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EP-4738938-A1 - METHOD FOR CONFIGURING INDICATION INFORMATION, AND TERMINAL, AND NETWORK DEVICES

EP4738938A1EP 4738938 A1EP4738938 A1EP 4738938A1EP-4738938-A1

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for configuring indication information, and a terminal and a network device. The method comprises: a network device transmitting first information to a first terminal, the first information being configured to indicate the position of an indication bit, which corresponds to each carrier among at least one carrier configured for the first terminal, in second information corresponding to the first terminal, wherein the second information comprises at least one indication bit, the second information is configured to indicate whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous reception mode or a discontinuous transmission mode of carriers configured for one or more terminals, and the one or more terminals comprise the first terminal. In the method disclosed in the present disclosure, a network device transmits first information to a first terminal so as to indicate to the first terminal the position of an indication bit of each carrier of the first terminal in corresponding second information, such that the first terminal can perform correct and efficient demodulation according to the first information and know the activation state of a discontinuous reception mode or a discontinuous transmission mode of each carrier.

Inventors

  • FU, TING

Assignees

  • Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20230627

Claims (20)

  1. A method for configuring indication information, comprising: sending, by a network device, first information to a first user equipment (UE), wherein the first information indicates a position of an indication bit corresponding to each of at least one carrier configured for the first UE in second information corresponding to the first UE; and the second information comprises at least one of the indication bits, and the second information indicates whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of one or more carriers configured for one or more UEs, and the one or more UEs comprise the first UE.
  2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending, by the network device, third information to the first UE, wherein the third information comprises one or more pieces of the second information.
  3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising: sending, by the network device, fourth information to the first UE, wherein the fourth information indicates a position of the second information corresponding to the first UE in the third information.
  4. The method according to claim 2, wherein a number of bits comprised in different pieces of the second information is identical or different.
  5. The method according to claim 2, wherein carriers corresponding to different pieces of the second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.
  6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second information comprises a first number of indication bits, and a second number of carriers corresponding to the second information are configured for the first UE, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.
  7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the first information comprises a third number of bits, and the third number is equal to the first number.
  8. The method according to claim 7, wherein a position of an indication bit corresponding to at least one carrier in the second information, is indicated by a position of a bit with a first value in the first information, and the at least one carrier corresponds to the bit with the first value.
  9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first information comprises a fourth number of bits with the first value, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.
  10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first information is sent via a higher layer signaling or a physical layer signaling.
  11. A method for configuring indication information, comprising: receiving, by a first user equipment (UE), first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information indicates a position of an indication bit corresponding to each of at least one carrier configured for the first UE in second information corresponding to the first UE; and the second information comprises at least one of the indication bits, and the second information indicates whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of one or more carriers configured for one or more UEs, and the one or more UEs comprise the first UE.
  12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: receiving, by the first UE, third information sent by the network device, wherein the third information comprises one or more pieces of the second information.
  13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising: receiving, by the first UE, fourth information sent by the network device, wherein the fourth information indicates a position of the second information corresponding to the first UE in the third information.
  14. The method according to claim 12, wherein a number of bits comprised in different pieces of the second information is identical or different.
  15. The method according to claim 12, wherein carriers corresponding to different pieces of the second information are completely identical, partially identical, or completely different.
  16. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein the second information comprises a first number of indication bits, and a second number of carriers corresponding to the second information are configured for the first UE, and the first number is greater than or equal to the second number.
  17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the first information comprises a third number of bits, and the third number is equal to the first number.
  18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising: determining, by the first UE, a position of the indication bit corresponding to at least one carrier in the second information based on a position of a bit with a first value in the first information, wherein the at least one carrier corresponds to the bit with the first value.
  19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the first information comprises a fourth number of bits with the first value, and the fourth number is equal to the second number.
  20. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, wherein the first UE receives the first information sent by the network device via a higher layer signaling or a physical layer signaling.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a method for configuring indication information, a user equipment (UE), and a network device. BACKGROUND A network energy saving project aims to study technologies for reducing energy consumption of network devices. One possible network energy saving method involves a discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode or a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode of a base station of a cell. SUMMARY A UE may be configured with a plurality of carriers, and each carrier may be configured with an identical or different discontinuous transmission and reception mode configuration. There lacks an effective way for a base station to indicate the discontinuous transmission and reception mode for the plurality of carriers. The disclosure provides a method for configuring indication information, a UE, and a network device. In a first aspect, the disclosure provides a method for configuring indication information. The method includes: sending, by a network device, first information to a first UE, in which the first information indicates a position of an indication bit corresponding to each of at least one carrier configured for the first UE in second information corresponding to the first UE; the second information includes at least one of the indication bits, and the second information indicates whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of one or more carriers configured for one or more UEs, and the one or more UEs include the first UE. In a second aspect, the disclosure provides a method for configuring indication information. The method includes: receiving, by a first UE, first information sent by a network device, in which the first information indicates a position of an indication bit corresponding to each of at least one carrier configured for the first UE in second information corresponding to the first UE; the second information includes at least one of the indication bits, and the second information indicates whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of one or more carriers configured for one or more UEs, and the one or more UEs include the first UE. In a third aspect, the disclosure provides a network device. The network device includes: a transceiver module, configured to send first information to a first UE, in which the first information indicates a position of an indication bit corresponding to each of at least one carrier configured for the first UE in second information corresponding to the first UE; the second information includes at least one of the indication bits, and the second information indicates whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of one or more carriers configured for one or more UEs, and the one or more UEs include the first UE; and a processing module, configured to configure the first information or the second information. In a fourth aspect, the disclosure provides a UE. The UE includes: a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a network device, in which the first information indicates a position of an indication bit corresponding to each of at least one carrier configured for the first UE in second information corresponding to the first UE; the second information includes at least one of the indication bits, and the second information indicates whether to activate or deactivate a discontinuous transmission and reception mode of one or more carriers configured for one or more UEs, and the one or more UEs include the first UE. In a fifth aspect, the disclosure provides a network device. The network device includes: one or more processors; in which the network device is configured to execute the method according to the first aspect. In a sixth aspect, the disclosure provides a UE. The UE includes: one or more processors; in which the UE is configured to execute the method according to the second aspect. In a seventh aspect, the disclosure provides a communication system. The communication system includes: a network device, configured to execute the method according to the first aspect, and a UE, configured to execute the method according to the second aspect. In an eighth aspect, the disclosure provides a storage medium. The storage medium stores instructions, in which the instructions, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to implement the method according to the first aspect, or to implement the method according to the second aspect. According to the above aspects of the disclosure, the network device sends the first information to the first UE, in which the first information indicates the position of the indication bit of each carrier of the first UE in the second information corresponding to the first UE, so that the first UE may correctly and efficiently perform demodulation based on the first information and obtain