CN-122029895-A - Communication method, device, storage medium, and program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, apparatus, storage medium, and program product. The method comprises the steps that downlink information is not monitored in a first state, the first state comprises an inactive state or a connection state, and the first device is mainly uplink service equipment. By the present disclosure, ioT device energy conservation that is dominated by uplink traffic is achieved.

Inventors

• WANG SHUKUN

Assignees

• 北京小米移动软件有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20240912

Claims (20)

1. A method of communication, performed by a first device, the method comprising: And not monitoring downlink information in a first state, wherein the first state comprises an inactive state or a connection state, and the first device is a device mainly based on uplink service.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the not listening for downstream information in the first state comprises one of: Not monitoring for pages in the inactive state; and not monitoring the physical downlink control channel PDCCH in the connected state.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the not listening for downlink information in the first state comprises at least one of: entering a terminal-only initiated connect MICO mode in an inactive state; entering an uplink service UOS only mode or an uplink dominant service UDS mode in a connection state; Entering an uplink out-of-step state in a connected state; in the connected state, an inactive state or an idle state is entered.
4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further comprises: And receiving a first message, and entering a MICO mode in a non-activated state according to the first message, wherein the first message is used for indicating the first equipment to enter a MICO mode in the non-activated state.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first message is sent by a network device in accordance with a second message indicating that the first device prefers to enter MICO mode.
6. The method of claim 4 or 5, wherein prior to the entering MICO mode, the method further comprises: And receiving a third message, wherein the third message is used for triggering the first equipment to enter an inactive state from a connection state.
7. The method of claim 5 or 6, wherein the second message is used to instruct the first device to switch to a target cell, or the second message is a message sent by the first device after switching to the target cell.
8. The method of any of claims 4 to 7, wherein the method further comprises: Receiving a fourth message, the fourth message being used to instruct the first device to deactivate MICO modes; And sending a fifth message according to the fourth message, wherein the fifth message is used for requesting to restore the connection with the network equipment.
9. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further comprises: And receiving a sixth message, and entering a UOS mode or a UDS mode in a connection state according to the sixth message, wherein the sixth message is used for indicating the first equipment to enter the UOS mode or the UDS mode.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein after the entering UOS mode or UDS mode in the connected state, the method further comprises at least one of: deactivating Discontinuous Reception (DRX) parameters configured by the first device, and continuously not monitoring downlink information; not monitoring downlink information in a plurality of continuous first DRX activation periods, wherein the first DRX activation periods are DRX activation periods configured by the first equipment; And not monitoring downlink information in a first duration, wherein the first device is not configured with DRX parameters.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises: Transmitting a seventh message, wherein the seventh message is used for requesting to delay the second duration; Receiving an eighth message, the eighth message being used to instruct the network device to allow the first device to delay the second duration; And not monitoring downlink information in the second time period.
12. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said entering an upstream out-of-step state in a connected state comprises at least one of: After completing the uplink transmission in the connected state, entering an uplink out-of-step state; and after the uplink transmission is completed in the connected state, delaying the third time to enter an uplink out-of-step state.
13. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said entering an inactive state or an idle state in a connected state comprises at least one of: Entering an inactive state or an idle state after completing the uplink transmission in a connection state; And after the uplink transmission is completed in the connected state, delaying the fourth time to enter an inactive state or an idle state.
14. A method of communication performed by a network device, the method comprising: And determining that the first device does not monitor downlink information in a first state, wherein the first state comprises an inactive state or a connection state, and the first device is a device mainly based on uplink service.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining that the first device is not listening for downlink information in the first state comprises one of: Determining that the first device is not listening for pages in an inactive state; and determining that the first equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a connection state.
16. The arrangement according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the first device does not listen for downlink information in the first state, comprising at least one of: the first device enters a terminal-only initiated connection MICO mode in an inactive state; the first equipment enters an uplink service UOS only mode or an uplink dominant service UDS mode in a connection state; The first equipment enters an uplink out-of-step state in a connection state; The first device enters an inactive state or an idle state in a connected state.
17. The method of any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the method further comprises: A first message is sent, the first message being used to instruct the first device to enter MICO mode in an inactive state.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the sending the first message comprises: Receiving a second message, the second message being used to indicate that the first device prefers to enter MICO modes; And sending the first message according to the second message.
19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the method further comprises: and sending a third message, wherein the third message is used for triggering the first equipment to enter an inactive state from a connection state.
20. The method of claim 18 or 19, wherein the second message is used to instruct the first device to handover to a target cell, or the second message is a message sent by the first device after handover to the target cell.

Description

Communication method, device, storage medium, and program product Technical Field The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to a communication method, device, storage medium, and program product. Background With the application of internet of things (internet of thing, ioT) technology in various industries, the large-scale deployment of internet of things devices driven by traditional battery power supply modes is limited by factors such as environment, cost, energy conservation and environmental protection, and the like, and cannot meet requirements in some scenes. In view of this, the internet of things technology supporting environmental energy is proposed. The environment-enabled internet of things device may be a batteryless device or a device with limited energy storage capabilities (e.g., a device using a capacitor). The internet of things device may utilize energy sources present in the environment (e.g., radio waves, light, motion, heat, energy provided by other devices transmitting wireless signals, or any other suitable energy source) to power itself for communication and data transmission. Disclosure of Invention The disclosed embodiments provide a communication method, device, storage medium, and program product to enable energy conservation for the above-service-oriented IoT devices. According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided and performed by a first device, where the method includes not monitoring downlink information in a first state, where the first state includes an inactive state or a connection state, and the first device is a device that is mainly an uplink service. According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an information transmission method is provided and executed by a network device, where the method includes determining that a first device does not monitor downlink information in a first state, where the first state includes an inactive state or a connection state, and the first device is a device that is mainly used for uplink traffic. According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a first device is provided, which includes a processing module configured to not monitor downlink information in a first state, where the first state includes an inactive state or a connection state, and the first device is a device that is mainly an uplink service. According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, which includes a processing module configured to determine that a first device does not monitor downlink information in a first state, where the first state includes an inactive state or a connected state, and the first device is a device that is mainly an uplink service. According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is presented, comprising one or more processors, one or more memories for storing a computer program, wherein the processors execute the computer program to implement the steps of the method of any of the first and second aspects. According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium is presented, on which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program, when being executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method according to any one of the first and second aspects. According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is presented, comprising a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method of any one of the first and second aspects. According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program is presented, comprising code which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method of any one of the first and second aspects. The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure is beneficial to energy conservation of equipment mainly used for uplink service. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of embodiments of the disclosure. Drawings In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following description of the embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings, which are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not limit the protection scope of the present disclosure in any way. Fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 1B is a schematic diagram of an IoT device, shown in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. Fig. 2A to 2D are exemplary interaction diagra