Communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product. The method comprises: monitoring, by a second receiver, a wake-up signal (WUS) sent by a network device, waking up a first receiver, determining that the first receiver is woken up, performing data transmission of a serving cell by the first receiver, and performing radio resource management (RRM) measurement by the second receiver, wherein a first time domain resource of the data transmission overlaps a second time domain resource of the RRM measurement. In this way, parallel measurement of inter-frequency carriers by a terminal is implemented, so that data of a service unit is not interrupted due to a measurement gap, thereby ensuring network communication efficiency of the terminal.

Description

Communication methods, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media and software products Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product. Background Technology

[0002] LPWUS (Low-Power Wake-Up Signal) is a feature introduced in next-generation communication systems, primarily for energy saving in UE (User Equipment). LPWUS allows the UE to operate in a low-power mode, monitoring the wake-up signal through a low-power receiver, thereby reducing UE power consumption. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To overcome the technical problem of low terminal communication efficiency in related technologies, this disclosure proposes a communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, executed by a terminal, the terminal including a first receiver and a second receiver, the method comprising:

[0005] The second receiver detects the wake-up signal WUS sent by the network device and wakes up the first receiver.

[0006] The system determines that the first receiver is awakened, performs data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and performs Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement through the second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement.

[0007] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a communication method is provided, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0008] A WUS is sent to the terminal, which instructs the terminal to wake up a first receiver, perform data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and perform RRM measurement through a second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement.

[0009] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, which is used to perform the communication method described in any one of the first aspects of the present disclosure, or the communication device is used to perform the communication method described in any one of the second aspects of the present disclosure.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in any one of the first aspects of the present disclosure, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in any one of the second aspects of the present disclosure.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions, characterized in that, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device performs a communication method as described in any one of the first aspects of the present disclosure, or performs a communication method as described in any one of the second aspects of the present disclosure.

[0012] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is provided, comprising at least one of a program and instructions, wherein when the program or instructions are executed by a communication device, they implement the steps of any of the communication methods described in the first aspect of the present disclosure, or when the program or instructions are executed by a communication device, they implement the steps of any of the communication methods described in the second aspect of the present disclosure.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, at least the following beneficial technical effects can be achieved:

[0014] The second receiver detects the Wake-up Signal (WUS) sent by the network device, waking up the first receiver. Once the first receiver is confirmed to be awake, it performs data transmission for the serving cell, while the second receiver performs Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements. The first time-domain resources for data transmission overlap with the second time-domain resources for RRM measurements. This enables the terminal to perform parallel measurements of inter-frequency carriers, ensuring that data transmission to the serving cell is not interrupted during measurement intervals and guaranteeing the terminal's network communication efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments are introduced below. The following drawings are only some embodiments of this disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of this disclosure.

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

[0017] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram of the communication flow of a terminal during a measurement gap, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating MR and LR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 3A is a schematic flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0028] This disclosure provides a communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product.

[0029] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose a communication method executed by a terminal, the terminal including a first receiver and a second receiver, the method comprising:

[0030] The second receiver detects the wake-up signal WUS sent by the network device and wakes up the first receiver.

[0031] The system determines that the first receiver is awakened, performs data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and performs Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement through the second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement.

[0032] In the above embodiments, the terminal performs parallel measurements of inter-frequency carriers through the first receiver and the second receiver, ensuring that the data of the service unit is not interrupted due to measurement gaps and guaranteeing the network communication efficiency of the terminal.

[0033] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first receiver includes a main receiver MR, and the second receiver includes a low-power receiver LR.

[0034] In the above embodiments, the terminal uses MR and LR to achieve parallel communication during the measurement gap, thus ensuring the communication efficiency of the communication system.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal includes a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain, wherein the first separate radio frequency chain is used for the MR and the second separate radio frequency chain is used for the LR.

[0036] In the above embodiments, LR and MR communicate using different separate radio frequency chains, thereby optimizing for different communication needs and providing higher data transmission rates and lower data latency to meet the communication quality, stability and power consumption requirements in different scenarios.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first separate radio frequency chain is also used to reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication.

[0038] In the above embodiments, the separate radio frequency chain used for MR is a low-power radio frequency chain, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal during communication and improving the terminal's battery life.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first receiver is inactive before the WUS is detected by the second receiver, and the second receiver is used for WUS monitoring and / or for low-power synchronization signal LPSS measurement;

[0040] After the first receiver is woken up, the first receiver is used for data transmission of the serving cell, and the second receiver is used for the RRM measurement.

[0041] In the above embodiments, the first receiver can be completely powered off before the terminal receives the wake-up signal, thereby improving the node gain of the first receiver. After receiving the wake-up signal, communication is performed through the first receiver and gap measurement is performed through the second receiver, realizing parallel measurement during the measurement gap and improving the communication efficiency of the terminal.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, waking up the first receiver includes:

[0043] The first receiver is woken up by the second receiver;

[0044] Once the first receiver is confirmed to be awakened, the second receiver is controlled to exit the WUS monitoring process.

[0045] In the above embodiments, by waking up the first receiver and exiting the WUS monitoring process through the second receiver, energy consumption can be effectively reduced, communication efficiency can be improved, system complexity can be reduced, and the user's communication experience can be enhanced.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the step of performing data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver includes:

[0047] The first receiver receives reference signals of multiple carriers in the serving cell, wherein the third time domain resources of the reference signals overlap with the second time domain resources;

[0048] The method further includes:

[0049] The reference signal is measured using the first receiver.

[0050] In the above embodiments, the terminal can perform parallel measurement of reference signals corresponding to multiple carriers through the first receiver, thereby improving the communication efficiency of the terminal and ensuring the reliability and stability of the terminal.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the step of performing serving cell data transmission via the first receiver and performing Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements via the second receiver includes:

[0052] Receive first information sent by the network device, the first information being used to activate the measurement gap within the second time domain resource;

[0053] Based on the first information, the RRM measurement is performed by the second receiver during the measurement interval of the second time domain resource;

[0054] During the measurement interval of the second time domain resource, the data transmission of the serving cell is performed in parallel by the first receiver.

[0055] In the above embodiments, during the measurement interval, communication interaction is performed through the first receiver, and RRM measurement is performed in parallel through the second receiver, thereby improving the communication response speed and communication efficiency.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the data transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0057] Receiving communication data;

[0058] Carrier data reception.

[0059] In the above embodiments, the data transmission of the terminal based on the first receiver can include various types, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of data transmission and enhancing the stability of network connections in the communication system.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the RRM measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0061] RRM measurement of the serving cell without measurement interval;

[0062] Multiple parallel RRM measurements over measurement gaps.

[0063] In the above embodiments, the RRM measurement of the terminal based on the second receiver can include various types, which improves the robustness of parallel measurements in the terminal and ensures the communication efficiency of the communication system.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first receiver and the second receiver share a baseband BB processing unit, which is used for the RRM measurement.

[0065] In the above embodiments, the first receiver and the second receiver share the BB processing unit, which can reduce redundant hardware configuration and reduce the manufacturing cost of the terminal.

[0066] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0067] A WUS is sent to the terminal, which instructs the terminal to wake up a first receiver, perform data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and perform RRM measurement through a second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first receiver includes an MR and the second receiver includes an LR.

[0069] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal includes a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain, wherein the first separate radio frequency chain is used for the MR and the second separate radio frequency chain is used for the LR.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first separate radio frequency chain is also used to reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, before the terminal detects the WUS through the second receiver, the first receiver is inactive, and the second receiver is used for WUS monitoring and / or for low-power synchronization signal LPSS measurement;

[0072] After the first receiver is woken up, the first receiver is used for data transmission of the serving cell, and the second receiver is used for the RRM measurement.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0074] The terminal is sent a reference signal of multiple carriers in the serving cell. The reference signal is used to instruct the terminal to measure the reference signal through the first receiver. The third time-domain resource of the reference signal overlaps with the second time-domain resource.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0076] The terminal is sent a first message, which is used to activate a measurement gap in the first time domain. The first message is also used to instruct the terminal to perform the RRM measurement through the second receiver within the measurement gap of the second time domain resource, and to perform data transmission of the serving cell in parallel through the first receiver within the measurement gap of the second time domain resource.

[0077] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the data transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0078] Receiving communication data;

[0079] Carrier data reception.

[0080] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the RRM measurement includes:

[0081] RRM measurement of the serving cell without measurement interval;

[0082] Multiple parallel RRM measurements over measurement gaps.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first receiver and the second receiver share a baseband BB processing unit, which is used for the RRM measurement.

[0084] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device for performing the communication method described in any one of the first aspects of this disclosure, or for performing the communication method described in any one of the second aspects of this disclosure.

[0085] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in any one of the first aspects of this disclosure, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in any one of the second aspects of this disclosure.

[0086] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform a communication method as described in any one of the first aspects of this disclosure, or cause the communication device to perform a communication method as described in any one of the second aspects of this disclosure.

[0087] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product comprising at least one of a program and instructions, wherein when the program or instructions are executed by a communication device, they implement the steps of any of the communication methods described in the first aspect of this disclosure, or when the program or instructions are executed by a communication device, they implement the steps of any of the communication methods described in the second aspect of this disclosure.

[0088] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to optional implementations of the first, second, or third aspects above.

[0089] It is understood that the aforementioned communication equipment, communication system, storage medium, program product, etc., are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0090] This disclosure provides a communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product. In some embodiments, terms such as information processing method and communication method may be used interchangeably.

[0091] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments. In all embodiments of this disclosure, unless otherwise specified or logically conflicting, the terminology and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be mutually referenced. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0092] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0093] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0094] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0095] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of A or B, at least one of A and B", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0096] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of whether there is a branch B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of whether there is a branch A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, both A and B are executed. The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0097] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of whether a branch B exists); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of whether a branch A exists); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0098] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0099] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0100] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time-frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0101] In some embodiments, terms such as “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “when…”, “if…”, etc. can be used interchangeably. These descriptions all refer to the device making a corresponding action under certain objective circumstances. They do not necessarily limit the time, nor do they require the device to make a judgment action when implementing it, nor do they mean that there must be other limitations.

[0102] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0103] In some embodiments, devices, etc., may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those described in the embodiments. Terms such as “device,” “equipment,” “circuit,” “network element,” “network function,” “network device,” “function,” “node,” “unit,” “section,” “system,” “network,” “chip,” “chip system,” “entity,” and “subject” are interchangeable.

[0104] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0105] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)," "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0106] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", "subscriber station", "mobile unit", "subscriber unit", "wireless unit", "remote unit", "mobile device", "wireless device", "wireless communication device", "remote device", "mobile subscriber station", "access terminal", "mobile terminal", "wireless terminal", "remote terminal", "handset", "user agent", "mobile client", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0107] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures where communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, and uplink link, downlink, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0108] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0109] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0110] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0111] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0112] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1A, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0113] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, for example, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0114] In some embodiments, network device 102 may be a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The network device may include at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), wireless backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0115] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0116] In some embodiments, a network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0117] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0118] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1A are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1A, or it may include other main bodies outside of FIG1A. The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0119] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0120] In some embodiments of a wireless communication system, the Measurement Gap (MG) refers to a mechanism in which a user equipment (UE) suspends communication with the current serving cell for a specific time interval in order to perform signal quality detection on other cells. During the reserved time period of the MG, the UE does not send or receive data, but instead tunes its receiver to the frequency of the target cell to perform inter-frequency measurements.

[0121] In some embodiments, the UE still relies on the MR (Main Receiver) configured in the UE to measure interference from neighboring cells. To measure inter-frequency carriers, measurements need to be performed within the MG (Mean Time Zone), which will cause data communication between the terminal and the serving cell to be interrupted during the reserved time period corresponding to the MG, thus affecting the overall system communication efficiency. Therefore, this embodiment proposes a communication method that performs parallel measurements through the LR (Low-Power Receiver) when the terminal exits WUS (Wake-Up Signal) or LPSS (Low Power Synchronization Signal) measurements, thereby significantly improving NW (Network) communication efficiency.

[0122] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram of the communication process of a terminal during a measurement gap according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 1B, the base station performs communication data transmission on the reference frequency f0 of the main cell. The UE adjusts the receiving frequency of the main receiver MR to the reference frequency f0 and receives the communication data sent by the base station through MG on the reference frequency f0 of the main cell. For example, if the UE's SE (Spectral Efficiency) at the reference frequency f0 is low, the amount of data transmitted by the UE on f0 is less. As a result, during the entire MGL (Measurement Gap Length), the UE can only perform reference signal measurements on MG and cannot perform data transmission, causing the data transmission of the serving cell to be interrupted during MG. If, during the same time period of MGL, the UE needs to perform measurements on a specific frequency component f2 in a neighboring cell outside the current serving cell, the low SE of the UE prevents the measurement on f2 from being performed, causing measurements on other frequencies to be interrupted and affecting the communication efficiency of the terminal. Therefore, this embodiment proposes a communication method to realize parallel measurements in the terminal and ensure the communication efficiency of the terminal.

[0123] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which includes:

[0124] In step S2101, network device 102 sends a wake-up signal to terminal 101.

[0125] In some embodiments, the terminal receives a wake-up signal sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto. The terminal may also receive a wake-up signal sent by other communication entities. For example, the network device sends a wake-up signal to the terminal through other terminals to wake up the terminal. The terminal receives the wake-up signal forwarded by other terminals. In this case, step S2101 is omitted.

[0126] In some embodiments, the terminal is configured with a sleep cycle, during which the terminal is in an inactive state or a low-power state, and outside of the sleep cycle, the terminal is in an active state or a wake-up state. In this case, step S2101 is omitted.

[0127] In some embodiments, the terminal can obtain a wake-up signal from the upper layer(s), in which case step S2101 is omitted.

[0128] For example, a wake-up signal is a signal used to instruct a terminal to wake up from a low-power state (e.g., sleep mode, power-saving mode, low-power mode, idle mode) and enter the working state. When the terminal is in a low-power state, it does not engage in continuous communication activities, reducing power consumption by shutting down most unnecessary circuits and modules. The communication mode of the terminal in the low-power state is DRX (Discontinuous Reception) mode. The terminal does not continuously receive signals but periodically listens for downlink signals sent by the base station. The terminal only turns on the receiver within a specific time window to receive downlink signals that the base station may send, including the wake-up signal.

[0129] In this embodiment, before receiving the wake-up signal, the terminal is in a low-power state. The wake-up signal sent by the network device is detected by the low-power circuit or module. After receiving the wake-up signal, the terminal switches from the current low-power state to the active state and performs normal communication interaction with the network device.

[0130] In some embodiments, when a network device needs to wake up a terminal for communication interaction, it can send a wake-up signal to the terminal. For example, when a network device needs the terminal to perform a sensing task, it can send a wake-up signal to the terminal during the terminal's listening window. This switches the terminal from its current low-power state to an active state, waking it up to communicate with the network device and perform the sensing task.

[0131] In some embodiments, the network device can carry the wake-up signal via the PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel). The terminal can be configured with a listening period. During this period, the terminal can listen for the wake-up signal sent by the network device using its receiver. Outside of the listening period, the terminal turns off its receiver and does not engage in communication. The terminal can report the listening period of the wake-up signal to the network device. When the network device needs to wake up the terminal, it can send a wake-up signal to the terminal via the PDCCH within this listening period.

[0132] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal is used to wake up the terminal. When the terminal hears the wake-up signal, it switches from the current low-power state to the active state.

[0133] In some embodiments, the wake-up signal may also be a paging signal, which may include paging conditions. The network device may page terminals within its coverage area that meet the paging conditions based on the paging signal. The terminal may determine whether the paging conditions are met based on the paging signal, and switch the terminal from its current low-power state to an active state when the paging conditions are met.

[0134] In some embodiments, the name of the wake-up signal is not limited, and it may be, for example, "activation signal", "paging signal", "enable signal", "start signal", etc.

[0135] In step S2102, terminal 101 detects the WUS sent by network device 102 through the second receiver and wakes up the first receiver.

[0136] For example, the terminal is equipped with a first receiver and a second receiver. The receivers amplify, filter, demodulate, and decode the received signals to extract information data from the original signals. Specifically, the first receiver receives the wireless communication signals of the current serving cell and performs a series of processes on the received signals to extract information data from the communication signals. The second receiver monitors for wake-up signals sent by network devices during the terminal's listening period and wakes up the first receiver when it detects a wake-up signal from the network device, thereby switching the terminal from a low-power state to an active state.

[0137] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the terminal is in a low-power state before receiving the WUS sent by the network device. At this time, the terminal puts the first receiver into an inactive state, thereby reducing the terminal's power consumption. The second receiver monitors the wake-up signal sent by the network device during the terminal's listening cycle. Outside the listening cycle, the second receiver exits the WUS monitoring program, achieving the same power-saving gain for both the first and second receivers in the terminal.

[0138] In some embodiments, a listening period can be configured in the terminal, during which the terminal monitors the WUS sent by the network device through a second receiver. Optionally, the terminal may not be configured with a listening period, and when the terminal is in a low-power state, it continuously monitors the WUS sent by the network device through a second receiver; this is not limited in this embodiment.

[0139] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver includes a main receiver (MR) and the second receiver includes a low-power receiver (LR).

[0140] For example, the first receiver configured in the terminal includes a receiver named MR, and the second receiver includes a receiver named LR. The MR is responsible for handling the main communication tasks of the terminal, receiving and processing signals from the current serving cell, and ensuring that the terminal can perform normal voice, data and video communications. The LR can receive wake-up signals or other important control signals when the terminal is in a low-power state, and wake up the MR based on the wake-up signal, so that the MR switches from the low-power state to the active state.

[0141] Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal includes a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain, the first separate radio frequency chain being used for MR and the second separate radio frequency chain being used for LR.

[0142] For example, the terminal is configured with multiple separate RF chains, each of which may include components such as antennas, amplifiers, filters, mixers, and analog-to-digital converters. By using multiple separate RF chains, different RF signal processing paths are set up separately, with each separate RF chain responsible for processing a specific signal or frequency band. Based on these multiple separate RF chains, the terminal can simultaneously support multiple frequency bands and different wireless communication modes. For example, in a MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) system, each separate RF chain configured in the terminal can have its own antenna and signal processing path, enabling independent signal processing and thus improving signal reception and transmission capabilities. When certain frequency bands or communication modes are not needed, the terminal can shut down the corresponding separate RF chain, thereby reducing unnecessary power consumption. The design of multiple separate RF chains in the terminal also allows the terminal to dynamically adjust the operating status and resource allocation of each separate RF chain according to communication needs and environmental conditions, further reducing terminal power consumption.

[0143] In some embodiments, the plurality of separate radio frequency chains include a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain. The first separate radio frequency chain is used for MR (Mobile Response) to optimize the communication requirements of MR, thereby improving the communication quality and efficiency of the terminal in the active state. The second separate radio frequency chain is used for LR (Low-Low Response) to adjust the antenna frequency band of the second separate radio frequency chain to the transmission frequency of WUS (Wireless Receiver / Undergoing Communication). The WUS transmitted by the network device is monitored based on the second separate radio frequency chain, and the overall power consumption of the terminal is reduced based on the second separate radio frequency chain. The design of the separate radio frequency chains in this embodiment enables the terminal to achieve effective energy-saving management while ensuring communication performance, thereby improving the flexibility and scalability of the terminal.

[0144] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first separate radio frequency chain is also used to reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication.

[0145] For example, in this embodiment, the first separate radio frequency chain is used for MR. To further reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication, the first separate radio frequency chain can be an ultra-low power radio frequency chain. This first separate radio frequency chain can be quickly woken up from sleep state to perform data transmission, and then quickly return to low-power sleep state. This rapid wake-up and sleep mechanism helps to further reduce the average power consumption of the terminal and can significantly extend the battery life of the terminal.

[0146] In some embodiments, the first receiver and the second receiver in the terminal perform different communication tasks. In this embodiment, before receiving the WUS sent by the network device, the terminal is in a low-power state. At this time, the first receiver in the terminal is inactive. The second receiver monitors the WUS sent by the network device during the WUS listening period. During the non-listening period, the second receiver is also inactive, thereby ensuring that the first receiver and the second receiver have the same node gain. When the second receiver detects the WUS sent by the network device during the listening period, the terminal sends a wake-up signal to the first receiver to wake it up, switching the first receiver from the current inactive state to the active state.

[0147] Optionally, in some embodiments, step S2102 above includes:

[0148] The terminal wakes up the first receiver via the second receiver;

[0149] Once the terminal determines that the first receiver has been woken up, it controls the second receiver to exit the WUS monitoring process.

[0150] For example, after the terminal detects the WUS sent by the network device through the second receiver, the terminal can send a wake-up signal to the first receiver through the second receiver, switching the first receiver from an inactive state to an active state. Once the terminal determines that the first receiver has been woken up, the terminal does not need to continue listening for the wake-up signal. To reduce the terminal's power consumption and unnecessary communication overhead, the terminal controls the second receiver to exit the WUS monitoring process, so that the second receiver does not perform WUS monitoring tasks while the first receiver is active.

[0151] In step S2103, terminal 101 determines that the first receiver has been woken up, performs data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and performs RRM measurement through the second receiver.

[0152] For example, data transmission in a serving cell refers to the data exchange process between a terminal and the currently serving cell in a mobile communication system. This communication interaction process includes uploading and receiving communication data. A serving cell consists of network equipment and the wireless signal coverage area within the coverage range of that network equipment. The network equipment provides wireless signal coverage and processes data transmission to the terminal through the serving cell, ensuring communication continuity and data transmission efficiency for the terminal within the serving cell. In this embodiment, after the first receiver is woken up, the terminal performs data transmission in the serving cell through the first receiver.

[0153] Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement is a measurement process used in wireless communication systems to evaluate and manage wireless resources. It involves measuring parameters such as channel quality, signal strength, and interference levels. RRM measurement helps terminals select and reselect between different cells to ensure optimal signal coverage and communication quality. In this embodiment, after the first receiver is woken up, the second receiver exits the WUS monitoring process, and the terminal performs RRM measurement through the second receiver.

[0154] Optionally, in some embodiments, data transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0155] Receiving communication data;

[0156] Carrier data reception.

[0157] For example, in this embodiment, data transmission between the terminal and the serving cell may include communication data reception and / or carrier data reception. Communication data reception involves a first separate radio frequency chain corresponding to the first receiver capturing electromagnetic wave signals emitted by the network device. The first separate radio frequency chain amplifies, filters, and demodulates the received signal to extract the original data information. The demodulated signal is then decoded according to a set communication protocol to restore the original data format, thus obtaining the data information transmitted by the network device. Carrier data reception refers to the process by which the terminal receives data transmitted via a carrier signal through the first receiver. This carrier signal is a high-frequency signal used to carry information signals for transmission. The terminal receives the carrier signal sent by the network device through the first receiver, demodulates the carrier signal, extracts the information signal carried on the carrier signal, and converts the demodulated information signal back to the original data format, thus obtaining the data information transmitted by the network device. The terminal can employ various data transmission methods based on the first receiver to adapt to the data transmission needs between the terminal and the serving cell under different communication environments.

[0158] Optionally, in some embodiments, the RRM measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0159] RRM measurement of the serving cell without measurement interval;

[0160] Multiple parallel RRM measurements over measurement gaps.

[0161] For example, gapless RRM measurement of the serving cell refers to the process where, even when the network equipment has not configured a measurement gap for the terminal, the terminal can trigger an RRM measurement of the serving cell based on a measurement instruction sent by the network equipment via a second receiver. This improves the flexibility and efficiency of the measurement, enables continuous monitoring of the signal quality of the serving cell, timely detection of signal changes, and provides real-time data for network optimization and mobility management on the terminal side.

[0162] Multiple parallel RRM measurement refers to the process where, during the measurement intervals configured in the network equipment, the terminal can simultaneously perform RRM measurements on multiple reference signals or multiple cells based on a second receiver to obtain more comprehensive signal quality information and improve the accuracy and reliability of the measurement.

[0163] In this embodiment, the RRM measurement performed by the terminal through the second receiver can include various types. The second receiver can include multiple second separate radio frequency chains, adjusting the receiving antenna frequencies of different second separate radio frequency chains to the specific frequencies corresponding to the RRM measurement, performing RRM measurements on the serving cell without measurement gaps, and / or performing RRM measurements on multiple reference signals or multiple cells at pre-configured measurement gaps. The RRM measurement performed by the second receiver can be performed in parallel with the data transmission of the serving cell performed by the first receiver, thus ensuring uninterrupted data transmission of the serving cell in the terminal.

[0164] It should be noted that, typically, after the first receiver is woken up, the terminal controls the second receiver to exit the WUS monitoring process. To reduce power consumption, the terminal can place the second receiver in an idle state, allowing the first receiver to perform data transmission of the serving cell and RRM measurements. The data transmission frequency of the serving cell is different from the carrier frequency of the reference signal during RRM measurements. Within the MG (Mean Time Range) of the reference signal measurement, the first receiver does not perform data transmission of the serving cell. Instead, it switches the communication transmission frequency of the first receiver corresponding to the first split radio chain from the serving cell's reference frequency f0 to a specific frequency component f1 of the reference signal, performing RRM measurements on this specific frequency component f1. Outside the MG of the reference signal measurement, the communication transmission frequency of the first split radio chain is switched back from the specific frequency component f1 to the serving cell's reference frequency f0, continuing to perform data transmission of the serving cell. Based on this communication mechanism, the terminal cannot perform serving data transmission during the MGL (Mean Time Range), resulting in communication interruption of the serving cell and affecting the terminal's communication efficiency.

[0165] For example, in this embodiment, to improve the communication efficiency of the terminal, a parallel measurement method is adopted to perform RRM measurement during MG, so that there will be no measurement gaps during the communication process, avoiding communication interruption between the terminal and the serving cell. When the first receiver is woken up, the terminal controls the first receiver to continue to perform data transmission of the serving cell and controls the second receiver to exit the WUS monitoring process. When an RRM measurement is detected, the communication transmission frequency of the second receiver corresponding to the second split RF chain is switched from the WUS reference frequency f2 to the specific frequency component f1 of the RRM measurement, and the second receiver performs reference signal measurement on the specific frequency component f1.

[0166] It should be noted that after the first receiver is woken up, it continuously performs data transmission of the serving cell, while the second receiver intermittently performs RRM measurements on a specific MGL. The time domain range during which the terminal performs data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver overlaps with the time domain range during which the terminal performs RRM measurements through the second receiver. That is, during the MGL corresponding to the RRM measurement, the terminal controls the second receiver to perform the RRM measurement, while the first receiver performs data transmission of the serving cell in parallel. This avoids communication interruption of the serving cell during the RRM measurement period, improving the terminal's communication efficiency.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first time-domain resource for data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource for RRM measurement.

[0168] For example, the terminal performs data transmission on a first time-domain resource via a first receiver and performs RRM measurements on a second time-domain resource via a second receiver. To avoid communication interruption between the terminal and the serving cell, the first time-domain resource is a continuous time-domain resource; depending on the communication requirements of the RRM measurement, the second time-domain resource can be an intermittent periodic time-domain resource or a continuous time-domain resource. The first receiver performs data transmission of the serving cell on the first time-domain resource, and the second receiver performs RRM measurements on the second time-domain resource. When the first and second time-domain resources overlap in the time domain, the terminal performs RRM measurements via the second receiver and performs data transmission of the serving cell in parallel via the first receiver. This avoids communication interruption between the terminal and the serving cell and improves the terminal's communication efficiency.

[0169] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver is inactive before WUS is detected by the second receiver, and the second receiver is used for WUS monitoring and / or for low-power synchronization signal LPSS measurement.

[0170] After the first receiver is woken up, it is used for data transmission in the serving cell, and the second receiver is used for RRM measurement.

[0171] For example, in this embodiment, the terminal configures the functions of the first receiver and the second receiver under different communication scenarios. Taking the receipt of WUS sent by the network device as the time node, before the terminal detects the WUS through the second receiver, the terminal is in a low-power state. The second receiver monitors the WUS sent by the network device during the listening period. At this time, the first receiver is inactive, and the second receiver is used for WUS monitoring, or for WUS monitoring and LPSS measurement. LPSS measurement is used for time synchronization and frequency synchronization of the terminal in the low-power state. LPSS measurement can accurately detect the synchronization deviation of the terminal in the low-power state, helping to adjust and optimize the synchronization algorithm in the terminal, thereby improving the synchronization accuracy between the terminal and the network device. After the terminal detects the WUS sent by the network device through the second receiver, the terminal can wake up the first receiver through the second receiver. The first receiver continues to perform data transmission of the serving cell, adjusts the function of the second receiver, and performs RRM measurement through the first receiver, thereby realizing the synchronization of RRM measurement in the terminal with data transmission of the serving cell, avoiding data interruption in the serving cell in the terminal, and improving communication efficiency.

[0172] Optionally, in some embodiments, step S2103 above includes:

[0173] The terminal receives first information sent by the network device, which is used to activate the measurement gap in the second time domain resource.

[0174] Based on the first information, the terminal performs RRM measurement via the second receiver during the measurement interval of the second time domain resource;

[0175] During the measurement interval of the second time domain resources, the terminal performs data transmission of the serving cell in parallel through the first receiver.

[0176] For example, in this embodiment, the terminal performs RRM measurements based on measurement gaps pre-configured by the network device. The network device indicates to the terminal, based on first information, the active measurement gap in the second time-domain resources. During this measurement gap, the terminal performs RRM measurements via a second receiver according to the first information. To maintain continuous data interaction between the terminal and the serving cell, the terminal continues to perform data transmission of the serving cell in parallel via a first receiver during the measurement gap period.

[0177] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and it may be, for example, "measurement indication information", "measurement gap activation indication", etc.

[0178] Optionally, in some embodiments, the above step "performing data transmission of the serving cell via the first receiver" includes:

[0179] The terminal receives reference signals of multiple carriers in the serving cell through a first receiver, wherein the third time domain resources of the reference signals overlap with the second time domain resources;

[0180] The method also includes:

[0181] The terminal measures the reference signal using the first receiver.

[0182] For example, in this embodiment, the terminal can receive reference signals of multiple carriers in the serving cell through a first receiver, and measure the reference signals through the first receiver to obtain the signal measurement result of the reference signal corresponding to the serving cell. This signal measurement result is used to indicate the signal quality of the serving cell in the current network environment. By measuring the reference signals through the first receiver, continuous monitoring of the serving cell signal quality can be achieved, and changes in the current serving cell signal can be detected in a timely manner. The third time-domain resource where the reference signal is located overlaps with the second time-domain resource for RRM measurement. That is, on this overlapping time-domain resource, the terminal performs reference signal measurement of multiple carriers in the serving cell through the first receiver, and performs RRM measurement in other cells in parallel through the second receiver.

[0183] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver and the second receiver share a BB processing unit, which is used for RRM measurement.

[0184] For example, Figure 2B is a schematic diagram of MR and LR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2B, the first receiver is MR and the second receiver is LR. LR includes a first separate RF chain and a digital BB (Baseband) processing unit. The first separate RF chain is connected to the digital BB processing unit and includes a pairing network module, an RF Zener diode, an RF low-noise amplifier, an RF envelope detector, a baseband amplifier, a baseband low-pass filter, and a one-bit or multi-dimensional analog-to-digital converter connected in sequence. MR includes a second separate RF chain and a digital BB processing unit. In this embodiment, MR and LR share the digital BB processing unit, which is used for RRM measurement. In this embodiment, when the digital BB processing units of both the first and second receivers are used for RRM measurement, the terminal can be configured to share the BB processing units of the first and second receivers, thereby reducing the hardware configuration cost in the terminal.

[0185] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0186] In some embodiments, the terms "codebook," "codeword," and "precoding matrix" can be used interchangeably. For example, a codebook can be a collection of one or more codewords / precoding matrices.

[0187] In some embodiments, the terms "uplink", "uplink", and "physical uplink" can be used interchangeably, as can the terms "downlink", "downlink", and "physical downlink", as well as the terms "sidelink", "sidelink", "sidelink communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", and "direct link communication".

[0188] In some embodiments, the terms “downlink control information (DCI),” “downlink (DL) assignment,” “DL DCI,” “uplink (UL) grant,” and “UL DCI” can be used interchangeably.

[0189] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data".

[0190] In some embodiments, the terms “radio”, “wireless”, “radio access network (RAN)”, “access network (AN)”, and “RAN-based” can be used interchangeably.

[0191] In some embodiments, the terms "search space", "search space set", "search space configuration", "search space set configuration", "control resource set (CORESET)", and "CORESET configuration" can be used interchangeably.

[0192] In some embodiments, the terms "synchronization signal (SS)," "synchronization signal block (SSB)," "reference signal (RS)," "pilot," and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0193] In some embodiments, terms such as “moment,” “point in time,” “time,” and “time location” can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as “duration,” “segment,” “time window,” “window,” and “time.”

[0194] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)," "cell," "frequency carrier," and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0195] In some embodiments, the terms “resource block (RB)”, “physical resource block (PRB)”, “sub-carrier group (SCG)”, “resource element group (REG)”, “PRB pair”, “RB pair”, “resource element (RE)”, and “sub-carrier” can be used interchangeably.

[0196] In some embodiments, terms such as wireless access scheme and waveform can be used interchangeably.

[0197] In some embodiments, the terms "precoding", "precoder", "weight", "precoding weight", "quasi-co-location (QCL)", "transmission configuration indication (TCI) status", "spatial relation", "spatial domain filter", "transmission power", "phase rotation", "antenna port", "antenna port group", "layer", "the number of layers", "rank", "resource", "resource set", "resource group", "beam", "beam width", "beam angular degree", "antenna", "antenna element", and "panel" can be used interchangeably.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terms “frame”, “radio frame”, “subframe”, “slot”, “sub-slot”, “mini-slot”, “symbol”, “symbol”, and “transmission time interval (TTI)” can be used interchangeably.

[0199] In some embodiments, "acquire," "get," "obtain," "receive," "transmit," "bidirectional transmission," and "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, acquiring from protocols, acquiring from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation. Protocols include, for example, at least one of the 3GPP protocol, Wi-Fi protocol, and audio and / or video protocols.

[0200] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0201] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain," "preset," "default," "set," "indicated," "a certain," "any," and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A," "preset A," "default A," "set A," "indicated A," "a certain A," "any A," and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0202] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0203] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data and / or instructions received; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the receiver to respond to the sent content.

[0204] In some embodiments, if an arrow in the interaction diagram representing the sending of information, signaling, etc. from one subject to another passes through other subjects, it can be interpreted as the information being forwarded from one subject to another via other subjects, or it can be interpreted as the information being sent from one subject to another without passing through other subjects.

[0205] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2103. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2102 + step S2103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and step S2101 + step S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0206] In some embodiments, steps S2102 and S2103 may be performed in a different order or simultaneously, and steps S2101 and S2102 may be performed in a different order or simultaneously.

[0207] In some embodiments, steps S2101 and S2103 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0208] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0209] Figure 3A is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method executed by a terminal, the terminal including a first receiver and a second receiver, the method including:

[0210] Step S3101: The second receiver detects the wake-up signal WUS sent by the network device and wakes up the first receiver.

[0211] The optional implementation of step S3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0212] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver includes a main receiver (MR) and the second receiver includes a low-power receiver (LR).

[0213] Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal includes a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain, the first separate radio frequency chain being used for MR and the second separate radio frequency chain being used for LR.

[0214] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first separate radio frequency chain is also used to reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication.

[0215] Optionally, in some embodiments, waking up the first receiver includes:

[0216] The first receiver is woken up by the second receiver;

[0217] Once the first receiver is confirmed to be awakened, the second receiver is controlled to exit the WUS monitoring process.

[0218] Step S3102: Determine that the first receiver is awakened, perform data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and perform radio resource management (RRM) measurement through the second receiver, wherein the first time domain resource of data transmission and the second time domain resource of RRM measurement overlap.

[0219] The optional implementation of step S3102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0220] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver is inactive before WUS is detected by the second receiver, and the second receiver is used for WUS monitoring, or for WUS monitoring and low-power synchronization signal LPSS measurement.

[0221] After the first receiver is woken up, it is used for data transmission in the serving cell, and the second receiver is used for RRM measurement.

[0222] Optionally, in some embodiments, data transmission of the serving cell is performed by a first receiver, including:

[0223] The first receiver receives reference signals from multiple carriers in the serving cell, wherein the third time domain resources of the reference signals overlap with the second time domain resources.

[0224] The method also includes:

[0225] The reference signal is measured using the first receiver.

[0226] Optionally, in some embodiments, data transmission of the serving cell is performed via a first receiver, and radio resource management (RRM) measurements are performed via a second receiver, including:

[0227] Receive first information sent by the network device, the first information being used to activate the measurement gap within the second time domain resource;

[0228] Based on the first information, during the measurement interval of the second time domain resource, RRM measurement is performed by the second receiver;

[0229] During the measurement interval of the second time domain resources, data transmission of the serving cell is performed in parallel by the first receiver.

[0230] Optionally, in some embodiments, data transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0231] Receiving communication data;

[0232] Carrier data reception.

[0233] Optionally, in some embodiments, the RRM measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0234] RRM measurement of the serving cell without measurement interval;

[0235] Multiple parallel RRM measurements over measurement gaps.

[0236] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver and the second receiver share a baseband BB processing unit, which is used for RRM measurement.

[0237] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3102. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step S3102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0238] In some embodiments, steps S3101 and S3102 may be performed in an alternate order or simultaneously.

[0239] In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0240] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0241] Figure 3B is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3B, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method executed by a network device, the method including:

[0242] Step S3201: Send WUS to the terminal.

[0243] In some embodiments, WUS is used to instruct the terminal to wake up the first receiver, perform data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and perform RRM measurement through the second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resources for data transmission and the second time-domain resources for RRM measurement overlap.

[0244] The optional implementation of step S3201 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0245] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver includes an MR and the second receiver includes an LR.

[0246] Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal includes a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain, the first separate radio frequency chain being used for MR and the second separate radio frequency chain being used for LR.

[0247] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first separate radio frequency chain is also used to reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication.

[0248] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver is inactive before the terminal detects WUS through the second receiver, and the second receiver is used for WUS detection and / or for low-power synchronization signal LPSS measurement.

[0249] After the first receiver is woken up, it is used for data transmission in the serving cell, and the second receiver is used for RRM measurement.

[0250] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0251] Reference signals of multiple carriers in the serving cell are sent to the terminal. The reference signals are used to instruct the terminal to measure the reference signals through a first receiver. The third time domain resources of the reference signals overlap with the second time domain resources.

[0252] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0253] The terminal sends a first message, which is used to activate the measurement gap in the first time domain. The first message is also used to instruct the terminal to perform RRM measurement through the second receiver within the measurement gap of the second time domain resources, and to perform data transmission of the serving cell in parallel through the first receiver within the measurement gap of the second time domain resources.

[0254] Optionally, in some embodiments, data transmission includes at least one of the following:

[0255] Receiving communication data;

[0256] Carrier data reception.

[0257] Optionally, in some embodiments, the RRM measurement includes at least one of the following:

[0258] RRM measurement of the serving cell without measurement interval;

[0259] Multiple parallel RRM measurements over measurement gaps.

[0260] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first receiver and the second receiver share a baseband BB processing unit, which is used for RRM measurement.

[0261] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0262] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0263] In step S4101, after receiving the wake-up signal sent by the network device, the terminal performs gapless frequency inter-measurement via LR and MR.

[0264] In some embodiments, the terminal has multiple separate radio frequency chains for LR and MR.

[0265] In some embodiments, when MR is inactive, LR is used for WUS monitoring or LPSS measurement.

[0266] In some embodiments, the discrete RF chain used for MR is an ultra-low power RF chain.

[0267] In some embodiments, when the terminal receives a wake-up signal, the terminal wakes up the MR via LR, where the MR is mainly used for receiving data from the serving cell, or the MR is mainly used for receiving carrier data.

[0268] In some embodiments, the terminal performs parallel measurements of inter-frequency carriers via a separate radio frequency chain for LR.

[0269] In some embodiments, the terminal can measure inter-frequency carriers without measurement gaps.

[0270] In some embodiments, when the terminal performs gapless inter-frequency measurements via LR and MR, the communication data of the serving cell in the serving unit will not be interrupted due to the measurement gap.

[0271] In some embodiments, the baseband processing unit of the MR can be shared with the separate RF chain of the LR, and the baseband processing unit is used to perform parallel measurements.

[0272] In this way, the terminal can achieve parallel communication when exiting LR WUS monitoring or LPSS measurement, thereby significantly improving the communication efficiency of the network system.

[0273] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which includes:

[0274] (1) The base station transmits data on the reference frequency f0 of the main cell, and the base station turns off the wake-up signal during the T1 time period and turns on the wake-up signal during the T2 time period;

[0275] (2) The base station transmits signals on the f2 frequency of the neighboring cell and configures the SSB (Synchronization Signal and PBCH block) to the terminal after the T2 time period.

[0276] (3) After the T2 time period, when the UE's MR is woken up based on the wake-up signal, the LR in other radio chains can be used for other purposes. For example, the LR can be used for measurements of neighboring cells, thereby enabling parallel measurements and data transmission of the terminal. For instance, after the T2 time period, the UE uses the LR to transmit the SSB sent by the base station on a specific frequency f2;

[0277] (4) During the T1 time period, the UE monitors the wake-up signal sent by the base station through the LR on a specific frequency f0, and after detecting the wake-up signal sent by the base station on f0 during the T2 time period, controls the LR to exit the wake-up signal monitoring program.

[0278] (5) On a specific frequency f1, the UE controls the MR to be in sleep mode before the T2 time period, and performs data transmission with the main cell on the measurement service unit after the T2 time period.

[0279] In some embodiments, for inter-frequency LR and MR, when the WUS is deactivated via monitoring of the LR, the isolated MR can be completely de-energized. This achieves the same power-saving gain as intra-frequency LR and MR.

[0280] In some embodiments, for LR and MR cross-frequency measurements, the LR can exit the WUS monitoring procedure when the MR is woken up. Separate LRs can be used for cross-frequency measurements of neighboring cells without measurement gaps. This avoids interruption of the serving cell.

[0281] In some embodiments, for LR and MR between frequencies, the radio frequency chains of LR and MR are separated.

[0282] In some embodiments, when the MR is woken up, the UE can perform inter-frequency measurements via the LR radio chain without the MG.

[0283] In some embodiments, the UE can receive serving cell data in one radio chain of NCSG (Network Controlled Small Gap)-ML (Measurement Length) and measure other target carriers in other radio chains of NCSG ML.

[0284] In some embodiments, if the base station is configured with type 2-MG, the UE can perform multiple parallel measurements through different radio frequency chains.

[0285] In some embodiments, the steps and their optional implementations in other embodiments described before or after this embodiment, as well as other related parts in the specification, can be referred to, and will not be repeated here.

[0286] This disclosure also proposes an apparatus (also referred to as a communication device, etc.) for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is proposed that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Furthermore, another apparatus is proposed that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0287] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0288] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0289] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Terminal 5100 is used to perform any of the above methods. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 5, terminal 5100 may include a transceiver module 5101 and a processing module 5102. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is used to detect a wake-up signal (WUS) sent by a network device through a second receiver, wake up a first receiver, and the processing module 5102 is used to determine that the first receiver has been woken up, perform data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and perform Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement through the second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0290] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0291] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module.

[0292] In some embodiments, the processing module can be replaced by the processor, and the transceiver module can be replaced by the transceiver.

[0293] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The network device 6100 is used to perform any of the above methods. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 6, the network device 6100 may include a transceiver module 6101. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6101 is used to send a WUS to a terminal, the WUS instructing the terminal to wake up a first receiver, perform data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and perform RRM measurement through a second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0294] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0295] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0296] As shown in Figure 7, the communication device 7100 includes one or more third processors 7101. The third processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 7100 can be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more third processors 7101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 7100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0297] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more third transceivers 7102. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more third transceivers 7102, the third transceiver 7102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the third processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps. In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, sending unit, transmitter, sending circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0298] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more third memories 7103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the third memories 7103 may be located outside the communication device 7100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more first interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the first interface circuit 7104 is connected to the third memory 7103, and the first interface circuit 7104 can be used to receive data from the third memory 7103 or other devices, and can be used to send data to the third processor 7101 or other devices. For example, the first interface circuit 7104 can read data stored in the third memory 7103 and send the data to the third processor 7101.

[0299] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0300] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For cases where the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, the schematic diagram of chip 7200 shown in Figure 8 can be referenced, but is not limited thereto.

[0301] Chip 7200 includes one or more fourth processors 7201. Chip 7200 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0302] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more second interface circuits 7202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more fourth memories 7203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the fourth memories 7203 may be located outside chip 7200. Optionally, the second interface circuit 7202 is connected to the fourth memories 7203, and the second interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive data from the fourth memories 7203 or other devices, and the second interface circuit 7202 can be used to send data to the fourth memories 7203 or other devices. For example, the second interface circuit 7202 can read data stored in the fourth memories 7203 and send the data to the fourth processor 7201.

[0303] In some embodiments, the second interface circuit 7202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method. For example, the second interface circuit 7202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method means that the second interface circuit 7202 performs data interaction between the fourth processor 7201, the chip 7200, the fourth memory 7203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the fourth processor 7201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0304] The modules and / or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0305] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0306] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0307] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, Performed by a terminal, the terminal including a first receiver and a second receiver, the method includes: The second receiver detects the wake-up signal WUS sent by the network device and wakes up the first receiver. The system determines that the first receiver is awakened, performs data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and performs Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurement through the second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first receiver includes a main receiver (MR), and the second receiver includes a low-power receiver (LR).

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The terminal includes a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain, wherein the first separate radio frequency chain is used for the MR and the second separate radio frequency chain is used for the LR.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first separate radio frequency chain is also used to reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, Before the WUS is detected by the second receiver, the first receiver is inactive, and the second receiver is used for WUS monitoring, or for WUS monitoring and low-power synchronization signal LPSS measurement. After the first receiver is woken up, the first receiver is used for data transmission of the serving cell, and the second receiver is used for the RRM measurement.

6. The method according to any one of claims 5, characterized in that, The step of waking up the first receiver includes: The first receiver is woken up by the second receiver; Once the first receiver is confirmed to be awakened, the second receiver is controlled to exit the WUS monitoring process.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver includes: The first receiver receives reference signals of multiple carriers in the serving cell, wherein the third time domain resources of the reference signals overlap with the second time domain resources; The method further includes: The reference signal is measured using the first receiver.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The process of performing data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver and performing Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements through the second receiver includes: Receive first information sent by the network device, the first information being used to activate the measurement gap within the second time domain resource; Based on the first information, the RRM measurement is performed by the second receiver during the measurement interval of the second time domain resource; During the measurement interval of the second time domain resource, the data transmission of the serving cell is performed in parallel by the first receiver.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The data transmission includes at least one of the following: Receiving communication data; Carrier data reception.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The RRM measurement includes at least one of the following: RRM measurement of the serving cell without measurement interval; Multiple parallel RRM measurements over measurement gaps.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that, The first receiver and the second receiver share a baseband BB processing unit, which is used for the RRM measurement.

12. A communication method, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the method includes: A WUS is sent to the terminal, which instructs the terminal to wake up a first receiver, perform data transmission of the serving cell through the first receiver, and perform RRM measurement through a second receiver, wherein the first time-domain resource of the data transmission overlaps with the second time-domain resource of the RRM measurement.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that, The first receiver includes an MR receiver, and the second receiver includes an LR receiver.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that, The terminal includes a first separate radio frequency chain and a second separate radio frequency chain, wherein the first separate radio frequency chain is used for the MR and the second separate radio frequency chain is used for the LR.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The first separate radio frequency chain is also used to reduce the power consumption of the terminal during communication.

16. The method according to any one of claims 12-15, characterized in that, Before the terminal detects the WUS through the second receiver, the first receiver is inactive, and the second receiver is used for WUS monitoring and / or for low-power synchronization signal LPSS measurement; After the first receiver is woken up, the first receiver is used for data transmission of the serving cell, and the second receiver is used for the RRM measurement.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal is sent a reference signal of multiple carriers in the serving cell. The reference signal is used to instruct the terminal to measure the reference signal through the first receiver. The third time-domain resource of the reference signal overlaps with the second time-domain resource.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12-17, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal is sent a first message, which is used to activate a measurement gap in the first time domain. The first message is also used to instruct the terminal to perform the RRM measurement through the second receiver within the measurement gap of the second time domain resource, and to perform data transmission of the serving cell in parallel through the first receiver within the measurement gap of the second time domain resource.

19. The method according to any one of claims 12-18, characterized in that, The data transmission includes at least one of the following: Receiving communication data; Carrier data reception.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12-19, characterized in that, The RRM measurement includes at least one of the following: RRM measurement of the serving cell without measurement interval; Multiple parallel RRM measurements over measurement gaps.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12-20, characterized in that, The first receiver and the second receiver share a baseband BB processing unit, which is used for the RRM measurement.

22. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device is used to perform the communication method according to any one of claims 1-11, or the communication device is used to perform the communication method according to any one of claims 12-21.

23. A communication system, characterized in that, The device includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of any one of claims 1-11, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method of any one of claims 12-21.

24. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, it causes the communication device to perform the communication method as described in any one of claims 1-11, or causes the communication device to perform the communication method as described in any one of claims 12-21.

25. A program product comprising at least one of a program and instructions, characterized in that, When at least one of the program or instructions is executed by the communication device, it implements the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 1-11, or when at least one of the program or instructions is executed by the communication device, it implements the steps of the communication method according to any one of claims 12-21.

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