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

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: determining a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used for indicating a discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern of the beam; determining a beam corresponding to a channel and / or signal of a terminal; and determining a transmission / reception behavior for the channel and / or signal on the basis of the first pattern of the beam. The method of the present disclosure can implement DTX and / or DRX in an NTN system, thereby saving power consumption of the NTN system.

Description

Communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

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

[0002] A communication device usually performs Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) and / or Discontinuous Reception (DRX) to save power consumption. Optionally, in a terrestrial Network (TN) system, DTX and / or DRX is usually performed in a cell granularity, for example, when a cell is in a DTX active state and / or a DRX active state, terminals in the cell can transmit and receive data on a specific channel, and when a cell is in a DTX inactive state and / or a DRX inactive state, terminals in the cell will not transmit and receive data on the specific channel. Optionally, with the development of satellite technology, Non-terrestrial Network (NTN) systems are applied more and more widely. In an NTN system, the coverage of each cell is larger than that of a TN, and the communication granularity needs to be divided more finely to achieve larger network coverage while saving network power consumption, so the related mechanism of DTX and / or DRX of the TN system is no longer applicable to the NTN system. How to implement DTX and / or DRX in the NTN system is a technical problem to be solved.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] The present disclosure provides a communication method, 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, performed by a terminal, comprising:

[0006] determining a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) and / or Discontinuous Reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0007] determining a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0008] determining a transmission and / or reception behavior of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0009] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, performed by a network device, comprising:

[0010] transmit, to a terminal, a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0011] configure and / or indicate, to the terminal, a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0012] determine, based on the first pattern of the beams, a behavior of reception and / or transmission of the channel and / or the signal.

[0013] According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, for a communication system including a terminal and a network device, the method comprising:

[0014] transmit, by the network device, to the terminal, a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0015] determine, by the terminal, the first pattern of one or more beams;

[0016] configure and / or indicate, by the network device, to the terminal, a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0017] determine, by the terminal, the beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal of the terminal;

[0018] determine, by the terminal and / or the network device, based on the first pattern of the beams, a behavior of reception and / or transmission of the channel and / or the signal.

[0019] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0020] a processing module configured to determine a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0021] the processing module is further configured to determine a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0022] the processing module is further configured to determine, based on the first pattern of the beams, a behavior of reception and / or transmission of the channel and / or the signal.

[0023] According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising:

[0024] a transceiver configured to transmit, to a terminal, a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0025] The transceiver module is configured to configure and / or indicate, to the terminal, a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal.

[0026] The processing module is configured to determine a transceiving behavior of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0027] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising:

[0028] One or more processors;

[0029] The processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the communication method according to any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0030] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the network device is configured to implement the communication method according to the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the communication method according to the second aspect.

[0031] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, when the instructions are run on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the communication method according to any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0032] According to a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, comprising a computer program, and the computer program is executed by a communication device to implement the communication method according to the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0033] According to a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, when it is run on a computer, causing the computer to perform the communication method according to the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0034] It can be understood that the terminal, the network device, the communication device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, and the computer program are all used to perform the method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved are referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0035] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0036] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems according to the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG. 2 is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a communication method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a communication method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a communication method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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

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

[0047] determining a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0048] determining a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0049] determining a behavior of receiving and / or transmitting of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0050] In the above embodiments, the terminal determines a first pattern (i.e., a DTX and / or DRX pattern) of each beam corresponding to one or more beams, determines a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal, and then determines a behavior of receiving and / or transmitting of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam. As can be seen, in the method of the present disclosure, a DTX and / or DRX pattern is set for different beams, and the terminal further determines a behavior of receiving and / or transmitting of the channel and / or the signal corresponding to the beam based on the DTX and / or DRX pattern of the beam, so as to perform DTX and / or DRX on the channel and / or the signal based on the behavior. That is, the present disclosure provides a method of performing DTX and / or DRX on a channel and / or a signal with a beam as a granularity, which can successfully match the communication granularity in the NTN system, can successfully implement DTX and / or DRX in the NTN system, and saves the power consumption of the NTN system.

[0051] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first pattern is used to indicate at least one of:

[0052] a time when the beam is in the DTX active state;

[0053] a time when the beam is in the DTX inactive state;

[0054] a time when the beam is in the DRX active state;

[0055] a time when the beam is in the DRX inactive state.

[0056] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when the beam is in the DTX inactive state and / or the DRX inactive state, the transceiving behavior comprises a first behavior; when the beam is in the DTX active state and / or the DRX active state, the transceiving behavior comprises a second behavior; wherein

[0057] the first behavior comprises not transceiving; and the second behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service; or

[0058] the first behavior comprises not transceiving; and the second behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service; or

[0059] the first behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service; and the second behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service.

[0060] In the above embodiments, it is explained that the first pattern can comprise a time when the beam is in the DTX active state, the DTX inactive state, the DRX active state, the DRX inactive state, and it is also explained that when the beam is in the DTX active state, the DRX active state, the transceiving behavior of the terminal to the channel and / or signal is which behavior, and when the beam is in the DTX inactive state, the DRX inactive state, the transceiving behavior of the terminal to the channel and / or signal is which behavior. Therefore, the terminal can determine what behavior the terminal should perform at what time in combination with the first pattern and these behaviors, so as to implement the DTX and / or DRX in the NTN system and save the power consumption of the NTN system.

[0061] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the determining the first pattern of the one or more beams comprises at least one of:

[0062] determine the first pattern of one or more beams according to downlink signaling sent by the network device;

[0063] determine the first pattern of one or more beams based on a protocol agreement.

[0064] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining the first pattern of one or more beams according to downlink signaling sent by the network device comprises:

[0065] receiving the first pattern of one or more beams sent by the network device through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0066] In some embodiments of the first aspect, receiving the first pattern of one or more beams sent by the network device through RRC signaling comprises at least one of:

[0067] receiving the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more synchronization signal block (SSB) indexes broadcast by the network device through RRC signaling;

[0068] receiving the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) indexes sent by the network device through UE-specific RRC signaling, and the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more SSB indexes.

[0069] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining the first pattern of one or more beams according to downlink signaling sent by the network device comprises:

[0070] receiving at least one alternative pattern of the beams sent by the network device through RRC signaling;

[0071] receiving the first pattern activated by the network device through first signaling; wherein the first pattern is any one of the at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

[0072] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first signaling comprises at least one of:

[0073] downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

[0074] media access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling.

[0075] In the above embodiments, a method for a terminal to determine how to determine a first pattern of one or more beams is provided, so that the terminal can successfully determine the first pattern of the one or more beams, so that the terminal can subsequently successfully determine the transmission and / or reception behavior of a channel and / or a signal based on the first pattern of the one or more beams, implement DTX and / or DRX in the NTN system, and save the power consumption of the NTN system.

[0076] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the determining of the beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal of the terminal comprises:

[0077] The beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal of the terminal is determined based on the configuration and / or indication of the network device.

[0078] In the above embodiments, a method for a terminal to determine how to determine the beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal of the terminal is provided, so that the terminal can successfully determine the beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal of the terminal, and then the terminal can subsequently determine the transmission and / or reception behavior of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern corresponding to the beam, implement DTX and / or DRX in the NTN system, and save the power consumption of the NTN system.

[0079] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the channel comprises a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel; and the signal comprises a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

[0080] In the above embodiments, it is explained that the channel comprises which channel and the signal comprises which signal, so that the terminal can successfully determine the transmission and / or reception behavior of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern, implement DTX and / or DRX in the NTN system, and save the power consumption of the NTN system.

[0081] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or

[0082] The total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a second threshold.

[0083] In the above embodiments, the total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is small, or the total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals is small, so that the execution complexity of DTX and / or DRX can be reduced, and the execution efficiency of DTX and / or DRX can be improved.

[0084] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0085] transmitting, to a terminal, a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0086] configuring and / or indicating, to a terminal, a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0087] determining, based on the first pattern of the beams, a behavior of reception and / or transmission of the channel and / or the signal.

[0088] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first pattern is used to indicate at least one of:

[0089] a time when the beam is in a DTX active state;

[0090] a time when the beam is in a DTX inactive state;

[0091] a time when the beam is in a DRX active state;

[0092] a time when the beam is in a DRX inactive state.

[0093] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, when the beam is in a DTX inactive state and / or a DRX inactive state, the behavior of reception and / or transmission comprises a first behavior; when the beam is in a DTX active state and / or a DRX active state, the behavior of reception and / or transmission comprises a second behavior; wherein

[0094] the first behavior comprises not performing reception and / or transmission; and the second behavior comprises performing reception and / or transmission of at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0095] the first behavior comprises not performing reception and / or transmission; and the second behavior comprises performing reception and / or transmission of at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0096] the first behavior comprises performing reception and / or transmission of at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; and the second behavior comprises performing reception and / or transmission of at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service.

[0097] In some embodiments in combination with the second aspect, in some embodiments, the transmitting, to a terminal, a first pattern of one or more beams comprises at least one of:

[0098] transmitting, to a terminal, a first pattern of one or more beams through downlink signaling.

[0099] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of the one or more beams through the downlink signaling comprises:

[0100] sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of the one or more beams through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0101] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of the one or more beams through the RRC signaling comprises at least one of:

[0102] broadcasting, through the RRC signaling, the first pattern of the one or more synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding beams;

[0103] sending, through UE-specific RRC signaling, the first pattern of the one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) index corresponding beams, the first pattern of the one or more SSB index corresponding beams.

[0104] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of the one or more beams through the downlink signaling comprises:

[0105] sending, through the RRC signaling, at least one alternative pattern of the beams;

[0106] activating the first pattern through a first signaling; wherein the first pattern is any one of the at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

[0107] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first signaling comprises at least one of:

[0108] downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

[0109] MAC CE signaling.

[0110] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the channel comprises a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel, and the signal comprises a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

[0111] In some embodiments of the second aspect, a total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or

[0112] a total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a second threshold.

[0113] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method for a communication system, the communication system comprising a terminal and a network device, the method comprising:

[0114] The network device sends a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0115] The terminal determines the first pattern of one or more beams;

[0116] The network device configures and / or indicates, to the terminal, a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0117] The terminal determines the beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal of the terminal;

[0118] The terminal and / or the network device determines a transceiving behavior for the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0119] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, comprising:

[0120] A processing module configured to determine a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0121] The processing module is further configured to determine a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal;

[0122] The processing module is further configured to determine a transceiving behavior for the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0123] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first pattern is used to indicate at least one of:

[0124] A time when the beam is in a DTX active state;

[0125] A time when the beam is in a DTX inactive state;

[0126] A time when the beam is in a DRX active state;

[0127] A time when the beam is in a DRX inactive state.

[0128] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, when the beam is in a DTX inactive state and / or a DRX inactive state, the transceiving behavior comprises a first behavior; when the beam is in a DTX active state and / or a DRX active state, the transceiving behavior comprises a second behavior; wherein

[0129] The first behavior comprises: not performing transceiving; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0130] The first behavior comprises: not performing transceiving; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0131] The first behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service.

[0132] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, the determining the first pattern of the one or more beams comprises at least one of:

[0133] determining the first pattern of the one or more beams according to downlink signaling transmitted by the network device;

[0134] determining the first pattern of the one or more beams based on a protocol convention.

[0135] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, the determining the first pattern of the one or more beams according to downlink signaling transmitted by the network device comprises:

[0136] receiving the first pattern of the one or more beams transmitted by the network device through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0137] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, the receiving the first pattern of the one or more beams transmitted by the network device through RRC signaling comprises at least one of:

[0138] receiving the first pattern of the one or more beams corresponding to one or more synchronization signal block (SSB) indexes broadcast by the network device through RRC signaling;

[0139] receiving the first pattern of the one or more beams corresponding to one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) indexes transmitted by the network device through user equipment (UE)-specific RRC signaling, and the first pattern of the one or more beams corresponding to one or more SSB indexes.

[0140] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, the determining the first pattern of the one or more beams according to downlink signaling transmitted by the network device comprises:

[0141] receive at least one alternative pattern of the beams sent by the network device through RRC signaling;

[0142] receive a first pattern activated by the network device through first signaling; wherein the first pattern is any one of the at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

[0143] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling comprises at least one of the following:

[0144] downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

[0145] medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling.

[0146] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the determining of the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal comprises:

[0147] determining the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal based on configuration and / or indication of the network device.

[0148] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the channel comprises a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel; and the signal comprises a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

[0149] In some embodiments in combination with the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, a total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or

[0150] a total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a second threshold.

[0151] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, comprising:

[0152] a transceiver module, configured to send a first pattern of one or more beams to a terminal, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams;

[0153] the transceiver module is configured to configure and / or indicate, to the terminal, a beam corresponding to a channel and / or signal of the terminal;

[0154] a processing module, configured to determine a transceiving behavior of the channel and / or signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0155] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first pattern is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0156] a time when the beam is in a DTX activated state.

[0157] a time when the beam is in the DRX inactive state;

[0158] a time when the beam is in the DRX inactive state;

[0159] a time when the beam is in the DRX inactive state.

[0160] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, when the beam is in the DTX inactive state and / or the DRX inactive state, the transceiving behavior comprises: a first behavior; when the beam is in the DTX active state and / or the DRX active state, the transceiving behavior comprises: a second behavior; wherein

[0161] the first behavior comprises: not transceiving; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0162] the first behavior comprises: not transceiving; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0163] the first behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service.

[0164] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of one or more beams comprises at least one of:

[0165] sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of one or more beams through downlink signaling.

[0166] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of one or more beams through downlink signaling comprises:

[0167] sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of one or more beams through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0168] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending, to the terminal, the first pattern of one or more beams through RRC signaling comprises at least one of:

[0169] broadcasting, through RRC signaling, a first pattern of one or more synchronization signal block (SSB) index corresponding beams;

[0170] The first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) indexes and the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more SSB indexes are sent through UE-specific RRC signaling.

[0171] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending, by the network device and to the terminal, the first pattern of one or more beams through downlink signaling comprises:

[0172] The at least one alternative pattern of the beams is sent through RRC signaling.

[0173] The first pattern is activated through first signaling; wherein the first pattern is any one of the at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

[0174] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling comprises at least one of:

[0175] DCI signaling;

[0176] MAC CE signaling.

[0177] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the channel comprises a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel; and the signal comprises a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

[0178] In some embodiments in combination with the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, a total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or

[0179] A total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a second threshold.

[0180] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is configured to invoke the instructions to cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0181] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, comprising: a terminal, a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0182] In an eighth aspect, a storage medium is provided, and the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions run on a communication device, the communication device performs the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0183] In a ninth aspect, a program product is provided, and the program product includes a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect is implemented.

[0184] In a tenth aspect, a computer program is provided. When the computer program runs on a computer, the computer performs the method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0185] It can be understood that the terminal, the network device, the communication device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, and the computer program are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved are referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0186] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the communication method and the information processing method, the information sending method, and the information receiving method can be replaced with each other, the communication device and the information processing device, the information sending device, and the information receiving device can be replaced with each other, and the information processing system, the communication system, the information sending system, and the information receiving system can be replaced with each other.

[0187] 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 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, and an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation of other embodiments.

[0188] 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 a new embodiment according to the logical relationship between them.

[0189] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

[0190] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements represented in singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "said", "the aforementioned", "the foregoing", "this", and the like, can represent "one and only one", or can represent "one or more", "at least one", and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English, the noun after the article can be understood as a singular expression, or can be understood as a plural expression.

[0191] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "plurality" means two or more.

[0192] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0193] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the description manner such as "at least one of A, B, C, and the like", "A and / or B and / or C, and the like" includes any one of A, B, C, and the like existing alone, and also includes any combination of any multiple of A, B, C, and the like, each of which can exist alone; for example, "at least one of A, B, C" includes the cases of A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B in combination, A and C in combination, B and C in combination, A and B and C in combination; for example, A and / or B includes the cases of A alone, B alone, and the combination of A and B.

[0194] In some embodiments, the description manner such as "A in one case, B in another case", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: A is executed regardless of B, that is, A in some embodiments; B is executed regardless of A, that is, B in some embodiments; A and B are selectively executed, that is, A and B are selected from A and B to be executed in some embodiments; A and B are both executed, that is, A and B in some embodiments. When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, it is similar to the above.

[0195] 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.

[0196] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0197] 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.

[0198] 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.

[0199] In some embodiments, an apparatus or the like can be interpreted as an entity, and can also be interpreted as virtual, and the name thereof is not limited to the name described in the embodiments, and the terms "apparatus", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0200] In some embodiments, a "network" can be interpreted as an apparatus (for example, an access network device, a core network device, and the like) included in the network.

[0201] 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 can be replaced with each other.

[0202] 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," and so on can be replaced with each other.

[0203] In some embodiments, an access network device, a core network device, or a network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, in a structure in which communication between an access network device, a core network device, or a network device and a terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals (for example, also referred to as device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), and so on), embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied. In this case, a structure in which a terminal has all or part of the functions of an access network device can also be provided. Further, the language of "uplink," "downlink," and so on can also be replaced with language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, an uplink channel, a downlink channel, and so on can be replaced with a side channel, and an uplink, a downlink, and so on can be replaced with a side link.

[0204] In some embodiments, a terminal can be replaced with an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, a structure in which an access network device, a core network device, or a network device has all or part of the functions of a terminal can also be provided.

[0205] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0206] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0207] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0208] The correspondence shown in each table in the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are merely examples, and other values can be configured, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. When configuring the correspondence between the information and each parameter, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, the correspondences shown in some rows in the table in the present disclosure can also not be configured. For another example, the above table can be appropriately deformed, adjusted, etc., for example, split, merged, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables can also use other names understandable by the communication device, and the values or representations of the parameters can also use other values or representations understandable by the communication device. The above tables can also use other data structures when implemented, for example, arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear tables, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, etc.

[0209] The predefinition in the present disclosure can be understood as defining, predefining, storing, pre-storing, pre-negotiating, pre-configuring, solidifying, or pre-burning.

[0210] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 100 can include a terminal, a network device. Optionally, the network device described above can include at least one of an access network device, a core network device.

[0211] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least one of a mobile phone, a user equipment (UE), a wearable device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, a narrowband IoT (NB-IOT) device, a communication-capable automobile, a smart automobile, a Pad, a wireless communication-capable computer, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device for industrial control, a wireless terminal device for self-driving, a wireless terminal device for remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device for a smart grid, a wireless terminal device for transportation safety, a wireless terminal device for a smart city, a wireless terminal device for a smart home, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0212] In some embodiments, the access network device is at least one of a node or a device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and can include 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 wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0213] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, at this time, the interfaces between or within the access 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.

[0214] In some embodiments, the access 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 access network device, with some protocol layer functions being controlled by the CU, and the remaining or all protocol layer functions being distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU, but not limited thereto.

[0215] 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 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), for example. Alternatively, the core network device can also be a location management function network element. Exemplarily, the location management function network element includes a location server, which can be implemented as any one of the following: a location management function (LMF), an enhanced serving mobile location center (E-SMLC), a secure user plane location (SUPL), and a SUPL location platform (SUPL LP).

[0216] 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 proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. It can be known by those skilled in the art that, as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios appear, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0217] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1, or part of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG. 1 are illustrative, and the communication system can include all or part of the main bodies in FIG. 1, or other main bodies other than those in FIG. 1. The number and form of each main body is arbitrary, and the connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies can be connected or not connected, and the connection can be in any manner, can be direct or indirect, and can be wired or wireless.

[0218] 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 on them, and the like. In addition, a plurality of systems can be combined (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0219] FIG. 2 is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for the communication system 100, and the above method comprises:

[0220] Step 2101, the network device sends a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal.

[0221] Optionally, the one or more beams can include at least one of: one or more SSB index corresponding beams, one or more channel-state information reference signal index (CSI-RS index) corresponding beams. In some embodiments, the "beam" described above can also be described as a quasi co-location type (QCL type D), spatial information, transmission configuration indication state (TCI state), etc., or can be described as other names, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

[0222] In one embodiment, the "first pattern of one or more beams" described above can be understood as: a first pattern corresponding to a certain beam, or a first pattern corresponding to multiple beams respectively.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first pattern can be used to indicate the pattern of DTX and / or DRX of the beam. In some embodiments, the first pattern can be used to indicate at least one of:

[0224] The time when the beam is in the DTX active state;

[0225] The time when the beam is in the DTX non-active state;

[0226] The time when the beam is in the DRX active state;

[0227] The time when the beam is in the DRX non-active state.

[0228] The above-mentioned time can be understood as time information, and the time information includes at least one of: a starting time position, an ending time position, a time duration length, and a period.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first patterns corresponding to different beams can be the same or different.

[0230] In some embodiments, the network device can send the first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal through downlink signaling, and the terminal can receive the first pattern of one or more beams sent by the network device.

[0231] Optionally, in some embodiments, the downlink signaling can be Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. Also, in some embodiments, the network device sending the first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal through the downlink signaling can comprise: the network device broadcasting the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more SSB indexes through RRC signaling; and / or, the network device sending the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more CSI-RS indexes, the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more SSB indexes through User Equipment-specific (UE-specific) RRC signaling.

[0232] Optionally, in some other embodiments, the aforementioned downlink signaling can comprise RRC signaling and first signaling, which is different from the RRC signaling, and the first signaling can comprise, for example, downlink control information (DCI) signaling and / or Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) signaling. Also, in some embodiments, the network device sending the first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal through the downlink signaling can comprise: the network device sending at least one alternative pattern of beams through RRC signaling, for example, for one or more SSB indexes, the network device can broadcast at least one alternative pattern of beams corresponding to each SSB index through RRC signaling, and / or for one or more SSB indexes, one or more CSI-RS indexes, the network device can send at least one alternative pattern of beams corresponding to each CSI-RS index, at least one alternative pattern of beams corresponding to each SSB index through UE-specific RRC signaling; then, the network device can activate the first pattern of each beam through the first signaling (such as DCI signaling and / or MAC CE signaling), and the first pattern can be any one of the at least one alternative pattern of the beam.

[0233] Step 2102: The terminal determines the first pattern of one or more beams.

[0234] In which, the detailed description of the “first pattern of one or more beams” can refer to the description of step 2101 above.

[0235] In some embodiments, the terminal can determine the first pattern of one or more beams based on a protocol agreement. In other embodiments, the terminal can determine the first pattern of one or more beams according to downlink signaling sent by the network device. Details of the downlink signaling can be found in the description of step 2101 above.

[0236] Step 2103: The network device configures and / or indicates to the terminal a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal.

[0237] Optionally, the channel can include an uplink channel and / or a downlink channel, and the signal can include an uplink signal and / or a downlink signal. For example, the uplink channel can include at least one of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the downlink channel can include at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the uplink signal can include a sounding reference signal (SRS), and the downlink signal can include a CSI-RS.

[0238] Optionally, the beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal can be understood as a beam used to transmit the channel and / or the signal.

[0239] In some embodiments, the network device can use the existing beam indication method and rules in the current 5G system to configure or indicate to the terminal a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal.

[0240] Optionally, the method for the network device to configure and / or indicate to the terminal a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal can include at least one of the following:

[0241] Method 1: The network device configures multiple beams for a channel and / or a signal, and indicates an active beam from the multiple beams as the beam corresponding to the channel and / or the signal.

[0242] Optionally, the network device can configure multiple beams for a channel and / or a signal through RRC signaling, and indicate an active beam from the multiple beams through MAC CE signaling. Optionally, the active beam can be any one of the multiple beams configured by the network device for the channel and / or the signal.

[0243] Method two: the network device can indicate the beams corresponding to multiple channels and / or signals through unified Transmission Configuration Indication (unified TCI).

[0244] Optionally, in some embodiments, there can also be channels and / or signals for which the network device does not configure beams, and for which the corresponding beams can be determined based on a first rule. The first rule can be agreed upon by a protocol or can be determined by the network device and configured to the terminal. For example, the first rule can be that the channels and / or signals for which no beams are configured can correspond to the same beams as the channels and / or signals for which beams are configured. For example, the network device configures beam #1 for downlink channel #1 through the above-mentioned method two, while downlink channel #2 is not configured with a beam, and the first rule is that downlink channel #2 corresponds to the same beam as downlink channel #1, so based on the first rule, it can be determined that the beam corresponding to the downlink channel #2 is beam #1.

[0245] Optionally, in some embodiments, when the network device configures and / or indicates the beams corresponding to the channels and / or signals of the terminal through the above-mentioned method, it can be configured and / or indicated through a downlink reference signal. For example, the network device can configure and / or indicate the beams corresponding to the channels and / or signals through the SSB or CSI-RS corresponding to QCL typeD in the TCI-state.

[0246] Optionally, in some embodiments, the total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or the total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a second threshold. Optionally, the first threshold can be 1, and the second threshold can be 1.

[0247] Step 2104: the terminal determines the beams corresponding to the channels and / or signals of the terminal.

[0248] Optionally, the terminal can determine the beams corresponding to the channels and / or signals of the terminal based on the configuration and / or indication of the network device. In some embodiments, the terminal can receive multiple beams configured by the network device for the channels and / or signals, and receive the activated beams indicated by the network device, and determine the activated beams as the beams corresponding to the channels and / or signals; in other embodiments, the terminal can determine the beams corresponding to multiple channels and / or signals based on the unified TCI of the network device; in yet other embodiments, for channels and / or signals for which no beams are configured, the terminal can determine the corresponding beams based on a first rule. For details, please refer to the description of step 2103 above.

[0249] Step 2105, the terminal and / or the network device determines the transceiving behavior of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beams.

[0250] Optionally, in some embodiments, the time when the beam is in the DTX inactive state and / or the DRX inactive state can be determined based on the first pattern of the beams first, and then when the beam is in the DTX inactive state and / or the DRX inactive state, the transceiving behavior can be determined to include: the first behavior; when the beam is in the DTX active state and / or the DRX active state, the transceiving behavior can be determined to include: the second behavior.

[0251] In some embodiments, the first behavior can include: not performing transceiving; and the second behavior can include: transceiving at least one of: information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service; or

[0252] In some embodiments, the first behavior can include: not performing transceiving; and the second behavior can include: transceiving at least one of: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service; or

[0253] In some embodiments, the first behavior can include: transceiving at least one of: information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service; and the second behavior can include: transceiving at least one of: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, information related to initial access service.

[0254] Optionally, the "information related to the cell discovery service and the initial access service" can include at least one of the following: a first downlink channel, a first downlink signal, a first uplink channel, and a first uplink signal. The first downlink channel can include at least one of an SSB, a msg2 PDSCH, a msg4 PDSCH, a DCI scrambled with a temporary cell radio network temporary identifier (TC-RNTI), and a DCI scrambled with a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI). The first downlink reference signal can include at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the first downlink channel. The first uplink channel can include at least one of a physical random access channel (PRACH) and a msg3 PUSCH. The first uplink signal can include a msg4 hybrid automatic retransmission request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK).

[0255] Optionally, the "information related to the user communication service" can include at least one of the following: UE-specific RRC signaling, UE-specific MAC CE signaling, a PDCCH, a PUCCH, a PDSCH containing UE traffic, and a PUSCH containing UE traffic.

[0256] For example, in some embodiments, assuming that the first behavior comprises: not performing transceiving; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; for the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal, if the beam corresponding to the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal is in a DTX non-active state, the network device does not expect to transmit the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal, and the terminal does not expect to receive the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal; if the beam corresponding to the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal is in a DTX active state, the network device expects to transmit the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal, and the terminal expects to receive the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal. And for the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal, if the beam corresponding to the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal is in a DRX non-active state, the terminal does not expect to transmit the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal; the network device does not expect to receive the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal, if the beam corresponding to the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal is in a DRX active state, the terminal expects to transmit the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal; the network device expects to receive the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal.

[0257] In step 2106, the terminal and / or the network device transceive the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam and the transceiving behavior.

[0258] For example, in some embodiments, assuming that the first behavior comprises: not performing transceiving; and the second behavior comprises: transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; for the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal, if the beam corresponding to the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal is in a DTX non-active state, the network device does not transmit the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal, and the terminal does not receive the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal; if the beam corresponding to the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal is in a DTX active state, the network device transmits the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal, and the terminal receives the first downlink channel and / or the first downlink signal. And for the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal, if the beam corresponding to the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal is in a DRX non-active state, the terminal does not transmit the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal; the network device does not receive the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal, if the beam corresponding to the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal is in a DRX active state, the terminal transmits the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal; the network device receives the first uplink channel and / or the first uplink signal.

[0259] In the above embodiments, the terminal determines the first pattern (i.e., the DTX and / or DRX pattern) corresponding to each of the one or more beams, determines the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal, and then determines the receiving and transmitting behavior of the channel and / or signal based on the first pattern of the beam. Therefore, in the method of the present disclosure, the DTX and / or DRX pattern is set for different beams, and the terminal further determines the receiving and transmitting behavior of the channel and / or signal corresponding to the beam based on the DTX and / or DRX pattern of the beam, so as to perform DTX and / or DRX on the channel and / or signal based on the receiving and transmitting behavior. That is, the present disclosure provides a method of performing DTX and / or DRX on the channel and / or signal in a beam granularity, which can successfully match the communication granularity in the NTN system and successfully implement DTX and / or DRX in the NTN system, thereby saving the power consumption of the NTN system.

[0260] In the above embodiments, the total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is small, or the total number of different first patterns of the beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals is small, thereby reducing the execution complexity of DTX and / or DRX and improving the execution efficiency of DTX and / or DRX.

[0261] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 2101-2106. For example, step 2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2101+S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0262] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0263] FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method for a terminal, and the above method includes:

[0264] Step 3101, determining a first pattern of one or more beams.

[0265] Step 3102, determining a beam corresponding to a channel and / or signal of the terminal.

[0266] Step 3103, determining a receiving and transmitting behavior of the channel and / or signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0267] Optionally, the first pattern is used to indicate a discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or a discontinuous reception (DRX) pattern of the beam.

[0268] Optionally, the first pattern is used to indicate at least one of:

[0269] a time when the beam is in a DTX active state;

[0270] a time when the beam is in a DTX inactive state;

[0271] a time when the beam is in a DRX active state;

[0272] a time when the beam is in a DRX inactive state.

[0273] Optionally, when the beam is in a DTX inactive state and / or a DRX inactive state, the transceiving behavior comprises a first behavior; when the beam is in a DTX active state and / or a DRX active state, the transceiving behavior comprises a second behavior; wherein

[0274] the first behavior comprises not transceiving; and the second behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0275] the first behavior comprises not transceiving; and the second behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; or

[0276] the first behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service; and the second behavior comprises transceiving at least one of: information related to a user communication service, information related to a cell discovery service, information related to an initial access service.

[0277] Optionally, the determining the first pattern of the one or more beams comprises at least one of:

[0278] determining the first pattern of the one or more beams according to downlink signaling transmitted by a network device;

[0279] determining the first pattern of the one or more beams based on a protocol agreement.

[0280] Optionally, the determining the first pattern of the one or more beams according to downlink signaling transmitted by a network device comprises:

[0281] receiving the first pattern of the one or more beams transmitted by the network device through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0282] Optionally, the receiving the first pattern of one or more beams sent by the network device through RRC signaling comprises at least one of:

[0283] receiving a first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more synchronization signal block indexes (SSB indexes) broadcast by the network device through RRC signaling;

[0284] receiving a first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more channel state information reference signal indexes (CSI-RS indexes) sent by the network device through user equipment specific (UE-specific) RRC signaling, and a first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more SSB indexes.

[0285] Optionally, the determining the first pattern of one or more beams according to the downlink signaling sent by the network device comprises:

[0286] receiving at least one alternative pattern of the beams sent by the network device through RRC signaling;

[0287] receiving a first pattern activated by the network device through first signaling; wherein the first pattern is any one of the at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

[0288] Optionally, the first signaling comprises at least one of:

[0289] downlink control information (DCI) signaling;

[0290] medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling.

[0291] Optionally, the determining the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal comprises:

[0292] determining the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal based on the configuration and / or indication of the network device.

[0293] Optionally, the channel comprises a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel; and the signal comprises a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

[0294] Optionally, a total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or

[0295] a total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a second threshold.

[0296] Wherein, the detailed description of steps 3101-3103 can refer to the above embodiment description.

[0297] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 3101-3103. For example, step 3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3101+S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0298] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0299] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method for a network device, and the above method comprises:

[0300] Step 4101: transmitting a first pattern of one or more beams to a terminal.

[0301] Step 4102: configuring and / or instructing the terminal to correspond to the beams of the channel and / or signal of the terminal.

[0302] Step 4103: determining the transceiving behavior of the channel and / or signal based on the first pattern of the beams.

[0303] Optionally, the first pattern is used to indicate the pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams.

[0304] The first pattern is used to indicate at least one of:

[0305] The time when the beam is in a DTX active state;

[0306] The time when the beam is in a DTX inactive state;

[0307] The time when the beam is in a DRX active state;

[0308] The time when the beam is in a DRX inactive state.

[0309] Optionally, when the beam is in a DTX inactive state and / or a DRX inactive state, the transceiving behavior includes a first behavior; when the beam is in a DTX active state and / or a DRX active state, the transceiving behavior includes a second behavior; wherein

[0310] The first behavior includes not performing transceiving; and the second behavior includes transceiving at least one of: related information of a cell discovery service, related information of an initial access service; or

[0311] The first behavior includes: not transmitting and receiving; and the second behavior includes: transmitting and receiving at least one of the following: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, and information related to initial access service.

[0312] The first behavior includes: transmitting and receiving at least one of the following: information related to cell discovery service and information related to initial access service; and the second behavior includes: transmitting and receiving at least one of the following: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, and information related to initial access service.

[0313] Optionally, the first pattern of one or more beams transmitted to the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0314] The first pattern of one or more beams is transmitted to the terminal through downlink signaling.

[0315] Optionally, the first pattern of one or more beams transmitted to the terminal through downlink signaling includes:

[0316] The first pattern of one or more beams is transmitted to the terminal through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0317] Optionally, the first pattern of one or more beams transmitted to the terminal through RRC signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0318] The first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more synchronization signal block (SSB) indexes is broadcast through RRC signaling.

[0319] The first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) indexes and the first pattern of one or more beams corresponding to one or more SSB indexes are transmitted to the terminal through UE-specific RRC signaling.

[0320] Optionally, the first pattern of one or more beams transmitted to the terminal through downlink signaling includes:

[0321] At least one alternative pattern of the beams is transmitted through RRC signaling.

[0322] The first pattern is activated through first signaling; the first pattern is any one of the at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

[0323] Optionally, the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0324] DCI signaling;

[0325] MAC CE signaling.

[0326] Optionally, the channel comprises a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel; and / or the signal comprises a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

[0327] Optionally, a total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or

[0328] a total number of different first patterns of beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a second threshold.

[0329] Details about steps 4101-4103 can be referred to the above embodiment description.

[0330] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 4101-4103. For example, step 4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4101+S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but not limited thereto.

[0331] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0332] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method for a communication system including a terminal, a network device, and the above method includes at least one of the following:

[0333] Step 5101, the network device sends a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal;

[0334] Step 5102, the terminal determines the first pattern of one or more beams.

[0335] Step 5103, the network device configures and / or instructs the terminal to configure the beams corresponding to the channels and / or signals of the terminal.

[0336] Step 5104, the terminal determines the beams corresponding to the channels and / or signals of the terminal.

[0337] Step 5105, the terminal and / or the network device determines the transceiving behavior of the channels and / or signals based on the first pattern of beams.

[0338] Optional implementations of steps 5101-5105 can be referred to the above embodiment description.

[0339] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, the terminal side, the network device side, and the like, which will not be described here.

[0340] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 5101 to 5105. For example, step 5101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 5102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0341] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independently combined or exchanged in order, and optional modes or examples can be combined, without contradiction, and can be combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0342] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0343] For NTN, each SSB index corresponds to multiple beam sites (i.e., the maximum number of beams simultaneously transmitted by the satellite), so finer granularity is needed when entering the DTX / DRX state, such as beam-group level DTX / DRX. In addition, unlike the definition of cell DTX / DRX in TN, the network and UE behavior in different states in NTN needs to be redefined.

[0344] Optionally, the method of the present disclosure defines the behavior of the UE in the case of beam-specific DTX / DRX.

[0345] ■Optional Example 1: The UE determines the DTX / DRX (discontinues Tx / Rx) pattern information of one or more beams (SSB index, CSI-RS index) according to the downlink signaling of the base station

[0346] ●In one embodiment, the pattern information of the beam (SSB index) is sent through broadcast RRC signaling

[0347] ●In one embodiment, the pattern information of the beam (CSI-RS index) is sent through UE-specific RRC signaling

[0348] ●In one embodiment, multiple pattern information of a beam is sent through RRC signaling, and one of the patterns is further activated through DCI / MAC CE

[0349] ■Optional Example 2: The UE determines the beam information of each channel according to the configuration and / or indication information of the base station

[0350] • implementation according to the beam indication scheme in existing protocol, including the beam indication scheme in R15 / R16 and the unified beam indication scheme introduced in R17

[0351] In one embodiment, the base station configures multiple beams (TCI states) for the PDCCH channel through RRC, and activates one TCI state from the multiple TCI states configured by RRC through MAC CE. The TCI state is the beam information corresponding to the PDCCH

[0352] In one embodiment, the base station configures TCI information for multiple channels (such as PDCCH, PDSCH, PUSCH, SRS, etc.) through unified TCI

[0353] In one embodiment, for the beam information of channels / signals that are not explicitly configured, the beam information (QCL typeD, spatial info. TCI state, etc.) is determined implicitly according to existing rules

[0354] Optional Example 3: The UE determines the transmission / reception characteristics of the channel / signal according to the beam information bound by the channel / signal and the DRX / DTX information corresponding to the beam,

[0355] • For downlink channels / signals such as PDCCH, PDSCH, and CSI-RS, if the beam corresponding to the channel / signal is in the DTX non-active state, the UE does not expect to receive the downlink channel / signal; and / or if the beam is in the DTX active state, the UE expects to receive the downlink channel / signal.

[0356] • For uplink channels / signals such as PUCCH, PUSCH, and SRS, if the beam corresponding to the channel / signal is in the DRX non-active state, the UE does not expect to transmit the uplink channel / signal; and / or if the beam is in the DRX active state, the UE expects to transmit the uplink channel / signal.

[0357] Optional Example 4: In order to avoid excessive complexity of the UE, the UE does not expect to be configured with a total number of different beams corresponding to all channels / signals > N; or, the UE does not expect to be configured with a number of different patterns > M

[0358] • For example, M = 1

[0359] • For example, N = 1

[0360] Option 5: The beam information corresponding to the uplink channel / signal and the downlink channel / signal is indicated by a downlink reference signal. That is, the RS corresponding to QCLtypeD in the TCI-state is SSB or CSI-RS.

[0361] Embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is proposed, comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0362] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above device is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into one physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of processor invoking software: for example, the device includes a processor connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor invokes the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to realize the functions of the units or modules of the device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is an internal memory of the device or an external memory of the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device 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, and the hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship between the elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and 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 a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented in the form of processor invoking software, or all units or modules can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part of the units or modules are implemented in the form of processor invoking software, and the remaining part is implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0363] 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), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuits, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuits is fixed or can be reconfigured. 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, the hardware circuit can also be 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), or the like.

[0364] FIG. 6A is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6A, the terminal includes:

[0365] The processing module is configured to determine a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams.

[0366] The processing module is further configured to determine a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal.

[0367] The processing module is further configured to determine a transceiving behavior of the channel and / or the signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

[0368] Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform the steps related to “processing” performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. The terminal further includes a transceiving module configured to perform the steps related to “transceiving” performed by the terminal in any of the above methods.

[0369] FIG. 6B is a structural schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6B, the network device includes a processor 6101, a transmitter 6102, a receiver 6103, a memory 6104, and an input device 6105.

[0370] The transceiver module is configured to send, to the terminal, a first pattern of one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX) of the beams.

[0371] The transceiver module is configured to configure and / or indicate, to the terminal, a beam corresponding to a channel and / or a signal of the terminal.

[0372] The processing module is configured to determine, based on the first pattern of the beams, a receiving and / or transmitting behavior of the channel and / or the signal.

[0373] Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform steps related to "transceiving" performed by the network device in any of the above methods, and the processing module is configured to perform steps related to "processing" performed by the network device in any of the above methods.

[0374] FIG. 7A is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 7100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The 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 or the first device described above, etc.), 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 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, which can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0375] As shown in FIG. 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general 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, etc.), execute programs, and process data of the programs. The processor 7101 is configured to invoke instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0376] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 configured to store instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 7102 can also be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0377] 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 in the above methods, such as sending and receiving, are performed by the transceiver 7103, and other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0378] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0379] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104 connected to the memory 7102, which can be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 can read the instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send them to the processor 7101.

[0380] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments can 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 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, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handset, mobile unit, vehicle-mounted device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) other, etc.

[0381] Figure 7B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 7100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 7200 shown in Figure 7B can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0382] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, which are used to invoke instructions to cause the chip 7200 to perform any of the above methods.

[0383] In some embodiments, chip 7200 also includes one or more interface circuits 7202 that are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and interface circuit 7202 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, transceiver, and the like can be substituted for one another.

[0384] In some embodiments, chip 7200 also includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of memory 7203 can be external to chip 7200.

[0385] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on communication device 7100, cause communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and 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 thereto, and can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0386] The present disclosure also proposes a program product, which, when executed by communication device 7100, causes communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0387] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0388] In the embodiments described above, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented by 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 programs are loaded on a computer and executed, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are produced. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer programs can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer programs can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center through a wired (such as a coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) manner. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that includes one or more available media sets. The available media can be a magnetic medium (such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (such as a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (such as a solid state disk (SSD)), etc.

[0389] Those skilled in the art can appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

[0390] Those skilled in the art can 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 foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0391] The above is merely a specific implementation of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present disclosure, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, The method, executed by a terminal, includes: A first pattern is determined for one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern for discontinuous transmission DTX and / or discontinuous reception DTX of the beam; Determine the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal; The receiving and transmitting behavior of the channel and / or signal is determined based on the first pattern of the beam.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first pattern is used to indicate at least one of the following: The time during which the beam is in the DTX active state; The time during which the beam is in the DTX inactive state; The time during which the beam is in DRX active state; The time during which the beam is in the DRX inactive state.

3. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, When the beam is in a DTX inactive state and / or a DRX inactive state, the transmitting and receiving behavior includes: a first action; when the beam is in a DTX active state and / or a DRX active state, the transmitting and receiving behavior includes: a second action; wherein The first action includes: not transmitting or receiving; the second action includes: transmitting or receiving at least one of the following: information related to the cell discovery service, information related to the initial access service; or The first action includes: not transmitting or receiving; the second action includes: transmitting or receiving at least one of the following: information related to user communication services, information related to cell discovery services, and information related to initial access services; or The first action includes sending and receiving at least one of the following: information related to cell discovery service and information related to initial access service; the second action includes sending and receiving at least one of the following: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, and information related to initial access service.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The first pattern for determining one or more beams includes at least one of the following: The first pattern of one or more beams is determined based on the downlink signaling sent by the network device; The first pattern of one or more beams is determined based on the agreement.

5. The method as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The step of determining a first pattern for one or more beams based on downlink signaling sent by the network device includes: The network device receives a first pattern of one or more beams transmitted via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

6. The method as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The first pattern of one or more beams transmitted by the network device via RRC signaling includes at least one of the following: Receive the first pattern of the beam corresponding to one or more synchronization signal block indices (SSB indices) broadcast by the network device via RRC signaling; The network device receives one or more Channel State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RS index) corresponding to the first pattern of the beam and one or more SSB indexes corresponding to the first pattern of the beam, which are sent by the network device through UE-specific RRC signaling.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, The step of determining a first pattern for one or more beams based on downlink signaling sent by the network device includes: At least one alternative pattern of the beam is received by the network device via RRC signaling; The receiving network device activates a first pattern via a first signaling; wherein the first pattern is any one of at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

8. The method as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The first signaling includes at least one of the following: Downlink Control Information (DCI) signaling; Media Access Control Layer Control Unit (MAC CE) signaling.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, Determining the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal includes: The channel and / or beam corresponding to the signal of the terminal are determined based on the configuration and / or indication of the network device.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The channel includes a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel; the signal includes a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that, The total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or The total number of different first patterns corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than the second threshold.

12. A communication method, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the method includes: Send a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission of DTX and / or discontinuous reception of DTX of the beam; Configure and / or indicate to the terminal the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal; The receiving and transmitting behavior of the channel and / or signal is determined based on the first pattern of the beam.

13. The method as described in claim 12, characterized in that, The first pattern is used to indicate at least one of the following: The time during which the beam is in the DTX active state; The time during which the beam is in the DTX inactive state; The time during which the beam is in DRX active state; The time during which the beam is in the DRX inactive state.

14. The method as described in claim 12 or 13, characterized in that, When the beam is in a DTX inactive state and / or a DRX inactive state, the transmitting and receiving behavior includes: a first action; when the beam is in a DTX active state and / or a DRX active state, the transmitting and receiving behavior includes: a second action; wherein The first action includes: not transmitting or receiving; the second action includes: transmitting or receiving at least one of the following: information related to the cell discovery service, information related to the initial access service; or The first action includes: not transmitting or receiving; the second action includes: transmitting or receiving at least one of the following: information related to user communication services, information related to cell discovery services, and information related to initial access services; or The first action includes sending and receiving at least one of the following: information related to cell discovery service and information related to initial access service; the second action includes sending and receiving at least one of the following: information related to user communication service, information related to cell discovery service, and information related to initial access service.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12-14, characterized in that, The first pattern of sending one or more beams to the terminal includes at least one of the following: The first pattern of one or more beams is sent to the terminal via downlink signaling.

16. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, The step of sending a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal via downlink signaling includes: The first pattern of one or more beams is sent to the terminal via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

17. The method as described in claim 16, characterized in that, The first pattern of one or more beams sent to the terminal via RRC signaling includes at least one of the following: The first pattern of the beam corresponding to one or more synchronization signal block indexes (SSB indexes) is broadcast via RRC signaling. The first pattern of one or more Channel State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RS index) and the first pattern of one or more SSB indexes of the beam are transmitted via UE-specific RRC signaling.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12-17, characterized in that, The step of sending a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal via downlink signaling includes: At least one alternative pattern for the beam is transmitted via RRC signaling; A first pattern is activated by a first signaling; wherein the first pattern is any one of at least one alternative pattern, and the first signaling is different from the RRC signaling.

19. The method as described in claim 18, characterized in that, The first signaling includes at least one of the following: DCI signaling; MAC CE signaling.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12-19, characterized in that, The channel includes a downlink channel and / or an uplink channel; the signal includes a downlink signal and / or an uplink signal.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12-20, characterized in that, The total number of different beams corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than a first threshold; and / or The total number of different first patterns corresponding to all channels and / or signals of the terminal is not greater than the second threshold.

22. A communication method for a communication system, the communication system comprising a terminal and a network device, the method comprising: The network device sends a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission of DTX and / or discontinuous reception of DTX by the beam; The terminal determines a first pattern for one or more beams; The network device configures and / or indicates to the terminal the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal; The terminal determines the channel and / or the beam corresponding to the signal of the terminal; The terminal and / or the network device determine the receiving and transmitting behavior of the channel and / or signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

23. A terminal, characterized in that, include: Processing module, configured to determine a first pattern for one or more beams, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern for discontinuous transmission DTX and / or discontinuous reception DTX of the beam; The processing module is also used to determine the channel and / or the beam corresponding to the signal of the terminal; The processing module is further configured to determine the receiving and transmitting behavior of the channel and / or signal based on the first pattern of the beam.

24. A network device, characterized in that, include: The transceiver module is used to send a first pattern of one or more beams to the terminal, the first pattern being used to indicate a pattern of discontinuous transmission of DTX and / or discontinuous reception of DRX of the beams; The transceiver module is used to configure and / or indicate to the terminal the beam corresponding to the channel and / or signal of the terminal; A processing module is configured to determine the transmission and reception behavior of the channel and / or signal based on a first pattern of the beam.

25. A communication device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause... The communication device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 or claims 12 to 21.

26. A communication system, characterized in that, The device includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 11, and the network device is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 12 to 21.

27. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device performs the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 or claims 12 to 21.

28. A program product, characterized in that, It includes a computer program that, when executed by a communication device, implements the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 or 12 to 21.

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