CN116491187A

CN116491187A - Method, device and storage medium for determining duration unit of monitoring capability

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Publication number: CN116491187A
Application number: CN202180004085.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 付婷
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-24
Filing date: 2021-11-24
Publication date: 2023-07-25
Also published as: WO2023092362A1

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method, a device and a readable storage medium for determining a duration unit of listening capability, which are applied to the technical field of wireless communication, wherein the method comprises the following steps: determining a duration unit of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the first multi-time slot group; wherein the first multislot group is determined based on a first type group search space. In the disclosure, considering that the time slot duration corresponding to the Group (1) SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS are dynamically configured by the base station, real-time communication conditions under different communication scenes can be reflected, so that the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the first multi-time slot Group, and the flexibility and the self-adaptive capability of communication can be improved.

Description

Method, device and storage medium for determining duration unit of monitoring capability

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to wireless communication technology, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a readable storage medium for determining a duration unit of listening capability.

Background

In a wireless communication protocol, for example: in a New air interface (NR) communication protocol of the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology,5G), downlink data is carried on a physical downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH), and uplink data is carried on a physical uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PDSCH). The PDCCH channel includes a common search space (common search space, CSS) and a User Equipment specific search space (USS). The CSS is used to carry cell common control information, multicast control information, etc., and may also be used to carry UE-specific control information. USS is used to carry UE-specific control information.

In the high frequency band (e.g., around 60 GHz), a large subcarrier bandwidth is generally selected to cope with the phase noise. The larger subcarrier spacing (SubCarrier Spacing, SCS) corresponds to a smaller slot (slot) duration. For example: in the case where SCS corresponds to 960KHz, the duration of one slot is 0.015625 ms, i.e., 1/64 ms. In this case, the terminal may not need to blindly check the physical downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH) every slot (slot), thereby introducing a multi-slot group PDCCH listening capability (multi-slot group PDCCH monitoring capability), i.e. the PDCCH listening capability is defined in time units of a multi-slot group of X slots, where X is the total number of slots contained in one multi-slot group.

The duration of the multi-slot groups corresponding to different types of search spaces may be different, and it is required to determine how to successfully complete the sharing of the PDCCH listening capability budget.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and readable storage medium for determining a duration unit of listening capability.

In a first aspect, there is provided a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device, comprising: determining a duration unit of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the multi-time slot group;

Wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

In view of the time slot duration corresponding to the Group (1) SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS being dynamically configured by the base station, the real-time communication conditions under different communication scenes can be reflected, so that the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the first multi-time slot Group, and the flexibility and the self-adaptive capability of communication can be improved.

In some possible implementations, the first multislot group is determined based on a first type group search space, including:

the first multislot group is determined based on a single-slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots contained in one multislot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the determining, based on the multi-slot group, a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability includes: and determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group.

In some possible embodiments, the determining, based on the first multislot group, a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability includes:

And determining the time length unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the product of the single-time slot time length corresponding to the first type group search space and the total time slot number contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

and determining the time length unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the total time length of the first time slot group.

In some possible embodiments, the total duration of the first time slot group is a product of a single time slot duration corresponding to the first type group search space and a total number of time slots included in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the determining, based on the multi-slot group, a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability includes:

and determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group.

In some possible implementations, the second multislot group is determined based on a second type group search space, including:

the second multislot group is determined based on a single-slot duration of the second type group search space and a total number of slots contained in one multislot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the determining the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability based on the first multislot group and the second multislot group includes:

determining that the time length unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is the maximum value of the total time length of the first multi-slot group and the total time length of the second multi-slot group;

the total time length of the first time slot group is the product of the single time slot time length corresponding to the first type group search space and the total time slot number contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

the total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

determining that the time length unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is the minimum value of the total time length of the first multi-slot group and the total time length of the second multi-slot group;

the total time length of the first time slot group is the product of the single time slot time length of the first type group search space and the total time slot number contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

The total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the maximum value of the first value and the second value; wherein,

the first value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

the second value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the minimum value in the first value and the second value; wherein,

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

the one-slot duration of the second type group search space is a default one-slot duration,

the total number of time slots of the second type group search space is the default number of time slots.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

the single slot duration and the total number of slots of the second Type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and/or CSS of Type 0.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

and in response to the network equipment not configuring the total number of time slots of the first type group search space, determining that the total number of time slots of the first type group search space is a default number of time slots corresponding to subcarrier intervals of a downlink bandwidth part DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.

In a second aspect, there is provided a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device, comprising: and determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total time slot number contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots included in the multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space includes: and determining the corresponding duration of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the product of the single-time-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, determining a duration unit of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH listening capability based on a single-slot duration of a first type group search space and a total number of slots included in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space includes: and determining a time length unit of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-time-slot time length of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single-time-slot time length of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multislot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multislot group corresponding to the second type group search space includes: determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the maximum value of the first value and the second value; the first value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the second value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multislot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multislot group corresponding to the second type group search space includes: determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the minimum value in the first value and the second value; the first value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the second value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

the time slot duration of the second type group search space is a default time slot duration,

the time slot number value of the second type group search space is a default time slot number value.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

The slot duration and slot number value of the second Type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and/or CSS of Type 0.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises:

and in response to the network equipment not configuring the time slot number value of the first type group search space, determining that the total time slot number of the first type group search space is a default time slot number corresponding to the subcarrier interval of the downlink bandwidth part DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus may be adapted to perform the steps performed by the user equipment in the first aspect or any of the possible designs of the first aspect. The user equipment may implement the functions in the methods described above in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or both.

When the communication device according to the third aspect is implemented by a software module, the communication device may comprise a processing module.

When the steps in the first aspect are executed, a processing module is used for determining a duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the multi-time slot group; wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

When the steps described in the second aspect are executed, the processing module is configured to determine a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on a single-slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots included in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided. The communication means may be arranged to perform the steps performed by the network device in the second aspect or any of the possible designs of the second aspect described above. The network device may implement the functions of the methods described above in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or both.

When the communication device according to the fourth aspect is implemented by a software module, the communication device may comprise a processing module.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device comprising a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a computer program; the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the first aspect or any one of the possible designs of the first aspect.

According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device comprising a processor and a memory; the memory is used for storing a computer program; the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the second aspect or any one of the possible designs of the second aspect.

According to a seventh aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions (or computer programs, programs) which when invoked for execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform any one of the possible designs of the first aspect or the first aspect.

According to an eighth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions (or computer programs, programs) which when invoked for execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform any one of the possible designs of the second aspect or the second aspect described above.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the embodiments of the disclosure and not to limit the embodiments of the disclosure unduly. In the drawings:

the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating another method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating another method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating another method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating another method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating another method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating another method of determining a unit of time for listening capacity according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an apparatus for determining a unit of time for listening capabilities according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an apparatus for determining a unit of time for listening capabilities according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an apparatus for determining a unit of time for listening capabilities according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 13 is a flow chart illustrating an apparatus for determining a duration unit of listening capability according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be further described with reference to the drawings and detailed description.

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the accompanying claims.

As shown in fig. 1, a method of determining a length unit of listening capability provided by embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a wireless communication system 100, which may include, but is not limited to, a network device 101 and a user device 102. User equipment 102 is configured to support carrier aggregation, and user equipment 102 may be connected to multiple carrier elements of network equipment 101, including one primary carrier element and one or more secondary carrier elements.

It should be appreciated that the above wireless communication system 100 is applicable to both low frequency and high frequency scenarios. Application scenarios of the wireless communication system 100 include, but are not limited to, long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (frequency division duplex, FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (time division duplex, TDD) systems, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (worldwide interoperability for micro wave access, wiMAX) communication systems, cloud radio access network (cloud radio access network, CRAN) systems, future fifth Generation (5 th-Generation, 5G) systems, new Radio (NR) communication systems, or future evolved public land mobile network (public land mobile network, PLMN) systems, and the like.

The user equipment 102 shown above may be a User Equipment (UE), a terminal, an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a Mobile Station (MS), a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile terminal (mobile terminal), a wireless communication device, a terminal proxy, a user equipment, or the like. The user device 102 may be provided with wireless transceiver functionality capable of communicating (e.g., wirelessly communicating) with one or more network devices 101 of one or more communication systems and receiving network services provided by the network devices 101, where the network devices 101 include, but are not limited to, the illustrated base stations.

The user device 102 may be, among other things, a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a session initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (wireless local loop, WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant) personal digital assistant, a PDA) device, a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a user device in a future 5G network or a user device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

The network device 101 may be an access network device (or access network site). The access network device refers to a device that provides a network access function, such as a radio access network (radio access network, RAN) base station, etc. The network device may specifically include a Base Station (BS) device, or include a base station device, a radio resource management device for controlling the base station device, and the like. The network device may also include a relay station (relay device), an access point, a base station in a future 5G network, a base station in a future evolved PLMN network, or an NR base station, etc. The network device may be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device. The network device may also be a communication chip with a communication module.

For example, network device 101 includes, but is not limited to: a next generation base station (gnodeB, gNB) in 5G, an evolved node B (eNB) in LTE system, a radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), a Node B (NB) in WCDMA system, a radio controller under CRAN system, a base station controller (basestation controller, BSC), a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS) in GSM system or CDMA system, a home base station (e.g., home evolved nodeB, or home node B, HNB), a baseband unit (BBU), a transmission point (transmitting and receiving point, TRP), a transmission point (transmitting point, TP), a mobile switching center, or the like.

The multislot group corresponds to a fixed number of slots in view of the fact that the subcarrier spacing is typically different. For example: SCS is 480KHz, and the number X of corresponding time slots is 4.SCS is 960KHz, and the number X of corresponding time slots is 8. It is also possible that the UE may report different alternative values (e.g. 2,4 or 8) that it can support at the same subcarrier spacing.

Among the different types of search spaces, a first type of Group search space (may be referred to as Group (1) SS) is an SS in which the UE is configured by the base station in the connected state, and a second type of Group search space (may be referred to as Group (2) SS) is an SS in which the UE listens in both the idle state and the connected state.

For example:

group (1) SS corresponds to Type 1 CSS (i.e., type 1 CSS with dedicated RRC configuration), type 3CSS, and UE-specific SS of the dedicated RRC configuration.

Group (2) SS corresponds to dedicated RRC configured Type 1 CSS (i.e., type 1 CSS with dedicated RRC configuration), type 0 CSS, type 0A CSS, type 2 CSS.

The time slot duration corresponding to the Group (2) SS and the time slot total number of the multislot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS are default values, and since the SCS in the connected state and the time slot total number can be configured by the base station for each UE separately, the time slot duration corresponding to the Group (1) SS and the time slot total number included in the multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS are dynamically configured by the base station, so that the time slot total number of the multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS is different from the time slot total number of the multislot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS, and/or the time slot duration of the Group (1) SS is different from the time slot duration of the Group (2) SS, which correspondingly results in the difference in the total time duration of the multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS.

For example: the Bandwidth Part (BWP) SCS where the Group (1) SS is located is 480KHZ (corresponding to 1 slot duration of 1/32 ms, i.e. 0.03125 ms), the base station configures the total number of slots x=2, the Group (2) SS corresponds to x=4 by default, scs=480 KHZ. Thus, the total duration of the multislot Group of the multislot PDCCH listening capability corresponding to the Group (1) SS is 2 x 0.03125, i.e. 0.0625ms, and the total duration of the multislot Group of the multislot PDCCH listening capability corresponding to the Group (2) SS is 4 x 0.03125, i.e. 0.125ms. The duration of the multi-slot Group corresponding to Group (1) SS is different from the duration of the multi-slot Group corresponding to Group (2) SS.

If the Group (1) SS and the Group (2) SS share the PDCCH monitoring capability budget, the premise of successfully completing the sharing of the PDCCH monitoring capability budget is to define a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability budget, and particularly define a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability budget when the duration of the multi-slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS is different from the duration of the multi-slot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS.

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a method for determining a duration unit of listening capability. Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of listening to a duration unit of capability, as shown in fig. 2, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

step S201-1, a network device determines a duration unit of physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on a multi-time slot group; wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

Step S201-2, the user equipment determines a duration unit of physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on a multi-time slot group; wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

In one possible implementation, the network device and the user equipment determine a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH listening capability based on the same multi-slot group.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device. Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of listening to a duration unit of capability, as shown in fig. 3, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

step S301, determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on a multi-time slot group; wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

In some possible implementations, the first type of Group search space may be represented as Group (1) SS.

In some possible embodiments, the first multislot group is determined based on a single-slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots contained in a corresponding one of the multislot groups of the first type group search space.

In some possible implementations, the second type of Group search space may be represented as Group (2) SS.

In some possible implementations, the second multislot group is determined based on a single slot duration of the second type group search space and a total number of slots contained in a corresponding one of the multislot groups of the second type group search space.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, in view of the fact that the multi-slot group includes a first multi-slot group and/or a second multi-slot group, based on different characteristics of the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group, the flexibility and the adaptive capacity of communication can be improved by determining the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability by using at least one of the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device. Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of listening to a duration unit of capability, as shown in fig. 4, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

step S401, determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-time slot group; wherein the first multislot group is determined based on a first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability refers to a total duration corresponding to the PDCCH monitoring capability.

In some possible implementations, the first multislot group is determined based on a first type group search space, and may include: the first multislot Group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the Group (1) SS and the total number of slots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS.

In a possible example, the unit of time length for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the product of the single-slot time length corresponding to the Group (1) SS and the total number of slots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS.

When the symbol is used for representing, the single time slot duration corresponding to the Group (1) SS is represented by t1, the total number of time slots included in one multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS is represented by X1, and the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is X1X t1.

In some possible embodiments, the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is determined as the total duration of the first timeslot Group, and in one possible example, the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is determined as the product of the single timeslot duration corresponding to Group (1) SS and the total number of timeslots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to Group (1) SS.

When the symbol is used for representing, the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the Group (1) SS is represented by T1, the total number of time slots included in a multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS is represented by X1, X1 is represented by T1, and the duration unit for determining the monitoring capability of the PDCCH is T1.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises: and in response to the network equipment not configuring the total number of time slots of the Group (1) SS, determining that the total number of time slots of the Group (1) SS is the default number of time slots corresponding to the subcarrier interval of the downlink bandwidth part DL BWP where the Group (1) SS is positioned.

In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group (1) SS is located is 480khz, and the default value of the number of slots is 4.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises: the single slot duration of the Group (1) SS is determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where the Group (1) SS is located.

In one example, the SCS of the DL BWP where Group (1) SS is located is 480khz, and then one slot duration is 1/32ms, i.e., 0.03125ms.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, in view of the time slot duration corresponding to the Group (1) SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS being dynamically configured by the base station, the real-time communication conditions under different communication scenes can be reflected, so that the duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the first multi-time slot Group, and the flexibility and the self-adaptive capability of communication can be improved.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device. Fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of listening to a duration unit of capability, as shown in fig. 5, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

Step S501, determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group; wherein the first multislot group is determined based on a first type of group search space and the second multislot group is determined based on a second type of group search space.

In some possible implementations, the first type of Group search space may be denoted as Group (1) SS and the second type of Group search space may be denoted as Group (2) SS.

In some possible embodiments, the first multislot Group is determined based on the Group (1) SS, and may include: the first multislot Group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the Group (1) SS and the total number of slots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS.

In some possible implementations, the second multislot group is determined based on a second type group search space, and may include: the second multislot Group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the Group (2) SS and the total number of slots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS.

In some possible embodiments, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is determined as the maximum of the total duration of the first multislot group and the total duration of the second multislot group.

The total duration of the first time slot Group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the Group (1) SS and the total number of time slots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS.

The total duration of the second time slot Group is the product of the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the Group (2) SS and the total number of time slots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS.

When symbolically represented:

the duration of a single slot corresponding to the Group (1) SS is denoted by T1, the total number of slots included in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS is denoted by X1, the total duration of the first slot Group is denoted by T1, t1=x1×t1.

The duration of a single slot corresponding to the Group (2) SS is denoted by T2, the total number of slots included in a multislot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS is denoted by X2, the total duration of the first slot Group is denoted by T2, t2=x2×t2.

The unit of time for determining the PDCCH listening capability is max (T1, T2), where max () represents the maximum value of the two.

In some possible embodiments, the duration unit for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the minimum of the total duration of the first multislot group and the total duration of the second multislot group.

When symbolically represented:

The unit of time for determining the PDCCH listening capability is min (T1, T2), where min () represents the minimum of the two.

In some possible embodiments, the unit of time length of the PDCCH listening capability is determined to be the maximum of the first value and the second value; wherein,

the first value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the Group (1) SS and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS;

the second value is the product of the single-slot duration of the Group (2) SS and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS.

When symbolically represented:

the first value is denoted as M1, the single-slot duration corresponding to Group (1) SS is denoted as t1, the total number of slots included in a multi-slot Group corresponding to Group (1) SS is denoted as X1, m1=x1×t1.

The second value is denoted as M2, the single-slot duration corresponding to Group (2) SS is denoted as t2, the total number of slots included in a multi-slot Group corresponding to Group (2) SS is denoted as X2, m2=x2×t2.

The unit of time length for determining the PDCCH listening capability is max (M1, M2), where max () represents the maximum value of the two.

In some possible embodiments, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is determined as the minimum of the first value and the second value; wherein,

the first value is the product of the single-slot duration of the Group (1) SS and the total number of slots contained in a multislot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS,

When symbolically represented:

The unit of time for determining the PDCCH listening capability is min (M1, M2), where min () represents the maximum value of the two.

In some possible embodiments, the single-slot duration of the Group (2) SS is a default single-slot duration, and the total number of slots of the Group (2) SS is a default number of slots. In an example, the single slot duration and the total number of slots of the Group (2) SS are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the CSS of the downlink synchronization block (Synchronization Signal Block, SSB) and/or Type 0.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, in view of that the time slot duration corresponding to the Group (1) SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS are dynamically configured by the base station, the time slot duration corresponding to the Group (2) SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-slot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS are default fixed values, and meanwhile, the values of both are referred to, so that the value most suitable for the real-time communication situation can be used, and the flexibility and the adaptive capability of communication can be improved.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device. Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of listening to a time unit of capability, as shown in fig. 6, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

step S601, determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on a second multi-slot group; wherein the second multislot group is determined based on the second type group search space.

In some possible implementations, the second multislot group is determined based on a second type group search space, including: the second multislot Group is determined based on the single-slot duration of the Group (2) SS and the total number of slots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS.

In an example, the unit of time length for determining the PDCCH listening capability is the product of the single-slot time length corresponding to Group (2) SS and the total number of slots contained in one multi-slot Group corresponding to Group (2) SS.

When symbolically represented:

the single time slot duration corresponding to the Group (2) SS is denoted by t2, the total number of time slots included in one multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS is denoted by X2, and the duration unit for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is X2X t2.

In some possible embodiments, the duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is determined as a total duration of the first timeslot Group, and in an example, the total duration is a product of a single timeslot duration corresponding to the Group (2) SS and a total number of timeslots contained in one multislot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS.

When symbolically represented:

the duration of a single time slot corresponding to the Group (2) SS is denoted by T2, the total number of time slots included in a multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS is denoted by X2, X2 is denoted by T2, and the duration unit for determining the monitoring capability of the PDCCH is denoted by T2.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, in view of the fact that the time slot duration corresponding to the Group (2) SS and the total number of time slots included in the multi-time slot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS are default fixed values, the time duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is determined based on the second multi-time slot Group, the value determining process can be simplified, and the processing efficiency is improved.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device. Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of listening to a duration unit of capability, as shown in fig. 7, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

step S701, determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in one multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the corresponding duration of the PDCCH listening capability is determined as a product of the single-slot duration of the Group (1) SS and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot Group corresponding to the Group (1) SS.

In some possible embodiments, the method further comprises: and in response to the network equipment not configuring the time slot number value of the Group (1) SS, determining that the total time slot number of the Group (1) SS is the default time slot number corresponding to the subcarrier interval of the downlink bandwidth part DL BWP where the Group (1) SS is positioned.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device. Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of listening to a duration unit of capability, as shown in fig. 8, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

step S801 determines a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the slot duration of the Group (2) SS is a default slot duration, and the slot number value of the Group (2) SS is a default slot number value. In one example, the slot duration and slot number value of the Group (2) SS are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the CSS of SSB and/or Type 0.

In some possible embodiments, in response to the network device not configuring the number of slots of Group (1), determining that the total number of slots of Group (1) is a default number of slots corresponding to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where Group (1) is located.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of determining a unit of time of listening capability, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device. Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of listening to a duration unit of capability, as shown in fig. 9, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprising:

step S901, determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots contained in one multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the corresponding duration of the PDCCH listening capability is determined as the product of the single-slot duration of the Group (2) SS and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot Group corresponding to the Group (2) SS.

Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, the present disclosure also provides a communication apparatus, which may have the functions of the user equipment 102 in the above method embodiments, and is configured to perform the steps performed by the user equipment 102 provided in the above embodiments. The functions may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software or hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the functions described above.

In a possible implementation, the communication apparatus 1000 as shown in fig. 10 may be used as the user equipment 102 according to the above-described method embodiment, and perform the steps performed by the user equipment 102 in the above-described method embodiment. As shown in fig. 10, the communication device 1000 may include a processing module 1001. In some implementations, a transceiver module 1002 may be further included, where the transceiver module 902 may be used to support the communication device 1000 to communicate, and the transceiver module 1002 may have a wireless communication function, for example, to wirelessly communicate with other communication devices through a wireless air interface.

In performing the steps implemented by the user equipment 102, a processing module 1001 is configured to determine a duration unit of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH listening capability based on the multi-slot group; wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.

In some possible implementations, the first multislot group is determined based on a first type group search space, including: the first multislot group is determined based on a single-slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots contained in one multislot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is configured to determine a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability based on the first multislot group.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability to be a product of a single-slot duration corresponding to the first type group search space and a total number of slots included in one multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is a total duration of the first timeslot group. The total duration of the first time slot group is the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability based on the first multislot group and the second multislot group.

In some possible implementations, the second multislot group is determined based on a second type group search space, including: the second multislot group is determined based on a single-slot duration of the second type group search space and a total number of slots contained in one multislot group corresponding to the second type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine that a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is a maximum value or a minimum value of a total duration of the first multislot group and a total duration of the second multislot group;

In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine a duration unit of the PDCCH listening capability is a maximum value or a minimum value of the first value and the second value; wherein,

In some possible embodiments, the single-slot duration of the second type group search space is a default single-slot duration, and the total number of slots of the second type group search space is a default number of slots.

In some possible implementations, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine a single-slot duration and a total number of slots of the second Type group search space based on the subcarrier spacing of the CSSs of SSB and/or Type 0.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine, in response to the network device not configuring the total number of timeslots of the first type group search space, that the total number of timeslots of the first type group search space is a default number of timeslots corresponding to a subcarrier interval of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.

Or,

in performing the steps implemented by the user equipment 102, a processing module 1001 is configured to determine a duration unit of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH listening capability based on a single slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots included in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine that the corresponding duration of the PDCCH listening capability is a product of a single-slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots included in one multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH listening capability based on the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single-slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of slots included in the one multi-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space

the first value is the product of the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space,

In some possible embodiments, the time slot duration of the second type group search space is a default time slot duration, and the time slot number value of the second type group search space is a default time slot number value.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine a time slot duration and a time slot number value of the second Type group search space based on the subcarrier spacing of the CSS of SSB and/or Type 0.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module 1001 is further configured to determine, in response to the network device not configuring the number of timeslots of the first type group search space, that the total number of timeslots of the first type group search space is a default number of timeslots corresponding to a subcarrier interval of the downlink bandwidth portion DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.

When the communication device is a user equipment 102, its structure may also be as shown in fig. 11. The apparatus 1100 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. 11, apparatus 1100 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 1102, a memory 1104, a power component 1106, a multimedia component 1108, an audio component 1110, an input/output (I/O) interface 1112, a sensor component 1114, and a communication component 1116.

The processing component 1102 generally controls overall operation of the apparatus 1100, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1102 may include one or more processors 1120 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1102 can include one or more modules that facilitate interactions between the processing component 1102 and other components. For example, the processing component 1102 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1108 and the processing component 1102.

Memory 1104 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at device 1100. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the device 1100, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 1104 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile 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.

The power component 1106 provides power to the various components of the device 1100. The power components 1106 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the device 1100.

Multimedia component 1108 includes a screen between the device 1100 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, multimedia component 1108 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. The front-facing camera and/or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 1100 is in an operational mode, such as a shooting 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 1110 is configured to output and/or input an audio signal. For example, the audio component 1110 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the device 1100 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 1104 or transmitted via the communication component 1116. In some embodiments, the audio component 1110 further comprises a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1112 provides an interface between the processing component 1102 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 1114 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the apparatus 1100. For example, the sensor assembly 1114 may detect the on/off state of the device 1100, the relative positioning of the components, such as the display and keypad of the apparatus 1100, the sensor assembly 1114 may also detect a change in position of the apparatus 1100 or a component of the apparatus 1100, the presence or absence of user contact with the apparatus 1100, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the apparatus 1100, and a change in temperature of the apparatus 1100. The sensor assembly 1114 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1114 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 1114 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 1116 is configured to facilitate communication between the apparatus 1100 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The device 1100 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,4G, or 5G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1116 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1116 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communication. 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 1100 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 executing the methods described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is also provided, such as a memory 1104 including instructions executable by the processor 1120 of the apparatus 1100 to perform the above-described method. 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.

Based on the same concept as the above method embodiments, the present disclosure also provides a communication apparatus that may have the function of the network device 101 in the above method embodiments and is used to perform the steps performed by the network device 101 provided in the above embodiments. The functions may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software or hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the functions described above.

In a possible implementation manner, the communication apparatus 1200 shown in fig. 12 may be used as the network device 101 according to the above method embodiment, and perform the steps performed by the network device 101 in the above method embodiment. As shown in fig. 12, the communication device 1200 may include a processing module 1201. A transceiver module 1202 is also included in some examples. The transceiver module 1202 may be used to support communication with the communication device 1200, and the transceiver module 1202 may be provided with a wireless communication function, for example, to enable wireless communication with other communication devices via a wireless air interface.

In executing the steps performed by the network device 101, the processing content of the processing module 1201 is the same as that of the processing module 1001, and will not be described here again.

When the communication apparatus is a network device, its structure may also be as shown in fig. 13. The configuration of the communication apparatus is described with the network device 101 as a base station. As shown in fig. 13, the apparatus 1300 includes a memory 1301, a processor 1302, a transceiver component 1303, and a power supply component 1306. The memory 1301 is coupled to the processor 1302 and can be used to store programs and data necessary for the communication apparatus 1300 to perform various functions. The processor 1302 is configured to support the communications apparatus 1300 to perform the corresponding functions of the methods described above, which can be implemented by invoking a program stored in the memory 1301. Transceiver component 1303 may be a wireless transceiver operable to support communication apparatus 1300 in receiving signaling and/or data over a wireless air interface and transmitting signaling and/or data. The transceiver component 1303 may also be referred to as a transceiver unit or a communication unit, and the transceiver component 1303 may include a radio frequency component 1304 and one or more antennas 1305, where the radio frequency component 1304 may be a remote radio frequency unit (remote radio unit, RRU), and may be specifically used for transmitting radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals to baseband signals, and the one or more antennas 1305 may be specifically used for radiating and receiving radio frequency signals.

When the communication device 1300 needs to transmit data, the processor 1302 may perform baseband processing on the data to be transmitted and output a baseband signal to the rf unit, where the rf unit performs rf processing on the baseband signal and then transmits the rf signal in the form of electromagnetic wave through the antenna. When data is transmitted to the communication device 1300, the radio frequency unit receives a radio frequency signal through the antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 1302, and the processor 1302 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

Other implementations of the disclosed embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosed embodiments following, in general, the principles of the disclosed embodiments 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 disclosed embodiments being indicated by the following claims.

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

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Claims

A method of determining a unit of time length for listening capabilities, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device, comprising:

determining a duration unit of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the multi-time slot group;

wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.
The method of claim 1, wherein,

the first multislot group is determined based on a first type group search space, comprising:

the first multislot group is determined based on a single-slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots contained in one multislot group corresponding to the first type group search space.
The method of claim 1, wherein,

the determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the multi-slot group includes:

and determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group.
The method of claim 3, wherein,

the determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multislot group includes:

the unit of time length for determining the PDCCH monitoring capability is as follows: and the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.
The method of claim 3, wherein,

the determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multislot group includes:

and determining the time length unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the total time length of the first time slot group.
The method of claim 5, wherein,

the total duration of the first time slot group is as follows: and the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.
The method of claim 1, wherein,

the determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the multi-slot group includes:

And determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group.
The method of claim 7, wherein,

the second multislot group is determined based on a second type of group search space, comprising:

the second multislot group is determined based on a single-slot duration of the second type group search space and a total number of slots contained in one multislot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 7, wherein,

the determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group includes:

determining that the time length unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is the maximum value of the total time length of the first multi-slot group and the total time length of the second multi-slot group;

the total time length of the first time slot group is the product of the single time slot time length corresponding to the first type group search space and the total time slot number contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

the total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the single time slot duration corresponding to the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 7, wherein,

the determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group includes:

determining that the time length unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability is the minimum value of the total time length of the first multi-slot group and the total time length of the second multi-slot group;

the total time length of the first time slot group is the product of the single time slot time length of the first type group search space and the total time slot number contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

the total duration of the second time slot group is the product of the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 7, wherein,

the determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group includes:

determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the maximum value of the first value and the second value; wherein,

the first value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

The second value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 7, wherein,

the determining a duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability based on the first multi-slot group and the second multi-slot group includes:

determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the minimum value in the first value and the second value; wherein,

the first value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space;

the second value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 1, wherein,

the method further comprises the steps of:

the one-slot duration of the second type group search space is a default one-slot duration,

the total number of time slots of the second type group search space is the default number of time slots.
The method of claim 13, wherein,

the method further comprises the steps of:

the single slot duration and the total number of slots of the second Type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and/or CSS of Type 0.
The method of any one of claim 1 to 14, wherein,

the method further comprises the steps of:

and in response to the network equipment not configuring the total number of time slots of the first type group search space, determining that the total number of time slots of the first type group search space is a default number of time slots corresponding to subcarrier intervals of a downlink bandwidth part DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.
A method of determining a unit of time length for listening capabilities, the method being performed by a user equipment or a network device, comprising:

and determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total time slot number contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.
The method of claim 16, wherein,

the determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in a multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space includes:

and determining the corresponding duration of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the product of the single-time-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.
The method of claim 16, wherein,

based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, determining a duration unit of the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability comprises the following steps:

and determining a time length unit of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability based on the single-time-slot time length of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single-time-slot time length of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time-slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 18, wherein,

the determining a duration unit of physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots included in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots included in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space includes:

determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the maximum value of the first value and the second value; wherein,

The first value is the product of the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space,

the second value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 18, wherein,

the determining a duration unit of physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the single time slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of time slots included in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the first type group search space, and the single time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots included in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space includes:

determining the duration unit of the PDCCH monitoring capability as the minimum value in the first value and the second value; wherein,

the first value is the product of the single-slot duration of the first type group search space and the total number of slots contained in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space,

the second value is the product of the single-time slot duration of the second type group search space and the total number of time slots contained in one multi-time slot group corresponding to the second type group search space.
The method of claim 18, wherein,

the method further comprises the steps of:

the time slot duration of the second type group search space is a default time slot duration,

the time slot number value of the second type group search space is a default time slot number value.
The method of claim 18, wherein,

the method further comprises the steps of:

the time slot duration and the time slot number value of the second Type group search space are determined based on the subcarrier spacing of the SSB and/or CSS of Type 0.
The method of any one of claims 16 to 22, wherein,

the method further comprises the steps of:

and in response to the network equipment not configuring the time slot number value of the first type group search space, determining that the total time slot number of the first type group search space is a default time slot number corresponding to the subcarrier interval of the downlink bandwidth part DL BWP where the first type group search space is located.
A communication apparatus, comprising:

the processing module is used for determining a duration unit of the physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on the multi-time slot group;

wherein the multislot group comprises a first multislot group and/or a second multislot group, the first multislot group being determined based on a first type group search space and the second multislot group being determined based on a second type group search space.
A communication apparatus, comprising:

the processing module is configured to determine a duration unit of a physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring capability based on a single-slot duration of the first type group search space and a total number of slots included in a multi-slot group corresponding to the first type group search space.
A communication device comprises a processor and a memory, wherein

The memory is used for storing a computer program;

the processor is configured to execute the computer program to implement the method of any one of claims 1-15 or the method of any one of claims 16-23.
A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein which, when invoked for execution on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1-15 or the method of any one of claims 16-23.