Communication method and apparatus, terminal, network side device, and medium

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a communication method and apparatus, a terminal, a network side device, and a medium. The communication method provided in the embodiments of the present application comprises: a terminal performs a first operation on the basis of a first configuration, the first configuration comprising at least one of the following: an energy-saving mechanism configuration and a sensing measurement configuration. The first operation comprises at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

Description

Communication methods, devices, terminals, network-side equipment and media

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202411941614.X, filed on December 26, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This application belongs to the field of communication technology, specifically relating to a communication method, device, terminal, network-side equipment, and medium. Background Technology

[0004] With the continuous advancement of communication technology, integrated communication and sensing technology has become a new development trend. This technology aims to achieve low-cost integration of communication and sensing functions through shared hardware devices and software-defined functions.

[0005] Currently, to achieve network and terminal energy conservation, discontinuous transmission (DTX) or discontinuous reception (DRX) is employed, allowing base stations or terminals to temporarily shut down or switch to a more energy-efficient state when there is no data transmission or reception. However, when one of the communication or sensing functions of a base station or terminal is temporarily disabled, if the other function remains operational, the sharing of hardware resources means that even when one function is disabled, the relevant hardware resources must remain active to support the operation of the other function, thus impacting energy conservation. Therefore, in scenarios integrating communication and sensing, effectively achieving energy conservation is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed. Summary of the Invention

[0006] This application provides a communication method, apparatus, terminal, network-side equipment, and medium that can improve energy-saving performance in integrated communication and sensing scenarios.

[0007] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: performing a first operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: power-saving mechanism configuration, sensing measurement configuration; wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0008] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, executed by a network-side device, the method comprising: performing a ninth operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: a power-saving mechanism configuration, a sensing measurement configuration; wherein the ninth operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0009] Thirdly, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processing module for performing a first operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: an energy-saving mechanism configuration, a sensing measurement configuration; wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0010] Fourthly, a communication device is provided, which may include: a processing module for performing a ninth operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: an energy-saving mechanism configuration, a sensing measurement configuration; wherein the ninth operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0011] Fifthly, a communication device is provided, the device being configured to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, the terminal including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to perform a first operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: a power-saving mechanism configuration, a sensing measurement configuration; wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0014] Eighthly, a network-side device is provided, the network-side device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0015] A ninth aspect provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to perform a ninth operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: a power-saving mechanism configuration, a sensing measurement configuration; wherein the ninth operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0016] In a tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0017] Eleventhly, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0018] In a twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip including a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being configured to run a program or instructions to implement the steps of the communication method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the communication method as described in the first aspect.

[0019] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the communication method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the communication method as described in the second aspect.

[0020] In this embodiment, the terminal can perform a first operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: energy-saving mechanism configuration and sensing measurement configuration; wherein the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result. Through this scheme, since the terminal can perform sensing-related behaviors according to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement configuration, such as comprehensively considering the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal, the energy-saving mechanism of the communication signal, and at least one of the sensing measurement configuration, and performing the corresponding sensing-related behaviors, effective energy saving of the terminal in the integrated sensing system can be achieved. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 2 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0024] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0025] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network-side device provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "or" in this application indicates at least one of the connected objects. For example, the scope of protection for "A or B" covers at least three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B," "at least one of A and B," and "at least one of A or B" also cover at least the above three scenarios. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0032] The term "instruction" in this application can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the required operation, or the requested result in the instruction sent. An indirect instruction can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the required operation or requested result based on the judgment result.

[0033] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and the term NR is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) radio systems. th Generation 6G communication system.

[0034] Figure 1A shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can also be referred to as User Equipment (UE), and can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipboard equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home (home devices with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, personal computer (PC), ATM, or self-service machine, etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among these, in-vehicle devices can also be referred to as in-vehicle terminals, in-vehicle controllers, in-vehicle modules, in-vehicle components, in-vehicle chips, or in-vehicle units, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this application embodiment. Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment, wherein access network equipment may also be referred to as Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment, radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points (APs), or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc.Among them, base stations can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), Next Generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), Access Point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home Evolved Node B, Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) equipment (such as satellite or high altitude platform stations). The term "base station" can be any suitable term in the field, such as "station" or any other appropriate term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The term "base station" is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that the embodiments of this application only use the base station in the NR system as an example for introduction, and do not limit the specific type of base station.

[0035] Core network equipment, also known as core network nodes, core network functions, or core network elements, includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Local NEF (L-NEF), and Binding Support. Functions include BSF, Application Function (AF), Location Management Function (LMF), Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC), Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF), and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) equipment (such as satellite or high altitude platform station).It should be noted that the embodiments of this application only use the core network equipment in the NR system as an example for introduction, and do not limit the specific type of core network equipment. If the name of the core network equipment mentioned in the embodiments of this application changes in subsequent protocol versions (e.g., 6G), it is also within the scope of protection of this application.

[0036] Optionally, the core network equipment can be implemented by one or more functional modules in a single device, or by multiple devices working together; this application does not specifically limit this. It is understood that the aforementioned functional modules can be network elements in hardware devices, software functional modules running on dedicated hardware, or virtualized functional modules instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform).

[0037] The following provides an explanation of the terms and concepts used in this application.

[0038] Network energy efficiency is crucial for environmental sustainability, reducing environmental impacts (such as greenhouse gas emissions), and saving operating costs. As 5G becomes more widespread across industries and regions, the increasing demand for advanced services and applications requiring very high data rates, such as Extended Reality (XR) services, necessitates denser networks using more antennas, greater bandwidth, and more frequency bands. Because the environmental impact of 5G needs to be kept under control, new solutions are required to improve network energy efficiency.

[0039] Discontinuous Transmission (DTX): DTX is a technique used to reduce power consumption and improve spectrum efficiency. Its main goal is to save power and reduce interference by temporarily stopping data transmission when there is no useful information to send.

[0040] Discontinuous Reception (DRX): DRX is a commonly used energy-saving technology in wireless communication, aiming to reduce device power consumption. The basic principle of DRX technology is to establish a state machine-like mechanism between the terminal and the base station. When communication occurs between the terminal and the base station, the terminal is activated and receives signals for a certain period. Once reception is complete, the terminal enters a sleep state until it is activated again. In this way, the terminal is only activated when necessary, thus saving battery power.

[0041] Cell DTX / DRX: Cell DTX (Cell Discontinuous Transmission) and Cell DRX (Cell Discontinuous Reception) are related to cell discontinuous transmission and reception. The main energy-saving concept of Cell DTX / DRX is to align the time-domain staggered DRX durations of different terminals to achieve DTX / DRX. This allows the cell to shut down some or all of its signal transmission and reception, or to disable certain base station devices, during the aligned DTX / DRX off-duration period, thus achieving energy savings. There are two potential implementation methods for Cell DTX / DRX: one is explicit configuration of Cell DTX / DRX, considering how it works in conjunction with terminal DRX; the other is for the base station to reconfigure the DRX of different terminals to achieve time-domain alignment.

[0042] Furthermore, if Cell DTX / DRX is explicitly configured, it must include at least the parameters periodicity, start slot / offset, and on duration. Cell DTX / DRX can be activated dynamically via Layer 1 / Layer 2 (L1 / L2) signaling or Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. Cell DTX and Cell DRX can be configured together or independently.

[0043] Terminal energy saving: Terminal energy saving refers to reducing the power consumption of terminal devices and extending their usage time or standby time through a series of technical means.

[0044] Terminal DRX: Terminal DRX, also known as RRC idle-mode DRX, stands for Connected Discontinuous Reception. In idle mode, the terminal periodically wakes up to listen for paging occupancy (PO), which is when the network notifies the terminal of an incoming call, message, or notification. The DRX cycle defines the frequency and duration of these wake-up cycles. A typical DRX cycle includes a DRX on duration (during which the device listens for PO) and a DRX off duration (during which the device turns off its radio to conserve power).

[0045] Terminal C-DRX: Terminal DRX, also known as RRC connected-mode DRX, refers to the discontinuous reception of data by the terminal in connected mode. C-DRX was introduced in 5G / Long-Term Evolution (LTE) to improve terminal battery power consumption by allowing the terminal to periodically enter a "sleep" state (off duration) during which it does not need to monitor the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). To monitor the PDCCH for potential downlink / uplink data, the terminal is allowed to periodically wake up and remain "awake" (on duration) for a certain amount of time before re-entering "sleep." Additionally, the terminal may occasionally need to wake up to monitor the PDCCH, for example, to receive possible retransmissions. A basic DRX cycle consists of "On Duration" and "Opportunity for DRX." During the "On Duration," the terminal listens to the PDCCH; during the "Opportunity for DRX," the terminal does not listen to the PDCCH to conserve power. In addition, the network is configured with an inactivity timer. If a new PDCCH is received within the On Duration, the inactivity timer will be started or restarted to extend the duration for which the terminal listens for the PDCCH.

[0046] Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC): This refers to the integration of communication and sensing. Future B5G and 6G wireless communication systems are expected to provide various high-precision sensing services, such as indoor positioning for robot navigation, Wi-Fi sensing for smart homes, and radar sensing for autonomous vehicles. Sensing and communication systems are typically designed separately and occupy different frequency bands. ISAC enables sensing and communication systems to share the same frequency band and hardware, improving frequency efficiency and reducing hardware costs. ISAC will become a key technology for future wireless communication systems to support many important application scenarios. Typical applications of ISAC include: navigation and obstacle avoidance for autonomous vehicles, indoor positioning and activity recognition based on Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), communication and sensing for unmanned aerial vehicles, XR, and radar and communication integration. Each application has different requirements, limitations, and regulatory issues. ISAC has already attracted significant research interest and attention from academia and industry.

[0047] ISAC achieves a low-cost, integrated implementation of communication and sensing functions through shared hardware and software-defined features. Its main characteristics include: a unified and simplified architecture; reconfigurable and scalable functionality; and improved efficiency and reduced costs. The advantages of integrated communication and sensing are threefold: reduced equipment costs and smaller size; improved spectrum utilization; and enhanced system performance.

[0048] Currently, the typical scenarios for integrated communication and sensing that can be realized through technological upgrades based on the 5G communication system architecture are shown in the table below.

[0049] Table 1: Typical Scenarios of Integrated Communication and Sensing

[0050] Integrated communication and sensing refers to the integrated design of communication and sensing functions within the same system through spectrum sharing and hardware sharing. While transmitting information, the system can sense information such as location, distance, and speed, and detect, track, and identify target devices or events. The communication system and the sensing system complement each other, thereby improving overall performance and bringing a better service experience.

[0051] The integration of communication and radar is a typical application of communication-sensing integration (communication-sensing fusion). In the past, radar systems and communication systems were strictly distinguished due to different research objects and focuses, and in most scenarios, the two systems were studied independently. In fact, radar and communication systems are both typical methods of information transmission, acquisition, processing, and exchange, and they share many similarities in terms of working principles, system architecture, and frequency bands. The design of integrated communication and radar systems is highly feasible, mainly in the following aspects: First, both communication and sensing systems are based on electromagnetic wave theory, using the transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves to complete information acquisition and transmission; second, both communication and sensing systems have structures such as antennas, transmitters, receivers, and signal processors, resulting in significant overlap in hardware resources; with technological advancements, their operating frequency bands also increasingly overlap; furthermore, they share similarities in key technologies such as signal modulation and reception detection, and waveform design. The integration of communication and radar systems can bring many advantages, such as cost savings, size reduction, power consumption reduction, improved spectral efficiency, and reduced mutual interference, thereby improving the overall system performance.

[0052] Based on the different transmitting and receiving nodes of the sensing signal, there are six basic sensing methods, as shown in Figure 1B, which include:

[0053] (1) Base station self-transmitting and self-receiving sensing: In this sensing method, base station A sends a sensing signal and performs sensing measurement by receiving the echo of the sensing signal.

[0054] (2) Inter-base station air interface sensing: Base station B receives the sensing signal sent by base station A and performs sensing measurements.

[0055] (3) Uplink air interface sensing: Base station A receives the sensing signal sent by terminal A and performs sensing measurement.

[0056] (4) Downlink air interface sensing: Terminal B receives sensing signals sent by base station B and performs sensing measurements.

[0057] (5) Terminal self-transmitting and receiving sensing: Terminal A sends a sensing signal and performs sensing measurement by receiving the echo of the sensing signal.

[0058] (6) Sidelink sensing between terminals: Terminal B receives the sensing signal sent by Terminal A and performs sensing measurements.

[0059] It is worth noting that each sensing method in Figure 2 uses one sensing signal transmitting node and one sensing signal receiving node as examples. In actual systems, one or more different sensing methods can be selected according to different sensing use cases and sensing requirements, and each sensing method can have one or more transmitting and receiving nodes. The sensing targets in Figure 2 are people and vehicles as examples, and it is assumed that neither people nor vehicles carry or install signal transceiver devices. The sensing targets in actual scenarios will be much more diverse.

[0060] In mobile communication networks, base stations (including one or more Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) on the base station) and terminals (including one or more sub-arrays / panels on the terminal) can serve as sensing nodes participating in integrated sensing / communication services. Typical terminals include mobile phones, portable tablets, etc. By sending and receiving a first signal between nodes, sensing of a certain area or a certain entity target can be achieved. The first signal includes at least one of a reference signal, a synchronization signal, a data signal, and a dedicated signal. The first signal may be a signal that does not contain transmission information, such as existing LTE / NR synchronization and reference signals, including synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (PBCH block, SSB) signals, channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RS), demodulation reference signals (DMRS), sounding reference signals (SRS), positioning reference signals (PRS), and phase tracking reference signals. It can be a signal (PTRS), etc.; it can also be a single-frequency continuous wave (CW), frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW), or ultra-wideband Gaussian pulse commonly used in radar; it can also be a newly designed dedicated signal with good correlation characteristics and low peak-to-average power ratio, or a newly designed integrated sensing signal that carries certain information and has good sensing performance. For example, the new signal is formed by splicing / combining / superimposing at least one dedicated sensing signal / reference signal and at least one communication signal in the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0061] The communication methods, devices, terminals, network-side equipment, and media provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0062] Figure 2 shows a flowchart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 2, the communication method provided in an embodiment of this application may include the following step 201.

[0063] Step 201: The terminal performs the first operation according to the first configuration.

[0064] The first configuration may include at least one of the following: energy-saving mechanism configuration, sensing and measurement configuration. The first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, not sending a sensing result, determining whether to receive a sensing result, receiving a sensing result, not receiving a sensing result.

[0065] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration may be a network-side configuration, a network-side pre-configuration, a terminal-determined configuration, or a protocol-predefined configuration.

[0066] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal may send sensing signals or sensing results to the second device. The second device may include at least one of the following: the terminal, other terminals, network-side devices, or other higher-level devices.

[0067] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal may receive sensing signals or sensing results sent by a third device. The third device may include at least one of the following: the terminal, other terminals, network-side devices, or other higher-level devices.

[0068] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side equipment may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a cell or base station on the ground, a base station on a satellite, etc.

[0069] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration may also be referred to as first instruction information or first configuration information.

[0070] In some embodiments of this application, the above-described energy-saving mechanism configuration can be used to indicate at least one of the following: a first DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX; a first DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX; a first cell DRX, the first cell DRX including a sensing signal cell DRX or a communication signal cell DRX; and a first cell DTX, the first cell DRX including a sensing signal cell DTX or a communication signal cell DTX.

[0071] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal can be at least one of the following: a signal for sensing measurement, a signal for assisting sensing measurement, or a signal for sensing and communication (i.e., a sensing signal in a sensory integration system).

[0072] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX can be referred to as the DRX of the terminal, and the first DTX can be referred to as the DTX of the terminal.

[0073] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DRX can be referred to as the DRX of the network-side device, and the first cell DTX can be referred to as the DTX of the network-side device.

[0074] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0075] In some embodiments of this application, the first DTX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0076] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DRX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0077] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DTX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0078] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX includes an active state and an inactive state.

[0079] In some embodiments of this application, the first DTX includes an active state and an inactive state.

[0080] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DRX includes an active state and an inactive state.

[0081] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DTX includes an active state and an inactive state.

[0082] The active state of the first cell DRX is also called the active period of the first cell DRX, and the inactive or idle state of the first cell DRX is also called the inactive period of the first cell DRX.

[0083] The active state of the first cell DTX is also called the active period of the first cell DTX, and the inactive or idle state of the first cell DTX is also called the inactive period of the first cell DTX.

[0084] In some embodiments of this application, the inactive state of DRX, DTX, cell DRX, or cell DTX can also be referred to as the idle state of DRX, DTX, cell DRX, or cell DTX.

[0085] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal DRX can be referred to as the DRX defined under the sensing system or the integrated sensing system, or as a DRX used to restrict the reception of sensing signals; the sensing signal DTX can be referred to as the DTX defined under the sensing system or the integrated sensing system, or as a DTX used to restrict the transmission of sensing signals; the sensing signal cell DTX can be referred to as the cell DTX defined under the sensing system or the integrated sensing system, or as a cell DTX used to restrict the transmission of sensing signals; and the sensing signal cell DRX can be referred to as the cell DRX defined under the sensing system or the integrated sensing system, or as a cell DRX used to restrict the reception of sensing signals.

[0086] In some embodiments of this application, the communication signal DRX can be a DRX defined by the communication system or a DRX used to restrict the reception of communication signals; the communication signal DTX can be a DTX defined by the communication system or a DTX used to restrict the transmission of communication signals; the communication signal cell DTX can be a cell DTX defined by the communication system or a cell DTX used to restrict the transmission of communication signals; and the communication signal cell DRX can be a cell DRX defined by the communication system or a cell DRX used to restrict the reception of communication signals.

[0087] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal DRX, sensing signal DTX, sensing signal cell DTX, and sensing signal cell DRX can be collectively referred to as the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal, or the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing system, or the energy-saving mechanism of the integrated sensing system.

[0088] In some embodiments of this application, communication signal DRX, communication signal DTX, communication signal cell DTX and communication signal cell DRX can be collectively referred to as the energy-saving mechanism of communication signals, or the energy-saving mechanism of communication system.

[0089] It is understandable that the energy-saving mechanism of communication signals can reflect or characterize the signal transmission or reception requirements of the communication system, and the energy-saving mechanism of sensing signals can reflect or characterize the transmission or reception requirements of sensing signals in the sensing system or the integrated sensing system.

[0090] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal performing a first operation based on a first configuration may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following i to Vii:

[0091] i. The terminal determines whether to receive the sensing signal based on the communication signal DRX. That is, the terminal follows the DRX rules defined in the communication system to determine whether to receive the sensing signal. This ensures that the terminal's signal receiving function in the sensing system (such as on or off) is consistent with the signal receiving function in the communication system, thereby achieving effective energy saving of the terminal.

[0092] The terminal determines whether to send a sensing signal based on the communication signal DTX. That is, the terminal follows the DTX rules defined in the communication system to determine whether to send a sensing signal. This ensures that the terminal's signal transmission function status (such as on or off) in the sensing system is consistent with the status of the signal transmission function in the communication system, thereby achieving effective energy saving for the terminal.

[0093] ii. The terminal determines whether to receive the sensing signal based on the cell DTX of the communication signal. That is, the terminal follows the cell DTX rules defined in the communication system to determine whether the network side is sending the sensing signal, thereby determining whether to receive the sensing signal. This ensures that the terminal's signal transmission function status (such as on or off) in the sensing system is consistent with the status of the network side's signal transmission function in the communication system, thus achieving effective energy saving for the terminal.

[0094] iii. The terminal determines whether to send sensing signals and / or sensing results based on the DRX of the communication signal cell. That is, the terminal follows the cell DRX rules defined in the communication system to determine whether to send sensing signals and / or sensing results. This ensures that the state of the terminal's sending function in the sensing system (such as on or off) is consistent with the state of the network side's signal receiving function in the communication system, thereby achieving effective energy saving for the terminal.

[0095] iv. The terminal determines whether to receive the sensing signal based on the sensing signal DRX. This involves defining an additional DRX associated with the sensing signal. Because the characteristics of sensing services may differ from those of communication services, allowing the sensing signal to directly follow the limitations of the communication signal DRX might affect sensing performance. Defining an additional DRX for the sensing signal ensures sensing performance while maintaining energy efficiency. Optionally, the communication signal DRX does not affect the validity or availability of the terminal's sensing signal, or in other words, it does not affect the terminal's behavior in receiving sensing signals; in other words, the terminal's sensing behavior is not affected by the DRX defined under the communication system.

[0096] The terminal determines whether to receive or transmit a signal based on the sensing signal DTX. Because the characteristics of sensing services may differ from those of communication services, directly restricting the sensing signal to the communication signal DTX might negatively impact sensing performance. Defining an additional DTX for the sensing signal can ensure sensing performance while maintaining energy efficiency. Optionally, the communication signal DTX may not affect the validity or availability of the terminal's sensing signal, or in other words, it may not affect the terminal's behavior in transmitting sensing signals.

[0097] v. The terminal determines whether to receive sensing signals based on the sensing measurement configuration. This ensures both energy efficiency and sensing performance.

[0098] vi. The terminal determines whether to receive the sensing signal based on the sensing signal cell DTX. That is, the terminal's sensing signal reception behavior follows the sensing signal cell DTX, which ensures that the terminal's sensing signal reception behavior is consistent with the sensing signal transmission behavior of the network-side equipment, thereby achieving effective energy saving for the terminal.

[0099] vii. The terminal determines whether to transmit sensing signals and / or sensing results based on the sensing signal cell DRX. That is, the terminal's sensing signal or sensing result transmission behavior follows the sensing signal cell DRX, which ensures that the terminal's sensing signal or sensing result transmission behavior is consistent with the sensing and receiving behavior of the network-side equipment, thereby achieving effective energy saving for the terminal.

[0100] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration may be different, and the first operation performed by the terminal may also be different.

[0101] The first possible implementation

[0102] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration may include an energy-saving mechanism configuration, which may include or indicate a first DRX; the above step 201 may include the following steps 201A or 201B.

[0103] Step 201A: The terminal receives or determines the reception sensing signal while the first DRX is in an active state.

[0104] In some embodiments of this application, step 201A may include step 201A1 or step 201A2.

[0105] Step 201A1: When the terminal is in the active state of the sensing signal DRX, it receives or determines whether to receive the sensing signal.

[0106] Step 201A2: When the terminal is in the active state of the communication signal DRX, it receives or determines whether to receive the sensing signal.

[0107] Step 201B: The terminal performs the second operation while the first DRX is inactive.

[0108] The second operation may include at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a first sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a second sensing signal; continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving a third sensing signal, wherein the third sensing signal is the sensing signal that the terminal is receiving when the first DRX switches to the inactive state; not sending or determining not to send a self-transmitted and self-received sensing signal.

[0109] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal receives sensing signals in the active state of DRX and does not receive sensing signals in the inactive state of DRX, so that the terminal can enter a sleep state in the inactive state of DRX, thereby achieving the purpose of energy saving.

[0110] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal receives sensing signals in the active state of DRX and does not send or receive sensing signals in the inactive state of DRX. Since not sending or receiving sensing signals means that the terminal does not need to receive these sensing signals, the terminal can enter a sleep state in the inactive state of DRX, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0111] In some embodiments of this application, the first sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal.

[0112] In some embodiments of this application, the second sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal.

[0113] In some embodiments of this application, the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal satisfy at least one of the following:

[0114] The first sensing signal and the second sensing signal have different signal types;

[0115] The first sensing signal is a periodically sent signal, a signal that does not require the transmission of sensing results, a signal with a priority less than or equal to the priority threshold, or a sensing signal sent by the terminal.

[0116] The second sensing signal is a non-periodic or semi-continuously transmitted signal that requires a result to be transmitted, has a priority greater than the priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by a network-side device.

[0117] It is understood that the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal differ in at least one of the following: priority, signal type, transmission method, transmitter type, and whether they are associated with a sensing result reporting requirement. The transmission method can include any of the following: periodic transmission, semi-periodic transmission, and semi-continuous transmission. In other words, the terminal can determine whether to receive the sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX based on at least one of the sensing signal's priority, signal type, transmission method, transmitter type, and whether it is associated with a sensing result reporting requirement.

[0118] For example, taking signal type as an example, signals with little impact on energy saving are received normally, or sensing signals that ensure basic functions are received normally are not received, thereby achieving energy saving effect.

[0119] For example, taking the receiving device as an example, if the sensing signals sent by other terminals may have little impact on the terminal's perception, then it will not be received in the inactive state, thereby achieving energy saving. Alternatively, if it is considered that there are many sensing signals sent by other terminals, then it will not be received in the inactive state, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0120] For example, taking the transmission method as an example, non-periodic transmission of sensing signals may have a greater impact on sensing performance, so they are received in the inactive state, while periodically transmitted sensing signals are only received in the active state, thereby achieving energy-saving effects.

[0121] For example, taking the need to report the sensing results as an example, in order to ensure the accuracy of the reported results, the second sensing signal is received even in the inactive state, otherwise it is not received, thereby achieving energy-saving effect.

[0122] It should be noted that the aforementioned first sensing signal is a periodically transmitted signal, a sensing signal that does not require the transmission of sensing results, a sensing signal with a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or a sensing signal transmitted by a terminal, and may include at least one of the following: the first sensing signal is a periodically transmitted signal, the first sensing signal does not require the transmission of sensing results, the first sensing signal has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or the first sensing signal is a sensing signal transmitted by a terminal.

[0123] Similarly, the second sensing signal mentioned above, which is transmitted aperiodically or semi-persistently, requires the transmission of results, has a priority greater than a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by a network-side device, may include at least one of the following:

[0124] The second sensing signal is transmitted non-periodically or semi-continuously; the second sensing signal is for sending results; the second sensing signal has a priority greater than the priority threshold; or the second sensing signal is a sensing signal sent by the network-side device.

[0125] Thus, in the inactive or idle state of the first DRX, the terminal can receive or determine to receive some sensing signals, or not receive or determine not to receive other sensing signals, based on the characteristics such as the type, transmission method, or priority of the sensing signals. Therefore, it can save energy in the inactive or idle state of the first DRX and avoid the terminal missing or ignoring important sensing signals.

[0126] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal not receiving or determining not to receive the first sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX may include: if the time interval between interrupting sensing or stopping receiving sensing signals is less than or equal to a first threshold, the terminal not receiving or determining not to receive the first sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX. That is, the terminal follows the communication signal DRX or sensing signal DRX rules while ensuring the continuity of sensing signal reception; in other words, to ensure the continuity of sensing signal reception, the DRX rules are followed under certain conditions.

[0127] In some embodiments of this application, the time interval for terminal interruption sensing can be: the time interval between the current time and the time when the terminal last ended sensing.

[0128] In some embodiments of this application, the "terminal interruption sensing time interval" may include at least one of the following: the time interval for the terminal to receive sensing signals, the time interval for the terminal to send sensing signals, and the sum of the time interval for the terminal to receive sensing signals and the time interval for the terminal to send sensing signals.

[0129] In some embodiments of this application, the first threshold can be determined based on the maximum unambiguous Doppler.

[0130] For example, the first threshold is at least one of the following: maximum unambiguous Doppler, K times the maximum unambiguous Doppler, and one-Kth of the maximum unambiguous Doppler. Wherein, K is greater than 0.

[0131] Thus, since the terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the first sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX when the time interval between interruptions in sensing is less than or equal to the first threshold, the sensing power consumption of the terminal can be further reduced.

[0132] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal continues to receive or determines to continue receiving the third sensing signal when the first DRX is inactive. This can be understood as follows: when the terminal is receiving the first sensing signal, if the terminal switches to the inactive state of the first DRX, the terminal continues to receive the first sensing signal.

[0133] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving the third sensing signal may include: the terminal continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving the third sensing signal in accordance with a first rule.

[0134] The first rule includes at least one of the following rules 1 to 3:

[0135] Rule 1: The duration of the third sensing signal in the non-activated state of the first DRX is less than or equal to the third threshold.

[0136] In some embodiments of this application, if the duration of the third sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is less than or equal to a third threshold, the terminal continues to receive or determines to continue receiving the third sensing signal while in the inactive state of the first DRX; if the duration of the third sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is greater than the third threshold, the terminal does not receive or determines not to receive the third sensing signal while in the inactive state of the first DRX. It can be understood that if the duration of the sensing signal to be received in the inactive state of the first DRX is short, then to ensure sensing performance, this sensing measurement can be completed first without increasing energy consumption too much. However, if a long reception time is required, then from an energy-saving perspective, this sensing measurement can be abandoned or suspended.

[0137] In some embodiments of this application, the duration for which the third sensing signal is in the inactive state of the first DRX can be determined based on the second information corresponding to the third sensing signal and the third information corresponding to the first DRX.

[0138] The second information may be at least one of the following: the reception completion time of the third sensing signal, the start reception time of the third sensing signal, and the total reception duration of the third sensing signal. The third information may be at least one of the following: the time range of the inactive state of the first DRX, the start time of the inactive state of the first DRX, and the end time of the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0139] Rule 2: The duration of receiving the third sensing signal is greater than the fourth threshold.

[0140] In some embodiments of this application, when the terminal transitions to the inactive state of the first DRX:

[0141] If the terminal continues to receive the third sensing signal for a period exceeding the fourth threshold, then the terminal continues to receive the third sensing signal. This avoids wasting the terminal's receiving power. It's understandable that if the terminal has already received signals for a sufficiently long time, pausing reception would waste the previous receiving power.

[0142] If the duration for which the terminal continuously receives the third sensing signal is less than or equal to the fourth threshold, then the terminal will not receive or will determine not to receive the third sensing signal. That is, if the duration for which the terminal continuously receives the sensing signal meets the minimum processing length (such as the fourth threshold), it can stop receiving, thus achieving energy saving in the inactive state of the first DRX. It can be understood that the fourth threshold can be determined by the minimum processing duration of the sensing signal.

[0143] Rule 3: Before the first timer expires, the first timer is activated when the terminal starts receiving the third sensing signal or enters the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0144] In some embodiments of this application, in the inactive state of the first DRX, since the terminal can continue to receive sensing signals before the first timer expires, that is, the terminal still performs sensing measurements for a certain period of time in the inactive state of the first DRX, thus ensuring the continuity of sensing or the time delay of sensing results.

[0145] Thus, in the inactive state of the first DRX, since the terminal can continue to receive the sensing signal it is receiving according to the first rule, the terminal can follow the DRX rules defined by the communication system or sensing system while ensuring the continuity of sensing signal reception. This not only enables the terminal to save energy in the inactive state of the first DRX, but also avoids the waste of the terminal's receiving energy and improves the terminal's sensing signal reception performance.

[0146] In some embodiments of this application, step 201B may include step 201B1 or step 201B2.

[0147] Step 201B1: When the terminal is in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX, it performs at least one of the following: does not receive or determines not to receive the sensing signal; receives or determines to receive the sensing signal; does not receive or determines not to receive the first sensing signal; receives or determines to receive the second sensing signal; continues to receive or determines to continue to receive the third sensing signal, where the third sensing signal is the sensing signal that the terminal is receiving when the sensing signal DRX switches to the inactive state; does not send or determines not to send the self-transmitted and self-received sensing signal.

[0148] For further description of step 201B1, see the relevant description of step 201B above.

[0149] Thus, when the terminal is in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX, it may not receive or determine not to receive the sensing signal, receive or determine to receive the sensing signal, not receive or determine not to receive the first sensing signal, receive or determine to receive the second sensing signal, continue to receive or determine to continue to receive the third sensing signal, or not send or determine not to send the self-transmitted and self-received sensing signal. In other words, the terminal's sensing behavior follows the state of the sensing signal DRX, thereby enabling the terminal to save energy in the sensing system.

[0150] Step 201B2: When the terminal is in the inactive state of the communication signal DRX, it performs at least one of the following operations: 11 to 16.

[0151] Operation 11: The terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive sensing signals;

[0152] Operation 12: Receive or confirm receiving the sensing signal; In this way, the terminal receives the sensing signal normally in the first DRX inactive state, that is, the first DRX does not affect the validity and availability of the sensing signal; or in other words, it does not affect the terminal's behavior of receiving the sensing signal. In other words, the sensing behavior is not affected by the communication definition DRX. This is because the design mechanism of the existing DRX may not be suitable for the characteristics of the sensing signal in the system. Therefore, the influence of the existing DRX is avoided, thereby ensuring the sensing performance.

[0153] Operation 13: Do not receive or confirm that the first sensing signal will not be received;

[0154] Operation 14: Receive or confirm receiving the second sensing signal;

[0155] Operation 15: Continue receiving or confirm to continue receiving the third sensing signal. The third sensing signal is the sensing signal that the terminal is receiving when the first DRX switches to the inactive state.

[0156] Operation 16: Do not send or confirm that you will not send the self-transmitted and self-received sensing signal.

[0157] It is understandable that in operation 11, the terminal follows the DRX rules defined in the communication system to determine whether to receive the sensing signal. This can avoid the waste of terminal energy due to the conflict between the communication receiving function and the sensing receiving function, thereby achieving effective energy saving of the terminal.

[0158] In some embodiments of this application, in operation 11, the communication signal DRX can specifically be a connected state DRX or an idle state DRX, that is, a DRX applicable to a connected state terminal or a DRX applicable to an idle state terminal.

[0159] For example, when the communication signal DRX is in the idle state DRX, the terminal does not receive the sensing signal when the communication signal DRX is in the inactive state; or, when the communication signal DRX is in the connected state DRX, the terminal does not receive the sensing signal when the communication signal DRX is in the inactive state.

[0160] In some embodiments of this application, during operation 12, the terminal can receive or determine whether to receive the sensing signal while the communication signal DRX is inactive. That is, the terminal receives the sensing signal normally while the communication signal DRX is inactive, meaning the communication signal DRX does not affect the validity or availability of the sensing signal. In other words, it does not affect the terminal's behavior in receiving the sensing signal; the terminal's sensing and receiving behavior is unaffected by the communication DRX.

[0161] In some embodiments of this application, in operations 13 and 14, the terminal determines whether to comply with the DRX rules defined in the communication system based on the type, purpose, and other characteristics of the sensed signal. For a detailed description of the first and second sensed signals, please refer to the relevant description in step 201 above.

[0162] In some embodiments of this application, during operation 14, the terminal does not perform or is determined not to perform spontaneous sensing when the communication signal DRX is in an inactive state. It is understood that when the terminal does not receive spontaneous sensing signals, it may also not send such sensing signals, thereby further reducing the terminal's power consumption.

[0163] Thus, when the terminal is in the inactive state of the communication signal DRX, it may not receive or determine not to receive sensing signals, receive or determine to receive sensing signals, not receive or determine not to receive the first sensing signal, receive or determine to receive the second sensing signal, continue to receive or determine to continue to receive the third sensing signal, or not send or determine not to send self-transmitted and self-received sensing signals. In other words, the terminal's sensing behavior follows the state of the sensing signal DRX. Therefore, the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing system can be kept consistent with the energy-saving mechanism of the communication system, thereby achieving overall energy saving of the terminal.

[0164] The second possible implementation method

[0165] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration described above includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, which includes the first DTX. Step 201 described above may include step 201C or step 201D.

[0166] Step 201C: While the terminal is in the active state of the first DTX, it sends or confirms sending a sensing signal.

[0167] Step 201D: The terminal executes the eighth operation while the first DTX is inactive.

[0168] The eighth operation may include at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a fourth sensing signal; sending or determining to send a fifth sensing signal; continuing to send or determining to continue sending a sixth sensing signal, wherein the sixth sensing signal is the sensing signal being sent when the first DTX switches to the inactive state; not sending or determining not to send a self-sent and self-received sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a self-sent and self-received sensing signal; and not sending or determining not to send a sensing result.

[0169] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal can determine whether to send sensing signals or sensing results based on the communication signal cell DTX.

[0170] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal sends a sensing signal in the active state of the first DTX and does not send a sensing signal in the inactive or idle state of the first DTX. Thus, the terminal can enter a sleep state in the inactive or idle state of the first DTX, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0171] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal sends a sensing signal in the active state of the first DTX, or the terminal does not send a self-sent and self-received sensing signal in the inactive or idle state of the first DTX, because not sending a self-sent and self-received sensing signal means that it does not need to receive this sensing signal, and vice versa. In this way, the terminal can enter a sleep state in the inactive or idle state of the first DTX, thereby achieving the purpose of energy saving.

[0172] In some embodiments of this application, the fourth sensing signal and the fifth sensing signal satisfy at least one of the following: the fourth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal; the fifth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal; the fourth sensing signal and the fifth sensing signal have different signal types; the fourth sensing signal is periodically transmitted, does not need to send sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the terminal; the fifth sensing signal is non-periodic or semi-persistently transmitted, needs to send results, has a priority greater than a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by a network-side device.

[0173] It is understandable that the terminal can determine whether to send a sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DTX based on at least one of the following: the priority of the sensing signal, the signal type, the transmission method, the type of the transmitting end, and whether it is associated with the sensing result reporting requirement.

[0174] For example, taking signal type as an example, signals with little impact on energy saving are sent normally, or sensing signals that ensure basic functions are sent normally are sent while others are not sent, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0175] For example, taking the transmission method as an example, non-periodic transmission of sensing signals may have a greater impact on the performance of sensing, so they are transmitted in the inactive state, while periodically transmitted sensing signals are only transmitted in the active state, thereby achieving energy-saving effects.

[0176] For example, taking the need to report the sensing results as an example, in order to ensure the accuracy of the reported results, the second sensing signal is sent even when it is inactive, otherwise it is not sent, thereby achieving energy-saving effect.

[0177] In some embodiments of this application, step 201C may include step 201C1 or step 201C2.

[0178] Step 201C1: When the terminal is in the active state of the sensing signal DTX, it sends or determines to send the sensing signal.

[0179] Step 201C2: When the terminal is in the active state of the sensing signal DTX, it sends or confirms sending the sensing signal.

[0180] In some embodiments of this application, step 201D may include step 201D1 or step 201D2.

[0181] Step 201D1: The terminal performs the eighth operation while the sensing signal DTX is in an inactive state.

[0182] Step 201D2: The terminal performs the eighth operation while the communication signal DTX is inactive.

[0183] It is understandable that one possibility is whether the terminal's sensing signal transmission follows the limitations of the communication signal DTX, and another possibility is that the terminal's sensing signal transmission follows the limitations of an additionally defined sensing signal DTX.

[0184] Thus, when the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, and the power-saving mechanism configuration includes a first DTX, the terminal can send or determine to send a sensing signal in the active state of the first DTX, or not send or determine not to send a sensing signal, send or determine to send a sensing signal, not send or determine not to send a fourth sensing signal, send or determine to send a fifth sensing signal, continue to send or determine to continue sending a sixth sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DTX, where the sixth sensing signal is the sensing signal that the terminal is sending when the first DTX switches to the inactive state, not send or determine not to send a self-transmitted and self-received sensing signal, or not send or determine not to send a sensing result, thereby enabling the terminal to save energy.

[0185] The third possible implementation method

[0186] It is understandable that the third possible implementation is to explain whether the perception measurement windows corresponding to the terminal are subject to DRX restrictions.

[0187] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration may include a sensing measurement configuration and a power-saving mechanism configuration. The sensing measurement configuration may be used to indicate one or more sensing measurement windows, and the power-saving mechanism configuration may be used to indicate a first DRX. Step 201 described above may include step 201E or step 201F.

[0188] Step 201E: When the terminal is in the active state of the first DRX, it receives or determines to receive the sensing signal.

[0189] Step 201F: When the terminal is in the inactive state of the first DRX in the sensing measurement window, it performs the third operation.

[0190] The third operation may include at least one of the following:

[0191] Receive or determine the received sensing signal, that is, the terminal behavior within the sensing measurement window is not affected by the first DRX;

[0192] Not receiving or determining not to receive sensing signals, that is, the terminal behavior within the sensing measurement window is limited by the first DRX, can further realize terminal energy saving;

[0193] Do not receive or determine that the first sensing signal will not be received;

[0194] Receive or confirm receiving the second sensing signal;

[0195] Within at least M time units, receive or determine the received sensing signal, where M can be a positive integer, thus ensuring the continuity of sensing or timely reporting of sensing results.

[0196] In some embodiments of this application, if the terminal does not receive or determines that it will not receive a sensing signal when the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, then: the sensing measurement window is invalid or can be discarded.

[0197] For a detailed description of the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal, please refer to the relevant descriptions of the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal in the above embodiments. To avoid repetition, they will not be repeated here.

[0198] Thus, when the first configuration includes a perception measurement configuration and a power-saving mechanism configuration, where the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows and the power-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate a first DRX, the terminal can perform perception-related operations based on the first DRX and the perception measurement windows, thereby improving the accuracy of the terminal's perception and achieving power saving.

[0199] A fourth possible implementation method

[0200] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration described above may include the energy-saving mechanism configuration described above, and the energy-saving mechanism configuration may be used to indicate the first cell DTX. Step 201 described above may include step 201G or step 201H described below.

[0201] Step 201G: While the terminal is in the active state of DTX in the first cell, it performs the fourth operation.

[0202] Step 201H: The terminal performs the fifth operation while the first cell DTX is inactive.

[0203] In some embodiments of this application, the fourth operation described above may include at least one of the following: receiving or determining a sensing signal sent by a receiving network-side device; receiving or determining a sensing signal sent by a receiving terminal.

[0204] In some embodiments of this application, the fifth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive sensing signals sent by network-side devices; receiving or determining to receive sensing signals sent by receiving terminals.

[0205] In some embodiments of this application, when the first cell DTX includes a sensing signal cell DTX, the reception of the sensing signal is not affected by the cell DTX in the communication system. A new cell DTX pattern (i.e., sensing signal cell DTX pattern) is defined for the sensing signal. Under this pattern, the network-side device does not transmit the sensing signal during the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX. Therefore, the terminal can determine whether to receive the sensing signal during the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX based on the sensing signal cell DTX pattern.

[0206] In some embodiments of this application, when the first cell DTX includes a communication signal cell DTX, the reception of the sensing signal is affected by the communication signal cell DTX in the communication system. The network-side device does not perform transmission during the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX. Therefore, the terminal can determine whether to receive the sensing signal during the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX based on the pattern of the communication signal cell DTX.

[0207] In some embodiments of this application, step 201G may include step 201G1 or step 201G2.

[0208] Step 201G1: When the terminal is in the active state of the sensing signal cell DTX, it performs the fourth operation.

[0209] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal receives or determines whether to receive a sensing signal sent by the network-side device when the network-side device is in the active state of the sensing signal cell DTX. The active state can also be referred to as the active period.

[0210] For example, when the base station is located during the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines that it will receive the sensing signal sent by the base station.

[0211] For example, when a cell is in the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines that it is receiving the sensing signal sent by the receiving cell.

[0212] For example, when the base station is located during the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines the sensing signal sent by the receiving terminal.

[0213] For example, when a cell is in the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines the sensing signal sent by the receiving terminal.

[0214] Thus, since the terminal receives or determines whether to receive the sensing signal during the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal's behavior in receiving the sensing signal can be consistent with the behavior of the network-side equipment in sending the sensing signal, thereby improving the terminal's sensing performance.

[0215] Step 201G2: The terminal performs the fourth operation while the communication signal cell DTX is in an active state.

[0216] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal performs the fourth operation when the network-side device is in the active state of the communication signal cell DTX. The active state can also be referred to as the active period.

[0217] For example, when the base station is located during the active period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines that it will receive the communication signal sent by the base station.

[0218] For example, when a cell is in the active period of a communication signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines that it will receive communication signals sent by the cell.

[0219] For example, when the base station is located during the active period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines the communication signal sent by the receiving terminal.

[0220] For example, when the cell is in the active period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines the communication signal sent by the receiving terminal.

[0221] Thus, since the terminal receives or determines to receive sensing signals during the active period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal's behavior of receiving sensing signals can be made consistent with the behavior of the network-side equipment in sending communication signals, thereby achieving energy saving of the terminal.

[0222] In this way, when the network-side equipment is inactive in the first cell's DTX state, it does not send or is determined not to send sensing signals; thus, the terminal's sensing behavior can be consistent with that of the network-side equipment based on the first cell's DTX. This enables energy saving for the terminal.

[0223] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device sends or determines to send a sensing signal while the first cell DTX is inactive. Therefore, the terminal's sensing behavior can be consistent with the network-side device's sensing behavior based on the first cell DTX.

[0224] In some embodiments of this application, step 201H may include step 201H1 or step 201H2.

[0225] Step 201H1: The terminal performs the fifth operation in the inactive state of the sensing signal cell DTX.

[0226] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal performs the fifth operation when the network-side device is in the inactive state of the sensing signal cell DTX.

[0227] For example, when the base station is in the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the sensing signal sent by the base station.

[0228] For example, when the base station is in the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines the sensing signal sent by the receiving terminal.

[0229] For example, when a cell is in the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the sensing signal sent by the cell.

[0230] For example, when the cell is in the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal receives or determines the sensing signal sent by the receiving terminal.

[0231] Thus, on the one hand, since the terminal receives or determines its own sensing signals during the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX, meaning that the terminal's self-transmitted sensing behavior is unaffected by the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal's sensing flexibility can be improved. On the other hand, since the terminal does not receive or determine sensing signals sent by network-side devices during the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal's sensing behavior related to network-side devices remains consistent with the network state, allowing it to enter sleep mode more often, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0232] Step 201H2: The terminal performs the fifth operation in the inactive state of the communication signal cell DTX.

[0233] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal performs the fifth operation when the network-side device is in the inactive state of the communication signal cell DTX.

[0234] For example, when the base station is in the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the sensing signals sent by the base station.

[0235] For example, when the base station is in the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the sensing signals sent by the terminal.

[0236] For example, when the cell is in the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the sensing signals sent by the cell.

[0237] For example, when the cell is in the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the sensing signals sent by the terminal.

[0238] Thus, on the one hand, since the terminal receives or determines its own sensing signals during the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX, meaning that the terminal's self-sensing behavior is unaffected by the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal's sensing flexibility can be improved. On the other hand, since the terminal does not receive or determine sensing signals sent by network-side devices during the inactive period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal's sensing behavior related to network-side devices remains consistent with the network state, allowing it to enter sleep mode more often, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0239] Thus, when the first configuration includes the above-mentioned energy-saving mechanism configuration, and the energy-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first cell DTX, since the terminal can determine the perception-related behavior according to the state of the first cell DTX, the terminal's perception behavior can be kept consistent with the network-side equipment, thereby achieving the terminal's energy-saving effect.

[0240] Fifth possible implementation

[0241] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration may include an energy-saving mechanism configuration, and the energy-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first cell DRX; the above step 201 may include the following steps 201I or 201J.

[0242] Step 201I: The terminal performs the sixth operation while the first cell DRX is in an active state.

[0243] Step 201J: The terminal performs the seventh operation while in the inactive state of the first cell DRX.

[0244] In some embodiments of this application, the sixth operation may include at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing result.

[0245] In some embodiments of this application, the seventh operation includes at least one of the following: not sending a sensing signal to a network-side device or determining not to send a sensing signal to a network-side device, i.e., the terminal does not send or determines not to send a sensing signal whose receiving end is a network-side device; not sending a sensing result to a network-side device or determining not to send a sensing result to a network-side device, i.e., the terminal does not send or determines not to send a sensing result whose receiving end is a network-side device; sending a sensing result to a network-side device or determining to send a sensing result to a network-side device, i.e., the terminal sends or determines to send a sensing result whose receiving end is a network-side device; sending a sensing signal to a first device or determining to send a sensing signal to the first device, wherein the first device is a device other than a network-side device; i.e., the terminal sends or determines to send a sensing signal whose receiving end is other than a network-side device; sending a sensing result to the first device or determining to send a sensing result to the first device, i.e., the terminal sends or determines to send a sensing result whose receiving end is other than a network-side device.

[0246] In some embodiments of this application, when the network-side device is within the active period of the first cell DRX, the terminal performs the sixth operation.

[0247] In some embodiments of this application, when the network-side device is in the inactive period or idle state of the first cell DRX, the terminal performs the seventh operation.

[0248] It is understood that in the embodiments of this application, when the first cell DTX is the communication signal cell DTX, the transmission of the terminal-side sensing signal is not affected by the cell DRX in the communication system.

[0249] It is understandable that a new cell DTX (i.e., sensing signal cell DTX) pattern is defined for sensing signals. Under the sensing signal cell DTX pattern, network-side equipment does not perform reception during the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DTX. Therefore, the corresponding terminal can determine whether to send sensing signals and report sensing results during the inactive period based on the sensing signal cell DTX or the sensing signal cell DTX pattern.

[0250] In some embodiments of this application, step 201I may include step 201I1 or step 201I2.

[0251] Step 201I1: When the terminal is in the active state of the sensing signal cell DRX, it performs the sixth operation.

[0252] In some embodiments of this application, when the network-side device is in the active period of the sensing signal cell DRX, the terminal performs the sixth operation.

[0253] For example, when a base station or cell is in the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal sends or determines to send a sensing signal to the base station.

[0254] For example, when a base station or cell is in the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal sends or determines to send the sensing results to the base station.

[0255] For example, when a base station or cell is in the active period of the sensing signal cell DTX, the terminal sends or determines to send to the base station: sensing results and sensing signals.

[0256] Step 201I2: When the terminal is in the active state of the communication signal cell DRX, it performs the sixth operation.

[0257] In some embodiments of this application, when the network-side device is in the active period of the communication signal cell DRX, the terminal performs the sixth operation.

[0258] For example, when a base station or cell is in the active period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal sends or determines to send a sensing signal to the base station.

[0259] For example, when a base station or cell is in the active period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal sends or determines to send the sensing results to the base station.

[0260] For example, when a base station or cell is in the active period of the communication signal cell DTX, the terminal sends or determines to send to the base station: sensing results and sensing signals.

[0261] In some embodiments of this application, step 201J may include step 201J1 or step 201J2.

[0262] Step 201J1: The terminal performs the seventh operation in the inactive state of the sensing signal cell DRX.

[0263] In some embodiments of this application, when the network-side device is in the inactive period of the sensing signal cell DRX, the terminal performs the seventh operation.

[0264] For example, when a base station or cell is in an inactive period of the sensing signal cell DRX, the terminal sends at least one of the sensing signal and sensing result to the base station. In some embodiments of this application, the receiving end does not send the sensing signal and sensing result to the base station normally.

[0265] For example, when the base station or cell is in the inactive period of the DRX (Digital Reference Array) of the sensing signal cell, the terminal does not send or determines not to send sensing signals to the base station, nor does it send sensing results to the base station. This ensures that both network-side equipment and the terminal can enter a sleep state, thereby achieving energy saving in terminal transmission and network-side reception. In some embodiments of this application, the receiving end does not transmit sensing signals normally from the base station. This avoids interfering with the base station's sleep state while ensuring the sensing performance of the terminal itself or other devices.

[0266] Step 201J2: The terminal performs the seventh operation in the inactive state of the communication signal cell DRX.

[0267] In some embodiments of this application, when the network-side device is in the inactive period of the communication signal cell DRX, the terminal performs the seventh operation.

[0268] For example, when the base station or cell is in the inactive period of the DRX (Digital Radio Reception Array) cell, the terminal does not send or determines that the receiving end is a base station sensing signal, and / or the terminal does not send or determines that the receiving end is a base station sensing result, thereby achieving energy saving in terminal transmission and also achieving energy saving in network reception. Optionally, sensing signals and / or sensing results from sources other than the base station are transmitted normally.

[0269] For example, when the base station or cell is in an inactive period of the DRX (Digital Radio Reception Array) cell, the terminal sends or determines not to send a sensing signal whose receiver is a base station, and / or the terminal sends or determines to send a sensing result whose receiver is a base station. Optionally, sensing signals and / or sensing results whose receiver is not a base station are sent normally.

[0270] Thus, when the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, and the power-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first cell DRX, since the terminal can perform perception-related behaviors according to the state of the first cell DRX, the power-saving mechanism of the terminal can be kept consistent with the power-saving mechanism of the network-side equipment, thereby improving the power-saving effect of the terminal.

[0271] The sixth possible implementation

[0272] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration described above includes a perception measurement configuration, and the perception measurement configuration may include one or more perception measurement windows. Step 201 described above may include step 201K described below.

[0273] Step 201K: The terminal receives or confirms receiving the sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

[0274] It is understood that the terminal may receive or determine the received sensing signal within each or at least part of the sensing measurement window of one or more sensing measurement windows.

[0275] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal receives sensing signals within the sensing and measurement window and does not receive sensing signals outside the sensing and measurement window, so that the terminal can enter sleep mode as much as possible, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0276] Thus, since the terminal can perform at least one of the following actions in the inactive state of the first DRX: not receiving or determining not to receive sensing signals, receiving or determining to receive sensing signals, not receiving or determining not to receive the first sensing signal, receiving or determining to receive the second sensing signal, continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving the third sensing signal currently received by the terminal, and not sending or determining not to send self-transmitted and self-received sensing signals, the sensing flexibility of the terminal can be improved.

[0277] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX may satisfy at least one of the following: whether the terminal receives a sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is indicated by a first signaling; the first DRX is activated after the network-side device is configured; the first DRX is activated or deactivated by a second signaling; the first DRX is deactivated when a first event occurs; the first DRX is activated when a second event occurs.

[0278] In some embodiments of this application, the first signaling may include any of the following: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Radio Resource Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) signaling, and Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0279] For example, whether the terminal receives the sensing signal in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX is indicated by the MAC CE or DCI. In this way, the terminal can be allowed to receive the sensing signal in the inactive state in some cases to achieve better sensing performance.

[0280] In some embodiments of this application, the first signaling can indicate the type of sensing signal received by the terminal in the inactive state of the first DRX. This allows the terminal to receive certain sensing signals in the inactive state, achieving both energy efficiency and a certain level of sensing capability.

[0281] In some embodiments of this application, the second signaling may include any of the following: RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, or DCI.

[0282] For example, the sensing signal DRX can be activated after configuration on the network side.

[0283] For example, the sensing signal DRX can be activated by RRC signaling. For instance, when a terminal receives RRC signaling, it activates the sensing signal DRX.

[0284] For example, the sensing signal DRX can be activated or deactivated by MAC CE signaling.

[0285] For example, the sensing signal DRX can be activated or deactivated by DCI.

[0286] In some embodiments of this application, the first event may include at least one of the following: an event that triggers the reporting of sensing results, the terminal switches to a state that does not require energy saving, or the terminal's energy consumption is below a threshold. It is understood that when the terminal's energy-saving requirements are low, or its sensing requirements are high, priority is given to ensuring sensing performance.

[0287] In some embodiments of this application, the second event may include at least one of the following: the terminal switches to energy-saving mode, the terminal's energy consumption exceeds a threshold, the terminal does not report sensing results, or the terminal reports sensing results periodically. It is understood that when the terminal has a high demand for energy saving, or a low demand for sensing, energy saving of the terminal is prioritized.

[0288] In some embodiments of this application, the second signaling can be used to indicate at least one of the following for the first DRX: active duration, active time range, number of cycles, cycle, cycle update, active state duration update, inactive state duration update, and allowed received sensing signal type update. Thus, since parameters such as the active state duration, active state time range, number of cycles, cycle, cycle update, active state duration update, inactive state duration update, or allowed received sensing signal type update of the first DRX can be indicated by the second signaling, the terminal can more accurately perform the first operation based on the second signaling and the first DRX, thereby further improving the terminal's energy efficiency.

[0289] Thus, since the first signaling can indicate whether the terminal receives the sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX, or the first DRX is activated after being configured by the network-side equipment, or the first DRX is activated or deactivated by the second signaling, the first operation performed by the terminal is related to the first DRX and at least one of the first and second signaling, thereby further improving the accuracy of the terminal in performing sensing-related behaviors and further improving the energy-saving effect of the terminal.

[0290] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signals transmitted by the terminal in the inactive state of the first cell DRX are predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, or configured by the network side.

[0291] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signals received by the network-side device in the inactive state of the first cell DRX are predefined by the protocol, pre-configured by the network side, or configured by the network side.

[0292] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal received by the terminal in the inactive state of the first cell DTX is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, or configured by the network side.

[0293] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signals transmitted by the network-side device in the inactive state of the first cell DTX are predefined by the protocol, pre-configured by the network side, or configured by the network side.

[0294] In some embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned energy-saving mechanism configuration may include at least one of the following sensing signals DRX: an on-duration timer, an inactivity timer, an inactive timer, an inactive duration, a start position, a period, and a sensing signal type that is allowed to be received in the inactive or idle state.

[0295] It should be noted that the "starting position" in this application can be understood as the starting time position.

[0296] Thus, since the power-saving mechanism configuration can include at least one of the following for the sensing signal DRX: on-duration timer, inactivity timer, inactive timer, inactive duration, start position, period, and the type of sensing signal allowed to be received in the inactive state, i.e., additionally defining the DRX for sensing signals, the terminal can accurately perform sensing-related behaviors according to the power-saving mechanism configuration, thereby improving the terminal's power saving.

[0297] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX (hereinafter referred to as Relationship 1) can satisfy at least one of the following:

[0298] 1) When the sensing signal DRX is activated, the communication signal DRX is deactivated;

[0299] 2) When the communication signal DRX is activated, the sensing signal DRX is deactivated;

[0300] 3) When the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX are activated simultaneously, the terminal is simultaneously restricted by the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX. If the terminal performs communication and / or sensing behaviors during the intersection time period of the activation states of the two DRX, the terminal can maximize its energy-saving effect.

[0301] 4) The activation time of the sensing signal DRX and the activation time of the communication signal DRX should at least partially overlap to maximize the energy saving effect of the terminal.

[0302] 5) The sensing signal DRX and the communication DRX are independent of each other. For example, the activation of the sensing signal DRX is not affected by the activation or deactivation of the communication signal DRX, or the deactivation of the sensing signal DRX is not affected by the activation or deactivation of the communication signal DRX.

[0303] In some embodiments of this application, in 1) above, if the DRX function of the integrated sensing is enabled (i.e., the sensing signal DRX is activated), the behavior of the terminal in both the communication system and the sensing system follows the integrated sensing DRX (i.e., the sensing signal DRX), such as determining whether to perform sensing behavior or communication behavior based on the sensing signal DRX.

[0304] In some embodiments of this application, in step 2) above, if the DRX function defined under the communication system is enabled (i.e., the communication signal DRX is activated), the behavior of the terminal under both the communication system and the sensing system follows the communication signal DRX, such as determining whether to perform sensing behavior or communication behavior based on the communication signal DRX.

[0305] In some embodiments of this application, sensing signal DRX and communication signal DRX are not configured or activated simultaneously on the same object; or, sensing signal DRX and communication signal DRX are not configured simultaneously on the same object. The object includes at least one of the following: Bandwidth Part (BWP), bandwidth, cell, or terminal. This avoids mutual interference or limited energy-saving effects due to incompatibility or misalignment between the two mechanisms.

[0306] For example, on a BWP, if the sensing signal DRX is configured, the communication signal DRX is not configured.

[0307] For example, on a BWP, if the sensing signal DRX is activated, then the communication signal DRX is deactivated.

[0308] In some embodiments of this application, when the communication signal DRX is deactivated, the terminal can determine whether to receive the communication signal based on the sensing signal DRX (such as the state of the sensing signal DRX).

[0309] In some embodiments of this application, the communication signals may include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: SSB, PBCH, paging, TRS, PDCCH, PDSCH, PTRS, PRS, PSCCH, PSSCH, PSBCH, PSFCH, and SCI.

[0310] In some embodiments of this application, when the communication signal DRX is deactivated, the terminal can receive the communication signal normally without being limited by the sensing signal DRX. That is, the sensing signal DRX does not affect the validity or availability of the communication signal, or does not affect the terminal's receiving behavior.

[0311] Thus, on the one hand, since the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX satisfy the above relationship 1, the opening and closing of the terminal's communication function and sensing function can be kept consistent, thereby achieving effective energy saving of the terminal.

[0312] In some embodiments of this application, the positional relationship between the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX may include: the on-duration time of the sensing signal DRX at least partially overlaps with the on-duration time of the communication signal DRX, or the on-duration time of the communication signal DRX at least partially overlaps with the on-duration time of the sensing signal DRX, thereby maximizing the energy-saving effect of the terminal.

[0313] In some embodiments of this application, the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX and the on-duration of the communication signal DRX at least partially overlap, and may include at least one of the following:

[0314] The start time of the active state window of the sensing signal DRX is: the start time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX, or the start time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX + offset value.

[0315] The end time of the active state window of the sensing signal DRX is: the end time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX, or the end time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX + offset value.

[0316] The length of the active state window of the sensing signal DRX is less than or equal to the length of the active state window of the communication signal DRX;

[0317] The on-duration of the communication signal DRX is located within the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX, or vice versa. Thus, when two DRXs are active independently, limiting the overlap of their on-duration can maximize the energy-saving effect of the terminal.

[0318] When the period of the communication signal DRX is larger, the overlap between the on-duration of the communication signal DRX and the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX is at least greater than d4 time units, or the overlap ratio between the on-duration of the communication signal DRX and the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX is greater than or equal to the first target threshold.

[0319] When the period of the sensing signal DRX is larger, the overlap between the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX and the on-duration of the communication signal DRX is at least greater than d5 time units, or the overlap ratio between the on-duration of the communication signal DRX and the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX is greater than or equal to the second target threshold.

[0320] Where d4 and d5 are positive integers.

[0321] In some embodiments of this application, the first target threshold and the second target threshold may be the same or different.

[0322] It is understandable that the DRX activation window can characterize or indicate the range of DRX activation time (within a DRX cycle).

[0323] Thus, since the activation time of the sensing signal DRX and the activation time of the communication signal DRX overlap at least partially, in order to achieve the purpose of terminal energy saving, the terminal can perform communication or sensing behavior within the time range or time period when both DRXs are active.

[0324] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing cell DTX or sensing cell DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0325] The first parameter of the sensing signal cell DTX is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, or configured by the network side.

[0326] The second parameter of the DRX of the sensing signal cell is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, or configured by the network side.

[0327] The sensing signal cell DTX is activated or deactivated by a third signaling instruction;

[0328] The DRX of the sensing signal cell is activated or deactivated by the fourth signaling.

[0329] In some embodiments of this application, the third signaling is RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI;

[0330] In some embodiments of this application, the fourth signaling is RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0331] In some embodiments of this application, the DCI can be at least one group common DCI.

[0332] In some embodiments of this application, the third signaling and the fourth signaling can be the same signaling or they can be different signaling.

[0333] In some embodiments of this application, the first parameter may include at least one of the following: period, start position, end position, duration of active state, duration of inactive state or idle state.

[0334] In some embodiments of this application, the second parameter may include at least one of the following: period, start position, end position, active state duration, and inactive or idle state duration.

[0335] In some embodiments of this application, the duration of the activation state can be referred to as the active period length.

[0336] For example, the active state duration of the sensing signal cell DTX can be the active period length of the sensing signal cell DTX, and the active state duration of the sensing signal cell DRX can be the active period length of the sensing signal cell DRX; the inactive state duration of the sensing signal cell DTX can be the inactive period length of the sensing signal cell DTX, and the inactive state duration of the sensing signal cell DRX can be the inactive period length of the sensing signal cell DRX.

[0337] For example, the active state duration of a communication signal cell DTX can be the same as the active period length of the communication signal cell DTX; the active state duration of a communication signal cell DRX can be the same as the active period length of the communication signal cell DRX; the inactive state duration of a communication signal cell DTX can be the same as the inactive period length of the communication signal cell DTX; and the inactive state duration of a communication signal cell DRX can be the same as the inactive period length of the communication signal cell DRX.

[0338] Thus, since the first parameter of the sensing signal cell DTX is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, or configured by the network side; or, the second parameter of the sensing signal cell DRX is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, or configured by the network side; or, the sensing signal cell DTX is activated or deactivated by the third signaling instruction; or, the sensing signal cell DRX is activated or deactivated by the fourth signaling instruction, the configuration flexibility of the first parameter of the sensing signal cell DTX and the second parameter of the communication signal cell DTX, as well as the flexibility of the activation and deactivation of the sensing signal cell DTX and the communication signal cell DTX, can be improved.

[0339] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the communication signal cell DTX and the sensing signal cell DTX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0340] The communication signal cell DTX and the sensing signal cell DTX are configured, activated, or deactivated independently by the network side. That is, the energy-saving mechanism in the communication system and the energy-saving mechanism in the sensing system are independent of each other, so as to avoid mutual impact on performance.

[0341] The communication signal cell DTX and the sensing signal cell DTX are configured using the same configuration, thereby saving signaling overhead;

[0342] Communication signal cell DTX and sensing signal cell DTX are activated or deactivated using the same signaling, thereby saving signaling overhead;

[0343] The inactive state time of the communication signal cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the sensing signal cell DTX, so that the states of the cell DTX of the communication system and the sensing system are as coincident as possible, thereby maximizing network energy saving.

[0344] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the communication signal cell DRX and the sensing signal cell DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0345] The DRX of communication signal cells and the DRX of sensing signal cells are configured, activated, or deactivated independently by the network side; that is, the energy-saving mechanism in the communication system and the energy-saving mechanism in the sensing system are independent of each other, so as to avoid mutual impact on performance.

[0346] Communication signal cells DRX and sensing signal cells DRX are configured using the same configuration, thereby saving signaling overhead;

[0347] Communication signal cells (DRX) and sensing signal cells (DRX) are activated or deactivated using the same signaling, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0348] The inactive state time of the communication signal cell DRX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the sensing signal cell DRX; thus, the states of the cell DRX of the communication system and the sensing system are as coincident as possible, thereby maximizing network energy saving.

[0349] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the first cell DTX and the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0350] The inactive state of the first cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state of the first DRX, so that the energy-saving state of the network side and the terminal can be as consistent as possible, thereby maximizing network energy saving and terminal energy saving respectively, as well as maximizing overall energy saving.

[0351] The first cell's DTX and the first DRX are configured using the same configuration and / or activated or deactivated using the same signaling, which can save signaling overhead.

[0352] For example, the relationship between the communication signal cell DTX and the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0353] The inactive state time of the communication signal cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the first DRX.

[0354] The communication signal cell DTX and the first DRX are configured using the same configuration.

[0355] The communication signal cell DTX and the first DRX are activated or deactivated through the same signaling.

[0356] For example, the relationship between the sensing signal cell DTX and the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0357] The sensing signal cell DTX and the first DRX are configured using the same configuration.

[0358] The sensing signal cell DTX and the first DRX are activated or deactivated through the same signaling.

[0359] The inactive state time of the sensing signal cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the first DRX.

[0360] In this way, the energy-saving status of the network side and the terminal can be made as consistent as possible, thereby maximizing network energy saving and terminal energy saving separately, as well as maximizing overall energy saving.

[0361] Thus, since the energy-saving mechanism configuration can include at least one of sensing signal DRX, sensing signal DTX, sensing signal cell DRX, sensing signal cell DTX, communication signal DRX, communication signal DTX, communication signal cell DRX, and communication signal cell DTX, the terminal can comprehensively consider the transmission / reception requirements of communication signals or sensing signals, thereby effectively achieving terminal energy saving and network energy saving, avoiding the need for the communication system and sensing system to design energy-saving methods independently, thus improving the energy-saving effect on both the terminal side and the network side.

[0362] In some embodiments of this application, the above-described sensing measurement configuration may indicate one or more sensing measurement windows.

[0363] In some embodiments of this application, the window parameters of the one or more sensing measurement windows mentioned above may include at least one of the following: the length of the sensing measurement window; the minimum length of the sensing measurement window; the length range of the sensing measurement window; the position of the sensing measurement window; and the sensing measurement window being related to the transmission period of the sensing signal.

[0364] In some embodiments of this application, the length of the sensing measurement window can be at least one of the following: predefined by the protocol; pre-configured by the higher layer or configured by the higher layer. For example, the length of the sensing measurement window can be a parameter configured by the higher layer for each BWP or each carrier; determined based on the sensing result reporting time or the start position of the reporting window; or determined based on the sensing result reporting time or the end position of the reporting window; that is, the length of the sensing measurement window is not additionally specified to save signaling overhead.

[0365] In some embodiments of this application, the perception result can be a perception result sent by the terminal to a network-side device, other terminals, or other higher layers.

[0366] In some embodiments of this application, the position of the aforementioned sensing measurement window may include at least one of the following: a starting position and an ending position.

[0367] In some embodiments of this application, the position of the sensing measurement window satisfies at least one of the following:

[0368] The sensing measurement window is enabled at time T1 after the terminal initiates sensing measurement; for example, the starting position of the sensing measurement window is d1+T1, where d1 is the time when the signaling that triggers the terminal to initiate sensing measurement is received.

[0369] The sensing measurement window is enabled at time T2 before the terminal reports the sensing results; for example, the end position of the sensing measurement window is d2-T2, where d2 is the time for reporting the sensing results.

[0370] Where T1 and T2 can be values ​​predefined by the protocol, pre-configured by the network, or configured by the network-side device, and T1 and T2 are greater than or equal to 0.

[0371] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing measurement window is related to the transmission period of the sensing signal.

[0372] Specifically, assuming the transmission period of the sensing signal is P, then the first time of the sensing measurement window can be any of the following: d3-P, d2-2P, ...

[0373] The first time can be the start time, middle time, or end time of the sensing measurement window, where P is greater than 0 and d3 is greater than or equal to 0.

[0374] In some embodiments of this application, the above-described sensing measurement configuration can be used to configure window parameters of one or more sensing measurement windows. These window parameters may include at least one of the following: the length of the sensing measurement window; the minimum length of the sensing measurement window; the length range of the sensing measurement window; and the position of the sensing measurement window.

[0375] For further descriptions of the window parameters, please refer to the relevant descriptions of window parameters in the above embodiments.

[0376] In some embodiments of this application, the above embodiments are illustrated by configuring one or more perception measurement windows for the terminal through perception measurement configuration. In actual implementation, the perception measurement windows of the terminal can also be predefined by the protocol or preconfigured by the network.

[0377] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal can receive sensing signals within a sensing measurement window in an energy-saving state to achieve energy saving. For example, in an energy-saving state, the terminal can receive or determine to receive sensing signals only within the sensing measurement window indicated by the sensing measurement configuration.

[0378] In some embodiments of this application, the enabling of the sensing measurement window corresponding to the terminal is limited by the first DRX, the first DTX, the first cell DRX, or the first cell DTX, etc.

[0379] For example, the sensing measurement window corresponding to the terminal is limited by the active state time, inactive state time, or idle state time of the first DRX.

[0380] For example, when the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, the terminal (may, should, or is allowed) receive the sensing signal.

[0381] For example, when the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the terminal (may, should, or is permitted) receive sensing signals (i.e., the terminal behavior within the sensing measurement window is not affected by the DRX).

[0382] For example, when the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the terminal does not (can, should, or is permitted) receive sensing signals. That is, the terminal behavior within the sensing measurement window is limited by the first DRX, further achieving energy saving.

[0383] For example, the perception measurement window may be invalid or discarded.

[0384] For example, when the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the terminal performs sensing measurements for at least M time units and then stops receiving sensing signals, thereby ensuring the continuity of sensing or the timeliness of reporting sensing results.

[0385] For example, when the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the terminal receives the sensing signal if its priority is higher than the threshold, and does not receive it otherwise.

[0386] For example, when the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the terminal can determine whether to receive the sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX based on the signal type, transmission method, transmitter type, and whether it is associated with the reporting of sensing results.

[0387] Thus, since the perception measurement configuration can be used to configure the window parameters of one or more perception measurement windows, perception-related operations can be performed more accurately based on the perception measurement configuration, and the terminal can achieve effective energy saving.

[0388] In some embodiments of this application, when a terminal corresponds to a sensing measurement window, the terminal can determine or adjust the window parameters of these sensing measurement windows based on a first method, such that the adjusted sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation time of the first DRX, thereby maximizing energy saving. The first method may include at least one of the following: network-side configuration, network-side pre-configuration, other user instructions, protocol pre-definition, or terminal self-determination.

[0389] For example, taking the first method where the terminal determines the parameters itself, the terminal can determine or adjust at least one of the following based on the perception measurement window or the configuration of the perception measurement window: the third parameter of the first DRX, the third parameter of the active state of the first DRX, and the third parameter of the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0390] In some embodiments of this application, the third parameter may include at least one of the following: period, length, position range, and starting position.

[0391] In some embodiments of this application, the positional relationship between the perception measurement window indicated by the above-mentioned perception measurement configuration and the first DRX (hereinafter referred to as positional relationship 2) may include at least one of the following:

[0392] 1) The sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the first DRX;

[0393] 2) The length of the sensing measurement window is less than or equal to the length of the activation state time window of the first DRX;

[0394] 3) The degree of overlap between the current sensing measurement window and the activation state time of the first DRX is used to determine whether to switch the sensing measurement window or adjust the window parameters of the current sensing measurement window.

[0395] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the first DRX, and may include at least one of the following:

[0396] 1) The start time of the sensing measurement window is: the start time of the active state window of the first DRX, or the start time of the active state window of the first DRX + offset value.

[0397] 2) The end time of the perception measurement window is: the end time of the active state window of the first DRX, or the end time of the active state window of the first DRX + offset value.

[0398] In some embodiments of this application, the degree of overlap may include: overlap length and overlap percentage.

[0399] For example, based on the degree of overlap mentioned above, it is determined whether to start the perception measurement in advance (i.e., adjust the start time of the current perception measurement window) or whether to perform the perception measurement in the active state of the first DRX.

[0400] It is understood that the start time in the embodiments of this application can also be referred to as the start time or the start position.

[0401] In some embodiments of this application, the third parameter may include at least one of the following: period, length, time domain location range, and starting position.

[0402] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing measurement window or the window parameters of the sensing measurement window are used to assist the network side or the terminal in pre-configuring, configuring or adjusting the third parameter of the active state of the first DRX.

[0403] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing measurement window or the window parameters of the sensing measurement window are used to assist the network side or the terminal in pre-configuring, configuring or adjusting the third parameters of the inactive or idle state of the first DRX.

[0404] For example, the start time of the activation state of the first DRX is the start time of the sensing measurement window.

[0405] For example, the end time of the activation state of the first DRX is the end time of the perception measurement window.

[0406] In some embodiments of this application, the length of the activation state of the first DRX is greater than or equal to the second target threshold.

[0407] For example, the second target threshold is the length of the sensing measurement window.

[0408] Thus, since the positional relationship between the sensing measurement window and the first DRX satisfies the aforementioned positional relationship 2, when the terminal corresponds to a sensing measurement window, the terminal or network side can determine or adjust the window parameters of these sensing measurement windows based on positional relationship 2, so that the adjusted sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation time of the first DRX, thereby ensuring that the sensing measurement window may fall within the activation time of the first DRX, in order to maximize the energy saving effect.

[0409] In some embodiments of this application, at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window may be related to first information, which may include at least one of the following 1) to 3):

[0410] 1) Sensing signal measurement requirements;

[0411] For example, when the sensing signal DRX is configured or activated, the sensing signal measurement requirements are related to the period of the sensing signal DRX.

[0412] For example, when the communication signal DRX is configured or activated, the sensing signal measurement requirements are related to the period of the communication signal DRX.

[0413] 2) The timing of measurement and reporting of the sensed signal (Occasion) can also be called the timing of measurement and reporting of the sensed signal;

[0414] For example, the timing of measurement and reporting of sensing signals is when the sensing signal DRX, communication signal DRX, sensing signal cell DRX, or communication signal cell DRX is in an active state.

[0415] For example, the timing for measuring and reporting a sensed signal is when it is located in front of a reference resource and is in the active state of the sensed signal DRX, communication signal DRX, sensed signal cell DRX, or communication signal cell DRX.

[0416] Furthermore, the timing for measuring and reporting the sensing signal is the time / moment closest to the reference resource within the aforementioned active state.

[0417] Furthermore, the timing of the measurement and reporting of the sensing signal meets certain processing time requirements. For example, the time interval between the reporting timing of the sensing signal and the reference resource is greater than or equal to the third target threshold.

[0418] Reference resource for the timing of measurement and reporting of sensed signals.

[0419] For example, the reference resource for the timing of measurement reporting of the sensing signal is: the time / moment before the reporting timing and within the active state of the sensing signal DRX, communication signal DRX, sensing signal cell DRX, or communication signal cell DRX.

[0420] Thus, since at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window is related to the sensing signal measurement requirements, the timing of sensing signal measurement and reporting, or the reference resources for the timing of sensing signal measurement and reporting, the terminal can more accurately perform sensing-related operations and achieve effective energy saving based on at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window.

[0421] In some embodiments of this application, the conditions that the sensing result needs to meet may include: the time unit of the sensing measurement corresponding to the sensing result is at least greater than or equal to the fifth threshold.

[0422] In some embodiments of this application, the time unit for the terminal to perform the sensing measurement is at least greater than or equal to the fifth threshold before the terminal reports the sensing measurement results.

[0423] In some embodiments of this application, the fifth threshold may also be referred to as the measurement time threshold of the sensing measurement.

[0424] It is understandable that if the terminal cannot meet the threshold (i.e., less than the fifth threshold) when performing sensing measurement in the active state of the first DRX, the terminal will perform sensing measurement in the inactive or idle state of the first DRX to ensure that the measurement threshold is met.

[0425] Thus, since the sensing results need to meet the measurement time threshold, namely the fifth threshold, the validity of the sensing results reported by the terminal can be ensured, the accuracy of sensing measurement can be improved, and the waste of the terminal's measurement and reporting resources can be avoided.

[0426] In some embodiments of this application, if the terminal receives sensing signals from multiple network-side devices, the inactive states of the cell DTX of the multiple network-side devices are at the same time or partially overlap. This enables coordination of multi-site sensing.

[0427] In some embodiments of this application, the inactivity periods of the cell DTX of the above-mentioned multiple network-side devices are the same or at least partially overlap.

[0428] For example, the inactivity periods of the communication signal cells DTX of the aforementioned multiple network-side devices are the same, or at least partially overlap.

[0429] For example, the inactivity periods of the sensing signal cells DTX of the aforementioned multiple network-side devices are the same, or at least partially overlap.

[0430] In the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application, since the terminal can perform perception-related behaviors according to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the perception measurement configuration, such as comprehensively considering the energy-saving mechanism of the perception signal, the energy-saving mechanism of the communication signal and at least one of the perception measurement configuration, and performing the corresponding perception-related behaviors, the terminal can achieve effective energy saving in the integrated sensing system.

[0431] In some embodiments of this application, the communication method provided in this application further includes the following step 202.

[0432] Step 202: If the duration for which the terminal stops receiving sensing signals in the inactive state of the first DRX is greater than the second threshold, the terminal starts receiving or determines to start receiving the first sensing signal.

[0433] In some embodiments of this application, the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application may further include the following step 203.

[0434] Step 203: The terminal does not switch to the inactive state before the second timer expires. The second timer is activated when the terminal begins receiving sensing signals. This ensures the continuity of sensing or reduces the delay in sensing results, allowing the terminal to perform sensing measurements for an extended period.

[0435] It is understandable that the terminal will not switch to the inactive state before the second timer expires, meaning that the terminal can perform sensing or communication normally before the second timer expires.

[0436] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal can switch from an active state to an inactive state after the second timer expires.

[0437] In some embodiments of this application, timer failure can be understood as: timer timeout.

[0438] Thus, since the terminal does not switch to the inactive state of the first DRX before the second timer expires, the continuity of perception or the time delay of the perception result can be guaranteed, and the terminal can perform a certain amount of perception measurement.

[0439] In some embodiments of this application, the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application may further include step 204.

[0440] Step 204: The terminal receives the first configuration sent by the network-side device.

[0441] In some embodiments of this application, when the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, the power-saving mechanism configuration can be activated after the terminal receives the first configuration.

[0442] The communication method provided in the embodiments of this application will be described below with reference to specific examples.

[0443] Example 1: Take the first configuration indication communication signal DRX as an example.

[0444] In this example, the activation and deactivation of the sensing signal are affected by existing DRX or DTX (such as communication signal DRX or communication signal DTX). The main purpose of this embodiment is to define the switching mechanism of the sensing signal under the existing DRX / DTX mechanism, clarify whether the sensing signal follows the existing energy-saving mechanism on the network side or the terminal side, and the corresponding impact, thereby achieving energy saving on the network side or the terminal side, and also avoiding the impact of the transmission and reception of the sensing signal on the effectiveness of the existing energy-saving mechanism. Taking the first configuration indication communication signal DRX as an example, the terminal can perform at least one of the following steps.

[0445] Step 41: The terminal or network side does not receive the first sensing signal and / or receives the second sensing signal when the communication signal DRX is inactive. That is, the terminal determines whether to follow the DRX rules based on the type or purpose of the sensing signal.

[0446] In some embodiments of this application, the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal are predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, indicated by the network side, or determined by the terminal.

[0447] For example, the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal have different signal types.

[0448] For example, signals with minimal impact on energy saving are received normally, or other signals are not received to ensure the normal reception of basic sensing signals, thereby achieving energy-saving effects.

[0449] For example, the first sensing signal is a sensing signal sent by the terminal, and the second sensing signal is a sensing signal sent by the network-side device.

[0450] For example, if the sensing signals sent by other terminals may have little impact on the terminal's perception, then the terminal will not receive them in the inactive state, thereby achieving energy saving. Alternatively, if there are many sensing signals sent by other terminals, the terminal will not receive them in the inactive state, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0451] For example, the first sensing signal is a periodically transmitted sensing signal, and the second sensing signal is a non-periodic or semi-continuously transmitted sensing signal.

[0452] For example, if a non-periodic sensing signal may have a significant impact on sensing performance, it should be received in the inactive state, while periodically transmitted sensing signals should only be received in the active state, thereby achieving energy-saving effects.

[0453] For example, the first sensing signal is a sensing signal that does not need to report the sensing result, and the second sensing signal is a sensing signal that needs to report the result.

[0454] For example, to ensure the accuracy of the reported results, the second sensing signal is received even in the inactive state, otherwise it is not received, thereby achieving energy-saving effect.

[0455] In some embodiments of this application, when the time interval between the terminal receiving the sensing signal is not greater than a first threshold (or in other words, when the time interval between stopping the reception of the sensing signal is less than the first threshold), the terminal does not receive the first sensing signal in the DRX inactive state of the communication signal. This ensures the continuity of sensing signal reception, thereby following the communication DRX rules while meeting the threshold conditions.

[0456] In some embodiments of this application, the first threshold is determined based on the maximum unambiguous Doppler. For example, the first threshold is equal to the maximum unambiguous Doppler, K times the maximum unambiguous Doppler, or one-Kth of the maximum unambiguous Doppler.

[0457] In some embodiments of this application, when the terminal stops receiving sensing signals for a period of time greater than a second threshold while in the inactive state of the communication signal DRX, the terminal begins to receive the first sensing signal. The second threshold and the first threshold may be the same.

[0458] In some embodiments of this application, when the terminal is receiving a sensing signal, if the terminal switches to the inactive state of the communication signal DRX, the terminal continues to receive the sensing signal, thereby ensuring the continuity of sensing or the time delay of the sensing result, and the terminal performs a certain amount of sensing measurement for a longer period of time.

[0459] Step 42: When the communication signal DRX is inactive, the terminal does not send the sensing signal to be received by the terminal.

[0460] It is understandable that in a self-sensing system, when the terminal does not receive signals, the sensing signal is not sent either, thus achieving energy-saving effects.

[0461] Step 43: The terminal receives the sensing signal normally while the communication signal DRX is inactive. That is, the communication signal DRX does not affect the validity or availability of the sensing signal, or in other words, it does not affect the terminal's behavior in receiving the sensing signal. It can be understood that the sensing behavior is not affected by the communication-defined DRX because the existing DRX design mechanism may not be suitable for the characteristics of the sensing signal in the system. Therefore, avoiding the influence of the existing DRX ensures sensing performance.

[0462] Thus, since the terminal can perform relevant sensing operations based on the pattern of the communication signal DRX, it can ensure sensing performance on the one hand and achieve effective energy saving of the terminal on the other.

[0463] It should be noted that Example 1 above uses the communication signal DRX as an example for illustration. When the first configuration indicates the communication signal DTX, the operation of the terminal can be the opposite of Example 1. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0464] Example 2: Take the energy-saving mechanism of the first configuration indicating the sensing signal as an example.

[0465] The purpose of this example is to define the energy-saving mechanism or switching mechanism of the sensing signal, clarify the sending and receiving behavior of the sensing signal under the energy-saving mechanism on the network side or terminal side, and the corresponding impact, so as to achieve energy saving on the network side or terminal side. Furthermore, the impact of the sensing signal energy-saving mechanism on the existing communication signal is also defined.

[0466] In some embodiments of this application, a sensing signal DRX or a sensing signal DTX is defined. The periodic switching of sensing signal transmission and reception behavior can be realized through the sensing signal DRX or DTX, thereby achieving network energy saving and terminal energy saving.

[0467] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal DRX or DTX may include at least one of the following: i. an on-duration timer or the length of an on-duration time; ii. an inactive timer or the length of an inactive time; iii. a start time position; iv. a period; v. a type of sensing signal that is allowed to be received in the inactive state.

[0468] In some embodiments of this application, one or more sensing measurement windows are predefined, preconfigured, configured, or indicated. It is understood that, unlike the power-saving mechanisms of sensing signals DRX or DTX, when a terminal corresponds to a sensing measurement window, the sensing signal can be received within the sensing measurement window, thereby achieving network power saving and terminal power saving.

[0469] The window parameters of the measurement window can be defined as at least one of the following 1) to 3):

[0470] 1) Parameters related to the length of the sensing measurement window, such as the length of the sensing measurement window, the minimum value of the length, or the range of the length.

[0471] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned length-related parameters can be at least one of the following: protocol predefined; higher layer preconfigured; higher layer preconfigured parameters, such as parameters configured through each BWP or each carrier; the length of the sensing measurement window is determined based on the starting position of the sensing result reporting time, the sensing result reporting window, the sensing signal processing time, or the sensing stop time, or the length of the sensing measurement window is determined based on the ending position of the sensing result reporting time, the sensing result reporting window, the sensing signal processing time, or the sensing stop time, i.e., the length of the sensing measurement window is not additionally specified.

[0472] In some embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned perception results are reported to network-side devices, other terminals, or higher layers.

[0473] 2) Sensing the position of the measurement window.

[0474] For example, the sensing measurement window is enabled at time T1 after the terminal is triggered to perform sensing measurement;

[0475] For example, the starting position of the sensing measurement window is d1+T1, where d1 is the time when the signal triggering the sensing is received; for example, the sensing measurement window is enabled at time T2 before the terminal reports the sensing result; for example, the ending position of the measurement window is d2-T2, where d2 is the time when the sensing result is reported.

[0476] In some embodiments of this application, T1 and T2 are predefined, preconfigured, or configured values, and T1 and T2 are greater than or equal to 0.

[0477] 3) The measurement window of the sensing signal is related to the transmission period P of the sensing signal.

[0478] For example, the start time, middle time, or end time of the sensing measurement window are nP, n-2P, ...

[0479] In some embodiments of this application, the perception-related behavior of the terminal based on the perception signal DRX may include at least one of the following:

[0480] Step 51: The terminal does not receive the first sensing signal and / or receives the second sensing signal when the sensing signal DRX is in an inactive state.

[0481] For example, the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal have different signal types.

[0482] For example, in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX, signals with little impact on energy saving are received normally, or in order to ensure the normal reception of sensing signals for basic functions, other signals are not received, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0483] For example, the first sensing signal is a sensing signal sent by the terminal (itself or other terminals), and the second sensing signal is a sensing signal sent by the network-side device.

[0484] For example, if the sensing signals sent by other terminals may have little impact on the terminal's perception, then the terminal will not receive them in the inactive state, thereby achieving energy saving. Alternatively, if there are many sensing signals sent by other terminals, the terminal will not receive them in the inactive state, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0485] For example, the first sensing signal is a periodically transmitted sensing signal, and the second sensing signal is a non-periodic or semi-continuously transmitted sensing signal.

[0486] For example, if a non-periodic sensing signal may have a significant impact on sensing performance, it should be received in the inactive state, while periodically transmitted sensing signals should only be received in the active state, thereby achieving energy-saving effects.

[0487] For example, the first sensing signal is a sensing signal that does not need to report the sensing result, and the second sensing signal is a sensing signal that needs to report the result.

[0488] For example, to ensure the accuracy of the reported results, the second sensing signal is received even in the inactive state, otherwise it is not received, thereby achieving energy-saving effect.

[0489] In some embodiments of this application, when the time interval during which the terminal stops receiving sensing signals is not greater than a first threshold (or in other words, when the time interval during which the terminal stops receiving sensing signals is less than the first threshold), the terminal does not receive the first sensing signal while the sensing signal DRX is inactive. This ensures the continuity of sensing signal reception, thereby following the sensing signal DRX rules while meeting the threshold conditions.

[0490] In some embodiments of this application, the first threshold is determined based on the maximum unambiguous Doppler. For example, the first threshold is equal to the maximum unambiguous Doppler, K times the maximum unambiguous Doppler, or one-Kth of the maximum unambiguous Doppler.

[0491] In some embodiments of this application, when the time during which the terminal stops receiving the sensing signal in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX is greater than a second threshold, the terminal begins to receive the first sensing signal.

[0492] In some embodiments of this application, when the terminal is receiving a sensing signal, if the terminal switches to the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX, the terminal continues to receive the sensing signal, thereby ensuring the continuity of sensing or the time delay of the sensing result, and the terminal performs a certain amount of sensing measurement for a longer period of time.

[0493] In some embodiments of this application, when the time interval between the terminal receiving the sensing signal is not greater than a first threshold (or in other words, when the time interval between stopping the reception of the sensing signal is less than the first threshold), the terminal does not receive the first sensing signal in the DRX inactive state of the sensing signal. This ensures the continuity of sensing signal reception, thereby following the communication DRX rules while meeting the threshold conditions.

[0494] In some embodiments of this application, the first threshold is determined based on the maximum unambiguous Doppler. For example, the first threshold is equal to the maximum unambiguous Doppler, K times the maximum unambiguous Doppler, or one-Kth of the maximum unambiguous Doppler.

[0495] In some embodiments of this application, when the time during which the terminal stops receiving the sensing signal in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX is greater than a second threshold, the terminal begins to receive the first sensing signal.

[0496] In some embodiments of this application, when the terminal is receiving a sensing signal, if the terminal switches to the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX, the terminal continues to receive the sensing signal, thereby ensuring the continuity of sensing or the time delay of the sensing result, and the terminal performs a certain amount of sensing measurement for a longer period of time.

[0497] Step 52: When the terminal is in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX, it does not send the sensing signal to be received by the terminal.

[0498] It is understandable that in a self-sensing system, when the terminal does not receive signals, the sensing signal is not sent either, thus achieving energy-saving effects.

[0499] Step 53: The terminal receives the sensing signal normally while the sensing signal DRX is in the inactive state. That is, the sensing signal DRX does not affect the validity or availability of the sensing signal, or in other words, it does not affect the terminal's behavior in receiving the sensing signal. It can be understood that the sensing behavior is not affected by the DRX defined in the communication, because the existing DRX design mechanism may not be suitable for the characteristics of the sensing signal in the system. Therefore, avoiding the influence of the existing DRX ensures sensing performance.

[0500] Thus, since the terminal can perform relevant sensing operations based on the pattern of the sensing signal DRX, it can ensure sensing performance on the one hand and achieve effective energy saving of the terminal on the other.

[0501] Example 3: The relationship between energy-saving mechanisms for sensing signals and energy-saving mechanisms for communication signals

[0502] The main purpose of this example is to better achieve overall energy saving on the network side or the terminal side by defining the relationship between the energy-saving mechanism of sensing signals and the energy-saving mechanism of communication signals.

[0503] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0504] 1. When the sensing signal DRX is activated, the communication signal DRX is deactivated; or when the communication signal DRX is activated, the sensing signal DRX is deactivated. This means that if the integrated sensing and communication DRX (i.e., the sensing signal DRX) function is enabled, then both communication and sensing behaviors are determined by the integrated sensing and communication DRX to determine whether to perform reception; or if the communication signal DRX function is enabled, then both communication and sensing behaviors are determined by the communication signal DRX to determine whether to perform reception. Of course, the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX can also be independent of each other.

[0505] For example, the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DTX cannot be configured or activated simultaneously on a single BWP, band, cell, or terminal. This avoids the two mechanisms from interfering with each other or limiting energy-saving effects due to incompatibility or misalignment.

[0506] In one approach, when the communication signal DRX is deactivated, the terminal can determine whether to receive the communication signal based on the pattern of the sensing signal DRX. That is, the communication signal is limited by the sensing signal power-saving mechanism.

[0507] In another approach, when the communication signal DRX is deactivated, the terminal receives the communication signal normally. That is, the sensing signal DRX does not affect the validity or availability of the communication signal, or in other words, it does not affect the terminal's receiving behavior.

[0508] The above two methods clarify whether the communication signal is subject to the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal.

[0509] 2. When the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX are activated simultaneously, the terminal is simultaneously limited by both DRXs, thereby maximizing the energy-saving effect.

[0510] 3. Pre-configure, configure, or adjust the positional relationship between the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX, wherein the positional relationship may include at least one of the following:

[0511] 1) The on-duration of the sensing signal DRX and the on-duration of the communication signal DRX overlap at least partially, thereby maximizing the energy-saving effect. This can also be described from the perspective of the communication signal DRX, and the two mean the same thing.

[0512] For example, the start time of the on-duration window of the sensing signal DRX is: the start time of the on-duration window of the communication signal DRX, or the start time of the on-duration window of the communication signal DRX plus an offset value.

[0513] For example, the end time of the on-duration window of the sensing signal DRX is: the end time of the on-duration window of the communication signal DRX, or the end time of the on-duration window of the communication signal DRX plus the offset value.

[0514] For example, the length of the on-duration window of the sensing signal DRX is less than or equal to the length of the on-duration window of the communication signal DRX.

[0515] For example, the on-duration of the communication signal DRX may fall within the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX, or vice versa. When the two DRXs are active independently, the overlap of their on-durations is limited to maximize energy savings.

[0516] For example, when the communication signal DRX period is longer, the overlap between the on-duration of the communication signal DRX and the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX is at least greater than d4 time units, or the proportion is greater than or equal to a threshold.

[0517] For example, when the period of the sensing signal DRX is larger, the overlap between the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX and the on-duration of the communication signal DRX is at least greater than d5 time units, or the proportion is greater than or equal to a threshold.

[0518] In some embodiments of this application,

[0519] The relationship between the communication signal cell DTX and the sensing signal cell DTX (or the communication signal cell DRX and the sensing signal cell DRX) satisfies at least one of the following:

[0520] 1. The communication signal cell DTX / DRX and the sensing signal cell DTX / DRX are independently configured and / or independently activated and / or independently deactivated by the network side (the energy-saving mechanisms of communication and sensing are independent of each other, thereby avoiding mutual impact on performance);

[0521] 2. The communication signal cell DTX / DRX and the sensing signal cell DTX / DRX are configured using the same configuration and / or activated / deactivated using the same signaling (thereby saving signaling overhead);

[0522] 3. The inactivity periods of the communication signal cell DTX / DRX and the sensing signal cell DTX / DRX are the same or at least partially overlap (the energy-saving states of communication and sensing should overlap as much as possible to achieve overall energy saving).

[0523] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between (communication signal / sensing signal) cell DTX and (communication signal / sensing signal) DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0524] 1. The inactive period of the cell DTX mentioned above is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state of DRX, that is, the energy-saving states of communication and sensing are as similar as possible, so as to achieve overall energy saving;

[0525] 2. The cell DTX and the DRX mentioned above are configured using the same configuration and / or activated / deactivated using the same signaling, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0526] This application provides a communication method. Figure 3 shows a flowchart of the communication method provided in this application. As shown in Figure 3, the communication method provided in this application may include step 301.

[0527] Step 301: The network-side device performs the ninth operation according to the first configuration.

[0528] The first configuration may include at least one of the following: energy-saving mechanism configuration, and sensing measurement configuration.

[0529] In some embodiments of this application, the ninth operation may include at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0530] In some embodiments of this application, the above-described energy-saving mechanism configuration can be used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0531] The first DRX includes a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX.

[0532] The first DTX includes a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX.

[0533] The first cell DRX includes sensing signal cell DRX or communication signal cell DRX.

[0534] The first cell DTX includes either the sensing signal cell DTX or the communication signal cell DTX.

[0535] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device may send sensing signals or sensing results to the fourth device. The fourth device may include at least one of the following: a terminal, or other network-side devices.

[0536] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device may receive sensing signals or sensing results sent by a fifth device. The fifth device may include at least one of the following: a terminal, or other network-side devices.

[0537] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side equipment may include, but is not limited to, a cell or a base station.

[0538] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration may also be referred to as first instruction information or first configuration information.

[0539] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal can be at least one of the following: a signal for sensing measurement, a signal for sensing and for communication (i.e., a sensing signal in a sensory integration system).

[0540] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX can be referred to as the DRX of the terminal, and the first DTX can be referred to as the DTX of the terminal.

[0541] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DRX can be referred to as the DRX of the network-side device, and the first cell DTX can be referred to as the DTX of the network-side device.

[0542] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0543] In some embodiments of this application, the first DTX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0544] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DRX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0545] In some embodiments of this application, the first cell DTX includes an active state, an idle state, and an inactive state.

[0546] The active state of the first cell DRX is also called the active period of the first cell DRX, and the inactive state of the first cell DRX is also called the inactive period of the first cell DRX.

[0547] The active state of the first cell DTX is also called the active period of the first cell DTX, and the inactive state of the first cell DTX is also called the inactive period of the first cell DTX.

[0548] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal DRX can be referred to as DRX under the definition of a sensing system or a sensing-integrated system, the sensing signal DTX can be referred to as DTX under the definition of a sensing system or a sensing-integrated system, the sensing signal cell DTX can be referred to as cell DTX under the definition of a sensing system or a sensing-integrated system, and the sensing signal cell DRX can be referred to as cell DRX under the definition of a sensing system or a sensing-integrated system.

[0549] In some embodiments of this application, the communication signal DRX can be the DRX defined by the communication system, the communication signal DTX can be the DTX defined by the communication system, the communication signal cell DTX can be the cell DTX defined by the communication system, and the communication signal cell DRX can be the cell DRX defined by the communication system.

[0550] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing signal DRX, sensing signal DTX, sensing signal cell DTX, and sensing signal cell DRX can be collectively referred to as the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal, or the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing system, or the energy-saving mechanism of the integrated sensing system.

[0551] In some embodiments of this application, communication signal DRX, communication signal DTX, communication signal cell DTX and communication signal cell DRX can be collectively referred to as the energy-saving mechanism of communication signals, or the energy-saving mechanism of communication system.

[0552] It is understandable that the energy-saving mechanism of communication signals can reflect or characterize the signal transmission or reception requirements of the communication system, and the energy-saving mechanism of sensing signals can reflect or characterize the transmission or reception requirements of sensing signals in the sensing system or the integrated sensing system.

[0553] In some embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned energy-saving mechanism configuration may include at least one of the following sensing signals DRX: an on-duration timer, an inactivity timer, an inactive timer, an inactive duration, a start position, a period, and a type of sensing signal that is allowed to be received in the inactive state.

[0554] It should be noted that the "starting position" in this application can be understood as the starting time position.

[0555] Thus, since the energy-saving mechanism configuration can include at least one of the following of the sensing signal DRX: on-duration timer, inactivity timer, inactive timer, inactive duration, start position, period, and the type of sensing signal allowed to be received in the inactive state, the network-side device can accurately execute sensing-related behaviors according to the energy-saving mechanism configuration, thereby improving the energy saving of the network-side device.

[0556] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX (hereinafter referred to as Relationship 1) can satisfy at least one of the following:

[0557] 1) When the sensing signal DRX is activated, the communication signal DRX is deactivated;

[0558] 2) When the communication signal DRX is activated, the sensing signal DRX is deactivated;

[0559] 3) When the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX are activated simultaneously, the network-side device is simultaneously restricted by the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX; for example, the network-side device performs communication and / or sensing behaviors during the intersection time period of the activation states of the two DRXs, thereby maximizing the energy-saving effect of the network-side device.

[0560] 4) The activation state time of the sensing signal DRX at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the communication signal DRX;

[0561] 5) The sensing signal DRX and the communication DRX are independent of each other. For example, the activation of the sensing signal DRX is not affected by the activation or deactivation of the communication signal DRX, or the deactivation of the sensing signal DRX is not affected by the activation or deactivation of the communication signal DRX.

[0562] In some embodiments of this application, in 1) above, if the DRX function of the integrated sensing is enabled (i.e., the sensing signal DRX is activated), the network-side device can follow the integrated sensing DRX (i.e., the sensing signal DRX) in both the communication system and the sensing system, such as determining whether to perform sensing behavior or communication behavior based on the sensing signal DRX.

[0563] In some embodiments of this application, in step 2) above, if the DRX function defined under the communication system is enabled (i.e., the communication signal DRX is activated), the behavior of the network-side device under both the communication system and the sensing system follows the communication signal DRX, such as determining whether to perform sensing behavior or communication behavior based on the communication signal DRX.

[0564] In some embodiments of this application, sensing signal DRX and communication signal DRX are not configured or activated simultaneously on the same object; or, sensing signal DRX and communication signal DRX are not configured simultaneously on the same object. The object includes at least one of the following: Bandwidth Part (BWP), bandwidth, cell, or terminal. This avoids mutual interference or limited energy-saving effects due to incompatibility or misalignment between the two mechanisms.

[0565] For example, on a BWP, if the sensing signal DRX is configured, the communication signal DRX is not configured.

[0566] For example, on a BWP, if the sensing signal DRX is activated, then the communication signal DRX is deactivated.

[0567] In some embodiments of this application, when the communication signal DRX is deactivated, the network-side device can determine whether to send a communication signal based on the sensing signal DRX (such as the pattern of the sensing signal DRX).

[0568] In some embodiments of this application, the communication signals may include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: SSB, PBCH, paging, TRS, PDCCH, PDSCH, PTRS, PRS, PSCCH, PSSCH, PSBCH, PSFCH, and SCI.

[0569] In some embodiments of this application, when the communication signal is deactivated, the network-side device can send the communication signal normally, that is, the sensing signal DRX does not affect the validity or availability of the communication signal, or does not affect the receiving behavior of the terminal.

[0570] Thus, on the one hand, since the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX satisfy the above relationship 1, the opening and closing of the communication function and the sensing function of the network-side device can be kept consistent, thereby achieving effective energy saving of the network-side device.

[0571] In some embodiments of this application, the positional relationship between the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX may include: the on-duration time of the sensing signal DRX at least partially overlaps with the on-duration time of the communication signal DRX, or the on-duration time of the communication signal DRX at least partially overlaps with the on-duration time of the sensing signal DRX, thereby maximizing the energy-saving effect at the terminal.

[0572] In some embodiments of this application, the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX and the on-duration of the communication signal DRX at least partially overlap, and may include at least one of the following:

[0573] The start time of the active state window of the sensing signal DRX is: the start time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX, or the start time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX + offset value.

[0574] The end time of the active state window of the sensing signal DRX is: the end time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX, or the end time of the active state window of the communication signal DRX + offset value.

[0575] The length of the active state window of the sensing signal DRX is less than or equal to the length of the active state window of the communication signal DRX;

[0576] The on-duration of the communication signal DRX is located within the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX, or vice versa. Thus, when two DRXs are active independently, limiting the overlap of their on-duration can maximize the energy efficiency of network-side devices.

[0577] When the period of the communication signal DRX is larger, the overlap between the on-duration of the communication signal DRX and the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX is at least greater than d4 time units, or the overlap ratio between the on-duration of the communication signal DRX and the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX is greater than or equal to the first target threshold.

[0578] When the period of the sensing signal DRX is larger, the overlap between the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX and the on-duration of the communication signal DRX is at least greater than d5 time units, or the overlap ratio between the on-duration of the communication signal DRX and the on-duration of the sensing signal DRX is greater than or equal to the second target threshold.

[0579] Where d4 and d5 are positive integers.

[0580] In some embodiments of this application, the first target threshold and the second target threshold may be the same or different.

[0581] It is understandable that the DRX activation state window can characterize or indicate the activation state time range of the DRX.

[0582] Thus, since the activation time of the sensing signal DRX and the activation time of the communication signal DRX overlap at least partially, the network-side device can perform communication or sensing behaviors within the time range or time period when both DRXs are active, thereby achieving the goal of energy saving for the network-side device.

[0583] In some embodiments of this application, the first parameter of the sensing signal cell DTX may include at least one of the following: period, start position, end position, active state duration, and inactive state duration.

[0584] In some embodiments of this application, the second parameter of the sensing signal cell DRX may include at least one of the following: period, start position, end position, active state duration, and inactive state duration.

[0585] In some embodiments of this application, the duration of the activation state can be referred to as the active period length.

[0586] For example, the active state duration of the sensing signal cell DTX can be the active period length of the sensing signal cell DTX, and the active state duration of the sensing signal cell DRX can be the active period length of the sensing signal cell DRX; the inactive state duration of the sensing signal cell DTX can be the inactive period length of the sensing signal cell DTX, and the inactive state duration of the sensing signal cell DRX can be the inactive period length of the sensing signal cell DRX.

[0587] For example, the active state duration of a communication signal cell DTX can be the same as the active period length of the communication signal cell DTX; the active state duration of a communication signal cell DRX can be the same as the active period length of the communication signal cell DRX; the inactive state duration of a communication signal cell DTX can be the same as the inactive period length of the communication signal cell DTX; and the inactive state duration of a communication signal cell DRX can be the same as the inactive period length of the communication signal cell DRX.

[0588] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the communication signal cell DTX and the sensing signal cell DTX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0589] The communication signal cell DTX and the sensing signal cell DTX are configured, activated, or deactivated independently by the network side. That is, the energy-saving mechanism in the communication system and the energy-saving mechanism in the sensing system are independent of each other, so as to avoid mutual impact on performance.

[0590] The communication signal cell DTX and the sensing signal cell DTX are configured using the same configuration, thereby saving signaling overhead;

[0591] Communication signal cell DTX and sensing signal cell DTX are activated or deactivated using the same signaling, thereby saving signaling overhead;

[0592] The inactive state time of the communication signal cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the sensing signal cell DTX; thus, the states of the cell DTX of the communication system and the sensing system are as similar as possible, thereby achieving overall energy saving.

[0593] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the communication signal cell DRX and the sensing signal cell DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0594] The DRX of communication signal cells and the DRX of sensing signal cells are configured, activated, or deactivated independently by the network side; that is, the energy-saving mechanism in the communication system and the energy-saving mechanism in the sensing system are independent of each other, so as to avoid mutual impact on performance.

[0595] Communication signal cells DRX and sensing signal cells DRX are configured using the same configuration, thereby saving signaling overhead;

[0596] Communication signal cells (DRX) and sensing signal cells (DRX) are activated or deactivated using the same signaling, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0597] The inactive state time of the communication signal cell DRX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the sensing signal cell DRX; thus, the states of the cell DRX of the communication system and the sensing system are as similar as possible, thereby achieving overall energy saving.

[0598] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the first cell DTX and the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0599] The inactive state of the first cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state of the first DRX, so that the energy-saving states of the communication system and the sensing system can overlap as much as possible, thereby achieving overall energy saving.

[0600] The first cell's DTX and the first DRX are configured using the same configuration and / or activated or deactivated using the same signaling, which can save signaling overhead.

[0601] For example, the relationship between the communication signal cell DTX and the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0602] The inactive state time of the communication signal cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the first DRX.

[0603] The communication signal cell DTX and the first DRX are configured using the same configuration.

[0604] The communication signal cell DTX and the first DRX are activated or deactivated through the same signaling.

[0605] For example, the relationship between the sensing signal cell DTX and the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0606] The sensing signal cell DTX and the first DRX are configured using the same configuration.

[0607] The sensing signal cell DTX and the first DRX are activated or deactivated through the same signaling.

[0608] The inactive state time of the sensing signal cell DTX is the same as or at least partially overlaps with the inactive state time of the first DRX.

[0609] Thus, since the energy-saving mechanism configuration can include at least one of sensing signal DRX, sensing signal DTX, sensing signal cell DRX, sensing signal cell DTX, communication signal DRX, communication signal DTX, communication signal cell DRX, and communication signal cell DTX, the network-side equipment can comprehensively consider the transmission / reception requirements of communication signals or sensing signals, thereby effectively realizing energy saving of the network-side equipment and avoiding the need for the communication system and sensing system to design energy-saving methods independently, thus improving the energy-saving effect of the network-side equipment.

[0610] In some embodiments of this application, the above-described sensing measurement configuration may indicate one or more sensing measurement windows.

[0611] In some embodiments of this application, the window parameters of the one or more sensing measurement windows mentioned above may include at least one of the following: the length of the sensing measurement window; the minimum length of the sensing measurement window; the length range of the sensing measurement window; the position of the sensing measurement window; and the sensing measurement window being related to the transmission period of the sensing signal.

[0612] In some embodiments of this application, the length of the sensing measurement window can be at least one of the following: predefined by the protocol; pre-configured by the higher layer or configured by the higher layer. For example, the length of the sensing measurement window can be a parameter configured by the higher layer for each BWP or each carrier; determined based on the sensing result reporting time or the start position of the reporting window; or determined based on the sensing result reporting time or the end position of the reporting window; that is, the length of the sensing measurement window is not additionally specified to save signaling overhead.

[0613] In some embodiments of this application, the perception result can be a perception result sent by the terminal to a network-side device, other terminals, or other higher layers.

[0614] In some embodiments of this application, the position of the aforementioned sensing measurement window may include at least one of the following: a starting position and an ending position.

[0615] In some embodiments of this application, the position of the sensing measurement window satisfies at least one of the following:

[0616] The sensing measurement window is enabled at time T1 after the terminal initiates sensing measurement; for example, the starting position of the sensing measurement window is d1+T1, where d1 is the time when the signaling that triggers the terminal to initiate sensing measurement is received.

[0617] The sensing measurement window is enabled at time T2 before the terminal reports the sensing results; for example, the end position of the sensing measurement window is d2-T2, where d2 is the time for reporting the sensing results.

[0618] Where T1 and T2 can be values ​​predefined by the protocol, pre-configured by the network, or configured by the network-side device, and T1 and T2 are greater than or equal to 0.

[0619] In some embodiments of this application, assuming the transmission period of the sensing signal is P, then the first time of the sensing measurement window can be any of the following: d3-P, d2-2P, ...

[0620] The first time can be the start time, middle time, or end time of the sensing measurement window, where P is greater than 0 and d3 is greater than or equal to 0.

[0621] In some embodiments of this application, the above-described sensing measurement configuration can be used to configure window parameters for one or more sensing measurement windows. These window parameters may include at least one of the following: the length of the sensing measurement window; the minimum length of the sensing measurement window; a range of the length of the sensing measurement window; the position of the sensing measurement window; and the relationship between the sensing measurement window and the transmission period of the sensing signal.

[0622] For further descriptions of the window parameters, please refer to the relevant descriptions of window parameters in the above embodiments.

[0623] In some embodiments of this application, the above embodiments are illustrated by configuring one or more sensing measurement windows for the terminal using sensing measurement configuration. In actual implementation, the terminal's sensing measurement windows can also be predefined by the protocol or preconfigured by the network.

[0624] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal can receive sensing signals within a sensing measurement window in an energy-saving state to achieve energy saving. For example, in an energy-saving state, the terminal can receive or determine whether to receive sensing signals within a sensing measurement window indicated by the sensing measurement configuration.

[0625] Thus, since the perception measurement configuration can be used to configure the window parameters of one or more perception measurement windows, perception-related operations can be performed more accurately based on the perception measurement configuration, and the terminal can achieve effective energy saving.

[0626] In some embodiments of this application, the positional relationship between the perception measurement window indicated by the above-mentioned perception measurement configuration and the first DRX (hereinafter referred to as positional relationship 2) may include at least one of the following:

[0627] 1) The sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the first DRX;

[0628] 2) The length of the sensing measurement window is less than or equal to the length of the activation state time window of the first DRX;

[0629] 3) The degree of overlap between the current sensing measurement window and the activation state time of the first DRX is used to determine whether to switch the sensing measurement window or adjust the window parameters of the current sensing measurement window.

[0630] 4) The perception measurement window is used to configure, adjust, or pre-configure the third parameter of the first DRX;

[0631] 5) The perception measurement window is used to configure, adjust, or pre-configure the third parameter of the first DRX;

[0632] 6) The perception measurement window is used to configure, adjust, or preconfigure the third parameter of the inactive state time of the first DRX.

[0633] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the first DRX, and may include at least one of the following:

[0634] 1) The start time of the sensing measurement window is: the start time of the active state window of the first DRX, or the start time of the active state window of the first DRX + offset value.

[0635] 2) The end time of the perception measurement window is: the end time of the active state window of the first DRX, or the end time of the active state window of the first DRX + offset value.

[0636] In some embodiments of this application, the degree of overlap may include: overlap length and overlap percentage.

[0637] For example, based on the degree of overlap mentioned above, it is determined whether to start the perception measurement in advance (i.e., adjust the start time of the current perception measurement window) or whether to perform the perception measurement in the active state of the first DRX.

[0638] It is understood that the start time in the embodiments of this application can also be referred to as the start time or the start position.

[0639] In some embodiments of this application, the third parameter may include at least one of the following: period, length, time domain location range, and starting position.

[0640] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing measurement window or the window parameters of the sensing measurement window are used to pre-configure, configure, or adjust the third parameter of the active state of the first DRX.

[0641] In some embodiments of this application, the sensing measurement window or the window parameters of the sensing measurement window are used to pre-configure, configure, or adjust the third parameter of the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0642] For example, the start time of the activation state of the first DRX is the start time of the sensing measurement window.

[0643] For example, the end time of the activation state of the first DRX is the end time of the perception measurement window.

[0644] In some embodiments of this application, the length of the activation state of the first DRX is greater than or equal to the second target threshold.

[0645] For example, the second target threshold is the length of the sensing measurement window.

[0646] Thus, since the positional relationship between the sensing measurement window and the first DRX satisfies the aforementioned positional relationship 2, when the terminal has a corresponding sensing measurement window, the terminal can determine or adjust the window parameters of these sensing measurement windows based on positional relationship 2, so that the adjusted sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation time of the first DRX, thereby ensuring that the sensing measurement window may fall within the activation time of the first DRX, in order to maximize the energy-saving effect.

[0647] In some embodiments of this application, at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window may be related to first information, which may include at least one of the following:

[0648] 1) Sensing signal measurement requirements;

[0649] For example, when the sensing signal DRX is configured or activated, the sensing signal measurement requirements are related to the period of the sensing signal DRX.

[0650] For example, when the communication signal DRX is configured or activated, the sensing signal measurement requirements are related to the period of the communication signal DRX.

[0651] 2) Occasion for measuring and reporting the sensed signal.

[0652] For example, the timing of sensing signal measurement and reporting is when the sensing signal DRX, communication signal DRX, sensing signal cell DRX, or communication signal cell DRX is in an active state.

[0653] For example, the timing for reporting sensing signal measurements is when the signal is in front of a reference resource and is in the active state of the sensing signal DRX, communication signal DRX, sensing signal cell DRX, or communication signal cell DRX.

[0654] Furthermore, the timing for measuring and reporting the sensing signal is the time / moment closest to the reference resource within the aforementioned active state.

[0655] Furthermore, the timing of the measurement and reporting of the sensing signal meets certain processing time requirements; for example, the time interval between the reporting timing and the reference resource is greater than or equal to the third target threshold.

[0656] 3) Reference resource for the timing of measurement and reporting of sensed signals.

[0657] For example, the reference resource for the timing of measurement reporting of the sensing signal is: the time / moment before the reporting timing and within the active state of the sensing signal DRX, communication signal DRX, sensing signal cell DRX, or communication signal cell DRX.

[0658] Thus, since at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window is related to the sensing signal measurement requirements, the timing of sensing signal measurement and reporting, or the reference resources for the timing of sensing signal measurement and reporting, the network-side device can more accurately perform sensing-related operations and achieve effective energy saving of the network-side device based on at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window.

[0659] For further descriptions of the energy-saving mechanism configuration, please refer to the relevant description of the energy-saving mechanism configuration in step 201 above.

[0660] Thus, since the energy-saving mechanism configuration can include at least one of sensing signal DRX, sensing signal DTX, sensing signal cell DRX, sensing signal cell DTX, communication signal DRX, communication signal DTX, communication signal cell DRX and communication signal cell DTX, the network-side equipment can comprehensively consider the transmission / reception requirements of communication signals or sensing signals, thereby effectively realizing energy saving of the network-side equipment.

[0661] In some embodiments of this application, network-side devices can coordinate cell DTX between different network-side devices through Xn interfaces or other means, so that the inactive periods of cell DTX of different network-side devices overlap, or at least partially overlap.

[0662] The seventh possible implementation

[0663] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, and the power-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX; the above step 301 may include the following steps 301A or 301B.

[0664] Step 301A: The network-side device, in the active state of the first DRX, sends or determines to send a sensing signal.

[0665] Step 301B: The network-side device performs the tenth operation while the first DRX is inactive.

[0666] In some embodiments of this application, the tenth operation may include at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a seventh sensing signal; sending or determining to send an eighth sensing signal; continuing to send or determining to continue sending a ninth sensing signal, wherein the ninth sensing signal is a sensing signal being sent by the network-side device when the first DRX switches to an inactive state; not receiving or determining not to receive self-sent and self-received sensing signals.

[0667] In some embodiments of this application, the seventh sensing signal differs from the eighth sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, transmitting device, priority, and whether the sensing result needs to be transmitted.

[0668] In some embodiments of this application, the seventh sensing signal and the eighth sensing signal may satisfy at least one of the following: the seventh sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network-side device, or configured by the network side; the eighth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network-side device, or configured by the network side; the seventh sensing signal and the eighth sensing signal have different signal types; the seventh sensing signal is periodically transmitted, does not need to send sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the terminal; the eighth sensing signal is non-periodic or semi-persistently transmitted, needs to send results, has a priority greater than a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the network-side device.

[0669] For further descriptions of the seventh and eighth sensing signals, please refer to the relevant descriptions of the first and second sensing signals in the above embodiments.

[0670] Thus, in the inactive or idle state of the first DRX, the network-side device can send or determine to send some sensing signals, or not send or determine not to send other sensing signals, based on the characteristics such as the type, transmission method, or priority of the sensing signals. Therefore, it can save energy in the inactive or idle state of the first DRX and prevent the terminal device from missing or ignoring important sensing signals.

[0671] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device not sending or determining not to send the seventh sensing signal may include:

[0672] If the time interval between stopping the reception of sensing signals is less than or equal to the sixth threshold, the network-side equipment will not send or will determine not to send the seventh sensing signal. That is, the network-side equipment can follow the DRX rules of either the communication signal or the sensing signal while ensuring the continuity of sensing signal transmission, thus improving the energy efficiency of the network-side equipment.

[0673] In some embodiments of this application, the sixth threshold is determined based on the maximum unambiguous Doppler. For example, the sixth threshold is equal to the maximum unambiguous Doppler, W times the maximum unambiguous Doppler, or one-W times the maximum unambiguous Doppler. Wherein, it is greater than 0.

[0674] In some embodiments of this application, W and K may be the same or different.

[0675] In some embodiments of this application, the time interval during which the network-side device stops receiving sensing signals can be: the time interval between the current time and the time when the network-side device last ended sensing.

[0676] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device continuing to send or determining to continue sending the ninth sensing signal may include: the network-side device continuing to send or determining to continue sending the ninth sensing signal in accordance with a second rule;

[0677] The second rule includes at least one of the following rules 4 to 6.

[0678] Rule 4: The duration of the ninth sensing signal in the non-activated state of the first DRX is less than or equal to the seventh threshold.

[0679] In some embodiments of this application, if the duration of the ninth sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, the network-side device continues to transmit or determines to continue transmitting the ninth sensing signal in this inactive state; if the duration of the ninth sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is greater than the seventh threshold, the network-side device does not transmit or determines not to transmit the ninth sensing signal in this inactive state. For the method of determining the duration of the ninth sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX, please refer to the relevant description of the duration of the first sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0680] In some embodiments of this application, the seventh threshold and the third threshold may be the same or different.

[0681] Rule 5: The duration of sending the ninth sensing signal is greater than the eighth threshold.

[0682] In some embodiments of this application, when the terminal transitions to the inactive state of the first DRX:

[0683] If the network-side device continues to transmit the ninth sensing signal for a period exceeding the ninth threshold, then the network-side device will continue transmitting the ninth sensing signal. This avoids wasting the transmission power of the network-side device. It's understandable that the network-side device has already transmitted for a sufficiently long time; pausing transmission would waste the previous transmission power.

[0684] If the duration for which the network-side device continuously transmits the ninth sensing signal is less than or equal to the ninth threshold, then the network-side device will not transmit or will determine not to transmit the ninth sensing signal. That is, if the duration for which the network-side device continuously transmits the sensing signal meets the minimum processing length (such as the ninth threshold), it can stop transmitting to achieve energy saving of the network-side device in the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0685] It is understandable that the ninth threshold can be determined by the minimum processing time of the sensed signal.

[0686] Rule 6: Before the third timer expires, the third timer is activated when the network-side device begins to receive the ninth sensing signal, or when the terminal enters an inactive or idle state.

[0687] In some embodiments of this application, in the inactive state of the first DRX, since the network-side device can continue to send sensing signals before the first timer expires, that is, the network-side device can still perform sensing measurements for a certain period of time in the inactive state of the first DRX, thus ensuring the continuity of sensing or the time delay of sensing results.

[0688] Thus, in the inactive state of the first DRX, since the network-side device can continue to transmit the sensing signal being transmitted according to the second rule, the network-side device can follow the DRX rules defined under the communication system or sensing system while ensuring the continuity of the sensing signal transmission. This not only enables the terminal to save energy in the inactive state of the first DRX, but also avoids the waste of the terminal's transmission energy and improves the terminal's sensing signal transmission performance.

[0689] Eighth possible implementation

[0690] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes a sensing measurement configuration and a power-saving mechanism configuration, wherein the sensing measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more sensing measurement windows, and the power-saving mechanism configuration can be used to indicate a first DRX; the above step 301 may include the following steps 301C or 301D.

[0691] Step 301C: When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, the network-side device sends or determines to send a sensing signal.

[0692] Step 301D: When the network-side device is in the inactive state of the first DRX in the sensing measurement window, it performs the eleventh operation.

[0693] The eleventh operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a seventh sensing signal; sending or determining to send an eighth sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal within at least N time units, where N is a positive integer.

[0694] In some embodiments of this application, N may be the same as or different from M.

[0695] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device sends a sensing signal in the active state of the first DRX and does not send a sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX. This ensures that the terminal does not need to receive a sensing signal and can more easily enter a sleep state, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0696] In some embodiments of this application, the seventh sensing signal and the eighth sensing signal may satisfy at least one of the following: the seventh sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network-side device, or configured by the network side; the eighth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network-side device, or configured by the network side; the seventh sensing signal and the eighth sensing signal have different signal types; the seventh sensing signal is periodically transmitted, does not need to send sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the terminal; the eighth sensing signal is non-periodic or semi-persistently transmitted, needs to send results, has a priority greater than a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the network-side device.

[0697] For further descriptions of the seventh and eighth sensing signals, please refer to the relevant descriptions of the first and second sensing signals in the above embodiments.

[0698] Thus, when the first configuration includes a perception measurement configuration and a power-saving mechanism configuration, where the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows and the power-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX, the network-side device can perform perception-related operations based on the first DRX and the perception measurement window, thereby improving the accuracy of the terminal's perception and achieving power saving for the terminal.

[0699] Ninth possible implementation

[0700] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DTX; the above step 301 may include the following steps 301E or 301F.

[0701] Step 301E: The network-side device performs the twelfth operation while the first cell's DTX is in an active state.

[0702] The twelfth operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal to the terminal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal to the network-side device; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal sent by the terminal; sending a sensing result; not sending or determining not to send a seventh sensing signal; sending or determining to send an eighth sensing signal.

[0703] In some embodiments of this application, the seventh sensing signal and the eighth sensing signal may satisfy at least one of the following: the seventh sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network-side device, or configured by the network side; the eighth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network-side device, or configured by the network side; the seventh sensing signal and the eighth sensing signal have different signal types; the seventh sensing signal is periodically transmitted, does not need to send sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the terminal; the eighth sensing signal is non-periodic or semi-persistently transmitted, needs to send results, has a priority greater than a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the network-side device.

[0704] For further descriptions of the seventh and eighth sensing signals, please refer to the relevant descriptions of the first and second sensing signals in the above embodiments.

[0705] Step 301F: In the inactive state of the first cell's DTX, the network-side device performs the thirteenth operation. The thirteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal to the terminal; not sending or determining not to send a sensing result to the terminal.

[0706] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device sends a sensing signal in the active state of the first cell DTX and does not send a sensing signal in the idle state of the first cell DTX, thereby entering a sleep state in the inactive or idle state of the first cell DTX, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0707] Thus, since network-side devices can perform perception-related behaviors based on the first cell DTX, perception flexibility and perception performance can be improved.

[0708] The tenth possible implementation

[0709] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX; the above step 301 may include step 301G or step 301H.

[0710] Step 301G: While the network-side equipment is in the active state of the first cell's DRX, it performs the fourteenth operation. The fourteenth operation includes at least one of the following: receiving or determining a received sensing signal; receiving or determining a received sensing result.

[0711] Step 301H: In the inactive state of the first cell's DRX, the network-side device performs the fifteenth operation. The fifteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive the sensing signal sent by the terminal; not receiving or determining not to receive the sensing result sent by the terminal; receiving or determining to receive the sensing result sent by the terminal; receiving or determining to receive the sensing signal sent by the first target device, where the first target device is a device other than the network-side device; receiving or determining to receive the sensing result sent by the first target device; not receiving or determining not to receive the thirteenth sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive the fourteenth sensing signal.

[0712] In some embodiments of this application, the thirteenth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal.

[0713] In some embodiments of this application, the fourteenth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal.

[0714] In some embodiments of this application, the thirteenth sensing signal and the fourteenth sensing signal satisfy at least one of the following: the thirteenth sensing signal and the fourteenth sensing signal have different signal types; the thirteenth sensing signal is periodically transmitted, does not need to transmit sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by a terminal; the fourteenth sensing signal is non-periodic or semi-continuously transmitted, needs to transmit results, has a priority greater than a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by a network-side device.

[0715] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device receives sensing signals in the active state of the first cell DRX and does not receive sensing signals in the inactive or idle state, thereby entering a sleep state in the inactive or idle state of the first cell DRX, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0716] In some embodiments of this application, when the network-side device is in the inactive state of the first cell DRX, it does not receive or is determined not to receive the thirteenth sensing signal, which may include:

[0717] When the network-side device is in the inactive state of the first DRX, if the time interval between stopping the reception of sensing signals is less than or equal to the fourth target threshold, it will not receive or will determine not to receive the thirteenth sensing signal.

[0718] In some embodiments of this application, the communication method provided in this application may further include:

[0719] If the duration for which the network-side device stops receiving sensing signals in the inactive state of the first cell DRX exceeds the fifth target threshold, the network-side device will begin receiving or determine to begin receiving the first sensing signal.

[0720] For the descriptions of the fourth and fifth target thresholds and the time interval, please refer to the relevant descriptions of the first threshold and the time interval in the above terminal-side method embodiments.

[0721] Thus, when the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, and the power-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first cell DRX, the network-side equipment can improve power saving because it can perform perception-related behaviors based on the state of the first cell DRX.

[0722] Eleventh possible implementation

[0723] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX; the above step 301 may include step 301I or step 301J.

[0724] Step 301I: The network-side device receives or determines the reception sensing signal while the first DTX is in an active state.

[0725] Step 301J: In the inactive state of the first DTX, the network-side device performs the sixteenth operation. The sixteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive sensing signals; receiving or determining to receive sensing signals; not receiving or determining not to receive the tenth sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive the eleventh sensing signal; continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving the twelfth sensing signal, where the twelfth sensing signal is the sensing signal the network-side device is receiving when the first DTX switches to the inactive state; not receiving or determining not to receive spontaneously transmitted sensing signals; not receiving or determining not to receive sensing results.

[0726] The tenth sensing signal differs from the eleventh sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, transmitting device, priority, and whether the sensing result needs to be transmitted.

[0727] In some embodiments of this application, the fourth sensing signal and the fifth sensing signal satisfy at least one of the following: the tenth sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal; the eleventh sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal; the tenth sensing signal and the fifth sensing signal have different signal types.

[0728] The tenth sensing signal is a periodically transmitted signal that does not require the transmission of sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to the priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by the terminal.

[0729] The eleventh sensing signal is a non-periodic or semi-continuous transmission, requires the transmission of results, has a priority greater than the priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by a network-side device.

[0730] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device receives the sensing signal in the active state of the first DTX and does not receive the sensing signal in the inactive or idle state of the first DTX, thereby making it easier for itself to enter a sleep state and thus achieving energy saving.

[0731] Thus, when the first configuration includes a power-saving mechanism configuration, and the power-saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DTX, the network-side device can receive or determine to receive a sensing signal in the active state of the first DTX; or in the inactive state of the first DTX, it can not receive or determine not to receive a sensing signal, receive or determine to receive a sensing signal, not receive or determine not to receive a fourth sensing signal, receive or determine to receive a fifth sensing signal, continue to receive or determine to continue to receive a sixth sensing signal, the sixth sensing signal being the sensing signal that the terminal is receiving when the first DTX switches to the inactive state, not receive or determine not to receive a self-generated sensing signal, or not receive or determine not to receive a sensing result. Therefore, the sensing flexibility of the network-side device under the first DTX can be improved.

[0732] The twelfth possible implementation method

[0733] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes a sensing measurement configuration for indicating one or more sensing measurement windows; step 301 above may include at least one of steps 301K and 301L.

[0734] Step 301K: Within the sensing and measurement window, the network-side device sends or confirms the sending of a sensing signal.

[0735] Step 301L: The network-side device receives or confirms receiving the sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

[0736] It is understood that network-side devices can send or determine to send sensing signals within each of the one or more sensing measurement windows.

[0737] Thus, since the network-side device can send or determine the sending of sensing signals within the sensing measurement window, the sensing accuracy of the network-side device can be improved, and the sensing-related behaviors of the terminal and the network-side device can be kept consistent, thereby improving the energy-saving effect of the network-side device.

[0738] In the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application, since the network-side device can perform sensing-related behaviors according to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement configuration, such as comprehensively considering the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal, the energy-saving mechanism of the communication signal and at least one of the sensing measurement configuration, and performing the corresponding sensing-related behaviors, the network-side device can achieve effective energy saving in the integrated sensing system.

[0739] In some embodiments of this application, the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application may further include step 302.

[0740] Step 302: If the duration for which the network-side device stops transmitting sensing signals in the inactive state of the first DRX exceeds the sixth threshold, it starts transmitting or determines to start transmitting the seventh sensing signal.

[0741] In some embodiments of this application, the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application may further include step 303.

[0742] Step 303: The network-side device sends the first configuration to the terminal.

[0743] It is understandable that after the network-side device sends the first configuration, the terminal can receive the first configuration.

[0744] It should be noted that for other descriptions in steps 301 to 303, please refer to the relevant descriptions of steps 201 to 203 above.

[0745] In some embodiments of this application, the communication method provided in the embodiments of this application may further include step 304.

[0746] Step 304: The network-side device sends the fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth signaling message to the terminal.

[0747] The fifth signaling can be used to indicate whether to receive the sensing signal in the inactive state of the sensing signal DRX, the sensing signal cell DTX, or the sensing signal cell DRX.

[0748] The sixth signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the sensing signal DRX.

[0749] The seventh signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the sensing signal cell DTX;

[0750] The eighth signaling can be used to activate or deactivate the sensing signal cell DRX.

[0751] In some embodiments of this application, the fifth signaling includes RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0752] In some embodiments of this application, the sixth signaling includes RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0753] In some embodiments of this application, the seventh signaling includes RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0754] In some embodiments of this application, the eighth signaling includes RRC signaling, MAC CE, or DCI.

[0755] In some embodiments of this application, the sixth signaling may also be used to indicate at least one of the following of the sensing signal DRX: effective duration, effective time range, number of cycles, cycle, cycle update, active state duration update, inactive state duration update, and allowed received sensing signal type update.

[0756] In some embodiments of this application, the network-side device may also activate or deactivate at least one of the sensing signal DRX, sensing cell DTX, and sensing cell DRX by a signaling.

[0757] It should be noted that for other descriptions of the method shown in Figure 3, please refer to the relevant description of the method shown in Figure 2.

[0758] For example, in the first configuration, the behavior of the network-side device can be matched with the behavior of the terminal.

[0759] For example, a terminal sends a sensing signal, and network-side devices can receive the sensing signal.

[0760] For example, network-side devices send sensing signals, and terminals can receive these sensing signals.

[0761] For example, the terminal sends the sensing results, and the network-side device can receive the sensing results.

[0762] For example, if the terminal determines to send a sensing signal, the network-side device can determine to receive the sensing signal.

[0763] For example, the network-side device determines to send a sensing signal, and the terminal can determine to receive the sensing signal.

[0764] For example, the terminal determines to send the sensing results, and the network-side device can determine to receive the sensing results.

[0765] The communication method provided in this application can be executed by a communication device. This application uses the example of a communication device executing the communication method to illustrate the communication device provided in this application.

[0766] This application provides a communication device. As an example, the communication device may be a communication equipment or a component within a communication equipment, such as a chip. The communication equipment may be a terminal, a network-side device, or a server, etc. Exemplarily, the terminal may include, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above, and the network-side device may include, but is not limited to, the type of network-side device 12 listed above. This application does not impose specific limitations.

[0767] The communication device includes a receiving module, a transmitting module, and a processing module. These modules can be implemented in software or hardware. When implemented in hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can include general-purpose processors, special-purpose processors, etc., such as central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), artificial intelligence (AI) processors, graphics processing units (GPUs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), network processors (NPs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, gate circuits, transistors, discrete hardware components, etc. The receiving and transmitting modules can be implemented by a communication interface, which can include one or more of the following: transceivers, pins, circuits, buses, radio frequency units, etc.

[0768] Specifically, referring to Figure 4, when the communication device is a terminal or a component in a terminal, the communication device 400 includes a processing module 401 for performing a first operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: energy-saving mechanism configuration, sensing and measurement configuration;

[0769] The first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0770] In some embodiments of this application, the power-saving mechanism is configured to indicate at least one of the following: a first discontinuous reception DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX; a first discontinuous transmission DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX; a first cell DRX, the first cell DRX including a sensing signal cell DRX or a communication signal cell DRX; and a first cell DTX, the first cell DRX including a sensing signal cell DTX or a communication signal cell DTX.

[0771] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is specifically used to perform a second operation in the inactive state of the first DRX. The second operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a first sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a second sensing signal; continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving a third sensing signal, wherein the third sensing signal is the sensing signal that the terminal is receiving when the first DRX switches to the inactive state; not sending or determining not to send a self-sent and self-received sensing signal; wherein the first sensing signal differs from the second sensing signal from at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, sending device, priority, and whether a sensing result needs to be sent.

[0772] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is specifically configured to not receive or determine not to receive the first sensing signal when the time interval for stopping receiving the sensing signal is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0773] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is further configured to, when the duration of the period during which the terminal stops receiving the sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is greater than a second threshold, the terminal begins to receive or determines to begin receiving the first sensing signal.

[0774] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is specifically configured to continue receiving or determine to continue receiving the third sensing signal according to a first rule; wherein the first rule includes at least one of the following: the duration of the third sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is less than or equal to a third threshold; the duration of receiving the third sensing signal is greater than a fourth threshold; before the first timer expires, the first timer is activated when the terminal starts receiving the third sensing signal, or when the terminal enters an inactive state or an idle state.

[0775] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is further configured not to switch to an inactive or idle state before the second timer expires, wherein the second timer is activated when the terminal begins to receive sensing signals.

[0776] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration and the power saving mechanism configuration, wherein the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows, and the power saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX;

[0777] The processing module is specifically used for:

[0778] When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, receive or determine that a received sensing signal has been received; or,

[0779] If the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the third operation is performed.

[0780] The third operation includes at least one of the following: receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a first sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a second sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal within at least M time units, where M is a positive integer.

[0781] In some embodiments of this application, the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal satisfy at least one of the following:

[0782] The first sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal.

[0783] The second sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal.

[0784] The first sensing signal and the second sensing signal have different signal types;

[0785] The first sensing signal is a periodically sent signal that does not require the transmission of sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by a terminal.

[0786] The second sensing signal is a non-periodic or semi-continuously transmitted sensing signal that requires a result to be transmitted, has a priority greater than the priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by a network-side device.

[0787] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DTX;

[0788] The processing module is specifically used to: perform the fourth operation while the first cell's DTX is in an active state; or,

[0789] In the inactive state of the first cell DTX, the fifth operation is performed; wherein the fourth operation includes at least one of the following: receiving or determining a sensing signal sent by a receiving network-side device; receiving or determining a sensing signal sent by a receiving terminal;

[0790] The fifth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive sensing signals sent by network-side devices;

[0791] Receive or determine the sensing signals sent by the receiving terminal.

[0792] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX;

[0793] The processing module is specifically configured to: perform a sixth operation when the first cell DRX is in an active state; or perform a seventh operation when the first cell DRX is in an inactive state; wherein the sixth operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing result; and the seventh operation includes at least one of the following: not sending a sensing signal to a network-side device or determining not to send a sensing signal to a network-side device; not sending a sensing result to a network-side device or determining not to send a sensing result to a network-side device; sending a sensing result to a network-side device or determining to send a sensing result to a network-side device; and sending a sensing signal to a first device or determining to send a sensing signal to the first device, wherein the first device is a device other than a network-side device.

[0794] Send the sensing result to the first device or determine to send the sensing result to the first device.

[0795] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX;

[0796] The processing module is specifically configured to perform an eighth operation in the inactive state of the first DTX, the eighth operation including at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a fourth sensing signal; sending or determining to send a fifth sensing signal; continuing to send or determining to continue sending a sixth sensing signal, the sixth sensing signal being the sensing signal being sent by the terminal when switching to the inactive state; not sending or determining not to send a self-transmitted and self-received sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a sensing result; wherein the fourth sensing signal differs from the fifth sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, sending device, priority, and whether a sensing result needs to be sent.

[0797] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following: whether the terminal receives a sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is indicated by a first signaling; the first DRX is activated after configuration by the network-side device; the first DRX is activated or deactivated by a second signaling; wherein the first signaling or the second signaling includes any one of the following: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) Control Unit (CE) signaling, and Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0798] In some embodiments of this application, the second signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following for the first DRX: effective duration, effective time range, number of cycles, cycle, cycle update, active state duration update, inactive state duration update, and allowed received sensing signal type update.

[0799] In some embodiments of this application, the energy-saving mechanism configuration includes at least one of the following of the sensing signal DRX: active state timer, active state duration, inactive state timer, inactive state duration, start position, period, and sensing signal type that is allowed to be received in the inactive state.

[0800] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0801] When the sensing signal DRX is activated, the communication signal DRX is deactivated;

[0802] When the communication signal DRX is activated, the sensing signal DRX is deactivated;

[0803] When the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX are activated simultaneously, the terminal is simultaneously restricted by the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX.

[0804] The activation state time of the sensing signal DRX at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the communication signal DRX.

[0805] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration, which is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows;

[0806] The processing module is specifically used to receive or determine the received sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

[0807] In some embodiments of this application, the first information is related to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window, and the first information includes at least one of the following: sensing signal measurement requirements; sensing signal measurement reporting timing; and reference resources for sensing signal measurement reporting timing.

[0808] In some embodiments of this application, the perception measurement configuration is used to configure window parameters for one or more perception measurement windows;

[0809] The window parameters include at least one of the following: the length of the sensing measurement window; the minimum length of the sensing measurement window; the length range of the sensing measurement window; the position of the sensing measurement window; and the sensing measurement window being related to the transmission period of the sensing signal.

[0810] In some embodiments of this application, the positional relationship between the sensing measurement window indicated by the sensing measurement configuration and the first DRX includes at least one of the following: the sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the active state time of the first DRX; the length of the sensing measurement window is less than or equal to the length of the active state time window of the first DRX; the degree of overlap between the current sensing measurement window and the active state time of the first DRX is used to determine whether to switch the sensing measurement window; the sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time domain position range, or start position of the first DRX; the sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time domain position range, or start position of the active state of the first DRX; the sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time domain position range, or start position of the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0811] In some embodiments of this application, the conditions that the sensing result needs to meet include: the time unit of the sensing measurement corresponding to the sensing result is at least greater than or equal to the fifth threshold.

[0812] In some embodiments of this application, the communication device further includes a receiving module; the receiving module is used to receive the first configuration sent by the network-side device.

[0813] In the communication device provided in the embodiments of this application, since the communication device can perform sensing-related behaviors according to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement configuration, such as comprehensively considering the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal, the energy-saving mechanism of the communication signal and at least one of the sensing measurement configuration, and performing the corresponding sensing-related behaviors, the communication device can achieve effective energy saving in the integrated sensing system.

[0814] Referring to Figure 5, when the communication device is a network-side device or a component in a network-side device, the communication device 500 includes a processing module 501 for performing a ninth operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: power-saving mechanism configuration, sensing and measurement configuration;

[0815] The ninth operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0816] In some embodiments of this application, the energy-saving mechanism is configured to indicate at least one of the following:

[0817] A first discontinuous reception DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX;

[0818] A first discontinuous transmission of DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX;

[0819] The first cell DRX includes sensing signal cell DRX or communication signal cell DRX;

[0820] The first cell DTX includes either the sensing signal cell DTX or the communication signal cell DTX.

[0821] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to instruct the first DRX; the processing module is specifically used to perform a tenth operation in the inactive state of the first DRX, the tenth operation including at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a seventh sensing signal; sending or determining to send an eighth sensing signal; continuing to send or determining to continue sending a ninth sensing signal, the ninth sensing signal being a sensing signal that the network-side device is sending when switching to the inactive state; not receiving or determining not to receive self-sent and self-received sensing signals;

[0822] The seventh sensing signal differs from the eighth sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, transmitting device, priority, and whether the sensing result needs to be transmitted.

[0823] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is specifically configured to not send or determine not to send the seventh sensing signal when the time interval for stopping receiving sensing signals is less than or equal to a sixth threshold.

[0824] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is specifically used to, when the duration of the inactive state in which the transmission of the sensing signal is stopped exceeds a sixth threshold, cause the network-side device to start transmitting or determine to start transmitting the seventh sensing signal.

[0825] In some embodiments of this application, the processing module is specifically used to continue sending or determine to continue sending the ninth sensing signal according to the second rule;

[0826] The second rule includes at least one of the following:

[0827] The duration of the ninth sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is less than or equal to the seventh threshold;

[0828] The duration of receiving the ninth sensing signal is greater than the ninth threshold;

[0829] Before the third timer expires, the third timer is activated when the network-side device begins to receive the ninth sensing signal or when the terminal enters the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0830] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration and the power saving mechanism configuration, wherein the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows, and the power saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX;

[0831] The processing module is specifically used for:

[0832] When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, a sensing signal is sent or determined to be sent; or,

[0833] When the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, an eleventh operation is performed, wherein the inactive state is either an inactive state or an idle state; wherein the eleventh operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal;

[0834] Do not send or determine not to send a sensing signal; do not send or determine not to send a seventh sensing signal; send or determine to send an eighth sensing signal; send or determine to send a sensing signal within at least N time units, where N is a positive integer.

[0835] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DTX;

[0836] The processing module is specifically configured to: perform a twelfth operation when the first cell DTX is in an active state; or perform a thirteenth operation when the first cell DTX is in an inactive state; wherein the twelfth operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal to the terminal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal to the network-side device; and sending a sensing result.

[0837] The thirteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal to the terminal; not sending or determining not to send a sensing result to the terminal.

[0838] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX;

[0839] The processing module is specifically used to perform the fourteenth operation while the first cell's DRX is in an active state; or,

[0840] In the inactive state of the first cell's DRX, the fifteenth operation is performed; wherein the fourteenth operation includes at least one of the following: receiving or determining a received sensing signal; receiving or determining a received sensing result;

[0841] The fifteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal sent by the terminal; not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing result sent by the terminal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing result sent by the terminal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal sent by a first target device, wherein the first target device is a device other than a network-side device; and receiving or determining to receive a sensing result sent by the first target device.

[0842] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX;

[0843] The processing module is specifically configured to perform a sixteenth operation in the inactive state of the first DTX. The sixteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a tenth sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive an eleventh sensing signal; continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving a twelfth sensing signal, wherein the twelfth sensing signal is the sensing signal that the network-side device is receiving when the terminal switches to the inactive state.

[0844] The system does not receive or determines that it will not receive self-sent and self-received sensing signals; it does not receive or determines that it will not receive sensing results; wherein, the inactive state is an inactive state or an idle state, and the tenth sensing signal is different from the eleventh sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, transmitting device, priority, and whether sensing results need to be sent.

[0845] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration, which is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows;

[0846] The processing module is specifically used to send or determine the sending of a sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

[0847] In some embodiments of this application, the communication device further includes a sending module for sending the first configuration to the terminal.

[0848] In the communication device provided in the embodiments of this application, since the communication device can perform sensing-related behaviors according to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement configuration, such as comprehensively considering the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal, the energy-saving mechanism of the communication signal and at least one of the sensing measurement configuration, and performing the corresponding sensing-related behaviors, the communication device can achieve effective energy saving in the integrated sensing system.

[0849] The communication device provided in this application embodiment can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment of FIG2 or FIG4 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0850] As shown in Figure 6, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 600, including a processor 601 and a memory 602. The memory 602 stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor 601. For example, when the communication device 600 is a terminal, the program or instructions executed by the processor 601 implement the various steps of the above-described terminal-side method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 600 is a network-side device, the program or instructions executed by the processor 601 implement the various steps of the above-described network-side device-side method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, further details are omitted here.

[0851] This application also provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps in the method embodiment shown in FIG2. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-described terminal-side method embodiment, and all implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The terminal can be the communication device shown in FIG4. Specifically, FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of this application.

[0852] The terminal 900 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 901, network module 902, audio output unit 903, input unit 904, sensor 905, display unit 906, user input unit 907, interface unit 908, memory 909, and processor 910.

[0853] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 900 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for powering various components. The power supply can be logically connected to the processor 910 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in Figure 7 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0854] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 904 may include a graphics processor 9041 and a microphone 9042. The graphics processor 9041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 906 may include a display panel 9061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 907 includes at least one of a touch panel 9071 and other input devices 9072. The touch panel 9071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 9071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 9072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described in detail here.

[0855] In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 901 can transmit it to the processor 910 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 901 can send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 901 includes, but is not limited to, antennas, amplifiers, transceivers, couplers, low-noise amplifiers, duplexers, etc.

[0856] The memory 909 can be used to store software programs or instructions, as well as various data. The memory 909 may primarily include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. The first storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 909 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 909 in the embodiments of this application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0857] Processor 910 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 910 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations involving the operating system, user interface, and applications, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into processor 910.

[0858] In one possible implementation, the processor 910 is configured to perform a first operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: a power-saving mechanism configuration, a sensing measurement configuration;

[0859] The first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0860] In some embodiments of this application, the energy-saving mechanism is configured to indicate at least one of the following:

[0861] A first discontinuous reception DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX;

[0862] A first discontinuous transmission of DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX;

[0863] The first cell DRX includes sensing signal cell DRX or communication signal cell DRX;

[0864] The first cell DTX includes either the sensing signal cell DTX or the communication signal cell DTX.

[0865] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 910 is specifically configured to perform a second operation in the inactive state of the first DRX, the second operation including at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a first sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a second sensing signal; continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving a third sensing signal, the third sensing signal being the sensing signal that the terminal is receiving when switching to the inactive state; not sending or determining not to send a self-sent and self-received sensing signal; wherein, the inactive state is an inactive state or an idle state, and the first sensing signal differs from the second sensing signal from at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, transmitting device, priority, and whether a sensing result needs to be sent.

[0866] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 910 is specifically configured to not receive or determine not to receive the first sensing signal when the time interval for stopping receiving the sensing signal is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0867] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 910 is further configured to, when the duration of the period during which the terminal stops receiving the sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is greater than a second threshold, the terminal begins to receive or determines to begin receiving the first sensing signal.

[0868] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 910 is specifically configured to continue receiving or determine to continue receiving the third sensing signal according to a first rule; wherein the first rule includes at least one of the following: the duration of the third sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is less than or equal to a third threshold; the duration of receiving the third sensing signal is greater than a fourth threshold; before the first timer expires, the first timer is activated when the terminal starts receiving the third sensing signal, or when the terminal enters an inactive state or an idle state.

[0869] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 910 is further configured not to switch to the inactive state before the second timer expires, wherein the second timer is activated when the terminal begins to receive sensing signals.

[0870] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration and the power saving mechanism configuration, wherein the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows, and the power saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX;

[0871] The processor 910 is specifically used for:

[0872] When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, receive or determine that a received sensing signal has been received; or,

[0873] When the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the third operation is performed, where the inactive state is either inactive or idle.

[0874] The third operation includes at least one of the following: receiving or determining that a sensing signal is received; not receiving or determining that a sensing signal is not received;

[0875] Do not receive or determine that the first sensing signal is not received; receive or determine that the second sensing signal is received; within at least M time units, receive or determine that the sensing signal is received, where M is a positive integer.

[0876] In some embodiments of this application, the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal satisfy at least one of the following: the first sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal; the second sensing signal is predefined by the protocol, preconfigured by the network side, configured by the network side, or determined by the terminal; the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal have different signal types; the first sensing signal is periodically transmitted, does not need to send sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by the terminal; the second sensing signal is non-periodic or semi-persistently transmitted, needs to send results, has a priority greater than the priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by a network-side device.

[0877] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DTX;

[0878] The processor 910 is specifically configured to: perform a fourth operation while the first cell DTX is in an active state; or,

[0879] In the inactive state of the first cell DTX, a fifth operation is performed; wherein the fourth operation includes at least one of the following: receiving or determining that a sensing signal sent by a network-side device is received; receiving or determining that a sensing signal sent by a receiving terminal is received; the fifth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining that a sensing signal sent by a network-side device is not received; receiving or determining that a sensing signal sent by a receiving terminal is received.

[0880] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX;

[0881] The processor 910 is specifically configured to: perform the sixth operation while the first cell's DRX is in an active state; or,

[0882] In the inactive state of the first cell's DRX, a seventh operation is performed; wherein the sixth operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing result; the seventh operation includes at least one of the following: not sending a sensing signal to the network-side device or determining not to send a sensing signal to the network-side device; not sending a sensing result to the network-side device or determining not to send a sensing result to the network-side device; sending a sensing result to the network-side device or determining to send a sensing result to the network-side device; sending a sensing signal to a first device or determining to send a sensing signal to the first device, wherein the first device is a device other than the network-side device; sending a sensing result to the first device or determining to send a sensing result to the first device.

[0883] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX;

[0884] The processor 910 is specifically configured to perform an eighth operation in the inactive state of the first DTX, the eighth operation including at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a fourth sensing signal; sending or determining to send a fifth sensing signal; continuing to send or determining to continue sending a sixth sensing signal, the sixth sensing signal being the sensing signal that the terminal is sending when switching to the inactive state; not sending or determining not to send a self-sent and self-received sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a sensing result.

[0885] Wherein, the inactive state is an inactive state or an idle state, and the fourth sensing signal is different from the fifth sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, transmitting device, priority, and whether the sensing result needs to be sent.

[0886] In some embodiments of this application, the first DRX satisfies at least one of the following:

[0887] Whether the terminal receives a sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is indicated by the first signaling;

[0888] The first DRX is activated after the network-side device is configured;

[0889] The first DRX is activated or deactivated by the second signaling;

[0890] Wherein, the first signaling or the second signaling includes any one of the following: RRC signaling, MAC CE signaling, and downlink control information (DCI).

[0891] In some embodiments of this application, the second signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following for the first DRX: effective duration, effective time range, number of cycles, cycle, cycle update, active state duration update, inactive state duration update, and allowed received sensing signal type update.

[0892] In some embodiments of this application, the energy-saving mechanism configuration includes at least one of the following of the sensing signal DRX: active state timer, active state duration, inactive state timer, inactive state duration, start position, period, and sensing signal type that is allowed to be received in the inactive state.

[0893] In some embodiments of this application, the relationship between the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX satisfies at least one of the following: when the sensing signal DRX is activated, the communication signal DRX is deactivated; when the communication signal DRX is activated, the sensing signal DRX is deactivated; when the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX are activated simultaneously, the terminal is simultaneously restricted by the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX; the activation state time of the sensing signal DRX and the activation state time of the communication signal DRX at least partially overlap.

[0894] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration, which is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows;

[0895] The processor 910 is specifically used to receive or determine the received sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

[0896] In some embodiments of this application, the first information is related to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window, and the first information includes at least one of the following: sensing signal measurement requirements; sensing signal measurement reporting timing; and reference resources for sensing signal measurement reporting timing.

[0897] In some embodiments of this application, the perception measurement configuration is used to configure window parameters for one or more perception measurement windows;

[0898] The window parameters include at least one of the following: the length of the sensing measurement window; the minimum length of the sensing measurement window; the length range of the sensing measurement window; the position of the sensing measurement window; and the sensing measurement window being related to the transmission period of the sensing signal.

[0899] In some embodiments of this application, the positional relationship between the sensing measurement window indicated by the sensing measurement configuration and the first DRX includes at least one of the following: the sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the active state time of the first DRX; the length of the sensing measurement window is less than or equal to the length of the active state time window of the first DRX; the degree of overlap between the current sensing measurement window and the active state time of the first DRX is used to determine whether to switch the sensing measurement window; the sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time domain position range, or start position of the first DRX; the sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time domain position range, or start position of the active state of the first DRX; the sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time domain position range, or start position of the inactive state of the first DRX.

[0900] In some embodiments of this application, the conditions that the sensing result needs to meet include: the time unit of the sensing measurement corresponding to the sensing result is at least greater than or equal to the fifth threshold.

[0901] In some embodiments of this application, the radio frequency unit 901 is used to receive the first configuration sent by the network-side device.

[0902] In the terminal provided in the embodiments of this application, since the terminal can perform perception-related behaviors according to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the perception measurement configuration, such as comprehensively considering the energy-saving mechanism of the perception signal, the energy-saving mechanism of the communication signal and at least one of the perception measurement configuration, and performing the corresponding perception-related behaviors, the terminal can achieve effective energy saving in the integrated sensing system.

[0903] It is understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the terminal in the method embodiment and achieve the same or corresponding technical effect. In order to avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0904] This application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG3. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the above-described network-side device method embodiment. All implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0905] Specifically, this application embodiment also provides a network-side device, which can be the communication device shown in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 8, the network-side device 800 includes: an antenna 801, a radio frequency device 802, a baseband device 803, a processor 804, and a memory 805. The antenna 801 is connected to the radio frequency device 802. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 802 receives information through the antenna 801 and sends the received information to the baseband device 803 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 803 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to the radio frequency device 802. The radio frequency device 802 processes the received information and transmits it through the antenna 801.

[0906] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 803, which includes a baseband processor.

[0907] The baseband device 803 may include at least one baseband board, on which multiple chips are disposed, as shown in FIG8. One of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 805 via a bus interface to call the program or instructions in the memory 805 to execute the network-side device operation shown in the above method embodiment.

[0908] The network-side device may also include a network interface 806, such as a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0909] The processor 804 is configured to perform a ninth operation according to a first configuration, the first configuration including at least one of the following: a power-saving mechanism configuration, a sensing measurement configuration; wherein the ninth operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

[0910] In some embodiments of this application, the power-saving mechanism is configured to indicate at least one of the following: a first discontinuous reception DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX; a first discontinuous transmission DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX; a first cell DRX, the first cell DRX including a sensing signal cell DRX or a communication signal cell DRX; and a first cell DTX, the first cell DRX including a sensing signal cell DTX or a communication signal cell DTX.

[0911] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to instruct the first DRX; the processor 804 is specifically used to perform a tenth operation in the inactive state of the first DRX, the tenth operation including at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a seventh sensing signal; sending or determining to send an eighth sensing signal; continuing to send or determining to continue sending a ninth sensing signal, the ninth sensing signal being a sensing signal being sent by the network-side device when switching to the inactive state; not receiving or determining not to receive self-sent and self-received sensing signals; wherein, the inactive state is an inactive state or an idle state, and the seventh sensing signal differs from the eighth sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, sending end device, priority, and whether a sensing result needs to be sent.

[0912] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 804 is specifically configured to not send or determine not to send the seventh sensing signal when the time interval for stopping receiving sensing signals is less than or equal to a sixth threshold.

[0913] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 804 is specifically configured to, when the duration of the inactive state in which the transmission of the sensing signal is stopped exceeds a sixth threshold, the network-side device begins to transmit or determines to begin transmitting the seventh sensing signal.

[0914] In some embodiments of this application, the processor 804 is specifically configured to continue sending or determine to continue sending the ninth sensing signal according to a second rule; wherein the second rule includes at least one of the following: the duration of the ninth sensing signal in the inactive state is less than or equal to a seventh threshold; the duration of receiving the ninth sensing signal is greater than the ninth threshold; and the third timer is activated when the network-side device begins to receive the ninth sensing signal or the terminal enters the inactive state before the third timer expires.

[0915] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration and the power saving mechanism configuration, wherein the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows, and the power saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX;

[0916] The processor 804 is specifically used for:

[0917] When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, a sensing signal is sent or determined to be sent; or,

[0918] When the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, an eleventh operation is performed, wherein the inactive state is either an inactive state or an idle state; wherein the eleventh operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal;

[0919] Do not send or determine not to send a sensing signal; do not send or determine not to send a seventh sensing signal; send or determine to send an eighth sensing signal; send or determine to send a sensing signal within at least N time units, where N is a positive integer.

[0920] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to instruct the first cell DTX; the processor 804 is specifically used to: perform a twelfth operation when the first cell DTX is active; or, perform a thirteenth operation when the first cell DTX is inactive; wherein the twelfth operation includes at least one of the following: sending or determining to send a sensing signal to the terminal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal to the network-side device; sending a sensing result;

[0921] The thirteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal to the terminal; not sending or determining not to send a sensing result to the terminal.

[0922] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX;

[0923] The processor 804 is specifically configured to perform a fourteenth operation when the first cell DRX is in an active state; or to perform a fifteenth operation when the first cell DRX is in an inactive state; wherein the fourteenth operation includes at least one of the following: receiving or determining a received sensing signal; receiving or determining a received sensing result;

[0924] The fifteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal sent by the terminal; not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing result sent by the terminal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing result sent by the terminal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal sent by a first target device, wherein the first target device is a device other than a network-side device; and receiving or determining to receive a sensing result sent by the first target device.

[0925] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX;

[0926] The processor 804 is specifically configured to perform a sixteenth operation in the inactive state of the first DTX. The sixteenth operation includes at least one of the following: not receiving or determining not to receive a sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive a sensing signal; not receiving or determining not to receive a tenth sensing signal; receiving or determining to receive an eleventh sensing signal; continuing to receive or determining to continue receiving a twelfth sensing signal, wherein the twelfth sensing signal is the sensing signal that the network-side device is receiving when the terminal switches to the inactive state; not receiving or determining not to receive self-transmitted and self-received sensing signals; not receiving or determining not to receive sensing results; wherein the tenth sensing signal differs from the eleventh sensing signal in at least one of the following: signal type, transmission method, transmitting device, priority, and whether sensing results need to be transmitted.

[0927] In some embodiments of this application, the first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration, which is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows;

[0928] The processor 804 is specifically used to send or determine the sending of a sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

[0929] In some embodiments of this application, the communication device further includes a radio frequency device 802 for sending the first configuration to the terminal.

[0930] In the network-side device provided in the embodiments of this application, since the network-side device can perform sensing-related behaviors according to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement configuration, such as comprehensively considering the energy-saving mechanism of the sensing signal, the energy-saving mechanism of the communication signal and at least one of the sensing measurement configuration, and performing the corresponding sensing-related behaviors, the network-side device can achieve effective energy saving in the integrated sensing system.

[0931] In addition, the network-side device 800 in this application embodiment also includes: a program or instructions stored in a memory 805 and executable on a processor 804. The processor 804 calls the program or instructions in the memory 805 to execute the methods executed by each module shown in FIG5 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.

[0932] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described communication method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0933] The processor mentioned above is either the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments or the processor in the network-side device. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transient readable storage medium.

[0934] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-described communication method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0935] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0936] This application also provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-described communication method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0937] This application also provides a communication system, including: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the terminal method described above, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the network-side device method described above.

[0938] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0939] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of computer software products plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, they can also be implemented by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.), and the computer software product includes several instructions to cause the terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0940] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other implementations under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. All of these implementations are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A communication method, the method comprising: The terminal performs a first operation according to a first configuration, wherein the first configuration includes at least one of the following: power saving mechanism configuration, sensing and measurement configuration; The first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The energy-saving mechanism is configured to indicate at least one of the following: A first discontinuous reception DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX; A first discontinuous transmission of DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX; The first cell DRX includes sensing signal cell DRX or communication signal cell DRX; The first cell DTX includes either the sensing signal cell DTX or the communication signal cell DTX.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DRX; The terminal performs a first operation according to the first configuration, including: When the terminal is in the inactive state of the first DRX, it performs a second operation, the second operation including at least one of the following: Do not receive or are certain not to receive sensing signals; Receive or determine the received sensing signal; Do not receive or determine that the first sensing signal will not be received; Receive or confirm receiving the second sensing signal; Continue to receive or determine to continue receiving a third sensing signal, wherein the third sensing signal is the sensing signal being received when switching to the inactive state of the first DRX; The third sensing signal is the sensing signal being received when the first DRX switches to the inactive state. Do not send or determine not to send self-transmitted and self-received sensing signals.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, The terminal does not receive or is determined not to receive the first sensing signal, including: If the time interval between stopping the reception of the sensing signal is less than or equal to a first threshold, the terminal will not receive or will determine not to receive the first sensing signal.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein, The method further includes: If the duration for which the terminal stops receiving sensing signals in the inactive state of the first DRX exceeds a second threshold, the terminal begins to receive or determines to begin receiving the first sensing signal.

6. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein, The terminal continues to receive or determines to continue receiving the third sensing signal, including: The terminal continues to receive or determines to continue receiving the third sensing signal according to the first rule; The first rule includes at least one of the following: The duration of the third sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is less than or equal to the third threshold; The duration of receiving the third sensing signal is greater than the fourth threshold; Before the first timer expires, the first timer is activated when the terminal starts receiving the third sensing signal, or when the terminal enters an inactive or idle state.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein, The method further includes: The terminal does not switch to an inactive or idle state before the second timer expires. The second timer is activated when the terminal begins to receive sensing signals.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration and the power saving mechanism configuration, wherein the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows, and the power saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX; The terminal performs a first operation according to the first configuration, including: When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, the terminal receives or determines whether to receive a sensing signal; or, The terminal performs a third operation when the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX; The third operation includes at least one of the following: Receive or determine the received sensing signal; Do not receive or are certain not to receive sensing signals; Do not receive or determine that the first sensing signal will not be received; Receive or confirm receiving the second sensing signal; Within at least M time units, receive or determine the received sensing signal, where M is a positive integer.

9. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein, The first sensing signal and the second sensing signal satisfy at least one of the following: The first sensing signal and the second sensing signal have different signal types; The first sensing signal is a periodically sent signal that does not require the transmission of sensing results, has a priority less than or equal to a priority threshold, or is a sensing signal sent by a terminal. The second sensing signal is a non-periodic or semi-continuously transmitted sensing signal that requires a result to be transmitted, has a priority greater than the priority threshold, or is a sensing signal transmitted by a network-side device.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DTX; The terminal performs a first operation according to the first configuration, including: The terminal performs the fourth operation while the first cell's DTX is in an active state; or, The terminal performs the fifth operation while the first cell DTX is inactive; The fourth operation includes at least one of the following: Receive or determine the sensing signals sent by the network-side device; Receive or determine the sensing signals sent by the receiving terminal; The fifth operation includes at least one of the following: Do not receive or determine that you will not receive sensing signals sent by network-side devices; Receive or determine the sensing signals sent by the receiving terminal.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX; The terminal performs a first operation according to the first configuration, including: The terminal performs the sixth operation while the first cell's DRX is active; or, The terminal performs the seventh operation while the first cell DRX is inactive; The sixth operation includes at least one of the following: Send or confirm the sending of a sensing signal; Send or confirm the sending of the sensing result; The seventh operation includes at least one of the following: Do not send sensing signals to network-side devices or determine not to send sensing signals to network-side devices; Do not send sensing results to network-side devices or determine not to send sensing results to network-side devices; Send the sensing results to the network-side device or determine to send the sensing results to the network-side device; Send a sensing signal to a first device or determine to send a sensing signal to the first device, wherein the first device is a device other than a network-side device; Send the sensing result to the first device or determine to send the sensing result to the first device.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The first configuration includes the power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX; The terminal performs a first operation according to the first configuration, including: When the terminal is in the inactive state of the first DTX, it performs an eighth operation, which includes at least one of the following: Do not send or determine not to send sensing signals; Send or confirm the sending of a sensing signal; Do not send or determine not to send the fourth sensing signal; Send or confirm the sending of the fifth sensing signal; Continue sending or confirm to continue sending the sixth sensing signal, which is the sensing signal that was being sent when the first DTX switched to the active state; Do not send or determine not to send self-transmitted and self-received sensing signals; Do not send or determine not to send perception results.

13. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein, The first DRX satisfies at least one of the following: Whether the terminal receives a sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is indicated by the first signaling; The first DRX is activated after the network-side device is configured; The first DRX is activated or deactivated by the second signaling.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein, The second signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following for the first DRX: effective duration, effective time range, number of cycles, cycle, cycle update, active state duration update, inactive state duration update, and allowed received sensing signal type update.

15. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 14, wherein, The energy-saving mechanism configuration includes at least one of the following of the sensing signal DRX: active state timer, active state duration, inactive state timer, inactive state duration, start position, period, and sensing signal type that is allowed to be received in the inactive state.

16. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 15, wherein, The relationship between the sensing signal DRX and the communication signal DRX satisfies at least one of the following: When the sensing signal DRX is activated, the communication signal DRX is deactivated; When the communication signal DRX is activated, the sensing signal DRX is deactivated; When the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX are activated simultaneously, the terminal is simultaneously restricted by the communication signal DRX and the sensing signal DRX. The activation state time of the sensing signal DRX at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the communication signal DRX.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration, which is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows; The terminal performs a first operation according to the first configuration, including: The terminal receives or determines the received sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein, The first information is related to at least one of the energy-saving mechanism configuration and the sensing measurement window, and the first information includes at least one of the following: Sensing signal measurement requirements; Timing for measuring and reporting the sensed signal; The reference resource for the timing of measurement reporting.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein, The sensing measurement configuration is used to configure the window parameters of one or more sensing measurement windows; The window parameters include at least one of the following: The length of the sensing measurement window; The minimum length of the sensing measurement window; The length range of the sensing measurement window; The position of the sensing measurement window.

20. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The positional relationship between the perception measurement window and the first DRX indicated by the perception measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: The sensing measurement window at least partially overlaps with the activation state time of the first DRX; The length of the sensing measurement window is less than or equal to the length of the active state time window of the first DRX; The degree of overlap between the current sensing measurement window and the activation state time of the first DRX is used to determine whether to switch the sensing measurement window; The sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time-domain location range, or start position of the first DRX; The sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, temporal location range, or start position of the activation state of the first DRX; The sensing measurement window is used to configure the period, length, time-domain location range, or starting position of the inactive state of the first DRX.

21. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 20, wherein, The conditions that the perception result needs to meet include: the time unit of the perception measurement corresponding to the perception result must be at least greater than or equal to the fifth threshold.

22. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein, The method further includes: The terminal receives the first configuration sent by the network-side device.

23. A communication method, the method comprising: The network-side device performs the ninth operation according to the first configuration, wherein the first configuration includes at least one of the following: power-saving mechanism configuration, sensing and measurement configuration; The ninth operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein, The energy-saving mechanism is configured to indicate at least one of the following: A first discontinuous reception DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX; A first discontinuous transmission of DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX; The first cell DRX includes sensing signal cell DRX or communication signal cell DRX; The first cell DTX includes either the sensing signal cell DTX or the communication signal cell DTX.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DRX; The network-side device performs a ninth operation according to the first configuration, including: When the network-side device is in the inactive state of the first DRX, it performs a tenth operation, which includes at least one of the following: Do not send or determine not to send sensing signals; Send or confirm the sending of a sensing signal; Do not send or determine not to send the seventh sensing signal; Send or confirm the sending of the eighth sensing signal; Continue sending or confirm to continue sending the ninth sensing signal, which is the sensing signal that was being sent when the first DRX switched to the inactive state; It does not receive or is certain not to receive spontaneously generated or received sensing signals.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein, The network-side device does not send or determines not to send the seventh sensing signal, including: If the time interval between stopping transmissions is less than or equal to the sixth threshold, the network-side device will not transmit or will determine not to transmit the seventh sensing signal.

27. The method according to claim 25 or 26, wherein, The method further includes: If the duration for which the network-side device stops transmitting sensing signals in the inactive state of the first DRX exceeds a seventh threshold, the network-side device starts transmitting or determines to start transmitting the seventh sensing signal.

28. The method according to any one of claims 25 to 27, wherein, The network-side device continues to send or determines to continue sending the ninth sensing signal, including: The network-side device continues to send or determines to continue sending the ninth sensing signal according to the second rule; The second rule includes at least one of the following: The duration of the ninth sensing signal in the inactive state of the first DRX is less than or equal to the eighth threshold; The duration of receiving the ninth sensing signal is greater than the ninth threshold; Before the third timer expires, the third timer is activated when the network-side device begins to receive the ninth sensing signal, or when the terminal enters an inactive or idle state.

29. The method according to claim 24, wherein, The first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration and the power saving mechanism configuration, wherein the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows, and the power saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX; The network-side device performs a ninth operation according to the first configuration, including: When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, the network-side device sends or determines to send a sensing signal; or, When the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the network-side device performs the eleventh operation; The eleventh operation includes at least one of the following: Send or confirm the sending of a sensing signal; Do not send or determine not to send sensing signals; Do not send or determine not to send the seventh sensing signal; Send or confirm the sending of the eighth sensing signal; Within at least N time units, transmit or determine to transmit sensing signals, where N is a positive integer.

30. The method according to claim 24, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DTX; The network-side device performs a ninth operation according to the first configuration, including: The network-side device performs the twelfth operation when the first cell DTX is active; or, the network-side device performs the thirteenth operation when the first cell DTX is inactive. The twelfth operation includes at least one of the following: Send or determine to send a sensing signal to the terminal; Send or determine to send a sensing signal to the network-side device; Send the sensing results; The thirteenth operation includes at least one of the following: Do not send or determine not to send sensing signals to the terminal; Do not send or determine not to send the sensing results to the terminal.

31. The method according to claim 24, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX; The network-side device performs a ninth operation according to the first configuration, including: The network-side device performs the fourteenth operation while the first cell's DRX is active; or, The network-side device performs the fifteenth operation while the first cell's DRX is inactive; The fourteenth operation includes at least one of the following: Receive or determine the received sensing signal; Receive or confirm the received sensing result; The fifteenth operation includes at least one of the following: Do not receive or determine that you will not receive sensing signals sent by the terminal; Do not receive or determine that you will not receive the sensing results sent by the terminal; Receive or determine the sensing results sent by the receiving terminal; Receive or confirm receiving a sensing signal sent by a first target device, wherein the first target device is a device other than a network-side device; Receive or confirm receiving the sensing results sent by the first target device.

32. The method according to claim 24, wherein, The first configuration includes the power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX; The network-side device performs a ninth operation according to the first configuration, including: When the network-side device is in the inactive state of the first DTX, it performs a sixteenth operation, which includes at least one of the following: Do not receive or are certain not to receive sensing signals; Receive or determine the received sensing signal; Do not receive or determine that you will not receive the tenth sensing signal; Receive or confirm receipt of the eleventh sensing signal; Continue to receive or confirm to continue receiving the twelfth sensing signal, which is the sensing signal being received when the first DTX switches to the inactive state; Do not receive or are certain not to receive spontaneously generated or received sensing signals; Do not receive or determine that you will not receive the perceived results.

33. The method according to claim 23, wherein, The first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration, which is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows; The network-side device performs a ninth operation according to the first configuration, including: The network-side device sends or determines to send a sensing signal within the sensing measurement window.

34. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 33, wherein, The method further includes: The network-side device sends the first configuration to the terminal.

35. A communication device, the device comprising: The processing module is configured to perform a first operation according to a first configuration, wherein the first configuration includes at least one of the following: energy-saving mechanism configuration, sensing and measurement configuration; The first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

36. The apparatus according to claim 35, wherein, The energy-saving mechanism is configured to indicate at least one of the following: A first discontinuous reception DRX, the first DRX including a sensing signal DRX or a communication signal DRX; A first discontinuous transmission of DTX, the first DTX including a sensing signal DTX or a communication signal DTX; The first cell DRX includes sensing signal cell DRX or communication signal cell DRX; The first cell DTX includes either the sensing signal cell DTX or the communication signal cell DTX.

37. The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein, The processing module is specifically configured to perform a second operation in the inactive state of the first DRX, the second operation including at least one of the following: Do not receive or are certain not to receive sensing signals; Receive or determine the received sensing signal; Do not receive or determine that the first sensing signal will not be received; Receive or confirm receiving the second sensing signal; Continue to receive or determine to continue receiving a third sensing signal, wherein the third sensing signal is the sensing signal being received when the first DRX switches to the inactive state; Do not send or determine not to send self-transmitted and self-received sensing signals.

38. The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein, The first configuration includes the perception measurement configuration and the power saving mechanism configuration, wherein the perception measurement configuration is used to indicate one or more perception measurement windows, and the power saving mechanism configuration is used to indicate the first DRX; The processing module is specifically used for: When the sensing measurement window is in the active state of the first DRX, receive or determine that a received sensing signal has been received; or, If the sensing measurement window is in the inactive state of the first DRX, the third operation is performed; The third operation includes at least one of the following: Receive or determine the received sensing signal; Do not receive or are certain not to receive sensing signals; Do not receive or determine that the first sensing signal will not be received; Receive or confirm receiving the second sensing signal; Within at least M time units, receive or determine the received sensing signal, where M is a positive integer.

39. The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DTX; The processing module is specifically used for: While the first cell's DTX is in an active state, perform the fourth operation; or, The fifth operation is performed while the first cell's DTX is inactive. The fourth operation includes at least one of the following: Receive or determine the sensing signals sent by the network-side device; Receive or determine the sensing signals sent by the receiving terminal; The fifth operation includes at least one of the following: Do not receive or determine that you will not receive sensing signals sent by network-side devices; Receive or determine the sensing signals sent by the receiving terminal.

40. The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein, The first configuration includes the energy-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first cell DRX; The processing module is specifically used for: While the first cell's DRX is in an active state, perform the sixth operation; or, The seventh operation is performed while the first cell's DRX is inactive. The sixth operation includes at least one of the following: Send or confirm the sending of a sensing signal; Send or confirm the sending of the sensing result; The seventh operation includes at least one of the following: Do not send sensing signals to network-side devices or determine not to send sensing signals to network-side devices; Do not send sensing results to network-side devices or determine not to send sensing results to network-side devices; Send the sensing results to the network-side device or determine to send the sensing results to the network-side device; Send a sensing signal to a first device or determine to send a sensing signal to the first device, wherein the first device is a device other than a network-side device; Send the sensing result to the first device or determine to send the sensing result to the first device.

41. The apparatus according to claim 36, wherein, The first configuration includes the power-saving mechanism configuration, which is used to indicate the first DTX; The processing module is specifically configured to perform an eighth operation when the first DTX is inactive. The eighth operation includes at least one of the following: not sending or determining not to send a sensing signal; sending or determining to send a sensing signal; not sending or determining not to send a fourth sensing signal; sending or determining to send a fifth sensing signal; continuing to send or determining to continue sending a sixth sensing signal, wherein the sixth sensing signal is the sensing signal being sent when the first DTX switches to the inactive state; not sending or determining not to send a self-transmitted and self-received sensing signal. Do not send or determine not to send perception results.

42. A communication device, the device comprising: The processing module is configured to perform a ninth operation according to a first configuration, wherein the first configuration includes at least one of the following: energy-saving mechanism configuration, sensing and measurement configuration; The ninth operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether to receive a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing signal, determining whether to send a sensing result, receiving a sensing signal, not receiving a sensing signal, sending a sensing signal, not sending a sensing signal, sending a sensing result, and not sending a sensing result.

43. A terminal comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 22.

44. A network-side device, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the communication method as claimed in any one of claims 23 to 34.

45. A readable storage medium storing a program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 22, or implement the steps of the communication method as described in any one of claims 23 to 34.

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