WO2024254862A1 - Information monitoring method and apparatus and information transmission method and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an information monitoring method and apparatus and an information transmission method and apparatus. The information monitoring method comprises: in a first time window, monitoring first information transmitted by a network device, the first information being used for instructing to activate or deactivate a discontinuous reception/transmission mode of the network device, wherein the first time window is determined on the basis of configuration of the discontinuous reception/transmission mode, and the first time window comprises one or more monitoring occasions (MOs) used for transmitting the first information. According to the method in the present disclosure, a user equipment can monitor the first information only in the one or more MOs in the first time window, without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, so that unnecessary first information monitoring is reduced, and the energy consumption of the user equipment is reduced.

Description

Method and device for monitoring and sending information Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method and device for monitoring and sending information.

Background Art

The network energy saving project aims to study technologies to reduce the energy consumption of network equipment. One possible way to save energy in the network is the discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode or discontinuous reception (DRX) mode of the cell base station.

Summary of the invention

The present disclosure provides a method and device for monitoring and sending information.

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for monitoring information, which is performed by a user equipment, and the method includes:

monitoring, in a first time window, first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device;

The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for sending information, which is performed by a network device, and the method includes:

Sending first information to a user equipment in a first time window, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous sending and receiving mode of the network device;

The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a device for monitoring information, the device comprising:

A transceiver module, configured to monitor first information sent by a network device in a first time window, wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device;

The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a device for sending information, the device comprising:

A transceiver module, sending first information to a user equipment in a first time window, wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device;

The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a user equipment, including:

one or more processors;

The user equipment is used to execute the method described in the first aspect. In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

one or more processors;

Wherein, the network device is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication system, including a user device and a network device;

The user equipment is used to execute the method according to the first aspect;

The network device is used to execute the method described in the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions.

When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the method according to the first aspect, or executes the method according to the second aspect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure and constitute a part of this application. The illustrative embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure and their descriptions are used to explain the embodiments of the present disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In the drawings:

The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure, and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG2a is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG2b is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG2c is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG2d is a schematic diagram of a periodic DTX mode provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG3a is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG3b is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG3c is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG4a is a flow chart of a method for sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG4b is a flow chart of a method for sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG4c is a flow chart of a method for sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG5a is a schematic diagram of a device for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG5b is a schematic diagram of a device for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG6a is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG6 b is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for monitoring and sending information.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but are only illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain 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 certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all of the steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and/or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their internal logical relationships.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun after the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "at least one of A and B", "A and/or B", "A in one case, B in another case", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

In some embodiments, the description method such as "A or B" may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A independently of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B independently of A); in some embodiments, In the above example, A and B are selected for execution. When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also the case.

The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The statement of the description object refers to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not constitute unnecessary restrictions due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields", and the "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number, and can be one or more. Taking the "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes may be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" may be the same device or different devices, and their types may be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" may be the same information or different information, and their contents may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A”, “comprising A”, “used to indicate A”, and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to ...", "in response to determining ...", "in the case of ...", "at the time of ...", "when ...", "if ...", "if ...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "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 replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "no more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, devices and equipment may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station (radio base station)", "fixed station" and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point (access point)", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and/or reception point (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", "bandwidth part (bandwidth part, BWP)", etc.

In some embodiments, the term “terminal” or “terminal device” may be referred to as “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, client, etc. Client, etc.

In some embodiments, acquisition of data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

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

In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns may also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a communication system 100 includes a user equipment 101 and a network device 102 .

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

In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure may be applicable to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between access network devices or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a centralized unit (central unit, CU) and a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU), wherein the CU may also be called a control unit (control unit). The CU-DU structure may be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with some functions of the protocol layer being centrally controlled by the CU, and the remaining part or all of the functions of the protocol layer being distributed in the DU, and the DU being centrally controlled by the CU, but not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 , or a partial body thereof, but are not limited thereto.

The entities shown in Figure 1 are examples. The communication system may include all or part of the entities in Figure 1, and may also include other entities outside Figure 1. The number and form of the entities are arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is an example. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, which may be direct or indirect, and may be wired or wireless.

The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced LTE-A、LTE-Beyond(LTE-B、SUPER 3G、IMT-Advanced、4th generation mobile communication system (4G、5th generation mobile communication system (5G、5G new radio、NR、Future Radio Access (FRA、New-Radio Access Technology、RAT、New Radio、NR、New radio access (NX、Future generation radio access、FX、Global System for Mobile communications(GSM(registered trademark))、CDMA2000、Ultra Mobile Broadband(UMB、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 Communications Network(Public Land Mobile Communications Network) The 5G network includes a plurality of systems, such as a 5G network, ...

In the disclosed embodiment, the network device 102 can activate or deactivate the DTX mode or the DRX mode through relevant signaling. The monitoring occasion (MO) for transmitting the activation or deactivation signaling is periodic. If the user device 101 needs to monitor the activation or deactivation signaling in each MO, it will cause energy consumption of the user device 101 to be wasted.

FIG2a is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring and sending information, which is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

Step S2101: the network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 in a first time window.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

DTX mode (DTX on-off pattern);

DRX mode (DRX on-off pattern).

Optionally, the network device 102 may send the first information by sending downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, DCI).

Optionally, the network device 102 may send the first information via multicast DCI.

As an example, when the network device 102 activates the discontinuous transmission and reception mode on one or more carriers, the network device 102 can apply or start the discontinuous transmission and reception mode on the corresponding carrier. When the network device 102 deactivates the discontinuous transmission and reception mode on one or more carriers, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 on the corresponding carrier is turned off.

Optionally, the DCI carrying the first information is transmitted in a search space (Search Space), and the monitoring period of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the search space is periodic, and the PDCCH transmitted in any one or more monitoring periods may carry the DCI.

In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more listening opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

Optionally, the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode may include the configuration of the activation period. For example, the network device 102 configures the time domain parameters of the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode applicable to one carrier or multiple carriers. For example, the network device 102 configures at least one of the starting offset of the activation period and the duration of the activation period.

Optionally, the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode may be a periodic configuration. For example, the network device 102 configures the time domain parameters of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode applicable to one carrier or multiple carriers. See the following example:

In a possible example, a period of a discontinuous transceiver mode includes a first period and a second period. The first period refers to a period during which the network device 102 is in normal data transmission and reception, that is, an active period; the second period refers to a period during which the network device 102 may not perform partial data transmission and reception, that is, a non-active period. The first period may also be referred to as an on duration or an on period, and the second period may also be referred to as an off duration or an off period. It is understandable that in the discontinuous transceiver mode, in addition to the first period, there is also an active period. Other time periods may be included, for example, the activation time period includes: the first time period and the operation time period of a specific timer. The specific timer may include, for example, a retransmission-related timer that runs in a cycle.

In one example, a DTX mode cycle includes a DTX-on period and a DTX-off period. During the DTX-on period, the network device 102 can send downlink channels normally, and during the DTX-off period, the network device 102 may not send part of the PDCCH to achieve energy saving of the network device.

In this example, referring to the periodic DTX mode shown in FIG2d, the network device 102 may configure at least one of the following time domain parameters of the cell DTX mode: period, time domain offset, duration of the DTX on period, and duration of the DTX off period.

In this example, the behavior of the network device 102 in the period of the DTX mode may affect the receiving behavior of the user equipment 101. For example, the user equipment 101 may not receive part of the PDCCH in the DTX-off period.

In another example, a DRX mode cycle includes a DRX-on period and a DRX-off period. During the DRX-on period, the network device 102 can normally receive the uplink channel, and during the DRX-off period, the network device 102 may not receive part of the physical uplink control channel (Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH) to achieve energy saving of the network device.

In this example, the network device 102 may configure at least one of the following time domain parameters of the DRX mode: a cycle, a time domain offset, a duration of a DRX-on period, and a duration of a DRX-off period.

In this example, the behavior of the network device 102 in the DRX cycle may affect the transmission behavior of the user equipment 101. For example, the user equipment 101 may suspend transmission or not transmit part of the PUCCH in the DRX-off period.

Optionally, the network device 102 may configure the time domain parameters related to the discontinuous transmission and reception mode in units of carriers or cells, wherein one carrier may also be understood as one cell.

Optionally, the network device 102 may configure time domain parameters related to the DTX mode or the DRX mode for one or more carriers through UE-specific signaling (UE specific).

In some embodiments, the time domain position of the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, such as according to whether the discontinuous transceiver mode is periodic.

In some embodiments, in a scenario where the discontinuous transceiver mode is periodic, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

Optionally, the start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

For example, the start time is the start time of the first time period or the start time of the second time period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode. As shown in FIG2d, taking the discontinuous transceiver mode as the DTX mode as an example, a cycle of the DTX mode includes a DTX-on period and a DTX-off period, and the first time window T is before the start time of the cycle of the DTX mode, and the start time may be the start time t1 of the DTX-on period. In other examples, the start time may also be the start time t2 of the DTX-off period, in which case the DTX-off period is before the DTX-on period in the cycle.

Optionally, the end position and start time interval of the first time window are separated by a first duration.

Referring to FIG. 2 d , the end position t0 of the first time window is before the start time and is separated from the start time by a first time length T1.

The first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by a network device.

In a first example, when the first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transceiving mode of the network device 102 , the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiving mode.

For example, the first information is used to indicate activation of a cell DTX mode of the network device 102 , or is used to indicate activation of a cell DRX mode of the network device 102 .

In the second example, when the first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DRX mode of the network device, the first time window is before the start time of the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

For example, the first information is used to indicate to deactivate the cell DRX mode of the network device 102. At this time, on the carrier of the deactivated cell DRX mode, the network device 102 is not configured with a cell DTX mode.

In the third example, when the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with the DRX mode and the DTX mode, the first time window overlaps in time domain with the activation period in the cycle of the DTX mode of the network device 102 .

In this example, the first time window is before the start time of the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

In this example, the network device 102 configures both the DRX mode and the DTX mode on a carrier, and the first information is used to indicate activation of the DRX mode, or the first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DRX mode.

In some embodiments, when the discontinuous transceiver mode is non-periodic, such as in a scenario where the network device 102 configures an activation period, the first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode; wherein the first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DTX mode of the network device.

Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by a network device.

Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the first time window;

The starting position of the first time window;

The end position of the first time window.

In some embodiments, the first information is sent one or more times within the first time window.

Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same. For example, when the first information is used to indicate activation of a DTX mode or a DRX mode, the first information sent multiple times can be used to activate the DTX or DRX mode of the same carrier. Or, for example, when the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DTX mode or a DRX mode, the first information sent multiple times can be used to deactivate the DTX or DRX mode of the same carrier.

Step S2102: the user equipment 101 monitors first information in a first time window.

In some embodiments, before step S2102, the user equipment 101 may receive a configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode sent by the network device 102, such as a time domain parameter of a period of the discontinuous transceiver mode or a time domain parameter of an activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 determines the time domain position of the first time window according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

For example, when the first information is used to activate the DRX mode, or the first information is used to activate the DTX mode, or the first information is used to deactivate the DRX, if the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode is periodic, such as the network device 102 configures the time domain parameters of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode, then the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This method can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101, which will not be repeated here.

For another example, when the first information is used to deactivate DTX, if the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode is non-periodic, such as the network device 102 configures the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode, the first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This method can refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 receives first information within a first time window, and learns whether to activate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the corresponding carrier according to the first information.

Optionally, when the discontinuous transceiver mode of the first carrier is activated, the corresponding discontinuous transceiver mode is started on the first carrier. When the discontinuous transceiver mode of the first carrier is deactivated, the corresponding discontinuous transceiver mode is turned off on the first carrier.

In some embodiments, if the user equipment 101 does not receive the first information within the first time window, it may enter a sleep state to achieve energy saving.

In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", and "field" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink", etc. can be used interchangeably. The terms "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" and so on are interchangeable, and the terms "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" and so on are interchangeable.

In some embodiments, the terms "downlink control information (DCI)", "downlink (DL) assignment (assignment)", "DL DCI", "uplink (UL) grant (grant)", "UL DCI" and so on can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)", "DL data" and the like can be interchangeable with each other, and the terms "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)", "UL data" and the like can be interchangeable with each other.

In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be interchangeable, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be interchangeable.

In some embodiments, terms such as "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "set", "indicated", "some", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable, and "specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "set A", "indicated A", "some A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., and can also be interpreted as specific A, some A, any A, or first A, etc., but is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values (for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited to this.

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 after receiving the data; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the sent content.

The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of step S2101 to step S2102. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2101 to step S2102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations recorded before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2a.

In the disclosed embodiment, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user device 101 within the first time window to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transceiver mode. The user device 101 can monitor the first information within the specific time window, so that it can monitor only in one or more MOs within the first time window, without maintaining the monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing the energy consumption of the user device 101.

FIG2b is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2b, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring and sending information, which is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

Step S2201: the network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 on a first carrier of multiple service carriers.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2201 may refer to the related implementation of step S2101.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

DTX mode;

DRX mode.

In some embodiments, the plurality of serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

Optionally, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple service carriers are the same.

For example, the network device 102 configures a periodic DTX mode for each service carrier, and the time domain parameters of the DTX mode are the same. For example, the DTX modes configured for multiple service carriers have the same period, and the time domain offsets configured for multiple service carriers are The same, the durations of the DTX on periods configured for the multiple service carriers are the same, and the durations of the DTX off periods configured for the multiple service carriers are the same.

For another example, the network device 102 configures the time domain parameters of the activation period of the DTX mode for each serving carrier, and the time domain parameters of the activation period are the same. For example, the activation period positions of the DTX modes configured for multiple serving carriers are the same.

In some embodiments, the first carrier comprises one or more carriers of a plurality of serving carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple service carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier having the smallest cell index among multiple service carriers.

Step S2202: User equipment 101 monitors first information on a first carrier.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2202 may refer to the related implementation of step S2102.

In some embodiments, when the network device 102 configures a discontinuous transmission and reception mode for multiple serving carriers of the user equipment 101, the user equipment 101 may monitor the first information only on a first carrier among the multiple serving carriers.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a scenario where multiple service carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode, the network device 102 can send the first information on the first carrier, and the user equipment 101 monitors the first information on the first carrier, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user equipment 101.

FIG2c is an interactive schematic diagram of a method for monitoring and sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2c, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring and sending information, which is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

In step S2301 , the network device 102 sends first information in a first time window and on a first carrier among a plurality of service carriers.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2301 may refer to the relevant implementation of step S2101 and the relevant implementation of step S2201, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

In some embodiments, the plurality of serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

Optionally, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple service carriers are the same.

Optionally, the first carrier is one or more carriers among multiple service carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple service carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier having the smallest cell index among multiple service carriers.

Step S2302: the user equipment 101 monitors first information in a first time window and on a first carrier.

In some embodiments, the implementation of step S2302 may refer to the related implementation of step S2102 and the related implementation of step S2202, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the manner in which the user equipment 101 determines the first time window and the first carrier may refer to the description of the foregoing embodiments.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user equipment 101 in the first time window and on the first carrier to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode. The user equipment 101 can monitor the first information in the specific time window and on the first carrier without maintaining the monitoring state on all MOs and all carriers associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing the energy consumption of the user equipment 101.

FIG3a is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring information, which is used for a user device 101, and the method includes:

Step S3101, monitoring the first information.

In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101 to S2102 of Figure 2a, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2b and 2c, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information at a specific time domain location and/or frequency domain location.

Optionally, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network equipment 102 in the first time window, but is not limited thereto, and may also monitor the first information sent by other entities.

Optionally, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network device 102 on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto, and may also monitor the first information sent by other entities.

Optionally, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network device 102 in the first time window and on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto, and may also monitor the first information sent by other entities.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device.

Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

DTX mode;

DRX mode.

In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more listening opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information in a first time window.

In some embodiments, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

In the disclosed embodiment, the user equipment 101 may monitor the first information only at a specific time domain position and/or frequency domain position, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and lowering energy consumption of the user equipment 101.

FIG3b is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring information, which is used for user equipment 101, and the method includes:

Step S3201: the user equipment 101 monitors the first information sent by the network equipment 102 in a first time window.

In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S2101 to S2102 of Figure 2a, other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2b and 2c, and the optional implementation of step S3101 of Figure 3a, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device 102 .

In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more listening opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

DTX mode;

DRX mode.

In an implementation of the first aspect, the first time window is before a start time of a cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

Optionally, the start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

Optionally, the end position and start time interval of the first time window are separated by a first duration.

Optionally, the first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by a network device.

In the first example of this implementation, the first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode of the network device. For example, the first information is used to indicate activation of the DTX mode of the cell of the network device 102, or is used to indicate activation of the DRX mode of the cell of the network device 102.

In a second example of this implementation, the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DRX mode of the network device.

In a third example of this embodiment, the first time window overlaps in time domain with an activation period in a cycle of a DTX mode of the network device; wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with a DRX mode and a DTX mode.

Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

In an implementation of the second aspect, the first time window is within an activation period of a discontinuous transceiver mode; wherein the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DTX mode of the network device.

Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by a network device.

Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the first time window;

The starting position of the first time window;

The end position of the first time window.

Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

In the disclosed embodiment, the user device 101 can monitor the first information only in one or more MOs within the first time window, without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

FIG3c is a flow chart of a method for monitoring information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3c, an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring information, which is used for user equipment 101, and the method includes:

Step S3301: In a first time window and on a first carrier among multiple serving carriers, the user equipment 101 monitors first information sent by the network equipment 102.

In some embodiments, the optional implementation methods of step S3301 can refer to the optional implementation methods of steps S2301 to S2302 of Figure 2c, other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2a and 2b, the optional implementation methods of step S3101 of Figure 3a and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figure 3b, and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, multiple serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

In some embodiments, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are the same.

In some embodiments, the first carrier is one or more carriers of a plurality of serving carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple service carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier having the smallest cell index among multiple service carriers.

In the disclosed embodiment, the user device 101 can monitor the first information within the first time window and on the first carrier, without maintaining a monitoring state on all MOs and all carriers associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

FIG4a is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is used in a network device 102, and the method includes:

Step S4101, sending the first information.

In some embodiments, optional implementations of step S4101 may refer to the optional implementations of step S2101 in FIG. 2a and other related parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2b and FIG. 2c , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends the first information at a specific time domain location and/or frequency domain location.

Optionally, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user equipment 101 in the first time window, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

Optionally, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user equipment 101 on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

Optionally, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user equipment 101 in the first time window and on the first carrier, but is not limited thereto, and the first information may also be sent to other entities.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device.

Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

DTX mode;

DRX mode.

In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more listening opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

In some embodiments, the user equipment 101 monitors the first information in a first time window.

In some embodiments, the first time window is before the start time of the period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode. This implementation can refer to the description of the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 sends the first information to the user device 101 only at a specific time domain position and/or frequency domain position, so that the user device 101 can monitor the first information only at the specific time domain position or frequency domain position, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing the energy consumption of the user device 101.

FIG4b is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4b, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is used in a network device 102, and the method includes:

Step S4201: the network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 in a first time window.

In some embodiments, optional implementations of step S4201 may refer to the optional implementations of step S2101 in FIG. 2a , other related parts of the embodiments involved in FIG. 2b and FIG. 2c , and the optional implementations of step S4101 in FIG. 4a , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device.

In some embodiments, the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

Optionally, the discontinuous transmission and reception mode includes at least one of the following:

DTX mode;

DRX mode.

In an implementation of the first aspect, the first time window is before a start time of a cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

Optionally, the start time is the start time of an active period or the start time of an inactive period in a cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode.

Optionally, the end position and start time interval of the first time window are separated by a first duration.

Optionally, the first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by a network device.

In a first example of this implementation, the first information is used to indicate activation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device.

In a second example of this implementation, the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DRX mode of the network device.

In a third example of this implementation, the first time window overlaps in time domain with an activation period in a cycle of a DTX mode of the network device;

The first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with a DRX mode and a DTX mode.

Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

In an implementation of the second aspect, the first time window is within an activation period of a discontinuous transceiver mode; wherein the first information is used to indicate deactivation of a DTX mode of the network device.

Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by a network device.

Optionally, the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the first time window;

The starting position of the first time window;

The end position of the first time window.

Optionally, the first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window.

Optionally, the first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device 102 may send the first information only in the first time window, so that the user device 101 The first information can be monitored only in one or more MOs within the first time window without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and lowering energy consumption of the user equipment 101.

FIG4c is a flow chart of a method for sending information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4c, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for sending information, which is used in a network device 102, and the method includes:

Step S4301: the network device 102 sends first information to the user equipment 101 in a first time window and on a first carrier among multiple serving carriers.

In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2301 in Figure 2c, other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2a and 2b, the optional implementation of step S4101 in Figure 4a and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 3b, and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, multiple serving carriers are configured in a discontinuous transmission and reception mode.

In some embodiments, the configurations of the discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are the same.

In some embodiments, the first carrier is one or more carriers of a plurality of serving carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a main carrier among multiple service carriers.

Optionally, the first carrier is a carrier having the smallest cell index among multiple service carriers.

In the disclosed embodiment, the network device 102 can send the first information in the first time window and on the first carrier, so that the user device 101 can monitor the first information in the first time window and on the first carrier without maintaining a monitoring state on all MOs and all carriers associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and reducing energy consumption of the user device 101.

To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, some specific examples are listed below:

In the disclosed embodiment, the user equipment 101 only needs to monitor at least one of the cell DTX activation or deactivation instructions and the cell DRX activation or deactivation instructions in a specific time window. The time window is related to the configuration of the cell DTX or DRX.

Example 1:

For the DCI used to activate cell DTX, the UE listens for the activation DCI in the first window before the start time of the cell DTX cycle.

Optionally, the start time of the cycle can be the start time of the cell DTX active period (active period) or the start time of the cell DTX non-active period (non-active period).

Optionally, the first window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send activation DCI, and the activation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the activation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

Optionally, the duration of the first window and the distance between the end position of the first window and the start time of the cell DTX cycle are defined by the base station configuration or protocol.

In some embodiments, the first window corresponds to the first time window in the aforementioned embodiments.

Example 2:

For the DCI used to deactivate cell DTX, the UE listens for the deactivation DCI in the second window within the activation period of cell DTX.

Optionally, the specific position of the second window in the active period is configured by the base station or defined by the protocol. For example, the duration of the second window, the duration from the end position of the first window to the end time of the active duration is configured by the base station or defined by the protocol.

Optionally, the second window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send a deactivation DCI, and the deactivation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the deactivation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

In some embodiments, the second window corresponds to the first time window in the related embodiments.

Example 3:

For the DCI for activating cell DRX, and in the case that the related carrier is not configured with cell DTX at the same time, the UE monitors the activation DCI in the first window between the start times of the cell DRX cycle.

Optionally, the start time of the cycle can be the start time of the cell DRX activation period or the start time of the cell DRX inactivation period.

Optionally, the first window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send activation DCI, and the activation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the activation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

Optionally, the duration of the first window and the duration from the end position of the first window to the start time of the cell DRX cycle are defined by the base station configuration or protocol.

Example 4:

For the DCI used to activate cell DRX, and when the relevant carrier is configured with cell DTX at the same time, please refer to the relevant description of Example 3.

Among them, the first window overlaps with the cell DTX activation period.

Example 5:

For the DCI used to deactivate cell DRX, if the relevant carrier is not configured with cell DTX at the same time, the UE monitors the deactivation DCI in the second window between the start times of the cell DRX cycle.

Optionally, the start time of the cycle can be the start time of the cell DRX activation period or the start time of the cell DRX inactivation period.

Optionally, the second window may include one or more MOs that can be used to send activation DCI, and the activation DCI may be sent once or multiple times in the multiple MOs. If sent multiple times, the deactivation indication information of the multiple times is the same.

Optionally, the duration of the second window and the duration from the end position of the first window to the start time of the cell DRX cycle are defined by the base station configuration or protocol.

Example 6:

For the DCI used to deactivate cell DRX, and when the relevant carrier is configured with cell DTX at the same time, please refer to the relevant description of Example 5.

Among them, the second window overlaps with the cell DTX activation period.

Example 7:

When cell DTX and DRX are configured on multiple service carriers of the UE, the UE only needs to monitor the above-mentioned DCI for activation or deactivation on one of the carriers.

Optionally, the cell DTX or DRX configuration of multiple carriers is the same.

Optionally, when multiple carriers include a primary carrier, one of the carriers is the primary carrier.

Optionally, when multiple carriers do not include a main carrier, one of the carriers is the carrier with the smallest cell index.

Optionally, Example 7 may be combined with at least one of Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, and Example 6.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with optional implementations of other embodiments.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device is provided, the above device includes a unit or module for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is provided, including a unit or module for implementing each step performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of the units or modules in the above devices is only a division of logical functions, which can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and instructions are stored in the memory. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory inside the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the device The unit or module can be implemented in the form of a hardware circuit, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD), taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be realized in the form of a processor calling software, or in the form of a hardware circuit, or in part by a processor calling software, and the rest by a hardware circuit.

In the disclosed embodiments, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor may implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit may be fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by 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 to implement the hardware circuit configuration may be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, 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), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

Fig. 5a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for monitoring information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication processing device can realize the functions of the user equipment 101. As shown in Fig. 5a, the device includes: a transceiver module 5101, the transceiver module 5101 is used to monitor the first information sent by the network device in a first time window, and the first information is used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device; wherein the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information.

Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 5101 is used to execute the steps related to sending and receiving messages performed by the user equipment 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the apparatus further includes a processing module 5102, and the processing module 5102 is used to execute steps related to message processing performed by the user equipment 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

FIG5b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a device for sending information provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication processing device can implement the functions of the network device 102. As shown in FIG5b, the device includes: a transceiver module 5201, and the transceiver module 5201 is used to send first information to the user equipment in a first time window, and the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device; wherein the first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information.

Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 5201 is used to execute the steps related to transceiver performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the apparatus further includes: a processing module 5202, which is used to execute the processing-related steps performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, such as message generation, calculation processing and other related steps, which are not repeated here.

FIG6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 6100 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 6100 may be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), or a terminal (e.g., a user device, etc.), or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 6100 may be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment, and the details may refer to the description in the above method embodiment.

As shown in FIG6a, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process the communication protocol and the communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a program, and process the data of the program. The processor 6101 is used to call instructions so that the communication device 6100 executes any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 6102 may also be outside the communication device 6100.

In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6103. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are executed by the transceiver 6103, and the other steps are executed by the processor 6101.

In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, and the receiver and the transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms such as transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, the terms such as transmitter, transmission unit, transmitter, transmission circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, and the terms such as receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other.

Optionally, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more interface circuits 6104, which are connected to the memory 6102. The interface circuit 6104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 6102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 6102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6104 can read instructions stored in the memory 6102 and send the instructions to the processor 6101.

The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

FIG6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 6200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the case where the communication device 6100 may be a chip or a chip system, reference may be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 6200 shown in FIG6b, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201, and the processor 6201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 6200 executes any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202, which are connected to the memory 6203. The interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 6203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 6202 can be used to send signals to the memory 6203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 6202 can read instructions stored in the memory 6203 and send the instructions to the processor 6201. Optionally, the terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, the chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memory 6203 may be outside the chip 6200.

The present disclosure also provides a storage medium, on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes 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 is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a temporary storage medium.

The present disclosure also provides a program product, and when the program product is executed by the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes any one of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any of the above method.

Industrial Applicability

In the method disclosed herein, the user equipment can monitor the first information only in one or more MOs within the first time window, without maintaining a monitoring state in all MOs associated with the first information, thereby reducing unnecessary first information monitoring and lowering energy consumption of the user equipment.

Claims (44)

A method for monitoring information, performed by a user equipment, the method comprising: monitoring, in a first time window, first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information. The method of claim 1, wherein the discontinuous transmission and reception mode comprises at least one of the following: Discontinuous transmission DTX mode; Discontinuous reception DRX mode. The method according to claim 2, wherein The first time window is before the start time of the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode. The method according to claim 3, wherein The start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode. The method according to claim 3, wherein The end position of the first time window is separated from the start time window by a first duration. The method according to claim 5, wherein The first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by the network device. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein: The first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transmitting and receiving mode of the network device. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein: The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DRX mode of the network device. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein: The first time window overlaps in time domain with an activation period in a cycle of a DTX mode of the network device; The first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with the DRX mode and the DTX mode. The method according to claim 2, wherein The first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode; The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DTX mode of the network device. The method of claim 10, wherein: The time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by the network device. The method of claim 11, wherein the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following: the duration of the first time window; the starting position of the first time window; The end position of the first time window. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window. The method of claim 13, wherein: The first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein monitoring the first information sent by the network device in the first time window comprises: monitoring the first information in the first time window and on a first carrier among a plurality of serving carriers; The multiple service carriers are configured with the discontinuous transmission and reception mode. The method of claim 15, wherein: The discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are configured the same. The method of claim 15, wherein: The first carrier includes one or more carriers among the plurality of serving carriers. The method of claim 15, wherein: The first carrier is a primary carrier among the multiple serving carriers. The method of claim 15, wherein: The first carrier is a carrier having a smallest cell index among the multiple serving carriers. A method for sending information, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Sending first information to a user equipment in a first time window, where the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous sending and receiving mode of the network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information. The method of claim 20, wherein the discontinuous transmission and reception mode comprises at least one of the following: DTX mode; DRX mode. The method of claim 21, wherein: The first time window is before the start time of the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode. The method of claim 22, wherein: The start time is the start time of the active period or the start time of the inactive period in the cycle of the discontinuous transceiver mode. The method of claim 22, wherein: The end position of the first time window is separated from the start time window by a first duration. The method of claim 24, wherein: The first duration is defined by a protocol, or the first duration is configured by the network device. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein: The first information is used to indicate activation of the discontinuous transmitting and receiving mode of the network device. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein: The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DRX mode of the network device. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein: The first time window overlaps in time domain with an activation period in a cycle of a DTX mode of the network device; The first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of the DRX mode, and the network device is configured with the DRX mode and the DTX mode. The method of claim 21, wherein: The first time window is within the activation period of the discontinuous transceiver mode; The first information is used to indicate deactivation of the DTX mode of the network device. The method of claim 29, wherein: The time domain position of the first time window is defined by a protocol, or the time domain position is configured by the network device. The method of claim 30, wherein the time domain position of the first time window includes at least one of the following: the duration of the first time window; the starting position of the first time window; The end position of the first time window. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 31, wherein: The first information is sent once or multiple times within the first time window. The method of claim 32, wherein: The first information sent multiple times within the first time window is the same. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 31, wherein the sending the first information to the user equipment in the first time window comprises: Sending the first information in the first time window and on a first carrier among a plurality of serving carriers; The multiple service carriers are configured with the discontinuous transmission and reception mode. The method of claim 34, wherein: The discontinuous transmission and reception modes of the multiple serving carriers are configured the same. The method of claim 34, wherein: The first carrier includes one or more carriers among the plurality of serving carriers. The method of claim 34, wherein: The first carrier is a primary carrier among the multiple serving carriers. The method of claim 34, wherein: The first carrier is a carrier having a smallest cell index among the multiple serving carriers. A device for monitoring information, the device comprising: A transceiver module, configured to monitor first information sent by a network device in a first time window, wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of the network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transmission and reception mode, and the first time window includes one or more monitoring opportunities MO for transmitting the first information. A device for sending information, the device comprising: A transceiver module, sending first information to a user equipment in a first time window, wherein the first information is used to indicate activation or deactivation of a discontinuous transceiver mode of a network device; The first time window is determined according to the configuration of the discontinuous transceiver mode, and the first time window includes one or more MOs for transmitting the first information. A user equipment, comprising: one or more processors; The user equipment is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19. A network device, comprising: one or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the method described in any one of claims 20 to 38. A communication system, comprising user equipment and network equipment; The user equipment is used to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19; The network device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 20 to 38. A storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, causes the communication device to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19, or to execute the method according to any one of claims 20 to 38.