US-12621111-B2 - Methods for determining effective time, and communication device

Abstract

A method for determining an effective time includes: UE determining a time with a preset time interval from a downlink slot at which the UE receives a MAC CE signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, wherein the preset time interval comprises at least a compensation duration for the UE to switch to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.

Inventors

• Yajun Zhu

Assignees

• BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20200925

Claims (19)

1. 1 . A method for determining an effective time, performed by a base station, comprising: determining a time with a preset time interval from a slot associated with transmission of a media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, wherein the preset time interval comprises at least: a transmission delay associated with transmission between a user equipment (UE) and the base station; wherein determining the time with the preset time interval from the slot associated with transmission of the MAC CE signaling as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, comprises: in response to determining that the UE does not send an acknowledgement in response to receiving the MAC CE signaling, determining a time with the preset time interval from a downlink slot at which the base station sends the MAC CE signaling, as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
2. 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission delay associated with the transmission between the UE and the base station comprises at least one of: a unidirectional transmission delay between the UE and the base station; a maximum unidirectional transmission delay between the UE and the base station within a cell where the UE is located; or a maximum unidirectional transmission delay between the UE and the base station within a beam where the UE is located.
3. 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the time with the preset time interval from the slot associated with transmission of the MAC CE signaling as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, comprises: determining a time with the preset time interval from an uplink slot at which the UE sends an acknowledgement in response to receiving the MAC CE signaling, as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
4. 4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the preset time interval further comprises: a duration in which the base station switches to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
5. 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset time interval further comprises: a compensation duration in which the UE switches to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
6. 6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising: receiving duration indication information sent by the UE indicating a duration for the UE to switch to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling; and determining the compensation duration based on the duration indication information.
7. 7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: sending time interval indication information indicating the preset time interval to the UE.
8. 8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein sending the time interval indication information indicating the preset time interval to the UE comprises at least one of: broadcasting system information carrying the time interval indication information to the UE; sending a high-level signaling carrying the time interval indication information to the UE; or sending a physical layer signaling carrying the time interval indication information to the UE.
9. 9 . A method for determining an effective time, performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: determining a time with a preset time interval from a slot associated with transmission of a media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, wherein the preset time interval comprises at least: a transmission delay associated with transmission between the UE and a base station; wherein determining the time with the preset time interval from the slot associated with transmission of the MAC CE signaling as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, comprises: in response to determining not to send an acknowledgement for an MAC CE signaling, determining the time with the preset time interval from a downlink slot at which the UE receives the MAC CE signaling as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
10. 10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the transmission delay associated with transmission between the UE and the base station comprises at least one of: a unidirectional transmission delay between the UE and the base station; a maximum unidirectional transmission delay between the UE and the base station within a cell where the UE is located; or a maximum unidirectional transmission delay between the UE and the base station within a beam where the UE is located.
11. 11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the time with the preset time interval from the slot associated with transmission of the MAC CE signaling as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, comprises: determining a time with the preset time interval from an uplink slot at which the UE sends an acknowledgement in response to receiving the MAC CE signaling, as the effective time of the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
12. 12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the preset time interval further comprises: a duration in which the base station switches to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
13. 13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising: receiving time interval indication information indicating the preset time interval sent by the base station.
14. 14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the time interval indication information indicating the preset time interval sent by the base station comprises at least one of: receiving system information carrying the time interval indication information broadcasted by the base station; receiving a high-level signaling carrying the time interval indication information sent by the base station; or receiving a physical layer signaling carrying the time interval indication information sent by the base station.
15. 15 . A method for determining an effective time, performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: in response to determining not to send an acknowledgement for a media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling, determining a time with a preset time interval from a downlink slot at which the UE receives the MAC CE signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, wherein the preset time interval comprises at least: a compensation duration for the UE to switch to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.
16. 16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising: sending duration indication information sent by the UE indicating a duration for the UE to switch to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, wherein the duration indication information is configured for a base station to determine the compensation duration.
17. 17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising: receiving time interval indication information indicating the preset time interval sent by a base station.
18. 18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein receiving the time interval indication information indicating the preset time interval sent by the base station comprises at least one of: receiving system information carrying the time interval indication information broadcasted by the base station; receiving a high-level signaling carrying the time interval indication information sent by the base station; or receiving a physical layer signaling carrying the time interval indication information sent by the base station.
19. 19 . A communication device comprising a processor, and a memory stored with programs executable by the processor, wherein when the programs are executed by the processor, the method for determining an effective time according to claim 9 is implemented.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is the U.S. national phase application of International Application No. PCT/CN2020/117753, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, but is not limited to the field of wireless communication technology. BACKGROUND In the research of scenarios such as Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) in cellular mobile communication technology, satellite communication is considered as an important aspect of the development of cellular mobile communication technology in the future. SUMMARY According to a first aspect of the disclosure, a method for determining an effective time is provided, which is applied to a base station. The method includes: determining a time with a preset time interval from a slot associated with transmission of a Media Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, in which the preset time interval includes at least: a transmission delay associated with transmission between a user equipment (UE) and the base station. According to a second aspect of the disclosure, a method for determining an effective time is provided, which is applied to a UE. The method includes: determining a time with a preset time interval from a slot associated with transmission of a MAC CE signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, in which the preset time interval includes at least: a transmission delay associated with transmission between the UE and a base station. According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, a method for determining an effective time is provided, which is applied to a UE. The method includes: determining a time with a preset time interval from a downlink slot at which the UE receives a MAC CE signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, in which the preset time interval comprises at least: a compensation duration for the UE to switch to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling. It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and serve to explain the principles of the disclosure together with the description. FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram illustrating a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an NTN scenario network mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining an effective time according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a MAC CE effective time sequence according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating another method for determining an effective time according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating yet another method for determining an effective time according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for determining an effective time according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating another apparatus for determining an effective time according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating yet another apparatus for determining an effective time according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a device for determining an effective time according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise represented. The implementations set forth in the following description of exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects related to the disclosure as recited in the appended claims. The terms used in the embodiments of the disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the disclosure. The singular forms of “a” and “the” used in the embodiments of the disclosure and appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings. It should also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items. It should