Communication method and communication apparatus

Abstract

A communication method and a communication apparatus. The communication method comprises: a terminal device receiving instruction information, wherein the instruction information is used for enabling first information to comprise a transmission occasion conflicting with an SSB, and the first information is used for indicating whether a transmission occasion in a configured grant (CG) window is used or not; and sending the first information on the basis of the instruction information. By means of the method, the instruction information enables the first information (such as UTO-UCI) to indicate whether the transmission occasion, conflicting with the SSB, in the CG window can be used or not, so that a network device can determine when the terminal device performs SSB measurement during intra-frequency measurement and / or inter-frequency / inter-radio access technology measurement, thereby implementing uplink and downlink transmission with the terminal device on a time unit where the terminal device does not perform the SSB measurement, and thus resource waste can be avoided, and the capacity of network systems is increased.

Description

Communication method and communication device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on February 6, 2024, with application number 202410168678.4 and application name “Communication Method and Communication Device”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and a communication device. Background Art

[0003] For extended reality (XR) and video transmission services, scheduling restrictions apply to any time interval in which the terminal device may perform SSB measurements, according to the synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB) measurement timing configuration (SMTC). Since it is unknown when the terminal device performs the measurement, from the network scheduling perspective, these restrictions apply to all SMTC windows.

[0004] If the terminal device performs intra-frequency measurement, for example, in the scenario of intra-frequency measurement in frequency range (FR) 2, the current new radio (NR) specification allows the network to configure a search threshold (such as s-MeasureConfig) for the terminal device in connected mode to reduce intra-frequency measurement. If the network configures a search threshold for the terminal device, the terminal device is allowed not to perform measurements on non-service cells, thereby reducing scheduling restrictions. However, in the case where the terminal device does not perform intra-frequency measurement, this may cause the scheduling opportunity to be idle. Since the network side does not know when the terminal device reaches the search threshold, the network device still needs to comply with the predefined scheduling restrictions, resulting in a decrease in the capacity of the network system. If the terminal device performs inter-frequency / inter-system measurement, such as in the scenario of inter-frequency / inter-system measurement in FR1 and FR2, during the measurement time slot (GAP), since the terminal device needs to switch frequencies, the network device side cannot perform uplink and downlink scheduling on the terminal device, which will also cause a decrease in the capacity of the network system.

[0005] In summary, how to improve the capacity of the network system is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently. Summary of the Invention

[0006] An embodiment of the present application provides a communication method and a communication device, which enables first information (such as unused transmission occasion-uplink control information (UTO-UCI)) through indication information to indicate whether the transmission opportunity that conflicts with the SSB in the configured grant (CG) window is used, so that the network device can determine when the terminal device performs SSB measurement during the same-frequency measurement and / or inter-frequency (inter-frequency) / inter-system (inter-radio access technology, inter-RAT) measurement process, so that uplink and downlink transmission can be performed with the terminal device in the time unit when the terminal device does not perform SSB measurement, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving the capacity of the network system.

[0007] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a terminal device, or by a module (such as a processor, chip, or chip system, etc.) applied to the terminal device, or by a logical node, logical module, or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device functions. In this communication method, the terminal device receives indication information, the indication information is used to enable first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with the SSB, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the transmission opportunity within the CG window is used; and sends the first information according to the indication information.

[0008] Based on the method described in the first aspect, in the extended reality (eXtended Reality, XR) service, the amount of uplink data is large, so the terminal device executing the XR service can configure multiple physical uplink shared channels (physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH) transmission resources in each CG window of the authorized frequency band. However, the uplink data volume of the XR service usually changes dynamically, that is, the uplink data volume in each CG window may be different. In order to improve the utilization of resources, the terminal device executing the XR service can send a certain type of UCI (hereinafter referred to as the first information) to the network device according to the size of the uplink data volume to indicate which CG PUSCH transmission resources in the CG window are unused, so that the network device can configure the excess CG PUSCH transmission resources in the CG window to other terminal devices. Unlike the prior art, in which the first information does not indicate an invalid TO, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device enables the first information (e.g., UTO-UCI) through indication information to indicate whether the transmission opportunity that conflicts with the SSB in the CG window is used. The network device can know whether the terminal device performs SSB measurement on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap. If SSB is not performed on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, uplink and downlink transmissions can be performed with the terminal device in the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, so that the network device can determine when the terminal device performs SSB measurement during the same-frequency measurement and / or different-frequency / different-system measurement process, and thus perform uplink and downlink transmissions with the terminal device in the time unit when the terminal device does not perform SSB measurement, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving the capacity of the network system.

[0009] In one possible implementation, the SSB is transmitted on the synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB)) measurement timing configuration (SSB measurement timing configuration, SMTC) and / or the first measurement gap, and the first measurement gap is used for the terminal device to perform hetero-frequency / hetero-system measurements. By implementing this possible implementation, the network device can know when the terminal performs SSB measurement on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, so that it can perform uplink and downlink transmission with the terminal device in the time unit when the terminal device does not perform SSB measurement, thereby avoiding resource waste, improving the capacity of the network system, and taking into account the scenarios in which the terminal device performs co-frequency measurement and / or hetero-frequency / hetero-system measurement, making the application scenarios more extensive.

[0010] In one possible implementation, the first value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to skip the transmission timing of the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and send an uplink CG. By implementing this possible implementation, a value can be used to indicate whether the terminal device skips the transmission timing of the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and sends an uplink CG, which can save the number of information bits.

[0011] In one possible implementation, the second value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap without sending an uplink CG. By implementing this possible implementation, a value can be used to indicate whether the terminal device measures SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap without sending an uplink CG, thereby saving information bits.

[0012] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a network device, or by a module (such as a processor, chip, or chip system, etc.) applied to the network device, or by a logical node, logical module, or software that can implement all or part of the network device functions. In this communication method, indication information is sent, and the indication information is used to enable first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with SSB, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the transmission opportunity within the CG window is used; and the first information is received.

[0013] Based on the method described in the second aspect, the network device can enable the terminal device to enable the first information (for example, UTO-UCI) to indicate whether the transmission opportunity that conflicts with SSB in the CG window is used through indication information. The network device can know whether the terminal device performs SSB measurement on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap. If SSB is not performed on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, uplink and downlink transmissions can be performed with the terminal device in the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, so that the network device can determine when the terminal device performs SSB measurement during the same-frequency measurement and / or different-frequency / different-system measurement process, and thus perform uplink and downlink transmissions with the terminal device in the time unit when the terminal device does not perform SSB measurement, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving the capacity of the network system.

[0014] It should be understood that the executor of the second aspect can be a network device, and the specific content of the second aspect corresponds to the content of the first aspect. The corresponding features of the second aspect and the beneficial effects achieved can refer to the description of the first aspect. To avoid repetition, the detailed description is appropriately omitted here.

[0015] In one possible implementation, the SSB is transmitted on the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, where the first measurement gap is used for the terminal device to perform inter-frequency / inter-system measurements.

[0016] In one possible implementation, the first value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to skip the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the transmission timing of the first measurement gap and send the uplink CG.

[0017] In one possible implementation, the second value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and not to send uplink CG.

[0018] In a third aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which includes a module / unit for executing any method described in the first aspect and its possible implementations.

[0019] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which includes a module / unit for executing any method described in the second aspect and its possible implementations.

[0020] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which may be a terminal device, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal device to implement the above method, or a logical node, logic module, or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device functions. Among them, the communication device may also be a chip system. The communication device can execute the method described in the first aspect. The functions of the communication device can be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units corresponding to the above functions. The unit may be software and / or hardware. The operations and beneficial effects performed by the communication device can refer to the methods and beneficial effects described in the first aspect above, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0021] In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a communication device, which may be a network device, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device to implement the above-mentioned method, or a logical node, logic module, or software that can implement all or part of the network device functions. Among them, the communication device may also be a chip system. The communication device can execute the method described in the second aspect. The functions of the communication device can be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units corresponding to the above-mentioned functions. The unit may be software and / or hardware. The operations and beneficial effects performed by the communication device can refer to the method and beneficial effects described in the second aspect above, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0022] In the seventh aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is used to store computer execution instructions. When the computer execution instructions are executed, the method executed by the terminal device in the method described in the first aspect is implemented; or, the method executed by the network device in the method described in the second aspect is implemented.

[0023] In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed, enables the method executed by the terminal device in the method described in the first aspect to be implemented; or, enables the method executed by the network device in the method described in the second aspect to be implemented.

[0024] In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a communication system comprising a communication device (e.g., a terminal device) for executing the method described in the first aspect and a communication device (e.g., a network device) for executing the method described in the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture provided by this application;

[0026] FIG2 is a flow chart of a communication method provided by the present application;

[0027] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a method for reporting first information provided by the prior art;

[0028] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a method for reporting first information provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by the present application;

[0030] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided in this application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The specific embodiments of the present application are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0032] The terms "first" and "second" and the like in the specification, claims, and drawings of this application are used to distinguish between different objects, not to describe a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "including" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus comprising a series of steps or elements is not limited to the listed steps or elements, but may optionally include steps or elements not listed, or may optionally include other steps or elements inherent to the process, method, product, or apparatus.

[0033] References herein to "embodiments" mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of this phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it constitute an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is understood, both explicitly and implicitly, by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0034] In this application, "at least one (item)" refers to one or more, "more than one" refers to two or more, "at least two (items)" refers to two or three and more than three, and "and / or" is used to describe the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: only A exists, only B exists, and A and B exist at the same time, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b or c can mean: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0035] In this application, "sending information to... (e.g., a terminal device)" can be understood as the destination of the information being the terminal device. This can include sending information to the terminal device directly or indirectly. "Receiving information from... (e.g., a terminal device)" or "receiving information from... (e.g., a terminal device)" can be understood as the source of the information being the terminal device, which can include receiving information from the terminal device directly or indirectly. The information may be processed as necessary between the source and destination of the information, such as format changes, but the destination can understand the valid information from the source. Similar expressions in this application can be understood similarly and will not be elaborated on here.

[0036] To better understand the embodiments of the present application, the following first introduces the system architecture involved in the embodiments of the present application:

[0037] The embodiments of the present application can be applied to communication systems evolved after 5G, such as long term evolution (LTE) systems, fifth generation mobile communication (5G) systems, sixth generation mobile communication (6G) systems, satellite communication and short-range wireless communication systems. Among them, the wireless communication systems mentioned in the embodiments of the present application include but are not limited to: three major application scenarios of 5G / 6G mobile communication systems: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra reliable low latency communication (URLLC) and massive machine type communication (mMTC), long range Internet of Things (LoRa) systems or vehicle networking systems. A wireless communication system may include one or more network devices, and one or more terminal devices.

[0038] The following explanation uses the system architecture shown in Figure 1 as an example. As shown in Figure 1, communication system 1000 includes a radio access network (RAN) 100, a core network (CN) 200, and the Internet 300. RAN 100 includes at least one network device (e.g., 110a and 110b in Figure 1, collectively referred to as 110) and at least one terminal device (e.g., 120a-120k in Figure 1, collectively referred to as 120). RAN 100 may also include other RAN nodes, such as wireless relay devices and / or wireless backhaul devices (not shown in Figure 1). Terminal device 120 is wirelessly connected to network device 110. Network device 110 is wirelessly or wiredly connected to core network 200. The core network devices in core network 200 and network device 110 in RAN 100 can be separate physical devices, or they can be a single physical device that integrates core network logical functions and radio access network logical functions.

[0039] It should be noted that RAN 100 can be a cellular system related to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), for example, a 4G or 5G mobile communication system, or an evolved system after 5G (for example, a 6G mobile communication system). RAN 100 can also be an open access network (open RAN, O-RAN or ORAN), a cloud radio access network (CRAN), etc. RAN 100 can also be a communication system that is a fusion of two or more of the above systems. It should be stated that the number of network devices and terminal devices in Figure 1 is only for illustration and should not be regarded as a specific limitation of this application. The terminal devices and network devices involved in the system architecture are described in detail below.

[0040] 1. Terminal Equipment

[0041] Terminal devices can also be called user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. They are devices used to provide voice or data connectivity to users, or they can be IoT devices. For example, terminal devices include handheld devices with wireless connectivity, in-vehicle devices, etc. Currently, terminal devices can be: mobile phones, tablets, laptops, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), wearable devices (such as smart watches, smart bracelets, pedometers, etc.), vehicle-mounted equipment (such as cars, bicycles, electric vehicles, airplanes, ships, trains, high-speed trains, etc.), satellite terminal equipment, virtual reality (VR) equipment, augmented reality (AR) equipment, smart point of sale (POS) machines, customer-premises equipment (CPE), wireless terminal devices in industrial control, smart home devices (such as refrigerators, televisions, air conditioners, electricity meters, etc.), intelligent robots, robotic arms, workshop equipment, wireless terminal devices in unmanned driving, wireless terminal devices in telemedicine, wireless terminal devices in smart grids, wireless terminal devices in transportation safety, wireless terminal devices in smart cities, or wireless terminal devices in smart homes, flying equipment (such as intelligent robots, hot air balloons, drones, airplanes), etc. The terminal device may also be other devices having terminal device functions. For example, the terminal device may also be a device serving as a terminal device in D2D communication.

[0042] The embodiments of this application do not limit the device form factor of the terminal device. The device used to implement the functions of the terminal device can be the terminal device; it can also be a device that supports the terminal device to implement the functions, such as a chip system. The device can be installed in the terminal device or used in conjunction with the terminal device. In the embodiments of this application, the chip system can be composed of a chip or include a chip and other discrete components.

[0043] 2. Network Equipment

[0044] A network device is a node in a radio access network (RAN), and can also be referred to as a network device or a RAN node (or device). A network device is used to help terminal devices achieve wireless access. The multiple network devices 110 in the communication system 1000 can be nodes of the same type or different types. In some scenarios, the roles of the network device 110 and the terminal device 120 are relative. For example, the network element 120i in Figure 1 can be a helicopter or a drone, which can be configured as a mobile base station. For terminal devices 120j that access the RAN 100 through the network element 120i, the network element 120i is a base station; but for the base station 110a, the network element 120i is a terminal device. The network device 110 and the terminal device 120 are sometimes referred to as communication devices. For example, the base stations 110a and 110b in Figure 1 can be understood as communication devices with base station functions, and the network elements 120a-120k can be understood as communication devices with terminal device functions.

[0045] In one possible scenario, a network device can be a base station, an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), a transmitting and receiving point (TRP), a transmitting point (TP), a next-generation NodeB (gNB), a next-generation base station in a sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication system, a base station in a future mobile communication system, a satellite, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a mobile switching center, or a network device in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) communication system, i.e., it can be deployed on a high-altitude platform or satellite. The network device can be a macro base station (such as 110a in Figure 1 ), a micro base station or an indoor station (such as 110b in Figure 1 ), a relay node or a donor node, or a wireless controller in a CRAN scenario. The network device can also be a device that functions as a base station in device-to-device (D2D) communication, Internet of Vehicles (IoV) communication, drone communication, or machine communication. Optionally, the network device can also be a server, a wearable device, a vehicle, or an onboard device. For example, a network device in vehicle to everything (V2X) technology may be a road side unit (RSU).

[0046] All or part of the functions of the network device in this application may also be implemented through software functions running on hardware, or through virtualization functions instantiated on a platform (such as a cloud platform). The network device in this application may also be a logical node, logical module, or software that can implement all or part of the network device functions.

[0047] In another possible scenario, multiple network devices collaborate to assist the terminal device in achieving wireless access, and different network devices respectively implement part of the functions of the base station. For example, the network device can be a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a CU-control plane (CP), a CU-user plane (UP), or a radio unit (RU). The CU and DU can be set separately, or they can also be included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or a radio frequency unit, such as a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH). It can be understood that the network device can be a CU node, a DU node, or a device including a CU node and a DU node. In addition, the CU can be divided into a network device in the access network RAN, or the CU can be divided into a network device in the core network CN, which is not limited here.

[0048] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in the ORAN system, CU may also be called O-CU (Open CU), DU may also be called O-DU, CU-CP may also be called O-CU-CP, CU-UP may also be called O-CU-UP, and RU may also be called O-RU. For the convenience of description, this application uses CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and RU as examples for description. Any unit of CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in this application can be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0049] In the embodiments of the present application, the form of the network device is not limited. The device used to implement the function of the network device can be a network device; it can also be a device that can support the network device to implement the function, such as a chip system. The device can be installed in the network device or used in conjunction with the network device.

[0050] In order to facilitate understanding of the contents of this solution, some of the terms involved in the embodiments of this application are explained below to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. This part is only for ease of understanding and cannot be regarded as a specific limitation of this application.

[0051] 1. Extended reality (XR)

[0052] XR refers to the use of computers to combine the real and the virtual to create a virtual environment that allows for human-computer interaction. XR typically includes virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). XR services typically have the following characteristics: ① The business model (also known as the domain model) is typically transmitted periodically based on the frame rate. The business model is used to indicate how related data is linked and coordinated within the business logic. ② The amount of data transmitted is large, and the frame size is variable.

[0053] 2. Configured grant (CG)

[0054] CG refers to a mechanism that pre-configures some resources (i.e., the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resources mentioned in this application) for terminal devices in the uplink. When the terminal device subsequently has uplink data to be transmitted, it no longer needs to send a scheduling request for uplink data transmission to the network device, and can use the pre-configured PUSCH resources for uplink transmission, thereby reducing the uplink transmission delay. Typically, one transport block (TB) and at least one (one or more) PUSCH resources can be configured within a CG cycle period.

[0055] It should be noted that the duration of a CG cycle period is equal to the CG cycle. The PUSCH resources within the CG cycle period mentioned in this application may also be referred to as CG uplink resources, CG PUSCH resources, CG PUSCH transmission resources, CG PUSCH transmission opportunities, etc. in other schemes.

[0056] 3. Uplink control information (UCI)

[0057] Typically, UCI may include one or more of the following information: configured grant uplink control information (CG-UCI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information, and channel state information (CSI).

[0058] Among them, HARQ feedback information is ACK information (used to indicate successful data reception) or NACK information (used to indicate failed data reception, or no data received), so HARQ feedback information is related to the stability of the service. CSI includes CSI part 1 and CSI part 2; among them, the payload size of CSI part 1 is fixed and is used to confirm the information bits of CSI part 2. Usually, CSI part 1 is transmitted before CSI part 2; CSI can reflect the status information of the transmission channel between the communicating parties. Processing the transmission channel based on CSI is conducive to achieving high reliability and low latency transmission between the communicating parties. Therefore, CSI is related to the reliability of the service. CG-UCI includes information used to indicate the HARQ process (such as the HARQ process number), and the HARQ process number is conducive to the correct and reliable transmission of the service.

[0059] In an embodiment of the present application, UCI may also include first information, which is used to indicate information about unused transmission opportunities within the configured authorized CG window. The network device can decode PUSCH based on the first information, so the first information is related to the reliability of information transmission.

[0060] It should be noted that UCI can be transmitted on the uplink physical control channel (PUCCH) or on the PUSCH. The following text of this application mainly focuses on the case where UCI is multiplexed on the PUSCH (ie, the UCI is transmitted via the PUSCH).

[0061] 4. Reference signal

[0062] Terminal devices can use reference signals (e.g., synchronization signals) sent by network devices to perform cell search and cell measurement. In NR, the reference signals measured by terminal devices may include synchronization signals, SSBs, and channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS).

[0063] In the time domain, the SSB is concentrated within 5ms. One SSB occupies 4 OFDM symbols and consists of 1 primary synchronization signal (PSS), 1 secondary synchronization signal (SSS), 2 synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (PBCH) symbols, arranged in the order of PSS-PBCH-SSS-PBCH. Among them, PSS is mainly used for coarse synchronization, SSS is used for fine synchronization and SSB-based measurement, and PBCH is used to broadcast cell-level system information.

[0064] 5. Synchronous Signal Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC)

[0065] To avoid high power consumption caused by unnecessary searches by terminal devices, NR introduces the concept of SMTC. SMTC is a window configured by the network for terminal devices to perform SSB measurements. The UE only needs to perform SSB measurements within the SMTC window and does not need to perform SSB measurements outside the window. SMTC period and offset can be configured based on the SSB period and offset. Terminal devices measure NR SSBs based on the SMTC window configured by the network. SMTC can be configured for SSBs at different frequencies. For intra-frequency measurements in connected mode, the network can configure up to two SMTC windows per frequency for the terminal device. For inter-frequency measurements in connected mode, the network can configure up to one SMTC window per frequency for the terminal device. The configuration parameters of an SMTC window include: SMTC timing: The period and offset of the SMTC window. The SMTC period can be 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, or 160 ms. SMTC duration: The length of the SMTC window, which also has a granularity of 1 ms and can be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 meters.

[0066] 6. Measuring gap

[0067] Currently, network equipment can configure neighboring cell measurement methods for terminal devices based on their capabilities, such as inter-frequency and inter-system measurement control tasks. These methods can be broadly categorized into two types: Cell Measurement Method 1: Measurement based on gaps (measurement gaps). During the measurement gaps, the terminal device interrupts data transmission and reception with the serving cell to perform neighboring cell measurements. Cell Measurement Method 2: No-gap neighboring cell measurement, i.e., measurement not based on measurement gaps.

[0068] 7. Same frequency / different frequency / different system measurement

[0069] For LTE, a measurement object refers to a single carrier frequency; for NR, a measurement object refers to the time-frequency position and subcarrier spacing of the reference signal to be measured. The NR measurement object indicates the same-frequency / inter-frequency measurement for SSB.

[0070] Due to the different definitions of measurement objects, the concepts of NR intra-frequency and inter-frequency measurements have changed slightly compared to LTE:

[0071] In-frequency measurement based on SSB: If the SSB used for measurement in the neighboring cell has the same center frequency and the same subcarrier spacing (SCS) as the cell-defining SSB of the serving cell;

[0072] Inter-frequency measurement based on SSB: If the SSB used for measurement in the neighboring cell is different from the center frequency and SCS of the cell-defining SSB of the serving cell.

[0073] First, in order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the technical problems to be specifically solved by the present application are further analyzed and proposed.

[0074] One case: Scheduling restrictions apply to any time interval in which the terminal device may perform reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements, depending on the SMTC configuration. These scheduling restrictions apply to all SMTC windows, specifically for FR2 and L1-RSRP on SSB (38.133, section 9.5.6.3), where the terminal device is not expected to transmit physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) / physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) / sounding reference signal (SRS) or receive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) / physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) / channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). Since the scheduling restrictions apply to the SSBs to be measured, starting from the first symbol and ending after the last symbol, this effectively means that every time slot where an SSB is to be measured is subject to the scheduling restrictions imposed by the RAN4 restrictions. Therefore, assuming an SMTC window of 5 ms per 20 ms time period, if 64 SSBs are to be measured, nearly 20% of the time the network equipment cannot assume the ability to schedule the end device.

[0075] Currently, there are many technical solutions for implementing scheduling restrictions, and the following examples are listed below. Among them, the current NR specification allows the network to configure a search threshold (such as s-MeasureConfig) for terminal devices in connected mode to reduce co-frequency measurements. If the network configures a search threshold for the terminal device, the terminal device is allowed not to perform measurements on non-service cells, thereby reducing scheduling restrictions. The disadvantage of this solution: if the terminal device does not perform intra-frequency measurements, this may cause scheduling opportunities to be idle. Since the network side does not know when the terminal device reaches the search threshold, the network device still needs to comply with the predefined scheduling restrictions, resulting in a decrease in the capacity of the network system.

[0076] Another situation: If the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement, such as in the scenario of inter-frequency measurement between FR1 and FR2, the network device side cannot perform uplink and downlink scheduling on the terminal device during the measurement time slot (GAP) because the terminal device needs to switch frequencies, which will also cause the capacity of the network system to decrease.

[0077] Therefore, the technical problems to be solved by the present application may include: the network system complies with predefined scheduling restrictions, thereby causing a capacity reduction problem of the network system. In an embodiment of the present application, the first information (such as UTO-UCI) can be enabled through indication information to indicate whether the transmission opportunity that conflicts with SSB in the CG window is used, so that the network device can determine when the terminal device performs SSB measurement during the same-frequency measurement and / or different-frequency / different-system measurement process, so that uplink and downlink transmission can be performed with the terminal device in the time unit when the terminal device does not perform SSB measurement, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving the capacity of the network system.

[0078] The present application provides a communication method that enables first information (e.g., UTO-UCI) through indication information to indicate whether the transmission opportunity that conflicts with SSB within the CG window is used, thereby enabling the network device to determine when the terminal device performs SSB measurement during the same-frequency measurement and / or different-frequency / different-system measurement process, so that uplink and downlink transmission can be performed with the terminal device in the time unit when the terminal device does not perform SSB measurement, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving the capacity of the network system. The communication method and communication device are further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0079] It is understandable that this application uses network devices and terminal devices as examples of the execution entities of the interaction diagram, but this application does not limit the execution entities of the interaction diagram. For example, the network device in the method provided by this application can also be a chip, chip system, or processor applied to the network device, or a logical node, logical module, or software that can implement all or part of the network device; the terminal device in the method provided by this application can also be a chip, chip system, or processor applied to the terminal device, or a logical node, logical module, or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device functions.

[0080] Please refer to Figure 2, which is a flow chart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0081] S201: A network device sends instruction information to a terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the instruction information from the network device.

[0082] The indication information is used to enable the first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with the SSB. The first information is used to indicate whether the transmission opportunity within the CG window is used.

[0083] Exemplarily, the first information may be UTO-UCI. It should be noted that the existing UTO-UCI only indicates the usage of valid TO. As for the definition of invalid, the protocol states: if the configured CG PUSCH is discarded due to a conflict with the DL symbol indicated by tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon or tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationDesigned, the CG PUSCH is invalid; or if it conflicts with the SSB, the CG PUSCH is invalid. In an embodiment of the present application, the UTO-UCI is enabled through indication information to indicate the transmission timing that conflicts with the SSB, that is, the original provisions of the protocol can be modified to enable the UTO-UCI to include an indication of the transmission timing that conflicts with the SSB. For example, the network device side can configure UtoUciReportInvalidToOfSsb ENUMERATED{true} through a radio resource control (RRC) message, which can indicate that the UTO-UCI can indicate the transmission timing that conflicts with the SSB. It should be noted that the first information is only described here as UTO-UCI as an example. The first information can also be other UCIs. This application does not limit the type of the first information.

[0084] The indication information is used to enable the first information to include the transmission timing that conflicts with the SSB. In a possible embodiment, the network device side can configure UtoUciReportInvalidToOfSsband / orGapENUMERATED{true} through the RRC message, which can indicate that the UTO-UCI can indicate the transmission timing that conflicts with the SSB.

[0085] The SSB is transmitted on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, so it can also be understood that the indication information can enable the first information to include the transmission timing of the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap.

[0086] When the terminal device performs co-frequency measurement, since SMTC is the window configured by the network device for the terminal device for SSB measurement, SMTC can also be understood as the transmission time for transmitting SSB. In other words, the transmission timing that conflicts with SSB can be understood as the transmission timing that conflicts with SMTC.

[0087] When the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement, the first measurement gap is used for the terminal device to perform inter-frequency / inter-system measurement. The first measurement gap may include SMTC for same-frequency measurement and / or SMTC for inter-frequency measurement. It can be understood that the first measurement gap in this embodiment, as described in the above technical terms, in inter-frequency / inter-system measurement, the terminal device performs neighboring area measurement based on the first measurement gap (first measurement gap). Within the first measurement gap, the terminal device can interrupt the reception and transmission of data between the serving cell and perform neighboring area measurement.

[0088] Furthermore, the first information may also include a first value for instructing the terminal device to skip the transmission timing of the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and send an uplink CG, and / or the first information may also include a second value for instructing the terminal device to measure the SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and not send an uplink CG. For example, the first value is 1, indicating that the terminal device is instructed to skip the transmission timing of the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and send an uplink CG; the second value is 0, indicating that the terminal device is instructed to measure the SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and not send an uplink CG. Alternatively, the first value is 0, indicating that the terminal device is instructed to skip the transmission timing of the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and the second value is 1, indicating that the terminal device is instructed to measure the SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and not send an uplink CG.

[0089] Exemplarily, in the prior art, the first information only indicates the usage of valid TO. Please refer to Figure 3, which is a schematic diagram of a reporting method of the first information provided by the prior art. For multiple PUSCH CGs, wherein the PUSCH CG includes valid TOs and invalid TOs, and the valid TOs include used TOs and unused TOs, as shown in Figure 3, the used TOs can be represented by gray rectangles in the figure, the unused TOs can be represented by white rectangles in the figure, and the invalid TOs can be represented by black rectangles in the figure. For the first CG window (such as the 1st to 5th TOs in the figure), the first information indicates a CG window TO=5, and also indicates 01010, indicating that the terminal device performs uplink CG transmission (for example, sends PUSCH) on the 1st TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 2nd TO, performs uplink CG transmission on the 3rd TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 4th TO, and performs uplink CG transmission on the 5th TO. As for the second CG window (such as the 3rd TO to the 8th TO in the figure), the first information indicates a CG window TO=5. Since the 6th TO is an invalid TO, it is not indicated. Therefore, this CG includes 5 valid TOs. Furthermore, the first information also indicates 01000, indicating that the terminal device sends PUSCH on the 3rd TO, does not send PUSCH on the 4th TO, sends PUSCH on the 5th TO, sends PUSCH on the 7th TO, and sends PUSCH on the 8th TO.

[0090] For example, please refer to Figure 4, which is a schematic diagram of a reporting method of the first information provided in an embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, since the indication information is used to enable the first information to include a transmission timing that conflicts with the SSB, the definition of invalid TO in the embodiment of the present application is different from that in the prior art. In the embodiment of the present application, the definition of invalid can be as follows: If the configured CG PUSCH is discarded due to a conflict with the DL symbol indicated by tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon or tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationDesigned, the CG PUSCH is invalid. It can be seen that the newly defined invalid TO does not include the TO that conflicts with the SSB.

[0091] Assume that the 6th TO in Figure 3 above is the TO for SSB transmission in SMTC and / or the first measurement gap. Since the indication information enables the first information to include the transmission timing that conflicts with the SSB, as shown in (a) of Figure 4, the 6th TO is a valid TO (represented by a rectangle with slashes in the figure), and the first information can indicate whether the 6th TO is used.

[0092] As shown in FIG4 , the used TO can be represented by a gray rectangle in the figure, and the unused TO can be represented by a white rectangle in the figure.

[0093] In a possible embodiment, as shown in (b) of FIG4 , the 6th TO is an unused valid TO. For the first CG window (such as the 1st TO to the 5th TO in the figure), the first information indicates a CG window TO=5, and also indicates 01010, indicating that the terminal device performs uplink CG transmission (for example, sends PUSCH) on the 1st TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 2nd TO, performs uplink CG transmission on the 3rd TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 4th TO, and performs uplink CG transmission on the 5th TO. For the second CG window (such as the 3rd TO to the 7th TO in the figure), the first information indicates a CG window TO=5, and also indicates 01010, indicating that the terminal device performs uplink CG transmission on the 3rd TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 4th TO, performs uplink CG transmission on the 5th TO, measures SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap on the 6th TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission, and performs uplink CG transmission on the 7th TO. Since the 6th TO is the TO for SSB transmission in SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and the terminal device measures SSB on SMTC and / or the first measurement gap on the 6th TO without sending uplink CG, the terminal device can perform same-frequency measurement and / or different-frequency / different-system measurement on the TO, that is, perform SSB measurement.

[0094] In a possible embodiment, as shown in (c) of FIG4 , the 6th TO is a valid TO used. For the first CG window (such as the 1st TO to the 5th TO in the figure), the first information indicates a CG window TO=5, and also indicates 01010, indicating that the terminal device performs uplink CG transmission (for example, sends PUSCH) on the 1st TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 2nd TO, performs uplink CG transmission on the 3rd TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 4th TO, and performs uplink CG transmission on the 5th TO. For the second CG window (such as the 3rd TO to the 7th TO in the figure), the first information indicates a CG window TO=5, and also indicates 01000, indicating that the terminal device performs uplink CG transmission on the 3rd TO, does not perform uplink CG transmission on the 4th TO, performs uplink CG transmission on the 5th TO, skips the transmission opportunity of SMTC and / or the first measurement gap on the 6th TO, performs uplink CG transmission, and performs uplink CG transmission on the 7th TO. Since the 6th TO is the TO for SSB transmission in SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and uplink CG is sent in the 6th TO, the terminal device can skip the transmission timing of SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and does not perform same-frequency measurement and / or different-frequency / different-system measurement on the TO, that is, does not perform SSB measurement, but performs uplink and downlink transmission on the TO, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving the capacity of the network system.

[0095] The indication information may be carried in an RRC signaling message or in a downlink control information (DCI) message, and this application does not impose any specific limitation on this.

[0096] S202: The terminal device sends first information to the network device according to the instruction information. Correspondingly, the network device receives the first information from the terminal device.

[0097] After receiving the indication information from the network device, the terminal device can send the first information to the network device according to the indication information. Through the first information indicating whether the transmission opportunity within the CG window is used, the network device can determine to skip the SMTC and / or the first measurement time slot and perform uplink CG transmission, or determine to measure the SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap without performing uplink CG transmission.

[0098] Further optionally, the first information can be sent multiple times within a CG cycle, such as being sent in multiple PUSCHs within a cycle. If the first information sent previously indicates that the terminal device can use SMTC and / or the first measurement gap to measure SSB on a certain transmission opportunity, and no uplink CG is sent, then the first information cannot be sent later to modify it so that the terminal device skips SMTC and / or the first measurement gap on the transmission opportunity and sends uplink CG, that is, if the first information sent previously indicates that the transmission status of a certain transmission opportunity is 1, the transmission opportunity cannot be changed to 0 later; but the first information sent previously indicates that the terminal device skips SMTC and / or the first measurement gap on a certain transmission opportunity and sends uplink CG, then the first information can be sent later to modify it so that the terminal device can use SMTC and / or the first measurement gap to measure SSB on the transmission opportunity, and no uplink CG is sent, that is, if the first information sent previously indicates that the transmission status of a certain transmission opportunity is 0, the transmission opportunity can be changed to 1 later. That is to say, the terminal device may or may not send an uplink when indicating the transmission opportunity to be used. When sending, it can re-instruct not to send by updating the first information, but the terminal device cannot regret the instruction not to send before, that is, it cannot send again.

[0099] To sum up, through the communication method shown in Figure 2, the network device can know whether the terminal device performs SSB measurement on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap. If SSB is not performed on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, uplink and downlink transmissions can be performed with the terminal device in the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, so that the network device can determine when the terminal device performs SSB measurement during the same-frequency measurement and / or different-frequency / different-system measurement process, and thus perform uplink and downlink transmissions with the terminal device in the time unit when the terminal device does not perform SSB measurement, thereby avoiding resource waste and improving the capacity of the network system.

[0100] The present application provides a communication device that can be used to implement the functions of the above-mentioned terminal device or network device. The communication device can be a terminal device or a network device. The communication device includes a module or unit that corresponds one-to-one to the method / operation / step / action performed by the terminal device or network device in the above-mentioned method embodiment. The unit can be a hardware circuit, or software, or a combination of a hardware circuit and software. Please refer to Figure 5, which shows a structural diagram of a communication device 500 of an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 500 may include a receiving unit 501 and a sending unit 502. Specifically, the receiving unit 501 is used to receive signaling and / or data, and the sending unit 502 is used to send signaling and / or data;

[0101] In one embodiment, when the communication device 500 is a terminal device, wherein:

[0102] A receiving unit 501 is configured to receive indication information, where the indication information is used to enable first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with an SSB, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether a transmission opportunity within a CG window is used;

[0103] The sending unit 502 is configured to send the first information according to the instruction information.

[0104] In one possible implementation, the SSB is transmitted on the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, where the first measurement gap is used for the terminal device to perform inter-frequency / inter-system measurement.

[0105] In one possible implementation, the first value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to skip the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the transmission timing of the first measurement gap and send the uplink CG.

[0106] In a possible implementation, the second value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and not to send uplink CG.

[0107] Regarding the specific implementation of the above-mentioned receiving unit 501 and sending unit 502, please refer to the specific implementation steps of the terminal device in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0108] In one embodiment, when the communication device shown in FIG5 is a network device, wherein:

[0109] A receiving unit 501 is configured to send indication information, where the indication information is used to enable first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with an SSB, wherein the first information is used to indicate whether a transmission opportunity within a CG window is used;

[0110] The receiving unit 501 is further configured to receive first information.

[0111] In one possible implementation, the SSB is transmitted on the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, where the first measurement gap is used for the terminal device to perform inter-frequency / inter-system measurement.

[0112] In one possible implementation, the first value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to skip the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the transmission timing of the first measurement gap and send the uplink CG.

[0113] In a possible implementation, the second value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and not to send uplink CG.

[0114] Regarding the specific implementation of the above-mentioned receiving unit 501, reference may be made to the specific implementation steps of the network device in FIG2 , which will not be repeated here.

[0115] FIG6 shows a communication device 600 provided in an embodiment of the present application, which is used to implement the functions of the aforementioned terminal device or network device. The device can be a communication device or a device used in a communication device, and the communication device can be a terminal device or a network device. The device used in the communication device can be a chip system or chip within the communication device. The chip system can be composed of a chip or can include a chip and other discrete components.

[0116] The communication device 600 includes at least one processor 610 for implementing the processing function of the device (such as a network device or a terminal device) in the method provided in the embodiment of the present application. The communication device 600 may also include a communication interface 620 for implementing the transceiver operation of the device (such as a network device or a terminal device) in the method provided in the embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, the communication interface can be a transceiver, a circuit, a bus, a module or other type of communication interface for communicating with other devices via a transmission medium. For example, the communication interface 620 is used for the device in the communication device 600 to communicate with other devices. The processor 610 uses the communication interface 620 to send and receive data and is used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment.

[0117] The communication device 600 may also include at least one memory 630 for storing program instructions and / or data. The memory 630 is coupled to the processor 610. Coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or communication connection between devices, units, or modules, which may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms, and is used for information exchange between the devices, units, or modules. The processor 610 may operate in conjunction with the memory 630. The processor 610 may execute program instructions stored in the memory 630. At least one of the at least one memory may be included in the processor.

[0118] The specific connection medium between the communication interface 620, processor 610, and memory 630 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. In Figure 6, the memory 630, processor 610, and communication interface 620 are connected via a bus. The bus is represented by a bold line in Figure 6. The connection between other components is only for schematic illustration and is not intended to be limiting. The bus can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, only one bold line is used in Figure 6, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or one type of bus.

[0119] When the communication device 600 is specifically a device for a device (such as a network device or a terminal device), for example, when the communication device 600 is specifically a chip or a chip system, the communication interface 620 may output or receive a baseband signal. When the communication device 600 is specifically a device (such as a network device or a terminal device), the communication interface 620 may output or receive a radio frequency signal. In an embodiment of the present application, the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component, and may implement or execute the various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application may be directly embodied as being executed by a hardware processor, or may be executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor.

[0120] It should be noted that the communication interface 620 may be used to execute the functions of the receiving unit 501 , and the processor 610 may be used to execute the functions of the sending unit 502 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0121] When the above-mentioned communication device is a chip applied to a terminal device, the terminal device chip implements the functions of the terminal device in the above-mentioned method embodiment, and the terminal device chip receives information from other network elements; or, the terminal device chip sends information to other network elements.

[0122] When the communication device is a chip used in a network device, the network device chip implements the functions of the network device in the above method embodiment. The network device chip receives information from other network elements; or the network device chip sends information to other network elements.

[0123] It is understood that the processor in the embodiments of the present application may be a central processing unit (CPU), or may be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components, or any combination thereof. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.

[0124] The method steps in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by hardware or by a processor executing software instructions. The software instructions can be composed of corresponding software modules, which can be stored in random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), registers, hard disks, mobile hard disks, CD-ROMs, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium can also be an integral part of the processor. The processor and storage medium can be located in an ASIC. In addition, the ASIC can be located in a network device or a terminal device. Of course, the processor and storage medium can also exist as discrete components in a terminal device or a network device.

[0125] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs or instructions. When the computer program or instruction is loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is executed in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program or instruction may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted via the computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server that integrates one or more available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium, such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a tape; it may also be an optical medium, such as a DVD; it may also be a semiconductor medium, such as a solid state disk (SSD).

[0126] In the various embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between different embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationships.

[0127] It is understood that the various numbers used in the embodiments of this application are merely for ease of description and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of this application. The order of the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not necessarily imply a specific order of execution; the order of execution of the processes should be determined by their functions and inherent logic.

[0128] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which computer-executable instructions are stored. When the computer-executable instructions are executed, the method executed by the terminal device or network device in the above method embodiment is implemented.

[0129] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program. When the computer program is executed, the method executed by the terminal device or network device in the above method embodiment is implemented.

[0130] The present application also provides a communication system including a terminal device or a network device. The terminal device is configured to execute the method executed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment. The network device is configured to execute the method executed by the network device in the above method embodiment.

[0131] It should be noted that for the aforementioned method embodiments, for the sake of simplicity, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should be aware that this application is not limited by the order of the actions described, because according to this application, certain steps can be performed in other orders or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also be aware that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by this application.

[0132] The descriptions of the various embodiments provided in this application can refer to each other. The descriptions of each embodiment have their own focus. For parts not described in detail in a particular embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments. For the convenience and brevity of description, for example, the functions and execution steps of the various devices and equipment provided in the embodiments of this application can refer to the relevant descriptions of the method embodiments of this application. The various method embodiments and the various device embodiments can also refer to, be combined with, or quote each other.

[0133] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features therein. These modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Receiving indication information, the indication information being used to enable first information including a transmission opportunity that conflicts with a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block (SSB), wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the transmission opportunity within the configured authorized CG window is used; The first information is sent according to the instruction information.

2. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: Sending indication information, where the indication information is used to enable first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block (SSB), wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the transmission opportunity within the configured authorized CG window is used; A first message is received.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The SSB is transmitted on the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and the first measurement gap is used for the terminal device to perform hetero-frequency / hetero-system measurement.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The first value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to skip the transmission timing of the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and send an uplink CG.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The second value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and not to send uplink CG.

6. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: a receiving unit, configured to receive indication information, wherein the indication information is used to enable first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block (SSB), wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the transmission opportunity within the configured authorized CG window is used; A sending unit is used to send the first information according to the indication information.

7. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: a sending unit, configured to send indication information, wherein the indication information is used to enable the first information to include a transmission opportunity that conflicts with a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block (SSB), wherein the first information is used to indicate whether the transmission opportunity within the configured authorized CG window is used; The receiving unit is configured to receive first information.

8. The device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that The SSB is transmitted on the SSB measurement timing configuration SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and the first measurement gap is used for the terminal device to perform hetero-frequency / hetero-system measurement.

9. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that The first value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to skip the transmission timing of the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap and send an uplink CG.

10. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that The second value in the first information is used to instruct the terminal device to measure SSB on the SMTC and / or the first measurement gap, and not to send uplink CG.

11. A communication device, characterized in that: include: A processor is coupled to a memory, wherein the memory is used to store programs or instructions, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, the device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

12. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The storage medium stores a computer program or instruction, and when the computer program or instruction is executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is implemented.

13. A computer program product, characterized in that The method comprises a computer program code, and when the computer program code is executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is implemented.

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