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EP-4738953-A1 - INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD, AND TERMINAL, NETWORK DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM

EP4738953A1EP 4738953 A1EP4738953 A1EP 4738953A1EP-4738953-A1

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are an information indication method, and a terminal, a network device, a communication system and a storage medium. The method, which is executed by a terminal, comprises: receiving first information, wherein the first information is used for indicating at least one of the following: the categories of time units comprised in a plurality of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) actual repetitions for executing PUSCH repetition type B transmission; and the category of a time unit comprised in any PUSCH actual repetition among a plurality of PUSCH actual repetitions. Thus, the usage of different categories of time units is clearer.

Inventors

  • WANG, LEI

Assignees

  • Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20230628

Claims (20)

  1. A method for indicating information, comprising: receiving first information; wherein the first information indicates at least one of: one or more time unit categories corresponding to a plurality of actual physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetitions in a PUSCH repetition type B transmission; or a time unit category corresponding to any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions.
  2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the time unit category comprises at least one of: a first time unit category, or a second time unit category, wherein the first time unit category corresponds to a subband full duplex (SBFD) symbol, and the second time unit category corresponds to a non-SBFD symbol.
  3. The method according to any one of claims 1-2, wherein the first information indicates that: both an SBFD symbol and a non-SBFD symbol are available for performing the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions, and either the SBFD symbol or the non-SBFD symbol is available for performing any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions.
  4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein receiving the first information comprises: receiving a first message, wherein the first message comprises the first information, and the first message is one of: a downlink control information (DCI) message; a radio resource control (RRC) message; a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) message; and a system information block (SIB).
  5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, further comprising: receiving second information, wherein the second information is configured to instruct a terminal to perform the PUSCH repetition type B transmission.
  6. The method according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein receiving the second information comprises: receiving a second message, wherein the second message comprises the second information, and the second message is one of: a DCI message; and a RRC message.
  7. The method according to any one of claims 1-6, further comprising: determining, based on the first information, time units corresponding to the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions respectively in the PUSCH repetition type B transmission.
  8. The method according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein a number of potential valid time units corresponding to a nominal PUSCH repetition in the PUSCH repetition type B transmission is greater than 0, and the nominal PUSCH repetition comprises at least one actual PUSCH repetition.
  9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein a time unit is a symbol, a nominal PUSCH repetition corresponds to a plurality of potential valid symbols within one time slot, and all consecutive SBFD symbols among the plurality of potential valid symbols form one actual PUSCH repetition, and/or all consecutive non-SBFD symbols among the plurality of potential valid symbols form one actual PUSCH repetition.
  10. The method according to any one of claims 2-9, wherein the SBFD symbol is a symbol containing a downlink (DL) subband and an uplink (UL) subband in a frequency domain, and the non-SBFD symbol is a symbol not containing the DL subband and the UL subband simultaneously in the frequency domain.
  11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the SBFD symbol comprises a guard band (GB) in the frequency domain.
  12. The method according to any one of claims 1-11, further comprising: receiving third information; wherein the third information is configured to instruct a terminal to receive data in a plurality of time units.
  13. A method for indicating information, comprising: sending first information; wherein the first information indicates at least one of: one or more time unit categories corresponding to a plurality of actual physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetitions in a PUSCH repetition type B transmission; or a time unit category corresponding to any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions.
  14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the time unit category comprises at least one of: a first time unit category, or a second time unit category, wherein the first time unit category corresponds to a subband full duplex (SBFD) symbol, and the second time unit category corresponds to a non-SBFD symbol.
  15. The method according to any one of claims 13-14, wherein the first information indicates that: both an SBFD symbol and a non-SBFD symbol are available for performing the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions, and either the SBFD symbol or the non-SBFD symbol is available for performing any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions.
  16. The method according to any one of claims 13-15, wherein sending the first information comprises: sending a first message, wherein the first message comprises the first information, and the first message is one of: a downlink control information (DCI) message; a radio resource control (RRC) message; a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) message; and a system information block (SIB).
  17. The method according to any one of claims 13-16, further comprising: sending second information, wherein the second information is configured to instruct a terminal to perform the PUSCH repetition type B transmission.
  18. The method according to any one of claims 13-17, wherein sending the second information comprises: sending a second message, wherein the second message comprises the second information, and the second message is one of: a DCI message; and a RRC message.
  19. The method according to any one of claims 13-18, wherein a number of potential valid time units corresponding to a nominal PUSCH repetition in the PUSCH repetition type B transmission is greater than 0, and the nominal PUSCH repetition comprises at least one actual PUSCH repetition.
  20. The method according to any one of claims 13-19, wherein a time unit is a symbol, a nominal PUSCH repetition corresponds to a plurality of potential valid symbols within one time slot, and all consecutive SBFD symbols among the plurality of potential valid symbols form one actual PUSCH repetition, and/or all consecutive non-SBFD symbols among the plurality of potential valid symbols form one actual PUSCH repetition.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, specifically to a method and apparatus for indicating information, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. BACKGROUND In the field of communication technologies, research on subband full duplex (SBFD) has been carried out to improve uplink coverage and throughput. In the SBFD scenario, downlink (DL) symbols, SBFD symbols, uplink (UL) symbols and flexible (F) symbols are present. SUMMARY The introduction of different types of time units lead to the unclear usage of those different type of time units. Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for indicating information, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a method for indicating information is provided, and the method includes: receiving first information;in which the first information indicates at least one of:one or more time unit categories corresponding to a plurality of actual physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetitions in a PUSCH repetition type B transmission; ora time unit category corresponding to any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions. According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a method for indicating information is provided, and the method includes: sending first information;in which the first information indicates at least one of: one or more time unit categories corresponding to a plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions in a PUSCH repetition type B transmission; ora time unit category corresponding to any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions. According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a terminal is provided, which includes: a transceiving module configured to receive first information;in which the first information indicates at least one of:one or more time unit categories corresponding to a plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions in PUSCH repetition type B transmission; ora time unit category corresponding to any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions. According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a network device is provided, which includes: a transceiving module configured to send first information;in which the first information indicates at least one of: one or more time unit categories corresponding to a plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions in PUSCH repetition type B transmission; ora time unit category corresponding to any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions. According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a method for indicating information is provided. The method includes: a network device sending first information to a terminal;in which the first information indicates at least one of: one or more time unit categories corresponding to a plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions in PUSCH repetition type B transmission; ora time unit category corresponding to any one of the plurality of actual PUSCH repetitions. According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a communication system is provided, which includes a terminal and a network device, in which the terminal is configured to implement the method for indicating information in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method for indicating information in the second aspect. According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a terminal is provided, which includes: one or more processors;in which the terminal is configured to execute the method for indicating information in the first aspect. According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a network device is provided, which includes: one or more processors;in which the network device is configured to execute the method for indicating information in the second aspect. According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions which, when run on a communication device, cause the communication device to execute the method for indicating information in the first aspect, the second aspect or the fifth aspect. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the disclosure clarify the usage of different types of time units. It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory, and shall not limit the embodiments of the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention, and together with the specification serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1a is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment.FIG. 1b is a schematic diagram of a time unit acc