CN110115086A - 信息传输方法、终端设备及接入网设备 - Google Patents

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CN110115086A
CN110115086A CN201880005470.3A CN201880005470A CN110115086A CN 110115086 A CN110115086 A CN 110115086A CN 201880005470 A CN201880005470 A CN 201880005470A CN 110115086 A CN110115086 A CN 110115086A
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本申请实施例提供一种信息传输方法、终端设备及接入网设备。本申请实施例提供的信息传输方法可包括：终端设备确定在同一时间单元内需要发送的N个UCI，N为大于或等于2的整数，该N个UCI包括如下中的至少一个：波束赋形信息、缓存状态报告信息和调度请求信息；该终端设备根据该N个UCI的优先级，向接入网设备发送M个UCI；该M个UCI的优先级高于该N个UCI中另外N‑M个UCI的优先级，M为小于或等于N的正整数。本申请实施例可有效避免UCI的上报冲突，保证UCI的上报成功率，有效保证数据传输性能及业务需求。

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