Communication method and related apparatus

Abstract

A communication method and a related apparatus, applied to the field of communications. A terminal device determines, on the basis of first information, a first position for monitoring a first signal, wherein the first information comprises first indication information, service information or a working frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group and / or a second DRX group, and the first signal comprises a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and the terminal device monitors the first signal at at least one position in the first position.

Description

Communication method and related apparatus

[0001] The present application claims priority from the Chinese Patent Application No. 202411391815.7 filed on September 30, 2024, and entitled "A communication method and related apparatus", the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present application relates to the field of communication, and in particular to a communication method and related apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0003] At present, the power consumption of a terminal device has a great influence on the endurance and service life of the terminal device. In order to reduce the power consumption, the terminal device can activate a low power wake up signal (LP-WUS) function. In the case of not needing to receive a paging message or not having data transmission, the terminal device turns on a low power wake up receiver (LP-WUR), and a main receiver is in a closed or sleep state. Compared with the main receiver, the power consumption of the LP-WUR is lower. After turning on the LP-WUR, the terminal device can monitor the LP-WUS through the LP-WUR. When the LP-WUS is received, the terminal device needs to turn on the main receiver to monitor a paging message, control information, or transmission data.

[0004] However, when the terminal device is configured with multiple discontinuous reception (DRX) groups, for example, two DRX groups, the terminal device cannot determine the position of monitoring the LP-WUR, which can cause the terminal device to fail to receive the LP-WUS in time, and further cause the time delay of the terminal device receiving data to be too large. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a communication method and related apparatus for determining the position of monitoring the LP-WUR, so as to reduce the time delay of the terminal device receiving data.

[0006] The first aspect of the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to a terminal device side, for example, can be applied to a terminal device or a communication module in the terminal device, or a circuit or chip responsible for communication function in the terminal device (such as a modem chip, also known as a baseband chip, or a system on chip (SoC) chip or a system in package (SIP) chip containing a modem core), for example, in the case of applying the method to a terminal device, in the method, the terminal device determines a first position for monitoring a first signal according to first information, the first information includes first indication information, service information or a working frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group and / or a second DRX group, and the first signal includes a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and the terminal device monitors the first signal at at least one position in the first position.

[0007] In the first aspect, the terminal device can determine the monitoring position of the first signal. Taking the first signal as an LP-WUS for example, the first aspect can solve the problem of being unable to determine the monitoring position of the LP-WUS, and since the terminal device determines the monitoring position of the LP-WUS based on the first information, the first information can be the first indication information, the service information or the working frequency point of the LP-WUS. Therefore, the final determination of the monitoring position of the LP-WUS is adapted to the first indication information, the service information or the working frequency point of the LP-WUS. Taking the first information as the service information for example, the monitoring position of the LP-WUS is determined according to the service information, which can make the monitoring of the LP-WUS adapt to the service situation and reduce the latency of receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). For example, when the service information is a device corresponding to the first DRX group, it indicates that there is service on the first DRX group, and the first position can be related to the first DRX group, for example, the first position can be adapted to the configuration information of the first DRX group, so that the terminal device can timely receive the LP-WUS sent on the first DRX group at the first position, and the LP-WUS can be used to indicate whether the terminal device needs to monitor the PDCCH. The terminal device can timely start monitoring the PDCCH by timely receiving the LP-WUS, thereby reducing the latency of receiving the PDCCH and further reducing the data transmission latency.

[0008] Optionally, the above-mentioned "the terminal device determines a first position for monitoring a first signal according to first information" can also be replaced by one or more of the following:

[0009] The terminal device determines a position for not monitoring the first signal according to the first information;

[0010] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time domain position at which the first signal is monitored;

[0011] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time domain position at which the first signal is not monitored;

[0012] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a frequency domain resource at which the first signal is monitored;

[0013] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a frequency domain position at which the first signal is not monitored;

[0014] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time length during which the first signal is monitored;

[0015] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time length during which the first signal is not monitored;

[0016] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a length of a first timer related to monitoring the first signal;

[0017] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a length of a first timer related to not monitoring the first signal;

[0018] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a resource at which the first signal is monitored;

[0019] The terminal device determines, according to the first information, a resource at which the first signal is not monitored;

[0020] The terminal device monitors, according to the first information, the first signal; or,

[0021] The terminal device does not monitor, according to the first information, the first signal.

[0022] Optionally, the terminal device can monitor the first signal through the LP-WUR.

[0023] Optionally, the first position can be a time domain position. For example, the first position is one or more time units, and the terminal device monitors the first signal on the one or more time units.

[0024] Optionally, the first position can be continuous, discontinuous, or partially continuous and partially discontinuous. For example, when the first position is a time domain position, the first position can be a plurality of continuous time units; or, the first position can be a plurality of discontinuous time units; or, the first position is a plurality of time units, which includes a plurality of continuous time units and a plurality of discontinuous time units; or, the first position is one or more time unit sets, and the time units in each time unit set are continuous, and the time unit sets are discontinuous.

[0025] Optionally, the service information includes a quality of service (QoS) flow. The QoS flow is an example of a possible expression, and can be replaced by any possible expression, for example, quality of service information or information indicating quality of service.

[0026] Optionally, when the first signal is sent by a network device, the working frequency point of the first signal can be one or more of the working frequency points of the network device.

[0027] Optionally, the working frequency point of the first signal can be one or more of the frequency points on the band corresponding to the first DRX group, and / or one or more of the frequency points on the band corresponding to the second DRX group.

[0028] Optionally, the first signal can be deployed on the first DRX group, or the first signal can be sent on one or more frequency points on the band corresponding to the first DRX group; and / or, the first signal can be deployed on the second DRX group, or the first signal can be sent on one or more frequency points on the band corresponding to the second DRX group.

[0029] Optionally, the terminal device can be configured with the first DRX group and the second DRX group, and other DRX groups, for example, a third DRX group, can also be configured in the terminal device.

[0030] Optionally, the first DRX group and the second DRX group correspond to different working frequency points, or different bands, or different frequency ranges, respectively. For example, the first DRX group corresponds to a low frequency band, the second DRX group corresponds to a high frequency band, the first DRX group corresponds to a high frequency band, the second DRX group corresponds to a low frequency band, the first DRX group corresponds to a frequency range 1 (FR1), and the second DRX group corresponds to a frequency range 2 (FR2); or, the second DRX group corresponds to FR2, and the first DRX group corresponds to FR1.

[0031] Optionally, the configuration information of the DRX group (for example, the first DRX group and the second DRX group) includes the length of the first timer, and the first timer includes an onDurationTimer and a drx-inactivityTimer or other Timer. The onDurationTimer is an example of a possible expression, and can be replaced by any possible expression, for example, a drx-inactivityTimer.

[0032] Optionally, the network device can configure the length of the onDurationTimer and / or the drx-inactivitytimer for the terminal device through RRC signaling.

[0033] Optionally, the first timer described above can be a first timer of the first DRX group and / or a first timer of the second DRX group.

[0034] Optionally, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is different from the length of the first timer of the second DRX group. Hereinafter, an example in which the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group is described.

[0035] Optionally, the terminal device receives a first signal at a first time. The first signal indicates whether the terminal device needs to monitor the PDCCH within the length of the first timer after the gap. The time at which the gap starts is the first time, and the time at which the gap ends is the second time. Assuming that the first signal indicates that the terminal device monitors the PDCCH, the time at which the gap ends, i.e., the second time, is the time at which the terminal device starts to monitor the PDCCH, the length of the first timer is the duration of monitoring the PDCCH, and the length of the first timer is also the duration of not monitoring the first signal. The duration of the interval between the second time and the third time is the length of the first timer, and the terminal device stops monitoring the PDCCH at the third time. The first position of monitoring the first signal is one or more positions other than the position corresponding to the first timer, i.e., one or more positions other than the time domain position from the second time to the third time. It can be seen that the position of not monitoring the first signal can be determined according to the length of the first timer, and the first position of monitoring the first signal can be determined.

[0036] Optionally, the value of the gap depends on the sleep state of the main receiver of the terminal device during monitoring of the first signal. For example, when the main receiver of the terminal device is in a micro-sleep state, the gap is 0; when the main receiver of the terminal device is in a light-sleep state, the gap is 6 ms; and when the main receiver of the terminal device is in a deep-sleep state, the gap is 20 ms.

[0037] Optionally, the value of the gap also depends on the time required for synchronization of the terminal device. For example, when the terminal device needs to receive 1 synchronization signal block (SSB) for synchronization, the gap also needs to include the time required for receiving 1 SSB after waking up the main receiver of the terminal device; and when the terminal device needs to receive 2 SSBs for synchronization, the gap also needs to include the time required for receiving 2 SSBs after waking up the main receiver of the terminal device.

[0038] Optionally, the terminal device can determine, according to the first information, a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, or a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, or a length of a first timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group. The length of the first timer of the first DRX group refers to determining the first position for monitoring the first signal according to the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, the length of the first timer of the second DRX group refers to determining the first position for monitoring the first signal according to the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, and the length of the first timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group refers to determining the first position for monitoring the first signal according to the length of the first timer of the first DRX group and the length of the first timer of the second DRX group. For example, the union of the first timer of the first DRX group and the first timer of the second DRX group is determined according to the first information. For example, the intersection of the first timer of the first DRX group and the first timer of the second DRX group is determined according to the first information.

[0039] Optionally, when the first signal indicates that the terminal device monitors the PDCCH, the first position can be one or more positions other than the time domain position corresponding to the first timer.

[0040] Optionally, the time domain position corresponding to the first timer includes a time domain position from the second time point to the third time point. As described above, the second time point is the time point at which the PDCCH starts to be monitored, and the length of time between the second time point and the third time point is the length of the first timer. Taking FIG. 8 as an example, the second time point is time point B, and the third time point is time point C or time point D. The length of time between time point B and time point C is the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, and the length of time between time point B and time point D is the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0041] Optionally, when the first signal indicates that the terminal device does not monitor the PDCCH, the first position includes the time domain position corresponding to the first timer.

[0042] Optionally, if the terminal device monitors the PDCCH during the first timer, the second timer is started. After the second timer is started, the length of time for monitoring the PDCCH can be extended.

[0043] Optionally, the second timer includes a drx-inactivityTimer.

[0044] Optionally, the second timer described above can be a second timer of the first DRX group and / or a second timer of the second DRX group.

[0045] Optionally, the terminal device can determine, according to the first information, a length of a second timer of the first DRX group, or a length of a second timer of the second DRX group, or a length of a second timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group. For example, when the length of the second timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group is adopted, the second timer can be an intersection or a union of the second timer of the first DRX group and the second timer of the second DRX group.

[0046] Optionally, the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a position of monitoring the first channel; or the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time domain position of monitoring the first channel; or the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a frequency domain position of monitoring the first channel; or the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time domain resource of monitoring the first channel; or the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a frequency domain resource of monitoring the first channel; or the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time length of monitoring the first channel; or the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a length of a first timer of monitoring the first channel; or the terminal device monitors the first channel according to the first information, wherein the first channel includes a PDCCH or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

[0047] Optionally, the terminal device can receive the first information sent by the network device.

[0048] In an optional implementation of the first aspect, the terminal device receives first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following: the first DRX group, the second DRX group, or the first position. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the first indication information.

[0049] In the above implementation, the first indication information can indicate the first position of monitoring the first signal or indicate the DRX group to be adopted, so that the position of monitoring the first signal by the terminal device can be controlled, so as to match the position of sending the first signal by the network device, or match the service information or service demand obtained by the network device, and the like.

[0050] Optionally, the first indication information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the first DRX group, an identifier of the second DRX group, a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, a time length corresponding to the first position, a time domain resource corresponding to the first position, or a time domain position corresponding to the first position.

[0051] Optionally, the first indication information can be high-layer signaling, such as radio resource control (RRC) signaling, or media access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling, or physical-layer signaling, such as downlink control information (DCI), or carried in a data channel, such as a PDSCH.

[0052] Optionally, when the first indication information indicates the first DRX group, the first position is related to the first DRX group, when the first indication information indicates the second DRX group, the first position is related to the second DRX group, and when the first indication information indicates the first DRX group and the second DRX group, the first indication information is related to the first DRX group and the second DRX group.

[0053] Optionally, the network device determines the first indication information according to information of the first service.

[0054] Optionally, the first service can be a service transmitted by the network device or a service to be transmitted by the terminal device.

[0055] Optionally, the information of the first service includes a size of a data packet of the first service. For example, when the size of the data packet of the first service is greater than a threshold A, a DRX group with a longer length of the first timer, i.e., the first DRX group, is selected, the first indication information is used to indicate the first DRX group, and the network device can determine the first position according to configuration information of the first DRX group.

[0056] In an optional implementation of the first aspect, when the terminal device receives the service information transmitted by the first device, the first position is related to configuration information of the first DRX group of the first device, or when the terminal device receives the service information transmitted by the second device, the first position is related to configuration information of the second DRX group of the second device, or when the terminal device receives the service information transmitted by the first device and the second device, the first position is related to configuration information of the first DRX group of the first device and / or the second DRX group of the second device.

[0057] In the above implementation, when the first device has service information transmission, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group; when the second device has service information transmission, the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group; and when both the first device and the second device have service information transmission, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group. That is, the first position can be flexibly adjusted based on the configuration information of the DRX group according to whether the first device and / or the second device has service information transmission, so as to match the position of monitoring the first signal with the service condition, thereby avoiding causing excessive power consumption or excessive time delay.

[0058] In an optional implementation of the first aspect, the first position is related to the configuration information of the DRX group of the operating frequency point.

[0059] In the above implementation, the terminal device can determine the first position of monitoring the first signal according to the configuration information of the DRX group of the operating frequency point of the first signal, so that the finally determined first position of monitoring the first signal is adapted to the configuration information of the DRX group corresponding to the first signal.

[0060] Optionally, when the network device corresponds to the first DRX group and the operating frequency point of the network device includes the operating frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group of the network device.

[0061] Optionally, when the network device corresponds to the second DRX group and the operating frequency point of the network device includes the operating frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group of the network device.

[0062] Optionally, when the band corresponding to the first DRX group includes the operating frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group.

[0063] Optionally, when the band corresponding to the second DRX group includes the operating frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0064] In an optional implementation of the first aspect, the first information further includes the first power or the first time delay.

[0065] Based on the above implementation, when the terminal device determines the first position of the first signal, the first power and the first time delay are considered, so that the first position of monitoring the first signal can be adapted to the first power of the terminal device as much as possible, thereby saving the power consumption or the power consumption, or the first position of monitoring the first signal can be adapted to the first time delay of the terminal device as much as possible, thereby reducing the time delay of data transmission.

[0066] Optionally, the first power quantity can be a remaining power quantity of the terminal device.

[0067] Optionally, the first time delay includes a time delay supported by the terminal device, a time delay expected by the terminal device, or a time delay allowed by the terminal device.

[0068] In an optional implementation of the first aspect, when the first power quantity is less than a first threshold, the first position is determined according to configuration information of the second DRX group, and the configuration information of the second DRX group includes a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, and the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0069] Based on the above implementation, when the first power quantity of the terminal device is small, the second DRX with a shorter length of the first timer can be selected. When the length of the first timer is shorter, the time for monitoring the PDCCH is shorter, and thus the time for turning on the main receiver is shorter, thereby reducing power consumption and saving power.

[0070] In an optional implementation of the first aspect, when the first time delay is less than a second threshold, the first position is determined according to configuration information of the first DRX group, and the configuration information of the first DRX group includes a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, and the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0071] Based on the above implementation, when the first time delay of the terminal device is small, the first DRX group with a longer length of the first timer can be selected. When the length of the first timer is longer, the time for monitoring the PDCCH is longer, and thus there is sufficient time to receive the PDCCH, thereby reducing the time delay of data transmission.

[0072] In an optional implementation of the first aspect, the terminal device sends second information, and the second information includes at least one of the following: a second power quantity, a second time delay, configuration information of a supported DRX group, a supported position for monitoring the first signal, configuration information of an expected DRX group, or an expected position for monitoring the first signal. Correspondingly, the network device receives the second information.

[0073] In the above implementation, the network device can adjust the position for the terminal device to monitor the first signal according to the second power quantity, the second time delay, the configuration information of the supported DRX group, and the like, so that the finally determined position for monitoring the first signal matches the information such as the first power quantity or the first time delay, avoids excessive power consumption or excessive time delay, avoids that the determined first position does not match the terminal capability information (such as the configuration information of the supported DRX group) of the terminal device, or avoids that the determined first position does not match the terminal assistance information (such as the configuration information of the expected DRX group) of the terminal device.

[0074] Optionally, the second power is a remaining power of the terminal device.

[0075] Optionally, the second time delay includes a time delay supported by the terminal device, a time delay expected by the terminal device, or a time delay allowed by the terminal device.

[0076] Optionally, the second time delay is the same as or different from the first time delay.

[0077] Optionally, the second information is reported through terminal capability information of the terminal device, and the terminal capability information of the terminal device includes configuration information of a supported DRX group or a position for monitoring the first signal.

[0078] Optionally, the second information is reported through terminal assistance information of the terminal device, and the terminal assistance information of the terminal device includes configuration information of an expected DRX group or a position for monitoring the first signal.

[0079] Optionally, when the second power is less than a third threshold value, the first position is determined according to configuration information of the second DRX group, and the configuration information of the second DRX group includes a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, and a length of a first timer of the first DRX group is greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0080] Optionally, when the second time delay is less than a fourth threshold value, the first position is determined according to configuration information of the first DRX group, and the configuration information of the first DRX group includes a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, and the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0081] Optionally, the second information can further include a size of a cache space or a storage space available to the terminal device. For example, the terminal device can send the second information to the network device, the second information indicating that the size of the cache space or the storage space available to the terminal device is less than a threshold value B, and the terminal device has a smaller space for caching or storing the PDCCH. Accordingly, the network device can determine that a DRX group with a shorter length of the first timer, i.e., the second DRX group, needs to be used, and the network device can send first indication information for indicating the second DRX group, so that the terminal device monitors the first information and / or the first channel according to configuration information of the second DRX group, and the network device sends the first information and / or the first channel according to the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0082] Optionally, the network device can determine the first indication information according to the second information and information of the first task, i.e., the first indication information can be determined in combination with the second information and the information of the first task.

[0083] The second aspect of the application provides a communication method, which is applied to a network device side, for example, can be applied to a network device or a communication module in the network device, or a circuit or a chip (such as a modem chip, also known as a baseband chip, or a SoC chip or a SIP chip containing a modem core) responsible for a communication function in the network device, for example, the network device, in the method, the network device sends a first signal in at least one of the first positions, the first position is related to the first DRX group and / or the second DRX group, and the first signal includes the LP-WUS.

[0084] In a possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the network device sends first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first DRX group, the second DRX group or the first position.

[0085] In the above implementation manner, the network device can indicate the first position of the terminal device monitoring the first signal or indicate the DRX group used through the first indication information, so that the network device can control the position of the terminal device monitoring the first signal, so that the position of the terminal device monitoring the first signal matches the position of the network device sending the first signal, or matches the service information or service demand obtained by the network device and the like.

[0086] In a possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the network device sends service information, and the first position is determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group.

[0087] In the above implementation manner, the network device sends the service information, that is, the network device has service information to be transmitted to the terminal device. Assuming that the network device corresponds to the first DRX group, the first position of monitoring the first signal can be determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group. It can be seen that in the above implementation manner, the first position of monitoring the first signal can be flexibly adjusted according to the service information of the network device, so that the position of monitoring the first signal matches the service situation, and excessive power consumption or excessive delay is avoided.

[0088] In a possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the first position is related to the configuration information of the DRX group of the working frequency point.

[0089] In the above implementation manner, the first position of monitoring the first signal can be determined according to the configuration information of the DRX group of the working frequency point of the first signal, so that the finally determined first position of monitoring the first signal is adapted to the configuration information of the DRX group corresponding to the first signal.

[0090] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, the network device receives second information, the second information comprising at least one of: the second power consumption, the second time delay, configuration information of a supported DRX group, a supported location for monitoring the first signal, configuration information of an expected DRX group, or an expected location for monitoring the first signal.

[0091] Based on the above implementation, the network device can determine the first location for monitoring the first signal according to the second power consumption or the second time delay sent by the terminal device. For example, when the network device determines the first location for monitoring the first signal according to the second power consumption, the first location for monitoring the first signal is finally adapted to the power consumption of the terminal device, thereby saving the power consumption or the power consumption; for example, when the network device determines the first location for monitoring the first signal according to the second time delay, the first location for monitoring the first signal is finally adapted to the time delay expected or supported by the terminal device, thereby reducing the time delay of data transmission.

[0092] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, when the second power consumption is less than a third threshold, the first location is determined according to configuration information of the second DRX group, the configuration information of the second DRX group comprising a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group being greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0093] Based on the above implementation, when the second power consumption of the terminal device is small, the second DRX with a shorter length of the first timer can be selected. When the length of the first timer is shorter, the time for monitoring the PDCCH is shorter, and therefore the time for turning on the main receiver is shorter, thereby reducing the power consumption and saving the power consumption.

[0094] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, when the second time delay is less than a fourth threshold, the first location is determined according to configuration information of the first DRX group, the configuration information of the first DRX group comprising a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group being greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0095] Based on the above implementation, when the second time delay of the terminal device is small, the first DRX group with a longer length of the first timer can be selected. When the length of the first timer is longer, the time for monitoring the PDCCH is longer, and there is sufficient time for receiving the PDCCH, thereby reducing the time delay of data transmission.

[0096] In a possible implementation of the second aspect, the first location is determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and / or the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0097] Based on the above implementation manner, the network device can determine the first position for sending the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, or determine the first position for sending the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, or the network device can determine the first position for sending the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group, that is, the network device can flexibly determine the first position for sending the first signal based on the configuration information of any one or more DRX groups, without being limited by the configuration information of the DRX group based on the terminal device.

[0098] The third aspect of the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to the terminal device side, for example, can be applied to the terminal device or the communication module in the terminal device, or the circuit or chip responsible for the communication function in the terminal device (such as the modem chip, also known as the baseband chip, or the SoC chip or SIP chip containing the modem core), for example, the method is applied to the terminal device, in the method, the terminal device sends a first signal in at least one of the first positions, the first positions are related to the first DRX group and / or the second DRX group, and the first signal includes the LP-WUS.

[0099] In the third aspect, the terminal device comprehensively considers the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group, and determines the second position for monitoring the first signal based on both. Thus, it can be avoided that the first signal cannot be received or cannot be received in time due to missing part of the monitoring positions, and thus the main receiver of the terminal device cannot be woken up in time, resulting in that the PDCCH data cannot be received in time.

[0100] Optionally, the configuration information of the DRX group (for example, the first DRX group and the second DRX group) includes the length of the first timer, and the first timer includes the onDurationTimer, the drx-inactivitytimer or other Timer.

[0101] Optionally, the network device can configure the onDurationTimer and / or the drx-inactivitytimer to the terminal device through RRC signaling.

[0102] Optionally, the length corresponding to the first timer is the length of the first timer, and the following examples are all based on the length of the first timer of the first DRX group being longer than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0103] Optionally, the second position can be determined according to the first timer.

[0104] Optionally, the second position can be determined according to the first timer of the first DRX group and the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0105] In an optional implementation of the third aspect, the second position is one or more positions outside of an intersection or a union of the third position and the fourth position, the third position being determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, and the fourth position being determined according to the configuration information of the second DRX group. For example, the third position and the fourth position are the first timer.

[0106] In the above implementation, when the second position is one or more positions outside of the union of the third position and the fourth position, the time for monitoring the first signal is shorter, and accordingly, the time for monitoring the PDCCH can be longer, so that the PDCCH can be received in time, and the time delay for receiving the PDCCH is reduced. When the second position is one or more positions in the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, the time for monitoring the first signal is longer, and accordingly, the time for monitoring the PDCCH can be shorter, that is, the time for turning on the main receiver is shorter, so that the power consumption can be reduced.

[0107] Optionally, when the second power of the terminal device is less than the first threshold, the second position is one or more positions outside of the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, and when the second time delay of the terminal device is less than the second threshold, the second position is one or more positions outside of the union of the third position and the fourth position.

[0108] In an optional implementation of the third aspect, the terminal device sends third information, the third information including at least one of the following: the second power, the second time delay, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second position being one or more positions outside of the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, support for the second position being one or more positions outside of the union of the third position and the fourth position, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside of the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, or expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside of the union of the third position and the fourth position. Accordingly, the network device receives the third information.

[0109] Based on the above implementation manner, the terminal device sends the third information to the network device, so that the network device can determine the first position according to the second power, the second time delay, the terminal capability information (such as supporting determination of the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group) or the terminal assistance information (such as expecting determination of the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group) of the terminal device, so as to match the position of monitoring the first signal with the above information, and finally determine the position of the first signal to match the power consumption demand, the time delay demand, the supported capability of the terminal device or the preference of the terminal device.

[0110] The fourth aspect of the present application provides a communication method, which is applied to the network device side, for example, can be applied to the network device or the communication module in the network device, or the circuit or chip (such as a modem chip, also known as a baseband chip, or a SoC chip or SIP chip containing a modem core) responsible for the communication function in the network device. For example, the method is applied to the network device, in which the network device sends a first signal in at least one position of a second position, the second position is determined by the configuration information of a first DRX group and / or the configuration information of a second DRX group, and the first signal includes an LP-WUS.

[0111] In a possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the second position is one or more positions outside the intersection or union of a third position and a fourth position, the third position is determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group, and the fourth position is determined by the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0112] Based on the above implementation manner, when the second position is one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, the time for monitoring the first signal is relatively short, and accordingly, the time for monitoring the PDCCH can be relatively long, so that the network device has enough time to send the PDCCH, thereby reducing the time delay of the terminal device receiving the PDCCH. When the second position is a time domain position outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, the time for the network device to send the first signal is relatively long, and accordingly, the time for sending the PDCCH can be relatively short, and the time for the terminal device to turn on the main receiver is relatively short, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0113] In a possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the network device receives third information, the third information comprising at least one of the following: the second quantity of electric energy, the second time delay, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, support for the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position or expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position.

[0114] Based on the above implementation manners, the network device can determine the first position according to the third information, that is, the second quantity of electric energy, the second time delay, terminal capability information (such as support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group) or terminal assistance information (such as expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group), so that the position of monitoring the first signal is matched with the above information, and the finally determined position of the first signal can be matched with the power consumption demand of the terminal device, the time delay demand, the capability supported by the terminal device or the preference of the terminal device.

[0115] The fifth aspect of the present application provides a communication device, the device being a terminal device, the device comprising a processing unit; the processing unit is configured to determine a first position of monitoring a first signal according to first information, the first information comprising first indication information, service information or a working frequency point of the first signal, the first position being related to a first discontinuous reception DRX group and / or a second DRX group, the first signal comprising a low-power wake-up signal LP-WUS, and the processing unit is further configured to monitor the first signal at at least one position in the first position.

[0116] Optionally, the device further comprises a transceiver unit, configured to receive the first information.

[0117] In the fifth aspect of the present application, the component modules of the communication device can also be configured to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementation manners of the first aspect and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be referred to the first aspect for details and will not be described herein.

[0118] The sixth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, which is a network device, the apparatus comprising a transceiver configured to transmit a first signal at at least one of the first positions, the first positions being related to the first DRX group and / or the second DRX group, the first signal comprising the LP-WUS.

[0119] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises a processing unit, and the transceiver is configured to transmit the first signal at at least one of the first positions, comprising that the processing unit is configured to control the transceiver to transmit the first signal at at least one of the first positions.

[0120] In the sixth aspect of the present application, the constituent modules of the communication apparatus can also be configured to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementation manners of the second aspect and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be known in detail with reference to the second aspect and will not be described here.

[0121] The seventh aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, which is a terminal device, the apparatus comprising a processing unit configured to monitor a first signal at at least one of the second positions, the second positions being determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group, the first signal comprising the LP-WUS.

[0122] Optionally, the communication apparatus further comprises a transceiver configured to transmit third information, the third information comprising at least one of the following: the second power, the second time delay, support for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second positions being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third positions and the fourth positions, support for the second positions being one or more positions outside the union of the third positions and the fourth positions, expectation for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, expectation for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, expectation for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, and expectation for the second positions being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third positions and the fourth positions or one or more positions outside the union of the third positions and the fourth positions. Correspondingly, the network device receives the third information.

[0123] In the seventh aspect of the present application, the constituent modules of the communication apparatus can also be configured to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementation manners of the third aspect and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be known in detail with reference to the third aspect and will not be described here.

[0124] The eighth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, comprising a transceiver; the transceiver transmits a first signal at at least one of the second positions, the second positions being determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group and / or the configuration information of the second DRX group, and the first signal comprising a LP-WUS.

[0125] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises a processing unit, and the transceiver is configured to transmit the first signal at at least one of the first positions, comprising that the processing unit is configured to control the transceiver to transmit the first signal at at least one of the second positions.

[0126] In the eighth aspect of the present application, the constituent modules of the communication apparatus can also be used to perform the steps performed in the various possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which can be referred to the fourth aspect and will not be described here.

[0127] The ninth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, comprising at least one processor coupled with a memory; the memory is configured to store a program or instructions; the at least one processor is configured to execute the program or instructions to enable the apparatus to implement the method in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect. Optionally, the communication apparatus can comprise the memory.

[0128] The tenth aspect of the present application provides a communication apparatus, comprising at least one logic circuit and an input / output interface; the logic circuit is configured to execute the method as described in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect.

[0129] The eleventh aspect of the present application provides a communication system, comprising the terminal device and the network device.

[0130] The twelfth aspect of the present application provides a computer readable storage medium, the storage medium being configured to store one or more computer execution instructions, when the computer execution instructions are executed by a computer, the computer executes the method as described in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect.

[0131] The thirteenth aspect of the present application provides a computer program product (or computer program), when the computer program in the computer program product is executed by a computer, the computer executes the method as described in any one of the possible implementation manners of any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect.

[0132] The fourteenth aspect of the present application provides a chip or a chip system, which comprises at least one processor for supporting a communication device to implement the method in any possible implementation manner of any one of the first aspect to the fourth aspect. For example, the chip can be a baseband chip, a modem chip, an SoC chip (such as an SoC chip containing a modem core), a SIP chip, or a communication module, etc.

[0133] In a possible design, the chip or the chip system can further comprise a memory for storing necessary program instructions and data of the communication device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or can contain a chip and other discrete devices. Optionally, the chip system further comprises an interface circuit for providing program instructions and / or data for the at least one processor.

[0134] The technical effects brought by the fifth aspect to the fourteenth aspect can be referred to the technical effects brought by the first aspect to the fourth aspect, which will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0135] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system provided by the present application;

[0136] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system provided by the present application;

[0137] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the principle of OOK modulation provided by the present application;

[0138] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the principle of OFDM modulation provided by the present application;

[0139] FIG. 5-1 and FIG. 5-2 are schematic diagrams of LP-WUS triggered PDCCH monitoring provided by the present application;

[0140] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a communication method provided by the present application;

[0141] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the position of monitoring PDCCH and a first signal provided by the present application;

[0142] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of monitoring positions corresponding to different DRX groups provided by the present application;

[0143] FIG. 9 is another schematic diagram of a communication method provided by the present application;

[0144] FIG. 10 to FIG. 14 are some schematic diagrams of a communication device provided by the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0145] With reference to the drawings and the embodiments described herein, it will be understood that the application is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. Departures can be made from these details without departing from the spirit or scope of the application.

[0146] Reference throughout this application to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in some embodiments" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily referring to some, but not all, embodiments. The terms "including," "comprising," "having," and variations thereof are meant to cover and include but are not limited to the listed items. The terms "coupled" and "connected," along with derivatives thereof, are intended to encompass connections, affixing, and / or mooring, that are either direct between elements or indirect. These terms are not necessarily intended to encompass an element between two elements that is electrically or otherwise directly connected to the two elements.

[0147] In the description of the application, unless otherwise stated "or" means "and / or". For example, a / b can mean a or b. "And / or" as used herein is to be taken as a disjunctive sense, such as "and / or", unless expressly stated otherwise. For example, a and / or b can mean a alone, a and b, b alone. Also, "at least one of' means one or more, and "multiple" means two or more. "At least one of' or similar phrases as used herein means any combination of the items in the list, including single items or multiple items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can mean a, b, c; a and b; a and c; b and c; or a and b and c. Where a, b, c can be single items or multiple items.

[0148] It can be understood that, in this application, "indication" can include direct indication, indirect indication, display indication, and implicit indication. When describing that certain indication information is used to indicate A, it can be understood that the indication information carries A, directly indicates A, or indirectly indicates A.

[0149] Embodiments of the present application provide technical solutions which can be applied to various communication systems, for example, a narrow band-Internet of things (NB-IoT) system, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) system, an enhanced data rate for GSM evolution (EDGE) system, a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, a code division multiple access (CDMA2000) system, a time division-synchronization code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) system, an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) communication system, a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, a short-range wireless communication system (such as a sidelink system, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi or WiFi) system, a Bluetooth system, and the like), a wired network, a vehicle to everything (V2X) communication system, a device-to-device (D2D) communication system, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system, a 4th generation (4G) mobile communication system (such as a long term evolution (LTE) system), an LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, an LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication system, a 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system (such as a new radio (NR) system), a future evolved new radio (NR) wireless communication system, or other similar communication systems, and the like, without limitation.

[0150] Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a communication system to which embodiments of the present application apply. The communication system includes a radio access network 100 and a core network 200. Optionally, the communication system can further include an Internet 300 (as an example in FIG. 1).

[0151] The radio access network 100 can include at least one network device and at least one terminal device. For example, the radio access network 100 includes two network devices 110a and 110b and terminal devices 120a to 120j. The network architecture shown in FIG. 1 is only illustrative, and the number of terminal devices and / or network devices can be fewer or more. The communication system described in the embodiments of the present application is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the communication system to which the embodiments of the present application apply. For example, the communication system can further include other devices, such as wireless relay devices and wireless backhaul devices, which are not shown in FIG. 1. Those skilled in the art can know that, as the network architecture evolves, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems. When applying the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application to other communication systems, the devices, components, modules, etc. in the embodiments can be replaced by corresponding devices, components, modules, etc. in other communication systems, without limitation.

[0152] In the embodiments of the present application, the network device refers to a (radio) access network ((R)AN) device / RAN node. In the embodiments of the present application, the (R)AN and the RAN are replaceable. The RAN can be a third generation partnership project (3GPP) related cellular system, such as a 5G / NR mobile communication system or a future-oriented evolved system (such as a 6G mobile communication system). The RAN can also be an open RAN (O-RAN or ORAN), a cloud radio access network (CRAN), or a virtualized RAN (vRAN), a non-terrestrial network (NTN), etc. The RAN can also be a communication system in which two or more of the above systems are integrated. The RAN device can also be referred to as a RAN node, a RAN entity, or an access node, etc.

[0153] In a possible scenario, the RAN node can be a base station, an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), an access point (AP), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a base station in a future mobile communication system (e.g., a 6G mobile communication system), or the like. The RAN node can be a macro base station, a micro base station, an indoor station, a relay node, a donor node / host node, or a radio controller, or the like. The RAN node can also be a server, a wearable device, a vehicle or a vehicle-mounted device, or the like. For example, the RAN node in a V2X technology can be a road side unit (RSU).

[0154] In another possible scenario, the RAN node can be a module or unit that completes part of the function of a base station, or multiple RAN nodes cooperate to assist a terminal device to implement wireless access, and different RAN nodes respectively implement part of the function of a base station. For example, the RAN node can be a central unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), or a radio unit (RU), or the like. The function of the CU can be implemented by one entity, or also can be implemented by different entities. For example, the function of the CU can be further divided, that is, the control plane and the user plane are separated and implemented by different entities, respectively, as a control plane CU entity (i.e., a CU-control plane (CP) entity) and a user plane CU entity (i.e., a CU-user plane (UP) entity). The CU-CP entity and the CU-UP entity can be coupled with the DU to jointly complete the function of the RAN node. The CU and the DU can be separately arranged, or also can be included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). Any one of the CU (or the CU-CP and the CU-UP), the DU, and the RU in this application can be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0155] In different systems, the CU (or the CU-CP and the CU-UP), the DU, or the RU can also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in an ORAN system, the CU can also be referred to as an O-CU (open CU), the DU can also be referred to as an O-DU, the CU-CP can also be referred to as an O-CU-CP, the CU-UP can also be referred to as an O-CU-UP, and the RU can also be referred to as an O-RU. For the convenience of description, the CU, the CU-CP, the CU-UP, the DU, and the RU are taken as examples for description in this application.

[0156] The CU and the DU can be configured according to protocol layer functions of the wireless network they implement: for example, the CU is configured to implement functions of a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer and above protocol layers (e.g., a radio resource control (RRC) layer and / or a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, etc.); the DU is configured to implement functions of a protocol layer below the PDCP layer (e.g., a radio link control (RLC), a media access control (MAC) layer, and / or a physical (PHY) layer, etc.). For specific descriptions of the above protocol layers, reference can be made to relevant technical specifications of 3GPP or technical specifications of other applicable communication protocols.

[0157] The above division of processing functions of the CU and the DU according to protocol layers is merely an example, and the division can be made in other manners, which is not limited in the present application. For example, in one design, the CU or the DU can also be divided into partial processing functions of protocol layers. In one design, partial functions of an RLC layer and functions of protocol layers above the RLC layer are arranged in the CU, and the remaining functions of the RLC layer and functions of protocol layers below the RLC layer are arranged in the DU.

[0158] In another possible design, the DU and the RU cooperate to implement functions of the PHY layer, or the design is described as moving part of the PHY layer functions of the DU to the RU. One DU can be connected with one or more RUs. The functions of the DU and the RU can be configured in multiple manners according to design. For example, the DU is configured to implement baseband functions, and the RU is configured to implement intermediate frequency functions. For another example, the DU is configured to implement high-layer functions in the PHY layer, and the RU is configured to implement low-layer functions in the PHY layer or implement the low-layer functions and radio frequency functions. The high-layer functions in the PHY layer can include part of functions of the PHY layer, which are closer to the MAC layer, and the low-layer functions in the PHY layer can include another part of functions of the PHY layer, which are closer to the intermediate frequency side. The present application does not limit specific functions of the DU and the RU. An interface between the DU and the RU can be referred to as a front-haul interface. In one design, the CU can have no PDCP layer, for example, the CU only includes an RRC layer. The CU-CP has no PDCP-C. The CU-UP can have no PDCP-U, or have no CU-UP. In one design, the DU can have no RLC layer, for example, the DU only has a MAC and a higher PHY layer.

[0159] When the RAN is an O-RAN, it can also have an artificial intelligence (AI) function, for example, the O-RAN includes an intelligent controller. The intelligent controller can be a non-real time RAN intelligent controller (non-real time RIC / non-RT RIC / NRT RIC), or a near-real time RAN intelligent controller (near-real time RIC / near-RT RIC / nRT RIC). The non-real time RIC can be used to implement non-real time intelligent management of the RAN function, can implement a workflow including model training and model updating, and guide applications / functions in the nRT RIC based on a policy. The near-real time RIC can be used to implement near-real time intelligent management of the RAN. Through data collection and related operations on the E2 interface, near-real time control and optimization of modules and resources of the O-RAN are implemented.

[0160] In the embodiments of the present application, all devices capable of communicating data with the base station can be regarded as terminal devices. The terminal device is also called terminal, terminal device, user equipment (UE), user device, mobile station, or mobile terminal, etc. The terminal device can be widely applied to various scenarios, for example, the terminal device can be a mobile phone, a computer, a mobile internet device (MID), a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) device, an augmented reality (AR) device, a base station (STA), a mechanical arm, a camera, a robot, a vehicle, a drone, a helicopter, an airplane, a ship, or a smart home device (such as a television, an air conditioner, a sweeping machine, a sound box, a set-top box), a relay, a customer premise equipment (CPE), etc.

[0161] In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device can also be a terminal device in an IoT system, for example, a water meter, an electricity meter, etc. IoT is an important part of the future information technology development, and its main technical feature is to connect objects through communication technology and network, so as to realize the intelligent network of man-machine interconnection and object-object interconnection.

[0162] The terminal device can also be referred to as a V2X device when applied to V2X, for example, a smart car, a digital car, an unmanned car, a driverless car, a pilotless car, an automobile, a self-driving car, a pure EV, a Battery EV, a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), a range extended EV (REEV), a plug-in HEV (PHEV), a new energy vehicle, a road site unit (RSU).

[0163] As introduced above, various terminal devices can be considered as vehicle-mounted terminal devices if they are located on a vehicle (for example, placed / installed in a vehicle). The vehicle-mounted terminal device can be built-in as one or more components or units in a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted module group, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip or a vehicle-mounted unit of the vehicle, and the vehicle can implement the method of the present application through the built-in vehicle-mounted module, vehicle-mounted module group, vehicle-mounted component, vehicle-mounted chip or vehicle-mounted unit. The vehicle-mounted terminal device can be a whole vehicle device, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle, an on board unit (OBU), a roadside unit (RSU), a telematics box (T-box), a chip or a system on chip (SOC), etc. The above chip or SOC can be installed in the vehicle, OBU, RSU or T-box.

[0164] Taking a network device as a base station and a terminal device as a UE as an example, the base station and the UE can be in a fixed position or can be movable. The base station and the UE can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water surface; and can also be deployed on an airplane, a balloon and a man-made satellite. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the application scenarios of the base station and the UE.

[0165] The roles of the base station and the UE can be relative, for example, the helicopter or the drone 120i in FIG. 1 can be configured as a mobile base station, and for the UE 120j that accesses the wireless access network 100 through the 120i, the UE 120i is a base station; but for the base station 110a, the 120i is a UE, that is, the 110a and the 120i communicate through a wireless air interface protocol. Of course, the 110a and the 120i can also communicate through a base station-to-base station interface protocol, and in this case, the 120i is also a base station relative to the 110a. Therefore, the base station and the UE can be collectively referred to as a communication apparatus, and the 110a and the 110b in FIG. 1 can be referred to as a communication apparatus with a base station function, and the 120a-120j in FIG. 1 can be referred to as a communication apparatus with a UE function.

[0166] Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a mobile communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applicable. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile communication system includes a core network device 210, a radio access network device 220, and at least one terminal device (such as the terminal device 230 and the terminal device 240 in FIG. 2). The terminal device is connected to the radio access network device in a wireless manner, and the radio access network device is connected to the core network device in a wireless or wired manner. The core network device and the radio access network device can be independent and different physical devices, can be integrated into the same physical device with the functions of the core network device and the logical functions of the radio access network device, or can be a physical device integrated with part of the functions of the core network device and part of the functions of the radio access network device. The terminal device can be fixed or mobile. FIG. 2 is only a schematic diagram, and the communication system can further include other network devices, such as a wireless relay device and a wireless backhaul device, which are not shown in FIG. 2. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the number of core network devices, radio access network devices, and terminal devices included in the mobile communication system.

[0167] The radio access network device is an access device through which a terminal device accesses the mobile communication system in a wireless manner. The radio access network device can be a base station NodeB, an evolved base station (eNodeB), a base station in a 5G mobile communication system, a base station in a future mobile communication system, or an access node in a WiFi system, and embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form of the radio access network device.

[0168] The terminal device can also be referred to as a terminal, a UE, a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), or the like. The terminal device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a VR terminal device, an AR terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in unmanned operation, a wireless terminal in remote surgery, a wireless terminal in smart power grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in smart city, a wireless terminal in smart home, or the like.

[0169] The wireless access network device and the terminal device can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on water surface; and can also be deployed on aircraft, balloons and satellites in the air. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the application scenarios of the wireless access network device and the terminal device.

[0170] Embodiments of the present application can be applicable to downlink signal transmission, uplink signal transmission, and device to device (D2D) signal transmission. For downlink signal transmission, the sending device is the wireless access network device, and the corresponding receiving device is the terminal device. For uplink signal transmission, the sending device is the terminal device, and the corresponding receiving device is the wireless access network device. For D2D signal transmission, the sending device is the terminal device, and the corresponding receiving device is also the terminal device. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the transmission direction of the signal.

[0171] The wireless access network device and the terminal device, and the terminal device and the terminal device can communicate through licensed spectrum, unlicensed spectrum, or both. The wireless access network device and the terminal device, and the terminal device and the terminal device can communicate through spectrum below 6G, through spectrum above 6G, or through both spectrum below 6G and spectrum above 6G. Embodiments of the present application do not limit the spectrum resources used by the wireless access network device and the terminal device.

[0172] The above introduces the communication system to which the embodiments of the present application are applicable. To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application, the related technical features involved in the embodiments of the present application will be explained first. It should be noted that these explanations are to make the embodiments of the present application easier to understand, and should not be regarded as limiting the scope of protection required by the present application.

[0173] (1) Wake up radio (WUR)

[0174] The wake-up radio can be understood as a function of reducing the power consumption of the terminal device. For the terminal device, the wake-up radio refers to introducing a lower power (LP) interface on the basis of a traditional main radio (MR). The LP interface is implemented by a circuit or a chip with simple structure, and has low power consumption. The specific form of the LP interface is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. For example, the LP interface can be implemented by a wake-up receiver (WUR), an LP-WUR, a low-power radio (LR), a wake-up module or a wake-up circuit. The WUR in the present document can be a wake-up radio or a wake-up receiver. The WUR in the present document can be replaced by an LP-WUR, an LR, a wake-up module or a wake-up circuit.

[0175] The MR is mainly used for data / signaling transmission and / or reception, and can be turned off or in a sleep state or mode if there is no need for data / signaling transmission and / or reception. The WUR can be used to wake up the MR in the sleep state, for example, when there is a need for data / signaling transmission and / or reception, the WUR wakes up the MR. Such design can reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0176] The signal received by the WUR can be referred to as a low-power signal or a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS), etc. When the terminal device detects / receives the low-power signal or the LP-WUS, the MR in the sleep state can be woken up. For convenience of description, the low-power signal is taken as the LP-WUS in the present document.

[0177] (2) Type of WUR

[0178] The bit information of the LP-WUS has multiple mapping ways to the time unit, or in other words, the bit information of the LP-WUS has multiple modulation ways. For example, the LP-WUS can adopt OOK modulation, and accordingly, the WUR in the terminal device receives the LP-WUS in the way of envelope detection. For another example, the WUS can also adopt OFDM waveform transmission, and accordingly, the WUR in the terminal device receives the LP-WUS in the way of phase detection. For convenience of description, in the embodiments of the present application, the LP-WUS adopting OFDM waveform transmission is referred to as the LP-WUS adopting OFDM modulation (which will be introduced below).

[0179] The WUR receiving the LP-WUS in a phase detection manner can be regarded as a type of receiver (e.g., referred to as a first type of WUR), and the WUR receiving the LP-WUS in an envelope detection manner can be regarded as another type of WUR (e.g., referred to as a second type of WUR). The first type of WUR and the second type of WUR are relative, and there are multiple interpretations of the first type of WUR and the second type of WUR, which are illustrated below.

[0180] (2.1) The first type of WUR is an OFDM receiver, and the second type of WUR is an OOK receiver.

[0181] (2.2) The first type of WUR is a receiver with both I / Q paths, and the second type of WUR is a receiver with only one of the I / Q paths.

[0182] (2.3) The first type of WUR is a coherent receiver, and the second type of WUR is a non-coherent receiver.

[0183] (2.4) The first type of WUR is a coherent receiver with both I / Q paths, and the second type of WUR is a non-coherent receiver with only one of the I / Q paths.

[0184] (2.5) The first type of WUR receives a signal in a phase detection manner, and the second type of WUR receives a signal in an energy / power / amplitude detection manner. Alternatively, the first type of WUR can / has the ability to detect phase information, and the second type of WUR can / has the ability to detect signal energy / power / amplitude.

[0185] (2.6) The first type of WUR can receive a complex signal, and the second type of WUR cannot receive a complex signal (e.g., the second type of WUR receives a real signal).

[0186] (2.7) The first type of WUR has a phase detection capability, and the second type of WUR has an envelope detection capability or no phase detection capability. Alternatively, the first type of WUR supports receiving a signal in a phase detection manner, and the second type of WUR supports receiving a signal in an envelope detection manner. In an embodiment of the present application, the phase detection capability can be replaced by a correlation detection capability and a sequence detection capability.

[0187] (2.8) The first type of receiver can receive an OFDM signal, and the second type of receiver cannot receive an OFDM signal (e.g., the second type of receiver receives an OOK signal).

[0188] (3) OOK modulation and OFDM modulation

[0189] OOK modulation represents digital information by the presence or absence of a signal. Bit information corresponding to a signal is mapped to at least one time unit through OOK modulation, one time unit corresponds to one bit of information, and the bit information of the signal is determined by detecting whether there is a signal on the time unit. There is a signal on the time unit means that the signal amplitude on the time unit is not zero, such a time unit is also called an ON time unit, or the time unit is in an ON mode; correspondingly, there is a signal on the time unit means that the signal amplitude on the time unit is zero, such a time unit is also called an OFF time unit, or the time unit is in an OFF mode. Generally, if a sequence is sent on a time unit, the time unit has a signal; if no sequence is sent on a time unit, the time unit has no signal. For a time unit, the time unit is an ON time unit or the time unit is in an ON mode, which can be decoded as 1; correspondingly, the time unit is an OFF time unit or the time unit is in an OFF mode, which can be decoded as 0.

[0190] Please refer to FIG. 3, which shows the principle of OOK modulation. FIG. 3 takes the bit information of the signal as 1001 as an example.

[0191] 1001 is mapped to four time units (for example, time unit 1-time unit 4) through OOK modulation. It should be understood that time unit 1 and time unit 4 are time units with signals, and a sequence is sent on time unit 1 and time unit 4. Time unit 2 and time unit 3 are time units without signals, and no sequence is sent on time unit 2 and time unit 3. The receiving end can decode 1 when detecting a sequence on time unit 1 and time unit 4. The receiving end can decode 0 when not detecting a sequence on time unit 2 and time unit 3. The receiving end combines the decoding of the four time units to obtain 1001. It can be seen that for OOK modulation, only one bit of information can be obtained in one time unit. It can be understood that the sequence of the time unit detected by the receiving end means that the receiving end detects the envelope of the signal on the time unit; correspondingly, the sequence of the time unit not detected by the receiving end means that the receiving end does not detect the envelope of the signal on the time unit.

[0192] Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows the principle of OFDM modulation. FIG. 4 takes the sending end storing four sequences (i.e., sequence 1-sequence 4 in the figure) as an example. The four sequences can be used to carry / carry 2 bits of information, for example, sequence 0 corresponds to 00, sequence 1 corresponds to 01, sequence 2 corresponds to 10, and sequence 3 corresponds to 11. In a time unit, the bit information corresponding to the time unit is 01, and the access network device can determine that the sequence 1 corresponding to the bit information 01 according to the correspondence between the four sequences and the bit information. The access network device can scramble the time unit by using the sequence 1.

[0193] As can be seen from FIG. 4, in addition to 1-bit information obtained by the ON / OFF mode in a time unit, sequence information (e.g., 2-bit sequence information in FIG. 4) of the ON time unit can also be detected. Compared with OOK modulation, OFDM modulation can obtain more bit information. Therefore, based on OFDM modulation, if a signal of the same length of bit information is to be transmitted, the signal occupies less time domain resource than OOK modulation. For example, a signal of the same length of bit information needs M symbols based on OFDM modulation, and needs N symbols based on OOK modulation, M is less than N, and M and N are positive numbers.

[0194] The modulation mode used by the signal depends on the capability of the receiver. Taking the foregoing WUR as an example, if the WUR is the first type of WUR, the bit information of the LP-WUS can be carried by the ON / OFF mode of the symbol and the sequence on the ON symbol. If the WUR is the second type of WUR, the bit information of the LP-WUS can be carried by the ON / OFF mode of the symbol. The signal corresponding to the first type of WUR is referred to as a type of signal (e.g., referred to as a first type of signal), and the signal corresponding to the second type of WUR is referred to as another type of signal (e.g., referred to as a second type of signal). Since the second type of WUR needs to occupy more time domain resources than the first type of WUR, the second type of signal is longer than the first type of signal, and the second type of signal can be referred to as a “long signal”, and the first type of signal can be referred to as a “short signal”. The first type of signal can also be referred to as a first type of low-power signal or a first type of LP-WUS, and correspondingly, the second type of signal can also be referred to as a second type of low-power signal or a second type of LP-WUS. Relatively, the power consumption of the second type of WUR receiver required for the second type of signal is greater than the power consumption of the first type of WUR receiver required for the first type of signal. The terminal device has greater energy saving gain when receiving the first type of signal by the first type of WUR. In addition, the detection performance of the second type of WUR is less than the detection performance of the first type of WUR, and the coverage performance supported by the second type of WUR is less than the coverage performance supported by the first type of WUR. Generally, if the second type of WUR is used to receive the signal, the coverage performance can be increased by coverage enhancement technology. For example, for the second type of WUR, the coverage performance can be improved by increasing the number of repeated transmissions of the signal.

[0195] (4) Low-power signal

[0196] In addition to the LP-WUS, embodiments of the present application do not limit the type of low power signal. For example, the low power signal can be a low power physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a low power physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a low power physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a low power physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a low power synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block (SSB), a low power synchronization signal, a low power tracking reference signal (TRS), a low power channel status information reference signal (CSI-RS), a low power positioning signal, a low power sensing communication signal, a low power sounding reference signal (SRS) signal, a low power random access channel (RACH) signal, a low power preamble signal, a low power contention resolution message, a low power downlink control information (DCI) signal, or a low power uplink control information (UCI) signal, etc. The size of the bit information of the low power signal is determined by one or more of the following: a physical layer, a core network, a medium access control (MAC) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) layer, a radio resource control (RRC) layer, or a core network.

[0197] (5) Time unit

[0198] In the embodiments of the present application, the time unit refers to the unit of time. The time unit can be a radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a mini-slot, an OFDM symbol, an hour, a minute, a second, a millisecond, a partial OFDM symbol, an OOK symbol, an OOK time unit, or a time unit of a fraction of a millisecond (for example, 1 / 32 ms). Alternatively, the time unit is a plurality of radio frames, a plurality of subframes, a plurality of slots, a plurality of mini-slots, a plurality of OFDM symbols, a number of hours, a number of minutes, a number of seconds, a number of milliseconds, a plurality of partial OFDM symbols, a plurality of OOK symbols, a plurality of OOK time units, or a number of fractions of a millisecond. Among them, one radio frame can include a plurality of subframes, one subframe can include one or more slots, and one slot can include at least one OFDM symbol. Alternatively, one radio frame can include a plurality of slots, and one slot can include at least one OFDM symbol. For the convenience of distinction, in the embodiments of the present application, the time unit mapped through OOK modulation is referred to as an OOK time unit, and one OFDM symbol can include one or more OOK time units. The OOK time unit in the ON mode is also referred to as an OOK ON time unit. The OOK time unit can also be referred to as an OOK symbol.

[0199] (6) In the present application, the band is an exemplary expression, which can be understood as a cell, a frequency point, and the "cell" can be understood as a "cell frequency point", a "carrier frequency", a "carrier frequency point", a "frequency point", which can be replaced with each other unless otherwise specified. The frequency point can be a center frequency point, a carrier frequency, a frequency position corresponding to a frequency number, a center of a frequency band, a wave band, a band, a center of a bandwidth, a frequency position, a center frequency of a bandwidth part, or a center of a bandwidth part.

[0200] As described above, the power consumption of the terminal device has a great influence on the endurance and service life of the terminal device. In order to reduce power consumption, the terminal device can activate the low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) function. In the case of not needing to receive a paging message or not having data transmission, the terminal device turns on the LP-WUR, and the power consumption of the LP-WUR is lower than that of the main receiver. After turning on the LP-WUR, the terminal device can monitor the LP-WUS through the LP-WUR. When the LP-WUS is received, the terminal device needs to turn on the main receiver to receive the paging message or transmit data. However, when the terminal device is configured with multiple DRX groups, for example, two DRX groups, the terminal device cannot determine the position of monitoring the LP-WUR, which may cause the terminal device to fail to receive the LP-WUS in time, and further cause the time delay of the terminal device to receive data to be too large.

[0201] For example, please refer to FIG. 5-1, the terminal device is configured with two DRX groups, i.e., DRX group #1 and DRX group #2. The LP-WUS is deployed on one of the DRX group #1 and the DRX group #2. The LP-WUS triggers the monitoring PDCCH of one of the DRX group #1 and the DRX group #2. Taking the LP-WUS deployed on the DRX group #1 as an example, when the terminal device receives the LP-WUS, the LP-WUS triggers the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #1, or triggers the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #2.

[0202] For example, please refer to FIG. 5-2, the terminal device is configured with two DRX groups, i.e., DRX group #1 and DRX group #2. The LP-WUS is deployed on one of the DRX group #1 and the DRX group #2. The LP-WUS triggers the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #1 and the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #2. Taking the LP-WUS deployed on the DRX group #1 as an example, when the terminal device receives the LP-WUS, the LP-WUS triggers the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #1 and the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #2.

[0203] In FIG. 5-1 and FIG. 5-2, the configuration information of the DRX group #1 and the DRX group #2 is different, and the LP-WUS deployed in one DRX group can trigger the band monitoring PDCCH of the other DRX group. For example, in FIG. 5-1, the LP-WUS deployed in the DRX group #1 can trigger the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #2, and in FIG. 5-2, the LP-WUS deployed in the DRX group #2 can trigger the band monitoring PDCCH of the DRX group #1. At this time, the terminal device cannot determine whether to determine the monitoring position of the LP-WUS according to the configuration information of the DRX group 1 or the configuration information of the DRX group #2.

[0204] The above technical solution can know that when the terminal device is configured with the configuration information of multiple DRX groups, the terminal device cannot determine the monitoring position of the LP-WUR, which can cause the terminal device to fail to receive the LP-WUS in time, and further cause the time delay of the terminal device to receive data to be too large. Therefore, the present application provides related technical solutions, please refer to the related introduction of the embodiments in the following.

[0205] The technical scheme provided in the present application is applicable to a communication system including a terminal device and a network device. For example, when the technical scheme provided in the present application is applied to the communication system shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device can be one or more of terminal devices 120a to 120j, and the network device can be one or more of network devices 110a and 110b. For example, when the technical scheme provided in the present application is applied to the communication system shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device can be one or more of terminal device 240 and terminal device 230, and the network device can be wireless access network device 220.

[0206] In the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject can be a terminal device, a network device, a communication module in the terminal device or the network device, or a circuit or chip responsible for a communication function in the terminal device. Hereinafter, the execution subject is taken as a terminal device and a network device for example. When the execution subject is a communication module, a circuit or a chip in the terminal device or the network device, the receiving (or monitoring) / sending can be understood as input / output, that is, the communication module, the circuit or the chip communicates with other components in the terminal device or the network device. In addition, the processing performed by a single execution subject can also be divided into processing performed by multiple execution subjects, which can be logically and / or physically separated. For example, the processing performed by the network device can be divided into processing performed by at least one of a CU, a DU, and an RU.

[0207] The technical scheme of the present application will be described below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0208] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of the communication method according to an embodiment of the present application. Please refer to FIG. 6, the method includes the following steps.

[0209] S601: The terminal device determines a first position for monitoring a first signal according to first information.

[0210] The first information includes first indication information, service information or a working frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to a first DRX group and / or a second DRX group, and the first signal includes an LP-WUS. In the embodiments of the present application, the expression similar to "A includes B" is used to represent that A can include or can not include other items in addition to B, and when no other items are included, it can be understood that "A is B". That is, the "first information" can be replaced by the "first indication information", the "service information" or the "working frequency point of the first signal", and the "first signal" can be replaced by the "LP-WUS". In addition, the above-mentioned LP-WUS can be replaced by "low-power signal" or "low-power wake-up signal".

[0211] Optionally, the service information includes a QoS flow. The QoS flow is an example, and can be replaced by any possible expression, for example, quality of service information or information for indicating quality of service.

[0212] Optionally, the first position is a time domain position. For example, the first position is one or more time units, and the terminal device monitors the first signal in the one or more time units.

[0213] Optionally, the first position is continuous, discontinuous, or partially continuous and partially discontinuous. For example, when the first position is a time domain position, the first position can be a plurality of continuous time units; or, the first position can be a plurality of discontinuous time units; or, the first position is a plurality of time units, which includes a plurality of continuous time units and a plurality of discontinuous time units; or, the first position is one or more time unit sets, and the time units in each time unit set are continuous, and the time unit sets are discontinuous.

[0214] Optionally, S601 can be replaced by one or more of the following: the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a position not to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time domain position to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time domain position not to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a frequency domain resource to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a frequency domain position not to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time length to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a time length not to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a length of a first timer related to monitoring the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a length of a first timer related to not monitoring the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a resource to monitor the first signal; the terminal device determines, according to the first information, a resource not to monitor the first signal; the terminal device monitors, according to the first information, the first signal; or, the terminal device does not monitor, according to the first information, the first signal.

[0215] S602: The terminal device monitors the first signal in at least one of the first positions. Correspondingly, the network device transmits the first signal in at least one of the first positions.

[0216] The at least one position can be all of the first positions, or part of the first positions. The at least one position in which the terminal device monitors the first signal can be the same as or different from the at least one position in which the network device transmits the first signal.

[0217] Optionally, the monitoring the first signal can be measuring the first signal. By monitoring the first signal, the terminal device can receive the first signal when the network device sends the first signal to the terminal device.

[0218] Optionally, the terminal device can monitor the first signal through the LP-WUR.

[0219] The working frequency point in the present application is introduced as follows:

[0220] It should be noted that the working frequency point in the present application is an exemplary expression, which can also be replaced by any possible expression, for example, it can be replaced by at least one of the following: cell, working cell, server cell, frequency point, cell frequency point, carrier frequency or carrier frequency point. Among them, the frequency point can be a center frequency point, a carrier frequency, a frequency number corresponding to a frequency domain position, a frequency band, a wave band, a frequency band or a center corresponding to a frequency domain position, a frequency domain position, a center frequency point of a bandwidth part, or a center corresponding to a frequency domain position of a bandwidth part.

[0221] Optionally, when the sender of the first signal is the network device, the working frequency point of the first signal can be one or more frequency points in the working frequency point of the network device.

[0222] Optionally, the working frequency point of the first signal can be one or more frequency points on the band corresponding to the first DRX group; and / or, one or more frequency points on the band corresponding to the second DRX group.

[0223] Optionally, the first signal can be deployed on the first DRX group, or the first signal can be sent on one or more frequency points on the band corresponding to the first DRX group; and / or, the first signal can be deployed on the second DRX group, or the first signal can be sent on one or more frequency points on the band corresponding to the second DRX group.

[0224] The first DRX group and the second DRX group in the present application are introduced as follows:

[0225] Optionally, the terminal device can be configured with the first DRX group and the second DRX group, and other DRX groups, for example, the third DRX group, can also be configured in the terminal device.

[0226] Optionally, the first DRX group and the second DRX group correspond to different operating frequencies, or correspond to different bands, or the first DRX group and the second DRX group correspond to different frequency ranges, respectively. For example, the first DRX group corresponds to a low frequency band, and the second DRX group corresponds to a high frequency band; the first DRX group corresponds to a high frequency band, and the second DRX group corresponds to a low frequency band; the first DRX group corresponds to FR1, and the second DRX group corresponds to FR2; or, the second DRX group corresponds to FR2, and the first DRX group corresponds to FR1.

[0227] As described above, the first position is related to the first DRX group and / or the second DRX group, that is, the first position has an association relationship with the first DRX group and / or the second DRX group, and the association relationship can include at least one of the following: the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group; the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group; or the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group.

[0228] Optionally, the terminal device can determine the first position according to the configuration information of the first DRX group; or the terminal device determines the first position according to the configuration information of the second DRX group; or the terminal device determines the first position according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0229] Optionally, the configuration information of the DRX group (for example, the first DRX group and the second DRX group) includes the length of the first timer, and the first timer includes the onDurationTimer and the drx-inactivitytimer or other timers. Wherein, the onDurationTimer is an example of naming, which can also be replaced by any possible expression, for example, it can be replaced by: drx-inactivitytimer.

[0230] Optionally, the network device can configure the length of the onDurationTimer and / or the drx-inactivitytimer for the terminal device through RRC signaling.

[0231] Optionally, the first timer can be the first timer of the first DRX group and / or the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0232] Optionally, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is different from the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, and the following examples are all taken that the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0233] Optionally, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminal device receives a first signal at a first time. The first signal indicates whether the terminal device needs to monitor the PDCCH in the length of the first timer after the gap. The time when the gap starts is the first time, and the time when the gap ends is the second time. Assuming that the first signal indicates that the terminal device monitors the PDCCH, the time when the gap ends, i.e., the second time, is the time when the terminal device starts to monitor the PDCCH, the length of the first timer is the duration of monitoring the PDCCH, and also the duration of not monitoring the first signal. The duration of the interval between the second time and the third time in FIG. 7 is the length of the first timer, and the terminal device stops monitoring the PDCCH at the third time. The first position of monitoring the first signal is one or more positions other than the position corresponding to the first timer. As can be seen, the position of not monitoring the first signal can be determined according to the length of the first timer, and the first position of monitoring the first signal can be determined accordingly.

[0234] Optionally, the value of the gap depends on the sleep state of the main receiver of the terminal device during monitoring of the first signal. For example, when the main receiver of the terminal device is in a micro-sleep state, the gap is 0; when the main receiver of the terminal device is in a light-sleep state, the gap is 6 ms; and when the main receiver of the terminal device is in a deep-sleep state, the gap is 20 ms.

[0235] Optionally, the value of the gap also depends on the time required for the terminal device to synchronize. For example, when the terminal device needs to receive 1 SSB for synchronization, the gap also needs to include the time required for the terminal device to receive 1 SSB after waking up the main receiver of the terminal device; and when the terminal device needs to receive 2 SSBs for synchronization, the gap also needs to include the time required for the terminal device to receive 2 SSBs after waking up the main receiver of the terminal device.

[0236] Optionally, the terminal device can determine, according to the first information, to use the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, or to use the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, or to use the length of the first timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group. Wherein, “using the length of the first timer of the first DRX group” means determining the first position of monitoring the first signal according to the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, “using the length of the first timer of the second DRX group” means determining the first position of monitoring the first signal according to the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, and “using the length of the first timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group” means determining the first position of monitoring the first signal according to the length of the first timer of the first DRX group and the length of the first timer of the second DRX group. For example, according to the first information, the union of the first timer of the first DRX group and the first timer of the second DRX group is determined. For example, according to the first information, the intersection of the first timer of the first DRX group and the first timer of the second DRX group is determined.

[0237] Optionally, the position corresponding to the first timer comprises a position from the second time point to the third time point. As described above, the second time point is the time point at which the PDCCH is started to be monitored, and the length of time interval between the second time point and the third time point is the length of the first timer. Taking FIG. 8 as an example, the second time point is time point B, the third time point is time point C or time point D, the length of time interval between the time point B and the time point C is the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, and thus the position corresponding to the first timer of the first DRX group is the position from the time point B to the time point C. The length of time interval between the time point B and the time point D is the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, and thus the position corresponding to the first timer of the second DRX group is the position from the time point B to the time point D.

[0238] Optionally, if the PDCCH is monitored by the terminal device during the first timer, the second timer is started. After the second timer is started, the length of time for monitoring the PDCCH can be extended.

[0239] Optionally, the second timer comprises a drx-inactivityTimer.

[0240] Optionally, the second timer can be a second timer of the first DRX group and / or a second timer of the second DRX group.

[0241] Optionally, the terminal device can determine, according to the first information, to use the length of the second timer of the first DRX group, or to use the length of the second timer of the second DRX group, or to use the length of the second timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group. For example, when the length of the second timer of the first DRX group and the second DRX group is used, the second timer can be the intersection or the union of the second timer of the first DRX group and the second timer of the second DRX group.

[0242] Optionally, when the first signal indicates that the terminal device monitors the PDCCH, the first position can be one or more positions other than the position corresponding to the first timer. Taking FIG. 8 as an example, if the terminal device receives the LP-WUS at time A, the LP-WUS indicates that the PDCCH needs to be monitored. Assuming that the main receiver is in a deep sleep state, the PDCCH needs to be monitored after a gap, and assuming that the end time of the gap is time B, the terminal device starts to monitor the PDCCH from time B. In FIG. 8, the terminal device ends to monitor the PDCCH at time C on the first DRX group, the interval between time B and time C is the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, and the terminal device ends to monitor the PDCCH at time D on the second DRX group, the interval between time B and time D is the length of the first timer of the second DRX group. When the length of the first timer of the first DRX is used, the first position for monitoring the first signal is one or more positions other than the position from time B to time C, and when the length of the first timer of the second DRX is used, the first position for monitoring the first signal is one or more positions other than the position from time B to time D.

[0243] Optionally, when the first signal indicates that the terminal device does not monitor the PDCCH, the first position can include one or more positions in the position corresponding to the first timer. Taking FIG. 8 as an example, for the first DRX group, at time A, the terminal device receives the first signal, which indicates that the PDCCH does not need to be monitored, and then the terminal device monitors the first signal at position 1 and position 2, that is, the first position for monitoring the first signal includes position 1 and position 2.

[0244] Optionally, the terminal device determines the position for monitoring the first channel according to the first information, or the terminal device determines the time domain position for monitoring the first channel according to the first information, or the terminal device determines the frequency domain position for monitoring the first channel according to the first information, or the terminal device determines the time domain resource for monitoring the first channel according to the first information, or the terminal device determines the frequency domain resource for monitoring the first channel according to the first information, or the terminal device determines the time length for monitoring the first channel according to the first information, or the terminal device determines the length of the first timer for monitoring the first channel according to the first information, or the terminal device monitors the first channel according to the first information, wherein the first channel includes the PDCCH or the PDSCH.

[0245] In order to help understand the above S601 and S602, a few examples are given:

[0246] For example, the terminal device determines, according to the first information, that the configuration information of the first DRX group needs to be used, that is, the first position for monitoring the first signal needs to be determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, and for example, the configuration information of the first DRX group is the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, and the terminal device can determine the first position according to the length of the first timer of the first DRX group. For example, in FIG. 8, at time A, the terminal device receives the first signal, and assuming that the main receiver is in a light sleep state or a deep sleep state, it is necessary to start monitoring the PDCCH after a gap period, and assuming that the end time of the gap is time B, the terminal device starts monitoring the PDCCH from time B. At this time, the terminal device can determine the time of ending monitoring the PDCCH according to the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, that is, the time C of ending monitoring the PDCCH is the time interval between time B and time C. The length of the first timer of the first DRX group is the first position for monitoring the first signal, which is one or more positions other than the position from time B to time C, for example, positions 3 and / or 4. Then the terminal device monitors the first signal at positions 3 and / or 4.

[0247] For another example, the terminal device determines, according to the first information, that the configuration information of the second DRX group needs to be used, that is, the first position for monitoring the first signal needs to be determined according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, and for example, the configuration information of the second DRX group is the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, and the terminal device can determine the first position according to the length of the first timer of the second DRX group. For example, in FIG. 8, at time A, the terminal device receives the first signal, and assuming that the main receiver is in a light sleep state or a deep sleep state, it is necessary to start monitoring the PDCCH after a gap period, and assuming that the end time of the gap is time B, the terminal device starts monitoring the PDCCH from time B. At this time, the terminal device can determine the time of ending monitoring the PDCCH according to the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, that is, the time D of ending monitoring the PDCCH is the time interval between time B and time D. The length of the first timer of the second DRX group is the first position for monitoring the first signal, which is one or more positions other than the position from time B to time D, for example, positions 5, 6 and / or 7. Then the terminal device monitors the first signal at positions 5, 6 and / or 7.

[0248] For example, the terminal device determines, according to the first information, that the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group needs to be used, that is, the first position for monitoring the first signal needs to be determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, and that the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is taken as the configuration information of the first DRX group, and the length of the first timer of the second DRX group is taken as the configuration information of the second DRX group. According to the length of the first timer of the first DRX group and the length of the first timer of the second DRX group, the terminal device can determine the first position. For example, the first position can be a union, that is, the union of the position corresponding to the first timer of the first DRX group and the position corresponding to the first timer of the second DRX group. Since in FIG. 8, the union of the position corresponding to the first timer of the first DRX group and the position corresponding to the first timer of the second DRX group is the position corresponding to the first timer of the first DRX group, the terminal device ends monitoring the PDCCH at time C, which is the length of the first timer of the first DRX group, between time B. The first position for monitoring the first signal is one or more positions other than the position from time B to time C, for example, position 3 and / or position 4. Then the terminal device monitors the first signal at position 3 and / or position 4.

[0249] Based on the scheme shown in FIG. 6, the terminal device can determine the monitoring position of the first signal. Taking the first signal as an example, the scheme of FIG. 6 can solve the problem of being unable to determine the monitoring position of the LP-WUS. Since the terminal device determines the monitoring position of the LP-WUS based on the first information, and the first information can be indication information, service information, or the working frequency point of the LP-WUS, the finally determined monitoring position of the LP-WUS is adapted to the indication information, service information, or the working frequency point of the LP-WUS. Taking the first information as an example, the service information, determining the monitoring position of the LP-WUS according to the service information can make the monitoring of the LP-WUS adapt to the service situation and reduce the delay of receiving the PDCCH. For example, when the service information is that the device corresponding to the first DRX group transmits, it indicates that there is service on the first DRX group. Therefore, the first position can be related to the first DRX group, for example, the first position can be related to the configuration information of the first DRX group. Therefore, the terminal device can timely receive the LP-WUS transmitted on the first DRX group at the first position. When there is PDCCH to be received, since the LP-WUS can trigger the terminal device to monitor the PDCCH, the PDCCH can be timely received, that is, the delay of receiving the PDCCH can be reduced, and the delay of data transmission can be further reduced.

[0250] For the first information, the present application provides a plurality of optional examples:

[0251] Example a1: the first information is first indication information.

[0252] In an optional implementation, the network device sends first indication information, the first indication information being used for indicating at least one of the following: the first DRX group, the second DRX group or the first position. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first indication information.

[0253] In the above implementation, the network device can indicate the first position at which the terminal device monitors the first signal or indicate the DRX group to be adopted through the first indication information, so that the network device can control the position at which the terminal device monitors the first signal, so as to make the position at which the terminal device monitors the first signal match the position at which the network device sends the first signal, or match the service information or service requirement obtained by the network device, etc.

[0254] Optionally, the example a1 can be applied to a carrier aggregation scenario, in which case, the serving cell set of the terminal device can include a primary cell (PCell) and a secondary cell (SCell), wherein the primary cell can correspond to the first DRX group and the secondary cell can correspond to the second DRX group.

[0255] Optionally, the first indication information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the first DRX group, an identifier of the second DRX group, a length of the first timer of the first DRX group, a length of the first timer of the second DRX group, a time length corresponding to the first position, a time domain resource corresponding to the first position or a time domain position corresponding to the first position.

[0256] For example, 2 bits in the first indication information can be used to carry the identifier of the first DRX group, the identifier of the second DRX group or the identifiers of the first DRX group and the second DRX group. For example, the first bit and the second bit in the first indication information are 00, wherein 00 is the identifier of the first DRX group, so the first indication information is used to indicate the first DRX group. For example, the first bit and the second bit in the first indication information are 11, wherein 11 is the identifier of the second DRX group, so the first indication information is used to indicate the second DRX group. For example, the first bit and the second bit in the first indication information are 10, wherein 10 is the identifier of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, so the first indication information is used to indicate the first DRX group and the second DRX group.

[0257] For another example, the first indication information can be 10 time slots, i.e., indicating that the length of the first timer is 10 time slots, i.e., indicating that the time length for the terminal device to monitor the PDCCH is 10 time slots, and the time length for the terminal device not to monitor the first signal is 10 time slots. For example, the terminal device receives an LP-WUS at time slot C, the LP-WUS indicating to monitor the PDCCH, and the time domain position from time slot C to after 10 time slots is position A, and the first position is one or more positions other than position A.

[0258] Optionally, the first indication information can be high-layer signaling, such as RRC signaling, such as MAC CE signaling; or the first indication information can be physical-layer signaling, such as DCI; or the first indication information can be carried in a data channel, such as PDSCH.

[0259] Optionally, when the first indication information indicates the first DRX group, the first position is related to the first DRX group, when the first indication information indicates the second DRX group, the first position is related to the second DRX group, and when the first indication information indicates the first DRX group and the second DRX group, the first indication information is related to the first DRX group and the second DRX group.

[0260] Optionally, the network device can determine the first indication information according to at least one or more of the following optional manners:

[0261] Manner 1a: the network device determines the first indication information according to information of the first service.

[0262] In manner 1a, the network device can adjust the position of the terminal device monitoring the first signal according to the situation of the first service, can reduce the time delay of receiving information or a channel, and reduce power consumption. For example, when the data packet of the first service is large, the first DRX group with a longer length of the first timer can be selected, that is, the first position of monitoring the first signal is determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, so as to ensure that the time of monitoring PDCCH is long enough to reduce the time delay of receiving PDCCH, when the data packet of the first service is small, the second DRX group with a shorter length of the first timer can be selected, that is, the first position of monitoring the first signal is determined according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, so that the time of monitoring PDCCH is short, and the time of turning on the main receiver is short, so the power consumption can be reduced.

[0263] Optionally, the first service can be a service sent by the network device or a service to be transmitted by the terminal device.

[0264] Optionally, the information of the first service includes the size of the data packet of the first service. For example, when the size of the data packet of the first service is greater than a threshold A, the DRX group with a longer length of the first timer, that is, the first DRX group, can be selected. The first indication information is used to indicate the first DRX group, so that the network device can determine the first position according to the configuration information of the first DRX group.

[0265] Manner 1b: the network device determines the first indication information according to the second information sent by the terminal device.

[0266] In an optional implementation, the terminal device sends second information, which includes at least one of the following: the second power, the second time delay, configuration information of a supported DRX group, a supported monitoring position of the first signal, configuration information of an expected DRX group, or an expected monitoring position of the first signal. Correspondingly, the network device receives the second information.

[0267] In mode 1b, the network device can determine the first position for monitoring the first signal according to the second power or the second time delay sent by the terminal device. For example, when the network device determines the first position for monitoring the first signal according to the second power, the first position for monitoring the first signal is finally adapted to the power of the terminal device, thereby saving the power or power consumption; for example, when the network device determines the first position for monitoring the first signal according to the second time delay, the first position for monitoring the first signal is finally adapted to the time delay expected or supported by the terminal device, thereby reducing the time delay of data transmission.

[0268] Optionally, the second power can be the remaining power of the terminal device. The second power can also be replaced by other parameters related to the remaining power, for example, the remaining working time of the terminal device estimated by the remaining power.

[0269] Optionally, the time delay in the present application is a simplified description, and the time delay in the present application refers to a packet delay threshold (PDB).

[0270] Optionally, the second time delay includes a time delay supported by the terminal device, a time delay expected by the terminal device, or a time delay allowed by the terminal device.

[0271] Optionally, the second information is reported through terminal capability information of the terminal device, and the terminal capability information of the terminal device includes configuration information of a supported DRX group or a supported monitoring position of the first signal.

[0272] Optionally, the second information is reported through terminal assistance information of the terminal device, and the terminal assistance information of the terminal device includes configuration information of an expected DRX group or an expected monitoring position of the first signal.

[0273] Optionally, when the second power is less than a third threshold, the first position is determined by configuration information of the second DRX group, and the configuration information of the second DRX group includes a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, and a length of a first timer of the first DRX group is greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0274] Optionally, when the second time delay is less than a fourth threshold value, the first position is determined by configuration information of the first DRX group, and the configuration information of the first DRX group includes a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, and the length of the first timer of the first DRX group is greater than a length of a first timer of the second DRX group.

[0275] Optionally, the second information can further include a size of a cache space or a storage space available to the terminal device. For example, the terminal device can send the second information to the network device, and the second information indicates that the size of the cache space or the storage space available to the terminal device is less than a threshold value B, and then the terminal device can use a smaller space to cache or store the PDCCH. Accordingly, the network device can determine that the DRX group with a shorter length of the first timer, i.e., the second DRX group, is needed, and the network device can send the first indication information for indicating the second DRX group, so that the terminal device monitors the first information and / or the first channel according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, and the network device sends the first information and / or the first channel according to the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0276] Optionally, the terminal device can determine the first indication information according to the second information and the information of the first task, i.e., the first indication information can be determined in combination with the second information and the information of the first task.

[0277] Example a2: the first information is service information.

[0278] In an optional implementation, when the terminal device receives the service information sent by the first device, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group of the first device; or, when the terminal device receives the service information sent by the second device, the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group of the second device; or, when the terminal device receives the service information sent by the first device and the second device, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group of the first device and / or the configuration information of the second DRX group of the second device.

[0279] In example a2, when the first device has service information transmission, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group, when the second device has service information transmission, the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group. When the first device and the second device both have service information transmission, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group. That is, the first position can be adjusted based on the configuration information of the DRX group flexibly according to whether the first device and / or the second device has service information transmission, so that the position of monitoring the first signal is matched with the service situation, and excessive power consumption or excessive time delay is avoided.

[0280] Optionally, the network device can comprise the first apparatus and / or the second apparatus. That is, the first apparatus and the second apparatus can also perform the foregoing S601 and S602 and the related steps or methods.

[0281] Optionally, the example a2 can be applied to a scenario of dual connectivity (DC), in which the terminal device is connected to the first apparatus and the second apparatus simultaneously, or the terminal device is connected to two wireless systems.

[0282] Optionally, when the terminal device receives the service information sent by the first apparatus, the first position for monitoring the first signal can be determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group.

[0283] Optionally, when the terminal device receives the service information sent by the second apparatus, the first position for monitoring the first signal can be determined according to the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0284] Optionally, when the terminal device receives the service information sent by the first apparatus and the second apparatus, the first position for monitoring the first signal can be determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the first DRX group. For example, the first position can be one or more positions outside the union or intersection of the position C and the position D. Taking FIG. 8 as an example, the position C is the position corresponding to the first timer of the first DRX group, that is, the time point B to the time point C, and the position D is the position corresponding to the first timer of the second DRX group, that is, the time point B to the time point D. In FIG. 8, the union of the position C and the position D is the position C, and the intersection of the position C and the position D is the position D. When the first position is one or more positions outside the union of the position C and the position D, the first position can be the position 3 and / or the position 4, and when the first position is one or more positions outside the intersection of the position C and the position D, the first position can be the position 5, the position 6 and / or the position 7.

[0285] For the DC scenario, as described above, when the terminal device receives the service information sent by the first apparatus and the second apparatus, the first position for monitoring the first signal is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group of the first apparatus and / or the configuration information of the second DRX group of the second apparatus. For the network device, the first position for sending the first signal can be the same as or different from the first position for the terminal device to monitor the first signal, which will be described in detail below.

[0286] In an optional implementation, the first position for the network device to send the first signal is determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and / or the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0287] Based on the above implementation manner, the network device can determine the first position for sending the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, or determine the first position for sending the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, or the network device can determine the first position for sending the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group, that is, the network device can flexibly determine the first position for sending the first signal based on the configuration information of any one or more DRX groups, without being limited by the configuration information of the DRX group based on the terminal device.

[0288] Optionally, when the terminal device monitors one or more positions of the union of the first position C and the first position D, the network device can determine the first position for sending the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, or according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, or according to the first DRX group and the second DRX group. Optionally, which configuration information of the DRX group is used can be determined by the network device according to the information of the first service, or the network state or device state of the network device.

[0289] Example a3: The first information is the operating frequency point of the first signal.

[0290] In an optional implementation manner, the first position is related to the configuration information of the DRX group of the operating frequency point of the first signal.

[0291] In the above implementation manner, the terminal device can determine the first position for monitoring the first signal according to the configuration information of the DRX group of the operating frequency point of the first signal, so that the finally determined first position for monitoring the first signal is adapted to the configuration information of the DRX group corresponding to the first signal, and thus the finally determined first position for monitoring the first signal is adapted to the service condition.

[0292] Optionally, example a3 can be used in a CA scenario, and can also be used in a DC scenario.

[0293] Optionally, the first signal can include a plurality of signals, the first device receives a signal A in the plurality of signals, and the first device can determine the first position for subsequently monitoring other first signals according to the operating frequency point of the signal A. The other first signals refer to signals in the first signals that are transmitted later than the signal A. For example, when the first device receives an Nth signal in the first signals, where N≥1, the terminal device can determine the first position for subsequently monitoring an N+1th signal in the first signals according to the operating frequency point of the Nth signal.

[0294] Optionally, when the network device corresponds to the first DRX group, and the operating frequency point of the network device includes the operating frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group of the network device.

[0295] Optionally, when the network device corresponds to the second DRX group and the working frequency point of the network device includes the working frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group of the network device.

[0296] Optionally, when the band corresponding to the first DRX group includes the working frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the first DRX group.

[0297] Optionally, when the band corresponding to the second DRX group includes the working frequency point of the first signal, the first position is related to the configuration information of the second DRX group.

[0298] Example a4: The first information is the first power or the first time delay.

[0299] In example a4, the terminal device considers the first power and the first time delay when determining the first position of the first signal, so that the monitoring of the first position of the first signal can be adapted to the first power of the terminal device as much as possible, thereby saving the power consumption, or the monitoring of the first position of the first signal can be adapted to the first time delay of the terminal device as much as possible, thereby reducing the time delay of data transmission.

[0300] Optionally, example a4 can be used in a CA scenario, and can also be used in a DC scenario.

[0301] Optionally, the first power can be the remaining power of the terminal device. The first power can also be replaced by other parameters related to the remaining power, for example, the remaining working time of the terminal device estimated by the remaining power.

[0302] Optionally, the first time delay includes: a time delay supported by the terminal device, a time delay expected by the terminal device, or a time delay allowed by the terminal device.

[0303] Optionally, the first time delay can be the same as or different from the second time delay.

[0304] Optionally, the terminal device can first determine the configuration information of the first DRX group, the configuration information of the second DRX group, or the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group according to the first power or the first time delay. Then, the terminal device sends second indication information to the network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the first DRX group, the second DRX group, or the first DRX group and the second DRX group. For example, when the terminal device determines the configuration information of the first DRX group, the second indication information is used to indicate the first DRX group. After receiving the second indication information, the network device can agree or disagree to use the configuration information of the DRX group indicated by the second indication information. For example, the network device can determine whether to use the configuration information of the DRX group indicated by the second indication information according to the status of the network device, the network status, or the information of the first service. Subsequently, the network device sends the first indication information, which can be used to indicate the first DRX group, the second DRX group, or the first position, and the specific indication can be determined by the network device according to the status of the network device, the network status, and the like. In other words, the terminal device can determine the configuration information of a certain DRX group according to the first time delay or the first power, and report the configuration information to the network device, but the network device can agree or disagree to use the configuration information of the DRX group reported by the terminal device, that is, the final determination of the configuration information of the DRX group is determined by the network device. Optionally, before the final determination of the first position for monitoring the first signal, the terminal device and the network device can negotiate through signaling or information, for example, through the second indication information and the first indication information.

[0305] Referring to FIG. 9, another implementation of the communication method provided by the present application is shown, which includes the following steps.

[0306] S901. The terminal device monitors the first signal at at least one of the second positions. Correspondingly, the network device sends the first signal at at least one of the second positions.

[0307] The second positions are determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group, and the first signal includes the LP-WUS.

[0308] In the method shown in FIG. 9, the terminal device comprehensively considers the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group, and determines the second positions for monitoring the first signal based on both. Thus, it can be avoided that the first signal cannot be received or cannot be received in time due to the omission of part of the monitoring positions, and thus the main receiver of the terminal device cannot be woken up in time, resulting in that the PDCCH data cannot be received in time.

[0309] Optionally, the configuration information of the DRX group (e.g., the first DRX group and the second DRX group) includes a length of a first timer, the first timer including an onDurationTimer, a drx-inactivitytimer, or other timers.

[0310] Optionally, the network device can configure the onDurationTimer and / or the drx-inactivitytimer to the terminal device through RRC signaling.

[0311] Optionally, the second position can be determined according to the first timer of the first DRX group, the second position can be determined according to the first timer of the second DRX group, and the second position can be determined according to the first timer of the first DRX group and the first timer of the second DRX group.

[0312] Optionally, the second position in the method shown in FIG. 9 can be the same as or different from the first position in the method shown in FIG. 8.

[0313] In an optional implementation, the second position is one or more positions outside an intersection or a union of a third position and a fourth position, the third position being determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group, and the fourth position being determined by the configuration information of the second DRX group. For example, the third position and the fourth position are the first timers.

[0314] In the above implementation, when the second position is one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, the time for monitoring the first signal is shorter, and accordingly, the time for monitoring the PDCCH can be longer, so that the PDCCH can be received in time, and the time delay for receiving the PDCCH is reduced. When the second position is one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, the time for monitoring the first signal is longer, and accordingly, the time for monitoring the PDCCH can be shorter, that is, the time for turning on the main receiver is shorter, so that the power consumption can be reduced.

[0315] To help understand the above implementation, taking FIG. 8 as an example, the third position is a position corresponding to the first timer of the first DRX group, that is, the time point B to the time point C, and the fourth position is a position corresponding to the first timer of the second DRX group, that is, the time point B to the time point D. In FIG. 8, the union of the third position and the fourth position is the third position, and the intersection of the third position and the fourth position is the fourth position. When the second position is one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, the second position can be position 3 and / or position 4. When the second position is one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, the second position can be position 5, position 6, and / or position 7.

[0316] In an optional implementation, the terminal device sends third information, which includes at least one of the following: the second power consumption, the second time delay, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, support for the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, and expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position or expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position. Correspondingly, the network device receives the third information.

[0317] Based on the above implementation, the terminal device can enable the network device to determine the first position according to the second power consumption, the second time delay, the terminal capability information (such as support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group) or the terminal assistance information (such as expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group) of the terminal device by sending the third information to the network device, so as to match the position of monitoring the first signal with the above information, and enable the finally determined position of the first signal to be matched with the power consumption demand, the time delay demand, the capability supported by the terminal device or the preference of the terminal device.

[0318] Optionally, the third information is reported through the terminal capability information of the terminal device, and the terminal capability information of the terminal device includes: support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position or support for the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, and the like.

[0319] Optionally, the third information is reported through terminal assistance information of the terminal device, and the terminal assistance information of the terminal device includes: an expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, an expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, an expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, an expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position or an expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, and the like.

[0320] Optionally, when the second power of the terminal device is less than the first threshold, the second position is one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, and when the second delay of the terminal device is less than the second threshold, the second position is one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position.

[0321] It should be noted that in the method shown in FIG. 9, the implementation process of each step can refer to the description of FIG. 6 and related embodiments, and achieve the corresponding technical effects, which will not be repeated here.

[0322] Referring to FIG. 10, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication apparatus 1000, which can implement the functions of the terminal device (or network device) in the above-mentioned method embodiment, and thus can also achieve the beneficial effects possessed by the above-mentioned method embodiment. In an embodiment of the present application, the communication apparatus 1000 can be a terminal device (or network device), or an integrated circuit or element inside the terminal device (or network device), such as a chip, a baseband chip, a Modem chip, a SoC chip (such as a SoC chip containing a Modem core), a SIP chip, a communication module, a chip system, a processor, and the like.

[0323] It should be noted that the transceiver unit 1002 can include a sending unit and a receiving unit, which are respectively used for performing sending and receiving.

[0324] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1000 is used to perform the method performed by the terminal device in FIG. 6 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1000 includes a processing unit 1001; the processing unit 1001 is configured to determine a first position for monitoring a first signal according to first information, the first information including first indication information, service information or a working frequency point of the first signal, the first position being related to a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group and / or a second DRX group, the first signal including a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS), and the processing unit 1001 is further configured to monitor the first signal at at least one position in the first position.

[0325] Optionally, the apparatus 1000 further includes a transceiver 1002 configured to receive the first information.

[0326] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1000 is configured to perform the method performed by the network device in FIG. 6 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1000 includes a transceiver 1002; the transceiver 1002 is configured to transmit a first signal at at least one of the first positions, the first positions being related to the first DRX group and / or the second DRX group, the first signal including the LP-WUS.

[0327] Optionally, the apparatus 1000 further includes a processing unit 1001, and the transceiver 1002 is configured to transmit the first signal at at least one of the first positions, including that the processing unit 1001 is configured to control the transceiver 1002 to transmit the first signal at at least one of the first positions.

[0328] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1000 is configured to perform the method performed by the terminal device in FIG. 9 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1000 includes a processing unit 1001; the processing unit 1001 is configured to monitor the first signal at at least one of the second positions, the second positions being determined according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the configuration information of the second DRX group, the first signal including the LP-WUS.

[0329] Optionally, the communication apparatus further includes a transceiver 1002 configured to transmit third information, the third information including at least one of the following: the second amount of power, the second time delay, support for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second positions being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third positions and the fourth positions, support for the second positions being one or more positions outside the union of the third positions and the fourth positions, expectation for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, expectation for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, expectation for determining the monitoring positions of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, and expectation for the second positions being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third positions and the fourth positions or expectation for the second positions being one or more positions outside the union of the third positions and the fourth positions. Accordingly, the network device receives the third information.

[0330] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1000 is configured to perform the method performed by the network device in FIG. 9 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1000 includes a transceiver 1002. The transceiver 1002 is configured to transmit the first signal at the at least one of the second positions, which are determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group and / or the configuration information of the second DRX group, and the first signal includes the LP-WUS.

[0331] Optionally, the communication apparatus further includes a processing unit 1001, and the transceiver 1002 is configured to transmit the first signal at the at least one of the second positions, including that the processing unit 1001 is configured to control the transceiver 1002 to transmit the first signal at the at least one of the second positions.

[0332] In a possible design, when the communication apparatus 1000 is a communication module in a terminal device or a terminal, the function of the processing unit 1001 can be implemented by one or more processors. Specifically, the processor can include a Modem chip, a SoC chip (such as a SoC chip including a Modem core), or a SIP chip. The function of the transceiver 1002 can be implemented by a transceiver circuit.

[0333] In a possible design, when the communication apparatus 1000 is a circuit or chip responsible for communication functions in a terminal, such as a Modem chip or a SoC chip or a SoC chip including a Modem core or a SIP chip, the function of the processing unit 1001 can be implemented by a circuit system including one or more processors or processor cores in the chip. The function of the transceiver 1002 can be implemented by an interface circuit or a data transceiver circuit on the chip.

[0334] It should be noted that the information execution process and the like of the units of the communication apparatus 1000 are described in the foregoing method embodiments of the present application, which will not be described here.

[0335] Please refer to FIG. 11, which is another schematic structural diagram of a communication apparatus 1100 provided by the present application. The communication apparatus 1100 includes a logic circuit 1101 and an input-output interface 1102. The communication apparatus 1100 can be a chip or an integrated circuit.

[0336] The transceiver 1002 in FIG. 10 can be a communication interface, which can be the input-output interface 1102 in FIG. 11. The input-output interface 1102 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the communication interface can be a transceiver circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0337] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1100 is configured to perform the method performed by the terminal device in FIG. 6 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1100 includes the logic circuit 1101; the logic circuit 1101 is configured to determine a first position for monitoring a first signal according to first information, the first information including first indication information, service information, or an operating frequency point of the first signal, the first position being related to a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group and / or a second DRX group, and the first signal including a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and the logic circuit 1101 is further configured to monitor the first signal at at least one of the first positions.

[0338] Optionally, the apparatus 1100 further includes the input and output interface 1102, configured to receive the first information.

[0339] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1100 is configured to perform the method performed by the network device in FIG. 6 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1100 includes the input and output interface 1102; the input and output interface 1102 is configured to send a first signal at at least one of first positions, the first positions being related to a first DRX group and / or a second DRX group, and the first signal including a LP-WUS.

[0340] Optionally, the apparatus 1100 further includes the logic circuit 1101, and the input and output interface 1102 is configured to send the first signal at at least one of the first positions, including that the logic circuit 1101 is configured to control the input and output interface 1102 to send the first signal at at least one of the first positions.

[0341] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1100 is configured to perform the method performed by the terminal device in FIG. 9 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1100 includes the logic circuit 1101; the logic circuit 1101 is configured to monitor a first signal at at least one of second positions, the second positions being determined according to configuration information of a first DRX group and configuration information of a second DRX group, and the first signal including a LP-WUS.

[0342] Optionally, the communication apparatus further includes an input / output interface 1102 configured to send third information, the third information including at least one of the following: the second amount of power, the second time delay, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position, support for the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the second DRX group, expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to the configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, and expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the intersection of the third position and the fourth position or expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside the union of the third position and the fourth position. Correspondingly, the network device receives the third information.

[0343] In a possible implementation, when the apparatus 1100 is configured to perform the method performed by the network device in FIG. 9 and related embodiments, the apparatus 1100 includes an input / output interface 1102; the input / output interface 1102 is configured to send the first signal in at least one of the second positions, the second positions being determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group and / or the configuration information of the second DRX group, and the first signal including the LP-WUS.

[0344] Optionally, the communication apparatus further includes the logic circuit 1101, and the input / output interface 1102 is configured to send the first signal in at least one of the second positions, including that the logic circuit 1101 is configured to control the input / output interface 1102 to send the first signal in at least one of the second positions.

[0345] The logic circuit 1101 and the input / output interface 1102 can also perform other steps of the communication apparatus in the foregoing embodiments and achieve corresponding beneficial effects, which are not described here.

[0346] In a possible implementation, the processing unit 1001 shown in FIG. 10 can be the logic circuit 1101 in FIG. 11.

[0347] Optionally, the logic circuit 1101 can be a processing apparatus, and the functions of the processing apparatus can be partially or entirely implemented by software.

[0348] Optionally, the processing apparatus can include a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to read and execute the computer program stored in the memory to perform the corresponding processing and / or steps in any one of the method embodiments.

[0349] Optionally, the processing apparatus can only include the processor. The memory for storing the computer program is located outside the processing apparatus, and the processor is connected with the memory through a circuit / wire to read and execute the computer program stored in the memory. The memory and the processor can be integrated together, or can be physically independent of each other.

[0350] Optionally, the processing apparatus can be one or more chips, or one or more integrated circuits. For example, the processing apparatus can be one or more field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), system chips (SoC), central processing units (CPU), network processors (NP), digital signal processors (DSP), micro controller units (MCU), programmable logic devices (PLD) or other integrated chips, or any combination of the above chips or processors, etc.

[0351] Please refer to FIG. 12, which shows a communication apparatus 1200 provided by the embodiments of the present application and related to the above embodiments. The communication apparatus 1200 can be the communication apparatus as the terminal device in the above embodiments, and the example shown in FIG. 12 is implemented by the terminal device (or a component in the terminal device).

[0352] Optionally, the communication apparatus 1200 can include but is not limited to at least one processor 1201 and a communication port 1202.

[0353] Optionally, the transceiver unit 1002 shown in FIG. 10 can be a communication interface, which can be the communication port 1202 in FIG. 12. The communication port 1202 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the communication port 1202 can also be a transceiver circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0354] Further optionally, the apparatus can further include at least one of a memory 1203, a bus 1204, in an embodiment of the present application, the at least one processor 1201 is configured to control processing of actions of the communication apparatus 1200.

[0355] Further, the processor 1201 can be a central processing unit, a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array, or other programmable logic device, transistor logic, hardware components, or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute various example logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the present disclosure. The processor can also be a combination of computing components, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, and the like. For the sake of brevity and conciseness, the specific working processes of the above-described system, apparatus, and unit are described with reference to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be described here.

[0356] It should be noted that the communication apparatus 1200 shown in FIG. 12 can be specifically used to implement the steps implemented by the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiments, and achieve the corresponding technical effects of the terminal device. The specific implementation of the communication apparatus shown in FIG. 12 can be described with reference to the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be described here.

[0357] Please refer to FIG. 13, which is a structural schematic diagram of a communication apparatus 1300 involved in the foregoing embodiments provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication apparatus 1300 can be specifically a communication apparatus as a network device in the foregoing embodiments, and the example shown in FIG. 13 is implemented by a network device (or a component in the network device). The structure of the communication apparatus can refer to the structure shown in FIG. 13.

[0358] The communication apparatus 1300 includes at least one processor 1311 and at least one interface 1314. Further optionally, the communication apparatus further includes at least one memory 1312, at least one transceiver 1313, and one or more antennas 1315. The processor 1311, the memory 1312, the transceiver 1313, and the interface 1314 are connected, for example, through a bus. In an embodiment of the present application, the connection can include various interfaces, transmission lines, or buses, and the present embodiment is not limited thereto. The antenna 1315 is connected to the transceiver 1313. The interface 1314 is used for the communication apparatus to communicate with other communication devices through a communication link. For example, the interface 1314 can include a network interface between the communication apparatus and a core network device, such as an S1 interface. The network interface can include a network interface between the communication apparatus and other communication devices (such as other network devices or core network devices), such as an X2 or Xn interface.

[0359] The transceiving unit 1002 shown in FIG. 10 can be a communication interface, which can be the interface 1314 in FIG. 13, and the interface 1314 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the interface 1314 can also be a transceiving circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0360] The processor 1311 is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, and controlling the entire communication device, executing software programs, and processing data of the software programs, for example, for supporting the communication device to perform the actions described in the embodiments. The communication device can include a baseband processor and a central processor, the baseband processor is mainly used for processing communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor is mainly used for controlling the entire terminal device, executing software programs, and processing data of the software programs. The processor 1311 in FIG. 13 can integrate the functions of the baseband processor and the central processor, and those skilled in the art can understand that the baseband processor and the central processor can also be independent processors interconnected by a bus or the like. Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal device can include multiple baseband processors to adapt to different network modes, and the terminal device can include multiple central processors to enhance its processing capability, and various components of the terminal device can be connected by various buses. The baseband processor can also be referred to as a baseband processing circuit or a baseband processing chip. The central processor can also be referred to as a central processing circuit or a central processing chip. The function of processing communication protocols and communication data can be built into the processor, or stored in the memory in the form of a software program, and the processor executes the software program to realize the baseband processing function.

[0361] The memory is mainly used for storing software programs and data. The memory 1312 can exist independently and be connected to the processor 1311. Alternatively, the memory 1312 can be integrated with the processor 1311, for example, integrated in a chip. The memory 1312 can store program codes for executing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and the processor 1311 controls the execution. Various computer programs executed can also be regarded as a driver of the processor 1311.

[0362] FIG. 13 only shows one memory and one processor. In actual terminal devices, there can be multiple processors and multiple memories. The memory can also be referred to as a storage medium or a storage device, etc. The memory can be a storage element on the same chip as the processor, that is, an on-chip storage element, or an independent storage element, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0363] The transceiver 1313 can be configured to support the receiving or transmitting of radio frequency signals between the communication device and a terminal. The transceiver 1313 can be connected with the antenna 1315. The transceiver 1313 includes a transmitter Tx and a receiver Rx. Specifically, the one or more antennas 1315 can receive radio frequency signals, the receiver Rx of the transceiver 1313 is configured to receive the radio frequency signals from the antenna and convert the radio frequency signals into digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals, and provide the digital baseband signals or the digital intermediate frequency signals to the processor 1311 for further processing, such as demodulation processing and decoding processing, by the processor 1311. In addition, the transmitter Tx in the transceiver 1313 is also configured to receive modulated digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals from the processor 1311, and convert the modulated digital baseband signals or digital intermediate frequency signals into radio frequency signals, and transmit the radio frequency signals through the one or more antennas 1315. Specifically, the receiver Rx can selectively perform one or more levels of down-mixing processing and analog-to-digital conversion processing on the radio frequency signals to obtain the digital baseband signals or the digital intermediate frequency signals, and the order of the down-mixing processing and the analog-to-digital conversion processing can be adjustable. The transmitter Tx can selectively perform one or more levels of up-mixing processing and digital-to-analog conversion processing on the modulated digital baseband signals or the digital intermediate frequency signals to obtain the radio frequency signals, and the order of the up-mixing processing and the digital-to-analog conversion processing can be adjustable. The digital baseband signals and the digital intermediate frequency signals can be collectively referred to as digital signals.

[0364] The transceiver 1313 can also be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, a transceiving device, etc. Optionally, the devices in the transceiving unit for implementing the receiving function can be regarded as a receiving unit, and the devices in the transceiving unit for implementing the transmitting function can be regarded as a transmitting unit, i.e., the transceiving unit includes the receiving unit and the transmitting unit, the receiving unit can also be referred to as a receiver, an input port, a receiving circuit, etc., and the transmitting unit can be referred to as a transmitter, a transmitter, or a transmitting circuit, etc.

[0365] It should be noted that the communication device 1300 shown in FIG. 13 can be specifically configured to implement the steps implemented by the network device in the foregoing method embodiments, and achieve the corresponding technical effects of the network device. The specific implementation manner of the communication device 1300 shown in FIG. 13 can be referred to the description in the foregoing method embodiments, which will not be described here one by one.

[0366] Please refer to FIG. 14, which is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device involved in the above embodiments provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0367] It can be understood that the communication apparatus 1400 includes, for example, modules, units, elements, circuits, or interfaces, etc., which are properly configured together to perform the technical solutions provided in the present application. The communication apparatus 1400 can be a terminal device or a network device described above, or can be a component (for example, a chip) of the devices, to implement the methods described in the following method embodiments. The communication apparatus 1400 includes one or more processors 1401. The processor 1401 can be a general purpose processor or a special purpose processor, etc. For example, it can be 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 apparatus (such as a RAN node, a terminal, or a chip, etc.), execute software programs, and process data of the software programs.

[0368] Optionally, in one design, the processor 1401 can include a program 1403 (which can also be referred to as code or instructions at times) that can be run on the processor 1401, so that the communication apparatus 1400 performs the methods described in the following embodiments. In yet another possible design, the communication apparatus 1400 includes a circuit (not shown in FIG. 14).

[0369] Optionally, the communication apparatus 1400 can include one or more memories 1402, which have a program 1404 (which can also be referred to as code or instructions at times) stored thereon, and the program 1404 can be run on the processor 1401, so that the communication apparatus 1400 performs the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[0370] Optionally, the processor 1401 and / or the memory 1402 can include an artificial intelligence (AI) module 1407 and an AI module 1408, which are used to implement AI-related functions. The AI module can be implemented in a software, hardware, or software-hardware combined manner. For example, the AI module can include a radio intelligence control (RIC) module. For example, the AI module can be a near-real-time RIC or a non-real-time RIC.

[0371] Optionally, the processor 1401 and / or the memory 1402 can also store data. The processor and the memory can be separately arranged or integrated together.

[0372] Optionally, the communication device 1400 can further include a transceiver 1405 and / or an antenna 1406. The processor 1401 can also be referred to as a processing unit, which controls the communication device (e.g., a RAN node or a terminal). The transceiver 1405 can also be referred to as a transceiving unit, a transceiver, a transceiving circuit, or a transceiver, etc., which is used to realize the transceiving function of the communication device through the antenna 1406.

[0373] The processing unit 1001 shown in FIG. 10 can be the processor 1401. The transceiving unit 1002 shown in FIG. 10 can be a communication interface, which can be the transceiver 1405 in FIG. 14, and the transceiver 1405 can include an input interface and an output interface. Alternatively, the transceiver 1405 can be a transceiving circuit, which can include an input interface circuit and an output interface circuit.

[0374] The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer readable storage medium for storing one or more computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of the possible implementation manners of the terminal device or the network device as described above.

[0375] The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program product (or computer program), which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the possible implementation manners of the terminal device or the network device as described above.

[0376] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip system, which includes at least one processor for supporting the communication device (e.g., a terminal device or a network device) to implement the functions involved in the possible implementation manners of the communication device as described above. Optionally, the chip system further includes an interface circuit, which provides program instructions and / or data for the at least one processor. In a possible design, the chip system can further include a memory, which is used to store the necessary program instructions and data of the communication device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices, and the communication device can be the terminal device or the network device in the method embodiments as described above.

[0377] The embodiments of the present application further provide a communication system, which includes the network device and the communication device in any of the above embodiments.

[0378] In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, device and method can be implemented in other manners. For example, the described device embodiments are merely schematic. The division of the units is merely logical function division. There can be another division manner for the actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communication connections can be indirect couplings or communication connections through some interfaces, devices or units, and can be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0379] The units described as separated components can or can not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units can or can not be physical units, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purposes of the embodiments.

[0380] In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present application can be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically as a separate unit, or two or more units can be integrated in one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit. When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, the technical solutions of the present application essentially or substantially, or all or part of the technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium, and includes several instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods in the embodiments of the present application. The foregoing storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk, and various other media that can store program codes.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: Comprising: determining a first position for monitoring a first signal according to first information, the first information comprising first indication information, service information or an operating frequency point of the first signal, the first position being related to a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group and / or a second DRX group, the first signal comprising a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); monitoring the first signal in at least one of the first positions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving first indication information, the first indication information being used for indicating at least one of the first DRX group, the second DRX group or the first positions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the service information sent by a first device is received, the first positions are related to configuration information of the first DRX group of the first device; or, when the service information sent by a second device is received, the first positions are related to configuration information of the second DRX group of the second device; or, when the service information sent by the first device and the second device is received, the first positions are related to configuration information of the first DRX group of the first device and / or the second DRX group of the second device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first positions are related to configuration information of a DRX group of the operating frequency point.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, The first information further comprises a first electric quantity or a first time delay.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, When the first electric quantity is less than a first threshold, the first positions are determined by configuration information of the second DRX group, the configuration information of the second DRX group comprising a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group being greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, When the first time delay is less than a second threshold, the first positions are determined by configuration information of the first DRX group, the configuration information of the first DRX group comprising a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group being greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The method further comprises: sending second information, the second information comprising at least one of a second electric quantity, a second time delay, configuration information of a supported DRX group, a supported position for monitoring the first signal, configuration information of an expected DRX group or an expected position for monitoring the first signal.

9. A communication method characterized by comprising: Comprising: sending a first signal in at least one of the first positions, the first positions being related to a first discontinuous reception (DRX) group and / or a second DRX group, the first signal comprising a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS).

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The method further comprises: sending first indication information, the first indication information being used for indicating at least one of the first DRX group, the second DRX group or the first positions.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein, The method further comprises: sending service information, the first positions being determined by configuration information of the first DRX group.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein, The first positions are related to configuration information of a DRX group of an operating frequency point.

13. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 12, characterized in that, The method further comprises: receiving second information, the second information comprising at least one of: a second energy amount, a second latency, configuration information of a supported DRX group, a supported monitoring position of the first signal, configuration information of a desired DRX group, or a desired monitoring position of the first signal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, when the second energy amount is less than a third threshold, the first position is determined by configuration information of the second DRX group, the configuration information of the second DRX group comprising a length of a first timer of the second DRX group, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group being greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, when the second latency is less than a fourth threshold, the first position is determined by configuration information of the first DRX group, the configuration information of the first DRX group comprising a length of a first timer of the first DRX group, the length of the first timer of the first DRX group being greater than the length of the first timer of the second DRX group.

16. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 15, characterized in that, the first position is determined according to configuration information of the first DRX group and / or configuration information of the second DRX group.

17. A method of communication, comprising: comprising: monitoring the first signal in at least one of the second positions, the second positions being determined by configuration information of a first DRX group and configuration information of a second DRX group, the first signal comprising a LP-WUS.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, the second positions being one or more positions outside of an intersection or a union of third positions and fourth positions, the third positions being determined by the configuration information of the first DRX group, the fourth positions being determined by the configuration information of the second DRX group.

19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein, the method further comprising: sending third information, the third information comprising at least one of: a second energy amount, a second latency, support for determining a monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining a monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining a monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second positions being one or more positions outside of an intersection of the third positions and the fourth positions, support for the second positions being one or more positions outside of a union of the third positions and the fourth positions, desire for determining a monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group, desire for determining a monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the second DRX group, desire for determining a monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, desire for the second positions being one or more positions outside of an intersection of the third positions and the fourth positions, or desire for the second positions being one or more positions outside of a union of the third positions and the fourth positions.

20. A method of communication, comprising: comprising: sending the first signal in at least one of the second positions, the first positions being determined by configuration information of a first DRX group and / or configuration information of a second DRX group, the first signal comprising a LP-WUS.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, The second position is one or more positions outside of an intersection or a union of a third position and a fourth position, the third position being determined by configuration information of the first DRX group, and the fourth position being determined by configuration information of the second DRX group.

22. The method of claim 20 or 21, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving third information, the third information comprising at least one of: a second amount of power, a second time delay, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the second DRX group, support for determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, support for the second position being one or more positions outside of an intersection of the third position and the fourth position, support for the second position being one or more positions outside of a union of the third position and the fourth position, an expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group, an expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the second DRX group, an expectation of determining the monitoring position of the first signal according to configuration information of the first DRX group and the second DRX group, an expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside of an intersection of the third position and the fourth position or an expectation of the second position being one or more positions outside of a union of the third position and the fourth position.

23. A communications device, characterized by comprising means for performing the method of any of claims 1-22.

24. A communications device, characterized by comprising at least one processor configured to perform the method of any of claims 1-22.

25. The communication apparatus according to claim 24, wherein The communication device is a chip or a chip system.

26. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer readable storage medium has stored therein computer programs or instructions which, when executed, implement the method of any of claims 1-22.

27. A computer program product, characterised in that, comprising computer programs or instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the method of any of claims 1-22. comprising computer programs or instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the method of any of claims 1-22.

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