Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method is executed by a terminal. The method comprises: executing state reporting on the basis of first information, the first information being used for indicating a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or sending data. According to the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a state reporting mechanism is perfected, thereby enabling state reporting to be more reliable.

Description

Communication method, terminal, network device, communication system and storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of communication technology, in an extended reality (XR) service, data is usually composed of multiple quality of service (Qos) flows, and the service volume is very large. The service flow of the XR needs to meet certain delay requirements during transmission, and some data flows need to arrive at the server for decoding at the same time. The delay of any one data flow will cause the joint decoding of multiple data flows to fail. Therefore, a mechanism of state reporting of a terminal is introduced.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] When the terminal performs state reporting, how to perform state reporting is a problem that needs to be considered.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a terminal, and the method further includes:

[0007] performing state reporting based on first information;

[0008] The first information is used to indicate a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or sending data.

[0009] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a network device, and the method further includes:

[0010] sending second information to a terminal;

[0011] The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing state reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing state reporting.

[0012] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method includes:

[0013] a network device sends second information to a terminal;

[0014] The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the status reporting.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, the terminal comprising:

[0016] a processing module configured to:

[0017] perform the delayed status reporting based on the first information.

[0018] The first information is used to indicate a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data.

[0019] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, the network device comprising:

[0020] a transceiver module configured to:

[0021] transmit second information to the terminal.

[0022] The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the status reporting.

[0023] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, the communication system comprising a terminal and a network device, the terminal being configured to implement the communication method provided in the first aspect, and the network device being configured to implement the communication method provided in the second aspect.

[0024] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, the terminal comprising:

[0025] one or more processors;

[0026] The terminal is configured to perform the communication method in the first aspect.

[0027] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, the network device comprising:

[0028] one or more processors;

[0029] The terminal is configured to perform the communication method in the second aspect.

[0030] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, the storage medium storing instructions, when the instructions are run on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the communication method provided in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0031] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure perfects the state reporting mechanism, so that the state reporting is more reliable.

[0032] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and are not limiting to the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure together with the specification.

[0034] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an example embodiment;

[0035] FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram of a flow of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0036] FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram of a flow of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0037] FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram of a flow of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0038] FIG. 4a is a schematic diagram of a flow of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0039] FIG. 4b is a schematic diagram of a flow of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0040] FIG. 5a is a schematic diagram of a flow of a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0041] FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram of a structure of a terminal according to an example embodiment;

[0042] FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram of a structure of a network device according to an example embodiment;

[0043] FIG. 7a is a schematic diagram of a structure of a UE according to an example embodiment;

[0044] FIG. 7b is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication device according to an example embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system and a storage medium.

[0046] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method being performed by a terminal, and the method further includes:

[0047] performing state reporting based on the first information;

[0048] The first information is used to indicate a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data.

[0049] In the above embodiment, since the terminal can perform state reporting based on the first information indicating the first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data, the timing of performing state reporting can be adaptively adjusted based on the first time period, and the first time period is avoided, so that the state reporting is more reliable.

[0050] In combination with the embodiment of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the performing state reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0051] Performing delayed state reporting (DSR) of the to-be-transmitted data based on the first information.

[0052] In the above embodiment, since the terminal can perform DSR based on the first information indicating the first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data, the timing of performing DSR can be adaptively adjusted based on the first time period, and the first time period is avoided, so that the DSR is more reliable.

[0053] In combination with the embodiment of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the performing state reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0054] Performing state reporting in a second time period;

[0055] The first time period and the second time period are non-overlapping.

[0056] In the above embodiment, since the first time period and the second time period are non-overlapping, the terminal can reliably perform state reporting in the second time period.

[0057] In combination with the embodiment of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the performing state reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0058] Determining that the first type of data is detected, and performing state reporting based on the first information;

[0059] The first type of data is data having a first scheduling requirement.

[0060] In the above embodiment, state reporting can be performed based on the first information when the first type of data is detected.

[0061] In combination with the embodiment of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a remaining time of the first type of data is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0062] In combination with the embodiment of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first type of data is data that needs to be urgently scheduled.

[0063] With reference to the first aspect, in some embodiments, the determining that the first type of data is detected, and performing the status reporting based on the first information, comprises:

[0064] determining that the first type of data is detected in the first logical channel or a logical channel included in the first logical channel group, and performing the status reporting based on the first information.

[0065] In the above embodiments, the status reporting can be performed based on the first information when the first type of data is detected in the first logical channel or when the first type of data is detected in a logical channel included in the first logical channel group, and the reporting timing is more flexible.

[0066] With reference to the first aspect, in some embodiments, the performing the status reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0067] performing the status reporting based on the first information and the second information;

[0068] wherein the second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the status reporting.

[0069] In the above embodiments, the status reporting can be performed based on the first information in combination with the second information, so that the status reporting is more reliable.

[0070] With reference to the first aspect, in some embodiments, the performing the status reporting based on the first information and the second information comprises one of:

[0071] performing the status reporting based on the first information, a remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the first offset and the time threshold;

[0072] performing the status reporting based on the first information, the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the time threshold and the second offset.

[0073] In the above embodiments, the status reporting can be performed based on the first information in combination with different parameters, so that the status reporting is more reliable.

[0074] With reference to the first aspect, in some embodiments, the performing the status reporting based on the first information, the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the first offset and the time threshold comprises:

[0075] determining that a difference between the remaining time of the data to be transmitted and the first offset is less than the time threshold, and performing the status reporting.

[0076] In the above embodiments, the state reporting can be performed when a difference between the remaining time of the data to be transmitted and the first offset is less than the time threshold.

[0077] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the state reporting is performed based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the time threshold, and the second offset, including:

[0078] The state reporting is performed when the remaining time of the data to be transmitted is less than a sum of the time threshold and the second offset.

[0079] In the above embodiments, the state reporting can be performed when the remaining time of the data to be transmitted is less than a sum of the time threshold and the second offset.

[0080] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first offset and / or the second offset is a length of the first time period.

[0081] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0082] The second information sent by the network device is received.

[0083] In the above embodiments, the second information can be obtained from the network device.

[0084] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the state reporting is performed based on the first information, including:

[0085] The state reporting is performed based on the first information and third information;

[0086] The third information is used to indicate that the state reporting is performed based on the first information.

[0087] In the above embodiments, the state reporting can be performed based on third information in the first information set used to indicate that the state reporting is performed based on the first information.

[0088] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes one of the following:

[0089] The third information sent by the network device is received;

[0090] The third information is determined based on the communication protocol information.

[0091] In the above embodiments, the third information can be obtained in different ways, and the obtaining manner is more flexible.

[0092] In combination with the embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0093] The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or sending data in the first time period;

[0094] It is estimated that the first time period after performing status reporting prohibits receiving and / or sending data;

[0095] The last time the status report was performed, the first time period prohibited receiving and / or sending data.

[0096] In the above embodiments, the third information can indicate associated information for prohibiting receiving and / or sending data in the first time period.

[0097] Prohibit receiving and / or sending data in the first time period, and perform status reporting based on the first information, comprising:

[0098] Determine that the terminal supports status reporting, and perform status reporting based on the first information.

[0099] In the above embodiments, status reporting is performed based on the first information in the case where the terminal supports status reporting.

[0100] In the above embodiments, in a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method is performed by a network device, and the method further comprises:

[0101] Sending second information to a terminal;

[0102] The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to a remaining time for performing status reporting.

[0103] In combination with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0104] Sending third information to a terminal;

[0105] The third information is used to indicate that status reporting is performed based on the first information.

[0106] In combination with the embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0107] The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or sending data in the first time period;

[0108] It is estimated that the first time period after performing status reporting prohibits receiving and / or sending data;

[0109] And the last time the status report was performed, the first time period prohibited receiving and / or sending data.

[0110] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method comprising:

[0111] sending, by a network device, second information to a terminal;

[0112] The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing status reporting.

[0113] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0114] a processing module configured to:

[0115] perform delayed status reporting based on first information;

[0116] The first information is used to indicate a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data.

[0117] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, the network device comprising:

[0118] a transceiver module configured to:

[0119] send, by the network device, second information to a terminal;

[0120] The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing status reporting.

[0121] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information indication system, wherein a communication system comprises a terminal and a network device, the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0122] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0123] one or more processors;

[0124] The terminal is configured to perform the communication method provided in the first aspect.

[0125] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, the network device comprising:

[0126] one or more processors;

[0127] The network device is configured to perform the communication method provided in the second aspect.

[0128] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, when the instructions run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method described in the optional implementation manners of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0129] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, when the program product is executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0130] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, when the computer program runs on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0131] In a twelfth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0132] It can be understood that the terminal, the network device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0133] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the communication method and the information processing method, the information transmission method and other terms can be replaced with each other, and the communication system, the information processing system and other terms can be replaced with each other.

[0134] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing some steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation manners in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the steps of different embodiments or part of the steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0135] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0136] The terminology used in the disclosure of the embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure.

[0137] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "a", "the", "above", "said", "preceding", "this", etc., can represent "one and only one", or can represent "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, or can be understood as plural expression.

[0138] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "plurality" means two or more.

[0139] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more of", "a plurality of", "multiple", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0140] In some embodiments, the description manner such as "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another case", "in response to case A, in response to case B", and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (A and B are both executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., it is similar to the above.

[0141] In some embodiments, the description manner such as "A or B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selectively executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., it is similar to the above.

[0142] The prefix words of "first", "second" and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The description objects are described in the claims or embodiments, and should not be construed as redundant limitation because of the use of the prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields", and "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified thereby are in the same message or not, nor limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more. For example, "first device", wherein the quantity of "device" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefix words can be the same or different, for example, the description object is "device", and "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and the types thereof can be the same or different. For another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and the contents thereof can be the same or different.

[0143] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0144] In some embodiments, the terms of "in response to", "in response to determining", "in the case of", "when", "when", "if", "if" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0145] In some embodiments, the terms of "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", "above" and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms of "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", "below" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0146] In some embodiments, the apparatuses and devices can be interpreted as physical, as well as virtual, whose names are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and in some cases can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0147] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as an apparatus contained in the network, such as a network device, a core network device, etc.

[0148] In some embodiments, "network device (AN device)" can also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments can also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0149] In some embodiments, a "terminal" or "terminal device" can be referred to as a "user equipment" (UE), a "user terminal," a "mobile station" (MS), a "mobile terminal" (MT), a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, a wireless communication device, a remote device, a mobile subscriber station, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, and the like.

[0150] In some embodiments, data, information, and the like can be acquired in compliance with laws and regulations of a country where a location is situated.

[0151] In some embodiments, data, information, and the like can be acquired after consent of a user is obtained.

[0152] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in a table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and a combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0153] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0154] As shown in FIG. 1a, a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0155] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can be an access network device or a core network device, which is not limited herein.

[0156] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a communication-capable automobile, a smart automobile, a tablet (Pad), a wireless transceiver-equipped computer, 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, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0157] In some embodiments, the network device can be at least one of a node or a device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, for example, an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (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 RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0158] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, in which case, the interfaces between or within the network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0159] In some embodiments, the network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the network device, with some protocol layer functions being controlled by the CU and the rest or all protocol layer functions being distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU, but is not limited thereto.

[0160] In some embodiments, the core network device can be one device including one or more network elements, or can be multiple devices or device groups including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), and a next generation core (NGC).

[0161] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can know that, as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios appear, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0162] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1a or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1a are exemplary, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1a, or can include other subjects other than those in FIG. 1a. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, and the connection relationship between the subjects is exemplary. The subjects can be connected or not connected, and the connection can be in any manner, can be direct connection or indirect connection, and can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0163] 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 (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be applied in combination (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0164] In some embodiments, in XR services, the data is usually composed of multiple flows (Qos flow), and the traffic volume is very large. The service flow of XR needs to meet certain delay requirements during transmission, especially some data flows need to arrive at the server at the same time for decoding. The delay of any one data flow will cause the joint decoding of multiple data flows to fail. However, the scheduling of the network is dynamic, so in some cases, even if some data flow belongs to a low priority logical channel, if some data packets have not been scheduled for a long time, a buffer status report (BSR, Buffer Status Report) needs to be sent as soon as possible to notify the network. However, according to the related mechanism, only the arrival of data of a high priority logical channel can send a BSR, at which time the urgent scheduling requirement cannot be met. Therefore, it is necessary to consider optimizing the case of urgent scheduling in XR.

[0165] In some embodiments, a DSR report is introduced, and the basic idea is as follows, that is, the terminal can report a DSR, which carries delay information, such as the uplink data that has been long without scheduling, resulting in the remaining time of the data packet being less than a certain threshold. The remaining time of the data packet is the time to packet discard, that is, the remaining time is determined according to the discard timer of the packet data convergence protocol (PDCP, Packet Data Convergence Protocol).

[0166] In some embodiments, a delay state report (DSR, Delay State Report) procedure is used to provide a delay state of a logical channel group (LCG, Logical Channel Group) to a serving gNB. The delay state of the LCG includes a remaining time, which is the minimum remaining value of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP, Packet Data Convergence Protocol) discard timer for a service data unit (SDU, Service Data Unit) buffered by the LCG. And including: the total amount of delay critical uplink data of the LCG, which is calculated by the data volume process of the band of the associated RLC and PDCP entities, respectively.

[0167] In some embodiments, the radio resource control (RRC, Raio Resource Control) controls the DSR procedure by configuring the following parameters: remaining time threshold: the threshold of the remaining time of the LCG triggering the DSR.

[0168] It should be noted that according to the related protocol, some scheduling restrictions are introduced, that is, in some time period, the transceiver of the terminal needs to perform measurement, so it cannot perform normal data transmission and reception.

[0169] For example, a measurement gap (MG) refers to a time interval agreed by the network and the UE for measurement. During this time, the UE can focus on measurement without data transmission and reception because the network device has agreed not to require the UE to transmit and receive.

[0170] Therefore, when the terminal encounters a time period of scheduling restriction, it is necessary to trigger the DSR earlier, otherwise the reported DSR will be invalid. For example, the terminal reports the DSR according to the related mechanism when the remaining time is less than the threshold of 5 ms, but because it encounters a measurement gap soon after, the base station cannot perform normal scheduling, so the reported DSR is invalid. Therefore, early reporting of the DSR needs to be considered.

[0171] FIG. 2a is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system 100, and the method comprises:

[0172] Step S2101: The network device sends second information to the terminal.

[0173] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the second information sent by the network device.

[0174] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a first offset of the remaining time for performing status reporting.

[0175] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a second offset of the time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing status reporting.

[0176] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a first offset of the remaining time for performing status reporting and a second offset of the time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing status reporting.

[0177] In some embodiments, the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the first offset, and the time threshold are used to perform status reporting.

[0178] In some embodiments, the terminal can perform status reporting based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the first offset, and the time threshold.

[0179] In some embodiments, the remaining time can be a remaining duration.

[0180] For example, the trigger threshold of the DSR is 10 ms, the terminal determines that the first remaining duration of the PDCP discard timer is to be reduced to 10 ms to trigger the DSR, and the DSR will not be triggered if the first remaining duration is 15 ms. In the example of the present disclosure, the trigger threshold of the DSR is 10 ms, the terminal determines that the first remaining duration of the PDCP discard timer is reduced to 15 ms, the final second remaining duration is to be reduced from 15 ms on the basis of the first offset, for example, the first offset is 5 ms, the final second remaining duration is 10 ms, and the DSR is triggered at this time, that is, the DSR is triggered in advance.

[0181] In some embodiments, the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the time threshold, and the second offset are used to perform state reporting.

[0182] In some embodiments, the terminal can perform state reporting based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the time threshold, and the second offset.

[0183] For example, in one example, the trigger threshold of the DSR is 10 ms, the terminal determines that the first remaining duration of the PDCP discard timer is to be reduced to 10 ms to trigger the DSR, and the DSR will not be triggered if the first remaining duration is 15 ms. In the example of the present disclosure, the trigger threshold of the DSR is 10 ms, the terminal determines that the first remaining duration of the PDCP discard timer is reduced to 15 ms, the threshold used for judgment is increased by the second offset, for example, the second offset is 5 ms, the threshold is essentially 15 ms at this time, and the DSR is triggered, that is, the DSR is triggered in advance.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first offset is a duration of the first period.

[0185] In some embodiments, the second offset is a duration of the first period.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first offset is a duration of the first period and the second offset is a duration of the first period.

[0187] Step S2102: The network device sends third information to the terminal.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the third information sent by the network device.

[0189] In some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate that state reporting is performed based on the first information.

[0190] In some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0191] The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period;

[0192] The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period after the execution of the state report;

[0193] The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period after the execution of the state report;

[0194] In some embodiments, the estimation can be understood as the network device predicting or anticipating in advance. For example, the network device predicts that the terminal will prohibit receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period after the execution of the state report, i.e., the network device predicts in advance that the terminal will prohibit receiving and transmitting data in the first time period. The network device can send the information of predicting that the terminal will prohibit receiving and transmitting data in the first time period to the terminal through the third information.

[0195] In some embodiments, the third information is used for the terminal to perform the state report based on the first information and the third information.

[0196] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the first time period in which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data.

[0197] In some embodiments, the first time period can be a measurement GAP.

[0198] It should be noted that the terminal can also determine the third information based on the communication protocol information, which is not limited herein.

[0199] Step S2103: The terminal performs the state report.

[0200] In some embodiments, the terminal performs the state report based on the first information.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal performs the delayed state report (DSR) of the to-be-transmitted data based on the first information.

[0202] It should be noted that the DSR can also be referred to as a delay state report, which is not limited herein.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the first time period.

[0204] In some embodiments, the first time period can be a time period in which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data.

[0205] In some embodiments, the first time period can be a time period in which the terminal is not expected to receive and / or transmit data.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate that the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period.

[0207] In some embodiments, the first data can be determined in various ways, which are not limited herein.

[0208] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data.

[0209] In some embodiments, the terminal performs status reporting in a second time period; wherein the first time period indicated by the first information does not overlap with the second time period.

[0210] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the first type of data is detected, and performs status reporting based on the first information.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first type of data is data with a first scheduling requirement.

[0212] In some embodiments, the remaining time of the first type of data is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0213] In some embodiments, the remaining time can be a remaining duration, for example, 1 ms.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first type of data is data requiring emergency scheduling.

[0215] In some embodiments, the data requiring emergency scheduling can be delay critical data.

[0216] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the first type of data is detected in a first logical channel, and performs status reporting based on the first information.

[0217] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the first type of data is detected in a logical channel included in a first logical channel group, and performs status reporting based on the first information.

[0218] In some embodiments, the terminal performs DSR before the start of the first time period.

[0219] In some embodiments, the terminal performs status reporting based on the first information and the second information.

[0220] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing status reporting.

[0221] In some embodiments, the terminal performs status reporting based on the first information, based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the first offset, and the time threshold.

[0222] Exemplarily, in determining the remaining duration, an offset (e.g., a first offset) can be added to the determined first remaining value of the PDCP discardTimers as a final second remaining duration (or referred to as actual remaining duration), and the final second remaining duration and a threshold (time threshold) provided by the network are compared, and a state report is performed based on the comparison result.

[0223] Exemplarily, the added offset is a negative number.

[0224] Exemplarily, the added offset has a size of the first time period.

[0225] Exemplarily, the added offset is configured by the network.

[0226] For example, in one example, the trigger threshold (corresponding to the time threshold) of the DSR is 10 ms, and the terminal determines that the first remaining value of the PDCP discardTimers needs to be reduced to 10 ms to trigger the DSR, and if the first remaining value is 15 ms, the DSR will not be triggered. In the example of the present disclosure, the trigger threshold of the DSR is 10 ms, and the terminal determines that the first remaining value of the PDCP discardTimers is reduced to 15 ms, and at this time, the final second remaining duration needs to be reduced by 5 ms (corresponding to the first offset) based on 15 ms, and the final second remaining duration is 10 ms, and at this time, the DSR will be triggered, that is, the DSR is triggered in advance.

[0227] In some embodiments, the terminal performs the state report based on the first information, based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the time threshold, and a second offset.

[0228] Exemplarily, in determining the remaining duration, an offset (e.g., a second offset) is added to the threshold (e.g., the time threshold) provided by the network.

[0229] Exemplarily, the added offset is a positive number.

[0230] Exemplarily, the added offset has a size of the first time period.

[0231] Exemplarily, the added offset is configured by the network.

[0232] For example, in one example, the trigger threshold (corresponding to the time threshold) of the DSR is 10 ms, and the terminal determines that the first remaining time length of the PDCP discard timer to be reduced to 10 ms will trigger the DSR, and if the first remaining time length is 15 ms, the DSR will not be triggered. In the example of the present disclosure, the DSR trigger threshold is 10 ms, and the terminal determines that the first remaining time length of the PDCP discard timer is reduced to 15 ms, and since the threshold for judgment is increased by 5 ms, it is 15 ms, at this time the DSR will be triggered, that is, the DSR trigger is advanced.

[0233] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the difference between the remaining time of the data to be transmitted and the first offset is less than the time threshold, and performs the state reporting.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the remaining time of the data to be transmitted is less than the sum of the time threshold and the second offset, and performs the state reporting.

[0235] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the terminal supports the state reporting, and performs the state reporting based on the first information.

[0236] In some embodiments, the term "information" can be mutually replaced with the terms "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", "data", and the like.

[0237] In some embodiments, the term "send" can be mutually replaced with the terms "transmit", "report", "transmit", and the like.

[0238] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S2101 to S2103. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2101 in combination with step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 in combination with step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2101 in combination with step S2102 and step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be independently implemented, or in the case of no contradiction, the order can be arbitrarily exchanged and freely combined for implementation.

[0239] FIG. 3a is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by the terminal 101, and the method comprises the following steps.

[0240] Step S3101: receiving second information sent by the network device.

[0241] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0242] Step S3102: receiving third information sent by the network device.

[0243] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0244] Step S3103: performing state reporting.

[0245] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0246] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S3101 in combination with step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 in combination with step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101 in combination with step S3102 and step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be independently implemented, or can be arbitrarily exchanged in order and freely combined for implementation without contradiction.

[0247] FIG. 3b is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by the terminal 101, and the method comprises the following steps.

[0248] Step S3201: performing state reporting based on first information.

[0249] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a first time period in which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or sending data.

[0250] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments involved by FIG. 2a, which are not repeated here.

[0251] In some embodiments, the performing of the status reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0252] performing a delayed status reporting (DSR) of the data to be transmitted based on the first information.

[0253] In some embodiments, the performing of the status reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0254] performing the status reporting in a second time period;

[0255] wherein the first time period and the second time period do not overlap.

[0256] In some embodiments, the performing of the status reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0257] performing the status reporting based on the first information based on a determination that the first type of data is detected;

[0258] wherein the first type of data is data having a first scheduling requirement.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first type of data has a remaining time less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0260] In some embodiments, the first type of data is data requiring urgent scheduling.

[0261] In some embodiments, the performing of the status reporting based on the first information based on a determination that the first type of data is detected comprises:

[0262] performing the status reporting based on the first information based on a determination that the first type of data is detected in a first logical channel or logical channels included in a first logical channel group.

[0263] In some embodiments, the performing of the status reporting based on the first information comprises:

[0264] performing the status reporting based on the first information and a second information;

[0265] wherein the second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the status reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the status reporting.

[0266] In some embodiments, the performing of the status reporting based on the first information and the second information comprises one of:

[0267] report the state based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the first offset and the time threshold value, according to the first information;

[0268] report the state based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the time threshold value and the second offset, according to the first information.

[0269] In some embodiments, the reporting of the state based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the first offset and the time threshold value comprises:

[0270] determining that the difference between the remaining time of the data to be transmitted and the first offset is less than the time threshold value, and reporting the state.

[0271] In some embodiments, the reporting of the state based on the remaining time of the data to be transmitted, the time threshold value and the second offset comprises:

[0272] determining that the remaining time of the data to be transmitted is less than the sum of the time threshold value and the second offset, and reporting the state.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first offset and / or the second offset is a length of the first time period.

[0274] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0275] receiving the second information sent by the network device.

[0276] In some embodiments, the reporting of the state based on the first information comprises:

[0277] reporting the state based on the first information and third information;

[0278] wherein the third information is used to indicate that the state is reported based on the first information.

[0279] In some embodiments, the method further comprises one of:

[0280] receiving the third information sent by the network device;

[0281] determining the third information based on communication protocol information.

[0282] In some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate at least one of:

[0283] the terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or transmitting data within the first time period;

[0284] estimating that the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data within the first time period after reporting the state;

[0285] prohibit receiving and / or sending data in the first time period after the last time of reporting the status.

[0286] In some embodiments, the reporting the status based on the first information comprises:

[0287] determining that the terminal supports the reporting the status, and reporting the status based on the first information.

[0288] FIG. 4a is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4a, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by the network device 102, and the above method comprises:

[0289] S4101: sending second information to the terminal.

[0290] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0291] S4102: sending third information to the terminal.

[0292] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0293] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of steps S4101 to S4102. For example, step S4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S4101 in combination with step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be independently implemented, or can be arbitrarily exchanged in order and freely combined for implementation without contradiction.

[0294] FIG. 4b is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4b, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by the network device 102, and the above method comprises:

[0295] S4201: sending second information to the terminal.

[0296] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the reporting the status and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the reporting the status.

[0297] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which are not described herein again.

[0298] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0299] sending third information to the terminal;

[0300] The third information is used to indicate that the state reporting is performed based on the first information.

[0301] In some embodiments, the third information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0302] The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or sending data within the first time period;

[0303] estimating that the receiving and / or sending data is prohibited within the first time period after the state reporting is performed;

[0304] prohibiting the receiving and / or sending data within the first time period after the last state reporting is performed.

[0305] FIG. 5a is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is used in the communication system 100, and the method includes one of the following steps:

[0306] Step S5101: The network device sends second information to the terminal.

[0307] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the state reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the state reporting.

[0308] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which are not described herein again.

[0309] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method of the above communication system side, terminal side, network device side, and the like, which are not described herein again.

[0310] In order to better understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, the present disclosure is further described below through some exemplary embodiments:

[0311] In some embodiments, the terminal performs early triggering of DSR (Delay status report).

[0312] In some embodiments, the reason for the DSR triggering is that the terminal detects a specific type of data (corresponding to the first type of data), i.e. data with specific scheduling requirements, for example, data requiring urgent scheduling (delay critical data).

[0313] In some embodiments, the specific type of data can be data with a remaining time less than or equal to a threshold value.

[0314] In some embodiments, it can be that a certain logical channel or logical channel group detects the specific type of data to be transmitted.

[0315] In some embodiments, when the terminal triggers the DSR decision process, the influence of the first period on the DSR decision process needs to be considered:

[0316] In some embodiments, when determining the remaining time, an offset can be added to the configured remaining value of the PDCP discardTimers as the final remaining time (or actual remaining time) to make a decision with the threshold provided by the network.

[0317] For example, the additional offset is negative.

[0318] For example, the size of the additional offset is the length of the first period.

[0319] For example, the additional offset is configured by the network.

[0320] In some embodiments, the first period is a time period measured by the terminal or a time period in which the scheduling of the terminal is limited, for example, a time period in which the terminal cannot perform data transmission and reception.

[0321] For example, the original mechanism is that: the DSR triggering threshold is 10 ms, and the terminal determines that the remaining value of the PDCP discardTimer needs to be reduced to 10 ms to trigger the DSR; at this time, the remaining time length is 15 ms and will not trigger the DSR. The existing mechanism (an example of the technical solution of the present disclosure) is that: the DSR triggering threshold is 10 ms, and the terminal can add an offset (for example, a first offset) to the remaining value of the PDCP discardTimer as the final remaining time length (or the actual remaining time length) when determining the remaining time length, and then determines whether to trigger the DSR according to the threshold provided by the network. For example, the remaining value of the PDCP discardTimer is reduced by 5 ms, that is, the final remaining time length is reduced by 5 ms from the current value to obtain the actual remaining time length, which is 10 ms, and the DSR is determined to be triggered at this time, that is, the DSR triggering is advanced.

[0322] In some embodiments, the remaining time length is also determined according to the existing mechanism, but when determining the remaining time length, the network-provided threshold is added with an offset for determination.

[0323] For example, the added offset is a positive number.

[0324] For example, the size of the added offset is the length of the first time period.

[0325] For example, the added offset is configured by the network.

[0326] For example, the original mechanism is that: the DSR triggering threshold is 10 ms, and the terminal determines that the remaining value of the PDCP discardTimer needs to be reduced to 10 ms to trigger the DSR, and at this time, the remaining time length is 15 ms and will not trigger the DSR. The existing mechanism (an example of the technical solution of the present disclosure) is that: the DSR triggering threshold is 10 ms, and the terminal adds an offset (for example, a second offset) to the threshold provided by the network as the determination when determining the remaining time length. That is, at this time, the remaining value of the PDCP discardTimer is 15 ms. Because the determination threshold is increased by 5 ms at this time, it is 15 ms, and the DSR will be triggered at this time, that is, the DSR triggering is advanced.

[0327] In some embodiments, the protocol or the network indicates when the first time period is considered to affect the DSR determination process when the terminal triggers the DSR determination process:

[0328] As an embodiment, the terminal is configured with the first time period, for example, is configured with a measurement GAP.

[0329] As an embodiment, the terminal estimates that a first period will arrive after the DSR is triggered;

[0330] As an embodiment, the terminal estimates that a first period will arrive after the last DSR is triggered, at which time the next DSR trigger will use early reporting.

[0331] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps, and optional implementation manners thereof, can be combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or can be combined with optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0332] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods, for example, an apparatus including units or modules for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is also proposed, including units or modules for implementing each step performed by the network device (for example, a network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0333] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor, the processor is connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to realize any of the above methods or realize the functions of each unit or module of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship of elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be all implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part implemented in the form of processor calling software and the remaining part implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0334] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), and the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the 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 the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all 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), and the like.

[0335] FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal 6100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6a, the terminal 6100 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6101, a processing module 6102, and the like. Optionally, the transceiver module 6101 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as transmitting and / or receiving, performed by the terminal 6100 in any of the above methods, details of which are not repeated here. Optionally, the processing module 6102 is configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal 6100 in any of the above methods, details of which are not repeated here.

[0336] FIG. 6b is a structural schematic diagram of the network device 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6b, the network device 6200 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, and the like. Optionally, the transceiver module 6201 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., receiving and / or transmitting) performed by the network device 6200 in any of the above methods, details of which are not described herein again. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6201 can include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the transceiver module 6201 can be replaced by a transceiver. Optionally, the processing module 6202 is configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 6200 in any of the above methods, details of which are not described herein again.

[0337] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a module or can include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module, respectively. Optionally, the processing module can be replaced by a processor.

[0338] FIG. 7a is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 8100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., a network device, a core network device, or the like), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment or the like), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, details of which can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0339] As shown in FIG. 7a, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be configured to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be configured to control the communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU, or a CU), execute programs, and process data of the programs. The communication device 8100 is configured to implement any of the above methods.

[0340] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 configured to store instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 8102 can also be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0341] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps of transmitting and / or receiving in the above-described methods, and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0342] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms of transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, the terms of transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, and the terms of receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0343] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 can include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected with the memory 8102, and the interface circuit 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0344] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 can not be limited by Figure 7a. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: 1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally also include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) other, etc.

[0345] Figure 7b is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 8100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 8200 shown in Figure 7b can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0346] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0347] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuits 8202 are connected with the memory 8203, and the interface circuits 8202 can be configured to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and the interface circuits 8202 can be configured to send signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201.

[0348] In some embodiments, the interface circuits 8202 perform at least one of the communication steps of sending and / or receiving in the above-described methods, and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0349] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0350] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8203 can be outside the chip 8200.

[0351] The disclosure also proposes a storage medium, and the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions run on the communication device 8100, the communication device 8100 performs 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 to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0352] The disclosure also proposes a program product, and when the program product is executed by the communication device 8100, the communication device 8100 performs any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0353] The disclosure also proposes a computer program, and when the computer program runs on a computer, the computer performs any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a terminal, and the method further comprises: performing state reporting based on first information; wherein the first information is used to indicate a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the first information comprises: performing delayed state reporting (DSR) of data to be transmitted based on the first information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the first information comprises: performing state reporting in a second time period; wherein the first time period and the second time period do not overlap.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the first information comprises: determining that a first type of data is detected, and performing state reporting based on the first information; wherein the first type of data is data having a first scheduling requirement.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, A remaining time of the first type of data is less than or equal to a first threshold, and the remaining time is a time from the first type of data to being discarded.

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, The first type of data is data that needs to be urgently scheduled.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein, The determining that the first type of data is detected, and the performing state reporting based on the first information, comprises: determining that the first type of data is detected in a first logical channel or logical channels included in a first logical channel group, and performing state reporting based on the first information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the first information comprises: performing state reporting based on the first information and second information; wherein the second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing state reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing state reporting.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the first information and the second information comprises one of: performing state reporting based on the first information, a remaining time of data to be transmitted, the first offset, and the time threshold; performing state reporting based on the first information, the remaining time of data to be transmitted, the time threshold, and the second offset.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the remaining time of data to be transmitted, the first offset, and the time threshold comprises: determining that a difference between the remaining time of data to be transmitted and the first offset is less than the time threshold, and performing state reporting.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the remaining time of data to be transmitted, the time threshold, and the second offset comprises: determining that the remaining time of data to be transmitted is less than a sum of the time threshold and the second offset, and performing state reporting.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein, The first offset and / or the second offset is a duration of the first time period.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving the second information sent by a network device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein, The performing state reporting based on the first information comprises: performing state reporting based on the first information and third information; wherein the third information is used to indicate that state reporting is performed based on the first information.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The method further comprises one of: receiving the third information sent by a network device; determining the third information based on communication protocol information.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that The third information is used to indicate at least one of: the terminal is configured to be prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period; it is estimated that the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period after performing state reporting; and the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or transmitting data in the first time period after last performing state reporting.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein, The state reporting based on the first information comprises: The method comprises:

18. A method of communication, comprising: The method further comprises: sending second information to the terminal; The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the state reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the state reporting.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein, The method further comprises: sending third information to the terminal; The third information is used to indicate that the state reporting is performed based on the first information.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein, The third information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or sending data within the first time period; The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or sending data within the first time period after performing the state reporting; The terminal is configured to prohibit receiving and / or sending data within the first time period after performing the state reporting.

21. A method of communication, comprising: The method comprises: The network device sends second information to the terminal; The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the state reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the state reporting.

22. A terminal, characterized by The terminal comprises: The processing module is configured to: perform the delayed state reporting based on the first information; The first information is used to indicate a first time period during which the terminal is prohibited from receiving and / or sending data.

23. A network device, comprising: The network device comprises: The transceiver module is configured to: send second information to the terminal; The second information is used to indicate a first offset of a remaining time for performing the state reporting and / or a second offset of a time threshold corresponding to the remaining time for performing the state reporting.

24. A communication system, characterized by The terminal and the network device are configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 17 and the method of any one of claims 18 to 20.

25. A terminal, characterized by The terminal comprises: one or more processors; The terminal is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 17.

26. A network device, comprising: The network device comprises: one or more processors; The terminal is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 18 to 20.

27. A storage medium, wherein, The storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 17 or 18 to 20.

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