Transmission processing method and apparatus, terminal and network side device

By detecting low-power synchronization signals and triggering target transmission of network-side devices, the power consumption problem of network-side devices during low load periods is solved, and resource savings are achieved in low-power states.

WO2025152894A1PCT designated stage expired Publication Date: 2025-07-24VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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PCT/CN2025/072044
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
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Priority Date
2024-01-19
Filing Date
2025-01-13
Publication Date
2025-07-24

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Technical Problem

In communication systems, network-side devices still need to periodically send synchronous signal blocks (SSBs) during low load periods such as late night to early morning, resulting in unnecessary power consumption increase.

Method used

The low-power synchronization signal (LP-SS) is detected by the terminal and the target signal is sent to the network side device to trigger the target transmission, such as SSB, SIB or paging transmission, thereby causing the network side device to enter the low-power state.

Benefits of technology

Reduces power consumption of network-side devices and reduces resource overhead.

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Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of communications. Disclosed are transmission processing methods and apparatus, a terminal and a network side device. A transmission processing method in the embodiments of the present application comprises: a terminal detects a low-power synchronization signal (LP-SS); and, on the basis of the LP-SS, the terminal sends a target signal to a network side device, the target signal being used for triggering the network side device to perform a target transmission, wherein the target transmission comprises at least one of the following: a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission, a system information block (SIB) transmission, and a paging transmission.
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Transmission processing method, device, terminal and network side equipment

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This disclosure claims priority to Chinese patent application number 2024100839316, filed on January 19, 2024, entitled “Transmission processing method, device, terminal and network side equipment”, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a transmission processing method, apparatus, terminal and network-side equipment. Background Art

[0004] In communication systems, network-side devices typically need to periodically send synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) to facilitate cell search and initial access by terminals. However, in some scenarios, such as late at night and early in the morning, the number of terminals attempting to access or reside in a cell is very small, or even nonexistent. However, network-side devices still need to continue to periodically send SSBs, which results in unnecessary power consumption. Therefore, existing technologies suffer from the problem of high power consumption by network-side devices. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a transmission processing method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side equipment, which can solve the problem of high power consumption of network-side equipment.

[0006] In a first aspect, a transmission processing method is provided, comprising:

[0007] The terminal detects the low power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0008] The terminal sends a target signal to the network side device according to the LP-SS, where the target signal is used to trigger the network side device to perform target transmission;

[0009] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0010] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0011] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0012] Paging transmission.

[0013] In a second aspect, a transmission processing method is provided, including:

[0014] The network-side device sends a low-power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0015] The network side device receives a target signal from the terminal;

[0016] The network side device performs target transmission according to the target signal;

[0017] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0018] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0019] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0020] Paging transmission.

[0021] In a third aspect, a transmission processing device is provided, including:

[0022] A first receiving module, configured to detect a low power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0023] a first sending module, configured to send a target signal to a network-side device according to the LP-SS, wherein the target signal is used to trigger the network-side device to perform target transmission;

[0024] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0025] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0026] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0027] Paging transmission.

[0028] In a fourth aspect, a transmission processing device is provided, including:

[0029] The second sending module is used to send a low power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0030] A second receiving module, configured to receive a target signal from a terminal;

[0031] The second sending module is further configured to perform target transmission according to the target signal;

[0032] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0033] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0034] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0035] Paging transmission.

[0036] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0037] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to detect a low power synchronization signal (LP-SS); transmit a target signal to a network device based on the LP-SS signal, wherein the target signal is configured to trigger the network device to perform target transmission;

[0038] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0039] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0040] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0041] Paging transmission.

[0042] In the seventh aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0043] In an eighth aspect, a network-side device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to send a low power synchronization signal LP-SS; receive a target signal from a terminal; and perform target transmission according to the target signal;

[0044] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0045] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0046] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0047] Paging transmission.

[0048] In the ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0049] In the tenth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the network side device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0050] In the eleventh aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the method as described in the second aspect.

[0051] In the twelfth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the method as described in the second aspect.

[0052] In an embodiment of the present application, a terminal detects a low-power synchronization signal LP-SS; the terminal sends a target signal to a network-side device based on the LP-SS, and the target signal is used to trigger the network-side device to perform a target transmission; wherein the target transmission includes at least one of the following: synchronization signal block SSB transmission; system information block SIB transmission; paging transmission. In this way, since the terminal sends a target signal to trigger the network-side device to perform a target transmission, the network-side device can enter a low-power state or low-power mode when not performing a target transmission. Therefore, the embodiment of the present application reduces the power consumption of the network-side device. At the same time, since the network-side device does not need to perform a target transmission in the low-power state or low-power mode, resource overhead can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0053] FIG1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application may be applied;

[0054] FIG2 is a flow chart of a transmission processing method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] FIG3 is an example diagram of a transmission scenario in a transmission processing method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] FIG4 is an example diagram of a transmission scenario in a transmission processing method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] FIG5 is a flow chart of another transmission processing method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a transmission processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of another transmission processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a network-side device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0063] The terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and do not limit the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in this application represents at least one of the connected objects. For example, "A or B" covers three options, namely, Option 1: including A but not including B; Option 2: including B but not including A; Option 3: including both A and B. The character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0064] The term "indication" in this application can be either a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). A direct indication can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc. in the instruction sent; an indirect indication can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc. based on the judgment result.

[0065] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) systems. thGeneration, 6G) communication system.

[0066] FIG1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (MID), an augmented reality (AR), a virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device (Wearable Device), an aircraft (Flight Vehicle), a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a ship-mounted device, a pedestrian user equipment (PUE), a smart home (home appliances with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), a game console, a personal computer (PC), an ATM, or a self-service machine, or other terminal-side devices. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among them, the vehicle-mounted device can also be called a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device may also be called a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN) device, a radio access network function or a radio access network unit. The access network device may include a base station, a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) or a wireless fidelity (WiFi) node, etc.Among them, the base station can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), the next generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), access point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home evolved Node B (home evolved Node B), Transmission Reception Point (TRP) or other appropriate terms in the relevant field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0067] For ease of understanding, some of the contents involved in the embodiments of this application are described below:

[0068] For ease of understanding, some of the contents involved in the embodiments of this application are described below:

[0069] 1. Low power wake up receiver (LP WUR).

[0070] The basic working principle of LP WUR is that the receiving end includes a first module and a second module. The first module is a main communication module, which is used to receive communication data transmitted by the sending end and send communication data. The second module is a low-power module, which is used to receive the low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) and low-power synchronization signal (LP-SS) sent by the sending end. The low-power wake-up signal is used to wake up the main communication module of the receiving end, and the low-power synchronization signal is used to provide time reference information and other information for receiving the low-power wake-up signal, for example, for performing radio resource management (RRM) measurement of the serving cell. It can also provide wake-up link management, such as determining whether to activate or deactivate LP-WUR based on the measurement results and shutting down the main receiver (MR). Among them, when the first module is not awakened by the second module, it is always in the closed state and does not send or receive data. When downlink data arrives, the second module detects the wake-up signal sent by the sending end, and the wake-up signal contains the terminal information. Then the second module triggers the first module to switch from the closed state to the working state to receive and send data. The second module can be turned on continuously or discontinuously, and can receive a low-power wake-up signal and a low-power synchronization signal when the second module is turned on.

[0071] 2. Low power wake-up signal.

[0072] In this embodiment, WUS may be a low-power wake-up signal.

[0073] To reduce a terminal's reception activity in standby mode, effectively shutting down the radio frequency (RF) and baseband (MODEM) modules, thereby significantly reducing power consumption during communication reception, this can be achieved by integrating the aforementioned low-power receiver into the terminal's receiving module. In one embodiment, this near-zero-power receiver eliminates the complex signal detection (e.g., amplification, filtering, quantization, etc.) required by the RF module and the signal processing required by the MODEM, relying solely on passive matched filtering and low-power signal processing.

[0074] In one embodiment, the low-power wake-up signal is generally a relatively simple on-off keying (OOK) signal, so that the receiver can obtain the wake-up notification through simple energy detection and subsequent possible sequence detection and identification processes. In another embodiment, the low-power wake-up signal can be an FSK signal, an OFDM signal, or a mixed signal of OFDM and OOK or FSK. In addition, while the terminal turns on the low-power receiver to receive the wake-up signal, the main receiver module can maintain a low power consumption level, thereby achieving power saving by receiving the wake-up signal.

[0075] Receiving the low-power wake-up signal can be applied to a terminal in an RRC idle (RRC idle) or RRC inactive (RRC inactive) state, and can also be applied to a terminal in an RRC connected (RRC_connected) state, thereby achieving terminal energy saving.

[0076] Since Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is commonly used in NR systems, OOK signals can be generated using OFDM signal generation methods. For example, the transmission or non-transmission of an OFDM-modulated sequence represents the ON / OFF state in the time domain. OOK signals can be received using receivers with lower power consumption, but such receivers have poor reception performance and coverage.

[0077] Furthermore, the OFDM modulated sequence in the modulation ON can further carry information through different sequences, for example, two sequences represent 0 and 1 information respectively, or four sequences represent 00, 01, 10, and 11 information respectively.

[0078] Optionally, for the waveform or modulation mode of on-off keying OOK superimposed on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM, part of the information is modulated by OOK, and the other part of the information is carried by an ON-level OFDM sequence.

[0079] Since demodulating the OFDM sequence requires a receiver capable of receiving OFDM signals, generally speaking, such receivers have better demodulation performance than low-power receivers that can only decode OOK signals.

[0080] 3. Low power synchronization signal.

[0081] The LP-SS signal is a signal that is sent periodically to convey time information. The receiving end can obtain time synchronization information by receiving the LP-SS signal. In some embodiments, mobility measurement or channel measurement can also be performed by receiving the LP-SS signal. Both LP-SS and LP-WUS are received by a low-power receiver. In one embodiment, LP-SS can be regarded as a downlink synchronization signal for LP-WUS reception. In another embodiment, the LP-SS signal can also be used for terminal mobility measurement, such as cell selection or cell reselection, cell handover, and other functions. In addition, optionally, the sequence of the LP-SS signal can have a certain correlation with the LP-WUS sequence. For example, the LP-SS signal sequence is part of the LP-WUS sequence.

[0082] To save energy, in the RRC idle or inactive state, the terminal can enable LP_WUR monitoring of LP-WUS instead of MR monitoring (Paging Occasion, PO) until it detects an LP-WUS indicating wakeup, at which point the MR resumes monitoring. While the terminal is monitoring LP-WUS, the MR can sleep. However, to maintain RRM measurements, under existing technologies, the MR must periodically wake up to perform RRM measurements because the serving cell's RRM measurements cannot be relaxed. Therefore, even if LP-WUS monitoring is used instead of MR monitoring for PO, the terminal's power consumption is not ideal due to the MR's periodic RRM measurements.

[0083] Therefore, LP-WUR can be used to measure LP-SS to relax or replace MR RRM measurements, significantly reducing terminal power consumption. However, in the RRC connected state, the terminal's MR rarely achieves the same sleep duration and depth as in RRC idle or RRC inactive. Furthermore, in an RRC connected state, terminal data transmission performance (such as latency and accuracy) must be guaranteed. Therefore, using LP-WUR to replace MR for RRM, RLM, and BFD measurements is unlikely to be considered.

[0084] The transmission processing method provided in the embodiments of the present application is described in detail below through some embodiments and their application scenarios in combination with the accompanying drawings.

[0085] 2 , an embodiment of the present application provides a transmission processing method. As shown in FIG2 , the transmission processing method includes:

[0086] Step 201: The terminal detects a low power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0087] Step 202: The terminal sends a target signal to a network device according to the LP-SS, where the target signal is used to trigger the network device to perform target transmission.

[0088] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0089] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0090] System Information Block (SIB) transmission;

[0091] Paging transmission.

[0092] Optionally, the terminal detecting a low power synchronization signal LP-SS includes: the terminal detecting the LP-SS according to a configuration or instruction of a network-side device.

[0093] Optionally, before detecting LP-SS, the terminal obtains configuration information for LP-SS from a network device, or obtains instruction information indicating activation or initiation of LP-SS from the network device. For example, when the network device activates or initiates LP-SS transmission, the terminal begins detecting LP-SS.

[0094] In the embodiment of the present application, the network side device may send LP-SS in a low power state or low power mode, or may send LP-SS in a non-low power state or non-low power mode.

[0095] Furthermore, when sending LP-SS, network devices can skip the target transmission or send it at a longer transmission interval. This allows network devices to achieve even greater energy savings through LP-SS's low-power transmission and low-power operation modes.

[0096] Optionally, in some embodiments, SSB transmission is a necessary option for the target transmission, and the remaining transmissions may be optional.

[0097] For example, when a network device transmits LP-SS in a low-power state or low-power mode, the terminal may transmit a target signal to the network device based on the received LP-SS to trigger the network device to exit the low-power state or low-power mode. After the network device exits the low-power state or low-power mode, the network device may perform target transmission. In this way, by triggering the network device to perform target transmission through the terminal sending the target signal, the network device may enter a low-power state or low-power mode while not performing target transmission, thereby reducing the power consumption of the network device. Of course, in some embodiments, upon receiving the target signal, the network device may not switch between power consumption states or modes; for example, it may remain in the same power consumption state or mode before and after receiving the target signal.

[0098] Optionally, in some embodiments, step 202 may be understood or replaced by the terminal sending a target signal to the network device. For example, if LP-SS is used to indicate that the network has not enabled target transmission, the terminal may directly send the target signal to the network device after receiving the LP-SS.

[0099] Optionally, in step 202, the terminal transmitting the target signal according to the LP-SS may be understood as the terminal transmitting the target signal according to the measurement and reception of the LP-SS. For example, based on LP-SS reception, the terminal may obtain some downlink time-frequency domain synchronization information to assist in transmitting the target signal, or the terminal may obtain time-frequency domain location information for transmitting the target signal, or uplink power control information for transmitting the target signal, through the LP-SS.

[0100] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the network-side device sends the LP-SS in a non-low power consumption state or non-low power consumption mode, the terminal may not send the target signal.

[0101] Optionally, in some embodiments, the target signal may include a wake-up signal or a low-power wake-up signal.

[0102] In an embodiment of the present application, a terminal detects a low-power synchronization signal LP-SS; the terminal sends a target signal to a network-side device based on the LP-SS, and the target signal is used to trigger the network-side device to perform a target transmission; wherein the target transmission includes at least one of the following: synchronization signal block SSB transmission; system information block SIB transmission; paging transmission. In this way, since the terminal sends a target signal to trigger the network-side device to perform a target transmission, the network-side device can enter a low-power state or low-power mode when not performing a target transmission. Therefore, the embodiment of the present application reduces the power consumption of the network-side device. At the same time, since the network-side device does not need to perform a target transmission in the low-power state or low-power mode, resource overhead can be reduced.

[0103] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0104] The terminal obtains at least one of the following information according to the LP-SS:

[0105] Whether the network side device starts or performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period;

[0106] at least part of the configuration information of the target signal;

[0107] Information about the target transmission.

[0108] In an embodiment of the present application, the target transmission-related information may include time-frequency domain location information of the target transmission. The terminal may monitor the target transmission based on the obtained target transmission-related information, for example, the terminal monitors the target transmission based on the obtained time offset or monitoring time window of the target transmission.

[0109] Optionally, the terminal can send a target signal to trigger the network side device to perform target transmission based on the acquired configuration information of the target signal. For example, at least part of the configuration information of the target signal includes the sending timing of the target signal, then the terminal sends the target signal at the sending timing of the target signal to trigger the network side device to perform target transmission.

[0110] Optionally, after receiving the LP-SS, the terminal may perform a fourth operation according to the LP-SS and determine whether to send the target signal based on the result of the fourth operation. The fourth operation may include at least one of the following:

[0111] Monitor SSB;

[0112] determining whether the network-side device starts the target transmission or whether the target transmission is performed according to a target transmission period;

[0113] determining at least part of configuration information of the target signal;

[0114] Determine relevant information for the target transmission.

[0115] Optionally, the terminal can determine whether to transmit the target signal based on the SSB monitoring result. For example, if the terminal does not monitor the SSB, the terminal meets the target signal transmission conditions and can transmit the target signal. If the terminal monitors the SSB, it indicates that the network has resumed SSB transmission, and the terminal does not need to transmit the target signal. This can save resources for uplink transmission of the target signal and avoid transmission conflicts caused by target signals between multiple terminals.

[0116] Optionally, whether to send the target signal can be determined based on whether the network side device turns on the target transmission or whether the target transmission is performed according to the target transmission cycle. For example, when the terminal determines that the network side device has not turned on the target transmission or that the network side device has not performed the target transmission according to the target transmission cycle, the terminal sends the target signal; when the terminal determines that the network side device has turned on the target transmission or that the network side device performs the target transmission according to the target transmission cycle, the terminal does not send the target signal.

[0117] It should be noted that the target transmission period described above refers to a normal transmission period. If the network device does not send the target transmission according to the normal transmission period, for example, if the network device sends the target transmission according to the longer transmission period, the terminal's cell search or initial access delay will be longer. Therefore, in this case, the terminal also needs to send a target signal to trigger the network device to resume the normal transmission period to transmit the target transmission.

[0118] In some embodiments, the LP-SS may include at least partial configuration information of the target signal. The terminal may determine at least partial configuration information of the target signal based on the monitored LP-SS, and then send the target signal according to the determined at least partial configuration information.

[0119] In some embodiments, the LP-SS may include the target transmission related information. In this case, the terminal may perform target transmission related operations based on the target transmission related information when sending the target signal.

[0120] Optionally, in some embodiments, the LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following:

[0121] The LP-SS has an association relationship with the target transmission in the time-frequency domain, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission;

[0122] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to start the target transmission;

[0123] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to perform the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

[0124] In one embodiment, the target transmission refers to SSB transmission. That is, there is a time-frequency domain association between the LP-SS and SSB. For example, the synchronization grid where the LP-SS resides corresponds one-to-one or one-to-many to the synchronization grid where the SSB resides. For another example, the LP-SS indicates the frequency or time domain location information of the SSB.

[0125] In this embodiment of the present application, different LP-SS sequences are associated with whether the network device has initiated the target transmission. This can be understood as follows: a first type of LP-SS sequence corresponds to when the network device has initiated the target transmission, and a second type of LP-SS sequence corresponds to when the network device has not initiated the target transmission. For example, the network device may use the first type of sequence to send the LP-SS when the target transmission is initiated, and use the second type of sequence to send the LP-SS when the target transmission is not initiated.

[0126] Optionally, the LP-SS may further carry indication information for explicitly indicating to the network side device whether to start the target transmission.

[0127] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the network side device starting the target transmission can be understood or replaced by the network side device having or about to start the target transmission.

[0128] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the network side device starts the target transmission, which can be understood as executing the target transmission, or performing the target transmission.

[0129] Optionally, the LP-SS may further carry indication information for explicitly instructing the network-side device whether to perform the target transmission according to the target transmission period. Alternatively, when the LP-SS carries an indication of the target transmission period, the network-side device may be instructed by default to perform the target transmission according to the target transmission period. When the LP-SS does not carry an indication of the target transmission period, the network-side device may be instructed by default not to perform the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

[0130] Optionally, the network-side device may implicitly indicate whether the target transmission is performed according to the target transmission period by sending different types of sequences. For example, the network-side device may indicate that the target transmission is performed according to the target transmission period by sending LP-SS using a first type of sequence; and may indicate that the target transmission is not performed according to the target transmission period by sending LP-SS using a second type of sequence. In this case, the target transmission period may be agreed upon by the protocol or pre-configured by the network-side device, or carried in the LP-SS.

[0131] Optionally, in some embodiments, the sending timing of the target signal is determined according to the time domain position of the LP-SS.

[0132] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving the LP-SS, the terminal can determine the sending timing of the target signal according to the time domain position of the LP-SS, and can send the target signal at the determined sending timing if the sending conditions of the target signal are met.

[0133] Optionally, in some embodiments, the target signal sending condition includes at least one of the following:

[0134] The terminal fails to monitor the target transmission;

[0135] The terminal determines that the network side device has not started the target transmission or has not performed the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

[0136] In embodiments of the present application, the terminal may transmit the target signal if the target signal transmission conditions are met. For example, the terminal may perform the fourth operation according to LP-SS and, after performing the fourth operation, determine whether the target signal transmission conditions are met. If the target signal transmission conditions are determined to be met, the terminal transmits the target signal to trigger the network-side device to perform the target transmission.

[0137] Optionally, the terminal failing to monitor the SSB may be understood as at least one of the following:

[0138] The terminal fails to monitor the SSB within the monitoring position or monitoring time window of the SSB determined according to the LP-SS;

[0139] The terminal has not detected SSB for a period of time.

[0140] Optionally, in some embodiments, after the terminal sends a wake-up signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0141] The terminal monitors the target transmission;

[0142] The terminal performs a first operation according to the target transmission;

[0143] The first operation includes at least one of the following: initial cell search; synchronization; measurement; link failure recovery; and random access.

[0144] Optionally, in some embodiments, at least one of a monitoring position, a monitoring offset, and a monitoring time window of the target transmission is determined according to a time domain position of the LP-SS or a sending position of the target signal.

[0145] For example, the listening position of the target transmission is configured relative to the time domain position of the LP-SS, or the listening position of the target transmission is configured relative to the sending position of the LP-target signal.

[0146] Furthermore, when the network-side device configures the LP-target signal transmission timing and period, the LP-target signal transmission timing can be configured relative to the LP-SS, and the LP-target signal period can be an integer multiple of the SSB period. In this case, the LP-target signal transmission timing is fixed relative to the SSB. Similarly, for LP-SS, the LP-target signal configuration described above can be used.

[0147] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0148] The terminal starts to monitor the target transmission within a specific monitoring time window or the terminal starts to monitor the target transmission after a specific time offset.

[0149] In this embodiment of the present application, the specific monitoring time window may be a preset monitoring time window or a monitoring time window determined based on the time domain position of the LP-SS or the transmission position of the target signal. Similarly, the specific time offset may be a preset time offset or a time offset determined based on the time domain position of the LP-SS or the transmission position of the target signal.

[0150] For example, the network side device configures the specific time window or offset relative to the LP-SS or LP-target signal, and after sending the target signal, the terminal detects the target transmission within the specific time window or after the specific time offset.

[0151] Optionally, the terminal detecting the target transmission within a specific time window or after a specific time offset can be understood as: the terminal caches data within the specific time window to detect the target transmission, or the terminal starts caching data for a T time period after the specific offset to detect the target transmission.

[0152] Optionally, the T is configured by the network side or agreed upon by a protocol, or indicated by LP-SS.

[0153] Optionally, T is less than or equal to the period of the target transmission.

[0154] Optionally, in some embodiments, after sending the target signal, the terminal performs the first operation within a specific time window or after a specific time offset.

[0155] Optionally, in some embodiments, after the terminal sends the target signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0156] If the terminal does not monitor the target transmission and the number of times the target signal is sent is less than a first preset number, the terminal sends the target signal again;

[0157] If the terminal does not monitor the target transmission and the number of times the terminal sends the target signal is greater than or equal to a first preset number of times, the terminal performs a second operation;

[0158] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0159] Perform cell search or initial access based on SSB;

[0160] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency to perform LP-SS-based cell search or initial access;

[0161] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency for SSB-based cell search or initial access.

[0162] In the embodiment of the present application, performing cell search or initial access based on SSB can be understood as performing cell search or initial access directly based on SSB without performing cell switching.

[0163] Switching to other frequency positions or other cells of the same frequency can be understood as performing cell switching. Specifically, the terminal can directly perform cell search or initial access based on LP-SS or SSB in the switched cell.

[0164] In an embodiment of the present application, if SSB is not detected after sending the target signal (within a specific time period), the terminal sends the target signal again until the maximum number of transmissions N is reached, triggering the execution of the second operation.

[0165] Optionally, in some embodiments, after the terminal sends the target signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS, the method further includes:

[0166] The terminal monitors first information, where the first information is a confirmation message of the target signal.

[0167] In an embodiment of the present application, after receiving the target signal, the network side device may send first information to the terminal based on the target signal.

[0168] Optionally, in some embodiments, after the terminal monitors the first information, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0169] If the terminal does not detect the first information and the number of times the target signal is sent is less than a second preset number, the terminal sends the target signal again;

[0170] If the terminal does not detect the first information and the number of times the terminal sends the target signal is greater than or equal to a second preset number of times, the terminal performs a second operation;

[0171] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0172] Perform cell search or initial access based on SSB;

[0173] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency to perform LP-SS-based cell search or initial access;

[0174] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency for SSB-based cell search or initial access.

[0175] In the embodiment of the present application, upon receiving the first information, the terminal may begin monitoring the target transmission. If the terminal does not receive the first information, it may resend the target signal until a maximum number of transmissions N is reached. If the terminal still does not detect the first information after sending the target signal the maximum number of times N, it may trigger execution of the second operation.

[0176] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate relevant information of the target transmission.

[0177] Optionally, in some embodiments, the target transmission related information includes at least one of the following:

[0178] Indication information indicating whether the network side device has enabled the target transmission;

[0179] Time-frequency domain position information of the target transmission;

[0180] a time offset of the target transmission;

[0181] a listening time window for the target transmission;

[0182] The target transmission period.

[0183] Optionally, the time-frequency domain position information of the above-mentioned target transmission can be understood as being configured relative to the LP-SS or relative to the first information, for example, configuring the time-frequency domain position information of the target transmission relative to the time offset of the LP-SS or the monitoring time window.

[0184] Optionally, the target transmission time offset may be understood as being configured relative to the LP-SS or relative to the first information.

[0185] Optionally, the listening time window of the target transmission may include at least one of a time window length and a start time of the time window. The listening time window may be understood as being configured relative to the LP-SS or relative to a time offset of the first information.

[0186] Optionally, in some embodiments, the LP-SS is used for at least one of the following: assisting in SSB detection; assisting SSB in cell search and synchronization; initial cell search; synchronization; and measurement.

[0187] Optionally, the LP-SS assisting SSB in performing preliminary cell search and synchronization can be understood as: LP-SS assisting SSB in determining the cell center frequency, the synchronization raster ID (Synchronization raster ID) where the SSB is located, the preliminary time domain position information of the SSB, and the SSB period, etc.

[0188] Optionally, in some embodiments, at least one of the configuration information of the target signal and the relevant information of the target transmission may be indicated by a protocol agreement or by the LP-SS.

[0189] Optionally, in some embodiments, the configuration information of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0190] The timing of sending the target signal;

[0191] The period of the target signal;

[0192] The transmit power of the target signal;

[0193] Structural configuration of target signals;

[0194] Sequence configuration of target signals;

[0195] whether the cell supports the terminal sending the target signal;

[0196] Waveform configuration of target signal;

[0197] Modulation and coding configuration of the target signal;

[0198] The number of repetitions of the target signal;

[0199] The repetition pattern of the target signal.

[0200] In the embodiment of the present application, the sending timing of the target signal may be indicated by the LP-SS. For example, the LP-SS indicates an offset of the starting position of the target signal relative to the LP-SS position.

[0201] Optionally, in some embodiments, the waveform or modulation mode of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0202] On-off keying (OOK);

[0203] Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK);

[0204] Frequency shift keying FSK;

[0205] OFDM;

[0206] pulse;

[0207] On-off keying (OOK) superimposed on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

[0208] Optionally, in some embodiments, the structure of the target signal includes any one of the following:

[0209] Sequence only;

[0210] Sequence and Load sections.

[0211] The above sequence may include one or more candidate sequences.

[0212] Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal sending a target signal to a network-side device according to the LP-SS includes:

[0213] The terminal repeatedly sends a target signal to a network-side device according to the LP-SS;

[0214] The method of repeatedly sending the target signal includes any one of the following:

[0215] The sending method and content are the same;

[0216] The content sent is the same, and the sending method is beam scanning;

[0217] The preset contents in the sent content are different, but the sending method is the same;

[0218] The preset content in the sending content is different, and the sending method is beam scanning.

[0219] In the embodiment of the present application, the target signal may be repeatedly transmitted in the time domain or the frequency domain. The preset content may be set according to actual conditions, for example, it may be a number (ie, the target signal number).

[0220] Optionally, in some embodiments, the target signal carries second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: the time offset of the target transmission; the listening time window of the target transmission; the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal; the purpose of terminal access; terminal verification related information; terminal type related information; target signal numbering information; terminal capability related information; network side device related information triggered by the target signal; terminal operator information; type related information of the target signal trigger; target signal repetition method; number of repetitions of the target signal; frequency information of transmission or monitoring triggered by the target signal; auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist the network side device in configuring or scheduling the terminal.

[0221] In an embodiment of the present application, the amount of data to be transmitted by the above-mentioned terminal may be buffer status report (BSR) information. The access purpose of the above-mentioned terminal may include paging response, emergency call, mobile call, short message service or location update, etc. The above-mentioned terminal verification related information may include terminal identification and security verification code, etc. The above-mentioned terminal type related information may include equipment such as reduced capability (Redcap), non-RedCap, non-terrestrial network (NTN) or terrestrial network TN. The above-mentioned target signal numbering information may include repeated numbering. The above-mentioned terminal specific capability related information may include whether a certain waveform or modulation method is supported, etc. The above-mentioned network side device related information triggered by the target signal may include whether the triggered base station is a macro base station, etc. The above-mentioned target signal triggering type related information may include triggering only SSB or triggering SSB and SIB.

[0222] Optionally, in some embodiments, the second information is carried by at least one of the following items of the target signal:

[0223] sequence;

[0224] Load information block.

[0225] In an embodiment of the present application, the second information can be carried by one or more common sequences; the second information can also be carried by one or more payload information blocks; the second information can also be carried by one or more common sequences in part (such as the first M bits) and one or more payload information blocks in another part (such as the last M bits).

[0226] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0227] When the measurement result of the LP-SS is lower than a preset threshold, the terminal performs any one of the following:

[0228] performing a third operation based on the SSB;

[0229] Switch to another frequency position to perform a third operation;

[0230] Switching to another cell of the same frequency to perform a third operation;

[0231] The third operation includes at least one of the following: cell search and initial access.

[0232] In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned frequency position can be understood or replaced by a frequency point.

[0233] Optionally, when the measurement result of the LP-SS is lower than a preset threshold, the terminal can turn on the main receiver and fall back to the state of using SSB for cell search or initial access; or switch to other cells (cells corresponding to other frequency positions or other cells with the same frequency) and use SSB or LP-SS for cell search or initial access.

[0234] In order to better understand the present application, some examples are provided below for illustration.

[0235] In some embodiments, the following process steps may be included:

[0236] Step 11: The terminal detects LP-SS.

[0237] In one example, the terminal can obtain coarse time and frequency synchronization information through LP-SS (coarse means relative to the terminal obtaining time and frequency synchronization information directly through SSB reception). The LP-SS is sent by the network side device, and the terminal detects and receives it through a low-power receiver, so that the terminal can achieve energy saving. How the terminal obtains coarse time and frequency synchronization information by detecting LP-SS is not limited here. In addition, it is understandable that the terminal can assist in the subsequent SSB detection through the detection of LP-SS. Specifically, the terminal obtains time and frequency domain information through LP-SS, which can narrow the time and frequency domain position detection range of the SSB, thereby reducing the buffer complexity and terminal power consumption required for detecting and demodulating the SSB during the initial search process of the terminal.

[0238] Optionally, information such as the LP-SS detection timing, period, LP-SS sequence, and LP-SS modulation and coding scheme may be configured through protocol agreement.

[0239] In step 12, the terminal detects the SSB based on the LP-SS detection. Alternatively, the terminal determines whether the network device has enabled the target transmission based on the LP-SS detection. (For example, the LP-SS may carry an indication of whether the target transmission is enabled, or different LP-SS sequences may provide an implicit indication.)

[0240] Optionally, when the terminal does not detect SSB, the terminal sends WUS to trigger the network side device to perform target transmission.

[0241] Optionally, when the terminal detects SSB, the terminal does not send WUS.

[0242] Optionally, when it is determined that the network side device has not enabled the target transmission, the terminal sends a WUS to trigger the network side device to perform the target transmission.

[0243] Optionally, when it is determined that the network side device starts the target transmission, the terminal does not send a WUS.

[0244] It should be understood that if the terminal has restored or enabled SSB transmission before entering the cell, the terminal does not need to send WUS to trigger SSB. This can save uplink resources and avoid WUS transmission conflicts between multiple UEs.

[0245] In one example, when the terminal detects the LP-SS and needs to perform cell search, initial access, or cell camping, the terminal can trigger the network side device to perform target transmission by sending a WUS.

[0246] It is understandable that before the terminal sends the WUS, that is, when the terminal is in the LP-SS detection process, the terminal assumes that the network side device does not send the target transmission.

[0247] In one example, before step 12, that is, before the terminal sends the WUS, it is necessary to obtain WUS configuration information and determine candidate WUS sending timings. The terminal sends the WUS at the candidate WUS sending timings.

[0248] Optionally, the terminal may obtain the configuration information of the WUS through at least one of a protocol agreement and a network instruction.

[0249] Mode 1: The terminal obtains the configuration information of the WUS through the LP-SS, that is, the LP-SS carries the indication information of the WUS configuration.

[0250] Method 2: The terminal obtains WUS configuration information through LP-SS and protocol agreement.

[0251] In one example, the LP-SS carries and the protocol specifies various WUS configuration information. For example, the LP-SS carries WUS transmission timing indications, and the protocol specifies the number of WUS transmission opportunities, the WUS transmission period, the interval between each WUS transmission opportunity, and the frequency domain location of the WUS.

[0252] In one example, the protocol specifies a WUS configuration table, which contains numerous WUS configuration parameters. Each row of the table is a set of WUS configurations. LP-SS carries a table row index to indicate which set of WUS configurations to apply.

[0253] Optionally, after the terminal sends the WUS, the following steps 13a or 13b may be performed.

[0254] In step 13a, the terminal monitors the first information sent by the network side device, where the first information is confirmation information sent by the network side device receiving the WUS.

[0255] Optionally, the terminal starts monitoring the target transmission when receiving the first information. That is, the terminal does not start monitoring the target transmission if it does not receive the first information.

[0256] In step 13b, the terminal monitors the target transmission.

[0257] Optionally, the terminal detects the target transmission within a specific time range or a specific time window or after a specific time offset.

[0258] Optionally, the time offset may be understood as the distance between a target transmission closest to the LP-SS, for example, as shown in the relative offset in FIG3 .

[0259] In one example, the LP-SS period is a multiple of the SSB (target transmission) period. The LP-SS start offset (e.g., offset 1 in Figure 3) and the SSB start offset (e.g., offset 2 in Figure 3) are configured by the network or agreed upon by the protocol. As shown in Figure 3, both the LP-SS and SSB offsets are configured relative to the same starting position (e.g., system frame number (SFN) 0). In one embodiment, the LP-SS start offset is the same as the SSB start offset. In another embodiment, the difference between the LP-SS and SSB start offsets (the relative offset in the figure) is a specific value.

[0260] In one example, the specific time window or specific time offset (corresponding to the relative offset in FIG. 3 ) is indicated by the LP-SS. For example, the terminal begins monitoring the target transmission after the time offset indicated by the LP-SS (e.g., the relative offset in FIG. 3 ). In another example, the terminal monitors the target transmission within the target transmission monitoring time window indicated by the LP-SS. For example, the target transmission includes SSB.

[0261] The target transmission is received by the terminal's main communication module. The LP-SS is received by the terminal's low-power module. Therefore, before the terminal triggers the network-side device to perform the target transmission, the terminal can only turn on the low-power module to monitor and send low-power signals.

[0262] In one example, if the terminal does not detect an SSB within a specific time interval after sending a WUS, or does not detect the first information, the terminal sends the WUS again. Optionally, the maximum number of times the WUS is sent is configured by the network side or agreed upon by the protocol, or indicated by the LP-SS.

[0263] Optionally, LP-SS can be used to assist SSB in preliminary cell search or synchronization. Specifically, for example, LP-SS assists SSB in determining the cell center frequency, the sync raster ID where the SSB is located, the initial time domain location information of the SSB, and the SSB period.

[0264] In addition, it should be noted that the detection of LP-SS can also help the terminal to send UL WUS information.

[0265] Optionally, the sending timing of WUS may also be referred to as the WUS sending time-frequency position.

[0266] In one example, the WUS is sent at any time position. In this case, for the network-side device, the base station needs to continuously monitor the WUS sent by the terminal in the time domain;

[0267] In one example, the WUS transmission timing is determined relative to the time-frequency domain position of the LP-SS; for example, the starting position of the WUS transmission timing is a specific time offset or a specific time interval away from the starting or ending position of the LP-SS.

[0268] For example, the LP-SS carries WUS transmission timing indication information, which indicates the time offset of the WUS relative to the LP-SS. Furthermore, within an LP-SS cycle, the protocol stipulates or the LP-SS indicates multiple candidate WUS transmission timings. As shown in Figure 4, there are three WUS occasions within each LP-SS cycle. The interval size of each WUS occasion can be agreed upon. The LP-SS carries the UL WUS time offset indication relative to the LP-SS.

[0269] Optionally, in an example, the time domain synchronization of WUS transmission refers to the timing of base stations of other cells or radio access technologies (Radio Access Technology, RAT), and the WUS is transmitted at a specific time domain position based on this.

[0270] In one example, for a network-side device, the protocol pre-defines or the base station configures or the LP-SS indicates the same WUS configuration information to some or all terminals.

[0271] It should be understood that in the above embodiment, the LP-SS can indicate the relative offset of the target transmission and the relative offset of the WUS transmission timing. In other words, when sending the WUS, the terminal can determine the location information of the target transmission relative to the WUS based on the above two relative offsets.

[0272] Optionally, the waveform or modulation method of WUS.

[0273] In one example, WUS is generated based on an OOK waveform or modulation scheme, including but not limited to OOK-1, OOK-2, OOK-4, etc.;

[0274] In one example, WUS is generated based on an OFDM waveform or modulation scheme, including but not limited to OFDM, DFT-s-OFDM, MB-OFDM, F-OFDM, etc.;

[0275] In one example, the WUS is generated based on a pulse waveform or modulation method, including but not limited to PWM modulation, PPM modulation, PCM modulation, etc.;

[0276] In one example, the WUS is generated based on an FSK waveform or modulation scheme, including but not limited to 2FSK, 4FSK, etc.

[0277] Optionally, duplication of WUS.

[0278] In one example, the WUS is repeatedly transmitted L times in the time domain, and the L transmissions have the same content and the same transmission method (for example, omnidirectional transmission);

[0279] In one example, the WUS is repeatedly transmitted L times in the time domain, with the same content transmitted L times, but transmitted in different beam directions.

[0280] In one example, WUS is repeatedly sent L times in the time domain, with different indexes (other contents are the same) in the L transmissions, and is sent in different beam directions;

[0281] In one example, the WUS is repeatedly transmitted P times in the frequency domain.

[0282] In one example, if no SSB is detected within a specific period of time after sending the WUS, the terminal sends the WUS again until the maximum number of transmission times N.

[0283] If the terminal still fails to detect the SSB after sending the WUS for the maximum number of times N, it starts a cell search based on LP-SS or SSB.

[0284] In one example, after sending the WUS, the terminal monitors first information, where the first information is confirmation information received by the network side from the WUS.

[0285] Furthermore, upon receiving the first information, the terminal starts monitoring the target transmission.

[0286] In an example, when the terminal does not receive the first information, the terminal sends the WUS again until the maximum number of sending times M is reached.

[0287] If the terminal still fails to detect the SSB after sending the WUS for the maximum number of times M, it will restart the cell search based on LP-SS or start based on SSB.

[0288] Furthermore, the first information indicates relevant information of the target transmission. For example, the relevant information of the target transmission includes time-frequency domain position information of the SSB (relative to the time-frequency domain position of the LP-SS or the first information).

[0289] Optionally, the WUS sending condition may include at least one of the following:

[0290] Prepare for initial access;

[0291] Prepare for initial access on a frequency band capable of WUS triggering;

[0292] No SSB is detected during cell search on a frequency band supported by the terminal;

[0293] No SSB is detected during cell search on a frequency band supported by the terminal that cannot trigger WUS;

[0294] After the terminal performs cell search for a period of time T, no SSB is detected;

[0295] A radio link failure occurs on the terminal.

[0296] The terminal performs radio link recovery.

[0297] It should be noted that since the WUS sending timing is broadcast, that is, the network side device configures the WUS sending timing for all terminals in the cell, it is possible that multiple terminals choose the same WUS sending timing to send WUS, resulting in a conflict.

[0298] To further reduce collisions, one approach is to configure multiple WUS transmission times on the network side, allowing the terminal to randomly select a WUS transmission time to transmit. Another approach is to establish a protocol-defined relationship between the WUS transmission times configured on the network side and the terminals, evenly assigning different UEs to different WUS transmission times and achieving the effect of terminal grouping.

[0299] Another method can be used to reduce the probability that network equipment will not be able to demodulate WUS signals when multiple terminals send them simultaneously. For example, a sequence with good autocorrelation or cross-correlation can be designed to combat interference (neighboring cell interference or multi-user interference) and improve demodulation performance.

[0300] Optionally, the network device can configure a WUS sequence pool containing multiple WUS sequences. The terminal selects a WUS sequence from the pool randomly or according to a specific method and then sends the WUS. Different WUS sequences have high orthogonality or low correlation. This allows different UEs to be distinguished, thereby reducing the probability of collisions.

[0301] LP-SS measurement fallback.

[0302] In one example, when the measurement result of the LP-SS is lower than a specific threshold value (including a case where the LP-SS cannot be detected), the terminal (with the main receiver turned on) falls back to using SSB for cell search or initial access, or the terminal switches to other cells (cells corresponding to other frequency positions or other cells of the same frequency) for cell search or initial access.

[0303] 5 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a transmission processing method. As shown in FIG5 , the transmission processing method includes:

[0304] Step 501: The network side device sends a low power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0305] Step 502: The network-side device receives a target signal from the terminal;

[0306] Step 503: the network side device performs target transmission according to the target signal;

[0307] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0308] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0309] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0310] Paging transmission.

[0311] In the embodiment of the present application, the target signal is triggered based on the LP-SS.

[0312] Optionally, the LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following:

[0313] The LP-SS has an association relationship with the target transmission in the time-frequency domain, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission;

[0314] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to start the target transmission;

[0315] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to perform the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

[0316] Optionally, the sending timing of the target signal is determined according to the time domain position of the LP-SS.

[0317] Optionally, the network-side device performing target transmission according to the target signal includes:

[0318] The network side device starts sending the target transmission within a specific listening time window according to the target signal, or the network side device starts sending the target transmission after a specific time offset.

[0319] Optionally, after the network-side device performs target transmission according to the target signal, the method includes:

[0320] The network side device sends first information to the terminal, where the first information is a confirmation message of the target signal.

[0321] Optionally, the first information is used to indicate relevant information of the target transmission.

[0322] Optionally, the target transmission related information includes at least one of the following:

[0323] Indication information indicating whether the network side device has enabled the target transmission;

[0324] Time-frequency domain position information of the target transmission;

[0325] a time offset of the target transmission;

[0326] a listening time window for the target transmission;

[0327] The target transmission period.

[0328] Optionally, the LP-SS is used for at least one of the following: assisting in SSB detection; assisting SSB in cell search and synchronization; initial cell search; synchronization; and measurement.

[0329] Optionally, the configuration information of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0330] The timing of sending the target signal;

[0331] The period of the target signal;

[0332] The transmit power of the target signal;

[0333] Structural configuration of target signals;

[0334] Sequence configuration of target signals;

[0335] whether the cell supports the terminal sending the target signal;

[0336] Waveform configuration of target signal;

[0337] Modulation and coding configuration of the target signal;

[0338] The number of repetitions of the target signal;

[0339] The repetition pattern of the target signal.

[0340] Optionally, the waveform or modulation mode of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0341] On-off keying (OOK);

[0342] Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK);

[0343] Frequency shift keying FSK;

[0344] OFDM;

[0345] pulse;

[0346] On-off keying (OOK) superimposed on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

[0347] Optionally, the target signal carries second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: the time offset of the target transmission; the listening time window of the target transmission; the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal; the purpose of terminal access; terminal verification related information; terminal type related information; target signal number information; terminal capability related information; network side device related information triggered by the target signal; terminal operator information; type related information of the target signal trigger; target signal repetition method; number of repetitions of the target signal; frequency information of transmission or monitoring triggered by the target signal; auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist the network side device in configuring or scheduling the terminal.

[0348] Optionally, the second information is carried by at least one of the following items of the target signal:

[0349] sequence;

[0350] Load information block.

[0351] The transmission processing method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by a transmission processing device. In the embodiment of the present application, the transmission processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the transmission processing method executed by the transmission processing device as an example.

[0352] 6 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a transmission processing device. As shown in FIG6 , the transmission processing device 600 includes:

[0353] A first receiving module 601 is configured to detect a low power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0354] A first sending module 602 is configured to send a target signal to a network-side device according to the LP-SS, where the target signal is used to trigger the network-side device to perform target transmission;

[0355] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0356] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0357] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0358] Paging transmission.

[0359] Optionally, the transmission processing device 600 further includes:

[0360] An acquisition module is configured to acquire at least one of the following information according to the LP-SS:

[0361] Whether the network side device starts or performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period;

[0362] at least part of the configuration information of the target signal;

[0363] Information about the target transmission.

[0364] Optionally, the LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following:

[0365] The LP-SS has an association relationship with the target transmission in the time-frequency domain, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission;

[0366] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to start the target transmission;

[0367] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to perform the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

[0368] Optionally, the sending timing of the target signal is determined according to the time domain position of the LP-SS.

[0369] Optionally, the target signal sending condition includes at least one of the following:

[0370] The terminal fails to monitor the target transmission;

[0371] The terminal determines that the network side device has not started the target transmission or has not performed the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

[0372] Optionally, the transmission processing device 600 further includes an execution module, configured to execute at least one of the following:

[0373] monitoring the target transmission;

[0374] performing a first operation according to the target transmission;

[0375] The first operation includes at least one of the following: initial cell search; synchronization; measurement; link failure recovery; and random access.

[0376] Optionally, at least one of a monitoring position, a monitoring offset, and a monitoring time window of the target transmission is determined according to a time domain position of the LP-SS or a sending position of the target signal.

[0377] Optionally, the first receiving module 601 is further configured to: start monitoring the target transmission within a specific monitoring time window or start monitoring the target transmission after a specific time offset.

[0378] Optionally, the second sending module 602 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0379] If the terminal does not monitor the target transmission and the number of times the target signal is sent is less than a first preset number, sending the target signal again;

[0380] If the terminal does not monitor the target transmission and the number of times the terminal sends the target signal is greater than or equal to a first preset number of times, performing a second operation;

[0381] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0382] Perform cell search or initial access based on SSB;

[0383] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency to perform LP-SS-based cell search or initial access;

[0384] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency for SSB-based cell search or initial access.

[0385] Optionally, the first receiving module 601 is further configured to: monitor first information, where the first information is a confirmation message of the target signal.

[0386] Optionally, the second sending module 602 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0387] If the terminal does not detect the first information and the number of times the target signal is sent is less than a second preset number, sending the target signal again;

[0388] If the terminal does not detect the first information and the number of times the terminal sends the target signal is greater than or equal to a second preset number of times, performing a second operation;

[0389] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0390] Perform cell search or initial access based on SSB;

[0391] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency to perform LP-SS-based cell search or initial access;

[0392] Switch to other frequency locations or other cells on the same frequency for SSB-based cell search or initial access.

[0393] Optionally, the first information is used to indicate relevant information of the target transmission.

[0394] Optionally, the target transmission related information includes at least one of the following:

[0395] Indication information indicating whether the network side device has enabled the target transmission;

[0396] Time-frequency domain position information of the target transmission;

[0397] a time offset of the target transmission;

[0398] a listening time window for the target transmission;

[0399] The target transmission period.

[0400] Optionally, the LP-SS is used for at least one of the following: assisting in SSB detection; assisting SSB in cell search and synchronization; initial cell search; synchronization; and measurement.

[0401] Optionally, the configuration information of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0402] The timing of sending the target signal;

[0403] The period of the target signal;

[0404] The transmit power of the target signal;

[0405] Structural configuration of target signals;

[0406] Sequence configuration of target signals;

[0407] whether the cell supports the terminal sending the target signal;

[0408] Waveform configuration of target signal;

[0409] Modulation and coding configuration of the target signal;

[0410] The number of repetitions of the target signal;

[0411] The repetition pattern of the target signal.

[0412] Optionally, the waveform or modulation mode of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0413] On-off keying (OOK);

[0414] Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK);

[0415] Frequency shift keying FSK;

[0416] OFDM;

[0417] pulse;

[0418] On-off keying (OOK) superimposed on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

[0419] Optionally, the second sending module is specifically configured to repeatedly send a target signal to a network-side device according to the LP-SS;

[0420] The method of repeatedly sending the target signal includes any one of the following:

[0421] The sending method and content are the same;

[0422] The content sent is the same, and the sending method is beam scanning;

[0423] The preset contents in the sent content are different, but the sending method is the same;

[0424] The preset content in the sending content is different, and the sending method is beam scanning.

[0425] Optionally, the target signal carries second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: the time offset of the target transmission; the listening time window of the target transmission; the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal; the purpose of terminal access; terminal verification related information; terminal type related information; target signal number information; terminal capability related information; network side device related information triggered by the target signal; terminal operator information; type related information of the target signal trigger; target signal repetition method; number of repetitions of the target signal; frequency information of transmission or monitoring triggered by the target signal; auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist the network side device in configuring or scheduling the terminal.

[0426] Optionally, the second information is carried by at least one of the following items of the target signal:

[0427] sequence;

[0428] Load information block.

[0429] Optionally, the transmission processing device 600 further includes an execution module, configured to, when the measurement result of the LP-SS is lower than a preset threshold, perform any one of the following:

[0430] performing a third operation based on the SSB;

[0431] Switch to another frequency position to perform a third operation;

[0432] Switching to another cell of the same frequency to perform a third operation;

[0433] The third operation includes at least one of the following: cell search and initial access.

[0434] 7 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a transmission processing device. As shown in FIG7 , the transmission processing device 700 includes:

[0435] The second sending module 701 is configured to send a low power synchronization signal LP-SS;

[0436] A second receiving module 702 is configured to receive a target signal from a terminal;

[0437] The second sending module is further configured to perform target transmission according to the target signal;

[0438] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0439] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0440] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0441] Paging transmission.

[0442] Optionally, the LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following:

[0443] The LP-SS has an association relationship with the target transmission in the time-frequency domain, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission;

[0444] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to start the target transmission;

[0445] Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS instructs the network side device whether to perform the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

[0446] Optionally, the sending timing of the target signal is determined according to the time domain position of the LP-SS.

[0447] Optionally, the second sending module 701 is specifically configured to: start sending the target transmission within a specific monitoring time window according to the target signal, or start sending the target transmission after a specific time offset.

[0448] Optionally, the second sending module 701 is further configured to send first information to the terminal, where the first information is a confirmation message of the target signal.

[0449] Optionally, the first information is used to indicate relevant information of the target transmission.

[0450] Optionally, the target transmission related information includes at least one of the following:

[0451] Indication information indicating whether the network side device has enabled the target transmission;

[0452] Time-frequency domain position information of the target transmission;

[0453] a time offset of the target transmission;

[0454] a listening time window for the target transmission;

[0455] The target transmission period.

[0456] Optionally, the LP-SS is used for at least one of the following: assisting in SSB detection; assisting SSB in cell search and synchronization; initial cell search; synchronization; and measurement.

[0457] Optionally, the configuration information of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0458] The timing of sending the target signal;

[0459] The period of the target signal;

[0460] The transmit power of the target signal;

[0461] Structural configuration of target signals;

[0462] Sequence configuration of target signals;

[0463] whether the cell supports the terminal sending the target signal;

[0464] Waveform configuration of target signal;

[0465] Modulation and coding configuration of the target signal;

[0466] The number of repetitions of the target signal;

[0467] The repetition pattern of the target signal.

[0468] Optionally, the waveform or modulation mode of the target signal includes at least one of the following:

[0469] On-off keying (OOK);

[0470] Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK);

[0471] Frequency shift keying FSK;

[0472] OFDM;

[0473] pulse;

[0474] On-off keying (OOK) superimposed on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM).

[0475] Optionally, the target signal carries second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: the time offset of the target transmission; the listening time window of the target transmission; the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal; the purpose of terminal access; terminal verification related information; terminal type related information; target signal number information; terminal capability related information; network side device related information triggered by the target signal; terminal operator information; type related information of the target signal trigger; target signal repetition method; number of repetitions of the target signal; frequency information of transmission or monitoring triggered by the target signal; auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist the network side device in configuring or scheduling the terminal.

[0476] Optionally, the second information is carried by at least one of the following items of the target signal:

[0477] sequence;

[0478] Load information block.

[0479] The transmission processing device in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device can be a terminal, or it can be other devices other than a terminal. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminal 11 listed above, and other devices can be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0480] The transmission processing device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiments of Figures 2 to 5 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described here.

[0481] As shown in Figure 8, an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device 800, including a processor 801 and a memory 802, and the memory 802 stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor 801. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 801, the various steps of the above-mentioned transmission processing method embodiment are implemented and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0482] The present application also provides a terminal including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG2 . This terminal embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned terminal-side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiment is applicable to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects. Specifically, FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0483] The terminal 900 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 901, a network module 902, an audio output unit 903, an input unit 904, a sensor 905, a display unit 906, a user input unit 907, an interface unit 908, a memory 909 and at least some of the components of the processor 910.

[0484] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 900 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) to power various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 910 via a power management system, thereby enabling the power management system to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption. The terminal structure shown in FIG9 does not limit the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be described in detail here.

[0485] It should be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, the input unit 904 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 9041 and a microphone 9042, and the graphics processor 9041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 906 may include a display panel 9061, and the display panel 9061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 907 includes a touch panel 9071 and at least one of other input devices 9072. The touch panel 9071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 9071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 9072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and an operating stick, which will not be repeated here.

[0486] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from a network-side device, the RF unit 901 may transmit the data to the processor 910 for processing. Furthermore, the RF unit 901 may send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the RF unit 901 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

[0487] The memory 909 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 909 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 909 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 909 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0488] Processor 910 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 910 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 910.

[0489] The radio frequency unit 901 is configured to detect a low power synchronization signal LP-SS; send a target signal to a network device according to the LP-SS, wherein the target signal is used to trigger the network device to perform target transmission;

[0490] The target transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0491] Synchronous signal block SSB transmission;

[0492] System Information Block SIB transmission;

[0493] Paging transmission.

[0494] It can be understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the terminal side method embodiment and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0495] The present application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG5 . This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned network-side device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiment are applicable to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects.

[0496] Specifically, an embodiment of the present application also provides a network-side device. As shown in Figure 10, the network-side device 1000 includes: an antenna 1001, a radio frequency device 1002, a baseband device 1003, a processor 1004, and a memory 1005. Antenna 1001 is connected to radio frequency device 1002. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device 1002 receives information via antenna 1001 and sends the received information to baseband device 1003 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device 1003 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to radio frequency device 1002. Radio frequency device 1002 processes the received information and sends it through antenna 1001.

[0497] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 1003 , which includes a baseband processor.

[0498] The baseband device 1003 may include, for example, at least one baseband board, on which multiple chips are arranged, as shown in Figure 10, one of which is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 1005 through a bus interface to call the program in the memory 1005 and execute the network side device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0499] The network side device may further include a network interface 1006, which is, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0500] Specifically, the network side device 1000 of the embodiment of the present application also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1005 and executable on the processor 1004. The processor 1004 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 1005 to execute the method of execution of each module shown in Figure 7 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0501] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned transmission processing method embodiment are implemented and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0502] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[0503] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned transmission processing method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0504] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0505] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned transmission processing method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0506] An embodiment of the present application also provides a wireless communication system, including: a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the terminal side transmission processing method as described above, and the network side device can be used to execute the steps of the network side device transmission processing method as described above.

[0507] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the opposite order according to the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0508] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of a computer software product plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, or of course, by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0509] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of this application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms of implementation methods without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims. These implementation methods are all within the protection of this application.

Claims

1. A transmission processing method, comprising: The terminal detects a low-power synchronization signal LP-SS; The terminal sends a target signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS, where the target signal is used to trigger the network-side device to perform target transmission; Wherein, the target transmission includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB transmission; System information block SIB transmission; Paging transmission.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further includes: The terminal obtains at least one of the following information according to the LP-SS: Whether the network-side device enables or executes the target transmission according to a target transmission period; At least partial configuration information of the target signal; Relevant information of the target transmission.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following: There is a time-frequency domain correlation relationship between the LP-SS and the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network-side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network-side device enables the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network-side device executes the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network-side device executes the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

4. The method according to any one of claims 3, wherein The configuration information of the target signal includes at least one of the following: The transmission timing of the target signal; The period of the target signal; The transmission power of the target signal; The structure configuration of the target signal; The sequence configuration of the target signal; Whether the cell supports the terminal to send the target signal; The waveform configuration of the target signal; The modulation and coding mode configuration of the target signal; The repetition times of the target signal; The repetition mode of the target signal.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The transmission timing of the target signal is determined according to the time domain position of the LP-SS.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein The transmission conditions of the target signal include at least one of the following: The terminal does not monitor the target transmission; The terminal determines that the network-side device does not enable the target transmission or does not execute the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein After the terminal sends a wake-up signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS, the method further includes at least one of the following: The terminal monitors the target transmission; The terminal performs a first operation according to the target transmission; Wherein, the first operation includes at least one of the following: initial cell search; synchronization; measurement; link failure recovery; random access.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein At least one of the monitoring position, monitoring offset, and monitoring time window of the target transmission is determined according to the time domain position of the LP-SS or the transmission position of the target signal.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The method further includes: The terminal starts to monitor the target transmission within a specific monitoring time window or the terminal starts to monitor the target transmission after a specific time offset.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein, After the terminal sends a wake-up signal target signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS, the method further includes at least one of the following: In the case that the terminal does not monitor the target transmission and the number of times of sending the target signal is less than a first preset number of times, the terminal sends the target signal again; In the case that the terminal does not monitor the target transmission and the number of times the terminal sends the target signal is greater than or equal to a first preset number of times, the terminal performs a second operation; Wherein, the second operation includes at least one of the following: Perform cell search or initial access based on SSB; Switch to other frequency positions or other cells on the same frequency to perform cell search or initial access based on LP-SS; Switch to other frequency positions or other cells on the same frequency to perform cell search or initial access based on SSB.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein After the terminal sends a wake-up signal target signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS, the method further includes: The terminal monitors first information, and the first information is a confirmation message of the target signal.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, After the terminal monitors the first information, the method further includes at least one of the following: In the case that the terminal does not detect the first information and the number of times the target signal is sent is less than a second preset number of times, the terminal sends the target signal again; In the case that the terminal does not detect the first information and the number of times the terminal sends the target signal is greater than or equal to a second preset number of times, the terminal performs a second operation; Wherein, the second operation includes at least one of the following: Perform cell search or initial access based on SSB; Switch to other frequency positions or other cells on the same frequency to perform cell search or initial access based on LP-SS; Switch to other frequency positions or other cells on the same frequency to perform cell search or initial access based on SSB.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein, The relevant information of the target transmission includes at least one of the following: Indication information of whether the network-side device enables the target transmission; Time-frequency domain position information of the target transmission; Time offset of the target transmission; Listening time window of the target transmission; Period of the target transmission.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein, The terminal sending a wake-up signal target signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS includes: The terminal repeatedly sends a target signal to the network-side device according to the LP-SS; Wherein, the manner of repeatedly sending the target signal includes any one of the following: Both the sending manner and the sending content are the same; The sending content is the same, and the sending manner is a beam scanning manner; The preset content in the sending content is different, and the sending manner is the same; The preset content in the sending content is different, and the sending manner is a beam scanning manner.

15. According to the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein, The target signal carries second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: time offset of the target transmission; listening time window of the target transmission; data volume to be transmitted by the terminal; terminal access purpose; Terminal verification related information; Terminal type related information; target signal number information; terminal capability related information; network-side device related information triggered by the target signal; Terminal operator information; type related information triggered by the target signal; repetition manner of the target signal; repetition times of the target signal; frequency point information of the transmission or listening triggered by the target signal; auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device to configure or schedule the terminal.

16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein The method further includes: When the measurement result of the LP-SS is lower than a preset threshold, the terminal performs any one of the following: Perform a third operation based on the SSB; Switch to another frequency position to perform the third operation; Switch to another cell on the same frequency to perform the third operation; Wherein, the third operation includes at least one of the following: cell search and initial access.

17. A transmission processing method, comprising: The network side device sends a low power synchronization signal LP-SS; The network side device receives a target signal from the terminal; The network side device performs target transmission according to the target signal; Wherein, the target transmission includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB transmission; System information block SIB transmission; Paging transmission.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein, The LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following: There is a time-frequency domain association relationship between the LP-SS and the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network side device enables the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network side device performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network side device performs the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, wherein The transmission timing of the target signal is determined according to the time domain position of the LP-SS.

20. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 18, wherein The network side device performing target transmission according to the target signal includes: The network side device starts to send the target transmission within a specific listening time window according to the target signal or the network side device starts to send the target transmission after a specific time offset.

21. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 20, wherein After the network side device performs target transmission according to the target signal, the method includes: The network side device sends first information to the terminal, and the first information is a confirmation message of the target signal.

22. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 21, wherein, The relevant information of the target transmission includes at least one of the following: Indication information of whether the network side device enables the target transmission; Time-frequency domain position information of the target transmission; Time offset of the target transmission; Listening time window of the target transmission; Period of the target transmission.

23. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 22, wherein, The configuration information of the target signal includes at least one of the following: Transmission timing of the target signal; Period of the target signal; Transmission power of the target signal; Structural configuration of the target signal; Sequence configuration of the target signal; Whether the cell supports the terminal to send the target signal; Waveform configuration of the target signal; Modulation and coding mode configuration of the target signal; Repetition times of the target signal; Repetition mode of the target signal.

24. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 23, wherein, The target signal carries second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: time offset of the target transmission; listening time window of the target transmission; data volume to be transmitted by the terminal; terminal access purpose; Terminal verification related information; Terminal type related information; target signal number information; terminal capability related information; network side device related information triggered by the target signal; Terminal's affiliated operator information; information related to the type triggered by the target signal; repetition mode of the target signal; number of repetitions of the target signal; frequency point information for transmission or monitoring triggered by the target signal; auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information is used to assist the network-side device in configuring or scheduling the terminal.

25. A transmission processing device, comprising: A first receiving module, configured to detect a low-power synchronization signal LP-SS; A first transmitting module, configured to send a target signal to a network-side device according to the LP-SS, where the target signal is used to trigger the network-side device to perform a target transmission; Wherein, the target transmission includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB transmission; System information block SIB transmission; Paging transmission.

26. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein, It further comprises: An obtaining module, configured to obtain at least one of the following information according to the LP-SS: Whether the network-side device enables or executes the target transmission according to a target transmission period; At least partial configuration information of the target signal; Information related to the target transmission.

27. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein The LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following: The LP-SS has a time-frequency domain association relationship with the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network-side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network-side device enables the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network-side device executes the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network-side device executes the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

28. A transmission processing device, comprising: A second transmitting module, configured to send a low-power synchronization signal LP-SS; A second receiving module, configured to receive a target signal from a terminal; The second transmitting module is further configured to perform a target transmission according to the target signal; Wherein, the target transmission includes at least one of the following: Synchronization signal block SSB transmission; System information block SIB transmission; Paging transmission.

29. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein, The LP-SS satisfies at least one of the following: The LP-SS has a time-frequency domain association relationship with the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates relevant parameters of the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network-side device starts the target transmission, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network-side device enables the target transmission; Different sequences of the LP-SS are respectively associated with whether the network-side device executes the target transmission according to the target transmission period, or the LP-SS indicates whether the network-side device executes the target transmission according to the target transmission period.

30. A terminal, comprising a processor and a memory, where the memory stores a program or instruction that can run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the transmission processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

31. A network-side device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor. When the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the transmission processing method according to any one of claims 17 to 24 are implemented.

32. A readable storage medium stores programs or instructions thereon. When the programs or instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the transmission processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 24 are implemented.

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