Information processing method, communication devices, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are an information processing method, communication devices, a communication system and a storage medium. The information processing method executed by a communication device comprises: determining an OCC multiplexing mode of an NPUSCH, wherein the OCC multiplexing mode is used for at least two terminals to use the same time-frequency resource to send the NPUSCH. In this way, multiple users (multiple terminals) can send in a multiplexing manner the NPUSCH on the same time-frequency resource, so that it is possible to implement system capacity expansion and to support more terminals in implementing uplink transmissions at limited time-frequency resources and at limited transmit power of the terminals, thereby improving uplink transmission efficiency.

Description

Information processing methods, communication equipment, communication systems and storage media Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method, communication device, communication system and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of communication technology, the Narrowband Physical Uplink Shared Channel (NPUSCH) can be used for uplink transmission; however, for NPUSCH Orthogonal Covering Code (OCC) user multiplexing, an OCC multiplexing method needs to be designed to achieve system expansion.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments disclosed herein aim to address the problem of supporting uplink transmission for more end users under the premise of limited time and frequency resources and / or limited transmission power.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an information processing method is proposed, executed by a communication device, comprising: determining an OCC multiplexing mode for NPUSCH, wherein the OCC multiplexing mode is used for at least two terminals to transmit NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processing module configured to determine an OCC multiplexing mode for NPUSCH, wherein the OCC multiplexing mode is used for at least two terminals to transmit NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to perform the method described in an optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and / or a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0010] The embodiments disclosed herein can support uplink transmission for more end users under the premise of limited time and frequency resources and / or limited transmission power. Attached Figure Description

[0011] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments are introduced below. The following drawings are only some embodiments of this disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of this disclosure.

[0012] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0013] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating a mapping method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] Figure 1C is a schematic diagram illustrating another mapping method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] Figure 1D is a schematic diagram illustrating a random sequence according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 1E is a schematic diagram of a cyclic shift formula according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 1F is a schematic diagram of the REs occupied by NDMRS in a PUSCH format 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 3A is a schematic flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 3B is a schematic flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 4A is a schematic flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 4B is a schematic flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0027] This disclosure provides an information processing method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0028] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose an information processing method, executed by a communication device, comprising: determining an OCC multiplexing mode for NPUSCH, wherein the OCC multiplexing mode is used for at least two terminals to transmit NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0029] In the above embodiments, by determining the OCC multiplexing mode of NPUSCH, NPPUSCH can be multiplexed and transmitted by multiple users (multiple terminals) on the same time and frequency resources. This enables system expansion and supports more terminals for uplink transmission under the premise of limited time and frequency resources and limited terminal transmission power, thereby improving uplink transmission efficiency.

[0030] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the OCC reuse method of NPUSCH includes: determining an OCC reuse method based on resource granularity; and / or, determining an OCC reuse method based on NPUSCH repeating structure.

[0031] In the above embodiments, the OCC reuse method based on resource granularity and / or NPUSCH repeating structure can be determined, thereby adapting to more application scenarios.

[0032] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource-granular OCC multiplexing is applicable to at least one of the following transmission modes: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission; and / or, NPUSCH repeating structure-based OCC multiplexing is applicable to at least one of the following transmission modes: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission.

[0033] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining an OCC multiplexing method based on resource granularity includes at least one of the following: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on time slot granularity; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on resource unit (RU) granularity; and determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the time domain resource granularity occupied by a single repeated transmission.

[0034] In the above embodiments, a reuse method based on resource granularity can be determined; and reuse methods at different resource granularity levels can be implemented, such as multiplexing methods at the symbol level, time slot level, RU level, or time domain resource level occupied by a single repeated transmission, which can adapt to the scenario of multiplexing methods based on resource granularity.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first number of symbols; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of symbols.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in a time slot; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot; determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot; and repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol within a time slot includes: mapping different OCC sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence to different symbols within a time slot.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on a RU; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: based on the first method or the second method, determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU; based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU, determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs; wherein, the first method is j = x1 mod L; the second method is j = floor(x1 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on at least one RU; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU based on the third method or the fourth method; repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the third method is j = x2 mod L; the fourth method is j = floor(x2 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0040] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in the second number of time slots on the first number of RUs for the first repetition; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU for the first repetition satisfies the fifth method or the sixth method; wherein, the fifth method is j = x3 mod L; the sixth method is j = floor(x3 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B1 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B1, L and K1 is equal to X1; or, the product of B1, L and K1 is equal to X2; or, the product of B1, L and K1 is equal to X3.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0043] In the above embodiments, the parameters of B1 and / or K1 can be based on network device configuration or indication, or on protocol agreement, so that parameters such as B1 and / or K1 can be flexibly determined, and it is also convenient to implement the OCC multiplexing mode of NPUSCH.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the number of first time slots; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the number of first time slots.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission in one RU; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: based on the seventh method or the eighth method, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on one RU is determined; based on the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on one RU, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission is determined; based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs is repeatedly determined; wherein, the seventh method is j = m1 mod L; the eighth method is j = floor(m1 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value corresponding to time slot m1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in one OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on at least one RU; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is: determining the OCC sequence value of the time slot on at least one RU based on the ninth method or the tenth method; repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol of the time slot on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the ninth method is j = m2 mod L; the tenth method is j = floor(m2 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on a first number of RUs for a first number of repetitions; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol of at least one time slot on at least one RU for the first number of repetitions satisfy the eleventh method or the twelfth method; wherein, the eleventh method is j = m3 mod L; the twelfth method is j = floor(m3 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B2 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B2, L, and K2 is equal to M1; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 is equal to M2; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 is equal to M3.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B2 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K2 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the number of first RUs; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on RU granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the number of first RUs.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number of RUs is the number of at least one RU used in the same NPUSCH transmission; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs is determined as follows: based on the thirteenth method or the fourteenth method, the OCC sequence value of at least one RU is determined: based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence value on at least one RU is repeatedly determined; wherein, the thirteenth method is j = n1 mod L; the fourteenth method is j = floor(n1 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first number of RUs is the number of time slots used for NPSUCH transmission on the first number of RUs in the first repetition; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence value of at least one RU in the first repetition satisfies the fifteenth method or the sixteenth method; wherein, the fifteenth method is j = n2 mod L; the sixteenth method is j = floor(n2 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B3 satisfies the following condition: the product of B3, L, and K3 is equal to N1; or, the product of B3, L, and K3 is equal to N2.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B3 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K3 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first repetition number; determining an OCC multiplexing mode based on the temporal resource granularity occupied by one repetition transmission, including: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​used by each repetition transmission of the first repetition number satisfy the seventeenth mode or the eighteenth mode; wherein, the seventeenth mode is j = r mod L; the eighteenth mode is j = floor(r / B4) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of the repetition number r; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B4 is used to indicate the number of repetition transmissions within an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B4 satisfies the following condition: the product of B4, L, and K4 equals R.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, B4 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K4 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the repeating structure of NPUSCH includes at least one of the following methods: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol repetition within a single NPUSCH transmission; and determining the OCC multiplexing method based on multiple repeated transmissions of NPUSCH.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes: determining the number of Mth time slots, where the number of Mth time slots is the number of time slots included in one NPUSCH repetition transmission; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on symbol repetition within one NPUSCH transmission, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to each time slot in the Mth time slots satisfies an 18-mode; determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple time slot groups in multiple NPUSCH transmissions based on the OCC sequence values ​​of one NPUSCH repetition transmission; wherein, the 18-mode is j = floor(o / B5×2) mod L; where j is used to determine the OCC sequence value of time slot o; the mod function is a modulo function; B5 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, L is the number of times the symbol is repeated.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes: determining the number of OCC multiplexing blocks in the NPUSCH transmission and the number of NPUSCH retransmissions included in one OCC multiplexing block; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on the multiple NPUSCH retransmissions, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to one OCC multiplexing block satisfies the nineteenth mode; determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple OCC multiplexing blocks in the multiple NPUSCH retransmissions based on the OCC sequence value of one OCC multiplexing block; wherein, the nineteenth mode is j = i mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of OCC multiplexing block i, the mod function is the remainder function; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes: determining the OCC multiplexing block based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the RVs used for different NPUSCH retransmissions within the same OCC multiplex block are the same or different; and / or, the RV types used between each second length OCC multiplex block are the same; and / or, the RV types used between each B×L NPUSCH retransmission are the same or different.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second length is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH, wherein different sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence are respectively mapped to different symbols or different time slots or different RUs or different NPUSCH repeated transmissions or different symbol repeated transmissions.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH includes at least one of the following: determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset table; determining the OCC sequence based on the configuration of the network device; determining the OCC sequence based on the indication of the network device; determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset sequence generation method; wherein the sequence length of the determined OCC sequence is a second length.

[0067] In the above embodiments, a method is provided for a communication device to determine the OCC multiplexing mode of NPUSCH. This method facilitates the successful determination of the OCC multiplexing mode of NPUSCH and enables subsequent transmission of NPUSCH based on this OCC multiplexing mode. This facilitates multi-user multiplexed transmission of NPUSCH and achieves system expansion. Furthermore, the OCC sequence can be determined in multiple ways, adapting to a wider range of application scenarios.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource are orthogonal; and / or, the cross-correlation between the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0069] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication device is a terminal.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication device is a network device.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, at least one of B1, K1, B2, K2, B3, K3, B4, K4 and the second length is based on a protocol agreement; and / or, the OCC sequence is based on a protocol agreement and / or determined based on a protocol preset sequence method.

[0072] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the value of B1, K1, B2, K2, B3, K3, B4 and / or K4; a second length; and the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH.

[0073] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, including: a processing module configured to determine the OCC multiplexing mode of NPUSCH, wherein the OCC multiplexing mode is used for at least two terminals to transmit NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0074] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0075] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system, including: a terminal and / or a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0076] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0077] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0078] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the information processing method as described in the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0079] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system including processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in an optional implementation of the first aspect above.

[0080] It is understood that the aforementioned communication devices (e.g., terminals and / or network devices), communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to execute the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0081] This disclosure provides an information processing method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, terms such as "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable, as are terms such as "information processing apparatus" and "communication apparatus," and terms such as "information processing system" and "communication system."

[0082] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular 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 particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0083] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be used interchangeably. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0084] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0085] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0086] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0087] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0088] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0089] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0090] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "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 object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0091] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0092] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0093] In some embodiments, the terms “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 lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “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”.

[0094] 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”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0095] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0096] 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," "carrier," "component carrier," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0097] 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", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0098] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures that replace communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals with communication between multiple terminals (e.g., also referred to as device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, uplink link, downlink link, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0099] 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, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0100] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0101] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0102] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0103] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1A, the information processing system 100 may include: a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0104] In some embodiments, network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0105] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, for example, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things (IoT) device or terminal, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0106] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system.

[0107] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0108] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0109] In some embodiments, the core network equipment may be a single device, including a first device, a second device, etc., or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, including all or part of the first device and the second device described above. The first device and the second device may be network elements; network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), 5G Core Network (5GCN), and Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0110] It is understood that the information processing system described in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0111] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the information processing system 100 shown in FIG1A, or some of its components, but are not limited thereto. The components shown in FIG1A are illustrative. The information processing system may include all or some of the components in FIG1A, or may include other components outside of FIG1A. The number and form of each component are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the components is illustrative. The components may be unconnected or connected. The connection can be in any way, either direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0112] The embodiments disclosed herein 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), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a 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, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0113] In some embodiments, for time-domain resource allocation, the time-domain resources occupied by NPUSCH transmission include the following parameters: the number of Resource Units (RUs), the number of repetitions, and the number of slots and symbols occupied by one RU.

[0114] Resource quantity (N) RU A row in Table 1 is indicated by the resource assignment field in the Downlink Control Information (DCI) format N0.

[0115] Table 1 Number of RUs in NPUSCH

[0116] Number of retransmissions (N) Rep The repetition number field carried in DCI format N0 indicates a row in Table 2.

[0117] Table 2 Number of repetitions of NPUSCH

[0118] The number of time slots and symbols occupied by an RU is determined by the terminal by looking up the RU table based on the number of allocated subcarriers for multi-tone transmission; for single-tone transmission, the number of time slots of an RU is fixed at 16.

[0119] In some embodiments, for frequency domain resource allocation, the sub-carrier space (SCS), number of time slots, and number of symbols corresponding to one RU of single-tone transmission can be as shown in Table 3.

[0120] Table 3

[0121] For 3.75kHz SCS:I SC =0…47, occupying one subcarrier in the frequency domain; for 5kHz SCS: Isc=0…11, occupying one subcarrier in the frequency domain.

[0122] In some embodiments, for frequency domain resource allocation, the SCS, number of time slots, and number of symbols corresponding to one RU of multi-tone transmission can be as shown in Table 4.

[0123] Table 4

[0124] As shown in Table 5, rows 12-18 are used for multi-tone frequency domain resource allocation.

[0125] Table 5 shows the subcarriers allocated for NPUSCH at 15 kHz.

[0126] For 15kHz, I SC =0-11 indicates the case of single-carrier transmission, with subcarrier positions corresponding one-to-one from 0 to 11; I SC =12-15, corresponding to multi-carrier transmission with 3 subcarriers, with a total of 4 positions; and so on, I SC =18, corresponding to a multi-carrier transmission with 12 subcarriers, and a total of 1 position; I SC =19-63, the position is reserved.

[0127] In some embodiments, for single-carrier transmission, the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) can be determined in the following manner; MCS The MCS sub-segment is carried by the MCS field in the DCI and mapped to the values ​​shown in Table 6.

[0128] Table 6

[0129] As shown in Table 6, when the modulation order supported by NPUSCH format 1 for single-carrier transmission is 1 or 2, the corresponding modulation methods are Pi / 2-BPSK and Pi / 4-QPSK, respectively.

[0130] For multi-carrier transmission, the MCS is determined in the following way: I MCS The modulation and coding field in the DCI is used to carry the signal. The base station (eNB) uses this field to enable the terminal to determine the TBS; the modulation scheme for multi-carrier transmission is fixed as QPSK.

[0131] In some embodiments, TBS is based on parameter (I) TBS I RU And determine by looking up the table, where I RU This is indicated through the resource unit field. For single-carrier transmission, I TBS By using I MCS According to the table, for multi-carrier transmission, I TBS =I MCS .

[0132] Table 7. TBS Table of NPUSCH

[0133] In some embodiments, the redundancy version (RV) of NPUSCH is determined as follows: 1 bit, determined by the redundancy version field in DCI; Rv(j) = 2*mod(rv_DCI+j,2), where j = 0,1,…,Nrep / L-1; where, for single-carrier transmission, L = 1, and for multi-carrier transmission, L = min(4,ceil(Nrep / 2)).

[0134] The resource mapping method is as follows: mapping is performed in the order of frequency domain first, then time domain. The modulated symbols are mapped to N. Slot After one time slot, this N Slot Each time slot continues to repeat M_NPUSCH_identical-1 times. Then, the mapping continues for the next N. Slot This process is repeated for each slot until all slots (Mrep×Nru×N_UL_slot) are mapped. and N slot The possible values ​​are as follows:

[0135] For a 3.75kHz SCS in single-carrier transmission, assuming a transport block (TB) is mapped to one RU, each RU occupies 16 time slots, and is repeated 6 times, with rv_DCI = "0", then the mapping method is as shown in Figure 1B.

[0136] For a 15kHz SCS in multi-carrier transmission, assuming one TB is mapped to three RUs, each RU occupies four time slots, and the process is repeated four times, with rv_DCI = "0", then the mapping method is as shown in Figure 1C.

[0137] After 256 milliseconds (ms) of continuous NPUSCH transmission, a 40ms uplink interval (UL gap) is inserted before NPUSCH transmission continues.

[0138] In some embodiments, the demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence for single-carrier transmission is generated based on a pseudo-random sequence, as shown in Figure 1D. As shown.

[0139] In some embodiments, multi-carrier DMRS transmission uses a low-PAPR sequence, as shown in Figure 1E. As shown in the formula in Figure 1E, for multi-carrier transmission, each subcarrier contains DMRS.

[0140] Optionally, the cyclic shift alpha(α) is determined as shown in Table 8. It should be noted that the cyclic shift parameter is a cell-specific parameter.

[0141] Table 8 Definition of α

[0142] Optionally, the phase of the base sequence can be as shown in Table 9.

[0143] Table 9

[0144] Furthermore, DMRS base sequence generation also supports group hopping and sequence hopping. Unlike NR PUSCH, NPUSCH DMRS group-sequence hopping requires both enabling and disabling. The specific calculation formula is shown below: in, The definition is shown in Table 10.

[0145] Table 10

[0146] Optionally, the group hop pattern parameter fgh(n') is related to the slot index. For multi-carrier transmission, the DMRS sequence is distributed in the frequency domain, and the value of n' is the value of the current slot. For single-carrier transmission, the DMRS sequence is distributed in the time domain; therefore, the value of n' is the value of the first slot among multiple RUs. Specifically, the formula for calculating fgh(n') is as follows:

[0147] Optionally, the parameter fss is generated by the following formula, where Δ ss ∈{0,1,...,29} is given by the cell-specific higher-layer parameter groupAssignmentNPUSCH. If not configured, the value is 0.

[0148] In some embodiments, the temporal resource location of the DMRS is determined by Table 11.

[0149] Table 11

[0150] As shown in Figure 1F, for 3.75kHz SCS NPUSCH format 1, the DMRS is located on symbol 4; for 15kHz SCS NPUSCH format 1, the DMRS is located on symbol 3 (one slot in NPUSCH occupies 7 symbols). Furthermore, for multi-carrier transmission, the DMRS is distributed across each subcarrier.

[0151] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the present disclosure relates to an information processing method used in an information processing system 100, the method comprising:

[0152] Step S2101: The network device sends the first information to the terminal.

[0153] In some embodiments, the terminal receives first information sent by the network device.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: B1, K1, B2, K2, B3, K3, B4, K4, a second length, and an OCC sequence, etc.

[0155] In some embodiments, the network device may configure the aforementioned first information to the terminal or indicate the aforementioned first information to the terminal. Optionally, the network device may configure an OCC sequence to the terminal; the terminal may receive the OCC sequence configured by the network device. Optionally, the network device may configure a second length to the terminal; the terminal may receive the OCC sequence configured by the network device.

[0156] Optionally, the second length can be the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0157] Optionally, the OCC sequence can be the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH of a terminal. For example, different terminals may have different OCC sequences for their NPUSCH, which can be used to enable multiple terminals (or multiple users) to multiplex their NPUSCH transmission on the same time-frequency resource. For instance, when different terminals transmit their NPUSCH, they can use the OCC sequence corresponding to their NPUSCH to weight their NPUSCH, and each terminal can transmit its weighted NPUSCH to the network device on the same time-frequency resource. Furthermore, when the network device receives the weighted NPUSCH transmitted by each terminal on the same time-frequency resource, it can determine the NPUSCH of each terminal based on the OCC sequence corresponding to each terminal's NPUSCH, thereby enabling multiple terminals to multiplex their NPUSCH transmission on the same time-frequency resource.

[0158] Optionally, B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols within an OCC multiplexing block. For example, B1 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X1; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X2; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X3.

[0159] Optionally, B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots within an OCC multiplex block. For example, B2 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M1; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M2; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M3. For example, the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N1; or, the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N2. Optionally, B3 is used to indicate the number of retransmissions within an OCC multiplex block. B4 satisfies the following condition: the product of B4, L, and K4 equals R.

[0160] R refers to the number of repetitions within an OCC multiplexing block. The name of the first information is not limited; it can be, for example, an OCC sequence indicator or an OCC length indicator. In this embodiment, the communication device determines the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH. Optionally, the communication device is a terminal or a network device. For example, the network device is a base station.

[0161] In step S2102, the terminal determines the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH.

[0162] In some embodiments, different sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence are mapped to different symbols, different time slots, different RUs, different NPUSCH repeat transmissions, or different symbol repeat transmissions.

[0163] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH by at least one of the following: determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset table; determining the OCC sequence based on the configuration of the network device; determining the OCC sequence based on an instruction from the network device; and determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset sequence generation method. Optionally, the sequence length of the determined OCC sequence is a second length.

[0164] Optionally, the default table in the protocol can be an existing table in the protocol or a newly added table; there can be one or more tables.

[0165] For example, a protocol preset table may be shown in Table 12.

[0166] Table 12 shows that the OCC length or the number of reused UEs is 2.

[0167] For example, a protocol preset table may be shown in Table 13.

[0168] Table 13 shows that the OCC length or the number of reused UEs is 4.

[0169] For example, a protocol preset table may be shown in Table 14.

[0170] Table 14 shows an OCC length or number of reused UEs of 8.

[0171] For example, the terminal can preset tables such as Table 12, Table 13, or Table 14 above to map different OCC sequence values ​​for symbols used in NPUSCH transmission.

[0172] For example, the terminal determines the OCC sequence for NPUSCH transmission based on the protocol preset table and OCC sequence index. For example, as shown in Table 12, if the OCC sequence index is "0", the OCC sequence value can be [1,1], or if the OCC sequence index is "1", the OCC sequence value can be [1,-1].

[0173] For example, the terminal can determine the OCC sequence for NPUSCH transmission based on the instructions or configuration of the network device. For instance, the terminal receives first information sent by the network device, which indicates the OCC sequence index; the terminal determines the corresponding OCC sequence based on the OCC sequence index included in the first information and a protocol preset table. For example, the sequence value in the OCC sequence can be represented by W(j), j = 0, ..., L-1; where L can be used to represent the OCC length. As shown in Table 12, the sequence index corresponding to OCC sequence [1,1] is "0", and the sequence index corresponding to OCC sequence [1,-1] is "1".

[0174] Alternatively, the OCC sequence can be one of the following: Walsh sequence, Hamdard sequence, PN sequence, gold sequence, cyclic shift sequence, Zadoff-Chu sequence, etc.

[0175] For example, we will use the OCC sequence as a cyclic shift sequence. When the OCC sequence is a cyclic shift sequence, we can first determine one of the OCC sequences as the base sequence, and then perform cyclic shifting based on the base sequence to obtain M-1 sequences, wherein the M OCC sequences are mutually orthogonal to each other.

[0176] For example, suppose the OCC sequence corresponding to one of the terminals is determined as sequence#0 = [s(0), s(1), s(2), ..., s(k)], k = 0, ..., L-1; where L can be used to represent the sequence length of sequence#0, and s(k) = exp(j * 2pi * k / L). Furthermore, by performing a cyclic shift based on sequence#0, the OCC sequences corresponding to other terminals can be obtained as sequence#i, where i represents the OCC sequence corresponding to the i-th terminal. For the k-th value of sequence#i, we have: s(k) = s((k+i) mod L), where mod is the modulo function. Here, j is a complex number identifier, and pi is π.

[0177] In some embodiments, the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource are orthogonal.

[0178] In some embodiments, the cross-correlation between OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource is less than or equal to a first threshold. Here, the cross-correlation between OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals is relatively low.

[0179] Step S2103: The network device determines the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH.

[0180] In some embodiments, the network device determines the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH in a manner similar to that of the terminal; for example, the network device may determine the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset table, and / or the network device may determine the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset sequence generation method; further details will not be elaborated here.

[0181] In some embodiments, the network device can configure the corresponding OCC sequence to the terminal by configuring the sequence index corresponding to the OCC sequence. For example, the network device sends first information to the terminal, wherein the first information carries the OCC sequence index corresponding to the OCC; the terminal can use the sequence index to query a protocol preset table to determine the corresponding OCC sequence.

[0182] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device determines the OCC multiplexing method of the NPUSCH. Optionally, the communication device is a terminal or a network device. For example, the network device is a base station, etc.

[0183] In some alternative embodiments, the communication device may further include determining a second length before determining the OCC multiplexing method of the NPUSCH.

[0184] Optionally, the terminal determines the second length based on protocol agreements, network device configuration, or network device instructions. For example, if the terminal receives first information sent by the network device, and the first information indicates the second length, the terminal can determine the second length based on the first information.

[0185] Optionally, the network device determines the second length based on protocol agreements.

[0186] Step S2104: The terminal determines the OCC multiplexing mode of NPUSCH.

[0187] Optionally, the OCC multiplexing method is used for at least two terminals to send NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal determines an OCC reuse method based on resource granularity.

[0189] Optionally, resource-granular OCC multiplexing is suitable for single-carrier and / or multi-carrier transmission.

[0190] Optionally, the terminal determines the resource-granularity-based OCC multiplexing method for single-carrier transmission and / or multi-carrier transmission.

[0191] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on resource granularity by determining the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity.

[0192] Optionally, the terminal determines a first length and a second length, wherein the first length is the number of first symbols, and the second length is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of first symbols.

[0193] Optionally, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in one time slot; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity as follows: the terminal determines the OCC sequence value of each symbol in one time slot; based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in one time slot, the terminal determines the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU; based on the number of repetitions, the terminal repeatedly determines the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU.

[0194] Optionally, determining the OCC sequence value for each symbol within a time slot includes mapping different OCC sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence to different symbols within a time slot. For example, mapping five different OCC sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence to the seven symbols.

[0195] Optionally, based on the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol in one time slot, the OCC sequence values ​​of at least RU time slots are determined. For example, if the OCC sequence has 7 OCC sequence indices and one time slot has 5 symbols, then the 1st to 5th OCC sequence indices of the 7 OCC sequences can be mapped to the 5 symbols in that time slot; and based on the OCC sequence values ​​of the 5 symbols in that time slot, the 6th OCC sequence index of the 7 OCC sequences is mapped to the 1st symbol in the next time slot, and so on, determining the OCC sequence values ​​of the symbols in each time slot.

[0196] Optionally, based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU are repeatedly determined. For example, if the number of repetitions is 2, the OCC values ​​of each symbol in the timing sequence of at least one RU are repeated twice.

[0197] For example, the second length can be used to indicate the number of sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence. For instance, when the OCC sequence includes 3 sequence values, the second length is 3.

[0198] For example, the second length can be used to indicate the number of users multiplexing OCC. For instance, when three terminals multiplex OCC for NPUSCH transmission, the second length is 3. Alternatively, the second length can be used to indicate the maximum number of users multiplexing OCC.

[0199] For example, the OCC sequence of terminal m includes 5 sequence values, namely Wm(0), Wm(1), Wm(2), Wm(3), and Wm(4). Among them, Wm(0) is mapped to symbol S(0) (i.e., the value carried by symbol S(0) is multiplied by Wm(0)), Wm(1) is mapped to each symbol S(1) (i.e., the value carried by S(1) is multiplied by Wm(1)), Wm(2) is mapped to symbol S(2) (i.e., the value carried by each S(2) is multiplied by Wm(2)), Wm(3) is mapped to symbol S(3) (i.e., the value carried by symbol S(3) of each symbol group is multiplied by Wm(3)), and Wm(4) is mapped to symbol S(4) of each symbol group (i.e., the value carried by symbol S(4) of each symbol group is multiplied by Wm(4)).

[0200] Optionally, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on a RU; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity as follows: based on the first method or the second method, determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU; based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU, determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission; based on the repetition number, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs; wherein, the first method is j = x1 mod L; the second method is j = floor(x1 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0201] Optionally, L is the second length; the second length is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0202] Optionally, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X1. When B1 is 1, the first method and the second method can be the same. Here, x1 is used to represent the (x1+1)th symbol; X1 is used to represent the total number of symbols in at least one time slot on a RU.

[0203] Optionally, B1 and / or K1 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0204] For example, j can be the OCC sequence index of the OCC sequence value, and the corresponding OCC sequence value can be determined based on the OCC sequence index j; x1 can be the index of the x1+1th symbol, which is used to represent the x1+1th symbol.

[0205] Optionally, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on at least one RU; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is determined as follows: based on the third method or the fourth method, the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU is determined; based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU is repeatedly determined; wherein, the third method is j = x2 mod L; the fourth method is j = floor(x2 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0206] Optionally, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X2. When B1 is 1, the third and fourth methods can be the same. Here, x2 is used to represent the x2+1th symbol; X2 is used to represent the total number of symbols in at least one time slot on at least one RU.

[0207] Optionally, B1 and / or K1 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0208] Optionally, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in the second number of time slots on the first number of RUs for the first repetition. The OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is determined as follows: the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU for the first repetition satisfies either the fifth method or the sixth method; wherein, the fifth method is j = x3 mod L; the sixth method is j = floor(x3 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

[0209] Optionally, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X3. When B1 is 1, the fifth and sixth methods can be the same. Here, x3 is used to represent x3+1 symbols; X3 is used to represent the total number of symbols in at least one time slot on at least one UR of the first repetition.

[0210] Optionally, B1 and / or K1 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0211] For example, the NPUSCH is repeated 4 times, namely repetition#0, repetition#1, repetition#2, and repetition#3. Assume that the i-th sequence value in the OCC sequence of terminal m is represented by Wm(i), (i = 0, 1, ..., 3). In this case, Wm(0) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#0 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#0 is multiplied by Wm(0)), Wm(1) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#1 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#1 is multiplied by Wm(1)), Wm(2) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#2 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#2 is multiplied by Wm(2)), and Wm(3) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#3 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#3 is multiplied by Wm(3)).

[0212] Optionally, B1 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X1; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X2; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X3.

[0213] Optionally, B1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement;

[0214] And / or, K1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0215] In some embodiments, the terminal determining the OCC multiplexing method based on resource granularity includes: the terminal determining the OCC multiplexing method based on time slot granularity.

[0216] Optionally, the terminal determines a third length and a second length, wherein the third length is the number of first time slots, and the second length is: the sequence length of the orthogonal overlay code OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of first time slots.

[0217] Optionally, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission in one RU; the terminal's OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: based on the seventh method or the eighth method, determine the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on one RU; based on the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on one RU, determine the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs; wherein, the seventh method is j = m1 mod L; the eighth method is j = floor(m1 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value corresponding to time slot m1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in one OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0218] Optionally, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M1. When B1 is 1, the seventh and eighth methods can be the same. Here, m1 represents the (m1+1)th time slot; M1 represents the total number of time slots on a RU.

[0219] Optionally, B2 and / or K2 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0220] For example, the OCC sequence value corresponding to m1 is the (j+1)th value in the OCC sequence (Sue_i = {s0,s1,s2,…,si,…}i ranges from 0 to L-1)).

[0221] Optionally, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on at least one RU; the terminal's OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: based on the ninth method or the tenth method, the OCC sequence value of the time slot on at least one RU is determined; based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence value of each symbol of the time slot on at least one RU is repeatedly determined; wherein, the ninth method is j = m2 mod L; the tenth method is j = floor(m2 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0222] Optionally, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M2. When B1 is 1, the ninth and tenth methods can be the same. Here, m2 is used to represent the (m2+1)th time slot; M2 is used to represent the total number of time slots on at least one RU.

[0223] Optionally, B2 and / or K2 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0224] Optionally, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on the first number of RUs in the first repetition; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing mode based on the first number of time slots by: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol of at least one time slot on at least one RU in the first repetition satisfy the eleventh mode or the twelfth mode; wherein, the eleventh mode is j = m3 mod L; the twelfth mode is j = floor(m3 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0225] Optionally, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M3. When B1 is 1, the eleventh mode and the twelfth mode can be the same. Here, m3 is used to represent the (m3+1)th time slot; M3 is used to represent the total number of time slots on at least one RU in the first repetition.

[0226] Optionally, B2 and / or K2 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0227] In some embodiments, the terminal determining the resource-granular OCC multiplexing method includes: the terminal determining the RU-granular OCC multiplexing method.

[0228] Optionally, the terminal determines a fourth length and a second length, wherein the fourth length is the number of first RUs; the second length is: the sequence length of the orthogonal overlay code OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the resource unit RU granularity, including: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of first RUs.

[0229] Optionally, the first number of RUs is the number of at least one RU used in the same NPUSCH transmission; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs as follows: based on the thirteenth method or the fourteenth method, the OCC sequence value of at least one RU is determined: based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence value on at least one RU is repeatedly determined; wherein, the thirteenth method is j = n1 mod L; the fourteenth method is j = floor(n1 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0230] Optionally, the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N1. When B3 is 1, the thirteenth method and the fourteenth method can be the same. Here, n1 is used to represent the (n1+1)th RU; N1 is used to represent the total number of RUs with at least one RU.

[0231] Optionally, B3 and / or K3 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0232] For example, the number of the first RUs can be determined by the number N of RUs occupied by one NPUSCH transmission as indicated by the network device, or by 1 / M of N, etc.; M is agreed upon by the protocol or indicated by the network device.

[0233] Optionally, the first number of RUs is the number of time slots used for NPSUCH transmission on the first number of RUs in the first repetition; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs by: determining that the OCC sequence value of at least one RU in the first repetition satisfies the fifteenth method or the sixteenth method; wherein, the fifteenth method is j = n2 mod L; the sixteenth method is j = floor(n2 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0234] Optionally, the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N1. When B3 is 1, the fifteenth method and the sixteenth method can be the same. Here, n2 is used to represent the (n2+1)th RU; N2 is used to represent the total number of at least one RU in the first repetition.

[0235] Optionally, B3 and / or K3 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and / or protocol agreement.

[0236] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on resource granularity by: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the temporal resource granularity occupied by a single repeated transmission.

[0237] Optionally, the terminal determines the first repetition count; the second length is the sequence length of the orthogonal overlay code (OCC) sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users; the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the temporal resource granularity occupied by one repetition, including: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​used by each repetition of the first repetition count satisfy the seventeenth or eighteenth method; wherein, the seventeenth method is j = r mod L; the eighteenth method is j = floor(r / B4) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of the repetition count r; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B4 is used to indicate the number of repetitions within an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0238] Optionally, the product of B4, L, and K4 equals R. Here, r represents the (r+1)th repetition; R represents the total number of repetitions.

[0239] Optionally, B4 and / or K4 are determined based on network device configuration, network device indication, and protocol agreement.

[0240] For example, the first repetition number can be determined by the number of repetitions R of NPUSCH transmission indicated by the network device, or by 1 / M of R, etc.; M is agreed upon by the protocol or indicated by the network device.

[0241] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure.

[0242] Optionally, the OCC multiplexing method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure is suitable for single-carrier transmission and / or multi-carrier transmission.

[0243] Optionally, for single-carrier transmission and / or multi-carrier transmission, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on the repeating structure of NPUSCH.

[0244] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol repetition within a single NPUSCH transmission.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on repeated transmissions of NPUSCH.

[0246] Optionally, the terminal determines the number of Mth time slots, where the number of Mth time slots is the number of time slots included in one NPUSCH repetition transmission. Based on the symbol repetition within one NPUSCH transmission, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing mode, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to each time slot in the Mth time slots satisfies the eighteen-mode; and determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple time slot groups in multiple NPUSCH transmissions based on the OCC sequence values ​​of one NPUSCH repetition transmission. Wherein, the eighteen-mode is j = floor(o / B5×2) mod L; where j is used to determine the OCC sequence value of time slot o; the mod function is a modulo function; B5 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0247] Optionally, the second length or L is the number of times the symbol is repeated.

[0248] Optionally, the terminal determines the number of OCC multiplexed blocks in the NPUSCH transmission and the number of NPUSCH retransmissions included in one OCC multiplexed block; based on the multiple NPUSCH retransmissions, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing mode, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to one OCC multiplexed block satisfies the nineteenth mode; based on the OCC sequence value of one OCC multiplexed block, determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple OCC multiplexed blocks in the multiple NPUSCH retransmissions; wherein, the nineteenth mode is j = i mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of OCC multiplexed block i, the mod function is the modulo function; and L is the second length.

[0249] Optionally, the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method based on bit-level repetition. This bit-level repetition can be: in traditional protocols, repetition is performed through RV cycles in multi-tone transmission; or, assuming the network device indicates N repetitions, the number of repetitions performed by NPUSCH is the number of repetitions indicated by the network device; for example, it can be the formula mentioned above. The indicated number of times.

[0250] For example, the distinction between a single symbol repetition in an NPUSCH and multiple repetitions in an NPUSCH transmission can be made as follows:

[0251] If the NPUSCH is repeated once, assume that the i-th sequence value in the OCC sequence of terminal m is represented by Wm(i), (i = 0, 1, ..., q-1). In this case, Wm(0) can be mapped to the 0th symbol of the NPUSCH, and so on, Wm(q-1) can be mapped to the (q-1)th symbol of the NPUSCH.

[0252] If the number of repetitions of NPUSCH is 4, namely repetition#0, repetition#1, repetition#2, and repetition#3, then the length of the fifth one can be 4. Assume that the i-th sequence value in the OCC sequence of terminal m is represented by Wm(i), (i = 0, 1, ..., 3). At this time, Wm(0) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#0 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#0 is multiplied by Wm(0)), Wm(1) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#1 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#1 is multiplied by Wm(1)), Wm(2) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#2 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#2 is multiplied by Wm(2)), and Wm(3) can be mapped to the symbol of repetition#3 (i.e., the value carried by each symbol in repetition#3 is multiplied by Wm(3)).

[0253] In some embodiments, the OCC multiplexing block is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0254] In some embodiments, the RV used in different NPUSCH retransmissions within the same OCC multiplex block may be the same or different; and / or, the RV type used between each second length OCC multiplex block may be the same; and / or, the RV type used between each B×L NPUSCH retransmission may be the same or different.

[0255] Step S2105: The network device determines the OCC multiplexing method of NPUSCH.

[0256] In some embodiments, the network device determines the OCC multiplexing method of the NPUSCH in a similar manner to the terminal determines the OCC multiplexing method of the NPUSCH. The determination of the OCC multiplexing method of the NPUSCH by the network device can be found in the determination of the OCC multiplexing method of the NPUSCH by the terminal, and will not be repeated here.

[0257] In some alternative embodiments, the terminal sends NPUSCH to the network device based on the OCC sequence and the OCC multiplexing method.

[0258] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0259] In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

[0260] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0261] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "default", "set", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A", "preset A", "default A", "set A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0262] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0263] The information processing method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2105. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; step S2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; step S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; step S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; a combination of steps S2101 and S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; a combination of steps S2102 and S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; a combination of steps S2103 and S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; a combination of steps S2101, S2102, and S2104 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; and a combination of steps S2101 to S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0264] In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2103 and S2105 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0265] In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2102 and S2104 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0266] In some embodiments, steps S2101, S2102, S2103 and S2105 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0267] In the embodiments disclosed herein, each embodiment can be implemented individually or in combination with each other, and the steps in each embodiment can be distinguished by their order.

[0268] Figure 3A is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method executed by a terminal, the method including:

[0269] Step S3101: Obtain the first information.

[0270] The optional implementation of step S3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0271] In some embodiments, the terminal receives first information sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive first information sent by other entities.

[0272] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the first information specified in the protocol.

[0273] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains first information from the upper layer(s).

[0274] In some embodiments, the terminal processes the information to obtain the first information.

[0275] In some embodiments, step S3101 is omitted, and the terminal autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is a default or default setting.

[0276] Step S3102: Determine the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH.

[0277] The optional implementation of step S3102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0278] Step S3103: Determine the OCC multiplexing method for NPUSCH.

[0279] The optional implementation of step S3103 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0280] The information processing method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; step S3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; step S3103 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; a combination of steps S3101 and S3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; a combination of steps S3102 and S3103 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; a combination of steps S3101 to S3103 may be implemented as a separate embodiment.

[0281] In some embodiments, steps S3101 and S3102 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0282] In some embodiments, step S3101 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0283] In the embodiments disclosed herein, each embodiment can be implemented individually or in combination with each other, and the steps in each embodiment can be distinguished by their order.

[0284] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method executed by a terminal, the method including:

[0285] Step S3201: Determine the OCC multiplexing method for NPUSCH.

[0286] Optional implementations of step S3201 can be found in step S2104 in Figure 2, or optional implementations of step S3103 in Figure 3A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0287] In some embodiments, the OCC multiplexing method is used for at least two terminals to send NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0288] In some embodiments, determining the OCC reuse method of NPUSCH includes: determining the OCC reuse method based on resource granularity; and / or, determining the OCC reuse method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure.

[0289] In some embodiments, resource-granularity-based OCC multiplexing is applicable to at least one of the following transmission modes: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission; and / or, NPUSCH-based OCC multiplexing is applicable to at least one of the following transmission modes: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission.

[0290] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining an OCC multiplexing method based on resource granularity includes at least one of the following: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on time slot granularity; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on RU granularity; and determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the granularity of time-domain resources occupied by a single repeated transmission.

[0291] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first number of symbols, wherein the second length is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users; and determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of symbols.

[0292] In some embodiments, the first symbol number is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in a time slot; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol number is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot; determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot; and repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions.

[0293] In some embodiments, determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol within a time slot includes: mapping different OCC sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence to different symbols within a time slot.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on a RU; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU based on a first method or a second method; determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU; repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the first method is j = x1 mod L; the second method is j = floor(x1 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0295] In some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on at least one RU; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU based on a third method or a fourth method; repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the third method is j = x2 mod L; the fourth method is j = floor(x2 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x2; the mod function is a modulo function; the floor function is a floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0296] In some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in a second number of time slots on a first number of RUs for a first repetition. Determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU for a first repetition satisfy a fifth method or a sixth method; wherein, the fifth method is j = x3 mod L; the sixth method is j = floor(x3 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x3; the mod function is a modulo function; the floor function is a floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0297] In some embodiments, B1 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X1; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X2; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X3.

[0298] In some embodiments, B1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0299] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a third length as the number of first time slots; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the number of first time slots.

[0300] In some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots in a RU used for NPUSCH transmission; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: based on the seventh method or the eighth method, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on a RU is determined; based on the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on a RU, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission is determined; based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs is repeatedly determined; wherein, the seventh method is j = m1 mod L; the eighth method is j = floor(m1 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value corresponding to time slot m1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on at least one RU; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: the OCC sequence value of the time slot on at least one RU is determined based on the ninth method or the tenth method; the OCC sequence value of each symbol of the time slot on at least one RU is repeatedly determined based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the ninth method is j = m2 mod L; the tenth method is j = floor(m2 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0302] In some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on a first number of RUs for a first number of repetitions; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on the first number of time slots is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol of at least one time slot on at least one RU for the first number of repetitions satisfy the eleventh mode or the twelfth mode; wherein, the eleventh mode is j = m3 mod L; the twelfth mode is j = floor(m3 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0303] In some embodiments, B2 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M1; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M2; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M3.

[0304] In some embodiments, B2 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K2 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0305] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first number of RUs; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on RU granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs.

[0306] In some embodiments, the first number of RUs is the number of at least one RU used in the same NPUSCH transmission; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of at least one RU based on the thirteenth method or the fourteenth method: repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the thirteenth method is j = n1 mod L; the fourteenth method is j = floor(n1 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0307] In some embodiments, the first number of RUs is the number of time slots used for NPSUCH transmission on a first number of RUs in a first repetition; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence value of at least one RU in the first repetition satisfies the fifteenth method or the sixteenth method; wherein, the fifteenth method is j = n2 mod L; the sixteenth method is j = floor(n2 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0308] In some embodiments, B3 satisfies the following condition: the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N1; or, the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N2.

[0309] In some embodiments, B3 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K3 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0310] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first repetition number; determining an OCC multiplexing mode based on the temporal resource granularity occupied by one repetition, including: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​used by each repetition of the first repetition number satisfy the seventeenth mode or the eighteenth mode; wherein, the seventeenth mode is j = r mod L; the eighteenth mode is j = floor(r / B4) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of the repetition number r; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B4 is used to indicate the number of repetitions within an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0311] In some embodiments, B4 satisfies the following condition: the product of B4, L, and K4 equals R.

[0312] In some embodiments, B4 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; and / or, K4 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0313] In some embodiments, determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure includes at least one of the following methods: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol repetition within a single NPUSCH transmission; and determining the OCC multiplexing method based on multiple NPUSCH repeating transmissions.

[0314] In some embodiments, the method includes: determining the number of Mth time slots, where the number of Mth time slots is the number of time slots included in one NPUSCH repetition transmission; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on symbol repetition within one NPUSCH transmission, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to each time slot in the Mth time slots satisfies an 18-mode; determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple time slot groups in multiple NPUSCH transmissions based on the OCC sequence values ​​of one NPUSCH repetition transmission; wherein, the 18-mode is j = floor(o / B5×2) mod L; where j is used to determine the OCC sequence value of time slot o; the mod function is a modulo function; B5 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is a second length.

[0315] In some embodiments, the second length or L is the number of times the symbol is repeated.

[0316] In some embodiments, the method includes: determining the number of OCC multiplexed blocks in an NPUSCH transmission and the number of NPUSCH retransmissions included in an OCC multiplexed block; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on the multiple NPUSCH retransmissions, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to an OCC multiplexed block satisfies the nineteenth mode; determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple OCC multiplexed blocks in multiple NPUSCH retransmissions based on the OCC sequence value of an OCC multiplexed block; wherein, the nineteenth mode is j = i mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of OCC multiplexed block i, the mod function is a modulo function; and L is a second length.

[0317] In some embodiments, the method includes: determining the OCC multiplex block based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0318] In some embodiments, the RV used in different NPUSCH retransmissions within the same OCC multiplex block may be the same or different; and / or, the RV type used between each second length OCC multiplex block may be the same; and / or, the RV type used between each B×L NPUSCH retransmission may be the same or different.

[0319] In some embodiments, the second length is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

[0320] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH, wherein different sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence are respectively mapped to different symbols or different time slots or different RUs or different NPUSCH repeated transmissions or different symbol repeated transmissions.

[0321] In some embodiments, determining the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH includes at least one of the following: determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset table; determining the OCC sequence based on the configuration of the network device; determining the OCC sequence based on the indication of the network device; determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset sequence generation method; wherein the sequence length of the determined OCC sequence is a second length.

[0322] In some embodiments, the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource are orthogonal; and / or, the cross-correlation between the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0323] The above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination with each other. Optional implementation methods can be found in the steps of Figures 2 and 3A, and will not be repeated here.

[0324] Figure 4A is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0325] Step S4101: Send the first message.

[0326] The optional implementation of step S4101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0327] Step S4102: Determine the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH.

[0328] The optional implementation of step S4102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0329] Step S4103: Determine the OCC multiplexing method for NPUSCH.

[0330] The optional implementation of step S4103 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2105 in Figure 2, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0331] The information processing method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; step S4102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; step S4103 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; a combination of steps S4101 and S4102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; a combination of steps S4102 and S4103 may be implemented as a separate embodiment; a combination of steps S4101 to S4103 may be implemented as a separate embodiment.

[0332] In some embodiments, steps S4101 and S4102 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0333] In some embodiments, step S4101 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0334] In the embodiments disclosed herein, each embodiment can be implemented individually or in combination with each other, and the steps in each embodiment can be distinguished by their order.

[0335] Figure 4B is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method executed by a network device, the method including:

[0336] Step S4201: Determine the OCC multiplexing method for NPUSCH.

[0337] Optional implementations of step S4201 can be found in step S2105 in Figure 2 or step S4103 in Figure 4A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0338] In some embodiments, the OCC multiplexing method is used for at least two terminals to send NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0339] In some embodiments, the OCC multiplexing method is used for at least two terminals to send NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

[0340] In some embodiments, determining the OCC reuse method of NPUSCH includes: determining the OCC reuse method based on resource granularity; and / or, determining the OCC reuse method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure.

[0341] In some embodiments, resource-granularity-based OCC multiplexing is applicable to at least one of the following transmission modes: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission; and / or, NPUSCH-based OCC multiplexing is applicable to at least one of the following transmission modes: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission.

[0342] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining an OCC multiplexing method based on resource granularity includes at least one of the following: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on time slot granularity; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on RU granularity; and determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the granularity of time-domain resources occupied by a single repeated transmission.

[0343] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first number of symbols; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of symbols.

[0344] In some embodiments, the first

[0345] The number of symbols is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in a time slot; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of symbols is determined as follows: determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot; based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot, determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU.

[0346] In some embodiments, determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol within a time slot includes: mapping different OCC sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence to different symbols within a time slot.

[0347] In some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on a RU; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU based on a first method or a second method; determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU; repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the first method is j = x1 mod L; the second method is j = floor(x1 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0348] In some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on at least one RU; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU based on a third method or a fourth method; repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the third method is j = x2 mod L; the fourth method is j = floor(x2 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x2; the mod function is a modulo function; the floor function is a floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0349] In some embodiments, the first symbol quantity is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in a second number of time slots on a first number of RUs for a first repetition. Determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first symbol quantity is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU for a first repetition satisfy a fifth method or a sixth method; wherein, the fifth method is j = x3 mod L; the sixth method is j = floor(x3 / B1) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x3; the mod function is a modulo function; the floor function is a floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0350] In some embodiments, B1 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X1; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X2; or, the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X3.

[0351] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a third length as the number of first time slots; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the number of first time slots.

[0352] In some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots in a RU used for NPUSCH transmission; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: based on the seventh method or the eighth method, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on a RU is determined; based on the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on a RU, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs for NPUSCH transmission is determined; based on the number of repetitions, the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs is repeatedly determined; wherein, the seventh method is j = m1 mod L; the eighth method is j = floor(m1 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value corresponding to time slot m1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0353] In some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on at least one RU; the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: the OCC sequence value of the time slot on at least one RU is determined based on the ninth method or the tenth method; the OCC sequence value of each symbol of the time slot on at least one RU is repeatedly determined based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the ninth method is j = m2 mod L; the tenth method is j = floor(m2 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0354] In some embodiments, the first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on a first number of RUs for a first number of repetitions; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on the first number of time slots is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol of at least one time slot on at least one RU for the first number of repetitions satisfy the eleventh mode or the twelfth mode; wherein, the eleventh mode is j = m3 mod L; the twelfth mode is j = floor(m3 / B2) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0355] In some embodiments, B2 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M1; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M2; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M3.

[0356] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a first number of RUs; determining an OCC multiplexing method based on RU granularity, including: determining an OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs.

[0357] In some embodiments, the first number of RUs is the number of at least one RU used in the same NPUSCH transmission; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of at least one RU based on the thirteenth method or the fourteenth method: repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value on at least one RU based on the number of repetitions; wherein, the thirteenth method is j = n1 mod L; the fourteenth method is j = floor(n1 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; L is the second length.

[0358] In some embodiments, the first number of RUs is the number of time slots used for NPSUCH transmission on a first number of RUs in a first repetition; determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of RUs is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence value of at least one RU in the first repetition satisfies the fifteenth method or the sixteenth method; wherein, the fifteenth method is j = n2 mod L; the sixteenth method is j = floor(n2 / B3) mod L; wherein, j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0359] In some embodiments, B3 satisfies the following condition: the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N1; or, the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N2.

[0360] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a fifth length and a second length; wherein the fifth length is the first repetition number; the second length is the sequence length of the orthogonal overlay code (OCC) sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on the temporal resource granularity occupied by one repetition transmission, including: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​used by each repetition transmission of the first repetition number satisfy the seventeenth mode or the eighteenth mode; wherein the seventeenth mode is j = r mod L; the eighteenth mode is j = floor(r / B4) mod L; wherein j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of the repetition number r; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B4 is used to indicate the number of repetition transmissions within an OCC multiplexing block; and L is the second length.

[0361] In some embodiments, B4 satisfies the following condition: the product of B4, L, and K4 equals R.

[0362] In some embodiments, determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure includes at least one of the following methods: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol repetition within a single NPUSCH transmission; and determining the OCC multiplexing method based on multiple NPUSCH repeating transmissions.

[0363] In some embodiments, the method includes: determining the number of Mth time slots, where the number of Mth time slots is the number of time slots included in one NPUSCH repetition transmission; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on symbol repetition within one NPUSCH transmission, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to each time slot in the Mth time slots satisfies an 18-mode; determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple time slot groups in multiple NPUSCH transmissions based on the OCC sequence values ​​of one NPUSCH repetition transmission; wherein, the 18-mode is j = floor(o / B5×2) mod L; where j is used to determine the OCC sequence value of time slot o; the mod function is a modulo function; B5 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is a second length.

[0364] In some embodiments, the second length or L is the number of times the symbol is repeated.

[0365] In some embodiments, the method includes: determining the number of OCC multiplexed blocks in an NPUSCH transmission and the number of NPUSCH retransmissions included in an OCC multiplexed block; determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on the multiple NPUSCH retransmissions, including: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to an OCC multiplexed block satisfies the nineteenth mode; determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple OCC multiplexed blocks in multiple NPUSCH retransmissions based on the OCC sequence value of an OCC multiplexed block; wherein, the nineteenth mode is j = i mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of OCC multiplexed block i, the mod function is a modulo function; and L is a second length.

[0366] In some embodiments, the method includes: determining the OCC multiplexing block based on protocol conventions.

[0367] In some embodiments, the RV used in different NPUSCH retransmissions within the same OCC multiplex block may be the same or different; and / or, the RV type used between each second length OCC multiplex block may be the same; and / or, the RV type used between each B×L NPUSCH retransmission may be the same or different.

[0368] In some embodiments, the second length is determined based on protocol agreements.

[0369] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH, wherein different sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence are respectively mapped to different symbols or different time slots or different RUs or different NPUSCH repeated transmissions or different symbol repeated transmissions.

[0370] In some embodiments, determining the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH includes at least one of the following: determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset table; determining the OCC sequence based on a protocol preset sequence generation method; wherein the sequence length of the determined OCC sequence is a second length.

[0371] In some embodiments, the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource are orthogonal; and / or, the cross-correlation between the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0372] In some embodiments, at least one of B1, K1, B2, K2, B3, K3, B4, K4 and the second length is based on a protocol agreement; and / or, the OCC sequence is based on a protocol agreement and / or is determined based on a protocol preset sequence method.

[0373] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending first information to a terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the values ​​of B1, K1, B2, K2, B3, K3, B4 and / or K4; a second length; and the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH.

[0374] The above embodiments can be implemented individually or in combination with each other. Optional implementation methods can be found in the steps of Figures 2 and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0375] This disclosure relates to an information processing method, executed by a communication device, which may be a terminal or a network device; the method includes:

[0376] In some embodiments, at least one of the following NPUSCH time-domain OCC multiplexing methods is considered.

[0377] The first approach: For single-tone or multi-tone transmission, consider OCC multiplexing based on time-domain OCC extension. The time-domain resource granularity of OCC multiplexing can be: symbol level, slot level, resource unit (RU) level, or repetition count level.

[0378] Resource Granularity 1: Symbol-based OCC spreading. Optionally, the first symbol length is determined based on at least one of the following methods; and based on the first symbol length and the OCC length (i.e., L), the OCC sequence value Wm'(j) corresponding to symbol i (Symbol#i) is determined, where m' is the OCC sequence index used by the m'th user, and j is the (j+1)th value of the OCC sequence m. Optionally, the first symbol length can be the first length or the number of first symbols in the previous embodiments; the OCC length can be the second length in the previous embodiments.

[0379] Option 11: The first symbol length is 7 symbols within one time slot. Optionally, in this mode, the OCC length can be fixed at 7 (supporting up to 7 user multiplexing); specifically, the OCC extension method is as follows:

[0380] Step 111: NPUSCH expands the 7 symbols in a 1-slot (i.e., copies the first symbol 6 times to the remaining 6 symbols in the slot), while overlaying the OCC code on each symbol. Accordingly, the OCC sequence value corresponding to symbol j in a slot is Wm'(j). This OCC code can be an OCC sequence value.

[0381] Step 112: The modulation symbol i+1 in the next time slot is determined sequentially based on the last modulation symbol i in the previous slot, and OCC extension is performed in the manner described in step 111 until all symbols on N RUs are generated.

[0382] Step 113: This method can also be applied to repetition transmissions. For repetition transmissions, RV cycling is still performed between each repetition in the traditional manner (as shown below); within a single repetition transmission, OCC extension is performed using the method described in steps S111 and / or S112. Here, Rv(j) = 2 × mod(rv_DCI + j, 2), where j = 0, 1, ..., Nrep-1.

[0383] It should be noted that steps 111, 112, and 113 do not necessarily have a sequential order; they are simply numbered for ease of description.

[0384] Option 12: The first symbol length is all the symbols on M time slots within one RU (name X = M × the number of symbols S on one time slot). One possible way is that M = 16, or 1 < M ≤ 16, or the value of M can be specified by the protocol or indicated by the base station.

[0385] Optionally, the following constraint relationship is satisfied among the number of OCC multiplexed users / OCC length / the maximum number of OCC multiplexed users (L) and the number of symbols X: Mod(X, OCC length / the number of OCC multiplexed users / the maximum number of OCC multiplexed users) = 0. Optionally, the number of OCC multiplexed users / the maximum number of OCC multiplexed users / OCC length (denoted as L) can be agreed upon by the protocol, or indicated by the eNB (the specific indication is not designed in detail here).

[0386] Optionally, the OCC sequence values covered by all the symbols on M time slots within one RU can be determined by Wm’(j) in the following way.

[0387] Step 121: The symbol x (x = 0, …, X - 1) corresponds to Wm’(j), where j = x mod L, or j = floor(x / B) mod L; where X = B × L × K, and B or L or K can all be positive integers; L is the OCC length. The parameters B and / or K are determined by the indication of the base station (eNB) or the preset mode or preset value of the protocol.

[0388] Step 122: B can be used as the length of a transmission block. The modulation symbols within the same block are sequentially valued, and at the same time, the same OCC sequence value is covered within the same block; every B modulation symbols are copied L - 1 times to the subsequent B × (L - 1) symbols, and at the same time, B covers the corresponding OCC sequence value determined through Step 121. Optionally, this transmission block can be the OCC multiplexing block in the previous embodiment.

[0389] Step 123: Repeat Step 122 for the determination of every B × L modulation symbols and OCC extension until all the symbols on M time slots within one RU are determined.

[0390] Step 124: The OCC extension on the remaining RUs is the same as that in Step 123, and the modulation symbols of the remaining RUs are sequentially valued based on the modulation symbols used in the previous RU.

[0391] Step 125: Similarly, this method can be applied to retransmission, and the specific method is the same as Step 113 in Option 11.

[0392] Option 13: The first symbol length is all symbols on N RUs (name A = N × M × S, where M represents the number of time slots in one RU and S represents the number of symbols in one time slot). One possible approach is that N can be determined by the number of RUs Q used for NPUSCH format 1 transmission indicated by the resource assignment field carried by the base station (e.g., eNB) through DCI format N0, but other possible ways of determining the value of N are not excluded.

[0393] Optionally, A and L (OCC length) satisfy the following constraint: mod(A,L) = 0. The OCC extension is as follows:

[0394] Step 131: The method for determining the OCC sequence value Wm'(j) covered on symbol a (a = 0, 1, ..., A-1) is the same as step 121 in option 12. For example, symbol a uses Wm'(j), where j = a mod L, or j = floor(a / B) mod L; where A = B × L × K, and B, L, or K are all positive integers; the values ​​of parameters B and / or K are determined by the base station (e.g., eNB) indication or by a protocol preset method or preset value.

[0395] Step 132: B can be a transmission block (block) length. The modulation symbols within the same block are sequentially valued, and the same OCC sequence value is covered within the same block. Each B (block) of modulation symbols is copied L-1 times to the subsequent B×(L-1) symbols, and B covers the corresponding OCC sequence value determined in step 131.

[0396] Step 133: Determine the modulation symbol and OCC spread for each B×L. Repeat step 122 until all symbols on M time slots within RU on N are determined.

[0397] Step 134: Similarly, this method can be applied to repeated transmissions, and the specific method is the same as step 113 in option 11.

[0398] Option 14: The first symbol is of length C, which is all the symbols used in the repetition. D represents the number of times NPUSCH format 1 is repeated as indicated by the base station (e.g., eNB). At least one of the parameters C and / or F can be determined by a protocol preset method / preset value or by eNB configuration / indication; for example, F=1, or C=2 or 4, etc.

[0399] Within the Cth repetition, the OCC is extended in a similar manner as described above. The difference is that the OCC sequence value is determined by the parameter C. Additionally, the block length B can also be determined by C, which will not be elaborated further. Optionally, the symbols covered by a block, or the symbols corresponding to an OCC sequence of length L, may span different repetitions.

[0400] In this manner, it is necessary to ensure that within the Cth repetition, there is no redundant version (RV) cycling, and symbol extension (similar to symbol repetition) is achieved within the Cth repetition. If F > 1, then there is RV cycling between every Cth repetition.

[0401] Resource Granularity 2: Slot-based OCC spreading. Optionally, determine the first slot length based on at least one of the following methods; and determine the OCC sequence value Wm’(j) corresponding to slot i (slot#i) based on the first slot length and the OCC length (i.e., L), where m’ is the OCC sequence index adopted by the m’th user, and j is the (j + 1)th value in the OCC sequence m. Optionally, the first slot length can be the third length in the previous embodiments.

[0402] Option 21: The first slot is M slots within one RU. One possible way is that M = 16, or 1 < M ≤ 16, and the value of M can be specified by the protocol or indicated by the base station.

[0403] Optionally, the following constraint relationship is satisfied among the number of OCC multiplexed users / OCC length / maximum number of OCC multiplexed users (L) and the number of slots M: Mod(M, number of OCC multiplexed users / OCC length / maximum number of OCC multiplexed users) = 0. Optionally, the number of OCC multiplexed users / maximum number of OCC multiplexed users / OCC length (denoted as L) can be agreed upon by the protocol or indicated by the base station (such as eNB) (the specific indication will not be elaborated in detail here).

[0404] Optionally, the OCC sequence value Wm’(j) covered by M slots within one RU is determined by the following method.

[0405] Step 211: Slot m (m = 0, …, M - 1) corresponds to Wm’(j), where j = m mod L, or j = floor(m / B) mod L; where M = B × L × K, and B, L, or K are all positive integers; the values of the B and / or K parameters are determined by the indication of the base station (such as eNB) or the preset method or preset value of the protocol: B, K

[0406] Step 212: B can be a transmission block (block) length. Within the same block, the modulation symbols are sequentially valued and simultaneously cover the same OCC sequence value. The modulation symbols carried by each B time slot are copied L-1 times to the subsequent B×(L-1) time slots, and each B is covered by the corresponding OCC sequence value determined in step 211.

[0407] Step 213: Determine the modulation symbols and OCC spread for each B×L time slot. Repeat step 212 until all symbols in M ​​time slots within a RU are generated.

[0408] Step 214: The OCC extension on the remaining RUs is the same as in step 213, and the modulation symbols of the remaining RUs are sequentially selected based on the modulation symbols used by the previous RU.

[0409] Step 215: Similarly, this method can be applied to repeated transmissions, and the specific method is the same as step 213 in option 21.

[0410] Option 22: The length of the first timeslot is all the timeslots on N RUs (name A = N × M, where M represents the number of timeslots in one RU). One possible way is that N can be determined by the number of RUs Q used by the base station (e.g., eNB) for NPUSCH format 1 transmission as indicated by the resource assignment field carried by DCI format N0, and other possible ways of determining the value of N are not excluded.

[0411] Optionally, A and L (OCC length) satisfy the following constraint: mod(A,L) = 0. The OCC extension is as follows:

[0412] Step 221: The method for determining the OCC sequence value Wm'(j) covered on time slot a (a = 0, 1, ..., A-1) is the same as in option 13. For example, time slot a uses Wm'(j), where j = a mod L, or j = floor(a / B) mod L; where A = B × L × K, and B, L, or K are all positive integers; the values ​​of parameters B and / or K are determined by the base station (eNB) indication or by the protocol preset method or preset value.

[0413] Step 222: B can be a transmission block (block) length. The modulation symbols within the same block are sequentially valued, and the same OCC sequence value is covered within the same block. The modulation symbols on each B time slot are copied L-1 times to the subsequent B×(L-1) time slots, and B covers the OCC sequence value corresponding to each B determined in step 221.

[0414] Step 223: Determine the modulation symbols and OCC spread on each B×L time slot. Repeat step 222 until all symbols on M time slots within RU on N are determined and generated.

[0415] Step 224: Similarly, this method can be applied to repeated transmissions, and the specific method is the same as step 213 in option 21.

[0416] Option 23: The length of the first time slot is the total number of time slots used in C repetitions, where D is the number of times NPUSCH format 1 is repeated as indicated by the base station (e.g., eNB). At least one of the parameters C and / or F can be determined by a protocol preset method or preset value or by configuration or indication by the base station (e.g., eNB); for example, F=1, or C=2 or 4, etc.

[0417] Within C repetitions, the OCC expansion method is similar to that described above, except that the OCC sequence value is determined by parameter C; additionally, the block length B can also be determined by C, which will not be elaborated further. Optionally, a time slot within a block, or a time slot corresponding to an OCC sequence of length L, may span different repetitions.

[0418] In this approach, it is necessary to ensure that RV loops do not occur within C repetitions, and that symbol expansion (similar to symbol repetition) is implemented within C repetitions. If F > 1, then RV loops can occur between each C repetitions; between C repetitions, different coded bits are selected through rate matching to generate different modulations, and OCC expansion is performed within each C repetition based on the aforementioned selection method.

[0419] Resource Granularity 3: RU-based OCC multiplexing. Optionally, the first RU length is determined based on at least one of the following methods; and based on the first RU length and the OCC length (i.e., L), the OCC sequence value Wm'(j) corresponding to resource i (RU#i) is determined, where m' is the OCC sequence index used by the m'th user, and j is the (j+1)th value in the OCC sequence m. Optionally, the first RU length can be the fourth length in the previous embodiments.

[0420] Option 31: The length of the first RU is N. One possible approach is that N can be determined by the number of RUs Q used in NPUSCH format 1 transmission as indicated by the resource assignment field carried by the base station (e.g., eNB) through DCI format N0; for example, N = Q, or H may be determined by a preset value or preset method in the protocol, or H may be indicated by the base station (eNB), and other possible methods for determining the value of N are not excluded.

[0421] Optionally, N and L (OCC length) satisfy the following constraint: mod(N,L) = 0. The OCC is expanded as follows:

[0422] Step 311: The OCC sequence value Wm'(j) covered on resource unit n (n = 0, 1, ..., N-1) is determined as follows: resource n adopts Wm'(j), where j = n mod L, or j = floor(n / B) mod L; where A = B × L × K, B or L or K are positive integers; the values ​​of parameters B and / or K are determined by the base station (e.g., eNB) indication or by the protocol preset method or preset value.

[0423] Step 312: B can be a transmission block (block) length. The modulation symbols within the same block are sequentially valued, and the same OCC sequence value is covered in the same block. The modulation symbols on each B RU are copied L-1 times to the subsequent B×(L-1) RUs, and B covers the OCC sequence value corresponding to each B (i.e. block) determined by step 311.

[0424] Step 313: Determining the modulation symbols and OCC spread on each B×L RU. Repeat step 312 until all symbols on N RUs are determined and generated.

[0425] Step 314: Similarly, this method can be applied to repeated transmissions, and the specific method is similar to step 313 in step 31.

[0426] Option 32: The length of the first RU is the total number of RUs used in C repetitions, where D is the number of times NPUSCH format 1 is repeated as indicated by the base station (e.g., eNB). At least one of the parameters C and / or F can be determined by a protocol preset method or preset value or by configuration or indication by the base station (e.g., eNB); for example, F=1, or C=2 or 4, etc.

[0427] Within C repetitions, the OCC expansion method is similar to that described above, except that the OCC sequence value is determined by parameter C; additionally, the block length B can also be determined by C, which will not be elaborated further. Optionally, the RUs under a block, or the RUs corresponding to an OCC sequence of length L, may span different repetitions.

[0428] In this approach, it is necessary to ensure that no RV loop occurs within C repetitions, and that sign expansion (similar to sign repetition) is implemented within C repetitions. If F > 1, then an RV loop can occur between each C repetitions.

[0429] Resource Granularity 4: Repetition-based OCC multiplexing. Optionally, the first repetition count is determined based on at least one of the following methods; and based on the first repetition count and the OCC length (i.e., L), the OCC sequence value Wm'(j) corresponding to repetition i (repetition#i) is determined, where m' is the OCC sequence index used by the m'th user, and j is the (j+1)th value in the OCC sequence m. Optionally, the first repetition count can be the fifth length in the previous embodiments.

[0430] Option 41: The first repetition number is R. One possible approach is that R can be determined by the number of repetitions R' used by the base station (e.g., eNB) in the NPUSCH transmission indicated by DCI format N0, for example, R = R', or H may be determined by a preset value or preset method in the protocol, or H may be indicated by the base station (eNB), and other possible methods for determining the value of N are not excluded.

[0431] Optionally, R and L (OCC length) satisfy the following constraint: mod(R,L) = 0. The OCC is extended as follows:

[0432] Step 411: The determination of the OCC sequence value Wm'(j) covered on repeat r (r = 0, 1, ..., R-1) is as follows: Repeat r uses Wm'(j), where j = r mod L, or j = floor(r / B) mod L; where A = B × L × K, and B, L, or K are all positive integers; the values ​​of parameters B and / or K are determined by the base station (e.g., eNB) indication or by the protocol preset method or preset value; for example, the protocol presets K = 1, etc.

[0433] Step 412: B can be a transmission block (block) length. Different repetitions within the same block perform RV cycling based on the RV value indicated by the base station (e.g., eNB) through DCI. At the same time, the same OCC sequence value is covered within the same block. The same RV cycling pattern is used among L blocks. In addition, the OCC sequence value corresponding to each block is determined through step 411.

[0434] Step 413: The determination of OCC extension on each B×L repetition is repeated according to step 412 until all symbols on R repetitions are determined and generated.

[0435] Alternatively, one possible approach is to set B to 1, based on which different repetitions within L repetitions use the same RV, with RV cycling between every L repetitions. Another possible approach is to always set RV to a fixed value; for example, RV is 0 (RV#0).

[0436] Alternatively, B can also be an integer multiple of 2 (based on this, OCC can be performed using the traditional repetition method, and the RV loop does not need to be modified).

[0437] The second approach: For multi-tone transmission, an OCC multiplexing method based on the time-domain OCC of the current NPUSCH repeating structure can also be considered.

[0438] Assume: a TB is mapped to 3 RUs, each RU occupies 4 slots, and the mapping is repeated 4 times, with rv_DCI = "0"; then the mapping method is as shown in Figure 1C.

[0439] Scenario 1: Symbol-repetition based OCC multiplexing. That is, OCC multiplexing is performed based on the multi-tone symbol repetition mechanism in multi-carrier transmission.

[0440] Step 511: Based on M_PUSCH_identical (i.e. Determine the OCC length (i.e., L), for example B can be preset to a fixed value by the protocol, such as B=1, or the B and / or L parameters can be indicated by the base station (e.g., gNB); where B and L are both positive integers.

[0441] Step 512: Within a time slot (assuming 2×M=O), the OCC sequence value covered by time slot i is determined as follows: time slot o (o=0,1,…,O-1) adopts Wm'(j), where j=floor(o / B×2)mod L.

[0442] Step 513: Each × The OCC sequence value is determined for each time slot in the manner described above, and the determined OCC sequence value for each time slot is overwritten onto each modulation symbol of the corresponding slot.

[0443] Scenario 2: Bit-repetition based OCC multiplexing. This bit-repetition-based OCC multiplexing refers to the repetition method used in traditional multi-tone protocols, where repetition occurs via RV cycles. Alternatively, assuming the base station (e.g., gNB) indicates N repetitions, the NPUSCH repetition is M_PUSCH_identical (i.e.,...). The number of symbol-level repetitions × the number of bit-level repetitions = the number of repetitions N indicated by the base station (e.g., gNB). and N slot The possible values ​​are as follows:

[0444] Step 521: Based on the number of repetitions indicated by the base station (e.g., gNB), And / or parameters such as B determine the OCC length (i.e., L); for example Here, B represents the size of the transport block, and RV cycles can be performed between repetitions of different bit-levels within the same block. All modulation symbols within the same block cover the same OCC sequence value. Optionally, at least one of the three parameters L, B, and K can be determined by protocol specification and / or indicated by the base station (e.g., gNB). For example, K is fixed at 1; L, B, and K are all positive integers.

[0445] Step 522: Based on the above method, the same RV cycle type is used in each of the L blocks; each of the L blocks corresponds to a different value in the OCC sequence m. Optionally, the OCC sequence value Wm'(j) of each block is determined as follows: transport block (block) i (i = 0, ..., number of repetitions / L-1), where j = i mod L.

[0446] Optionally, the RV loop can be deenabled during OCC multiplexing.

[0447] Optionally, B is an integer multiple of 2.

[0448] In some embodiments, one of the following OCC sequence generation methods is considered.

[0449] Optionally, the OCC sequence is determined based on the protocol preset table OCC sequence table and / or eNB configuration or indication; the protocol preset table can be an existing table or a newly added table; the protocol preset table can be one or more.

[0450] For example, one possible protocol preset table is shown in Table 12 above.

[0451] For example, one possible protocol preset table is shown in Table 13 above.

[0452] For example, one possible protocol preset table is shown in Table 14 above.

[0453] Here, the number of reused UEs can refer to the number of reused users.

[0454] Optionally, the OCC sequence is determined based on the protocol preset sequence generation method and / or the base station (e.g., eNB) configuration or indication; the protocol preset sequence may be at least one of the following: Walsh sequence, Hamdard sequence, PN sequence, gold sequence, cyclic shift sequence, and Zadoff-Chu sequence, etc.

[0455] For example, a possible cyclic shift sequence is as follows: sequence#0 = [s(0), s(1), s(2), ..., s(k)], where k = 0, ..., M-1, s(k) = exp(j*2pi*k / M); where M is the code length; for the k-th value of sequence#i, we have: s(k) = s((k+i)modM). That is, first determine one sequence (e.g., sequence#0, sequence length M), the remaining M-1 sequences can be obtained based on the cyclic shift of sequence#0, thus constructing orthogonal sequences.

[0456] Optionally, any two OCC sequences used by a UE that reuses the same time-frequency resources satisfy at least one of the following constraints: different OCC sequences are orthogonal; different OCC sequences have very low cross-correlation (e.g., less than a first threshold).

[0457] In this embodiment of the disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations can be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations in other embodiments.

[0458] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0459] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and the functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), which can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0460] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute 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 relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using 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 configuring the hardware circuit 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 hardware circuits designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASICs, such as Neural Network Processing Units (NPUs), Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and Deep Learning Processing Units (DPUs).

[0461] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal 5100 provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, the terminal 5100 includes a first transceiver module 5101 and a first processing module 5102. In some embodiments, the first transceiver module 5101 is used to receive first information. Optionally, the first transceiver module 5101 is used to perform at least one of the sending and / or receiving steps (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here. In some embodiments, the first processing module 5102 is used to determine the OCC multiplexing mode. Optionally, the first processing module 5102 is used to perform at least one of the processing steps (e.g., step S2102 and / or step S2104, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0462] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device 5200 provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, the network device 5200 includes a second transceiver module 5201 and a second processing module 5202. In some embodiments, the second transceiver module 5201 is used to transmit first information. Optionally, the second transceiver module 5201 is used to perform at least one of the transmission and / or reception steps (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto) performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here. In some embodiments, the second processing module 5202 is used to determine the OCC multiplexing mode corresponding to the NPUSCH. Optionally, the second processing module 5202 is used to perform at least one of the processing steps (e.g., step S2103 and / or step S2105, but not limited thereto) performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0463] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver. For example, the first transceiver module described above includes a first transmitting module and / or a first receiving module. For example, the second transceiver module described above includes a second transmitting module and / or a second receiving module.

[0464] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0465] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 6100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal, a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0466] As shown in Figure 6A, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 6100 can be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 6101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 6100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0467] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6102. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6102, the transceiver 6102 performs at least one of the communication steps (such as step S2101, but not limited thereto) in the above method, and the processor 6101 performs at least one of other steps (such as step S2102, but not limited thereto). In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0468] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6103 may be located outside the communication device 6100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuits 6104 are connected to the memories 6103 and can be used to receive data from the memories 6103 or other devices, and to send data to the memories 6103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6104 can read data stored in the memories 6103 and send that data to the processor 6101.

[0469] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6A. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0470] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 6200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 6200 shown in Figure 6B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0471] Chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201. Chip 6200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0472] In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6203 may be located outside chip 6200. Optionally, interface circuit 6202 is connected to memory 6203, and interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive data from memory 6203 or other devices, and interface circuit 6202 can be used to send data to memory 6203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 6202 can read data stored in memory 6203 and send the data to processor 6201.

[0473] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto). For example, the interface circuit 6202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 6202 performs data interaction between the processor 6201, the chip 6200, the memory 6203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 6201 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., step S2102, but not limited thereto).

[0474] The modules and / or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0475] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 6100, cause the communication device 6100 to perform 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 not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0476] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 6100, causes the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0477] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. An information processing method, characterized in that, Performed by communication equipment, including: Determine the orthogonal coverage code (OCC) multiplexing method for the narrowband physical uplink shared channel (NPUSCH), wherein the OCC multiplexing method is used for at least two terminals to transmit the NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The orthogonal coverage code (OCC) multiplexing method for determining the narrowband physical uplink shared channel (NPUSCH) includes at least one of the following: Determine the OCC reuse method based on resource granularity; Determine the OCC multiplexing method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The resource-granularity-based OCC multiplexing method is applicable to at least one of the following transmission methods: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission; And / or, The OCC multiplexing method based on the NPUSCH repeating structure is applicable to at least one of the following transmission methods: single-carrier transmission and multi-carrier transmission.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The determination of the OCC reuse method based on resource granularity includes at least one of the following: Determine the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity; Determine the OCC multiplexing method based on time slot granularity; Determine the OCC reuse method based on the resource unit (RU) granularity; Determine the OCC multiplexing method based on the temporal resource granularity occupied by a single repeated transmission.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: determining the number of first symbols; The determination of the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity includes: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first symbols.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first symbol count is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in one time slot; The method for determining the OCC multiplexing based on the number of the first symbols is as follows: determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot; determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on at least one RU based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in a time slot; and repeatedly determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol in each time slot on the at least one RU based on the number of repetitions.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, Determining the OCC sequence value of each symbol within a time slot includes: mapping different OCC sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence to different symbols within a time slot.

8. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first symbol count is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on a RU; The method for determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first symbols is as follows: based on the first method or the second method, determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU; based on the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on a RU, determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs transmitted by the NPUSCH; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on multiple RUs. The first method is j = x1 mod L; the second method is j = floor(x1 / B1) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

9. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first number of symbols is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in at least one time slot on at least one RU; The method for determining the OCC multiplexing based on the number of the first symbols is as follows: based on the third or fourth method, determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU. The third method is j = x2 mod L; the fourth method is j = floor(x2 / B1) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

10. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first number of symbols is the number of symbols used for NPUSCH transmission in the second number of time slots on the first number of RUs of the first repetition number; The method for determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first symbols is as follows: the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU of the first repetition number satisfy either the fifth method or the sixth method. The fifth method is j = x3 mod L; the sixth method is j = floor(x3 / B1) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of symbol x3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B1 is used to indicate the number of symbols in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that, The B1 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X1; or the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X2; or the product of B1, L, and K1 equals X3.

12. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that, The B1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; And / or, K1 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

13. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: determining the number of first time slots; The determination of the OCC multiplexing method based on symbol granularity includes: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first time slots.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission in one RU; The OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: based on the seventh method or the eighth method, determine the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on a RU; based on the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on a RU, determine the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs transmitted by the NPUSCH; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on multiple RUs. The seventh method is j = m1 mod L; the eighth method is j = floor(m1 / B2) mod L; where j indicates the OCC sequence value corresponding to time slot m1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 indicates the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on at least one RU; The OCC multiplexing method based on the first number of time slots is as follows: based on the ninth method or the tenth method, determine the OCC sequence value of at least one time slot on the RU; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value of each symbol of the at least one time slot on the RU; Among them, the ninth method is j = m2 mod L; the tenth method is j = floor(m2 / B2) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

16. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The first number of time slots is the number of time slots used for NPUSCH transmission on the first number of RUs in the first repetition count; The method for determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first time slots is as follows: the OCC sequence values ​​of each symbol in at least one time slot on at least one RU of the first repetition number satisfy either the eleventh method or the twelfth method. Among them, the eleventh method is j = m3 mod L; the twelfth method is j = floor(m3 / B2) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of time slot m3; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B2 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, characterized in that, The B2 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M1; or, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M2. Alternatively, the product of B2, L, and K2 equals M3.

18. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 17, characterized in that, The B2 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; And / or, K2 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

19. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: determining the number of first RUs; The determination of the OCC multiplexing method based on the resource unit (RU) granularity includes: determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first RUs.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, The first number of RUs is the number of at least one RU used in the same NPUSCH transmission; The method for determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first RUs is as follows: based on the thirteenth or fourteenth method, determine the OCC sequence value of at least one RU; based on the number of repetitions, repeatedly determine the OCC sequence value on at least one RU. Among them, the thirteenth method is j = n1 mod L; the fourteenth method is j = floor(n1 / B3) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n1; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

21. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, The first number of RUs is the number of time slots used for NPSUCH transmission on the first number of RUs in the first repetition; The method for determining the OCC multiplexing method based on the number of the first RUs is as follows: determining that the OCC sequence value of at least one RU of the first repetition number satisfies the fifteenth method or the sixteenth method; In the fifteenth method, j = n2 mod L; in the sixteenth method, j = floor(n2 / B3) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of RU n2; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B3 is used to indicate the number of RUs in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

22. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that, The B3 satisfies the following conditions: the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N1; or, the product of B3, L, and K3 equals N2.

23. The method according to claim 20 or 22, characterized in that, The B3 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; And / or, K3 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

24. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method further includes: determining a first number of repetitions; The determination of the OCC multiplexing method based on the temporal resource granularity occupied by a single repeated transmission includes: determining that the OCC sequence values ​​used by each repeated transmission in the first repetition number satisfy the seventeenth or eighteenth method. Among them, the seventeenth method is j = r mod L; the eighteenth method is j = floor(r / B4) mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of the repetition number r; the mod function is the modulo function; the floor function is the floor function; B4 is used to indicate the number of repetitions within an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that, The B4 satisfies the following condition: the product of B4, L, and K4 equals R.

26. The method according to claim 24 or 25, characterized in that, The B4 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement; And / or, K4 is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

27. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The determination of the OCC multiplexing method based on the repeating structure of the NPUSCH includes at least one of the following methods: The OCC multiplexing method is determined based on the symbol repetition within a single NPUSCH transmission; The OCC multiplexing method is determined based on repeated transmissions of NPUSCH.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that, The method includes: determining the number of Mth time slots, wherein the number of Mth time slots is the number of time slots included in one NPUSCH repetition transmission; The step of determining the OCC multiplexing mode based on symbol repetition within a single NPUSCH transmission includes: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to each time slot in the Mth time slot quantity satisfies the eighteen modes; and determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple time slot groups in multiple NPUSCH transmissions based on the OCC sequence value of a single NPUSCH repetition transmission. Wherein, the eighteenth method is j = floor(o / B5×2)mod L; where j is used to determine the OCC sequence value of time slot o; the mod function is the mod function; B5 is used to indicate the number of time slots in an OCC multiplexing block; and L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH, or the number of OCC multiplexing users, or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that, L represents the number of times the symbol is repeated.

30. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that, The method includes: determining the number of OCC multiplex blocks for NPUSCH transmission and the number of NPUSCH retransmissions included in one OCC multiplex block; The determination of the OCC multiplexing mode based on multiple NPUSCH retransmissions includes: determining that the OCC sequence value corresponding to an OCC multiplexing block satisfies the nineteen-method; and determining the OCC sequence values ​​of multiple OCC multiplexing blocks in multiple NPUSCH retransmissions based on the OCC sequence value of an OCC multiplexing block. Wherein, the nineteenth method is j = i mod L; where j is used to indicate the OCC sequence value of OCC multiplexing block i, and the mod function is the remainder function; where L is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users.

31. The method according to claim 30, characterized in that, The method includes: the OCC multiplexing block is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

32. The method according to claim 30 or 31, characterized in that, The RV used for repeated transmissions of different NPUSCH within the same OCC multiplex block may be the same or different; And / or, The RV type used between each second-length OCC multiplexing block is the same; wherein, the second length is: the sequence length of the OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH or the number of OCC multiplexing users or the maximum number of OCC multiplexing users; And / or, The RV type used between each B×L NPUSCH retransmission may be the same or different.

33. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 32, characterized in that, The second length is determined based on at least one of the following methods: based on network device configuration, based on network device indication, and based on protocol agreement.

34. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 33, characterized in that, The method further includes: The step of determining the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH is wherein different sequence values ​​in the OCC sequence are respectively mapped to different symbols, different time slots, different RUs, different NPUSCH repeated transmissions, or different symbol repeated transmissions.

35. The method according to claim 34, characterized in that, Determining the OCC sequence corresponding to the NPUSCH includes at least one of the following: The OCC sequence is determined based on a pre-defined table in the protocol. The OCC sequence is determined based on the configuration of the network device; The OCC sequence is determined based on indications from the network device; The OCC sequence is determined based on a preset sequence generation method in the protocol; The determined sequence length of the OCC sequence is the second length.

36. The method according to claim 34 or 35, characterized in that, The OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource are orthogonal; and / or, the cross-correlation between the OCC sequences corresponding to different terminals on the same resource is less than or equal to a first threshold.

37. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 36, characterized in that, The communication device is a terminal.

38. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, 13 to 17, 19 to 22, 24 to 25, 27 to 32, 34, and 36, characterized in that, The communication device is a network device.

39. The method according to claim 38, characterized in that, B1, K1, B2, K2, B3, K3, B4, K4, and at least one of the second lengths are based on the agreement; And / or, The OCC sequence is determined based on the protocol agreement and / or the protocol's preset sequence method.

40. The method according to claim 38, characterized in that, The method further includes: A first message sent to the terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate at least one of the following: The values ​​of B1, K1, B2, K2, B3, K3, B4 and / or K4; Second length; The OCC sequence corresponding to NPUSCH.

41. A communication device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is configured to determine the orthogonal coverage code (OCC) multiplexing mode of the narrowband physical uplink shared channel (NPUSCH), wherein the OCC multiplexing mode is used for at least two terminals to transmit the NPUSCH using the same time-frequency resources.

42. A communication device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The communication device is used to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 40.

43. A communication system, characterized in that, include: A terminal and / or a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to implement the information processing method of any one of claims 1 to 37, and the network device is configured to implement the information processing method of any one of claims 1 to 11, 13 to 17, 19 to 22, 24 to 25, 27 to 32, 34, 36, 38 to 40.

44. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the information processing method as described in any one of claims 1 to 40.

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