Resource scheduling method and apparatus

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a resource scheduling method and apparatus. The method executed by a network device comprises: sending resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used for indicating time-domain resources used by a terminal for uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device on the basis of a processing duration. In this way, the network device can determine, on the basis of the processing duration, the time-domain resources that are scheduled and are used by the terminal for uplink transmission, such that the network device can rationally schedule the uplink time-domain resources, thereby improving the communication performance.

Description

Resource scheduling method and apparatus Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a resource scheduling method and apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] With continuous technological innovation, the types of terminals are becoming increasingly diverse, such as mobile phones, smartwatches, cars, and tablets. Different types of terminals have different performance characteristics. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This disclosure provides a resource scheduling method and apparatus for network devices to determine the time domain resources used by a scheduling terminal for uplink transmission based on the processing time. This enables network devices to schedule the time domain resources used by the terminal for uplink transmission, thereby rationally scheduling uplink time domain resources and improving communication performance.

[0004] This disclosure presents a resource scheduling method and apparatus.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a resource scheduling method is proposed, executed by a network device, comprising: sending resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0006] In the above embodiments, the network device can determine the time domain resources used by the scheduling terminal when sending uplinks based on the processing time, thereby enabling the network device to reasonably schedule uplink time domain resources and improve communication performance.

[0007] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a resource scheduling method is proposed, executed by a terminal, comprising: receiving resource scheduling information sent by a network device, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when performing uplink transmission, and the time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0008] In the above embodiments, the terminal receives resource scheduling information sent by the network device, which can determine the time domain resources used when performing uplink transmission, so as to accurately perform uplink transmission using the time domain resources scheduled by the network device and improve communication performance.

[0009] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a resource scheduling method is proposed, comprising: a network device sending resource scheduling information to a terminal, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time; and the terminal receiving the resource scheduling information sent by the network device.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: a transceiver module for transmitting resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct a terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on processing time.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive resource scheduling information sent by a network device, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0012] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors, wherein the network device is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect.

[0013] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors, wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect.

[0014] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processors, cause the communication device to perform the method as described in at least one of the first and second aspects.

[0015] According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising: a network device and a terminal; the network device performs the method as described in the first aspect, and the terminal performs the method as described in the second aspect embodiment.

[0016] According to a tenth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer-executable instructions; when executed by a processor, the computer-executable instructions are capable of implementing the method described in at least one aspect of the first and second aspects.

[0017] According to an eleventh aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, wherein the computer program product stores a computer program; after being executed by a processor, the computer program is able to implement the method described in at least one aspect of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0018] Additional aspects and advantages of this disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0019] 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.

[0020] Figure 1 is an architecture diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0021] Figure 2A is a flowchart of a resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0022] Figure 2B is a flowchart of another resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0023] Figure 3 is a flowchart of another resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0024] Figure 4A is a structural diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0025] Figure 4B is a structural diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0026] Figure 5A is a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0027] Figure 5B is a structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0028] This disclosure presents a resource scheduling method and apparatus.

[0029] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose a resource scheduling method, executed by a network device, comprising: sending resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0030] In the above embodiments, the network device can determine the time domain resources used by the scheduling terminal when sending uplinks based on the processing time, thereby enabling the network device to reasonably schedule uplink time domain resources and improve communication performance.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH; or

[0032] Resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH, and the processing time is the time required for decoding PDSCH and preparing PUCCH; or

[0033] Resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when sending CSI reports carried by PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare CSI reports.

[0034] In the above embodiments, the network device can determine the time domain resources used by the scheduling terminal when performing uplink transmission of a certain type based on the processing time corresponding to the type of uplink transmission performed by the scheduling terminal. This enables the resources used by the scheduled uplink transmission to match the type of uplink transmission performed by the scheduling terminal, thereby scheduling the time domain resources required for the terminal's uplink transmission and improving communication performance.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the first time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the first time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate that uplink transmission uses time-domain resources when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is different from that of the second type of terminal.

[0037] In the above embodiments, the network device determines the time domain resources used by the scheduling terminal when sending uplinks based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. It can also instruct that whether the terminal is a first type of terminal or a second type of terminal, the time domain resources determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal will be used when sending uplinks. This can reasonably schedule uplink time domain resources and improve communication performance.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the second time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the second time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate that uplink transmission uses time-domain resources when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is different from that of the second type of terminal.

[0040] In the above embodiments, the network device determines the time domain resources used by the scheduling terminal when sending uplinks based on the processing time of the second type of terminal. It can also instruct that whether the terminal is a first type of terminal or a second type of terminal, the time domain resources determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal will be used when sending uplinks. This can reasonably schedule uplink time domain resources and improve communication performance.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the resource scheduling information is also used to indicate the first frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal; the first frequency domain resources and the second frequency domain resources are different.

[0042] In the above embodiments, when the network device schedules time domain resources for both the first type of terminal and the second type of terminal, it can also schedule the first frequency domain resources used when the terminal is the first type of terminal and the second frequency domain resources used when the terminal is the second type of terminal, so as to achieve frequency domain reuse, avoid interference between uplink transmissions of different types of terminals, and improve communication performance.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is carried by DCI, and the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal;

[0044] The starting position of the first time domain resource is no earlier than the third time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the third time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0045] The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0046] In the above embodiments, the network device uses the first time domain resources when the scheduling terminal is a first type of terminal and the second time domain resources when the terminal is a second type of terminal. This can avoid interference between uplink transmissions of different types of terminals and improve communication performance.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when PUSCH is transmitted when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when PUSCH is transmitted when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0048] The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH;

[0049] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time-domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time-domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal;

[0051] The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH;

[0052] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when transmitting CSI reports carried by PUSCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when transmitting CSI reports carried by PUSCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0054] The processing time for a Type 1 terminal is the time required for the Type 1 terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report;

[0055] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the DCI includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate a first time-domain resource, and the second field is used to indicate a second time-domain resource or to indicate a time-domain offset value of the second time-domain resource relative to the first time-domain resource.

[0057] In the above embodiments, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal by using the first field and the second field in the DCI, thereby indicating the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal and the second time domain resources used when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0058] Secondly, this disclosure proposes a resource scheduling method, executed by a terminal, comprising: receiving resource scheduling information sent by a network device, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0059] In the above embodiments, the terminal receives resource scheduling information sent by the network device, which can determine the time domain resources used when performing uplink transmission, so as to accurately perform uplink transmission using the time domain resources scheduled by the network device and improve communication performance.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH; or

[0061] Resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH, and the processing time is the time required for decoding PDSCH and preparing PUCCH; or

[0062] Resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when sending CSI reports carried by PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare CSI reports.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the first time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the first time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate that uplink transmission uses time-domain resources when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is different from that of the second type of terminal.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the second time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the second time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate that uplink transmission uses time-domain resources when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is different from that of the second type of terminal.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the resource scheduling information is also used to indicate the first frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal; the first frequency domain resources and the second frequency domain resources are different.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: the terminal determining, based on resource scheduling information, the time domain resources to be used when performing uplink transmission when the terminal is a second type of terminal, the time domain resources being determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal, the processing time of the first type of terminal being less than the processing time of the second type of terminal; if the terminal fails to complete uplink transmission preparation before the time domain resources are available, the uplink transmission is cancelled.

[0069] In the above embodiments, the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the time domain resources for uplink transmission instructed by the network device to perform uplink transmission are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. Furthermore, the processing time of the first type of terminal is less than that of the second type of terminal. If the terminal fails to complete uplink transmission preparation before the time domain resources are available, it can cancel uplink transmission to ensure communication quality.

[0070] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is carried by DCI, and the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal;

[0071] The starting position of the first time domain resource is no earlier than the third time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the third time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0072] The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when PUSCH is transmitted when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when PUSCH is transmitted when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0074] The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH;

[0075] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

[0076] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal;

[0077] The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH;

[0078] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

[0079] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when transmitting CSI reports carried by PUSCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when transmitting CSI reports carried by PUSCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0080] The processing time for a Type 1 terminal is the time required for the Type 1 terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report;

[0081] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0082] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the DCI includes a first field and a second field, the first field being used to indicate a first time-domain resource, and the second field being used to indicate a second time-domain resource or to indicate a time-domain offset value of the second time-domain resource relative to the first time-domain resource.

[0083] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: the terminal determining, based on resource scheduling information, that the time domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal are first time domain resources; or determining, based on resource scheduling information, that the time domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second type of terminal are second time domain resources.

[0084] Thirdly, this disclosure proposes a resource scheduling method, including: a network device sending resource scheduling information to a terminal, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when making uplink transmissions, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time; and the terminal receiving the resource scheduling information sent by the network device.

[0085] Fourthly, this disclosure provides a network device, including: a transceiver module for sending resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when making uplink transmissions, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0086] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including: a transceiver module, configured to receive resource scheduling information sent by a network device, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0087] In a sixth aspect, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors, wherein the network device is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect.

[0088] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors, wherein the terminal is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

[0089] Eighthly, this disclosure provides a communication device comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processors, cause the communication device to perform the method described in at least one of the first and second aspects.

[0090] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system comprising: a network device and a terminal; wherein the network device is configured to perform the method as described in the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to perform the method as described in the second aspect.

[0091] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method as described in at least one of the first and second aspects.

[0092] In one aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method as described in at least one of the first and second aspects.

[0093] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method as described in at least one of the first and second aspects.

[0094] In a thirteenth 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 in at least one of the first and second aspects described above.

[0095] 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.

[0096] This disclosure provides a resource scheduling method and apparatus. In some embodiments, the terms resource scheduling method, information processing method, and communication method can be used interchangeably.

[0097] 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.

[0098] 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.

[0099] 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.

[0100] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0101] 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”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0102] 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.

[0103] 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.

[0104] 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.

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

[0106] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time-frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0107] 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.

[0108] 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”.

[0109] 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.

[0110] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0111] 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.

[0112] 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.

[0113] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced with 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 with 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, uplink link, downlink link, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0114] 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.

[0115] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0116] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0117] 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.

[0118] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0119] Figure 1 is an architecture diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0120] As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0121] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, but is not limited to, 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, augmented reality (AR) terminal, wireless terminal in industrial control, wireless terminal in self-driving, wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal in smart grid, wireless terminal in transportation safety, wireless terminal in smart city, and wireless terminal in smart home.

[0122] In some embodiments, network device 102 may include at least one of access network device and core network device.

[0123] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, 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), radio 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.

[0124] In some embodiments, the access network device may be a satellite.

[0125] In some embodiments, the core network equipment may be a single device, multiple devices, or a group of devices, including all or part of a first network element, a second network element, a third network element, a fourth network element, etc. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0126] In some embodiments, the first network element is, for example, an access and mobility management function (AMF) network element.

[0127] In some embodiments, the second network element is, for example, a Location Management Function (LMF) network element.

[0128] In some embodiments, the third network element is, for example, a sensing function (SF) network element.

[0129] In some embodiments, the fourth network element is, for example, a network repository function (NRF) network element.

[0130] In some embodiments, the first network element is used to implement terminal access management and mobility management. It is responsible for terminal state maintenance, terminal reachability management, mobility management (MM), forwarding of non-access stratum (NAS) messages, and forwarding of session management (SM) N2 messages.

[0131] In some embodiments, the second network element is used to coordinate and schedule the resources required for the location of the terminal.

[0132] In some embodiments, the third network element is used to perform wireless sensing using access network equipment or terminals to realize sensing services.

[0133] In some embodiments, the fourth network element is used for dynamic registration of network function service capabilities and network function discovery.

[0134] In some embodiments, at least one of the first network element, the second network element, and the third network element can be independent of the core network equipment.

[0135] In some embodiments, at least one of the first network element, the second network element, and the third network element may be part of the core network equipment.

[0136] 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.

[0137] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​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.

[0138] 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), IEEE 802.20, and Ultra-Wideband. The technologies include UWB (Ultra-Wideband), 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 resource scheduling methods, and next-generation systems built upon them. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0139] In some embodiments, the design of 5G, 6G and subsequent next-generation mobile communication systems can be oriented in one direction, allowing terminals with different capabilities to access the network, such as high-end terminals and low-end terminals, to achieve an intelligent converged network.

[0140] High-capacity terminals include enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) terminals (such as mobile phones), and low-capacity terminals include redcap terminals or enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) terminals (such as wristband devices, health monitoring devices), etc.

[0141] In some embodiments, the battery life of a low-capacity device is 1-2 weeks, and the battery life of a high-capacity device is 1-2 days.

[0142] In some embodiments, the processing time required for a low-capacity terminal to prepare for uplink transmission is longer, while the processing time required for a high-capacity terminal to prepare for uplink transmission is shorter. Therefore, the time domain resources required for uplink transmission by low-capacity terminals and high-capacity terminals are different.

[0143] In related technologies, how network devices can schedule the time-domain resources used by different types of terminals when sending uplink data is a problem that urgently needs to be solved.

[0144] Based on this, in this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device sends resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time. Thus, the network device can determine and schedule the time-domain resources used by the terminal when performing uplink transmission based on the processing time, enabling the network device to rationally schedule uplink time-domain resources and improve communication performance.

[0145] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a resource scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a resource scheduling method, which includes:

[0146] S201A, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0147] In some embodiments, the terminal receives resource scheduling information sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto. The terminal may also receive resource scheduling information sent by other entities other than the network device, in which case S201A can be omitted.

[0148] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains resource scheduling information specified by the protocol, in which case S201A can be omitted.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains resource scheduling information from the upper layer(s), in which case S201A can be omitted.

[0150] In some embodiments, the terminal processes the information to obtain resource scheduling information, in which case S201A can be omitted.

[0151] In some embodiments, the terminal autonomously implements the functions indicated by the resource scheduling information, or the above functions are default or default, in which case S201A can be omitted.

[0152] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when making uplink transmissions.

[0153] In some embodiments, the resource scheduling information includes at least one of the terminal identifier and the identifier of the time-domain resource.

[0154] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to perform uplink transmission. For example, resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to transmit via the physical uplink share channel (PUSCH), or to instruct the terminal to transmit via the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or to instruct the terminal to transmit channel state information (CSI) reports.

[0155] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device can use resource scheduling information to simultaneously instruct the terminal to perform uplink transmission and instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission.

[0156] In some embodiments, the network device may reuse existing signaling or messages to send resource scheduling information to the terminal, or use new signaling or messages to send resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0157] For example, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal using downlink control information (DCI). For example, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0158] In some embodiments, the network device may independently determine to send resource scheduling information to the terminal, or determine to send resource scheduling information to the terminal based on the terminal's request, or determine to send resource scheduling information to the terminal based on the protocol agreement.

[0159] For example, when a network device determines the time-domain resources used by a terminal when making uplink transmissions, it can send resource scheduling information to the terminal itself.

[0160] For example, when a network device receives a request from a terminal requesting the network device to configure time-domain resources for uplink transmission, it can send resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0161] For example, if the protocol stipulates that the network device configures the time domain resources for the terminal to send data, the network device can send resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0162] In some embodiments, time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on processing time.

[0163] In some embodiments, the processing time is the processing time of the first type of terminal, or the processing time is the processing time of the second type of terminal, or the processing time is determined based on the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0164] The processing time of the first type of terminal is shorter than that of the second type of terminal. The first type of terminal is a high-capacity terminal, and the second type is a low-capacity terminal.

[0165] In some embodiments, the processing time is a value determined by weighted summation of the processing times of the first type of terminal and the processing times of the second type of terminal.

[0166] For example, the processing time is T, the processing time of the first type of terminal is T1, the processing time of the second type of terminal is T2, and T = 0.5*T1 + 0.5*T2, or T = 0.3*T1 + 0.7*T2, or T = 0.7*T1 + 0.3*T2.

[0167] In some embodiments, the processing time is the maximum of the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal, or the minimum of the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0168] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when transmitting PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and prepare the PUSCH; or

[0169] Resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when transmitting PUCCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode the physical downlink share channel (PDSCH) and prepare the PUCCH; or

[0170] Resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when sending CSI reports carried by PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare CSI reports.

[0171] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time, which is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH.

[0172] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time, which is the time required to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH.

[0173] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use the time domain resources when sending the CSI report carried by the PUSCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device according to the processing time, which is the time required to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0174] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH. The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH.

[0175] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH. The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal, which is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH.

[0176] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH. The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH.

[0177] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH. The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal, which is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH.

[0178] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time domain resources used when sending a CSI report carried by the PUSCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal, which is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0179] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time domain resources used when sending a CSI report carried by the PUSCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal, which is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0180] In some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the first time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the first time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0181] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the resource scheduling information is carried by DCI, the time domain position of the last symbol of DCI is L, the processing time of the first type of terminal is T1, wherein the time domain resource is determined by the network device according to the processing time T1 of the first type of terminal, the starting position of the time domain resource is not earlier than the first time domain position, and the first time domain position is the time domain position of L+T1.

[0182] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device sends PUSCH through the DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the first time domain position after the last symbol of DCI, and the interval between the first time domain position and the last symbol of DCI is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH.

[0183] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device sends PUCCH through the DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the first time domain position after the last symbol of DCI, and the interval between the first time domain position and the last symbol of DCI is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH.

[0184] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device sends a CSI report through the DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending the CSI report. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the first time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the first time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0185] In some embodiments, the time resource assignment information field in the DCI is used to indicate the time resources used by the terminal when making uplink transmissions.

[0186] In some embodiments, the PUCCH resource indicator information field in the DCI is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when making uplink transmissions.

[0187] In some embodiments, time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal; resource scheduling information is used to indicate that time-domain resources are used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is different from that of the second type of terminal.

[0188] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal, the resource scheduling information sent by the network device to the terminal is used to indicate that the terminal is a first type of terminal, and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, both for uplink transmission, the time domain resources are used.

[0189] In some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the second time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the second time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0190] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the resource scheduling information is carried by DCI, the time domain position of the last symbol of DCI is L, the processing time of the second type of terminal is T2, wherein the time domain resource is determined by the network device according to the processing time T2 of the second type of terminal, the starting position of the time domain resource is not earlier than the second time domain position, and the second time domain position is the time domain position of L+T2.

[0191] In some embodiments, the time resource assignment information field in the DCI is used to indicate the time resources used by the terminal when making uplink transmissions.

[0192] In some embodiments, the PUCCH resource indicator information field in the DCI is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when making uplink transmissions.

[0193] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device sends PUSCH through the DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the second time domain position after the last symbol of DCI. The interval between the second time domain position and the last symbol of DCI is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH.

[0194] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device sends PUCCH through the DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the second time domain position after the last symbol of DCI, and the interval between the second time domain position and the last symbol of DCI is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH.

[0195] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the network device sends a CSI report through the DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending the CSI report. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the second time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the second time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0196] In some embodiments, time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal; resource scheduling information is used to indicate that time-domain resources are used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is different from that of the second type of terminal.

[0197] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal, the resource scheduling information sent by the network device to the terminal is used to indicate that the terminal is a first type of terminal and that the uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal, both of which use time domain resources.

[0198] In some embodiments, when the resource scheduling information indicates that time-domain resources are used for uplink transmission both when the terminal is a first-type terminal and when the terminal is a second-type terminal, the network device can also send indication information to the terminal, indicating the first frequency-domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first-type terminal and the second frequency-domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second-type terminal; the first frequency-domain resources and the second frequency-domain resources are different. Therefore, the uplink transmissions of the first-type terminal and the second-type terminal are frequency-domain multiplexed (FDM), which can avoid interference between the uplink transmissions of the first-type terminal and the second-type terminal.

[0199] In some embodiments, the resource scheduling information is further used to indicate the first frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal; the first frequency domain resources and the second frequency domain resources are different.

[0200] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when the resource scheduling information is used to indicate that both the terminal is a first-type terminal and the terminal is a second-type terminal, and both use time-domain resources for uplink transmission, the resource scheduling information is also used to indicate the first frequency-domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first-type terminal and the second frequency-domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second-type terminal; the first frequency-domain resources and the second frequency-domain resources are different. Therefore, the uplink transmission of the first-type terminal and the second-type terminal is frequency-domain multiplexed (FDM), and the use of different frequency-domain resources by the first-type terminal and the second-type terminal can avoid interference between their uplink transmissions.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the time domain resources to be used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal, based on resource scheduling information. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. In this case, the terminal can directly use the time domain resources for uplink transmission.

[0202] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the time domain resources to be used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a type 2 terminal, based on resource scheduling information. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the type 2 terminal. In this case, the terminal can directly use the time domain resources for uplink transmission.

[0203] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the time domain resources to be used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal, based on resource scheduling information. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal. Since the processing time of the first type of terminal is less than that of the second type of terminal, the terminal has completed the preparation for uplink transmission before the time domain resources arrive, and can directly use the time domain resources for uplink transmission.

[0204] S202A: Based on resource scheduling information, the terminal determines the time domain resources to be used when transmitting uplink data if the terminal is a type II terminal. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of type I terminals.

[0205] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal receives resource scheduling information sent by the network device. If the resource scheduling information indicates the time domain resources used by the terminal when performing uplink transmission, the time domain resources used when performing uplink transmission can be determined.

[0206] It is understandable that the processing time of the first type of terminal is shorter than that of the second type of terminal. The network device determines the time domain resources used by the terminal when it performs uplink transmission based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. It may not be able to complete the uplink transmission preparation for the second type of terminal before the time domain resources arrive.

[0207] S203A: If the terminal fails to complete uplink transmission preparation before the time domain resources are available, the uplink transmission will be cancelled.

[0208] In this embodiment of the disclosure, if the terminal fails to complete uplink transmission preparation before the time domain resources are available, it may cancel the uplink transmission.

[0209] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH. The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH.

[0210] In this system, resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI (Digital Interface Code). The time domain position of the last symbol in the DCI is L. The time required for a Type I terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH is T1. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for Type I terminals to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH, T1. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the first time domain position, which is L+T1. For a Type II terminal, the time required for decoding the PDCCH and preparing the PUSCH is T2. Since the terminal is at the first time domain position, it has not yet completed decoding the PDCCH and preparing the PUSCH; therefore, the terminal can cancel the PUSCH transmission.

[0211] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH. The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH.

[0212] In this system, resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI (Digital Interface Code). The time domain position of the last symbol in the DCI is L. The time required for a Type I terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH is T1. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the Type I terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH, T1. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the first time domain position, which is L+T1. For a Type II terminal, the time required for decoding the PDSCH and preparing the PUCCH is T2. Since the terminal is at the first time domain position, it has not yet completed decoding the PDSCH and preparing the PUCCH; therefore, the terminal can cancel the PUCCH transmission.

[0213] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time domain resources used when sending a CSI report carried by the PUSCH. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal, which is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0214] In this system, resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, with the time domain position of the last symbol of the DCI being L. The time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report is T1. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report, T1. The starting position of the time domain resources is no earlier than the first time domain position, which is the time domain position of L+T1. For the second type of terminal, the time required for decoding the PDCCH and preparing the CSI report is T2. Since the terminal is at the first time domain position, it has not yet completed decoding the PDCCH and preparing the CSI report. Therefore, the terminal can cancel sending the CSI report carried by the PUSCH.

[0215] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, network devices can determine the time domain resources used by the scheduling terminal when sending uplink data based on the processing time, thereby enabling network devices to rationally schedule uplink time domain resources and improve communication performance.

[0216] 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.

[0217] 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".

[0218] In some embodiments, the terms “downlink control information (DCI),” “downlink (DL) assignment,” “DL DCI,” “uplink (UL) grant,” and “UL DCI” can be used interchangeably.

[0219] 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".

[0220] 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.”

[0221] 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.

[0222] 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.

[0223] 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.

[0224] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0225] 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.

[0226] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of S201A to 203A. For example, S201A may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, S202A may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and S203A may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0227] In some embodiments, S202A and S203A are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0228] 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.

[0229] Figure 2B is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a resource scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2B, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a resource scheduling method, which includes:

[0230] S201B, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0231] In some embodiments, the terminal receives resource scheduling information sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto. The terminal may also receive resource scheduling information sent by other entities other than the network device, in which case S201B can be omitted.

[0232] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains resource scheduling information specified by the protocol, in which case S201B can be omitted.

[0233] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains resource scheduling information from the upper layer(s), in which case S201B can be omitted.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terminal processes the information to obtain resource scheduling information, in which case S201B can be omitted.

[0235] In some embodiments, the terminal autonomously implements the functions indicated by the resource scheduling information, or the above functions are default or default, in which case S201B can be omitted.

[0236] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when making uplink transmissions.

[0237] In some embodiments, the resource scheduling information includes at least one of the terminal identifier and the identifier of the time-domain resource.

[0238] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to perform uplink transmission. For example, resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to transmit via the physical uplink share channel (PUSCH), or to instruct the terminal to transmit via the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or to instruct the terminal to transmit channel state information (CSI) reports.

[0239] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network device can use resource scheduling information to simultaneously instruct the terminal to perform uplink transmission and instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission.

[0240] In some embodiments, the network device may reuse existing signaling or messages to send resource scheduling information to the terminal, or use new signaling or messages to send resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0241] For example, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal using downlink control information (DCI). For example, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal using radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0242] In some embodiments, the network device may independently determine to send resource scheduling information to the terminal, or determine to send resource scheduling information to the terminal based on the terminal's request, or determine to send resource scheduling information to the terminal based on the protocol agreement.

[0243] For example, when a network device determines the time-domain resources used by a terminal when making uplink transmissions, it can send resource scheduling information to the terminal itself.

[0244] For example, when a network device receives a request from a terminal requesting the network device to configure time-domain resources for uplink transmission, it can send resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0245] For example, if the protocol stipulates that the network device configures the time domain resources for the terminal to send data, the network device can send resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0246] In some embodiments, time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on processing time.

[0247] In some embodiments, the processing time includes the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0248] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is carried by DCI, and the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0249] The starting position of the first time domain resource is no earlier than the third time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the third time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0250] The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0251] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the resource scheduling information is carried by DCI. The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when performing uplink transmission. Specifically, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal and the second time domain resources used when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0252] The starting position of the first time-domain resource is no earlier than the third time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the third time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal. The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0253] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the time-domain position of the last symbol of the DCI is L, the processing time of the first type of terminal is T1, the processing time of the second type of terminal is T2, and the starting position of the first time-domain resource is no earlier than the third time-domain position L after the last symbol of the DCI, where the third time-domain position is the time-domain position of L+T1. The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position L after the last symbol of the DCI, where the fourth time-domain position is the time-domain position of L+T2.

[0254] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal to transmit PUSCH, and the second time domain resources used when the terminal is a second type of terminal to transmit PUSCH; the processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH; the processing time of the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH.

[0255] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when a network device sends a PUSCH through a DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when sending a PUSCH if the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when sending a PUSCH if the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0256] The first time domain resource is determined by the network device based on the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH, and the second time domain resource is determined by the network device based on the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

[0257] The starting position of the first time domain resource is no earlier than the third time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the third time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

[0258] The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

[0259] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time-domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time-domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal; the processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH; the processing time of the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH.

[0260] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when a network device sends a PUCCH through a DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when sending a PUCCH if the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when sending a PUCCH if the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0261] The first time domain resource is determined by the network device based on the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH, and the second time domain resource is determined by the network device based on the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

[0262] The starting position of the first time-domain resource is no earlier than the third time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the third time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

[0263] The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

[0264] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time-domain resources used when transmitting a CSI report carried by a PUSCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time-domain resources used when transmitting a CSI report carried by a PUSCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal; the processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report; the processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0265] In this embodiment of the disclosure, when a network device sends a CSI report carried by a PUSCH through a DCI scheduling terminal, the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when sending a CSI report carried by a PUSCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when sending a CSI report carried by a PUSCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0266] The first time domain resource is determined by the network device based on the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report, and the second time domain resource is determined by the network device based on the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0267] The starting position of the first time domain resource is no earlier than the third time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the third time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0268] The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the time required for the second-type terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0269] In some embodiments, the DCI includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate a first time-domain resource and the second field is used to indicate a second time-domain resource or to indicate a time-domain offset value of the second time-domain resource relative to the first time-domain resource.

[0270] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI. The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0271] In one possible implementation, the first field in the DCI is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a type 1 terminal, and the second field is used to indicate the second time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a type 2 terminal.

[0272] In some embodiments, the first field and the second field are two time resource assignment information fields. In other embodiments, the first field and the second field are two PUCCH resource indicator information fields.

[0273] In another possible implementation, the first field in the DCI is used to indicate the first time domain resource used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a type 1 terminal, and the second field is used to indicate the time domain offset value of the second time domain resource used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a type 2 terminal, relative to the first time domain resource.

[0274] In another possible implementation, the first field in the DCI is used to indicate the second time-domain resource used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a type 2 terminal, and the second field is used to indicate the time-domain offset value of the first time-domain resource used for uplink transmission relative to the second time-domain resource when the terminal is a type 1 terminal.

[0275] In some embodiments, the first field is a time resource assignment information field, and the second field is a time resource offset information field.

[0276] In some embodiments, the first field is a PUCCH resource indicator information field, and the second field is a PUCCH resource offset information field.

[0277] S201B, the terminal determines, based on resource scheduling information, that the time domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal are the first time domain resources; or, based on resource scheduling information, determines, based on resource scheduling information, that the time domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second type of terminal are the second time domain resources.

[0278] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal receives resource scheduling information sent by the network device. If the resource scheduling information indicates the first time domain resource used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resource used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second type of terminal, the terminal can determine, based on the resource scheduling information, that the time domain resource used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal is the first time domain resource; or determine, based on the resource scheduling information, that the time domain resource used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second type of terminal is the second time domain resource.

[0279] By implementing the embodiments of this disclosure, network devices can determine the time domain resources used by the scheduling terminal when sending uplink data based on the processing time, thereby enabling network devices to rationally schedule uplink time domain resources and improve communication performance.

[0280] 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.

[0281] 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".

[0282] In some embodiments, the terms “downlink control information (DCI),” “downlink (DL) assignment,” “DL DCI,” “uplink (UL) grant,” and “UL DCI” can be used interchangeably.

[0283] 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".

[0284] 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.”

[0285] 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.

[0286] 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.

[0287] 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.

[0288] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0289] 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.

[0290] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of S201B to 202B. For example, S201B may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and S202B may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0291] In some embodiments, S202B is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0292] 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.

[0293] Figure 3 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a resource scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a resource scheduling method, which includes:

[0294] S301, the network device sends resource scheduling information to the terminal.

[0295] The optional implementation of S301 can be found in the optional implementation of S201A in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0296] The optional implementation of S301 can be found in the optional implementation of S201B in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0297] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH; or

[0298] Resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH, and the processing time is the time required for decoding PDSCH and preparing PUCCH; or

[0299] Resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when sending CSI reports carried by PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare CSI reports.

[0300] In some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the first time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the first time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0301] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate that time-domain resources are used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal. The processing time for the first type of terminal is different from that for the second type of terminal.

[0302] In some embodiments, the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal; the resource scheduling information is carried by the DCI, the starting position of the time-domain resources is no earlier than the second time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the second time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0303] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate that time-domain resources are used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal. The processing time for the first type of terminal is different from that for the second type of terminal.

[0304] In some embodiments, the resource scheduling information is further used to indicate the first frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second frequency domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal; the first frequency domain resources and the second frequency domain resources are different.

[0305] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal determining, based on resource scheduling information, the time domain resources to be used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second type of terminal, wherein the time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is less than the processing time of the second type of terminal; if the terminal fails to complete uplink transmission preparation before the time domain resources are available, the uplink transmission is cancelled.

[0306] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is carried by DCI, and the resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when uplink transmission is performed when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0307] The starting position of the first time domain resource is no earlier than the third time domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the third time domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

[0308] The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

[0309] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when PUSCH is transmitted when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when PUSCH is transmitted when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0310] The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH;

[0311] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

[0312] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when transmitting PUCCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0313] The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH;

[0314] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

[0315] In some embodiments, resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when transmitting CSI reports carried by PUSCH when the terminal is a first type of terminal, and the second time domain resources used when transmitting CSI reports carried by PUSCH when the terminal is a second type of terminal.

[0316] The processing time for a Type 1 terminal is the time required for the Type 1 terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report;

[0317] The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

[0318] In some embodiments, the DCI includes a first field and a second field, wherein the first field is used to indicate a first time-domain resource and the second field is used to indicate a second time-domain resource or to indicate a time-domain offset value of the second time-domain resource relative to the first time-domain resource.

[0319] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal determining, based on resource scheduling information, that the time domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a first type of terminal are first time domain resources; or determining, based on resource scheduling information, that the time domain resources used for uplink transmission when the terminal is a second type of terminal are second time domain resources.

[0320] 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.

[0321] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of this disclosure, an exemplary embodiment is provided.

[0322] In an exemplary embodiment, a method for reporting the deployment status of AI receivers on the terminal side is proposed.

[0323] One design direction for 6G is to enable both high-end and low-end terminals to connect to the 6G network, achieving a smart converged network. High-end terminals include eMBB terminals (UEs, mobile phones, etc.), while low-end terminals include redcap terminals or EmTCs (such as wristbands and health monitoring devices). For example, low-end terminals have a battery life of 1-2 weeks, while high-end terminals have a battery life of 1-2 days.

[0324] The processing time for downlink PDCCH / PDSCH and uplink PUCCH and pushsch differs between high-end and low-end terminals. Therefore, considering the different processing times of terminals with different capabilities, how to enable the 6G network to support the scheduling of uplink transmissions by low-capability and high-capability terminals requires a certain design scheme.

[0325] High-end terminals have short processing times and high processing capabilities, while low-end terminals have long processing times and low processing capabilities.

[0326] Assumptions: Three types of uplink transmission processing times:

[0327] The first method: The terminal receives the last symbol of the DCI of the PUSCH and is positioned at L1 with a duration of T. The terminal's PUSCH transmission must start at L1. The duration T is the shortest duration for the terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH. The processing time for the high-end terminal is T = T1, and the processing time for the low-end terminal is T = T2.

[0328] The second method: After the terminal receives the last symbol of the PDSCH scheduled by DCI, the terminal starts sending the PUCCH at position L2 with a duration of M. The starting position of the terminal's PUCCH transmission must not be earlier than L. The duration M is the shortest duration for the terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH. The processing time for the high-end terminal is M = T3, and the processing time for the low-end terminal is T = T4.

[0329] The third method: The terminal receives the CSI report triggered by the DCI at position L3, which is X times later than the last symbol. The starting position of the CSI report sent by the terminal via PUSCH must not be earlier than L. The duration X is the shortest duration for the terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report. The processing time for the high-end terminal is X = T5, and the processing time for the low-end terminal is X = T6.

[0330] First, when a base station schedules uplink transmissions from both high-end and low-end terminals simultaneously using a time-domain resource allocation information field carried in the DCI format, it allocates and schedules uplink time-domain resources based on the processing time of the low-end terminal.

[0331] Example 1: When scheduling PUSCH transmission via DCI, the processing time T2 of the low end terminal is used as the standard. The position of the time domain resource of PUSCH indicated in the time resource assignment information field of the DCI is later than the position after the last symbol of the DCI by a time of T2. The time resource assignment information field is used to indicate the time domain resource position of PUSCH of both the high end terminal and the low end terminal.

[0332] Example 2: When scheduling PUCCH transmission via DCI, the processing time T4 of the low-end terminal is used as the standard. The position of the PUCCH time domain resource indicated in the PUCCH resource indicator information field of DCI is later than the position after the last symbol of the PDSCH scheduled by DCI, with a duration of T4. The PUCCH resource indicator information field is used to simultaneously indicate the position of the PUSCH time domain resource of both the high-end terminal and the low-end terminal.

[0333] Example 3: When CSI report is sent via DCI, the processing time T6 of the low end terminal is used as the standard. The position of the time domain resource of PUSCH indicated in the time resource assignment information field of DCI is later than the position after the last symbol of DCI with a duration of T6. The time resource assignment information field is used to simultaneously indicate the position of the time domain resource of PUSCH carrying CSI report of both high end terminal and low end terminal.

[0334] Based on the first point, the uplink resources to be scheduled are determined by the processing time of the low-end terminal. The time domain resources for sending PUCCH or PUSCH, or PUSCH carrying CSI reports, are the same for both high-end and low-end terminals. However, the uplink transmission of terminals with different processing times is FDM and uses different frequency domain resources.

[0335] The first point is more applicable to uplink transmissions that do not require low latency from low-end and high-end terminals, such as uplink transmissions of PUCCH or CSI reports carried on PUSCH.

[0336] Second point: When the base station schedules uplink transmissions of high-end and low-end terminals simultaneously using multiple time-domain resource allocation information fields carried in the DCI, it takes into account the processing time of low-end and high-end terminals respectively, and indicates the uplink resources used by low-end terminals and high-end terminals respectively.

[0337] Method 1 for the second point: Two time domain resource indication information fields need to be introduced into the DCI, namely one is the uplink time domain resource allocated to the high end terminal considering the processing time of the high end terminal, and the other is the uplink time domain resource allocated to the low end terminal considering the processing time of the low end terminal.

[0338] Example 1: For PUSCH scheduled by DCI, two time resource assignment information fields are introduced into the DCI: 1st time resource assignment and 2nd time resource assignment, to indicate the time domain resources used by the high end and low end to send PUSCH, respectively.

[0339] Example 2: For CSI reports carried by PUSCH triggered by DCI, two time resource assignment information fields are introduced into the DCI, namely 1st time resource assignment and 2nd time resource assignment, to indicate the time domain resources used by the high end and low end to send CSI reports, respectively.

[0340] Example 3: For PUCCH scheduled by DCI, two PUCCH resource indicator fields are introduced into the DCI: the 1st PUCCH resource indicator and the 2nd PUCCH resource indicator, to indicate the time-domain resources used by the high end and low end to send PUCCH, respectively.

[0341] Method 2 of the second point: It is necessary to introduce one time-domain resource indication field and one time resource offset field into the DCI. The time resource offset field indicates the time-domain offset value relative to the time-domain resource indication field. For example, the time-domain resource indication field considers the uplink time-domain resources indicated by the high-end terminal processing time, while the time resource offset considers the uplink time-domain resources indicated by the low-end terminal processing time, based on the uplink time-domain resources indicated by the high-end terminal.

[0342] Example 1: For PUSCH scheduled by DCI, the DCI includes one time resource assignment information field indicating the time domain resources used by the high end to send the PUSCH, and another time resource offset information field indicating the time domain offset value relative to the time resource assignment, i.e., indicating the time domain resources used by the low end to send the PUSCH.

[0343] Example 2: For PUCCHs scheduled by DCI, the DCI includes a PUCCH resource indicator field indicating the time-domain resources used by the high-end to send PUSCHs, and a time resource offset field indicating the time-domain offset relative to the PUCCH resource indicator, i.e., indicating the time-domain resources used by the low-end to send PUCCHs.

[0344] Example 3: For a CSI report carried by PUSCH triggered by DCI, one time resource assignment information field in the DCI indicates the time domain resources used by the high end to send the CSI report, and a time resource offset information field is introduced to indicate the time domain offset value relative to the time resource assignment, that is, to indicate the time domain resources used by the low end to send the CSI report.

[0345] Example 1: When scheduling PUSCH transmission via DCI, considering the processing time T2 of the low-end terminal, the first time resource assignment information field carried in the DCI indicates the position of the time domain resource of the low-end terminal's PUSCH. This resource position is later than the position after the last symbol of the DCI by a duration of T2. The second time resource assignment information field carried in the DCI indicates the position of the time domain resource of the high-end terminal's PUSCH. This resource position is later than the position after the last symbol of the DCI by a duration of T1.

[0346] Example 2: When scheduling PUCCH transmission via DCI, considering the processing time T4 of the low-end terminal, the first PUCCH resource indicator field in the DCI indicates that the position of the time domain resource of the low-end terminal's PUCCH is later than the position after the last symbol of the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, with a duration of T4. The second PUCCH resource indicator field in the DCI indicates that the position of the time domain resource of the high-end terminal's PUCCH is later than the position after the last symbol of the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, with a duration of T3.

[0347] Example 3: When sending CSI reports via DCI scheduling, considering the processing time T6 of the low-end terminal, the first time resource assignment information field in the DCI indicates that the position of the time domain resource of the low-end terminal's PUCCH is later than the position after the last symbol of the DCI-scheduled PDSCH by a duration of T6. Considering the processing time T5 of the high-end terminal, the first time resource assignment information field in the DCI indicates that the position of the time domain resource of the high-end terminal's PUCCH is later than the position after the last symbol of the DCI-scheduled PDSCH by a duration of T5.

[0348] Thirdly: When a base station schedules uplink transmissions from both high-end and low-end terminals simultaneously using one time-domain resource allocation information field in the DCI format, it allocates and schedules uplink time-domain resources based on the processing time of the high-end terminal.

[0349] Example 1: When scheduling PUSCH transmission via DCI, the processing time T1 of the high-end terminal is used as the standard. The position of the PUSCH time-domain resource indicated in the time resource assignment information field of the DCI is later than the position after the last symbol of the DCI for a duration of T1. The time resource assignment information field is used to simultaneously indicate the time-domain resource position of the PUSCH for both the high-end and low-end terminals.

[0350] Example 2: When scheduling PUCCH transmission via DCI, the processing time T3 of the high-end terminal is used as the standard. The position of the PUCCH time-domain resource indicated in the PUCCH resource indicator information field of the DCI is later than the position after the last symbol of the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI, with a duration of T3. The PUCCH resource indicator information field is used to simultaneously indicate the time-domain resource position of the PUSCH for both the high-end and low-end terminals.

[0351] Example 3: When scheduling CSI report transmission via DCI, the processing time T5 of the high-end terminal is used as the standard. The position of the PUSCH time domain resource indicated in the time resource assignment information field of the DCI is later than the position after the last symbol of the DCI by a duration of T5. The time resource assignment information field is used to simultaneously indicate the time domain resource position of the PUSCH carrying the CSI report for both the high-end terminal and the low-end terminal.

[0352] The third point is more applicable to uplink transmissions requiring low latency from high-end terminals, such as PUSCH transmissions. In this case, the processing time of the high-end terminal determines the scheduling of uplink time domain resources. For low-end terminals, it depends on the UE's implementation. If the UE can complete processing before the time domain resources indicated by the DCI and use the resources indicated by the DCI to transmit the uplink, then the low-end terminal transmits the uplink; otherwise, the low-end terminal abandons transmitting the uplink.

[0353] 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.

[0354] 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 a configuration file, 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.

[0355] 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).

[0356] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the terminal structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the network device 102 may include at least one of a transceiver module 1021, a processing module 1022, etc.

[0357] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 1021 is configured to send resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when making uplink transmissions, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0358] Optionally, the transceiver module 1021 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 (e.g., the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in S201A-S203A, S201B-S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module 1022 is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods (e.g., other steps besides the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in S201A-S203A, S201B-S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here.

[0359] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a sending module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated together.

[0360] 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.

[0361] In some embodiments, the processing module can be interchanged with the processor, and the transceiver module can be interchanged with the transceiver.

[0362] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the network device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the terminal 101 may include at least one of a transceiver module 1011, a processing module 1012, etc.

[0363] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 1011 is configured to receive resource scheduling information sent by the network device, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

[0364] Optionally, the transceiver module 1011 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods (e.g., the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 101 in S201A to S203A, S201B to S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module 1012 is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods (e.g., other steps besides the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 101 in S201A to S203A, S201B to S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here.

[0365] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a sending module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated together.

[0366] 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.

[0367] In some embodiments, the processing module can be interchanged with the processor, and the transceiver module can be interchanged with the transceiver.

[0368] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 5100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 5100 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 5100 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.

[0369] As shown in Figure 5A, the communication device 5100 is used to execute any of the above methods. In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 includes one or more processors 5101. The processor 5101 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminals, terminal chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 5100 is used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 5101 are used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 5100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0370] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more transceivers 5102. When the communication device 5100 includes one or more transceivers 5102, the transceiver 5102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method (e.g., the sending and / or receiving steps in S201A-S203A, S201B-S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto), and the processor 5101 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., other steps besides sending and / or receiving in S201A-S203A, S201B-S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto). In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated together. Optionally, terms such as transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface can be used interchangeably; terms such as transmitter, transmitter unit, transmitter, and transmitter circuit can be used interchangeably; and terms such as receiver, receiver unit, receiver, and receiver circuit can be used interchangeably.

[0371] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more memories 5103 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, one or more processors 5101 are used to invoke instructions stored in the memory 5103 to cause the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, all or part of the memory 5103 may also be located outside the communication device 5100. In an optional embodiment, the communication device 5100 may include one or more interface circuits 5104. Optionally, the interface circuit 5104 is connected to the memory 5103 and can be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memory 5103 or other devices, and can be used to send data and / or instructions to the memory 5103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 5104 can read data and / or instructions stored in the memory 5103 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 5101.

[0372] The communication device 5100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 5100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 5100 may not be limited by FIG. 5A. The communication device may be a standalone device or may be 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, programs and / or instructions; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal, smart terminal, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0373] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 5200 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 5100 can be a chip or a chip system, the schematic diagram of the chip 5200 shown in Figure 5B can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0374] Chip 5200 includes one or more processors 5201. Chip 5200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0375] In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more interface circuits 5202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more memories 5203 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5203 may be located outside of chip 5200. Optionally, the interface circuit 5202 is connected to the memories 5203, and the interface circuit 5202 can be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memories 5203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 5202 can be used to send data and / or instructions to the memories 5203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 5202 can read data and / or instructions stored in the memories 5203 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 5201.

[0376] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 5202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method (e.g., the sending and / or receiving steps in S201A-S203A, S201B-S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto). The interface circuit 5202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method refers, for example, to the interface circuit 5202 performing data and / or instruction interaction between the processor 5201, chip 5200, memory 5203, or transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 5201 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., steps other than sending and / or receiving in S201A-S203A, S201B-S202B, and S301, but not limited thereto).

[0377] 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.

[0378] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device 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.

[0379] This disclosure also proposes a program product, including a program and / or instructions, which, when executed by a communication device, cause the communication device to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product. Optionally, the program product is stored on the storage medium.

[0380] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0381] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0382] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0383] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A resource scheduling method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a network device and includes: Sending resource scheduling information, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time domain resources when making uplink transmissions, and the time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when transmitting the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), and the processing duration is the time required for decoding the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and preparing the PUSCH; or The resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when transmitting the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), and the processing duration is the time required for decoding the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and preparing the PUCCH; or The resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when sending the Channel State Information (CSI) report carried by the PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

3. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal; The resource scheduling information is carried by DCI. The starting position of the time-domain resource is no earlier than the first time-domain position after the last symbol of the downlink control information DCI. The interval between the first time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

4. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate that the uplink transmission uses the time domain resources when the terminal is the first type of terminal and when the terminal is the second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal are different.

5. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal; The resource scheduling information is carried by DCI. The starting position of the time-domain resource is no earlier than the second time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the second time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

6. The method as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate that the uplink transmission uses the time domain resources when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal are different.

7. The method as described in claim 4 or 6, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is also used to indicate the first frequency domain resources used when the terminal is the first type of terminal for uplink transmission, and the second frequency domain resources used when the terminal is the second type of terminal for uplink transmission; the first frequency domain resources and the second frequency domain resources are different.

8. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is carried by DCI. The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is the first type of terminal and when the terminal is the second type of terminal and when the terminal is the second type of terminal. The starting position of the first time-domain resource is no earlier than the third time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the third time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal. The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

9. The method as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH; The processing time of the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

10. The method as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when sending PUCCH, and the second time domain resources used when the terminal is a second type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH; The processing time of the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

11. The method as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal to send a CSI report carried by PUSCH, and the second time domain resources used when the terminal is a second type of terminal to send a CSI report carried by PUSCH. The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report; The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

12. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that, The DCI includes a first field and a second field. The first field is used to indicate the first time-domain resource. The second field is used to indicate the second time-domain resource or to indicate the time-domain offset value of the second time-domain resource relative to the first time-domain resource.

13. A resource scheduling method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal and includes: The terminal receives resource scheduling information sent by a network device, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when performing uplink transmission, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time.

14. The method as described in claim 13, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDCCH and prepare PUSCH. or The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the time-domain resources used by the terminal when sending PUCCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode PDSCH and prepare PUCCH. or The resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal on the time-domain resources used when sending a CSI report carried by the PUSCH, and the processing time is the time required to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

15. The method as described in claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal; The resource scheduling information is carried by DCI. The starting position of the time-domain resource is no earlier than the first time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the first time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal.

16. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate that the uplink transmission uses the time domain resources when the terminal is the first type of terminal and when the terminal is the second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal are different.

17. The method as described in claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, The time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the second type of terminal; The resource scheduling information is carried by DCI. The starting position of the time-domain resource is no earlier than the second time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI. The interval between the second time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

18. The method as described in claim 17, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate that the uplink transmission uses the time domain resources when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal and the processing time of the second type of terminal are different.

19. The method as described in claim 16 or 18, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is also used to indicate the first frequency domain resources used when the terminal is the first type of terminal for uplink transmission, and the second frequency domain resources used when the terminal is the second type of terminal for uplink transmission; the first frequency domain resources and the second frequency domain resources are different.

20. The method according to any one of claims 16, 18, and 19, characterized in that, The method further includes: Based on the resource scheduling information, the time domain resources used for uplink transmission are determined when the terminal is the second type of terminal. The time domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time of the first type of terminal, and the processing time of the first type of terminal is less than the processing time of the second type of terminal. If uplink transmission preparation cannot be completed before the time domain resources are available, the uplink transmission will be cancelled.

21. The method as described in claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is carried by DCI. The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is the first type of terminal and when the terminal is the second type of terminal and when the terminal is the second type of terminal. The starting position of the first time-domain resource is no earlier than the third time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the third time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the first type of terminal. The starting position of the second time-domain resource is no earlier than the fourth time-domain position after the last symbol of the DCI, and the interval between the fourth time-domain position and the last symbol of the DCI is the processing time of the second type of terminal.

22. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal and when the terminal is a second type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH; The processing time of the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the PUSCH.

23. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal and when sending PUCCH, and the second time domain resources used when the terminal is a second type of terminal. The processing time of the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH; The processing time of the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDSCH and prepare the PUCCH.

24. The method as described in claim 21, characterized in that, The resource scheduling information is used to indicate the first time domain resources used when the terminal is a first type of terminal to send a CSI report carried by PUSCH, and the second time domain resources used when the terminal is a second type of terminal to send a CSI report carried by PUSCH. The processing time for the first type of terminal is the time required for the first type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report; The processing time for the second type of terminal is the time required for the second type of terminal to decode the PDCCH and prepare the CSI report.

25. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 23, characterized in that, The DCI includes a first field and a second field. The first field is used to indicate the first time-domain resource. The second field is used to indicate the second time-domain resource or to indicate the time-domain offset value of the second time-domain resource relative to the first time-domain resource.

26. The method according to any one of claims 21 to 25, characterized in that, The method further includes: Based on the resource scheduling information, when the terminal is the first type of terminal, the time domain resource used for uplink transmission is determined to be the first time domain resource; or Based on the resource scheduling information, it is determined that when the terminal is the second type of terminal, the time domain resource used for uplink transmission is the second time domain resource.

27. A resource scheduling method, characterized in that, include: The network device provides resource scheduling information to the terminal, wherein the resource scheduling information is used to instruct the terminal to use time-domain resources when making uplink transmissions, and the time-domain resources are determined by the network device based on the processing time; The terminal receives the resource scheduling information sent by the network device.

28. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device is used to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, 13 to 26.

29. A communication system, characterized in that, The invention includes a network device and a terminal, wherein the network device is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 12, and the terminal is configured to implement the method of any one of claims 13 to 26.

30. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 12, 13 to 26.

31. A program product comprising at least one of a program and instructions, characterized in that, When at least one of the programs or instructions is executed by a communication device, it implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 12, 13 to 26.

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