Method for determining UE behavior, apparatus, device, medium, and program product

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a method for determining UE behavior, an apparatus, a device, a medium, and a program product. The method is executed by a terminal device. The method comprises: receiving at least two pieces of DCI; and on the basis of one piece of DCI among the at least two pieces of DCI, determining UE behavior corresponding to a first time period. In the method, on the basis of one piece of DCI among at least two pieces of DCI, UE behavior corresponding to a first time period is determined, thereby clarifying the UE behavior during the first time period, and avoiding a situation where a terminal device and a network device have inconsistent understanding of the UE behavior.

Description

Methods, apparatus, devices, media, and procedures for determining UE behavior Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, apparatus, device, medium, and program product for determining the behavior of a user equipment (UE). Background Technology

[0002] Terminal devices perform measurements on neighboring cells during the measurement gaps configured in the network equipment. However, during these gaps, the terminal devices cannot transmit or receive data, which may affect the transmission of other data services. Therefore, related technologies use Downlink Control Information (DCI) to indicate whether the measurement gaps are skipped.

[0003] However, the DCI in this indication method includes a 1-bit explicit indication. There are different interpretations for this bit (which can be called the explicit indication bit) being equal to "0". For example, in one interpretation, a value of 0 indicates that the UE behavior during the measurement gap is the same as that of a legacy UE. Therefore, when the terminal device receives at least two DCIs, the terminal device and the network device may have inconsistent understandings of the UE behavior during the measurement gap. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a method, apparatus, device, medium, and procedure for determining UE behavior, the technical solution of which includes at least:

[0005] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a method for determining UE behavior is provided, the method being executed by a terminal device, the method comprising:

[0006] Receive at least two DCIs;

[0007] The UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on one of at least two DCIs.

[0008] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a method for determining UE behavior is provided, the method being performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0009] Send at least two DCIs, and one of the at least two DCIs is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0010] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a first device is provided, the first device comprising:

[0011] The receiving module is used to receive at least two DCIs;

[0012] The processing module is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of at least two DCIs.

[0013] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a second apparatus is provided, the second apparatus comprising:

[0014] The transmitting module is used to transmit at least two DCIs, and one of the at least two DCIs is used by the first device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0015] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a terminal device is provided, the terminal device comprising:

[0016] A processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to achieve the UE behavior as described above.

[0017] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a network device is provided, the network device comprising:

[0018] A processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to achieve the UE behavior as described above.

[0019] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores at least one program that is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the method for determining the behavior of the UE as described in the above aspects.

[0020] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a chip is provided, the chip including programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, and a method for determining UE behavior to implement the above-described aspects when the chip is running on a terminal device.

[0021] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a chip is provided, the chip including programmable logic circuitry and / or program instructions, for determining the UE behavior of the above aspects when the chip is running on a network device.

[0022] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a computer program product or computer program is provided, which includes computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium, a processor retrieving the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executing the computer instructions to implement a method for determining UE behavior as described in the various aspects above.

[0023] The technical solutions provided in this application embodiment may include the following beneficial effects:

[0024] This method determines the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of at least two DCIs, thereby clarifying the UE behavior during the first time period and avoiding inconsistencies in the understanding of UE behavior between terminal devices and network devices. Attached Figure Description

[0025] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0026] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 2 shows a flowchart of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 5 shows a flowchart of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 6 shows a block diagram of a first apparatus provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0032] Figure 7 shows a block diagram of a second apparatus provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0033] Figure 8 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application;

[0034] Figure 9 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0035] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the embodiments of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail here, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0036] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0037] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this disclosure to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to determination."

[0038] The technical solutions described in some embodiments of this application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, Advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE-A) systems, New Radio (NR) systems, evolution systems of NR systems, LTE-based access to unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) systems, NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) systems, Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) systems, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), 5th-Generation (5G) systems, cellular IoT systems, cellular passive IoT systems, and can also be applied to subsequent evolution systems of 5G NR systems, as well as 6G and subsequent evolution systems.

[0039] It should be understood that in some embodiments of this application, "5G" may also be referred to as "5G NR" or "NR".

[0040] It should be understood that in the description of the embodiments of this application, the term "correspondence" may indicate that there is a direct or indirect correspondence between the two, or that there is an association between the two, or that there is a relationship of instruction and being instructed, configuration and being configured, etc.

[0041] In this embodiment of the application, "predefined" can be implemented by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other means that can be used to indicate relevant information in the device (e.g., including terminal devices and network devices). This application does not limit the specific implementation method. For example, predefined can refer to what is defined in the protocol.

[0042] In this application embodiment, "protocol" may refer to standard protocols in the field of communication, such as LTE protocol, NR protocol and related protocols applied to future communication systems, and this application does not limit it.

[0043] Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The mobile communication system includes a network device 110 and a terminal device 120, and may or may not include a terminal device 130; this application does not limit this.

[0044] The network device 110 in this application provides wireless communication functionality. This network device 110 includes, but is not limited to: an evolved Node B (eNB), a Radio Network Controller (RNC), a Node B (NB), a Base Station Controller (BSC), a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a Home Evolved Node B (or Home Node B, HNB), a Base Band Unit (BBU), an Access Point (AP) in a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, a Transmission Point (TP), or a Transmission and Reception Point (TRP), etc. It can also be used for next-generation Node B (Next Generation Node) systems in 5G mobile communication systems. B, gNB) or transmission point (TRP or TP), or, in a 5G system, one or a group of antenna panels (including multiple antenna panels) of a base station, or, network nodes constituting a gNB or transmission point, such as baseband unit (BBU) or distributed unit (DU), or base stations in Beyond Fifth Generation (B5G) or 6th Generation (6G) mobile communication systems, or core network (CN), fronthaul, backhaul, radio access network (RAN), network slicing, etc., or serving cell, primary cell (PCell), primary secondary cell (PSCell), special cell (SpCell), secondary cell (SCell), neighboring cell, etc. of terminal equipment.

[0045] The terminal equipment 120 in this application is also referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal equipment, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal equipment, mobile device, user terminal equipment, terminal equipment, wireless communication equipment, user agent, or user device. The terminal devices include, but are not limited to: handheld devices, wearable devices, in-vehicle devices, and IoT devices, such as: mobile phones, tablets, e-readers, laptops, desktop computers, televisions, game consoles, mobile internet devices (MID), augmented reality (AR) terminal devices, virtual reality (VR) terminal devices, mixed reality (MR) terminal devices, extended reality (XR) terminal devices, baffle reality (BR) terminal devices, cinematic reality (CR) terminal devices, deceive reality (DR) terminal devices, wearable devices, controllers, controllers, wireless terminal devices in industrial control, wireless terminal devices in self-driving, wireless terminal devices in remote medical care, wireless terminal devices in smart grids, wireless terminal devices in transportation safety, and smart city technologies. Wireless terminal devices in cities, smart homes, remote medical surgeries, cellular phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Set-Top Boxes (STBs), Customer Premise Equipment (CPEs), etc.

[0046] In some embodiments, network device 110 and terminal device 120 communicate with each other through some air interface technology, such as the Uu interface.

[0047] For example, there are two communication scenarios between network device 110 and terminal device 120: uplink communication scenario and downlink communication scenario. Uplink communication, or uplink transmission, refers to terminal device 120 sending signals or data to network device 110; downlink communication, or downlink transmission, refers to network device 110 sending signals or data to terminal device 120.

[0048] In some embodiments, terminal device 120 and terminal device 130 communicate with each other through some air interface technology, such as the PC5 interface.

[0049] For example, there are two communication scenarios between terminal device 120 and terminal device 130: a first side-by-side communication scenario and a second side-by-side communication scenario. The first side-by-side communication refers to terminal device 120 sending signals or data to terminal device 130; the second side-by-side communication refers to terminal device 130 sending signals or data to terminal device 120.

[0050] In some embodiments, terminal device 120 and terminal device 130 are both within network coverage and located in the same cell, or terminal device 120 and terminal device 130 are both within network coverage but located in different cells, or terminal device 120 is within network coverage but terminal device 130 is outside network coverage.

[0051] In some embodiments of this application, "NR" may also be referred to as a 5G NR system or a 5G system. The 5G mobile communication system may include non-standalone (NSA) and / or standalone (SA) networking.

[0052] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application can also be applied to Machine-Type Communication (MTC), Long Term Evolution-Machine (LTE-M) technology, Device-to-Device (D2D) networks, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) networks, Internet of Things (IoT) networks, or other networks. Among them, IoT networks may include, for example, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks. The communication methods in V2X systems are collectively referred to as Vehicle to X (V2X), where X can represent anything. For example, V2X may include: Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communication, Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communication, Vehicle to Pedestrian (V2P) communication, or Vehicle to Network (V2N) communication, etc.

[0053] The mobile communication system provided in this application embodiment can be applied to at least one of the following communication scenarios, but not limited to: uplink communication scenario, downlink communication scenario, and sidelink (SL) communication scenario.

[0054] The following section describes the relevant technologies involved in the embodiments of this application:

[0055] • Measurement gap (MG):

[0056] Terminal devices perform measurements on neighboring cells during measurement intervals (MGs) configured in network devices (e.g., base stations) to facilitate handover or redirection. The measurement interval configurations currently supported in the NR system are shown in Table 1.

[0057] The Measurement Gap Repetition Period (MGRP) represents the period during which a measurement gap occurs, measured in milliseconds (ms). The Measurement Gap Length (MGL) is the length of the measurement gap within each MGRP, measured by the terminal device, also measured in milliseconds (ms). During the measurement gap, the terminal device needs to switch to the frequency of a neighboring cell to receive measurement signals and cannot transmit or receive data within its current serving cell.

[0058] Table 1

[0059] Measurement gaps come in many forms, such as measurement gaps configured at the UE level (per-UE), measurement gaps configured at the frequency range (FR) level (per-FR), and network-controlled small gaps (NCSG), etc. Specific classifications will not be elaborated here, but are collectively referred to as measurement gaps. In addition, scheduling restrictions, which prevent terminal devices from transmitting data due to measurement, are also addressed in this application in conjunction with measurement gaps.

[0060] Extended Reality (XR) services:

[0061] XR services are quasi-periodic. Since MG (Measurement Gauge) configuration is also periodic, when the arrival time of an XR service falls within the MG's measurement period, the terminal device cannot transmit or receive data. It must wait until the MG measurement ends and the frequency is switched back to the serving cell before XR transmission can begin. Since XR services are typically low-latency, waiting until the MG ends to transmit may exceed the latency requirements of XR services, leading to reduced capacity. Therefore, in Rel-19 XR, one goal is to allow terminal devices to bypass certain measurement gaps or restrictions, enabling normal data transmission and reception within these gaps or restrictions, thereby improving XR service capacity.

[0062] The relevant protocol specifies enhancements to enable transmission / reception during gaps / limitations caused by Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements (from inter-frequency RRM measurement gaps, or co-frequency measurements, or other scheduling constraints, etc.).

[0063] Specify enhancements to enable transmission / reception in gaps / restrictions that are caused by RRM measurements (from inter-frequency RRM measurement gaps, or intra-frequency measurements, or other scheduling restrictions etc).

[0064] Specify appropriate measurement gaps and scheduling limits to enable enhancements triggered by Liaison Statements (LS) and consider the performance impact of RRM.

[0065] Specify the corresponding measurement gap and scheduling restriction to enable the identified enhancements with RRM performance impact taken into consideration, work being triggered by LS.

[0066] Furthermore, in the Rel-19 XR study, a method was agreed upon for the network side to indicate whether a measurement gap or restriction was skipped through dynamic signaling. Specifically, a 1-bit indication information was added to the scheduling DCI to indicate whether the first measurement gap or restriction after the time offset following the DCI end symbol in the scheduled cell corresponding to that DCI was skipped, or whether data transmission was enabled. The relevant conclusions are as follows:

[0067] For solutions that enable transmission or reception during gaps or limitations caused by RRM measurements by triggering or activating via network signals, please select the following options:

[0068] Alt 1: Dynamic indicator to enable transmission or reception in specific gaps or limitations caused by RRM measurements.

[0069] Alt 1-1: DCI explicitly indicates skipping a specific gap or restriction;

[0070] The instruction is included in the scheduling DCI:

[0071] The bit field size is 1 bit;

[0072] The bits in the DCI are used to indicate whether to skip the first gap or limit opportunity after the minimum time offset between the last symbol in the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) carrying the DCI format and the start of the corresponding skipped gap or limit opportunity indicated by the DCI.

[0073] For solutions based on triggering / enabling by network signaling to enable Tx / Rx in gaps / restrictions that are caused by RRM measurements select the following option:

[0074] Alt 1:Dynamic indication to enable Tx / Rx in particular gap / restriction that are caused by RRM measurements.

[0075] Alt 1-1: Explicit indication by DCI to skip a particular gap / restriction;

[0076] Indication is included as part of scheduling DCI:

[0077] The bit-field size is one bit.

[0078] The bit in the DCI is used to indicate whether to skip the first gap / restriction occasion after a minimum time offset required between the last symbol of the PDCCH carrying the DCI format and the start of corresponding skipped gap / restriction occasion indicated by the DCI.

[0079] In the case of cross-carrier scheduling, for an explicit indication of DCI skipping a specific gap / limit, a one-bit indication included as part of DCI format 0_1 ​​or DCI format 1_1 and DCI format 0_2 or DCI format 1_2 corresponds to the scheduled cell.

[0080] In case of cross carrier scheduling,for explicit indication by DCI to skip a particular gap / restriction,one bit indication included as a part of DCI formats 0_1 / 1_1and 0_2 / 1_2corresponds to a scheduled cell.

[0081] The interpretation method for the one-bit indication in the above-mentioned scheduling DCI is as follows:

[0082] (1) A bit equal to "1" indicates that the corresponding gap / restriction is skipped;

[0083] (2) There are two ways to interpret a bit equal to "0", which correspond to two different terminal capabilities:

[0084] Interpretation Method 1: A bit equal to "0" indicates that the terminal device ignores this instruction in the DCI;

[0085] Interpretation Method 2: A bit equal to "0" indicates that the UE behavior in the corresponding gap or limit is the same as that of a legacy UE.

[0086] For explicit DCI indications, a bit value equal to "1" indicates that the corresponding gap or timeout should be "skipped".

[0087] For further research: the interpretation of a bit value equal to "0".

[0088] For explicit indication by DCI, bit value equal to “1” indicates the corresponding gap / restriction occasion is to be “skipped”.

[0089] FFS:Interpretation of bit value equal to "0".

[0090] The components of a Feature Group (FG) can use Option 1 as the first value and Option 2 as the second value:

[0091] Option 1: For explicit DCI indications, a bit value of “0” indicates that the UE ignores the indication of this field in the DCI.

[0092] Option 2: For explicit DCI indication, a bit value of “0” indicates that the UE behavior during the corresponding gap or restriction timing is the same as the traditional behavior.

[0093] Note: UE only indicates one value for this component.

[0094] A component of an FG can have Option 1as a first value and Option 2as a second value:

[0095] Option 1: For explicit indication by DCI, bit value equal to "0" means UE ignores the indication of this field in the DCI.

[0096] Option 2: For explicit indication by DCI, bit value equal to “0” means UE behavior for the corresponding gap / restriction occasion is as per legacy behavior.

[0097] Note:UE indicates only one value of this component.

[0098] Terminal devices perform measurements on neighboring cells during the measurement gaps configured in the network equipment. However, during these gaps, the terminal devices cannot transmit or receive data, which may affect the transmission of other data services. Therefore, related technologies use a Direct Interpretation Code (DCI) to indicate whether the measurement gap has been skipped. For example, related technologies support a mechanism that uses a DCI to indicate whether a measurement gap has been skipped. This DCI contains a 1-bit explicit indication, which can be interpreted in two ways if it is equal to "0".

[0099] For interpretation method one, a bit equal to "0" indicates that the terminal device ignores the DCI instruction; that is, if the bit in the DCI is equal to "1", it indicates skipping the measurement gap. Therefore, if a subsequent received DCI contains this bit equal to "0", the terminal device does not change the UE behavior and still skips the measurement gap. Thus, for interpretation method one, the order in which the DCIs are received has no impact on the UE behavior.

[0100] For interpretation method two, a bit equal to "0" indicates that the UE behavior during the measurement gap is the same as that of a legacy UE. That is, if the first DCI received by the terminal device contains this bit equal to "1", it's uncertain whether the terminal device skips the measurement gap; this needs to be determined based on subsequent DCIs. If another subsequently received DCI contains this bit equal to "0", the terminal device's UE behavior is the same as that of a legacy UE, depending on whether the UE implementation measures or not during the measurement gap. Therefore, for interpretation method two, when the terminal device receives at least two DCIs, different DCI orders may lead to different indicated UE behaviors, meaning the terminal device and network device may have inconsistent understandings of the UE behavior during the measurement gap.

[0101] To address the aforementioned issues, Figure 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This method is executed by a terminal device and includes:

[0102] Step 210: Receive at least two DCIs.

[0103] The terminal device receives at least two DCIs sent by the network device, which are used to indicate UE behavior, for example, indicating that the UE behavior is to skip the measurement gap.

[0104] In some embodiments, each of the at least two DCIs is used to indicate UE behavior.

[0105] In some embodiments, each of the at least two DCIs is used to indicate UE behavior corresponding to a first time period.

[0106] In some embodiments, step 210 may also involve detecting at least two DCIs, which is not limited in this application embodiment.

[0107] Step 220: Determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of the at least two DCIs.

[0108] In some embodiments, the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0109] Measurement gaps; processing time associated with measurements; time constraints for scheduling associated with measurements; time periods defined by communication protocols; time periods for network device configuration.

[0110] For example, measurement gaps include measurement length (ML) in NCSG; processing time associated with measurement includes visible interruption length (VIL)1, VIL2, etc. in NCSG; and measurements in time with scheduling constraints associated with measurement include RRM measurements, Radio Link Management (RLM) measurements, etc.

[0111] By way of example and not limitation, when the first time period includes the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device, the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device has at least one of the following characteristics: the terminal device does not transmit uplink control information (UCI); the terminal device does not transmit sounding reference signal (SRS); the terminal device does not receive data channels or shared channels; the terminal device does not transmit data channels or shared channels; and the terminal device does not monitor PDCCH.

[0112] Among them, the data channel or shared channel includes: Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0113] The following describes two different implementation methods for step 220, including implementation method one and implementation method two.

[0114] Implementation Method 1:

[0115] In some embodiments, determining the UE behavior corresponding to a first time period based on one of at least two DCIs includes: determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the last of the at least two DCIs.

[0116] The last DCI in at least two DCIs is the last DCI sorted according to a preset sorting method, which can be found in the "Sorting of DCIs" section below.

[0117] For example, if the terminal device receives 3 DCIs, then the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the 3rd DCI.

[0118] In some embodiments, each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field; determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the last of the at least two DCIs includes:

[0119] The UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the first indication field carried in the last of at least two DCIs.

[0120] In some embodiments, the first indication field is used to indicate UE behavior.

[0121] In some embodiments, the first indication field is used to indicate the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0122] By way of example and not limitation, the first indication field includes: a dedicated indication field defined by the communication protocol.

[0123] In some embodiments, the terminal device determines the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the first indication field in the last DCI format of at least two DCIs.

[0124] By way of example and not limitation, the last DCI format includes at least one of the following: DCI format 0_1; DCI format 0_2; DCI format 0_3; DCI format 1_1; DCI format 1_2; DCI format 1_3.

[0125] In some embodiments, the UE behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: a first behavior; a second behavior;

[0126] The first row represents the first value of the first indicator field, and the second row represents the second value of the first indicator field.

[0127] For example, the first indication field carried in the last DCI has a first value (the first value is 1), which is used to indicate that the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is the first behavior; the first indication field carried in the last DCI has a second value (the second value is 0), which is used to indicate that the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is the second behavior.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first action includes at least one of the following actions: skipping a first time period; deactivating the first time period; releasing the first time period; enabling the transmission of a first signal; enabling the reception of a first signal; enabling the transmission of a first signal; enabling the transmission of a first channel; enabling the reception of a first channel; enabling the transmission of a first channel.

[0129] Skipping the first time period, deactivating the first time period, and releasing the first time period can be understood as having the same meaning, and this application embodiment does not limit this.

[0130] In some embodiments, skipping the first time period means at least one of the following: not measuring during the first time period; sending a first signal; receiving a first signal; transmitting a first signal; sending a first channel; receiving a first channel; transmitting a first channel.

[0131] For example, the first time period is the measurement gap, and skipping the first time period means not measuring within the measurement gap.

[0132] By way of example and not limitation, the first signal includes at least one of: a sounding reference signal (SRS) and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);

[0133] The first channel includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), PUSCH, PDCCH, and PDSCH. The first signal or the first channel may also include other types, which are not limited in the embodiments of this application.

[0134] In some embodiments, multiple first actions may occur simultaneously.

[0135] For example, SRS transmission and CSI-RS reception can be enabled simultaneously; or PUSCH transmission and PDSCH reception can be enabled simultaneously.

[0136] In some embodiments, the second behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: based on the UE implementation, measuring or not measuring during a first time period; not sending a first signal; not receiving a first signal; not transmitting a first signal; not sending a first channel; not receiving a first channel; not transmitting a first channel.

[0137] In some embodiments, the measurement or non-measurement based on the UE implementation during the first time period can be understood as consistent with the UE behavior of a traditional UE.

[0138] In some embodiments, multiple second behaviors may occur simultaneously.

[0139] For example, neither SRS nor CSI-RS is sent; or neither PUSCH nor PDSCH is sent.

[0140] Figure 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0141] Taking the measurement gap as an example, the terminal device receives three DCIs: DCI 1, DCI 2 and DCI 3. Among them, DCI 3 is the last DCI. Based on the first indication field carried by DCI 3, the UE behavior corresponding to the measurement gap is determined.

[0142] For example, if the value of the first indication field carried by DCI 3 is 1, it means that the measurement gap is skipped; if the value of the first indication field carried by DCI 3 is 0, it means that the UE behavior in the measurement gap is the same as the UE behavior of the traditional UE. For example, if the UE behavior of the traditional UE is not to be measured, then the UE behavior in the measurement gap is also not to be measured.

[0143] By determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the last DCI, the UE behavior during the first time period is clarified, ensuring consistent understanding between terminal devices and network devices, and the implementation is relatively simple.

[0144] Implementation Method Two:

[0145] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs include the i-th DCI and the (i+1)-th DCI. Determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of the at least two DCIs includes: if the i-th DCI has been received and the (i+1)-th DCI is received after the i-th DCI, determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the (i+1)-th DCI, where i is a positive integer.

[0146] The (i+1)th DCI being located after the i-th DCI means that the (i+1)-th DCI is located after the i-th DCI according to a preset sorting method. The preset sorting method can be found in the "Sorting of DCIs" section below.

[0147] For example, when i=1, the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the second DCI; when i=2, the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the third DCI.

[0148] In some embodiments, if a first DCI has been received and a second DCI is received after the first DCI, the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the second DCI.

[0149] The second DCI being located after the first DCI means that the second DCI is located after the first DCI according to a preset sorting method. The preset sorting method can be found in the "Sorting of DCI" section below.

[0150] In some embodiments, each of at least two DCIs carries a first indication field; determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the (i+1)th DCI includes:

[0151] The UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the first indication field carried in the (i+1)th DCI.

[0152] The UE behavior includes at least one of the first behavior and the second behavior. For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 1, which will not be repeated here.

[0153] For example, the value of the first indication field carried in the i-th DCI is the second value, and the value of the first indication field in the (i+1)-th DCI is the first value. The first value is used to indicate that the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is the first behavior.

[0154] For example, the value of the first indication field carried in the i-th DCI is the first value, and the value of the first indication field in the (i+1)-th DCI is the second value. The second value is used to indicate that the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is the second behavior.

[0155] Figure 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application.

[0156] Taking the measurement gap as an example, the terminal device receives three DCIs: DCI 1, DCI 2, and DCI 3. DCI 2 follows DCI 1, and DCI 3 follows DCI 2. The terminal device first determines the UE behavior corresponding to the measurement gap based on DCI 1 and DCI 2. For example, if the first indication field of DCI 1 is 1 and the first indication field of DCI 2 is 0, it indicates that the UE behavior within the measurement gap is the same as that of a traditional UE.

[0157] The terminal device then determines the UE behavior corresponding to the measurement gap based on DCI 2 and DCI 3. For example, if the value of the first indication field carried by DCI 2 is 0 and the value of the first indication field carried by DCI 3 is 1, it indicates that the measurement gap is skipped. Therefore, the final UE behavior corresponding to the measurement gap is to skip the measurement gap.

[0158] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives a first DCI format and a second DCI format, wherein the second DCI format follows the first DCI format, and the second DCI format is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0159] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives a first DCI format, wherein the value of the first indication field in the first DCI format is a second value;

[0160] The terminal device receives a second DCI format, in which the value of the first indication field is a first value, which is used to indicate that the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is the first behavior.

[0161] In some embodiments, the terminal device receives a first DCI format, wherein the value of the first indication field in the first DCI format is a first value;

[0162] The terminal device receives a second DCI format, in which the value of the first indication field is a second value, which is used to indicate that the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is the second behavior.

[0163] The above implementation method one and implementation method two are both used to improve the implementation of the interpretation method two of the explicit indication bit equal to "0". Implementation method one is simpler in terms of UE implementation and standard protocol compared to implementation method two.

[0164] DCI ranking:

[0165] In some embodiments, the sorting step of the DCI by the terminal device occurs between steps 210 and 220. This application embodiment does not limit the specific execution time of the sorting step.

[0166] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are sorted based on at least one of the following: PDCCH monitoring occasion index, scheduled cell index, and uplink / downlink identifier in DCI format.

[0167] Among them, the PDCCH monitoring timing index refers to the identifier sequence number of the PDCCH monitoring timing, the PDCCH monitoring timing refers to the specific time domain location of the UE monitoring the PDCCH, the scheduled cell index refers to the identifier sequence number of the scheduled cell, and the uplink and downlink identifiers in the DCI format refer to the fields in the DCI format used to distinguish whether the DCI is uplink DCI or downlink DCI.

[0168] In this embodiment of the application, the PDCCH monitoring occasion index can also be simply referred to as the PDCCH monitoring occasion, the scheduled cell index can also be simply referred to as the scheduled cell, and the uplink and downlink identifier in DCI format can also be referred to as the uplink and downlink direction in DCI format or the identifier in DCI format. This embodiment of the application does not limit these terms.

[0169] By defining the DCI sorting method, the UE behavior when the terminal device receives multiple DCIs can be uniquely determined, ensuring consistent understanding between the terminal device and the network device, and avoiding the ambiguity of UE behavior when the DCI sorting method is not defined.

[0170] (1) In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0171] In some embodiments, PDCCH monitoring occasions are indexed in ascending order of their start times.

[0172] For example, at least two DCIs include DCI 1 and DCI 2. DCI 1 corresponds to PDCCH monitoring timing index 1, and DCI 2 corresponds to PDCCH monitoring timing index 2. The order obtained by sorting the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes in ascending order is: DCI 1, DCI 2.

[0173] At least two DCIs can also be sorted in descending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index, and this application does not limit this.

[0174] This embodiment only requires sorting at least two DCIs according to the time dimension, which is the simplest to implement and reduces the implementation complexity.

[0175] (2) In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are first sorted in ascending or descending order based on the DCI-associated scheduled cell index in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and then sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0176] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are simultaneously sorted based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index and the scheduled cell index; wherein the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than that of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0177] The two statements above are different expressions of the same sorting method, and they convey the same meaning.

[0178] For example, at least two DCIs include DCI 1, DCI 2 and DCI 3, wherein DCI 1 and DCI 2 correspond to the same PDCCH monitoring timing index 1, DCI 1 corresponds to the scheduled cell index 1, DCI 2 corresponds to the scheduled cell index 2, and DCI 3 corresponds to both the PDCCH monitoring timing index 2 and the scheduled cell index 2.

[0179] Taking the ascending order of the scheduled cell indexes associated with DCI in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index as an example, the resulting order is: DCI 1, DCI 2 and DCI 3.

[0180] In this embodiment, DCI is sorted based on both the time dimension and the index dimension of the scheduled cell, resulting in moderate complexity and moderate restrictions on the scheduling of network devices.

[0181] (3) In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are first sorted by uplink and downlink identifiers in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index and the same scheduled cell index (uplink first, then downlink or downlink first, then uplink); then sorted by ascending or descending order of the scheduled cell index associated with the DCI in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and finally sorted by ascending order of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0182] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are simultaneously sorted based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index, the scheduled cell index, and the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format; wherein, the sorting priority of the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format is higher than the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index, and the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than the sorting priority of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0183] The two statements above are different expressions of the same sorting method, and they convey the same meaning.

[0184] For example, at least two DCIs include DCI 1, DCI 2, DCI 3 and DCI 4, wherein DCI 1, DCI 2 and DCI 3 correspond to the same PDCCH monitoring timing index 1, DCI 1 and DCI 2 correspond to scheduled cell index 1, DCI 3 corresponds to scheduled cell index 2, DCI 1 is an uplink DCI, DCI 2 is a downlink DCI, DCI 3 is a downlink DCI, DCI 4 corresponds to PDCCH monitoring timing index 2 and scheduled cell index 3, and DCI 4 is a downlink DCI.

[0185] Taking the sorting based on the uplink and downlink identifiers in the DCI format (uplink first, downlink second) as an example, followed by the ascending sorting based on the index of the scheduled cell, and finally the ascending sorting based on the index of the PDCCH monitoring time, the resulting order is DCI 1, DCI 2, DCI 3, and DCI 4.

[0186] By sorting DCIs according to three dimensions—time, the index of the scheduled cell, and the uplink / downlink direction—the scheduling constraints on network devices are minimized.

[0187] In some embodiments, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells. The first DCI carries a first indication field, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells, or multiple scheduled cells.

[0189] If the first DCI schedules only one scheduled cell, then the associated scheduled cell is that scheduled cell; if the first DCI schedules multiple scheduled cells, then the associated scheduled cell is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field; or, all scheduled cells scheduled by the first DCI; or, the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells.

[0190] In some embodiments, at least two DCI formats corresponding to at least two DCIs include: a DCI format corresponding to a first time period, the first time period corresponding to the scheduled cell associated with the DCI format, and the first first time period after the end symbol of the DCI format and a first offset time.

[0191] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs include: a DCI corresponding to a first time period, the first time period corresponding to the scheduled cell associated with the DCI, and the first first time period after the end symbol of the DCI has elapsed a first offset time.

[0192] The first offset time can be the minimum offset time, and the relevant protocol will define the first offset time through time offset.

[0193] In some embodiments, the DCI format of DCI includes at least one of the following: DCI format 0_1; DCI format 0_2; DCI format 0_3; DCI format 1_1; DCI format 1_2; DCI format 1_3.

[0194] At least two DCIs include an uplink DCI and a downlink DCI, and also include DCI formats x_1 / x_2 / x_3, where x = 0 or 1.

[0195] The DCI format is based on the network device configuration and may be DCI format 0_1; it may be DCI format 0_1 ​​and DCI format 1_1; it may be DCI format 0_1 ​​and DCI format 0_2. This application embodiment does not limit this.

[0196] In some embodiments, the cell scheduled by DCI is within the applicable cell or applicable carrier of the first time period, and the first time period is the first first time period after the first offset time after the end symbol of DCI.

[0197] It defines the complete set of at least two DCIs, which means that it can be indexed together based on uplink and downlink DCIs and different DCI formats, which is more unified and simpler than the scheme of indexing separately.

[0198] In some embodiments, the method further includes: not expecting to receive at least two second DCIs;

[0199] Among them, at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different. The first indication field is used to indicate the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period; or,

[0200] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the scheduled cell indexes associated with at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different; or,

[0201] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and at least two second DCIs have the same PDCCH monitoring timing index, and at least two second DCIs have the same scheduled cell index, and at least two second DCIs have the same uplink and downlink identifiers in their DCI format, and at least two second DCIs have different values ​​for the first indication field they carry.

[0202] The terminal device receives at least two DCIs, for example, five DCIs, but does not expect to receive at least two second DCIs. That is, it does not expect two or more second DCIs to be included among the five DCIs. These second DCIs correspond to the same PDCCH monitoring timing, but their first indication field values ​​are different. For example, both second DCI 1 and second DCI 2 correspond to PDCCH monitoring timing 1, but the first indication field value of second DCI 1 is 0, and the first indication field value of second DCI 2 is 1.

[0203] Alternatively, the terminal device receives at least two DCIs, for example, five DCIs, but does not expect to receive at least two second DCIs, that is, it does not expect two or more second DCIs among the five DCIs. These second DCIs correspond to the same PDCCH monitoring timing, are associated with the same scheduled cell index, and have different values ​​for the first indication field. For example, both second DCI 1 and second DCI 2 correspond to PDCCH monitoring timing 1 and scheduled cell index 1, but the first indication field of second DCI 1 has a value of 0, and the first indication field of second DCI 2 has a value of 1.

[0204] Alternatively, the terminal device receives at least two DCIs, for example, five DCIs, but does not expect to receive at least two second DCIs. That is, it does not expect the five DCIs to include two or more second DCIs. These second DCIs correspond to the same PDCCH monitoring timing, have the same associated scheduled cell index, the same uplink / downlink identifiers in the DCI format, and carry different values ​​for the first indication field. For example, second DCI 1 and second DCI 2 both correspond to PDCCH monitoring timing 1 and scheduled cell index 1, and are both downlink DCIs. The first indication field of second DCI 1 carries a value of 0, while the first indication field of second DCI 2 carries a value of 1.

[0205] The above method can ensure that scheduling results are not inconsistent between terminal devices and network devices or ambiguous UE behavior when network devices are scheduling.

[0206] In summary, the method provided in this embodiment receives at least two DCIs and determines the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of the at least two DCIs, thereby clarifying the UE behavior during the first time period and avoiding inconsistencies in the understanding of UE behavior between the terminal device and the network device.

[0207] The method provided in this embodiment also describes the specific implementation of determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of at least two DCIs through two different implementation methods. Implementation method one is simpler in terms of UE implementation and standard protocol compared to implementation method two.

[0208] The method provided in this embodiment also defines a DCI sorting method, so that the UE behavior when the terminal device receives multiple DCIs can be uniquely determined, ensuring consistent understanding between the terminal device and the network device, and avoiding the ambiguity of UE behavior when no DCI sorting method is defined.

[0209] Figure 5 illustrates a flowchart of a method for determining UE behavior provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This method is performed by a network device and includes:

[0210] Step 510: Send at least two DCIs, one of which is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0211] In some embodiments, the network device sends at least one DCI, and if it is necessary to change (or update or replace) the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period, it sends a subsequent DCI, which is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first time period includes at least one of the following: measurement gaps; processing time associated with measurements; scheduling constraints associated with measurements; time periods defined by communication protocols; and time periods configured by network devices.

[0213] By way of example and not limitation, when the first time period includes the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device, the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device has at least one of the following characteristics: the terminal device does not transmit UCI; the terminal device does not transmit SRS; the terminal device does not receive data channels or shared channels; the terminal device does not transmit data channels or shared channels; the terminal device does not monitor PDCCH.

[0214] Among them, the data channel or shared channel includes: PDSCH and PUSCH.

[0215] For specific implementation details, please refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0216] The following describes two different implementation methods for "at least one of the two DCIs is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period", including implementation method one and implementation method two.

[0217] Implementation Method 1:

[0218] In some embodiments, the last of at least two DCIs is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0219] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs include n DCIs. The network device has already sent n-1 DCIs. If it is necessary to change (or update or replace) the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period, the nth DCI is sent. The nth DCI is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0220] In some embodiments, each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field, and the first indication field carried in the last of the at least two DCIs is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0221] In some embodiments, the UE behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: a first behavior; a second behavior;

[0222] The first row represents the first value of the first indicator field, and the second row represents the second value of the first indicator field.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first action includes at least one of the following actions: skipping a first time period; deactivating the first time period; releasing the first time period; enabling the transmission of a first signal; enabling the reception of a first signal; enabling the transmission of a first signal; enabling the transmission of a first channel; enabling the reception of a first channel; enabling the transmission of a first channel.

[0224] In some embodiments, the second behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: based on the UE implementation, measuring or not measuring during a first time period; not sending a first signal; not receiving a first signal; not transmitting a first signal; not sending a first channel; not receiving a first channel; not transmitting a first channel.

[0225] For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 1 of the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0226] Implementation Method Two:

[0227] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs include the i-th DCI and the (i+1)-th DCI. In the case where the i-th DCI has been sent and the (i+1)-th DCI is sent after the i-th DCI, the (i+1)-th DCI is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period, where i is a positive integer.

[0228] In some embodiments, the network device has already sent the i-th DCI. If it is necessary to change (or update or replace) the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period, it sends the (i+1)-th DCI. The (i+1)-th DCI is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0229] In some embodiments, each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field, and the first indication field carried in the (i+1)th DCI is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0230] For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 2 of the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0231] DCI ranking:

[0232] In some embodiments, the network device performs the sorting step for DCI before step 510. This application embodiment does not limit the specific execution time of the sorting step.

[0233] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are sorted based on at least one of the following: PDCCH monitoring timing index, scheduled cell index, and uplink / downlink identifier in DCI format.

[0234] (1) In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0235] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (1) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0236] (2) In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are first sorted in ascending or descending order based on the DCI-associated scheduled cell index in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and then sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0237] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are simultaneously sorted based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index and the scheduled cell index; wherein the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than that of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0238] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (2) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0239] (3) In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are first sorted by uplink and downlink identifiers in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index and the same scheduled cell index (uplink first, then downlink or downlink first, then uplink); then sorted by ascending or descending order of the scheduled cell index associated with the DCI in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and finally sorted by ascending order of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0240] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs are simultaneously sorted based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index, the scheduled cell index, and the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format; wherein, the sorting priority of the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format is higher than the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index, and the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than the sorting priority of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells. The first DCI carries a first indication field, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field.

[0242] In some embodiments, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells, or multiple scheduled cells.

[0243] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (3) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0244] In some embodiments, at least two DCIs include: a DCI corresponding to a first time period, the first time period corresponding to the scheduled cell associated with the DCI, and the first first time period after the end symbol of the DCI has elapsed a first offset time.

[0245] In some embodiments, the DCI format of DCI includes at least one of the following: DCI format 0_1; DCI format 0_2; DCI format 0_3; DCI format 1_1; DCI format 1_2; DCI format 1_3.

[0246] For specific implementation details, please refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0247] In some embodiments, the method further includes: not sending at least two second DCIs;

[0248] Among them, at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different. The first indication field is used to indicate the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period; or,

[0249] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the scheduled cell indexes associated with at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different; or,

[0250] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and at least two second DCIs have the same PDCCH monitoring timing index, and at least two second DCIs have the same scheduled cell index, and at least two second DCIs have the same uplink and downlink identifiers in their DCI format, and at least two second DCIs have different values ​​for the first indication field they carry.

[0251] Whether to send at least two second DCIs is determined by the network device; that is, the network device may send at least two second DCIs or not.

[0252] In some embodiments, unless other conditions need to be considered, the network device does not send at least two second DCIs as expected by the terminal device.

[0253] In some embodiments, if there are other conditions that need to be met first, the network device may not send at least two second DCIs as the terminal device expects.

[0254] Whether a network device fails to send at least two second DCIs as expected by the terminal device depends on the implementation of the network device, and this application does not limit this.

[0255] In summary, the method provided in this embodiment, by sending at least two DCIs and one of the at least two DCIs, is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period, thereby clarifying the UE behavior during the first time period and avoiding inconsistencies in the understanding of UE behavior between the terminal device and the network device.

[0256] The method provided in this embodiment also describes one of the at least two DCIs through two different implementation methods to determine the specific implementation of the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period. Implementation method one is simpler in terms of UE implementation and standard protocol compared to implementation method two.

[0257] The method provided in this embodiment also defines a DCI sorting method, so that the UE behavior when the terminal device receives multiple DCIs can be uniquely determined, ensuring consistent understanding between the terminal device and the network device, and avoiding the ambiguity of UE behavior when no DCI sorting method is defined.

[0258] In the above embodiments, the embodiments corresponding to FIG2 and FIG5 can be implemented individually or in combination, and this application does not limit them.

[0259] Figure 6 shows a block diagram of a first device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This device can be implemented as a terminal device, or as part of a terminal device, through software or hardware, or a combination of both. The device includes:

[0260] Receiver module 610 is used to receive at least two DCIs;

[0261] The processing module 620 is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of at least two DCIs.

[0262] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0263] Measurement gap; processing time associated with measurement; scheduling constraints associated with measurement; time period defined by communication protocol; time period configured for the second device.

[0264] By way of example and not limitation, when the first time period includes the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the second device, the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the second device has at least one of the following characteristics: the first device does not transmit UCI; the first device does not transmit SRS; the first device does not receive data channels or shared channels; the first device does not transmit data channels or shared channels; the first device does not monitor PDCCH.

[0265] For specific implementation details, please refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0266] The following describes two different implementation methods for "processing module 620, used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of at least two DCIs", including implementation method one and implementation method two.

[0267] Implementation Method 1:

[0268] In one possible design of this embodiment, the processing module 620 is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the last DCI of at least two DCIs.

[0269] In one possible design of this embodiment, each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field; the processing module 620 is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the first indication field carried in the last of the at least two DCIs.

[0270] In one possible design of this embodiment, the UE behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: a first behavior; a second behavior;

[0271] The first row represents the first value of the first indicator field, and the second row represents the second value of the first indicator field.

[0272] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first action includes at least one of the following actions: skipping the first time period; deactivating the first time period; releasing the first time period; enabling the transmission of the first signal; enabling the reception of the first signal; enabling the transmission of the first signal; enabling the transmission of the first channel; enabling the reception of the first channel; enabling the transmission of the first channel.

[0273] In one possible design of this embodiment, the second action includes at least one of the following actions: based on the UE implementation, measuring or not measuring during a first time period; not sending a first signal; not receiving a first signal; not transmitting a first signal; not sending a first channel; not receiving a first channel; not transmitting a first channel.

[0274] For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 1 of the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0275] Implementation Method Two:

[0276] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs include the i-th DCI and the (i+1)-th DCI. The processing module 620 is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the (i+1)-th DCI when the i-th DCI has been received and the (i+1)-th DCI is received after the i-th DCI. Here, i is a positive integer.

[0277] In one possible design of this embodiment, each of at least two DCIs carries a first indication field; the processing module 620 is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the first indication field carried in the (i+1)th DCI.

[0278] The UE behavior includes at least one of the first behavior and the second behavior. For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 1, which will not be repeated here.

[0279] For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 2 of the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0280] DCI ranking:

[0281] In one possible design of this embodiment, the sorting module 615 is used to sort at least two DCIs.

[0282] The sorting module 615 sorts at least two DCIs in the following manner. In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are sorted based on at least one of the following: PDCCH monitoring timing index, scheduled cell index, and uplink / downlink identifier in the DCI format.

[0283] (1) In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0284] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (1) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0285] (2) In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are first sorted in ascending or descending order based on the DCI-associated scheduled cell index in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and then sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0286] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are sorted simultaneously based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index and the scheduled cell index; wherein the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than the sorting priority of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0287] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (2) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0288] (3) In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are first sorted by uplink and downlink identifiers in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index and the same scheduled cell index (uplink first, then downlink or downlink first, then uplink); then sorted by ascending or descending order of the scheduled cell index associated with the DCI in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and finally sorted by ascending order of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0289] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are simultaneously sorted based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index, the scheduled cell index, and the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format; wherein, the sorting priority of the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format is higher than the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index, and the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than the sorting priority of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0290] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells. The first DCI carries a first indication field, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field.

[0291] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells, or multiple scheduled cells.

[0292] If the first DCI schedules only one scheduled cell, then the associated scheduled cell is that scheduled cell; if the first DCI schedules multiple scheduled cells, then the associated scheduled cell is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field; or, all scheduled cells scheduled by the first DCI; or, the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells.

[0293] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (3) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0294] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs include: a DCI corresponding to a first time period, the first time period corresponding to the scheduled cell associated with the DCI, and the first first time period after the end symbol of the DCI and a first offset time.

[0295] In one possible design of this embodiment, the DCI format includes at least one of the following: DCI format 0_1; DCI format 0_2; DCI format 0_3; DCI format 1_1; DCI format 1_2; DCI format 1_3.

[0296] In one possible design of this embodiment, the processing module 620 is also configured not to expect to receive at least two second DCIs;

[0297] Among them, at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different. The first indication field is used to indicate the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period; or,

[0298] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the scheduled cell indexes associated with at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different; or,

[0299] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and at least two second DCIs have the same PDCCH monitoring timing index, and at least two second DCIs have the same scheduled cell index, and at least two second DCIs have the same uplink and downlink identifiers in their DCI format, and at least two second DCIs have different values ​​for the first indication field they carry.

[0300] For specific implementation details, please refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0301] This embodiment uses a receiving module 610, a sorting module 615, and a processing module 620 as examples for illustration. The number of receiving modules 610, sorting modules 615, and processing modules 620 is not limited.

[0302] For a description of the function of the receiving module 610, please refer to step 210 in the embodiment shown in Figure 2.

[0303] For a description of the functions of the sorting module 615, please refer to step 220 in the embodiment shown in Figure 2.

[0304] For a description of the functions of the processing module 620, please refer to step 220 in the embodiment shown in Figure 2.

[0305] Figure 7 shows a block diagram of a second device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This device can be implemented as a network device, or as part of a network device, through software or hardware, or a combination of both. The device includes:

[0306] The transmitting module 710 is used to transmit at least two DCIs, one of which is used by the first device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0307] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first time period includes at least one of the following: measurement gap; processing time associated with measurement; scheduling constraint time associated with measurement; time period defined by the communication protocol; and time period configured by the second device.

[0308] By way of example and not limitation, when the first time period includes the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the second device, the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the second device has at least one of the following characteristics: the first device does not transmit UCI; the first device does not transmit SRS; the first device does not receive data channels or shared channels; the first device does not transmit data channels or shared channels; the first device does not monitor PDCCH.

[0309] Among them, the data channel or shared channel includes: PDSCH and PUSCH.

[0310] For specific implementation details, please refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0311] The following describes two different implementation methods for "one of at least two DCIs is used by the first device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period", including implementation method one and implementation method two.

[0312] Implementation Method 1:

[0313] In one possible design of this embodiment, the last of at least two DCIs is used by the first device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0314] In one possible design of this embodiment, each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field, and the first indication field carried in the last of the at least two DCIs is used by the first device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0315] In one possible design of this embodiment, the UE behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: a first behavior; a second behavior;

[0316] The first row represents the first value of the first indicator field, and the second row represents the second value of the first indicator field.

[0317] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first action includes at least one of the following actions: skipping the first time period; deactivating the first time period; releasing the first time period; enabling the transmission of the first signal; enabling the reception of the first signal; enabling the transmission of the first signal; enabling the transmission of the first channel; enabling the reception of the first channel; enabling the transmission of the first channel.

[0318] In one possible design of this embodiment, the second action includes at least one of the following actions: based on the UE implementation, measuring or not measuring during a first time period; not sending a first signal; not receiving a first signal; not transmitting a first signal; not sending a first channel; not receiving a first channel; not transmitting a first channel.

[0319] For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 1 of the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0320] Implementation Method Two:

[0321] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs include the i-th DCI and the (i+1)-th DCI. If the i-th DCI has been sent and the (i+1)-th DCI is sent after the i-th DCI, the (i+1)-th DCI is used by the first device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period, where i is a positive integer.

[0322] In one possible design of this embodiment, each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field. The first indication field carried in the (i+1)th DCI is used by the first device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

[0323] For specific implementation details, please refer to Implementation Method 2 of the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0324] DCI ranking:

[0325] In one possible design of this embodiment, the sorting module 701 is used to sort at least two DCIs.

[0326] The sorting module 701 sorts at least two DCIs in the following manner.

[0327] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are sorted based on at least one of the following: PDCCH monitoring timing index, scheduled cell index, and uplink / downlink identifier in DCI format.

[0328] (1) In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0329] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (1) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0330] (2) In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are first sorted in ascending or descending order based on the DCI-associated scheduled cell index in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and then sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0331] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are sorted simultaneously based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index and the scheduled cell index; wherein the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than the sorting priority of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0332] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (2) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0333] (3) In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are first sorted by uplink and downlink identifiers in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index and the same scheduled cell index (uplink first, then downlink or downlink first, then uplink); then sorted by ascending or descending order of the scheduled cell index associated with the DCI in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; and finally sorted by ascending order of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0334] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs are simultaneously sorted based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index, the scheduled cell index, and the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format; wherein, the sorting priority of the uplink / downlink identifiers in DCI format is higher than the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index, and the sorting priority of the scheduled cell index is higher than the sorting priority of the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

[0335] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells. The first DCI carries a first indication field, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field.

[0336] In one possible design of this embodiment, the first DCI of at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells, or multiple scheduled cells.

[0337] For specific implementation details, please refer to the DCI sorting (3) in the embodiment of Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0338] In one possible design of this embodiment, at least two DCIs include: a DCI corresponding to a first time period, the first time period corresponding to the scheduled cell associated with the DCI, and the first first time period after the end symbol of the DCI and a first offset time.

[0339] In one possible design of this embodiment, the DCI format includes at least one of the following: DCI format 0_1; DCI format 0_2; DCI format 0_3; DCI format 1_1; DCI format 1_2; DCI format 1_3.

[0340] For specific implementation details, please refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0341] In one possible design of this embodiment, the processing module 702 is configured not to send at least two second DCIs;

[0342] Among them, at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different. The first indication field is used to indicate the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period; or,

[0343] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to at least two second DCIs are the same, and the scheduled cell indexes associated with at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by at least two second DCIs are different; or,

[0344] At least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and at least two second DCIs have the same PDCCH monitoring timing index, and at least two second DCIs have the same scheduled cell index, and at least two second DCIs have the same uplink and downlink identifiers in their DCI format, and at least two second DCIs have different values ​​for the first indication field they carry.

[0345] For specific implementation details, please refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0346] This embodiment uses a sorting module 701, a processing module 702, and a sending module 710 as examples for illustration. The number of sorting module 701, processing module 702, and sending module 710 is not limited.

[0347] For a description of the functions of the sorting module 701, please refer to step 510 in the embodiment shown in Figure 5.

[0348] For a description of the functions of the processing module 702, please refer to step 510 in the embodiment shown in Figure 5.

[0349] For a description of the functions of the sending module 710, please refer to step 510 in the embodiment shown in Figure 5.

[0350] Figure 8 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The terminal device 800 can be used to execute the method steps performed by the terminal device in the above embodiments. The terminal device 800 may include a processor 801, a transceiver 802, and a memory 803. The processor 801 can be used to control transmission and / or reception, such as to implement the functions of at least one of the processing module 620 and the sorting module 615 described above. The transceiver 802 can be used to implement transmission and / or reception functions, such as to implement the functions of at least one of the receiving module 610 and the sorting module 615 described above.

[0351] The processor 801 includes one or more processing cores. The processor 801 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules. The processor 801 is configured to determine the UE behavior corresponding to a first time period based on one of at least two DCIs; and / or to not expect to receive at least two second DCIs; and / or to sort the at least two DCIs.

[0352] Transceiver 802 may include a receiver and a transmitter, for example, the receiver and transmitter may be implemented as the same wireless communication component, which may include a wireless communication chip and an RF antenna. Transceiver 802 is used to receive at least two DCIs; and / or to sort at least two DCIs.

[0353] The memory 803 can be connected to the processor 801 and the transceiver 802.

[0354] The memory 803 can be used to store a computer program executed by the processor, and the processor 801 is used to execute the computer program to implement the various steps in the above method embodiments.

[0355] Furthermore, memory 803 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, including but not limited to: magnetic disks or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, erasable programmable read-only memory, static on-demand memory, read-only memory, magnetic memory, flash memory, and programmable read-only memory.

[0356] For details not described in this embodiment, please refer to the method-side embodiment above, which will not be repeated here.

[0357] Figure 9 shows a schematic diagram of a network device provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. The network device 900 can be used to execute the method steps performed by the network device in the above embodiments. The network device 900 may include a processor 901, a transceiver 902, and a memory 903. The processor 901 can be used to control transmission and / or reception, such as to implement the function of at least one of the sorting module 701 and processing module 702 described above. The transceiver 902 can be used to implement transmission and / or reception functions, such as to implement the function of at least one of the sorting module 701 and transmission module 710 described above.

[0358] Processor 901 includes one or more processing cores. Processor 901 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules. Processor 901 is used to prevent the transmission of at least two second DCIs; and / or to sort at least two DCIs.

[0359] Transceiver 902 may include a receiver and a transmitter. For example, transceiver 902 may include a wired communication component, which may include a wired communication chip and a wired interface (such as a fiber optic interface). Optionally, transceiver 902 may also include a wireless communication component, which may include a wireless communication chip and a radio frequency antenna. Transceiver 902 is used to transmit at least two DCIs.

[0360] The memory 903 can be connected to the processor 901 and the transceiver 902.

[0361] The memory 903 can be used to store a computer program executed by the processor, and the processor 901 is used to execute the computer program to implement the various steps in the above method embodiments.

[0362] Furthermore, the memory 903 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, including but not limited to: magnetic disks or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, erasable programmable read-only memory, static on-demand memory, read-only memory, magnetic memory, flash memory, and programmable read-only memory.

[0363] For details not described in this embodiment, please refer to the method-side embodiment above, which will not be repeated here.

[0364] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for execution by a processor to implement the aforementioned method for determining UE behavior on the network device side or the aforementioned method for determining UE behavior on the terminal device side. In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium may include ROM (Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random-Access Memory), SSD (Solid State Drives), or optical disc, etc. The random access memory may include ReRAM (Resistance Random Access Memory) and DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

[0365] This application also provides a chip, which includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, and is used to implement the above-mentioned method for determining UE behavior on the terminal device side when the chip is running on a terminal device.

[0366] This application also provides a chip, which includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, and is used to implement the above-mentioned method for determining UE behavior on the network device side when the chip is running on a network device.

[0367] This application embodiment also provides a first chip, which includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions. When the first chip is running on a terminal device, it is used to "receive at least two DCIs; determine the UE behavior corresponding to a first time period based on one of the at least two DCIs".

[0368] This application embodiment also provides a second chip, which includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions. When the second chip is running on a network device, it is used to "send at least two DCIs, one of the at least two DCIs, for the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to a first time period".

[0369] This application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The processor reads and executes the computer program from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the above-described method for determining UE behavior on the terminal device side or the method for determining UE behavior on the network device side.

[0370] It should be understood that the term "instruction" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can be a direct instruction, an indirect instruction, or an indication of a relationship. For example, A instructing B can mean that A directly instructs B, such as B being able to obtain information through A; it can also mean that A indirectly instructs B, such as A instructing C, so B can obtain information through C; or it can mean that there is a relationship between A and B.

[0371] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the term "correspondence" may indicate that there is a direct or indirect correspondence between two things, or that there is an association between two things, or that there is a relationship of instruction and being instructed, configuration and being configured, etc.

[0372] In some embodiments of this application, "predefined" can be achieved by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other means that can be used to indicate relevant information in the device (e.g., including terminal devices and network devices). This application does not limit the specific implementation method. For example, predefined can refer to what is defined in the protocol.

[0373] In some embodiments of this application, "protocol" may refer to standard protocols in the field of communications, such as LTE protocol, NR protocol and related protocols applied to future communication systems, and this application does not limit it.

[0374] In this article, "multiple" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0375] In this article, "greater than or equal to" can mean greater than or equal to, and "less than or equal to" can mean less than or equal to.

[0376] Furthermore, the step numbers described herein are merely illustrative of one possible execution order between steps. In some other embodiments, the steps may not be executed in the order of their numbers, such as two steps with different numbers being executed simultaneously, or two steps with different numbers being executed in the reverse order of the illustration. This application does not limit this.

[0377] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the functions described in the embodiments of this application in one or more of the above examples can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, these functions can be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, wherein communication media include any medium that facilitates the transfer of a computer program from one place to another. Storage media can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0378] The above are merely exemplary embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this application shall be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A method for determining the behavior of a terminal device (UE), characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal device, and the method includes: Receive at least two downlink control messages (DCIs); The UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on one of the at least two DCIs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, Determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of the at least two DCIs includes: The UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the last DCI of the at least two DCIs.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, Each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field; Determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the last DCI of the at least two DCIs includes: The UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the first indication field carried in the last of the at least two DCIs.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The at least two DCIs include the i-th DCI and the (i+1)-th DCI. Determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of the at least two DCIs includes: If the i-th DCI has already been received, and the (i+1)-th DCI is received after the i-th DCI, the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the (i+1)-th DCI, where i is a positive integer.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, Each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field; The step of determining the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on the (i+1)th DCI includes: The UE behavior corresponding to the first time period is determined based on the first indication field carried in the (i+1)th DCI.

6. The method according to claim 3 or 5, characterized in that, The UE behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: a first behavior; a second behavior; Wherein, the first line corresponds to the first indicator field having a first value, and the second line corresponds to the first indicator field having a second value.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The first action includes at least one of the following actions: Skip the first time period; deactivate the first time period; release the first time period; enable the transmission of the first signal; enable the reception of the first signal; enable the transmission of the first signal; enable the transmission of the first channel; enable the reception of the first channel; enable the transmission of the first channel.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein, The second action includes at least one of the following actions: Based on the UE, the following actions are implemented: during the first time period, measurement may be performed or not; no first signal may be sent; no first signal may be received; no first signal may be transmitted; no first channel may be sent; no first channel may be received; and no first channel may be transmitted.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that, The at least two DCIs are sorted based on at least one of the following: Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring timing index, scheduled cell index, and uplink / downlink identifiers in the DCI format.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The at least two DCIs are sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The at least two DCIs are first sorted in ascending or descending order based on the DCI-associated scheduled cell index in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; then sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

12. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The at least two DCIs are first sorted based on the uplink and downlink identifiers of the DCI format corresponding to the same PDCCH monitoring timing index and the same scheduled cell index; Then, sort the scheduled cell indexes associated with DCI in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index in ascending or descending order; Finally, the data is sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The first DCI of the at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells. The first DCI carries a first indication field, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field.

14. The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein, The first DCI of the at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells, or the multiple scheduled cells.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that, The first time period includes at least one of the following: Measuring gap; Processing time associated with the measurement; The time constraints of the scheduling associated with the measurement; The time period defined by the communication protocol; The time period for configuring network devices.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, When the first time period includes the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device, the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device has at least one of the following characteristics: The terminal device does not transmit uplink control information (UCI); The terminal device does not transmit a detection reference signal (SRS); The terminal device does not receive data channels or shared channels; The terminal device does not transmit data channels or shared channels; The terminal device does not monitor PDCCH.

17. The method of any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein, The at least two DCIs include: a DCI corresponding to the first time period, the first time period corresponding to the scheduled cell associated with the DCI, and the first time period after the end symbol of the DCI and a first offset time.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The DCI format of the DCI includes at least one of the following: DCI format 0_1; DCI format 0_2; DCI format 0_3; DCI format 1_1; DCI format 1_2; DCI format 1_3.

19. The method of any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein, The method further includes: I do not expect to receive at least two second DCIs; Wherein, the at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to the at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by the at least two second DCIs are different, the first indication field being used to indicate the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period; or, The at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to the at least two second DCIs are the same, and the scheduled cell indexes associated with the at least two second DCIs are the same, while the values ​​of the first indication field carried by the at least two second DCIs are different; or, The at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to the at least two second DCIs are the same, the scheduled cell indexes associated with the at least two second DCIs are the same, the uplink and downlink identifiers of the DCI format of the at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by the at least two second DCIs are different. 20.A method for determining terminal device (UE) behavior, the method comprising: The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: Send at least two downlink control information (DCIs), one of which is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, The last of the at least two DCIs is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein, Each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field, and the first indication field carried in the last of the at least two DCIs is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein, The at least two DCIs include the i-th DCI and the (i+1)-th DCI. In the case where the i-th DCI has been sent and the (i+1)-th DCI is sent after the i-th DCI, the (i+1)-th DCI is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period, where i is a positive integer.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein, Each of the at least two DCIs carries a first indication field, and the first indication field carried in the (i+1)th DCI is used by the terminal device to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period.

25. The method of claim 22 or 24, wherein, The UE behavior includes at least one of the following behaviors: a first behavior; a second behavior; Wherein, the first line corresponds to the first indicator field having a first value, and the second line corresponds to the first indicator field having a second value.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, The first action includes at least one of the following actions: Skip the first time period; deactivate the first time period; release the first time period; enable the transmission of the first signal; enable the reception of the first signal; enable the transmission of the first signal; enable the transmission of the first channel; enable the reception of the first channel; enable the transmission of the first channel.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein, The second action includes at least one of the following actions: Based on the UE, the following actions are implemented: during the first time period, measurement may be performed or not; no first signal may be sent; no first signal may be received; no first signal may be transmitted; no first channel may be sent; no first channel may be received; and no first channel may be transmitted.

28. The method of any one of claims 20 to 27, wherein, The at least two DCIs are sorted based on at least one of the following: Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring timing index, scheduled cell index, and uplink / downlink identifiers in the DCI format.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The at least two DCIs are sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

30. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The at least two DCIs are first sorted in ascending or descending order based on the DCI-associated scheduled cell index in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index; then sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

31. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The at least two DCIs are first sorted based on the uplink and downlink identifiers of the DCI format corresponding to the same PDCCH monitoring timing index and the same scheduled cell index; Then, sort the scheduled cell indexes associated with DCI in the same PDCCH monitoring timing index in ascending or descending order; Finally, the data is sorted in ascending order based on the PDCCH monitoring timing index.

32. The method of claim 30 or 31, wherein, The first DCI of the at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells. The first DCI carries a first indication field, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell corresponding to the first indication field.

33. The method of claim 30 or 31, wherein, The first DCI of the at least two DCIs is used to schedule multiple scheduled cells, and the scheduled cell associated with the first DCI is the scheduled cell with the smallest or largest cell index among the multiple scheduled cells, or the multiple scheduled cells.

34. The method of any one of claims 20 to 33, wherein, The first time period includes at least one of the following: Measuring gap; Processing time associated with the measurement; The time constraints of the scheduling associated with the measurement; The time period defined by the communication protocol; The time period configured for the network device.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein, When the first time period includes the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device, the time period defined by the communication protocol and / or the time period configured by the network device has at least one of the following characteristics: The terminal device does not transmit uplink control information (UCI); The terminal device does not transmit a detection reference signal (SRS); The terminal device does not receive data channels or shared channels; The terminal device does not transmit data channels or shared channels; The terminal device does not monitor PDCCH.

36. The method of any one of claims 20 to 35, wherein, The at least two DCIs include: a DCI corresponding to the first time period, the first time period corresponding to the scheduled cell associated with the DCI, and the first time period after the end symbol of the DCI and a first offset time.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein, The DCI format of the DCI includes at least one of the following: DCI format 0_1; DCI format 0_2; DCI format 0_3; DCI format 1_1; DCI format 1_2; DCI format 1_3.

38. The method of any one of claims 20 to 37, wherein, The method further includes: Do not send at least two second DCIs; Wherein, the at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to the at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by the at least two second DCIs are different, the first indication field being used to indicate the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period; or, The at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the at least two second DCIs correspond to the same PDCCH monitoring timing index, and the at least two second DCIs are associated with the same scheduled cell index, while the values ​​of the first indication field carried by the at least two second DCIs are different; or, Wherein, the at least two second DCIs correspond to the same first time period, and the PDCCH monitoring timing indexes corresponding to the at least two second DCIs are the same, the scheduled cell indexes associated with the at least two second DCIs are the same, the uplink and downlink identifiers of the DCI format of the at least two second DCIs are the same, and the values ​​of the first indication field carried by the at least two second DCIs are different.

39. A first apparatus, comprising: The first device includes: The receiving module is used to receive at least two downlink control information (DCI) messages. The processing module is used to determine the UE behavior corresponding to the first time period based on one of the at least two DCIs.

40. A second device, characterized in that, The second device includes: The sending module is used to send at least two downlink control information (DCIs), wherein one of the at least two DCIs is used by the first device to determine the behavior of the terminal device (UE) corresponding to a first time period.

41. A terminal device, comprising: The terminal device includes: A processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the method for determining the behavior of a terminal device (UE) as described in any one of claims 1 to 19.

42. A network device, comprising: The network device includes: A processor; a transceiver connected to the processor; a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to load and execute the executable instructions to implement the method for determining the behavior of a terminal device (UE) as described in any one of claims 20 to 38.

43. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising: The computer-readable storage medium stores at least one program, which is loaded and executed by a processor to implement the method for determining the behavior of a terminal device (UE) as described in any one of claims 1 to 19, or the method for determining the behavior of a UE as described in any one of claims 20 to 38.

44. A chip, comprising: The chip includes programmable logic circuits and / or program instructions, and when the chip is running on a terminal device, it is used to implement the method for determining the behavior of the terminal device UE as described in any one of claims 1 to 19.

45. A chip, comprising: The chip includes programmable logic circuitry and / or program instructions, which, when the chip is running on a network device, are used to implement the method for determining UE behavior as described in any one of claims 20 to 38.

46. A computer program product, characterised in that, The computer program product includes computer instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor retrieves the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium and executes the computer instructions to implement the method for determining the behavior of a terminal device (UE) as described in any one of claims 1 to 19, or the method for determining the behavior of a UE as described in any one of claims 20 to 38.

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