when the first field is flipped to the second value, the second signaling may be used to instruct the network device to switch to sending the first signaling; or, when the first field is the first value, the second signaling may be used to instruct the network device to send the first signaling; when the first field is flipped to the second value, the second signaling may be used to instruct the network device to switch to sending an LP WUS. For example, when the value of the field is 0, it may indicate that the network device sends an LP WUS, and when the value of the field is flipped to 1, it may indicate that the network device switches from sending an LP WUS to sending the first signaling, and the indication information sent by the network device remains consistent with that of the first terminal.

[0263] In some embodiments, the specific values ​​of the first value and the second value can be specified based on actual implementation. The above examples are not exhaustive and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0264] In some embodiments, the network device may not send the second signaling, but may determine, according to protocol predefinition, that the first indication information is indication information of the LP WUS, or determine that the first indication information is indication information of the first signaling.

[0265] Example 5:

[0266] In some embodiments, the network device may send an LP WUS based on protocol predefinition and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS; or send a first signaling based on protocol predefinition and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling.

[0267] In other words, the protocol may directly predefine which signaling to receive when the terminal is capable of receiving both the LP WUS and the first signaling. The network device then sends the signaling according to the protocol predefinement, and the first terminal receives the signaling according to the protocol predefinement.

[0268] Example 6:

[0269] In some embodiments, the network device may send configuration signaling to the first terminal to determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, or to determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS. In this case, the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to determine that one of the indication information of the first signaling and the indication information of the LP WUS is the first indication information.

[0270] In other words, when the first terminal receives the LP WUS indication information and the first signaling indication information at the same time, the network device can directly determine the first indication information from the LP WUS indication information and the first signaling indication information for the first terminal through configuration signaling.

[0271] Step 2107: The first terminal determines, based on the indication information of at least one LP WUS, whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0272] In some embodiments, a terminal may process all LP WUS indications received over a period of time. In particular, due to the low reliability of LP WUS, the indication information carried by multiple LP WUSs may conflict (for example, the same terminal may receive multiple LP WUSs indicating wake-up and sleep, respectively). In this case, the first terminal needs to determine whether the network device indicates wake-up.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first terminal may determine, under a first condition, that the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0274] In some embodiments, the first condition may be that the LP WUS monitored at the last listening opportunity among at least one LP WUS listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR, that is, the first terminal executes the latest received instruction. For example, the LP WUS instructions monitored by the first terminal at previous listening opportunities all instruct the terminal to wake up the MR, and the LP WUS monitored at the last listening opportunity instructs the first terminal to sleep the MR, then the first terminal will enter the sleep state according to the last LP WUS instruction MR.

[0275] In some embodiments, the first condition may be that the LP WUS monitored at any one of at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunities instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR, that is, the first terminal may wake up the MR when there is an LP WUS instructing the first terminal to wake up the MR. For example, the number of LP WUS indications received within a period of time is 3, of which two LP WUSs instruct the first terminal's MR to sleep, and there is an LP WUS instructing the first terminal to wake up the MR, then the first terminal will wake up the MR.

[0276] In some embodiments, the first condition may be that all LP WUSs monitored in at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity instruct the first terminal to wake up the MR, that is, the first terminal can wake up the MR when all LP WUSs in one monitoring opportunity instruct the terminal to wake up the MR.

[0277] This step is optional. For example, when the network device configures only one LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal, the network device sends the LP WUS to the first terminal only once, and the first terminal can directly determine the indication information of the LP WUS.

[0278] Step 2108: The first terminal actively turns on MR under the second condition.

[0279] In some embodiments, the second condition may be that the first terminal attempts to receive a low power synchronization signal LP SS and fails to correctly decode information carried by the LP SS. In this case, the first terminal cannot receive WUS information and may actively enable MR.

[0280] In some embodiments, the second condition may be that the first terminal fails to successfully receive the LP WUS after the standby timer predefined in the protocol expires, where the standby timer can be configured for the terminal by the network device, and the standby timer is the maximum sleep time of the first terminal. If the first terminal still fails to receive the LP WUS after this time, the first terminal may actively turn on MR to observe the current status.

[0281] In some embodiments, the second condition may be that the total energy of the LP WUS that the first terminal attempts to receive in at least one LP WUS listening opportunity is less than or equal to a preset threshold. For example, when the network device sends a signal on the on symbol, the energy value is increased by 1, and when the network device sends a signal on the off symbol, the energy value does not increase (i.e., increases by 0). When the total energy of the LP WUS received in a listening opportunity is less than or equal to the preset threshold, it indicates that the first terminal is subject to significant interference or is far away from the base station. At this time, the first terminal may not receive the LP WUS or may receive but fail to correctly decode the information carried by the LP WUS. In this case, the first terminal may actively enable MR.

[0282] In the above embodiment, the LP WUS itself corresponds to multiple terminals. When a terminal needs to be awakened, the LP WUS needs to be sent. Multiple monitoring opportunities increase the frequency of LP WUS transmission. Therefore, when comparing the probability of LP WUS transmission being completely empty, if the total energy value is small, it can be determined whether the inability to receive the LP WUS is due to deteriorating channel quality.

[0283] In some embodiments, the first terminal actively wakes up the MR for a short time. If the MR does not receive the instruction information to wake up within the short time, the MR continues to enter the sleep state.

[0284] In some embodiments, step 2108 is optional, and when the first terminal does not meet the second condition, MR may not be actively enabled.

[0285] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above steps 2101, 2102, 2104, 2107, and 2108 may be optional steps.

[0286] The positioning measurement method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2108. For example, step 2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2102+2103+2104+2105+2106+2107+2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2102+2103+2105+2106+2107+2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2103+2105+2106+2107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2101+2103+2107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0287] In some embodiments, step 2104 may be executed before step 2105 and step 2106 , and the execution order of step 2101 to step 2103 may be uncertain.

[0288] In some embodiments, the execution order of step 2105 and step 2106 can be swapped.

[0289] In some embodiments, the execution order of step 2108 may not be fixed, that is, the first terminal may actively turn on MR when the second condition is met, and may execute step 2108 before or after any step from 2101 to 2107.

[0290] FIG3a is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method, which is used in a first terminal 101. The method includes:

[0291] Step 3101: Send first capability information and / or second capability information.

[0292] The optional implementation of step 3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0293] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first capability information and / or the second capability information.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first terminal may send the first capability information and / or the second capability information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also send the first capability information and / or the second capability information to other entities.

[0295] In some embodiments, the first terminal may send the first capability information and / or the second capability information via uplink signaling.

[0296] In some embodiments, step 3101 is an optional step, and the first terminal may not send capability information to the network device.

[0297] Step 3102: Obtain at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity.

[0298] The optional implementation of step 3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0299] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS listening opportunity configured by a network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also obtain at least one LP WUS listening opportunity configured by other entities.

[0300] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS listening opportunity specified by the protocol.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS listening opportunity from an upper layer(s).

[0302] In some embodiments, the first terminal may perform processing to obtain at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0303] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity through downlink signaling.

[0304] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when it is determined according to protocol pre-definition that the first terminal can only receive the first signaling, this step may not be performed.

[0305] In some embodiments, the first terminal may receive at least one LP WUS listening opportunity sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive at least one LP WUS sent by other entities.

[0306] In some embodiments, the first terminal may acquire at least one LP WUS specified by the protocol.

[0307] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS from upper layer(s).

[0308] In some embodiments, the first terminal may perform processing to obtain at least one LP WUS.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS through downlink signaling.

[0310] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when it is determined according to protocol pre-definition that the first terminal can only receive the first signaling, this step may not be performed.

[0311] Step 3103: Acquire at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling.

[0312] The optional implementation of step 3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0313] In some embodiments, the first terminal may receive at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto and may also receive at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling sent by other entities.

[0314] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling specified by the protocol.

[0315] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS and / or the first signaling from upper layer(s).

[0316] In some embodiments, the first terminal may perform processing to obtain at least one LP WUS and / or the first signaling.

[0317] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain at least one LP WUS and / or the first signaling through downlink signaling.

[0318] Step 3104: Obtain configuration signaling.

[0319] The optional implementation of step 3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2104 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0320] In some embodiments, the first terminal may receive configuration signaling sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto and may also receive configuration signaling sent by other entities.

[0321] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain configuration signaling specified by the protocol.

[0322] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain configuration signaling from upper layer(s).

[0323] In some embodiments, the first terminal may perform processing to obtain the configuration signaling.

[0324] In some embodiments, the first terminal may obtain the configuration signaling through downlink signaling.

[0325] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when the first terminal can determine the first indication information according to the protocol pre-definition, the first terminal may not receive the configuration signaling, that is, not perform this step.

[0326] Step 3105: Determine first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or configuration signaling of the network device.

[0327] The optional implementation of step 3105 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2105 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0328] Step 3106: Determine, based on the instruction information of at least one LP WUS, whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0329] The optional implementation of step 3106 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2107 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0330] This step is optional. For example, when the network device configures only one LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal, the network device sends the LP WUS to the first terminal only once, and the first terminal can directly determine the indication information of the LP WUS.

[0331] Step 3107: Under the second condition, actively turn on MR.

[0332] The optional implementation of step 3107 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2108 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0333] In some embodiments, step 3107 is optional, and when the first terminal does not meet the second condition, MR may not be actively enabled.

[0334] In the above embodiment, step 3101, step 3102, step 3104, step 3106, and step 3107 are optional steps.

[0335] The positioning measurement method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101-3107. For example, step 3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3102+3103+3104+3105+3106+3107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3102+3103+3105+3106+3107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3103++3105+3106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3101+3103+3106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto. In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined, or interchanged in order, optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps in other embodiments or examples.

[0336] In some embodiments, step 3104 may be executed before step 3105, and the execution order of steps 3101 to 3103 may be undefined. In some embodiments, the execution order of step 3107 may not be fixed, that is, the first terminal may actively enable MR if the second condition is met, and the step 3107 may be executed before or after any of steps 3101 to 3106.

[0337] FIG3b is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method, which is used in the first terminal 101. The method includes:

[0338] Step 3201: Send first capability information and / or second capability information.

[0339] Optional implementations of step 3201 can be found in step 2101 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3101 of FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0340] In some embodiments, step 3201 is an optional step, and the first terminal may not send capability information to the network device.

[0341] Step 3202: Obtain at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity.

[0342] Optional implementations of step 3202 can be found in step 2102 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3102 of FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0343] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when it is determined according to protocol pre-definition that the first terminal can only receive the first signaling, this step may not be performed.

[0344] Step 3203: Acquire at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling.

[0345] The optional implementation of step 3203 can refer to step 2103 in Figure 2, the optional implementation of step 3103 in Figure 3a, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 3a, which will not be repeated here.

[0346] Step 3204: Determine first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or configuration signaling of the network device.

[0347] Optional implementations of step 3204 can be found in step 2105 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3105 of FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0348] Step 3205: Determine, based on the instruction information of at least one LP WUS, whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0349] The optional implementation of step 3205 can refer to step 2107 of FIG. 2 , the optional implementation of step 3106 of FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0350] In some embodiments, this step is optional. For example, when the network device only configures one LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal, the network device only sends the LP WUS to the first terminal once, and the first terminal can directly determine the indication information of the LP WUS.

[0351] In the above embodiment, step 3201, step 3202, and step 3205 are optional steps.

[0352] The information indication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3201-3205. For example, step 3205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3201+3202+3203+3204+3205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3201+3203+3204+3205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment but are not limited to this. In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other embodiments. Figure 3c is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method for the first terminal 101, and the above method includes:

[0353] Step 3301: Determine first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or configuration signaling of the network device.

[0354] The optional implementation of step 3301 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2105 in Figure 2, step 3105 in Figure 3a, step 3204 in Figure 3b, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 3b, which will not be repeated here.

[0355] FIG4a is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method, which is used in a network device 102. The method includes:

[0356] Step 4101: Obtain first capability information and / or second capability information.

[0357] The optional implementation of step 4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2101 in Figure 2, step 3101 in Figure 3a, step 3201 in Figure 3b, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 3b, which will not be repeated here.

[0358] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first capability information and / or the second capability information sent by the first terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first capability information and / or the second capability information of other entities.

[0359] In some embodiments, the network device may obtain the first capability information and / or the second capability information specified by the protocol.

[0360] In some embodiments, the network device may perform processing to obtain the first capability information and / or the second capability information.

[0361] In some embodiments, the network device may obtain the first capability information and / or the second capability information through uplink signaling.

[0362] In some embodiments, step 4101 is an optional step, and the network device may not receive the capability information sent by the first terminal.

[0363] Step 4102: Configure at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity.

[0364] The optional implementation of step 4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2102 in Figure 2, step 3102 in Figure 3a, step 3202 in Figure 3b, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 3b, which will not be repeated here.

[0365] In some embodiments, the first terminal may receive at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0366] In some embodiments, the network device may send at least one LP WUS listening opportunity to the first terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also send at least one LP WUS listening opportunity to other entities.

[0367] In some embodiments, the network device may send at least one LP WUS listening opportunity via downlink signaling.

[0368] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when it is determined according to protocol pre-definition that the first terminal can only receive the first signaling, this step may not be performed.

[0369] Step 4103: Send at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling.

[0370] The optional implementation of step 4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2103 in Figure 2, step 3103 in Figure 3a, step 3203 in Figure 3b, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, and 3b, which will not be repeated here.

[0371] In some embodiments, the first terminal may receive at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling.

[0372] In some embodiments, the network device may send at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling to the first terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may also send at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling to other entities.

[0373] In some embodiments, the network device may send at least one LP WUS and / or the first signaling via downlink signaling.

[0374] Step 4104: Send configuration signaling.

[0375] Optional implementations of step 4104 can be found in step 2104 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step 3104 of FIG. 3 a , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 a , which will not be described in detail here.

[0376] In some embodiments, the first terminal may receive configuration signaling.

[0377] In some embodiments, the network device may send configuration signaling to the first terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also send configuration signaling to other entities.

[0378] In some embodiments, the network device may send configuration signaling via downlink signaling.

[0379] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when the first terminal can determine the first indication information according to the protocol pre-definition, the network device may not send the configuration signaling, that is, not perform this step.

[0380] Step 4105: Determine the first indication information based on the protocol pre-definition.

[0381] The optional implementation of step 4105 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2106 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0382] In the above embodiment, step 4101, step 4102, and step 4104 are optional steps.

[0383] The information indication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101-4105. For example, step 4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4101+4102+4103+4104+4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4101+4102+4103+4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4101+4103+4105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto. In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, combined in any way, or exchanged in order, and optional methods or optional examples can be combined in any way, and can be combined in any way with any steps in other embodiments or examples.

[0384] In some embodiments, step 4104 may be executed before step 4105 , and the execution order of steps 4101 to 4103 may be uncertain.

[0385] FIG4 b is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 b , the present disclosure embodiment relates to an information indication method for a network device 102, the method comprising:

[0386] Step 4201: Obtain first capability information and / or second capability information.

[0387] The optional implementation of step 4201 can be found in step 2101 of Figure 2, step 3101 of Figure 3a, step 3201 of Figure 3b, the optional implementation of step 4101 of Figure 4a, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0388] In some embodiments, step 4201 is an optional step, and the network device may not receive the capability information sent by the first terminal.

[0389] Step 4202: Configure at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity.

[0390] The optional implementation methods of step 4202 can be found in step 2102 of Figure 2, step 3102 of Figure 3a, step 3202 of Figure 3b, and the optional implementation methods of step 4102 of Figure 4a, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0391] In some embodiments, this step is an optional step. For example, when it is determined according to protocol pre-definition that the first terminal can only receive the first signaling, this step may not be performed.

[0392] Step 4203: Send at least one LP WUS and / or first signaling.

[0393] The optional implementation methods of step 4203 can be found in step 2103 of Figure 2, step 3103 of Figure 3a, step 3203 of Figure 3b, and the optional implementation methods of step 4103 of Figure 4a, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0394] Step 4204: Determine the first indication information based on the protocol pre-definition.

[0395] The optional implementation of step 4204 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2106 in Figure 2, step 4105 in Figure 4a, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4a, which will not be repeated here.

[0396] In the above embodiment, step 4201 and step 4202 are optional steps.

[0397] The information indication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4201-4204. For example, step 4204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4201+4202+4203+4204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4201+4203+4204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited to these. In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, combined in any way, or swapped in order. Optional methods or optional examples can be combined in any way and can be combined in any way with any steps in other embodiments or examples.

[0398] FIG4c is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method for a network device 102, the method comprising:

[0399] Step 4301: Determine first indication information based on protocol pre-definition.

[0400] The optional implementation of step 4301 can refer to the optional implementation of step 2106 in Figure 2, step 4105 in Figure 4a, step 4204 in Figure 4b, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 4a and 4b, which will not be repeated here.

[0401] Figure 5 is a flow chart of an information indication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information indication method for a communication system including a first terminal and a network device. The method includes:

[0402] Step 5101: The first terminal determines first indication information based on protocol predefinition and / or configuration signaling of the network device.

[0403] The optional implementation methods of step 5101 can be found in step 2105 of Figure 2, step 3105 of Figure 3a, step 3204 of Figure 3b, and the optional implementation methods of step 3301 of Figure 3c, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3a, 3b, and 3c, which will not be repeated here.

[0404] Step 5102: The network device determines first indication information based on protocol pre-definition.

[0405] The optional implementation of step 5102 can be found in step 2106 of Figure 2, step 4105 of Figure 4a, step 4204 of Figure 4b, and the optional implementation of step 4301 of Figure 4c, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 4a, 4b, and 4c, which will not be repeated here.

[0406] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0407] The method shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method and system for processing conflicting indication information.

[0408] In a communication system, a base station can wake up terminals supporting LP WUS in a cell or change the sleep state of these terminals by sending an LP WUS signal. After receiving the LP WUS signal, the terminal supporting LP WUS can wake up the MR according to the information carried by the LP WUS, thereby waking up the terminal or changing the sleep state. Among them, the change of the sleep state of the MR refers to the mutual switching of states such as super deep sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, and shallow sleep, and the awakening of the MR refers to the conversion of the MR from any sleep state to the awakened state. Before receiving the LP WUS, the terminal's LP WUR attempts to receive a low power synchronization signal LP SS (Low power Synchronization Signal) to obtain auxiliary information of the LP WUS, such as time-frequency synchronization information, cell ID information, etc. The base station sends the LP SS according to the configuration defined by the protocol or the configuration indicated by the base station to at least one UE, and the UE monitors the LP SS according to the predefined configuration of the protocol or the configuration of the base station.

[0409] The base station configures at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity for the terminal, and the terminal monitors LP WUS transmission during the LP WUS monitoring opportunity. Furthermore, the base station can configure first signaling for the terminal, where the first signaling is carried by the PDCCH or by the PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH. The specific content of the first signaling includes but is not limited to WUS, PEI, etc. If the terminal receives the LP WUS and the first signaling sent by the base station, and the LP WUS conflicts with the content indicated by the first signaling, the method described in any of the following embodiments can be used to handle the conflict.

[0410] Example 1

[0411] The terminal can interpret the indication information based on the most recent / last received instruction among all signaling. That is, the terminal can receive both the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously, and the terminal selects the most recently received instruction to interpret the indication information. All signaling includes the LP WUS and the first signaling, and indication information includes, but is not limited to, wake-up indication, power control information, partial bandwidth indication information, secondary cell deactivation information, reference signal request information, MIMO layer indication information, cancellation information, and inter-slot scheduling indication information.

[0412] For example, the terminal first receives an LP WUS sent by the base station, and the LP WUS instructs the terminal to sleep. Before the terminal enters the sleep state, the terminal receives a first signaling, and the first signaling instructs to wake up the terminal. The terminal then keeps MR awake and monitors the NR signal according to the configuration.

[0413] For another example, the terminal first receives an LP WUS sent by the base station, and the LP WUS indicates wakeup. At this time, the terminal maintains MR wakeup. If the terminal receives a first signaling again, and the first signaling indicates sleep, the terminal sleeps.

[0414] For another example, the base station sends an LP WUS to the terminal, and the LP WUS instructs the terminal to sleep, but due to poor channel quality, the terminal fails to receive the LP WUS for a long time. At this time, the terminal actively wakes up the MR for a period of time. When the PDCCH WUS (that is, the above-mentioned legacy WUS) instructs the terminal to wake up, the terminal keeps the MR awake.

[0415] Example 2

[0416] The terminal can predefine bidirectional update indication information according to the protocol. This means that the indication information received later by the terminal can be used to update the previously received indication information, eliminating the need for the terminal to choose between two indication information. The update rules can be predefined by the protocol, meaning that the LP WUS and the first signaling can mutually update indication information. This means that the LP WUS can update the indication information of the first signaling, and the first signaling can also update the indication information of the LP WUS. The indication information includes, but is not limited to, wake-up indication, power control information, partial bandwidth indication information, secondary cell deactivation information, reference signal request information, MOMI layer indication information, cancellation information, and cross-slot scheduling indication information.

[0417] For example, the protocol predefines that LP WUS and the first signaling can update each other. When the terminal first receives the LP WUS sent by the base station, and the LP WUS instructs the terminal to sleep, and before the terminal goes to sleep, the terminal receives the first signaling, and the first signaling indicates wake-up, then the first signaling will update the LP WUS, the terminal will keep the MR awake, and listen to the NR signal according to the configuration.

[0418] Example 3

[0419] The terminal can predefine unidirectional update indication information through the protocol. The protocol can predefine the indication information that the LP WUS can update the first signaling, or the first signaling can update the indication information of the LP WUS. Alternatively, the protocol can predefine the indication information that the LP WUS can update the first signaling, and the first signaling can also update the indication information of the LP WUS. The base station can then select one of the update methods for the terminal through configuration signaling. The indication information includes, but is not limited to, wake-up indication, power control information, partial bandwidth indication information, secondary cell deactivation information, reference signal request information, MOMI layer indication information, cancellation information, cross-slot scheduling indication information, etc.

[0420] Example 4

[0421] The base station is able to send a first switching signaling (i.e., the above-mentioned second signaling) to the terminal, and the first switching signaling can be used to indicate or configure what type of wake-up indication signaling the terminal receives. For example, the first switching signaling includes at least 1 bit, and the two values ​​of at least one information bit correspond to LP WUS and the first signaling, respectively, or the two indication bits correspond to LP WUS, the first signaling, and both are received (both). Alternatively, at least one information bit indicates a flip, which means that the type of wake-up indication that the terminal needs to receive has changed. The first signaling includes but is not limited to RRC signaling, MAC CE, DCI, LP WUS signaling, etc. When the terminal does not receive the first switching signaling sent by the base station, the terminal is expected to receive only one of the signaling protocols.

[0422] Example 5

[0423] The terminal may receive one type of signaling according to a predefined protocol. When the terminal is capable of receiving the LP WUS and the first signaling, the terminal is expected to receive only one type of signaling, the LP WUS or the first signaling.

[0424] When the terminal monitors at least one LP WUS according to the configuration of the base station, the configuration method described in any of the following embodiments may be adopted:

[0425] Example 1

[0426] The base station configures a repetition factor N for the terminal. N is an integer greater than 0 and indicates the number of LP WUS repetitions in a cycle. When N is greater than 1, the terminal needs to monitor the LP WUS at multiple LP WUS monitoring opportunities in a cycle. In the example of Figure 6, the repetition factor is 2, which means that the terminal needs to monitor LP WUS0 during MO0 and MO1, and monitor LP WUS1 during MO2 and MO3.

[0427] Example 2

[0428] The base station configures a period number M for the terminal. M is an integer greater than 0 and indicates the number of periods the terminal needs to monitor to complete a monitoring operation. When M is greater than 1, the terminal needs to monitor the LP WUS for multiple periods. In the example in Figure 7, the period number is 2. The terminal needs to monitor LP WUS0 during MO0 of LP WUS period n and LP WUS period n+1.

[0429] Example 3

[0430] The base station configures a monitoring number L for the terminal. L is an integer greater than 0 and indicates the number of monitoring cycles for the terminal. When L is greater than 1, the terminal must monitor the LP WUS at multiple consecutive LP WUS monitoring opportunities. In the example of Figure 8 , the monitoring number is 3, and the terminal must monitor LP WUS0 at MO0, 1, and 2.

[0431] Based on the above situation, when the terminal needs to monitor the LP WUS at multiple LP WUS monitoring opportunities, the method for the terminal to understand the LP WUS indication information may be the method described in any of the following embodiments:

[0432] Example 1

[0433] During an LP WUS monitoring, the terminal can understand the LP WUS indication information, such as a wake-up indication, based on the latest instruction. An LP WUS monitoring includes: monitoring the same LP WUS or N repeated LP WUSs in one cycle; monitoring repeated LP WUSs or the same LP WUS in M ​​cycles; and monitoring the same LP WUS or repeated LP WUSs in L monitoring opportunities.

[0434] Example 2

[0435] During a single LP WUS monitoring, the terminal monitors multiple LP WUSs. If at least one LP WUS indicates a wakeup request, the terminal wakes up the MR. Otherwise, the terminal maintains the MR in sleep mode. This single LP WUS monitoring includes: monitoring the same LP WUS / N repeated LP WUSs in one cycle; monitoring repeated LP WUSs / the same LP WUS in M ​​cycles; and monitoring the same LP WUS / repeated LP WUSs in L monitoring opportunities.

[0436] Example 3

[0437] During a single LP WUS monitoring session, the terminal monitors multiple LP WUSs. If all LP WUSs indicate a wakeup request, the terminal wakes up the MR. Otherwise, the terminal maintains the MR in sleep mode. A single LP WUS monitoring session includes: monitoring the same LP WUS or N repeated LP WUSs in one cycle; monitoring repeated LP WUSs or the same LP WUS in M ​​cycles; and monitoring the same LP WUS or repeated LP WUSs in L monitoring opportunities.

[0438] The base station configures at least one LP WUS monitoring opportunity for the terminal, and the terminal monitors LP WUS transmission during the LP WUS monitoring opportunity. Further, the base station can configure first signaling for the UE, where the first signaling is carried by PDCCH and includes but is not limited to WUS, PEI, etc.

[0439] In actual operation, the terminal can proactively report the relevant capabilities of LP WUS monitoring, or the terminal can report after the base station queries. The relevant capabilities of LP WUS monitoring can be the capabilities described in any of the following embodiments:

[0440] Example 1

[0441] A first terminal capability is defined, where the first terminal capability indicates whether the terminal can be configured with LP WUS and the first signaling at the same time, or whether the terminal can receive LP WUS and the first signaling at the same time. Furthermore, the type of the first UE capability can be per band / per BWP / per UE / per feature.

[0442] Example 2

[0443] A second terminal capability is defined, where the second terminal capability is used to indicate whether the terminal can be configured with a maximum number of LP WUS MOs within an LP WUS period. Furthermore, the second terminal capability may be of a type per band / per BWP / per UE / per feature.

[0444] In actual operation, the terminal actively reports the terminal features monitored by the LP WUS. The terminal features are necessary or optional. The terminal features monitored by the LP WUS can be any of the features described in the following embodiments:

[0445] Example 1

[0446] A first terminal feature is defined, where the first terminal feature indicates whether the terminal can be configured with LP WUS and the first signaling at the same time, or indicates whether the terminal can receive LP WUS and the first signaling at the same time. Further, the type of the first terminal feature is per band / per BWP / per UE / per feature.

[0447] Example 2

[0448] A second terminal feature is defined, where the second terminal feature / is used to indicate whether the terminal can be configured with a maximum number of LP WUS MOs within an LP WUS period. Further, the type of the second terminal feature is per band / per BWP / per UE / per feature.

[0449] The method for determining whether the terminal actively wakes up the MR may be the method described in any of the following embodiments:

[0450] Example 1

[0451] When a terminal attempts to receive an LPSS but fails to correctly decode the relevant information carried by the LPSS, it proactively activates MR. Because LPSS base stations transmit periodically, they can serve as a basis for channel quality changes and MR activation. However, the disadvantage is that the LPSS cycle can be relatively long, resulting in significant latency.

[0452] Example 2

[0453] The protocol predefines a standby timer, which can be configured by the base station or reported to the base station as a terminal capability. If the standby timer expires and the LP WUS is still not received, the terminal proactively initiates a MR. This method, similar to the timer method, sets a maximum terminal sleep time. After this timer expires, the terminal must wake up to check the current situation. The delay can be determined by the length of the timer.

[0454] Example 3

[0455] The terminal attempts to receive the LP WUS multiple times across all MOs and determines the LP WUS energy. When the accumulated energy falls below a certain threshold, it proactively initiates MR. This method involves monitoring all MOs and only determining whether there is any energy to receive. Because the LP WUS corresponds to multiple terminals, and multiple MOs multiply this probability, the probability of receiving a completely empty LP WUS is low. This method can be used to determine whether the inability to receive the LP WUS is due to deteriorating channel quality.

[0456] Furthermore, after actively waking up the MR, the terminal switches to monitoring the NR channel (first signaling).

[0457] In summary, the above embodiments of this solution achieve consistent understanding between the terminal and the base station when the LP WUS and PDCCH WUS indication information are inconsistent; achieve final information determination when multiple LP WUS indications conflict; the above terminal of this solution has the ability to receive both LP WUS and PDCCH WUS simultaneously; achieve the base station configuring the monitoring timing for the terminal; and achieve the terminal actively waking up the MR when conditions are met.

[0458] The method is specifically as follows: Figure 9a is a schematic structural diagram of the first terminal 101 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 9a, the terminal 101 includes: a processing module 9101, which is used to determine first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or configuration signaling of the network device, where the first indication information is indication information of a low-power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, and the LP WUS and the first signaling act on the first terminal or the terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal is capable of receiving the LP WUS and the first signaling; optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the steps related to the processing performed by the first terminal 101 in any of the above methods (such as step 2106, step 2107, step 2108, etc., but not limited thereto), which will not be repeated here.

[0459] In some embodiments, the processing module 9101 may be further configured to determine, based on indication information of at least one LP WUS, whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

[0460] In some embodiments, the processing module 9101 may also be configured to actively enable MR under a second condition.

[0461] In some embodiments, the first terminal further includes a transceiver module, which can be used to send the first capability information and / or the second capability information.

[0462] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may be configured to obtain at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0463] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may be configured to receive at least one LP WUS on at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0464] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may be configured to receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

[0465] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may be used to obtain configuration signaling.

[0466] Figure 9b is a schematic diagram of the structure of network device 102 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 9b, network device 102 includes: a processing module 9201, configured to determine, based on protocol pre-definition, first indication information, where the first indication information is indication information of a low-power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, the LP WUS and the first signaling acting on a first terminal or a terminal group to which the first terminal belongs, and the first terminal is capable of receiving the LP WUS and the first signaling; optionally, the processing module is configured to execute at least one of the steps (such as, but not limited to, step 2106) performed by network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be further described herein.

[0467] In some embodiments, the network device further includes a transceiver module configured to receive the first capability information and / or the second capability information.

[0468] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to configure at least one LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal.

[0469] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send at least one LP WUS to the first terminal on at least one LP WUS listening opportunity.

[0470] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send the LP WUS and the first signaling to the first terminal.

[0471] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send configuration signaling to the first terminal.

[0472] As shown in Figure 10a, the communication device 10100 includes one or more processors 10101. Processor 10101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Processor 10101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 10100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0473] In some embodiments, the communication device 10100 further includes one or more memories 10102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 10102 may be located outside the communication device 10100.

[0474] In some embodiments, the communication device 10100 further includes one or more transceivers 10103. When the communication device 10100 includes one or more transceivers 10103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 10103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 10101.

[0475] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0476] Optionally, the communication device 10100 further includes one or more interface circuits 10104, which are connected to the memory 10102. The interface circuits 10104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 10102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 10102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 10104 may read instructions stored in the memory 10102 and send the instructions to the processor 10101.

[0477] The communication device 10100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 10100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 10100 may not be limited by FIG. 10a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0478] FIG10b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 10200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 10100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 10200 shown in FIG10b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0479] Chip 10200 includes one or more processors 10201, and processor 10201 is used to call instructions to enable chip 10200 to execute any of the above methods.

[0480] In some embodiments, chip 10200 further includes one or more interface circuits 10202, which are connected to memory 10203. Interface circuit 10202 can be used to receive signals from memory 10203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 10203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 10202 can read instructions stored in memory 10203 and send the instructions to processor 10201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0481] In some embodiments, the chip 10200 further includes one or more memories 10203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 10203 may be outside the chip 10200.

[0482] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 10100, the communication device 10100 is caused to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a transient storage medium.

[0483] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 10100, enables the communication device 10100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0484] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0485] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0486] The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0487] The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0488] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units 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. Professionals and technicians 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 disclosure.

[0489] 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 units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0490] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. An information indication method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a first terminal, and the method includes: Based on protocol predefined and / or configuration signaling of a network device, determining first indication information, where the first indication information is indication information of a low-power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, the LP WUS and the first signaling act on the first terminal or a terminal group where the first terminal is located, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first signaling includes at least one of the following: A legacy wake-up signal legacy WUS; Paging early indication information PEI.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first signaling is carried by a physical downlink control channel PDCCH or a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The indication information of the LP WUS and / or the indication information of the first signaling includes at least one of the following: First information, which is used to indicate the first terminal to wake up or sleep a main receiver MR; Second information, which is used to indicate the first terminal to switch the sleep state; Third information, which is used to indicate the uplink power of the first terminal; Fourth information, which is used to indicate a partial bandwidth BWP where the first terminal sends an uplink signaling or receives a downlink signaling; Fifth information, which is used to indicate deactivating a secondary cell of the first terminal; Sixth information, which is used to indicate that the network device requests the first terminal to feedback a reference signal measurement result; Seventh information, which is used to indicate a multiple-input multiple-output MIMO layer; Eighth information, which is used to indicate the first terminal to cancel using a previously configured semi-static resource; Ninth information, which is used to indicate the first terminal to send or receive a transport block TB on multiple time slots.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The method further includes: Receiving the LP WUS and the first signaling.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein The determining first indication information based on protocol predefined and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, and the first terminal receives the LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; Or, Determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, and the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving the LP WUS.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein The determining first indication information based on protocol predefined and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Updating the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, and the first terminal receives the LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; Or, Updating the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, and the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving the LP WUS.

8. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The determining first indication information based on protocol predefined and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Determine that the indication information of the LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can be updated with each other; Receive the configuration signaling sent by the network device, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS; Based on the configuration signaling, determine that the first indication information is the updated indication information.

9. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The determining the first indication information based on protocol pre - definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Receive the configuration signaling sent by the network device, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The determining the first indication information based on protocol pre - definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Determine the first indication information according to the second signaling, where the second signaling is used to indicate or configure the first terminal to receive at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The determining the first indication information based on protocol pre - definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Receive the LP WUS, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS; Or, Receive the first signaling, and determine that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The method further includes: Determine at least one LP WUS listening opportunity configured by the network device for the first terminal; On the at least one LP WUS listening opportunity, listen for at least one LP WUS sent by the network device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein The determining at least one LP WUS listening opportunity configured by the network device for the first terminal includes: Determine at least one of the number of listening cycles M, the number of repetitions N, and the number of listening times L configured by the network device, where M, N, and L are positive integers; Determine that the number of the at least one LP WUS listening opportunity is M, where each listening cycle includes one LP WUS listening opportunity; or determine that the number of the at least one LP WUS listening opportunity is M×N, where each listening cycle includes N LP WUS listening opportunities; or determine that the number of the at least one LP WUS listening opportunity is L, where the M listening cycles include L LP WUS listening opportunities.

14. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 13, characterized in that, The method further includes: According to the indication information of the at least one LP WUS, determine whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The determining whether the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR according to the indication information of the at least one LP WUS includes: Under the first condition, it is determined that the LP WUS instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR. The first condition is at least one of the following: the LP WUS listened to on the last listening occasion in the at least one LP WUS listening occasion instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR; the LP WUS listened to on any one of the at least one LP WUS listening occasions instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR; the LP WUS listened to on all of the at least one LP WUS listening occasions instructs the first terminal to wake up the MR.

16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that, The method further includes: Sending first capability information and / or second capability information to the network device. The first capability information is used to indicate whether the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously, and the second capability information is used to indicate whether the first terminal can be configured with a first number, where the first number is the maximum number of LP WUS listening occasions in one LP WUS listening period.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that, The method further includes: Actively enabling the MR under the second condition.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The second condition includes at least one of the following: The first terminal attempts to receive the low-power synchronization signal LP SS, and the first terminal fails to correctly decode the information carried by the LP SS; After the protocol-predefined standby timing ends, the first terminal fails to successfully receive the LP WUS; The total energy of the first terminal attempting to receive the LP WUS on at least one LP WUS listening occasion is less than or equal to a preset threshold.

19. An information indication method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a network device, and the method includes: Based on protocol predefinition, determining first indication information, where the first indication information is indication information of the low-power wake-up signal LP WUS or indication information of the first signaling. The LP WUS and the first signaling act on the first terminal or the terminal group where the first terminal is located, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The first signaling includes at least one of the following: Traditional wake-up signal legacy WUS; Paging early indication information PEI.

21. The method according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that, The first signaling is carried by the physical downlink control channel PDCCH or by the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH.

22. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, characterized in that, The indication information of the LP WUS and / or the indication information of the first signaling includes at least one of the following: First information, which is used to indicate the first terminal to wake up or sleep the main receiver MR; Second information, which is used to indicate the first terminal to switch to the sleep state; Third information, which is used to indicate the uplink power of the first terminal; Fourth information, which is used to indicate the partial bandwidth BWP where the first terminal sends the uplink signaling or receives the downlink signaling; Fifth information, which is used to indicate deactivating the secondary cell of the first terminal; Sixth information, which is used to indicate that the network device requests the first terminal to feedback the reference signal measurement result; Seventh information, which is used to indicate the multiple-input multiple-output MIMO layer; The eighth piece of information, which is used to instruct the first terminal to cancel the use of pre-configured semi-static resources; The ninth piece of information, which is used to instruct the first terminal to send or receive a transport block (TB) on multiple time slots.

23. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, characterized in that, The method further includes: Sending the LP WUS and the first signaling.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein Determining the first indication information based on protocol pre-definition includes: Determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, where the first terminal receives the LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; Or, Determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, where the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving the LP WUS.

25. The method according to claim 23, wherein Determining the first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Updating the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS, where the first terminal receives the LP WUS later than receiving the first signaling; Or, Updating the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, where the first terminal receives the first signaling later than receiving the LP WUS.

26. The method according to claim 23, wherein Determining the first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Determining that the indication information of the LP WUS and the indication information of the first signaling can be updated with each other; Sending configuration signaling to the first terminal or the terminal group, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the LP WUS to the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct the first terminal to update the indication information of the first signaling to the indication information of the LP WUS; Determining that the first indication information is the updated indication information.

27. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that, Determining the first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Sending the configuration signaling to the first terminal, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling, or the configuration signaling is used to instruct that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS.

28. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, characterized in that, Determining the first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Determining the first indication information according to a second signaling, where the second signaling is used to indicate or configure the first terminal to receive at least one of the LP WUS and the first signaling.

29. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, characterized in that, Determining the first indication information based on protocol pre-definition and / or the configuration signaling of the network device includes: Sending the LP WUS, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the LP WUS; Or, Based on protocol pre-definition, sending the first signaling, and determining that the first indication information is the indication information of the first signaling.

30. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 29, characterized in that, The method further includes: Configuring at least one LP WUS listening opportunity for the first terminal; On the at least one LP WUS listening occasion, send at least one LP WUS.

31. The method according to claim 30, characterized in that, Configuring at least one LP WUS listening occasion for the first terminal includes: Configuring at least one of M listening cycles, repetition times N, and listening times L, where M, N, and L are positive integers; Configuring M LP WUS listening occasions for each of multiple terminals including the first terminal, where each listening cycle includes one LP WUS listening occasion corresponding to each terminal; or configuring M×N LP WUS listening occasions for each of multiple terminals including the first terminal, where each listening cycle includes N LP WUS listening occasions corresponding to each terminal; or configuring L LP WUS listening occasions for each of multiple terminals including the first terminal, where the M listening cycles include L LP WUS listening occasions corresponding to each terminal.

32. The method according to any one of claims 30 to 31, characterized in that The method further includes: Determine whether the LP WUS indicates that the first terminal wakes up the MR according to the indication information of the at least one LP WUS.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein The determining whether the LP WUS indicates that the first terminal wakes up the MR according to the indication information of the at least one LP WUS includes: Under a first condition, determine that the LP WUS indicates that the first terminal wakes up the MR, where the first condition is at least one of the following: the LP WUS sent on the last listening occasion among the at least one LP WUS listening occasion indicates that the first terminal wakes up the MR; the LP WUS sent on any one of the at least one LP WUS listening occasion indicates that the first terminal wakes up the MR; the LP WUSs sent on all listening occasions among the at least one LP WUS listening occasion all indicate that the first terminal wakes up the MR.

34. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 33, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive first capability information and / or second capability information sent by the first terminal, where the first capability information is used to indicate whether the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling simultaneously, and the second capability information is used to indicate whether the first terminal can be configured with a first number, where the first number is the maximum number of LP WUS listening occasions within one LP WUS listening cycle.

35. A terminal, characterized in that, Includes: A processing module, configured to determine first indication information based on protocol pre - definition and / or configuration signaling of a network device, where the first indication information is indication information of a low - power wake - up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, the LP WUS and the first signaling act on the first terminal or a terminal group where the first terminal is located, and the first terminal can receive the LP WUS and the first signaling.

36. A network device, characterized in that, Includes: A processing module, configured to determine first indication information based on protocol pre - definitions, where the first indication information is indication information of a low - power wake - up signal LP WUS or indication information of a first signaling, and the LP WUS and the first signaling are used to wake up a first terminal or a terminal group where the first terminal is located, and the first terminal is capable of receiving the LP WUS and the first signaling.

37. A communication device, characterized in that, Comprising: One or more processors; Wherein, the one or more processors are configured to call instructions to cause the communication device to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 - 34.

38. A communication system, characterized in that, Comprising a network device and a terminal, wherein the network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 - 18, and the terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 19 - 34.

39. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instructions run on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 - 34.

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