CN116097706A

CN116097706A - Blind detection control method, blind detection determination device, communication device and storage medium

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Publication number: CN116097706A
Application number: CN202280003772.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朱亚军; 王磊
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-30
Filing date: 2022-09-30
Publication date: 2023-05-09
Also published as: WO2024065851A1

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a blind detection control method, a blind detection determination device, a communication device and a storage medium, wherein the blind detection control method comprises the following steps: and when the first number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than a number threshold, determining the DCI which is abandoned blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority of MC-DCI and traditional DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells from high to low. According to the method and the device, when the first number of the DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the number threshold, the terminal can determine the DCI which is abandoned for blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority of the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI from high to low, and then the terminal can abandon the DCI which is determined for blind detection in the first time range, so that the DCI size which needs blind detection is reduced, and the complexity of the DCI which is abandoned for blind detection by the terminal is reduced.

Description

Blind detection control method, blind detection determination device, communication device and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a blind detection control method, a configuration determination method, an alignment determination method, a blind detection determination method, a configuration control method, an alignment control method, a blind detection control device, a configuration determination device, an alignment determination device, a blind detection determination device, a configuration control device, an alignment control device, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background

The 5G NR (New Radio) works in a relatively wide frequency spectrum range, and the utilization rate of the corresponding frequency spectrum is steadily improved along with the heavy tillage (re-fastening) of the frequency domain band corresponding to the existing cellular network. But for FR1 the available frequency domain resources are fragmented step by step. To meet different spectrum requirements, it is desirable to utilize these scattered spectrum resources in a more spectrum/power efficient and flexible manner to achieve higher network throughput and good coverage.

Based on the current mechanism, one DCI (Downlink Control Information ) in the existing serving cell only allows scheduling data of one cell. With the gradual fragmentation of the frequency resource, the requirement of scheduling multiple cell data will gradually increase, and therefore, DCI for scheduling multiple cell data needs to be introduced.

However, introducing new DCI may lead to an increase in the variety of sizes (dimensions, which may also be translated as sizes) of the DCI, while the size of excessive types of DCI may lead to an increase in the complexity of blind detection of the DCI by the terminal.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure propose a blind detection control method, a configuration determination method, an alignment determination method, a blind detection determination method, a configuration control method, an alignment control method, a blind detection control device, a configuration determination device, an alignment determination device, a blind detection determination device, a configuration control device, an alignment control device, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium to solve the technical problems in the related art.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a blind detection control method is provided, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: and when the first number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) sizes in a first time range in a first cell is larger than a number threshold, determining DCI which is abandoned blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to MC-DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells and traditional DCI.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a configuration determining method is provided, which is executed by a terminal, the method including: if no MC-DCI is expected to be configured in a first cell, the MC-DCI is configured in a preset format, where the MC-DCI is used to schedule a plurality of cells, and the first cell is one cell of the plurality of cells.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an alignment determining method is provided, which is performed by a terminal, the method comprising: when configured to schedule downlink control information MC-DCI of a plurality of cells, determining that a first format DCI is aligned with a second format DCI and/or a third format DCI is aligned with a fourth format DCI after determining that a traditional DCI is aligned in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a blind detection determining method is proposed, which is performed by a network device, the method comprising: and when the first number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) sizes in a first time range in a first cell of a terminal is larger than a number threshold, determining DCI of which blind detection is abandoned in the first time range in the first cell by the terminal according to MC-DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells and traditional DCI.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a configuration control method performed by a network device, the method comprising: and if the MC-DCI is configured in a first cell scheduled by the downlink control information MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells, the DCI with a preset format is not configured.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an alignment control method is proposed, which is executed by a network device, the method comprising: when downlink control information MC-DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells is configured for a terminal, aligning the traditional DCI in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI, and then aligning the first format DCI with the second format DCI and/or aligning the third format DCI with the fourth format DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a blind detection control apparatus, the apparatus including: and the processing module is configured to determine DCI which is abandoned from blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to MC-DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells and traditional DCI when the first number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than a number threshold.

According to an eighth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a configuration determining apparatus, the apparatus comprising: and a processing module configured to configure DCI of a preset format in a case where MC-DCI is not expected to be configured in a first cell, wherein the MC-DCI is used for scheduling a plurality of cells, and the first cell is one cell of the plurality of cells.

According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an alignment determining apparatus, the apparatus including: a processing module configured to determine that a first format DCI is aligned with a second format DCI and/or a third format DCI is aligned with a fourth format DCI after determining that a legacy DCI is aligned in a cell scheduled by a plurality of cell downlink control information MC-DCIs configured; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

According to a tenth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a blind detection determining apparatus, the apparatus including: and the processing module is configured to determine DCI for discarding blind detection in a first time range in a first cell of the terminal according to MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells and traditional DCI when the first number of downlink control information DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell of the terminal is larger than a number threshold.

According to an eleventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a configuration control apparatus, the apparatus including: and a processing module configured to not configure DCI of a preset format in a case where the MC-DCI is configured in a first cell scheduled by the downlink control information MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells.

According to a twelfth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an alignment control device, the device including: a processing module configured to align, when configured for a terminal to schedule a plurality of cell downlink control information MC-DCI, a first format DCI with a second format DCI and/or a third format DCI with a fourth format DCI after aligning a legacy DCI in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a DCI size control system is provided, including a terminal, a network side device, where the terminal is configured to implement the blind detection control method described in any one of the embodiments, and/or the configuration determining method described in any one of the embodiments, and/or the alignment determining method described in any one of the embodiments; the network device is configured to implement the blind detection determining method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration control method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment control method described in any one of the above embodiments.

According to a fourteenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication apparatus including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection control method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration determination method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment determination method described in any of the above embodiments.

According to a fifteenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication apparatus including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection determining method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration control method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment control method described in any of the above embodiments.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium is provided for storing a computer program, which when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection control method according to any one of the embodiments described above, and/or the configuration determination method according to any one of the embodiments described above, and/or the alignment determination method according to any one of the embodiments described above.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided for storing a computer program, which when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection determination method according to any one of the embodiments, and/or the configuration control method according to any one of the embodiments, and/or the alignment control method according to any one of the embodiments.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, when the first number of the DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the number threshold, the terminal can determine the DCI which is abandoned for blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority of the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI from high to low, and the terminal can abandon the DCI which is determined for blind detection in the first time range, so that the DCI size which needs blind detection is reduced, and the complexity of the DCI which is abandoned for blind detection by the terminal is reduced.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, in the case that the network device configures the MC-DCI in the first cell, the DCI category configured in the first cell may be reduced, for example, DCI of a preset format is not configured, where the size of the DCI of the preset format is different from the size of the MC-DCI. Accordingly, the DCI size of the terminal requiring blind detection in the first cell can be reduced, and the complexity of the terminal blind detection DCI is reduced.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, after the DCI alignment process in the related art, there are still three sizes of DCIs, so in order to reduce the size of the DCIs that needs blind detection of the terminal, the aligned legacy DCIs may be further aligned. For example, aligning the first format DCI with the second format DCI and/or the third format DCI with the fourth format DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI, and then one DCI size can be reduced on the basis of the table 1, so that the DCI size of a terminal which needs blind detection in a first cell is reduced, and the complexity of blind detection of the terminal is reduced.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a blind detection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating another blind detection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a configuration determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a method of alignment determination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating another alignment determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a blind test determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a configuration control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating an alignment control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a blind detection control device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a blind detection determination device shown according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 11 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for blind detection determination and/or configuration control and/or alignment control, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for blind control and/or configuration determination and/or alignment determination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The following description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments that a person of ordinary skill in the art would obtain without making any inventive effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the disclosure. As used in this disclosure of embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in embodiments of the present disclosure to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, the first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context.

For purposes of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms "greater than" or "less than," "above," or "below" are used herein in describing the magnitude relationship. But it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that: the term "greater than" also encompasses the meaning of "greater than or equal to," less than "also encompasses the meaning of" less than or equal to "; the term "above" encompasses the meaning of "above and equal to" and "below" also encompasses the meaning of "below and equal to".

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a blind detection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The blind detection control method shown in the embodiment may be executed by a terminal, where the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a sensor, an internet of things device, and other communication devices. The terminal may communicate with network devices including, but not limited to, network devices in 4G, 5G, 6G, etc., communication systems, e.g., base stations, core networks, etc.

As shown in fig. 1, the blind detection control method may include the steps of:

in step S101, when a first number of downlink control information DCI sizes in a first time range in a first cell (not specifically a certain cell, and refers to any serving cell of a terminal) is greater than a number threshold, determining DCI that a blind test is abandoned in the first time range in the first cell (may also be referred to as DCI that needs to be abandoned) according to MC (Multi-cell) -DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells and legacy DCI.

The DCI size, i.e., DCI size, may be interpreted as a DCI size, and may refer to the number of bits (bits) occupied by DCI, and may also be referred to as the length of DCI.

The scheduling cell refers to data of the scheduling cell, such as PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel ), PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel, physical uplink shared channel), and the like of the scheduling cell.

In one embodiment, the first cell comprises at least one of:

a cell (which may be referred to as a scheduling cell) in which the MC-DCI is received;

one or more cells (which may be referred to as scheduled cells) scheduled by the MC-DCI.

Since the MC-DCI is introduced in this embodiment, the format of the MC-DCI may be different from or the same as that of the legacy DCI. The following mainly describes an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure when the format of the MC-DCI is different from the format of the legacy DCI.

In one embodiment, the MC-DCI may include MC-DCI for scheduling uplink data of a plurality of cells, and may include MC-DCI for scheduling downlink data of a plurality of cells. For example, the MC-DCI for scheduling uplink data of a plurality of cells is DCI format 0_X, and the MC-DCI for scheduling downlink data of a plurality of cells is DCI format 1_X, where X may be, for example, 3 or another value, and may be distinguishable from the format of legacy DCI.

Since the DCI sent by the network device to the terminal in the first cell in the prior art only includes legacy DCI, the terminal only needs to blindly detect legacy DCI in the first cell. In this embodiment, the MC-DCI is introduced on the basis of the legacy DCI, and the size of the MC-DCI may be different from the size of the legacy DCI, which may result in an increase in the number of size categories of DCI received by the terminal in the first cell, thereby increasing the complexity of blind detection of the DCI by the terminal.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, when the first number of the DCI sizes (including the sizes of the MC-DCI and legacy DCI) in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the number threshold, the terminal may determine, according to the MC-DCI and legacy DCI, DCI that is discarded in the first time range in the first cell, and further the terminal may discard, in the first time range, the DCI determined by the blind test, thereby reducing the size of the DCI that needs to be blindly tested, and being beneficial to reducing the complexity of the blind test DCI of the terminal.

The number threshold may include a first number threshold and a second number threshold, where the first number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to a number of all DCI sizes in a first time range in the first Cell, and the second number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to a number of DCI sizes scrambled by a C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier, cell radio network temporary identifier) in the first time range in the first Cell. The number threshold may be only applicable to a first time range of the terminal in the first cell, and beyond the first time range, the terminal may determine according to other number thresholds.

Accordingly, the first number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell may also include two parts: the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell, the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell.

The above step S101 may be further described as: and determining DCI which gives up blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to MC-DCI and traditional DCI when the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than a first number threshold corresponding to the first time range and/or when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is larger than a second number threshold corresponding to the first time range.

For example, when the "3+1" requirement needs to be satisfied in the first time range in the first cell, that is, the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell cannot exceed 4 (that is, is less than or equal to 4), the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell cannot exceed 3 (that is, is less than or equal to 3), then the first number threshold may be determined to be 4, and the second number threshold may be determined to be 3.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, for example, the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the second number threshold by x, then the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI may be determined in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI first, and then the x DCIs determined as the DCI discarding the blind detection in the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is smaller than or equal to the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, but when the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the first number threshold corresponding to the first time range, that is, only the number of DCI sizes scrambled by other RNTIs (RNTIs other than the C-RNTIs) does not satisfy the requirement, for example, the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the first number threshold by y, then the DCI scrambled by other RNTIs may be determined in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI, and then y pieces of DCI scrambled by other RNTIs determined as the DCI for discarding the blind detection in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI.

The MC-DCI may be scrambled by the C-RNTI or other RNTIs.

In an embodiment, the network device may configure, for the terminal, the number of DCI formats that need blind detection in the first time range in the first cell, and a blind detection occasion of each DCI format. The network device may configure the terminal as described above, for example, through RRC (Radio Resource Control ) signaling.

The terminal may deduce a procedure for aligning legacy DCI according to the number of DCI formats configured by the network device, and obtain a first number of DCI sizes in a first time range in the first cell based on the number of sizes of legacy DCI plus the number of sizes of M-DCI after the alignment procedure.

Further, after determining that the DCI for which the blind test is to be abandoned in the first time range in the first cell, for example, the DCI for which the blind test is to be abandoned is called first DCI, the terminal may determine a blind test opportunity of the first DCI, and the first DCI for which the blind test is to be abandoned in the blind test opportunity of the first DCI, so that when the DCI is to be subjected to the blind test in the first time range, since the first DCI for which the blind test is not to be performed is not required to be considered, the size of the DCI for which the blind test is to be performed is reduced, and the complexity of the DCI for which the blind test is to be performed by the terminal is reduced.

In one embodiment, the first time range includes at least one of:

a physical downlink control channel PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) blind detection opportunity;

one or more symbols (symbols), such as OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing ) symbols;

one or more slots (slots);

one or more frames (subframes) or subframes (subframes).

The first time range may be indicated by the network device, or may be determined based on a protocol convention. According to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, when the terminal is in the first cell, the DCI requiring the discarding of the blind test determined according to the steps in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 may not be discarded in the first time range, whereas outside the first time range, the DCI requiring the discarding of the blind test determined according to the steps in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 may be discarded, or the DCI requiring the discarding of the blind test determined according to the steps in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 may be discarded continuously.

For example, the first time range includes one or more time slots. When the first time range includes 1 time slot, then the first time range may be any time slot in the time domain resource, and if the first time range is non-periodic, then it may be a certain time slot, e.g., the first time range is periodic, then it may be a plurality of time slots.

When the first time range includes n (n is an integer greater than 1) time slots, the first time range may use any time slot in the time domain resource as a starting position, and if the first time range is non-periodic, then the first time range may be a certain continuous n time slots; if the first time ranges are periodic, there may be overlapping time slots between the first time ranges of each period, e.g., n=2, then the first time ranges may include slot #0 to slot #1, slot #1 to slot #2, slot #2 to slot #3, etc., or there may be no overlapping time slots between the first time ranges of each period, e.g., n=2, then the first time ranges may include slot #0 to slot #1, slot #2 to slot #3, slot #4 to slot #5, etc.

In one embodiment, the first number includes at least one of:

after the alignment of the legacy DCI, the sum of the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes within a first time range;

the sum of the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes in the first time range before the legacy DCI is aligned.

The terminal may use the number of the sizes of the legacy DCI and the MC-DCI in the first time range as the first number after deriving the legacy DCI alignment, or may use the number of the sizes of the legacy DCI and the MC-DCI in the first time range as the first number before deriving the legacy DCI alignment.

The mechanism of legacy DCI alignment is described in the related art, and the disclosure is not described in detail herein, but is briefly described based on table 1 below.

DCI format	Size of the device	First step	Second step	Third step
					DCI 0_1/0_0on CSS	A	A	A	A
DCI 0_1/0_0on USS	B	A	A	A
					DCI 0_1	C	C	C	max(C,D)
DCI 1_1	D	D	D	max(C,D)
					DCI 0_2	E	E	max(E,F)	max(E,F)
DCI 1_2	F	F	max(E,F)	max(E,F)

TABLE 1

As shown in table 1, legacy DCI mainly includes the following:

DCI 0_1 configured by the common search space CSS (Common Search Space), DCI 0_0 configured by the CSS, DCI 0_1 configured by the terminal-specific search space USS (UE Specific Search Space), DCI 0_0 configured by the USS, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1.

For simplicity of description, it is assumed that the size of DCI 0_1 of the CSS configuration and DCI 0_0 of the CSS configuration are the same, both are a (i.e. occupy a bits); the size of DCI 0_1 of USS configuration is the same as that of DCI 0_0 of USS configuration, and both are B.

In the first step, the sizes of DCI 0_1 configured by USS and DCI 0_0 configured by USS are aligned to the sizes of DCI 0_1 configured by CSS and DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, and the sizes of DCI 0_1 configured by USS and DCI 0_0 configured by USS after alignment are also a.

In the second step, the sizes of DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 are aligned, for example, the maximum value of the size F of DCI 1_2 and the size E of DCI 0_2 is targeted for alignment, and then the sizes of DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 after alignment are max (E, F), that is, the maximum value of E and F.

In the third step, the sizes of DCI 1_1 and DCI 0_1 are aligned, for example, the maximum value of size D of DCI 1_1 and size C of DCI 0_1 is targeted for alignment, and then the sizes of DCI 1_1 and DCI 0_1 after alignment are max (C, D), that is, the maximum value of C and D.

It should be noted that, in all embodiments of the present disclosure, for the network device, DCI size alignment refers to that the network device performs an actual alignment operation according to steps, for example, by changing the size of one or more DCIs, aligning the sizes of multiple DCIs, for example, by adding zeros, increasing a reserved state, reducing the number of bits occupied by a specific information field, and so on.

For the terminal, instead of the terminal changing the size of one or more DCIs in the plurality of DCIs to align the sizes of the plurality of DCIs, the terminal performs deduction of the alignment operation according to the steps, so as to determine the size of the DCIs after the alignment operation according to the steps, for example, the number of bits occupied by the DCIs, and further realize detection and analysis of the corresponding DCIs according to the size of the DCIs.

In one embodiment, the alignment includes, but is not limited to, at least one of: zero padding (zero padding), increased reservation (reserved) state, and reduced bits occupied by a particular DCI domain.

Taking two DCIs, for example, dci#1 and dci#2, for example, dci#1 has a size of 3 bits, dci#2 has a size of 2 bits, dci#1 includes information field #1 and information field #2, information field #1 occupies 2 bits, information field #2 occupies 1bit, dci#2 also includes information field #1 and information field #2, information field #1 occupies 1bit, information field #1 in dci#1 and information field #1 in dci#2 are the same type of information field, information field #2 in dci#1 and information field #2 in dci#2 are the same type of information field, and in this case, the above two modes are exemplified.

For example, if dci#1 and dci#2 are aligned in a zero padding manner and one bit can be added after 2 bits of dci#2, dci#2 has the same size as dci#1 and is 3 bits.

In this case, the dci#2 after alignment is identical to the state that can be indicated by dci#2 before alignment, and can indicate 2 to the power of 1 of 2, and 4 kinds of states in total. The 3 rd bit (i.e., the complementary bit) in the aligned dci#2 is always 0, and only the first 2 bits vary according to the indicated content.

For example, the information fields of the same type may be preferentially aligned with the information fields of the DCI #1 and the DCI #2 in the DCI #1 in a manner of increasing the reserved state, for example, the information fields of the DCI #2 and the information fields of the DCI #2 may be preferentially aligned with the information fields of the DCI #2 and the information fields of the DCI #2, for example, a bit is added after the bit occupied by the information fields of the DCI #2, and then the size of the DCI #2 is the same as that of the DCI #1, and is 3 bits.

In this case, the information field #2 in the DCI #2 can indicate more states after alignment than before alignment, for example, the information field #2 in the DCI #2 before alignment may indicate 1 to 1 power of 2, 2 states altogether, the DCI #2 after alignment may indicate 2 to 1 power of 2, 4 states altogether, where the first 2 states may be the same as the 2 states indicated by the information field #2 in the DCI #2 before alignment, and the other 2 states may be newly added reserved states. The 3 bits in the aligned dci#2 may all vary according to the indicated contents.

Of course, the alignment is not limited to the above-mentioned manner of adding bits such as zero padding and adding a reserved state, and the alignment may be performed by reducing bits in a specific information field, for example, the alignment is preferentially performed on the information field of the same type, and since the information field #2 in the DCI #1 and the information field #2 in the DCI #1 are not yet aligned, the alignment may be preferentially performed on the information field #2 in the DCI #1 and the information field #2 in the DCI #2, for example, one bit is reduced in bits occupied by the information field #2 in the DCI #1, and the size of the DCI #2 is the same as that of the DCI #1, and is all 2 bits.

In one embodiment, determining DCI to discard blind tests within a first time range in the first cell from MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells comprises: the DCI discarding blind tests in a first time range in the first cell is determined according to the high-to-low ordering of priorities of MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, for example, the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the second number threshold by x, then the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI may be determined in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI first, and then x DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI with the lowest priority may be determined as DCI for discarding blind detection according to the order of priority of the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI from high to low.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is smaller than or equal to the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, but when the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the first number threshold corresponding to the first time range, that is, only the number of DCI sizes scrambled by other RNTIs (RNTIs other than the C-RNTIs) does not satisfy the requirement, for example, the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the first number threshold by y, then the DCI scrambled by other RNTIs in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI may be first, and then y other scrambled DCIs with the lowest priority determined as the DCI for discarding the blind detection according to the order of priority of the DCI scrambled by other RNTIs in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI from high to low.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating another blind detection control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 2, the determining DCI for discarding blind tests within a first time range in the first cell according to the priority of MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells from high to low includes:

in step S201, determining a second number according to the difference between the first number of DCI sizes and the number threshold in the first time range;

in step S202, the second number of DCIs is determined to be the DCI for which the blind detection is abandoned from the DCIs with the lowest priority among the MC-DCIs and the legacy DCIs.

In one embodiment, the terminal may calculate a difference between the first number and the number threshold as the second number, and further, when determining to discard the DCI for the blind test, may determine, from the DCI with the lowest priority, the second number of DCIs as the DCI for discarding the blind test in the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI, that is, the second number of DCIs with the lowest priority as the DCI for discarding the blind test.

The number threshold may include a first number threshold and a second number threshold, where the first number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to a number of all DCI sizes in a first time range in the first cell, and the second number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to a number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell. The number threshold may be applicable only to a first time range in which the terminal resides in the first cell, beyond which the terminal may determine according to other number thresholds.

Correspondingly, the second number also comprises two parts: the difference between the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell and the first number threshold, the difference between the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell and the second number threshold.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, for example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell and the second number threshold are x, the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI may be determined in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI first, and then x DCIs with the lowest priority determined as the DCI for discarding the blind test according to the order of priority of the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI from high to low.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is smaller than or equal to the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, but when the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the first number threshold corresponding to the first time range, that is, only the number of DCI sizes scrambled by other RNTIs (RNTIs other than the C-RNTIs) does not satisfy the requirement, for example, the difference between the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell and the first number threshold is y, then the DCI scrambled by the other RNTIs in the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI may be determined as the y-number of the DCI with the lowest priority to discard according to the order of priority of the DCI scrambled by the other RNTIs in the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI.

In one embodiment, the MC-DCI for scheduling the downlink data of the plurality of cells is DCI 1_X, and the MC-DCI for scheduling the uplink data of the plurality of cells is DCI 0_X, wherein the ranking of the priority from high to low includes at least one of:

sequencing 1: DCI 0_1 configured by a common search space CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by a CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI 0_1 configured by a terminal specific search space USS, DCI 0_0 configured by a USS, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI1_1, DCI 0_1;

sequencing 2: DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2 configured by USS, DCI 0_0 configured by USS, DCI1_1, DCI 0_1 configured by USS;

sequencing 3: DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI0_1 configured by USS, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI1_1, DCI0_1, DCI1_2, DCI0_2;

sequencing 4: DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 0_1 configured by USS, DCI 0_0 configured by USS, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X;

sequencing 5: DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 0_1 configured by USS, DCI 0_0 configured by USS, DCI1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X;

Sequencing 6: DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI0_1 configured by USS, DCI0_2, DCI1_2, DCI0_1, DCI1_1;

sequencing 7: DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X, DCI0_2, DCI1_2, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI0_1, DCI1_1;

sequencing 8: DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI0_1, DCI1_1, DCI0_2, DCI1_2;

sequencing 9: DCI 0_0 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_1 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_0 of USS configuration, DCI 0_1 of USS configuration, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X;

sequencing 10: DCI 0_0 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_1 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_0 of USS configuration, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X.

In one embodiment, when the demand for downlink data communication is greater than the demand for uplink data communication in the first cell, it may be determined that the priority of downlink DCI is higher than the priority of uplink DCI in DCI of the same scenario, and then the ranks may be as shown in rank 1, rank 2, rank 3, rank 4, and rank 5 above.

Since the functions of DCI 0_1 and DCI 1_1 are typically included in MC-DCI, it is possible to give priority to discarding blind detection of DCI 0_1 and DCI 1_1. In this case, the priority of DCI 0_1, DCI 1_1 may be set relatively low, for example as shown in rank 1, rank 2 described above.

Since the requirement of the URLLC (Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications) service on the delay and the reliability is high, only DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 can meet the requirement, when the first cell needs to perform the URLLC service, the priority of DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 can be set relatively high, for example, as shown in the above-mentioned ranks 2 and 5.

Correspondingly, if the first cell does not need to perform the URLLC service, the priority of DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 may be set relatively low, for example as shown in the above-mentioned rank 3.

Since the MC-DCI is used to schedule a plurality of cells, the size of the MC-DCI is larger than the size of the legacy DCI, which occupies more communication resources, and thus it may be considered that blind detection of the MC-DCI is preferentially abandoned. In this case, the priority of the MC-DCI (i.e., DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X) may be set relatively low, such as shown in rank 4, rank 5 above.

In one embodiment, when the requirement for uplink data communication is greater than the requirement for downlink data communication in the first cell, it may be determined that the priority of the uplink DCI is higher than the priority of the downlink DCI in the DCI of the same scenario, and then the ranks may be as shown in rank 6, rank 7, rank 8, rank 9, and rank 10 above.

Since the functions of DCI 0_1 and DCI 1_1 are typically included in MC-DCI, it is possible to give priority to discarding blind detection of DCI 0_1 and DCI 1_1. In this case, the priority of DCI 0_1, DCI 1_1 may be set relatively low, for example as shown in rank 5, rank 6 described above.

Since the requirement of the URLLC service on the time delay and the reliability is higher, only DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 can meet the requirement, when the first cell needs to perform the URLLC service, the priority of DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 can be set relatively higher, for example, as shown in the above-mentioned order 7 and order 10.

Correspondingly, if the first cell does not need to perform the URLLC service, the priority of DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2 may be set relatively low, for example as shown in the above-mentioned rank 8.

Since the MC-DCI is used to schedule a plurality of cells, the size of the MC-DCI is larger than the size of the legacy DCI, which occupies more communication resources, and thus it may be considered that blind detection of the MC-DCI is preferentially abandoned. In this case, the priority of the MC-DCI may be set relatively low, as shown by the above-mentioned ranks 9, 10.

In addition, the embodiment of the disclosure further provides a blind detection control method, which is executed by the terminal and comprises the following steps: determining a first number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) sizes in a first cell; and determining DCI which is abandoned blind detection in the first cell according to the priorities of MC-DCI and traditional DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells when the first number is larger than a number threshold value.

That is, with respect to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the first number, the number threshold, and DCI discarding blind tests are not limited to the first time range, but when the terminal is in the first cell, the blind tests are discarded, and the DCI discarding blind tests in the first cell is determined according to the priorities of the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI.

In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a configuration determining method, performed by a terminal, the method including: receiving configuration signaling sent by network equipment, wherein the configuration signaling is used for determining the quantity of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes in a first cell; when the number is greater than or equal to a number threshold, the network device is not expected to configure MC-DCI in the first cell.

The network device may send configuration signaling, such as RRC signaling, to the terminal to configure the number of DCI formats sent to the terminal in the first cell, and the terminal may derive a procedure for aligning DCI according to the number of DCI formats configured in the configuration signaling, to obtain the number of DCI (including legacy DCI and MC-DCI) sizes in the first cell, and of course, the network device may also be able to determine the number.

When the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes in a first cell is greater than or equal to a number threshold, then the terminal does not expect the network device to configure MC-DCI in the first cell. Accordingly, the network device will not send the MC-DCI to the terminal in the first cell.

Wherein the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes includes at least one of:

after the alignment of the legacy DCI, the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes;

the number of legacy DCIs and MC-DCI sizes before the legacy DCIs are aligned.

It should be noted that, similar to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the number threshold in this embodiment may also include a first number threshold and a second number threshold, where the first number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to the number of all DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell, and the second number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell. The number threshold may be applicable only to a first time range in which the terminal resides in the first cell, beyond which the terminal may determine according to other number thresholds.

Accordingly, the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes in the first cell may also include two parts: the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell, the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell.

Then, when the number is greater than or equal to a number threshold, the network device is not expected to configure MC-DCI in the first cell, which may be described as: when the number of DCI sizes in a first time range in a first cell is greater than or equal to a first number threshold corresponding to the first time range, and/or when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by a C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than or equal to a second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, configuration of MC-DCI in the first cell is not expected in the first time range.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a configuration determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration determining method shown in the embodiment may be executed by a terminal, where the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a sensor, an internet of things device, and other communication apparatuses. The terminal may communicate with network devices including, but not limited to, network devices in 4G, 5G, 6G, etc., communication systems, e.g., base stations, core networks, etc.

As shown in fig. 3, the configuration determining method may include the steps of:

in step S301, if no MC-DCI is expected to be configured in a first cell, where the MC-DCI is used to schedule a plurality of cells, the first cell is one of the plurality of cells.

In one embodiment, considering that introducing the MC-DCI may cause the number of size categories of the DCI received by the terminal in the first cell to increase the complexity of blind detection of the DCI by the terminal, if the network device configures the MC-DCI in the first cell, the type of the DCI configured in the first cell may be reduced, for example, DCI without configuring a preset format, where the size of the DCI in the preset format is different from the size of the MC-DCI.

Accordingly, the DCI size of the terminal requiring blind detection in the first cell can be reduced, and the complexity of the terminal blind detection DCI is reduced. Correspondingly, if the terminal does not expect that the MC-DCI is configured in the first cell, the DCI in the preset format is configured, where the MC-DCI is used to schedule a plurality of cells, and the first cell is one cell of the plurality of cells.

In one embodiment, the time domain resource where the blind detection opportunity of the MC-DCI is located overlaps with the time domain resource where the blind detection opportunity of the preset format DCI is located.

Although the network device may configure DCI of multiple sizes in the first cell, that is, may send DCI of multiple sizes to the terminal in the first cell. However, since the PDCCH channel resource carrying the DCI may be periodic, that is, the time domain resource where the blind detection opportunity of the MC-DCI is located and the blind detection opportunity of the preset format DCI, the DCIs of different sizes may not exist in the same time domain resource at the same time, but may exist in different time domain resources.

For the case that the time domain resource where the blind detection opportunity of the MC-DCI is located is not overlapped with the blind detection opportunity of the DCI of the preset format, that is, the DCIs of different sizes are not simultaneously present in the same time domain resource (e.g. timeslot), the complexity of blind detection of the DCI of the terminal is not affected basically, so the network device can still configure the DCI of the preset format in the first cell.

For the case that the time domain resource where the blind detection opportunity of the MC-DCI is located overlaps with the blind detection opportunity of the DCI in the preset format, that is, the DCIs with different sizes exist in the same time domain resource (for example, one or more time slots) at the same time, the complexity of blind detection of the DCI by the terminal is affected, so the network device does not configure the DCI in the preset format in the first cell.

In one embodiment, the DCI in the preset format includes at least one of: DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI1_2, DCI 0_2. Where DCI 1_1 and DCI 0_1 are time-domain DCIs of the same scene, DCI1_2 and DCI 0_2 belong to the same scene, for example, if a terminal does not expect MC-DCI to be configured in a first cell, a preset format of DCI may be configured, if a terminal does not expect MC-DCI to be configured in a first cell, DCI of the same scene may be configured, for example, DCI 1_1 and DCI 0_1 may not be configured, DCI1_2 and DCI 0_2 may not be configured, and a network device may not configure DCI 1_1 and DCI 0_1 or DCI1_2 and DCI 0_2 in a first cell.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a method of alignment determination according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The alignment determining method shown in the embodiment may be performed by a terminal, where the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a sensor, an internet of things device, and other communication apparatuses. The terminal may communicate with network devices including, but not limited to, network devices in 4G, 5G, 6G, etc., communication systems, e.g., base stations, core networks, etc.

As shown in fig. 4, the alignment determining method may include the steps of:

in step S401, when configured to schedule a plurality of cell downlink control information MC-DCI, after determining that a legacy DCI is aligned (e.g., aligned based on a legacy alignment mechanism) in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI, determining that a first format DCI is aligned with a second format DCI and/or that a third format DCI is aligned with a fourth format DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

In one embodiment, considering that introducing the MC-DCI may cause the number of size categories of the DCI received by the terminal in the first cell to increase, thereby increasing complexity of blind detection of the DCI by the terminal, the network device may further align the sizes of the legacy DCI in case the MC-DCI is configured in the first cell.

As can be seen from the observation of table 1, after the DCI alignment process in the related art, there are still DCIs of three sizes, so in order to reduce the size of the DCIs requiring blind detection of the terminal, the remaining three sizes of DCIs in table 1 can be further aligned. For example as shown in table 2:

DCI format	size of the device	First step	Second step	Third step	Fourth step
						DCI 0_1/0_0on CSS	A	A	A	A	A
DCI 0_1/0_0on USS	B	A	A	A	A
						DCI 0_1	C	C	C	max(C,D)	max(max(C,D),max(E,F))
DCI 1_1	D	D	D	max(C,D)	max(max(C,D),max(E,F))
						DCI 0_2	E	E	max(E,F)	max(E,F)	max(max(C,D),max(E,F))
DCI 1_2	F	F	max(E,F)	max(E,F)	max(max(C,D),max(E,F))

TABLE 2

As shown in table 2, with the addition of the fourth step on the basis of the representation 1, the alignment of the first format DCI and the second format DCI may include the alignment of DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 and DCI 1_2 and/or DCI 0_2, for example, taking the maximum value of the size D of DCI 1_1 and the size C of DCI 0_1, and the maximum value of the size F of DCI 1_2 and the size E of DCI 0_2, and further taking the maximum value of the two maximum values as targets, and the sizes of DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 after the alignment are max (max (C, D), max (E, F)). Accordingly, one DCI size can be reduced on the basis of the table 1, so that the DCI size of the terminal which needs blind detection in the first cell is reduced, and the complexity of the blind detection of the DCI of the terminal is reduced.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating another alignment determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, the determining that the first format DCI is aligned with the second format DCI includes:

In step S501, it is determined that DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 is aligned with DCI 1_2 and/or DCI 0_2.

It should be noted that determining that DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 is aligned with DCI 1_2 and/or DCI 0_2 is only one example of the present disclosure, and other legacy DCIs may be aligned as needed, so as to reduce the number of DCI sizes.

In one embodiment, the MC-DCI for scheduling the downlink of the plurality of cells is DCI 1_X, the MC-DCI for scheduling the uplink of the plurality of cells is DCI 0_X, and the network device aligns DCI 1_X in the MC-DCI with DCI 0_X; alignment of the first format DCI with the second format DCI may also be performed before or after alignment of the DCI 1_X with the DCI 0_X. Taking the example of the occurrence later, the terminal may determine that DCI 1_X is aligned with DCI 0_X after determining that the first format DCI is aligned with the second format DCI. If the number of DCI sizes after aligning the DCI 1_X and the DCI 0_X in the MC-DCI is satisfactory, the first format DCI and the second format DCI may not be aligned.

Since the sizes of DCI 1_X and DCI 0_X may also be different, aligning DCI 1_X with DCI 0_X is beneficial to reducing the size of DCI requiring blind detection and reducing the complexity of terminal blind detection of DCI. And the alignment of the DCI 1_X with the DCI 0_X is performed after the alignment of the first format DCI with the second format DCI, the alignment of legacy DCI to MC-DCI can be avoided. Because the MC-DCI is used for scheduling a plurality of cells, the number of bits occupied, that is, the size, is generally large, and aligning legacy DCI to the MC-DCI results in a substantial increase in the number of bits occupied by legacy DCI, and thus in a substantial increase in the occupied communication resources. The present embodiment can avoid alignment of legacy DCI to MC-DCI, thereby avoiding a substantial increase in communication resources for transmitting DCI due to the alignment operation.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a blind test determination method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The blind detection determining method shown in the embodiment may be executed by a network device, where the network device may communicate with a terminal, where the network device includes, but is not limited to, a base station in a communication system such as a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station, and the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a sensor, and a communication apparatus such as an internet of things device.

As shown in fig. 6, the blind test determination method may include the steps of:

in step S601, when a first number of downlink control information DCI sizes in a first time range in a first cell of a terminal is greater than a number threshold, determining DCI for discarding blind detection in the first time range in the first cell of the terminal according to MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells and legacy DCI.

In one embodiment, the first cell comprises at least one of:

a cell (which may be referred to as a scheduling cell) for transmitting the MC-DCI to the terminal;

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, when the first number of the DCI sizes (including the sizes of the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI) in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the number threshold, the network device may determine, according to the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI, that the terminal gives up the DCI for blind detection in the first time range in the first cell, and accordingly, the terminal may give up the DCI determined for blind detection in the first time range, thereby reducing the size of the DCI requiring blind detection, and being beneficial to reducing the complexity of the DCI for blind detection of the terminal.

The number threshold may include a first number threshold and a second number threshold, where the first number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to a number of all DCI sizes in a first time range in the first cell, and the second number threshold is a number threshold corresponding to a number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell. The number threshold may be applicable only to the first time range in which the terminal resides in the first cell, and beyond the first time range, the determination may be made according to other number thresholds.

The above step S601 may be further described as: and determining DCI of which blind detection is abandoned in the first time range in the first cell of the terminal according to MC-DCI and traditional DCI when the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell of the terminal is larger than a first number threshold corresponding to the first time range and/or when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is larger than a second number threshold corresponding to the first time range.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, for example, the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is greater than the second number threshold by x, then the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI may be determined in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI first, and then the x DCIs determined as DCI for which the terminal discards the blind test in the DCI scrambled by the C-RNTI in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI.

For example, when the number of DCI sizes scrambled by the C-RNTI in the first time range in the first cell is smaller than or equal to the second number threshold corresponding to the first time range, but when the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the first number threshold corresponding to the first time range, that is, only the number of DCI sizes scrambled by other RNTIs (RNTIs other than the C-RNTIs) does not satisfy the requirement, for example, the number of DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than the first number threshold by y, then the DCI scrambled by other RNTIs may be determined in the MC-DCI and legacy DCI, and then y pieces of DCI scrambled by other RNTIs determined as DCI for which the terminal gives up blind detection.

The MC-DCI may be scrambled by the C-RNTI or other RNTIs.

In an embodiment, the network device may configure, for the terminal, the number of DCI formats that need blind detection in the first time range in the first cell, and a blind detection occasion of each DCI format. The network device may perform the above configuration for the terminal through RRC signaling, for example.

The terminal may derive a process of aligning DCI according to the number of DCI formats configured by the network device, and obtain a first number of DCI sizes in a first time range in a first cell.

In one embodiment, the physical downlink control channel PDCCH blinds the timing;

one or more symbols;

one or more time slots;

one or more frames.

The first time range may be indicated by the network device, or may be determined based on a protocol convention. According to the embodiment shown in fig. 6, for a terminal camping in a first cell, the network device may determine that the terminal discards, within a first time range, DCI requiring discarding of blind test determined according to the steps in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, and outside the first time range, may not discard DCI requiring discarding of blind test determined according to the steps in the embodiment shown in fig. 6, or may continue discarding DCI requiring discarding of blind test determined according to the steps in the embodiment shown in fig. 1.

In one embodiment, the first number includes at least one of:

The network device may use the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes in the first time range as the first number after the legacy DCI is aligned, or may use the number of legacy DCI and MC-DCI sizes in the first time range as the first number before the legacy DCI is aligned.

In one embodiment, determining DCI for the terminal to discard blind tests within a first time range in the first cell according to MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells comprises:

and determining the DCI of which the terminal gives up blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority from high to low of the MC-DCI and the traditional DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells.

In one embodiment, the determining DCI for the terminal to discard blind tests within a first time range in the first cell according to the high-to-low ordering of priorities of MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells includes: determining a second quantity according to the difference between the first quantity of DCI sizes and a quantity threshold value in the first time range; and determining the second quantity of DCIs from the DCIs with the lowest priority in the MC-DCIs and the traditional DCIs as the DCIs which abandon blind detection.

The network device may calculate a difference between the first number and the number threshold as the second number, and further, when determining to discard the DCI for blind detection, may determine, from the DCI with the lowest priority, in the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI, that the second number of DCIs is the DCI for discarding the blind detection, that is, the second number of DCIs with the lowest priority is the DCI for discarding the blind detection.

Since the requirement of the URLLC service on the time delay and the reliability is higher, only DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 can meet the requirement, when the first cell needs to perform the URLLC service, the priority of DCI 1_2 and DCI 0_2 can be set relatively higher, for example, as shown in the above-mentioned order 2 and order 5.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating a configuration control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration control method shown in the embodiment may be executed by a network device, where the network device may communicate with a terminal, where the network device includes, but is not limited to, a base station in a communication system such as a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station, and the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a sensor, and a communication apparatus such as an internet of things device.

As shown in fig. 7, the configuration control method may include the steps of:

in step S701, if the MC-DCI is configured in the first cell scheduled by the downlink control information MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells, DCI of a preset format is not configured.

For the case that the time domain resource where the blind detection opportunity of the MC-DCI is located overlaps with the blind detection opportunity of the DCI of the preset format, that is, the DCIs of different sizes exist in the same time domain resource (e.g. timeslot) at the same time, the complexity of blind detection of the DCI of the terminal is affected, so the network device does not configure the DCI of the preset format in the first cell.

In one embodiment, the DCI in the preset format includes at least one of: DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI1_2, DCI 0_2. For example, the network device may not configure DCI 1_1 and DCI 0_1 or DCI1_2, DCI 0_2 in the first cell.

Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart diagram illustrating an alignment control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The alignment control method shown in this embodiment may be executed by a network device, where the network device may communicate with a terminal, where the network device includes, but is not limited to, a base station in a communication system such as a 4G base station, a 5G base station, and a 6G base station, and the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a communication apparatus such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a sensor, and an internet of things device.

As shown in fig. 8, the alignment control method may include the steps of:

in step S801, when configured for a terminal to schedule a plurality of cell downlink control information MC-DCI, after aligning legacy DCI in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI, aligning first format DCI with second format DCI and/or aligning third format DCI with fourth format DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

As can be seen from the observation of table 1, after the DCI alignment process in the related art, there are still DCIs of three sizes, so in order to reduce the size of the DCIs requiring blind detection of the terminal, the remaining three sizes of DCIs in table 1 can be further aligned. For example, the first format DCI is aligned with the second format DCI, and then one DCI size can be reduced based on the table 1, so that the DCI size of the terminal requiring blind detection in the first cell is reduced, and the complexity of blind detection of the terminal is reduced.

In one embodiment, the aligning the first format DCI with the second format DCI includes: DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 are aligned with DCI 1_2 and/or DCI 0_2.

In one embodiment, the MC-DCI for scheduling the multiple cells downstream is DCI 1_X, the MC-DCI for scheduling the multiple cells upstream is DCI 0_X, and the network device may also align the DCI 1_X with the DCI 0_X, which may occur after or before aligning the first format DCI with the second format DCI. Taking the example of the occurrence later, the terminal may determine that DCI 1_X is aligned with DCI 0_X after determining that the first format DCI is aligned with the second format DCI.

Corresponding to the foregoing embodiments of the blind detection control method, the configuration determination method, the alignment determination method, the blind detection determination method, the configuration control method, and the alignment control method, the disclosure further provides embodiments of the blind detection control device, the configuration determination device, the alignment determination device, the blind detection determination device, the configuration control device, and the alignment control device.

Fig. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a blind detection control device shown in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The blind detection control device shown in the embodiment may be a terminal, or a device formed by modules in the terminal, where the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a communication device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a sensor, and an internet of things device. The terminal may communicate with network devices including, but not limited to, network devices in 4G, 5G, 6G, etc., communication systems, e.g., base stations, core networks, etc.

As shown in fig. 9, the blind detection control device includes:

a processing module 901, configured to determine DCI for discarding blind detection in a first time range in a first cell according to MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells and legacy DCI when a first number of downlink control information DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is greater than a number threshold.

In one embodiment, the first number includes at least one of:

In one embodiment, the first time range includes at least one of: a physical downlink control channel PDCCH blind detection opportunity; one or more symbols; one or more time slots; one or more frames.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to determine DCI that gives up blind detection in the first time range in the first cell from MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells and legacy DCI.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to determine a second number from a difference between a first number of DCI sizes within the first time range and a number threshold; and determining the second quantity of DCIs from the DCIs with the lowest priority in the MC-DCIs and the traditional DCIs as the DCIs which abandon blind detection.

DCI 0_1 configured by a common search space CSS, DCI0_0 configured by a CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI 0_1 configured by a terminal specific search space USS, DCI0_0 configured by a USS, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1;

DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2 configured by USS, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1 configured by USS;

DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI0_1 configured by USS, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI1_1, DCI0_1, DCI1_2, DCI0_2;

DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 0_1 configured by USS, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X;

DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 0_1 configured by USS, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X;

DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI0_1 configured by USS, DCI0_2, DCI1_2, DCI0_1, DCI1_1;

DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X, DCI0_2, DCI1_2, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI0_1, DCI1_1;

DCI0_0 configured by CSS, DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X, DCI0_0 configured by USS, DCI0_1, DCI1_1, DCI0_2, DCI1_2;

DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, DCI0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by USS, DCI0_1 configured by USS, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_2, DCI0_1, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X;

DCI 0_0 of CSS configuration, DCI0_1 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_0 of USS configuration, DCI0_1 of USS configuration, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X.

In one embodiment, the first cell comprises at least one of: a cell in which the MC-DCI resides when receiving the MC-DCI; one or more cells scheduled by the MC-DCI.

The embodiment of the disclosure also proposes a configuration determining apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

and a processing module configured to configure DCI of a preset format in a case where MC-DCI is not expected to be configured in a first cell, wherein the MC-DCI is used for scheduling a plurality of cells, and the first cell is one cell of the plurality of cells.

In one embodiment, the DCI in the preset format includes at least one of: DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI1_2, DCI 0_2.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an alignment determination apparatus, the apparatus including:

a processing module configured to determine that a first format DCI is aligned with a second format DCI and/or a third format DCI is aligned with a fourth format DCI after determining that a legacy DCI is aligned in a cell scheduled by a plurality of cell downlink control information MC-DCIs configured; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to determine that DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 is aligned with DCI1_2 and/or DCI 0_2.

Fig. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a blind detection determination device shown according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The blind detection determining apparatus shown in this embodiment may be a network device, or an apparatus constituted by modules in a network device, which may communicate with a terminal. The terminal comprises, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, wearable equipment, a sensor, internet of things equipment and other communication devices. Including but not limited to network devices in 4G, 5G, 6G, etc. communication systems, such as base stations, core networks, etc.

As shown in fig. 10, the blind detection determining apparatus includes:

a processing module 1001 is configured to determine DCI for discarding blind detection in a first time range in a first cell of a terminal according to MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells and legacy DCI when a first number of downlink control information DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is greater than a number threshold.

In one embodiment, the first number includes at least one of:

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to determine DCI for the terminal to discard blind tests within a first time range in the first cell from MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells and legacy DCI.

In one embodiment, the first cell comprises at least one of:

a cell for transmitting the MC-DCI to the terminal;

one or more cells scheduled by the MC-DCI.

The embodiment of the disclosure also proposes a configuration control device, the device comprising:

and a processing module configured to not configure DCI of a preset format in a case where the MC-DCI is configured in a first cell scheduled by the downlink control information MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells.

In one embodiment, the DCI in the preset format includes at least one of:

DCI 1_1、DCI 0_1、DCI 1_2、DCI 0_2。

the embodiment of the disclosure also proposes an alignment control device, the device comprising:

a processing module configured to align, when configured for a terminal to schedule a plurality of cell downlink control information MC-DCI, a first format DCI with a second format DCI and/or a third format DCI with a fourth format DCI after aligning a legacy DCI in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

In one embodiment, the processing module is configured to align DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 with DCI 1_2 and/or DCI 0_2.

The specific manner in which the various modules perform the operations in the apparatus of the above embodiments have been described in detail in connection with the embodiments of the related methods, and will not be described in detail herein.

For the device embodiments, reference is made to the description of the method embodiments for the relevant points, since they essentially correspond to the method embodiments. The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the modules illustrated as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical, i.e., may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network modules. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and implement the present invention without undue burden.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a DCI size control system, which comprises a terminal and network side equipment, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the blind detection control method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration determination method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment determination method described in any one of the above embodiments; the network device is configured to implement the blind detection determining method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration control method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment control method described in any one of the above embodiments.

The embodiment of the disclosure also proposes a communication device, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection control method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration determination method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment determination method described in any of the above embodiments.

The embodiment of the disclosure also proposes a communication device, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection determining method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration control method described in any of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment control method described in any of the above embodiments.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, which when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection control method according to any one of the embodiments above, and/or the configuration determination method according to any one of the embodiments above, and/or the alignment determination method according to any one of the embodiments above.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, which when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection determination method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the configuration control method described in any one of the above embodiments, and/or the alignment control method described in any one of the above embodiments.

As shown in fig. 11, fig. 11 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1100 for blind detection determination and/or configuration control and/or alignment control, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 1100 may be provided as a base station. Referring to fig. 11, the apparatus 1100 includes a processing component 1122, a wireless transmit/receive component 1124, an antenna component 1126, and a signal processing portion specific to a wireless interface, which processing component 1122 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in processing component 1122 may be configured to implement the blind detection determination method described in any of the embodiments above, and/or the configuration control method described in any of the embodiments above, and/or the alignment control method described in any of the embodiments above.

Fig. 12 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1200 for blind-check control and/or configuration determination and/or alignment determination, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, apparatus 1200 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness device, personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 12, apparatus 1200 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1202, a memory 1204, a power component 1206, a multimedia component 1208, an audio component 1210, an input/output (I/O) interface 1212, a sensor component 1214, and a communications component 1216.

The processing component 1202 generally controls overall operation of the apparatus 1200, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1202 may include one or more processors 1220 to execute instructions to implement the blind detection determination method described in any of the embodiments above, and/or the configuration control method described in any of the embodiments above, and/or all or part of the steps of the alignment control method described in any of the embodiments above. Further, the processing component 1202 may include one or more modules that facilitate interactions between the processing component 1202 and other components. For example, the processing component 1202 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1208 and the processing component 1202.

The memory 1204 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the apparatus 1200. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the apparatus 1200, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, video, and so forth. The memory 1204 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), read Only Memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

Power supply assembly 1206 provides power to the various components of device 1200. The power supply components 1206 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the apparatus 1200.

The multimedia component 1208 includes a screen between the device 1200 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1208 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the apparatus 1200 is in an operational mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 1210 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1210 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the apparatus 1200 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 1204 or transmitted via the communications component 1216. In some embodiments, audio assembly 1210 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1212 provides an interface between the processing component 1202 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 1214 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the apparatus 1200. For example, the sensor assembly 1214 may detect the on/off state of the device 1200, the relative positioning of the components, such as the display and keypad of the device 1200, the sensor assembly 1214 may also detect a change in position of the device 1200 or a component of the device 1200, the presence or absence of user contact with the device 1200, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the device 1200, and a change in temperature of the device 1200. The sensor assembly 1214 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1214 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 1214 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communications component 1216 is configured to facilitate communication between the apparatus 1200 and other devices, either wired or wireless. The apparatus 1200 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1216 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communications component 1216 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 1200 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for implementing the blind detection determination method described in any of the embodiments above, and/or the configuration control method described in any of the embodiments above, and/or the alignment control method described in any of the embodiments above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as a memory 1204 comprising instructions executable by a processor 1220 of the apparatus 1200 to implement the blind detection determination method of any of the embodiments described above, and/or the configuration control method of any of the embodiments described above, and/or the alignment control method of any of the embodiments described above. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following the general principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing has outlined the detailed description of the method and apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the detailed description of the principles and embodiments of the present disclosure has been provided herein with the application of the specific examples, the above examples being provided only to facilitate the understanding of the method of the present disclosure and its core ideas; meanwhile, as one of ordinary skill in the art will have variations in the detailed description and the application scope in light of the ideas of the present disclosure, the present disclosure should not be construed as being limited to the above description.

Claims

1. A method of blind detection control, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

and when the first number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) sizes in a first time range in a first cell is larger than a number threshold, determining DCI which is abandoned blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to MC-DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells and traditional DCI.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first number comprises at least one of:

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first time range comprises at least one of:

a physical downlink control channel PDCCH blind detection opportunity;

one or more symbols;

one or more time slots;

one or more frames.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining DCI for discarding blind tests within a first time range in the first cell from MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells comprises:

and determining the DCI which is abandoned blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority of the MC-DCI and the traditional DCI from high to low.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining DCI that the blind test is discarded within the first time range in the first cell according to the high-to-low ordering of priorities of the MC-DCI and the legacy DCI for scheduling the plurality of cells comprises:

determining a second quantity according to the difference between the first quantity of DCI sizes and a quantity threshold value in the first time range;

and determining the second quantity of DCIs from the DCIs with the lowest priority in the MC-DCIs and the traditional DCIs as the DCIs which abandon blind detection.

6. The method of any of claims 1-5, wherein the MC-DCI for scheduling the plurality of cell downlink data is DCI 1_X and the MC-DCI for scheduling the plurality of cell uplink data is DCI 0_X, wherein the high-to-low priority ordering comprises at least one of:

DCI 0_1 configured by a common search space CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by a CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI 0_1 configured by a terminal specific search space USS, DCI 0_0 configured by a USS, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1;

DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2 configured by USS, DCI 0_0 configured by USS, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1 configured by USS;

DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 0_1 configured by USS, DCI 0_0 configured by USS, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X;

DCI 0_1 configured by CSS, DCI 0_0 configured by CSS, DCI 0_1 configured by USS, DCI 0_0 configured by USS, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_X, DCI 0_X;

DCI 0_0 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_1 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_0 of USS configuration, DCI 0_1 of USS configuration, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X;

DCI 0_0 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_1 of CSS configuration, DCI 0_0 of USS configuration, DCI 0_1, DCI 1_1, DCI 0_2, DCI 1_2, DCI 0_X, DCI 1_X.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first cell comprises at least one of:

a cell in which the MC-DCI resides when receiving the MC-DCI;

one or more cells scheduled by the MC-DCI.

8. A configuration determining method, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

if the MC-DCI is not expected to be configured in the first cell, the DCI in the preset format is configured,

the MC-DCI is used for scheduling a plurality of cells, and the first cell is one cell in the plurality of cells.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a time domain resource where a blind detection occasion of the MC-DCI is located overlaps with a time domain resource where a blind detection occasion of the preset format DCI is located.

10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the DCI of the preset format includes at least one of:

DCI 1_1、DCI 0_1、DCI 1_2、DCI 0_2。

11. an alignment determination method, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:

when configured to schedule downlink control information MC-DCI of a plurality of cells, determining that a first format DCI is aligned with a second format DCI and/or a third format DCI is aligned with a fourth format DCI after determining that a traditional DCI is aligned in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining that the first format DCI is aligned with the second format DCI comprises:

determining that DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 is aligned with DCI 1_2 and/or DCI 0_2.

13. A method of blind-check determination, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

and when the first number of Downlink Control Information (DCI) sizes in a first time range in a first cell of a terminal is larger than a number threshold, determining DCI of which blind detection is abandoned in the first time range in the first cell by the terminal according to MC-DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells and traditional DCI.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first number comprises at least one of:

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the first time range comprises at least one of:

a physical downlink control channel PDCCH blind detection opportunity;

one or more symbols;

one or more time slots;

one or more frames.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the determining DCI for the terminal to discard blind tests within a first time range in the first cell based on MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells comprises:

and determining the DCI of which the terminal gives up blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority of the MC-DCI and the traditional DCI from high to low.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the determining DCI for the terminal to discard blind tests within the first time range in the first cell according to the high-to-low ordering of priorities of MC-DCI and legacy DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells comprises:

18. The method of any of claims 13 to 17, wherein the MC-DCI for scheduling the plurality of cell downlink data is DCI 1_X and the MC-DCI for scheduling the plurality of cell uplink data is DCI 0_X, wherein the high-to-low priority ordering comprises at least one of:

19. The method according to any of claims 13 to 17, wherein the first cell comprises at least one of:

a cell for transmitting the MC-DCI to the terminal;

one or more cells scheduled by the MC-DCI.

20. A configuration control method, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

and if the MC-DCI is configured in a first cell scheduled by the downlink control information MC-DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells, the DCI with a preset format is not configured.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein a time domain resource where a blind detection occasion of the MC-DCI is located overlaps with a time domain resource where a blind detection occasion of the preset format DCI is located.

22. The method of claim 20 or 21, wherein the DCI in the preset format includes at least one of:

DCI 1_1、DCI 0_1、DCI 1_2、DCI 0_2。

23. an alignment control method, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

when downlink control information MC-DCI used for scheduling a plurality of cells is configured for a terminal, aligning the traditional DCI in a cell scheduled by the MC-DCI, and then aligning the first format DCI with the second format DCI and/or aligning the third format DCI with the fourth format DCI; the first format DCI and the second format DCI are traditional DCI, and the third format DCI and the fourth format DCI are MC-DCI.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the aligning the first format DCI with the second format DCI comprises:

DCI 1_1 and/or DCI 0_1 are aligned with DCI 1_2 and/or DCI 0_2.

25. A blind-detection control device, the device comprising:

and the processing module is configured to determine DCI which is abandoned blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority of MC-DCI and traditional DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells when the first number of downlink control information DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell is larger than a number threshold value.

26. A configuration determining apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

27. An alignment determination apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

28. A blind-check determination device, the device comprising:

and the processing module is configured to determine DCI of which the terminal gives up blind detection in the first time range in the first cell according to the priority of MC-DCI and traditional DCI for scheduling a plurality of cells when the first number of downlink control information DCI sizes in the first time range in the first cell of the terminal is larger than a number threshold.

29. A configuration control device, the device comprising:

30. An alignment control device, the device comprising:

31. A DCI size control system, characterized by comprising a terminal, a network-side device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the blind detection control method of any one of claims 1 to 7, and/or the configuration determination method of any one of claims 8 to 10, and/or the alignment determination method of any one of claims 11 to 12; the network device is configured to implement the blind detection determination method of any one of claims 13 to 19, and/or the configuration control method of any one of claims 20 to 22, and/or the alignment control method of any one of claims 23 to 24.

32. A communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing a computer program;

wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection control method of any one of claims 1 to 7, and/or the configuration determination method of any one of claims 8 to 10, and/or the alignment determination method of any one of claims 11 to 12.

33. A communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing a computer program;

wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection determination method of any one of claims 13 to 19, and/or the configuration control method of any one of claims 20 to 22, and/or the alignment control method of any one of claims 23 to 24.

34. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the blind detection control method of any one of claims 1 to 7, and/or the configuration determination method of any one of claims 8 to 10, and/or the alignment determination method of any one of claims 11 to 12.

35. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that the blind detection determination method of any one of claims 13 to 19, and/or the configuration control method of any one of claims 20 to 22, and/or the alignment control method of any one of claims 23 to 24 is implemented when the computer program is executed by a processor.