Information transmission method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product

Abstract

The present application discloses an information transmission method, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product. First information is received at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information, and / or second information is received at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information, wherein the first information and the second information are transmitted by a network device, and the first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position. Thus, by means of different frequency domain positions, a terminal can distinguish different information transmitted by the network device, and by receiving corresponding information at corresponding positions, resources can be effectively saved, the energy consumption of the terminal can be reduced, and system communication efficiency can be improved.

Description

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

[0001] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to information transmission methods, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media, and program products. Background Technology

[0002] Terminals can use cell synchronization signals to synchronize downlink time and frequency, and obtain the Physical Cell Identity (PCID). In New Radio (NR), the Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) includes the Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), the Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), and the Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH). Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides information transmission methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products.

[0004] The first aspect of this application provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0005] The first information is received at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or the second information is received at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information;

[0006] The first information and the second information are sent by the network device, and the positions of the first candidate frequency domain and the second candidate frequency domain are different.

[0007] A second aspect of this application provides an information transmission method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes:

[0008] Send the first information to the terminal at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or send the second information to the terminal at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information;

[0009] The first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position.

[0010] A third aspect of this application provides a terminal, the terminal comprising:

[0011] The transceiver module is configured to receive the first information at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or receive the second information at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information;

[0012] The first information and the second information are sent by the network device, and the positions of the first candidate frequency domain and the second candidate frequency domain are different.

[0013] A fourth aspect of this application provides a network device, which includes:

[0014] The transceiver module is configured to send the first information to the terminal at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or send the second information to the terminal at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information;

[0015] The first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position.

[0016] The solution proposed in this application receives the first information at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or receives the second information at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; wherein the first information and the second information are sent by a network device, and the first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position; this enables the terminal to distinguish different information sent by the network device through different frequency domain positions, and receive the corresponding information at the corresponding position, which can effectively save resources, save terminal energy consumption, and improve system communication efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or background art of this application, the following description of the accompanying drawings is provided. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of this application and do not impose specific limitations on the scope of protection of this application.

[0018] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram of an information structure provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0020] Figure 1C is a schematic diagram of beam scanning and SSB burst set provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0021] Figure 1D is a schematic diagram of an information transmission method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of an information sending method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 2B is a schematic diagram of a method for sending first and second information according to an embodiment of this application;

[0024] Figures 2C-2E are schematic diagrams of candidate frequency domain positions provided in embodiments of this application;

[0025] Figure 3A is an interactive schematic diagram of an information sending method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0030] This application provides information transmission methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products.

[0031] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application propose an information transmission method, the method comprising:

[0032] The first information is received at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or the second information is received at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; wherein the first information and the second information are sent by a network device, and the first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position.

[0033] In the above embodiments, the terminal is able to distinguish different information sent by the network device through different frequency domain locations, and receive the corresponding information at the corresponding location, which can effectively save resources, save terminal energy consumption, and improve system communication efficiency.

[0034] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position is one or more of a first reference frequency domain position set; and / or, the second candidate frequency domain position is one or more of a second reference frequency domain position set.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, one of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position is determined based on the other of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position plus an offset; wherein the other candidate frequency domain position is one or more of a set of reference frequency domain positions.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above offset is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0037] The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position within each candidate frequency domain position group, wherein each candidate frequency domain position group includes at least one first candidate frequency domain position and one second candidate frequency domain position; the frequency interval between the set of first candidate frequency domain positions and the set of second candidate frequency domain positions, wherein the set of first candidate frequency domain positions includes multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, and the set of second candidate frequency domain positions includes multiple second candidate frequency domain positions.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, each candidate frequency domain position group includes a first candidate frequency domain position and a second candidate frequency domain position; or, each candidate frequency domain position group includes a first candidate frequency domain position and two second candidate frequency domain positions; or, each candidate frequency domain position group includes two first candidate frequency domain positions and one second candidate frequency domain position.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set is any one of the following:

[0040] The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set; the frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set; the frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set; and the frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position is a first subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; the second candidate frequency domain position is a second subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; wherein the first subset and the second subset do not include the same third reference frequency domain position.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the first subset is higher than the frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the second subset; or, the frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the first subset is lower than the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the second subset.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, a second candidate frequency domain position is included between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions; or, a second candidate frequency domain position is included between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions; or, between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset; or, between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions; or, between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of the first candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; when the number of the first candidate frequency domain positions is multiple, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions among the multiple first candidate frequency domain positions is the same or different.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of the above-mentioned second candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; when the number of the above-mentioned second candidate frequency domain positions is multiple, the interval between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions among the multiple candidate frequency domain positions is the same or different.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, some embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0048] The first information mentioned above includes a synchronization signal and first system information; the second information mentioned above includes at least one of the synchronization signal and the second system information; wherein the load of the second system information is less than or equal to the load of the first system information.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, some embodiments include at least one of the following:

[0050] The first information is sent based on a first cycle; the second information is sent based on a second cycle; wherein the first cycle and the second cycle are the same or different.

[0051] Secondly, embodiments of this application propose an information sending method, the method comprising:

[0052] The first information is sent to the terminal at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or the second information is sent to the terminal at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; wherein the first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position.

[0053] In the above embodiments, the terminal is able to distinguish different information sent by the network device through different frequency domain locations, and receive the corresponding information at the corresponding location, which can effectively save resources, save terminal energy consumption, and improve system communication efficiency.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position is one or more of a first reference frequency domain position set; and / or, the second candidate frequency domain position is one or more of a second reference frequency domain position set.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, one of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position is determined based on the other of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position plus an offset; wherein the other candidate frequency domain position is one or more of a set of reference frequency domain positions.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above offset is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0057] The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position within each candidate frequency domain position group, wherein each candidate frequency domain position group includes at least one first candidate frequency domain position and one second candidate frequency domain position; the frequency interval between the set of first candidate frequency domain positions and the set of second candidate frequency domain positions, wherein the set of first candidate frequency domain positions includes multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, and the set of second candidate frequency domain positions includes multiple second candidate frequency domain positions.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, each candidate frequency domain position group includes a first candidate frequency domain position and a second candidate frequency domain position; or, each candidate frequency domain position group includes a first candidate frequency domain position and two second candidate frequency domain positions; or, each candidate frequency domain position group includes two first candidate frequency domain positions and one second candidate frequency domain position.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set is any one of the following:

[0060] The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set; the frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set; the frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set; and the frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency domain position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency domain position set.

[0061] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position is a first subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; the second candidate frequency domain position is a second subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; wherein the first subset and the second subset do not include the same third reference frequency domain position.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the first subset is higher than the frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the second subset; or, the frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the first subset is lower than the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the second subset.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, a second candidate frequency domain position is included between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions; or, a second candidate frequency domain position is included between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions; or, between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset; or, between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions; or, between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset.

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of the first candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; when the number of the first candidate frequency domain positions is multiple, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions among the multiple first candidate frequency domain positions is the same or different.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the number of the above-mentioned second candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; when the number of the above-mentioned second candidate frequency domain positions is multiple, the interval between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions among the multiple candidate frequency domain positions is the same or different.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, at least one of the following is included in some embodiments:

[0068] The first information mentioned above includes a synchronization signal and first system information; the second information mentioned above includes at least one of the synchronization signal and the second system information; wherein the load of the second system information is less than or equal to the load of the first system information.

[0069] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, at least one of the following is included in some embodiments:

[0070] The first information is sent based on a first cycle; the second information is sent based on a second cycle; wherein the first cycle and the second cycle are the same or different.

[0071] Thirdly, embodiments of this application propose a terminal, which includes a transceiver module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and optional implementations of the first aspect.

[0072] Fourthly, embodiments of this application propose a network device, which includes a transceiver module; wherein the first network element is used to execute the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0073] Fifthly, embodiments of this application propose a terminal, which includes one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and optional implementations of the first aspect.

[0074] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a network device comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to execute the second aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0075] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this application provide a communication device for executing the first aspect and optional implementations of the first aspect, as well as the second aspect and optional implementations of the second aspect.

[0076] Eighthly, embodiments of this application propose a communication system comprising: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and optional implementations thereof, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and optional implementations thereof.

[0077] Ninthly, embodiments of this application provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect and its optional implementation, as well as the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0078] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method as described in the first aspect and its optional implementation, the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0079] In one aspect, embodiments of this application provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect and its optional implementations.

[0080] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described according to the first aspect and its optional implementations, the second aspect, and its optional implementations.

[0081] It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this application. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0082] This application provides embodiments of an information transmission method, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product. In some embodiments, the terms information transmission method, communication method, information processing method, and data processing method can be used interchangeably.

[0083] The embodiments in this application are not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. 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 the embodiments of this application, 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.

[0084] The terminology used in the embodiments of this application is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0085] In the embodiments of this application, 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 after the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0086] In the embodiments of this application, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0087] 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.

[0088] 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.

[0089] 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.

[0090] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this application 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.

[0091] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0092] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time-frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or frequency domain.

[0093] 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.

[0094] 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”.

[0095] 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.

[0096] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0097] 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.

[0098] 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.

[0099] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, various embodiments of this application can also be applied to structures that replace communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals 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.

[0100] 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.

[0101] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0102] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0103] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this application embodiment 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.

[0104] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of this application.

[0105] As shown in Figure 1A, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0106] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, for example, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things (IoT) device, narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device, satellite communication device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, wireless terminal device in smart home, and red-capped terminal, but is not limited thereto.

[0107] In some embodiments, network device 102 may be a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The network device may include, but is not limited to, nodes such as satellites or drones in non-terrestrial networks, evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), next-generation RAN node (NG-RAN node), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), wireless backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in Wi-Fi system.

[0108] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this application can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this application can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0109] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0110] It is understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of this application is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of this application. 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 the embodiments of this application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0111] The following embodiments of this application can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1A are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1A, or it may include other main bodies outside of FIG1A. The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0112] The embodiments of this application can be applied to Non-terrestrial Networks (NTN), 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), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), 6G 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 (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), and IEEE IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi, registered trademark), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX, registered trademark), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication 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 / 6G).

[0113] In some embodiments, the terminal can use the cell synchronization signal to synchronize downlink time and frequency and obtain the Physical Cell Identity (PCID). In New Radio (NR), the Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) includes the Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), the Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), and the Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH).

[0114] In some embodiments, the structure of an SSB can be as shown in Figure 1B. An SSB consists of three parts: PSS, SSS, and PBCH, where the PBCH contains the demodulation reference signal (DM-RS). An SSB has the following characteristics in the time-frequency domain:

[0115] In the time domain: the time domain occupies 4 consecutive Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, with PSS in OFDM symbol #0, SSS in symbol #2, and PBCH in symbols #1, #2, and #3, where PBCH contains DM-RS.

[0116] In the frequency domain: an SSB occupies 20 consecutive Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) in the frequency domain.

[0117] In this system, the PSS and SSS are mapped onto 127 Resource Elements (REs) in the center of PRBs #4 to #15 (a total of 12 PRBs) within their respective OFDM symbols. The 17 REs in these 12 PRBs that are not mapped to PSS or SSS are all mapped to 0. The mappings of PBCH and DM-RS in OFDM symbols #1 and #3 respectively occupy all 240 REs of 20 PRBs, and the mapping in OFDM symbol #2 occupies all 96 REs of the first and last 8 PRBs. Therefore, the total number of REs occupied by the PBCH mapping in an SSB is 576. The center frequencies of PSS / SSS and PBCH are aligned, and they all use the same subcarrier spacing.

[0118] In some embodiments, the synchronization signal of the NR SSB includes a primary synchronization signal PSS and a secondary synchronization signal SSS. The PSS has three sequences, corresponding to three IDs. One PSS corresponds to 336 SSS sequences, and the ID of the SSS is... NR supports a total of 1008 cell identifiers (PCIDs). The ID of each cell is determined by a combination of the PSS sequence and the SSS sequence.

[0119] In some embodiments, the NR PSS sequence is obtained by modulating a 127-length m-sequence with binary phase shift keying (BPSK), and the three PSS sequences are obtained by different cyclic shifts.

[0120] Alternatively, the PSS sequence can be obtained by the following formula: d PSS (n) = 1 - 2x(m). Where, 0 ≤ n < 127.

[0121] Based on the above formula, the cyclic shift positions corresponding to the three PSS sequences are 0, 43, and 86, respectively. The intervals between these three cyclic shifts are relatively large, thus allowing for better differentiation of different PSSs. Since searching for a PSS is the first signal the UE uses in cell search and has no prior information, the number of PSSs is small.

[0122] In some embodiments, the NR SSS sequence is obtained by BPSK modulation of a 127-length Gold sequence, and 336 SSS sequences are obtained by different cyclic shifts.

[0123] Understandably, Gold sequences possess excellent autocorrelation and cross-correlation properties, with the cross-correlation properties being similar to those of m sequences, but their autocorrelation properties are not as good. When using generator polynomials of the same order, the number of Gold sequences generated far exceeds the number of m sequences; therefore, Gold sequences can be used in SSS (Sequential Summarization and Execution System).

[0124] Optionally, the cyclic shift of the SSS sequence and and The correlation can be obtained using the following formula: d SSS (n) = [1 - 2x0((n + m0) mod 127)][1 - 2x1((n + m1) mod 127)], where,

[0125] Based on the above formula, it can be seen that SSS is generated by the cascading of two generator polynomials. Regardless of and As for the value, m0 can only take 9 values: {0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40}.

[0126] In some embodiments, the SSB is transmitted as a whole each time it is sent. A transmission cycle contains one SSB burst set. Depending on the frequency band deployment and the corresponding sub-carrier spacing (SCS), the number of SSBs in a burst set can be 4, 8, or 64. In actual network deployments, the PSS / SSS is mainly used by the UE to complete time-frequency synchronization, obtain the cell's PCID, and complete some measurements, while the PBCH contains the Master Information Block (MIB) and the physical timing information of the SSB burst sets.

[0127] SSB burst sets are a method of transmitting SSBs using beamforming and beam scanning technologies. A group of multiple SSBs transmitted by a cell in one beam scan (i.e., one round-robin) is called an SSB burst set. SSB burst sets are transmitted periodically. SSB beam scanning and SSB burst sets can be illustrated in Figure 1C.

[0128] In some embodiments, after initial access is completed, the UE only needs to periodically receive PSS / SSS to ensure its time and frequency accuracy and perform simple measurement operations, without the need for network access. Therefore, the UE does not need to frequently receive / decode PBCH. If the SSB sends PSS / SSS and PBCH as a whole each time, it will consume more resources and waste resources and energy.

[0129] Therefore, in some embodiments, the synchronization signals PSS / SSS and PBCH can be semi-decoupled. That is, the PSS / SSS is mapped and transmitted independently, without needing to include the PBCH in the mapping and transmission; this is called a light function SSB. When the PBCH is mapped and transmitted, an associated PSS / SSS must be transmitted, and the UE needs to receive / decode both the PSS / SSS and the PBCH; this is called a full function SSB. In this case, the periods of both the full function SSB and the light function SSB can be extended accordingly, thereby saving resources and energy. However, when both the full function SSB and the light function SSB are transmitted in the same cell, it is necessary to consider how to distinguish between them so that the UE can perform subsequent corresponding steps after detection. For example, for an initial access UE, upon detecting a light function SSB, PBCH decoding may not be required.

[0130] As an example, the transmission of a lightweight SSB that is semi-decoupled from PSS / SSS and PBCH can be shown in Figure 1D. The transmission period of PSS / SSS is T1 (=640ms) and the transmission period of PBCH is T2 (=1280ms).

[0131] The information transmission method, communication equipment, communication system, storage medium, and program products provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0132] Figure 2A is an interactive schematic diagram of an information sending method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 2A, this application embodiment relates to an information sending method, which includes:

[0133] In step S2101, network device 102 sends the first information.

[0134] In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives the first information sent by network device 102.

[0135] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information.

[0136] In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives the first information at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information.

[0137] In some embodiments, the first information may include a synchronization signal and first system information.

[0138] Optionally, the aforementioned synchronization signal includes at least one of PSS and SSS.

[0139] Optionally, the above synchronization signal includes at least one signal generated based on a reference sequence (sequence length N, N>0), each signal being obtained by modulating and cyclically shifting the reference sequence.

[0140] Optionally, the reference sequence can be a ZC sequence, an m sequence, a Gold sequence, etc.

[0141] Optionally, the first system information may be a main information block (MIB), or the first system information may include the MIB and other information related to the transmission time of the first information, etc.

[0142] Optionally, the aforementioned first system information may include the most important basic information on the network side, or the aforementioned first system information may include some or all of the system information necessary for terminal 101 to access the network.

[0143] In some embodiments, the first information is sent based on a first cycle.

[0144] Optionally, the value of the first period is a positive integer, and the value of the first period includes, but is not limited to, {5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280}, and the unit can be milliseconds.

[0145] Alternatively, the unit of the first period mentioned above can also be other time units, which are not limited here.

[0146] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and may be, for example, "information block", "synchronization signal block", "synchronization signal and broadcast channel block", "full-function information block", "full-quantity information block", "full-function synchronization signal block", "full-function synchronization signal and broadcast channel block", etc.

[0147] In some embodiments, the number of the first candidate frequency domain locations may be one or more.

[0148] In some embodiments, the plurality of first candidate frequency domain locations may refer to locations where the aforementioned first information may be transmitted.

[0149] In some embodiments, actual first information may be transmitted on one or more of the plurality of first candidate frequency domain locations.

[0150] In some embodiments, terminal 101 can perform detection and monitoring at multiple first candidate frequency domain locations.

[0151] In some embodiments, during the initial cell search, the terminal 101 may sequentially detect at multiple first candidate frequency domain locations. If the terminal 101 remains at a first candidate frequency domain location for more than a preset time and still does not detect the first information, the terminal 101 may continue to detect the first information at the next first candidate frequency domain location.

[0152] In step S2102, network device 102 sends the second information.

[0153] In some embodiments, terminal 101 receives the aforementioned second information sent by network device 102.

[0154] In some embodiments, the network device 102 transmits the second information at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information.

[0155] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the second information at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information.

[0156] In some embodiments, the second information may include at least one of a synchronization signal and second system information.

[0157] Optionally, the aforementioned synchronization signal includes at least one of PSS and SSS.

[0158] Optionally, the above synchronization signal includes at least one signal generated based on a reference sequence (sequence length N, N>0), each signal being obtained by modulating and cyclically shifting the reference sequence.

[0159] Optionally, the reference sequence can be a ZC sequence, an m sequence, a Gold sequence, etc.

[0160] Optionally, the aforementioned second system information may be simplified system information, may be the main information block (MIB), may be part of the information in the MIB, or may be other system information, etc.

[0161] Optionally, the aforementioned second system information may also include other information related to the transmission time of the aforementioned second information, etc.

[0162] Optionally, the aforementioned second system information may include some network-side information required by the terminal, etc. Alternatively, the aforementioned second system information may include some or all of the system information necessary for the terminal 101 to access the network, etc.

[0163] In some embodiments, the payload of the second system information may be less than or equal to the first system information.

[0164] In some embodiments, the second information is sent based on a second cycle.

[0165] Optionally, the second cycle described above may be the same as or different from the first cycle described above.

[0166] Optionally, the value of the second period is a positive integer, and the value of the second period includes, but is not limited to, {5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280}, and the unit can be milliseconds.

[0167] Alternatively, the unit of the second period mentioned above can also be other time units, which are not limited here.

[0168] In some embodiments, the name of the second information is not limited, and may be, for example, "information block", "synchronization signal block", "synchronization signal and broadcast channel block", "lightweight function information block", "lightweight information block", "lightweight function synchronization signal block", "lightweight function synchronization signal and broadcast channel block", etc.

[0169] In some embodiments, the first information can be sent based on a first period, and the second information can be sent based on a second period; the two can be independent. As an example, as shown in Figure 2B, the first period and the second period can be the same or different.

[0170] In some embodiments, the number of the aforementioned second candidate frequency domain locations may be one or more.

[0171] In some embodiments, the number of the second candidate frequency domain positions may be the same as or different from the number of the first candidate frequency domain positions. It may be that the number of the second candidate frequency domain positions is greater, the number of the first candidate frequency domain positions is greater, or the number of both candidate frequency domain positions is the same; no limitation is made here.

[0172] In some embodiments, the plurality of second candidate frequency domain locations may refer to locations where the aforementioned second information may be transmitted.

[0173] In some embodiments, actual second information may be transmitted at one or more of the plurality of second candidate frequency domain locations.

[0174] In some embodiments, terminal 101 can perform detection and monitoring at multiple second candidate frequency domain locations.

[0175] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may sequentially detect at multiple second candidate frequency domain positions. If the terminal 101 stays at a second candidate frequency domain position for more than a preset time and still does not detect the second information, the terminal 101 may continue to detect the second information at the next second candidate frequency domain position.

[0176] In some embodiments, the second candidate frequency domain position is different from the first candidate frequency domain position, that is, the second candidate frequency domain position and the first candidate frequency domain position do not overlap in the frequency domain.

[0177] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position may be defined independently.

[0178] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain location is one or more of the first reference frequency domain location set.

[0179] In some embodiments, the second candidate frequency domain location is one or more of the second reference frequency domain location set.

[0180] Optionally, the aforementioned first reference frequency domain position set can be agreed upon by a protocol. The protocol can specify the granularity / step size of the first reference frequency domain positions in the first reference frequency domain position set, as well as the start and end points of the frequency domain positions in the first reference frequency domain position set (i.e., the first and last first reference frequency domain positions in the set, where the first first reference frequency domain position may refer to the first reference frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the set, and the last first reference frequency domain position may refer to the first reference frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the set).

[0181] Optionally, the granularity / step size of the first reference frequency domain location set can be different in different frequency bands.

[0182] Optionally, the multiple frequency domain locations in the aforementioned first reference frequency domain location set may be uniformly distributed or non-uniformly distributed.

[0183] Optionally, similar to the first set of reference frequency domain positions described above, the second set of reference frequency domain positions can also be agreed upon by a protocol. The protocol can specify the granularity / step size of the second reference frequency domain positions in the second set of reference frequency domain positions, as well as the start and end points of the frequency domain positions in the second set of reference frequency domain positions (i.e., the first and last second reference frequency domain positions in the set, where the first second reference frequency domain position may refer to the second reference frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the set, and the last second reference frequency domain position may refer to the second reference frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the set).

[0184] Optionally, the granularity / step size of the second reference frequency domain location set can be different in different frequency bands.

[0185] Optionally, within the same frequency band, the granularity / step size of the first reference frequency domain location set can be the same as or different from the granularity / step size of the second reference frequency domain location set.

[0186] Optionally, the multiple frequency domain locations in the second reference frequency domain location set mentioned above can be uniformly distributed or non-uniformly distributed.

[0187] Optionally, the first reference frequency domain location set and the second reference frequency domain location set can be determined based on different formulas.

[0188] As an example, this can be illustrated in Figures 2C(a)-(d). A first set of candidate frequency domain locations and a second set of candidate frequency domain locations can be defined independently. The first and second candidate frequency domain locations do not overlap in the frequency domain.

[0189] As an example, first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can be defined independently, as shown in Figure 2C(a). The starting point, ending point, and step size of the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can be defined independently, respectively. The highest frequency candidate position in the first candidate frequency domain position set is lower than the lowest frequency candidate position in the second candidate frequency domain position set. For example, the frequency of the starting point of the second candidate frequency domain position set can be defined as higher than the frequency of the ending point of the first candidate frequency domain position set.

[0190] As another example, the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can also be defined independently, as shown in Figure 2C(b). The starting point, ending point, and step size of the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can be defined independently, respectively. The first and second candidate frequency domain positions in the figure are spaced apart in the frequency domain, with one second candidate frequency domain position between every two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions. For example, the step size of the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can be defined to be the same, and the frequency interval between the starting points of the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can be equal to half of this step size.

[0191] As another example, the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can also be defined independently, as shown in Figure 2C(c). The starting point, ending point, and step size of the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can be defined independently, respectively. The first and second candidate frequency domain positions in the figure are distributed at intervals in the frequency domain, with one second candidate frequency domain position between every two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions. For example, the step size of the first candidate frequency domain position set can be defined to be the same as the step size of the second candidate frequency domain position set, and the frequency interval between the starting points of the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can be less than half of this step size.

[0192] As another example, the first and second candidate frequency domain position sets can also be defined independently, as shown in Figure 2C(d). The first and second candidate frequency domain positions in the figure are distributed in the frequency domain according to their own patterns and do not overlap.

[0193] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position may be defined based on a set of reference frequency domain positions.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position is a first subset of the third reference frequency domain position set, and the second candidate frequency domain position is a second subset of the third reference frequency domain position set. Neither the first nor the second subset contains the same third reference frequency domain position. It is understood that the first and second subsets combined can be equal to a subset of the third reference frequency domain position set.

[0195] That is, in the above embodiments, a portion of the reference frequency domain locations can be selected as the first candidate frequency domain locations from the third reference frequency domain location set, and another portion can be selected as the second candidate frequency domain locations, with the two portions not overlapping. It is also possible that a portion of the third reference frequency domain locations are neither selected as the first candidate frequency domain locations nor as the second candidate frequency domain locations.

[0196] Optionally, the aforementioned set of third reference frequency domain positions can be agreed upon by a protocol. The protocol can specify the granularity / step size of the third reference frequency domain positions in the set, as well as the start and end points of the frequency domain positions in the set (i.e., the first and last third reference frequency domain positions in the set, where the first third reference frequency domain position may refer to the third reference frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the set, and the last third reference frequency domain position may refer to the third reference frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the set).

[0197] Optionally, the aforementioned third reference frequency domain location set can be determined based on the Global Synchronization Channel Number (GSCN) or the Global Channel Grid (also known as the Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number, ARFCN).

[0198] Optionally, the granularity / step size of the third reference frequency domain location set can be different in different frequency bands.

[0199] In some embodiments, the lowest frequency position in the first subset may be higher than the highest frequency position in the second subset. Alternatively, the highest frequency position in the first subset may be lower than the lowest frequency position in the second subset. As an example, this can be shown in Figure 2D(a).

[0200] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position may have the same step size, which may be a positive integer multiple of the step size of the third reference frequency domain position.

[0201] Optionally, a second candidate frequency domain position may be included between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions. As an example, this can be shown in Figure 2D(b). That is, the step size of both the first and second candidate frequency domain positions is equal to twice the step size of the third reference frequency domain position.

[0202] Optionally, between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there may also be a second candidate frequency domain position and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset or the second subset. As an example, as shown in Figure 2D(c), the step size of both the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position is equal to 3 times the step size of the third reference frequency domain position.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position are selected from the third reference signal set according to their respective rules. As an example, this can be shown in (d) of Figure 2D.

[0204] Optionally, between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions.

[0205] Optionally, between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain locations, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain locations, and at least one third reference frequency domain location that does not belong to the first subset or the second subset.

[0206] Optionally, between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain locations, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain locations.

[0207] Optionally, between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset or the second subset.

[0208] In some embodiments, one of the aforementioned first candidate frequency domain position and the aforementioned second candidate frequency domain position may be defined based on the other of the two and an offset. The other candidate frequency domain position may be one or more from a set of reference frequency domain positions.

[0209] That is, the first candidate frequency domain position can be defined based on the second candidate frequency domain position and offset. Alternatively, the second candidate frequency domain position can be defined based on the first candidate frequency domain position and offset.

[0210] It is understood that the aforementioned reference frequency domain location set can be any one of the first reference frequency domain location set, the second reference frequency domain location set, and the third reference frequency domain location set in the foregoing embodiments, or it can be a reference frequency domain location set defined based on other rules, which is not limited here.

[0211] It is understood that in various embodiments of this application, the reference frequency domain location set is a set of multiple frequency domain locations predefined based on certain rules, and one or more of them can be selected as candidate frequency domain locations in various embodiments of this application.

[0212] In some embodiments, one or more frequency domain locations from the above-mentioned set of reference frequency domain locations may be selected as the first candidate frequency domain location or the second candidate frequency domain location.

[0213] Optionally, the aforementioned offset can be used to indicate the frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position within each candidate frequency domain position group.

[0214] Optionally, each candidate frequency domain location group may include a first candidate frequency domain location and a second candidate frequency domain location. As an example, this can be shown in Figure 2E(a).

[0215] Alternatively, each candidate frequency domain location group may include one first candidate frequency domain location and two second candidate frequency domain locations. As an example, this can be illustrated in Figure 2E(b).

[0216] Alternatively, each candidate frequency domain location group may include two first candidate frequency domain locations and one second candidate frequency domain location. As an example, this can be shown in Figure 2E(c).

[0217] Understandably, for each candidate frequency domain position group, which includes a first candidate frequency domain position and a second candidate frequency domain position, the offset can be either the offset of the first candidate frequency domain position relative to the second candidate frequency domain position within each group, or the offset of the first candidate frequency domain position relative to the second candidate frequency domain position within each group. This offset can be towards higher frequencies (e.g., the offset value is positive) or towards lower frequencies (e.g., the offset value is negative).

[0218] For each candidate frequency domain location group, which includes one first candidate frequency domain location and two second candidate frequency domain locations, the offset is the shift of the first candidate frequency domain location within each group relative to the second candidate frequency domain locations. This offset includes shifts towards higher and lower frequencies (e.g., the offset is the absolute value of the frequency difference between the two).

[0219] For each candidate frequency domain location group comprising two first candidate frequency domain locations and one second candidate frequency domain location, the offset is the shift of the first candidate frequency domain location within each group relative to the second candidate frequency domain location. This offset includes shifts towards higher and lower frequencies (e.g., the offset is the absolute value of the frequency difference between the two).

[0220] Optionally, the aforementioned offset can be used to indicate the frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set. The first candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple first candidate frequency domain locations, and the second candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple second candidate frequency domain locations.

[0221] Optionally, the frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set can be any of the following:

[0222] The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; as an example, it can be shown in (d) of Figure 2E.

[0223] The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; as an example, it can be shown in (e) of Figure 2E.

[0224] The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; as an example, it can be shown in (f) of Figure 2E.

[0225] The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set. As an example, it can be shown in (g) of Figure 2E.

[0226] In some embodiments, the offset may be defined based on absolute frequency or determined based on frequency domain resource units (e.g., subcarriers, resource blocks, physical resource blocks, etc. under a specific subcarrier spacing).

[0227] In various embodiments of this application, optionally, when there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different.

[0228] In various embodiments of this application, optionally, when there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different.

[0229] It is understandable that if the intervals between two adjacent frequency domain positions are the same, then these frequency domain positions can be considered to be uniformly distributed. If the intervals between two adjacent frequency domain positions are different, then these frequency domain positions can be considered to be non-uniformly distributed.

[0230] Additionally, it should be noted that in this embodiment, terminal 101 may receive only the first information, or only the second information, or both the first and second information, or neither the first nor the second information.

[0231] In some embodiments, the above "do not receive" can also be replaced with "do not expect to receive".

[0232] In some embodiments, network device 102 may send only the first information, only the second information, or both the first and second information.

[0233] In some embodiments, the terms "candidate frequency domain location", "raster", "frequency raster", "channel raster", and "synchronization raster" can be used interchangeably.

[0234] In some embodiments, the terms “eNB”, “gNB”, “base station”, and “NG-RAN node” can be used interchangeably.

[0235] In some embodiments, the terms "carrier," "band," and "frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0236] 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", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0237] 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".

[0238] In some embodiments, the terms “downlink control information (DCI),” “downlink (DL) assignment,” “DL DCI,” “uplink (UL) grant,” and “UL DCI” can be used interchangeably.

[0239] 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".

[0240] In some embodiments, the terms “radio”, “wireless”, “radio access network (RAN)”, “access network (AN)”, and “RAN-based” can be used interchangeably.

[0241] In some embodiments, the terms "synchronization signal (SS)," "synchronization signal block (SSB)," "reference signal (RS)," "pilot," and "pilot signal" can be used interchangeably.

[0242] 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.

[0243] 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.”

[0244] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)," "cell," "frequency carrier," and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0245] In some embodiments, terms such as wireless access scheme and waveform can be used interchangeably.

[0246] 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.

[0247] 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.

[0248] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transfer,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0249] 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.

[0250] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0251] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data and / or instructions received; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the receiver to respond to the sent content.

[0252] In some embodiments, if an arrow in the interaction diagram representing the sending of information, signaling, etc. from one subject to another passes through other subjects, it can be interpreted as the information being forwarded from one subject to another via other subjects, or it can be interpreted as the information being sent from one subject to another without passing through other subjects.

[0253] The information transmission method involved in the embodiments of this application may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2102. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0254] In some embodiments, steps S2101 and S2102 may be performed in an alternate order or simultaneously.

[0255] In some embodiments, other alternative implementations may be described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG2A.

[0256] Figure 3A is an interactive schematic diagram of an information sending method according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 3A, this application embodiment relates to an information sending method, which includes:

[0257] In step S3101, terminal 101 receives first information sent by network device 102 at the first candidate frequency domain location, and / or, terminal 101 receives second information sent by network device 102 at the second candidate frequency domain location.

[0258] The first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position, that is, the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position do not overlap in the frequency domain.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain location is one or more of a first reference frequency domain location set; and / or,

[0260] The aforementioned second candidate frequency domain location is one or more of the second reference frequency domain location set.

[0261] In some embodiments, one of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position is determined based on the other of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position plus an offset;

[0262] Among them, the other candidate frequency domain location mentioned above is one or more of the reference frequency domain location set.

[0263] Optionally, the above offset is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0264] The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position within each candidate frequency domain position group, wherein each candidate frequency domain position group includes at least one first candidate frequency domain position and one second candidate frequency domain position;

[0265] The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set, wherein the first candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple first candidate frequency domain locations, and the second candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple second candidate frequency domain locations.

[0266] Optionally, each candidate frequency domain location group includes a first candidate frequency domain location and a second candidate frequency domain location; or,

[0267] Each candidate frequency domain location group includes one first candidate frequency domain location and two second candidate frequency domain locations; or...

[0268] Each candidate frequency domain location group includes two first candidate frequency domain locations and one second candidate frequency domain location.

[0269] Optionally, the frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set is any one of the following:

[0270] The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set.

[0271] The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set.

[0272] The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set.

[0273] The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set.

[0274] In some embodiments, the first candidate frequency domain position is a first subset of the third reference frequency domain position set;

[0275] The aforementioned second candidate frequency domain position is the second subset of the aforementioned third reference frequency domain position set;

[0276] The first subset and the second subset do not include the same third reference frequency domain location.

[0277] Optionally, the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the first subset is higher than the frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the second subset; or,

[0278] The frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the first subset is lower than the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the second subset.

[0279] Optionally, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions includes one of the second candidate frequency domain positions; or,

[0280] Between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there is one second candidate frequency domain position and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset or the second subset.

[0281] Optionally, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions includes multiple second candidate frequency domain positions; or,

[0282] Between any two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions, and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to either the first subset or the second subset; or,

[0283] Between any two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions; or,

[0284] Between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset or the second subset.

[0285] In some embodiments, the number of the first candidate frequency domain locations is one or more;

[0286] When there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different.

[0287] In some embodiments, the number of the second candidate frequency domain locations is one or more;

[0288] When there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different.

[0289] In some embodiments, at least one of the following is included:

[0290] The aforementioned first information includes synchronization signals and first system information;

[0291] The aforementioned second information includes at least one of the synchronization signal and the second system information;

[0292] Wherein, the load of the second system information is less than or equal to the load of the first system information.

[0293] In some embodiments, at least one of the following is included:

[0294] The aforementioned first information is based on the first cycle of transmission;

[0295] The aforementioned second information is sent based on the second cycle;

[0296] The first cycle mentioned above may be the same as or different from the second cycle mentioned above.

[0297] 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.

[0298] The following is an exemplary description of the methods described in the above embodiments.

[0299] In some embodiments, the reference frequency domain location may include at least one of the following:

[0300] 1. Global Channel Grid

[0301] The global channel grid serves as the basic radio frequency reference location. Each frequency point is uniformly numbered using the global grid granularity / step size, corresponding to an NR-ARFCN (Absolute Frequency Channel Number). The global channel grid is the foundation for describing the NR channel grid. Relevant parameters are shown in Table 1 below.

[0302] Table 1. NR-ARFCN parameters of the global frequency raster.

[0303] 2. NR channel grid ΔF Raster

[0304] Based on the aforementioned global channel grid, the 5G NR channel grid specifies the granularity / step size, as well as the start and end points of the channel grid for each deployed frequency band. The 0–3000MHz band includes multiple LTE refarmed bands, requiring consideration of NR and LTE system compatibility. Except for band 41, the granularity / step size of the channel grid for all bands is 100kHz (20 ΔF). Global The frequency bands above 3000MHz are all NR system bands. The channel grid of each band is defined by an integer multiple of the subcarrier spacing, i.e., 2u times ΔF. Global .

[0305] The global channel grid is the NR channel grid ΔF Raster Granularity.

[0306] 3. Globally synchronized grid

[0307] 5G NR defines the "Global Synchronization Grid" as the basic frequency domain granularity for constructing the actual "NR Synchronization Grid". Each Global Synchronization Grid corresponds to a "Global Synchronization Grid Number (GSCN)" in the frequency domain. The parameters are shown in Table 2 below.

[0308] Within the 0–3000MHz range, the granularity of the global synchronization grid is 1.2MHz. An additional ±100kHz offset is added for NR refarming of LTE bands. The distance between the center frequency of the synchronization signal and the center frequency of the cell is an integer multiple of the SCS, which is beneficial for unified FFT processing of the synchronization signal and the data channels on its symbols.

[0309] Within the range of 3000MHz to 24250MHz, the granularity of the global synchronization grid is 1.44MHz.

[0310] Within the range of 24250MHz to 100000MHz, the granularity of the global synchronization grid is 17.28MHz.

[0311] Table 2. GSCN parameters of the global frequency raster.

[0312] 4. NR Synchronization Grid

[0313] Based on the global synchronization grid planning, the corresponding NR synchronization grid positions on each frequency band can be determined. For the vast majority of frequency bands, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the NR synchronization grid positions and the global synchronization grid positions within that band. In addition, for some frequency bands such as n41 and n79, in order to further reduce the complexity of cell search, the NR synchronization grid granularity of the band is multiplied on top of the global synchronization grid.

[0314] The sparsity of the synchronization grid depends primarily on two factors: the SSB bandwidth and the system minimum bandwidth. A larger minimum channel bandwidth or a smaller synchronization signal bandwidth allows for a more sparse synchronization grid design. The synchronization grid is determined by the following formula:

[0315] Synchronization channel grid = minimum channel bandwidth - SSB bandwidth + channel grid.

[0316] The Global Synchronization Grid (GSCN) is the granularity of the NR Synchronization Grid.

[0317] In some embodiments, the network side (base station) sends first information and second information. The first information and the second information correspond to different frequency domain positions.

[0318] In some embodiments, the first information described above possesses at least one of the following features:

[0319] a) The first information carries the synchronization signal and the first system message.

[0320] Optionally, the aforementioned synchronization signal includes at least one signal generated from a sequence, each signal being obtained by modulating and cyclically shifting a ZC sequence, m sequence, or Gold sequence of length N (N>0).

[0321] Optionally, the aforementioned first system message includes the most important basic information from the network side.

[0322] b) The first message is sent according to the first cycle.

[0323] Optionally, the first period is a positive integer, and its value includes, but is not limited to, {5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280} milliseconds.

[0324] In some embodiments, the second information described above possesses at least one of the following features:

[0325] a) The second information carries at least one of a synchronization signal and a second system message;

[0326] Optionally, the payload of the second system message is less than or equal to the payload of the first system message.

[0327] b) The second information is sent according to the second period, which is a positive integer and includes, but is not limited to, {5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280} milliseconds.

[0328] In some embodiments, when the network side sends the first information and the second information, it may perform at least one of the following actions:

[0329] a) The network side sends the first information and the second information, which are sent at different frequency domain locations.

[0330] Optionally, the first information and the second information can be used to calculate the frequency domain position of the transmitted information respectively:

[0331] One possible approach is to define a synchronization grid, where the frequency domain positions of the first and second information are located on different grids.

[0332] As another possible approach, two sets of grids are defined: a first information grid and a second information grid. These two grids do not overlap.

[0333] Optionally, the frequency domain position of the first information or the second information can be defined, and the frequency domain position of the second information or the first information can be obtained through the frequency domain position of the first information or the second information.

[0334] One possible approach is to define a first synchronization grid, on which the first / second information is located. The offset of the second synchronization grid from the first synchronization grid is defined by an offset, on which the other information is located.

[0335] Furthermore, Offset can be defined as (second synchronization grid - first synchronization grid) or (first synchronization grid - second synchronization grid), with the positive or negative sign indicating a position in a higher or lower frequency domain.

[0336] Alternatively, the Offset can be defined as |Second Synchronization Grid - First Synchronization Grid| (the absolute value of the frequency difference between the two), or |First Synchronization Grid - Second Synchronization Grid|. That is, there may be one second synchronization grid at a high frequency position and one at a low frequency position of the first synchronization grid.

[0337] In some embodiments, the terminal can receive first information and / or second information at various possible frequency domain locations based on frequency domain location information.

[0338] Optionally, the terminal can calculate the frequency domain positions of the first information and the second information respectively.

[0339] Optionally, the terminal can also calculate the frequency domain position of one type of information and deduce the frequency domain position of the other type of information.

[0340] In some embodiments, when the terminal receives the first information and the second information, it performs at least one of the following actions:

[0341] The terminal receives the first information and the second information;

[0342] The terminal only receives the first piece of information and does not receive the second piece of information;

[0343] The terminal does not receive the first information, but directly receives the second information;

[0344] The terminal does not receive the first information, nor does it receive the second information.

[0345] As an example, as shown in Figure 2B, the network sends first information and second information. The first information is sent according to a first cycle, and the second information is sent according to a second cycle.

[0346] As an example, as shown in Figure 2D, a synchronization grid (the third reference frequency domain location set in the foregoing embodiments of this application) can be defined in the frequency domain, and its frequency domain location is shown by the horizontal line in the figure.

[0347] As shown in Figure 2D(a), the synchronization grid consists of a first signal synchronization grid and a second signal synchronization grid. The first and second signal synchronization grids are divided into groups. Each group contains one type of synchronization signal grid.

[0348] As shown in Figure 2D(b) and (c), the first / second signal synchronization grids can be evenly distributed on the synchronization grid. In (b), the step of the first / second information synchronization grid is 2. As shown in the figure, the black first signal synchronization grid (i.e., the first candidate frequency domain position in the aforementioned embodiment of this application) is taken one every other grid on the synchronization grid, and the gray second signal synchronization grid (i.e., the second candidate frequency domain position in the aforementioned embodiment of this application) is also taken one every other grid. The first signal synchronization grid and the second signal synchronization grid do not overlap. In (c), the step of the first / second signal synchronization grid is 3, so not all synchronization grids are ultimately mapped to the first / second signal synchronization grid. As shown in Figure (c), the dotted horizontal line represents the synchronization grid that was not mapped to the first / second signal synchronization grid.

[0349] As shown in Figure 2D(d), the first signal synchronization grid and the second signal synchronization grid can also be distributed on the synchronization grid according to their respective rules.

[0350] As an example, it can be shown in Figures 2C(a)-(d). The difference between the embodiment in Figure 2C and the embodiment in Figure 2D is that the embodiment in Figure 2C does not define a synchronization grid, but directly defines a first information synchronization grid and a second information synchronization grid. The first and second information synchronization grids do not overlap in the frequency domain.

[0351] Optionally, the first / second information synchronization grid can be uniform or non-uniform.

[0352] As an example, it can be shown in Figure 2E. First, the channel synchronization grid of one signal is determined, and then the synchronization grid position of another signal is obtained through offset. The figure takes the determination of the synchronization grid of the first signal as an example (the synchronization grid of the second signal can also be determined first).

[0353] In (a), the second signal synchronization grid is offset from the first signal synchronization grid, and the frequency of the second signal synchronization grid is lower than that of the first signal synchronization grid, or vice versa.

[0354] In (b), the second signal synchronization grid is offset from the first signal synchronization grid, and the frequency of the second signal synchronization grid includes grids that are higher and lower than the first signal synchronization grid, as shown by the green grid.

[0355] In (c), the first signal synchronization grid is defined in the form of a group, and the difference between the second signal synchronization grid group and the first signal synchronization grid group is the group offset. This offset can be defined as the difference between the lowest and highest grid positions within the group.

[0356] Optionally, the value of offset can be defined by absolute frequency.

[0357] In some embodiments, unless contradictory, the optional implementations in this embodiment can be implemented as independent embodiments, and the optional implementations in this embodiment can also be combined arbitrarily. The technical features of different feasible implementations in this embodiment can be combined to form new optional implementations based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0358] 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.

[0359] This application 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, which includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Furthermore, another apparatus is proposed, which 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.

[0360] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0361] In this application 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).

[0362] Figure 4A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of this application. Terminal 4100 is used to execute any of the above methods. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 4A, terminal 4100 may include at least one of a transceiver module 4101, a processing module 4102, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 4101 is used to receive the first information at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or, to receive the second information at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; wherein the first information and the second information are sent by a network device, and the first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S2101, S2102, S3101, S3102, but not limited thereto) executed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps executed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0363] Figure 4B is a schematic diagram of the network device proposed in an embodiment of this application. The network device 4200 is used to execute any of the above methods. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 4B, the network device 4200 may include at least one of a transceiver module 4201, a processing module 4202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 4201 is used to send the first information to the terminal at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or send the second information to the terminal at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; wherein the first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps (e.g., S2101, S2102, S3101, S3102, but not limited thereto) executed by the network device 1021 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps executed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0364] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0365] 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.

[0366] In some embodiments, the processing module can be replaced by the processor, and the transceiver module can be replaced by the transceiver.

[0367] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 5100 proposed in an embodiment of this application. 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.

[0368] 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, terminal devices, terminal device 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.

[0369] 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 method (e.g., S2101, step S2102, step S3101, step S3102, but not limited thereto), and the processor 5101 performs at least one of the other steps. In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0370] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more memories 5102 for storing data and / or instructions. Optionally, one or more processors 5101 are used to invoke instructions stored in the memory 5102 to cause the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, all or part of the memory 5102 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 5102 and can be used to receive data and / or instructions from the memory 5102 or other devices, and can be used to send data and / or instructions to the memory 5102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 5104 can read data and / or instructions stored in the memory 5102 and send the data and / or instructions to the processor 5101.

[0371] 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 application 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 a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data, 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 device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0372] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 5200 according to an embodiment of this application. For cases where the communication device 5100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 5200 shown in Figure 5B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0373] Chip 5200 includes one or more processors 5201. Chip 5200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0374] 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.

[0375] 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., S2101, S2102, S3101, S3102, 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, the chip 5200, the memory 5203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 5201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0376] 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.

[0377] This application 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.

[0378] This application 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.

[0379] This application also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

A method for sending information, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: The first information is received at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or the second information is received at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; The first information and the second information are sent by the network device, and the positions of the first candidate frequency domain and the second candidate frequency domain are different. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first candidate frequency domain location is one or more of the first reference frequency domain location set; and / or, The second candidate frequency domain position is one or more of the second reference frequency domain position set. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, One of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position is determined based on the other of the first candidate frequency domain position and the offset; The other candidate frequency domain location is one or more of the reference frequency domain location set. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The offset is used to indicate at least one of the following: The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position within each candidate frequency domain position group, wherein each candidate frequency domain position group includes at least one first candidate frequency domain position and one second candidate frequency domain position; The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set, wherein the first candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple first candidate frequency domain locations, and the second candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple second candidate frequency domain locations. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, Each candidate frequency domain location group includes a first candidate frequency domain location and a second candidate frequency domain location; or... Each candidate frequency domain location group includes one first candidate frequency domain location and two second candidate frequency domain locations; or... Each candidate frequency domain location group includes two first candidate frequency domain locations and one second candidate frequency domain location. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set is any one of the following: The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first candidate frequency domain position is the first subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; The second candidate frequency domain position is a second subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; The first subset and the second subset do not include the same third reference frequency domain location. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The lowest frequency position in the first subset is higher than the highest frequency position in the second subset; or... The frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the first subset is lower than the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the second subset. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, Between any two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there is one second candidate frequency domain position; or, Between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there is a second candidate frequency domain position and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, Between any two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions; or, Between any two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions, and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to either the first subset or the second subset; or, Between any two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions; or, Between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset. The method according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that, The number of the first candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; When there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different. The method according to any one of claims 1-10, characterized in that, The number of the second candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; When there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different. The method according to any one of claims 1-12, characterized in that, Includes at least one of the following: The first information includes a synchronization signal and first system information; The second information includes at least one of a synchronization signal and second system information; Wherein, the load of the second system information is less than or equal to the load of the first system information. The method according to any one of claims 1-13, characterized in that, Includes at least one of the following: The first information is sent based on the first cycle; The second information is sent based on the second cycle; The first period and the second period may be the same or different. A method for sending information, characterized in that, The method is performed by a network device, and the method includes: Send the first information to the terminal at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or send the second information to the terminal at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; The first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The first candidate frequency domain location is one or more of the first reference frequency domain location set; and / or, The second candidate frequency domain position is one or more of the second reference frequency domain position set. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, One of the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position is determined based on the other of the first candidate frequency domain position and the offset; The other candidate frequency domain location is one or more of the reference frequency domain location set. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that, The offset is used to indicate at least one of the following: The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain position and the second candidate frequency domain position within each candidate frequency domain position group, wherein each candidate frequency domain position group includes at least one first candidate frequency domain position and one second candidate frequency domain position; The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set, wherein the first candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple first candidate frequency domain locations, and the second candidate frequency domain location set includes multiple second candidate frequency domain locations. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that, Each candidate frequency domain location group includes a first candidate frequency domain location and a second candidate frequency domain location; or... Each candidate frequency domain location group includes one first candidate frequency domain location and two second candidate frequency domain locations; or... Each candidate frequency domain location group includes two first candidate frequency domain locations and one second candidate frequency domain location. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that, The frequency interval between the first candidate frequency domain location set and the second candidate frequency domain location set is any one of the following: The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; The frequency interval between the lowest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the highest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set; The frequency interval between the highest frequency position in the first candidate frequency position set and the lowest frequency position in the second candidate frequency position set. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that, The first candidate frequency domain position is the first subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; The second candidate frequency domain position is a second subset of the third reference frequency domain position set; The first subset and the second subset do not include the same third reference frequency domain location. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The lowest frequency position in the first subset is higher than the highest frequency position in the second subset; or... The frequency domain position with the highest frequency in the first subset is lower than the frequency domain position with the lowest frequency in the second subset. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, Between any two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there is one second candidate frequency domain position; or, Between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there is a second candidate frequency domain position and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, Between any two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions; or, Between any two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions, and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to either the first subset or the second subset; or, Between any two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions; or, Between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions, there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, and at least one third reference frequency domain position that does not belong to the first subset and the second subset. The method according to any one of claims 15-24, characterized in that, The number of the first candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; When there are multiple first candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent first candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different. The method according to any one of claims 15-24, characterized in that, The number of the second candidate frequency domain positions is one or more; When there are multiple second candidate frequency domain positions, the interval between two adjacent second candidate frequency domain positions may be the same or different. The method according to any one of claims 15-26, characterized in that, Includes at least one of the following: The first information includes a synchronization signal and first system information; The second information includes at least one of a synchronization signal and second system information; Wherein, the load of the second system information is less than or equal to the load of the first system information. The method according to any one of claims 15-27, characterized in that, Includes at least one of the following: The first information is sent based on the first cycle; The second information is sent based on the second cycle; The first period and the second period may be the same or different. A method for sending information, the method being used in a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and network equipment, characterized in that, The method includes: The network device sends the first information to the terminal at the first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or, the network device sends the second information to the terminal at the second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; The first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position. A terminal, characterized in that, The terminal includes: The transceiver module is configured to receive the first information at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or receive the second information at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; The first information and the second information are sent by the network device, and the positions of the first candidate frequency domain and the second candidate frequency domain are different. A network device, characterized in that, The network device includes: The transceiver module is configured to send the first information to the terminal at a first candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the first information; and / or send the second information to the terminal at a second candidate frequency domain position corresponding to the second information; The first candidate frequency domain position is different from the second candidate frequency domain position. A terminal, characterized in that, The terminal includes: One or more processors; The terminal is used to execute the information sending method according to any one of claims 1-14. A network device, characterized in that, The network device includes: One or more processors; The first network device is used to perform the information transmission method according to any one of claims 15-28. A communication device, characterized in that, The communication device is used to perform the information transmission method according to any one of claims 1-14 and 15-28. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the information transmission method as described in any one of claims 1-14 and 15-28. 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 information transmission method according to any one of claims 1-14 and 15-28.

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