Method for determining terminal capability, device, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for determining a terminal capability, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal device sends first information, the first information being used for indicating whether the terminal device has a first capability, the first capability being the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information being lower than a demodulation threshold of paging information. In this way, by means of first information, a terminal device can report to a network device whether the terminal device has the capability of receiving second information, thereby improving the flexibility of terminal capability management.

Description

Method, device and storage medium for determining terminal capabilities Technical Field

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

[0002] With the development of communication technology, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has proposed non-terrestrial network (NTN) technology. NTN can use satellite equipment to provide network services to terminal devices. The satellite equipment may include but is not limited to geostationary earth orbit satellites, low earth orbit satellites, high elliptical orbit satellites, high-altitude platform stations (haps), etc. NTN can be combined with terrestrial networks (TN) to improve network coverage and provide seamless coverage for terminal devices. Among them, TN can include but is not limited to fourth generation mobile communication networks (4G), fifth generation mobile communication networks (5G), sixth generation mobile communication networks (6G) and other communication networks.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, device, and storage medium for determining terminal capabilities.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for determining terminal capabilities is provided, which is performed by a terminal device. The method includes:

[0006] Send first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of the paging information.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for determining terminal capabilities is proposed, which is performed by a network device. The method includes:

[0008] Receive first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of the paging information.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal device is provided, including:

[0010] The transceiver module is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of the paging information.

[0011] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0012] The transceiver module is configured to receive first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of the paging information.

[0013] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device can be used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0014] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0015] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program product is proposed, which includes a computer program and / or instructions. When the computer program and / or instructions are executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0016] According to the eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, which may include: a terminal device and a network device; wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0017] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve the following beneficial effects: a terminal device transmits first information indicating whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the terminal device's ability to receive second information, and the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of paging information. In this way, the terminal device can use the first information to report to the network device whether it has the ability to receive the second information, thereby improving the flexibility of terminal capability management.

[0018] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG2A is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG2B is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG3A is a schematic flow chart showing a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG3B is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG4A is a flow chart showing a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG4B is a schematic flow chart showing a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart showing a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, device, and storage medium for determining terminal capabilities.

[0033] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for determining terminal capabilities, which is performed by a terminal device. The method includes:

[0034] Send first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of the paging information.

[0035] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can report to the network device whether it has the ability to receive the second information through the first information, thereby improving the flexibility of terminal capability management.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0037] a second capability, where the second capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a first type of physical downlink control channel PDCCH scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier RNTI, where the first RNTI is the RNTI used for the second information, and the first type of PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH;

[0038] A third capability, where the third capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a second type of PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI, where the second type of PDCCH is a UE-specific PDCCH;

[0039] a fourth capability, where the fourth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving repeatedly transmitted PDCCHs scrambled by the first RNTI;

[0040] a fifth capability, where the fifth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports retrieving DCI scrambled by the first RNTI in a first search space;

[0041] A sixth capability, where the sixth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining terminal identification information according to the second information, where the terminal identification information is indicated in the DCI or indicated by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0042] a seventh capability, where the seventh capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining purpose indication information according to the second information, where the purpose indication information is indicated by the DCI or indicated by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, and the purpose indication information is used to indicate the role of the second information;

[0043] An eighth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports sending first feedback information to a network device, where the first feedback information is feedback on whether the terminal device correctly receives the second information.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the flexibility and reliability of terminal capability management are improved through at least one of the above items.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments,

[0046] The first information includes a parameter, and the parameter corresponds to the first capability; or

[0047] The first information includes at least one parameter, wherein each parameter of the at least one parameter corresponds to at least one capability from the second capability to the eighth capability included in the first capability, and different parameters correspond to different capabilities.

[0048] In the above embodiment, the terminal device can flexibly report supported capabilities, thereby improving the flexibility of terminal capability management.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is information included in a terminal capability report.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the terminal capability reporting process is multiplexed to report the first information, thereby improving the reliability of information reporting.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is optional information in the terminal capability report.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the compatibility of the terminal device is improved through the optional information.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal capability report includes third information, and when the third information indicates the capability of the terminal device to support non-terrestrial network NTN, the terminal capability report includes the first information.

[0054] In the above embodiment, terminal capability management can be implemented in the NTN scenario.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, one terminal device corresponds to one first information.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between standards, and the standards include frequency division duplex FDD and time division duplex TDD.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between frequency ranges, and the frequency ranges include FR1 and FR2.

[0058] In the above embodiment, differentiating the standards and / or frequency ranges can reduce the content of the first information and improve information transmission efficiency.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving the second information.

[0060] In the above embodiment, the second information can be received to improve the communication reliability of the terminal device.

[0061] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is a high robustness notification.

[0062] In the above embodiment, a high robustness notification can be received, thereby improving the communication reliability of the terminal device.

[0063] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for determining terminal capabilities, which is performed by a network device. The method includes:

[0064] Receive first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of the paging information.

[0065] In the above embodiment, the network device can determine whether the terminal device supports the capability of the second information through the first information, thereby improving the flexibility of terminal capability management.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0067] a second capability, where the second capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a first type of physical downlink control channel PDCCH scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier RNTI, where the first RNTI is the RNTI used for the second information, and the first type of PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH;

[0068] A third capability, where the third capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a second type of PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI, where the second type of PDCCH is a UE-specific PDCCH;

[0069] a fourth capability, where the fourth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving repeatedly transmitted PDCCHs scrambled by the first RNTI;

[0070] a fifth capability, where the fifth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports retrieving DCI scrambled by the first RNTI in a first search space;

[0071] A sixth capability, where the sixth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining terminal identification information according to the second information, where the terminal identification information is indicated in the DCI or indicated by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0072] a seventh capability, where the seventh capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining purpose indication information according to the second information, where the purpose indication information is indicated by the DCI or indicated by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, and the purpose indication information is used to indicate the role of the second information;

[0073] An eighth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports sending first feedback information to a network device, where the first feedback information is feedback on whether the terminal device correctly receives the second information.

[0074] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments,

[0075] The first information includes a parameter, and the parameter corresponds to the first capability; or

[0076] The first information includes at least one parameter, wherein each parameter of the at least one parameter corresponds to at least one capability from the second capability to the eighth capability included in the first capability, and different parameters correspond to different capabilities.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is information included in a terminal capability report.

[0078] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is optional information in the terminal capability report.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal capability report includes third information, and when the third information indicates the capability of the terminal device to support non-terrestrial network NTN, the terminal capability report includes the first information.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, one terminal device corresponds to one first information.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between standards, and the standards include frequency division duplex FDD and time division duplex TDD.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between frequency ranges, and the frequency ranges include FR1 and FR2.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0084] Determining that the terminal device meets the first condition, and sending the second information;

[0085] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0086] The terminal device supports the first capability;

[0087] The terminal device is in a first state, where the first state includes an idle state and / or an inactive state;

[0088] The terminal device paging fails.

[0089] In the above embodiment, the network device may determine whether to send the second message according to the capability and / or status of the terminal device, thereby performing different measurements for different terminal devices, thereby improving communication reliability.

[0090] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0091] Receive fourth information sent by other network devices, where the fourth information includes the first information, and the other network devices include other core network devices and / or other access network devices.

[0092] In the above embodiment, the network device can obtain the first information (ie, obtain the information on whether the terminal device supports the first capability) from other network devices, thereby improving the flexibility and reliability of terminal capability management.

[0093] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is a high robustness notification.

[0094] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal device, which may include at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal device can be used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0095] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which may include at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the network device can be used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0096] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the communication device can be used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0097] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0098] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program product, which includes a computer program and / or instructions. When the computer program and / or instructions are executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0099] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0100] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0101] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which may include: a terminal device and a network device; wherein, the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0102] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminal devices, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems can all be used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0103] The present disclosure provides a method, device, and storage medium for determining terminal capabilities. In some embodiments, the terms "terminal capability determining method" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; "terminal capability determining device" and "information processing device" and "communication device" are interchangeable; and "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0104] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0105] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0106] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0107] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0108] In some embodiments, "plurality" may refer to two or more.

[0109] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0110] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0111] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0112] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0113] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0114] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0115] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0116] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0117] In some embodiments, devices and the like may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those described in the embodiments. Terms such as "device," "equipment," "device," "circuit," "network element," "node," "function," "unit," "section," "system," "network," "chip," "chip system," "entity," and "subject" may be used interchangeably.

[0118] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, network equipment, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0119] In some embodiments, the network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0120] In some embodiments, the terms "Access Network Device (AN Device)", "Radio Access Network Device (RAN Device)", "Base Station (BS)", "Radio Base Station (Radio Base Station)", "Fixed Station (Fixed Station)", "Node (Node)", "Access Point (Access Point)", "Transmission Point (TP)", "Reception Point (RP)", "Transmission and / or Reception Point (TRP))", "Panel (Panel)", "Antenna Panel (Antenna Panel)", "Antenna Array (Antenna Array)" "Cell (Cell)", "Macro Cell (Macro Cell)", "Small Cell (Small Cell)", "Femto Cell (Femto Cell)", "Pico Cell (Pico Cell)" "Sector (Sector)", "Cell Group (Cell Group)", "Serving Cell (Cell)", "Carrier (Carrier)", "Component Carrier (Component Carrier)", "Bandwidth Part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0121] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "terminal side device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station (Subscriber Station), mobile unit (Mobile Unit), subscriber unit (Subscriber Unit), wireless unit (Wireless Unit), remote unit (Remote Unit), mobile device (Mobile Device), wireless device (Wireless Device), wireless communication device (Wireless Communication Device), remote device (Remote Device), mobile subscriber station (Mobile Subscriber Station), access terminal (Access Terminal), mobile terminal (Mobile Terminal), wireless terminal (Wireless Terminal), remote terminal (Remote Terminal), handset (Handset), user agent (User Agent), mobile client (Mobile Client), client (Client) and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0122] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal device. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal device is replaced by the communication between multiple terminal devices (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal device has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminal devices (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels or direct channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links or direct links.

[0123] In some embodiments, the terminal device may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal device.

[0124] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0125] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0126] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0127] FIG1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , the communication system 100 may include a terminal device 101 and a network device 102 .

[0128] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may include at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a road side unit (RSU), a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, and a wireless terminal device in smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0129] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0130] In some embodiments, the access network device may be a node or device that accesses the terminal device to the wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a NodeB (NB), a home NodeB (HNB), a home evolved NodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0131] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0132] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit (Control Unit). The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0133] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices. The core network may include at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), a 6G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0134] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0135] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are examples. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the entities is an example. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0136] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G New Radio (NR), Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio Access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0137] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned communication system may support NTN technology (e.g., satellite communication). In satellite communication scenarios, there may be very poor channel conditions. For example, when the terminal device does not have line-of-sight communication, its channel fading is deep fading. Compared with line-of-sight communication, the large-scale fading may differ by 18dB. In this case, the terminal device may not be able to receive the paging message sent by the network device (e.g., base station), resulting in paging failure of the terminal device, affecting the user experience.

[0138] In some embodiments, a signal or channel with a low demodulation threshold requirement, called a robust notification, can be introduced. When the terminal device cannot receive the paging information, that is, when the network device cannot page the terminal device, the network device can find the terminal device through the robust notification, and the terminal device can move to a place with better channel conditions to receive the paging message.

[0139] In some embodiments, the name of the robust notification is not limited, and may be, for example, "second information", "downlink information", "pre-paging", "robust alert", etc.

[0140] In some embodiments, receiving robust notifications is a new channel reception method that not all terminal devices support. However, in related technologies, network devices cannot determine whether a terminal device supports robust notifications. Therefore, how network devices can determine this capability of terminal devices has become an urgent issue.

[0141] FIG2A is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method may be performed by the above-mentioned communication system. As shown in FIG2A , the method may include:

[0142] Step S2101: The terminal device sends first information to the network device.

[0143] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first information. For example, the network device may receive the first information sent by the terminal device.

[0144] In some embodiments, the first information may be used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability. The first capability may be the ability of the terminal device to receive second information, where the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of the paging information. Optionally, the terminal device having the first capability may also be referred to as the terminal device supporting the first capability or possessing the first capability. A detailed description of the first capability and the elements that may be included in the first capability will be described in detail later.

[0145] In some embodiments, the second information can lower the demodulation threshold through special encoding and decoding technology, multiple repeated transmissions, occupying more wireless resources, etc., so that the terminal device can correctly demodulate the second information even when it is in poor coverage conditions (for example, coverage conditions that cannot demodulate paging information).

[0146] In some embodiments, the name of the paging information is not limited, and may be, for example, "paging message", "paging", "paging channel", etc.

[0147] In some embodiments, the name of the second information is not limited, and may be, for example, "robust notification", "downlink information", "pre-paging", "robust alert", etc.

[0148] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and may be, for example, "uplink information", "capability reporting information", "high robustness capability reporting information", etc.

[0149] In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control element (MAC CE), uplink control information (UCI), or other messages sent by the terminal device to the network device. Optionally, the first information may be carried via an RRC message.

[0150] In some embodiments, the first information may be information included in a terminal capability report (UE capability report). For example, the first information may be an information element (IE) in the terminal capability report.

[0151] In some embodiments, the first information is optional information in a terminal capability report.

[0152] For example, if the terminal device supports the first capability, the terminal device may carry the first information in the terminal capability report submitted. Accordingly, if the terminal capability report received by the network device contains the first information, the network device determines that the terminal device has the first capability.

[0153] For another example, if the terminal device supports the above-mentioned first capability, the terminal device may carry the first information in the terminal capability report reported, and the first information indicates that the terminal device supports the first capability (for example, the first information may be a specific value). Correspondingly, if the terminal capability report received by the network device contains the first information and the first information indicates that the terminal device supports the first capability, the network device determines that the terminal device has the first capability.

[0154] For another example, if the terminal device does not support the first capability, the terminal device may not carry the first information in the terminal capability report reported. Accordingly, if the terminal capability report received by the network device does not contain the first information, the network device determines that the terminal device does not have the first capability.

[0155] For another example, if the terminal device does not support the first capability, the terminal device carries the first information in the terminal capability report it submits, but the first information indicates that the terminal device does not support the first capability. Correspondingly, if the network device receives a terminal capability report that includes the first information, the first information indicates that the terminal device does not support the first capability, and thus, the network device determines that the terminal device does not have the first capability.

[0156] Optionally, if the first information does not exist in the terminal capability report received by the network device or the first information indicates that the terminal device does not support the first capability, the network device may determine that the terminal device does not support the first capability and will not send the second information to the first terminal.

[0157] In summary, the terminal device can indicate to the network device whether the terminal supports the first capability by using the presence or absence of the first information and the specific content of the first information through the terminal capability report.

[0158] In this way, terminals with different capabilities can be compatible, improving the compatibility of network devices with terminal devices.

[0159] In some embodiments, the terminal capability report may further include third information, which may be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports non-terrestrial network (NTN) capabilities. For example, the third information may be the nonTerrestrialNetwork-r17 field in the terminal capability report. The third information may be part of the first information, or the first information may be included in the third information.

[0160] Optionally, if the third information indicates that the terminal device supports NTN capabilities, the terminal capability report may include the first information. Specifically, the first information may be reported only if the terminal device reports support for NTN. Conversely, if the terminal device does not support NTN, the terminal device may not report the first information, or the reported first information may be invalid. The terminal device may explicitly indicate its NTN support capabilities to the network device. For example, the third information in the terminal capability report may be used to indicate to the network device whether the terminal device supports NTN capabilities. Of course, the terminal device may implicitly indicate its NTN support capabilities through the first information. For example, if the network device receives the first information sent by the terminal, the network device may determine that the terminal device necessarily supports NTN capabilities.

[0161] Optionally, the terminal device supports the first capability by reporting the first information, which may implicitly indicate that the terminal device supports NTN, that is, a prerequisite for the terminal device to support the first capability is that the terminal device supports NTN.

[0162] In this way, the first capability can be bound to the NTN capability, thereby improving the flexibility and reliability of terminal device capability reporting.

[0163] In some embodiments, the first capability may include at least one of the following:

[0164] a second capability, where the second capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a first type of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), where the first RNTI is an RNTI used for the second information (e.g., robust notification), for example, the first RNTI may be a robust RNTI or a paging RNTI (P-RNTI), and the first type of PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH;

[0165] A third capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a second type of PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI, where the second type of PDCCH is a UE-specific PDCCH. It should be noted that the first RNTI in this embodiment is the RNTI used for the second information, and will not be described in detail below.

[0166] a fourth capability, the fourth capability being used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a repeatedly transmitted PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI; optionally, the repeatedly transmitted PDCCH may be a repeatedly transmitted group-common PDCCH or a repeatedly transmitted UE-specific PDCCH;

[0167] A fifth capability, the fifth capability being used to indicate that the terminal device supports retrieving downlink control information (DCI) scrambled by the first RNTI in a first search space (search space); optionally, the first search space may be a type 3 search space (Type 3-search space);

[0168] A sixth capability, the sixth capability being used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining terminal identification (UE ID) information according to the second information, the terminal identification information being indicated in the DCI or indicated by a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the DCI, that is, the terminal identification information can be carried directly by the DCI or by a PDSCH scheduled by the DCI; exemplarily, the sixth capability can be used to indicate that the terminal device supports decoding the terminal identification information indicated in the DCI or indicated in the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0169] A seventh capability, the seventh capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining purpose indication information according to the second information, the purpose indication information is indicated by the DCI or indicated by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, and the purpose indication information is used to indicate the role of the second information, that is, the purpose indication information can be carried directly by the DCI or by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI; for example, the seventh capability can be used to indicate that the terminal device supports decoding the purpose indication information indicated in the DCI or indicated in the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0170] The eighth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports sending first feedback information to the network device, where the first feedback information is feedback on whether the terminal device correctly receives the second information; optionally, the first feedback information can be a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement, HARQ-ACK).

[0171] That is to say, the first capability may include one or more of the above-mentioned second capability to eighth capability. Alternatively, if the terminal device has one or more of the above-mentioned second capability to eighth capability, the terminal device is considered to have the first capability. Taking the second capability as an example, if the terminal device supports receiving a first type of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first RNTI is the RNTI used for the above-mentioned second information (such as robust notification), for example, the first RNTI can be a highly robust RNTI or a paging RNTI (Paging RNTI, P-RNTI), and the first type of PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH, then the terminal device is considered to have the second capability, and accordingly, the terminal device is considered to have the first capability.

[0172] In some embodiments, the way in which the terminal device receives PDCCH based on any of the above capabilities can be blind detection. For example, the second capability can be used to indicate that the terminal device supports blind detection of the group-common PDCCH encrypted by the first RNTI; the third capability can be used to indicate that the terminal device supports blind detection of the UE-specific PDCCH encrypted by the first RNTI.

[0173] In some embodiments, the PDCCH scrambled based on the first RNTI is equivalent to a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) carried by the DCI carried by the PDCCH being scrambled by the first RNTI.

[0174] Optionally, the name of the first RNTI is not limited, for example, it can be "specific RNTI", "robust RNTI", etc.

[0175] In some embodiments, the terminal identification information involved in the sixth capability may be a second RNTI, for example, the second RNTI may be a C-RNTI allocated by the network device to the terminal device. Optionally, the terminal identification information may also be other identifiers used to identify the terminal device, such as a temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI).

[0176] In some embodiments, the purpose indication information in the seventh capability may be used to indicate a function of the second information, and the function of the second information may include paging and / or notification.

[0177] For example, if the purpose indication information indicates that the function of the second information includes paging, the second information can be used to paging the terminal device or assist in paging the terminal device.

[0178] For another example, if the purpose indication information indicates that the function of the second information includes notification, the second information can be used to send notification information to the terminal device or assist in sending notification information, and the notification information may include at least one of the following: earthquake warning, tsunami warning, typhoon warning, extreme weather warning, etc.

[0179] It should be noted that the second information can directly send a paging or notification, or it can indicate that a paging or notification is to be sent. The terminal device receives the paging or notification through the paging channel or PDSCH based on the second information. For example, after receiving the second information, the terminal device can move to an area with better signal conditions to receive the paging or notification. For another example, after receiving the second information, the terminal device can enhance the antenna receiving capability of the terminal device through software and hardware technologies (such as multiple antennas, adding external antennas, controlling the antenna to extend from the inside to the outside of the terminal device, etc.) to receive the paging or notification. In this way, since the demodulation threshold of the second information is low, the second information can be received under poor signal conditions, and the coverage capability of the terminal device can be improved according to the instructions of the second information to receive paging or notification or other information.

[0180] In this way, through one or more of the above capabilities, the relevant capabilities of the terminal device can be indicated more specifically, thereby improving the flexibility of terminal capability management and use.

[0181] In some embodiments, the second to eighth capabilities described above may be subsets or the entire first capability. For example, the first capability may be equal to the second capability or the third capability; for another example, the first capability may include the second capability and the third capability; or for another example, the first capability may include the second capability, the third capability, and the fifth capability. Any combination of the second to eighth capabilities may serve as the first capability, and these are not further detailed here.

[0182] In other embodiments, one or more of the second to eighth capabilities described above may also be independent capabilities in addition to the first capability. For example, the eighth capability may be a capability independent of the first capability, i.e., the first capability includes the second to seventh capabilities, and the eighth capability may be a separate capability. Optionally, the eighth capability may be dependent on the first capability, i.e., the terminal device can only support the eighth capability if it supports the first capability.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first information may include a parameter, and the parameter may correspond to the first capability, that is, multiple capabilities included in the first capability are combined into one capability information and reported.

[0184] For example, the first information may include a first parameter (e.g., robust notification), which may be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports receiving the second information (high robustness notification). If the terminal device indicates the first parameter (e.g., the reported value of the first parameter is a specific value), the terminal device has the first capability, that is, the terminal device has one or more (e.g., all) of the above-mentioned second capability, third capability, fourth capability, fifth capability, sixth capability, seventh capability, and eighth capability.

[0185] Optionally, the specific value may be 1. For example, if the value of the first parameter reported by the terminal device is 1, it indicates that the terminal device supports receiving the second information, that is, supports the first capability. Conversely, if the value of the first parameter reported by the terminal device is not 1 (for example, 0), or the first parameter is not reported, it indicates that the terminal device does not support receiving the second information, that is, does not support the first capability.

[0186] In this way, if the terminal device reports support for the first capability through a parameter, it can be represented that the terminal device supports one or more of the above-mentioned second to eighth capabilities.

[0187] In other embodiments, the first information may include at least one parameter, each of which may correspond to at least one capability from the second to eighth capabilities included in the first capability, and different parameters may correspond to different capabilities. For example, a parameter may correspond to at least one capability included in the first capability, i.e., any one or a combination of multiple capabilities from the second to eighth capabilities.

[0188] In one implementation, the first information may include multiple parameters, for example, seven parameters, each parameter corresponding to one of the second to eighth capabilities.

[0189] In another implementation, the second to eighth capabilities described above can be arbitrarily combined, and the combined capabilities can be indicated by a parameter in the first information. For example, the second capability and the third capability can be combined and indicated by a parameter in the first information, and the other capabilities can be indicated by independent parameters. For another example, the second capability, the third capability, and the fourth capability can be combined and indicated by a parameter in the first information, the fifth capability, the sixth capability, and the seventh capability can be combined and indicated by another parameter in the first information, and the eighth capability can be indicated by another parameter in the first information. The above method is only an example, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the method of combining the above capabilities.

[0190] Optionally, the first information may include a second parameter (eg, robust notification) and a third parameter (eg, harq-FeedbackforNotification).

[0191] The second parameter can be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports receiving the second information (high robustness notification). If the terminal device indicates the second parameter (for example, the reported value of the second parameter is a specific value), the terminal device has one or more (for example, all) of the above-mentioned second capability, third capability, fourth capability, fifth capability, sixth capability and seventh capability.

[0192] The third parameter can be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports feedback of the second information (high robustness notification). If the terminal device indicates the third parameter (for example, the reported value of the third parameter is a specific value), the terminal device supports the second new HARQ feedback (that is, the eighth capability mentioned above).

[0193] Optionally, the above-mentioned specific value may be 1. For example, if the value of the third parameter reported by the terminal device is 1, it indicates that the terminal device supports the eighth capability. Conversely, if the value of the third parameter reported by the terminal device is not 1 (for example, 0), or the third parameter is not reported, it indicates that the terminal device does not support the eighth capability.

[0194] Optionally, the third parameter may be dependent on the second parameter. For example, the third parameter may be valid only when the value of the second parameter is a specific value.

[0195] Optionally, there may be dependencies between multiple capabilities of the terminal device.

[0196] For example, the fourth capability may depend on the second capability and / or the third capability, that is, the terminal device can support the fourth capability only when it supports the second capability and / or the third capability.

[0197] For another example, the sixth capability may depend on the fifth capability, that is, the terminal device can support the sixth capability only when it supports the fifth capability.

[0198] For another example, the seventh capability may depend on the fifth capability, that is, the terminal device can support the seventh capability only when it supports the fifth capability.

[0199] For another example, the eighth capability may depend on at least one of the second to seventh capabilities, that is, the terminal device can support the eighth capability only when it supports at least one of the second to seventh capabilities.

[0200] In some embodiments, one terminal device may correspond to one first information, and different terminal devices may report the first information independently. The first information reported by different terminal devices may be the same or different. That is, the first information or first capability is per UE.

[0201] In some embodiments, the first information or first capability may not distinguish between standards and / or frequency bands, that is, the first capability of the same terminal device is the same under all standards and frequency bands it supports, and the same first information is reported.

[0202] In one implementation, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between standards, and the standards may include frequency division duplexing (FDD) and time division duplexing (TDD). That is, the terminal device supports the first capability in the same manner under multiple standards (e.g., FDD and TDD), and a single piece of first information may be used to indicate whether the terminal device has the first capability in the multiple standards.

[0203] In one implementation, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between frequency ranges, and the frequency ranges may include a first frequency range (FR1, Frequency Range 1) and a second frequency range (FR2). That is, the terminal device supports the first capability in the same manner in multiple frequency ranges (e.g., FR1 and FR2), and a single piece of first information may indicate whether the terminal device has the first capability in the multiple frequency ranges.

[0204] In this way, the content of the first information report can be saved and the occupation of wireless resources can be reduced.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first information or first capability can distinguish different standards, that is, the first capabilities supported by the same terminal device under different standards can be independent (can be different or the same), and the first information corresponding to the standard is reported separately.

[0206] For example, the terminal device may report the first information corresponding to FDD and the first information corresponding to TDD respectively. Optionally, the terminal device may also report the first information corresponding to only one of the modes (eg, FDD or TDD).

[0207] In some embodiments, the first information or first capability can distinguish different frequency ranges or frequency bands (BAND), that is, the first capability supported by the same terminal device in different frequency ranges can be independently configured (can be different), and the terminal device can report the first information corresponding to the frequency range separately.

[0208] For example, the terminal device may report the first information corresponding to FR1 and the first information corresponding to FR2 respectively. Optionally, the terminal device may also report the first information corresponding to only one of the frequency ranges (eg, FR1 or FR2).

[0209] In this way, different first information can be reported according to different standards and / or frequency ranges, thereby improving the flexibility of terminal capability management.

[0210] In some embodiments, step S2101 may be omitted, and the network device may autonomously implement the function indicated by the first information, or the above function may be default or acquiescent.

[0211] In some embodiments, the network device may receive fourth information sent by other network devices, where the fourth information may include the above-mentioned first information. The other network devices may include other core network devices and / or other access network devices.

[0212] For example, the network device is an access network device, and the other network devices may include a core network device and / or other access network devices.

[0213] In some embodiments, the communication system includes multiple network devices. After accessing the network, the terminal device can report the first information to the first network device. The first network device can save the first information (that is, the information on whether the terminal device supports the first capability). If the terminal device moves to the second network device, the second network device can obtain the first information from the first network device to determine whether the terminal device supports the first capability. It should be noted that the network device may include an access network device and / or a core network device. For example, the first information can be reported to the core network device through the access network device and stored on the core network device. For another example, the first information can also be stored on the first access network device and transmitted to the second access network device through the interface between the access network devices.

[0214] Step S2102: The network device sends second information to the terminal device.

[0215] In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the second information. For example, the terminal device may receive the second information sent by the network device.

[0216] It should be noted that, for the specific implementation of the second information, please refer to the description in step S2101, which will not be repeated here.

[0217] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in at least one of an RRC message, a MAC CE, downlink control information (DCI), or other messages sent by the network device to the terminal device. Optionally, the second information may be carried in an RRC message. The RRC message may include a system message, such as an SIB message.

[0218] In some embodiments, the network device may determine that the terminal device satisfies the first condition and send the second information. Alternatively, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device if the terminal device satisfies the first condition. Alternatively, the network device may not send the second information to the terminal device if the terminal device does not satisfy the first condition.

[0219] Optionally, the first condition may include at least one of the following:

[0220] The terminal device supports the first capability. For example, whether the terminal device supports the first capability may be determined according to the first information;

[0221] The terminal device is in a first state, which may include an idle state and / or an inactive state;

[0222] The paging of the terminal device fails. For example, after the network device sends a paging message to the terminal device, it does not receive a paging response within a specific time, then it can be determined that the paging of the terminal device has failed. For another example, after the network device sends a paging message to the terminal device N times, it still does not receive a paging response within a specific time after sending the last paging message, then it can be determined that the paging of the terminal device has failed.

[0223] In one implementation, the first condition may include that the terminal device supports the first capability. For example, if the network device determines that the terminal device supports the first capability, it may send the second information to the terminal device. Alternatively, if the network device determines that the terminal device does not support the first capability, it may not send the second information to the terminal device.

[0224] In another implementation, the first condition may include the terminal device being in the first state and the terminal device failing to paging. For example, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device when determining that the terminal device is in the first state and the paging fails.

[0225] In another implementation, the first condition may include that the terminal device supports the first capability, the terminal device is in the first state, and paging of the terminal device fails. For example, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device if it is determined that the terminal device supports the first capability, is in the first state, and paging fails.

[0226] In another implementation, the first condition may include that the terminal device supports the first capability and that the terminal device is in the first state. For example, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device if it is determined that the terminal device supports the first capability and the terminal device is in the first state.

[0227] In another implementation, the first condition may include that the terminal device supports the first capability and that paging of the terminal device fails. For example, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device when it is determined that the terminal device supports the first capability and that paging of the terminal device fails.

[0228] It should be noted that the combination of the first conditions in the above implementation is only an example, and the embodiments of the present disclosure can arbitrarily combine the items in the above first conditions.

[0229] In some embodiments, after the terminal device accesses the network and reports the first information (information supporting the first capability) to the network device through a terminal capability report, the network device can store the capability of the terminal device. When the terminal device is in a first state (for example, an idle or inactive state), the network device can send a second information (robust notification) to the terminal device that supports the first capability.

[0230] In some embodiments, the network device may send the second information and the paging message to the terminal device simultaneously.

[0231] In some embodiments, the network device may send the second information and the paging message to the terminal device when the network device sends the paging message to the terminal device and does not receive a paging response within a specific time, thereby increasing the probability of successful paging.

[0232] In some embodiments, the above steps S2101 and S2102 can be executed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0233] In some embodiments, the above steps S2101 and S2102 are optional steps.

[0234] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0235] FIG2B is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining terminal capabilities, which can be performed by a communication system and may include:

[0236] Step S2201: The terminal device sends first information to the network device.

[0237] The optional implementation of step S2201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0238] In some embodiments, the embodiment shown in FIG. 2B may also be combined with any one or more steps in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A to form a new embodiment.

[0239] FIG3A is a flow chart illustrating a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining terminal capabilities, which can be performed by a terminal device. The method may include:

[0240] Step S3101: Send the first information.

[0241] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0242] In some embodiments, the terminal device may send the first information to the network device, but is not limited thereto. The terminal device may also send the first information to other entities.

[0243] Step S3102: Receive the second information.

[0244] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the second information sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto. The terminal device may also receive the second information sent by other entities.

[0246] In some embodiments, there are multiple network devices, and the terminal device can send first information to a first network device and receive second information sent by a second network device. The first network device and the second network device can be different.

[0247] In some embodiments, the above steps S3101 and S3102 can be executed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0248] In some embodiments, the above steps S3101 and S3102 are optional steps.

[0249] FIG3B is a flow chart illustrating a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining terminal capabilities, which can be performed by a terminal device. The method may include:

[0250] Step S3201: Send the first information.

[0251] The optional implementation of step S3201 can be found in step S2101 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3101 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be repeated here.

[0252] In some embodiments, the embodiment shown in FIG. 3B may also be combined with any one or more steps in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A to form a new embodiment.

[0253] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of paging information.

[0254] In some embodiments, the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0255] a second capability, where the second capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a first type of physical downlink control channel PDCCH scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier RNTI, where the first RNTI is the RNTI used for the second information, and the first type of PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH;

[0256] A third capability, where the third capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a second type of PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI, where the second type of PDCCH is a UE-specific PDCCH;

[0257] a fourth capability, where the fourth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving repeatedly transmitted PDCCHs scrambled by the first RNTI;

[0258] a fifth capability, where the fifth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports retrieving DCI scrambled by the first RNTI in a first search space;

[0259] A sixth capability, where the sixth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining terminal identification information according to the second information, where the terminal identification information is indicated in the DCI or indicated by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0260] a seventh capability, where the seventh capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining purpose indication information according to the second information, where the purpose indication information is indicated by the DCI or indicated by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, and the purpose indication information is used to indicate the role of the second information;

[0261] An eighth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports sending first feedback information to a network device, where the first feedback information is feedback on whether the terminal device correctly receives the second information.

[0262] In some embodiments, the first information includes a parameter, and the parameter corresponds to the first capability; or, the first information includes at least one parameter, wherein each parameter of the at least one parameter corresponds to at least one capability from the second capability to the eighth capability included in the first capability, and different parameters correspond to different capabilities.

[0263] In some embodiments, the first information is information included in a terminal capability report.

[0264] In some embodiments, the first information is optional information in the terminal capability report.

[0265] In some embodiments, the terminal capability report includes third information, and in a case where the third information indicates the terminal device's ability to support a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the terminal capability report includes the first information.

[0266] In some embodiments, one terminal device corresponds to one first information.

[0267] In some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between standards, and the standards include frequency division duplex FDD and time division duplex TDD.

[0268] In some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between frequency ranges, and the frequency ranges include FR1 and FR2.

[0269] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving the second information.

[0270] In some embodiments, the second information is a high robustness notification.

[0271] FIG4A is a flow chart of a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining terminal capabilities, which can be performed by a network device. The method includes:

[0272] Step S4101: Obtain first information.

[0273] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0274] In some embodiments, the network device may receive the first information sent by the terminal device, but is not limited thereto. The network device may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

[0275] For example, the network device may receive fourth information sent by another network device, where the fourth information may include the first information.

[0276] Step S4102: Send the second information.

[0277] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0278] In some embodiments, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device, but is not limited thereto. The network device may also send the second information to other entities.

[0279] In some embodiments, the above steps S4101 and S4102 can be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0280] In some embodiments, the above steps S4101 and S4102 are optional steps.

[0281] FIG4B is a flow chart of a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining terminal capabilities, which can be performed by a network device. The method may include:

[0282] Step S4201: Obtain first information.

[0283] The optional implementation of step S4201 can be found in step S2103 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S4103 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0284] In some embodiments, the embodiment shown in FIG. 4B may also be combined with any one or more steps in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4A to form a new embodiment.

[0285] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of the paging information.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first capability includes at least one of the following:

[0287] a second capability, where the second capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a first type of physical downlink control channel PDCCH scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier RNTI, where the first RNTI is the RNTI used for the second information, and the first type of PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH;

[0288] A third capability, where the third capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a second type of PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI, where the second type of PDCCH is a UE-specific PDCCH;

[0289] a fourth capability, where the fourth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving repeatedly transmitted PDCCHs scrambled by the first RNTI;

[0290] a fifth capability, where the fifth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports retrieving DCI scrambled by the first RNTI in a first search space;

[0291] A sixth capability, where the sixth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining terminal identification information according to the second information, where the terminal identification information is indicated in the DCI or indicated by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0292] a seventh capability, where the seventh capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining purpose indication information according to the second information, where the purpose indication information is indicated by the DCI or indicated by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, and the purpose indication information is used to indicate the role of the second information;

[0293] An eighth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports sending first feedback information to a network device, where the first feedback information is feedback on whether the terminal device correctly receives the second information.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first information includes a parameter, and the parameter corresponds to the first capability; or, the first information includes at least one parameter, wherein each parameter of the at least one parameter corresponds to at least one capability from the second capability to the eighth capability included in the first capability, and different parameters correspond to different capabilities.

[0295] In some embodiments, the first information is information included in a terminal capability report.

[0296] In some embodiments, the first information is optional information in the terminal capability report.

[0297] In some embodiments, the terminal capability report includes third information, and in a case where the third information indicates the terminal device's ability to support a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the terminal capability report includes the first information.

[0298] In some embodiments, one terminal device corresponds to one first information. Different terminal devices independently report the first information. The first information reported by different terminal devices can be the same or different.

[0299] In some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device is standard-independent, and the standards include frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). For example, the first capability of the terminal device is the same in all supported standards, and a single piece of first information may indicate whether the terminal device has the first capability in the multiple standards.

[0300] In some embodiments, the first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between frequency ranges, and the frequency ranges include FR1 and FR2. For example, the first capability of the terminal device is the same in all frequency ranges it supports, and a piece of first information can be used to indicate whether the terminal device has the first capability in the multiple frequency ranges.

[0301] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0302] Determining that the terminal device meets the first condition, and sending the second information;

[0303] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0304] The terminal device supports the first capability;

[0305] The terminal device is in a first state, where the first state includes an idle state and / or an inactive state;

[0306] The terminal device paging fails.

[0307] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0308] Receive fourth information sent by other network devices, where the fourth information includes the first information, and the other network devices include other core network devices and / or other access network devices.

[0309] In some embodiments, the second information is a high robustness notification.

[0310] FIG5 is a flow chart of a method for determining terminal capabilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining terminal capabilities, which can be performed by a communication system and may include:

[0311] Step S5101: The terminal device reports that it has the ability to receive high-robustness notifications.

[0312] In some embodiments, the robust notification can be used to send a downlink channel with stronger coverage than the paging signal to the terminal device when the terminal device cannot receive paging sent by the network, so as to assist the terminal device in receiving paging information.

[0313] In some embodiments, the name of the robust notification is not limited, for example, it can also be called "second information", "pre-paging", "robust alert", etc. The present disclosure does not limit its name.

[0314] In some embodiments, the ability of the terminal device to receive high robustness notifications (or second information) may also be referred to as a first capability.

[0315] In some embodiments, if the terminal device reports the capability or indicates support for the capability in the capability report, the terminal device shall support at least one of the following features:

[0316] Blind detection of the group-common PDCCH scrambled by a specific RNTI, which can be used for robust notification. Optionally, the specific RNTI can be a robust-RNTI or a P-RNTI.

[0317] Blind detection of UE-specific PDCCH scrambled by a specific RNTI, where the specific RNTI can be used for robust notification. Optionally, the specific RNTI can be a robust-RNTI or a P-RNTI.

[0318] receiving a repeatedly transmitted PDCCH scrambled by a specific RNTI, where the specific RNTI may be used for robust notification, and optionally, the specific RNTI may be a robust-RNTI or a P-RNTI;

[0319] Retrieve DCI scrambled by a specific RNTI on a specific search space (search space), where the specific RNTI may be used for robust notification. Optionally, the specific RNTI may be a robust-RNTI or a P-RNTI; optionally, the specific search space may be a Type 3-search space;

[0320] Decoding the terminal identification (UE ID) information indicated in the DCI or indicated in the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0321] Decoding the purpose indication information indicated in the DCI or the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI;

[0322] Feedback to the base station whether the robust notification information is received correctly, and the feedback information is HARQ-ACK information.

[0323] In some embodiments, the terminal device may report to the network device whether it has the first capability through first information. The first information may be a parameter, for example, the value of the parameter indicates whether the terminal device has the first capability.

[0324] In other embodiments, the terminal device may directly report at least one of the above characteristics to the network device. If the terminal device has a capability corresponding to at least one of the above characteristics, it may be determined that the terminal device has the first capability.

[0325] In some embodiments, the PDCCH is used to carry DCI, and the PDCCH scrambled by a specific RNTI is equivalent to a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) carried by the DCI carried by the PDCCH being scrambled by the specific RNTI;

[0326] In some embodiments, the above features may be combined and reported in one UE capability information. For example, the UE capability information may include a first parameter (robust notification), which may be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports robust notification. If the terminal device indicates this capability, the terminal device supports the following basic features, such as blind decoding of DCI scrambled by a robust RNTI, receiving repeated DCI scrambled by a robust RNTI, and HARQ feedback for robust notification.

[0327] In some embodiments, the above features may be reported through different terminal capability information respectively.

[0328] Optionally, when the above features are reported separately, there may be dependencies.

[0329] For example, the terminal capability information may include a second parameter (robust notification) and a third parameter (harq-FeedbackforNotification), where:

[0330] The second parameter may be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports high robustness notification. If the terminal device indicates the capability corresponding to the second parameter, the terminal device supports the following basic features, such as blind decoding of DCI scrambled by a high robustness RNTI and receiving repeated DCI scrambled by a high robustness RNTI.

[0331] The third parameter may be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports HARQ feedback for high robustness notification. A UE supporting this feature should also indicate support for high robustness notification.

[0332] In some embodiments, the capability of receiving high-robustness notifications may be referred to as a first capability.

[0333] In some embodiments, the first capability may be included in a UE capability report. Optionally, it may be included in a UE-NR-Capability information element.

[0334] In some embodiments, this first capability is optional.

[0335] In some embodiments, the first capability can be reported only when the terminal device reports that it supports NTN.

[0336] For example, the prerequisite capability of the first capability (robustNotification) is the NTN (non-TerrestrialNetwork) capability.

[0337] For another example, a terminal device that supports the first capability (robustNotification) function should also indicate support for the NTN (nonTerrestrialNetwork) capability.

[0338] For another example, the terminal capability information may include a second parameter (robust notification) and a third parameter (harq-FeedbackforNotification), where:

[0339] The second parameter can be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports high robustness notification. If the terminal device indicates the capability corresponding to the second parameter, the terminal device supports the following basic features, such as blind decoding of DCI scrambled by a high robustness RNTI and receiving repeated DCI scrambled by a high robustness RNTI. Terminal devices that support high robustness notification should also indicate support for NTN (nonTerrestrialNetwork) capabilities.

[0340] The third parameter may be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports HARQ feedback for high robustness notification. A UE supporting this feature should also indicate support for high robustness notification.

[0341] In some embodiments, the first capability is per UE, not per band. The same UE may support the same first capability in different bands.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first capability does not distinguish between TDD or FDD.

[0343] In some embodiments, the first capability does not distinguish between FR1 or FR2.

[0344] In some embodiments, after the terminal device reports the first capability information to the network device (e.g., a base station) through the UE capability after accessing the network, the network device may retain the capability. When the terminal device enters an idle state or an inactive state, the network may send a robust notification to the terminal device with the first capability.

[0345] In one embodiment, if the base station to which the terminal device accesses has not changed, for example, it has always been at base station 1, then base station 1 sends a robust notification to the UE.

[0346] In one embodiment, if the base station to which the terminal device accesses has not changed, for example, it has changed from base station 1 to base station 2, base station 2 can obtain the first capability information of the terminal device from the core network device or base station 1 and send a robust notification to the terminal device.

[0347] In this way, the terminal device can report whether it supports the ability to receive high robustness notifications.

[0348] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, which may include a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device can execute the method for determining terminal capabilities performed by the terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure; the network device can execute the method for determining terminal capabilities performed by the network device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0349] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal device in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0350] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0351] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0352] Figure 6A is a structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, the terminal device 101 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 211, a processing module 212, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 211 is configured to send a first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, wherein the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive a second information, and the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of the paging information. Optionally, the transceiver module 211 can be used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S2101, step S2102, but not limited thereto) executed by the terminal device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module 212 can be used to execute at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0353] Figure 6B is a structural diagram of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, the network device 102 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 221, a processing module 222, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 221 is configured to receive a first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, wherein the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive a second information, and the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of the paging information. Optionally, the transceiver module 221 can be used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S2101, step S2102, but not limited thereto) performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module 222 can be used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0354] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0355] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0356] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 300 can be a network device (such as an access network device, a core network device, etc.), or a terminal device (such as a user device, etc.), or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal device to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 300 can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiment.

[0357] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 300 includes one or more processors 301. The processor 301 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 300 can be used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 301 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 300 to perform any of the above methods.

[0358] In some embodiments, the communication device 300 may further include one or more transceivers 302. When the communication device 300 includes one or more transceivers 302, the transceiver 302 may perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101 and step S2102, but not limited thereto), and the processor 301 may perform at least one of the other steps.

[0359] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0360] In some embodiments, the communication device 300 also includes one or more memories 303 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 303 may be located outside the communication device 300. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 300 may include one or more interface circuits 304. Optionally, the interface circuits 304 are connected to the memories 303 and can be used to receive data from the memories 303 or other devices, or to send data to the memories 303 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 304 can read data stored in the memories 303 and send the data to the processor 301.

[0361] The communication device 300 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device 300 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 300 may not be limited by FIG. 7A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device 300 may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0362] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 400 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 300 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 400 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0363] The chip 400 includes one or more processors 401 , and the chip 400 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0364] In some embodiments, chip 400 further includes one or more interface circuits 404. Alternatively, the terms interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 400 further includes one or more memories 403 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memories 403 may be located external to chip 400.

[0365] Optionally, the interface circuit 404 is connected to the memory 403. The interface circuit 404 can be used to receive data from the memory 403 or other devices, and the interface circuit 404 can be used to send data to the memory 403 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 404 can read data stored in the memory 403 and send the data to the processor 401.

[0366] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 404 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S2101 and step S2102, but not limited thereto) of the sending and / or receiving steps in the above method. For example, the interface circuit 404 performing the communication steps (e.g., sending and / or receiving steps) in the above method means that the interface circuit 404 performs data exchange between the processor 401, chip 400, memory 403, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 401 may perform at least one of the other steps.

[0367] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0368] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 300, the communication device 300 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a transient storage medium.

[0369] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a program product that, when executed by the communication device 300, causes the communication device 300 to perform any of the above optional methods. Optionally, the program product may be a computer program product. Optionally, the computer program product may include a computer program and / or instructions that, when executed by the communication device, implement any of the above optional methods.

[0370] The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any of the above optional methods.

Claims

1. A method for determining terminal capabilities, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal device, the method includes: Send first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of the paging information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first capability includes at least one of the following: a second capability, where the second capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a first type of physical downlink control channel PDCCH scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier RNTI, where the first RNTI is the RNTI used for the second information, and the first type of PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH; A third capability, where the third capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a second type of PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI, where the second type of PDCCH is a UE-specific PDCCH; a fourth capability, where the fourth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving repeatedly transmitted PDCCHs scrambled by the first RNTI; a fifth capability, where the fifth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports retrieving DCI scrambled by the first RNTI in a first search space; A sixth capability, where the sixth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining terminal identification information according to the second information, where the terminal identification information is indicated in the DCI or indicated by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI; a seventh capability, where the seventh capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining purpose indication information according to the second information, where the purpose indication information is indicated by the DCI or indicated by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, and the purpose indication information is used to indicate the role of the second information; An eighth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports sending first feedback information to a network device, where the first feedback information is feedback on whether the terminal device correctly receives the second information.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The first information includes a parameter, and the parameter corresponds to the first capability; or The first information includes at least one parameter, wherein each parameter of the at least one parameter corresponds to at least one capability from the second capability to the eighth capability included in the first capability, and different parameters correspond to different capabilities.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The first information is information included in the terminal capability report.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The first information is optional information in the terminal capability report.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The terminal capability report includes third information. In a case where the third information indicates the capability of the terminal device to support a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the terminal capability report includes the first information.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that One terminal device corresponds to one first information.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between standards, and the standards include frequency division duplex FDD and time division duplex TDD.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between frequency ranges, and the frequency ranges include FR1 and FR2.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: The second information is received.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The second information is a high robustness notification.

12. A method for determining terminal capabilities, characterized in that: Executed by a network device, the method includes: Receive first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and a demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than a demodulation threshold of the paging information.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The first capability includes at least one of the following: The second capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving the first A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of type, the first RNTI is an RNTI used for the second information, and the first type PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH; A third capability, where the third capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving a second type of PDCCH scrambled by the first RNTI, where the second type of PDCCH is a UE-specific PDCCH; a fourth capability, where the fourth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports receiving repeatedly transmitted PDCCHs scrambled by the first RNTI; a fifth capability, where the fifth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports retrieving DCI scrambled by the first RNTI in a first search space; A sixth capability, where the sixth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining terminal identification information according to the second information, where the terminal identification information is indicated in the DCI or indicated by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the DCI; a seventh capability, where the seventh capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports obtaining purpose indication information according to the second information, where the purpose indication information is indicated by the DCI or indicated by the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, and the purpose indication information is used to indicate the role of the second information; An eighth capability is used to indicate that the terminal device supports sending first feedback information to a network device, where the first feedback information is feedback on whether the terminal device correctly receives the second information.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The first information includes a parameter, and the parameter corresponds to the first capability; or The first information includes at least one parameter, wherein each parameter of the at least one parameter corresponds to at least one capability from the second capability to the eighth capability included in the first capability, and different parameters correspond to different capabilities.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that The first information is information included in the terminal capability report.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The first information is optional information in the terminal capability report.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The terminal capability report includes third information. In a case where the third information indicates the capability of the terminal device to support a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the terminal capability report includes the first information.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that One terminal device corresponds to one first information.

19. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that The first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between standards, and the standards include frequency division duplex FDD and time division duplex TDD.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that The first information of the terminal device does not distinguish between frequency ranges, and the frequency ranges include FR1 and FR2.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 20, characterized in that The method further comprises: Determining that the terminal device meets the first condition, and sending the second information; The first condition includes at least one of the following: The terminal device supports the first capability; The terminal device is in a first state, where the first state includes an idle state and / or an inactive state; The terminal device paging fails.

22. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receive fourth information sent by other network devices, where the fourth information includes the first information, and the other network devices include other core network devices and / or other access network devices.

23. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 22, characterized in that The second information is a high robustness notification.

24. A terminal device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability, where the first capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive second information, and the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of the paging information.

25. A network device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is configured to receive first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the terminal device has a first capability. The capability is the capability of the terminal device to receive the second information, and the demodulation threshold of the second information is lower than the demodulation threshold of the paging information.

26. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The communication device is configured to execute the method for determining terminal capabilities according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or claims 12 to 23.

27. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the method for determining terminal capabilities according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or claims 12 to 23.

28. A computer program product comprising a computer program and / or instructions, characterized in that When the computer program and / or the instructions are executed by a communication device, the method for determining terminal capabilities according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or claims 12 to 23 is implemented.

29. A communication system, characterized in that: The communication system includes a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is configured to implement the method for determining terminal capabilities according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and the network device is configured to implement the method for determining terminal capabilities according to any one of claims 12 to 23.

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