Communication method, apparatus, and device, storage medium, and computer program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, apparatus, and device, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The method comprises: a terminal indicates a first preference to a network device. The first preference is a preference of the terminal for entering a first state. The first state comprises a first transceiver of the terminal being in an operating state and / or a second transceiver of the terminal being in a low-power state. The first transceiver is used for receiving a wakeup signal. By means of the present disclosure, the terminal can indicate to a network whether the terminal desires to enter the first state.

Description

Communication method, device, equipment, storage medium and computer program product Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular to a communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and computer program product. Background Art

[0002] With the development of wireless communication technology, in order to reduce terminal power consumption, in addition to the main transceiver, a separate low-power transceiver can be set up in the terminal. Low-power signals, such as the low-power wakeup signal (LP-WUS), have been introduced. If the low-power transceiver detects the LP-WUS, it means that the main transceiver needs to wake up from the sleep state and transmit data.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] When the terminal is in the connected state, how to indicate to the network whether it desires to enter the first state is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and computer program product.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: indicating a first preference to a network device, wherein the first preference is the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state includes the terminal's first transceiver being in a working state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a low power consumption state, and the first transceiver is used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: obtaining a first preference indicated by a terminal, the first preference being the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, and the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0008] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, including: a transceiver module, used to indicate a first preference to a network device, the first preference being the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0009] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, including: a transceiver module, used to obtain a first preference indicated by a terminal, the first preference being the preference of the terminal for entering a first state, the first state including the first transceiver of the terminal being in a low power consumption state and / or the second transceiver of the terminal being in a working state, and the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0010] According to the fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing computer programs; wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the method described in any one of the first and second aspects.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is proposed, on which a computer program is stored, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in any one of the first and second aspects are implemented.

[0012] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is proposed, comprising a computer program, which implements the steps of the method described in any one of the first and second aspects when executed by a processor.

[0013] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program is proposed, which includes codes, and when the codes are executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in any one of the first and second aspects are implemented.

[0014] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a chip or a chip system is provided, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the steps of the method described in any one of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0015] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure enables the terminal to indicate to the network whether it desires to enter the first state.

[0016] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and do not constitute limitations on the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] 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.

[0018] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] 3A to 3C are flowcharts illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] 4A to 4C are flowcharts illustrating a communication method executed on a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] 5A to 5C are flowcharts illustrating a communication method executed on a network device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG6A is another schematic flow chart showing a communication method executed on a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG6B is another flowchart illustrating a communication method executed on a network device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and computer program product.

[0030] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: indicating a first preference to a network device, the first preference being the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a working state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a low power consumption state, and the first transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0031] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, by indicating the first preference to the network device, it is possible to report to the network whether the terminal expects to enter the first state, so that the network device can configure corresponding resources for the terminal according to the terminal's preference, so that the terminal can enter the first state, thereby saving power consumption.

[0032] In some possible implementations, the terminal is in a connected state.

[0033] In some possible implementations, the first preference is that the terminal desires to enter the first state or the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0034] In some possible implementations, indicating the first preference to the network device includes: sending auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0035] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes first information, the first information is used to indicate a second preference, and the second preference is that the terminal expects to enter a connected state; indicating the first preference to the network device includes: indicating the first preference to the network device based on the first information.

[0036] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, on the basis of the terminal reporting the preference for entering the connected state, the terminal may also additionally indicate to the network the preference for entering the first state. In this way, the terminal can enter the first state after entering the connected state, thereby saving power consumption.

[0037] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes the second information, and the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or, the auxiliary information does not include the second information, and the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0038] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes third information, the third information is a first value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal expects to enter the first state; or, the third information is a second value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal does not expect to enter the first state.

[0039] In some possible implementations, the terminal is configured to do one of the following: allow the first preference to be indicated; and allow the first preference to be indicated when the second preference is allowed to be indicated.

[0040] In some possible implementations, indicating to the network device the terminal's preference for entering the first state includes: sending fourth information, where the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0041] In some possible implementations, the terminal is configured to allow indicating the first preference.

[0042] In some possible implementations, the above method further includes: sending fifth information, where the fifth information is used to indicate a first capability, where the first capability is the terminal's support capability for indicating the first preference.

[0043] In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: obtaining a first preference indicated by a terminal, the first preference being the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, and the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0044] In some possible implementations, the terminal is in a connected state.

[0045] In some possible implementations, the first preference includes whether the terminal desires to enter the first state or whether the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0046] In some possible implementations, obtaining the first preference indicated by the terminal includes: receiving auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0047] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes first information, the first information is used to indicate a second preference, the second preference is that the terminal expects to enter a connected state, and the first preference is indicated by the terminal based on the first information.

[0048] In some possible implementations, the first information includes the second information, and the first information is further used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or the first information does not include the second information, and the first information is further used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0049] In some possible implementations, the first information includes third information, the third information is a first value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal expects to enter the first state; or, the third information is a second value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal does not expect to enter the first state.

[0050] In some possible implementations, the above method further includes at least one of the following: configuring to allow the terminal to indicate the second preference; configuring to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference.

[0051] In some possible implementations, obtaining the first preference indicated by the terminal includes: receiving fourth information, where the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0052] In some possible implementations, the above method further includes: configuring the terminal to allow indicating the first preference.

[0053] In some possible implementations, the above method further includes: receiving fifth information, where the fifth information is used to indicate a first capability of the terminal, and the first capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the first preference.

[0054] In some possible implementations, the terminal supports indicating a third preference, where the third preference is the terminal's preference for leaving the connected state.

[0055] In some possible implementations, the above method further includes: configuring, for the terminal, whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference based on the first capability.

[0056] In the third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, including: a transceiver module, used to indicate a first preference to a network device, the first preference being the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0057] In some possible implementations, the terminal is in a connected state.

[0058] In some possible implementations, the first preference is that the terminal desires to enter the first state or the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0059] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is configured to send auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0060] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes first information, the first information is used to indicate a second preference, and the second preference is that the terminal expects to enter a connected state; indicating the first preference to the network device includes: indicating the first preference to the network device based on the first information.

[0061] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes the second information, and the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or, the auxiliary information does not include the second information, and the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0062] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes third information, the third information is a first value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal expects to enter the first state; or, the third information is a second value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal does not expect to enter the first state.

[0063] In some possible implementations, the terminal is configured to do one of the following: allow the first preference to be indicated; and allow the first preference to be indicated when the second preference is allowed to be indicated.

[0064] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is configured to send fourth information, where the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0065] In some possible implementations, the terminal is configured to allow indicating the first preference.

[0066] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is further configured to send fifth information, where the fifth information is configured to indicate a first capability, where the first capability is a capability of the terminal to support the first preference.

[0067] In the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, including: a transceiver module, used to obtain a first preference indicated by a terminal, the first preference being the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, and the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

[0068] In some possible implementations, the terminal is in a connected state.

[0069] In some possible implementations, the first preference includes whether the terminal desires to enter the first state or whether the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0070] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is further configured to receive auxiliary information, where the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0071] In some possible implementations, the auxiliary information includes first information, the first information is used to indicate a second preference, the second preference is that the terminal expects to enter a connected state, and the first preference is indicated by the terminal based on the first information.

[0072] In some possible implementations, the first information includes the second information, and the first information is further used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or the first information does not include the second information, and the first information is further used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0073] In some possible implementations, the first information includes third information, the third information is a first value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal expects to enter the first state; or, the third information is a second value, and the third information is used to indicate that the terminal does not expect to enter the first state.

[0074] In some possible implementations, the apparatus further includes: a processing module, further configured to perform at least one of the following: configuring to allow the terminal to indicate the second preference; configuring to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference.

[0075] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is configured to receive fourth information, where the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference.

[0076] In some possible implementations, the apparatus further includes: a processing module, configured to configure the terminal to allow indication of the first preference.

[0077] In some possible implementations, the transceiver module is further configured to receive fifth information, where the fifth information is configured to indicate a first capability of the terminal, and the first capability is configured to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the first preference.

[0078] In some possible implementations, the apparatus further includes: a processing module configured to configure, for the terminal, whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference based on the first capability.

[0079] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal comprising: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing computer programs; wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect and any one of its possible implementations.

[0080] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing computer programs; wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect and any one of its possible implementations.

[0081] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of their possible implementations are implemented.

[0082] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of their possible implementations.

[0083] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which includes codes, and when the codes are executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of their possible implementations.

[0084] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system, which includes a processing circuit configured to execute the steps of the method described in any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, and possible implementations thereof.

[0085] It is understandable that the above-mentioned communication apparatus, communication device, storage medium, computer program product and computer program are all used to execute the communication method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0086] The present disclosure provides a communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and computer program product. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information reporting method," "terminal status reporting method," "information processing method," and "information transmission method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication apparatus" and "information reporting apparatus," "terminal status reporting apparatus," "information processing apparatus," and "information transmission apparatus" are interchangeable; and the terms "communication system," "information processing system," and "information transmission system" are interchangeable.

[0087] 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.

[0088] 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.

[0089] 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.

[0090] 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.

[0091] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0092] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0093] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in 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 same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0094] 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.

[0095] 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.

[0096] 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.

[0097] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0098] 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.

[0099] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0100] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0101] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0102] In some embodiments, the terms “terminal,” “terminal device,” “user equipment (UE),” “user terminal,” “mobile station (MS),” “mobile terminal (MT),” “subscriber station,” “mobile unit,” “subscriber unit,” “wireless unit,” “remote unit,” “mobile device,” “wireless device,” “wireless communication device,” “remote device,” “mobile subscriber station,” “access terminal,” “mobile terminal,” “wireless terminal,” “remote terminal,” “handset,” “user agent,” “mobile client,” “client,” and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0103] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0104] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0105] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0106] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0107] 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.

[0108] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102. In some embodiments, the network device 102 may be an access network device.

[0109] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0110] In some embodiments, the network device 102, for example, is a node or device that accesses the terminal to the wireless network. The network device 102 may include an evolved node B (eNB), a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation node B (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (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.

[0111] In some embodiments, the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applicable to an open radio access network (Open RAN) architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

[0112] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0113] In some embodiments, the access network device may be a single device, or may be multiple devices or a device group. The access network device may be virtual or physical.

[0114] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0115] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or some of the entities in the communication system 100 , but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system 100 may include all or some of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary. The entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0116] The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to long term evolution (LTE), LTE-advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, international mobile telecommunications-advanced (IMT-advanced), 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.17 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.18 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.19 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.21 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.22 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.23 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.24 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.25 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.26 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.27 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.28 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.29 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.30 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.31 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.32 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.33 (WiMAX (reg 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).

[0117] In the disclosed embodiments, the power saving project of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) R16 (Release 16) introduces a power saving signal (also known as a wake-up signal), such as a WUS (wake-up signal) or a DCP (downlink control information for power saving), for terminals in a connected state. LP-WUS is a low-power detection signal. If a terminal detects LP-WUS, it means that the terminal needs to monitor the PDCCH. However, if LP-WUS is not detected, the terminal can skip monitoring of some PDCCHs. Later, in the power-saving project of Release 17, for idle discontinuous reception (DRX) scenarios, power-saving signals (such as paging early indication (PEI)) are usually configured before the paging occasion (PO). If the terminal does not detect the power-saving signal, it needs to skip the paging DCI; otherwise, it needs to monitor the paging DCI. In Release 17, enhancements were made for terminals in the connected state, introducing the PDCCH skipping mechanism. That is, PDCCH skipping will be carried in the DCI to notify the terminal to skip monitoring for a period of time or switch the search space group. It can be seen that in the power-saving projects of Release 16 or Release 17, regardless of the power-saving signal, the terminal's baseband chip (modem) needs to detect the power-saving signal.

[0118] In one embodiment, in order to further save power consumption, the terminal may add a transceiver that is dedicated to receiving power-saving signals. Figure 2 is a structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the terminal 101 may include a first transceiver 111, a second transceiver 112 and a processor 113. Among them, the first transceiver 111 can be understood as a low power wake-up signal receiver (LP-WUR), which has the ability to monitor wake-up signals with ultra-low power consumption. The second transceiver 112 can be understood as a main transceiver (main receiver) used for data transmission, such as a transceiver that monitors PDCCH and / or receives uplink and downlink transmission data. Exemplarily, the second transceiver 112 can be a baseband chip (modem) or a main radio part on the terminal. The second transceiver 112 can be one or more. When there are multiple second transceivers 112, the frequency bands of each second transceiver 112 can be the same or different.

[0119] As shown in Figure 2, after the first transceiver 111 detects the LP-WUS, the terminal 101 wakes up the second transceiver 112. At this time, the second transceiver 112 is turned on or wakes up from a sleep state or a deep sleep state to transmit and receive data. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to save terminal power consumption, the second transceiver 112 can be turned off again or enter a sleep state or a deep sleep state after completing monitoring of the PDCCH or ending data transmission with the network device.

[0120] It should be noted that after the second transceiver 112 enters the sleep state, it can remain turned off or asleep within a predefined or preconfigured first time period (such as 5ms, 8ms, 10ms, etc.). At this time, the second transceiver 112 does not perform monitoring of the PDCCH or data transmission with the network device. During the first time period, the first transceiver 111 can remain turned on to monitor the LP-WUS. After the second transceiver 112 enters the deep sleep state, it can remain turned off or asleep within a predefined or preconfigured second time period (such as 30ms, 50ms, 80ms, etc.). During the second time period, the first transceiver 111 can remain turned on. Here, the length of the second time period is longer than the length of the first time period.

[0121] In one embodiment, the above-mentioned “sleep state” may be expressed as “dormant state”, “deep sleep state”, “super deep sleep state”, etc.

[0122] In the disclosed embodiments, a terminal can report its desired state to the network via auxiliary information. In one example, a terminal can report entering the idle state, the inactive state, and the desire to remain in the connected state. However, when a terminal reports that it desires to be in the connected state, it does not report whether it desires to enter the LP-WUS listening mode. Therefore, how a terminal in the connected state reports its desire to enter the LP-WUS listening mode is an urgent issue to be resolved.

[0123] The following describes the terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0124] 1. First state

[0125] The embodiment of the present disclosure defines a state of the terminal, namely the first state. In this state, the terminal operates using the first transceiver 111, and the first state can be understood as a low power state of the terminal.

[0126] In one embodiment, the first state may include at least one of the following: the first transceiver is in a working state, the second transceiver is in a low power consumption state, and the terminal is in an LP-WUS listening state.

[0127] In one embodiment, the first transceiver being in the working state can be understood as the first transceiver being turned on and monitoring the wake-up signal. At this time, the second transceiver can be in a low power consumption state.

[0128] In one embodiment, the second transceiver being in a low power consumption state may be understood as the second transceiver being turned off or in a sleep state.

[0129] In one embodiment, the terminal being in the LP-WUS monitoring state may be understood as the terminal using the first transceiver to monitor the LP-WUS and turning off the second transceiver or putting the second transceiver into a sleep state.

[0130] In one embodiment, when the terminal enters the first state, the second transceiver (such as the main transceiver) of the terminal is in a low power consumption state, that is, the second transceiver remains turned off or in sleep mode.

[0131] In one embodiment, when the terminal is in the first state, the first transceiver of the terminal remains turned on, that is, the first transceiver is in the turned-on state.

[0132] In one embodiment, the first state can also be understood as a state of the second transceiver. In this case, the terminal entering the first state can be understood as the second transceiver of the terminal entering the first state.

[0133] In one embodiment, the specific name of the first state is not specifically limited. For example, the first state can be expressed as a low power state, an ultra deep sleep state, a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) monitoring state, etc.

[0134] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, "entering the first state" can be replaced with "activating the first state", "the first state is activated", etc.; "leaving the first state" can be replaced with "deactivating the first state", "the first state is deactivated", etc.

[0135] 2. First preference

[0136] The embodiment of the present disclosure defines a preference of a terminal, namely a first preference. The first preference may be a preference of the terminal for entering a first state.

[0137] In some embodiments, the terminal may report the first preference to the network device to indicate whether the terminal desires to enter the first state.

[0138] In some embodiments, the first preference may indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state or that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state. In one example, the terminal may report the first preference to the network device to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state. In another example, the terminal may report the first preference to the network device to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0139] 3. Second preference

[0140] The embodiment of the present disclosure defines another preference of the terminal, namely the second preference. The second preference refers to the preference of the terminal for entering the connected state.

[0141] In some embodiments, the terminal may report the second preference to the network device to indicate whether the terminal desires to enter the connected state.

[0142] In some embodiments, the second preference may indicate whether the terminal desires to enter a connected state or does not desire to enter a connected state. In one example, the terminal may report the second preference to the network device to indicate that the terminal desires to enter a connected state. In another example, the terminal may report the second preference to the network device to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter a connected state.

[0143] As shown in Figure 3A, Figure 3A is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method that can be applied to the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method can include steps S3101 to S3103.

[0144] In step S3101, the terminal sends fifth information.

[0145] In some embodiments, the network device receives fifth information.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terminal is in a connected state.

[0147] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate a first capability of the terminal, where the first capability is the terminal's ability to support the indicated first preference.

[0148] In some embodiments, the first capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the first preference to the network device. In an example, the first capability may indicate that the terminal supports indicating the first preference to the network device, or the first capability may indicate that the terminal does not support indicating the first preference to the network device.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal supports indicating a third preference, where the third preference is a preference of the terminal to leave the connected state. In this case, the terminal supports indicating the first preference to the network device.

[0150] In step S3102, the network device sends first configuration information.

[0151] In some embodiments, the terminal receives first configuration information.

[0152] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference and the second preference. In one embodiment, the first configuration information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference, and / or to indicate the first preference when the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference.

[0153] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference. In one example, the first configuration information may indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference. In another example, the first configuration information may indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate the second preference.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may be configured with a first switch to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference. In some embodiments, the first configuration information may not be configured with the first switch to indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate the second preference. In one example, the first switch may be a connectedReporting switch.

[0155] In some embodiments, when the first configuration information indicates that the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference, the first configuration information may also be used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, when the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference, the first configuration information may also indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, when the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference, the first configuration information may also indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate that the first preference is allowed when the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference. In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate that the first preference is not allowed when the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference.

[0156] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may further include a second switch to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, the first configuration information may not include the second switch to indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate the first preference. In one example, the second switch may be a connectedReporting_LPWUS switch.

[0157] In some embodiments, the network device may configure the second switch as a prerequisite for configuring the first switch. That is, after configuring the first switch, the network device may configure the second switch to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference in addition to the second preference. In some embodiments, the network device configures the first switch and the second switch for the terminal to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference and the second preference.

[0158] In some embodiments, allowing the terminal to indicate the first preference may be a default configuration. In this case, the first configuration information may indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference by specifying whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference. In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a first switch to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference and the first preference. In some embodiments, the first configuration information does not include the first switch to indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate either the second preference or the first preference.

[0159] In some embodiments, the network device may configure the first configuration information for the terminal based on the first capability of the terminal to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference. In some embodiments, if the first capability indicates that the terminal supports indicating the first preference, the network device may configure the terminal to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, if the first capability indicates that the terminal does not support indicating the first preference, the network device may configure the terminal to not allow the terminal to indicate the first preference.

[0160] In one example, when the first capability indicates that the terminal supports indicating the first preference, the network device may configure the first switch and the second switch for the terminal in the first configuration information, to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference and the second preference, or to indicate that the terminal is further allowed to indicate the first preference when the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference. In one example, when the first capability indicates that the terminal supports indicating the first preference, the network device may configure the first switch for the terminal in the first configuration information. In this case, allowing the terminal to indicate the first preference may be a default configuration, to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference and the second preference, or to indicate that the terminal is further allowed to indicate the first preference when the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference.

[0161] In one example, when the first capability indicates that the terminal does not support indicating the first preference, the network device may configure only the first switch for the terminal in the first configuration information to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference but not allowed to indicate the first preference.

[0162] In some embodiments, the network may also indicate to the terminal in other ways whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference, which will not be elaborated in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0163] In some embodiments, step S3101 may be omitted. In this case, in step S3102 , the network device may configure for the terminal whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference.

[0164] In step S3103, the terminal sends auxiliary information.

[0165] In some embodiments, the network device receives assistance information.

[0166] In some embodiments, the assistance information is used to indicate a preference of the terminal. In one example, the assistance information may be terminal assistance information (UE assistance information, UAI).

[0167] In some embodiments, in step S3102, the network device configures the terminal to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and the second preference. In this case, the auxiliary information can be used to indicate the second preference and the first preference.

[0168] In some embodiments, when the terminal indicates that the second preference is to enter the connected state, the terminal may additionally indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, when the terminal indicates to the network device that it desires to enter the connected state, the terminal may indicate to the network device whether it desires to enter the first state. In one example, the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the connected state and desires to enter the first state. In another example, the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the connected state and does not desire to enter the first state.

[0169] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes first information, and the first information is used to indicate the second preference. In this case, the first information indicates that the terminal expects to enter a connected state.

[0170] In some embodiments, when the assistance information includes the first information, the terminal may indicate the first preference by whether the assistance information also includes the second information. In one example, the assistance information may include the second information, in which case the assistance information indicates that the terminal desires to enter the first state. In another example, the assistance information may not include the second information, in which case the assistance information indicates that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0171] In some embodiments, when the assistance information includes the first information, the terminal may indicate the first preference by using the value of third information included in the assistance information. In one example, the third information is the first value, indicating that the terminal desires to enter the first state. In another example, the third information is the second value, indicating that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0172] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a preference to transition to the first state, or sends auxiliary information if the preference changes, to indicate to the network device that it desires to enter the first state or to modify the first preference previously indicated to the network device.

[0173] It should be noted that before step S3103, the terminal needs to indicate to the network device a preference for transitioning out of the RRC_CONNECTED state. In some embodiments, the terminal may first indicate a preference for the idle state and / or deactivated state, and then indicate the second preference.

[0174] In one example, a network device configures a first switch for a terminal to allow the terminal to indicate a first preference and a second preference. The terminal then sends auxiliary information to the network device, where the auxiliary information includes first information and second information, indicating that the terminal desires to enter a connected state and a first state. In this case, after entering the connected state, the terminal desires to enter the first state.

[0175] In one example, a network device configures a first switch for a terminal to allow the terminal to indicate a first preference and a second preference. The terminal then sends auxiliary information to the network device, where the auxiliary information includes first information and third information having a first value, indicating that the terminal desires to enter a connected state and a first state. In this case, after entering the connected state, the terminal desires to enter the first state.

[0176] In one example, a network device configures a first switch for a terminal to allow the terminal to indicate a first preference and a second preference. The terminal then sends auxiliary information to the network device, where the auxiliary information includes first information and third information having a second value, indicating that the terminal desires to enter a connected state and does not desire to enter the first state. In this case, after entering the connected state, the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0177] In one example, the network device does not configure a first switch for the terminal to indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate the first preference and the second preference. The terminal does not send auxiliary information.

[0178] In one example, a network device configures a first switch and a second switch for a terminal to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate a first preference and a second preference. The terminal sends auxiliary information to the network device, where the auxiliary information includes the first information and the second information, indicating that the terminal desires to enter a connected state and a first state. In this case, after entering the connected state, the terminal desires to enter the first state.

[0179] In one example, a network device configures a first switch and a second switch for a terminal to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate a first preference and a second preference. The terminal sends auxiliary information to the network device, where the auxiliary information includes first information and third information having a first value, indicating that the terminal desires to enter a connected state and a first state. In this case, after entering the connected state, the terminal desires to enter the first state.

[0180] In one example, a network device configures a first switch and a second switch for a terminal to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate a first preference and a second preference. The terminal sends auxiliary information to the network device, where the auxiliary information includes the first information and third information having a second value, indicating that the terminal desires to enter a connected state and does not desire to enter the first state. In this case, after entering the connected state, the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0181] In one example, the network device configures only the first switch for the terminal to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the second preference and is not allowed to indicate the first preference. The terminal sends auxiliary information to the network device, where the auxiliary information only includes the first information to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the connected state, but does not indicate whether the terminal desires to enter the first state.

[0182] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of step S3102 and step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S3101 to S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S3101 to S3103 are not limited to this.

[0183] In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0184] As shown in Figure 3B, Figure 3B is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be applied to the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method can include steps S3201 to S3203.

[0185] In step S3201, the terminal sends the fifth information.

[0186] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0187] In step S3202, the network device sends second configuration information.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal receives second configuration information.

[0189] In some embodiments, the second configuration information may be used to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, the network device indicates that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference by configuring the second configuration information for the terminal.

[0190] In some embodiments, the second configuration information is used to indicate that the terminal is allowed to desire to enter the first state or to allow the terminal to modify the first preference previously indicated to the network device.

[0191] In some embodiments, the second configuration information may be preference information of the first state. In one example, the second configuration information may be LP-WUS monitoring preference.

[0192] In some embodiments, the network device may determine, based on the first capability of the terminal, whether to configure second configuration information for the terminal to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, if the first capability indicates that the terminal supports indicating the first preference, the network device may configure the second configuration information for the terminal to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference. In some embodiments, if the first capability indicates that the terminal does not support indicating the first preference, the network device may not configure the second configuration information for the terminal to indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate the first preference.

[0193] In some embodiments, step S3201 may be omitted. In this case, in step S3202, the network device may configure for the terminal whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference.

[0194] Step S3203: The terminal sends the fourth information.

[0195] In some embodiments, the network device receives fourth information.

[0196] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate a preference of the terminal. In one example, the fourth information may be terminal assistance information (UE assistance information, UAI).

[0197] In some embodiments, in step S3202, the network device configures the terminal to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference. In this case, the fourth information can be used to indicate the first preference.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that it desires to enter the first state (eg, the LP-WUS monitoring state), and at this time, the terminal sends the fourth information.

[0199] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that it desires to resume an earlier indication to enter the first state (eg, the LP-WUS monitoring state), and at this time, the terminal sends the fourth information.

[0200] In some embodiments, the terminal starts a timer, which is set to a "prohibit timer." When the timer expires, the terminal sends the fourth information.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal initiates transmission of the UAI to indicate the first preference to the network device.

[0202] In one example, the network device configures second configuration information for the terminal to indicate that the terminal is allowed to indicate the first preference. The terminal sends fourth information to the network device to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state.

[0203] In one example, the network device does not configure the second configuration information for the terminal to indicate that the terminal is not allowed to indicate the first preference. The terminal does not send the fourth information.

[0204] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that it prefers to transition to the first state, or when the preference changes, sends fourth information to indicate to the network device that it desires to enter the first state or to modify the first preference previously indicated to the network device.

[0205] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3203. For example, step S3201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S3202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of step S3202 and step S3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S3201 to S3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S3201 to S3203 are not limited to this.

[0206] In some embodiments, step S3201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0207] As shown in Figure 3C, Figure 3C is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be applied to the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method may include step S3301.

[0208] In step S3301, the terminal sends the fifth information.

[0209] In some embodiments, the network device receives fifth information.

[0210] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate a first capability of the terminal, where the first capability is the terminal's ability to support the indicated first preference. In this case, the network device may determine the first preference of the terminal based on the fifth information.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the first preference. In one example, the first capability may indicate that the terminal supports indicating the first preference, in which case it indicates that the terminal desires to enter the first state. In another example, the first capability may indicate that the terminal does not support indicating the first preference to the network device, in which case it indicates that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0212] In some embodiments, the terminal supports indicating a third preference, where the third preference is a preference of the terminal to leave the connected state. In this case, the terminal supports indicating the first preference to the network device.

[0213] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that it prefers to transition to the first state, or when the preference changes, sends fifth information to indicate to the network device that it desires to enter the first state or to modify the first preference previously indicated to the network device.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first capability indicates that the terminal supports indicating the first preference, at which point the network device determines that the terminal desires to enter the first state. In some embodiments, the first capability indicates that the terminal does not support indicating the first preference, at which point the network device determines that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0215] 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.

[0216] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0217] In some embodiments, terms such as "frame", "radio frame", "subframe", "slot", "sub-slot", "mini-slot", "symbol", "symbol", and "transmission time interval (TTI)" can be used interchangeably.

[0218] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0219] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "send", "transmit", "communication", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0220] In some embodiments, terms such as "indicate", "indicate to the network device", "indicate to the terminal", "report", and "issue" can be used interchangeably.

[0221] In some embodiments, the terms "sleep", "sleep", "deep sleep", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0222] In some embodiments, terms such as "status" and "mode" can be used interchangeably.

[0223] In some embodiments, terms such as "preference", "tendency", and "favor" can be used interchangeably.

[0224] In some embodiments, terms such as "support," "allow," and "can" may be used interchangeably.

[0225] As shown in Figure 4A, Figure 4A is a flow chart illustrating a method for performing communication on a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method that can be applied to the terminal 101 in the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method can include steps S4101 to S4103.

[0226] In step S4101, the fifth information is sent.

[0227] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fifth information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the fifth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0229] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate the terminal's support capability for indicating the first preference.

[0230] In some embodiments, the network device may configure, for the terminal, whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference based on the first capability.

[0231] In some embodiments, step S4101 is omitted, and the network device can configure for the terminal itself whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference.

[0232] In step S4102, first configuration information is received.

[0233] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first configuration information sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the first configuration information sent by other entities.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate that the first preference is allowed to be indicated, and / or that the first preference is allowed to be indicated when the second preference is allowed to be indicated.

[0236] In step S4103, auxiliary information is sent.

[0237] The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3103 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0238] In some embodiments, the terminal sends auxiliary information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the terminal may also send auxiliary information to other entities.

[0239] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference. For example, the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state or that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0240] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step S4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of step S4102 and step S4103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S4101 to S4103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S4101 to S4103 are not limited to this.

[0241] In some embodiments, step S4101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0242] As shown in Figure 4B, Figure 4B is a flow chart illustrating a method for executing a communication method on a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method that can be applied to the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method can include steps S4201 to S4203.

[0243] In step S4201, the fifth information is sent.

[0244] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fifth information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the fifth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0246] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate the terminal's support capability for indicating the first preference.

[0247] In some embodiments, the network device may configure, for the terminal, whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference based on the first capability.

[0248] In some embodiments, step S4201 is omitted, and the network device can configure for the terminal itself whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference.

[0249] In step S4202, second configuration information is received.

[0250] The optional implementation of step S4202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3202 in Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0251] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the second configuration information sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the second configuration information sent by other entities.

[0252] In some embodiments, the second configuration information is used to indicate permission to indicate the first preference.

[0253] In step S4203, the fourth information is sent.

[0254] The optional implementation of step S4203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3203 in Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0255] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fourth information to the network device but is not limited thereto, and the fourth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0256] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference. For example, the fourth information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state or that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0257] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 to S4203. For example, step S4201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S4202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of step S4202 and step S4203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S4201 to S4203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S4201 to S4203 are not limited to this.

[0258] In some embodiments, step S4201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0259] As shown in Figure 4C, Figure 4C is a flow chart illustrating a method for performing communication on a terminal side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method that can be applied to the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method may include step S4301.

[0260] In step S4301, the fifth information is sent.

[0261] The optional implementation of step S4301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3301 in Figure 3C and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0262] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fifth information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the fifth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0263] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate the terminal's support capability for the indicated first preference. In this case, the network device can determine the first preference of the terminal based on the fifth information.

[0264] As shown in Figure 5A, Figure 5A is a flow chart illustrating a communication method executed by a network device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method that can be applied to the terminal 101 in the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method can include steps S5101 to S5103.

[0265] In step S5101, the fifth information is received.

[0266] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0267] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fifth information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the fifth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0268] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate the terminal's support capability for indicating the first preference.

[0269] In some embodiments, the network device may configure, for the terminal, whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference based on the first capability.

[0270] In some embodiments, step S5101 is omitted, and the network device can configure for the terminal itself whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference.

[0271] In step S5102, first configuration information is sent.

[0272] The optional implementation of step S5102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0273] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first configuration information sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the first configuration information sent by other entities.

[0274] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate that the first preference is allowed to be indicated, and / or that the first preference is allowed to be indicated when the second preference is allowed to be indicated.

[0275] In step S5103, auxiliary information is received.

[0276] The optional implementation of step S5103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3103 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0277] In some embodiments, the terminal sends auxiliary information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the terminal may also send auxiliary information to other entities.

[0278] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference. For example, the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state or that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0279] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5101 to S5103. For example, step S5101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S5102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of step S5102 and step S5103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S5101 to S5103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S5101 to S5103 are not limited to this.

[0280] In some embodiments, step S5101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0281] As shown in Figure 5B, Figure 5B is a flow chart illustrating a communication method executed by a network device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method that can be applied to the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method can include steps S5201 to S5203.

[0282] In step S5201, the fifth information is received.

[0283] The optional implementation of step S5201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3101 in Figure 3A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0284] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fifth information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the fifth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0285] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate the terminal's support capability for indicating the first preference.

[0286] In some embodiments, the network device may configure, for the terminal, whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference based on the first capability.

[0287] In some embodiments, step S5201 is omitted, and the network device can configure for the terminal whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference.

[0288] In step S5202, the second configuration information is sent.

[0289] The optional implementation of step S5202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3202 in Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0290] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the second configuration information sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the second configuration information sent by other entities.

[0291] In some embodiments, the second configuration information is used to indicate permission to indicate the first preference.

[0292] In step S5203, the fourth information is received.

[0293] The optional implementation of step S5203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3203 in Figure 3B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3B, which will not be repeated here.

[0294] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fourth information to the network device but is not limited thereto, and the fourth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0295] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference. For example, the fourth information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state or that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

[0296] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5201 to S5203. For example, step S5201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S5202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of step S5202 and step S5203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, the combination of steps S5201 to S5203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. It should be noted that the possible independent embodiments consisting of one or more steps from steps S5201 to S5203 are not limited to this.

[0297] In some embodiments, step S5201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0298] As shown in Figure 5C, Figure 5C is a flow chart of a network device side communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method that can be applied to the above-mentioned communication system 100. The method can include step S5301.

[0299] In step S5301, the fifth information is received.

[0300] The optional implementation of step S5301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S3301 in Figure 3C and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0301] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the fifth information to the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the fifth information may also be sent to other entities.

[0302] In some embodiments, the fifth information is used to indicate the terminal's support capability for the indicated first preference. In this case, the network device can determine the first preference of the terminal based on the fifth information.

[0303] As shown in Figure 6A, Figure 6A is another flow chart of a terminal side executing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is executed by a terminal. The communication method of the present disclosure embodiment includes step S6101.

[0304] In step S6101, a first preference is indicated to a network device.

[0305] Optional implementations of step S6101 may refer to step S3103 in FIG. 3A , step S3203 in FIG. 3B , step S3303 in FIG. 3C , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3A , FIG. 3B , and FIG. 3C , which will not be described in detail here.

[0306] In some embodiments, the terminal may indicate the first preference to the network device by sending at least one of the auxiliary information, the fourth information, and the fifth information.

[0307] In some embodiments, the optional implementation method of the step of the terminal sending at least one of the auxiliary information, the fourth information, and the fifth information can be referred to step S3103 of Figure 3A, step S3203 of Figure 3B, step S3303 of Figure 3C, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 3A, 3B, and 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0308] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments on the communication system side and the terminal side, which will not be repeated here.

[0309] As shown in Figure 6B, Figure 6B is another flow chart illustrating a communication method executed by a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The present embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a network device. The communication method of the present embodiment of the present disclosure includes step S6201.

[0310] In step S6201, the first preference indicated by the terminal is obtained.

[0311] Optional implementations of step S6201 may refer to step S3103 in FIG. 3A , step S3203 in FIG. 3B , step S3303 in FIG. 3C , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 3A , FIG. 3B , and FIG. 3C , which will not be described in detail here.

[0312] In some embodiments, the network device may obtain the first preference of the terminal by receiving at least one of the auxiliary information, the fourth information, and the fifth information sent by the terminal.

[0313] In some embodiments, the optional implementation method of the step of the network device receiving at least one of the auxiliary information, the fourth information, and the fifth information can be referred to step S3103 of Figure 3A, step S3203 of Figure 3B, step S3303 of Figure 3C, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 3A, 3B, and 3C, which will not be repeated here.

[0314] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments on the communication system side and the network device side, which will not be repeated here.

[0315] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal in the connected state reports to the network (such as a network device) through auxiliary information that it wishes to enter the first state.

[0316] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the transceiver may be a receiver having a receiving capability, or a transmitter having a transmitting capability, or a transceiver having both transmitting and receiving capabilities.

[0317] In one embodiment, the first state may be a state in which the terminal uses an independent transceiver (such as the first transceiver) to work, such as an LP-WUS listening state or a dormant state of a main transceiver.

[0318] In one embodiment, the terminal may report the terminal's preference via UAI (such as auxiliary information).

[0319] In one embodiment, the terminal may report an additional indication for entering the first state based on reporting the desire to enter the connected state. In one example, the indication for entering the first state is added based on reporting the desire to enter the connected state.

[0320] In one embodiment, a new indication (such as second information) may be added, and the presence or absence of the indication may be used to indicate whether the terminal wishes to enter the first state. In one example, if the indication exists, the terminal wishes to enter the first state; otherwise, the terminal does not wish to enter the first state (i.e., enter the normal connection state).

[0321] In one embodiment, a new flag (such as the third information) can be added to indicate whether the terminal wishes to enter the first state. In one example, if the indication is true, the terminal wishes to enter the first state; otherwise, the terminal does not wish to enter the first state (i.e., enter the normal connection state).

[0322] In one embodiment, a prerequisite for reporting the above additional indication (i.e., the desire to enter the first state) is that the network (e.g., a network device) configures a new switch (e.g., a second switch) for the terminal, that is, a switch that allows the terminal to report whether it wishes to enter the first state, such as the connectedReporting_LPWUS switch.

[0323] In one embodiment, a prerequisite for reporting the aforementioned additional indication is that the network (e.g., a network device) configures the terminal with a connectedReporting switch (i.e., a first switch for controlling whether the terminal can report its preference for entering the connected state). Therefore, if the first switch is configured and the second switch is also configured, the terminal can, in addition to reporting its preference for entering the connected state, further report its desire to enter the first state, i.e., to place the main transceiver in the dormant state while in the connected state.

[0324] In one embodiment, a prerequisite for the network (such as a network device) to configure the connectedReporting_LPWUS switch (ie, the second switch) for the terminal is that the network (such as a network device) has configured the connectedReporting switch (ie, the first switch) for the terminal.

[0325] It should be noted that in the above scheme, when the terminal reports auxiliary information, it needs to first report the preference for transmission in the connected state (transition out of RRC_CONNECTED state), that is, first report the preference for the idle state (idle) or deactivated state (inactive), and then report the preference for entering the connected state.

[0326] In one embodiment, the terminal is configured to report a preference to enter the first state.

[0327] In one embodiment, instead of reporting the preference for the connection state, an independent preference reporting indication is added, and its working mechanism is as follows:

[0328] If the terminal is configured to provide assistance information for transitioning to the LP-WUS listening state, the terminal may initiate this process when the terminal determines that it prefers to transition to the LP-WUS listening state, or when the preference changes. In other words, after being configured, the terminal may report its desire to enter the first state or modify its preference for the first state previously indicated to the network.

[0329] In one example, if the terminal is configured to provide the terminal's LP-WUS monitoring preference and the timer T is not running, the following operations may be performed:

[0330] 1. If the terminal determines that it prefers to transition to the LP-WUS listening state, the terminal may initiate transmission of a UAI to indicate the first preference to the network device, or start a timer T with the timer value set to a "prohibit timer";

[0331] 2. If the terminal determines that it prefers to modify an earlier indication to transition to the LP-WUS listening state, the terminal may initiate transmission of a UAI to indicate the first preference to the network device, or start a timer T with the value of the timer set to a "prohibit timer".

[0332] In one embodiment, a prerequisite for reporting the indication is that the network (eg, a network device) configures a switch for the terminal, ie, a switch that allows the terminal to report whether it wishes to enter the first state.

[0333] In one embodiment, a new capability information (e.g., the fifth information) may be added to indicate whether the terminal has the capability of indicating whether it wishes to enter the first state (e.g., the first capability, such as releasePreference-LPwus). A prerequisite for supporting this capability indication is that the terminal supports the capability indication information of reporting the preference for leaving the connected state, such as releasePreference.

[0334] In one embodiment, regardless of whether the terminal supports providing its preference assistance information to transition to the LP-WUS listening state, the terminal indicating this capability (such as the first capability) should also support providing preference assistance information to leave the connected state, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0335] In one embodiment, a new capability information (such as the fifth information) may be added, and the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has a capability (such as the first capability) of preferring to enter the first state.

[0336] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0337] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0338] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0339] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device) in any of the above methods.

[0340] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions, and 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, and 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, which 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 software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0341] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, such as a CPU, a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (also 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-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by an ASIC or PLD, such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0342] As shown in Figure 7A, Figure 7A is a structural diagram of a communication device shown according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The structure of the above-mentioned communication device 71 can be as shown in Figure 7A. The communication device 71 includes: a transceiver module 7101. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7101 is used to indicate a first preference to the network device, and the first preference is the terminal's preference for entering a first state. The first state includes the terminal's first transceiver being in a working state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a low power consumption state, and the first transceiver is used to receive a wake-up signal. Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 7101 is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal in any of the above methods (for example, step S3101, step S3102, step S3103, step S3201, step S3202, step S3203, step S3301, but not limited to this), which will not be repeated here.

[0343] As shown in Figure 7B, Figure 7B is a structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The structure of the above-mentioned communication device 72 can be as shown in Figure 7B. The communication device 72 may include: a transceiver module 7201. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 7201 is used to obtain a first preference indicated by the terminal, the first preference being the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, and the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal. Optionally, the transceiver module 7201 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device in any of the above methods (for example, step S3101, step S3102, step S3103, step S3201, step S3202, step S3203, step S3301, but not limited to these), which will not be repeated here. In some embodiments, the communication device 72 also includes: a processing module 7202. In some embodiments, the processing module 7202 is used to configure the terminal to indicate the first preference and / or the second preference. Optionally, the processing module 7202 is configured to execute at least one of the other steps other than the communication step executed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0344] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transceiver module 7101 and / or a transceiver module 7202. The transceiver module 7101 and the transceiver module 7202 may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0345] As shown in Figure 8A, Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 810 can be an access network device, a terminal, a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the access network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 810 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0346] As shown in Figure 8A, communication device 810 includes one or more processors 811. Processor 811 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control communication devices (such as base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data.

[0347] In some embodiments, the communication device 810 further includes one or more transceivers 812. When the communication device 810 includes one or more transceivers 812, the transceiver 812 performs at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above method. The processor 1011 performs at least one of the other steps. In an optional embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be interchangeable, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be interchangeable, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be interchangeable.

[0348] In some embodiments, the communication device 810 also includes one or more memories 813 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 813 may be located outside the communication device 810. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 810 may include one or more interface circuits 814. Optionally, the interface circuits 814 are connected to the memories 813 and may be used to receive data from the memories 813 or other devices, or to send data to the memories 813 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 814 may read data stored in the memories 813 and send the data to the processor 811.

[0349] The communication device 810 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 810 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 810 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0350] As shown in Figure 8B, Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of a chip structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 810 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the chip structure 820 shown in Figure 8B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0351] In some embodiments, chip 820 may include one or more processors 821 .

[0352] In some embodiments, chip 820 may further include one or more interface circuits 822. Alternatively, the terms interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 820 may further include one or more memories 823 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 823 may be located external to chip 820. Optionally, interface circuit 822 is connected to memory 823 and may be configured to receive data from memory 823 or other devices, or to send data to memory 823 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 822 may read data stored in memory 823 and send the data to processor 821.

[0353] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 822 performs at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method. For example, the interface circuit 822 performing the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 822 performs data exchange between the processor 821, the chip 820, the memory 823, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 821 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0354] The embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 810, causes the communication device 810 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0355] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 810, enables the communication device 810 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0356] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above methods.

[0357] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The embodiments disclosed herein are intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed in the embodiments disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

[0358] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, performed by a terminal, comprising: Indicate a first preference to a network device, where the first preference is the terminal's preference for entering a first state, where the first state includes the terminal's first transceiver being in a working state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a low power consumption state, and the first transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The terminal is in a connected state.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first preference is that the terminal desires to enter the first state or the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The indicating the first preference to the network device includes: Auxiliary information is sent, where the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The auxiliary information includes first information, where the first information is used to indicate a second preference, where the second preference is that the terminal expects to enter a connected state; The indicating the first preference to the network device includes: Based on the first information, the first preference is indicated to the network device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The auxiliary information includes second information, and the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or the auxiliary information does not include the second information, and the auxiliary information is used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The auxiliary information includes third information, where the third information is a first value and is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or, the third information is a second value and is used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

8. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein: The terminal is configured as one of the following: allowing indication of said first preference; Indication of the first preference is permitted if indication of the second preference is permitted.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The indicating to the network device the preference of the terminal to enter the first state includes: Fourth information is sent, where the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein: The terminal is configured to allow indication of the first preference.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The method further comprises: Fifth information is sent, where the fifth information is used to indicate a first capability, where the first capability is a support capability of the terminal for indicating the first preference.

12. A communication method, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Obtain a first preference indicated by the terminal, where the first preference is the terminal's preference for entering a first state, the first state including the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, and the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The terminal is in a connected state.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein: The first preference includes whether the terminal desires to enter the first state or whether the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein: The obtaining the first preference indicated by the terminal includes: Auxiliary information is received, where the auxiliary information is used to indicate the first preference.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The auxiliary information includes first information, where the first information is used to indicate a second preference, where the second preference is that the terminal desires to enter a connected state, and the first preference is indicated by the terminal based on the first information.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein The first information includes the second information, and the first information is further used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or the first information does not include the second information, and the first information is further used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein The first information includes third information, where the third information is a first value and is used to indicate that the terminal desires to enter the first state; or, the third information is a second value and is used to indicate that the terminal does not desire to enter the first state.

19. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein: The method further comprises at least one of the following: configuring to allow the terminal to indicate the second preference; Configuration allows the terminal to indicate the first preference.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein: The obtaining the first preference indicated by the terminal includes: Fourth information is received, where the fourth information is used to indicate the first preference.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein The method further comprises: The terminal is configured to allow indication of the first preference.

22. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein: The method further comprises: Fifth information is received, where the fifth information is used to indicate a first capability of the terminal, where the first capability is used to indicate whether the terminal supports indicating the first preference.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein The method further comprises: Based on the first capability, whether to allow the terminal to indicate the first preference is configured for the terminal.

24. A communication device comprising: A transceiver module is used to indicate a first preference to a network device, where the first preference is the terminal's preference for entering a first state, where the first state includes the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, and the second transceiver is used to receive a wake-up signal.

25. A communication device comprising: A transceiver module is used to obtain a first preference indicated by a terminal, where the first preference is the terminal's preference for entering a first state, where the first state includes the terminal's first transceiver being in a low power consumption state and / or the terminal's second transceiver being in a working state, and the second transceiver being used to receive a wake-up signal.

26. A communication device comprising: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing computer programs; The processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 and 12 to 23.

27. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 23 are implemented.

28. A computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 23.

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