Communication method and apparatus, communication device, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining a communication interval, the communication interval being a time interval which needs to be satisfied between different communication transmissions in a process in which a first device communicates with second devices, and the second device being ambient Internet of Things devices; and communicating with at least one of the second devices on the basis of the communication interval. The method of the present disclosure guarantees that different communication transmissions among multiple devices in an ambient Internet of Things environment do not overlap or interfere, thereby ensuring the communication stability and efficiency in the ambient Internet of Things environment.

Description

Communication method and device, communication equipment, communication system, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to communication methods and devices, communication equipment, communication systems, and storage media. Background Art

[0002] In communication systems, in order to improve the sustainability and performance of communication, battery-free IoT communication has been introduced. Among them, battery-free IoT communication has been widely used because it can also expand application scenarios, save power, reduce equipment complexity, and is more environmentally friendly and safer.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method is performed by a first device, and the method includes:

[0006] Determine a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device, where the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0007] Communicate with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed. The method is performed by a second device, where the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device. The method includes:

[0009] Determining a first resource, where the first resource is used for the second device to perform a second transmission to the first device; the first resource satisfies a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device;

[0010] The second transmission is performed to the first device based on the first resource.

[0011] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed for use in a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a first device and a second device; wherein the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device, and the method includes:

[0012] The first device determines a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device, where the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0013] The first device performs the first transmission to the second device and indicates a first resource, where the first resource is used by the second device to perform a second transmission associated with the first transmission; and the first resource satisfies the communication interval;

[0014] The second device determines a first resource;

[0015] The second device performs the second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0016] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first device is provided, including:

[0017] a processing module, configured to determine a communication interval, wherein the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and a second device, wherein the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0018] A transceiver module is configured to communicate with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval.

[0019] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a second device is provided, including:

[0020] a processing module, configured to determine a first resource, where the first resource is used for the second device to perform a second transmission to the first device; the first resource satisfies a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device;

[0021] A transceiver module is used to perform the second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0022] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

[0023] one or more processors;

[0024] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the communication method described in any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0025] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, characterized in that it includes a first device and a second device, wherein the first device and the second device are configured to implement the communication method described in the third aspect.

[0026] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions, and is characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method as described in any one of the first to second aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0028] FIG1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0029] 1B-1F are schematic diagrams of the architecture of A-IoT devices communicating according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG2 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG3A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG3B is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG4A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG4B is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG5 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a first device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a second device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0041] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a first device and includes:

[0042] Determine a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device, where the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0043] Communicate with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the first device determines a communication interval and communicates with the second device based on the communication interval. The second device is an environmental IoT device, and the communication interval is the time interval required between different communication transmissions during the communication process between the first and second devices. Therefore, the method disclosed herein can ensure that different communication transmissions between multiple devices in an environmental IoT scenario can meet the required time intervals, thereby ensuring that the different communication transmissions of multiple devices in the environmental IoT scenario do not overlap or interfere with each other, thereby ensuring communication stability and efficiency in the environmental IoT scenario.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication transmission during the communication process between the first device and the second device includes a first transmission and / or a second transmission; wherein the first transmission is: transmission from the first device to the second device; the second transmission is: transmission from the second device to the first device.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0047] a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0048] a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0049] a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0050] a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0051] a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0052] a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0053] a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device;

[0054] An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication interval satisfies at least one of the following:

[0056] Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0057] The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0058] The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0060] The first type refers to a second device with energy storage, no signal generation and amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0061] The second type refers to a second device having energy storage, signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0062] The third type refers to a second device that has energy storage, signal amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on actively generated signals.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the communication capability of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0064] Communication based on backscatter;

[0065] Communication is based on unsolicited sending.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following:

[0067] a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value;

[0068] a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein

[0069] The second value is greater than the first value.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0071] Determining the communication interval based on protocol agreement;

[0072] In the case where the first device is a network device, receiving the communication interval configured by a server;

[0073] In a case where the first device is a terminal, receiving the communication interval configured by a network device;

[0074] In a case where the first device is a terminal, the communication interval configured by the receiving server is received.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the communication interval is limited and the definition of the communication interval is clarified so that the communication transmission between the first device and the second device (i.e., the environmental Internet of Things device) can be carried out based on the communication interval, thereby ensuring that the communication transmission between the first device and the second device does not overlap or interfere, and ensuring the communication stability and efficiency in the environmental Internet of Things scenario. In addition, in the above embodiment, the communication interval corresponding to the second device is defined based on the different types, different communication capabilities, and different power consumption of the second device, which clarifies the definition granularity of the communication interval and improves the flexibility of the communication interval definition. In addition, by defining the communication interval for second devices of different types, different communication capabilities, and different power consumption in a targeted manner, the communication interval corresponding to each second device can be accurately adapted to the type, communication capability, and power consumption of the second device, so that when the communication transmission between the first device and the second device is carried out based on the communication interval, the accuracy and precision of the communication transmission can be further ensured.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, communicating with at least one second device based on the communication interval includes:

[0077] Performing the first transmission to the second device and indicating a first resource, where the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0078] The first resource satisfies at least one of the following:

[0079] The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval;

[0080] The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0081] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0082] the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0083] a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0084] a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0085] The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0087] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0088] a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0089] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0090] The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0091] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, communicating with at least one second device based on the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0092] performing a first transmission associated with a second transmission of the second device; wherein a time interval between a fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and a fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies a third interval and / or a fourth interval;

[0093] The first device performs the first transmission to the second device; wherein the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device last time and the seventh resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device this time satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0094] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between a fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and a fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0095] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource;

[0096] a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource;

[0097] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource;

[0098] The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

[0099] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following:

[0100] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource;

[0101] a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource;

[0102] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource;

[0103] The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

[0104] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource respectively include at least one of the following:

[0105] Time domain resources;

[0106] Frequency domain resources;

[0107] Code domain resources;

[0108] Airspace resources.

[0109] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes an ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

[0110] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0111] Start time slot;

[0112] Start symbol;

[0113] The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0114] End time slot;

[0115] Termination symbol.

[0116] In the above embodiment, it is defined how the first device and the second device (i.e., the environmental Internet of Things device) communicate based on the communication interval, so that the first device and the second device can successfully communicate based on the communication interval, thereby ensuring that the different communication transmissions of multiple devices in the environmental Internet of Things scenario will not overlap or interfere with each other, and ensuring the communication stability and efficiency in the environmental Internet of Things scenario.

[0117] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a second device, the second device being an environmental Internet of Things device, and the method includes:

[0118] Determining a first resource, where the first resource is used for the second device to perform a second transmission to the first device; the first resource satisfies a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device;

[0119] The second transmission is performed to the first device based on the first resource.

[0120] In the above embodiment, the second device determines a first resource and performs a second transmission to the first device based on the first resource, wherein the first resource satisfies a communication interval, which is the time interval required between different communication transmissions during the communication between the first device and the second device. Therefore, it can be seen that the method disclosed herein can ensure that different communication transmissions between multiple devices in an ambient IoT scenario can meet the required time intervals, thereby ensuring that the different communication transmissions of multiple devices in the ambient IoT scenario do not overlap or interfere with each other, thereby ensuring communication stability and efficiency in the ambient IoT scenario.

[0121] With reference to some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first resource includes:

[0122] The first resource indicated by the first device through a first transmission is received, where the first transmission is a transmission from the first device to the second device, and the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission.

[0123] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the first transmission and the second transmission satisfies the communication interval; and the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0124] a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0125] a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0126] a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0127] a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0128] a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0129] a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0130] a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device;

[0131] An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

[0132] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the communication interval satisfies at least one of the following:

[0133] Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0134] The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0135] The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

[0136] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0137] The first type refers to a second device with energy storage, no signal generation and amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0138] The second type refers to a second device having energy storage, signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0139] The third type refers to a second device that has energy storage, signal amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on actively generated signals.

[0140] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the communication capability of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0141] Communication based on backscatter;

[0142] Communication is based on unsolicited sending.

[0143] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following:

[0144] a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value;

[0145] a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein

[0146] The second value is greater than the first value.

[0147] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource satisfies the communication interval, including at least one of the following:

[0148] The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval;

[0149] The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0150] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0151] the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0152] a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0153] a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0154] The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0155] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0156] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0157] a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0158] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0159] The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0160] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first transmission satisfies at least one of the following:

[0161] The time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies the third interval and / or the fourth interval;

[0162] A time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0163] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0164] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource;

[0165] a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource;

[0166] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource;

[0167] The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

[0168] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following:

[0169] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource;

[0170] a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource;

[0171] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource;

[0172] The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

[0173] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource respectively include at least one of the following:

[0174] Time domain resources;

[0175] Frequency domain resources;

[0176] Code domain resources;

[0177] Airspace resources.

[0178] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes an ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

[0179] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0180] Start time slot;

[0181] Start symbol;

[0182] The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0183] End time slot;

[0184] Termination symbol.

[0185] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method for a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a first device and a second device; wherein the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device, and the method includes:

[0186] The first device determines a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device, where the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0187] The first device performs the first transmission to the second device and indicates a first resource, where the first resource is used by the second device to perform a second transmission associated with the first transmission; and the first resource satisfies the communication interval;

[0188] The second device determines a first resource;

[0189] The second device performs the second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0190] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first device, including:

[0191] a processing module, configured to determine a communication interval, wherein the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and a second device, wherein the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0192] A transceiver module is configured to communicate with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval.

[0193] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication transmission during the communication process between the first device and the second device includes a first transmission and / or a second transmission; wherein the first transmission is: transmission from the first device to the second device; the second transmission is: transmission from the second device to the first device.

[0194] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0195] a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0196] a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0197] a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0198] a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0199] a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0200] a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0201] a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device;

[0202] An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

[0203] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication interval satisfies at least one of the following:

[0204] Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0205] The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0206] The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

[0207] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0208] The first type refers to a second device with energy storage, no signal generation and amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0209] The second type refers to a second device having energy storage, signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0210] The third type refers to a second device that has energy storage, signal amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on actively generated signals.

[0211] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication capability of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0212] Communication based on backscatter;

[0213] Communication is based on unsolicited sending.

[0214] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following:

[0215] a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value;

[0216] a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein

[0217] The second value is greater than the first value.

[0218] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0219] Determining the communication interval based on protocol agreement;

[0220] In the case where the first device is a network device, receiving the communication interval configured by a server;

[0221] In a case where the first device is a terminal, receiving the communication interval configured by a network device;

[0222] In a case where the first device is a terminal, the communication interval configured by the receiving server is received.

[0223] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, communicating with at least one second device based on the communication interval includes:

[0224] Performing the first transmission to the second device and indicating a first resource, where the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0225] The first resource satisfies at least one of the following:

[0226] The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval;

[0227] The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0228] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0229] the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0230] a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0231] a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0232] The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0233] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0234] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0235] a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0236] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0237] The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0238] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, communicating with at least one second device based on the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0239] performing a first transmission associated with a second transmission of the second device; wherein a time interval between a fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and a fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies a third interval and / or a fourth interval;

[0240] The first device performs the first transmission to the second device; wherein the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device last time and the seventh resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device this time satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0241] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0242] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource;

[0243] a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource;

[0244] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource;

[0245] The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

[0246] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following:

[0247] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource;

[0248] a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource;

[0249] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource;

[0250] The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

[0251] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource respectively include at least one of the following:

[0252] Time domain resources;

[0253] Frequency domain resources;

[0254] Code domain resources;

[0255] Airspace resources.

[0256] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes an ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

[0257] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0258] Start time slot;

[0259] Start symbol;

[0260] The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0261] End time slot;

[0262] Termination symbol.

[0263] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a second device, including:

[0264] a processing module, configured to determine a first resource, where the first resource is used for the second device to perform a second transmission to the first device; the first resource satisfies a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device;

[0265] A transceiver module is used to perform the second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0266] With reference to some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first resource includes:

[0267] The first resource indicated by the first device through a first transmission is received, where the first transmission is a transmission from the first device to the second device, and the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission.

[0268] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the first transmission and the second transmission satisfies the communication interval; and the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0269] a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0270] a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0271] a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0272] a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0273] a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0274] a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0275] a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device;

[0276] An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

[0277] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication interval satisfies at least one of the following:

[0278] Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0279] The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0280] The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

[0281] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the device type of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0282] The first type refers to a second device with energy storage, no signal generation and amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0283] The second type refers to a second device having energy storage, signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0284] The third type refers to a second device that has energy storage, signal amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on actively generated signals.

[0285] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication capability of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0286] Communication based on backscatter;

[0287] Communication is based on unsolicited sending.

[0288] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following:

[0289] a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value;

[0290] a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein

[0291] The second value is greater than the first value.

[0292] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource satisfies the communication interval, including at least one of the following:

[0293] The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval;

[0294] The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0295] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0296] the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0297] a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0298] a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0299] The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0300] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0301] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0302] a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0303] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0304] The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0305] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first transmission satisfies at least one of the following:

[0306] The time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies the third interval and / or the fourth interval;

[0307] A time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0308] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, a time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0309] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource;

[0310] a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource;

[0311] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource;

[0312] The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

[0313] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following:

[0314] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource;

[0315] a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource;

[0316] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource;

[0317] The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

[0318] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource respectively include at least one of the following:

[0319] Time domain resources;

[0320] Frequency domain resources;

[0321] Code domain resources;

[0322] Airspace resources.

[0323] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes an ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

[0324] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0325] Start time slot;

[0326] Start symbol;

[0327] The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0328] End time slot;

[0329] Termination symbol.

[0330] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0331] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a first device and a second device; wherein the first device and the second device are configured to execute the method described in the third aspect.

[0332] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0333] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0334] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0335] It is understandable that the first device, network device, communication device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0336] The present disclosure provides invention titles. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information processing method," "information sending method," and "information receiving method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device" and "information processing device," "information sending device," and "information receiving device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," "information sending system," and "information receiving system" are interchangeable.

[0337] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0338] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0339] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0340] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0341] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0342] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0343] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, descriptions such as “at least one of A, B, C…”, “A and / or B and / or C…”, etc. include the situation where any one of A, B, C… exists alone, and also include any combination of any multiple of A, B, C…, and each situation can exist alone; for example, “at least one of A, B, C” includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, the combination of A and B, the combination of A and C, the combination of B and C, and the combination of A, B, and C; for example, A and / or B includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, and the combination of A and B.

[0344] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "in one case A, in another case B," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B," may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: executing A independently of B (in some embodiments, A); executing B independently of A (in some embodiments, B); selectively executing A and B (in some embodiments, selecting between A and B); and executing both A and B (in some embodiments, A and B). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0345] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0346] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0347] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0348] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0349] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0350] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0351] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0352] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0353] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, it can also be called device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, language such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0354] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0355] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0356] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0357] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0358] The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0359] The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0360] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1A, communication system 100 may include a first device and a second device; the second device may be an IoT device; the first device may be a device that communicates with the second device, and the first device may include a network device or a terminal. Furthermore, the network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0361] In some embodiments, the terminal includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0362] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0363] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0364] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0365] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network, for example, includes at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC). Alternatively, the core network device may also be a location management function network element. Exemplarily, the location management function network element includes a location server (location server), which may be implemented as any one of the following: Location Management Function (LMF), Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre (E-SMLC), Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), and Secure User Plane Location Platform (SUPLLP).

[0366] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0367] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0368] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0369] Alternatively, to enable battery-free IoT communication, a new low-power Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) device has been introduced. This newly introduced A-IoT device does not require batteries, nor does it need to generate its own energy. Instead, it can harvest energy from the outside world, such as from the surrounding environment or signals sent by surrounding devices, and can communicate based on the harvested energy.

[0370] Optionally, the above-mentioned A-IoT device can specifically communicate with the terminal and / or network device based on the energy collected from the outside world. For example, in some embodiments, the terminal and / or network device can send a signal to the A-IoT device. After the A-IoT device receives the signal, it can send corresponding response information to the terminal and / or network device or perform corresponding operations. Among them, when the A-IoT device sends response information to the terminal and / or network device, it can use a backscatter working mode to send the response information or it can use an active sending working mode to send the response information. Optionally, the above-mentioned "backscatter working mode" can be, for example: the terminal and / or network device first sends an electromagnetic wave (continuous wave, CW) signal to the A-IoT device, and the A-IoT device adjusts the matching between the receiving antenna and the impedance according to the information to be sent, enhances the reflection of the incident CW signal, and modulates the perception data obtained by itself onto the reflected signal to complete the transmission of the data. Optionally, the above-mentioned "active transmission working mode" can be understood as, for example: actively generating signals and actively sending signals without CW signal excitation, wherein the A-IoT device can actively generate signals and actively send signals based on its stored energy, and the energy stored in the A-IoT device can be the energy that the terminal and / or network device pre-charges the A-IoT device.

[0371] Optionally, the aforementioned A-IoT devices may include multiple different types of devices, such as a first type A-IoT device, a second type A-IoT device, and a third type A-IoT device, wherein different types of A-IoT devices correspond to different capabilities.

[0372] Optionally, the above-mentioned first type A-IoT device has energy storage capability, but does not have independent signal generation and amplification capabilities, and its uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; that is, the first type A-IoT device needs to use the backscatter working mode to send signals to the terminal and / or network device (such as the aforementioned response information), which has the lowest complexity and cost and very low power consumption.

[0373] Optionally, the above-mentioned second type A-IoT device has energy storage capability and independent signal amplification capability, and its uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; that is, the second type A-IoT device can use the backscatter working mode to send signals to the terminal and / or network device, and at the same time can also amplify the power of the sent signal.

[0374] Optionally, the above-mentioned third type A-IoT device has energy storage capability and independent signal amplification capability, and its uplink transmission can be transmitted based on internally generated signals; that is, the third type A-IoT device can actively send signals to the terminal and / or network device based on the internally generated signals.

[0375] Alternatively, the device types of the aforementioned A-IoT devices can be "backscatter" and "non-backscatter," where "backscatter" can, for example, refer to sending signals based on backscattering, and "non-backscatter" can, for example, refer to actively sending signals. It should be noted that the aforementioned device types are merely examples, and other naming formats for device types may exist, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

[0376] Optionally, the above-mentioned A-IoT device can be applied to a variety of different communication architectures in the communication system, wherein Figures 1B to 1F are schematic diagrams of the architecture of the A-IoT device during communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0377] Optionally, as shown in FIG1B , data can be directly received and sent between an A-IoT device (ie, the Ambient IoT device in FIG1B ) and a network device (eg, a base station (BS)).

[0378] Optionally, as shown in FIG1C , data can be received and sent indirectly between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node, where the intermediate node can be, for example, a relay, an integrated access backhaul (IAB) device, a terminal, or a repeater.

[0379] Optionally, as shown in FIG1D , uplink data can be directly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)), and downlink data can be indirectly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node, which can be, for example, a relay, an IAB device, a terminal, or a repeater.

[0380] Optionally, as shown in FIG1E , downlink data can be directly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)), and uplink data can be indirectly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node.

[0381] Optionally, as shown in FIG1F , data can be directly received and sent between the A-IoT device and the terminal (or user equipment (UE)). The terminal can be responsible for collecting data from the A-IoT device and forwarding the collected data to the network device.

[0382] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network devices, terminals, and intermediate nodes in Figures 1B-1F may be collectively referred to as readers, and in some embodiments, when a reader communicates with an A-IoT device, at least one time interval is defined for the communication transmission between the two, and the communication transmission between the two generally needs to meet these time intervals. For example, the at least one time interval may include T R2D_min 、T D2R_min 、T R2D_R2D_min 、T D2R_D2R_min One or more of the following. R2D_min 、T D2R_min 、T R2D_R2D_min 、T D2R_D2R_min The meaning of is introduced.

[0383] T R2D_min It means: the minimum time interval between an R2D transmission and a D2R transmission associated with the R2D transmission. R2D transmission can be a transmission from a reader to an A-IoT device; D2R transmission can be a transmission from an A-IoT device to a reader; and the aforementioned "D2R transmission associated with an R2D transmission" can be understood, for example, as: a D2R transmission based on the R2D transmission, or a D2R transmission performed immediately after the R2D transmission. For example, a "D2R transmission associated with an R2D transmission" can be: a D2R transmission performed in response to the R2D transmission, or a D2R transmission performed to perform an operation indicated by the R2D transmission (such as an inventory operation);

[0384] T D2R_minThis means the minimum time interval between a D2R transmission and an R2D transmission associated with the D2R transmission. "R2D transmission associated with the D2R transmission" can be understood, for example, as an R2D transmission performed based on the D2R transmission, or an R2D transmission performed immediately after the D2R transmission. For example, "R2D transmission associated with the D2R transmission" can be an R2D transmission performed in response to the D2R transmission, or an R2D transmission performed to execute an operation indicated by the D2R transmission.

[0385] T R2D_R2D_min Meaning: the minimum time interval between two consecutive R2D transmissions sent to the same A-IOT device;

[0386] T D2R_D2R_min Meaning: The minimum time interval between two consecutive D2R transmissions sent from the same A-IOT device.

[0387] However, in the current application scenarios of A-IOT devices, the following problems still need to be solved:

[0388] How to ensure that the communication transmission between the A-IOT device and the reader meets the above time intervals;

[0389] Should different time intervals be defined for different types of A-IOT devices?

[0390] Based on this, the present disclosure provides a communication method to solve the above technical problems.

[0391] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0392] Step 2101: The first device and / or the second device determines a communication interval.

[0393] Optionally, the second device may be an ambient IoT device. In some embodiments, the second device may be the A-IoT device described previously in the embodiment of FIG. 2 . In some embodiments, the second device may also be referred to as a low-power device, a low-power ambient IoT device, an A-IoT device, an A-IoT UE, an A-IoT terminal, an A-IoT Tag, etc., which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. Furthermore, the relevant introduction to the A-IoT device has been described in detail previously in the embodiment of FIG. 2 and will not be repeated here.

[0394] Optionally, the first device may be a device that communicates with the second device. In some embodiments, the first device may be at least one of the network devices, terminals, and intermediate nodes shown in Figures 1B-1F. Optionally, in some embodiments, the first device may be called a reader or other name, which is not specifically limited in this disclosure.

[0395] Optionally, the aforementioned communication interval may be the time interval required between different communication transmissions during the communication process between the first device and the second device. The communication transmissions during the communication process between the first device and the second device may include a first transmission and / or a second transmission. Optionally, the first transmission may be a transmission from the first device to the second device, which may be referred to as R2D transmission or other names, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. Furthermore, the second transmission may be a transmission from the second device to the first device, which may be referred to as D2R transmission or other names, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

[0396] Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication interval may include at least one of the following:

[0397] a first interval, where the first interval may be: a minimum time interval between a first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0398] a second interval, where the second interval may be: a maximum time interval between a first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0399] a third interval, where the third interval may be: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and the first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0400] a fourth interval, where the fourth interval may be: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and the first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0401] A fifth interval, where the fifth interval may be: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0402] a sixth interval, where the sixth interval may be: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0403] a seventh interval, where the seventh interval may be: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device;

[0404] An eighth interval, where the eighth interval may be: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

[0405] Optionally, the aforementioned "second transmission associated with a first transmission" can be understood as, for example, a second transmission based on a first transmission, or a second transmission performed immediately after the first transmission. For example, the "second transmission associated with a first transmission" can be a second transmission performed to reply to the first transmission (e.g., a second transmission performed to reply to a request in the first transmission), or a second transmission performed to perform an operation indicated by the first transmission (e.g., an inventory operation). This disclosure does not specifically limit this.

[0406] Optionally, the aforementioned "first transmission associated with a second transmission" can be understood as, for example, a first transmission performed based on a second transmission, or a first transmission performed immediately after the second transmission. For example, the "first transmission associated with a second transmission" can be a first transmission performed to reply to the second transmission (e.g., a first transmission performed to reply to a request in the second transmission), or a first transmission performed to execute an operation indicated by the second transmission. This disclosure does not specifically limit this.

[0407] Optionally, in some embodiments, the different second devices mentioned above may respectively correspond to communication intervals.

[0408] Specifically, in some embodiments, different types of second devices may respectively correspond to communication intervals; wherein, the communication intervals corresponding to different types of second devices may be the same or different; optionally, the device type of the second device may include at least one of the first type, the second type, and the third type; optionally, the first type may refer to a second device with energy storage, no signal generation and amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission; the second type may refer to a second device with energy storage, a signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission; the third type may refer to a second device with energy storage, a signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on actively generated signals. For the relevant introduction to "backscatter transmission" and "actively generated signals", please refer to the description before the embodiment of Figure 2.

[0409] In other embodiments, second devices with different communication capabilities may each have a corresponding communication interval. The communication intervals corresponding to the second devices with different communication capabilities may be the same or different. Optionally, the communication capabilities of the second devices may include at least one of: backscatter-based communication and active transmission-based communication. For more information on "backscatter" and "active transmission," please refer to the previous description of the embodiment in FIG2 .

[0410] In some further embodiments, second devices with different power consumption may each correspond to a communication interval; wherein the communication intervals corresponding to the second devices with different power consumption may be the same or different; optionally, the second devices with different power consumption may include at least one of the following: a second device with a peak power consumption less than a first value, and a second device with a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein the second value is greater than the first value. For example, the first value may be, for example, 1 microwatt (uW), and the second value may be, for example, several hundred uW.

[0411] The following describes how the first device and / or the second device determines the communication interval.

[0412] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method for the first device to determine the communication interval may include at least one of the following:

[0413] Determine the communication interval based on the protocol agreement;

[0414] In the case where the first device is a network device, a communication interval configured by a receiving server (e.g., an A-IOT server);

[0415] In the case where the first device is a terminal, receiving a communication interval configured by a network device;

[0416] In the case where the first device is a terminal, a communication interval configured by a receiving server is received.

[0417] Optionally, the above-mentioned "when the first device is a terminal" can be understood as, for example: the first device is the intermediate node shown in Figures 1C, 1D, and 1E above, or the first device is the terminal or UE in Figure 1F above.

[0418] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the communication interval is a protocol agreement, the communication interval may also be visible to the second device. In this case, the second device may determine the communication interval through the protocol agreement.

[0419] Step 2102: The first device performs a first transmission to the second device and indicates a first resource.

[0420] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first resource may be used by the second device to perform a second transmission associated with the first transmission. In other words, the first resource may be a resource occupied by the second transmission associated with the first transmission.

[0421] In some embodiments, the first resource may be indicated during the first transmission. For example, the first transmission carries information indicating the first resource, indicating the first resource. Alternatively, the first resource may be indicated at a time point immediately before or immediately after the first transmission.

[0422] Optionally, the first resource needs to meet the above-mentioned communication interval. In some embodiments, the first resource meets at least one of the following:

[0423] The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval;

[0424] The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0425] Optionally, the "second resource corresponding to the first transmission" can be understood as the resources occupied by the first transmission. The "third resource corresponding to the second device's last second transmission" can be understood as the resources occupied by the second device's last second transmission. Optionally, the third resource can be the resource indicated to the second device by the first device during its last first transmission.

[0426] The following is an introduction to the first resource, the second resource, and the third resource mentioned above.

[0427] For example, assume that after the second device performs the second transmission #1 to the first device, the first device then performs the first transmission #a to the second device, and after that, the second device performs the second transmission #2 to the first device. Based on this, the above-mentioned second resources can be: the resources occupied by the first transmission #a here. And, during the process of the first transmission #a performed by the first device to the second device, it can be indicated that there are first resources, and the first resources can be: the resources occupied by the second transmission #2 here. And, the above-mentioned third resources can be: the resources occupied by the second transmission #1 here. Optionally, the third resource can be the resource indicated to the second device by the first device through the previous first transmission of the second transmission #1.

[0428] In some embodiments, the aforementioned “time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource” may include at least one of the following:

[0429] the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0430] the time interval between the start position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0431] a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0432] The time interval between the start position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource.

[0433] That is, the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource needs to satisfy the first interval and / or the second interval, and / or the time interval between the start position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource needs to satisfy the first interval and / or the second interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource needs to satisfy the first interval and / or the second interval, and / or the time interval between the start position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource needs to satisfy the first interval and / or the second interval.

[0434] Optionally, the above-mentioned starting position may, for example, include a starting bit position (for example, the first bit) and / or a starting time domain unit; the above-mentioned ending position may, for example, include an ending bit position (for example, the last bit) and / or an ending time domain unit. The starting time domain unit may include a starting time slot (for example, the first slot) and / or a starting symbol (for example, the first symbol); the ending time domain unit may include an ending time slot (for example, the last slot) and / or an ending symbol (for example, the last symbol). It should be noted that there may be other forms to represent the above-mentioned starting position and ending position, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. In addition, the subsequent ending position and starting position-related meanings are the same as the meanings of "ending position, starting position" here, and will not be repeated hereafter.

[0435] In some embodiments, the aforementioned “time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource” may include at least one of the following:

[0436] the time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0437] a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0438] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0439] The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0440] That is, the time interval between the end position of the third resource and the starting position of the first resource needs to satisfy the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval, and / or the time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the starting position of the first resource needs to satisfy the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource needs to satisfy the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval, and / or the time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource needs to satisfy the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0441] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the first transmission performed by the first device is: a first transmission associated with the second transmission of the second device (i.e., the last second transmission of the second device), at this time, the time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device (i.e., the last second transmission of the second device) and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission must satisfy the third interval and / or the fourth interval.

[0442] Optionally, the "fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device" here can be understood, for example, as: the resources occupied by the previous second transmission of the second device; the "fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission" here can be understood, for example, as: the resources occupied by the first transmission associated with the previous second transmission.

[0443] The fourth and fifth resources mentioned above are introduced below with examples.

[0444] For example, assuming that after the second device performs a second transmission #s to the first device, the first device then performs a first transmission #h to the second device. The fourth resource may be the resource occupied by the first transmission #s, and the fifth resource may be the resource occupied by the first transmission #h.

[0445] Optionally, the time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission may include at least one of the following:

[0446] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource;

[0447] a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource;

[0448] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource;

[0449] The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

[0450] That is, the time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the starting position of the fifth resource needs to satisfy the third interval and / or the fourth interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the starting position of the fifth resource needs to satisfy the third interval and / or the fourth interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the starting position of the fifth resource needs to satisfy the third interval and / or the fourth interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the starting position of the fifth resource needs to satisfy the third interval and / or the fourth interval.

[0451] Optionally, in some further embodiments, when the first device performs a first transmission to the second device, the first transmission may satisfy the following conditions: the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device last time and the seventh resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device this time satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0452] Optionally, the aforementioned “sixth resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device last time” can be understood as, for example, the resources occupied by the first transmission performed by the first device last time. The aforementioned “seventh resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device this time” can be understood as, for example, the resources occupied by the first transmission performed by the first device this time.

[0453] The sixth and seventh resources mentioned above are introduced below with examples.

[0454] For example, assuming that after the first device performs a first transmission #f to the second device, the first device again performs a first transmission #m to the second device, then the above-mentioned sixth resource may be: the resources occupied by the first transmission #f here, and the above-mentioned seventh resource may be: the resources occupied by the first transmission #m here.

[0455] Optionally, the “time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device” may include at least one of the following:

[0456] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource;

[0457] a time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the starting position of the seventh resource;

[0458] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource;

[0459] The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

[0460] That is, the time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the starting position of the seventh resource needs to satisfy the third interval and / or the fourth interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the starting position of the seventh resource needs to satisfy the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the starting position of the seventh resource needs to satisfy the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval, and / or the time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the starting position of the seventh resource needs to satisfy the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0461] Optionally, the first resource, second resource, third resource, fourth resource, fifth resource, sixth resource, and seventh resource may each include at least one of the following: a time domain resource, a frequency domain resource, a code domain resource, a spatial domain resource, etc. When the first resource, second resource, third resource, fourth resource, fifth resource, sixth resource, and seventh resource include at least two of the time domain resource, the frequency domain resource, the code domain resource, and the spatial domain resource, it can be understood that the first resource, second resource, third resource, fourth resource, fifth resource, sixth resource, and seventh resource are a set of physical layer air interface resources.

[0462] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the first device indicates the above-mentioned first resource, it may directly indicate at least one of the time domain resources, frequency domain resources, code domain resources, and spatial domain resources of the first resource, or it may indicate at least one of the time domain resource offset, frequency domain resource offset, code domain resource offset, and spatial domain resource offset of the first resource relative to a reference resource position, wherein the reference resource position may be a resource position defined in advance, or the reference resource position may be the resource position occupied by the first transmission carrying the indication information of the first resource.

[0463] Step 2103: The second device performs a second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0464] Optionally, the second device may perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission on the first resource.

[0465] In the above embodiment, the first device determines a communication interval and communicates with the second device based on the communication interval. The second device is an environmental IoT device, and the communication interval is the time interval required between different communication transmissions during the communication between the first and second devices. Therefore, the method disclosed herein can ensure that different communication transmissions between multiple devices in an environmental IoT scenario can meet the required time intervals, thereby ensuring that the different communication transmissions of multiple devices in the environmental IoT scenario do not overlap or interfere with each other, thereby ensuring communication stability and efficiency in the environmental IoT scenario.

[0466] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2103. For example, step 2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2101+2102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0467] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0468] FIG3A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method for a first device, the method comprising:

[0469] Step 3101: Determine the communication interval.

[0470] Step 3102: Perform a first transmission and indicate a first resource.

[0471] For a detailed description of steps 3101 - 3102 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0472] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3102. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3101+3102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0473] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0474] FIG3B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a first device, the method comprising:

[0475] Step 3201: Determine the communication interval.

[0476] Step 3202: Communicate with at least one second device based on the communication interval.

[0477] Optionally, the communication interval is: a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during the communication process between the first device and the second device, and the second device is: an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0478] Optionally, the communication transmission during the communication process between the first device and the second device includes a first transmission and / or a second transmission; wherein the first transmission is: transmission from the first device to the second device; the second transmission is: transmission from the second device to the first device.

[0479] Optionally, the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0480] a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0481] a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0482] a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0483] a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0484] a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0485] a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0486] a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device;

[0487] An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

[0488] Optionally, the communication interval satisfies at least one of the following:

[0489] Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0490] The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0491] The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

[0492] Optionally, the device type of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0493] The first type refers to a second device with energy storage, no signal generation and amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0494] The second type refers to a second device having energy storage, signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0495] The third type refers to a second device that has energy storage, signal amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on actively generated signals.

[0496] Optionally, the communication capability of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0497] Communication based on backscatter;

[0498] Communication is based on unsolicited sending.

[0499] Optionally, the second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following:

[0500] a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value;

[0501] a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein

[0502] The second value is greater than the first value.

[0503] Optionally, determining the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0504] Determining the communication interval based on protocol agreement;

[0505] In the case where the first device is a network device, receiving the communication interval configured by a server;

[0506] In a case where the first device is a terminal, receiving the communication interval configured by a network device;

[0507] In a case where the first device is a terminal, the communication interval configured by the receiving server is received.

[0508] Optionally, the communicating with at least one second device based on the communication interval includes:

[0509] Performing the first transmission to the second device and indicating a first resource, where the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0510] The first resource satisfies at least one of the following:

[0511] The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval;

[0512] The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0513] Optionally, the time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0514] the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0515] a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0516] a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0517] The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0518] Optionally, a time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0519] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0520] a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0521] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0522] The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0523] Optionally, the communicating with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0524] performing a first transmission associated with a second transmission of the second device; wherein a time interval between a fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and a fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies a third interval and / or a fourth interval;

[0525] The first device performs the first transmission to the second device; wherein the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device last time and the seventh resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device this time satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0526] Optionally, a time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0527] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource;

[0528] a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource;

[0529] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource;

[0530] The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

[0531] Optionally, a time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following:

[0532] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource;

[0533] a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource;

[0534] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource;

[0535] The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

[0536] Optionally, the first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource each include at least one of the following:

[0537] Time domain resources;

[0538] Frequency domain resources;

[0539] Code domain resources;

[0540] Airspace resources.

[0541] Optionally, the starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes an ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

[0542] Optionally, the starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0543] Start time slot;

[0544] Start symbol;

[0545] The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0546] End time slot;

[0547] Termination symbol.

[0548] For a detailed description of steps 3201-3202, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0549] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3201 and 3202. For example, step 3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3201+3202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0550] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0551] FIG4A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a second device, the method comprising:

[0552] Step 4101: Receive a first resource indicated by a first device through a first transmission.

[0553] Step 4102: Perform a second transmission based on the first resource.

[0554] For a detailed description of steps 4101-4102, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0555] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 to 4102. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4101+4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0556] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0557] FIG4B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a second device, the method comprising:

[0558] Step 4201: Determine the first resource.

[0559] Step 4201: Perform a second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0560] Optionally, determining the first resource includes:

[0561] The first resource indicated by the first device through a first transmission is received, where the first transmission is a transmission from the first device to the second device, and the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission.

[0562] Optionally, a time interval between the first transmission and the second transmission satisfies the communication interval; the communication interval includes at least one of the following:

[0563] a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0564] a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission;

[0565] a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0566] a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission;

[0567] a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0568] a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device;

[0569] a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device;

[0570] An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

[0571] Optionally, the communication interval satisfies at least one of the following:

[0572] Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0573] The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals;

[0574] The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

[0575] Optionally, the device type of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0576] The first type refers to a second device with energy storage, no signal generation and amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0577] The second type refers to a second device having energy storage, signal amplification function, and uplink transmission based on backscatter transmission;

[0578] The third type refers to a second device that has energy storage, signal amplification functions, and uplink transmission based on actively generated signals.

[0579] Optionally, the communication capability of the second device includes at least one of the following:

[0580] Communication based on backscatter;

[0581] Communication is based on unsolicited sending.

[0582] Optionally, the second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following:

[0583] a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value;

[0584] a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein

[0585] The second value is greater than the first value.

[0586] Optionally, the first resource satisfies the communication interval, including at least one of the following:

[0587] The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval;

[0588] The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

[0589] Optionally, the time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0590] the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0591] a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0592] a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0593] The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0594] Optionally, a time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following:

[0595] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource;

[0596] a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource;

[0597] a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource;

[0598] The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

[0599] Optionally, the first transmission satisfies at least one of the following:

[0600] The time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies the third interval and / or the fourth interval;

[0601] A time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

[0602] Optionally, a time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0603] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource;

[0604] a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource;

[0605] a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource;

[0606] The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

[0607] Optionally, a time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following:

[0608] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource;

[0609] a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource;

[0610] a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource;

[0611] The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

[0612] Optionally, the first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource each include at least one of the following:

[0613] Time domain resources;

[0614] Frequency domain resources;

[0615] Code domain resources;

[0616] Airspace resources.

[0617] Optionally, the starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes an ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

[0618] Optionally, the starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0619] Start time slot;

[0620] Start symbol;

[0621] The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following:

[0622] End time slot;

[0623] Termination symbol.

[0624] For a detailed description of steps 4201-4202, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0625] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4201 and 4202. For example, step 4201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4201+4202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0626] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0627] Figure 5 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system including a first device and a second device. The method includes at least one of the following:

[0628] Step 5101: The first device determines a communication interval;

[0629] Step 5102: The first device performs a first transmission to the second device and indicates a first resource, where the first resource satisfies the communication interval.

[0630] Step 5103: The second device determines the first resource.

[0631] Step 5104: The second device performs a second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0632] Optional implementations of steps 5101 to 5104 can be found in the above embodiments.

[0633] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0634] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 5101 to 5103. For example, step 5101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 5102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0635] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0636] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0637] Optional embodiment 1: defining different minimum / maximum time intervals for different device types.

[0638] Example: Define three sets of minimum / maximum time intervals, applicable to device type 1 / 2a / 2b respectively. The time intervals include but are not limited to:

[0639] The minimum / maximum time interval between an R2D transmission and the D2R transmission associated with this R2D transmission.

[0640] The minimum / maximum time interval between a D2R transmission and the R2D transmission associated with this D2R transmission.

[0641] Minimum / maximum time interval between two consecutive R2D transmissions to the same A-IOT device.

[0642] The minimum / maximum time interval between two consecutive D2R transmissions sent from the same A-IOT device.

[0643] Example: Two groups of minimum / maximum time intervals are defined, one for a device that transmits based on backscattering and the other for a device that actively sends signals.

[0644] Example: Two groups of minimum / maximum time intervals are defined, one for a device with a peak power consumption less than 1 microwatt (uW) and the other for a device with a peak power consumption less than or equal to several hundred uW.

[0645] Optional embodiment 2: The maximum / minimum time interval is specified by the protocol or is configurable.

[0646] Example: If the maximum and minimum time intervals are configurable, one or more maximum / minimum time intervals need to be configured for the Reader. The Reader can be a base station or an intermediate node. If the Reader is a base station, the one or more maximum / minimum time intervals can be configured by the A-IOT server to the base station. If the UE is a reader, the one or more maximum / minimum time intervals can be configured by the base station / A-IOT server to the UE. The one or more time intervals include but are not limited to

[0647] The minimum / maximum time interval between an R2D transmission and the D2R transmission associated with this R2D transmission.

[0648] The minimum / maximum time interval between a D2R transmission and the R2D transmission associated with this D2R transmission.

[0649] Minimum / maximum time interval between two consecutive R2D transmissions to the same A-IOT device.

[0650] The minimum / maximum time interval between two consecutive D2R transmissions sent from the same A-IOT device.

[0651] Optional embodiment 3: R2D transmission indicates the resource of the next D2R transmission, and the resource satisfies the minimum / maximum time interval T between the R2D transmission and the D2R transmission associated with the R2D transmission R2D_min .

[0652] Example: Resources / channels include, but are not limited to, time domain resources, frequency domain resources, and code domain resources. For example, they can be interpreted as a set of physical layer air interface resources, such as a set of time / frequency / code / space resources, or a time / frequency / code offset.

[0653] Example: The last bit / symbol / slot of the R2D transmission to the first bit / symbol / slot of the D2R transmission meets the maximum / minimum time interval limit T R2D_min The time interval between the first bit / symbol / slot of the R2D transmission and the first bit / symbol / slot of the D2R transmission meets the maximum / minimum time interval limit T R2D_min The time interval between the last bit / symbol / slot of the R2D transmission and the last bit / symbol / slot of the D2R transmission meets the maximum / minimum time interval limit T R2D_min The time interval between the first bit / symbol / slot of the R2D transmission and the last bit / symbol / slot of the D2R transmission satisfies the maximum / minimum time interval limit T R2D_min .

[0654] Optional embodiment 4: R2D transmission indicates the resource of the next D2R transmission, and the time interval between the resource and the previous D2R transmission resource meets the minimum / maximum time interval restriction between two consecutive D2R transmissions sent from the same A-IOT device.

[0655] Example: Resources / channels include, but are not limited to, time domain resources, frequency domain resources, and code domain resources. For example, they can be interpreted as a set of physical layer air interface resources, such as a set of time / frequency / code / space resources, or a time / frequency / code offset.

[0656] Example: The last bit / symbol / slot of the previous D2R transmission to the first bit / symbol / slot of the current D2R transmission meets the maximum / minimum time interval limit T D2R_D2R_min The time interval between the first bit / symbol / slot of the previous D2R transmission and the first bit / symbol / slot of this D2R transmission satisfies the maximum / minimum time interval limit T D2R_D2R_min The time interval between the last bit / symbol / slot of the previous D2R transmission and the last bit / symbol / slot of this D2R transmission satisfies the maximum / minimum time interval limit T. D2R_D2R_min The time interval between the last bit / symbol / slot of the previous D2R transmission and the first bit / symbol / slot of the current D2R transmission satisfies the maximum / minimum time interval limit T. D2R_D2R_min .

[0657] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0658] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0659] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0660] FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , it includes:

[0661] a processing module, configured to determine a communication interval, wherein the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and a second device, wherein the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device;

[0662] A transceiver module is configured to communicate with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval.

[0663] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to "transmitting and receiving" executed by the first device in any of the above methods, and the processing module is used to execute the steps related to "processing" executed by the first device in any of the above methods.

[0664] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , it includes:

[0665] a processing module, configured to determine a first resource, where the first resource is used for the second device to perform a second transmission to the first device; the first resource satisfies a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device;

[0666] A transceiver module is used to perform the second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

[0667] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to "transmitting and receiving" executed by the second device in any of the above methods, and the processing module is used to execute the steps related to "processing" executed by the second device in any of the above methods.

[0668] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0669] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0670] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0671] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0672] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0673] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0674] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0675] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0676] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the processor 7201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 7200 executes any of the above methods.

[0677] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202, which are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0678] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

[0679] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0680] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0681] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0682] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0683] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0684] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0685] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a first device, and includes: Determine a communication interval, where the communication interval is: a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during the communication between the first device and the second device; Communicate with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The communication transmission during the communication between the first device and the second device includes a first transmission and / or a second transmission; wherein the first transmission is: transmission from the first device to the second device; and the second transmission is: transmission from the second device to the first device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein The communication interval includes at least one of the following: a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission; a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission; a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission; a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission; a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device; a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device; a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device; An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The communication interval satisfies at least one of the following: Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals; The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals; The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following: a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value; a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein The second value is greater than the first value.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: Determining the communication interval includes at least one of the following: Determining the communication interval based on protocol agreement; In the case where the first device is a network device, receiving the communication interval configured by a server; In a case where the first device is a terminal, receiving the communication interval configured by a network device; In a case where the first device is a terminal, the communication interval configured by the receiving server is received.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that: The communicating with at least one second device based on the communication interval includes: Performing the first transmission to the second device and indicating a first resource, wherein the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission; The first resource satisfies at least one of the following: The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval; The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following: the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource; a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource; a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource; The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following: a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource; a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource; a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource; The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

10. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that: The communicating with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval includes at least one of the following: performing a first transmission associated with a second transmission of the second device; wherein a time interval between a fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and a fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies a third interval and / or a fourth interval; The first device performs the first transmission to the second device; wherein the time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device last time and the seventh resource corresponding to the first transmission performed by the first device this time satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following: a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource; a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource; a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource; The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein The time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following: a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource; a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource; a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource; The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

13. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 12, wherein: The first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource each include at least one of the following: Time domain resources; Frequency domain resources; Code domain resources; Airspace resources.

14. The method according to claim 8, 9, 11 or 12, wherein: The starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes a ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following: Start time slot; Start symbol; The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following: End time slot; Termination symbol.

16. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a second device, and includes: Determining a first resource, where the first resource is used for the second device to perform a second transmission to the first device; the first resource satisfies a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device; The second transmission is performed to the first device based on the first resource.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein The determining the first resource includes: The first resource indicated by the first device through a first transmission is received, where the first transmission is a transmission from the first device to the second device, and the first resource is used by the second device to perform the second transmission associated with the first transmission.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein: The time interval between the first transmission and the second transmission satisfies the communication interval; the communication interval includes at least one of the following: a first interval, wherein the first interval is: a minimum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission; a second interval, the second interval being: a maximum time interval between the first transmission and a second transmission associated with the first transmission; a third interval, the third interval being: a minimum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission; a fourth interval, where the fourth interval is: a maximum time interval between the second transmission and a first transmission associated with the second transmission; a fifth interval, where the fifth interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device; a sixth interval, where the sixth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive first transmissions performed by the first device to the same second device; a seventh interval, where the seventh interval is: a minimum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device; An eighth interval, where the eighth interval is: a maximum time interval between two consecutive second transmissions performed by the same second device to the first device.

19. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein: The communication interval satisfies at least one of the following: Different types of the second devices respectively correspond to the communication intervals; The second devices with different communication capabilities respectively correspond to the communication intervals; The second devices with different power consumption respectively correspond to the communication intervals.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The second devices with different power consumption include at least one of the following: a second device having a peak power consumption less than a first value; a second device having a peak power consumption less than or equal to a second value; wherein The second value is greater than the first value.

21. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 20, wherein: The first resource satisfies the communication interval, including at least one of the following: The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource satisfies the first interval and / or the second interval; The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource meets the seventh interval and / or the eighth interval.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein The time interval between the second resource corresponding to the first transmission and the first resource includes at least one of the following: the time interval between the end position of the second resource and the start position of the first resource; a time interval between a starting position of the second resource and a starting position of the first resource; a time interval between the end position of the second resource and the end position of the first resource; The time interval between the starting position of the second resource and the ending position of the first resource.

23. The method according to claim 21, wherein The time interval between the third resource corresponding to the last second transmission of the second device and the first resource includes at least one of the following: a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the start position of the first resource; a time interval between a starting position of the third resource and a starting position of the first resource; a time interval between the end position of the third resource and the end position of the first resource; The time interval between the starting position of the third resource and the ending position of the first resource.

24. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 20, wherein: The first transmission satisfies at least one of the following: The time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission satisfies the third interval and / or the fourth interval; A time interval between a sixth resource corresponding to a last first transmission performed by the first device and a seventh resource corresponding to a current first transmission performed by the first device satisfies the fifth interval and / or the sixth interval.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein: The time interval between the fourth resource corresponding to the second transmission of the second device and the fifth resource corresponding to the first transmission associated with the second transmission includes at least one of the following: a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the start position of the fifth resource; a time interval between a starting position of the fourth resource and a starting position of the fifth resource; a time interval between the end position of the fourth resource and the end position of the fifth resource; The time interval between the starting position of the fourth resource and the ending position of the fifth resource.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein: The time interval between the sixth resource corresponding to the last first transmission performed by the first device and the seventh resource corresponding to the current first transmission performed by the first device includes at least one of the following: a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the start position of the seventh resource; a time interval between a starting position of the sixth resource and a starting position of the seventh resource; a time interval between the end position of the sixth resource and the end position of the seventh resource; The time interval between the starting position of the sixth resource and the ending position of the seventh resource.

27. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 26, wherein: The first resource, the second resource, the third resource, the fourth resource, the fifth resource, the sixth resource, and the seventh resource each include at least one of the following: Time domain resources; Frequency domain resources; Code domain resources; Airspace resources.

28. The method of claim 22, 23, 25 or 26, wherein: The starting position includes a starting bit position and / or a starting time domain unit; the ending position includes a ending bit position and / or an ending time domain unit.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein: The starting time domain unit includes at least one of the following: Start time slot; Start symbol; The termination time domain unit includes at least one of the following: End time slot; Termination symbol.

30. A communication method, used in a communication system, the communication system comprising a first device and a second device, the method comprising: The first device determines a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during the communication process between the first device and the second device; The first device performs the first transmission to the second device and indicates a first resource, where the first resource is used by the second device to perform a second transmission associated with the first transmission; and the first resource satisfies the communication interval; The second device determines a first resource; The second device performs the second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

31. A first device, characterized in that: include: a processing module, configured to determine a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during the communication between the first device and the second device; A transceiver module is configured to communicate with at least one of the second devices based on the communication interval.

32. A second device, characterized in that: include: a processing module, configured to determine a first resource, where the first resource is used for the second device to perform a second transmission to the first device; the first resource satisfies a communication interval, where the communication interval is a time interval required to be satisfied between different communication transmissions during communication between the first device and the second device; A transceiver module is used to perform the second transmission to the first device based on the first resource.

33. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions are stored in the memory, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 29.

34. A communication system, characterized in that The method comprises a first device and a second device, wherein the first device and the second device are configured to implement the method of claim 30.

35. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 29.

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