Auxiliary communication method, apparatus, and device

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of communications, and discloses an auxiliary communication method, an apparatus, and a device. The auxiliary communication method of embodiments of the present application comprises: a first device obtains auxiliary information from an auxiliary device, wherein the auxiliary information meets one of the following: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device by broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device upon receiving first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device upon receiving first request information, wherein the first trigger information is used for trigging the auxiliary device to send the auxiliary information, and the first request information is used for requesting the auxiliary device to send the auxiliary information. The embodiments of the present application can support at least two first devices to receive the auxiliary information at the same time or in a time-sharing manner, and compared with one-to-one data reading during inventory, the efficiency of obtaining the auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced.

Description

Method, device and equipment for auxiliary communication

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on March 21, 2024, with application number 202410329703.2 and invention name “Methods, devices and equipment for auxiliary communication”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of communications, and more particularly, to a method, apparatus, and device for assisting communications. Background Art

[0004] As a read-write device, the terminal can obtain information about Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) devices through the inventory process. At the same time, an A-IoT device only supports the inventory of one read-write device.

[0005] However, when A-IoT devices are used to assist mobile communications for terminals, at least two terminals may be detecting and inventorying A-IoT devices at the same time. If at least two terminals inventory A-IoT devices in sequence, the entire inventory process will take a long time, which will not only consume power for the terminals but also increase the latency in obtaining auxiliary information, thus failing to improve communication performance for the terminals. Therefore, when A-IoT devices are used to assist mobile communications for terminals, how to reduce terminal energy consumption and obtain auxiliary information from A-IoT devices in a timely manner is a problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present application provide a method, apparatus, and device for auxiliary communication, which can solve the problem that when an A-IoT device is used to assist the mobile communication of a terminal, the terminal consumes a lot of energy, that is, there is a long delay in obtaining auxiliary information from the A-IoT device.

[0007] In a first aspect, a method for assisted communication is provided, comprising:

[0008] The first device obtains auxiliary information from the auxiliary device;

[0009] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first request information; wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0010] In a second aspect, a method for assisting communication is provided, comprising:

[0011] The second device sends first configuration information to the first device;

[0012] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation;

[0013] The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size;

[0014] Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

[0015] According to a third aspect, a method for assisting communication is provided, comprising:

[0016] Auxiliary equipment sends auxiliary information;

[0017] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first request information;

[0018] The first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0019] In a fourth aspect, a communication assisting device is provided, comprising:

[0020] a transceiver unit, configured to obtain auxiliary information from the auxiliary device;

[0021] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first request information; wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0022] In a fifth aspect, a communication assisting device is provided, including:

[0023] a transceiver unit, configured to send first configuration information to the first device;

[0024] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the first device supports communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation;

[0025] The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size;

[0026] Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

[0027] In a sixth aspect, a communication assisting device is provided, comprising:

[0028] a transceiver unit, configured to send auxiliary information;

[0029] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the communication-assisting device, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device after receiving first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device after receiving first request information;

[0030] The first trigger information is used to trigger the communication-assisting apparatus to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the communication-assisting apparatus to send auxiliary information.

[0031] In the seventh aspect, a first device is provided, which includes a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0032] In an eighth aspect, a first device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface;

[0033] Wherein, the communication interface is used to obtain auxiliary information from the auxiliary device;

[0034] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first request information; wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0035] In the ninth aspect, a second device is provided, which includes a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0036] In a tenth aspect, a second device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface;

[0037] The communication interface is used to send first configuration information to the first device;

[0038] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the first device supports communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation;

[0039] The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size;

[0040] Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

[0041] In the eleventh aspect, an auxiliary device is provided, which includes a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the third aspect are implemented.

[0042] In a twelfth aspect, an auxiliary device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface; wherein the communication interface is used to send auxiliary information;

[0043] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the communication-assisting device, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device after receiving first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device after receiving first request information;

[0044] The first trigger information is used to trigger the communication-assisting apparatus to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the communication-assisting apparatus to send auxiliary information.

[0045] In the thirteenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the third aspect are implemented.

[0046] In the fourteenth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, including: an auxiliary device, a first device and a second device, wherein the first device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the first aspect, the second device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the second aspect, and the auxiliary device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the third aspect.

[0047] In the fifteenth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or the method as described in the second aspect, or the method as described in the third aspect.

[0048] In the sixteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the auxiliary communication method as described in any one of the first to third aspects.

[0049] In an embodiment of the present application, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, thereby supporting at least two first devices (such as terminals) to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in time-sharing manner. Compared with one-to-one data reading during the inventory process, the efficiency of obtaining auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0051] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0052] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of an OOK-based backscatter transmission provided in the present application.

[0053] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of backscatter communication provided by the present application.

[0054] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of information transmitted between a reader and a tag provided in the present application.

[0055] FIG5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for assisting communication provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0056] FIG6 is a schematic architecture diagram of auxiliary communication provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0057] FIG7 is a schematic flowchart of another auxiliary communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0058] FIG8 is a schematic block diagram of a communication assistance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0059] FIG9 is a schematic block diagram of another apparatus for assisting communication according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0060] FIG10 is a schematic block diagram of yet another apparatus for assisting communication according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0061] FIG11 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0062] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0063] FIG13 is a schematic block diagram of a network-side device provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0064] FIG14 is a schematic block diagram of another network-side device provided according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0065] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0066] The terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and do not limit the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in this application represents at least one of the connected objects. For example, "A or B" covers three options, namely, Option 1: including A but not including B; Option 2: including B but not including A; Option 3: including both A and B. The character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0067] The term "indication" in this application can be either a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). A direct indication can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc. in the instruction sent; an indirect indication can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc. based on the judgment result.

[0068] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the ambient Internet of Things (IoT) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth system, or other systems. In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these techniques can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6G (6 th Generation, 6G) communication system.

[0069] For example, FIG1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the wireless communication system includes a terminal 11, a network-side device 12, and an auxiliary device 13. Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal 11 may be a first device, and the network-side device 12 may be a second device.

[0070] The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipborne equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home (home appliances with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, personal computer (PC), ATM or self-service machine, etc. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. The vehicle-mounted device may also be referred to as a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip, or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0071] In some implementations, the network-side device 12 may include an access network device.

[0072] In some implementations, the network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device.

[0073] Access network equipment may also be referred to as radio access network (RAN) equipment, radio access network functions, or radio access network units. Access network equipment may include base stations, wireless local area network (WLAN) access points (APs), or wireless fidelity (WiFi) nodes. Among them, the base station can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), the next generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), access point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home evolved Node B (home evolved Node B), Transmission Reception Point (TRP) or other appropriate terms in the relevant field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0074] Among them, the core network equipment may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: core network node, core network function, mobility management entity (MME), access mobility management function (AMF), session management function (SMF), user plane function (UPF), policy control function (PCF), policy and charging rules function unit (PCRF), edge application service discovery function (EASDF), unified data management (UDM), unified data repository (UDR), home user server (HSS), centralized network configuration (CNC), network storage function (NRF), network exposure function (NEF), local NEF (L-NEF), binding support function (BSF), application function ( Function, AF), Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF), Location Management Function (LMF), etc. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the core network device in the NR system is introduced as an example, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.

[0075] The auxiliary device 13 may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: an A-IoT device, a Bluetooth device, or a wireless local area network (WLAN) device. For example, the device communicating with the auxiliary device 13 (i.e., the first device) may be referred to as a reader / writer. For example, the reader / writer may be the terminal 11 or a module in the terminal 11.

[0076] Optionally, the A-IoT device can be an A-IoT terminal, a passive Internet of Things (Passive-IoT) device, an ambient power (AMP) device, a zero-power device, a zero-power terminal, an answering device, a low-power IoT device, an IoT device, a tag, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, etc.

[0077] Optionally, the device communicating with the A-IoT device includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0078] Reader / writer, read / write device, terminal, relay device, auxiliary node, repeater, access network equipment (such as base station or TRP), core network equipment.

[0079] It should be noted that Figure 1 exemplarily shows a network side device, two terminals and two auxiliary devices. Optionally, the wireless communication system may include at least two network side devices and the coverage range of each network side device may include other numbers of terminals and auxiliary devices. This embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

[0080] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, A-IoT is explained.

[0081] A-IoT devices have ultra-low complexity and ultra-low power consumption.

[0082] A-IoT, also known as ambient power-enabled Internet of Things (Ambient Power-Enabled IoT), is a type of Internet of Things (IoT) service. A-IoT devices are powered by energy harvesting. A-IoT devices lack batteries or have limited energy storage capabilities (for example, using a capacitor). Energy harvesting can be done from radio waves, light, motion, heat, or other suitable energy sources.

[0083] A-IoT devices have low overall power consumption, including low-power signal reception and low-power signal transmission. Due to the low overall power consumption, communication energy can come from environmental sources such as wind energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, and radio frequency (RF) signals.

[0084] A-IoT devices can be classified based on energy source, energy storage capability, passive or active emission, etc., and can specifically include the following types of devices:

[0085] Passive Device: No independent signal generation / amplification, communication via backscatter.

[0086] Semi-passive devices also fall into the passive device category. They have energy storage but no independent signal generation. They communicate via backscatter, and the use of stored energy can include amplification of reflected signals.

[0087] Active Device: It has energy storage and independent signal generation capabilities, that is, it has active RF components for transmission.

[0088] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, backscatter communication (BSC) is described.

[0089] Backscatter communication refers to the use of radio frequency signals from other devices or the environment to modulate the signal and transmit its own information. Backscatter technology, a passive or low-energy technology, is characterized by its ability to transmit its own signal by modifying the characteristics of the received ambient radio frequency signal, such as its phase or amplitude, achieving extremely low or zero power consumption.

[0090] For example, a backscatter transmission method based on binary on-off keying (OOK) can be shown in FIG2 . A simple implementation method is that when the tag needs to send '1', the tag reflects the incident carrier signal, and when the tag needs to send '0', it does not reflect.

[0091] Exemplarily, backscatter communication can be shown in Figure 3. The A-IoT device receives the wireless signal sent by the reading and writing device, modulates the wireless signal, loads the information to be sent, and radiates the modulated signal from the antenna. This information transmission process is called backscatter communication.

[0092] Backscatter communication devices (such as A-IoT) control the circuit's reflection coefficient Γ by adjusting its internal impedance, thereby changing the amplitude, frequency, phase, etc. of the incident signal to achieve signal modulation. The signal reflection coefficient can be expressed as:

[0093] Where Z0 is the antenna characteristic impedance and Z1 is the load impedance. Assume that the incident signal is S in (t), the output signal is Therefore, corresponding amplitude modulation, frequency modulation or phase modulation can be achieved by reasonably controlling the reflection coefficient.

[0094] Backscatter communication devices (such as A-IoT devices) typically use low-power reception, typically using low-power RF, IF, or baseband envelope detection. The waveform of the transmitted signal typically uses simple modulation methods such as on-off keying (OOK), amplitude shift keying (ASK), and frequency shift keying (FSK).

[0095] The device that communicates with such low-power devices (such as A-IoT devices) is called a read-write device or a first network element. For example, it can be a terminal or a relay device or a repeater, or a base station or TRP, or a device with read-write functions, such as a reader / writer. The specific details are not limited here.

[0096] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the A-IoT data / service types are explained.

[0097] Device-originating (DO) and device-terminating (DT) data indicate that the data flow originates from or is transmitted to an A-IoT device (similar to an RFID tag). Data flows originating from A-IoT devices, or DO data, can be further categorized as device-originating-autonomous (DO-A) and device-originating–device-terminated triggered (DO-DTT).

[0098] DO-A, which means devices autonomously initiate data transmission, such as connecting a large number of various sensors that collect and actively report information about the environment, equipment, and organisms when necessary.

[0099] DO-DTT refers to devices initiating data transmission after being triggered by the network. For example, asset identification, status reporting, and tracking are all downlink-triggered reports. Readers collect data from tags by triggering inventory processes. Because the data is generated / initiated in IoT devices, this service should be considered a DO service initiated by a tag, triggered by a command sent by the reader.

[0100] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the information transmission between the reader and the tag in the RFID is described.

[0101] RFID is a traditional backscatter communication system whose primary design goal is to identify and read data from BSC devices (i.e., tags) within the reader's coverage area. Because RFID was initially used for automated inventory counting of large quantities of goods, the process of identifying and reading data from tags is also known as inventory counting or stocktaking. Specifically, after the reader sends a query command (Query), the tag responds with a reply (Reply). For example, if the reply is RN16, the tag generates a 16-bit random number and sends it to the reader. The reader then sends this sequence to the tag via an ACK command. After the tag successfully verifies the RN16 in the ACK, it sends subsequent data (such as PC / XPC, electronic product code (EPC), etc.) to the reader.

[0102] As shown in FIG4 , the command (Command) of the reader (Reader) operation may be as shown in Table 1 below, and the status of the tag (Tag) may be as shown in Table 2 below.

[0103] Table 1

[0104] Table 2

[0105] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the RFID inventory process and anti-collision are explained.

[0106] Specifically, the RFID inventory process and anti-collision process may include the following steps 1 to 4.

[0107] Step 1: The reader is first powered on and reset, and sends a Select command to indicate that the corresponding matching conditions select this tag; the tag immediately switches to the Ready state.

[0108] Step 2: The reader sends a query command, and the tag determines whether to respond based on the inventory mark and the select mark.

[0109] The Query command starts an inventory cycle. The Query command contains the Q value. The tag (Tag) is in (0,2 Q -1) generates a random number as the initial value of the slot counter.

[0110] If the matching condition is met and the slot timer value is not 0, the arbitration state is immediately entered.

[0111] Then send a query response (Query_Rep) command to reduce the slot counter value by 1;

[0112] The QueryAdjust command can change the Q value and let the tag generate a new random number (0,2 Q -1) as the value of the slot counter.

[0113] If the matching condition is met and the slot counter is 0, the RN16 is responded and the state is immediately switched to the Reply state.

[0114] Step 3: The reader sends an ACK (RN16) command. The tag responds with the PC, ECP, and CRC-16 parameters and enters the Acknowledged state.

[0115] If a reader receives responses from multiple tags at the same time, it may not be able to process multiple tags' responses at once, and a collision is considered. The reader may not send an ACK. If a tag does not receive an ACK, the counters of these tags are randomly incremented by 0 or 1.

[0116] Step 4: In the Acknowledged state, after receiving the REQ_RN (RN16) command, the tag responds with RN16 and switches to the Open or Secured state. The reader can then perform read and write operations on the tag.

[0117] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments. The above related technologies can be combined arbitrarily with the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application as optional solutions, and all of them fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. The embodiments of the present application include at least part of the following contents.

[0118] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart of a method 200 for assisting communication according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG5 , the method 200 for assisting communication may include at least part of the following contents:

[0119] S210, the auxiliary device sends auxiliary information; wherein the auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device via broadcast, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first request information; wherein the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send the auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send the auxiliary information;

[0120] S220: The first device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device.

[0121] It should be understood that FIG5 shows the steps or operations of the auxiliary communication method 200, but these steps or operations are only examples, and the present application may also perform other operations or variations of the operations in FIG5.

[0122] In some embodiments, the first trigger information described in the embodiments of the present application may be an activation signal or an excitation signal sent by an excitation source. The auxiliary device sends auxiliary information under the excitation of the excitation source, so that multiple first devices can receive the auxiliary information.

[0123] In some embodiments, the auxiliary equipment includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0124] A-IoT devices, Bluetooth devices, and wireless LAN devices.

[0125] For example, an A-IoT device may also be an A-IoT terminal, a Passive-IoT device, an Ambient Energy (AMP) device, a zero-power device, a zero-power terminal, a low-power IoT device, an IoT device, a transponder, a tag, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, etc. Such devices have low overall power consumption, including low-power signal reception and low-power signal transmission. Due to the low overall power consumption, the energy for communication can come from the environment, such as wind energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, and radio frequency (RF) signals.

[0126] In some embodiments, the first device may be a device that communicates with the auxiliary device, and the first device includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a reader or a reader / writer device, a terminal, a relay device, and a repeater.

[0127] Exemplarily, the reader / writer or the reading / writing device may be a module in the terminal.

[0128] For example, taking the first device as a terminal (UE) and the auxiliary device as an A-IoT device as an example, the network side can instruct the UE to detect A-IoT devices or obtain information about A-IoT devices in specific areas (such as elevators, basements, tunnels, airplanes, trains, ships, etc.). From the perspective of the UE, the UE has A-IoT capabilities (that is, it can serve as a reader or reader-writer device for A-IoT devices), which is called an A-IoT capable UE. In this case, the UE has 3GPP communication capabilities and A-IoT capabilities. The A-IoT capable UE can inventory A-IoT devices and obtain auxiliary information to determine the location of A-IoT devices or the UE location, as well as to enhance 3GPP communications.

[0129] The collision described in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a conflict, and the collision avoidance method may also be understood as a collision resolution method.

[0130] The timing described in the embodiments of the present application can be a point in time, which can be represented by a frame, a subframe, a time slot, a slot, an order, an opportunity, etc. For example, the timing of sending auxiliary information is represented by a frame, that is, the auxiliary information can be sent in a specific frame. For another example, the timing of sending auxiliary information is represented by a subframe, that is, the auxiliary information can be sent in a specific subframe. For another example, the timing of sending auxiliary information is represented by a time slot, that is, the auxiliary information can be sent in a specific time slot. For another example, the timing of sending auxiliary information is represented by a slot, that is, the auxiliary information can be sent in a specific slot. For another example, the timing of sending auxiliary information is represented by an order, that is, the auxiliary information can be sent in a specific order. For another example, the timing of sending auxiliary information is represented by an opportunity, that is, the auxiliary information can be sent at a specific opportunity.

[0131] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, for example, the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information via a DO-A scheme. This means that the auxiliary device has active transmission capabilities and can proactively initiate communication with the first device. The auxiliary information can be sent at specific times, unlike broadcasting, in that it can be sent non-continuously. Multiple first devices can receive the auxiliary information, and at least two first devices can receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in a time-sharing manner. This improves the efficiency of obtaining auxiliary information and reduces power consumption of both the first and auxiliary devices, compared to one-to-one communication between multiple first devices and each auxiliary device.

[0132] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device via broadcast. It can be understood that the auxiliary device continuously broadcasts the auxiliary information at a specific period, multiple first devices can receive the auxiliary information, and at least two first devices can receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in a time-sharing manner. Compared with one-to-one communication between multiple first devices and one auxiliary device, this can improve the efficiency of obtaining auxiliary information and reduce power consumption of the first device and the auxiliary device.

[0133] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information. It can be understood that the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information after receiving the first trigger information, which is conducive to saving system power consumption. For example, the auxiliary device is a passive device, the auxiliary device can receive at least one first trigger information, and the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information in a backscattering manner after receiving the at least one first trigger information. Multiple first devices only need to receive the auxiliary information, and can support at least two first devices to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in a time-sharing manner. Compared with multiple first devices communicating one-to-one with one auxiliary device respectively, the efficiency of obtaining auxiliary information can be improved, and the power consumption of the first device and the auxiliary device can be reduced.

[0134] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, wherein the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send the auxiliary information. It can be understood that the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information after receiving the first request information, which is conducive to saving system power consumption. For example, the auxiliary device is a passive device, the auxiliary device can receive at least one first request information, and the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information in a backscattering manner or a broadcast manner after receiving the at least one first request information. Multiple first devices only need to receive the auxiliary information, and can support at least two first devices to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in a time-sharing manner. Compared with multiple first devices communicating one-to-one with one auxiliary device respectively, the efficiency of obtaining auxiliary information can be improved, and the power consumption of the first device and the auxiliary device can be reduced.

[0135] It should be understood that if the first device communicates with the auxiliary device one-to-one, the first device can only interpret the auxiliary information triggered by it. If there are multiple first devices, each first device needs to send the first trigger information and listen to its corresponding auxiliary information. The whole process takes a long time. On the one hand, it consumes power for the first device, and on the other hand, it increases the delay in obtaining the auxiliary information. At the same time, it may also cause collisions in the process of obtaining the auxiliary information.

[0136] It should be noted that mobile communications often face issues such as weak coverage and poor mobility performance, such as cell reselection or handover. Specific auxiliary devices can be deployed in the network to enhance communication performance. For example, A-IoT devices are low-cost, low-power, low-complexity, and maintenance-free. A-IoT devices can be used to assist mobile communications, and a first device (e.g., a terminal) can enhance mobile communications with the assistance of an A-IoT device. Specifically, a first device (e.g., a terminal) can obtain assistance from the A-IoT device by detecting or taking inventory of the A-IoT device. In a network, an auxiliary device (e.g., an A-IoT device) may be surrounded by at least two first devices (e.g., terminals). These first devices (e.g., terminals) all need to communicate with the auxiliary device to obtain auxiliary information. If an auxiliary device only supports communication with one first device (e.g., a terminal) at a time, the delay in obtaining auxiliary information for the other first devices (e.g., terminals) will be significant, impacting the communication performance of these first devices (e.g., terminals), for example, by preventing them from performing timely and accurate cell selection or handover.

[0137] Therefore, the main purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a method for at least two first devices (such as terminals) to obtain auxiliary information from an auxiliary device (such as an A-IoT device). The auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, thereby supporting at least two first devices (such as terminals) to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in a time-sharing manner. Compared with one-to-one data reading during the inventory process, the efficiency of obtaining auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced.

[0138] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device may be the auxiliary information triggered by the first device, or the auxiliary information obtained by the first device may be the auxiliary information triggered by a device other than the first device. For example, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device is the auxiliary information triggered by a first device other than the first device. For another example, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device is the auxiliary information triggered by a first device in a specific state (such as a connected state). For another example, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device is the auxiliary information triggered by a network side device (access network device or core network device).

[0139] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device may be the auxiliary information requested by the first device, or the auxiliary information obtained by the first device may be the auxiliary information requested by a device other than the first device. For example, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device is the auxiliary information requested by a first device other than the first device. For another example, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device is the auxiliary information requested by a first device in a specific state (such as a connected state). For another example, the auxiliary information obtained by the first device is the auxiliary information requested by a network side device (access network device or core network device).

[0140] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is unencrypted; or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when a secure communication mode is not activated. Specifically, after obtaining the auxiliary information, the at least two first devices can both decode or interpret the auxiliary information, so that the at least two first devices can receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in a time-sharing manner.

[0141] For example, after the first device receives the auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is auxiliary information triggered by a device other than the first device, since the auxiliary information is not encrypted, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when the secure communication mode is not activated, the first device can decode or interpret the auxiliary information.

[0142] For another example, after the first device receives auxiliary information, and the auxiliary information is auxiliary information requested by a device other than the first device, since the auxiliary information is not encrypted, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when the secure communication mode is not activated, the first device can decode or interpret the auxiliary information.

[0143] In some embodiments, in the above S220, the first device may trigger obtaining the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device through at least one of the following:

[0144] The auxiliary device is detected, the auxiliary device is inventoried, and information of the auxiliary device is read.

[0145] Exemplarily, the first device obtains auxiliary information by detecting an auxiliary device. Specifically, detecting an auxiliary device means detecting whether the auxiliary device exists. In this case, the auxiliary information may include, for example, presence information of the auxiliary device or identification information of the auxiliary device. For example, if the signal strength of the auxiliary device is detected to be greater than or equal to a specific threshold, the first device obtains auxiliary information (such as the presence information of the auxiliary device or the identification information of the auxiliary device) from the auxiliary device.

[0146] Exemplarily, the first device obtains auxiliary information (e.g., identification information of the auxiliary device) through an inventory auxiliary device. Specifically, inventory auxiliary device means obtaining auxiliary information through an inventory process. In this case, the auxiliary information may include, for example, identification information of the auxiliary device. For example, the inventory process includes the first device sending an inventory command such as select, query, or paging, and receiving the auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device.

[0147] Exemplarily, the first device obtains the auxiliary information by reading information or data of the auxiliary device. For example, the auxiliary information may include identification information of the auxiliary device.

[0148] In some embodiments, before the first device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the auxiliary communication method 200 further includes:

[0149] The first device receives first configuration information from the second device;

[0150] The first configuration information includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0151] Information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of the target operation;

[0152] The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after acquiring the auxiliary information.

[0153] In this embodiment, the first device may perform auxiliary device-based communication enhancement based on the first configuration information.

[0154] In one implementation, the information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device may be understood as information indicating that the first device can perform communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device.

[0155] Optionally, the first configuration information includes: information indicating that the second device supports communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device.

[0156] In one embodiment, performing communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device may be understood as performing a target operation based on auxiliary information obtained from the auxiliary device. Performing communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device may be understood as performing a target operation or performing a target operation based on auxiliary information obtained from the auxiliary device.

[0157] Optionally, the second device includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0158] Network-side equipment (such as access network equipment or core network equipment), relay equipment, intermediate nodes, application functions (AF), and third-party servers.

[0159] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may be sent via a system message, a reconfiguration message, or a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message.

[0160] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is generated by the second device, or the first configuration information is generated by the second device based on configuration information obtained from another device, or the first configuration information is determined by the first device. Optionally, the configuration information obtained from the other device includes part or all of the first configuration information.

[0161] For example, the first configuration information generated by the second device may be applicable to one or more cells (such as a serving cell, a neighboring cell, etc.), for example, one or more cells (such as a serving cell, a neighboring cell, etc.) within the coverage of the second device.

[0162] For example, the first configuration information generated by the second device may be applicable to a specific area (such as an elevator, basement, tunnel, airplane, train, ship, etc.), for example, a specific area within the coverage range of the second device.

[0163] Optionally, the other devices include but are not limited to at least one of the following:

[0164] Core network equipment, application function (AF), and third-party servers.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is generated by the second device (base station) based on configuration information obtained from other devices (core network devices).

[0166] In an embodiment of the present application, the first device performs the target operation according to the auxiliary information.

[0167] In this embodiment, the first device may perform a target operation based on the auxiliary information acquired from the auxiliary device, thereby achieving communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device.

[0168] In an embodiment of the present application, the first device can perform communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device (for example, performing a target operation). For example, in some specific areas (such as elevators, basements, tunnels, airplanes, trains, ships, etc.) or scenarios (such as high-speed mobile scenarios), the communication performance of the first device is poor or limited. Auxiliary devices are deployed in these specific areas or scenarios, as shown in Figure 6, so that the first device can perform communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device (for example, performing a target operation).

[0169] In some embodiments, the relevant information of the at least one auxiliary device includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0170] identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

[0171] Exemplarily, the information related to the at least one auxiliary device may be an auxiliary device list, indicating at least one auxiliary device within a specific area. Optionally, the specific area may refer to one or more cells, such as one or more cells covered by the second device. This facilitates multiple first devices sending first request information to the auxiliary devices in a consistent manner, for example, to perform an inventory. Optionally, the specific area may include an elevator, basement, tunnel, airplane, train, ship, etc.

[0172] Optionally, the frequency information of the auxiliary device may include a frequency or an operating frequency point received or transmitted by the auxiliary device, wherein the operating frequency point is used to send the auxiliary information.

[0173] Optionally, the type information of the auxiliary device may include active type, passive type, or active, passive, etc. This facilitates the first device to determine whether to communicate with the auxiliary device in an active or passive manner.

[0174] Optionally, the access technologies supported by the auxiliary device may include A-IoT, RFID, Bluetooth, WLAN or WiFi, etc. This facilitates the first device to determine a communication method with the auxiliary device.

[0175] Optionally, the time information indicating that the auxiliary device supports activation may include a period, an active time length, or a start time. For example, the time information indicating that the auxiliary device supports activation may also be referred to as time pattern information indicating that the auxiliary device operates. Specifically, when the auxiliary device actively sends information, the first device may monitor the information sent by the auxiliary device according to the time information indicating that the auxiliary device supports activation.

[0176] Exemplarily, the relevant information of the at least one auxiliary device includes the quantity of the at least one auxiliary device, so as to facilitate the first device to schedule the at least one auxiliary device.

[0177] In some embodiments, the target operation includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0178] Search for the target frequency band, search for the target frequency point, perform cell selection to the target cell, perform cell reselection to the target cell, measure the target frequency band, measure the target frequency point, measure the target cell, switch to the target cell, measure the target beam, switch to the target beam, configure or reconfigure the trigger time (TTT) duration to the target TTT duration, configure or reconfigure the power control step size to the target power control step size.

[0179] In this embodiment, after obtaining the auxiliary information, the first device can learn based on the auxiliary information (such as the identification information of the auxiliary device) that the first device is in certain specific areas (such as elevators, basements, tunnels, airplanes, trains, ships, etc.). In these areas, the communication performance of the first device is poor or limited. In this case, the first device performs a target operation to improve the communication performance of the first device in these areas. Specifically, the target frequency band, target frequency point, target cell, target TTT duration, target power control step size, etc. are more suitable for use in these areas, thereby improving the communication performance of the first device in these areas.

[0180] Optionally, the target cell may be a cell on a target frequency band or a target frequency point.

[0181] It should be understood that the target cell can be a suitable cell within the target area, the target frequency band can be a suitable frequency band within the target area, the target frequency point can be a suitable frequency point within the target area, the target beam can be a suitable beam within the target area, the target TTT duration can be a suitable TTT duration within the target area, and the target power control step size can be a suitable power control step size within the target area.

[0182] It should be noted that configuring or reconfiguring the TTT duration includes reducing or increasing the TTT duration, or setting the TTT duration. The TTT duration can be zero. The power control step size is used for open-loop power control or closed-loop power control in the connected state or during random access. The TTT duration is used to evaluate specific conditions, including measurement events and execution conditions for conditional switching. By setting an appropriate TTT duration, the specific conditions can be avoided from being met too early or too late.

[0183] In this embodiment, the first device may obtain relevant information of the target operation from the first configuration information, so that the first device may perform the target operation based on the auxiliary information obtained from the auxiliary device, thereby achieving communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device.

[0184] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0185] identification information of the auxiliary device, and relevant information of the target operation.

[0186] In this embodiment, the first device may obtain relevant information of the target operation from the auxiliary information obtained by the auxiliary device, so that the first device may perform the target operation based on the auxiliary information obtained from the auxiliary device to achieve communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device.

[0187] In some embodiments, the relevant information of the target operation includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0188] The target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step size.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: second timing information, second time information, third timing information, third time information, fourth timing information, fourth time information;

[0190] The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0191] The second time information includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0192] The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information;

[0193] The third time information includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information;

[0194] The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information;

[0195] The fourth time information includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, period information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information.

[0196] In this embodiment, the first device can monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing information or time information obtained from the first configuration information, which is beneficial to avoiding collisions between different first devices due to monitoring the auxiliary information and is also beneficial to energy saving of the first device.

[0197] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device via broadcast, the auxiliary information is sent based on at least one of the following:

[0198] First opportunity information, first time information;

[0199] The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information;

[0200] The first time information includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, periodic information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0201] In this embodiment, different first timing information or first time information may be configured for different auxiliary devices, thereby preventing different auxiliary devices from sending auxiliary information at the same time, which is beneficial for avoiding collisions between different auxiliary devices.

[0202] In some embodiments, before the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information, the auxiliary communication method 200 further includes:

[0203] The auxiliary device receives second configuration information from the second device;

[0204] The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, the first timing information, and the first time information.

[0205] In this embodiment, the auxiliary device can send auxiliary information based on the first timing information or the first time information obtained from the second configuration information, thereby preventing multiple auxiliary devices from sending auxiliary information simultaneously, which helps avoid collisions between auxiliary devices. In addition, in this embodiment, the second device can configure an indication for the auxiliary device to allow the sending of auxiliary information, thereby preventing multiple auxiliary devices from sending auxiliary information simultaneously, which helps avoid collisions between different auxiliary devices.

[0206] Optionally, the second configuration information may be sent via a system message, a reconfiguration message, or a NAS message.

[0207] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is proactively sent by the auxiliary device or is broadcast by the auxiliary device, the first configuration information may include at least one of the following: the second timing information and the second time information. Thus, the first device can monitor the auxiliary information based on the second timing information or the second time information obtained from the first configuration information, thereby facilitating energy conservation for the first device.

[0208] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device via broadcast, the above S220 may specifically include:

[0209] The first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following:

[0210] The second timing information, the second time information.

[0211] For example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing for the first device to receive the auxiliary information indicated by the second timing information.

[0212] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing for the first device to receive the auxiliary information indicated by the second timing information and the time window for the first device to receive the auxiliary information included in the second time information.

[0213] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing for the first device to receive the auxiliary information indicated by the second timing information and the period information for the first device to receive the auxiliary information included in the second time information.

[0214] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing for the first device to receive the auxiliary information indicated by the second timing information, the duration and start time for the first device to receive the auxiliary information included in the second time information.

[0215] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on a time window for receiving the auxiliary information by the first device included in the second time information.

[0216] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the duration and start time of the first device receiving the auxiliary information included in the second time information.

[0217] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the period information of the first device receiving the auxiliary information, the duration of the first device receiving the auxiliary information, and the start time included in the second time information.

[0218] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the time window for the first device to receive the auxiliary information, the duration for the first device to receive the auxiliary information, and the start time included in the second time information.

[0219] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device in a broadcast manner, the first device may also monitor all auxiliary devices that may send auxiliary information.

[0220] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, the first configuration information can be used to indicate at least one of the following: the second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

[0221] For example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the second timing information or the second time information obtained from the first configuration information, which is beneficial to energy saving of the first device.

[0222] For example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the third timing information or the third time information obtained from the first configuration information, which is beneficial to energy saving of the first device.

[0223] In this embodiment, the auxiliary device may send the auxiliary information in a DO-DTT manner.

[0224] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, the above S220 may specifically include:

[0225] The first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following:

[0226] The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

[0227] Exemplarily, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, the first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following:

[0228] The second timing information, the second time information.

[0229] Exemplarily, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, the first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following:

[0230] The third timing information, the third time information.

[0231] For example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing of sending the first trigger information indicated by the third timing information.

[0232] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing for sending the first trigger information indicated by the third timing information and the time window for sending the first trigger information included in the third time information.

[0233] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing of sending the first trigger information indicated by the third timing information and the period information of sending the first trigger information included in the third time information.

[0234] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing of sending the first trigger information indicated by the third timing information, the duration and start time of sending the first trigger information included in the third time information.

[0235] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the time window for sending the first trigger information included in the third time information.

[0236] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the duration and start time of sending the first trigger information included in the third time information.

[0237] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the period information of sending the first trigger information, the duration of sending the first trigger information, and the start time included in the third time information.

[0238] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the time window for sending the first trigger information, the duration of sending the first trigger information, and the start time included in the third time information.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first trigger information may be sent by a third device. Optionally, the third device includes at least one of the following: the first device, a first device other than the first device, a first device in a specific state (such as a connected state), a network-side device (access network device or core network device), or other devices.

[0240] For example, taking the first device as a terminal (UE), only the UE in a connected state sends the first trigger information, thereby preventing at least two UEs from stimulating the auxiliary device at the same time.

[0241] Exemplarily, the third device may also be referred to as an excitation source.

[0242] In some embodiments, the third device is the first device, and if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, the auxiliary communication method 200 further includes:

[0243] The first device sends the first trigger information according to at least one of the following:

[0244] The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

[0245] Exemplarily, the first device sends the first trigger information according to at least one of the following:

[0246] The second timing information, the second time information.

[0247] Exemplarily, the first device sends the first trigger information according to at least one of the following:

[0248] The third timing information, the third time information.

[0249] In some embodiments, the auxiliary device supports receiving first trigger information sent by at least two third devices, that is, the first trigger information sent by at least two third devices does not constitute a collision.

[0250] Optionally, the third device sends the first trigger information to the auxiliary device. The third device sends the first trigger information according to the time information corresponding to the auxiliary device, so as to avoid multiple auxiliary devices from being accessed at the same time, which is conducive to avoiding collisions between auxiliary devices.

[0251] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, the second device sends third configuration information to the third device;

[0252] The third configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the third timing information, the third time information.

[0253] In this embodiment, the third device can send the first trigger information based on the third timing information or the third time information obtained from the third configuration information, which can avoid multiple third devices sending the first trigger information at the same time, which is conducive to avoiding collisions between different third devices.

[0254] Optionally, the third configuration information may be sent via a system message, a reconfiguration message, or a NAS message.

[0255] In some embodiments, after a third device sends first trigger information, the auxiliary device sends auxiliary information after receiving the first trigger information, and at least two first devices obtain the auxiliary information together.

[0256] For example, if the first device listens for auxiliary information before sending the first trigger information, and if the auxiliary information is received, the third device does not send the first trigger information. This is because if the third device sends the first trigger information based on the third timing information or the third time information, the third device may receive the auxiliary information before the time for sending, thus ensuring that the first device receives the auxiliary information as quickly as possible.

[0257] For example, when an auxiliary device processes the first trigger information sent by a third device, it does not process first trigger information received later from other third devices before sending the auxiliary information. If the auxiliary information is the same, multiple first devices can receive the auxiliary information, avoiding repeated transmission of the same auxiliary information and thus avoiding collisions.

[0258] Optionally, the auxiliary information is unencrypted; or, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when the secure communication mode is not activated. Specifically, the first device can receive and interpret the auxiliary information, even if the auxiliary information is triggered by a device other than the first device.

[0259] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, the first configuration information may include at least one of the following: the second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

[0260] Exemplarily, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the second timing information or the second time information obtained from the first configuration information, which is beneficial to energy saving of the first device.

[0261] Exemplarily, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the fourth timing information or the fourth time information obtained from the first configuration information, which is beneficial to energy saving of the first device.

[0262] In this embodiment, the auxiliary device may send the auxiliary information in a DO-DTT manner.

[0263] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, the above S220 may specifically include:

[0264] The first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following:

[0265] The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

[0266] Exemplarily, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, the first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following:

[0267] The second timing information, the second time information.

[0268] Exemplarily, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, the first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following:

[0269] The fourth timing information, the fourth time information.

[0270] For example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing of sending the first request information indicated by the fourth timing information.

[0271] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing of sending the first request information indicated by the fourth timing information and the time window for sending the first request information included in the fourth time information.

[0272] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing of sending the first request information indicated by the fourth timing information and the period information of sending the first request information included in the fourth time information.

[0273] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the timing of sending the first request information indicated by the fourth timing information, the duration and start time of sending the first request information included in the fourth time information.

[0274] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the time window for sending the first request information included in the fourth time information.

[0275] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the duration and start time of sending the first request information included in the fourth time information.

[0276] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the period information of sending the first request information, the duration of sending the first request information, and the start time included in the fourth time information.

[0277] For another example, the first device may monitor the auxiliary information based on the time window for sending the first request information, the duration for sending the first request information, and the start time included in the fourth time information.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first request information may be sent by a fourth device. Optionally, the fourth device includes at least one of the following: the first device, a first device other than the first device, a first device in a specific state (such as a connected state), a network-side device (access network device or core network device), or other devices.

[0279] For example, taking the first device as a terminal (UE), only the UE in a connected state sends the first request information, thereby preventing at least two UEs from sending the first request information to the auxiliary device at the same time.

[0280] In some embodiments, the fourth device is the first device, and if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, the auxiliary communication method 200 further includes:

[0281] The first device sends the first request information according to at least one of the following:

[0282] The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

[0283] Exemplarily, the first device sends the first request information according to at least one of the following:

[0284] The second timing information, the second time information.

[0285] Exemplarily, the first device sends the first request information according to at least one of the following:

[0286] The fourth timing information, the fourth time information.

[0287] Optionally, the fourth device sends a first request message to the auxiliary device, wherein the first request message is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, or the first request message is used to inventory one or more auxiliary devices, or the first request message is used to select one or more auxiliary devices, or the first request message is used to page one or more auxiliary devices.

[0288] Optionally, the first request information includes at least one of the following:

[0289] Instructions for sending auxiliary information;

[0290] An inventory command is used to inventory one or more auxiliary devices;

[0291] Matching information for selecting one or more auxiliary devices;

[0292] A paging message is used to page one or more secondary devices.

[0293] In some embodiments, the auxiliary device supports receiving first request information sent by at least two fourth devices, that is, the first request information sent by at least two fourth devices does not collide with each other.

[0294] In some embodiments, the second device sends fourth configuration information to the fourth device;

[0295] The fourth configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the fourth timing information, the fourth time information.

[0296] In this embodiment, the fourth device can send the first request information based on the fourth timing information or the fourth time information obtained from the fourth configuration information, which can avoid multiple fourth devices sending the first request information at the same time, which is conducive to avoiding collisions between different fourth devices.

[0297] Optionally, the fourth configuration information may be sent via a system message, a reconfiguration message, or a NAS message.

[0298] In some embodiments, after a fourth device sends the first request information, the auxiliary device sends auxiliary information after receiving the first request information, and at least two first devices obtain the auxiliary information together.

[0299] For example, if the first device listens for auxiliary information before sending the first request information, and if the fourth device receives the auxiliary information, the fourth device does not send the first request information. This is because if the fourth device sends the first request information based on the fourth timing information or the fourth time information, the fourth device may receive the auxiliary information before the sending time arrives, thereby ensuring that the first device receives the auxiliary information as quickly as possible.

[0300] For example, when an auxiliary device processes a first request message sent by a fourth device, it does not process first request messages received later from other fourth devices before sending the auxiliary message. If the auxiliary message is the same, multiple first devices can receive the auxiliary message, avoiding repeated transmission of the same auxiliary message and thus avoiding collisions.

[0301] Optionally, the auxiliary information is not encrypted; or, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when the secure communication mode is not activated. Specifically, the first device can receive and interpret the auxiliary information, even if the auxiliary information is requested by a device other than the first device.

[0302] Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, thereby supporting at least two first devices (such as terminals) to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in time-sharing. Compared with the one-to-one data reading during the inventory process, the efficiency of obtaining the auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced.

[0303] The above-mentioned scheme of interaction between the first device and the auxiliary device of the present application is detailed in Figures 5 and 6. The second device side scheme of the present application is described below through Figure 7. The same description can refer to the above-mentioned scheme of interaction between the first device and the auxiliary device. For the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0304] FIG7 is a schematic flow chart of a method 300 for assisting communication according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG7 , the method 300 for assisting communication may include at least part of the following contents:

[0305] S310, the second device sends first configuration information to the first device;

[0306] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation;

[0307] The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size;

[0308] Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

[0309] It should be understood that FIG7 shows the steps or operations of the auxiliary communication method 300, but these steps or operations are only examples, and the present application may also perform other operations or variations of the operations in FIG7.

[0310] In some embodiments, the information related to the at least one auxiliary device includes at least one of the following:

[0311] identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

[0312] In some embodiments, the auxiliary device sends auxiliary information. Optionally, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device via broadcast, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first request information; wherein the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send the auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send the auxiliary information.

[0313] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: second timing information, second time information, third timing information, third time information, fourth timing information, fourth time information;

[0314] The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0315] The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0316] The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information;

[0317] The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information;

[0318] Wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information;

[0319] The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information;

[0320] The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information;

[0321] The first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0322] In some embodiments, the auxiliary communication method 300 further includes:

[0323] The second device sends second configuration information to the auxiliary device;

[0324] The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, first timing information, and first time information;

[0325] The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information;

[0326] The first time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, periodic information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0327] In some embodiments, the auxiliary communication method 300 further includes:

[0328] The second device sends third configuration information to the third device;

[0329] The third configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: third timing information, third time information;

[0330] The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information;

[0331] The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information;

[0332] The first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0333] In some embodiments, the auxiliary communication method 300 further includes:

[0334] The second device sends fourth configuration information to the fourth device;

[0335] The fourth configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: fourth timing information, fourth time information;

[0336] The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information;

[0337] The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information;

[0338] The first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0339] Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, thereby supporting at least two first devices (such as terminals) to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in time-sharing. Compared with the one-to-one data reading during the inventory process, the efficiency of obtaining the auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced.

[0340] The following describes the technical solution of the present application through Examples 1 to 4. The auxiliary device can be an A-IoT device, the first device can be a terminal (UE), and the second device can be a network side device (such as an access network device or a core network device).

[0341] In Example 1, a network contains specific areas (such as elevators, basements, tunnels, airplanes, trains, and ships). Auxiliary devices can be deployed in these specific areas. For example, auxiliary devices can be deployed in advance at the edges of problematic areas such as basement entrances and exits. The auxiliary devices proactively transmit auxiliary information to facilitate receipt of the auxiliary information by multiple first devices. The specific process may include some or all of the following steps S1-1 through S1-4.

[0342] S1-1. Optionally, before the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information, the second device configures the auxiliary device, including at least one of the following:

[0343] Time information for sending auxiliary information, such as the time window, period, and duration of each auxiliary information transmission;

[0344] An indication that allows the sending of auxiliary information.

[0345] Specifically, the second device configures an indication for the auxiliary device to allow the auxiliary information to be sent, so as to prevent multiple auxiliary devices from sending the auxiliary information at the same time, which is helpful to avoid collisions between the auxiliary devices.

[0346] S1-2. Optionally, the first device receives configuration information of the auxiliary device sending auxiliary information sent by the second device, including at least one of the following:

[0347] Information about the auxiliary device, such as the identification and operating frequency of the auxiliary device; the operating frequency is used to send the auxiliary information;

[0348] The time window, period, and duration of auxiliary information for sending auxiliary information.

[0349] So that the first device monitors the auxiliary information.

[0350] S1-3. The auxiliary device actively transmits auxiliary information, including by DOA or broadcast. It is understood that the auxiliary device has an active transmission capability, thereby facilitating the broadcast of auxiliary information to multiple first devices, thereby avoiding collisions caused by multiple first devices communicating with a single auxiliary device.

[0351] Optionally, the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information according to the configuration of the network.

[0352] S1-4. The first device receives auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device. This includes at least one of the following:

[0353] Monitor the auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device, that is, monitor all possible auxiliary devices;

[0354] The auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device is monitored according to the configuration information sent by the second device.

[0355] This is beneficial to energy saving of the first device, such as UE.

[0356] In Example 2, in a network with specific areas (such as elevators, basements, tunnels, airplanes, trains, and ships), auxiliary devices can be deployed in these specific areas. For example, auxiliary devices can be deployed in advance at the edges of problematic areas such as basement entrances and exits. Under external stimulation, the auxiliary devices transmit auxiliary information, facilitating receipt of the auxiliary information by multiple first devices. The specific process may include some or all of S2-1 through S2-3 below.

[0357] S2-1. Optionally, the first device receives configuration information of the auxiliary device sending auxiliary information sent by the second device, including at least one of the following:

[0358] Information about the auxiliary device, such as the identification and operating frequency of the auxiliary device; the operating frequency is used to send the auxiliary information;

[0359] The time window, period, and duration of auxiliary information for sending auxiliary information.

[0360] So that the first device monitors the auxiliary information.

[0361] Specifically, the second device broadcasts time information of when the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information to the first device, so that the first device monitors the auxiliary information.

[0362] S2-2. The auxiliary device transmits auxiliary information under the stimulation of an excitation signal. The auxiliary device is a passive device that transmits the auxiliary information in a backscattered manner after receiving the excitation signal. The excitation signal is a signal transmitted by a network-side device or an excitation source other than the first device.

[0363] Optionally, the second device is configured with an excitation source, including periodic excitation, or sequentially stimulating multiple auxiliary devices according to a time pattern, which is beneficial for avoiding collision of the auxiliary devices.

[0364] S2-3. The first device receives auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device. This includes at least one of the following:

[0365] Monitor the auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device, that is, monitor all possible auxiliary devices;

[0366] The auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device is monitored according to the configuration information sent by the second device.

[0367] This is beneficial to energy saving of the first device, such as UE.

[0368] In Example 3, in a network with specific areas (such as elevators, basements, tunnels, airplanes, trains, and ships), auxiliary devices can be deployed in these specific areas. For example, auxiliary devices can be deployed in advance at the edges of problematic areas such as basement entrances and exits. Under the stimulation of a first device, the auxiliary device transmits auxiliary information, facilitating receipt of the auxiliary information by multiple first devices. The specific process may include some or all of S3-1 through S3-4 below.

[0369] S3-1. Optionally, the first device receives configuration information of the stimulus auxiliary device sent by the second device, including at least one of the following:

[0370] Stimulation period, i.e., stimulation according to a periodic or time pattern; this helps avoid collisions between first devices (if multiple stimulation signals constitute a collision);

[0371] Information about the auxiliary device, such as the identification and operating frequency of the auxiliary device; the operating frequency is used to send the auxiliary information.

[0372] Alternatively, the first device receives, from the second device, configuration information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, including at least one of the following:

[0373] Information about the auxiliary device, such as the identification and operating frequency of the auxiliary device; the operating frequency is used to send the auxiliary information;

[0374] The time window, period, and duration of auxiliary information for sending auxiliary information.

[0375] The second device broadcasts the time information of the auxiliary device sending the auxiliary information to the first device, so that the first device can monitor the auxiliary information, which is beneficial to energy saving of the first device.

[0376] S3-2. The first device or another first device sends an excitation signal. Optionally, the first device is a UE, and only a connected UE sends the request information. This prevents multiple UEs from simultaneously exciting the auxiliary device.

[0377] S3-3. The auxiliary device transmits auxiliary information under the stimulation of the stimulation signal. The auxiliary device is a passive device that transmits the auxiliary information in a backscattering manner after receiving the stimulation signal. The stimulation signal is the stimulation signal transmitted by the first device.

[0378] Optionally, the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information via DO-DTT.

[0379] Optionally, the auxiliary device supports receiving excitation signals from multiple first devices, that is, multiple excitation signals do not constitute a collision.

[0380] S3-4. The first device receives auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device. This includes at least one of the following:

[0381] Monitor the auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device, that is, monitor all possible auxiliary devices;

[0382] The auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device is monitored according to the configuration information sent by the second device.

[0383] This is beneficial to energy saving of the first device, such as UE.

[0384] In Example 4, in a network with specific areas (such as elevators, basements, tunnels, airplanes, trains, and ships), auxiliary devices can be deployed in these specific areas. For example, auxiliary devices can be deployed in advance at the edges of problematic areas such as basement entrances and exits. The auxiliary devices transmit auxiliary information based on the request information, facilitating receipt of the auxiliary information by multiple first devices. The specific process may include some or all of S4-1 through S4-3 below.

[0385] S4-1. The first device receives configuration information sent by the second device, including at least one of the following:

[0386] (1) Auxiliary device information, such as an AIoT device list, which is used to indicate at least one auxiliary device in a region, where a region refers to one or more cells, so that multiple first devices can send request information to the auxiliary devices in a consistent manner, such as for inventory taking;

[0387] (2) Configuration information sent by the request information:

[0388] a) Time information for sending request information to auxiliary devices, such as a time pattern. The UE sends request information according to the time information corresponding to the auxiliary device, preventing multiple auxiliary devices from being accessed simultaneously, which helps avoid collisions between auxiliary devices.

[0389] b) Information about the time the first device sends the request. Different secondary devices, such as UEs, are configured with corresponding timings, and only connected UEs send the request. This prevents multiple UEs from initiating requests simultaneously, thus preventing collisions with the first device.

[0390] (3) Configuration information for auxiliary information reception:

[0391] a) The first device receives configuration information sent by the second device for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, including at least one of the following:

[0392] Information about the auxiliary device, such as its identification and operating frequency; the operating frequency is used to send auxiliary information;

[0393] The time window, period, and duration of auxiliary information for sending auxiliary information.

[0394] The UE monitors the auxiliary information on a regular basis. For example, if another first device requests the auxiliary information, the first device monitors the auxiliary information on time, which is beneficial to energy saving for the first device.

[0395] S4-2. The first device sends a request message to the auxiliary device. This request message is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, or to inventory one or more auxiliary devices or select one or more auxiliary devices. The request message includes at least one of the following:

[0396] Instructions for sending auxiliary information;

[0397] An inventory command is used to inventory one or more auxiliary devices;

[0398] Matching information. Used to select one or more auxiliary devices;

[0399] A paging message is used to page one or more selected auxiliary devices.

[0400] Optionally, the request information is sent according to configuration information sent with the request information.

[0401] S4-3. The first device receives the auxiliary information sent by the auxiliary device.

[0402] Includes various methods:

[0403] a) After one of the first devices sends a request message, the auxiliary device sends auxiliary information, and multiple first devices obtain the auxiliary information together;

[0404] If the first device listens for auxiliary information before sending the request message, and receives the auxiliary information, the first device does not send the request message. This is because, when the first device sends the request message based on the configuration information sent in the request message, the first device may receive the auxiliary information before the sending time arrives. This allows the first device to receive the auxiliary information as quickly as possible.

[0405] b) The auxiliary device supports receiving request information from multiple first devices, that is, multiple excitation signals do not constitute a collision.

[0406] When the auxiliary device processes the request information of the first device, it does not process the request information sent by other first devices before sending the auxiliary information. When the auxiliary information is the same, multiple first devices can accept the auxiliary information to avoid repeated sending of the same auxiliary information, thereby avoiding collision.

[0407] c) Optionally, the auxiliary information is not security enabled, or encrypted.

[0408] The first device can receive and interpret the auxiliary information even if the auxiliary information is triggered by another first device.

[0409] The method for assisting communication provided in the embodiments of the present application may be performed by a device for assisting communication, or by a processing unit in the device for assisting communication that is configured to perform the method. The embodiments of the present application take the method performed by the device for assisting communication as an example to illustrate the device for assisting communication provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0410] FIG8 shows a schematic block diagram of a communication assistance apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG8 , the communication assistance apparatus 400 includes:

[0411] The transceiver unit 410 is configured to obtain auxiliary information from the auxiliary device;

[0412] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first request information; wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0413] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, before the auxiliary communication device 400 obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit 410 is further configured to receive first configuration information from the second device;

[0414] The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, and second time information;

[0415] The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0416] The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0417] Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

[0418] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 410 is specifically configured to:

[0419] The auxiliary information is monitored according to at least one of the following:

[0420] The second timing information, the second time information.

[0421] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, before the apparatus for assisting communication 400 obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit 410 is further configured to receive first configuration information from the second device;

[0422] The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, second time information, third timing information, and third time information;

[0423] The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the communication assistance apparatus 400 to receive assistance information;

[0424] The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary communication device 400 to receive auxiliary information, period information for the auxiliary communication device 400 to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary communication device 400 to receive auxiliary information;

[0425] The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information;

[0426] The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information;

[0427] Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

[0428] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 410 is specifically configured to:

[0429] The auxiliary information is monitored according to at least one of the following:

[0430] The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

[0431] In some embodiments, before the communication assistance apparatus 400 obtains the assistance information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit 410 is further configured to send the first trigger information according to at least one of the following:

[0432] The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

[0433] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, before the apparatus for assisting communication 400 obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit 410 is further configured to receive first configuration information from the second device;

[0434] The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, second time information, fourth timing information, and fourth time information;

[0435] The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the communication assistance apparatus 400 to receive assistance information;

[0436] The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary communication device 400 to receive auxiliary information, period information for the auxiliary communication device 400 to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary communication device 400 to receive auxiliary information;

[0437] The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information;

[0438] The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information;

[0439] Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

[0440] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 410 is specifically configured to:

[0441] The auxiliary information is monitored according to at least one of the following:

[0442] The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

[0443] In some embodiments, before the communication assistance apparatus 400 obtains the assistance information from the assistance device, the transceiver unit 410 is further configured to send the first request information according to at least one of the following:

[0444] The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

[0445] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes at least one of the following:

[0446] Information indicating that the apparatus 400 allowing the auxiliary communication performs communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of the target operation;

[0447] The target operation is an operation performed by the auxiliary communication device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring a trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring a power control step size to a target power control step size;

[0448] Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

[0449] In some embodiments, the information related to the at least one auxiliary device includes at least one of the following:

[0450] identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

[0451] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is not encrypted; or,

[0452] The auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when a secure communication mode is not activated.

[0453] In some embodiments, the communication assistance device 400 further includes:

[0454] A processing unit 420 is configured to perform a target operation according to the auxiliary information;

[0455] Among them, the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for the target frequency band, searching for the target frequency point, performing cell selection to the target cell, performing cell reselection to the target cell, measuring the target frequency band, measuring the target frequency point, measuring the target cell, switching to the target cell, measuring the target beam, switching to the target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the TTT duration to the target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to the target power control step size.

[0456] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 410 may be a communication interface or transceiver, or an input / output interface of a communication chip or a system on chip. The processing unit 420 may be embedded in or independent of a processor of the first device in the form of hardware.

[0457] It should be understood that the auxiliary communication device 400 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the first device in the method embodiment of the present application, and the various units in the auxiliary communication device 400 are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes of the first device in the method 200 shown in Figure 5. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0458] Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, thereby supporting at least two first devices (such as terminals) to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in time-sharing. Compared with the one-to-one data reading during the inventory process, the efficiency of obtaining the auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced.

[0459] FIG9 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 500 for assisting communication according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG9 , the apparatus 500 for assisting communication includes:

[0460] The transceiver unit 510 is configured to send first configuration information to the first device;

[0461] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation;

[0462] The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size;

[0463] Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

[0464] In some embodiments, the information related to the at least one auxiliary device includes at least one of the following:

[0465] identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

[0466] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: second timing information, second time information, third timing information, third time information, fourth timing information, fourth time information;

[0467] The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0468] The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information;

[0469] The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information;

[0470] The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information;

[0471] Wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information;

[0472] The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information;

[0473] The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information;

[0474] The first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0475] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 510 is further configured to send second configuration information to the auxiliary device;

[0476] The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, first timing information, and first time information;

[0477] The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information;

[0478] The first time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, periodic information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0479] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 510 is further configured to send third configuration information to a third device;

[0480] The third configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: third timing information, third time information;

[0481] The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information;

[0482] The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information;

[0483] The first trigger information is sent by the third device, and the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0484] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 510 is further configured to send fourth configuration information to a fourth device;

[0485] The fourth configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: fourth timing information, fourth time information;

[0486] The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information;

[0487] The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information;

[0488] The first request information is sent by the fourth device, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0489] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 510 may be a communication interface or a transceiver, or an input / output interface of a communication chip or a system on chip.

[0490] It should be understood that the auxiliary communication device 500 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the second device in the method embodiment of the present application, and the various units in the auxiliary communication device 500 are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes of the second device in the method 300 shown in Figure 7. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0491] Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, thereby supporting at least two first devices (such as terminals) to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in time-sharing. Compared with the one-to-one data reading during the inventory process, the efficiency of obtaining the auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced.

[0492] FIG10 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 600 for assisting communication according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG10 , the apparatus 600 for assisting communication includes:

[0493] The transceiver unit 610 is configured to send auxiliary information;

[0494] The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the communication-assisting device 600, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device 600 in a broadcast manner, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device 600 after receiving first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device 600 after receiving first request information;

[0495] The first trigger information is used to trigger the apparatus 600 for assisting communication to send assisting information, and the first request information is used to request the apparatus 600 for assisting communication to send assisting information.

[0496] In some embodiments, if the auxiliary information is actively sent by the communication assisting device 600, or the auxiliary information is sent by the communication assisting device 600 via broadcast, the transceiver unit 610 is specifically configured to:

[0497] The auxiliary information is sent based on at least one of the following:

[0498] First opportunity information, first time information;

[0499] The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the communication assistance apparatus 600 to send assistance information;

[0500] The first time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary communication device 600 to send auxiliary information, period information for the auxiliary communication device 600 to send auxiliary information, and a duration and start time for the auxiliary communication device 600 to send auxiliary information.

[0501] In some embodiments, before the communication assistance apparatus 600 sends the assistance information, the transceiver unit 610 is further configured to receive second configuration information from a second device;

[0502] The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, the first timing information, and the first time information.

[0503] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information is not encrypted; or,

[0504] The auxiliary information is sent by the communication assisting device 600 when the safety communication mode is not activated.

[0505] In some embodiments, the auxiliary information includes at least one of the following:

[0506] Identification information of the auxiliary communication device 600 and relevant information of the target operation;

[0507] The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring a trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring a power control step size to a target power control step size;

[0508] Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

[0509] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 610 may be a communication interface or a transceiver, or an input / output interface of a communication chip or a system on chip.

[0510] It should be understood that the auxiliary communication device 600 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the second device in the method embodiment of the present application, and the various units in the auxiliary communication device 600 are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes of the auxiliary device in the method 200 shown in Figure 5. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0511] Therefore, in an embodiment of the present application, the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, thereby supporting at least two first devices (such as terminals) to receive the auxiliary information simultaneously or in time-sharing. Compared with the one-to-one data reading during the inventory process, the efficiency of obtaining the auxiliary information can be improved, and the transmission congestion of the auxiliary information can also be reduced.

[0512] The auxiliary communication device in the embodiment of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or a network-side device, or it can be a device other than a terminal or a network-side device. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, the network-side device can include but is not limited to the types of network-side devices 12 listed above, and other devices can be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0513] The auxiliary communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment of Figure 5 or Figure 7 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0514] As shown in FIG11 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 700 , including a processor 701 and a memory 702 , where the memory 702 stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor 701 .

[0515] For example, when the communication device 700 is the first device, the program or instruction is executed by the processor 701 to implement the various steps performed by the first device in the above-mentioned auxiliary communication method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0516] For another example, when the communication device 700 is a second device, the program or instruction is executed by the processor 701 to implement the various steps performed by the second device in the above-mentioned auxiliary communication method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0517] For another example, when the communication device 700 is an auxiliary device, the program or instruction is executed by the processor 701 to implement the various steps performed by the auxiliary device in the above-mentioned auxiliary communication method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0518] The present application also provides a terminal comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps performed by the first device in the method embodiment shown in FIG5 . This terminal embodiment corresponds to the first device-side method embodiment described above, and each implementation process and implementation method of the above method embodiment are applicable to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects. Specifically, FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0519] The terminal 800 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 801, a network module 802, an audio output unit 803, an input unit 804, a sensor 805, a display unit 806, a user input unit 807, an interface unit 808, a memory 809 and at least some of the components of the processor 810.

[0520] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 800 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) to power various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 810 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in Figure 12 does not constitute a limitation of the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be described in detail here.

[0521] It should be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, the input unit 804 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 8041 and a microphone 8042, and the graphics processor 8041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 806 may include a display panel 8061, and the display panel 8061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 807 includes a touch panel 8071 and at least one of other input devices 8072. The touch panel 8071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 8071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 8072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0522] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from a network-side device, the radio frequency unit 801 may transmit the data to the processor 810 for processing. Furthermore, the radio frequency unit 801 may send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 801 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

[0523] The memory 809 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 809 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 809 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 809 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0524] Processor 810 may include at least one processing unit. Optionally, processor 810 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 810.

[0525] In some embodiments, the radio frequency unit 801 obtains auxiliary information from an auxiliary device; wherein the auxiliary information satisfies one of the following: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first trigger message, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first request message; wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

[0526] It can be understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the method embodiment and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0527] The present application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps performed by the second device in the method embodiment shown in FIG7 . This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned second device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiment is applicable to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects. For the sake of brevity, these details are not repeated here.

[0528] Specifically, embodiments of the present application also provide a network-side device. As shown in Figure 13, the network-side device 900 includes an antenna 91, a radio frequency device 92, a baseband device 93, a processor 94, and a memory 95. Antenna 91 is connected to radio frequency device 92. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device 92 receives information via antenna 91 and sends the received information to baseband device 93 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device 93 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to radio frequency device 92. Radio frequency device 92 processes the received information and then sends it through antenna 91.

[0529] The method executed by the second device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 93, which includes a baseband processor.

[0530] The baseband device 93 may include, for example, at least one baseband board, on which at least two chips are arranged, as shown in Figure 13, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 95 through a bus interface to call the program in the memory 95 and execute the operations performed by the second device shown in the above method embodiment.

[0531] The network side device may further include a network interface 96, which is, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0532] Specifically, the network side device 900 of the embodiment of the present application also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 95 and can be run on the processor 94. The processor 94 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 95 to execute the method executed by each unit shown in Figure 9 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0533] The embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device. As shown in FIG14 , the network side device 1000 includes: a processor 1001, a network interface 1002, and a memory 1003. The network interface 1002 is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0534] Specifically, the network side device 1000 of the embodiment of the present application also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1003 and executable on the processor 1001. The processor 1001 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 1003 to execute the method executed by each unit shown in Figure 9 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0535] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned auxiliary communication method embodiment are implemented and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0536] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[0537] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned auxiliary communication method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0538] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0539] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The computer program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned auxiliary communication method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0540] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, including: an auxiliary device, a first device, and a second device, wherein the first device can be used to execute the steps performed by the first device in the auxiliary communication method as described above, the second device can be used to execute the steps performed by the second device in the auxiliary communication method as described above, and the auxiliary device can be used to execute the steps performed by the auxiliary device in the auxiliary communication method as described above.

[0541] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the opposite order according to the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0542] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of a computer software product plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, or of course, by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0543] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of this application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms of implementation methods without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims. These implementation methods are all within the protection of this application.

Claims

1. A method for assisted communication, comprising: The first device obtains auxiliary information from the auxiliary device; The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first request information; wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein If the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device in a broadcast manner, before the first device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the method further includes: The first device receives first configuration information from the second device; The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, and second time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information; Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first device obtains auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, including: The first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein If the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, before the first device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the method further includes: The first device receives first configuration information from the second device; The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, second time information, third timing information, and third time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The third timing information includes a timing for indicating sending the first trigger information; The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information; Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The first device obtains auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, including: The first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein: Before the first device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the method further includes: The first device sends the first trigger information according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein If the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, before the first device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the method further includes: The first device receives first configuration information from the second device; The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, second time information, fourth timing information, and fourth time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information; The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information; Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: The first device obtains auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, including: The first device monitors the auxiliary information according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein: Before the first device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the method further includes: The first device sends the first request information according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

10. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein The first configuration information further includes at least one of the following: Information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on the auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of the target operation; The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size; Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

11. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein The relevant information of the at least one auxiliary device includes at least one of the following: identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein The auxiliary information is not encrypted; or, The auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when a secure communication mode is not activated.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein The method further comprises: The first device performs a target operation according to the auxiliary information; Among them, the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for the target frequency band, searching for the target frequency point, performing cell selection to the target cell, performing cell reselection to the target cell, measuring the target frequency band, measuring the target frequency point, measuring the target cell, switching to the target cell, measuring the target beam, switching to the target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the TTT duration to the target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to the target power control step size.

14. A method of facilitating communication, comprising: The second device sends first configuration information to the first device; The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation; The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size; Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The relevant information of the at least one auxiliary device includes at least one of the following: identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein: The first configuration information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: second timing information, second time information, third timing information, third time information, fourth timing information, and fourth time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information; The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information; Wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information; The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information; The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information; The first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein The method further comprises: The second device sends second configuration information to the auxiliary device; The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, first timing information, and first time information; The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information; The first time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, periodic information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

18. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein The method further comprises: The second device sends third configuration information to the third device; The third configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: third timing information, third time information; The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information; The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information; The first trigger information is sent by the third device, and the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

19. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein The method further comprises: The second device sends fourth configuration information to the fourth device; The fourth configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: fourth timing information, fourth time information; The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information; The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information; The first request information is sent by the fourth device, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

20. A method of facilitating communication, comprising: Auxiliary equipment sends auxiliary information; The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving first request information; The first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein If the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device in a broadcast manner, the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information, including: The auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information based on at least one of the following: First opportunity information, first time information; The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information; The first time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, periodic information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein Before the auxiliary device sends the auxiliary information, the method further includes: The auxiliary device receives second configuration information from the second device; The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, the first timing information, and the first time information.

23. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein The auxiliary information is not encrypted; or, The auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device when a secure communication mode is not activated.

24. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 23, wherein The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: identification information of the auxiliary device and relevant information of the target operation; The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring a trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring a power control step size to a target power control step size; Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

25. A device for assisting communication, comprising: a transceiver unit, configured to obtain auxiliary information from the auxiliary device; The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first trigger information, and the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving a first request information; wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

26. The device according to claim 25, wherein If the auxiliary information is actively sent by the auxiliary device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device in a broadcast manner, before the auxiliary communication device obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive first configuration information from the second device; The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, and second time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the communication assisting device to receive the assisting information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information; Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

27. The device according to claim 26, wherein The transceiver unit is specifically used for: The auxiliary information is monitored according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information.

28. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein If the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first trigger information, before the communication assisting apparatus obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive first configuration information from the second device; The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, second time information, third timing information, and third time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the communication assisting device to receive the assisting information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information; The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information; The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information; Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

29. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein The transceiver unit is specifically used for: The auxiliary information is monitored according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

30. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein Before the communication assistance apparatus obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit is further configured to send the first trigger information according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the third timing information, and the third time information.

31. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein If the auxiliary information is sent by the auxiliary device after receiving the first request information, before the communication assisting apparatus obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive first configuration information from the second device; The first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, second timing information, second time information, fourth timing information, and fourth time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the communication assisting device to receive the assisting information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary communication device to receive auxiliary information; The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information; The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information; Wherein, the at least one auxiliary device includes the auxiliary device.

32. The apparatus according to claim 31, wherein The transceiver unit is specifically used for: The auxiliary information is monitored according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

33. The apparatus according to claim 31, wherein Before the communication assistance apparatus obtains the auxiliary information from the auxiliary device, the transceiver unit is further configured to send the first request information according to at least one of the following: The second timing information, the second time information, the fourth timing information, and the fourth time information.

34. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 33, wherein The first configuration information further includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the apparatus for enabling the assisted communication performs communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation; The target operation is an operation performed by the auxiliary communication device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring a trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring a power control step size to a target power control step size; Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

35. The device according to any one of claims 26 to 34, wherein The relevant information of the at least one auxiliary device includes at least one of the following: identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

36. The device according to any one of claims 25 to 35, wherein The auxiliary communication device also includes: a processing unit, configured to perform a target operation according to the auxiliary information; Among them, the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for the target frequency band, searching for the target frequency point, performing cell selection to the target cell, performing cell reselection to the target cell, measuring the target frequency band, measuring the target frequency point, measuring the target cell, switching to the target cell, measuring the target beam, switching to the target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the TTT duration to the target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to the target power control step size.

37. A device for assisting communication, comprising: a transceiver unit, configured to send first configuration information to the first device; The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: information indicating that the first device is allowed to perform communication enhancement based on an auxiliary device, information indicating that an auxiliary device is deployed in the network, relevant information of at least one auxiliary device, and relevant information of a target operation; The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring the trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring the power control step size to a target power control step size; Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

38. The apparatus according to claim 37, wherein The relevant information of the at least one auxiliary device includes at least one of the following: identification information of the at least one auxiliary device, frequency information of the at least one auxiliary device, the number of the at least one auxiliary device, type information of the at least one auxiliary device, access technology supported by the at least one auxiliary device, and activation time information of the at least one auxiliary device.

39. The apparatus according to claim 37 or 38, wherein The first configuration information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: second timing information, second time information, third timing information, third time information, fourth timing information, and fourth time information; The second timing information is used to indicate a timing for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The second time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the first device to receive auxiliary information, period information for the first device to receive auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the first device to receive auxiliary information; The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information; The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information; Wherein, the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information; The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information; The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information; The first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

40. The device according to any one of claims 37 to 39, wherein The transceiver unit is further configured to send second configuration information to the auxiliary device; The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, first timing information, and first time information; The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information; The first time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, periodic information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

41. The device according to any one of claims 37 to 39, wherein The transceiver unit is further configured to send third configuration information to the third device; The third configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: third timing information, third time information; The third timing information is used to indicate the timing of sending the first trigger information; The third time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first trigger information, period information for sending the first trigger information, and a duration and start time for sending the first trigger information; The first trigger information is sent by the third device, and the first trigger information is used to trigger the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

42. The device according to any one of claims 37 to 39, wherein The transceiver unit is further configured to send fourth configuration information to the fourth device; The fourth configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: fourth timing information, fourth time information; The fourth timing information is used to indicate a timing for sending the first request information; The fourth time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for sending the first request information, periodic information for sending the first request information, and a duration and a start time for sending the first request information; The first request information is sent by the fourth device, and the first request information is used to request the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

43. A device for assisting communication, comprising: a transceiver unit, configured to send auxiliary information; The auxiliary information satisfies one of the following conditions: the auxiliary information is actively sent by the communication-assisting device, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device through broadcasting, the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device after receiving first trigger information, or the auxiliary information is sent by the communication-assisting device after receiving first request information; The first trigger information is used to trigger the communication-assisting apparatus to send auxiliary information, and the first request information is used to request the communication-assisting apparatus to send auxiliary information.

44. The apparatus of claim 43, wherein: If the auxiliary information is actively sent by the communication assisting device, or the auxiliary information is sent by the communication assisting device in a broadcast manner, the transceiver unit is specifically configured to: The auxiliary information is sent based on at least one of the following: First opportunity information, first time information; The first timing information is used to indicate a timing for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information; The first time information includes at least one of the following: a time window for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, periodic information for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information, and a duration and a start time for the auxiliary device to send auxiliary information.

45. The apparatus of claim 44, wherein: Before the communication assisting apparatus sends the auxiliary information, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive second configuration information from a second device; The second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: allowing the auxiliary communication device to send auxiliary information, the first timing information, and the first time information.

46. ​​The device according to any one of claims 43 to 45, wherein The auxiliary information includes at least one of the following: Identification information of the auxiliary communication device and relevant information of the target operation; The target operation is an operation performed by the first device after obtaining the auxiliary information, and the target operation includes at least one of the following: searching for a target frequency band, searching for a target frequency point, performing cell selection to a target cell, performing cell reselection to a target cell, measuring a target frequency band, measuring a target frequency point, measuring a target cell, switching to a target cell, measuring a target beam, switching to a target beam, configuring or reconfiguring a trigger time TTT duration to a target TTT duration, and configuring or reconfiguring a power control step size to a target power control step size; Among them, the relevant information of the target operation includes at least one of the following: the target frequency band, the target frequency point, the frequency point or identification information of the target cell, the index information of the target beam, the target TTT duration, and the target power control step length.

47. A first device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method for facilitating communication according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

48. A second device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction executable on the processor, and wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method for facilitating communication according to any one of claims 14 to 19.

49. An auxiliary device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method for assisted communication according to any one of claims 20 to 24.

50. A readable storage medium storing a program or instructions, wherein when the program or instructions are executed by a processor, the program or instructions implement the steps of the method for assisting communication according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or the steps of the method for assisting communication according to any one of claims 14 to 19, or the steps of the method for assisting communication according to any one of claims 20 to 24.

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