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

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating a first time at which a terminal performs monitoring. The technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure enables a communication mechanism to be adapted to an introduced beam hopping technology.

Description

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

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

[0002] In the field of communication technology, a hop-beam technology is introduced, which can utilize all available satellite resources to provide services for specific locations and / or specific users. By adjusting the on-time of the beam, different capacity values can be provided to balance the requirements of different beam coverage areas.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] After the introduction of the hop-beam technology, the communication mechanism needs to be adjusted.

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a computer program product, a communication system and a storage medium.

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

[0007] receiving first information sent by a network device;

[0008] The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

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

[0010] sending first information to a terminal;

[0011] The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

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

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

[0014] The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, the terminal comprises:

[0016] a transceiver module configured to:

[0017] receive first information sent by a network device;

[0018] The first information is used to indicate a first time for the terminal to perform listening.

[0019] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, and the network device comprises:

[0020] a transceiver module, configured to:

[0021] send first information to the terminal;

[0022] The first information is used to indicate a first time for the terminal to perform listening.

[0023] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, and the communication system comprises a terminal and a network device; the terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0024] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, and the terminal comprises:

[0025] one or more processors;

[0026] The terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect.

[0027] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, and the network device comprises:

[0028] one or more processors;

[0029] The network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0030] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, and the computer program product comprises a computer program or instructions, and the computer program or instructions are executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0031] According to a tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, and the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are run on a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the method provided by the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0032] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure enable the communication mechanism to adapt to the introduced hop-beam technology.

[0033] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0034] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles behind the embodiments of the present application.

[0035] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram illustrating an architecture of a communication system according to an example embodiment;

[0036] FIG. 1b is a schematic diagram illustrating a hop according to an example embodiment;

[0037] FIG. 1c is a schematic diagram illustrating a beam dwell time according to an example embodiment;

[0038] FIG. 1d is a schematic diagram illustrating a DTX mechanism according to an example embodiment;

[0039] FIG. 1e is a schematic diagram illustrating a beam dwell time according to an example embodiment;

[0040] FIG. 2a is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0041] FIG. 2b is a schematic diagram illustrating a bitmap according to an example embodiment;

[0042] FIG. 3a is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0043] FIG. 3b is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0044] FIG. 4a is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0045] FIG. 4b is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an example embodiment;

[0046] FIG. 5a is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication system according to an example embodiment;

[0047] FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a terminal according to an example embodiment;

[0048] FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a network device according to an example embodiment;

[0049] FIG. 7a is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a UE according to an example embodiment;

[0050] FIG. 7b is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of a communication device according to an example embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, a computer program product and a storage medium.

[0052] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises:

[0053] receiving first information sent by a network device;

[0054] The first information is used to indicate a first time for the terminal to perform listening.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the terminal can receive the first information sent by the network device, which is used to indicate the first time for the terminal to perform listening. Thus, the terminal can perform listening based on the first time dynamically indicated by the network side. On the one hand, the configuration of the first time can be more flexible. On the other hand, the first time for the terminal to perform listening can adapt to the needs of the network side, thereby better meeting the service requirements.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time is a time when a beam is turned on, and the beam covers the terminal within the first time.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the turned-on beam covers the terminal within the first time, which can provide services for the terminal.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal, and the second information contains information of service requirements of the terminal.

[0059] In the above embodiment, since the second information contains information of service requirements of the terminal, the first time determined based on the second information can adapt to the service requirements of the terminal, thereby better meeting the service requirements of the terminal.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time contains at least one time unit.

[0061] In the above embodiment, the number of time units contained in the first time can be more flexible.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is downlink control information (DCI), the DCI contains a first information field, the first information field is associated with the beam, and the first information field is used to indicate a second time, which contains the first time.

[0063] In the above embodiment, the time associated with the beam can be indicated based on the first information field of the DCI.

[0064] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the starting position of the first information field is determined based on a hopping parameter.

[0065] In the above embodiments, the starting position of the first information field can be accurately determined based on the hopping parameter.

[0066] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information field comprises a bitmap, the bitmap comprises at least one bit, each bit is associated with a time unit; the bit is of a first value, corresponding to that the beam is lit and / or the terminal performs listening; the number of bits of the first value in the bitmap and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

[0067] In the above embodiments, the first time can be flexibly indicated by the bitmap comprised in the first information field.

[0068] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the number of bits comprised in the bitmap is determined based on third information, the third information is one of:

[0069] Information carried by a radio resource control (RRC) message;

[0070] A time length of the time unit.

[0071] In the above embodiments, the number of bits comprised in the bitmap can be determined based on the information carried by the RRC message or the time length of the time unit, and the determination manner is more flexible.

[0072] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the time length of the second time is one of:

[0073] A synchronization signal block (SSB) period indicated in a system information block (SIB) 1;

[0074] A time length indicated in SIB 19;

[0075] A time length indicated by an RRC message.

[0076] In the above embodiments, the time length of the second time can be determined based on different manners, and the determination manner is more flexible.

[0077] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the time length of the time unit is determined based on the time length of the second time and the number of bits comprised in the bitmap.

[0078] In the above embodiments, the time length of the time unit can be accurately determined based on the time length of the second time and the number of bits comprised in the bitmap.

[0079] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the time length of the time unit is determined based on fourth information, where the fourth information is one of: a SIB19; and an RRC message.

[0080] In the above embodiments, the time unit can be determined based on the SIB19 or the RRC message, and the determination manner is more flexible.

[0081] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the DCI is a group common DCI.

[0082] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the DCI is associated with a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

[0083] In some embodiments of the first aspect, within a time range corresponding to the at least two second times, a bit in the bitmap having the first value is used to indicate the first time.

[0084] In the above embodiments, the first time can be flexibly indicated by the bit within the time range corresponding to the at least two second times.

[0085] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information includes parameters of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX), and the parameters indicate a time duration of the first time.

[0086] In the above embodiments, the first time can be indicated based on the time duration of the parameters of DTX and / or DRX included in the first information, and the indication manner is more flexible and efficient.

[0087] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the parameters include a first period, and at least two time durations are configured in the first period, and lengths of different time durations are different.

[0088] In the above embodiments, the first time can be flexibly configured by flexibly configuring the first period.

[0089] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information includes parameters of at least two DTX and / or DRX, and the first time is determined based on time durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTX and / or DRX.

[0090] In the above embodiments, the first time can be determined based on the time durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTX and / or DRX, and the determination manner can be more flexible.

[0091] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0092] determining that the first information is received, performing the monitoring based on the first information.

[0093] In the above embodiments, after the first information is received, the monitoring can be performed in time based on the first information.

[0094] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0095] sending fourth information to the network device;

[0096] The fourth information is used to indicate the first time expected by the terminal.

[0097] In the above embodiments, since the terminal sends the fourth information to the network device, the fourth information is used to indicate the first time expected by the terminal, the needs of the terminal can be better adapted.

[0098] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises:

[0099] sending first information to a terminal;

[0100] The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs monitoring.

[0101] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time is a time at which a beam is turned on, and the beam covers the terminal in the first time.

[0102] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal, and the second information comprises information of a service requirement of the terminal.

[0103] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time comprises at least one time unit.

[0104] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is downlink control information (DCI), the DCI comprises a first information field, the first information field is associated with the beam, and the first information field is used to indicate a second time, the second time comprises the first time.

[0105] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a starting position of the first information field is determined based on a hop parameter.

[0106] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information field comprises a bitmap, the bitmap comprises at least one bit, each bit is associated with a time unit; the bit is of a first value, the beam is lighted and / or the terminal performs monitoring; the number of bits of the first value in the bitmap and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

[0107] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of bits comprised in the bitmap is determined based on third information, the third information is one of:

[0108] Information carried by a radio resource control (RRC) message;

[0109] A duration of the time unit.

[0110] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a duration of the second time is one of:

[0111] A synchronization signal block (SSB) period indicated in a system information block (SIB) 1;

[0112] A duration indicated in SIB 19;

[0113] A duration indicated by an RRC message.

[0114] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a duration of the time unit is determined based on the duration of the second time and the number of bits comprised in the bitmap.

[0115] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a duration of the time unit is determined based on fourth information, wherein the fourth information is one of: SIB 19; an RRC message.

[0116] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the DCI is a group common DCI.

[0117] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the DCI is associated with a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

[0118] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, within a time range corresponding to at least two second times, the bits of the first value in the bitmap are used to indicate the first time.

[0119] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises parameters of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX), and a duration indicated by the parameters is the first time.

[0120] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the parameter comprises a first period, at least two time durations are configured in the first period, and different time durations correspond to different lengths of time.

[0121] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information comprises parameters of at least two DTXs and / or DRXs, and the first time is determined based on the time durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTXs and / or DRXs.

[0122] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0123] determining that the first information is received, and performing listening based on the first information.

[0124] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0125] receiving fourth information sent by the terminal;

[0126] The fourth information is used to indicate the first time expected by the terminal.

[0127] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, the method comprising:

[0128] a network device sends first information to a terminal;

[0129] The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

[0130] In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0131] a transceiver module configured to:

[0132] receive first information sent by a network device;

[0133] The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

[0134] In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, the network device comprising:

[0135] a transceiver module configured to:

[0136] send first information to a terminal;

[0137] The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

[0138] In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, the communication system comprising a terminal and a network device; the terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0139] In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0140] one or more processors;

[0141] The terminal is configured to implement the method of the first aspect.

[0142] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network device, the network device comprising:

[0143] one or more processors;

[0144] The network device is configured to implement the method of the second aspect.

[0145] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0146] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, when the program product is executed by a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0147] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, when the computer program is executed on a computer, causing the computer to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0148] In a twelfth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect and / or the second aspect.

[0149] It can be understood that the terminal, the network device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved are referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0150] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a communication method. In some embodiments, the communication method and the information indication method, the information processing method, the information transmission method, and the like can be replaced with each other, and the communication system and the information processing system can be replaced with each other.

[0151] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing part of the 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, part or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with optional implementation manners of other embodiments arbitrarily.

[0152] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0153] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0154] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "a", "the", "above", "said", "preceding", "this" and the like, can represent "one and only one", and can also represent "one or more", "at least one" and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" and the like in English, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, and can also be understood as plural expression.

[0155] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0156] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0157] In some embodiments, the description of "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "in a case A, in another case B", "in response to a case A, in response to a case B", and the like, can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B); in some embodiments, A and B (A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0158] In some embodiments, the description of "A or B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0159] The prefix words "first", "second", and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute a limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the description objects. The description of the description objects should refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not be limited by 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". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they 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", where 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 their types can be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0160] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0161] In some embodiments, the terms "time / frequency", "time / frequency domain", and the like refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0162] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to,” “in response to determining,” “in the event that,” “when,” “if,” “upon,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0163] In some embodiments, the terms “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 “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.

[0164] In some embodiments, an apparatus and 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.

[0165] In some embodiments, “network” can be interpreted as an apparatus (for example, an access network device, a core network device, and the like) included in the network.

[0166] 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,” “serving cell,” “carrier,” “component carrier,” “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0167] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal," "terminal device," "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," and so on can be replaced with each other.

[0168] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to 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 (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the terminal can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, the terms "uplink," "downlink," and the like can also be replaced with terms corresponding to the inter-terminal communication (e.g., "side"). For example, the uplink channel, the downlink channel, and the like can be replaced with the side channel, and the uplink, the downlink, and the like can be replaced with the sidelink.

[0169] In some embodiments, the terminal can be replaced with the access network device, the core network device, or the network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0170] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0171] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0172] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0173] FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0174] As shown in FIG. 1a, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0175] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can be an access network device or a core network device.

[0176] In some embodiments, the terminal, for example, includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a Pad, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, a wireless terminal device in smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0177] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and the access network device can include at least one of 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 base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0178] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, at this time, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be realized through software or programs.

[0179] 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 (control unit). The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, and part of the functions of the protocol layers are controlled by the CU, and the remaining part or all of the functions of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0180] In some embodiments, the core network device can be one device including a first network element, a second network element, etc., or can be multiple devices or device groups, respectively including all or part of the first network element, the second network element, etc. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), and a next generation core (NGC).

[0181] In some embodiments, the first network element is, for example, an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).

[0182] In some embodiments, the first network element is configured to perform registration, connection, reachability, mobility management, and the like.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first network element can be independent of the core network device.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first network element can be part of the core network device.

[0185] 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 by 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 by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0186] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1a or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1a are exemplary, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1a, or other subjects other than FIG. 1a. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be real or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is exemplary, each subject can not be connected or can be connected, the connection can be in any way, can be direct connection or indirect connection, can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0187] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be applied in combination (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0188] In some embodiments, a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) antenna is used in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), and in future designs, the antenna can be changed from a VSAT to a phase array antenna, so that beamforming can be used for data transmission in the NTN network. Using beams can bring the following benefits:

[0189] 1. Based on different service requirements, more flexible beam scheduling is provided;

[0190] 2. Enhance coverage, get beamforming gain, change wide beam to narrow beam;

[0191] 3. Reduce interference and improve spectral efficiency.

[0192] In some embodiments, using beam hopping technology to solve the imbalance between supply and demand in the satellite coverage area is a research direction in the evolution of NTN. During the satellite scanning of a set of predefined beam hopping patterns, the activity time of the beam in different areas is different, thereby meeting the service requirements.

[0193] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1b, a schematic diagram of beam hopping is shown, and the dashed box is the signal range covered by the beam. The beam hopping technology can use all available satellite resources to provide services for specific locations or users. By adjusting the on-time and cycle of the beam, different capacity values are provided to balance the requirements of different beam coverage areas.

[0194] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1c, a schematic diagram of beam dwell time is shown. For an NTN system that uses beam hopping technology, the terminal needs to complete the access process within the dwell time of the current beam, otherwise it will cause an increase in latency and resource waste. Therefore, how to flexibly configure the dwell time of different beams to meet the different service time requirements of different beams without changing the ground network protocol is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0195] In some embodiments, when the beam is not in the current UE's wave position, the UE's behavior can refer to the discontinuous transmission (DTX) or discontinuous reception (DRX) mechanism in the R18 network energy saving (NES).

[0196] In some embodiments, during cell DTX, the UE does not expect to receive the following downlink channels or signals: dynamic scheduling new transmission of downlink control information (DCI) or DCI of certain format; semi-persistent scheduling physical downlink shared channel (SPS PDSCH); periodic or semi-persistent channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0197] In some embodiments, during cell DRX, the UE does not expect to transmit the following uplink channels or signals: uplink transmission corresponding to configured grant (CG); periodic or semi-persistent channel state information (CSI) reporting or sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission.

[0198] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1d, a schematic diagram of cell DTX mechanism is shown. The cell DTX or DRX mechanism configured, activated or deactivated by radio resource control (RRC) and dynamically activated or deactivated by DCI format 2-9 is introduced in NES.

[0199] In some embodiments, in the NES indication mechanism, DCI format 2-9 cannot dynamically indicate the change of cell DTX or DRX, but only indicates whether the current RRC configured pattern is dynamically activated.

[0200] In some embodiments, since the beam illumination condition may need to change dynamically with the number of UEs or data volume in different beams, the dwell time of each beam does not necessarily need to be equal, and a more flexible configuration or dynamic indication mechanism can be designed to allow the beam illumination condition to change quickly and dynamically.

[0201] In some embodiments, the granularity of the beam lighting is preferably 5 ms or 10 ms (assuming that SIB1 and SIB19 are transmitted within the remaining 5 ms), otherwise resource fragmentation will occur, i.e. the beam lighting time cannot start with a candidate resource that can transmit a synchronization signal block (SSB, Synchronization Signal and PBCH block), resulting in the terminal that has not accessed the network during the beam lighting time being unable to synchronize downlink, reducing efficiency; at the same time, it may cause a large overhead of dynamically indicating the beam lighting time. Please refer to FIG. 1e, which shows the problem caused by irregular lighting.

[0202] FIG. 2a is an interaction diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0203] Step S2101: The terminal sends fourth information to the network device.

[0204] In some embodiments, the network device receives the fourth information sent by the terminal.

[0205] In some embodiments, the network device can be an access network device.

[0206] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate a first time expected by the terminal, the first time being used for the terminal to perform listening.

[0207] It can be understood that the first time expected by the terminal can be that the terminal expects the network device to configure the first time for the terminal. The network device can configure the first time based on the fourth information after receiving the fourth information, of course, the network device can also configure other times by itself, for example, a third time.

[0208] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate a first time expected by the terminal in a first area, the first time being used for the terminal to perform listening.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first time is the time when the beam is lit up.

[0210] In some embodiments, the beam covers the terminal within the first time.

[0211] In some embodiments, the beam covers the first area within the first time.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal.

[0213] In some embodiments, the second information comprises information of service requirement of the terminal.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the first area and / or with the terminal.

[0215] In some embodiments, the second information comprises information of service requirement of the first area and / or of the terminal.

[0216] In some embodiments, the first time comprises at least one time unit. For example, 4 time units.

[0217] In some embodiments, the terminal is capable of completing network access within the time unit.

[0218] In some embodiments, fourth information is carried by a second information field, the first information field is associated with the beam, and the second information field is used to indicate a second time, the second time comprising the first time.

[0219] In some embodiments, a starting position of the second information field is determined based on a hopping parameter.

[0220] In some embodiments, the second information field comprises a bitmap, the bitmap comprising at least one bit, each bit being associated with a time unit; the bit being of a first value corresponds to the beam being lit up and / or the terminal performing listening; and a number of bits of the first value in the bitmap and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

[0221] In some embodiments, the second time has a duration of one of:

[0222] a synchronization signal block (SSB) period indicated in a system information (SIB1);

[0223] a duration indicated in a system information block (SIB19);

[0224] a duration indicated in an RRC message.

[0225] In some embodiments, a duration of the time unit is determined based on a duration of the second time and a number of bits comprised in the bitmap.

[0226] In some embodiments, within a time range corresponding to at least two second times, the bits of the first value in the bitmap are used to indicate the first time.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first time is a duration indicated by a parameter of DTX and / or DRX.

[0228] In some embodiments, the duration is a time during which the terminal is able to transmit data and / or perform listening.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first time is determined based on durations indicated by parameters of at least two DTX and / or DRX.

[0230] Step S2102: The network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0231] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first information sent by the network device.

[0232] In some embodiments, the network device determines the first information based on fourth information.

[0233] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a first time during which the terminal performs listening.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a first time during which the terminal performs listening within a first area.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first area can be a coverage area of a beam, a footprint of a corresponding beam.

[0236] In some embodiments, the first time is a time during which a beam is turned on.

[0237] In some embodiments, the beam covers the terminal during the first time.

[0238] In some embodiments, the beam covers the first area during the first time.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal.

[0240] In some embodiments, the second information contains information of service requirements of the terminal.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the first area and / or the terminal within the first area.

[0242] In some embodiments, the second information contains information of service requirements of the first area and / or the terminal.

[0243] In some embodiments, the service requirements can be service of applying for resources or service of buffer state report (BSR).

[0244] In some embodiments, the first time contains at least one time unit.

[0245] In some embodiments, the first information is downlink control information (DCI).

[0246] In some embodiments, the DCI can be a new DCI.

[0247] In some embodiments, the DCI can be a multiplexed DCI format 2-9.

[0248] In some embodiments, the DCI can be applied to NTN network.

[0249] In some embodiments, the DCI comprises a first information field, the first information field is associated with the beam, and the first information field is used to indicate a second time, the second time comprises the first time.

[0250] In some embodiments, the first information field can correspond to one block.

[0251] In some embodiments, each information field can be associated with one cell.

[0252] In some embodiments, the starting position of the first information field is determined based on a hop parameter.

[0253] In some embodiments, the hop parameter can be a positionInDCI-beamhopping parameter.

[0254] In some embodiments, the first information field comprises a bitmap, the bitmap comprises at least one bit, and each bit is associated with a time unit.

[0255] In some embodiments, the bit is of a first value, corresponding to the beam being turned on and / or the terminal performing listening.

[0256] In some embodiments, the number of bits in the bitmap that are of the first value and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

[0257] In some embodiments, the number of bits included in the bitmap is determined based on third information.

[0258] In some embodiments, the third information is one of:

[0259] Information carried by a radio resource control (RRC) message;

[0260] A duration of the time unit.

[0261] It should be noted that the third information carried by the RRC message can be understood as explicitly indicated information.

[0262] In some embodiments, the time unit can be understood as a granularity, for example, 1 ms.

[0263] In some embodiments, the duration of the second time is one of the following:

[0264] The synchronization signal block (SSB) periodicity indicated in the system information SIB1;

[0265] The duration indicated in SIB19;

[0266] The duration indicated by the RRC message.

[0267] In some embodiments, the duration of the time unit is determined based on the duration of the second time and the number of bits contained in the bitmap.

[0268] Exemplarily, the duration of the second time is M, and the number of bits is N, then the duration of the second time can be X, X = M / N.

[0269] In some embodiments, the duration of the time unit is determined based on the fourth information.

[0270] In some embodiments, the fourth information is one of the following: SIB19; RRC message.

[0271] In some embodiments, the DCI is a group common DCI (group common DCI). It can be understood that the configuration of the monitoring parameter is performed through the type 3 common search space (CSS, Common Search Space).

[0272] In some embodiments, the DCI is associated with a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI, Radio Network Temporary Identity).

[0273] Exemplarily, the RNTI is NTN-beamhopping-RNTI.

[0274] In some embodiments, within the time range corresponding to at least two second times, the bit with the first value in the bitmap is used to indicate the first time. Here, the second time can be an association period.

[0275] Please refer to FIG. 2b, which shows a dynamic indication mechanism of the residence time based on the bitmap, i.e., the indication is performed through the first information field, and the corresponding bitmap is Bitmap = 10001.

[0276] In some embodiments, the first information comprises parameters of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX), and the parameters indicate a duration (On Duration time) of the first time.

[0277] In some embodiments, the parameters comprise a first period, and at least two durations are configured in the first period, and different durations correspond to different time lengths.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first information comprises parameters of at least two DTX and / or DRX, and the first time is determined based on the durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTX and / or DRX. For example, the sum of the durations indicated by the parameters of two DTX.

[0279] It should be noted that in the non-onduration time, the UE does not expect to send or receive any uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) signals.

[0280] Step S2103: The terminal performs monitoring.

[0281] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the first information is received, and performs monitoring based on the first information.

[0282] In some embodiments, after receiving the DCI comprising the first information, a processing time is passed, and monitoring is performed based on the first information.

[0283] In some embodiments, the term "information" can be replaced by the terms "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", "data", and the like.

[0284] In some embodiments, the term "transmit" can be replaced by the terms "emit", "report", "transmit", and the like.

[0285] The information indication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S2101 to S2103. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2101 in combination with step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 in combination with step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2101 in combination with step S2102 and step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be independently implemented, or in the case of no contradiction, the order can be arbitrarily exchanged and freely combined for implementation.

[0286] FIG. 3a is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3a, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by a terminal, and the above method includes:

[0287] Step S3101: transmitting fourth information to a network device.

[0288] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 of FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0289] Step S3102: obtaining first information.

[0290] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 of FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0291] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first information transmitted by the network device, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the terminal can also receive the first information transmitted by other subjects.

[0292] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the first information specified by a protocol.

[0293] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the first information from an upper layer.

[0294] In some embodiments, the terminal processes to obtain the first information.

[0295] In some embodiments, step S4101 is omitted, and the terminal autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or default.

[0296] Step S3103: the terminal performs monitoring.

[0297] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0298] The information indication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S3101 in combination with step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 in combination with step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101 in combination with step S3102 and step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be implemented independently, or in the case of no contradiction, the order can be exchanged arbitrarily and combined freely.

[0299] FIG. 3b is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3b, the communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure is performed by a terminal, and the above method includes:

[0300] Step S3201: receiving first information sent by a network device.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

[0302] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0303] In some embodiments, the first time is a time at which a beam is turned on, and the beam covers the terminal within the first time.

[0304] In some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal, and the second information includes information of service requirements of the terminal.

[0305] In some embodiments, the first time includes at least one time unit.

[0306] In some embodiments, the first information is downlink control information (DCI), the DCI includes a first information field, the first information field is associated with the beam, and the first information field is used to indicate a second time, and the second time includes the first time.

[0307] In some embodiments, the starting position of the first information field is determined based on a hopping parameter.

[0308] In some embodiments, the first information field comprises a bitmap, the bitmap comprises at least one bit, each bit is associated with a time unit; the bit is of a first value, corresponding to that the beam is lit and / or the terminal performs monitoring; the number of bits of the first value in the bitmap and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

[0309] In some embodiments, the number of bits comprised in the bitmap is determined based on third information, the third information is one of:

[0310] Information carried by a radio resource control (RRC) message;

[0311] A time length of the time unit.

[0312] In some embodiments, the time length of the second time is one of:

[0313] A synchronization signal block (SSB) period indicated in a system information block (SIB) 1;

[0314] A time length indicated in SIB 19;

[0315] A time length indicated by an RRC message.

[0316] In some embodiments, the time length of the time unit is determined based on the time length of the second time and the number of bits comprised in the bitmap.

[0317] In some embodiments, the time length of the time unit is determined based on fourth information, wherein the fourth information is one of: SIB 19; an RRC message.

[0318] In some embodiments, the DCI is a group common DCI.

[0319] In some embodiments, the DCI is associated with a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

[0320] In some embodiments, within a time range corresponding to at least two second times, the bits of the first value in the bitmap are used to indicate the first time.

[0321] In some embodiments, the first information comprises parameters of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX), and a time duration indicated by the parameters is the first time.

[0322] In some embodiments, the parameters comprise a first period, at least two time durations are configured in the first period, and different time durations have different time lengths.

[0323] In some embodiments, the first information comprises parameters of at least two DTX and / or DRX, and the first time is determined based on durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTX and / or DRX.

[0324] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0325] determining that the first information is received, and performing listening based on the first information.

[0326] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0327] sending fourth information to the network device;

[0328] The fourth information is used to indicate the first time expected by the terminal.

[0329] FIG. 4a is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a network device, and the above method comprises:

[0330] Step S4101: obtaining fourth information.

[0331] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0332] In some embodiments, the network device receives the fourth information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the fourth information sent by other subjects.

[0333] In some embodiments, the network device obtains the fourth information specified by a protocol.

[0334] In some embodiments, the network device obtains the fourth information from an upper layer.

[0335] In some embodiments, the network device processes to obtain the fourth information.

[0336] In some embodiments, step S4101 is omitted, and the network device autonomously implements the function indicated by the fourth information, or the above function is default or default.

[0337] Step S4102: sending first information to the terminal.

[0338] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0339] The information indication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S4101 to S4102. For example, step S4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S4101 in combination with step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be independently implemented, or can be implemented in any order and freely combined without contradiction.

[0340] FIG. 4b is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4b, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by a network device, and the above method includes the following steps:

[0341] Step S4201: transmitting first information to a terminal.

[0342] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

[0343] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2a, which will not be described here.

[0344] In some embodiments, the first time is a time at which a beam is turned on, and the beam covers the terminal within the first time.

[0345] In some embodiments, the first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal, and the second information includes information about service requirements of the terminal.

[0346] In some embodiments, the first time includes at least one time unit.

[0347] In some embodiments, the first information is downlink control information (DCI), the DCI includes a first information field, the first information field is associated with the beam, and the first information field is used to indicate a second time, the second time includes the first time.

[0348] In some embodiments, the starting position of the first information field is determined based on a hopping parameter.

[0349] In some embodiments, the first information field includes a bitmap, the bitmap includes at least one bit, each bit is associated with a time unit, the bit is a first value, the beam is turned on and / or the terminal performs listening, and the number of bits with the first value in the bitmap and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

[0350] In some embodiments, the number of the bits included in the bitmap is determined based on third information, the third information being one of the following:

[0351] Information carried by a radio resource control (RRC) message;

[0352] A length of the time unit.

[0353] In some embodiments, the length of the second time is one of the following:

[0354] A synchronization signal block (SSB) period indicated in a system information block (SIB) 1;

[0355] A length indicated in SIB 19;

[0356] A length indicated by an RRC message.

[0357] In some embodiments, the length of the time unit is determined based on the length of the second time and the number of the bits included in the bitmap.

[0358] In some embodiments, the length of the time unit is determined based on fourth information, the fourth information being one of the following: SIB 19; an RRC message.

[0359] In some embodiments, the DCI is a group common DCI.

[0360] In some embodiments, the DCI is associated with a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

[0361] In some embodiments, within a time range corresponding to at least two second times, a bit with a first value in the bitmap is used to indicate the first time.

[0362] In some embodiments, the first information includes parameters of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX), a duration indicated by the parameters being the first time.

[0363] In some embodiments, the parameters include a first period, at least two durations being configured within the first period, lengths of different durations being different.

[0364] In some embodiments, the first information includes parameters of at least two DTX and / or DRX, the first time being determined based on durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTX and / or DRX together.

[0365] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0366] Determining that the first information is received, and performing monitoring based on the first information.

[0367] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0368] receiving fourth information sent by the terminal;

[0369] The fourth information is used to indicate the first time expected by the terminal.

[0370] FIG. 5a is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is used for the communication system 100, and the method includes one of the following steps:

[0371] Step S5101: The network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0372] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the first time for the terminal to perform listening.

[0373] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2a and other associated parts in the embodiments involved by FIG. 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0374] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method of the above terminal side, network device side, and other embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0375] In order to better understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following will be further described through some exemplary embodiments:

[0376] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a beam hopping mechanism that can be dynamically changed or flexibly configured (because it can be dynamically indicated), which can adapt to different service requirements of different services or beam positions, and can achieve the above effects with minimal signaling overhead (bitmap indication).

[0377] In some embodiments, a new DCI format is provided, or an existing DCI format 2-9 of NTN is reused.

[0378] In some embodiments, each block of DCI corresponds to one cell, and the starting position of the corresponding block of the footprint of one beam can be indicated by the positionInDCI-beamhopping parameter.

[0379] In some embodiments, each block contains a corresponding bitmap, and the length N is explicitly configured by RRC or implicitly determined by the granularity (ms) indicated by each bit.

[0380] In some embodiments, the bitmap has a corresponding association period, which can be the SSB Periodicity indicated in SIB1, or can be configured by SIB19 or RRC, assuming the period is M (ms).

[0381] In some embodiments, the granularity of the corresponding beam is M / N (bitmap length is explicitly configured).

[0382] In some embodiments, the granularity is explicitly configured by SIB19 or RRC, then the bitmap length can be obtained.

[0383] In some embodiments, the DCI can be group common DCI, i.e. the corresponding monitoring parameters are configured by type 3 CSS.

[0384] In some embodiments, the DCI has a new RNTI, such as NTN-beamhopping-RNTI.

[0385] In some embodiments, the bitmap is indicated in a cyclic manner over multiple association periods.

[0386] In some embodiments, the DTX or DRX of the cell is configured based on the configuration of SIB19 or RRC.

[0387] In some embodiments, the enhancement mechanism for configuring the OnDuration timer is that multiple OnDuration times can be configured in each period, and each OnDuration time can not be equal.

[0388] In some embodiments, according to the relevant configuration mechanism, multiple sets of DTX or DRX configurations can be configured for the same beam, and the final OnDuration time takes their union.

[0389] Another enhancement mechanism is for UE behavior:

[0390] In some embodiments, in the non-onduration time, the UE does not expect to send or receive any UL or DL signal.

[0391] In some embodiments, for new design DCI or DCI format 2-9, UE monitors the CSS of type 3, even if the current corresponds to non-active time, if the corresponding DCI format 2-9 is received, the understanding of the beam hopping scheme is updated after the processing time.

[0392] In some embodiments, an on-demand UE indication mechanism can be considered, i.e., the UE reports the corresponding beam hopping configuration it expects, and the indication method can reuse the bitmap mechanism indicated in the above DCI, but the base station can confirm or reconfigure the corresponding beam hopping mechanism.

[0393] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device is proposed, which includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is also proposed, which includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the network equipment (such as access network equipment, core network function node, core network equipment, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0394] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor, the processor is connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to realize the functions of any of the above methods or the units or modules of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of 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 between the elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be all implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part implemented in the form of processor calling software and the remaining part implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0395] In embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of part or all of the units or modules described above. In addition, the hardware circuit can also be designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), or the like.

[0396] FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6a, the terminal 6100 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6101, a processing module 6102, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to transmit and / or receive information. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as transmitting and / or receiving, performed by the terminal in any of the methods described above. Details are not described herein again. Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal in any of the methods described above. Details are not described herein again.

[0397] FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6b, the network device 6200 can include at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, and the like. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to transmit and / or receive information. Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as transmitting and / or receiving, performed by the network device in any of the methods described above. Details are not described herein again. Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device in any of the methods described above. Details are not described herein again.

[0398] FIG. 7a is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 7100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (for example, an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (for example, a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and details can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0399] 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 the 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 the programs. The communication device 7100 is used to execute any of the above methods.

[0400] 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.

[0401] 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 (for example, step S2101, step S3101, but not limited to this) of transmitting and / or receiving in the above methods, and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, step S3102, but not limited to this).

[0402] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Alternatively, the terms of transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, etc. can be replaced with each other, the terms of transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced with each other, and the terms of receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0403] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 can include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuits 7104 are connected with the memory 7102, and the interface circuits 7104 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 circuits 7104 can read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0404] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 can not be limited by 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 also include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, and the like; (6) other devices, and the like.

[0405] FIG. 7b is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 7100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 7200 shown in FIG. 7b can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0406] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, and the chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0407] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, the interface circuits 7202 are connected with the memory 7203, and the interface circuits 7202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7202 can read instructions stored in the memory 7203 and send the instructions to the processor 7201.

[0408] In some embodiments, the interface circuits 7202 perform at least one of the communication steps (such as step S2101, step S3101, but not limited thereto) in the above methods, and the processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps (such as step S2102, step S3102, but not limited thereto).

[0409] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuitry, interface, transceiving pin, transceiver, and the like can be replaced by each other.

[0410] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7203 can be outside the chip 7200.

[0411] The disclosure further provides a storage medium having stored instructions, which, when executed on the communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0412] The disclosure further 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.

[0413] The disclosure further provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a terminal, and the method comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device; wherein the first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first time is a time at which a beam is turned on, and the beam covers the terminal within the first time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal, and the second information comprises information of service requirements of the terminal.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The first time comprises at least one time unit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first information is downlink control information (DCI), and the DCI comprises a first information field, the first information field is associated with the beam, and the first information field is used to indicate a second time, and the second time comprises the first time.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, A starting position of the first information field is determined based on a hopping parameter.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The first information field comprises a bitmap, the bitmap comprises at least one bit, each bit is associated with a time unit, the bit is a first value, the bit corresponds to the beam being turned on and / or the terminal performing listening, and a number of bits with the first value in the bitmap and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, A number of bits included in the bitmap is determined based on third information, and the third information is one of the following: information carried in a radio resource control (RRC) message; a time length of the time unit.

9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that, A time length of the second time is one of the following: a synchronization signal block (SSB) period indicated in system information block 1 (SIB1); a time length indicated in SIB19; a time length indicated in an RRC message.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein, The time length of the time unit is determined based on the time length of the second time and the number of bits included in the bitmap.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The time length of the time unit is determined based on fourth information, and the fourth information is one of the following: SIB19; and an RRC message.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, The DCI is group-common DCI.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein, The DCI is associated with a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

14. The method of claim 1, wherein, In a time range corresponding to at least two second times, the bits with the first value in the bitmap are used to indicate the first time.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first information comprises parameters of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX), and a time duration indicated by the parameters is the first time.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The parameters comprise a first period, and at least two time durations are configured in the first period, and time lengths corresponding to different time durations are different.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein, The first information comprises parameters of at least two DTX and / or DRX, and the first time is collectively determined based on time durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTX and / or DRX.

18. The method of any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein, The method further comprises: determining that the first information is received, and performing listening based on the first information.

19. The method of any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein, The method further comprises: sending fourth information to a network device; wherein the fourth information is used to indicate the first time expected by the terminal.

20. A method of communication, comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending first information to a terminal; wherein the first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs listening.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first time is a time at which a beam is turned on, and the beam covers the terminal within the first time.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first time is determined based on second information associated with the terminal, and the second information includes information of service requirements of the terminal.

23. The method of any one of claims 20-22, wherein, The first time includes at least one time unit.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first information is downlink control information (DCI), and the DCI includes a first information field associated with the beam, and the first information field is used to indicate a second time, and the second time includes the first time.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein, A starting position of the first information field is determined based on a beam hopping parameter.

26. The method of claim 24 or 25, wherein, The first information field includes a bitmap, and the bitmap includes at least one bit, and each bit is associated with a time unit; the bit is of a first value, corresponding to that the beam is lighted and / or the terminal performs monitoring; and a number of bits of the first value in the bitmap and the time unit are used to determine the first time.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein, A number of bits included in the bitmap is determined based on third information, and the third information is one of the following: Information carried in a radio resource control (RRC) message; A time length of the time unit.

28. The method of any one of claims 24-27, wherein, A time length of the second time is one of the following: A synchronization signal block (SSB) period indicated in a system message (SIB1); A time length indicated in SIB19; A time length indicated in an RRC message.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein, The time length of the time unit is determined based on the time length of the second time and the number of bits included in the bitmap.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein, The time length of the time unit is determined based on fourth information, and the fourth information is one of the following: SIB19; and an RRC message.

31. The method of claim 20, wherein, The DCI is group common DCI.

32. The method of claim 20, wherein, The DCI is associated with a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI).

33. The method of claim 20, wherein, In a time range corresponding to at least two second times, the bits of the first value in the bitmap are used to indicate the first time.

34. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first information includes parameters of discontinuous transmission (DTX) and / or discontinuous reception (DRX), and a time duration indicated by the parameters is the first time.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein, The parameters include a first period, and at least two time durations are configured in the first period, and time lengths corresponding to different time durations are different.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein, The first information includes parameters of at least two DTX and / or DRX, and the first time is collectively determined based on time durations indicated by the parameters of the at least two DTX and / or DRX.

37. The method of any one of claims 20-36, wherein, The method further includes: Determining that the first information is received, and performing monitoring based on the first information.

38. The method of any one of claims 20-37, wherein, The method further includes: Receiving fourth information sent by a terminal. The fourth information is used to indicate the first time expected by the terminal.

39. A method of communication, the method comprising: The method includes: A network device sends first information to a terminal. The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs monitoring.

40. A terminal, characterized by The terminal includes: A transceiver module configured to: Receive first information sent by a network device. The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs monitoring.

41. A network device, comprising: The network device includes: A transceiver module configured to: Send first information to a terminal. The first information is used to indicate a first time at which the terminal performs monitoring.

42. A communication system, characterized by The communication system comprises a terminal and a network device; the terminal is configured to implement the method in any one of claims 1 to 19, and the network device is configured to implement the method in any one of claims 20 to 38.

43. A terminal, characterized by The terminal comprises: one or more processors; The terminal is configured to implement the method in any one of claims 1 to 19.

44. A network device, comprising: The network device comprises: one or more processors; The network device is configured to implement the method in any one of claims 20 to 38.

45. A computer program product comprising computer programs or instructions, characterized in that, The computer program or instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method in any one of claims 1 to 19, claims 20 to 38.

46. A storage medium, characterized by The storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method in any one of claims 1 to 19, claims 20 to 38.

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