Communication control method and apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular relates to a communication control method and apparatus, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium. The communication control method comprises: in a first time period, first information sent by a network device not being received; and adjusting communication behavior between the terminal and the network device. On the basis of the present disclosure, when a terminal does not receive first information sent by a network device within a first time period, communication behavior of the terminal and the network device can be adjusted, so as to prevent waste of terminal overhead caused by communication with the network device while the network device is continuously sending the first information.

Description

Communication control method, device, terminal, network equipment and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication control method, a communication control apparatus, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] When communicating with a terminal, a network device can send information to the terminal, and the terminal can receive information sent by the network device. However, in some scenarios, the circumstances under which the network device sends information to the terminal may change, and some technical issues need to be addressed in this scenario.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication control method, apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium to solve technical problems in related technologies.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication control method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: not receiving first information sent by a network device within a first time period; and adjusting the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication control method is proposed, which is executed by a network device. The method includes: not sending first information to a terminal within a first time period; and adjusting the communication behavior between the network device and the terminal.

[0007] According to the third aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control device, which includes: a communication module, configured to not receive first information sent by a network device within a first time period; and adjust the behavior of communicating between the terminal and the network device.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control device, which includes: a communication module configured to not send first information to a terminal within a first time period; and adjust the behavior of the network device communicating with the terminal.

[0009] According to the fifth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control method, including: when the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within a first time period, adjusting the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device; when the network device does not send the first information to the terminal within the first time period, adjusting the communication behavior between the network device and the terminal.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the communication control method described in the first aspect.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the communication control method described in the second aspect.

[0012] According to the eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the embodiments of the present disclosure propose a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication control method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication control method described in the second aspect.

[0013] According to the ninth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication control method described in any one of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within the first time period, the terminal can adjust the communication behavior with the network device to avoid continuing to communicate with the network device according to the situation where the network device sends the first information, thereby wasting terminal overhead. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0016] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram showing a communication control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG3 is a schematic flowchart showing a communication control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG4 is a schematic flowchart showing a communication control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram of a communication control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of a communication control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication control method, apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium.

[0025] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control method executed by a terminal, the method comprising: failing to receive first information sent by a network device within a first time period; and adjusting the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device.

[0026] In the above embodiment, if the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within the first time period, the terminal can adjust the communication behavior with the network device to avoid continuing to communicate with the network device according to the situation where the network device sends the first information, thereby wasting terminal overhead.

[0027] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; and a system information block SIB1.

[0028] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes SSB, the first duration includes a first number of SSB cycles; and / or the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information receiving windows.

[0029] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the behavior of adjusting the communication between the terminal and the network device includes at least one of the following: stopping periodic information transmission with the network device; and performing periodic information transmission with the network device according to an adjusted period.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, stopping periodic information transmission with the network device includes at least one of the following: stopping receiving periodic downlink information sent by the network device; and stopping sending periodic uplink information to the network device.

[0031] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period includes at least one of the following: receiving periodic downlink information sent by the network device according to the adjusted period; and sending periodic uplink information to the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: a terminal-specific search space; a group-common common search space; a common search space; a semi-static physical downlink shared channel; or a channel state information reference signal.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: a random access preamble; a physical uplink shared channel for configuration grant; a sounding reference signal; or a physical uplink control channel.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication control method further comprises: determining to stop periodic information transmission with the network device or to adjust a period of periodic information transmission with the network device based on a protocol agreement or an instruction of the network device.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the adjusted period is extended by a first number of times the period before the adjustment.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number of times is determined based on at least one of the following: capability information of the terminal; an instruction of the network device; or a protocol agreement.

[0037] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: not sending first information to a terminal within a first time period; and adjusting the communication behavior between the network device and the terminal.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; and a system information block SIB1.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes SSB, the first duration includes a first number of SSB cycles; and / or the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information receiving windows.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the behavior of adjusting the communication with the terminal includes at least one of the following: stopping periodic information transmission with the terminal; and performing periodic information transmission with the terminal according to an adjusted period.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the stopping of periodic information transmission with the terminal includes at least one of the following: stopping receiving periodic uplink information sent by the terminal; and stopping sending periodic downlink information to the terminal.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the periodic information transmission with the terminal according to the adjusted period includes at least one of the following: receiving periodic uplink information sent by the terminal according to the adjusted period; and sending periodic downlink information to the terminal according to the adjusted period.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: a terminal-specific search space; a group-common common search space; a common search space; a semi-static physical downlink shared channel; or a channel state information reference signal.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: a random access preamble; a physical uplink shared channel for configuring authorization; a sounding reference signal; or a physical uplink control channel.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the communication control method further comprises: determining to stop periodic information transmission with the network device or to adjust the period of periodic information transmission with the network device based on a protocol agreement or a policy of the network device.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the adjusted period is extended by a first number of times the period before the adjustment.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first number of times is determined based on at least one of the following: capability information of the terminal; a policy of the network device; or a protocol agreement.

[0048] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control device, which includes: a communication module configured to not receive first information sent by a network device within a first time period; and adjust the behavior of communicating between a terminal and the network device.

[0049] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control device, which includes: a communication module configured to not send first information to a terminal within a first time period; and adjust the behavior of the network device communicating with the terminal.

[0050] In the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication control method, including: when a terminal does not receive a first message sent by a network device within a first time period, adjusting the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device; when the network device does not send a first message to the terminal within the first time period, adjusting the communication behavior between the network device and the terminal.

[0051] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the communication control method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0052] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the communication control method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0053] In the eighth 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 control method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication control method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0054] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication control method described in any one of the first aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0055] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in any one of the first aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0056] In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in any one of the first aspect, the optional embodiment of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0057] It is understandable that the above-mentioned communication control device, terminal, network device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0058] The present disclosure provides a communication control method, apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "communication control method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication control apparatus," "information processing apparatus," and "communication apparatus" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0059] 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.

[0060] 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.

[0061] 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.

[0062] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0063] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0064] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0065] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0066] 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.

[0067] 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.

[0068] 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 restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description objects, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restrictions should be constituted due to the use of prefixes.

[0069] For example, if the description object is "field," the ordinal number preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the modified "fields" are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of the "first field" and "second field." For another example, if the description object is "level," the ordinal number preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not restrict the priority of the "levels." For another example, the number of description objects is not restricted by the ordinal number and can be one or more. For example, in the case of "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device," "first device" and "second device" can be the same or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information," "first information" and "second information" can be the same or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0070] 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.

[0071] 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.

[0072] 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.

[0073] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0074] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0075] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0076] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0077] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0078] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0079] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0080] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0081] 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.

[0082] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0083] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 , wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0084] 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.

[0085] 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.

[0086] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0087] 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.

[0088] 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.

[0089] 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.

[0090] 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.

[0091] 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).

[0092] In some embodiments, during the communication process with the terminal, the network device may send first information to the terminal, such as a system information block (SIB), a physical downlink channel, a reference signal, etc.

[0093] During this process, the network device may stop sending the first information to the terminal for some reasons. For example, for the first information that is stopped from being sent, the terminal requests the network device to send the first information, and the network device sends the first information. In this case, the status of the first information can be called on demand.

[0094] Alternatively, the network device stops sending the first information to the terminal based on the cell communication situation. In this case, the state of the first information can be called on demand.

[0095] It should be noted that the meaning of the first information being in an on-demand state is not limited to the network device sending the first information only when the terminal requests the first information.

[0096] In some embodiments, from the perspective of the network device, the first information being in an on-demand state may mean that although the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, the network device stops sending the first information to the terminal based on the configuration, and the network device continues to send the first information to the terminal based on the configuration after receiving the request information from the terminal requesting the network device to send the first information; the first information being in a non-on-demand state may mean that the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, and sends the first information to the terminal based on the configuration.

[0097] In some embodiments, from the perspective of the terminal, the first information being in an on-demand state may mean that although the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, the terminal has not received the first information from the network device based on the configuration. When the terminal needs to obtain the first information, the terminal sends a request message to the network device requesting the network device to send the first information; the first information being in a non-on-demand state may mean that the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, and the terminal can receive the first information based on the configuration.

[0098] In some embodiments, based on the difference of the first information, the network device may send the first information to the terminal in different ways. For example, the first information may be sent through broadcast, multicast, groupcast, unicast, etc., and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0099] It can be seen that since the first information can be in both on-demand and non-on-demand states, some technical problems may arise when the terminal does not know the status of the first information. For example, after the first information enters the on-demand state, the terminal does not know that the first information has entered the on-demand state, and still continues to try to receive the first information based on the configuration of the first information. However, since the first information is in the on-demand state, the network device stops sending the first information based on the configuration, and the terminal cannot receive the first information, which will cause unnecessary overhead to the terminal.

[0100] In some embodiments, during the communication process with the terminal, the network device may send first information to the terminal, such as a system information block (SIB), a physical downlink channel, a reference signal, etc.

[0101] During this process, the network device may suspend sending the first information to the terminal for some reason. For example, if the terminal requests the network device to send the first information, the network device will send the first information. In this case, the status of the first information can be called on demand. Alternatively, the network device may suspend sending the first information to the terminal based on the cell communication situation. In this case, the status of the first information can be called on demand.

[0102] It should be noted that the meaning of the first information being in an on-demand state is not limited to the network device sending the first information only when the terminal requests the first information.

[0103] In some embodiments, from the perspective of the network device, the first information being in an on-demand state may mean that although the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, the network device stops sending the first information to the terminal based on the configuration, and the network device continues to send the first information to the terminal based on the configuration after receiving the request information from the terminal requesting the network device to send the first information; the first information being in a non-on-demand state may mean that the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, and sends the first information to the terminal based on the configuration.

[0104] In some embodiments, from the perspective of the terminal, the first information being in an on-demand state may mean that although the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, the terminal has not received the first information from the network device based on the configuration. When the terminal needs to obtain the first information, the terminal sends a request message to the network device requesting the network device to send the first information; the first information being in a non-on-demand state may mean that the network device has sent the configuration of the first information to the terminal, and the terminal can receive the first information based on the configuration.

[0105] In some embodiments, based on the difference of the first information, the network device may send the first information to the terminal in different ways. For example, the first information may be sent through broadcast, multicast, groupcast, unicast, etc., and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0106] It can be seen that since the first information can be in both on-demand and non-on-demand states, when the first information is in the non-on-demand state, the terminal can receive the first information according to the configuration information of the first information, and when the first information is in the on-demand state, since the network device has suspended sending the first information to the terminal due to some needs, the sending and receiving of some information related to the first information will also be suspended. If the terminal still tries to receive or send related information of the first information, it will cause a waste of the terminal's overhead.

[0107] In some embodiments, information transmission can be understood as sending information and / or receiving information, or can be understood as information interaction between an information sender and an information receiver.

[0108] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram showing a communication control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0109] As shown in FIG2 , the communication control method may include the following steps:

[0110] In step S201, the terminal does not receive first information sent by the network device within a first time period.

[0111] For example, if the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within the first time period, it may indicate that the status of the first information may be on-demand. In this case, the terminal may determine that the network device suspends sending the first information to the terminal for some reason.

[0112] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block (SS (Synchronization Signal) and PBCH (Physical downlink Broadcast Channel) Block, SSB); a system information block SIB1.

[0113] It should be noted that the first information is not limited to the above-mentioned SSB and SIB1, but may also include other information, such as Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), and other newly defined signals, such as signals composed of primary synchronization signals and secondary synchronization signals, discovery reference signals (DRS), etc., and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0114] The following embodiments mainly take the first information including at least one of SSB and SIB1 as an example to exemplify the technical solution of the present disclosure.

[0115] In step S202, the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device is adjusted.

[0116] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within the first time period, the terminal can adjust the communication behavior with the network device to avoid continuing to communicate with the network device according to the situation where the network device sends the first information, thereby wasting terminal overhead.

[0117] In some embodiments, the terminal executes the above steps S201 and / or S202 in a connected state or in a non-connected state (e.g., inactive state, idle state), and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0118] In some embodiments, correspondingly, when the network device does not send the first information to the terminal within the first time period, the network device can also adjust the communication behavior between the network device and the terminal, thereby ensuring that the network device and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the adjusted communication behavior, which is conducive to avoiding erroneous operations or waste of resources caused by inconsistent understanding of the adjusted communication behavior between the network device and the terminal.

[0119] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the network device may indicate the status of the first information to the terminal, such as on-demand status or non-on-demand status, wherein the terminal may adjust the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device when determining that the first information is in the on-demand status.

[0120] In some embodiments, the first information includes SSB, and the first duration includes a first number of SSB cycles; and / or, the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information receiving windows.

[0121] For example, taking the first information including SSB as an example, the first duration may include a first number of SSB cycles (one SSB cycle may correspond to one SSB burst). When the terminal receives the SSB according to the SSB configuration information, if it is determined that the SSB is not received in the first number of SSB cycles (for example, a continuous first number of SSB cycles, or a discontinuous first number of SSB cycles), the terminal may adjust the behavior of communicating with the network device.

[0122] For example, taking the first information including SIB1 as an example, the first duration may include a first number of system information reception windows. When the terminal receives SIB1 according to the configuration information of SIB1, if it is determined that SIB1 is not received in a second number of system information reception windows (e.g., a second number of consecutive system information reception windows, or a first number of non-consecutive system information reception windows), the terminal may adjust the behavior of communicating with the network device.

[0123] In the above embodiment, the first number and the second number may be integers greater than or equal to 1, and may be numbers agreed upon by the protocol or numbers indicated by the network device.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terminal may stop periodic information transmission with the network device;

[0125] For example, if the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within the first time period, it indicates that the network device has suspended sending the first information to the terminal. In some embodiments, the terminal may determine that the first information is in an on-demand state.

[0126] For example, if the terminal does not receive an SSB sent by a network device within a first time period, the network device suspends sending SSBs to the terminal. When communicating with the network device, the terminal needs to perform beam measurement and / or synchronization based on the SSBs. If the network device suspends sending SSBs to the terminal, the terminal cannot perform beam measurement, synchronization, and other operations based on the SSBs. This significantly impacts the communication quality of periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device. Therefore, the terminal may suspend periodic information transmission with the network device. Correspondingly, the network device may also suspend periodic information transmission with the terminal.

[0127] For example, if the terminal does not receive SIB1 sent by the network device within the first time period, the network device may suspend sending SIB1 to the terminal. In this case, the network device generally suspends sending SIB1 for energy conservation. To meet energy conservation requirements, the network device generally also suspends periodic information transmission with the terminal. Therefore, the terminal may also suspend periodic information transmission with the network device.

[0128] In some embodiments, the terminal may perform periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0129] For example, if the terminal does not receive the SSB and / or SIB1 sent by the network device within the first time period, the network device suspends sending the SSB and / or SIB1 to the terminal. In this case, the network device generally suspends sending the SSB and / or SIB1 for energy saving considerations. To meet energy saving requirements, the network device can adjust the period of periodic transmission between the terminal and the network device. Therefore, the terminal can also adjust the period of periodic transmission between the terminal and the network device, and perform periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0130] Among them, although the terminal needs to perform beam measurement based on SSB and / or synchronization based on SSB when communicating with the network device, before the network device suspends sending SSB, the terminal has performed beam measurement, synchronization and other operations based on SSB, so the communication between the terminal and the network device can still be synchronized to a certain extent, and the beam selected for communicating with the network device based on the beam measurement can still guarantee the communication quality to a certain extent, so the terminal can perform periodic information transmission with the network device without suspending it, but can perform periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0131] In some embodiments, for example, when the first information includes SSB, the terminal stops periodic information transmission with the network device, or performs periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period, wherein the periodic transmission may be associated with SSB.

[0132] For example, the quasi co-location source (QCL) in the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state of the periodic information transmission is the SSB in the first information.

[0133] For example, the SSB in the first information is SSB#1. Since SSB is associated with the beam, for example, SSB#1 is associated with downlink beam#1, periodic information transmission may include periodic information downlink transmission on beam#1, or periodic information uplink transmission on uplink beam#1 corresponding to beam#1 (for example, beam#1 and beam#1 are a beam pair).

[0134] For example, if a terminal does not receive SSB#1 sent by a network device within a first duration, it can stop transmitting periodic information on beam#1 and / or beam#1, but can still transmit periodic information on other beams. This avoids wasting resources while still maintaining a certain level of communication efficiency.

[0135] In some embodiments, the terminal stops periodic information transmission with the network device, for example, it may stop receiving periodic downlink information sent by the network device.

[0136] In some embodiments, the terminal stops periodic information transmission with the network device, for example, it may stop sending periodic uplink information to the network device.

[0137] In some embodiments, the terminal performs periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period, for example, the terminal may receive periodic downlink information sent by the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0138] In some embodiments, the terminal performs periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period, for example, the terminal may send periodic uplink information to the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0139] In some embodiments, the periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following:

[0140] UE specific Search Space (USS);

[0141] group common CSS (Common Search Space);

[0142] Common Search Space (CSS); Semi-Persistent Scheduling (SPS) PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel);

[0143] Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0144] In some embodiments, the periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following:

[0145] Random access preamble (preamble);

[0146] Configured Grant PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel)

[0147] Sounding Reference Signal (SRS);

[0148] Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), such as periodic PUCCH.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal may determine to stop periodic information transmission with the network device or adjust the period of periodic information transmission with the network device based on a protocol agreement or an instruction from the network device.

[0150] According to the previous embodiments, when the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within the first time period, it can choose to perform one of two operations, such as choosing to stop the periodic information transmission between the network device and the network device, or choosing to perform periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0151] Which of the two operations (e.g., one of the two operations, or both operations) is selected by the specific terminal may be determined based on a protocol agreement, or may be determined according to an instruction of the network device, or may be determined according to the first information. For example, the instruction of the network device includes at least one of the following: a Master Information Block (MIB), a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), a System Information Block (SIB), or a UE-dedicated Radio Resource Control (UE-dedicated RRC) signaling.

[0152] Regarding the terminal selecting one of the two operations to be performed according to the instruction of the network device, several embodiments are used as examples below:

[0153] In some embodiments, the indication of the network device may be 1 bit, and the value of the bit and the operation to be performed by the indicated terminal are shown in Table 1 below:

[0154] Table 1

[0155] For example, if the indication of the network device received by the terminal is 0, the terminal may determine that the first information sent by the network device has not been received within the first time period, and then stop the periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device.

[0156] For example, if the indication of the network device received by the terminal is 1, the terminal may determine that if the first information sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, and then perform periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0157] It should be noted that the terminal selects one of the two operations to execute according to the instruction of the network device, which is not limited to the situation described in the above embodiment, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0158] Regarding the terminal selecting one of the two operations to be performed according to the first information, several embodiments are provided below for illustrative purposes:

[0159] For example, if the first information is SIB1, that is, if the SIB1 sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SIB1, and the terminal can choose to stop all periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop all periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the network device. If the first information is SSB, that is, if the SSB sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SSB, and the terminal can choose to stop part of the periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop part of the periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the network device.

[0160] For example, if the first information is SSB, that is, if the SSB sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SSB, and the terminal can choose to stop all periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop all periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the terminal. If the first information is SIB1, that is, if the SIB1 sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SIB1, and the terminal can choose to stop part of the periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop part of the periodic information transmissions between the terminal and the network device.

[0161] For example, if the first information is SIB1, that is, if the SIB1 sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SIB1, and the terminal can choose to stop the uplink transmission of periodic information with the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop the uplink transmission of periodic information with the terminal. If the first information is SSB, that is, if the SSB sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SSB, and the terminal can choose to stop the downlink transmission of periodic information with the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop the downlink transmission of periodic information with the terminal.

[0162] For example, if the first information is SSB, that is, if the SSB sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SSB, and the terminal can choose to stop the periodic information uplink transmission between the terminal and the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop the periodic information uplink transmission between the terminal and the terminal. If the first information is SIB1, that is, if the SIB1 sent by the network device is not received within the first time period, the network device suspends sending SIB1, and the terminal can choose to stop the periodic information downlink transmission between the terminal and the network device. Correspondingly, the network device can stop the periodic information downlink transmission between the terminal and the terminal.

[0163] It should be noted that the terminal selects one of the two operations to be performed according to the first information, which is not limited to the situations described in the above embodiments, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0164] In some embodiments, the adjusted period is extended by a first number of times the period before the adjustment.

[0165] For example, when the terminal performs periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period, the terminal can extend the period of periodic information transmission, for example, to a first number of times the original period. Correspondingly, the network device can also extend the period of periodic information transmission to a first number of times the original period to meet energy-saving needs.

[0166] In some embodiments, the first number of times is determined based on at least one of the following: capability information of the terminal; an instruction of the network device; and a protocol agreement.

[0167] In some embodiments, if the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within the first time period, if the terminal needs to obtain the first information, it can send a request message to the network device, where the request message is used to request the network device to send the first information to the terminal.

[0168] In some embodiments, when the first information includes at least one of SSB and SIB1, the first information is relatively important information. Under normal circumstances, the first information will not enter the on-demand state. However, the network device can still make the first information enter the on-demand state for certain needs. For example, the network device needs to enter the Network Energy Saving (NES) mode. Then, for energy saving considerations, the sending of the first information can be stopped, so that the first information enters the on-demand state.

[0169] Therefore, in some embodiments, the request information sent by the terminal to the network device to request the network device to send the first information may also be referred to as a wake-up signal (WUS), which may be used to wake up the network device from the NES mode. After the network device is woken up from the NES mode, it may continue to send the first information. Of course, in some embodiments, the network device may also send the first information based on the request information when in the NES mode.

[0170] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 and S202. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S201+S202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0171] In some embodiments, step S201 may be performed in a swapped order or simultaneously.

[0172] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0173] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0174] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0175] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication control method. Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a communication control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication control method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal.

[0176] As shown in FIG3 , the communication control method may include the following steps:

[0177] In step S301, the first information sent by the network device is not received within a first time period;

[0178] In step S302, the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device is adjusted.

[0179] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0180] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; a system information block SIB1.

[0181] In some embodiments, the first information includes SSB, and the first duration includes a first number of SSB cycles; and / or, the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information receiving windows.

[0182] In some embodiments, the behavior of adjusting the communication between the terminal and the network device includes at least one of the following: stopping periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device; and performing periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0183] In some embodiments, stopping the periodic information transmission with the network device includes at least one of the following: stopping receiving the periodic downlink information sent by the network device; stopping sending the periodic uplink information to the network device.

[0184] In some embodiments, the periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period includes at least one of the following: receiving periodic downlink information sent by the network device according to the adjusted period; and sending periodic uplink information to the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0185] In some embodiments, the periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: a terminal-specific search space; a group-common common search space; a common search space; a semi-static physical downlink shared channel; and a channel state information reference signal.

[0186] In some embodiments, the periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: a random access preamble; a physical uplink shared channel for configuration authorization; a sounding reference signal; and a physical uplink control channel.

[0187] In some embodiments, the communication control method further includes: determining to stop periodic information transmission with the network device or to adjust the period of periodic information transmission with the network device based on a protocol agreement or an instruction from the network device.

[0188] In some embodiments, the adjusted period is extended by a first number of times the period before the adjustment.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first number of times is determined based on at least one of the following: capability information of the terminal; an instruction of the network device; and a protocol agreement.

[0190] For the first aspect and the optional implementation of the optional embodiment of the first aspect, reference can be made to the optional implementation in the embodiment shown in FIG2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0191] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication control method. Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a communication control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication control method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a network device.

[0192] As shown in FIG4 , the communication control method may include the following steps:

[0193] In step S401, the first information is not sent to the terminal within a first time period;

[0194] In step S402, the communication behavior between the network device and the terminal is adjusted.

[0195] In some embodiments, the network device not sending the first information to the terminal within the first time period can be understood as the network device determining that the first information has not been sent to the terminal at the end of the first time period.

[0196] For example, when the first information includes SSB, the network device does not send SSB to the terminal in a first number of SSB cycles (which may be continuous or discontinuous cycles); for example, when the first information includes SIB1, the network device does not send SIB1 to the terminal in a second number of system information receiving windows (which may be continuous or discontinuous receiving windows).

[0197] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; a system information block SIB1.

[0198] In some embodiments, the first information includes SSB, and the first duration includes a first number of SSB cycles; and / or, the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information receiving windows.

[0199] In some embodiments, the behavior of adjusting the communication with the terminal includes at least one of the following: stopping periodic information transmission with the terminal; and performing periodic information transmission with the terminal according to an adjusted period.

[0200] In some embodiments, the stopping of periodic information transmission with the terminal includes at least one of the following: stopping receiving periodic uplink information sent by the terminal; and stopping sending periodic downlink information to the terminal.

[0201] In some embodiments, the periodic information transmission with the terminal according to the adjusted period includes at least one of the following: receiving periodic uplink information sent by the terminal according to the adjusted period; and sending periodic downlink information to the terminal according to the adjusted period.

[0202] In some embodiments, the periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: a terminal-specific search space; a group-common common search space; a common search space; a semi-static physical downlink shared channel; and a channel state information reference signal.

[0203] In some embodiments, the periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: a random access preamble; a physical uplink shared channel for configuration authorization; a sounding reference signal; and a physical uplink control channel.

[0204] In some embodiments, the communication control method further includes: determining to stop periodic information transmission with the network device or to adjust the period of periodic information transmission with the network device based on a protocol agreement or a policy of the network device.

[0205] In some embodiments, the adjusted period is extended by a first number of times the period before the adjustment.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first number of times is determined based on at least one of the following: capability information of the terminal; a policy of the network device; and a protocol agreement.

[0207] 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.

[0208] 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.

[0209] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0210] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0211] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0212] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0213] 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.

[0214] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0215] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the communication control method, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of a communication control device.

[0216] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram of a communication control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the terminal includes: a communication module 501 .

[0217] In some embodiments, the communication module is configured to: if the first information sent by the network device is not received within a first time period; and to adjust the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device.

[0218] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; a system information block SIB1.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first information includes SSB, and the first duration includes a first number of SSB cycles; and / or, the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information receiving windows.

[0220] In some embodiments, the communication module is configured to do at least one of the following: stop periodic information transmission with the network device; and perform periodic information transmission with the network device according to an adjusted period.

[0221] In some embodiments, the stopping of periodic information transmission with the network device includes at least one of the following: stopping receiving periodic downlink information sent by the network device; stopping sending periodic uplink information to the network device.

[0222] In some embodiments, the periodic information transmission with the network device according to the adjusted period includes at least one of the following: receiving periodic downlink information sent by the network device according to the adjusted period; sending periodic uplink information to the network device according to the adjusted period.

[0223] In some embodiments, the periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: a terminal-specific search space; a group-common common search space; a common search space; a semi-static physical downlink shared channel; and a channel state information reference signal.

[0224] In some embodiments, the periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: a random access preamble; a physical uplink shared channel for configuration authorization; a sounding reference signal; and a physical uplink control channel.

[0225] In some embodiments, the communication module is further configured to determine to stop periodic information transmission with the network device or adjust the period of periodic information transmission with the network device based on a protocol agreement or an instruction from the network device.

[0226] In some embodiments, the adjusted period is extended by a first number of times the period before the adjustment.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first number of times is determined based on at least one of the following: capability information of the terminal; an instruction of the network device; and a protocol agreement.

[0228] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of a communication control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the communication control device includes: a communication module 601 .

[0229] In some embodiments, the communication module is configured to not send the first information to the terminal within a first period of time; and adjust the behavior of the network device communicating with the terminal.

[0230] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; a system information block SIB1.

[0231] In some embodiments, the first information includes SSB, and the first duration includes a first number of SSB cycles; and / or, the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information receiving windows.

[0232] In some embodiments, the communication module is configured to do at least one of the following: stop periodic information transmission with the terminal; and perform periodic information transmission with the terminal according to an adjusted period.

[0233] In some embodiments, the stopping of periodic information transmission with the terminal includes at least one of the following: stopping receiving periodic uplink information sent by the terminal; and stopping sending periodic downlink information to the terminal.

[0234] In some embodiments, the periodic information transmission with the terminal according to the adjusted period includes at least one of the following: receiving periodic uplink information sent by the terminal according to the adjusted period; and sending periodic downlink information to the terminal according to the adjusted period.

[0235] In some embodiments, the periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: a terminal-specific search space; a group-common common search space; a common search space; a semi-static physical downlink shared channel; and a channel state information reference signal.

[0236] In some embodiments, the periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: a random access preamble; a physical uplink shared channel for configuration authorization; a sounding reference signal; and a physical uplink control channel.

[0237] In some embodiments, the communication module is further configured to determine to stop periodic information transmission with the network device or adjust the period of periodic information transmission with the network device based on a protocol agreement or a policy of the network device.

[0238] In some embodiments, the adjusted period is extended by a first number of times the period before the adjustment.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first number of times is determined based on at least one of the following: capability information of the terminal; a policy of the network device; and a protocol agreement.

[0240] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0241] 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.

[0242] 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.

[0243] 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.

[0244] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 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.

[0245] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 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 the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 7100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 7101 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0246] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7102. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7102, the transceiver 7102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto), and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto). In an optional embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be interchangeable, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be interchangeable, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be interchangeable.

[0247] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7103 may be located outside the communication device 7100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuits 7104 are connected to the memory 7102 and may be configured to receive data from the memory 7102 or other devices, or to send data to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read data stored in the memory 7102 and send the data to the processor 7101.

[0248] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0249] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0250] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201. The chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0251] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Alternatively, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 7203 may be located external to chip 7200. Optionally, interface circuit 7202 is connected to memory 7203 and may be used to receive data from memory 7203 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 may read data stored in memory 7203 and send the data to processor 7201.

[0252] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto) of the aforementioned method. For example, the interface circuit 7202 performing the communication steps (e.g., steps S201 and S202) of the aforementioned method means that the interface circuit 7202 performs data exchange between the processor 7201, chip 7200, memory 7203, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto).

[0253] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0254] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 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 temporary storage medium.

[0255] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0256] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication control method, characterized in that, Executed by a terminal, the method includes: Not receiving the first information sent by a network device within a first duration; Adjusting the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first information includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block (SSB); System information block (SIB1).

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first information includes SSB, and the first duration includes a first number of SSB periods; and / or the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information reception windows.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The adjusting the communication behavior between the terminal and the network device includes at least one of the following: Stopping the periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device; Performing periodic information transmission with the network device according to an adjusted period.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The stopping the periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device includes at least one of the following: Stopping receiving the periodic downlink information sent by the network device; Stopping sending the periodic uplink information to the network device.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The performing periodic information transmission with the network device according to an adjusted period includes at least one of the following: Receiving the periodic downlink information sent by the network device according to an adjusted period; Sending the periodic uplink information to the network device according to an adjusted period.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: Terminal-specific search space; Group-common common search space; Common search space; Semi-static physical downlink shared channel; Channel state information reference signal.

8. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: Random access preamble; Configured grant physical uplink shared channel; Sounding reference signal; Physical uplink control channel.

9. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that The method further includes: Determining, based on protocol agreement or an indication of the network device, to stop the periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device or adjust the period of the periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device.

10. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 9, characterized in that, The adjusted period is the period before adjustment expanded by a first multiple.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The first multiple is determined based on at least one of the following: The capability information of the terminal; The indication of the network device; Protocol agreement.

12. A communication control method, characterized in that, Executed by a network device, the method includes: Not sending the first information to a terminal within a first duration; Adjusting the communication behavior between the network device and the terminal.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The first information includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block (SSB); System information block (SIB1).

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the first information includes SSB, and the first duration includes a first number of SSB periods; and / or the first information includes SIB1, and the first duration includes a second number of system information reception windows.

15. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that, The adjusting the communication behavior with the terminal includes at least one of the following: Stopping the periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device; Performing periodic information transmission with the terminal according to an adjusted period.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The stopping the periodic information transmission between the terminal and the network device includes at least one of the following: Stopping receiving the periodic uplink information sent by the terminal; Stopping sending the periodic downlink information to the terminal.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein Performing periodic information transmission with the terminal according to the adjusted period, including at least one of the following: Receiving periodic uplink information sent by the terminal according to the adjusted period; Sending periodic downlink information to the terminal according to the adjusted period.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that, The periodic downlink information includes at least one of the following: Terminal-specific search space; Group-common common search space; Common search space; Semi-static physical downlink shared channel; Channel state information reference signal.

19. The method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that, The periodic uplink information includes at least one of the following: Random access preamble; Configured grant physical uplink shared channel; Sounding reference signal; Physical uplink control channel.

20. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that, The method further includes: Determining, based on protocol agreements or the policies of the network device, to stop the periodic information transmission with the network device or adjust the period of the periodic information transmission with the network device.

21. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 20, characterized in that, The adjusted period is the period before adjustment extended by a first multiple.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein The first multiple is determined based on at least one of the following: The capability information of the terminal; The policies of the network device; Protocol agreements.

23. A communication control device, characterized in that, The apparatus includes: A communication module, configured to not receive the first information sent by the network device within a first time period; and adjust the behavior of the terminal communicating with the network device.

24. A communication control device, characterized in that, The apparatus includes: A communication module, configured to not send the first information to the terminal within a first time period; and adjust the behavior of the network device communicating with the terminal.

25. A communication control method, characterized in that, Including: When the terminal does not receive the first information sent by the network device within a first time period, adjusting the behavior of the terminal communicating with the network device; When the network device does not send the first information to the terminal within a first time period, adjusting the behavior of the network device communicating with the terminal.

26. A terminal, characterized in that, Including: One or more processors; Wherein, the terminal is used to execute the communication control method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

27. A network device, characterized in that, Including: One or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the communication control method according to any one of claims 12 to 22.

28. A communication system, characterized in that, Including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication control method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and the network device is configured to implement the communication control method according to any one of claims 12 to 22.

29. A storage medium, the storage medium stores instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction runs on the communication device, causing the communication device to execute the communication control method according to any one of claims 1 to 22.

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