Communication method, apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a communication method, an apparatus, and a storage medium. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal sends first information to a network device, so as to request, by means of the first information, the sending of a downlink transmission from a network device, and the network device can determine, on the basis of the first information, whether to send the downlink transmission, such that the network device can send the downlink transmission when the terminal needs same, instead of periodically sending the downlink transmission, and thus the power consumption of the network device can be reduced.

Description

Communication method, device, and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] With the application and popularization of the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G), the energy consumption of network equipment (such as base stations) will further increase. Therefore, network energy saving has become one of the important research issues in 5G technology.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to reduce the energy consumption of network equipment, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0006] The first information is sent, where the first information is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission. The first information is also used by the network device to determine whether to send the downlink transmission.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, applied to a network device, the method comprising:

[0008] receiving first information, where the first information is used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission;

[0009] Based on the first information, determining whether to send a downlink transmission.

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

[0011] The transceiver module is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission. The first information is also used by the network device to determine whether to send a downlink transmission.

[0012] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0013] a transceiver module configured to receive first information, the first information being used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission;

[0014] The processing module is configured to determine whether to send a downlink transmission based on the first information.

[0015] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0016] one or more processors;

[0017] The terminal is used to execute the communication method provided by the first aspect.

[0018] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0019] one or more processors;

[0020] The network device is used to execute the communication method provided in the second aspect.

[0021] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method provided by the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method provided by the second aspect.

[0022] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0023] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal sends a first message to a network device to request the network device to send a downlink transmission through the first message. The network device can receive the first message and determine whether to send a downlink transmission based on the first information, so that the network device can send a downlink transmission when the terminal needs it, without having to periodically send a downlink transmission, thereby reducing the power consumption of the network device.

[0024] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG3A is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG3B is a flow chart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG4A is a schematic diagram showing a timing sequence of sending first information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG4B is a schematic diagram of a sending timing of first information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG4C is a schematic diagram of a sending timing of first information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG4D is a schematic diagram of a sending timing of first information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG5A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 6100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, with examples illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, when referring to the drawings, identical numerals in different figures represent identical or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments are not intended to represent all possible embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

[0039] The terms used in this disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the disclosure. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," "the," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of at least one of the associated listed items.

[0040] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in this disclosure to describe various messages, these messages should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish messages of the same type from each other. For example, a first message may also be referred to as a second message, and similarly, a second message may be referred to as a first message without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at the time of" or "when" or "in response to determining."

[0041] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a device, and a storage medium.

[0042] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0043] The first information is sent, where the first information is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission. The first information is also used by the network device to determine whether to send the downlink transmission.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the terminal sends the first information to the network device to request the network device to send downlink transmission through the first information. The network device can determine whether to send downlink transmission based on the first information, so that the network device can send downlink transmission when the terminal needs it, without having to send downlink transmission periodically, thereby reducing the power consumption of the network device.

[0045] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first information includes:

[0046] The first information is sent on the first time-frequency resource, where the first time-frequency resource is a time-frequency resource used to send a wake-up signal.

[0047] In the above embodiment, by implementing the sending of the first information on the first time-frequency resource used for sending the wake-up signal, the success rate of sending the first information can be improved to ensure the smooth progress of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0049] determining a first time-frequency resource;

[0050] The first time-frequency resource is determined by at least one of the following:

[0051] Determining a first time-frequency resource based on first signaling received from a network device;

[0052] The first time-frequency resource is determined based on protocol predefinition.

[0053] In the above embodiment, by providing two possible ways of determining the first time-frequency resource, the flexibility of the communication process related to downlink transmission allocation can be improved.

[0054] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is cell-specific signaling; or

[0055] The first signaling is user equipment-specific radio resource control signaling.

[0056] In the above embodiment, signaling utilization can be improved by multiplexing the first signaling to implement the indication of the first time-frequency resource.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes configuration information, and the configuration information is used to determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

[0058] In the above embodiment, configuration information specifically used to determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal is set in the first signaling to ensure smooth progress of the time-frequency resource allocation process.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0060] The terminal is in idle or inactive state and the configuration information is saved.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the configuration information is saved when the terminal is in an idle state or an inactive state, so that the subsequent terminal can still determine the first time-frequency resource based on the saved configuration information, thereby ensuring the implementation of downlink transmission allocation when the terminal is in an idle state or an inactive state.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is not a time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the first signaling further includes indication information; or

[0063] The first time-frequency resource is one PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a physical uplink control channel PUCCH resource set, and the first signaling further includes indication information;

[0064] The indication information is used to indicate the resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal, and the second information includes any one of confirmation response ACK information, negative response NACK information and scheduling request SR information.

[0065] In the above embodiment, when the first time-frequency resource is not a traditional PUCCH resource used to transmit ACK information, NACK information or SR information, or when the first time-frequency resource is a PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, the network device clearly indicates the resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated to the base station through the indication information included in the first signaling, so as to ensure that the terminal can determine the first time-frequency resource allocated to it by the network device, thereby improving the success rate of allocation of the first time-frequency resource.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the network device is not configured with a cell-specific discontinuous transmission DTX / discontinuous reception DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active; or

[0067] The network device has been configured but not activated for the cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is the currently active uplink time-frequency resource; or

[0068] The network device has configured and activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resources include uplink time-frequency resources that are currently active and / or uplink time-frequency resources that are currently inactive.

[0069] In the above embodiment, when the network device is not configured with a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode or the cell-specific DTX / DRX mode is configured but not activated, the currently active uplink time-frequency resources are used as the first time-frequency resources; and when the network device is configured and the cell-specific DTX / DRX mode is activated, the currently active uplink time-frequency resources and / or the currently inactive uplink time-frequency resources are used as the first time-frequency resources, so as to ensure that the first information can be interacted between the terminal and the network device in the case of the configuration and activation of multiple cell-specific DTX / DRX modes, thereby ensuring the smooth progress of the time-frequency resource allocation process.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically; or

[0071] The first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources.

[0072] In the above embodiment, by using a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically as the first time-frequency resource, or using multiple time-frequency resources as the first time-frequency resource, multiple possible appearance forms are provided for the first time-frequency resource, thereby improving the flexibility of the time-frequency resource allocation process.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, and sending the first information on the first time-frequency resource includes any of the following:

[0074] Sending first information using a specific sequence on a first time-frequency resource;

[0075] First information is sent using multiple sequences on a first time-frequency resource.

[0076] In the above embodiment, by providing an optional implementation method for sending the first information using a specific sequence or multiple sequences on the first time-frequency resource when the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, the flexibility of the first information sending process can be improved.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when multiple sequences are used to send first information on the first time-frequency resource, multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource are used to carry the first information, and the first information carried by different sequences is used by the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions.

[0078] In the above embodiment, when multiple sequences are used to send the first information on the first time-frequency resource, multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource are used to carry the first information for requesting different types of downlink transmissions, so that requests for multiple types of downlink transmissions can be realized through multiple sequences, thereby improving the flexibility of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0079] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes any of the following:

[0080] Determine the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission based on the indication of the higher layer signaling;

[0081] The correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission is determined in a manner predefined by the protocol.

[0082] In the above embodiment, when the first information for requesting different types of downlink transmission is carried by multiple sequences, two possible implementation methods for determining the correspondence between the sequences and the downlink transmission are provided to increase the flexibility of the method for determining the correspondence between the sequences and the downlink transmission, thereby increasing the flexibility of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources, and the first information sent on different time-frequency resources is used by the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions; or

[0084] The first information carried by multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources is used by the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions.

[0085] In the above embodiment, when the first time-frequency resource includes multiple periodically occurring time-frequency resources, different time-frequency resources are used to carry different types of downlink transmission requests, or multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources are used to carry different types of downlink transmission requests, so that multiple types of downlink transmission requests can be realized through multiple time-frequency resources, thereby improving the flexibility of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes any of the following:

[0087] Determine the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission based on the indication of higher-layer signaling;

[0088] Determine the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol;

[0089] Determining, based on an indication of a higher-layer signaling, a correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission;

[0090] The correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission is determined in a manner predefined by the protocol.

[0091] In the above embodiment, when the first information for requesting different types of downlink transmissions is carried by multiple time-frequency resources, multiple possible implementation methods for determining the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmissions and the correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmissions are provided, so as to improve the flexibility of the method for determining the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmissions and the correspondence between sequences and downlink transmissions, thereby improving the flexibility of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0093] The first time-frequency resource overlaps with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the second information is sent on the first time-frequency resource.

[0094] In the above embodiment, by overlapping the first time-frequency resource with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, the second information is sent as needed on the first time-frequency resource to ensure the smooth progress of the second information sending process and improve the flexibility of the communication process used for downlink transmission allocation.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes any one of the following:

[0096] ACK information; NACK information; SR information.

[0097] In the above embodiment, a variety of optional second information are provided so that the second information to be sent can be selected according to actual needs, thereby improving the flexibility of the second information sending process and thus improving the flexibility of the communication process for downlink transmission allocation.

[0098] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first information includes:

[0099] A PUCCH in a first format is sent, where the PUCCH in the first format includes first information.

[0100] In the above embodiment, the PUCCH in the first format is used as a carrier of the first information to implement multiplexing of the PUCCH in the first format, thereby improving signal utilization.

[0101] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the downlink transmission includes a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal;

[0102] Among them, the downlink channel includes at least one of the system information block SIB1, the physical downlink control channel PDCCH, and the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the downlink signal includes at least one of the synchronization signal block SSB, the tracking reference signal TRS, and the channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

[0103] In the above embodiment, by providing a variety of optional downlink transmissions, corresponding types of downlink transmissions can be requested from the network device according to actual needs, thereby improving the flexibility of the communication process for downlink transmission allocation.

[0104] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0105] Detect and receive downlink transmission on a first first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for a first time length.

[0106] In the above embodiment, by detecting and receiving downlink transmission on the first first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for the first time period, it is ensured that the terminal can obtain the downlink transmission allocated to it by the network device in time, thereby improving the success rate of downlink transmission allocation.

[0107] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first duration is determined based on the capability of the terminal; or

[0108] The first duration is determined based on the configuration of the network device.

[0109] In the above embodiment, by increasing the optional manner of determining the first duration, the flexibility of the manner of determining the first duration is increased, thereby increasing the flexibility of the communication process for downlink transmission allocation.

[0110] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, applied to a network device, comprising:

[0111] receiving first information, where the first information is used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission;

[0112] Based on the first information, determining whether to send a downlink transmission.

[0113] In the above embodiment, by receiving the first information for requesting the network device to send a downlink transmission, the network device determines whether to send a downlink transmission based on the first information, so that the network device can send a downlink transmission when the terminal needs it, without having to send a downlink transmission periodically, thereby reducing the power consumption of the network device.

[0114] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving first information includes:

[0115] First information is received on a first time-frequency resource, where the first time-frequency resource is a time-frequency resource used to send a wake-up signal.

[0116] In the above embodiment, by implementing reception of the first information on the first time-frequency resource used for sending the wake-up signal, the success rate of receiving the first information can be improved, thereby ensuring smooth progress of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0117] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0118] A first signaling is sent to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to determine a first time-frequency resource.

[0119] In the above embodiment, the network device sends a first signaling to the terminal so that the terminal can determine the first time-frequency resource based on the received first signaling, and thus can receive the first information on the determined first time-frequency resource to ensure the smooth progress of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0120] With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is cell-specific signaling; or

[0121] The first signaling is user equipment-specific radio resource control signaling.

[0122] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes configuration information, and the configuration information is used to determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

[0123] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is not a time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the first signaling further includes indication information; or

[0124] The first time-frequency resource is one PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the first signaling further includes indication information;

[0125] The indication information is used to indicate the resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal, and the second information includes any one of confirmation response ACK information, negative response NACK information and scheduling request SR information.

[0126] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the network device is not configured with a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active; or

[0127] The network device has been configured but not activated for the cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is the currently active uplink time-frequency resource; or

[0128] The network device has configured and activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resources include uplink time-frequency resources that are currently active and / or uplink time-frequency resources that are currently inactive.

[0129] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically; or

[0130] The first time-frequency resources include a plurality of periodically occurring time-frequency resources.

[0131] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, and receiving the first information on the first time-frequency resource includes:

[0132] Receiving first information on a specific sequence of first time-frequency resources;

[0133] First information is received on multiple sequences of first time-frequency resources.

[0134] In the above embodiment, by providing an optional implementation method for receiving first information on a specific sequence or multiple sequences of the first time-frequency resource when the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, the flexibility of the first information receiving process can be improved.

[0135] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource are used to carry the first information, and the downlink transmission types requested by the first information carried by different sequences are different.

[0136] In the above embodiment, when the first information is received on multiple sequences of the first time-frequency resource, the first information for requesting different types of downlink transmissions is carried by multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource, so that the reception of multiple types of downlink transmission requests can be achieved through multiple sequences, thereby improving the flexibility of the downlink transmission allocation process.

[0137] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes any of the following:

[0138] Determine the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission based on the indication of the higher layer signaling;

[0139] The correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission is determined in a manner predefined by the protocol.

[0140] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources, and the downlink transmission type requested by the first information sent on different time-frequency resources is different; or

[0141] The first information carried by multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources requests different downlink transmission types.

[0142] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes any of the following:

[0143] Determine the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission based on the indication of higher-layer signaling;

[0144] Determine the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol;

[0145] Determining, based on an indication of a higher-layer signaling, a correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission;

[0146] The correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission is determined in a manner predefined by the protocol.

[0147] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0148] The first time-frequency resource overlaps with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the second information is received on the first time-frequency resource.

[0149] In the above embodiment, by overlapping the first time-frequency resource with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, the second information is received as needed on the first time-frequency resource to ensure that the second information can be successfully received, thereby improving the flexibility of the communication process used for downlink transmission allocation.

[0150] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes any one of the following:

[0151] ACK information; NACK information; SR information.

[0152] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, receiving first information includes:

[0153] A PUCCH in a first format is received, where the PUCCH in the first format includes first information.

[0154] With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the downlink transmission includes a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal;

[0155] Among them, the downlink channel includes at least one of the system information block SIB1, the physical downlink control channel PDCCH, and the physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the downlink signal includes at least one of the synchronization signal block SSB, the tracking reference signal TRS, and the channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

[0156] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0157] A first duration is configured for the terminal, where the first duration is used by the terminal to detect and receive downlink transmission on a first first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for the first duration.

[0158] In the above embodiment, the network device configures a first duration for the terminal so that the terminal can detect and receive downlink transmission on the first first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for the first duration, thereby ensuring that the terminal can obtain the downlink transmission allocated to it by the network device in a timely manner, thereby improving the success rate of downlink transmission allocation.

[0159] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0160] The transceiver module is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission. The first information is also used by the network device to determine whether to send a downlink transmission.

[0161] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0162] a transceiver module configured to receive first information, the first information being used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission;

[0163] The processing module is configured to determine whether to send a downlink transmission based on the first information.

[0164] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0165] one or more processors;

[0166] The terminal is used to execute the communication method provided by the above-mentioned first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect.

[0167] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0168] one or more processors;

[0169] The network device is used to execute the communication method provided in the above-mentioned second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0170] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method provided by the above-mentioned first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method provided by the above-mentioned second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0171] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes a communication method as provided in the first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0172] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method provided in the first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0173] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the communication method provided in the first aspect and any embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect and any embodiment of the second aspect.

[0174] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, which includes a processing circuit configured to execute the communication method provided in the first aspect and any one of the first aspect, the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

[0175] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0176] The present disclosure provides a communication method. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information processing method" and "downlink transmission allocation method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device" and "information processing device" and "downlink transmission allocation device" are interchangeable; and the terms "communication system" and "information processing system" are interchangeable.

[0177] 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.

[0178] 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.

[0179] 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.

[0180] 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.

[0181] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0182] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0183] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0184] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0185] 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.

[0186] 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.

[0187] 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.

[0188] 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.

[0189] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0190] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0191] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0192] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0193] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0194] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0195] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0196] FIG1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0197] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0198] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0199] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0200] 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.

[0201] 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.

[0202] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device including multiple network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of multiple 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).

[0203] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a first network element, such as an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).

[0204] In some embodiments, the first network element is used for user access management and mobility management, but is not limited thereto.

[0205] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a second network element, which is, for example, a session management function (SMF).

[0206] In some embodiments, the second network element is used for session management of the control plane and the user plane, but is not limited thereto.

[0207] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a third network element, such as a user plane function (UPF).

[0208] In some embodiments, the third network element is used for data forwarding, traffic statistics, quality of service (QoS) management, etc. on the user plane, but is not limited thereto.

[0209] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a fourth network element, which is, for example, a policy control function (PCF).

[0210] In some embodiments, the fourth network element is used to implement user control policy management, including but not limited to QoS control, service access control, etc.

[0211] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a fifth network element, where the fifth network element is, for example, a unified data management function (UDM).

[0212] In some embodiments, the fifth network element is used to implement user subscription data management, roaming control, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0213] In some embodiments, the core network device may include a sixth network element, which is, for example, an authentication service function (AUSF).

[0214] In some embodiments, the sixth network element is used to implement user identity authentication, but is not limited thereto.

[0215] In some embodiments, each of the above network elements may be independent of the core network device.

[0216] In some embodiments, each of the above network elements may be part of a core network device.

[0217] 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.

[0218] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0219] 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).

[0220] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, and the method includes:

[0221] Step S2101: The terminal sends first information to the network device.

[0222] Optionally, the terminal may be a terminal that supports network technology, that is, the terminal can connect to the network and perform network communication. The network device may be a base station, for example, a base station that supports network energy saving (NES) technology, but is not limited thereto, and the network device may also be other types.

[0223] The first information is used to request the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0224] In some embodiments, the terminal may send first information to the network device on a first time-frequency resource. The first time-frequency resource may be a time-frequency resource used to send a wake-up signal (WUS). The first time-frequency resource may also be referred to as a WUS resource.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource may be determined based on first signaling received from the network device.

[0226] Optionally, the network device may send a first signaling to the terminal, and the terminal may receive the first signaling sent by the network device, thereby determining the first time-frequency resource based on the first signaling received from the network device.

[0227] Optionally, the first signaling may include configuration information, and the configuration information may be used to determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal. Then, after receiving the first signaling sent by the network device, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal based on the configuration information in the first signaling.

[0228] Optionally, the first signaling may be cell-specific signaling. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of cell-specific signaling. For example, the cell-specific signaling may be System Information Block 1 (SIB1) or other SIBs. Alternatively, the first signaling may also be UE-dedicated RRC signaling.

[0229] That is, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource based on the configuration information in the cell-specific signaling, or the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource based on the configuration information in the UE-dedicated RRC signaling.

[0230] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource may not be a time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the second information may be any one of confirmation (Acknowledgement, ACK) information, negative acknowledgement (Negative Acknowledgement, NACK) information, and scheduling request (Scheduling Request, SR) information. That is, the first time-frequency resource may be a PUCCH resource different from the traditional one used to carry ACK information, NACK information and SR information (in other words, the first time-frequency resource is an additional time-frequency resource).

[0231] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource may also be a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, that is, the first time-frequency resource can be a time-frequency resource shared with other devices using the traditional PUCCH format (for example, the first time-frequency resource can be shared with the traditional PUCCH resource (legacy PUCCH resource) used in the LTE (Long-Term Evolution) system).

[0232] The first time-frequency resource is not a time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, or the first time-frequency resource is a PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in the PUCCH resource set. The first instruction may also include indication information, which can be used to indicate the resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal. The resource identifier may be a resource number, but is not limited to this.

[0233] In some embodiments, the terminal is in an idle (IDLE) state or an inactive (INACTIVE) state, and the terminal can save the configuration information in the first signaling.

[0234] That is, when the terminal is in an idle state or an inactive state, the terminal may not release the first signaling, so that the first time-frequency resource can be determined subsequently according to the unreleased configuration information.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource may also be predefined by a protocol, that is, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource in a manner predefined by the protocol, or the terminal may obtain the first time-frequency resource predefined by the protocol.

[0236] In some embodiments, if the network device is not configured with a cell-specific discontinuous transmission (DTX) / discontinuous reception (DRX) mode (i.e., a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern), the first time-frequency resource may be an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active. Alternatively, if the network device is configured but has not activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, the first time-frequency resource may be an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active.

[0237] That is, the network device is not configured with a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, or the network device is configured but not activated with a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, then the terminal may send the first information within the active duration.

[0238] In some embodiments, the network device has configured and activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource may include an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active and / or an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an inactive state.

[0239] That is, when the network device configures and activates the cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, the terminal can send the first information not only within the active duration, but also within the inactive duration.

[0240] Optionally, the first time-frequency resource may be a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically; or, the first time-frequency resource may include multiple time-frequency resources, for example, the first time-frequency resource may include multiple time-frequency resources that appear periodically.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically. When the terminal sends the first information on the first time-frequency resource, it may use a specific sequence to send the first information on the first time-frequency resource, or it may use multiple sequences to send the first information on the first time-frequency resource. That is, when the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the number of sequences used to carry the first information.

[0242] Optionally, when multiple sequences are used to send the first information on the first time-frequency resource, the multiple sequences used to carry the first information can be multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource. Different sequences can be used to carry the first information requesting the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions, that is, the type of downlink transmission requested by the first information carried on different sequences can be different.

[0243] In some embodiments, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of higher layer signaling, or may be determined in a manner predefined by a protocol.

[0244] Optionally, the first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources, and different time-frequency resources can be used to carry first information requesting the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions. That is, the first information carried on different time-frequency resources can request different types of downlink transmissions. In addition, multiple sequences can be transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources, and the first information carried by the multiple sequences transmitted on the multiple time-frequency resources can be used by the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions.

[0245] In some embodiments, the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of higher-layer signaling; or, the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission may be determined in a manner predefined by a protocol.

[0246] In some embodiments, the correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission can be determined based on the indication of high-layer signaling; or, the correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission can be determined in a manner predefined by the protocol.

[0247] In some embodiments, the terminal may send a PUCCH in a first format to the network device, where the PUCCH in the first format includes the first information. The PUCCH in the first format may be a physical uplink control channel format 0 (PUCCH format #0).

[0248] For example, the terminal may send PUCCH format #0 to the network device on the first time-frequency resource. The PUCCH format #0 may include first information for requesting the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0249] Optionally, the downlink transmission may include a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal.

[0250] Optionally, the downlink channel may include at least one of SIB1, a physical downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH), and a physical downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH), but is not limited thereto. The downlink channel may also be of other types.

[0251] Optionally, the downlink signal may include a synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal Block, SSB), a tracking reference signal (Tracking Reference Signal, TRS), and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), but is not limited thereto, and the downlink signal may also be of other types.

[0252] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource overlaps with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the second information is sent on the first time-frequency resource.

[0253] Optionally, the second information may be ACK information, NACK information, or SR information, but is not limited thereto. The second information may also be of other types, and it is only necessary to ensure that the second information is information that can be transmitted on the PUCCH of the first format.

[0254] That is, when the first time-frequency resource overlaps with other PUCCH format#0 resources configured by the network device for the terminal, the terminal can send information on the PUCCH format#0 resource as needed, and the information sent includes but is not limited to ACK information, NACK information and SR information.

[0255] In some embodiments, after sending the first information to the network device, the terminal may detect and receive downlink transmission on the first first time-frequency resource that is first transmitted after the first information is transmitted for a first duration. Optionally, the first duration may be determined based on the capabilities of the terminal, or the first duration may be determined based on the configuration of the network device.

[0256] Step S2102: The network device determines whether to send a downlink transmission based on the first information.

[0257] In some embodiments, the network device may receive first information sent by the terminal, and thereby determine whether to send downlink transmission based on the received first information.

[0258] In some embodiments, the network device may detect and receive the first information on the first time-frequency resource (ie, the WUS resource).

[0259] As described in step S2101, the first time-frequency resource can be predefined by the protocol or configured by the network device. For the first time-frequency resource configured by the network device, the network device can send a first signaling to the terminal so that the terminal can determine the first time-frequency resource based on the first signaling. The specific implementation method can be found in step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0260] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is not a time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, or the first time-frequency resource is a PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, then the first signaling sent by the network device to the terminal needs to include indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate the resource identifier (such as the resource number) of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

[0261] Optionally, the second information may be ACK information, NACK information, and SR information, but is not limited thereto.

[0262] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first information on a single first time-frequency resource that occurs periodically.

[0263] Optionally, the network device may receive the first information on a specific sequence of a single first time-frequency resource that appears periodically; or, the network device may receive the first information on multiple sequences of a single first time-frequency resource that appears periodically.

[0264] It should be noted that the network device receives the first information on multiple sequences of a single first time-frequency resource that appears periodically. These multiple sequences can be multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource, and the downlink transmission type requested by the first information carried by different sequences is different.

[0265] Optionally, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of a higher layer signaling, or the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be predefined by a protocol.

[0266] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first information on multiple first time-frequency resources, or may receive the first information on multiple sequences transmitted on multiple first time-frequency resources.

[0267] For example, the network device may receive the first information on a plurality of first time-frequency resources that appear periodically. Alternatively, the network device may receive the first information on a plurality of sequences transmitted on a plurality of first time-frequency resources that appear periodically.

[0268] It should be noted that the network device receives the first information on multiple first time-frequency resources, and the downlink transmission type requested by the first information carried on different time-frequency resources may be different; the network device receives the first information on multiple sequences transmitted on multiple first time-frequency resources, and the downlink transmission type requested by the first information carried by multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources may be different.

[0269] Optionally, the correspondence between time domain resources and downlink transmission can be determined based on the indication of high-level signaling, or the correspondence between time domain resources and downlink transmission can be predefined by the protocol; in addition, the correspondence between sequence and downlink transmission can be determined based on the indication of high-level signaling, or the correspondence between sequence and downlink transmission can be predefined by the protocol.

[0270] In some embodiments, the network device is not configured with a cell DTX / DRX mode, or the network device is configured but the cell-specific DTX / DRX mode is not activated, then the network device can detect and receive the first information on the currently active uplink time-frequency resource, and the currently active uplink time-frequency resource is the first time-frequency resource.

[0271] That is, the network device is not configured with a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, or the network device is configured but not activated with a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, then the network device may detect and receive the first information within the active duration.

[0272] In some embodiments, if the network device has been configured and activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, the network device can detect and receive the first information on the uplink time-frequency resources that are currently active and / or the uplink time-frequency resources that are currently inactive, and the uplink time-frequency resources that are currently active and / or the uplink time-frequency resources that are currently inactive can both be used as the first time-frequency resources.

[0273] That is, when the network device configures and activates the cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, the network device can detect and receive the first information not only within the active duration, but also within the inactive duration.

[0274] In some embodiments, the network device may receive a PUCCH in a first format, where the PUCCH in the first format includes the first information. Optionally, the PUCCH in the first format may be PUCCH format #0.

[0275] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information, the network device may send a downlink transmission matching the downlink transmission type requested by the first information to the terminal based on the received first information.

[0276] Optionally, the downlink transmission may include a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal. For an introduction to the downlink channel and the downlink signal, please refer to step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0277] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource overlaps with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information. The network device can detect and receive the second information on the first time-frequency resource. For an introduction to the second information, please refer to step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0278] For example, when the first time-frequency resource overlaps with other PUCCH format#0 resources configured by the network device for the terminal, the network device can detect and receive second information such as ACK information, NACK information and SR information on the PUCCH format#0 resource as needed, but is not limited to this.

[0279] In some embodiments, the network device may configure a first duration for the terminal so that the terminal can detect and receive downlink transmission on the first first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for the first duration.

[0280] 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.

[0281] 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.

[0282] In some embodiments, the terms "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)", "DL data", etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0283] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "synchronization signal (SS)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0284] In some embodiments, terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be used interchangeably.

[0285] In some embodiments, terms such as "resource block (RB)", "physical resource block (PRB)", "sub-carrier group (SCG)", "resource element group (REG)", "PRB pair", "RB pair", "resource element (RE)", and "sub-carrier" can be used interchangeably.

[0286] In some embodiments, the terms "resource", "resource set", "resource group", "precoding", "precoder", "weight", "precoding weight", "quasi-co-location (QCL)", "transmission configuration indication (TCI) state", "spatial relation", "spatial domain filter", "transmission power", "phase rotation", "antenna port", "antenna port group", "layer", "the number of layers", "rank", "beam", "beam width", "beam angular degree", "antenna", "antenna element", "panel" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0287] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0288] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0289] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0290] 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.

[0291] 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.

[0292] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2102. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 1+3 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0293] In some embodiments, step S2102 is optional and may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0294] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional and may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0295] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0296] FIG3A is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0297] Step S3101, sending the first information.

[0298] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0299] In some embodiments, the terminal may send the first information to a network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also send the first information to other entities.

[0300] The first information is used to request the network device to send downlink transmission, and the first information is also used by the network device to determine whether to send downlink transmission.

[0301] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains first information specified by the protocol.

[0302] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the first information from an upper layer(s).

[0303] In some embodiments, the terminal performs processing to obtain the first information.

[0304] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the first information on a first time-frequency resource, where the first time-frequency resource is a time-frequency resource used to send a wake-up signal.

[0305] Optionally, the first time-frequency resource may be determined based on first signaling received from the network device, or the first time-frequency resource may be predefined by a protocol.

[0306] Optionally, the first signaling is cell-dedicated signaling, or the first signaling is user equipment-dedicated radio resource control signaling.

[0307] In some embodiments, the first signaling includes configuration information, and the configuration information is used to determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

[0308] In some embodiments, the terminal is in an idle state or an inactive state, and the terminal may save the configuration information, that is, the configuration information may not be released.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is not a time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the first signaling also includes indication information; the second information includes any one of confirmation acknowledgement ACK information, negative acknowledgement NACK information and scheduling request SR information.

[0310] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is one PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the first signaling further includes indication information.

[0311] It should be noted that the indication information is used to indicate the resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

[0312] In some embodiments, the network device is not configured with a cell DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active.

[0313] In some embodiments, the network device has configured but not activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active.

[0314] In some embodiments, the network device has configured and activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resources include uplink time-frequency resources that are currently active and / or uplink time-frequency resources that are currently inactive.

[0315] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, or the first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources.

[0316] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically. When the terminal sends the first information on the first time-frequency resource, the first information can be sent using a specific sequence on the first time-frequency resource; or, the first information can be sent using multiple sequences on the first time-frequency resource.

[0317] In some embodiments, when multiple sequences are used to send first information on the first time-frequency resource, multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource are used to carry the first information, and the first information carried by different sequences is used by the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions.

[0318] Optionally, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of a higher layer signaling; or, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined in a manner predefined in a protocol.

[0319] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources, and the first information sent on different time-frequency resources is used by the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions; or, the first information carried by multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources is used by the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions.

[0320] Optionally, the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of higher-layer signaling; or, the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission may be determined in a manner predefined in a protocol.

[0321] Optionally, the correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission can be determined based on the indication of high-layer signaling; or, the correspondence between multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources and downlink transmission can be determined in a manner predefined by the protocol.

[0322] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource overlaps with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the terminal can send the second information on the first time-frequency resource.

[0323] Optionally, the second information may be any one of ACK information, NACK information, and SR information.

[0324] In some embodiments, the terminal may send a PUCCH in a first format, where the PUCCH in the first format includes the first information.

[0325] Optionally, the downlink transmission includes a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal, wherein the downlink channel includes at least one of SIB1, PDCCH, and PDSCH; and the downlink signal includes at least one of SSB and TRSCSI-RS.

[0326] In some embodiments, the terminal may detect and receive downlink transmission on the first first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for the first duration. Optionally, the first duration is determined based on the capabilities of the terminal, or the first duration is determined based on the configuration of the network device.

[0327] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least step S3101. That is, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0328] FIG3B is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0329] Step S3201, obtain first information.

[0330] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 and step S2102 in Figure 2, and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0331] In some embodiments, the network device receives the first information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

[0332] In some embodiments, the network device obtains first information specified by a protocol.

[0333] In some embodiments, the network device obtains the first information from an upper layer(s).

[0334] In some embodiments, the network device performs processing to obtain the first information.

[0335] In some embodiments, step S3201 is omitted, and the network device autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or by default.

[0336] The first information is used to request the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0337] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first information on a first time-frequency resource, where the first time-frequency resource is a time-frequency resource used to send a wake-up signal.

[0338] Optionally, the first time-frequency resource may be configured for the terminal by a network device.

[0339] In some embodiments, the network device may send a first signaling to the terminal, where the first signaling is used by the terminal to determine a first time-frequency resource.

[0340] Optionally, the first signaling is cell-dedicated signaling, or the first signaling is user equipment-dedicated radio resource control signaling.

[0341] In some embodiments, the first signaling includes configuration information, and the configuration information is used to determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is not a time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the first signaling also includes indication information; the second information includes any one of confirmation acknowledgement ACK information, negative acknowledgement NACK information and scheduling request SR information.

[0343] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is one PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the first signaling further includes indication information.

[0344] It should be noted that the indication information is used to indicate the resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

[0345] In some embodiments, the network device is not configured with a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active.

[0346] In some embodiments, the network device has configured but not activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently active.

[0347] In some embodiments, the network device has configured and activated a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resources include uplink time-frequency resources that are currently active and / or uplink time-frequency resources that are currently inactive.

[0348] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, or the first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources.

[0349] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically. When the network device receives the first information on the first time-frequency resource, it can receive the first information on a specific sequence of the first time-frequency resource, or it can receive the first information on multiple sequences of the first time-frequency resource.

[0350] In some embodiments, when first information is received on multiple sequences of the first time-frequency resource, multiple sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource are used to carry the first information, and the downlink transmission types requested by the first information carried by different sequences are different.

[0351] Optionally, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of a higher layer signaling; or, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined in a manner predefined in a protocol.

[0352] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources, and the downlink transmission type requested by the first information sent on different time-frequency resources is different; or, the downlink transmission type requested by the first information carried by multiple sequences transmitted on multiple time-frequency resources is different.

[0353] Optionally, the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of higher-layer signaling; or, the correspondence between time-frequency resources and downlink transmission may be determined in a manner predefined in a protocol.

[0354] Optionally, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined based on an indication of a higher layer signaling; or, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be determined in a manner predefined in a protocol.

[0355] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource overlaps with the time-frequency resource used to transmit the second information, and the network device can receive the second information on the first time-frequency resource.

[0356] Optionally, the second information may be any one of ACK information, NACK information, and SR information.

[0357] In some embodiments, the terminal may send a PUCCH in a first format, where the PUCCH in the first format includes the first information.

[0358] In some embodiments, the network device may configure a first duration for the terminal, where the first duration is used for the terminal to detect and receive downlink transmission on the first first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for the first duration.

[0359] Step S3202: Determine whether to send downlink transmission based on the first information.

[0360] Optionally, the downlink transmission includes a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal, wherein the downlink channel includes at least one of SIB1, PDCCH, and PDSCH; and the downlink signal includes at least one of SSB and TRSCSI-RS.

[0361] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3202. For example, step S3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0362] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional and may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0363] Through the communication method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal supporting network skills sends a PUCCH carrying first information to a network device (such as a base station) supporting network energy-saving technology, and requests the network device to send a downlink transmission (including a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal) through the first information carried on the PUCCH; the network device supporting network energy-saving technology receives the PUCCH carrying the first information sent by the terminal, and determines whether to send the corresponding downlink transmission based on the first information.

[0364] According to the communication method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal can request the network device to send downlink transmission through the following optional implementation methods:

[0365] Optional implementation manner 1: The terminal sends PUCCH format #0 using a specific sequence on a single first time-frequency resource (ie, a WUS resource) that appears periodically. The PUCCH format #0 includes first information for requesting a network device to send downlink transmission.

[0366] Optionally, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource occupied by PUCCH format#0 according to the following method:

[0367] Configuration information in cell-specific signaling sent by the network device. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of cell-specific signaling, including but not limited to SIB1 or other SIBs; or,

[0368] Configuration information in UE-dedicated RRC signaling; or,

[0369] The protocol is predefined.

[0370] In some embodiments, when the terminal is in IDLE state or INACTIVE state, the configuration information may not be released so that the terminal can still send PUCCH format#0 on the first time-frequency resource according to the unreleased configuration information to request the network device to send the corresponding downlink transmission.

[0371] In some embodiments, when the first time-frequency resource overlaps with other PUCCH format#0 resources configured by the network device for the terminal, the terminal sends second information on the first time-frequency resource as needed, and the second information includes but is not limited to ACK information, NACK information and SR information.

[0372] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is an additional PUCCH resource, or the first time-frequency resource is shared with a legacy PUCCH resource, that is, the first time-frequency resource is one or more PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the network device needs to clearly indicate to the terminal the specific resource number of the first time-frequency resource allocated to it.

[0373] In some embodiments, the terminal may send the first information on a specific sequence of the first time-frequency resource when the network device is required to send a downlink transmission. The specific sequence may be any sequence in the first time-frequency resource.

[0374] In some embodiments, after the terminal sends the first information, it can detect and receive the corresponding downlink transmission at the time domain resource location of the first downlink transmission request after the first duration. The first duration is determined according to the terminal's capabilities, or the first duration is determined by configuration information sent by the network device.

[0375] For ease of understanding, optional implementation method 1 is introduced below using a specific embodiment.

[0376] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may be a base station that supports network energy-saving technology. The network device may choose to stop sending part of the downlink transmission based on the network load, the number of resident terminals, the service type, the service period, etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the decision-making process and decision-making strategy of whether the network device sends part of the downlink transmission. After receiving the first information sent by the terminal, the network device may choose to resume sending the downlink transmission based on the first information sent by the terminal. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may determine to send any one or any combination of the following downlink signals (or channels) based on the terminal request:

[0377] SSB; SIB1; TRS; PDCCH; PDSCH; CSI-RS; other newly defined downlink reference signals, such as the combination of the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and the secondary synchronization signal (SSS), or the demodulation reference signal (DRS), etc.

[0378] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may send a PUCCH to a network device to request the network device to send a downlink transmission using first information carried on the PUCCH. For example, the terminal may send a PUCCH format #0 to the network device to carry the first information using the PUCCH format #0. The PUCCH format #0 may also be referred to as a wake-up signal (WUS).

[0379] In the disclosed embodiment, a terminal transmits first information using a specific sequence on a single, periodically occurring first time-frequency resource. This specific sequence can be used to carry the first information, allowing the characteristic sequence to be used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission. The first time-frequency resource is used by the terminal to transmit PUCCH format #0, which carries a sequence used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission.

[0380] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource by the following method:

[0381] Determined according to configuration information in the cell-specific signaling sent by the network device. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of cell-specific signaling, including but not limited to SIB1 or other SIBs; or

[0382] Determined according to the configuration information in the UE-dedicated RRC signalling sent by the network device; or,

[0383] It is determined in a manner predefined in the protocol, that is, the terminal sends PUCCH format #0 on the default resource specified in the protocol to request the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0384] The embodiments of the present disclosure do not make any provisions for the state of the terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to terminals in a connected state, as well as to terminals in an idle state or an inactive state. This patent also does not impose any restrictions on the type of network device that transmits the configuration of the first time-frequency resource. For example, the relevant configuration information in the present disclosure can be sent by the network device that the terminal requests downlink transmission, or it can be sent by other network devices.

[0385] Since the PUCCH format#0 resource used to request the network device to send downlink transmission may conflict with other PUCCH format#0 resources used to send ACK information, NACK information or SR information, in this scenario, the terminal can send ACK information, NACK information or SR information as needed on the overlapping resources.

[0386] For the first time-frequency resource used to send PUCCH format#0, it can be an additional PUCCH resource configured or determined by any of the aforementioned methods, that is, the first time-frequency resource can be different from the traditional time-frequency resource used to carry ACK information, NACK information or SR information; or, the first time-frequency resource used to send PUCCH format#0 is shared with the legacy PUCCH resource, that is, one or more PUCCH resources can be selected in the PUCCH resource set by any of the aforementioned methods for sending the first information. In the above scenario, the network device needs to inform the terminal of the resource identifier of the PUCCH resource used to send the first information, and the PUCCH resource used to send the first information cannot be used to send PUCCH format#0 carrying HARQ-ACK information or SR information.

[0387] Based on the above configuration, when the terminal needs to request the network device to send a downlink transmission, it can send PUCCH format #0 on the first time-frequency resource, carrying the first information requesting the network device to send a downlink transmission. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can send any allowed sequence on the first time-frequency resource to request the network device to send a downlink transmission.

[0388] When the terminal is in the IDLE state or the INACTIVE state, the configuration information may not be released, and the terminal may still send PUCCH format#0 on the corresponding first time-frequency resource according to the configuration information to request the network device to send the corresponding downlink transmission.

[0389] Furthermore, after the terminal sends the first information, it can detect and receive the corresponding downlink transmission at the time domain resource location of the first downlink transmission request after the first duration. The first duration is determined according to the capability of the terminal, or the first duration is determined by configuration information sent by the network device.

[0390] After detecting and receiving the first information sent by the terminal, the network device may send a downlink transmission that matches the downlink transmission type requested by the terminal.

[0391] Based on the embodiment corresponding to Optional Implementation 1, the transmission timing of the downlink transmission can be seen in Figure 4A. Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the transmission timing of the first information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the WUS signal can be used to carry the first information, and the downlink transmission requested by the WUS signal is SSB. In addition, it should be noted that during the SSB OFF period, the network device may selectively transmit other channels or signals, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0392] Optional implementation manner 2: The terminal uses multiple sequences to send PUCCH format #0 on a single first time-frequency resource (ie, WUS resource) that appears periodically. PUCCH format #0 includes first information for requesting the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0393] Optionally, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource occupied by PUCCH format#0 according to the following method:

[0394] Configuration information in cell-specific signaling sent by the network device. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of cell-specific signaling, including but not limited to SIB1 or other SIBs; or,

[0395] Configuration information in UE-dedicated RRC signaling; or,

[0396] The protocol is predefined.

[0397] In some embodiments, when the terminal is in IDLE state or INACTIVE state, the configuration information may not be released so that the terminal can still send PUCCH format#0 on the first time-frequency resource according to the unreleased configuration information to request the network device to send the corresponding downlink transmission.

[0398] In some embodiments, when the first time-frequency resource overlaps with other PUCCH format#0 resources configured by the network device for the terminal, the terminal sends second information on the first time-frequency resource as needed, and the second information includes but is not limited to ACK information, NACK information and SR information.

[0399] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is an additional PUCCH resource, or the first time-frequency resource is shared with a legacy PUCCH resource, that is, the first time-frequency resource is one or more PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the network device needs to clearly indicate to the terminal the specific resource number of the first time-frequency resource allocated to it.

[0400] In some embodiments, the terminal may send the first information on multiple sequences of the first time-frequency resource when requiring the network device to send a downlink transmission. Different sequences may be used to carry the first information requesting different types of downlink transmissions.

[0401] Optionally, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission is determined by one of the following methods:

[0402] Configuration is performed through higher-layer signaling;

[0403] Determined by a method predefined by the protocol.

[0404] In some embodiments, after the terminal sends the first information, it can detect and receive the corresponding downlink transmission at the time domain resource location of the first downlink transmission request after the first duration. The first duration is determined according to the terminal's capabilities, or the first duration is determined by configuration information sent by the network device.

[0405] For ease of understanding, optional implementation method 2 is introduced below using a specific embodiment.

[0406] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may be a base station that supports network energy-saving technology. The network device may choose to stop sending part of the downlink transmission based on the network load, the number of resident terminals, the service type, the service period, etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the decision-making process and decision-making strategy of whether the network device sends part of the downlink transmission. After receiving the first information sent by the terminal, the network device may choose to resume sending the downlink transmission based on the first information sent by the terminal. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may determine to send any one or any combination of the following downlink signals (or channels) based on the terminal request:

[0407] SSB; SIB1; TRS; PDCCH; PDSCH; CSI-RS; other newly defined downlink reference signals, such as the combination of the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and the secondary synchronization signal (SSS), or the demodulation reference signal (DRS), etc.

[0408] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may send a PUCCH to a network device to request the network device to send a downlink transmission using first information carried on the PUCCH. For example, the terminal may send a PUCCH format #0 to the network device to carry the first information using the PUCCH format #0. The PUCCH format #0 may also be referred to as a wake-up signal (WUS).

[0409] In the disclosed embodiment, a terminal transmits first information using a specific sequence on a single, periodically occurring first time-frequency resource. This specific sequence can be used to carry the first information, allowing the characteristic sequence to be used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission. The first time-frequency resource is used by the terminal to transmit PUCCH format #0, which carries a sequence used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission.

[0410] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource by the following method:

[0411] Determined according to configuration information in the cell-specific signaling sent by the network device. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of cell-specific signaling, including but not limited to SIB1 or other SIBs; or

[0412] Determined according to the configuration information in the UE-dedicated RRC signalling sent by the network device; or,

[0413] It is determined in a manner predefined in the protocol, that is, the terminal sends PUCCH format #0 on the default resource specified in the protocol to request the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0414] The embodiments of the present disclosure do not make any provisions for the state of the terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to terminals in a connected state, as well as to terminals in an idle state or an inactive state. This patent also does not impose any restrictions on the type of network device that transmits the configuration of the first time-frequency resource. For example, the relevant configuration information in the present disclosure can be sent by the network device that the terminal requests downlink transmission, or it can be sent by other network devices.

[0415] Since the PUCCH format#0 resource used to request the network device to send downlink transmission may conflict with other PUCCH format#0 resources used to send ACK information, NACK information or SR information, in this scenario, the terminal can send ACK information, NACK information or SR information as needed on the overlapping resources.

[0416] For the first time-frequency resource used to send PUCCH format#0, it can be an additional PUCCH resource configured or determined by any of the aforementioned methods, that is, the first time-frequency resource can be different from the traditional time-frequency resource used to carry ACK information, NACK information or SR information; or, the first time-frequency resource used to send PUCCH format#0 is shared with the legacy PUCCH resource, that is, one or more PUCCH resources can be selected in the PUCCH resource set by any of the aforementioned methods for sending the first information. In the above scenario, the network device needs to inform the terminal of the resource identifier of the PUCCH resource used to send the first information, and the PUCCH resource used to send the first information cannot be used to send PUCCH format#0 carrying HARQ-ACK information or SR information.

[0417] Based on the above configuration, when the terminal needs to request the network device to send a downlink transmission, it can send PUCCH format #0 on the first time-frequency resource to carry the first information requesting the network device to send a downlink transmission. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can send multiple sequences on the first time-frequency resource to request the network device to send a downlink transmission.

[0418] Optionally, multiple sequences for carrying the first information can be determined in a manner predefined by the protocol. For example, multiple sequences of specific cyclic shifts can be used as multiple sequences for carrying the first information. Multiple sequences for carrying the first information can also be configured by a network device, that is, the network device can specify which cyclic shift sequence is used as the sequence for carrying the first information.

[0419] Furthermore, the above sequence may correspond to a transmission beam of a downlink signal and / or channel, such as one or more corresponding SSB indices.

[0420] The correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission may be configured through high-layer signaling, or may be determined in a protocol predefined manner, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0421] When the terminal is in the IDLE state or the INACTIVE state, the configuration information may not be released, and the terminal may still send PUCCH format#0 on the corresponding first time-frequency resource according to the configuration information to request the network device to send the corresponding downlink transmission.

[0422] Furthermore, after the terminal sends the first information, it can detect and receive the corresponding downlink transmission at the time domain resource location of the first downlink transmission request after the first duration. The first duration is determined according to the capability of the terminal, or the first duration is determined by configuration information sent by the network device.

[0423] After detecting and receiving the first information sent by the terminal, the network device may send a downlink transmission that matches the downlink transmission type requested by the terminal.

[0424] Based on the embodiment corresponding to Optional Implementation 2, the transmission timing of the downlink transmission can be seen in Figure 4B. Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the transmission timing of the first information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the WUS signal can be used to carry the first information, and the downlink transmission requested by the WUS signal is SSB. In addition, it should be noted that during the SSB OFF period, the network device may selectively transmit other channels or signals, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0425] Assuming that the terminal can request the network device to send SSB through three different sequences, and assuming that the SSB transmission pattern is case A and is below 3 GHz, there are 4 SSBs in the system. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the correspondence between the terminal sending sequence and the SSB is as follows:

[0426] Sequence #1 corresponds to SSB #0 and SSB #1;

[0427] Sequence #2 corresponds to SSB #2 and SSB #3;

[0428] Sequence#3 corresponds to SSB#0, SSB#1, SSB#2 and SSB#4.

[0429] In order to fully illustrate the scheme of this embodiment, it is assumed that the terminal sends different sequences at three different WUS transmission positions. As can be seen from Figure 4B, when the network device does not receive any WUS signal sent by any terminal, the network device does not need to send SSB; when the network device receives sequence #1 sent by the terminal, the network device sends SSB #0 and SSB #1; when the network device receives sequence #2 sent by the terminal, the network device sends SSB #2 and SSB #3; when the network device receives sequence #3 sent by the terminal, the network device sends SSB #0, SSB #1, SSB #2 and SSB #4.

[0430] Optional implementation manner 3: The terminal sends PUCCH format #0 on multiple first time-frequency resources (that is, WUS resources), where PUCCH format #0 includes first information for requesting the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0431] For example, the terminal may send PUCCH format #0 on a plurality of periodically occurring first time-frequency resources (ie, WUS resources).

[0432] Optionally, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource occupied by PUCCH format#0 according to the following method:

[0433] Configuration information in cell-specific signaling sent by the network device. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of cell-specific signaling, including but not limited to SIB1 or other SIBs; or,

[0434] Configuration information in UE-dedicated RRC signaling; or,

[0435] The protocol is predefined.

[0436] In some embodiments, when the terminal is in IDLE state or INACTIVE state, the configuration information may not be released so that the terminal can still send PUCCH format#0 on the first time-frequency resource according to the unreleased configuration information to request the network device to send the corresponding downlink transmission.

[0437] In some embodiments, when the first time-frequency resource overlaps with other PUCCH format#0 resources configured by the network device for the terminal, the terminal sends second information on the first time-frequency resource as needed, and the second information includes but is not limited to ACK information, NACK information and SR information.

[0438] In some embodiments, the first time-frequency resource is an additional PUCCH resource, or the first time-frequency resource is shared with a legacy PUCCH resource, that is, the first time-frequency resource is one or more PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the network device needs to clearly indicate to the terminal the specific resource number of the first time-frequency resource allocated to it.

[0439] In some embodiments, when the network device is required to send a downlink transmission, the terminal may send the first information on multiple time-frequency resources included in the first time-frequency resource, and different time-frequency resources may be used to carry the first information requesting different types of downlink transmissions; or, the first information may be sent on multiple sequences transmitted on multiple first time-frequency resources, and different sequences may be used to carry the first information requesting different types of downlink transmissions.

[0440] Optionally, the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission and the correspondence between the time-frequency resources and the downlink transmission may be determined by one of the following methods:

[0441] Configuration is performed through higher-layer signaling;

[0442] Determined by a method predefined by the protocol.

[0443] In some embodiments, after the terminal sends the first information, it can detect and receive the corresponding downlink transmission at the time domain resource location of the first downlink transmission request after the first duration. The first duration is determined according to the terminal's capabilities, or the first duration is determined by configuration information sent by the network device.

[0444] For ease of understanding, optional implementation method 3 is introduced below using a specific embodiment.

[0445] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may be a network device that supports network energy-saving technology. The network device may choose to stop sending part of the downlink transmission based on the network load, the number of resident terminals, the service type, the service period, etc. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the decision-making process and decision-making strategy of whether the network device sends part of the downlink transmission. After receiving the first information sent by the terminal, the network device may choose to resume sending the downlink transmission based on the first information sent by the terminal. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may determine to send any one or any combination of the following downlink signals (or channels) based on the terminal request:

[0446] SSB; SIB1; TRS; PDCCH; PDSCH; CSI-RS; other newly defined downlink reference signals, such as the combination of the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and the secondary synchronization signal (SSS), or the demodulation reference signal (DRS), etc.

[0447] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may send a PUCCH to a network device to request the network device to send a downlink transmission using first information carried on the PUCCH. For example, the terminal may send a PUCCH format #0 to the network device to carry the first information using the PUCCH format #0. The PUCCH format #0 may also be referred to as a wake-up signal (WUS).

[0448] In the disclosed embodiment, a terminal transmits first information using a specific sequence on a single, periodically occurring first time-frequency resource. This specific sequence can be used to carry the first information, allowing the characteristic sequence to be used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission. The first time-frequency resource is used by the terminal to transmit PUCCH format #0, which carries a sequence used to request a network device to send a downlink transmission.

[0449] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine the first time-frequency resource by the following method:

[0450] Determined according to configuration information in the cell-specific signaling sent by the network device. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of cell-specific signaling, including but not limited to SIB1 or other SIBs; or

[0451] Determined according to the configuration information in the UE-dedicated RRC signalling sent by the network device; or,

[0452] It is determined in a manner predefined in the protocol, that is, the terminal sends PUCCH format #0 on the default resource specified in the protocol to request the network device to send downlink transmission.

[0453] The embodiments of the present disclosure do not make any provisions for the state of the terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to terminals in a connected state, as well as to terminals in an idle state or an inactive state. This patent also does not impose any restrictions on the type of network device that transmits the configuration of the first time-frequency resource. For example, the relevant configuration information in the present disclosure can be sent by the network device that the terminal requests downlink transmission, or it can be sent by other network devices.

[0454] Since the PUCCH format#0 resource used to request the network device to send downlink transmission may conflict with other PUCCH format#0 resources used to send ACK information, NACK information or SR information, in this scenario, the terminal can send ACK information, NACK information or SR information as needed on the overlapping resources.

[0455] For the first time-frequency resource used to send PUCCH format#0, it can be an additional PUCCH resource configured or determined by any of the aforementioned methods, that is, the first time-frequency resource can be different from the traditional time-frequency resource used to carry ACK information, NACK information or SR information; or, the first time-frequency resource used to send PUCCH format#0 is shared with the legacy PUCCH resource, that is, one or more PUCCH resources can be selected in the PUCCH resource set by any of the aforementioned methods for sending the first information. In the above scenario, the network device needs to inform the terminal of the resource identifier of the PUCCH resource used to send the first information, and the PUCCH resource used to send the first information cannot be used to send PUCCH format#0 carrying HARQ-ACK information or SR information.

[0456] Based on the above configuration, when a terminal needs to request a network device to send a downlink transmission, it can send PUCCH format #0 on the first time-frequency resource, carrying the first information requesting the network device to send a downlink transmission. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal can send a specific sequence on multiple time-frequency resources included in the first time-frequency resource to request the network device to send a downlink transmission.

[0457] Optionally, the specific sequence used to carry the first information can be determined in a manner predefined by the protocol, for example, a specific cyclic shift sequence can be used as the sequence used to carry the first information; the sequence used to carry the first information can also be configured by a network device, that is, the network device can specify which cyclic shift sequence is used as the sequence used to carry the first information.

[0458] The disclosed embodiments also support different sequences on different timing resources corresponding to transmit beams for downlink transmissions, such as corresponding one or more SSB indices. That is, a terminal may transmit multiple sequences on multiple time-frequency resources included in the first time-frequency resource to request a network device to transmit a downlink transmission. The time-frequency resources may correspond to transmit beams for downlink signals and / or channels, such as corresponding one or more SSB indices.

[0459] The correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission, and the correspondence between the time-frequency resources and the downlink transmission can be configured through high-layer signaling, or can be determined in a protocol predefined manner, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0460] When the terminal is in the IDLE state or the INACTIVE state, the configuration information may not be released, and the terminal may still send PUCCH format#0 on the corresponding first time-frequency resource according to the configuration information to request the network device to send the corresponding downlink transmission.

[0461] Furthermore, after the terminal sends the first information, it can detect and receive the corresponding downlink transmission at the time domain resource location of the first downlink transmission request after the first duration. The first duration is determined according to the capability of the terminal, or the first duration is determined by configuration information sent by the network device.

[0462] After detecting and receiving the first information sent by the terminal, the network device may send a downlink transmission that matches the downlink transmission type requested by the terminal.

[0463] Based on the embodiment corresponding to Optional Implementation 3, the transmission timing of the downlink transmission can be seen in Figure 4C. Figure 4C is a schematic diagram of the transmission timing of the first information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4C, the WUS signal can be used to carry the first information, and the downlink transmission requested by the WUS signal is SSB. In addition, it should be noted that during the SSB OFF period, the network device may selectively transmit other channels or signals, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0464] Assuming that the terminal can request the network device to send SSB through three different time-frequency resources, and assuming that the SSB transmission pattern is case A and is below 3 GHz, there are 4 SSBs in the system. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the correspondence between the terminal transmission sequence and the SSB is as follows:

[0465] Sequence #1 on Resource #1 corresponds to SSB #0;

[0466] Sequence #2 on Resource #1 corresponds to SSB #1;

[0467] Sequence #1 on Resource #2 corresponds to SSB #2;

[0468] Sequence #2 on Resource #2 corresponds to SSB #3;

[0469] The Sequence on Resource#3 corresponds to SSB#0, SSB#1, SSB#2 and SSB#4.

[0470] In order to fully illustrate the scheme of this embodiment, it is assumed that the terminal sends different sequences at three different WUS transmission positions. As can be seen from Figure 4C, when the network device does not receive any WUS signal sent by any terminal, the network device does not need to send SSB; when the network device receives sequence#1 sent by the terminal on resource#1, the network device sends SSB#0; when the network device receives sequence#1 sent by the terminal on resource#1, the network device sends SSB#0; when the network device receives sequence#2 sent by the terminal on resource#1, the network device sends SSB#1; when the network device receives sequence#1 sent by the terminal on resource#2, the network device sends SSB#3; when the network device receives sequence#2 sent by the terminal on resource#2, the network device sends SSB#4; when the network device receives any sequence sent by the terminal on resource#3, the network device sends SSB#0, SSB#1, SSB#2 and SSB#4.

[0471] Optional implementation method 4: As in any embodiment of optional implementation method 1-optional implementation method 3, when the network device configures and activates the cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern, the terminal can still send the first information according to actual needs within the inactive duration. For specific implementation, please refer to the above optional implementation methods 1-optional implementation method 3, which will not be repeated here.

[0472] In some embodiments, after the terminal sends the first information, it can detect and receive the corresponding downlink transmission at the time domain resource location of the first downlink transmission request after the first duration. The first duration is determined according to the terminal's capabilities, or the first duration is determined by configuration information sent by the network device.

[0473] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the implementation process of the terminal sending the first information and the network device receiving the first information and determining to send the downlink transmission can refer to any embodiment of optional implementation mode 1 to optional implementation mode 3.

[0474] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a network device is configured and a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern is activated, regardless of whether the first time-frequency resource configured by the network device or predefined by the protocol is in the active duration, the terminal can send the first information on the corresponding first time-frequency resource according to its own needs to request the network device to send the corresponding downlink transmission. Referring to Figure 4D, Figure 4D is a schematic diagram of the transmission timing of the first information shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4D, when the network device is configured and a cell-specific DTX / DRX pattern is activated, regardless of whether the first time-frequency resource is in the active duration or in the inactive duration, the first information (i.e., the WUS signal) can be sent.

[0475] It should be noted that the communication method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to UEs in any state, including but not limited to CONNECTED UE, IDLE UE and INACTIVE UE.

[0476] In some embodiments, when the first time-frequency resource is determined via RRC signaling and the terminal enters an IDLE state or an INACTIVE state, the relevant configuration may be retained, and the terminal may still send the first information according to the retained configuration. Correspondingly, the network device needs to detect and receive the first information at the corresponding resource location according to the configuration and perform the corresponding action.

[0477] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0478] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0479] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0480] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0481] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, terminal 5100 may include at least a transceiver module 5101. In some embodiments, transceiver module 5101 is configured to send a first message, which is used by the terminal to request a network device to send a downlink transmission and is also used by the network device to determine whether to send a downlink transmission.

[0482] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 5101 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (such as step S2101, but not limited to this) performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0483] Optionally, the terminal 5100 may further include other modules. For example, the terminal 5100 may further include a processing module. The processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0484] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, network device 5200 includes at least one of a transceiver module 5201 and a processing module 5202. In some embodiments, transceiver module 5201 is configured to receive first information, where the first information is used by a terminal to request the network device to send a downlink transmission; and processing module 5202 is configured to determine whether to send a downlink transmission based on the first information.

[0485] Optionally, the transceiver module 5201 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the network device in any of the above methods, and will not be described in detail here. The processing module 5202 is configured to execute at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the network device in any of the above methods (e.g., step S2102, but not limited thereto), and will not be described in detail here.

[0486] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0487] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0488] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 6100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6100 can be a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a network device (e.g., access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0489] As shown in Figure 6A, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. Processor 6101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 6100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0490] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6102 may be located outside the communication device 6100.

[0491] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6103. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6103, the transceiver 6103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, but not limited thereto), and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, but not limited thereto).

[0492] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0493] In some embodiments, the communication device 600 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuit 6104 is connected to the memory 6102. The interface circuit 6104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 6102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 6102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6104 may read instructions stored in the memory 6102 and send the instructions to the processor 6101.

[0494] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited to FIG6A. 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 and 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.

[0495] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For communication device 6100, which may be a chip or a chip system, see the schematic diagram of chip 6200 shown in Figure 6B, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201, and chip 6200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0496] In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Optionally, the interface circuit 6202 is connected to the memory 6203. The interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 6203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 6203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6202 can read instructions stored in the memory 6203 and send the instructions to the processor 6201.

[0497] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, but not limited to this), and the processor 6201 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, but not limited to this).

[0498] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0499] In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6203 may be outside the chip 6200.

[0500] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a transient storage medium.

[0501] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0502] 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.

[0503] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0504] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, Applied to a terminal, the method includes: Sending a first message, where the first message is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission, and the first message is further used for the network device to determine whether to send the downlink transmission.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The sending of the first message includes: Sending the first message on a first time-frequency resource, where the first time-frequency resource is a time-frequency resource for sending a wake-up signal.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein The method further includes: Determining a first time-frequency resource; Wherein, the first time-frequency resource is determined by at least one of the following: Determining the first time-frequency resource based on a first signaling received from the network device; Determining the first time-frequency resource based on protocol predefined.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first signaling is cell-specific signaling; or The first signaling is user equipment-specific radio resource control signaling.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that, The first signaling includes configuration information, and the configuration information is used to determine a first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device for the terminal.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The method further includes: When the terminal is in an idle state or an inactive state, saving the configuration information.

7. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that The first time-frequency resource is not a time-frequency resource for transmitting a second message, and the first signaling further includes indication information; or The first time-frequency resource is one or more physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the first signaling further includes indication information; Wherein, the indication information is used to indicate a resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device for the terminal, and the second message includes any one of an acknowledgement (ACK) message, a negative acknowledgement (NACK) message, and a scheduling request (SR) message.

8. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that The network device is not configured with a cell-specific discontinuous transmission (DTX) / discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an active state; or The network device is configured but not activated with a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an active state; or The network device is configured and activated with a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource includes an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an active state and / or an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an inactive state.

9. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that The first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically; or The first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein When the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, the sending of the first message on the first time-frequency resource includes any one of the following: Sending the first message on the first time-frequency resource using a specific sequence; Sending the first message on the first time-frequency resource using multiple sequences.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein When sending the first message on the first time-frequency resource using multiple sequences, the sequences with different cyclic shifts on the first time-frequency resource are used to carry the first message, and the first messages carried by different sequences are used for the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein The method further includes any one of the following: Determine the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission based on an indication in the higher-layer signaling; Determine the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol.

13. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources, and the first information sent on different time-frequency resources is used for the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions; or The first information carried by multiple sequences transmitted on the multiple time-frequency resources is used for the terminal to request the network device to send different types of downlink transmissions.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The method further includes any one of the following: Determine the correspondence between the time-frequency resource and the downlink transmission based on an indication in the higher-layer signaling; Determine the correspondence between the time-frequency resource and the downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol; Determine the correspondence between the multiple sequences transmitted on the multiple time-frequency resources and the downlink transmission based on an indication in the higher-layer signaling; Determine the correspondence between the multiple sequences transmitted on the multiple time-frequency resources and the downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol.

15. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 14, characterized in that, The method further includes: The first time-frequency resource coincides with the time-frequency resource for transmitting the second information, and the second information is sent on the first time-frequency resource.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The second information includes any one of the following: ACK information; NACK information; SR information.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that, The sending of the first information includes: Send a PUCCH of the first format, and the first information is included in the PUCCH of the first format.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that, The downlink transmission includes a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal; Wherein, the downlink channel includes at least one of a system information block SIB1, a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, and a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the downlink signal includes at least one of a synchronization signal block SSB, a tracking reference signal TRS, and a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that, The method further includes: Detect and receive the downlink transmission on the first time-frequency resource after the first duration since the completion of the sending of the first information.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The first duration is determined based on the capability of the terminal; or The first duration is determined based on the configuration of the network device.

21. A communication method, characterized in that, Applied to a network device, the method includes: Receive the first information, where the first information is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission; Determine whether to send the downlink transmission based on the first information.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein The receiving of the first information includes: Receive the first information on the first time-frequency resource, where the first time-frequency resource is the time-frequency resource for sending a wake-up signal.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send a first signaling to the terminal, where the first signaling is used to determine the first time-frequency resource.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein The first signaling is a cell-specific signaling; or The first signaling is a user equipment-specific radio resource control signaling.

25. The method according to claim 23 or 24, characterized in that, The first signaling includes configuration information, where the configuration information is used to determine the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device to the terminal.

26. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 25, characterized in that, The first time-frequency resource is not the time-frequency resource for transmitting the second information, and the first signaling further includes indication information; or The first time-frequency resource is one PUCCH resource or multiple PUCCH resources in a PUCCH resource set, and the first signaling further includes indication information; Wherein, the indication information is used to indicate the resource identifier of the first time-frequency resource allocated by the network device for the terminal, and the second information includes any one of an acknowledgement (ACK) information, a negative acknowledgement (NACK) information, and a scheduling request (SR) information.

27. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 26, characterized in that the network device is not configured with a cell-specific discontinuous transmission (DTX) / discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an active state; or the network device is configured but not activated with a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource is an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an active state; or the network device is configured and activated with a cell-specific DTX / DRX mode, and the first time-frequency resource includes an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an active state and / or an uplink time-frequency resource that is currently in an inactive state.

28. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 27, characterized in that, The first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically; or The first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein When the first time-frequency resource is a single time-frequency resource that appears periodically, receiving the first information on the first time-frequency resource includes: receiving the first information on a specific sequence of the first time-frequency resource; receiving the first information on multiple sequences of the first time-frequency resource.

30. The method according to claim 29, characterized in that, When receiving the first information on multiple sequences of the first time-frequency resource, the multiple sequences on the first time-frequency resource with different cyclic shifts are used to carry the first information, and the first information carried by different sequences requests different downlink transmission types.

31. The method according to claim 30, characterized in that, The method further includes any one of the following: determining the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission based on an indication of higher layer signaling; determining the correspondence between the sequence and the downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol.

32. The method according to claim 28, wherein The first time-frequency resource includes multiple time-frequency resources, and the first information sent on different time-frequency resources requests different downlink transmission types; or the first information carried by the multiple sequences transmitted on the multiple time-frequency resources requests different downlink transmission types.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein The method further includes any one of the following: determining the correspondence between the time-frequency resource and the downlink transmission based on an indication of higher layer signaling; determining the correspondence between the time-frequency resource and the downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol; determining the correspondence between the multiple sequences transmitted on the multiple time-frequency resources and the downlink transmission based on an indication of higher layer signaling; determining the correspondence between the multiple sequences transmitted on the multiple time-frequency resources and the downlink transmission in a manner predefined by the protocol.

34. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 33, characterized in that The method further includes: the first time-frequency resource coincides with the time-frequency resource for transmitting the second information, and receiving the second information on the first time-frequency resource.

35. The method according to claim 34, characterized in that, The second information includes any one of the following: ACK information; NACK information; SR information.

36. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 35, characterized in that, Receiving the first information includes: receiving a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of a first format, and the first information is included in the PUCCH of the first format.

37. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 36, characterized in that The downlink transmission includes a downlink channel and / or a downlink signal; Among them, the downlink channel includes at least one of a System Information Block SIB1, a Physical Downlink Control Channel PDCCH, and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel PDSCH; the downlink signal includes at least one of a Synchronization Signal Block SSB, a Tracking Reference Signal TRS, and a Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS.

38. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 37, characterized in that, The method further includes: Configuring a first duration for the terminal, where the first duration is used for the terminal to detect and receive the downlink transmission on the first time-frequency resource after the first information is sent for the first duration.

39. A terminal, characterized in that, Including: A transceiver module configured to send first information, where the first information is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission, and the first information is also used for the network device to determine whether to send the downlink transmission.

40. A network device, characterized in that, Including: A transceiver module configured to receive first information, where the first information is used to request the network device to send a downlink transmission; A processing module configured to determine whether to send the downlink transmission based on the first information.

41. A terminal, characterized in that, Including: One or more processors; Among them, the terminal is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1-20.

42. A network device, characterized in that, Including: One or more processors; Among them, the network device is used to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 21-38.

43. A communication system, characterized in that, Including a terminal and a network device, where the terminal is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1-20, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 21-38.

44. A storage medium, the storage medium stores instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction runs on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1-20 or 21-38.

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