Information processing method and apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are an information processing method and apparatus. The method executed by a terminal comprises: on the basis of a first transmission delay and a second transmission delay between the terminal and a network device, determining a first round-trip time (RTT) between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located. Thus, the problem of how to determine a round-trip time in a carrier aggregation scenario in an NTN system is solved.

Description

Information processing method and apparatus TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to an information processing method and apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0002] Non-terrestrial Network (NTN) is an important technology introduced by the 5th generation mobile communication system (6G). It provides wireless resources through satellites (or unmanned aerial vehicles).

[0003] In the NTN system, due to the satellites of multiple orbital heights, the transmission delay is different when data is transmitted by satellites of different orbital heights. In the NTN carrier aggregation (CA) scenario, there may be a case that the terminal transmits uplink transmission through one carrier and receives downlink transmission through another carrier.

[0004] SUMMARY

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and apparatus.

[0006] The first aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method comprises:

[0007] determining a first round trip time RTT between the terminal and a network device according to a first transmission delay and a second transmission delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0008] The second aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a network device, and the method comprises:

[0009] determining a first round trip time RTT between the terminal and a network device according to a first transmission delay and a second transmission delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0010] The third aspect of the present disclosure provides a terminal, which comprises:

[0011] The processing module is configured to determine a first round trip time (RTT) between the terminal and the network device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0012] The fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a network device, which comprises:

[0013] The processing module is configured to determine a first round trip time (RTT) between the terminal and the network device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0014] The scheme provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure determines the round trip time between the terminal and the network device according to the transmission time delays of different carriers between the terminal and the network device, thereby improving the accuracy and reliability of the determined round trip time in the carrier aggregation scenario. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background art will be described below.

[0016] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a carrier aggregation scenario of an NTN;

[0018] FIGS. 2A-2B are schematic diagrams of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] FIGS. 3A-3C are schematic diagrams of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] FIGS. 4A-4C are schematic diagrams of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG. 7B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The present disclosure provides an information processing method and device.

[0027] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which comprises:

[0028] According to a first transmission delay and a second transmission delay between the terminal and the network device, a first round trip time (RTT) between the terminal and the network device is determined, wherein the first transmission delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0029] In the above embodiment, the RTT between the terminal and the network device is determined according to the transmission delays of different carriers. Thus, the accuracy and reliability of the determined RTT in the carrier aggregation scenario are improved.

[0030] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0031] determining a delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device;

[0032] determining an uplink timing advance (TA) of the terminal in each serving cell;

[0033] determining a transmission delay associated with each serving cell according to the delay parameter of the serving cell and the TA of the terminal in the serving cell.

[0034] In the above embodiment, the transmission delay associated with each serving cell is determined according to the delay parameter of the serving cell and the TA of the terminal in the serving cell. Thus, the accuracy and reliability of the determined transmission delay associated with each serving cell are ensured.

[0035] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0036] sending an uplink transmission through the first serving cell, or receiving an uplink scheduling for the first serving cell;

[0037] delaying the first RTT time, and then starting to monitor a downlink channel of the second serving cell.

[0038] In the above embodiment, if the terminal receives and sends through the serving cells associated with different transmission delays, the monitoring occasion can be controlled based on the corresponding RTT in this scenario. Thus, the transmission reliability is improved, the power consumption of the terminal is saved, and resource waste is avoided.

[0039] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the orbit height of the satellite to which the first serving cell belongs is less than the orbit height of the satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

[0040] In the above embodiments, the uplink transmission is performed by using the serving cell covered by the low-orbit satellite, and the downlink transmission is received by using the serving cell covered by the high-orbit satellite, thereby ensuring the reliability of the transmission in the mobile scenario.

[0041] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises at least one of:

[0042] The timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

[0043] The timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

[0044] In the above embodiments, the terminal receives and transmits by associating different transmission latency serving cells, and then the timing value of the DRX HARQ timer is extended based on the corresponding RTT in this scenario, thereby providing conditions for the reliable reception of the downlink scheduling or the downlink transmission.

[0045] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further comprises:

[0046] After receiving the uplink scheduling or transmitting the uplink transmission, the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell are determined based on at least one of:

[0047] The uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell is determined as a first configured time length, and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

[0048] The uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell is determined as a second configured time length, and the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

[0049] In the above embodiments, when the terminal receives and transmits through the association of different transmission delay service cells, the terminal can determine the timing value of the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of different service cells based on the service cells used for transmission and reception respectively. Thus, unnecessary monitoring is avoided and the power consumption of the terminal is saved on the basis of ensuring reliable reception of the terminal.

[0050] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0051] After receiving the uplink scheduling or transmitting the uplink transmission, the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first service cell and / or the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second service cell are extended by a first time length.

[0052] The first time length is the smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a corresponding round trip delay when receiving downlink transmission through the first service cell, and the third RTT is a corresponding round trip delay when receiving downlink transmission through the second service cell.

[0053] In the above embodiments, when the terminal receives and transmits through the association of different transmission delay service cells, the timing value of the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of different service cells is extended by a relatively small time value, so that the success rate and reliability of transmission are improved at a low power consumption cost.

[0054] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0055] The first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a first DRX retransmission timer of the first service cell is started.

[0056] The second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a second DRX retransmission timer of the second service cell is started.

[0057] In the above embodiments, when the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, the terminal can start the associated DRX retransmission timer, thereby further improving the probability of receiving downlink transmission by the terminal.

[0058] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0059] determining, by the second serving cell, to extend a timing value of a first downlink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell by a first RTT time, and / or to extend a timing value of a second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time, based on the uplink feedback.

[0060] In the above embodiments, when the terminal transmits the uplink feedback for the downlink scheduling of the first serving cell through the second serving cell, the terminal can extend the timing value of the first downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the timing value of the second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer by the first RTT time after the uplink feedback. Thus, the duration of the terminal waiting for the downlink retransmission scheduling is extended, and the probability of the terminal receiving the downlink retransmission scheduling is improved.

[0061] In a second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, the method comprising:

[0062] determining a first round trip time (RTT) between the terminal device and the network device according to a first transmission delay and a second transmission delay between the terminal device and the network device, wherein the first transmission delay is associated with a first serving cell in which the terminal device is located, and the second transmission delay is associated with a second serving cell in which the terminal device is located.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0064] determining a delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device;

[0065] determining an uplink timing advance (TA) of the terminal in each of the serving cells;

[0066] determining a transmission delay associated with each of the serving cells according to the delay parameter and the TA of the serving cell.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0068] receiving an uplink transmission through the first serving cell, or having transmitted an uplink scheduling for the first serving cell;

[0069] determining to transmit a downlink transmission through the second serving cell, to extend a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell by a first RTT time, and / or to extend a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0070] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the orbit height of the satellite to which the first serving cell belongs is less than the orbit height of the satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

[0071] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0072] determining, based on at least one of the following, a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell and a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell after sending an uplink schedule to the terminal or receiving an uplink transmission from the terminal:

[0073] the uplink schedule or the uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, determining that the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell is a first configured time length, and extending the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell by the first RTT time;

[0074] the uplink schedule or the uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, determining that the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell is a second configured time length, and extending the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0075] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0076] extending, after sending an uplink schedule to the terminal or receiving an uplink transmission from the terminal, a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell and / or a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by a first time length;

[0077] wherein the first time length is a smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a round trip time corresponding to sending a downlink transmission through the first serving cell, and the third RTT is a round trip time corresponding to sending a downlink transmission through the second serving cell.

[0078] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises at least one of:

[0079] the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, a first DRX retransmission timer of the first serving cell is started;

[0080] the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, a second DRX retransmission timer of the second serving cell is started.

[0081] With reference to the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0082] determining that uplink feedback for downlink scheduling of the first serving cell is received through the second serving cell, extending a timing value of a first downlink discontinuous reception, DRX, hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, round trip time, RTT, timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time, and / or extending a timing value of a second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0083] In a third aspect, a method for processing information is provided, and the method includes:

[0084] a terminal and a network device determine a first round trip time, RTT, between the terminal and the network device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell in which the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell in which the terminal is located.

[0085] In a fourth aspect, a terminal is provided, and the terminal includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the first aspect and the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0086] In a fifth aspect, a network device is provided, and the network device includes a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the network device is configured to perform the second aspect and the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0087] In a sixth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, and the communication apparatus includes one or more processors; wherein the communication apparatus is configured to perform the first aspect and the optional implementation manners of the first aspect.

[0088] In a seventh aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, and the communication apparatus includes one or more processors; wherein the communication apparatus is configured to perform the second aspect and the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0089] In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, comprising: a terminal, a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation manners of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0090] In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, which stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation manners of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0091] In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a program product, which is executed by a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation manners of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0092] In an eleventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, when executed on a computer, causing the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation manners of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0093] 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 first aspect and the optional implementation manners of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation manners of the second aspect.

[0094] It can be understood that the terminal, the access network device, the core network device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved are referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0095] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and device. In some embodiments, the terms of information processing method and signal processing method, communication method can be replaced with each other, the terms of signal processing device and information processing device, communication device can be replaced with each other, and the terms of signal measurement system and information processing system, communication system can be replaced with each other.

[0096] 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 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 of other embodiments.

[0097] 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.

[0098] 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.

[0099] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "a", "the", "the above", "the above", "the above", "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.

[0100] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0101] 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.

[0102] In some embodiments, "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "in one case A, in another case B", "responsive to case A, responsive to case B" and the like, can be interpreted to include both cases, A and B, in some embodiments, A (A is performed regardless of B), in some embodiments, B (B is performed regardless of A), in some embodiments, selected from the group consisting of A and B (the selection between A and B is an option), in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are performed).

[0103] In some embodiments, "A or B" and the like, can be interpreted to include both cases, A and B, in some embodiments, A (A is performed regardless of B), in some embodiments, B (B is performed regardless of A), in some embodiments, selected from the group consisting of A and B (the selection between A and B is an option).

[0104] In some embodiments, the prefix words "first", "second", and the like, are used only to distinguish different description objects, and do not limit the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the description objects, and the description objects are described in the claims or embodiments according to the context, and should not be construed as redundant limitations because of the use of prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields", and "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" modified by them are in the same message or not, nor limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more, for example, "first device", 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.

[0105] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A", can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0106] In some embodiments, the terms "in response to", "in response to determining", "in the case of", "when", "when", "if", "if" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0107] 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", "fewer than", "fewer 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.

[0108] In some embodiments, the apparatuses and devices can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and in some cases can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", and the like.

[0109] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as an apparatus included in the network, such as an access network device, a core network device, and the like.

[0110] In some embodiments, an “access network device (AN device)” can also be referred to as a “radio access network device (RAN device),” a “base station (BS),” a “radio base station,” a “fixed station,” and in some embodiments can also be understood as a “node,” an “access point,” a “transmission point (TP),” a “reception point (RP),” a “transmission / reception point (TRP),” a “panel,” an “antenna panel,” an “antenna array,” a “cell,” a “macro cell,” a “small cell,” a “femto cell,” a “pico cell,” a “sector,” a “cell group,” a “serving cell,” a “carrier,” a “component carrier,” a “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like.

[0111] In some embodiments, a "terminal" or "terminal device" can be referred to as a "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device, "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0112] In some embodiments, an access network device, a core network device, or a 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 an access network device, a core network device, or a network device and a terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be configured as a structure in which a terminal has all or part of the functions of an access network device. In addition, the terms "uplink", "downlink", etc. can also be replaced with terms corresponding to inter-terminal communication (e.g., "side"). For example, an uplink channel, a downlink channel, etc. can be replaced with a side channel, and an uplink, a downlink, etc. can be replaced with a side link.

[0113] In some embodiments, the terminal can be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0114] In some embodiments, the data, information, and the like can be acquired in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country where the terminal is located.

[0115] In some embodiments, the data, information, and the like can be acquired after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0116] 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, and any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0117] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0118] As shown in FIG. 1A, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0119] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device, a satellite communication 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, and a RedCap terminal, but is not limited thereto.

[0120] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and the network device can include at least one of a node such as a satellite or a drone in a signal measurement network, an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a next generation RAN node (NG-RAN node), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0121] 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.

[0122] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, 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.

[0123] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. It can be known by those skilled in the art that, with the evolution of system architecture and the appearance of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0124] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1A or part of the subjects, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1A are illustrative, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1A, or other subjects other than those in FIG. 1A. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be physical or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is illustrative, 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.

[0125] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to a Non-terrestrial Network (NTN), 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, Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based on them, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be combined (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0126] In some embodiments, different ways of processing signals by the satellite can be divided into a transparent mode and a regenerative mode. In the transparent mode, the NTN ground station sends the signal of the gNB to the satellite, and the satellite sends the signal to the UE through the satellite frequency band after converting the signal to the satellite frequency band. Except for frequency conversion and signal amplification, the satellite does not demodulate the gNB signal, which is similar to a repeater. In the regenerative mode, the NTN ground station sends the signal of the gNB to the satellite, and the satellite first demodulates and decodes the signal and then re-encodes and modulates the signal (this process is regeneration) and sends the regenerated signal through the satellite frequency band.

[0127] FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a carrier aggregation scenario of an NTN.

[0128] As shown in FIG. 1B, in the NTN carrier aggregation scenario, a primary cell (PCell) can use a satellite 1 (such as a high-orbit satellite) to provide large coverage, and other secondary cells (SCells) except for a special cell (SpCell) can use a satellite 2 (such as a low-orbit satellite) to provide high speed. The PCell and the SCell perform carrier aggregation through the satellite transparent mode, that is, the NTN ground station can send the signal of the gNB to the satellite 1 and the satellite 2 through the transparent mode. The SpCell refers to the PCell and a primary secondary cell (PSCell).

[0129] For such a scenario, the propagation delay of data sent through different carriers is different. Moreover, there is a scenario in which the terminal sends through one carrier but receives through another carrier. For example, for random access (RA) initiated on the SCell, Msg1 and / or MsgA of the random access are sent on the SCell, but the random access response is received on the PCell. At this time, the round-trip time (RTT) of the UE to the gNB is all different from the transmission and reception through one carrier.

[0130] In the related art, if only one carrier is considered, the RTT of the UE-gNB can be defined as T+K mac . Wherein T represents the RTT between the UE and the uplink reference point, and Kmac represents the RTT from the uplink reference point to the base station. When sending through one carrier but receiving through another carrier, the RTT of the UE-gNB needs to be calculated according to the transmission delay of the two carriers respectively.

[0131] The information processing method and device provided by the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0132] FIG. 2A is an interaction diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which comprises:

[0133] In step S2101, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine the time delay parameter between the uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device.

[0134] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is a non-terrestrial network (NTN) terminal, and the network device is an NTN device.

[0135] In some embodiments, the terms “non-terrestrial network”, “non-terrestrial network”, “non-terrestrial communication”, “non-terrestrial communication” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0136] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 transmits through the carrier of one serving cell and receives through the carrier of another serving cell.

[0137] In some embodiments, the two carriers used by the terminal for receiving and transmitting can work in a carrier aggregation manner and through a satellite transparent transmission mode or a regeneration mode.

[0138] In some embodiments, the two carriers provided by the two serving cells can be used for uplink transmission and downlink transmission, respectively.

[0139] In some embodiments, the two serving cells can be transmitted through different satellites. The two satellites can be satellites of different orbital heights, or satellites of the same orbital height but different RTTs.

[0140] In some embodiments, the “uplink reference point” can be a reference position of the serving cell within the satellite coverage range where the terminal is located.

[0141] In some embodiments, the time delay parameter between the uplink reference point and the network device can be determined according to a protocol or sent by the network device 102 to the terminal 101, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0142] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can send the time delay parameter to the terminal 101 through a system message.

[0143] In some embodiments, the network device 102 can send the time delay parameter to the terminal 101 through a downlink transmission specially configured for configuring the time delay parameter.

[0144] In step S2102, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine the uplink TA of the terminal in each serving cell.

[0145] In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the uplink signals of all terminals can be correctly aligned at the network device, the network device estimates the transmission delay between the terminal and the network device according to the distance between the terminal and the network device, and calculates a timing advance (TA), and then notifies the terminal through a timing advance command (TAC).

[0146] In some embodiments, the steps S2101 and S2102 can be performed simultaneously, or S2102 can be performed first and then S2101, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0147] In step S2103, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine the transmission delay associated with each serving cell according to the delay parameter and the TA.

[0148] In some embodiments, the terms “transmission delay”, “propagation delay”, “transmission delay time”, “propagation delay time” and the like can be replaced with each other in some cases.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 can determine the round-trip delay between the terminal 101 and the network device 102 in the serving cell according to the delay parameter and the TA.

[0150] In some embodiments, the round-trip delay between the terminal 101 and the network device 102 = the delay parameter + the TA.

[0151] In some embodiments, the transmission delay associated with the serving cell can be half of the round-trip delay between the terminal 101 and the network device 102.

[0152] In step S2104, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine the first round-trip delay RTT according to the first transmission delay and the second transmission delay.

[0153] In some embodiments, the first transmission delay is associated with the first serving cell in which the terminal is located. That is, the first transmission delay is associated with the first carrier of the first serving cell.

[0154] In some embodiments, the second transmission delay is associated with the second serving cell in which the terminal is located. That is, the second transmission delay is associated with the second carrier of the second serving cell.

[0155] In some embodiments, the sum of the first transmission delay and the second transmission delay can be determined as the first round-trip delay (UE-gNB RTT) between the terminal and the network device.

[0156] In some embodiments, the first serving cell can be a PCell or an SCell, and the corresponding second serving cell can be an SCell or a PCell.

[0157] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives (or transmits) and transmits (or receives) through the first serving cell and the second serving cell respectively, and the first RTT between the terminal 101 and the network device 102 can be the sum of the first transmission delay and the second transmission delay.

[0158] In step S2105, the terminal 101 transmits the uplink transmission through the first serving cell.

[0159] In step S2106, the terminal 101 starts to monitor the downlink channel of the second serving cell after delaying for the first RTT.

[0160] In some embodiments, the uplink transmission can be a first message of random access.

[0161] In some embodiments, the first message (Message, Msg) of random access can be Msg1 or MsgA.

[0162] In some embodiments, the uplink transmission can also be a scheduling request (Scheduling Request, SR).

[0163] In some embodiments, the uplink transmission can also be a media access control (media access control, MAC) control element (control Element, CE).

[0164] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can transmit the uplink transmission by using a configured grant (Configured Grant, CG) resource.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first serving cell can be a cell covered by a low earth orbit (Low-Earth Orbit, LEO) satellite.

[0166] In some embodiments, the terms “low orbit”, “near earth orbit”, “near ground orbit”, “low earth orbit” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0167] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, since the low orbit satellite has a relatively low height above the ground, it can provide a higher rate of transmission service and a relatively low transmission delay. In order to minimize the delay time of the uplink transmission, the terminal 101 can transmit the uplink transmission through the first serving cell.

[0168] In some embodiments, the orbit height of the satellite to which the first serving cell belongs is less than the orbit height of the satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

[0169] That is, the transmission delay of the first serving cell is less than the transmission delay of the second serving cell.

[0170] In some embodiments, the second serving cell can be a cell covered by a medium-high orbit satellite.

[0171] In some embodiments, the high orbit can be a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO).

[0172] In some embodiments, since the terminal 101 can be in a moving state, and the coverage of the second serving cell is larger than that of the first serving cell, in order to ensure that the terminal 101 can reliably receive the downlink transmission, the terminal 101 can receive the downlink transmission by monitoring the downlink channel of the second serving cell.

[0173] In some embodiments, in order to avoid the terminal 101 monitoring the downlink channel of the second serving cell too early and wasting resources, the terminal 101 can delay the first RTT time after sending the uplink transmission through the first serving cell (or receiving the uplink scheduling for the first serving cell), and then monitor the downlink channel of the second serving cell.

[0174] In some embodiments, the downlink channel can be a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).

[0175] In some embodiments, the uplink transmission is Msg1 or MsgA, and the terminal 101 can delay the first RTT time and then start the Random Access Response (RAR) window corresponding to the second serving cell.

[0176] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can delay the first RTT time after the first symbol position of the earliest resource after sending the random access preamble, and then start the RAR window corresponding to the second serving cell.

[0177] In some embodiments, the earliest resource is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) resource.

[0178] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can determine the earliest PDCCH resource according to a control resource set (CORESET).

[0179] In some embodiments, when the uplink transmission is SR, the terminal 101 can delay the first RTT time after sending the SR on the PUCCH of the first serving cell (e.g., SCell) and then monitor the PDCCH of the second serving cell (e.g., PCell).

[0180] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can also delay the first RTT time after receiving the uplink scheduling for the first serving cell and then start monitoring the downlink channel of the second serving cell.

[0181] In step S2107, the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer is extended.

[0182] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 and the network device 101 can extend the timing value of the first DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer by the first RTT time.

[0183] In some embodiments, since the terminal 101 sends and receives through different serving cells, and the transmission delays associated with different serving cells are different, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 need to extend the timing value of the first (and / or second) uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer based on the determined first RTT at this time. In order for the terminal 101 to monitor the possible uplink retransmission scheduling within the first (and / or second) uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer.

[0184] Correspondingly, if the network device 102 sends a downlink transmission to the terminal 101 through the second serving cell after receiving the uplink transmission sent by the terminal 101 through the first serving cell, the network device 102 can extend the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the second DRX HARQ RTT timer by the first RTT time based on the configured value, respectively.

[0185] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can determine the timing value of the first DRX HARQ RTT timer and the timing value of the second DRX HARQ RTT timer, respectively, after receiving the uplink scheduling for any serving cell or sending the uplink transmission through any serving cell.

[0186] In some embodiments, if the uplink scheduling or uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, the terminal 101 can only extend the timing value of the second DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time. The timing value of the first DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell can remain unchanged for the first configured time length.

[0187] In some embodiments, the first configured time length is the timing value configured by the network device 102 for the first DRX HARQ RTT timer.

[0188] In some embodiments, if the uplink scheduling or uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, the terminal 101 can only extend the timing value of the first DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time. The timing value of the second DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell can remain unchanged for the second configured time length.

[0189] In some embodiments, the second configured time length is the timing value configured by the network device 102 for the second DRX HARQ RTT timer.

[0190] In some embodiments, after the terminal receives the uplink scheduling or sends the uplink transmission, the terminal can extend the timing value of the first DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and / or the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first time length, respectively.

[0191] In some embodiments, the first time length is the smaller value (min) of the second RTT and the third RTT, the second RTT is the corresponding round-trip delay when receiving downlink transmission through the first serving cell, and the third RTT is the corresponding round-trip delay when receiving downlink transmission through the second serving cell.

[0192] In some embodiments, the second RTT = uplink transmission delay + delay of receiving downlink transmission by the PCell.

[0193] In some embodiments, the third RTT = uplink transmission delay + delay of receiving downlink transmission by the SCell.

[0194] In some embodiments, the "uplink transmission delay" in the above-mentioned second RTT and third RTT can be the delay when sending uplink transmission by the PCell, or the delay when sending uplink transmission by the SCell.

[0195] For example, the terminal monitors PDCCH on the PCell and the SCell, and after receiving uplink scheduling or sending PUSCH on the CG resource, the duration of the (first and / or second) uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer can be set to be the first duration extended on the basis of the configured duration.

[0196] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer is extended based on the smaller one of the second RTT and the third RTT, so as to shorten the duration of the terminal monitoring the downlink channel as much as possible on the basis of ensuring that the terminal reliably receives the downlink transmission, and reduce the terminal loss.

[0197] In step S2108, the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and the DRX retransmission timer is started.

[0198] In some embodiments, after the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, because the terminal 101 does not know whether the network device 102 successfully decodes the uplink transmission, the drx Retransmission Timer can be started to continue to monitor possible uplink retransmission scheduling after the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, thereby providing conditions for further providing the success rate and reliability of the uplink transmission.

[0199] In some embodiments, the first DRX retransmission timer of the first serving cell can be started after the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires.

[0200] In some embodiments, the second DRX retransmission timer of the second serving cell can be started after the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires. The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S2101-S2108. For example, step S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2105+S2106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2105+S2106+S2107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2105+S2107+S2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0201] In the present embodiment or embodiment, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other embodiments.

[0202] FIG. 2B is an interaction diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, and the method comprises:

[0203] In step S2201, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine a time delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device.

[0204] In step S2202, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine an uplink TA of the terminal in each serving cell.

[0205] In step S2203, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine a transmission time delay associated with each serving cell according to the time delay parameter and the TA.

[0206] In step S2204, the terminal 101 and the network device 102 determine a first round trip time RTT according to the first transmission time delay and the second transmission time delay.

[0207] The optional implementation of steps S2201-S2204 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101-S2104 of FIG. 2A and other associated parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A, which will not be described here.

[0208] In step S2205, the timing value of the first downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the timing value of the second DRX HARQ RTT timer are extended by the first RTT time for transmitting uplink feedback of downlink scheduling of the first serving cell through the second serving cell.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first serving cell can be a PCell or an SCell, and the corresponding second serving cell can be an SCell or a PCell.

[0210] In some embodiments, after the terminal 101 receives downlink scheduling of one serving cell, the terminal 101 can need to perform uplink feedback through the second serving cell. Since the uplink carrier and the corresponding downlink carrier are transmitted by different satellites, the timing value of the downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer can be extended by the first RTT time. Thus, it is ensured that the terminal can receive downlink transmission within the monitoring period of the downlink channel, which provides a condition for improving the probability of receiving downlink transmission by the terminal.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer is associated with the first serving cell.

[0212] In some embodiments, the second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer is associated with the second serving cell.

[0213] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can start a downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer after sending the HARQ feedback through the second serving cell.

[0214] In some embodiments, if the terminal 101 fails to decode the downlink data after the downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, the terminal can start a downlink DRX RetransmissionTimer to listen to possible downlink retransmission data.

[0215] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S2201-S2205. For example, step S2204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2204+S2205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S2201+S2202+S2203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0216] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independently, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0217] FIG. 3A is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an information processing method, the method is executed by the terminal 101, and the method includes:

[0218] Step S3101, determining a time delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and a network device.

[0219] Step S3102, determining an uplink TA of the terminal in each serving cell.

[0220] Step S3103, determining a transmission time delay associated with each serving cell according to the time delay parameter and the TA.

[0221] Step S3104, determining a first round trip time RTT according to the first transmission time delay and the second transmission time delay.

[0222] Step S3105, sending an uplink transmission through the first serving cell.

[0223] Step S3106, starting to listen to a downlink channel of the second serving cell after delaying for the first RTT time.

[0224] Step S3107, extending a timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or a timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer.

[0225] Step S3108, the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a DRX retransmission timer is started.

[0226] Optional implementation manners of steps S3101-S3108 can refer to optional implementation manners of steps S2101-S2108 of FIG. 2A and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0227] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3101-S3108. For example, step S3104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3105+S3106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3105+S3106+S3107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3105+S3107+S3108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0228] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independently, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional manners or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples, without contradiction.

[0229] FIG. 3B is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3B, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an information processing method, the method is executed by the terminal 101, and the method includes:

[0230] Step S3201, determining a time delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and a network device.

[0231] Step S3202, determining an uplink TA of the terminal in each serving cell.

[0232] Step S3203, determining a transmission time delay associated with each serving cell according to the time delay parameter and the TA.

[0233] Step S3204, determining a first round trip time RTT according to the first transmission time delay and the second transmission time delay.

[0234] Step S3205, determining that the uplink feedback to the downlink scheduling of the first serving cell is sent through the second serving cell, and the timing value of the first downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the timing value of the second DRX HARQ RTT timer is extended by the first RTT time.

[0235] Optional implementation manners of steps S3201-S3205 can refer to optional implementation manners of steps S2201-S2205 of FIG. 2B and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0236] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3201-S3205. For example, step S3204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3204 and S3205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3201, S3202, and S3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0237] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independently combined or exchanged in order, and optional modes or examples can be combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0238] FIG. 3C is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3C, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an information processing method, and the method is performed by a terminal 101, and the method includes:

[0239] In step S3301, a first round trip time RTT between the terminal and a network device is determined according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal and the network device.

[0240] The first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell in which the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell in which the terminal is located.

[0241] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0242] determining a time delay parameter between each serving cell associated uplink reference point and the network device;

[0243] determining an uplink timing advance TA of the terminal in each of the serving cells;

[0244] determining a transmission time delay associated with each of the serving cells according to the time delay parameter and the TA of the serving cell.

[0245] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0246] sending an uplink transmission through the first serving cell, or receiving an uplink scheduling for the first serving cell;

[0247] delaying for a first RTT time, and starting to monitor a downlink channel of the second serving cell.

[0248] In some embodiments, the first serving cell belongs to a satellite with a smaller orbital height than a satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

[0249] In some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of:

[0250] a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of a first serving cell is extended by a first RTT time;

[0251] a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of a second serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

[0252] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0253] after receiving the uplink scheduling or transmitting the uplink transmission, determining the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell based on at least one of:

[0254] the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, determining that the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell is a first configured time duration, and extending the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time;

[0255] the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, determining that the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell is a second configured time duration, and extending the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0256] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0257] after receiving the uplink scheduling or transmitting the uplink transmission, extending the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and / or the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by a first time duration, respectively;

[0258] wherein the first time duration is a smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a corresponding round trip time when receiving a downlink transmission through the first serving cell, and the third RTT is a corresponding round trip time when receiving a downlink transmission through the second serving cell.

[0259] In some embodiments, the method further comprises at least one of:

[0260] the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, starting a first DRX retransmission timer of the first serving cell;

[0261] The second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a second DRX retransmission timer of the second serving cell is started.

[0262] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0263] determining that uplink feedback for downlink scheduling of the first serving cell is transmitted through the second serving cell, extending a timing value of a first downlink discontinuous reception, DRX, hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, round trip time, RTT, timer of the first serving cell by a first RTT time, and / or extending a timing value of a second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0264] The step S3301 and optional implementation manners thereof can be referred to the associated parts in the related steps and optional implementation manners of FIG. 2A-2B, which will not be described here.

[0265] FIG. 4A is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, the method is performed by the network device 102, and the method includes:

[0266] In step S4101, a time delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device is determined.

[0267] In step S4102, an uplink TA of the terminal in each serving cell is determined.

[0268] In step S4103, a transmission time delay associated with each serving cell is determined according to the time delay parameter and the TA.

[0269] In step S4104, a first round trip time, RTT, is determined according to the first transmission time delay and the second transmission time delay.

[0270] In step S4105, uplink transmission is received through the first serving cell.

[0271] In step S4106, it is determined that downlink transmission is transmitted through the second cell, and a timing value of a first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer are extended.

[0272] In step S4107, the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a DRX retransmission timer is started.

[0273] The optional implementation manners of steps S4101-S4107 can be referred to the optional implementation manners of steps S2101-S2108 of FIG. 2A and other associated parts in the embodiments involved by FIG. 2A, which will not be described here.

[0274] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S4101-S4107. For example, step S4104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4105+S4106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S4105+S4106+S4107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0275] In the present embodiment or example, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0276] FIG. 4B is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, the method is performed by the network device 102, and the method includes:

[0277] Step S4201, determining a time delay parameter between each service cell associated uplink reference point and the network device.

[0278] Step S4202, determining the uplink TA of the terminal in each service cell.

[0279] Step S4203, determining the transmission time delay associated with each service cell according to the time delay parameter and the TA.

[0280] Step S4204, determining the first round trip time RTT according to the first transmission time delay and the second transmission time delay.

[0281] Step S4205, determining that the uplink feedback to the downlink scheduling of the first service cell is received through the second service cell, and extending the timing value of the first downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer and / or the timing value of the second DRX HARQ RTT timer by the first RTT time.

[0282] The optional implementation of steps S3201-S3205 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2201-S2205 of FIG. 2B and other related parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0283] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3201-S3205. For example, step S3204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3204+S3205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3201+S3202+S3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0284] In the embodiments or examples, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in sequence, optional mode or optional example can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples, without contradiction.

[0285] FIG. 4C is a flowchart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4C, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, the method is performed by the network device 102, and the method comprises:

[0286] In step S4101, a first round trip time RTT between the network device and the terminal device is determined according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the network device and the terminal device.

[0287] The first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell in which the terminal device is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell in which the terminal device is located.

[0288] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0289] determining a time delay parameter between each serving cell associated uplink reference point and the network device;

[0290] determining an uplink timing advance TA of the terminal device in each serving cell;

[0291] determining a transmission time delay associated with each serving cell according to the time delay parameter and the TA of the serving cell.

[0292] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0293] receiving an uplink transmission through the first serving cell, or having sent an uplink scheduling for the first serving cell;

[0294] determining to send a downlink transmission through the second serving cell, to extend a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time, and / or to extend a timing value of a second uplink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0295] In some embodiments, an orbit height of a satellite to which the first serving cell belongs is less than an orbit height of a satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

[0296] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0297] The terminal is sent uplink scheduling, or after receiving the uplink transmission sent by the terminal, the timing value of the first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first service cell and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second service cell are determined based on at least one of the following:

[0298] The uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the first service cell, the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first service cell is determined as a first configured time length, and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second service cell is extended by the first RTT time;

[0299] The uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the second service cell, the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second service cell is determined as a second configured time length, and the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first service cell is extended by the first RTT time.

[0300] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0301] The terminal is sent uplink scheduling, or after receiving the uplink transmission sent by the terminal, the timing value of the first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first service cell and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second service cell are respectively extended by a first time length;

[0302] The first time length is the smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a round trip delay corresponding to sending downlink transmission through the first service cell, and the third RTT is a round trip delay corresponding to sending downlink transmission through the second service cell.

[0303] In some embodiments, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0304] The first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a first DRX retransmission timer of the first service cell is started;

[0305] The second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a second DRX retransmission timer of the second service cell is started.

[0306] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0307] determining, by the second serving cell, to receive uplink feedback for downlink scheduling of the first serving cell, extending a timing value of a first downlink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell by a first RTT time, and / or extending a timing value of a second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0308] The step S4301 and the optional implementation manners thereof can be referred to the associated parts in the related steps and the optional implementation manners thereof in FIGS. 2A-2B, which will not be described here again.

[0309] FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is used in the communication system 100, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0310] In step S5101, the terminal and the network device determine a first round trip time (RTT) between them according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between them.

[0311] The optional implementation manners of the step S5101 can be referred to the steps and the associated parts thereof in the above-mentioned embodiments of FIGS. 2A-2B.

[0312] In the embodiments or the examples, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in sequence, the optional manners or the optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any step of other embodiments or other examples.

[0313] The information processing method provided by the present disclosure will be further described in combination with the following examples.

[0314] If the terminal transmits through one carrier but receives through another carrier, the round trip time from the UE to the base station is the sum of the signal one-way propagation time of the UE transmitting a signal through the transmitting carrier to the gNB and the signal one-way propagation time of the UE receiving a signal from the gNB through the receiving carrier.

[0315] Optionally, the terminal is an NTN terminal, and the network is an NTN network.

[0316] Optionally, the multi-carrier transceiving adopts a carrier aggregation manner, and works in a satellite transparent transmission mode or a regenerative mode.

[0317] Optionally, the two carriers correspond to the uplink and the downlink of two cells respectively.

[0318] Optionally, the two carrier signals are transmitted through different satellites. The two satellites are at different orbital heights or at the same orbital height but have different RTTs.

[0319] Optionally, the one-way propagation delay for UE to send or receive signals from / to gNB via a certain carrier is: (Kmac+UE TA ) / 2 of the serving cell corresponding to the carrier.

[0320] Optionally, Kmac represents the round-trip delay between the uplink reference point of the satellite and the base station, which is provided by system message or dedicated signaling. UE TA is the uplink timing advance of the UE in the serving cell.

[0321] Optionally, after the UE sends Msg1 / MsgA of random access on SCell, the UE receives the random access response on PCell. The UE starts the response window with a time delay of UE-gNB RTT time. The UE-gNB RTT is calculated in the above manner.

[0322] Optionally, the response window starting time is the first symbol position of the earliest PDCCH resource (i.e. CORESET) after the UE finishes sending PRACH + UE-gNB RTT start.

[0323] Optionally, after the UE sends SR on PUCCH of SCell, the UE monitors PDCCH of PCell. The monitoring occasion is delayed by UE-gNB RTT time. The UE-gNB RTT is calculated in the above manner.

[0324] Optionally, the occasion for the UE to monitor PDCCH after sending SR is UE-gNB RTT time after the completion of SR transmission.

[0325] Optionally, when the UE receives downlink scheduling for SCell, but the uplink feedback for the downlink scheduling is on PCell, the downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer is extended by UE-gNB RTT time based on the configured duration. The UE-gNB RTT is calculated in the above manner.

[0326] Optionally, when the UE receives uplink scheduling for SCell, or the uplink MAC PDU is sent on SCell through Configured Grant, if the PDCCH is monitored on PCell, the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer is extended by UE-gNB RTT time based on the configured duration. The UE-gNB RTT is calculated in the above manner.

[0327] Optionally, if the UE monitors PDCCH on both PCell and SCell, the UE sets the duration of the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer for PCell and SCell respectively after the UE receives uplink scheduling or transmits PUSCH on CG resource. The duration of the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer for PCell and SCell is extended by UE-gNB RTT time on the basis of the configured duration. If the uplink transmission is not on the same carrier as the PDCCH monitoring, the UE-gNB RTT is calculated as described above. If on the same carrier, the UE-gNB RTT is calculated as the UE-gNB RTT on the same carrier.

[0328] Optionally, the uplink scheduling or uplink transmission can be on PCell or SCell.

[0329] Optionally, after the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer for PCell or SCell expires, the DRX retransmission timer for PCell or SCell is started.

[0330] Optionally, if the UE monitors PDCCH on both PCell and SCell, the UE sets the duration of the uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer to be extended by UE-gNB RTT time on the basis of the configured duration after the UE receives uplink scheduling or transmits PUSCH on CG resource. The UE-gNB RTT time is min (UE-gNB RTT for uplink transmission on the specified carrier + downlink PCell reception, UE-gNB RTT for uplink transmission on the specified carrier + downlink SCell reception).

[0331] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0332] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor, the processor is connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to realize any of the above methods or realize the functions of each unit or module of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship of elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be all implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part implemented in the form of processor calling software and the remaining part implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0333] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or can be reconfigured. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, the hardware circuit can also be designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), or the like.

[0334] FIG. 6A is a structural schematic diagram of a network device 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 processing module is configured to determine a first round trip time (RTT) between the terminal and a network device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell in which the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell in which the terminal is located.

[0335] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0336] determine a time delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device;

[0337] determine an uplink timing advance (TA) of the terminal in each serving cell;

[0338] determine a transmission time delay associated with each serving cell according to the time delay parameter and the TA of the serving cell.

[0339] In some embodiments, the transceiver is further configured to:

[0340] transmit an uplink transmission via the first serving cell, or receive an uplink scheduling for the first serving cell;

[0341] delay the first RTT time, and start monitoring a downlink channel of the second serving cell after the first RTT time.

[0342] In some embodiments, an orbit height of a satellite to which the first serving cell belongs is less than an orbit height of a satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

[0343] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0344] extend a timing value of a first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time;

[0345] extend a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0346] In some embodiments, after receiving the uplink scheduling or transmitting the uplink transmission, the processing module is further configured to:

[0347] determine the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell based on at least one of:

[0348] the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, determine that the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell is a first configured time length, and extend the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time;

[0349] the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, determine that the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell is a second configured time length, and extend the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0350] In some embodiments, after receiving the uplink scheduling or sending the uplink transmission, the processing module is further configured to extend a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell and / or a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by a first time length, respectively.

[0351] The first time length is a smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a corresponding round trip delay when receiving a downlink transmission through the first serving cell, and the third RTT is a corresponding round trip delay when receiving a downlink transmission through the second serving cell.

[0352] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0353] The first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a first DRX retransmission timer of the first serving cell is started;

[0354] The second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a second DRX retransmission timer of the second serving cell is started.

[0355] In some embodiments, after determining that the uplink feedback for the downlink scheduling of the first serving cell is sent through the second serving cell, the processing module is further configured to extend a timing value of a first downlink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell by a first RTT time, and / or extend a timing value of a second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0356] Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the sending and / or receiving steps in the communication steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described herein again.

[0357] Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps (for example, steps S2101 and S2103, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described herein again.

[0358] FIG. 6B is a structural schematic diagram of another 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 processing module is configured to determine a first round trip time (RTT) between the network device and a terminal according to a first transmission delay and a second transmission delay between the terminal, wherein the first transmission delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0359] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0360] determine a time delay parameter between the uplink reference point associated with each of the serving cells and the network device;

[0361] determine an uplink timing advance (TA) of the terminal in each of the serving cells;

[0362] determine a transmission time delay of each of the serving cells according to the time delay parameter and the TA of the serving cell.

[0363] In some embodiments, the transceiver is configured to:

[0364] receive an uplink transmission through the first serving cell or send an uplink scheduling for the first serving cell;

[0365] determine to send a downlink transmission through the second serving cell, extend a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time, and / or extend a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0366] In some embodiments, an orbit height of a satellite to which the first serving cell belongs is less than an orbit height of a satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

[0367] In some embodiments, after sending the uplink scheduling to the terminal or receiving the uplink transmission sent by the terminal, the processing module is further configured to determine the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell based on at least one of the following:

[0368] the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, determine that the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell is a first configured time length, and extend the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell by the first RTT time;

[0369] the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, determine that the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell is a second configured time length, and extend the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell by the first RTT time.

[0370] In some embodiments, after sending the uplink scheduling to the terminal, or after receiving the uplink transmission sent by the terminal, the processing module is further configured to: extend a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell, and / or a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell, by a first time length, respectively.

[0371] The first time length is a smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a corresponding round trip delay when sending a downlink transmission through the first serving cell, and the third RTT is a corresponding round trip delay when sending a downlink transmission through the second serving cell.

[0372] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0373] The first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a first DRX retransmission timer of the first serving cell is started;

[0374] The second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a second DRX retransmission timer of the second serving cell is started.

[0375] In some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to:

[0376] It is determined that uplink feedback for downlink scheduling of the first serving cell is received through the second serving cell, a timing value of a first downlink discontinuous reception (DRX) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer of the first serving cell is extended by a first RTT time, and / or a timing value of a second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

[0377] Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps of the sending and / or receiving performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0378] Optionally, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the other steps of the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0379] In some embodiments, the transceiver module can include a sending module and / or a receiving module, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the transceiver module can be mutually replaced with a transceiver.

[0380] In some embodiments, the processing module can be one module or include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be mutually replaced with a processor.

[0381] 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.

[0382] 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.

[0383] 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.

[0384] 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 such as transmitting and / or receiving in the above methods, and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0385] 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.

[0386] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 can include one or more interface circuits 7104. Alternatively, the interface circuit 7104 is connected with the memory 7102, and the interface circuit 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 circuit 7104 can read the instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0387] 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 above 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.

[0388] 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.

[0389] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, and the chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0390] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, the interface circuit 7202 is connected to the memory 7203, and the interface circuit 7202 can be configured to receive signals from the memory 7203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 7202 can be configured to send signals to the memory 7203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in the memory 7203 and send the instructions to the processor 7201.

[0391] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above methods, and the processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0392] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0393] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 7203 can be outside the chip 7200.

[0394] 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 methods described above. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and can be a storage medium readable by other apparatuses. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and can be a transitory storage medium.

[0395] 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 methods described above. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0396] The disclosure further provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the methods described above.

[0397] In the above embodiments, all or some of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented by software, all or some of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The above computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the above computer programs are loaded and executed on a computer, all or some of the processes or functions described above according to the embodiments of the disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network or other programmable apparatus. The computer programs can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transferred from one computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer programs can be transferred from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center through wired (for example, coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (for example, infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) manner. The computer readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. integrated with one or more available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (for example, floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, high-density digital video disc (DVD)) or a semiconductor medium (for example, solid state disk (SSD)) and the like.

[0398] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be realized by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are realized in hardware or software manner depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. The skilled person can use different methods to realize the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the disclosure.

[0399] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working processes of the above-described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here.

[0400] The above is only a specific implementation of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the present disclosure, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the above claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method characterized by comprising: The method comprises: determining a first round trip time RTT between the terminal and a network device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: determining a time delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device; determining an uplink timing advance TA of the terminal in each serving cell; determining a transmission time delay associated with each serving cell according to the time delay parameter and the TA of the serving cell.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The method further comprises: sending an uplink transmission through the first serving cell, or receiving an uplink scheduling for the first serving cell; delaying for the first RTT time, and starting to monitor a downlink channel of the second serving cell.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The orbit height of a satellite to which the first serving cell belongs is less than the orbit height of a satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

5. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein, The method further comprises at least one of the following: extending a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time; extending a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

6. The method of any one of claims 1-4, wherein, The method further comprises: after receiving an uplink scheduling or sending an uplink transmission, determining a timing value of a first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell according to at least one of the following: if the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, determining that the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell is a first configured time length, and extending the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time; if the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, determining that the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell is a second configured time length, and extending the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time.

7. The method of any one of claims 1-4, wherein, The method further comprises: after receiving an uplink scheduling or sending an uplink transmission, extending a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and / or a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by a first time length; wherein the first time length is a smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a corresponding round trip time when receiving a downlink transmission through the first serving cell, and the third RTT is a corresponding round trip time when receiving a downlink transmission through the second serving cell.

8. The method of any one of claims 5-7, wherein, The method further comprises at least one of: the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, starting a first DRX retransmission timer of the first serving cell; the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, starting a second DRX retransmission timer of the second serving cell.

9. The method of any one of claims 1-8, wherein, The method further comprises: determining, through the second serving cell, to send uplink feedback for downlink scheduling of the first serving cell, extending a timing value of a first downlink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ round trip time RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time, and / or extending a timing value of a second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

10. An information processing method characterized by comprising: The method comprises: determining a first round trip time RTT between the terminal device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal device, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal device is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal device is located.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The method further comprises: determining a time delay parameter between an uplink reference point associated with each serving cell and the network device; determining an uplink timing advance TA of the terminal device in each of the serving cells; determining a transmission time delay associated with each of the serving cells according to the time delay parameter and the TA of the serving cell.

12. The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving uplink transmission through the first serving cell, or having sent uplink scheduling for the first serving cell; determining to send downlink transmission through the second serving cell, extending a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ round trip time RTT timer of the first serving cell by the first RTT time, and / or extending a timing value of a second uplink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ round trip time RTT timer of the second serving cell by the first RTT time.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The satellite to which the first serving cell belongs has a smaller orbital height than the satellite to which the second serving cell belongs.

14. The method of any one of claims 10-11, wherein, The method further comprises: determining, based on at least one of the following, a timing value of a first uplink discontinuous reception DRX hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ round trip time RTT timer of the first serving cell and a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell after sending uplink scheduling to the terminal device or receiving uplink transmission sent by the terminal device: the uplink scheduling or the uplink transmission is associated with the first serving cell, determining that the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell is a first configured time length, and extending the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell by the first RTT time; The uplink scheduling or uplink transmission is associated with the second serving cell, a timing value of a second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the second serving cell is determined as a second configuration time length, and the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer corresponding to the first serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

15. The method of any one of claims 10-11, wherein, The method further comprises: After sending uplink scheduling to the terminal or receiving uplink transmission sent by the terminal, the timing value of the first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell and / or the timing value of the second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell are extended by a first time length. The first time length is the smaller one of a second RTT and a third RTT, the second RTT is a round trip delay corresponding to sending downlink transmission through the first serving cell, and the third RTT is a round trip delay corresponding to sending downlink transmission through the second serving cell.

16. The method of any one of claims 12-15, wherein, The method further comprises at least one of the following: The first uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a first DRX retransmission timer of the first serving cell is started; The second uplink DRX HARQ RTT timer expires, and a second DRX retransmission timer of the second serving cell is started.

17. The method of any one of claims 10-16, wherein, The method further comprises: It is determined that uplink feedback for downlink scheduling of the first serving cell is received through the second serving cell, the timing value of the first downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the first serving cell is extended by the first RTT time, and / or the timing value of the second downlink DRX HARQ RTT timer of the second serving cell is extended by the first RTT time.

18. A terminal, characterized by The terminal comprises: A processing module configured to determine a first round trip time RTT between the terminal and a network device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

19. A network device, comprising: The network device comprises: A processing module configured to determine a first round trip time RTT between the terminal and a network device according to a first transmission time delay and a second transmission time delay between the terminal and the network device, wherein the first transmission time delay is associated with a first serving cell where the terminal is located, and the second transmission time delay is associated with a second serving cell where the terminal is located.

20. A communications device, characterized by The communication device comprises: One or more processors; The terminal is configured to perform the information processing method of any one of claims 1-9, or perform the information processing method of any one of claims 10-17.

21. A communication system, characterized by The terminal and the network device are configured to implement the model training method of any one of claims 1-9 and the information processing method of any one of claims 10-17.

22. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, When the instructions are run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the information processing method of any one of claims 1-9 or 10-17.

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