Communication methods, devices, system, and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of communications. Disclosed are communication methods, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. A communication method comprises: overlapping an operation occasion of a first device with a first occasion of a first node; and on the basis of the overlapping occasions, executing a corresponding operation, wherein the first node is in an idle state, and the first occasion includes: a paging occasion or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement occasion. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, overlapping an operation occasion of a first device with a first occasion of a first node can mitigate the impact caused by conflicts between an operation of the first device and a related operation of the first node.

Description

Communication method, device, system and storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

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

[0002] Ambient Internet of Thing (Ambient IoT) technology is a representative technology of Internet of Thing technology, which can be but is not limited to used to implement a technology similar to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.

[0003] SUMMARY

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

[0005] In a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a first node, and the method comprises:

[0006] overlapping an operation occasion of the first device with a first occasion of the first node;

[0007] performing a corresponding operation based on the overlapped occasion;

[0008] The first node is in an idle state, and the first occasion comprises a paging occasion or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement occasion.

[0009] In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method is performed by a first device, and the method comprises:

[0010] receiving a first command sent by a first node;

[0011] The first node is in an idle state, the first command comprises information related to a paging period of the first node, and the information is used to determine an operation occasion of the first device.

[0012] performing a corresponding operation at the operation occasion determined based on the information in the first command.

[0013] In a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a first node is provided, comprising:

[0014] The first processing module is configured to overlap an operation time of the first device with a first time of the first node; and perform a corresponding operation based on the overlapped time, wherein the first node is in an idle state, and the first time includes a paging time or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement time.

[0015] In a fourth aspect, a first device is provided, including:

[0016] The second transceiver is configured to receive a first command sent by the first node.

[0017] The second processing module is configured to perform a corresponding operation at an operation time determined based on information in the first command.

[0018] The first node is in an idle state, and the first command includes information related to a paging cycle of the first node, and the information is used to determine the operation time of the first device.

[0019] In a fifth aspect, a first node is provided, including:

[0020] One or more processors;

[0021] The terminal is configured to perform the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0022] In a sixth aspect, a first device is provided, including:

[0023] One or more processors;

[0024] The network device is configured to perform the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0025] In a seventh aspect, a communication system is provided, including a first node and a first device; the first node is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the first device is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0026] In an eighth aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which stores executable instructions, the executable instructions are loaded and executed by the processor to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0027] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the application and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the application.

[0029] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless communication system according to an example embodiment;

[0030] FIG. 1b is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture according to an example embodiment;

[0031] FIG. 1c is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture according to an example embodiment;

[0032] FIG. 1d is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture according to an example embodiment;

[0033] FIG. 1e is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture according to an example embodiment;

[0034] FIG. 1f is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture according to an example embodiment;

[0035] FIG. 1g is a schematic diagram illustrating an A-IoT device according to an example embodiment;

[0036] FIG. 1h is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication process between a tag and a reader according to an example embodiment;

[0037] FIG. 1i is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication process according to an example embodiment;

[0038] FIG. 1j is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication process according to an example embodiment;

[0039] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0040] FIG. 3a is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0041] FIG. 3b is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0042] FIG. 4a is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0043] FIG. 4b is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0044] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a communication process according to an example embodiment;

[0045] FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a first node according to an example embodiment;

[0046] FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a first device according to an example embodiment;

[0047] FIG. 7a is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0048] FIG. 7b is a structural schematic diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] The present disclosure provides a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0050] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method is performed by a first node, and the method comprises:

[0051] overlapping an operation occasion of a first device with a first occasion of the first node;

[0052] performing a corresponding operation based on the overlapped occasion;

[0053] The first node is in an idle state, and the first occasion comprises a paging occasion or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement occasion.

[0054] In the above embodiment, by overlapping the operation occasion of the first device with the first occasion of the first node, the first node can have more time to sleep to obtain more power saving gain, thereby effectively reducing the impact caused by the conflict between the operation of the first device and the related operation of the first node, for example, the impact caused by the conflict between the uplink operation of the first device and the paging or RRM measurement operation of the first node in the idle state can be reduced.

[0055] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the overlapping of the operation occasion of the first device with the first occasion of the first node comprises:

[0056] extending a delay of a first operation to overlap the first occasion of the first node with the operation occasion of the first device;

[0057] The first operation comprises paging or RRM measurement.

[0058] In the above embodiment, by extending the delay of the paging or RRM measurement operation, the first occasion of the first node can be overlapped with the operation occasion of the first device, thereby reducing the impact caused by the conflict between the operation of the first device and the related operation of the first node.

[0059] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the extending of the delay of the first operation comprises extending the delay of the first operation based on a first extension factor.

[0060] The first extension factor is determined based on a shared time between the first node and the first device.

[0061] In the above embodiment, by extending the delay of the paging or the RRN measurement operation based on the first extension factor determined based on the shared time between the first node and the first device, the impact caused by the conflict between the operation of the first device and the related operation of the first node can be reduced more effectively.

[0062] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first extension factor is a sum of a number of first times of the first node and a number of operation times of the first device within the shared time.

[0063] In the above embodiment, by determining the first extension factor as the sum of the number of first times of the first node and the number of operation times of the first device within the shared time, and extending the delay of the paging or the RRN measurement operation, the impact caused by the conflict between the operation of the first device and the related operation of the first node can be reduced maximally.

[0064] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the overlapping of the operation time of the first device and the first time of the first node comprises:

[0065] Extending a maximum interruption duration of the paging, so that the first time of the first node overlaps with the operation time of the first device, wherein the first time of the first node is a paging time of the first node for cell reselection.

[0066] In the above embodiment, by extending the paging time of the first node for cell reselection to overlap with the operation time of the first device through the maximum interruption duration of the paging, the impact caused by the conflict between the operation of the first device and the paging operation of the first node for cell reselection can be reduced.

[0067] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the extending of the interruption duration of the paging comprises: extending a maximum interruption duration of the paging based on a second extension factor.

[0068] The second extension factor is determined based on a period of paging of the first node configured by the network.

[0069] In the above embodiment, by extending the maximum interruption duration of the paging based on the second extension factor determined based on the period of paging of the first node configured by the network, the impact caused by the conflict between the operation of the first device and the paging operation of the first node for cell reselection can be reduced more effectively.

[0070] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second extension factor is used to determine a shared occasion between the first node and the first device.

[0071] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, an operation cycle of the first device is a first integer multiple of a paging cycle of the first node; or, the paging cycle of the first node is a second integer multiple of an operation cycle of the first device.

[0072] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, performing corresponding operations based on the overlapped occasion includes:

[0073] If the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device cannot be performed simultaneously, determining whether to perform the operation of the first device based on the first indication information.

[0074] In the above embodiments, in the case that the first node cannot perform the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device simultaneously, whether to perform the operation of the first device can be determined based on the first indication information, so that conflicts between the operation of the first device and related operations of the first node can be effectively avoided.

[0075] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the determining whether to perform the operation of the first device based on the first indication information includes:

[0076] If the first indication information indicates that there is no paging in the first paging occasion, performing the operation of the first device.

[0077] If the first indication information indicates that there is paging in the first paging occasion, and the first paging occasion allows the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device to be performed simultaneously, preferentially performing the monitoring of the paging occasion, and then performing the operation of the first device.

[0078] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the operation of the first device is an uplink data transmission operation of the first device.

[0079] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0080] sending a first command to the first device, the first command including information related to a paging cycle of the first node, the information being used to determine an operation occasion of the first device.

[0081] In the above embodiments, the first node can make the first device determine an operation timing based on the information in the first command, so as to facilitate the first device to perform corresponding operations at the determined operation timing, thereby reducing the impact caused by the conflict between the operations of the first device and the related operations of the first node.

[0082] In some embodiments, combined with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the paging and / or the RRM measurement are performed on a first carrier, and the first command is sent on a second carrier.

[0083] In some embodiments, combined with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first carrier is different from the second carrier.

[0084] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method is performed by a first device, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0085] receiving a first command sent by a first node;

[0086] In some embodiments, the first node is in an idle state, and the first command comprises information related to a paging cycle of the first node, and the information is used to determine an operation timing of the first device.

[0087] performing corresponding operations at the operation timing determined based on the information in the first command.

[0088] In some embodiments, combined with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the operation timing of the first device overlaps with a first timing of the first node, and the first timing comprises a paging timing or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement timing of the first node.

[0089] In some embodiments, combined with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving the first command sent by the first node comprises:

[0090] receiving the first command sent by the first node on a second carrier;

[0091] In some embodiments, the first node performs paging and / or RRM measurement on a first carrier.

[0092] In some embodiments, combined with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first carrier is different from the second carrier.

[0093] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a first node, comprising:

[0094] The first processing module is configured to overlap an operation occasion of the first device with a first occasion of the first node; and perform a corresponding operation based on the overlapped occasion, wherein the first node is in an idle state, and the first occasion includes a paging occasion or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement occasion.

[0095] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first device, including:

[0096] The second transceiver is configured to receive a first command sent by the first node.

[0097] The second processing module is configured to perform a corresponding operation at an operation occasion determined based on information in the first command.

[0098] The first node is in an idle state, and the first command includes information related to a paging cycle of the first node, and the information is used to determine the operation occasion of the first device.

[0099] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first node, including:

[0100] One or more processors.

[0101] The terminal performs the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0102] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first device is provided, including:

[0103] One or more processors.

[0104] The network device performs the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0105] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, including a first node and a first device, wherein the first node is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the first device is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0106] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, which stores instructions, and when the instructions run on a communication device, the communication device performs the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0107] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product, which is executed by a communication device, and causes the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0108] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program which, when running on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect or the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0109] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or a chip system, which comprises processing circuitry for performing the method described in the first aspect or the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0110] It can be understood that the apparatus for random access, the communication device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, and the computer program described above are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here. The communication device can be a terminal or a network device.

[0111] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a communication method, an apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0112] In some embodiments, the communication method and the information processing method can be replaced with each other, the apparatus for random access and the information processing apparatus can be replaced with each other, and the information processing system and the communication system can be replaced with each other.

[0113] 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 embodiments of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing some steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation manners in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0114] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referred to each other if there is no special description and logical conflict, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0115] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0116] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, an element represented in singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "said", "the aforementioned", "the foregoing", "this", and the like, unless otherwise specified, 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 an article 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.

[0117] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "plurality" refers to two or more.

[0118] 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.

[0119] 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.

[0120] In some embodiments, the description manner such as "A in one case, and B in another case", "in response to case A, in response to case B", and the like, according to the case, can include the following technical solutions: 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.

[0121] 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 configuration" and "second configuration" can be the same information or different information, and the contents thereof can be the same or different.

[0122] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0123] 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.

[0124] 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.

[0125] 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.

[0126] 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.

[0127] 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 the like can be replaced with each other.

[0128] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, for a structure in which communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the 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 the like), the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied. In this case, it can also be configured as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, the language of "uplink", "downlink", and the like can also be replaced with language corresponding to the inter-terminal communication (for example, "side").

[0129] For example, the uplink channel, the downlink channel, and the like can be replaced with a sidelink channel, and the uplink, the downlink, and the like can be replaced with a sidelink.

[0130] In some embodiments, the terms "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink", and the like can be replaced with each other, the terms "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink", and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms "side", "sidelink", "sidelink communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct connection link", "direct connection communication", "direct connection link communication", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0131] In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant", "UL DCI", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0132] In some embodiments, the terms "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)", "DL data", and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)", "UL data", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0133] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value (0 or 1) represented by 1 bit, or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values (for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0134] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices (for example, access network devices, core network devices, and the like) contained in the network.

[0135] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, and the like can comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is located.

[0136] In some embodiments, data, information, and the like can be acquired after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0137] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0138] As shown in FIG. 1a, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0139] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a communication-capable automobile, a smart automobile, a tablet (Pad), a wireless transceiver-equipped computer, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0140] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0141] 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, for example, an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0142] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture, at this time, the interfaces between or within the network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the flow and information interaction between the internal interfaces can be realized through software or programs.

[0143] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), wherein the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the network device, and the functions of part of the protocol layers are controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0144] In some embodiments, the access network device can be one device, or a plurality of devices or device groups, and respectively includes all or part of the first network element, the second network element and the like. The network element can be virtual or physical. The network device includes at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), a next generation core (NGC), and the like.

[0145] In some embodiments, the core network device can be one device including one or more network elements, or a plurality of devices or device groups, and respectively includes all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), a next generation core (NGC), and the like.

[0146] 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, with the evolution of system architecture and the appearance of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0147] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1a, or part of the subjects, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1a are illustrative, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1a, or other subjects other than those in FIG. 1a. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, and the connection relationship between the subjects is illustrative. The subjects 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.

[0148] 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), systems using other random access technologies, next-generation systems expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0149] In today's Internet of Things networks, traditional Internet of Things devices are usually powered by traditional batteries with limited lifetime, which negatively impacts user experience. In some extreme environmental conditions, it can be very challenging to maintain the operation of the Internet of Things network and replace the battery. In this regard, battery-free Internet of Things communication has been proposed, which will improve network performance and sustainability and expand application scenarios. In addition, by removing traditional batteries, device size and cost can be significantly reduced, providing a foundation for a variety of new applications.

[0150] In the 5G era, various LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) technologies such as MTC (Machine Type Communication), NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things), RedCap (Reduced Capability), etc. have been developed to meet the growing needs of vertical industries. These LPWA technologies enable low cost, low power consumption and large-scale connectivity, meeting the requirements of many applications.

[0151] However, there are still many use cases and applications that cannot be addressed in the following situations. First, devices powered by traditional batteries are not suitable, for example, in extreme environmental conditions (e.g. high pressure, extremely high / low temperature, humid environment). Second, maintenance-free devices are required (e.g. without replacing the traditional batteries of the device). Finally, ultra-low complexity, very small device size / form factor (e.g. thickness of mm), longer life cycle, etc. are required.

[0152] Environmentally powered Internet of Things is a promising technology that can meet the above unmet needs. Environmentally powered Internet of Things devices are Internet of Things devices powered by energy harvesting, with no battery or limited energy storage capacity (e.g. using capacitors), providing energy by harvesting radio waves, light, motion, heat or any other suitable power source.

[0153] The energy obtained from the environment can drive the data transmission and wireless communication of the perception node. The transmit and receive power consumption of the current mainstream low-power Internet of Things communication chips (such as BLE, LoRa, NB-IoT) is in the tens of milliwatts or even hundreds of milliwatts, while the energy harvested from the environment is only in the order of microwatts, which cannot drive these types of nodes to work. Therefore, a new wireless communication technology is needed to reduce the communication energy consumption to tens of microwatts or even below ten microwatts. The current mainstream way is to use backscatter communication technology. Backscatter communication is one of the key technologies for building a green and energy-efficient, low-cost, and flexible future Internet of Things, and is an important means to realize "Internet of Everything".

[0154] Backscatter communication is a modulation and transmission technology designed based on the principle of radio frequency signal backscatter, with extremely low power consumption. Backscatter communication was first proposed by Stockman. When radio frequency signals reach the surface of an object, part of them will be reflected. The sending node adjusts the match between the receiving antenna and the impedance according to the information to be sent, enhances the reflection of the incident radio frequency signal, and modulates the sensing data obtained by itself to the reflected signal to complete the transmission of data. This process is similar to a mirror. Compared with other communication technologies, backscatter communication does not require complex radio frequency structures, reduces the use of power amplifiers, high-precision crystal oscillators, duplexers, high-precision filters and other devices, and does not require complex baseband processing. Therefore, the terminal design can be simplified, and the cost of the terminal node can be greatly reduced.

[0155] Backscatter communication has been widely used in RIFD (radio frequency identification) systems, forming many commercial cases. As shown in FIG. 1b, the working principle is that the receiver (generally an RFID reader) sends a radio frequency excitation signal to activate a passive node (generally an RFID electronic tag), and the electronic tag modulates its own information to the radio frequency signal using backscatter communication. The reader receives the reflected signal of the passive electronic tag and demodulates it to achieve information transmission.

[0156] Currently, the FRID technology also has many shortcomings, such as small coverage distance (wireless signals in the communication process will experience double path fading, so the path loss is large and the effective communication distance is short), single channel transmission, the need for strict alignment of the tag, no power control, etc. There is a lot of room for improvement in the communication of RFID technology. It needs to be integrated with the communication system described in FIG. 1a to improve the wireless communication performance of RFID technology in the passive Internet of Things.

[0157] The tag under the passive radio frequency identification technology can also be called passive Internet of Things (Ambient IoT), that is, a passive Internet of Things device. This new type of Internet of Things device has the characteristics of low memory, low processing power, low power, small data transmission, and mass deployment. The environmental Internet of Things device can be maintenance-free and has a long service life (for example, more than 10 years).

[0158] This new type of Internet of Things device needs to collect radio waves transmitted by network nodes to obtain energy to drive itself to work. Therefore, before obtaining energy, the Internet of Things device is usually in an "off" state, that is, a state of being offline. Therefore, the communication system needs to support a data communication mode with shorter transmission time, lower memory consumption, and more convenient terminal management to complete the data communication process as soon as possible.

[0159] The present application is based on the backscatter technology to realize the wireless communication design of the communication based on the environmental energy device.

[0160] The existing network architecture includes the following:

[0161] Topology 1: Direct DL and UL data reception and transmission between Ambient IoT and base station, see FIG. 1c for details.

[0162] Topology 2: Indirect DL and UL data reception and transmission between Ambient IoT and base station, with intermediate nodes forwarding, see FIG. 1d for details.

[0163] In some embodiments, the intermediate node can be a node that provides data forwarding function, or the intermediate node can be a node that assists other devices or nodes in data transmission or reception. For example, at least one of a relay, an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node, a User Equipment (UE), a repeater, but not limited thereto.

[0164] Topology 3: Direct DL or UL data reception or transmission between Ambient IoT and base station, with assistance nodes on UL or DL, see FIG. 1e for details. The assistance nodes are responsible for receiving or transmitting UL or receiving DL data. For example, at least one of a relay, an IAB, a UE, a repeater, but not limited thereto.

[0165] Topology 4: Direct DL and UL data reception and transmission between Ambient IoT and UE, where the UE is responsible for collecting data and forwarding the collected data to the network side, see FIG. 1f for details.

[0166] It should be noted that the above example of accessing network equipment as base station is only an exemplary access mode, and does not constitute a limitation on the access mode of Ambient IOT device.

[0167] Ambient IoT Device (A-IoT device) can be divided into three types, see FIG. 1g for details, wherein,

[0168] Device A: No energy storage, no independent signal generation / amplification, i.e. backscatter transmission.

[0169] Device B: With energy storage, no independent signal generation, i.e. backscatter transmission. The use of stored energy can include amplification of reflected signals.

[0170] Device C: With energy storage, with independent signal generation, i.e. active RF components for transmission.

[0171] To support data transmission of A-IoT devices, one device in the network can support one or more functions:

[0172] 1. Energy Source (ES) function, only for Device Type B and Type C.

[0173] 2. Downlink Transmission (DT) function, sending indication information to A-IoT devices, thereby triggering uplink transmission of A-IoT devices.

[0174] 3. Continuous Wave (CW) function, only for Device A and B. A-IoT devices implement uplink transmission by backscattering CW. CW is actually also an ES, and A-IoT devices can receive CW and store energy.

[0175] 4. Uplink Reception (UR) function, receiving uplink information backscattered by A-IoT devices, or receiving uplink information actively transmitted by A-IoT devices.

[0176] In some embodiments, the device performing the above ES, DT, CW or UR functions can be a UE, a repeater, a relay or a base station, etc.

[0177] In some embodiments, one device can only support one of the above functions; or one device can also support multiple of the above functions at the same time; or one device can also support all of the above functions at the same time.

[0178] In an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication system, from the perspective of usage functions, commands can be divided into three categories: tag Select, Inventory and Access. Among them, Inventory commands include: Query, QueryAdjust, QueryRep, ACK, NAK.

[0179] In some embodiments, one Tag enters Arbitrate state after receiving Query command, which can be regarded as the "Holding state" of the Tag. The value of the corresponding Counter is set according to the Q value in the command, and the value is decreased by 1 each time a Query Reply (QueryRep) command is received. When the value is 0, the Tag will turn to Reply state and backscatter RN16 (16 bits random number). If a confirmation (ACK) message is further received, it is confirmed that the Tag access is successful; otherwise, if an invalid (Invalid) ACK (e.g. NAK) message or an ACK message with an error RN16 is received, or until T2(max) no corresponding command is received, the Tag returns to the waiting state. Wherein, T2(max) is the maximum waiting time of a Tag device, if no feedback from the corresponding reader is received within this time, the Tag returns to the waiting state.

[0180] Specifically,

[0181] 1. After receiving a valid Query command sent by the reader, each Tag selected according to the set standard generates a random number (similar to rolling a die), and each Tag with a random number of zero will generate a response (returning a temporary password RN16, i.e. a 16-bit random number (RN)), and turn to the Reply state; Tags meeting other conditions will change some attributes and flags, thereby exiting the above-mentioned Tag group, which is conducive to reducing repeated identification.

[0182] 2. After receiving a valid QueryAdjust command, each Tag in the Tag group generates a new random number (similar to re-rolling a die), and the others are the same as Query.

[0183] 3. After receiving a valid QueryRep command, only the original random number of each Tag in the Tag group is decreased by 1, and the others are the same as Query.

[0184] 4. Only the single Tag can receive a valid confirmation ACK command (using the above-mentioned RN16, or Handle, i.e. a 16-bit random number temporarily representing the identity of the Tag (this is a security mechanism)), and after receiving it, the Electronic Product Code (EPC) is returned to the reader.

[0185] 5. After receiving a valid NAK command, except for the Ready and Killed states, the other states remain unchanged.

[0186] The existing flowchart of communication between the tag and the reader / writer can be seen in FIG. 1h.

[0187] The network architecture of the embodiments of the present disclosure is topology 2: communication between the A-IoT device (or Tag) and the UE, the UE as an intermediate node, sends data to the network side.

[0188] For the above topology 2, in the current RFID method, when the UE as an intermediate node needs to communicate with the A-IoT device, as shown in FIG. 1i, IoT UL response can occur without any restrictions, at least the following problems exist:

[0189] 1. Since the UE is in an idle state, the UE will miss the IoT UL.

[0190] 2. If the UE needs to listen to the A-IoT device during the DRX off period, this will significantly increase the power consumption of the UE.

[0191] The network architecture of the embodiments of the present disclosure is topology 2, as shown in FIG. 1j, the uplink (Uu DL) and downlink (Uu UL) of the Uu link between the intermediate node and the network side adopt FDD mode, and the forward link (IoT forward Link, IoT FL) and backward link (IoT backforward link, IoT BL) of the A-IoT link between the intermediate node and the A-IoT device adopt TDD mode. The A-IoT link and the Uu link use the same carrier or frequency band.

[0192] In some embodiments, during the DRX on period, the UE can trigger the IoT command transmission in the Uu UL carrier. There is no any impact on the Uu DL operation (such as paging) because the UE can handle DL and UL simultaneously in the case of FDD spectrum.

[0193] In the case that the UE is in the RRC idle state, the A-IoT device will trigger the communication between it and the UE within the DRX duration, which will cause higher power consumption problem.

[0194] In order to overcome the above problems, the following methods can be used:

[0195] 1. Consider the Uu DL operation first and abandon the IoT UL operation (traditional);

[0196] 2. If the UE has free RF chains, the IoT UL operation can be offloaded to other carriers;

[0197] 3. Make the IoT UL operation share the same occasion with the Uu DL operation - this can be achieved by extending the total delay of paging or RRM measurement, or extending the paging interruption duration.

[0198] In some embodiments, the UE can simultaneously transmit IoT DL and receive Uu paging within DRX. Due to FDD, the interference of Uu DL to IoT DL can be negligible.

[0199] The following describes various embodiments of the communication method proposed by the present disclosure in detail based on the wireless communication system described above.

[0200] FIG. 2 is an interaction diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication method is used in the communication system 100, and the method comprises:

[0201] S201, the first node overlaps the operation occasion of the first device with the first occasion of the first node.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first node is in an idle state.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first occasion comprises a paging occasion or an RRM measurement occasion.

[0204] In some embodiments, the first node can be an intermediate node between the first device and the access network device, used to forward data and / or signals transmitted between the first device and the access network device.

[0205] In some embodiments, the name of the first node is not limited, which is, for example, a “first communication device” and the like.

[0206] In some embodiments, the first node is a node with data forwarding function, or a node that assists other devices or nodes in data transmission or reception.

[0207] Optionally, the first node can comprise at least one of a relay, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a user equipment (UE), a repeater, but is not limited thereto.

[0208] In some embodiments, the operation of the first device is an uplink data transmission operation of the first device.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first node overlaps the operation occasion of the first device with the first occasion of the first node as much as possible. Optionally, the operation occasion of the first device is fully overlapped with the first occasion of the first node, or partially overlapped.

[0210] Optionally, the occasion of the uplink data transmission operation of the first device is overlapped with the paging occasion or the RRM measurement occasion of the first node.

[0211] Optionally, the overlapped time occasion can be a shared time occasion for the uplink data transmission operation of the first device and the paging operation or the RRM measurement operation of the first node.

[0212] Optionally, the uplink data transmission operation of the first device and the paging operation or the RRM measurement operation of the first node can share an overlapped time occasion.

[0213] In some embodiments, the operation period of the first device is a first integer multiple of the paging period of the first node; or the paging period of the first node is a second integer multiple of the operation period of the first device.

[0214] Optionally, the first integer and the second integer can be configured by the network.

[0215] For example, if the first integer is N and the second integer is M, the operation period of the first device is paging DRX period / N, or paging DRX period*M.

[0216] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5, by increasing the extension time Text, the IoT UL operation time occasion and the Uu paging or RRM measurement time occasion are overlapped, both of which are in the on period of DRX_2, i.e., the active period of DRX_2.

[0217] In some embodiments, the first node can overlap the operation time occasion of the first device with the first time occasion of the first node in the following ways:

[0218] The first node extends the delay of the first operation of the first node, or extends the maximum interruption time length of the paging.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first operation includes paging or Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement.

[0220] In some embodiments, the first node extends the total paging delay, or extends the maximum interruption time length of the paging.

[0221] In some embodiments, the extension of the total paging delay by the first node can be understood as: extending the number of DRX periods in the serving cell measurement process. Optionally, the number of DRX periods in the existing serving cell measurement process is increased to achieve the extension of the total paging delay.

[0222] In some embodiments, the first node extending the maximum interruption duration of the paging can be understood as: extending the maximum interruption duration of the paging reception in the cell reselection, which is the maximum value of the interruption duration of listening to the downlink channel for paging reception in the existing cell reselection process. Optionally, the interruption duration of the cell reselection does not exceed the extended maximum interruption duration.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first node extending the delay of the first operation of the first node can include: extending the delay of the first operation based on the first extension factor.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first node

[0225] In some embodiments, the first extension factor is determined based on a shared occasion between the first node and the first device.

[0226] Optionally, the value of the first extension factor depends on the shared occasion between the first node and the first device.

[0227] In some embodiments, the delay of the paging operation or the delay of the RRM measurement operation is extended based on the first extension factor.

[0228] Optionally, the delay of the paging operation or the delay of the RRM measurement operation is extended based on the first extension factor, so that the paging occasion or the RRM measurement occasion of the first node overlaps with the operation occasion of the first device.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first extension factor is the sum of the number of first occasions of the first node and the number of operation occasions of the first device in a shared occasion.

[0230] In some embodiments, the shared occasion can be the on duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle configured by the network side for the first operation.

[0231] Optionally, the first extension factor is the sum of the number of first occasions of the first node and the number of operation occasions of the first device in the on duration of a DRX cycle.

[0232] For example, if one shared occasion (i.e., the on duration of a DRX cycle) includes one first occasion and one operation occasion of the first device, the first extension factor is 2.

[0233] For example, if one shared occasion (i.e., the on duration of a DRX cycle) includes one first occasion and two operation occasions of the first device, or two first occasions and one operation occasion of the first device, the first extension factor is 3.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first node extends the interruption duration of the paging can comprise: extending the maximum interruption duration of the paging based on a second extension factor.

[0235] Optionally, the first node extends the maximum interruption duration of the paging based on the second extension factor, so that a paging occasion of the first node overlaps with an operation occasion of the first device when the first node performs cell reselection.

[0236] In some embodiments, the second extension factor is determined based on a period of paging of the first node configured by the network side.

[0237] Optionally, the second extension factor can be determined based on a period of paging operation of the first node configured by the network side. For example, the period of paging operation of the first node can be a DRX period.

[0238] Optionally, a sum of a value of the second extension factor and an activation time of the first device can be a DRX period configured by the network side. The activation time of the first device can refer to Tact (Activation time) in FIG. 1i and FIG. 5.

[0239] In some embodiments, the terms of “time”, “time point”, “time”, “time position” and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms of “duration”, “period”, “time window”, “window”, “time” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0240] In some embodiments, the first device can be an Ambient IoT device (A-IoT device) as described above.

[0241] In some embodiments, the second extension factor is used to determine a shared occasion between the first node and the first device.

[0242] In some embodiments, the shared occasion between the first node and the first device can be determined based on a sum of the second extension factor and an activation time of the first device.

[0243] Optionally, if a sum of a value of the second extension factor and an activation time of the first device is a DRX period configured by the network side, the shared occasion between the first node and the first device can be determined as an activation period of the DRX period.

[0244] For example, the second extension factor can refer to Text (Extend time) in FIG. 5, and the shared occasion can refer to DRX_2 in FIG. 5.

[0245] S202, the first node performs corresponding operation based on the overlapped occasion.

[0246] In some embodiments, the operation of the first device can be performed in the overlapped occasion, and / or the paging or RRM measurement operation of the first node.

[0247] Optionally, if the operation of the first device is an uplink data sending operation of the first device, the first node can receive the uplink data sent by the first device in the overlapped occasion, and / or perform paging monitoring or RRM measurement.

[0248] In some embodiments, if the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device cannot be performed simultaneously, it is determined whether to perform the operation of the first device based on the first indication information.

[0249] In some embodiments, the first indication information can be included in a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) or a paging early indication (PEI), wherein the PEI is used to indicate whether the first node monitors paging scheduling information in a specific (certain) paging occasion (PO).

[0250] In some embodiments, the terms “certain”, “preset”, “pre-set”, “set”, “indicated”, “certain”, “arbitrary”, “first” and the like can be replaced with each other, and “certain A”, “preset A”, “pre-set A”, “set A”, “indicated A”, “certain A”, “arbitrary A”, “first A” can be interpreted as A specified in advance in a protocol or the like, or A obtained by setting, configuring, or indicating, or A specified, certain, arbitrary, or first, but are not limited thereto.

[0251] In some embodiments, it is determined whether to perform the operation of the first device based on the first indication information, comprising:

[0252] If the first indication information indicates that there is no paging in the first paging occasion, the operation of the first device is performed.

[0253] If the first indication information indicates that there is paging in the first paging occasion, and the first paging occasion allows the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device to be performed simultaneously, the monitoring of the paging occasion is performed preferentially, and then the operation of the first device is performed.

[0254] Optionally, if the first indication information indicates that there is no paging in the first paging occasion, the operation of the first device is performed, i.e., the uplink data sent by the first device is received.

[0255] Optionally, if the first indication information indicates that there is paging in the first paging occasion, the first device performs the listening of the paging occasion first and then performs the operation of the first device, if the first paging occasion is allowed, i.e., the first paging occasion is sufficient for the listening of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device.

[0256] In some embodiments, the terms "in the case of", "in the event that", "when", "if" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0257] In some embodiments, after the step S202, the method can further include:

[0258] S203, the first node sends a first command.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first node sends the first command to the first device.

[0260] In some embodiments, the first command includes information related to a period of paging by the first node, which is used to determine the operation occasion of the first device.

[0261] In some embodiments, the first command can be a command to start the first device, for example, can be Query in the inventory command, but not limited thereto.

[0262] In some embodiments, the terms "send", "transmit", "report", "issue", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0263] In some embodiments, the paging and / or RRM measurement is performed on the first carrier, and the first command is sent on the second carrier.

[0264] In some embodiments, the first node performs the paging and / or RRM measurement operation on the first carrier and sends the first command on the second carrier.

[0265] In some embodiments, the terms "carrier", "resource block (RB)", "physical resource block (PRB)", "sub-carrier", "sub-carrier group (SCG)", "resource element group (REG)", "PRB pair", "RB pair", "resource element (RE)" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0266] In some embodiments, the first carrier is different from the second carrier.

[0267] Optionally, the first carrier can be a Uu DL carrier, and the second carrier can be a Uu UL carrier, but not limited thereto.

[0268] Optionally, the first node performs the paging and / or the RRM measurement operation on the Uu DL carrier, and sends the first command to the first device on the Uu UL carrier.

[0269] In some embodiments, the names of information and the like are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and the terms of "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", "symbol", "data", and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0270] S204, the first device determines an operation occasion of the first device based on the information in the first command.

[0271] In some embodiments, the first device receives the first command sent by the first node.

[0272] In some embodiments, the first command received by the first device includes information related to a period of paging of the first node, for example, a paging DRX period, and the first device can determine the occasion of sending the uplink data based on the paging DRX period.

[0273] In some embodiments, the first device receives the first command sent by the first node on the second carrier.

[0274] In some embodiments, the second carrier is different from the first carrier, wherein the first carrier is a carrier used by the first node to perform the paging and / or the RRM measurement.

[0275] Optionally, the first node sends the first command to the first device on the second carrier, and performs the paging and / or the RRM measurement operation on the first carrier.

[0276] For example, the first carrier can be a Uu DL carrier, and the second carrier can be a Uu UL carrier. That is, the first device receives the first command sent by the first node on the Uu UL carrier.

[0277] In some embodiments, the operation occasion of the first device overlaps with the first occasion of the first node.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first occasion comprises a paging occasion or a RRM measurement occasion of the first node.

[0279] Optionally, the operation occasion of the first device overlaps with a paging occasion or a RRM measurement occasion of the first node.

[0280] S205. The first device performs the corresponding operation at the determined operation occasion.

[0281] In some embodiments, the first device can send uplink data at the determined operation occasion.

[0282] Optionally, the first device can send uplink data to the first node at the determined operation occasion.

[0283] In some embodiments, the operation occasion determined by the first device overlaps with the first occasion of the first node.

[0284] It should be understood that the name of “extension factor” in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited, which may, for example, be “extension coefficient, extension parameter” and the like.

[0285] The method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S201-S205. For example, step S201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S201 and S202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S201, S202 and S203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S201, S202, S203 and S204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0286] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0287] In some embodiments, step S203 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0288] In some embodiments, step S204 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0289] In some embodiments, step S205 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0290] FIG. 3a is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3a, the communication method can be performed by a first node, for example, terminal 101, and the method comprises:

[0291] S301. Overlap the operation occasion of the first device with the first occasion of the first node.

[0292] The optional implementation of step S301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0293] In some embodiments, the first node is in an idle state.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first occasion includes a paging occasion or an RRM measurement occasion.

[0295] In some embodiments, the operation of the first device is an uplink data transmission operation of the first device.

[0296] In some embodiments, the first node overlaps the operation occasion of the first device with the first occasion of the first node as much as possible.

[0297] Optionally, the operation occasion of the first device is fully overlapped with the first occasion of the first node, or partially overlapped.

[0298] In some embodiments, step S301 can include extending the delay of the first operation of the first node, or extending the maximum interruption duration of paging.

[0299] In some embodiments, the first operation includes paging or RRM measurement.

[0300] In some embodiments, extending the delay of the first operation of the first node can include extending the delay of the first operation based on a first extension factor.

[0301] In some embodiments, extending the interruption duration of paging can include extending the maximum interruption duration of paging based on a second extension factor.

[0302] S302. Perform the corresponding operation based on the overlapped occasion.

[0303] The optional implementation of step S302 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0304] In some embodiments, the operation of the first device and / or the paging or RRM measurement operation of the first node can be performed in the overlapped occasion.

[0305] In some embodiments, if the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device cannot be performed simultaneously, it is determined whether to perform the operation of the first device based on the first indication information.

[0306] S303. Send a first command.

[0307] The optional implementation of step S303 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0308] In some embodiments, the first node sends the first command to the first device.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first command includes information related to a period of paging by the first node, which is used to determine the operation occasion of the first device.

[0310] The method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S301-S303. For example, step S301 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S301 and S303 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S301 and S302 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0311] In some embodiments, step S302 is optional, and one or more of the steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0312] In some embodiments, step S303 is optional, and one or more of the steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0313] FIG. 3b is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3b, the communication method can be performed by a first node, for example, terminal 101, and the method includes:

[0314] S311, overlapping the operation occasion of the first device with a first occasion of the first node.

[0315] The optional implementation of step S311 can refer to the optional implementation of step S201 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0316] In some embodiments, the first node is in an idle state, and the first occasion includes a paging occasion or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement occasion.

[0317] S312, performing a corresponding operation based on the overlapped occasion.

[0318] The optional implementation of step S312 can refer to the optional implementation of step S202 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0319] In some embodiments, if the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device cannot be performed simultaneously, it is determined whether to perform the operation of the first device based on the first indication information.

[0320] In some embodiments, determining whether to perform the operation of the first device based on the first indication information comprises:

[0321] If the first indication information indicates that there is no paging in the first paging occasion, performing the operation of the first device;

[0322] If the first indication information indicates that there is paging in the first paging occasion, and the first paging occasion allows the monitoring of the paging occasion and the operation of the first device, preferentially performing the monitoring of the paging occasion, and then performing the operation of the first device.

[0323] In some embodiments, step S311 can comprise:

[0324] Extending the delay of the first operation of the first node, or extending the maximum interruption duration of the paging.

[0325] The optional implementation manners described above can refer to the optional implementation manners of step S201 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described herein again.

[0326] In some embodiments, the delay of the first operation is extended so that the first occasion of the first node overlaps with the operation occasion of the first device. Optionally, the first operation comprises paging or RRM measurement.

[0327] In some embodiments, extending the delay of the first operation comprises extending the delay of the first operation based on a first extension factor.

[0328] In some embodiments, the first extension factor is determined based on a shared occasion between the first node and the first device.

[0329] In some embodiments, the first extension factor is the sum of the number of the first occasion of the first node and the number of the operation occasion of the first device within the shared occasion.

[0330] In some embodiments, the maximum interruption duration of the paging is extended so that the first occasion of the first node overlaps with the operation occasion of the first device, wherein the first occasion of the first node is a paging occasion of the first node when performing cell reselection.

[0331] In some embodiments, extending the interruption duration of the paging comprises extending the maximum interruption duration of the paging based on a second extension factor.

[0332] In some embodiments, the second extension factor is determined based on a period of paging of the first node configured by the network.

[0333] In some embodiments, the second extension factor is used to determine a shared occasion between the first node and the first device.

[0334] In the above embodiments, the operation period of the first device is a first integer multiple of the paging period of the first node; or the paging period of the first node is a second integer multiple of the operation period of the first device.

[0335] In the above embodiments, the operation of the first device is an uplink data sending operation of the first device.

[0336] In some embodiments, after step S312, the method further includes:

[0337] S313 (not shown in the figure), sending the first command.

[0338] The optional implementation of step S313 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0339] In some embodiments, the first command is sent to the first device.

[0340] In some embodiments, the first command includes information related to the period of paging of the first node, and the information is used to determine the operation timing of the first device.

[0341] In some embodiments, the paging and / or RRM measurement are performed on the first carrier, and the first command is sent on the second carrier.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first carrier is different from the second carrier.

[0343] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S311-S312. For example, step S311 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0344] In some embodiments, step S312 is optional, and one or more of the steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0345] FIG. 4a is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4a, the method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure is performed by the first device, and the above method includes:

[0346] S401, receiving a first command.

[0347] In some embodiments, the first device receives the first command sent by the first node.

[0348] The optional implementation of step S401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S203 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0349] In some embodiments, the first node is in an idle state.

[0350] In some embodiments, the first command comprises information related to a period of paging by the first node, and the information is used to determine the operation occasion of the first device.

[0351] In some embodiments, the first device receives the first command sent by the first node on a second carrier.

[0352] In some embodiments, the second carrier is different from the first carrier, wherein the first carrier is a carrier used by the first node to perform paging and / or RRM measurement.

[0353] S402, determining an operation occasion of the first device.

[0354] The optional implementation of step S402 can refer to the optional implementation of step S204 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0355] In some embodiments, the first device determines the operation occasion of the first device based on the information in the first command.

[0356] In some embodiments, the first command received by the first device comprises information related to a period of paging by the first node, for example, a paging DRX cycle, and the first device can determine the occasion of sending uplink data based on the paging DRX cycle.

[0357] In some embodiments, the operation occasion of the first device overlaps with the first occasion of the first node.

[0358] In some embodiments, the first occasion comprises a paging occasion or an RRM measurement occasion of the first node.

[0359] S403, performing a corresponding operation at the determined operation occasion.

[0360] The optional implementation of step S403 can refer to the optional implementation of step S205 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0361] In some embodiments, the first device can send uplink data at the determined operation occasion.

[0362] In some embodiments, the operation occasion determined by the first device overlaps with the first occasion of the first node.

[0363] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of steps S401-S403. For example, step S401 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S401 and S403 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0364] In some embodiments, step S402 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0365] In some embodiments, step S403 is optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0366] FIG. 4b is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4b, the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is performed by a first device, and the method comprises:

[0367] S411: receiving a first command.

[0368] In some embodiments, the first device receives the first command sent by the first node.

[0369] Optional implementation of step S411 can refer to optional implementation of step S203 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0370] In some embodiments, the first command comprises information related to a period of paging by the first node, and the information is used to determine an operation occasion of the first device.

[0371] In some embodiments, the first node is in an idle state.

[0372] In some embodiments, the first command is received by the first device from the first node on a second carrier.

[0373] In some embodiments, the first node performs paging and / or RRM measurement on a first carrier.

[0374] In some embodiments, the first carrier is different from the second carrier.

[0375] S412: performing a corresponding operation at the determined operation occasion.

[0376] Optional implementation of step S412 can refer to optional implementation of step S205 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0377] In some embodiments, the corresponding operation is performed at an operation occasion determined based on the information in the first command.

[0378] In some embodiments, the operation occasion of the first device overlaps with a first occasion of the first node.

[0379] In some embodiments, the first occasion comprises a paging occasion or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement occasion of the first node.

[0380] The present disclosure also provides an optional embodiment that can extend the total paging delay and periodicity of RRM requirements in RAN4. Optionally, the extended time Text depends on the UE DRX cycle configured by the Uu NW.

[0381] In some embodiments, improvements can be made based on existing related solutions, for example: in TS 38.133, the following embodiments of improved solutions are proposed.

[0382] Embodiment 1

[0383] 4.2.2.2 Measurement and evaluation of the serving cell

[0384] The UE shall measure the SS-RSRP and SS-RSRQ levels of the serving cell and evaluate the cell selection criterion S defined for the serving cell at least once every M1*N1 DRX cycles.

[0385] Cell selection criterion S: If SMTC period (TSMTC) > 20 ms and DRX cycle ≤ 0.64 seconds, then M1 = 2, otherwise M1 = 1.

[0386] The UE filters the SS-RSRP and SS-RSRQ measurements of the serving cell using at least 2 measurement values. In the set of measurement values used for filtering, the interval of at least two measurement values is at least DRX cycle / 2.

[0387] For a UE not configured with highSpeedMeasFlagFR2-r17, Nserv is specified in Table 4.2.2.2-1. For an FR2 power class 6 UE configured with highSpeedMeasFlagFR2-r17, Nserv is specified in Table 4.2.2.2-2.

[0388] If the UE is not configured with an eDRX_IDLE cycle and the UE has evaluated that the serving cell does not fulfil the cell selection criterion S according to Table 4.2.2.2-1 or Table 4.2.2.2-4 for Nserv consecutive DRX cycles, the UE shall initiate measurements of all neighbour cells indicated by the serving cell regardless of the measurement rules currently limiting the UE's measurement activity.

[0389] If the UE is configured with an enhanced non-active state extended discontinuous reception, eDRX_IDLE, cycle and the UE has evaluated the serving cell not to fulfil the cell selection criteria S for eDRX cycle ≤ 10.24 s, consecutive eDRX cycles according to Table 4.2.2.2-2 and Table 4.2.2.2-3 in Nserv, the UE shall initiate measurements of all neighbour cells indicated by the serving cell regardless of the measurement rules currently limiting the UE's measurement activity.

[0390] If the UE is configured with an eDRX_IDLE cycle and the UE has evaluated the serving cell not to fulfil the cell selection criteria S for eDRX cycle > 10.24 s, consecutive DRX cycles within a single PTW, i.e. according to Table 4.2.2.2-2 and Table 4.2.2.2-3 in Nserv, the UE shall initiate measurements of all neighbour cells indicated by the serving cell regardless of the measurement rules currently limiting the UE's measurement activity.

[0391] For UEs configured with an eDRX_IDLE cycle, Nserv is specified in Table 4.2.2.2-2 for FR1 and in Table 4.2.2.2-3 for FR2.

[0392] If the UE in RRC_IDLE does not find any new suitable cell based on search and measurements using intra-frequency, inter-frequency and inter-RAT information indicated in system information during time T, the UE shall initiate the cell selection procedure for the selected PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) as defined in TS 38.304 [1], where:

[0393] T = 10 s if the UE is not configured with an eDRX_IDLE cycle, or,

[0394] T = MAX(10 s, one eDRX_IDLE cycle) if the UE is configured with an eDRX_IDLE cycle in FR1, or,

[0395] T = MAX(10 s, N1 * eDRX_IDLE cycle) if the UE is configured to have an eDRX_IDLE cycle less than 20.48 s in FR2,

[0396] T = MAX(10 s, one eDRX_IDLE cycle) if the UE is configured with an eDRX_IDLE cycle not less than 20.48 s in FR2

[0397] Table 4.2.2.2-1: Nserv

[0398] It should be understood that in this embodiment, the parameter Sf can correspond to the first spreading factor above.

[0399] Embodiment 2

[0400] 4.2.2.6 Maximum interruption for paging reception

[0401] The UE shall perform cell reselection with minimum interruption while monitoring the downlink channel for paging reception. In addition, when the UE is configured with eDRX_IDLE period, the UE shall not miss any paging in the PTW if the paging is transmitted at least 2 DRX cycles before the end of the PTW.

[0402] At intra- and inter-frequency cell reselection, the UE shall monitor the downlink of the serving cell for paging reception until the UE is able to start monitoring the downlink channel of the target intra- and inter-frequency cell for paging reception. The interruption time shall not exceed T SI-NR + 2 * Ttarget cell_SMTC_period ms. Where Ttarget cell_SMTC_period is the period of SMTC occasions configured for the target NR cell. If the target cell is in the optional physical cell identity (PCI) list of smtc2 LP, the SMTC period follows smtc2 LP; otherwise, the SMTC period follows SMTC. Where T SI-NR is the time required to receive all relevant system information data from the system information block and RRC delay for an NR cell. Ttarget cell_SMTC_period is the SMTC period of the target cell.

[0403] One goal of network communication is to reduce power consumption. For example, in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode, network configuration for a user equipment (UE) can use two types of synchronization signal block (SSB) based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) (i.e., smtc1 and smtc2) to configure the UE to perform measurements of network cells in different ways. smtc1 can be a legacy configuration configured to enable the UE to perform cell detection and measurements on a particular frequency layer. The network can use smtc2 in the RRC connected mode to speed up measurements, thereby reducing measurement time and power consumption.

[0404] While smtc2 is used to improve power consumption of a UE in RRC connected mode compared to the legacy smtc1, there is currently no mechanism to use the new smtc to improve power consumption in idle and inactive modes. Embodiments described herein use smtc2 in idle and inactive modes. The described embodiments provide methods to incorporate smtc2 to determine the measurement delay or measurement period in idle and inactive modes. Smtc2 can be used to relax the measurement delay, or in other words, increase the amount of time between when a UE should perform a cell measurement and evaluation. As the measurement period is extended, the UE consumes less power. In addition, the relaxed measurement delay can reduce network power consumption as the reduced measurements from the UE means the network can not transmit measurement signals as frequently.

[0405] For both types of SMTC, embodiments herein describe when a UE should use smtc1 (legacy configuration) and when a UE should use smtc2 (new power saving configuration) to determine the measurement delay or measurement period in idle and inactive modes. More specifically, in some embodiments, smtc2 is smtc2-long period (LP), and embodiments describe UE behavior in idle and inactive modes to accommodate smtc2-lp for measurements.

[0406] In inter-RAT cell reselection, the UE shall listen to the downlink of the serving cell for paging reception until the UE is able to start listening to the downlink channel for paging reception of the target inter-RAT cell. For NR to E-UTRAN cell reselection, the interruption time shall not exceed T SI-EUTRA +T iot-共享 + 55 ms. Where T SI-EUTRA is the time required to receive all relevant system information data from system information blocks and RRC delay for E-UTRAN cell.

[0407] It should be appreciated that in this embodiment, the parameter T iot-共享 may correspond to the second extension factor in the above, or to the extended time Text in FIG. 5.

[0408] In some other embodiments, the UE can include the configuration information of DRX in the sent command (e.g., Qurry) to start the A-IoT device, so that the A-IoT device can determine the timing of performing the IoT UL operation.

[0409] To minimize the impact of the conflict between IoT UL and Uu DL paging / RRM, the following methods can be considered:

[0410] In some embodiments, the IoT UL operation timing overlaps with the PO as much as possible.

[0411] Optionally, the IoT UL operation period is the paging DRX cycle / N, or the paging DRX cycle * M, where N and M are network configured integers. This scheme can allow the UE to sleep more to gain more UE power saving gain.

[0412] In some embodiments, if the UE cannot perform PO monitoring and IoT UL operation at the same time, the UE will perform the IoT UL operation first, and then perform the PO monitoring.

[0413] If the LP-WUS / PEI indicates that there is no paging in this PO, the UE will perform the IoT UL operation; otherwise, if time permits, the UE will first perform the PO monitoring, and then perform the IoT UL operation.

[0414] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, the Uu UE in the RRC idle state or inactive mode acts as an intermediate node in topology 2, that is, the first node in the above.

[0415] In some embodiments, the UE will initiate communication between the UE and the AIoT device.

[0416] In some embodiments, the UE in the idle state receives DL paging and other measurements in the Uu DL carrier, and transmits A-IoT DL commands in the Uu UL carrier. Optionally, these carriers can be different.

[0417] In some embodiments, the AIoT UL response to Uu needs to occur within the DRX duration of the UE (which can be understood as the active period of the DRX cycle in the above).

[0418] In some embodiments, it is allowed to interrupt the UE's paging and / or RRM measurements during the same DRX duration.

[0419] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods, for example, an apparatus comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus 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.

[0420] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or realize the functions of the units or modules of the apparatus, wherein the processor is, for example, a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship of the elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is realized by a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the units or modules.

[0421] All units or modules of the above apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor invoking software, or in the form of hardware circuit, or partially in the form of processor invoking software and partially in the form of hardware circuit. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability, and in one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), etc.; in another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or can be reconfigured, for example, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD) such as FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement hardware circuit configuration, which can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of part or all of the units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0422] FIG. 6a is a structural schematic diagram of a first node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6a, the first node can include at least one of a first transceiving module 611, a first processing module 612, etc.

[0423] In some embodiments, the first processing module 612 is configured to overlap an operation occasion of the first device with a first occasion of the first node; and perform a corresponding operation based on the overlapped occasion; wherein the first node is in an idle state, and the first occasion includes a paging occasion or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement occasion.

[0424] Optionally, the first transceiving module 611 is configured to perform the steps related to transceiving signaling performed by the first node 101 in any of the above methods, for example, step S203 shown in FIG. 2, which will not be described herein again.

[0425] Optionally, the first processing module 612 is further configured to perform the steps related to time processing performed by the first node 101 in any of the above methods, for example, step S201 shown in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0426] FIG. 6b is a structural schematic diagram of the first device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6b, the first device includes at least one of a second transceiver module 621, a second processing module 622, and the like.

[0427] In some embodiments, the second transceiver module 621 is configured to receive a first command sent by a first node; the second processing module 622 is configured to perform corresponding operations at an operation time determined based on information in the first command; wherein the first node is in an idle state, the first command includes information related to a period of paging the first node, and the information is used to determine the operation time of the first device.

[0428] Optionally, the second processing module 622 is further configured to perform the steps related to determining operation time performed by the first device in any of the above methods, for example, step S204 shown in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0429] 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 first device (for example, an A-IoT device, etc.), a first node (for example, a terminal, a user equipment, a communication device, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the first device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the first node to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and specific implementation can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0430] As shown in FIG. 7a, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control a communication device (for example, 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 programs. The processor 7101 is configured to invoke instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0431] 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 transceiver 7103 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., step S203 shown in FIG. 2, but not limited to) in the above-described methods, and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., at least one of steps S201, S202, S204, S205 shown in FIG. 2, but not limited to). In alternative embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Alternatively, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, interface circuit, interface, 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.

[0432] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 7102 can also be outside the communication device 7100.

[0433] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Alternatively, 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.

[0434] Alternatively, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected with the memory 7102, and 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 the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0435] The communication device 7100 in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the communication device 7100 described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the structure of the communication device 7100 can not be limited to that shown in FIG. 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 include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, and the like; (6) other devices, and the like.

[0436] FIG. 7b is a structural 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 diagram of the chip 7200 shown in FIG. 7b can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0437] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201. The chip 7200 is configured to perform any of the above methods.

[0438] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and the like can be replaced with each other. In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memory 7203 can be outside the chip 7200. Optionally, the interface circuit 7202 is connected to the memory 7203, and the interface circuit 7202 can be configured to receive data from the memory 7203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 7202 can be configured to send data to the memory 7203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7202 can read data stored in the memory 7203 and send the data to the processor 7201.

[0439] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 performs at least one of the communication steps (for example, step S203 shown in FIG. 2, but not limited thereto) of transmitting and / or receiving in the above methods. The interface circuit 7202 performing the communication steps such as transmitting and / or receiving in the above methods means that the interface circuit 7202 performs data interaction between the processor 7201, the chip 7200, the memory 7203, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 7201 performs at least one of other steps (for example, at least one of steps S201, S202, S204, S205 shown in FIG. 2, but not limited thereto).

[0440] The disclosure also provides a program product which, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0441] The disclosure also provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0442] The technical solutions described in the embodiments of the disclosure can be combined arbitrarily without conflict.

[0443] Other embodiments of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the application disclosed herein. The specification and examples given are intended as illustrative only and not in limitation of the true scope and spirit of the application. What is desired to be protected by letters patent is set forth in the appended claims.

[0444] It should be understood that the application is not limited to the precise construction that has been described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and that various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the application. The scope of the application is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, The method is executed by the first node, and the method includes: The timing of the operation of the first device overlaps with the timing of the first node; Based on the overlapping timing, perform the corresponding operation; Wherein, the first node is in an idle state, and the first timing includes: paging timing or Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement timing.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The overlap of the operation timing of the first device with the first timing of the first node includes: Extend the delay of the first operation so that the first timing of the first node overlaps with the operation timing of the first device; The first operation includes paging or RRM measurement.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The delay of the extended first operation includes: The delay of the first operation is extended based on the first extension factor; The first expansion factor is determined based on the sharing timing between the first node and the first device.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first expansion factor is the sum of the number of first opportunities of the first node within the shared opportunity and the number of operation opportunities of the first device.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The overlap of the operation timing of the first device with the first timing of the first node includes: Extend the maximum paging interruption duration so that the first timing of the first node overlaps with the operation timing of the first device, wherein the first timing of the first node is the paging timing when the first node is performing cell reselection.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The interruption duration of the extended paging includes: The maximum interruption duration of paging is extended based on the second extension factor; The second expansion factor is determined based on the paging cycle of the first node in the network configuration.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The second expansion factor is used to determine the timing of sharing between the first node and the first device.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The operation cycle of the first device is a first integer multiple of the paging cycle of the first node; or, the paging cycle of the first node is a second integer multiple of the operation cycle of the first device.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The operation based on the overlapping timing includes: If the monitoring of the paging timing and the operation of the first device cannot be performed simultaneously, the decision on whether to perform the operation of the first device is made based on the first indication information.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The step of determining whether to execute the operation of the first device based on the first indication information includes: If the first indication information indicates that there is no paging in the first paging opportunity, the operation of the first device shall be executed; If the first indication information indicates that paging exists during the first paging opportunity, and the first paging opportunity allows for paging opportunity monitoring and operation of the first device, then the paging opportunity monitoring is performed first, followed by the operation of the first device.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that, The operation of the first device is the uplink data transmission operation of the first device.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that, The method further includes: A first command is sent to the first device, the first command including information related to the paging cycle of the first node, the information being used to determine the timing of the first device's operation.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, Paging and / or RRM measurements are performed on the first carrier, and the first command is transmitted on the second carrier.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The first carrier is different from the second carrier.

15. A communication method, characterized in that, The method is performed by a first device, and the method includes: Receive the first command sent by the first node; Wherein, the first node is in an idle state, and the first command includes information related to the paging cycle of the first node, the information being used to determine the timing of the operation of the first device; Perform the corresponding operation at the timing determined based on the information in the first command.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The operation timing of the first device overlaps with the first timing of the first node; wherein, the first timing includes: the paging timing of the first node or the Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement timing.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that, The receiving of the first command sent by the first node includes: Receive the first command sent by the first node on the second carrier; The first node performs paging and / or RRM measurements on the first carrier.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that, The first carrier is different from the second carrier.

19. A first node, characterized in that, include: The first processing module is used to overlap the operation timing of the first device with the first timing of the first node; Based on the overlapping timing, perform the corresponding operation; Wherein, the first node is in an idle state, and the first timing includes: paging timing or Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement timing.

20. A first device, characterized in that, include: The second transceiver module is used to receive the first command sent by the first node; The second processing module is used to perform corresponding operations at the operation timing determined based on the information in the first command. Wherein, the first node is in an idle state, and the first command includes information related to the paging cycle of the first node, the information being used to determine the timing of the operation of the first device.

21. A first node, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The processor is used to execute the method according to claims 1-14.

22. A first device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The processor is used to execute the method according to claims 15-18.

23. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 1-14 or 15-18.

24. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the method according to any one of claims 1-14, or the method according to any one of claims 15-18.

25. A communication system, characterized in that, It includes a first node and a first device; the first node is configured to perform the method according to any one of claims 1-14, and the first device is configured to perform the method according to any one of claims 15-18.

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