Information determination method and apparatus, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular relates to an information determination method and apparatus, a communication system, and a storage medium. The information determination method comprises: according to a predefined method, determining first configuration information, the first configuration information being used by a terminal to send request information to a network device, and the request information being used for requesting the network device to send first information. According to the present disclosure, when the terminal tries to receive the first information but cannot receive the first information, the first configuration information can be determined according to the predefined method. Thus, it can be ensured that the terminal can successfully obtain the first configuration information and, according to the first configuration information, send the request information to the network device, so as to request the network device to send the first information. In this way, when the terminal needs to receive the first information, the terminal can receive the first information from the network device so that the terminal can smoothly perform subsequent communication according to the first information.

Description

Information determination method and device, communication system and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] During the communication process with the terminal, the network device can send downlink information to the terminal, but for some reasons, the network device will stop sending some downlink information to the terminal. In this case, the terminal will not be able to receive the downlink information, which will affect the communication of the terminal.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information determination method and apparatus, a communication system, and a storage medium to solve the technical problem in related technologies of how to ensure that a terminal can send request information to a network device.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for determining information is proposed, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: determining first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to a network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0006] According to the second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information determination method is proposed, which is executed by a network device. The method includes: determining first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send a request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0007] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information determination device is proposed, which includes: a processing module, configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send a request information to a network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0008] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information determination device is proposed, which includes: a processing module, configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send a request information to a network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the information determination method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the information determination method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0011] According to the seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information determination method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information determination method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information determination method described in the first aspect, any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0013] According to the ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a program product is proposed. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect, any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0014] According to the tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a program product is proposed. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect, any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0015] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal attempts to receive the first information but is unable to receive the first information, the first configuration information can be determined according to a predefined method. Accordingly, it can be ensured that the terminal can successfully obtain the first configuration information, and send a request information to the network device according to the first configuration information to request the network device to send the first information, thereby enabling the terminal to receive the first information from the network device when it needs to receive the first information, so that the terminal can smoothly perform subsequent communications based on the first information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0017] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG3 is a schematic flowchart showing an information determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG4 is a schematic flowchart showing an information determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram showing an information determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram showing an information determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information determination method and apparatus, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0026] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information determination method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: determining first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to a network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0027] In the above embodiment, when the terminal attempts to receive the first information but is unable to receive the first information, the first configuration information can be determined according to a predefined method. Accordingly, it can be ensured that the terminal can successfully obtain the first configuration information, and send a request information to the network device according to the first configuration information to request the network device to send the first information, so that the terminal can receive the first information from the network device when it needs to receive the first information, so that the terminal can smoothly carry out subsequent communications based on the first information.

[0028] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: time domain resource information; frequency domain resource information; and the request information.

[0029] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute time domain resource information; and relative time domain resource information.

[0030] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining the absolute time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain length; determining a predefined absolute time domain period; determining a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain offset; and determining a predefined absolute time domain pattern.

[0031] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining the relative time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a relative time domain starting position according to a time domain starting position of reference information; determining a relative time domain length according to a time domain length of the reference information; determining a relative time domain period according to a time domain period of the reference information; or determining a relative time domain pattern according to a pattern of the reference information.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute frequency domain resource information; and relative frequency domain resource information.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining the absolute frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain ending position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; and determining a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, at least one of the absolute frequency domain starting position, the absolute frequency domain ending position, and the absolute frequency domain reference starting position is characterized by at least one of the following: an absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; or a global synchronization channel number GSCN.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, determining the relative frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining the relative frequency domain starting position according to the frequency domain starting position of the reference information; and determining the relative frequency domain range according to the frequency domain range of the reference information.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; a master information block MIB; a common search space CSS; a control resource set CORSET#0; and a search space Searchspace#0.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following: the first SSB in the synchronized broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the SSB with the largest signal strength among the SSBs received by the terminal; and the SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the request information includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a preamble, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining an index of the preamble based on a predefined method; determining a random access opportunity (RO) for sending the preamble based on a predefined method; determining a correspondence between the random access opportunity and the SSB based on a predefined method; and determining a transmission power of the preamble based on a predefined method.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUSCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining a modulation and coding strategy for the PUSCH based on a predefined method; and determining a transmit power for the PUSCH based on a predefined method.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUCCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining a format of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; determining resources of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; or determining a resource set of the PUCCH based on a predefined method.

[0042] In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information determination method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: determining first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: time domain resource information; frequency domain resource information; and the request information.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute time domain resource information; and relative time domain resource information.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, determining the absolute time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain length; determining a predefined absolute time domain period; determining a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain offset; and determining a predefined absolute time domain pattern.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the relative time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a relative time domain starting position according to a time domain starting position of reference information; determining a relative time domain length according to a time domain length of the reference information; determining a relative time domain period according to a time domain period of the reference information; or determining a relative time domain pattern according to a pattern of the reference information.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute frequency domain resource information; and relative frequency domain resource information.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, determining the absolute frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain ending position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; and determining a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, at least one of the absolute frequency domain starting position, the absolute frequency domain ending position, and the absolute frequency domain reference starting position is characterized by at least one of the following: an absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; a global synchronization channel number GSCN.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, determining the relative frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining the relative frequency domain starting position according to the frequency domain starting position of the reference information; and determining the relative frequency domain range according to the frequency domain range of the reference information.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following: a synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; a master information block MIB; a common search space CSS; a control resource set CORSET#0; and a search space Searchspace#0.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following: the first SSB in the synchronized broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the SSB with the largest signal strength among the SSBs received by the terminal; and the SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the request information includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a preamble, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining an index of the preamble based on a predefined method; determining a random access opportunity (RO) for sending the preamble based on a predefined method; determining a correspondence between the random access opportunity and the SSB based on a predefined method; and determining a transmission power of the preamble based on a predefined method.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUSCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining a modulation and coding strategy for the PUSCH based on a predefined method; and determining a transmit power for the PUSCH based on a predefined method.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUCCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining a format of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; determining resources of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; or determining a resource set of the PUCCH based on a predefined method.

[0057] In the third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information determination device, which includes: a processing module, configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0058] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information determination device, which includes: a processing module, configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send a request information to a network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0059] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the information determination method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0060] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the information determination method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0061] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information determination method described in any one of the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the information determination method described in any one of the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0062] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the information determination method described in the first aspect, any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0063] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the above-mentioned program product is executed by a communication device, the above-mentioned communication device (such as a terminal, a network device) executes the method described in the first aspect, any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0064] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect, any one of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, the second aspect, and any one of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0065] It is understandable that the above-mentioned information determination device, communication device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0066] The present disclosure provides an information determination method and apparatus, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "information determination method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "information determination apparatus," "information processing apparatus," and "communication apparatus" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0067] 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.

[0068] 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.

[0069] 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.

[0070] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0071] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0072] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0073] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0074] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0075] 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.

[0076] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description objects, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restrictions should be constituted due to the use of prefixes.

[0077] For example, if the description object is "field," the ordinal number preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the modified "fields" are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of the "first field" and "second field." For another example, if the description object is "level," the ordinal number preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not restrict the priority of the "levels." For another example, the number of description objects is not restricted by the ordinal number and can be one or more. For example, in the case of "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device," "first device" and "second device" can be the same or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information," "first information" and "second information" can be the same or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0078] 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.

[0079] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0080] 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.

[0081] 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.

[0082] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0083] 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.

[0084] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0085] 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.

[0086] 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.

[0087] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0088] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0089] 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.

[0090] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0091] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 , wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0092] 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.

[0093] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0094] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0095] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0096] 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.

[0097] 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.

[0098] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0099] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0100] In some embodiments, the network device may send first information to the terminal during communication with the terminal.

[0101] For example, the first information may include: system information block SIB1, synchronization advertisement signal block (SS (Synchronization Signal) and PBCH (Physical downlink Broadcast Channel) Block, SSB), etc.

[0102] It should be noted that the first information is not limited to the above-mentioned SSB and SIB1, but may also include other information, such as Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), and other newly defined signals, such as signals composed of primary synchronization signals and secondary synchronization signals, discovery reference signals (DRS), etc.

[0103] In some embodiments, for some reason, the network device may stop sending the first information to the terminal. For example, if the network device is about to enter or has already entered Network Energy Saving (NES) mode to save energy, the first information may be adjusted to on-demand mode. When the first information is in on-demand mode, the network device stops sending the first information according to the configuration information of the first information and then sends the first information again after receiving the request information sent by the terminal, for example, sending the first information according to the configuration information of the first information. Therefore, it is necessary to consider how to ensure that the terminal can smoothly send the request information to the network device.

[0104] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0105] As shown in FIG2 , the information determination method may include the following steps:

[0106] In step S201, the terminal determines first configuration information according to a predefined method.

[0107] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to the network device.

[0108] In step S202, the terminal may send request information to the network device according to the first configuration information.

[0109] In some embodiments, the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

[0110] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may correspond to the cell, or may have no correspondence with the cell.

[0111] For example, if the first configuration information corresponds to the first cell, the first configuration information can be used by the terminal to send request information to the network device in the first cell, that is, the terminal can send request information to the network device in the first cell according to the first configuration information.

[0112] For example, if the first configuration information has no corresponding relationship with a cell, the first configuration information can be used by the terminal to send request information to the network device in any cell, that is, the terminal can send request information to the network device in any cell according to the first configuration information.

[0113] In some embodiments, the request information may correspond to a cell, or may have no correspondence with a cell.

[0114] For example, there is a corresponding relationship between the request information and the first cell, and the request information can be used to request the network device to send the first information in the first cell.

[0115] Take the case where the request information includes the preamble code for random access as an example. The terminal can predetermine (for example, based on a protocol agreement or a network device instruction) the correspondence between the preamble and the cell. For example, the correspondence can be specifically characterized as the correspondence between the identifier (for example, sequence, index) of the preamble and the identifier (for example, cell ID) of the cell. Then, when the terminal needs to request the network device to send the first information in the first cell, it can determine the preamble corresponding to the first cell based on the above correspondence and send the determined preamble to the network device.

[0116] The above correspondence is also known to the network device. After receiving the preamble sent by the terminal, the network device can determine that the received preamble corresponds to the first cell based on the above correspondence. That is, if the terminal requests the network device to send the first information in the first cell, then the network device can choose to send the first information in the first cell.

[0117] For example, if the request information has no corresponding relationship with the cell, the request information can be used to request the network device to send the first information in any cell.

[0118] In this case, when the terminal needs to request the network device to send the first information in the first cell, the terminal can also send the identifier of the first cell sent by the network device to the terminal when sending the request information (for example, it can be carried in the request information, or carried outside the request information), so that the network device can determine that the terminal requests the network device to send the first information in the first cell, and then it can choose to send the first information in the first cell.

[0119] It should be noted that the terminal may send the first request information to the first network device, requesting the first network device to send the first information in the first cell. If the first cell is the cell of the first network device, then the first network device may send the first information in the first cell according to the request information; if the first cell is the cell of a second network device (different from the first network device), the first network device may send a request to the second network device according to the request information, requesting the second network device to send the first information in the first cell.

[0120] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: SIB1; SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, PDCCH, PDSCH, other newly defined signals, such as a signal consisting of a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal, DRS, etc.

[0121] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the terminal attempts to receive the first information but is unable to receive the first information, the first configuration information can be determined according to a predefined method. Accordingly, it can be ensured that the terminal can successfully obtain the first configuration information, and send a request information to the network device according to the first configuration information to request the network device to send the first information, thereby enabling the terminal to receive the first information from the network device when it needs to receive the first information, so that the terminal can smoothly perform subsequent communications based on the first information.

[0122] In some embodiments, the network device may also determine the first configuration information according to a predefined method. Furthermore, the network device may receive a request message sent by the terminal based on the first configuration information. The logic for the terminal to determine the first configuration information according to the predefined method can be referenced in the embodiments described below. The logic for the network device to determine the first configuration information according to the predefined method may be the same as the logic for the terminal to determine the first configuration information according to the predefined method, and this disclosure will not further elaborate on this.

[0123] In some embodiments, the request information may also be referred to as a wake-up signal (Wake Up Signal, WUS), and the wake-up signal may request the network device to send the first information.

[0124] For example, if the network device is in the NES state, causing the first information to be in the on-demand state, the network device will stop sending the first information according to the configuration information of the first information. The wake-up signal can be used to wake up the network device, for example, to request the network device to send the first information. The network device can adjust the state of the first information to the non-on-demand state, for example, to continue sending the first information according to the configuration information of the first information. Accordingly, the first configuration information can also be referred to as wake-up signal configuration information.

[0125] In some embodiments, the terminal may attempt to receive first information of the first cell based on the first condition.

[0126] In some embodiments, the first condition may include at least one of the following:

[0127] The terminal is in a non-connected state, wherein the non-connected state includes at least one of the following: an idle state and an inactive state;

[0128] The terminal obtains indication information for indicating that the first information is transmitted in the first cell. For example, the indication information may include an information element (IE) ssb-SubcarrierOffset (for example, which can be translated as a synchronized broadcast signal block subcarrier offset);

[0129] The terminal sends a request message to the network device, wherein the request message is used to request the network device to send the first information;

[0130] The terminal is in a connected state and receives a system information change indication;

[0131] The terminal is in a connected state, and the T311 timer (the specific meaning can be referred to in the relevant art, and the present disclosure does not elaborate on its meaning here) is running;

[0132] The terminal is in a connected state and has not obtained a valid version of system information, or has not obtained valid system information (such as SIB1) during a current modification.

[0133] The following uses several embodiments to exemplify the content of the first configuration information and the method for determining the content of the first configuration information.

[0134] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0135] Time domain resource information;

[0136] Frequency domain resource information;

[0137] Request information.

[0138] For example, the time domain resource information in the first configuration information may indicate the time domain resource for the terminal to send the request information, and the terminal may send the request information to the network device on the time domain resource indicated by the time domain resource information.

[0139] For example, the frequency domain resource information in the first configuration information may indicate the frequency domain resource on which the terminal sends the request information, and the terminal may send the request information to the network device on the frequency domain resource indicated by the frequency domain resource information.

[0140] For example, the request information in the first configuration information may indicate the type of request information sent by the terminal to the network device, and the terminal may send request information of this type to the network device.

[0141] The time domain resource information in the first configuration information is exemplarily described below through several embodiments.

[0142] In some embodiments, the time domain resource information includes at least one of the following:

[0143] Absolute time domain resource information;

[0144] Relative time domain resource information.

[0145] In some embodiments, regarding absolute time domain resource information and relative time domain resource information, the granularity may be a time domain unit, wherein the time domain unit includes at least one of the following: frame, subframe, slot, and symbol.

[0146] In some embodiments, determining the absolute time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following:

[0147] Determine a predefined absolute time domain starting position;

[0148] determining a predefined absolute time domain length;

[0149] determining a predefined absolute time domain period;

[0150] Determine a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position;

[0151] determining a predefined absolute time domain offset;

[0152] A predefined absolute time domain pattern pattern is determined.

[0153] For example, the terminal may determine a predefined absolute time domain period, for example, the absolute time domain period is N1 subframes, and then the terminal may send request information to the network device with N1 subframes as a period.

[0154] For example, the terminal can determine a predefined time domain reference starting position and a predefined absolute time domain offset. For example, the time domain reference starting position is symbol S1, and the absolute time domain offset is N2 subframes. Then the terminal can determine that the absolute time domain starting position is offset by N2 subframes from symbol S1, and then the terminal can start sending request information to the network device at the determined time domain starting position.

[0155] For example, the terminal can determine a predefined absolute time domain starting position and a predefined absolute time domain length. For example, the absolute time domain starting position is symbol S2, and the absolute time domain length is L symbols. Then the terminal can determine the time domain resources that start from symbol S2 and last for L symbols. Then, the terminal can send request information to the network device in the determined time domain resources.

[0156] For example, the terminal may determine a predefined absolute time domain pattern, where the absolute time domain pattern may be used to indicate the location of time domain resources within each time slot, such as the starting symbol and the number of continuation symbols of the time domain resources within each time slot. The terminal may send request information to the network device within the time slot at the location of the time domain resources indicated by the absolute time domain pattern.

[0157] In some embodiments, for example, the first information may be information other than SSB, such as SIB1, then the terminal determines any absolute time domain resource information in the above embodiments based on a predefined method, provided that the terminal obtains SSB and completes downlink synchronization.

[0158] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, at least one of the parameters N1, N2, S1, and S2 is predefined, for example, as agreed upon by a protocol or associated with the cell in which the terminal is located. However, these parameters may also include parameters that are not predefined. For these non-predefined parameters, the terminal may determine them based on indications from the network device.

[0159] In some embodiments, determining the relative time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following:

[0160] Determine the relative time domain starting position according to the time domain starting position of the reference information;

[0161] Determine the relative time domain length according to the time domain length of the reference information;

[0162] Determine the relative time domain period according to the time domain period of the reference information;

[0163] The relative time domain pattern is determined according to the pattern of the reference information.

[0164] For example, the terminal may determine the relative time domain starting position according to the time domain starting position of the reference information, for example, the relative time domain starting position is the same as the time domain starting position of the reference information, or the relative time domain starting position is separated from the time domain starting position of the reference information by N3 time domain units.

[0165] For example, the terminal may determine the relative time domain period based on the time domain period of the reference information. For example, the relative time domain period may be equal to the time domain period of the reference information, or the relative time domain period may be greater than the time domain period of the reference information, or the relative time domain period may be less than the time domain period of the reference information, or the relative time domain period may be equal to the first multiple of the time domain period of the reference information. Taking the example of the relative time domain period being equal to the first multiple of the time domain period T of the reference information, for example, the first multiple is N4, the terminal may send request information to the network device within the period T×N4.

[0166] For example, the terminal may determine a predefined relative time domain pattern, where the relative time domain pattern may be used to indicate the location of time domain resources within each time slot, such as the starting symbol and the number of continuation symbols of the time domain resources within each time slot. The terminal may send request information to the network device within the time slot at the location of the time domain resources indicated by the relative time domain pattern.

[0167] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, at least one of the parameters N3, N4, and T is predefined, for example, agreed upon by a protocol, or associated with the cell in which the terminal is located. However, these parameters may also include parameters that are not predefined. For these non-predefined parameters, the terminal may determine them based on indications from the network device.

[0168] In some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following:

[0169] Synchronous broadcast signal block SSB;

[0170] Master Information Block (MIB);

[0171] Common Search Space (CSS);

[0172] Control resource set CORSET#0;

[0173] Search space Searchspace#0.

[0174] For example, when the first information includes SIB1, since the terminal cannot receive SIB1 in the first cell, some information in the first cell is either configured for SIB1 or related to SIB1, and the terminal needs to obtain SIB1 before further acquisition.

[0175] Therefore, when the terminal determines the relative time domain resources of SIB1 based on the reference information, the reference information may include information that the terminal can receive before receiving SIB1, such as at least one of SSB, MIB, CSS, CORSET#0, and Searchspace#0, thereby ensuring that the terminal can determine the reference information even if it does not receive SIB1, and then determine the relative time domain resource information based on the reference information.

[0176] In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following:

[0177] The first SSB in the synchronous broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal;

[0178] The last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal;

[0179] Among the SSBs received by the terminal, the SSB with the greatest signal strength;

[0180] The SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal, for example, the uplink beam used by the terminal to initiate the initial access corresponds to the downlink beam used by the network device, then the SSB can be the SSB in the downlink beam.

[0181] It should be noted that the signal strength can be represented by reference signal receiving power (RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ), etc., and the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0182] The frequency domain resource information in the first configuration information is exemplarily described below through several embodiments.

[0183] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following:

[0184] Absolute frequency domain resource information;

[0185] Relative frequency domain resource information.

[0186] In some embodiments, regarding absolute frequency domain resource information and relative frequency domain resource information, the granularity can be a frequency domain unit, wherein the frequency domain unit includes at least one of the following: Hertz (Hz), Megahertz (MHz), Resource Block (RB), Resource Element (RE).

[0187] In some embodiments, the specific frequency domain unit can be determined based on the sub-carrier spacing (SCS) of the uplink bandwidth (UL band) used to send the request information, or it can be based on the SCS of the downlink bandwidth (DL band) where the SSB received by the terminal is located.

[0188] In some embodiments, determining the absolute frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following:

[0189] determining a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position;

[0190] determining a predefined absolute frequency domain end position;

[0191] determining a predefined absolute frequency domain range;

[0192] determining a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position;

[0193] Determine a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

[0194] In some embodiments, at least one of the absolute frequency domain start position, the absolute frequency domain end position, and the absolute frequency domain reference start position is characterized by at least one of the following:

[0195] Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (ARFCN), such as NR ARFCN;

[0196] Global Synchronization Channel Number (GSCN).

[0197] The following mainly uses the absolute frequency domain starting position, the absolute frequency domain ending position, and the absolute frequency domain reference starting position as an example through ARFCN representation.

[0198] For example, the terminal can determine a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position and a predefined absolute frequency domain ending position, for example, the absolute frequency domain starting position is ARFCN#1 and the absolute frequency domain ending position is ARFCN#2, then the terminal can send request information to the network device within the frequency domain range from ARFCN#1 to ARFCN#2.

[0199] For example, the terminal can determine a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position and a predefined absolute frequency domain range. For example, the absolute frequency domain starting position is ARFCN#1, and the absolute frequency domain range is n1 frequency domain units. Then the terminal can send request information to the network device within the frequency domain range starting from ARFCN#1 and continuing for n1 frequency domain units.

[0200] For example, the terminal can determine a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position and a predefined absolute frequency domain offset. For example, the absolute frequency domain reference starting position is the symbol ARFCN#1, the absolute frequency domain offset is n2 frequency domain units, and the absolute frequency domain ending position is n1 frequency domain unit. Then the terminal can determine to send request information to the network device within the frequency domain range of n1 frequency domain units offset from ARFCN#1 as the starting point.

[0201] For example, the terminal may determine a predefined absolute frequency domain pattern, where the absolute frequency domain pattern may be used to indicate the location of frequency domain resources within each frequency domain unit, such as the starting RE and the number of continuous REs of the frequency domain resources within each RB. The terminal may send request information to the network device within the frequency domain unit at the location of the frequency domain resources indicated by the absolute frequency domain pattern.

[0202] In some embodiments, for example, the first information may be information other than SSB, such as SIB1, then the terminal determines any absolute frequency domain resource information in the above embodiments based on a predefined method, provided that the terminal obtains SSB and completes downlink synchronization.

[0203] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, at least one of the parameters n1 and n2 is predefined, for example, agreed upon by a protocol, or associated with the cell in which the terminal is located. These parameters may also include non-predefined parameters, for which the terminal may determine the parameters based on indications from the network device.

[0204] In some embodiments, determining the relative frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following:

[0205] Determine the relative frequency domain starting position according to the frequency domain starting position of the reference information;

[0206] The relative frequency domain range is determined according to the frequency domain range of the reference information.

[0207] For example, the terminal may determine the relative frequency domain starting position based on the frequency domain starting position of the reference information. For example, the relative frequency domain starting position is the same as the frequency domain starting position of the reference information, or the offset of the relative frequency domain starting position relative to the uplink frequency band (UL band) is the same as the offset of the frequency domain starting position of the reference information relative to the downlink frequency band (DL band).

[0208] For example, if the frequency domain starting position of the reference information is spaced n3 frequency domain units relative to the starting position of the downlink frequency band, then it can be determined that the relative frequency domain starting position is also spaced n3 frequency domain units relative to the starting position of the uplink frequency band, and the starting position of the downlink frequency band and the starting position of the uplink frequency band are known.

[0209] For example, the terminal may determine the relative frequency domain range based on the frequency domain range of the reference information. For example, the relative frequency domain range is equal to the frequency domain range of the reference information, or the relative frequency domain range is greater than the frequency domain range of the reference information, or the relative frequency domain range is less than the frequency domain range of the reference information, or the relative frequency domain range is equal to the first multiple of the frequency domain range of the reference information. Taking the example of the relative frequency domain range being equal to the frequency domain range of the reference information, for example, if the frequency domain range of the reference information is M frequency domain units, the terminal may determine that the relative frequency domain range is also M frequency domain units, and send request information to the network device within the range of M frequency domain units.

[0210] For example, the terminal may determine a predefined relative frequency domain pattern, where the relative frequency domain pattern may be used to indicate the location of frequency domain resources within each frequency domain unit, such as the starting RE and the number of continuous REs of the frequency domain resources within each RB. The terminal may send request information to the network device within the frequency domain unit at the location of the frequency domain resources indicated by the relative frequency domain pattern.

[0211] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, at least one of the parameters N3, N4, and T is predefined, for example, agreed upon by a protocol, or associated with the cell in which the terminal is located. However, these parameters may also include parameters that are not predefined. For these non-predefined parameters, the terminal may determine them based on indications from the network device.

[0212] In some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following:

[0213] Synchronous broadcast signal block SSB;

[0214] Master Information Block MIB;

[0215] Public search space CSS;

[0216] Control resource set CORSET#0;

[0217] Search space Searchspace#0.

[0218] For example, when the first information includes SIB1, since the terminal cannot receive SIB1 in the first cell, some information in the first cell is either configured for SIB1 or related to SIB1, and the terminal needs to obtain SIB1 before further acquisition.

[0219] Therefore, when the terminal determines the relative frequency domain resources of SIB1 based on the reference information, the reference information may include information that the terminal can receive before receiving SIB1, such as at least one of SSB, MIB, CSS, CORSET#0, and Searchspace#0, thereby ensuring that the terminal can determine the reference information even if it does not receive SIB1, and then determine the relative frequency domain resource information based on the reference information.

[0220] In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following:

[0221] The first SSB in the synchronous broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal;

[0222] The last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal;

[0223] Among the SSBs received by the terminal, the SSB with the greatest signal strength;

[0224] The SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal, for example, the uplink beam used by the terminal to initiate the initial access corresponds to the downlink beam used by the network device, then the SSB can be the SSB in the downlink beam.

[0225] It should be noted that the signal strength can be represented by RSRP, RSRQ, etc., and the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0226] The request information in the first configuration information is exemplarily described below through several embodiments.

[0227] In some embodiments, the request information includes at least one of the following:

[0228] Preamble;

[0229] Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0230] Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH).

[0231] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a preamble, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0232] Determine the index of the preamble based on a predefined method;

[0233] Determine a random access occasion (RO) for sending a preamble based on a predefined method;

[0234] Determine the correspondence between random access timing and SSB based on a predefined method;

[0235] The transmission power of the preamble is determined based on a predefined method.

[0236] In some embodiments, when the request information is a preamble, in order to successfully send the preamble, the terminal can determine at least one piece of information such as the preamble index, the RO used to send the preamble, the correspondence between the RO and the SSB, and the preamble transmission power based on a predefined method. If the terminal fails to determine the information based on the predefined method, the terminal can determine it according to the instructions of the network device.

[0237] In some embodiments, the preamble serving as the request information may correspond to the cell in which the terminal sends the request information. For example, the terminal needs to send the request information to the network device in the first cell, and the preamble corresponding to the first cell, such as preamble#1, may be determined. Then, preamble#1 may be sent to the network device in the first cell. The network device may determine, based on the received preamble#1, that the terminal requests the network device to send the first information.

[0238] The correspondence between the preamble and the cell may be agreed upon by a protocol or indicated by a network device, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0239] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUSCH, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0240] Determine the PUSCH modulation and coding scheme (MCS) based on a predefined method;

[0241] The transmit power of the PUSCH is determined based on a predefined method.

[0242] In some embodiments, when the request information is carried in the PUSCH, in order to successfully send the PUSCH, the terminal can determine at least one piece of information such as the MCS of the PUSCH, the transmission power of the PUSCH, etc. based on a predefined method. If the terminal fails to determine the information based on the predefined method, the terminal can determine it according to the instructions of the network device.

[0243] In some embodiments, when the terminal carries the request information to the network device via the PUSCH, the terminal may also carry the information of the first cell in the PUSCH, and instruct the network device via the information of the first cell in the PUSCH. The request information specifically requests the network device to send the first information in the first cell. The network device may accordingly choose to send the first information in the first cell.

[0244] In some embodiments, the request information may include a combination of a preamble and a PUSCH, such as a portion of the request information being in the preamble and another portion being in the PUSCH. For example, in this case, the preamble may be included in random access message 1 (Msg1) and the PUSCH may be included in random access message 3 (Msg3).

[0245] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUCCH, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0246] The format of the PUCCH is determined based on a predefined method.

[0247] The PUCCH resource is determined based on a predefined method.

[0248] The PUCCH resource set is determined based on a predefined method.

[0249] In some embodiments, when the request information is carried in the PUCCH, in order to successfully send the PUCCH, the terminal can determine at least one piece of information such as the PUCCH format, PUSCH resource, PUSCH resource set based on a predefined method. If the terminal fails to determine the information based on the predefined method, the terminal can determine it according to the instructions of the network device.

[0250] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 and S202. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S201+S202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0251] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S202 may be performed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0252] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0253] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0254] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0255] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information determination method. Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an information determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information determination method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal.

[0256] As shown in FIG3 , the information determination method may include the following steps:

[0257] In step S301, the terminal determines first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to a network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send first information.

[0258] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: time domain resource information; frequency domain resource information; request information.

[0260] In some embodiments, the time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute time domain resource information; relative time domain resource information.

[0261] In some embodiments, determining absolute time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain length; determining a predefined absolute time domain period; determining a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain offset; and determining a predefined absolute time domain pattern.

[0262] In some embodiments, relative time domain resource information is determined according to a predefined method, including at least one of the following: determining the relative time domain starting position according to the time domain starting position of the reference information; determining the relative time domain length according to the time domain length of the reference information; determining the relative time domain period according to the time domain period of the reference information; determining the relative time domain pattern according to the pattern of the reference information.

[0263] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute frequency domain resource information; relative frequency domain resource information.

[0264] In some embodiments, absolute frequency domain resource information is determined according to a predefined method, including at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain ending position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

[0265] In some embodiments, at least one of the absolute frequency domain start position, the absolute frequency domain end position, and the absolute frequency domain reference start position is characterized by at least one of the following: an absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; a global synchronization channel number GSCN.

[0266] In some embodiments, determining relative frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining the relative frequency domain starting position according to the frequency domain starting position of the reference information; determining the relative frequency domain range according to the frequency domain range of the reference information.

[0267] In some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following: synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; master information block MIB; common search space CSS; control resource set CORSET#0; search space Searchspace#0.

[0268] In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following: the first SSB in the synchronized broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the SSB with the largest signal strength among the SSBs received by the terminal; and the SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal.

[0269] In some embodiments, the request information includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH.

[0270] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a preamble, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining an index of the preamble based on a predefined manner; determining a random access opportunity RO for sending the preamble based on a predefined manner; determining a correspondence between the random access opportunity and the SSB based on a predefined manner; and determining a transmission power of the preamble based on a predefined manner.

[0271] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUSCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining a modulation and coding strategy of the PUSCH based on a predefined manner; and determining a transmit power of the PUSCH based on a predefined manner.

[0272] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being PUCCH, the method further includes at least one of: determining a format of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner; determining resources of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner; determining a resource set of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner.

[0273] For the first aspect and the optional implementation of the optional embodiment of the first aspect, reference can be made to the optional implementation in the embodiment shown in FIG2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0274] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information determination method. Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an information determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The information determination method illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a network device.

[0275] As shown in FIG4 , the information determination method may include the following steps:

[0276] In step S401, the network device determines first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used for the terminal to send request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send first information.

[0277] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: time domain resource information; frequency domain resource information; request information.

[0279] In some embodiments, the time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute time domain resource information; relative time domain resource information.

[0280] In some embodiments, determining absolute time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain length; determining a predefined absolute time domain period; determining a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain offset; and determining a predefined absolute time domain pattern.

[0281] In some embodiments, relative time domain resource information is determined according to a predefined method, including at least one of the following: determining the relative time domain starting position according to the time domain starting position of the reference information; determining the relative time domain length according to the time domain length of the reference information; determining the relative time domain period according to the time domain period of the reference information; determining the relative time domain pattern according to the pattern of the reference information.

[0282] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute frequency domain resource information; relative frequency domain resource information.

[0283] In some embodiments, absolute frequency domain resource information is determined according to a predefined method, including at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain ending position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

[0284] In some embodiments, at least one of the absolute frequency domain start position, the absolute frequency domain end position, and the absolute frequency domain reference start position is characterized by at least one of the following: an absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; a global synchronization channel number GSCN.

[0285] In some embodiments, determining relative frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining the relative frequency domain starting position according to the frequency domain starting position of the reference information; determining the relative frequency domain range according to the frequency domain range of the reference information.

[0286] In some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following: synchronization broadcast signal block SSB; master information block MIB; common search space CSS; control resource set CORSET#0; search space Searchspace#0.

[0287] In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following: the first SSB in the synchronized broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the SSB with the largest signal strength among the SSBs received by the terminal; and the SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal.

[0288] In some embodiments, the request information includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH.

[0289] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a preamble, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining an index of the preamble based on a predefined manner; determining a random access opportunity RO for sending the preamble based on a predefined manner; determining a correspondence between the random access opportunity and the SSB based on a predefined manner; and determining a transmission power of the preamble based on a predefined manner.

[0290] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUSCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: determining a modulation and coding strategy of the PUSCH based on a predefined manner; and determining a transmit power of the PUSCH based on a predefined manner.

[0291] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being PUCCH, the method further includes at least one of: determining a format of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner; determining resources of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner; determining a resource set of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner.

[0292] The second aspect and the optional implementation of the optional embodiment of the second aspect can be referred to the optional implementation in the embodiment shown in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0293] In some implementations, the Network Energy Saving (NES) topic has been researched to reduce energy consumption in base stations and the network. For example, during the research phase, NES technologies in the time, frequency, spatial, and power domains were thoroughly evaluated. During the standards phase, some technologies in the time, spatial, and power domains were standardized.

[0294] In NR, the time domain location of SSB / SIB1 transmission opportunities is semi-statically configured. The periodic transmission of common signals (SSB / SIB1 / cell-common PDCCH) will limit the base station's use of (deeper) sleep mode to save energy. Therefore, time domain technology achieves energy saving by limiting the transmission / reception of common signals and increasing the base station's sleep time. In the current protocol, SSB and SIB1 are periodically transmitted at a determined time-frequency resource location according to a period predefined by the protocol and / or configured by the network side.

[0295] In some embodiments, regarding SSB: an SSB occupies 4 consecutive OFDM symbols in the time domain, including PSS, SSS and PBCH. The NR system supports 5 SSB time domain transmission cases, namely case A-case E. The time domain pattern of the case depends on factors such as the SCS of the SSB, the operating frequency, the TDD / FDD standard, etc. Different SSB cases correspond to the number of SSBs in an SSB burst and the time domain resource positions occupied in the burst. The duration of the SSB burst is 5ms. Typically, the transmission period of the SSB is 20ms. Furthermore, the base station can configure the transmission period and time domain pattern of the SSB through the relevant information carried in SIB1. The maximum transmission period of the SSB is 160ms.

[0296] In some embodiments, regarding SIB1: SIB1 is scheduled through DCI format 1-0 transmitted in Type0-CSS. The SS related to Type-0 CSS and the corresponding time-frequency resource location can be indicated by MIB, or configured through SIB1 or RRC signaling. Its transmission period and time-frequency resource location depend on the SSB / SIB1 multiplexing pattern and the indication information carried in the DCI format 1-0 that schedules its transmission. The base station must send SIB1 periodically so that IDLE / INACTIVE UE and CONNECTED UE can obtain system information in a timely manner. In addition to the resource overhead caused by the SIB1 transmission itself, the CORESET#0 or other CORESET used for the PDCCH transmission that schedules the SIB1 transmission also occupies considerable time domain resources in the time domain.

[0297] On-demand SSB / SIB1 technology in the time domain is one of the important candidate technologies. In on-demand SSB / SIB1 technology, SSB / SIB1 is no longer sent periodically, but is sent according to the needs of the UE.

[0298] The base station stops sending SSB / SIB1 periodically (is in NES state), or uses a more sparse time domain pattern to send SSB / SIB1. When the UE has SSB / SIB1 requirements, it will send a wake-up signal (WUS) to the base station.

[0299] After receiving the WUS signal, the base station sends SSB / SIB1 (enters the non-NES state) and stops sending SSB / SIB1 (returns to the NES state) after sending one or more SSB bursts, depending on the network service load, the number of resident terminals, the service type, the time period, etc.

[0300] Taking on-demand SIB1 as an example, to send a WUS signal that triggers SIB1 transmission, the terminal needs to obtain the corresponding WUS configuration. The WUS configuration includes the time-frequency domain information required for the terminal to send the WUS signal and WUS signal-related information. For example, one way for the terminal to obtain the WUS configuration is for the terminal to obtain the WUS configuration of the current cell in another cell, where the other cell is a cell that periodically transmits SIB1. The main motivation for this method is that in a cell that periodically transmits SIB1, the terminal can obtain WUS-related configuration based on system information.

[0301] In some embodiments, SIB1 is basic system information that determines whether a terminal can camp in the current cell. In an on-demand SIB1 cell, a terminal must send a WUS based on the WUS configuration to request SIB1 transmission. Therefore, the latency for a terminal to obtain the WUS configuration determines the latency for the terminal to camp in the on-demand SIB1 cell. To enable a terminal to obtain the corresponding WUS configuration as quickly as possible, one possible approach is to obtain the corresponding WUS configuration in the current cell (the on-demand SIB1 cell).

[0302] In another scenario, for example, in a remote mountainous area with wide coverage, the terminal may not be able to search for other cells through cell search. The terminal can only obtain the corresponding WUS configuration based on the current cell.

[0303] The current protocol defines an on-demand SI mechanism for requesting SIBn (n>1). The base station configures the time-frequency domain resources and request information for the on-demand request. Based on the configuration, the terminal sends the request information on the corresponding resources. The specific mechanism includes:

[0304] In some embodiments, the application conditions are: when si-BroadcastStatus is configured as notBroadcasting, and when SI-RequestConfig is configured, the demanded Msg1 resources are determined based on SI-RequestConfig; otherwise, the request information is carried based on msg 3, and the request information is defined based on the following RRCSystemInfoRequest.

[0305] In some embodiments, the introduction motivation is: the concept of Beam is introduced in NR. In order to support full coverage of the cell, the base station needs to broadcast system messages to Beams in different directions in different slots.

[0306] At high frequencies, the maximum number of beams is 64. Therefore, using a non-broadcast approach can save base station power consumption. On the other hand, if broadcasting is used, PDCCH resources must be reserved to schedule system messages; these resources cannot be used for scheduling other PDSCHs.

[0307] In some embodiments, the request method includes at least one of the following:

[0308] Msg 1 based (based on message 1): The specified preamble index is allocated through SI-RequestConfig, and the UE sends the corresponding PRACH to request the base station to send system information. The base station responds to the UE by sending MSG2. As long as the RAPID in MSG2 is consistent with the preamble index sent by the UE, it is considered that the base station has received the UE's request.

[0309] Msg 3 based: The terminal transmits the RRCSystemInfoRequest message via Msg 3. If, after transmitting the request message, the terminal successfully receives the Msg 4 request message transmitted by the base station and successfully completes the random access response, the base station is considered to have responded to the user request. Otherwise, the base station is considered to have not responded to the user request. For details on the corresponding RRCSystemInfoRequest IE and the parameters used to determine the Msg 3 resources, please refer to the relevant technologies and will not be elaborated here.

[0310] The process of sending a request for information (e.g., Request for on-demand system information) can be as follows:

[0311] The UE shall, while SDT procedure is not ongoing:

[0312] 1>if the UE is not a RedCap UE and if SIB1 includes si-SchedulingInfo containing si-RequestConfig and criteria to select normal uplink (if the terminal is not a reduced capability (RedCap) terminal, and when SIB1 includes si-SchedulingInfo containing si-RequestConfig and is used for normal link);

[0313] 2>trigger the lower layer to initiate the Random Access procedure on normal uplink using the PRACH preamble(s)and PRACH resource(s)in si-RequestConfig corresponding to the SI message(s)that the UE requires to operate within the cell,and for which si-BroadcastStatus is set to notBroadcasting (using the PRACH preamble and PRACH resources in si-RequestConfig, triggering the lower layer to initiate the random access procedure on the normal uplink, si-RequestConfig corresponds to the SI message required for the UE to operate within the cell, and for the SI message, si-BroadcastStatus is set to notBroadcasting);

[0314] 2>if acknowledgement for SI request is received from lower layers (if confirmation for SI request is received from lower layers):

[0315] 3>acquire the requested SI message(s),immediately (immediately obtain the requested SI message);

[0316] 1>else (otherwise):

[0317] 2>apply the default L1 parameter values ​​as specified in corresponding physical layer specifications except for the parameters for which values ​​are provided in SIB1 (apply the default L1 parameter values ​​specified in the corresponding physical layer specifications, except for the parameters for which values ​​are provided in SIB1);

[0318] 2>apply the default MAC Cell Group configuration (apply the default MAC cell group configuration);

[0319] 2>apply the timeAlignmentTimerCommon included in SIB1 (apply the timeAlignmentTimerCommand included in SIB1);

[0320] 2>apply the CCCH configuration (apply CCCH configuration);

[0321] 2>initiate transmission of the RRCSystemInfoRequest message with rrcSystemInfoRequest (use RRCSystemInfoRequest to start the transmission of the RRCSystemInfoRequest message);

[0322] 2>if acknowledgement for RRCSystemInfoRequest message with rrcSystemInfoRequest is received from lower layers:

[0323] 3>acquire the requested SI message(s),immediately (immediately obtain the requested SI message).

[0324] In some embodiments, the terminal sends a WUS to the base station, and requests the base station to send the downlink signal and / or signal through the indication information carried by the WUS. In this embodiment, the terminal carries the request information through WUS signaling. Taking the downlink signal / channel as SSB / SIB1 as an example, the process related to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include the following steps:

[0325] Step 1: The terminal obtains WUS configuration information;

[0326] Step 2: The terminal determines that the gNB is in SIB1off and the terminal needs SIB1;

[0327] Step 3: The terminal sends a WUS to the gNB.

[0328] Step 4: gNB determines WUS to request SIB1;

[0329] Step 5: gNB sends SIB1;

[0330] Step 6: The terminal confirms that SIB1 is received.

[0331] Implementation scenarios related to the embodiments of the present disclosure include the following implementation scenario 1 and implementation scenario 2.

[0332] Implementation scenario 1:

[0333] The terminal obtains the configuration information of the corresponding WUS signaling based on cell 2, and when it needs to request the base station corresponding to cell 2 to send SSB / SIB1 on cell 2, it sends the corresponding WUS request information of cell 2 on cell 2.

[0334] In this scenario, Cell 2 transmits SSB / SIB1 in on-demand mode. Furthermore, Cell 2 needs to be configured with the corresponding PUCCH format#2 configuration information. When the terminal needs to transmit SIB1, it needs to send the corresponding SIB1 / SSB request information.

[0335] In this scenario, Cell 2 may require the terminal to obtain the corresponding WUS configuration information before obtaining SIB 1. Accordingly, the WUS configuration information needs to be determined through SSB (eg, MIB) configuration or newly defined downlink common signaling.

[0336] In a possible implementation manner, a pattern of the WUS configuration information is determined based on a predefined manner, and the pattern may be determined based on the configuration information.

[0337] In a possible implementation manner, cell 2 determines one of the predefined patterns based on the pdcch-ConfigSIB1 configuration.

[0338] In some embodiments, before the UE obtains the SIB1 information, the UE cannot obtain the frequency domain information corresponding to the initial UL BWP. It can only obtain the frequency domain information of the SSB. The resource location of the WUS signaling may use the frequency domain information corresponding to the SSB as a reference location. For details, see the definitions in Examples 1 and 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0339] In some embodiments, before the UE obtains SIB1 information, the UE cannot obtain TDD-related configuration information and can only obtain SSB time domain information. The time domain position of the WUS signaling may use the time domain position corresponding to the SSB as a reference position.

[0340] From the terminal's perspective, when the terminal determines that cell 2 is in SSB / SIB1 off, the terminal determines WUS signaling configuration information based on pdcch-ConfigSIB1, or determines the pattern of the configuration information, and transmits WUS signaling request SSB / SIB1 transmission based on the configuration information.

[0341] Implementation scenario 2:

[0342] The terminal determines the WUS signaling configuration information based on a predefined method, and sends the corresponding WUS request information of cell 2 on cell 2 when it needs to request the base station corresponding to cell 2 to send SIB1 on cell 2.

[0343] In this scenario, Cell 2 is the cell that transmits SSB / SIB1 in on-demand mode. Furthermore, Cell 2 needs to be configured with the corresponding WUS signaling configuration information. When the terminal needs to transmit SIB1, it needs to send the corresponding SIB1 / SSB request information.

[0344] In this scenario, Cell 2 may require the terminal to obtain the corresponding WUS signaling configuration information before obtaining SIB1. Accordingly, the terminal may need to determine the WUS signaling configuration information based on the SSB information corresponding to Cell 2. The specific configuration information is similar to the pattern in scenario 1 and will not be repeated here.

[0345] For the above implementation scenarios, the disclosed solution mainly adopts a predefined method to determine the resources for WUS signal transmission and the information of the WUS signal can be used for the terminal to transmit the WUS signal, and can also be used for the terminal to determine one or more of multiple optional WUS patterns.

[0346] In some embodiments, it is assumed that the base station is a base station that supports network energy-saving technology. The base station can choose to stop sending some downlink signals or channels based on the network load, the number of resident terminals, the service type, the service period, etc. Of course, this patent does not impose any restrictions on the decision-making process and strategy of whether the base station sends the said part of the downlink signal or channel. After the base station receives the indication information sent by the terminal, it can choose to resume sending the downlink signal or channel according to the request information of the terminal. In this embodiment, according to the request of the terminal, the base station determines to send any one or any combination of the following downlink signals or channels:

[0347] SSB; SIB1; TRS; PDCCH; PDSCH; CSI-RS; other newly defined downlink reference signals, such as PSS+SSS, DRS, etc.

[0348] Taking the example of a terminal requesting a downlink signal as SIB1, in this embodiment, the terminal determines WUS-related information in a predefined manner, where the information includes the resources where the WUS is transmitted and / or the WUS signal. Based on this information, the terminal transmits the corresponding WUS signal on the corresponding time-frequency domain resources, requesting SIB1 transmission. Correspondingly, the base station determines the corresponding WUS-related information in a predefined manner and, based on this information, monitors the corresponding WUS signal on the corresponding time-frequency domain resources. If the base station successfully receives the corresponding WUS signal, the base station transmits the corresponding SIB1 information based on the request.

[0349] In some embodiments, the WUS information determined by the terminal based on a predefined method includes at least one of the following:

[0350] Time domain resources for the terminal to transmit WUS signals;

[0351] Frequency domain resources for terminals to transmit WUS signals;

[0352] WUS signal.

[0353] In some embodiments, based on the above information, the embodiments of the present disclosure describe specific implementation plans of the present disclosure from the above three aspects.

[0354] First aspect: Time domain resources corresponding to WUS information:

[0355] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, a time domain location at which the WUS information is transmitted, where the time domain location includes at least one of the following:

[0356] The WUS transmission cycle, the first time unit of WUS transmission.

[0357] The first time unit is determined based on one or more of the following: a frame; a subframe; a time slot; a symbol.

[0358] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the time domain resource for WUS transmission based on at least one of the following methods:

[0359] Example 1.1: The terminal determines the absolute time domain position of the WUS transmission based on a predefined method. The time domain position is defined based on a first time unit. The first time unit is based on the above definition and is not repeated here.

[0360] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a WUS transmission period, exemplarily, the WUS transmission period is equal to N1 subframes;

[0361] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a first time unit offset for WUS transmission, illustratively, the WUS transmission time offset is equal to N2 subframes;

[0362] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the starting symbol position S and the continuation symbol length L at which the WUS is transmitted;

[0363] The N1, N2, S and L are determined based on pre-defined or signaling instructions.

[0364] In some embodiments, the absolute time domain position is based on the premise that the terminal obtains SSB and completes downlink synchronization. Based on the above premise, the terminal determines the time domain position of the WUS transmission based on the method of this embodiment.

[0365] Example 1.2: The terminal determines the relative time domain position of WUS transmission based on a predefined method, and the time domain position is separated from the time domain position of the reference SSB by N1 first time units.

[0366] In some embodiments, the terminal searches for the cell corresponding to the on demand SIB1 through cell search and obtains the SSB corresponding to the cell.

[0367] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a WUS transmission period. Exemplarily, the WUS transmission period is equal to the SSB transmission period. Exemplarily, the WUS transmission period is equal to N2 SSB transmission periods.

[0368] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a time domain position of the WUS transmission, exemplarily, the time domain position is N1 first time units apart from the position of the reference SSB;

[0369] In some embodiments, the reference SSB is determined based on at least one of the following methods:

[0370] The terminal receives the first SSB corresponding to the current SSB burst;

[0371] The terminal receives the last SSB corresponding to the current SSB burst;

[0372] The terminal receives the SSB corresponding to the maximum RSRP

[0373] The terminal initiates the initial access corresponding to the beam corresponding to the SSB

[0374] In some embodiments, N1 and N2 are determined based on a predefined or signaling indication. The first time unit is based on the above definition and will not be described in detail here.

[0375] The second aspect: frequency domain resources corresponding to WUS information:

[0376] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, a frequency domain position at which the WUS information is to be transmitted. Exemplarily, the frequency domain position is determined based on the first frequency domain unit.

[0377] In some embodiments, the first frequency domain unit is determined based on one or more of the following: Hz, MHz, RB, RE.

[0378] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the frequency domain resources for WUS transmission based on at least one of the following methods:

[0379] Embodiment 2.1: The terminal determines an absolute frequency domain position of WUS transmission based on a predefined method, where the frequency domain position is determined based on a first frequency domain unit and at least one of the following: NR-ARFCN, GSCN.

[0380] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, the NR-ARFCN number corresponding to the lowest frequency domain position of the WUS transmission and the NR-ARFCN number corresponding to the highest frequency domain position; the correspondence between the lowest / high frequency domain position and the NR-ARFCN number can be associated with the band where the terminal is located, or can be associated with the cell where the terminal is located, and the disclosed solution is not limited to this;

[0381] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, the NR-ARFCN number corresponding to the lowest frequency domain position of the WUS transmission, and determines that the frequency domain resource corresponding to the WUS transmission continues for N first frequency domain units;

[0382] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, that the reference position corresponds to the NR-ARFCN number, determines that the lowest frequency domain position of the WUS transmission is spaced N1 first frequency domain units relative to the reference position, and determines that the frequency domain resource corresponding to the WUS transmission lasts N2 first frequency domain units;

[0383] In some embodiments, N, N1 and N2 are determined based on predefined or signaling instructions.

[0384] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, the GSCN number corresponding to the lowest frequency domain position of the WUS transmission and the GSCN number corresponding to the highest frequency domain position; the correspondence between the lowest / high frequency domain position and the GSCN number can be associated with the band in which the terminal is located, or can be associated with the cell in which the terminal is located, and the present disclosure does not limit this;

[0385] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, a GSCN number corresponding to the lowest frequency domain position of the WUS transmission, and determines that the frequency domain resource corresponding to the WUS transmission continues for N first frequency domain units;

[0386] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on a predefined method, the GSCN number corresponding to the reference position, determines that the lowest frequency domain position for WUS transmission is separated by N1 first frequency domain units, and determines that the frequency domain resource corresponding to WUS transmission lasts for N2 first frequency domain units;

[0387] The N, N1 and N2 are determined based on pre-definition or signaling indication.

[0388] Embodiment 2.2: The terminal determines the relative frequency domain position of the WUS transmission based on a predefined method, where the frequency domain position is determined compared to the frequency domain position of the SSB.

[0389] In some embodiments, the frequency domain range of the WUS is equal to the frequency domain range of the SSB, and the terminal determines the frequency domain resources for WUS transmission based on the frequency domain range of the SSB;

[0390] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the band where the SSB is located, and the first number of frequency domain units N between the lowest frequency domain position of the SSB and the lowest frequency domain position of the DL band;

[0391] Exemplarily, the terminal determines the lowest frequency domain position of the WUS based on the number N of the first frequency domain units, eg, the lowest frequency domain position of the WUS transmission is separated from the lowest frequency domain position of the UL band by N first frequency domain units;

[0392] Exemplarily, the terminal determines the number of continuous first frequency domain units of WUS based on the number M of continuous first frequency domain units of SSB, eg, the continuous first frequency domain unit of WUS is equal to M;

[0393] Exemplarily, the first frequency domain unit is determined based on the SCS corresponding to the UL band where the WUS is located, and may also be determined based on the SCS corresponding to the DL band where the SSB is located;

[0394] The first frequency domain unit is determined based on the above definition and will not be described in detail here.

[0395] The third aspect: WUS signal:

[0396] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a corresponding WUS signal based on a predefined method, where the WUS signal is determined based on one or more of the following: Preamble, PUSCH, and PUCCH.

[0397] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the WUS transmission signal based on at least one of the following methods:

[0398] Embodiment 3.1: The terminal determines, based on a predefined method, that a WUS signal is transmitted based on a preamble. The terminal also determines, based on the predefined method, at least one of the following factors to determine the preamble used for the WUS request: a preamble index; an RO where the preamble is transmitted; a correspondence between the RO and the SSB; and preamble transmission power.

[0399] In some embodiments, when the terminal sends a WUS request based on predefined resources, the correspondence between different cell IDs, different Preamble sequences, and different Preamble indexes can be determined based on predefined rules, and the terminal requests SIB1 corresponding to different cells based on different Preambles.

[0400] Correspondingly, the base station determines the relationship between different preambles and cell IDs based on predefined rules. The base station receives the preamble and determines the requested cell ID based on the predefined relationship, and transmits the corresponding SIB1 in the corresponding cell.

[0401] Embodiment 3.2: The terminal determines, based on a predefined manner, that the WUS request is transmitted based on the PUSCH, and determines, based on the predefined manner, at least one of the following factors to determine the PUSCH used for the WUS request: MCS, transmission power.

[0402] In some embodiments, when the terminal sends a PUSCH based on predefined resources, the PUSCH carries WUS request information.

[0403] Correspondingly, the base station receives the request information carried by the PUSCH and transmits the corresponding SIB1 in the corresponding cell.

[0404] In some embodiments, when the terminal sends a PUSCH based on predefined resources, the PUSCH carries WUS request information and the cell corresponding to the WUS request.

[0405] Correspondingly, the base station receives the request information carried by the PUSCH, determines the requested cell, and transmits the corresponding SIB1 in the corresponding cell.

[0406] Embodiment 3.3: The terminal determines that the WUS request is based on PUSCH and Preamble transmission based on a predefined method. The method is determined in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 and will not be repeated here.

[0407] The embodiment of the present disclosure determines the time-frequency domain resources for WUS transmission and the corresponding WUS signal based on a predefined method, and transmits a WUS request based on the time-frequency domain resources.

[0408] The base station determines the time-frequency domain resources for WUS transmission and the corresponding WUS signal based on a predefined method, monitors the WUS request based on the time-frequency domain resources, and sends the corresponding SIB1.

[0409] The second aspect and the optional implementation of the optional embodiment of the second aspect can be referred to the optional implementation in the embodiment shown in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0410] 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.

[0411] In some embodiments, the terms "codebook," "codeword," and "precoding matrix" may be used interchangeably. For example, a codebook may be a collection of one or more codewords / precoding matrices.

[0412] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0413] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0414] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0415] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0416] In some embodiments, the terms "search space", "search space set", "search space configuration", "search space set configuration", "control resource set (CORESET)", "CORESET configuration" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0417] In some embodiments, terms such as "synchronization signal (SS)", "synchronization signal block (SSB)", "reference signal (RS)", "pilot", and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0418] 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.

[0419] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0420] In some embodiments, terms such as "resource block (RB)", "physical resource block (PRB)", "sub-carrier group (SCG)", "resource element group (REG)", "PRB pair", "RB pair", "resource element (RE)", and "sub-carrier" can be used interchangeably.

[0421] In some embodiments, terms such as wireless access scheme and waveform may be used interchangeably.

[0422] In some embodiments, the terms "precoding", "precoder", "weight", "precoding weight", "quasi-co-location (QCL)", "transmission configuration indication (TCI) state", "spatial relation", "spatial domain filter", "transmission power", "phase rotation", "antenna port", "antenna port group", "layer", "the number of layers", "rank", "resource", "resource set", "resource group", "beam", "beam width", "beam angular degree", "antenna", "antenna element", "panel" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0423] 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.

[0424] 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.

[0425] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0426] In some embodiments, the terms "certain", "preset", "preset", "set", "indicate", "a certain", "arbitrary", "first" and the like can be used interchangeably, and "certain A", "preset A", "set A", "indicate A", ...indicate A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "certain A", "preset A", "indicate A", "certain A", "certain A

[0427] "A certain A", "any A", "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or the first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0428] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0429] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0430] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the information determination method, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of an information determination device.

[0431] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram of an information determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the information determination device may be provided in a terminal. As shown in FIG5 , the information determination device includes: a processing module 501 and a sending module 502.

[0432] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send first information.

[0433] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send request information to the network device according to the first configuration information.

[0434] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: time domain resource information; frequency domain resource information; and the request information.

[0435] In some embodiments, the time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute time domain resource information; relative time domain resource information.

[0436] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to at least one of: determine a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determine a predefined absolute time domain length; determine a predefined absolute time domain period; determine a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determine a predefined absolute time domain offset; and determine a predefined absolute time domain pattern.

[0437] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to do at least one of the following: determine the relative time domain starting position based on the time domain starting position of the reference information; determine the relative time domain length based on the time domain length of the reference information; determine the relative time domain period based on the time domain period of the reference information; determine the relative time domain pattern based on the pattern of the reference information.

[0438] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute frequency domain resource information; relative frequency domain resource information.

[0439] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to at least one of: determine a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain ending position; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

[0440] In some embodiments, at least one of the absolute frequency domain starting position, the absolute frequency domain ending position, and the absolute frequency domain reference starting position is characterized by at least one of the following: an absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; a global synchronization channel number GSCN.

[0441] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to do at least one of the following: determine a relative frequency domain starting position according to a frequency domain starting position of the reference information; determine a relative frequency domain range according to a frequency domain range of the reference information.

[0442] In some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following: synchronized broadcast signal block SSB; master information block MIB; common search space CSS; control resource set CORSET#0; search space Searchspace#0.

[0443] In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following: the first SSB in the synchronized broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the SSB with the largest signal strength among the SSBs received by the terminal; the SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal.

[0444] In some embodiments, the request information includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; a physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0445] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a preamble, the processing module is further configured to: determine the index of the preamble based on a predefined method; determine the random access timing RO for sending the preamble based on a predefined method; determine the correspondence between the random access timing and the SSB based on a predefined method; determine the transmission power of the preamble based on a predefined method.

[0446] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUSCH, the processing module is further configured to do at least one of the following: determine a modulation and coding strategy of the PUSCH based on a predefined method; and determine a transmit power of the PUSCH based on a predefined method.

[0447] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being PUCCH, the processing module is further configured with at least one of the following: determining the format of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; determining the resources of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; determining the resource set of the PUCCH based on a predefined method.

[0448] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of an information determination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the information determination device can be set in a network device. As shown in FIG6 , the information determination device includes: a processing module 601 and a receiving module 602.

[0449] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send first information.

[0450] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive request information sent by the terminal according to the first configuration information.

[0451] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: time domain resource information; frequency domain resource information; and the request information.

[0452] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: time domain resource information; frequency domain resource information; and the request information.

[0453] In some embodiments, the time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute time domain resource information; relative time domain resource information.

[0454] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to at least one of: determine a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determine a predefined absolute time domain length; determine a predefined absolute time domain period; determine a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determine a predefined absolute time domain offset; and determine a predefined absolute time domain pattern.

[0455] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to do at least one of the following: determine the relative time domain starting position based on the time domain starting position of the reference information; determine the relative time domain length based on the time domain length of the reference information; determine the relative time domain period based on the time domain period of the reference information; determine the relative time domain pattern based on the pattern of the reference information.

[0456] In some embodiments, the frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: absolute frequency domain resource information; relative frequency domain resource information.

[0457] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to at least one of: determine a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain ending position; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; determine a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

[0458] In some embodiments, at least one of the absolute frequency domain starting position, the absolute frequency domain ending position, and the absolute frequency domain reference starting position is characterized by at least one of the following: an absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; a global synchronization channel number GSCN.

[0459] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to do at least one of the following: determine a relative frequency domain starting position according to a frequency domain starting position of the reference information; determine a relative frequency domain range according to a frequency domain range of the reference information.

[0460] In some embodiments, the reference information includes at least one of the following: synchronized broadcast signal block SSB; master information block MIB; common search space CSS; control resource set CORSET#0; search space Searchspace#0.

[0461] In some embodiments, the SSB includes at least one of the following: the first SSB in the synchronized broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; the SSB with the largest signal strength among the SSBs received by the terminal; the SSB in the beam of the network device corresponding to the initial access initiated by the terminal.

[0462] In some embodiments, the request information includes at least one of the following: a preamble; a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; a physical uplink control channel PUCCH;

[0463] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a preamble, the processing module is further configured to: determine the index of the preamble based on a predefined method; determine the random access timing RO for sending the preamble based on a predefined method; determine the correspondence between the random access timing and the SSB based on a predefined method; determine the transmission power of the preamble based on a predefined method.

[0464] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being a PUSCH, the processing module is further configured to do at least one of the following: determine a modulation and coding strategy of the PUSCH based on a predefined method; and determine a transmit power of the PUSCH based on a predefined method.

[0465] In some embodiments, in response to the request information being PUCCH, the processing module is further configured with at least one of the following: determining the format of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; determining the resources of the PUCCH based on a predefined method; determining the resource set of the PUCCH based on a predefined method.

[0466] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0467] 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.

[0468] 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.

[0469] 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.

[0470] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0471] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 7100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 7101 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0472] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7102. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7102, the transceiver 7102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto), and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto). In an optional embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be interchangeable, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be interchangeable, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be interchangeable.

[0473] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7103 may be located outside the communication device 7100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuits 7104 are connected to the memory 7102 and may be configured to receive data from the memory 7102 or other devices, or to send data to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read data stored in the memory 7102 and send the data to the processor 7101.

[0474] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0475] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0476] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201. The chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0477] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Alternatively, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 7203 may be located external to chip 7200. Optionally, interface circuit 7202 is connected to memory 7203 and may be used to receive data from memory 7203 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 may read data stored in memory 7203 and send the data to processor 7201.

[0478] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto) of the aforementioned method. For example, the interface circuit 7202 performing the communication steps (e.g., steps S201 and S202) of the aforementioned method means that the interface circuit 7202 performs data exchange between the processor 7201, chip 7200, memory 7203, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., steps S201 and S202, but not limited thereto).

[0479] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0480] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0481] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0482] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A method for determining information, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: The first configuration information is determined according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send a request message to the network device, and the request message is used to request the network device to send the first information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Time domain resource information; Frequency domain resource information; The request information.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: Absolute time domain resource information; Relative time domain resource information.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that Determining the absolute time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: Determine a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain length; determining a predefined absolute time domain period; Determine a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain offset; A predefined absolute time domain pattern pattern is determined.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that Determining the relative time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: Determine the relative time domain starting position according to the time domain starting position of the reference information; Determine the relative time domain length according to the time domain length of the reference information; Determine the relative time domain period according to the time domain period of the reference information; The relative time domain pattern is determined according to the pattern of the reference information.

6. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that The frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: Absolute frequency domain resource information; Relative frequency domain resource information.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Determining the absolute frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain end position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; Determine a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that At least one of the absolute frequency domain starting position, the absolute frequency domain ending position, and the absolute frequency domain reference starting position is characterized by at least one of the following: Absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; Global Synchronization Channel Number GSCN.

9. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that Determining the relative frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: Determine the relative frequency domain starting position according to the frequency domain starting position of the reference information; The relative frequency domain range is determined according to the frequency domain range of the reference information.

10. The method according to claim 5 or 9, characterized in that The reference information includes at least one of the following: Synchronous broadcast signal block SSB; Master Information Block MIB; Public search space CSS; Control resource set CORSET#0; Search space Searchspace#0.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The SSB includes at least one of the following: The first SSB in the synchronous broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; The last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; Among the SSBs received by the terminal, the SSB with the greatest signal strength; The terminal initiates the initial access to the corresponding SSB in the beam of the network device.

12. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 11, characterized in that The request information includes at least one of the following: Preamble; Physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; Physical Uplink Control Channel PUCCH.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that In response to the request information being a preamble, the method further includes at least one of the following: Determining an index of the preamble based on a predefined method; Determine a random access opportunity RO for sending the preamble based on a predefined method; Determining a correspondence between the random access opportunity and the SSB based on a predefined manner; The transmission power of the preamble is determined based on a predefined manner.

14. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that In response to the request information being a PUSCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: Determining a modulation and coding strategy for the PUSCH based on a predefined manner; The transmit power of the PUSCH is determined based on a predefined method.

15. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that In response to the request information being a PUCCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: Determining a format of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner; Determining the PUCCH resource based on a predefined method; The resource set of the PUCCH is determined based on a predefined method.

16. An information determination method, characterized in that: Executed by a network device, the method includes: The first configuration information is determined according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send a request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send the first information.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Time domain resource information; Frequency domain resource information; The request information.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The time domain resource information includes at least one of the following: Absolute time domain resource information; Relative time domain resource information.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that Determining the absolute time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: Determine a predefined absolute time domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain length; determining a predefined absolute time domain period; Determine a predefined absolute time domain reference starting position; determining a predefined absolute time domain offset; A predefined absolute time domain pattern pattern is determined.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein Determining the relative time domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: Determine the relative time domain starting position according to the time domain starting position of the reference information; Determine the relative time domain length according to the time domain length of the reference information; Determine the relative time domain period according to the time domain period of the reference information; The relative time domain pattern is determined according to the pattern of the reference information.

21. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 20, characterized in that The frequency domain resource information includes at least one of the following: Absolute frequency domain resource information; Relative frequency domain resource information.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that Determining the absolute frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: determining a predefined absolute frequency domain starting position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain end position; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain range; determining a predefined absolute frequency domain reference starting position; Determine a predefined absolute frequency domain offset.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that At least one of the absolute frequency domain starting position, the absolute frequency domain ending position, and the absolute frequency domain reference starting position is characterized by at least one of the following: Absolute frequency domain channel number ARFCN; Global Synchronization Channel Number GSCN.

24. The method according to claim 21, wherein Determining the relative frequency domain resource information according to a predefined method includes at least one of the following: Determine the relative frequency domain starting position according to the frequency domain starting position of the reference information; The relative frequency domain range is determined according to the frequency domain range of the reference information.

25. The method according to claim 20 or 24, characterized in that The reference information includes at least one of the following: Synchronous broadcast signal block SSB; Master Information Block MIB; Public search space CSS; Control resource set CORSET#0; Search space Searchspace#0.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The SSB includes at least one of the following: The first SSB in the synchronous broadcast signal block burst set SSB burst currently received by the terminal; The last SSB in the SSB burst currently received by the terminal; Among the SSBs received by the terminal, the SSB with the greatest signal strength; The terminal initiates the initial access to the corresponding SSB in the beam of the network device.

27. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 26, characterized in that The request information includes at least one of the following: Preamble; Physical uplink shared channel PUSCH; Physical Uplink Control Channel PUCCH.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that In response to the request information being a preamble, the method further includes at least one of the following: Determining an index of the preamble based on a predefined method; Determine a random access opportunity RO for sending the preamble based on a predefined method; Determining a correspondence between the random access opportunity and the SSB based on a predefined manner; The transmission power of the preamble is determined based on a predefined manner.

29. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that In response to the request information being a PUSCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: Determining a modulation and coding strategy for the PUSCH based on a predefined manner; The transmit power of the PUSCH is determined based on a predefined method.

30. The method according to claim 27, wherein In response to the request information being a PUCCH, the method further includes at least one of the following: Determining a format of the PUCCH based on a predefined manner; Determining the PUCCH resource based on a predefined method; The resource set of the PUCCH is determined based on a predefined method.

31. An information determination device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The processing module is configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send first information.

32. An information determination device, characterized in that: The device comprises: The processing module is configured to determine first configuration information according to a predefined method, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal to send request information to the network device, and the request information is used to request the network device to send first information.

33. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The terminal is configured to execute the information determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 15.

34. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The network device is configured to execute the information determination method according to any one of claims 16 to 30.

35. A communication system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, and the network device is configured to implement the information determination method according to any one of claims 16 to 30.

36. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the information determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 30.

37. A program product, characterized in that When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the information determination method according to any one of claims 1 to 30.

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