CN111526567A

CN111526567A - Signal transmission method and device

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Publication number: CN111526567A
Application number: CN201910365136.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 薛祎凡; 王键
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-02-02
Filing date: 2019-04-30
Publication date: 2020-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-30
Also published as: CN111526567B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a signal transmission method and a signal transmission device, relates to the field of communication, and is used for configuring a time interval between a power consumption saving signal and an OnDuration. The method comprises the following steps: the network equipment generates a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval; the network equipment sends a first signal to the terminal equipment at a first moment, wherein the first moment is earlier than the starting moment of the first time interval, a first time interval is arranged between the first moment and the starting moment of the first time interval, the value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set comprises N values configured by the network equipment, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The embodiment of the application is applied to a signal transmission process.

Description

Signal transmission method and device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a signal transmission method and apparatus.

Background

In Long Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR) of the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication system, a connected discontinuous reception cycle (C-DRX cycle, which may also be referred to as a DRX cycle for short generally) is defined. As shown in FIG. 1, the C-DRX cycle consists of "On Duration" and "Opportunity for DRX". Wherein, the On Duration may be referred to as a start Duration, and the Opportunity for DRX may be referred to as a DRX Opportunity. During the "On Duration", a User Equipment (UE) is in an active period, and can monitor and receive a PDCCH; during the "Opportunity for drx" period, the UE is in a sleep period and does not receive the PDCCH to reduce power consumption.

To further achieve the purpose of saving power consumption, in the standardized discussion of NR version 16 (release 16, Rel-16), a method based on a power saving signal (power saving signal) is proposed: before the C-DRX cycle starts (i.e., before the OnDuration), the network side sends a power saving signal to the UE, instructing the UE to enter a sleep state within one or more C-DRXcycles. Of course, the power saving signal may also be sent to wake up the terminal device in the sleep state.

There may be a certain time interval or time offset (offset) between the power saving signal and the OnDuration, which is used for processing the power saving signal (i.e. monitoring whether there is a power saving signal and analyzing the meaning of the power saving signal), time-frequency synchronization, Channel State Information (CSI) measurement, beam management (beam management), and other operations. However, the time interval between the power saving signal and the OnDuration is configured specifically, and the standard does not provide corresponding provisions at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a signal transmission method and a signal transmission device, which are used for configuring a time interval (also called offset) between a power consumption saving signal and an OnDuration.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including: the network equipment generates a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval; the network equipment sends a first signal to the terminal equipment at a first moment, wherein the first moment is earlier than the starting moment of a first time interval, a first time interval is arranged between the first moment and the starting moment of the first time interval, the value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set comprises N values configured by the network equipment, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

In the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the time interval between the first time and the start time of the first time interval has multiple values (i.e., multiple lengths), and the time interval can respectively correspond to different processing requirements of the terminal device. The different processing requirements of the terminal equipment mean that the terminal equipment needs to perform partial or all of the processing such as time-frequency synchronization, CSI measurement, beam management and the like in the first time interval under different conditions, and the more the processing is performed, the longer the required time is. For example, when the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization, the value of the first time interval may be set to be larger, and when the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization, the value of the first time interval may be set to be smaller, so that the problem of power consumption waste caused by only configuring one value of the first time interval can be avoided.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the obtaining a first corresponding relationship between a value of the first time interval and a length of a first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value in the target set; and when the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the second value in the target set.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first value is different from the second value. For example, when the first period is a long C-DRX period configured by the network device, and the second period is a short C-DRX period configured by the network device, the first value may be greater than the second value. This is because the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation in the long C-DRX cycle, and the terminal device may not perform time-frequency synchronization operation in the short C-DRX cycle, and therefore, the first value may be larger than the second value, so that the terminal device has enough time to perform time-frequency synchronization operation.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes that when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the obtaining of the first time interval is a third value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; and when the length of the first DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value. For example, when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device cannot maintain time-frequency synchronization, and therefore the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation; when the length of the first DRX cycle is smaller than the first threshold, the terminal device can maintain time-frequency synchronization, and therefore the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization operation.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device. The terminal device may report the first threshold through RRC signaling, or a media access control element (MAC CE) for media access control, or Uplink Control Information (UCI). The network device may indicate the first threshold through RRC signaling, or MAC CE, or DCI, for example, n bits may be added in the DCI to indicate the first threshold.

With reference to the fourth to sixth possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization. For example, the first threshold may be equal to a time threshold at which the terminal device is able to maintain time-frequency synchronization. When the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, the terminal equipment cannot maintain time-frequency synchronization, so that the terminal equipment needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation; when the length of the first DRX cycle is smaller than the first threshold, the terminal device can maintain time-frequency synchronization, and thus the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization operation.

With reference to the first aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is greater than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is smaller than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value. For example, the second threshold may be 6 Ghz. When the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal equipment is located is greater than or equal to 6Ghz, the cell where the terminal equipment is located at a high-frequency point, and the terminal equipment needs to perform beam management; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than 6Ghz, the cell in which the terminal equipment is located at a low-frequency point, and the terminal equipment does not need to perform beam management; at this time, the fifth value may be greater than the sixth value, so that the terminal device has enough time to perform the beam management operation.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the step of having the second corresponding relationship between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set.

With reference to the eleventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, for example, the seventh value may be greater than the eighth value. The ninth value is different from the tenth value, for example, the ninth value is greater than the tenth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the eleventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the twelfth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX cycle is a second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the fourteenth value in the target set.

With reference to the thirteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, for example, the eleventh value may be greater than the twelfth value. The thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value, for example, the thirteenth value is greater than the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fourteenth possible implementations of the first aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation of the first aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined. That is to say, the first corresponding relationship and the second corresponding relationship may be determined and indicated to the terminal device by the network device, or may be pre-stored on the network device and the terminal device, which is not limited in this application.

With reference to the first aspect and the first to fifteenth possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the first aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the waking up the terminal device includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the first aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the first aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends at least two time interval suggestion values to the network device, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the eighteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the at least two time interval suggested values include a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, where the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a starting time of the first time interval.

Optionally, the first operation and the second operation correspond to operations performed by the terminal at the first time interval.

Optionally, the first time is a time when the terminal device receives the power saving signal, and the first time interval is an on duration time interval.

Optionally, at least one operation included in the first operation is different from at least one operation included in the second operation. With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including: a terminal device receives a first signal from a network device at a first time, where the first signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, the first time is earlier than a starting time of the first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by the network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; and the terminal equipment keeps a sleep state or an awakening state in the first time interval according to the first signal.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value in the target set; and when the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the second value in the target set.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes that when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the obtaining of the first time interval is a third value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; and when the length of the first DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fourth to sixth possible implementation manners of the second aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the second aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is greater than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is smaller than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set.

With reference to the eleventh possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the eleventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the twelfth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX cycle is a second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the fourteenth value in the target set.

With reference to the thirteenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fourteenth possible implementations of the second aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation of the second aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the second aspect and the first to fifteenth possible implementation manners of the second aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the second aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the second aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the second aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the second aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the terminal device performs a first process within a first time interval, where the first process includes at least one of parsing of the first signal, time-frequency synchronization process, CSI measurement, and beam management.

With reference to the second aspect and the first to eighteenth possible implementation manners of the second aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends at least two time interval suggestion values to the network device, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the at least two time interval suggested values include a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a start time of the first time interval.

Optionally, at least one operation included in the first operation is different from at least one operation included in the second operation.

With reference to the twentieth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a twenty-first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a system applicable to a signal transmission method, including a network device and a terminal device, where: the network equipment is used for generating a first signal, and the first signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval; the network device is further configured to send a first signal to the terminal device at a first time, where the first time is earlier than a start time of a first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the start time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by the network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the terminal equipment is used for receiving a first signal from the network equipment at a first moment; the terminal equipment is also used for keeping a sleep state or a wake-up state in a first time interval according to the first signal.

With reference to the third aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value in the target set; and when the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the second value in the target set.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes that when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the obtaining of the first time interval is a third value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; and when the length of the first DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fourth to sixth possible implementation manners of the third aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the third aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is greater than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is smaller than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set.

With reference to the eleventh possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the eleventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the twelfth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX cycle is a second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the fourteenth value in the target set.

With reference to the thirteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fourteenth possible implementations of the third aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation of the third aspect, the first corresponding relationship is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the third aspect and the first to fifteenth possible implementation manners of the third aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the third aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the third aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the third aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the third aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends, to the network device, at least two time interval suggestion values, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the eighteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the at least two time interval suggested values include a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, where the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when a terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a starting time of the first time interval.

With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including: the network equipment generates a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval; the network equipment sends a first signal to the terminal equipment at a first moment, wherein the first moment is earlier than the starting moment of a first time interval, and a first time interval is formed between the first moment and the starting moment of the first time interval; the network equipment generates a second signal, wherein the second signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a second time interval; and the network equipment sends a second signal to the terminal equipment at a second moment, wherein the second moment is earlier than the starting moment of a second time interval, and a second time interval is formed between the second moment and the starting moment of the second time interval.

In the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the first time interval or the second time interval may have a plurality of values (i.e., a plurality of lengths), and may correspond to different processing requirements of the terminal device. The different processing requirements of the terminal device mean that the terminal device needs to perform partial or all of the time-frequency synchronization, CSI measurement, beam management and other processing in the first time interval or the second time interval under different conditions, and the more the processing is performed, the longer the required time is. For example, when the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization at the first time interval, the value of the first time interval can be set to be larger, and when the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization at the second time interval, the value of the second time interval can be set to be smaller, so that different requirements of the terminal device can be met, and power consumption waste is avoided.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the first time interval is different from the second time interval.

With reference to the fourth aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located; the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX period in which the second time interval is positioned have a third corresponding relation.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the step of obtaining a first corresponding relationship between a value of the first time interval and a length of a first DRX cycle, where the first time interval is located, includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value; when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is the first value; and when the second DRX period is the second period, the value of the second time interval is the second value.

With reference to the third possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the determining that the value of the first time interval has the first corresponding relationship with the length of the first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes determining that the value of the first time interval is the third value when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than the first threshold; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; when the length of the first DRX period is equal to a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the length of the second DRX period is greater than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the second DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; and when the length of the second DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fifth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fifth or sixth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fifth to seventh possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the fourth aspect and the first and second possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a first cell in which the terminal device is located; and the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal equipment is positioned have a fourth corresponding relation.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the first cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is smaller than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value or a sixth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is smaller than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a sixth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the second time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the tenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the obtaining a second corresponding relationship between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a tenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a seventh value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is an eighth value when the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a ninth value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is the tenth value.

With reference to the twelfth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the first cell where the terminal device is located have the second corresponding relationship includes: the frequency domain resource position of a first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a fourteenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is a second period, the value of the second time interval is a thirteenth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the second DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the second time interval is a fourteenth value.

With reference to the fourteenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fifteenth possible implementations of the fourth aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation of the fourth aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined; the third correspondence is signaled or predefined; the fourth correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the fourth aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the fourth aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the fourth aspect and the first to eighteenth possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends at least two time interval suggestion values to the network device, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of the first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the at least two time interval suggested values include a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when a terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a starting time of the first time interval.

With reference to the twenty-first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a twenty-first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including: the method comprises the steps that the terminal equipment receives a first signal from the network equipment at a first time, the first signal is used for indicating that the terminal equipment is in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval, the first time is earlier than the starting time of the first time interval, and a first time interval is formed between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval; the terminal equipment keeps a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval according to the first signal; the terminal device receives a second signal from the network device at a second time, wherein the second signal is used for indicating that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awakening state in a second time interval, the second time is earlier than the starting time of the second time interval, and a second time interval is formed between the second time and the starting time of the second time interval; and the terminal equipment keeps a sleep state or an awakening state in a second time interval according to the second signal.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the first time interval is different from the second time interval.

With reference to the fifth aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located; the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX period in which the second time interval is positioned have a third corresponding relation.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value; when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is the first value; and when the second DRX period is the second period, the value of the second time interval is the second value.

With reference to the third possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the determining that the value of the first time interval has the first corresponding relationship with the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes determining that the value of the first time interval is a third value when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; when the length of the first DRX period is equal to a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the length of the second DRX period is greater than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the second DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; and when the length of the second DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fifth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fifth or sixth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fifth to seventh possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the fifth aspect and the first and second possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a first cell in which the terminal device is located; and the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal equipment is positioned have a fourth corresponding relation.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the first cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is smaller than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value or a sixth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is smaller than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a sixth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the second time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the tenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a tenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a seventh value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is an eighth value when the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a ninth value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is the tenth value.

With reference to the twelfth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the first cell where the terminal device is located have the second corresponding relationship includes: the frequency domain resource position of a first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a fourteenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is a second period, the value of the second time interval is a thirteenth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the second DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the second time interval is a fourteenth value.

With reference to the fourteenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fifteenth possible implementations of the fifth aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation of the fifth aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined; the third correspondence is signaled or predefined; the fourth correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the fifth aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the fifth aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the fifth aspect and the first to eighteenth possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the terminal device performs a first process in a first time interval, where the first process includes at least one of parsing of a first signal, time-frequency synchronization process, CSI measurement, and beam management; the terminal equipment performs second processing in a second time interval, wherein the second processing comprises at least one of analysis of the first signal, time-frequency synchronization processing, Channel State Information (CSI) measurement and beam management; the first process is different from the second process.

With reference to the fifth aspect and the first to nineteenth possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends, to the network device, at least two time interval suggestion values, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the twentieth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a twenty-first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the time interval suggested value includes a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when a terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a start time of the first time interval.

Optionally, the first time may be a time when the terminal device receives a power saving signal, and the first time interval may be an on duration time interval.

With reference to the twenty-first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, in a twenty-second possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including a network device and a terminal device, where: the network equipment is used for generating a first signal, and the first signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval; the network device is further configured to send a first signal to the terminal device at a first time, where the first time is earlier than a start time of a first time interval, and a first time interval is provided between the first time and the start time of the first time interval; the terminal equipment is used for receiving a first signal from the network equipment at a first moment; the terminal equipment is also used for keeping a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval according to the first signal; the network equipment is used for generating a second signal, and the second signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a second time interval; the network device is further configured to send a second signal to the terminal device at a second time, where the second time is earlier than a start time of a second time interval, and a second time interval is provided between the second time and the start time of the second time interval; the terminal equipment is used for receiving a second signal from the network equipment at a second moment; the terminal equipment is also used for keeping a sleep state or a wake-up state in a second time interval according to the second signal.

With reference to the sixth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the first time interval is different from the second time interval.

With reference to the sixth aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located; the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX period in which the second time interval is positioned have a third corresponding relation.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle where the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value; when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is the first value; and when the second DRX period is the second period, the value of the second time interval is the second value.

With reference to the third possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes that when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; when the length of the first DRX period is equal to a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the length of the second DRX period is greater than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the second DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; and when the length of the second DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fifth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fifth or sixth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fifth to seventh possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the sixth aspect and the first and second possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a first cell in which the terminal device is located; and the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal equipment is positioned have a fourth corresponding relation.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the first cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is smaller than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value or a sixth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is smaller than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a sixth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the second time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the tenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the obtaining a second corresponding relationship between a value of the first time interval and a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a tenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a seventh value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is an eighth value when the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a ninth value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is the tenth value.

With reference to the twelfth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the first cell where the terminal device is located have the second corresponding relationship includes: the frequency domain resource position of a first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a fourteenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is a second period, the value of the second time interval is a thirteenth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the second DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the second time interval is a fourteenth value.

With reference to the fourteenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fifteenth possible implementations of the sixth aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation of the sixth aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined; the third correspondence is signaled or predefined; the fourth correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the sixth aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the sixth aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the waking up the terminal device includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the sixth aspect and the first to eighteenth possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends, to the network device, at least two time interval suggestion values, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the time interval suggested value includes a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a starting time of the first time interval.

With reference to the twentieth possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, in a twenty-first possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device, including a processing unit, configured to generate a first signal, where the first signal is used to indicate that a terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval; a sending unit, configured to send a first signal to a terminal device at a first time, where the first time is earlier than a start time of a first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the start time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is a value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by a network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

With reference to the seventh aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, a value of the first time interval and a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the obtaining a value of the first time interval and a length of a first Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value in the target set; and when the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the second value in the target set.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the having a first corresponding relationship between the value of the first time interval and the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes that when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; and when the length of the first DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fourth to sixth possible implementation manners of the seventh aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the seventh aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, a value of the first time interval and a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located have a second corresponding relationship.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is greater than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is smaller than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set.

With reference to the eleventh possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the eleventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the twelfth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX cycle is a second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the fourteenth value in the target set.

With reference to the thirteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fourteenth possible implementations of the seventh aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation of the seventh aspect, the first corresponding relationship is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the seventh aspect and the first to fifteenth possible implementation manners of the seventh aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the seventh aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the seventh aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the seventh aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the seventh aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends, to the network device, at least two time interval suggestion values, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the eighteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the time interval suggested value includes a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, where the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a starting time of the first time interval.

With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including: a receiving unit, configured to receive a first signal from a network device at a first time, where the first signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, the first time is earlier than a starting time of the first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by the network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; and the processing unit is used for keeping a sleep state or a wake-up state in the first time interval according to the first signal.

With reference to the eighth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the obtaining a first corresponding relationship between a value of the first time interval and a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value in the target set; and when the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the second value in the target set.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the determining that the value of the first time interval has the first corresponding relationship with the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes determining that the value of the first time interval is a third value in the target set when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; and when the length of the first DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fourth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fourth or fifth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fourth to sixth possible implementation manners of the eighth aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the eighth aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is greater than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is smaller than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set.

With reference to the eleventh possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the eighth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the eleventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is the twelfth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX cycle is a second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the fourteenth value in the target set.

With reference to the thirteenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fourteenth possible implementations of the eighth aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation of the eighth aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the eighth aspect and the first to fifteenth possible implementation manners of the eighth aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the eighth aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the eighth aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the eighth aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the eighth aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the terminal device performs a first process in the first time interval, where the first process includes at least one of analysis of the first signal, time-frequency synchronization process, CSI measurement, and beam management.

With reference to the eighth aspect and the first to eighteenth possible implementation manners of the eighth aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends at least two time interval suggestion values to the network device, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device. With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the time interval suggested value includes a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a start time of the first time interval.

With reference to the twentieth possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, in a twenty-first possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network device, including: the processing unit is used for generating a first signal, and the first signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval; a sending unit, configured to send a first signal to a terminal device at a first time, where the first time is earlier than a start time of a first time interval, and the first time and the start time of the first time interval have a first time interval therebetween; the processing unit is used for generating a second signal, and the second signal is used for indicating the terminal equipment to be in a sleep state or an awakening state in a second time interval; and the sending unit is used for sending a second signal to the terminal equipment at a second time, wherein the second time is earlier than the starting time of the second time interval, and a second time interval is formed between the second time and the starting time of the second time interval.

With reference to the ninth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the first time interval is different from the second time interval.

With reference to the ninth aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located; the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX period in which the second time interval is positioned have a third corresponding relation.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value; when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is the first value; and when the second DRX period is the second period, the value of the second time interval is the second value.

With reference to the third possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the obtaining of the first time interval and the length of the first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relationship includes that when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; when the length of the first DRX period is equal to a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the length of the second DRX period is greater than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the second DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; and when the length of the second DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fifth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fifth or sixth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fifth to seventh possible implementation manners of the ninth aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the ninth aspect and the first and second possible implementation manners of the ninth aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a first cell in which the terminal device is located; and the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal equipment is positioned have a fourth corresponding relation.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the first cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is smaller than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value or a sixth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is smaller than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a sixth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the second time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the tenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the obtaining a second corresponding relationship between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a tenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a seventh value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is an eighth value when the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a ninth value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is the tenth value.

With reference to the twelfth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a first cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a fourteenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is a second period, the value of the second time interval is a thirteenth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the second DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the second time interval is a fourteenth value.

With reference to the fourteenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fifteenth possible implementations of the ninth aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation of the ninth aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined; the third correspondence is signaled or predefined; the fourth correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the ninth aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the ninth aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the ninth aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the ninth aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the ninth aspect and the first to eighteenth possible implementation manners of the ninth aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends at least two time interval suggestion values to the network device, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the nineteenth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the time interval suggested value includes a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a start time of the first time interval.

With reference to the twentieth possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, in a twenty-first possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal device, including: a receiving unit, configured to receive a first signal from a network device at a first time, where the first signal is used to indicate that a terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, the first time is earlier than a start time of the first time interval, and a first time interval is provided between the first time and the start time of the first time interval; the processing unit is used for keeping a sleep state or a wake-up state in a first time interval according to the first signal; a receiving unit, configured to receive a second signal from the network device at a second time, where the second signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a second time interval, the second time is earlier than a start time of the second time interval, and a second time interval is provided between the second time and the start time of the second time interval; and the processing unit is used for keeping the sleep state or the awakening state in a second time interval according to the second signal.

With reference to the tenth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the first time interval is different from the second time interval.

With reference to the tenth aspect and the first possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a second possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first discontinuous reception DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located; the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX period in which the second time interval is positioned have a third corresponding relation.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the obtaining a first corresponding relationship between a value of the first time interval and a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value; when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second DRX cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is the first value; and when the second DRX period is the second period, the value of the second time interval is the second value.

With reference to the third possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the first value is different from the second value.

With reference to the second possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the determining that the value of the first time interval has the first corresponding relationship with the length of the first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes determining that the value of the first time interval is the third value when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than the first threshold; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; when the length of the first DRX period is equal to a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value; the third correspondence between the value of the second time interval and the length of the second Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the second time interval is located includes: when the length of the second DRX period is greater than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the second DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; and when the length of the second DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value.

With reference to the fifth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the third value is different from the fourth value.

With reference to the fifth or sixth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a seventh possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device.

With reference to the fifth to seventh possible implementation manners of the tenth aspect, in an eighth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

With reference to the tenth aspect and the first and second possible implementation manners of the tenth aspect, in a ninth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a first cell in which the terminal device is located; and the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal equipment is positioned have a fourth corresponding relation.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a tenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the step of making the value of the first time interval have the second corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the first cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is smaller than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value or a sixth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is smaller than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a sixth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the second time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

With reference to the tenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in an eleventh possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a twelfth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the first cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold, and when the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a tenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a seventh value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is an eighth value when the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a ninth value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is the tenth value.

With reference to the twelfth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a thirteenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the seventh value is different from the eighth value, and the ninth value is different from the tenth value.

With reference to the ninth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a fourteenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the step of making a value of the first time interval have a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a first cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is the first period, the value of the first time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value; the frequency domain resource position of the first cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a fourteenth value; the step of having the fourth corresponding relationship between the value of the second time interval and the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located includes: the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is a second period, the value of the second time interval is a thirteenth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the second DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the second time interval is a fourteenth value.

With reference to the fourteenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a fifteenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, and the thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value.

With reference to the first to fifteenth possible implementations of the tenth aspect, in a sixteenth possible implementation of the tenth aspect, the first correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling; the second correspondence is signaled or predefined; the third correspondence is signaled or predefined; the fourth correspondence is signaled or predefined.

With reference to the tenth aspect and the first to sixteenth possible implementation manners of the tenth aspect, in a seventeenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements.

With reference to the tenth aspect and the first to seventeenth possible implementation manners of the tenth aspect, in an eighteenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the terminal device being in an awake state includes at least one of: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement.

With reference to the tenth aspect and the first to eighteenth possible implementation manners of the tenth aspect, in a nineteenth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the terminal device performs a first process in a first time interval, where the first process includes at least one of analysis of a first signal, time-frequency synchronization process, CSI measurement, and beam management; the terminal equipment performs second processing in a second time interval, wherein the second processing comprises at least one of analysis of the first signal, time-frequency synchronization processing, Channel State Information (CSI) measurement and beam management; the first process is different from the second process.

With reference to the tenth aspect and the first to nineteenth possible implementation manners of the tenth aspect, in a twentieth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, before the terminal device receives the first signal from the network device at the first time, the terminal device further sends at least two time interval suggestion values to the network device, where any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

With reference to the twentieth possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a twenty-first possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the time interval suggested value includes a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a first operation, and the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value when the terminal device performs a second operation between the first time and a start time of the first time interval.

With reference to the twenty-first possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, in a twenty-second possible implementation manner of the tenth aspect, the first operation includes performing CSI measurement, and the second operation does not include performing CSI measurement; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium, which includes instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform any one of the methods provided in any one of the above aspects.

In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product containing instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform any one of the methods provided in any one of the above aspects.

In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip system, where the chip system includes a processor and may further include a memory, and is configured to implement any one of the methods provided in any one of the foregoing aspects. The chip system may be formed by a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices.

In a fourteenth aspect, an apparatus, which may be a terminal device or a chip, is also provided in an embodiment of the present application. The apparatus comprises a processor configured to implement any one of the methods provided by the first aspect. The apparatus may also include a memory for storing program instructions and data, which may be memory integrated within the apparatus or off-chip memory disposed external to the apparatus. The memory is coupled to the processor, and the processor can call and execute the program instructions stored in the memory for implementing any one of the methods provided by any one of the above aspects. The apparatus may also include a communication interface for the apparatus to communicate with other devices.

In a fifteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a system, where the system includes the network device in the seventh aspect, and the terminal device in the eighth aspect.

In a sixteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a system, where the system includes the network device in the ninth aspect, and the terminal device in the tenth aspect.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a C-DRX cycle;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the radiation range of an antenna;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of beam alignment and misalignment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an offset configuration;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture suitable for a signal transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic signal interaction diagram suitable for a signal transmission method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7a is a schematic configuration diagram of a first time interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7b is a schematic diagram of another configuration of a first time interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of another configuration of a first time interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9a is a schematic diagram of another configuration of a first time interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9b is a schematic diagram of another configuration of a first time interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9c is a schematic diagram of another configuration of a first time interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a schematic signal interaction diagram of another method for signal transmission according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another configuration of a first time interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of another terminal device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of another terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of another network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of another network device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

For clarity and conciseness of the following description of the various embodiments, a brief introduction to related concepts or technologies is first presented:

5G NR: the 5G NR is a subject recently proposed by the 3rd Generation partnership project (3 GPP) organization and is located in the 14 th Release 14 (Rel-14) of NR. In the last 10 years, the LTE standard proposed by the 3GPP organization has been widely used throughout the world, referred to as the 4th generation (4G) mobile communication technology. For example, china mobile, china unicom, and china telecom have adopted 4G LTE Time Division Duplexing (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) mode transmission technologies, respectively, and provide fast and convenient mobile network services for users.

As the new generation of 5G technologies enter the discussion phase, it is necessary to questione whether the system architecture and access procedures that have been achieved in the original 4G LTE technology continue to be adopted. On the one hand, since communication systems are latter-compatible, new technologies developed later tend to be compatible with technologies that have been previously standardized; on the other hand, since 4G LTE already has a lot of existing designs, if compatibility is achieved, much of the flexibility of 5G must be sacrificed, thereby reducing performance. Therefore, two directions are currently being investigated in parallel in the 3GPP organization, and in both directions, the technology discussion group without regard to backward compatibility, is called 5G NR.

Beam management: the bands deployed in the NR system include both low frequency bands, i.e., frequency range 1 below 6GHz (FR 1), and high frequency bands, i.e., frequency range2 above 6GHz (FR 2), such as millimeter waves.

As shown in fig. 2, in the low frequency band, a single antenna can radiate omni-directionally, and the distance of electromagnetic signals propagating in all directions is the same. In the high frequency band, the electromagnetic wave wavelength is shortened, so that the size of the antenna can be correspondingly reduced, and a large-scale antenna array can be used for communication. The antenna array formed by the antennas can perform directional radiation, energy can be concentrated in a narrower direction to form a beam, the propagation distance of electromagnetic signals is longer, the direction is more concentrated, the communication performance is enhanced, and therefore energy waste is reduced.

When the beam mode is used for communication, the beam between the base station and the UE must be aligned for normal communication. In order to ensure beam alignment between the base station and the UE, beam management is required. For example, as shown in fig. 3 (a), the beam (beam) of the base station and the beam of the UE are both directed to each other to communicate. As shown in (b), (c), and (d) of fig. 3, if any of the beams is not directed to the other, normal communication cannot be performed.

Carrier Aggregation (CA): in the initial stage of LTE standard development, a maximum bandwidth of 20MHz for one carrier is specified. In a later standardization process, LTE is further improved, referred to as evolved LTE (LTE-Advanced, LTE-a). In order to meet the requirements of 1Gbps downlink peak speed and 500Mbps uplink peak speed specified in LTE-A, the maximum transmission bandwidth of 100MHz needs to be provided. Due to the scarcity of continuous spectrum with large bandwidth, LTE-a proposes a solution for carrier aggregation. Carrier aggregation is to aggregate 2 or more Component Carriers (CCs) together to support a larger transmission bandwidth (up to 100 MHz). Each CC corresponds to an independent cell (cell), and 1 CC may also be equivalent to 1 cell. The maximum bandwidth per CC may be 20 MHz.

Starting from version 10 (Release 10, Rel-10), CA was introduced into the standard. At most, 5 CCs may be configured for one UE, where one CC corresponds to a primary cell (PCell) and the remaining CCs correspond to secondary cells (scells). Among them, the PCell is responsible for Radio Resource Control (RRC) communication with the UE, and a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) can only be transmitted on the PCell. The Pcell may be a cell where the UE performs initial connection establishment, or a cell where RRC connection reestablishment is performed, or a cell designated in a handover (handover) procedure. SCell is a cell added at RRC reconfiguration to provide additional radio resources.

Starting from Release 13 (Rel-13), enhanced CA (eCA) was introduced into the standard, and a UE can be configured with up to 32 CCs. In NR, ecas may also be used, where uplink and downlink may support 16 CCs at most, respectively. Meanwhile, when the base station bandwidth is large and the UE capability is insufficient and cannot support such a large bandwidth through a single carrier, the UE may support the large bandwidth through an intra-band continuous ca (intra-band connectivity ca). For example, when the bandwidth of the base station is 400MHz, and the maximum continuous bandwidth that can be supported by the UE is 100MHz, the UE may regard the bandwidth of the base station as an aggregation of 4 bandwidths of 100MHz, and communicate with the base station in a CA manner.

C-DRX: the cycle length (C-DRX cycle length) of the C-DRX includes the lengths of the active period and the dormant period. In one set of C-DRX configurations, the base station may configure two cycles for the UE, namely, a short C-DRX cycle (short C-DRX) and a long C-DRX cycle (long C-DRX), where the cycle lengths are different, and the UE may switch between the two cycles. Wherein, the cycle length of the short C-DRX cycle ranges from 2ms to 640ms, and the cycle length of the long C-DRX cycle ranges from 10ms to 10240 ms. Currently, when a base station configures C-DRX for UEs, each UE has only one set of configuration. In the CA scenario, each CC follows the same cycle of C-DRX, length of active period and dormant period, i.e. the UE wakes up and sleeps on each CC.

Power consumption saving signal: the network device may send a power saving signal to the terminal device indicating that the terminal device is in a sleep state for one or more C-DRX cycles to save power consumption of the terminal device. The network device may also send a power saving signal to the terminal device to wake up the terminal device. There is a time interval, which may be referred to as offset for short, between the power saving signal and the On Duration of the C-DRX cycle. I.e. there is a time interval between the time when the network device issues the power saving signal (or the time when the terminal device receives the power saving signal) and the start time of the C-DRX cycle. The time interval is used for processing power consumption saving signals (i.e., monitoring whether power consumption saving signals exist or not and analyzing meanings thereof), time-frequency synchronization, Channel State Information (CSI) measurement, beam management (beam management), and other processing operations.

Whether time-frequency synchronization and/or CSI measurement is needed before the On Duration for a UE may depend On the sleep (sleep) state of the UE and/or the Duration of the sleep state of the UE. The sleep state of the UE may be, for example, light sleep or deep sleep. For example, for a UE, if time-frequency synchronization with a base station needs to be maintained, a downlink signal sent by the base station needs to be received, time-frequency offset (the offset is caused by that respective crystal oscillators of the UE and the base station are not identical) estimation is performed according to the downlink signal, and the offset is compensated. When the UE is in deep sleep (deep sleep), that is, the time in the sleep state is long, and the UE is not receiving the downlink signal sent by the base station, the UE may be out of synchronization with the time and frequency of the base station; when the UE is in a light sleep (i.e. the time in the sleep state is short), the UE can maintain time-frequency synchronization (i.e. the error with the base station is small), and the UE can receive a downlink signal to correct the offset when the UE wakes up next time.

Whether beam management is needed before the On Duration for a UE may depend On the frequency of the cell in which the UE is located. For example, when the frequency of the cell in which the UE is located is high, for example, greater than 6Ghz, the UE may employ a beam transmission technology, and therefore beam management is required; when the frequency of the cell in which the UE is located is low, for example, less than 6Ghz, the UE may not employ the beam transmission technology, and beam management is not needed.

In the current standard discussion, it is proposed that the offset between the power saving signal and the On Duration is a configurable value. As shown in fig. 4, assuming that the base station configures an offset value (assumed to be offset 0) for the UE, when the C-drx cycle length of the UE is "length 1", the UE needs time-frequency synchronization and CSI measurement, and the UE can perform time-frequency synchronization and CSI measurement within the entire duration of offset 0. When the C-DRX cycle length of the UE becomes "length 2", the UE does not need time-frequency synchronization in fact, but only needs to perform CSI measurement, that is, the UE only needs to perform CSI measurement within a part of the Duration of offset0, and then the UE may only enter a shallow sleep state or even a sleep state during the time before the On Duration, thereby causing waste of power consumption.

The embodiment of the application provides a signal transmission method and a signal transmission device, which are applied to the transmission process of signals (such as power consumption saving signals). Specifically, the network device may send a power saving signal to the terminal device, where the power saving signal may indicate how long the terminal device remains in the awake state for normal data transceiving, for example, the power saving signal may indicate that the terminal device remains in the awake state in one or more DRX cycles. Alternatively, the power saving signal may indicate how long the terminal device remains in the sleep state, e.g., the power saving signal may indicate that the terminal device remains in the sleep state for one or more DRX cycles to save power consumption.

A time interval is formed between the moment when the network equipment sends the power consumption saving signal and the starting moment when the terminal equipment keeps the awakening state or the sleeping state according to the power consumption saving signal. The time interval may have different values in different cases. For example, in different sleep states of the terminal device, values of the time interval are different. When the terminal device is in the shallow sleep, the value of the time interval may be smaller than the value of the time interval when the terminal device is in the deep sleep. For another example, when the frequencies of the cells in which the terminal devices are located are different, the values of the time intervals are different. The value of the time interval when the terminal device is in the low frequency cell may be smaller than the value of the time interval when the terminal device is in the high frequency cell. For another example, in different sleep states of the terminal device, and at the same time of the frequency of the cell where the terminal device is located, the values of the time intervals are different. In this application, the time interval may also be referred to as a time offset or as an offset.

Under different conditions, the terminal device needs to perform partial or all of the time-frequency synchronization, CSI measurement, beam management and other processing in the first time interval, and the more the processing is performed, the longer the required time is. In the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the time interval between the first time and the start time of the first time interval has multiple values (i.e., multiple lengths), and the time interval can respectively correspond to different processing requirements of the terminal device. For example, when the terminal device is in deep sleep, time-frequency synchronization is required, the value of the first time interval can be set to be larger, when the terminal device is in shallow sleep, the value of the first time interval can be set to be smaller without performing time-frequency synchronization, and the problem of power consumption waste caused by only configuring one value of the first time interval can be avoided.

The embodiment of the application can be applied to various wireless communication systems such as an LTE system, a 5G NR system, a next generation wireless local area network system and the like.

As shown in fig. 5, a communication system suitable for the signal transmission method provided in the embodiment of the present application may include a network device 100 (e.g., a base station) and one or more terminal devices 200 (only 1 is shown in fig. 2) connected to the network device 100. After the network equipment generates the first signal, the first signal is sent to the terminal equipment at the first moment, and the terminal equipment receives the first signal from the network equipment at the first moment. The first signal is used for indicating the terminal device to be in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, a first time interval is arranged between a first moment and a starting moment of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set comprises N values, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more. In addition, in order to facilitate clear description of technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish the same items or similar items having substantially the same functions and actions. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terms "first," "second," etc. do not denote any order or quantity, nor do the terms "first," "second," etc. denote any order or importance.

For the sake of understanding, the signal transmission method provided by the embodiments of the present application is specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including:

601. the network equipment generates a first signal, and the first signal is used for indicating that the terminal equipment is in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval.

The first time interval may include one or more DRX cycles (e.g., C-DRX cycles), or the first time interval may include one or more On durations, or the first time interval may include one or more opportunities for DRX. For example, the first signal may indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state for the next 3C-DRX cycles, i.e., 3C-DRX cycles that come after the network device transmits the first signal. For another example, the first signal may indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state for the next 2 On durations. For another example, the first signal may indicate that the terminal device is in an awake state within the next 2 opportunities for DRX.

Optionally, if the first time interval includes multiple DRX cycles, the first DRX cycle is a first DRX cycle in the multiple DRX cycles, that is, a first DRX cycle that comes after the network device sends the first signal. If the first time interval includes a plurality of On durations, the first DRX cycle is a DRX cycle in which a first On Duration of the plurality of On durations is located, i.e., a first DRX cycle that comes after the network device sends the first signal. If the first time interval includes multiple Opportunity for DRX, the first DRX cycle is a DRX cycle in which a first Opportunity for DRX of the multiple Opportunity for DRX is located, that is, a first DRX cycle that comes after the network device sends the first signal.

For example, when the first signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in the sleep state in the first time interval, if the terminal device is in the awake state based on the C-DRX mechanism or an indication of the network device (e.g., previously indicated by the network device through the first signal or indicated by other information), the terminal device may switch to the sleep state in the first time interval to save power consumption of the terminal device; if the terminal device is in the sleep state based on the C-DRX mechanism or the indication of the network device, the terminal device may continue to be in the sleep state within the first time interval to save power consumption of the terminal device. When the first signal is used for indicating that the terminal equipment is in the awakening state in the first time interval, if the terminal equipment is in the sleeping state based on the C-DRX mechanism or the indication of the network equipment, the terminal equipment can awaken from the sleeping state and keep in the awakening state in the first time interval; if the terminal device is in the wake-up state based on the C-DRX mechanism or the indication of the network device, the terminal device may continue to maintain the wake-up state for the first time interval.

In one possible design, the terminal device being in a sleep state includes at least one of:

(1) the terminal device does not monitor the PDCCH to save power consumption of the terminal device.

For example, the terminal device does not receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) carried in the PDCCH channel, so as to save power consumption of the terminal device.

(2) The terminal device does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network device, so that the power consumption of the terminal device is saved.

The downlink reference signal may include at least one of the following: cell-specific reference signals (CRS), also called common reference signals, are used for channel estimation and associated demodulation for all downlink transmission techniques except beamforming techniques that are not based on codebooks. Multicast/multicast single frequency network reference signals (MBSFN-RS) for MBSFN channel estimation and coherent demodulation. A mobile-specific reference signal (UE-specific rs) for channel estimation and associated demodulation for non-codebook based beamforming techniques. A channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) for demodulation of horizontal spread angle information and vertical tilt angle information of the transmitting unit. Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) for time-frequency synchronization, beam management, and Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements. A Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) is used for time-frequency tracking and other functions.

(3) The terminal device does not make measurements to save power consumption of the terminal device.

For example, the terminal device not performing the measurement may include: the terminal device does not perform RRM measurement and/or the terminal device does not perform CSI measurement to save power consumption of the terminal device.

It should be understood that the terminal device does not perform measurement, and may be that the terminal device does not receive a reference signal for measurement, or may be that the terminal device does not process the received reference signal. For example, the terminal device does not perform RRM measurement, and may be that the terminal device does not receive the SSB or does not process the received SSB. For another example, the terminal device does not perform CSI measurement, and may not receive the CSI reference signal or process the received CSI reference signal.

In one possible design, the terminal device being in the awake state includes at least one of: (1) and the terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). (2) And the terminal equipment receives the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment. (3) And the terminal equipment performs measurement. For the related description, reference may be made to the above description, which is not repeated herein.

602. The network device sends a first signal to the terminal device at a first time.

The first time is earlier than the starting time of the first time interval, a first time interval is arranged between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval, the value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set comprises N values configured by the network equipment, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The network device may pre-store N values in the target set, or the network device may configure and update the N values in the target set based on a big data method, which is not limited in this application. Wherein the size of each of the N values may be greater than or equal to 0.

In this application, the first time interval may also be referred to as a first time offset or as a first offset. The value of the first time interval is dynamic or non-fixed. In an aspect, the first time interval may have different values for a terminal device under different conditions (e.g., in different DRX cycles). On the other hand, for a plurality of terminal devices, values of the first time intervals respectively corresponding to different terminal devices may be different. For example, when the first terminal device is in the long C-DRX cycle and the second terminal device is in the short C-DRX cycle, the value of the first time interval corresponding to the first terminal device is different from the value of the first time interval corresponding to the second terminal device.

In one possible design, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located. The DRX cycle may include a C-DRX cycle, for example, the first DRX cycle may be a first C-DRX cycle.

In one possible design, when the first DRX cycle is the first cycle, the value of the first time interval is the first value in the target set; when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value in the target set; wherein the first value is different from the second value.

In a possible design, when the first period is a long C-DRX period configured by the network device, and the second period is a short C-DRX period configured by the network device, the first value may be greater than the second value. This is because the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation in the long C-DRX cycle, and the terminal device may not perform time-frequency synchronization operation in the short C-DRX cycle, and therefore, the first value may be larger than the second value, so that the terminal device has enough time to perform time-frequency synchronization operation.

Optionally, whether in the long C-DRX cycle or in the short C-DRX cycle, the terminal device may perform operations such as CSI measurement and/or beam management in the first time interval.

In one possible design, when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is equal to a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value; wherein the third value is different from the fourth value.

The first threshold may be determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization. For example, the first threshold may be equal to a time threshold at which the terminal device is able to maintain time-frequency synchronization. When the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, the terminal equipment cannot maintain time-frequency synchronization, so that the terminal equipment needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation; when the length of the first DRX cycle is smaller than the first threshold, the terminal device can maintain time-frequency synchronization, and therefore the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization operation.

Optionally, the first threshold may be reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device. For example, the terminal device may report the first threshold through RRC signaling, or MAC CE, or UCI. The network device may indicate the first threshold through RRC signaling, or MAC CE, or DCI, for example, n bits may be added in the DCI to indicate the first threshold. Optionally, the terminal device may report the relevant capability to the network device to indicate a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization.

In a possible design, a value of the first time interval has a second correspondence with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located. The frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is the frequency range, frequency point or frequency band of the cell in which the terminal device is located.

In a possible design, when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is smaller than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value or a sixth value; wherein the fifth value is different from the sixth value.

For example, the second threshold may be 6 Ghz. When the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal equipment is located is greater than or equal to 6Ghz, the cell where the terminal equipment is located at a high-frequency point, and the terminal equipment needs to perform beam management; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than 6Ghz, the cell in which the terminal equipment is located at a low-frequency point, and the terminal equipment does not need to perform beam management; at this time, the fifth value may be greater than the sixth value, so that the terminal device has enough time to perform the beam management operation.

In a possible design, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located, and a value of the first time interval has a second corresponding relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located.

In one possible design, when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set; the seventh value is different from the eighth value, for example, the seventh value may be larger than the eighth value. The ninth value is different from the tenth value, for example, the ninth value is greater than the tenth value.

In one possible design, when the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX cycle is the first cycle (e.g., the long C-DRX cycle), the value of the first time interval is the eleventh value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX cycle is the second cycle (e.g., short C-DRX cycle), the value of the first time interval is the twelfth value in the target set. When the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the first DRX cycle is a second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX period is the second period, the value of the first time interval is the fourteenth value in the target set. The eleventh value is different from the twelfth value, for example, the eleventh value may be greater than the twelfth value. The thirteenth value is different from the fourteenth value, for example, the thirteenth value is greater than the fourteenth value.

It should be noted that, the above example shows the possibility of various values of the first time interval when the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than, equal to, or less than the second threshold, and/or the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than, equal to, or less than the first threshold. Moreover, the above example shows the possibility of various values of the first time interval when the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than, equal to, or less than the second threshold, and/or the first DRX cycle is the first cycle or the second cycle. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. For example, in practical applications, only some of the possibilities may be included, and the present application is not limited thereto.

In a possible design, the first corresponding relationship and/or the second corresponding relationship are/is indicated by signaling; for example, it may be indicated by the network device through RRC signaling or MAC CE or DCI. Alternatively, the first correspondence and/or the second correspondence are predefined. I.e. the first correspondence and/or the second correspondence may be pre-stored on the terminal device and the network device. The first corresponding relation and/or the second corresponding relation may be indicated or pre-stored in a table form, or may be indicated or pre-stored in a formula form, or may be pre-stored on the terminal device and the network device in a pseudo code form.

For example, assuming that the first corresponding relationship is indicated in the form of a table or pre-stored, the first corresponding relationship may be as shown in table 1 or table 2:

TABLE 1

Length of first DRX cycle	Value of the first time interval
		First period	First value
Second period	The second value

TABLE 2

Length of first DRX cycle	Value of the first time interval
		First length (greater than or equal to first threshold)	Third value
Second length (less than first threshold)	The fourth value

Assuming that the first corresponding relationship is indicated in the form of a formula or pre-stored, the first corresponding relationship may be as shown in formula (1):

wherein, a represents the DRX cycle length of the terminal device, B represents the first threshold, and C or D represents the value of the first time interval.

In one possible design, before the network device sends the first signal to the terminal device at the first time, the terminal device reports at least two suggested time interval values to the network device, where any one of the at least two suggested time interval values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

In one possible design, the suggested time interval value includes a first suggested time interval value and a second suggested time interval value, the first suggested time interval value corresponds to a first operation performed by the terminal device between the first time and a starting time of the first time interval, and the second suggested time interval value corresponds to a second operation performed by the terminal device between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval.

For example, the first operation may include making CSI measurements and the second operation may not include making CSI measurements. At this time, since the terminal device needs more processing time to receive the reference signal and process the signal when performing the CSI measurement, the first time interval suggested value may be greater than the second time interval suggested value. Alternatively, the first operation may include performing beam management and the second operation may not include performing beam management. Similarly, the terminal device needs more processing time to receive the reference signal and process the signal when performing the beam management measurement, so that the first time interval recommended value may be larger than the second time interval recommended value. Alternatively, the first operation includes transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS. Similarly, the terminal device needs more processing time to prepare a signal to be transmitted and transmit the signal when transmitting the SRS, and therefore the first time interval suggested value may be larger than the second time interval suggested value. Or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization. Similarly, the terminal device needs more processing time for receiving the reference signal and processing the signal when performing time-frequency synchronization, so that the first time interval suggested value may be greater than the second time interval suggested value.

603. The terminal device receives a first signal from the network device at a first time.

When the first signal is used for indicating that the terminal device is in the sleep state in the first time interval, the terminal device enters the sleep state at the start position of the first time interval, and the terminal device can be in the sleep state until the first time interval is finished without following a C-DRX mechanism in the first time interval, so that the power consumption of the terminal device is saved. Of course, if the terminal device is in the sleep state in the first time interval, the network device instructs the terminal device to wake up from the sleep state, and the terminal device may wake up from the sleep state. After the terminal device wakes up, the C-DRX mechanism may continue to be followed.

The first time and the starting time of the first time interval have a first time interval. In one possible design, a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located.

In one possible design, when the first DRX cycle is the first cycle, the value of the first time interval is the first value in the target set; when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value in the target set; wherein the first value is greater than the second value.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7a, when a long C-DRX period is used, the position of offset1 is monitored for the first signal before the start Duration (On Duration) of the long C-DRX period, and time-frequency synchronization is performed. Optionally, operations such as CSI measurement and/or beam management may be performed accordingly. offset1 indicates that the first time interval is a first value. When the terminal device uses the short C-DRX cycle, the position of offset 2 before the start duration of the short C-DRX cycle monitors the first signal, and the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization operation, but can perform operations such as CSI measurement and/or beam management accordingly. offset 2 represents the second value for the first time interval.

In one possible design, when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; when the length of the first DRX period is equal to a first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value; wherein the third value is greater than the fourth value.

For example, as shown in fig. 7b, when the terminal device uses the C-DRX of the first length, the terminal device monitors the first signal at the position offset3 before the start Duration (On Duration) of the C-DRX of the first length, and performs the time-frequency synchronization operation. Optionally, operations such as CSI measurement and/or beam management may be performed accordingly. The first length is greater than or equal to a first threshold, and offset3 indicates that the first time interval is at a third value. When the terminal device uses the C-DRX with the second length, the position of offset4 before the start duration (OnDuration) of the C-DRX with the second length monitors the first signal, and may not perform the time-frequency synchronization operation, but may perform operations such as CSI measurement and/or beam management accordingly. The second length is less than the first threshold and offset4 indicates that the first time interval is at the fourth value.

In a possible design, a value of the first time interval has a second correspondence with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located. Exemplarily, when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal equipment is located is smaller than a second threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value or a sixth value; wherein the fifth value is greater than the sixth value.

For example, as shown in fig. 8, when the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is FR1, the terminal device monitors the first signal at the location of offset 5 before the start Duration (On Duration) of C-DRX, and performs the beam management operation. Optionally, CSI measurement and/or time-frequency synchronization may be performed accordingly. FR1 is greater than or equal to the second threshold and offset 5 indicates that the first time interval is at the fifth value. When the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is FR2, the first signal is monitored at the location offset 6 before the start Duration (On Duration) of C-DRX, and the CSI measurement and/or time-frequency synchronization may be performed accordingly without performing the beam management operation. FR2 is less than the second threshold and offset 6 indicates that the first time interval is at the sixth value.

Exemplarily, when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set; wherein the seventh value is greater than the eighth value; the ninth value is greater than the tenth value.

For example, as shown in fig. 9a, when the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is FR1, and the terminal device uses the C-DRX of the first length, the terminal device monitors the first signal at the offset7 position before the start Duration (On Duration) of the C-DRX of the first length, and performs time-frequency synchronization and beam management operations. Optionally, CSI measurement and other operations may be performed accordingly. FR1 is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and the first length is greater than or equal to the first threshold, and offset7 indicates that the first time interval is at the seventh value. The frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is FR1, and when the terminal device uses the C-DRX with the second length, the terminal device monitors the first signal at the offset 8 location before the start Duration (On Duration) of the C-DRX with the first length, and may not perform the time-frequency synchronization operation but perform the beam management operation. Optionally, CSI measurement and other operations may be performed accordingly. FR1 is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the second length is less than the first threshold, and offset 8 indicates that the first time interval is at the eighth value. As shown in fig. 9b, when the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is FR2, and the terminal device uses the C-DRX of the first length, the terminal device monitors the first signal at the offset9 position before the start Duration (On Duration) of the C-DRX of the first length, and may not perform the beam management operation but perform the time-frequency synchronization operation. Optionally, CSI measurement and other operations may be performed accordingly. FR2 is smaller than the second threshold, and the first length is greater than or equal to the first threshold, and offset9 indicates that the first time interval is the ninth value. The frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located is FR2, and when the terminal device uses the C-DRX with the second length, the terminal device monitors the first signal at the offset10 location before the start Duration (On Duration) of the C-DRX with the first length, and may not perform the beam management and the time-frequency synchronization operation, and optionally may perform operations such as CSI measurement, and the like, accordingly. FR2 is smaller than the second threshold and the second length is smaller than the first threshold, and offset10 indicates that the first time interval is the tenth value.

604. The terminal equipment keeps a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval according to the first signal.

When the first signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state in a first time interval, if the terminal device is in an awake state based on a C-DRX mechanism or an indication of the network device (for example, the network device is indicated by the first signal or by other information before), the terminal device may switch to the sleep state in the first time interval to save power consumption of the terminal device; if the terminal device is in the sleep state based on the C-DRX mechanism or the indication of the network device, the terminal device may continue to be in the sleep state within the first time interval to save power consumption of the terminal device. When the first signal is used for indicating that the terminal equipment is in the awakening state in the first time interval, if the terminal equipment is in the sleeping state based on the C-DRX mechanism or the indication of the network equipment, the terminal equipment can awaken from the sleeping state and keep in the awakening state in the first time interval; if the terminal device is in the wake-up state based on the C-DRX mechanism or the indication of the network device, the terminal device may continue to maintain the wake-up state for the first time interval.

In one possible design, the terminal device may perform the first processing or operation within a first time interval after receiving the first signal. Wherein the first processing or operation may include at least one of parsing of the first signal, time-frequency synchronization processing, CSI measurement, beam management.

It should be noted that, there is no necessary execution sequence between steps 601 and 604, and the execution sequence between the steps is not specifically limited in this embodiment.

In the following, the signal transmission method provided by the embodiment of the present application is introduced by taking a network device as the base station 100 and a terminal device as the mobile phone 200 as an example, in combination with the application scenarios and beneficial effects of the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 9C, to save power consumption of the handset 200 or to wake up the handset 200, the base station 100 generates a first signal, which may be used to indicate that the handset 200 is in a sleep state or an awake state for one or more C-DRX cycles. The base station 100 determines the starting time of the start duration of the next C-DRX cycle (upcoming C-DRX cycle) of the handset 200 and determines a first time earlier than the starting time. The first time and the starting time have a first time interval therebetween. The value of the first time interval may be selected from a plurality of values of the first time intervals pre-stored in the base station 100. When the base station determines that the current handset 200 is currently in the long C-DRX cycle, it may determine that the value of the first time interval is offset00, where offset00 corresponds to the long C-DRX cycle. The base station 100 transmits the first signal at the first time, and the handset 200 receives the first signal at the first time. Handset 200 may perform time-frequency synchronization, CSI measurement, and/or beam management operations within offset 00. When the base station determines that the current handset 200 is currently in the short C-DRX cycle, it may be determined that the value of the first time interval is offset01, where offset01 corresponds to the short C-DRX cycle. The base station 100 transmits the first signal at the first time, and the handset 200 receives the first signal at the first time. Handset 200 may perform CSI measurements and/or beam management operations within offset 01.

The foregoing example describes that the value of the first time interval has a corresponding relationship with the length of the C-DRX cycle, but the present application is not limited thereto, and the value of the first time interval may have a corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located, or the value of the first time interval may have a corresponding relationship with both the length of the C-DRX cycle and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located.

Based on the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the network device sends a first signal to the terminal device at a first time to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, and a first time interval is formed between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval. The value of the first time interval is not a fixed value, and can have various values, so that different processing requirements of the terminal equipment can be met. The different processing requirements of the terminal equipment mean that the terminal equipment needs to perform partial or all of the processing such as time-frequency synchronization, CSI measurement, beam management and the like in the first time interval under different conditions, and the more the processing is performed, the longer the required time is. In the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the time interval between the first time and the start time of the first time interval has multiple values (i.e., multiple lengths), and the time interval can respectively correspond to different processing requirements of the terminal device. For example, when the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization, the value of the first time interval may be set to be larger, and when the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization, the value of the first time interval may be set to be smaller, so that the problem of power consumption waste caused by only configuring one value of the first time interval can be avoided.

As shown in fig. 10, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal transmission method, including: 1001-1008 steps.

Specifically, in step 1001, the network device generates a first signal, where the first signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval. The specific process may refer to step 601. In step 1002, the network device sends a first signal to the terminal device at a first time, where the first time is earlier than a start time of a first time interval, and the first time and the start time of the first time interval have a first time interval therebetween. The specific process may refer to step 602. In step 1003, the terminal device receives a first signal from the network device at a first time. The specific process may refer to step 603. In step 1004, the terminal device maintains a sleep state or an awake state for a first time interval according to the first signal. The specific process may refer to step 604. In step 1005, the network device generates a second signal, where the second signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in the sleep state or the awake state in the second time interval. The second signal is generated later than the first signal. For the description of the second signal, reference may be made to the description of the first signal in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, which is not repeated herein. In step 1006, the network device sends a second signal to the terminal device at a second time, where the second time is earlier than the start time of the second time interval, and the second time and the start time of the second time interval have a second time interval therebetween.

In one possible design, the first time interval is different from the second time interval.

In one possible design, a value of the second time interval and a length of a second DRX cycle in which the second time interval is located have a third correspondence. The third correspondence is indicated or predefined by signaling, for example, the third correspondence may be indicated by the network device through RRC signaling or MAC CE or DCI, or the third correspondence may be prestored on the terminal device and the network device. The manner of indicating or predefining the third corresponding relationship may refer to the description of the manner of indicating or predefining the first corresponding relationship or the second corresponding relationship in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, which is not repeated herein.

In one possible design, when the second DRX cycle is the first cycle, the value of the second time interval is the first value; and when the second DRX period is the second period, the value of the second time interval is the second value. The first value and the second value may refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, and are not described herein again. The first cycle may be a long C-DRX cycle configured by the network device, and the second cycle may be a short C-DRX cycle configured by the network device.

In one possible design, when the length of the second DRX cycle is greater than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a third value; when the length of the second DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value; and when the length of the second DRX period is equal to the first threshold value, the value of the first time interval is a third value or a fourth value. The third value and the fourth value may refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, and are not described herein again. The first threshold is reported by the terminal device or indicated by the network device, and the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization, which may refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6 and is not described herein again.

In one possible design, the value of the second time interval has a fourth corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the second cell in which the terminal device is located. The fourth corresponding relationship is indicated or predefined by signaling, for example, the fourth corresponding relationship may be indicated by the network device through RRC signaling or MAC CE or DCI, or the fourth corresponding relationship may be pre-stored on the terminal device and the network device. The manner of indicating or predefining the fourth corresponding relationship may refer to the description of the manner of indicating or predefining the first corresponding relationship or the second corresponding relationship in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, which is not repeated herein.

In a possible design, when the frequency domain resource location of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a fifth value; when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is smaller than a second threshold, the value of the second time interval is a sixth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal equipment is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the second time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value. For example, the second threshold may be 6 Ghz. The cell where the terminal equipment is located is a second cell, and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell is greater than or equal to 6Ghz, the second cell is located at a high-frequency point, and at the moment, the terminal equipment needs to perform beam management; and when the second frequency domain resource position is less than 6Ghz, the second cell is located at the low-frequency point, and the terminal equipment does not need to perform beam management. At this time, the fifth value may be greater than the sixth value, so that the terminal device has enough time to perform the beam management operation.

In a possible design, when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the second DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is a seventh value; the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is an eighth value when the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and the value of the second time interval is a ninth value when the length of the second DRX period is greater than or equal to the first threshold; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is the tenth value. The seventh value and the eighth value can refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, and are not described herein again. The ninth value and the tenth value can refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, and are not described herein again.

For example, the first threshold may be determined according to a time threshold for the terminal device to maintain time-frequency synchronization. For example, the first threshold may be equal to a time threshold at which the terminal device is able to maintain time-frequency synchronization. The second threshold may be 6 Ghz. When the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to 6Ghz and the length of the second DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is a seventh value, and at this time, the terminal device needs to perform beam management and time-frequency synchronization operation; when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to 6Ghz and the length of the second DRX cycle is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is an eighth value, and at this time, the terminal device needs to perform beam management but may not perform time-frequency synchronization operation; therefore, the seventh value may be larger than the eighth value, that is, when the terminal device needs to perform the beam management and the time-frequency synchronization operation, the second time interval may be set to be larger, and when the terminal device performs the beam management but does not perform the time-frequency synchronization operation, the second time interval may be set to be smaller. When the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to 6Ghz and the length of the second DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the second time interval is a ninth value, and at this time, the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation without beam management; the value of the second time interval is a tenth value when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to 6Ghz and the length of the second DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold; at this time, the terminal device may perform neither time-frequency synchronization operation nor beam management. Therefore, the seventh value may be larger than the eighth value, that is, when the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation, the second time interval may be set to be larger, and when the terminal device does not need to perform beam management, the second time interval may be set to be smaller.

In a possible design, the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX cycle is the first cycle, the value of the second time interval is an eleventh value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is the first period, the value of the second time interval is a twelfth value; the frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and when the second DRX period is a second period, the value of the second time interval is a thirteenth value; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the second DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the second time interval is a fourteenth value. The eleventh value and the twelfth value can refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, and are not described herein again. The thirteenth value and the fourteenth value refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, and are not described herein again.

For example, assume that the first period is a long C-DRX period configured by the network device and the second period is a short C-DRX period configured by the network device, and the second threshold is 6 Ghz. When the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to 6Ghz and the second DRX cycle is the long C-DRX cycle, the value of the second time interval is the eleventh value, and at this time, the terminal device needs to perform beam management and time-frequency synchronization operation; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell in which the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to 6Ghz and the second DRX period is the long C-DRX period, the value of the second time interval is a twelfth value, and at this time, the terminal equipment needs to perform time-frequency synchronization operation but may not perform beam management. Therefore, the eleventh value may be larger than the twelfth value, that is, when the terminal device needs to perform the beam management and the time-frequency synchronization operation, the second time interval may be set to be larger, and when the terminal device performs the time-frequency synchronization operation without performing the beam management, the second time interval may be set to be smaller. The frequency domain resource position of a second cell where the terminal equipment is located is more than or equal to 6Ghz, and when the second DRX period is a short C-DRX period, the value of the second time interval is a thirteenth value, and at this time, the terminal equipment needs to perform beam management without performing time-frequency synchronization operation; and when the frequency domain resource position of the second cell where the terminal equipment is located is less than or equal to 6Ghz and the second DRX period is the short C-DRX period, the value of the second time interval is a fourteenth value, and at this time, the terminal equipment can not perform time-frequency synchronization operation nor beam management. Therefore, the thirteenth value may be greater than the fourteenth value, that is, when the terminal device needs to perform beam management, the second time interval may be set to be larger, and when the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization operation, the second time interval may be set to be smaller.

In step 1007, the terminal device receives a second signal from the network device at a second time.

When the second signal is used for indicating that the terminal device is in the sleep state in the second time interval, the terminal device enters the sleep state at the start position of the second time interval, and the terminal device can be in the sleep state until the second time interval is finished without following a C-DRX mechanism in the second time interval, so that the power consumption of the terminal device is saved. Of course, if the terminal device is in the sleep state in the second time interval, the network device instructs the terminal device to wake up from the sleep state, and the terminal device may wake up from the sleep state. After the terminal device wakes up, the C-DRX mechanism may continue to be followed.

In step 1008, the terminal device remains in the sleep state or the awake state for a second time interval according to the second signal.

The terminal equipment is in the sleep state and comprises at least one of the following items: the terminal equipment does not monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment does not receive the downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; the terminal device does not make measurements. The terminal equipment is in the wake-up state and comprises at least one of the following items: terminal equipment monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); the terminal equipment receives a downlink reference signal sent by the network equipment; and the terminal equipment performs measurement. Specifically, reference may be made to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, which is not repeated herein.

As shown in fig. 11, to save power consumption of the handset 200 or to wake up the handset 200, the base station 100 generates a first signal that may be used to indicate that the handset 200 is in a sleep state or an awake state for one or more C-DRX cycles. The base station 100 determines the starting time of the start duration of the next C-DRX cycle (upcoming C-DRX cycle) of the handset 200 and determines a first time earlier than the starting time. The first time and the starting time have a first time interval therebetween. The value of the first time interval may be selected from a plurality of values of the first time intervals pre-stored in the base station 100. When the base station determines that the current handset 200 is currently in the long C-DRX cycle, it may determine that the value of the first time interval is offset02, where offset02 corresponds to the long C-DRX cycle. The base station 100 transmits the first signal at the first time, and the handset 200 receives the first signal at the first time. Handset 200 may perform time-frequency synchronization, CSI measurement, and/or beam management operations within offset 02.

The base station 100 may then generate a second signal that may be used to indicate that the handset 200 is in a sleep state or an awake state for one or more C-DRX cycles. The base station 100 determines the start time of the start duration of the next C-DRX cycle (upcoming C-DRX cycle) of the handset 200 and determines a second time earlier than the start time. The second time and the starting time have a second time interval therebetween. The value of the second time interval may be selected from a plurality of values of the second time intervals pre-stored in the base station 100. When the base station determines that the current handset 200 is currently in the short C-DRX cycle, it may determine that the value of the second time interval is offset03, where offset03 corresponds to the short C-DRX cycle. The base station 100 transmits the second signal at the second time, and the handset 200 receives the second signal at the second time. Handset 200 may perform CSI measurements and/or beam management operations within offset 03.

The above example has been described in terms of a correspondence relationship between a value of the first time interval and a length of the C-DRX cycle, and a correspondence relationship between a value of the second time interval and a length of the C-DRX cycle, but the present application is not limited thereto, and a value of the first time interval may have a correspondence relationship with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located, or a value of the first time interval may have a correspondence relationship with both a length of the C-DRX cycle and a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located. The value of the second time interval may have a corresponding relationship with the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located, or the value of the second time interval may have a corresponding relationship with both the length of the C-DRX cycle and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located, and related descriptions may refer to the contents in the embodiments shown in fig. 6 and fig. 10, which are not repeated herein.

Based on the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the network device sends a first signal to the terminal device at a first time to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, and a first time interval is formed between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval. The value of the first time interval is not a fixed value, and can have various values, so that different processing requirements of the terminal equipment can be met. And then, the network device sends a second signal to the terminal device at a second time to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a second time interval, and a second time interval is formed between the second time and the starting time of the second time interval. The value of the second time interval is not a fixed value, and can have various values, so that different processing requirements of the terminal equipment can be met.

The different processing requirements of the terminal device mean that the terminal device needs to perform partial or all of the time-frequency synchronization, CSI measurement, beam management and other processing in the first time interval or the second time interval under different conditions, and the more the processing is performed, the longer the required time is. In the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the first time interval or the second time interval may have a plurality of values (i.e., a plurality of lengths), and may correspond to different processing requirements of the terminal device. For example, when the terminal device needs to perform time-frequency synchronization at the first time interval, the value of the first time interval can be set to be larger, and when the terminal device does not need to perform time-frequency synchronization at the second time interval, the value of the second time interval can be set to be smaller, so that different requirements of the terminal device can be met, and power consumption waste is avoided.

The above-mentioned scheme provided by the embodiments of the present application is introduced mainly from the perspective of the terminal device and the network device. It is understood that the terminal device and the network device include corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules for performing the respective functions in order to implement the functions. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device and the network device may be divided into the functional modules according to the above method example, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the division of the module is schematic, and is only one logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

In the case of dividing each functional module by corresponding functions, fig. 12 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the terminal device 12 according to the foregoing embodiment, where the terminal device includes: a receiving unit 1201 and a processing unit 1202. In this embodiment of the application, the receiving unit 1201 may be configured to receive a first signal from a network device at a first time, where the first signal is used to indicate that a terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, the first time is earlier than a starting time of the first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by the network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; the processing unit 1202 is configured to: according to the first signal, the sleep state or the wake state is kept in the first time interval.

In the method embodiment shown in fig. 6, receiving unit 1201 is configured to support the terminal device to execute process 603 in fig. 6 or processes 1003 and 1007 in fig. 10. Processing unit 1202 is configured to enable terminal device to perform process 604 in fig. 6 or process 1004 or 1008 in fig. 10.

In the case of an integrated unit, fig. 13 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the terminal device involved in the above-described embodiment. In this application, the terminal device may include a processing module 1301, a communication module 1302, and a storage module 1303. The processing module 1301 is used for controlling hardware devices and application software of each part of the terminal device; the communication module 1302 is configured to receive an instruction and/or data sent by another device, and may also send data of the terminal device to the other device; the storage module 1303 is used for storing software programs, storing data, running software, and the like of the terminal devices. The processing module 1301 may be a processor or a controller, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a general purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. A processor may also be a combination of computing functions, e.g., a combination of one or more micro-processing units, a combination of a DSP and a micro-processing unit, or the like. The communication module 1302 may be a transceiver, a transceiving circuit or a communication interface, etc. The storage module 1303 may be a memory.

In one possible design, the terminal device may be implemented by the structure (apparatus or system) in fig. 14.

Fig. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure provided in an embodiment of the present application. The architecture 1400 includes at least one processor 1401, a communication bus 1402, a memory 1403, and at least one communication interface 1404.

The processor 1401 may be a CPU, a micro-processing unit, an ASIC, or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the programs of the present application.

The communication bus 1402 may include a pathway to communicate information between the aforementioned components.

Communication interface 1404 may be any device, such as a transceiver, for communicating with other devices or communication networks, such as an ethernet, a Radio Access Network (RAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), etc.

Memory 1403 may be, but is not limited to, a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that may store static information and instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that may store information and instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. The memory may be self-contained and coupled to the processor via a bus. The memory may also be integral to the processor.

The memory 1403 is used for storing application program codes for executing the scheme of the application, and the execution of the application program codes is controlled by the processor 1401. The processor 1401 is arranged to execute application program code stored in the memory 1403 for performing the functions of the method of the present patent.

In particular implementations, processor 1401 may include one or more CPUs such as CPU0 and CPU1 in fig. 14 as an example.

In particular implementations, architecture 1400 may include multiple processors, such as processor 1401 and processor 1407 of FIG. 14, for example, as an example. Each of these processors may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. A processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and/or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).

In particular implementations, structure 1400 may also include an output device 1405 and an input device 1406, as an example. Output device 1405 is in communication with processor 1401, which may display information in a variety of ways. For example, the output device 1405 may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display device, a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) display device, a projector (projector), or the like. The input device 1406 is in communication with the processor 1401 and can accept input from a user in a variety of ways. For example, the input device 1406 may be a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen device, a sensing device, or the like.

In a specific implementation, the structure 1400 may be a desktop, a laptop, a web server, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a tablet, a wireless terminal device, a communication device, an embedded device, or a device with a similar structure as in fig. 14. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the type of the structure 1400.

In the case of dividing each functional module by corresponding functions, fig. 15 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the network device 15 according to the foregoing embodiment, where the network device includes: a processing unit 1501 and a transmitting unit 1502. In this embodiment, the processing unit 1501 is configured to: generating a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for indicating that the terminal equipment is in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval; a sending unit 1502 configured to: the method comprises the steps of sending a first signal to a terminal device at a first moment, wherein the first moment is earlier than the starting moment of a first time interval, a first time interval is arranged between the first moment and the starting moment of the first time interval, the value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set comprises N values configured by a network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

In the method embodiment shown in fig. 6, processing unit 1501 is configured to support a network device in performing process 601 in fig. 6 or processes 1001 and 1005 in fig. 10. The sending unit 1502 is configured to support the network device to perform the process 602 in fig. 6 or the processes 1002 and 1006 in fig. 10.

In the case of an integrated unit, fig. 16 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the network device involved in the above-described embodiment. In this application, the network device may include a processing module 1601, a communication module 1602, and a storage module 1603. The processing module 1601 is used for controlling hardware devices and application software of each part of the network device; the communication module 1602 is configured to receive an instruction sent by another device, and may also send data of the network device to the other device; the storage module 1603 is used for storing software programs, storing data, running software, and the like of the network device. The processing module 1601 may be a processor or a controller, such as a CPU, a general purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. A processor may also be a combination of computing functions, e.g., a combination of one or more micro-processing units, a combination of a DSP and a micro-processing unit, or the like. The communication module 1602 may be a transceiver, a transceiver circuit or a communication interface, etc. Storage block 1603 may be a memory.

In one possible design, the network device may be implemented by the base station of fig. 17.

As shown in fig. 17, a schematic structural diagram of a base station provided in the embodiment of the present application includes a portion 1701 and a portion 1702. The base station 1701 is mainly used for transceiving radio frequency signals and converting the radio frequency signals and baseband signals; the portion 1702 is mainly used for baseband processing, base station control, and the like. Portion 1701 may be generally referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiving circuitry, or transceiver, etc. Part 1702 is generally a control center of a base station, which may be generally referred to as a processing unit, for controlling the base station to perform the steps described above with respect to the base station (i.e., serving base station) in fig. 3. Reference is made in particular to the description of the relevant part above.

The transceiver unit of section 1701, which may also be referred to as a transceiver, or transceiver, etc., includes an antenna and a radio frequency unit, where the radio frequency unit is primarily used for radio frequency processing. Alternatively, a device for implementing a receiving function in the portion 1701 may be regarded as a receiving unit, and a device for implementing a transmitting function may be regarded as a transmitting unit, that is, the portion 1701 includes a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. A receiving unit may also be referred to as a receiver, a receiving circuit, or the like, and a transmitting unit may be referred to as a transmitter, a transmitting circuit, or the like.

Section 1702 may include one or more boards, each of which may include one or more processors and one or more memories, the processors configured to read and execute programs in the memories to implement baseband processing functions and control of the base station. If a plurality of single boards exist, the single boards can be interconnected to increase the processing capacity. As an optional implementation, multiple boards may share one or more processors, multiple boards may share one or more memories, or multiple boards may share one or more processors at the same time. The memory and the processor may be integrated together or may be provided separately. In some embodiments,

portions

1701 and 1702 may be integrated or may be provided separately. In addition, all functions in the portion 1702 may be integrated into one chip, or a portion of functions may be integrated into one chip, so that another portion of functions is integrated into one or more other chips, which is not limited in this application.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that in one or more of the examples described above, the functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.

The above-mentioned embodiments, objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application are further described in detail, it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only examples of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements and the like made on the basis of the technical solutions of the present application should be included in the scope of the present application.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, embodiments of the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

Embodiments of the present application are described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the application. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

Claims

1. A signal transmission method, comprising:

a terminal device receives a first signal from a network device at a first time, where the first signal is used to indicate that the terminal device is in a sleep state or an awake state in a first time interval, the first time is earlier than a starting time of the first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the starting time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by the network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

and the terminal equipment keeps a sleep state or an awakening state in the first time interval according to the first signal.

2. The signal transmission method according to claim 1, further comprising:

before receiving the first signal, the terminal device sends at least two time interval suggested values to the network device, where any one of the at least two time interval suggested values is used to indicate a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

3. The signal transmission method according to claim 2, wherein the at least two time interval suggestion values comprise a first time interval suggestion value and a second time interval suggestion value, the first time interval suggestion value corresponds to a time value of the terminal device for a first operation, the second time interval suggestion value corresponds to a time value of the terminal device for a second operation, and the first operation and the second operation respectively comprise an operation to be performed by the terminal device in a first time interval.

4. The signal transmission method according to claim 3, wherein the first operation includes an operation different from or not identical to an operation included in the second operation.

5. The signal transmission method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first operation includes any one or several of: performing Channel State Information (CSI) measurement, performing beam management, Sounding Reference Signals (SRS) or performing time-frequency synchronization; the second operation comprises any one or any number of the following: and carrying out CSI measurement, carrying out beam management, sending SRS or carrying out time-frequency synchronization.

6. The signal transmission method according to claim 5, wherein the first operation includes making CSI measurements and the second operation does not include making CSI measurements; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting an SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

7. The signal transmission method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the first time interval is located.

8. The signal transmission method according to claim 7, wherein the step of having a first corresponding relationship between a value of the first time interval and a length of a first Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the first time interval is located comprises: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value in the target set; and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value in the target set.

9. The signal transmission method of claim 8, wherein the first value is different from the second value.

10. The signal transmission method according to claim 9, wherein the first period is a long discontinuous reception (C-DRX) period configured by the network device, and the first value is greater than the second value when the second period is a short C-DRX period configured by the network device.

11. The signal transmission method according to claim 7, wherein the first correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the length of the first DRX cycle of the first time interval includes that the value of the first time interval is a third value in the target set when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold; when the length of the first DRX cycle is smaller than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; and when the length of the first DRX cycle is equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the third value or the fourth value.

12. The signal transmission method according to claim 11, wherein the third value is different from the fourth value.

13. The signal transmission method of claim 12, further comprising: when the length of the first DRX period is larger than or equal to the first threshold value, the terminal equipment carries out time-frequency synchronization operation; and when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the terminal equipment does not need to carry out time-frequency synchronization operation.

14. The signal transmission method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the first threshold is reported by the terminal device through radio resource control, RRC, signaling, or a control element MAC CE for media access control, or uplink control information, UCI.

15. The signal transmission method according to any of claims 11 to 13, wherein the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for maintaining time-frequency synchronization of the terminal device.

16. The signal transmission method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein a value of the first time interval has a second correspondence with a frequency domain resource location of a cell in which the terminal device is located.

17. The signal transmission method according to claim 16, wherein the step of having the second correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is smaller than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

18. The signal transmission method according to claim 17, wherein the step of having the second correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set.

19. The signal transmission method according to claim 17, wherein the step of having the second correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located includes: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and a first DRX cycle is a first cycle, the value of the first time interval is an eleventh value in the target set; the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold, and when the first DRX cycle is the first cycle, the value of the first time interval is a twelfth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a fourteenth value in the target set.

20. A signal transmission method, comprising:

the method comprises the steps that network equipment generates a first signal, wherein the first signal is used for indicating that terminal equipment is in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval;

the network device sends the first signal to the terminal device at a first time, where the first time is earlier than a start time of the first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the start time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by the network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

21. The signal transmission method according to claim 20, further comprising:

the network device receives at least two time interval suggestion values from the terminal device before generating the first signal, wherein any one of the at least two time interval suggestion values is used for indicating a value of a first time interval desired by the terminal device.

22. The signal transmission method according to claim 21, wherein the at least two time interval suggested values include a first time interval suggested value and a second time interval suggested value, the first time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value for the terminal device to perform a first operation, the second time interval suggested value corresponds to a time value for the terminal device to perform a second operation, and the first operation and the second operation respectively include an operation to be performed by the terminal device in a first time interval.

23. The signal transmission method according to claim 22, wherein the first operation includes an operation different from or not identical to an operation included in the second operation.

24. The signal transmission method according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the first operation comprises any one or several of: performing Channel State Information (CSI) measurement, performing beam management, Sounding Reference Signals (SRS) or performing time-frequency synchronization; the second operation comprises any one or any number of the following: and carrying out CSI measurement, carrying out beam management, sending SRS or carrying out time-frequency synchronization.

25. The signal transmission method of claim 24, wherein the first operation comprises making CSI measurements and the second operation does not comprise making CSI measurements; or, the first operation includes performing beam management, and the second operation does not include performing beam management; or, the first operation includes transmitting an SRS, and the second operation does not include transmitting an SRS; or, the first operation includes performing time-frequency synchronization, and the second operation does not include performing time-frequency synchronization.

26. The signal transmission method according to any one of claims 21 to 25, wherein a value of the first time interval has a first corresponding relationship with a length of a first Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the first time interval is located.

27. The signal transmission method according to claim 26, wherein the first corresponding relationship between the value of the first time interval and the length of the first DRX cycle in which the first time interval is located includes: when the first DRX period is a first period, the value of the first time interval is a first value in the target set; and when the first DRX period is a second period, the value of the first time interval is a second value in the target set.

28. The signal transmission method of claim 27, wherein the first value is different from the second value.

29. The signal transmission method of claim 28, wherein the first period is a long discontinuous reception (C-DRX) period configured by the network device, and the first value is greater than the second value when the second period is a short C-DRX period configured by the network device.

30. The signal transmission method according to claim 26, wherein the first correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the length of the first Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the first time interval is located includes that the value of the first time interval is a third value in the target set when the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than a first threshold; when the length of the first DRX cycle is smaller than the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fourth value in the target set; and when the length of the first DRX cycle is equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the third value or the fourth value.

31. The signal transmission method of claim 30, wherein the third value is different from the fourth value.

32. The signal transmission method of claim 31, further comprising: when the length of the first DRX period is larger than or equal to the first threshold value, the terminal equipment carries out time-frequency synchronization operation; and when the length of the first DRX period is smaller than the first threshold value, the terminal equipment does not need to carry out time-frequency synchronization operation.

33. The signal transmission method according to any one of claims 30 to 32, wherein the first threshold is reported by the terminal device through RRC signaling, or a control element MAC CE for media access control, or uplink control information UCI.

34. The signal transmission method of any one of claims 30 to 32, wherein the first threshold is indicated by the base station through radio resource control, RRC, signaling, or a control element for medium access control, MAC CE, or DCI.

35. The signal transmission method according to any of claims 20 to 34, wherein the first threshold is determined according to a time threshold for maintaining time-frequency synchronization of the terminal device.

36. The signal transmission method of claim 30, wherein the step of having the second correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located comprises: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than a second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a fifth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is smaller than the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is a sixth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is equal to the second threshold, the value of the first time interval is the fifth value or the sixth value.

37. The signal transmission method of claim 36, wherein the step of having the second correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located comprises: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a seventh value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is an eighth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the length of the first DRX cycle is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is a ninth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to a second threshold and the length of the first DRX period is less than or equal to the first threshold, the value of the first time interval is the tenth value in the target set.

38. The signal transmission method of claim 36, wherein the step of having the second correspondence between the value of the first time interval and the frequency domain resource location of the cell in which the terminal device is located comprises: when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to a second threshold and a first DRX cycle is a first cycle, the value of the first time interval is an eleventh value in the target set; the frequency domain resource position of the cell where the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold, and when the first DRX cycle is the first cycle, the value of the first time interval is a twelfth value in the target set; when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is greater than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a thirteenth value in the target set; and when the frequency domain resource position of the cell in which the terminal device is located is less than or equal to the second threshold and the first DRX cycle is the second cycle, the value of the first time interval is a fourteenth value in the target set.

39. A system suitable for a signal transmission method, comprising a network device and a terminal device, wherein:

the network equipment is used for generating a first signal, and the first signal is used for indicating that the terminal equipment is in a sleep state or an awakening state in a first time interval;

the network device is further configured to send the first signal to the terminal device at a first time, where the first time is earlier than a start time of the first time interval, a first time interval is provided between the first time and the start time of the first time interval, a value of the first time interval is one value in a target set, the target set includes N values configured by the network device, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

the terminal device is used for receiving the first signal from the network device at the first moment;

the terminal device is further configured to maintain a sleep state or an awake state within the first time interval according to the first signal.

40. The system for signal transmission method according to claim 39,

the value of the first time interval and the length of a first Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle in which the first time interval is located have a first corresponding relation.

41. An apparatus comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the memory having stored therein instructions that, when invoked and executed, cause the apparatus to perform the signal transmission method of any one of claims 1 to 19.

42. The device of claim 41, wherein the device is a terminal or a chip.

43. An apparatus comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the memory having stored therein instructions that, when invoked and executed, cause the apparatus to perform the signal transmission method of any one of claims 20-38.

44. The device of claim 43, wherein the device is a terminal or a chip.

45. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the signal transmission method of any one of claims 1 to 38.