WO2017071552A1

WO2017071552A1 - Time slot scheduling method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2017071552A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/103212
Authority: WO
Inventors: 史桢宇; 王艺; 黄磊
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2015-10-27
Filing date: 2016-10-25
Publication date: 2017-05-04
Also published as: CN106612559A; CN106612559B

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are a time slot scheduling method and apparatus, relating to the field of communications. The method comprises: acquiring the data length of data, the sending terminal or the receiving terminal of said data being a UE; on the basis of the data length, allocating consecutive N time slots for the data; configuring a switching time period for the last time slot of the N time slots, and not configuring a switching time period for at least one of the remaining N time slots, the switching time period being used for switching the wave beam corresponding to the UE; notifying the UE of the N time slots and, on the basis of a first format configured for the N time slots, sending or receiving data over the N time slots, the UE being used for determining the first format on the basis of the notification, and correspondingly processing the data over the N time slots on the basis of the first format. The present invention solves the problem of resource wastage as a result of reserving a switching time period for every time slot, and achieves the effect of saving resources.

Description

Time slot scheduling method and device

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. PCT Application No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a time slot scheduling method and apparatus.

Background technique

As the requirements for data transmission rate and communication quality continue to increase, the existing frequency bands for cellular communication have become very crowded, and in the millimeter wave band of 6-300 GHz, a large amount of spectrum resources are not allocated. Used, therefore, the millimeter wave band can be introduced into cellular communication. The high path loss of the millimeter wave band can be compensated by beam-forming techniques.

Based on the beamforming technology, after the base station performs data transmission through the beam 1 and the user equipment (UE: 1), if it needs to perform data transmission with the UE 2 through the beam 2, the beam 1 needs to be switched to the beam 2.

In order to be compatible with the frame structure of cellular communication, one data frame in a millimeter wave includes 10 subframes, one subframe includes 10 slots, each slot serves as a transmission unit, and A UE occupies at least one time slot. The time slot includes a control period, a data period, and a handover period, where the control period is used to transmit control information, where the data period is used to transmit data, and the handover period is used to switch the beam.

Since the switching from the previous time slot to the next time slot does not necessarily cause beam switching, reserving the beam switching period for each time slot causes waste of resources.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the problem of resource waste caused by allocating a switching period for all the time slots, the embodiment of the present invention provides a time slot scheduling method and apparatus. The technical solution is as follows:

In a first aspect, a time slot scheduling method is provided, the method comprising: acquiring, by a base station, data After the data length, the data is allocated consecutive N time slots according to the data length, and the first format is configured for the N time slots; the notification of the N time slots is sent to the UE; in the first possible implementation manner The base station transmits data on the N time slots according to the first format. At this time, the UE determines the first format according to the notification, and receives data in the N time slots in the first format; or, in the second possibility In an implementation manner, the UE determines the first format according to the notification, and sends data on the N time slots according to the first format, and the base station receives data in the N time slots in the first format. The process of configuring the first format by the base station is: the base station configures a handover period for the last one of the N time slots, and does not configure a handover period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the handover period is used to switch the UE corresponding Beam.

When the data to be transmitted between the base station and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching period may be configured for the last time slot, and the switching period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the last time slot may be utilized. The switching period ensures that the data is smoothly switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

In the solution provided by the first aspect, the method for the base station to configure the first format for the N time slots includes the following two types.

In a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the base station configures a switching period for the last one of the N times slots, and does not configure a switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the switching period is used. Switching the beam corresponding to the UE; configuring a control period for the first one of the N time slots, and not configuring a control period for at least one of the remaining time slots, the control period for transmitting or receiving control information.

Since the control information transmitted during one data transmission is the same, the control period can be configured for the first time slot, and the control period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the first time slot can be utilized. The control period ensures that the receiving parameters are configured according to the control information to correctly receive the data; the control period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

It should be noted that, when the base station sends data to the UE, the base station may also carry the number of slots N in the control information of the N timeslots, thereby preventing the base station from notifying the UE of the number of slots N by using additional notification information. The problem of signaling waste is achieved, and the effect of saving signaling is achieved.

In a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the base station configures a control period for each of the N time slots, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, where the control information includes a handover flag bit. Configuring a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, not configuring a switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots; setting a switching flag bit of the time slot configured with the switching period as the first The value sets the switching flag of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured to the second value.

When the data to be transmitted between the base station and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching time period may be configured for the last time slot, and the switching time period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the switching time period is configured. The switching flag of the slot is set to a first value, and the switching flag of the time slot of the unconfigured switching period is set to a second value, so that the base station can determine whether the time slot is configured with the switching period according to the value of the switching flag bit, The switching period in the last time slot can be utilized to ensure that the data is smoothly switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the time. Resource utilization of the gap.

In combination with any of the foregoing possible implementation manners, in a third possible implementation manner of the foregoing aspect, the base station determines whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data, and sends the information to the UE. The indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data; when the first beam is the same as the second beam, the base station configures the second time slot for the N time slots. Format, the N timeslots are notified to the UE; in the first possible implementation, the base station sends data on the N time slots according to the second format, and at this time, the UE determines the second format according to the notification, and the second The format corresponds to processing data on the N time slots; or, in the second possible implementation manner, the UE determines the second format according to the notification, and sends data on the N time slots according to the second format, and the base station uses the second The format receives data on the N time slots. The process of configuring the second format for the N timeslots by the base station is: the base station does not configure the switching period for at least one of the N time slots.

When the first beam is the same as the second beam, the base station may continue to transmit or receive the next data on the beam. At this time, it is not necessary to configure a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and the switching period may be performed. Used to transmit data or other information to further improve the resource utilization of time slots.

In a second aspect, a time slot scheduling method is provided. The method includes: after the base station acquires the data length of the data, and allocates consecutive N time slots for the data, notifying the UE of the N time slots, and receiving the UE The notification of the N time slots sent by the base station is determined to be the first format configured by the N time slots; in the first possible implementation manner, the UE sends data on the N time slots according to the first format, where The base station receives data on the N time slots in the first format. Alternatively, in a second possible implementation manner, the base station sends data on the N time slots according to the first format. A format receives data on the N time slots. The process of determining the first format by the UE is: the UE determines that the last time slot of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one time slot of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period, where the switching period is used for switching the UE corresponding Beam.

When the data to be transmitted between the base station and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the last time slot may be used. The switching period is configured, and the switching period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the switching period in the last time slot can be used to ensure that the data is successfully switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission; The switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slots.

In the solution provided by the second aspect, the method for the UE to determine the first format includes the following two types.

In a first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the UE determines that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period, where the switching period is used Switching the beam corresponding to the UE; determining that the first time slot of the N time slots is configured with a control period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a control period, where the control period is used for sending or receiving control information.

It should be noted that, when the base station sends data to the UE, the UE may also read the number of slots N from the control information of the N timeslots, thereby preventing the base station from notifying the UE of the number of slots N by using additional notification information. The problem of signaling waste is achieved, and the effect of saving signaling is achieved.

In a second possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the UE determines that each of the N time slots is configured with a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, and the control information includes a handover flag bit; Determining that the last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period; determining that the switching flag of the time slot configured with the switching period is the first value, and the switching is not configured. The switching flag of the time slot of the time period is the second value.

When the data to be transmitted between the base station and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching time period may be configured for the last time slot, and the switching time period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the switching time period is configured. The switching flag of the slot is set to a first value, and the switching flag of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is set to a second value, so that the UE can determine whether the time slot is configured with a switching period according to the value of the switching flag bit, The switching period in the last time slot can be utilized to ensure that the data is smoothly switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the time. Resource utilization of the gap.

In combination with any of the above possible implementations, a third possible implementation in the second aspect The UE receives the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data; when the first beam is the same as the second beam, the UE receives the N The notification of the time slots is determined according to the notification, and the second format configured for the N time slots is determined. In the first possible implementation manner, the UE sends data on the N time slots according to the second format. The base station receives data on the N time slots in a second format; or, in a second possible implementation manner, the base station sends data on the N time slots according to the second format, and the UE is in the second format in the N Receive data on time slots. The process of determining, by the UE, the second format configured for the N timeslots is: the UE determines that at least one of the N time slots is not configured with a switching period.

In a third aspect, a time slot scheduling apparatus is provided. The time slot scheduling apparatus can be applied to a base station, and the time slot scheduling apparatus is used to implement the time slot scheduling method according to the first aspect.

A fourth aspect provides a time slot scheduling apparatus, where the time slot scheduling apparatus is applicable to a UE, and the time slot scheduling apparatus is configured to implement the time slot scheduling method according to the second aspect.

In a fifth aspect, a time slot scheduling apparatus is provided, which can be applied to a base station. Specifically, the time slot scheduling device can include a bus, and a processor, a memory, a receiver, and a transmitter that communicate through the bus. The memory is configured to store one or more instructions that are configured to be executed by the processor to implement the time slot scheduling method of the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, a time slot scheduling apparatus is provided, which can be applied to a UE. Specifically, the time slot scheduling device can include a bus, and a processor, a memory, a receiver, and a transmitter that communicate through the bus. The memory is configured to store one or more instructions that are configured to be executed by the processor to implement the time slot scheduling method of the second aspect.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. Other drawings may also be obtained from those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the inventive work.

1 is a schematic diagram of an implementation environment involved in various embodiments of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of still another method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of a first configuration of a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

4A is a flowchart of still another method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4B is a schematic diagram of a second configuration of a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of still another method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of still another method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of still another time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

11 is a schematic structural diagram of still another time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a schematic diagram of an implementation environment involved in various embodiments of the present invention is shown. The implementation environment includes a base station 110 and a UE 120. The UE 120 may be an electronic device having a communication module and capable of communicating with the base station 110. For example, the UE 120 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a tablet, or the like, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, a flowchart of a method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, the base station sends data to the UE as an example. The time slot scheduling method may include:

In step 201, the base station acquires the data length of the data.

Step 202: The base station allocates consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length, where N>1.

Step 203: The base station configures a handover period for the last one of the N timeslots, and does not configure a handover period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the handover period is used to switch the beam corresponding to the UE.

Step 204: The base station sends a notification of N time slots to the UE, and sends data on N time slots according to the first format configured for N time slots.

Step 205: The UE receives the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station.

Step 206: The UE determines that the last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period.

Step 207: The UE receives data on N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots.

In summary, the time slot scheduling method provided by the embodiment of the present invention configures a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and does not configure a switching time period for at least one of the remaining time slots, which may be performed at the base station and the UE. When the data to be transmitted occupies multiple time slots, the switching period is configured for the last time slot, and the switching period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the switching period in the last time slot can be used to ensure After the end of the data transmission, the data is smoothly switched to the next beam to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

Referring to FIG. 3A, a flowchart of still another method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, the base station sends data to the UE as an example. The time slot scheduling method may include:

In step 301, the base station acquires the data length of the data.

The data in this embodiment refers to the data that the base station is to send to the UE. At this time, the base station serves as the transmitting end, and the UE serves as the receiving end.

Since each time slot can only transmit fixed length data, the base station also needs to obtain the data length of the data, and determines the number of allocated time slots according to the data length. When the data length is acquired, since the base station caches the data, the data length of the acquired data includes: calculating the data length of the data.

Step 302: The base station allocates consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length, where N>1.

The technology for the base station to allocate the consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length is very mature, and is not described in this embodiment.

Step 303: The base station determines whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data, and sends indication information to the UE, where the indication information is used to indicate the first beam and the next data corresponding to the data. Whether the corresponding second beam is the same; when the first beam is different from the second beam, step 304 is performed; when the first beam is the same as the second beam, step 310 is performed.

The base station may need to send data to multiple UEs, and the beams corresponding to the data sent to each UE may be the same or different. In this embodiment, a beam corresponding to a base station transmitting data to a UE is referred to as a first beam, and a beam corresponding to a base station transmitting the next data to a next UE is referred to as a first Two beams. When the first beam is different from the second beam, the base station needs to switch the first beam to the second beam and the next data on the second beam when the data is ended. In this case, step 304 is performed; When the beam is the same as the second beam, the base station can directly send the next data on the first beam, and step 310 is performed. The technology for the base station to obtain the beam corresponding to the data to be transmitted is very mature, and is not described in this embodiment.

It should be noted that, after obtaining the judgment result, the base station needs to send the judgment result as the indication information to the UE, and the UE determines, according to the indication information, whether the first beam and the second beam are the same.

Step 304: The base station configures a handover period for the last one of the N timeslots, and does not configure a handover period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the handover period is used to switch the beam corresponding to the UE; The first time slot in the configuration control period, and the control period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, the control period is used to send or receive control information.

Since the first beam is different from the second beam, it is necessary to configure a switching period for the last one of the N slots, so that the base station can switch the beam within the switching period. For the remaining N-1 time slots, since the base station does not need to switch the beams in these time slots, the switching period can be configured for at least one of the time slots to obtain the first format. At this time, the period originally used for beam switching can be configured to transmit data or other information, thereby improving resource utilization of the time slot.

Generally, the base station also configures a control period for the time slot, so that the control information is sent in the control period. At this time, the control information includes receiving parameters such as a coded modulation mode, and the UE reads and receives the control information after receiving the control information. A parameter that receives data with the received parameter.

When the base station needs to transmit a plurality of time slots to the UE, since the control information of each time slot is the same, the control time period may be configured for the first time slot of the N time slots, and the UE receives the first time. After the control information of the time slots, the subsequent data is received by the receiving parameters carried in the control information. For the remaining N-1 time slots, no control period may be configured for at least one of the time slots. At this time, the period originally used to transmit the control information may be configured to transmit data or other information, thereby further improving the resource utilization of the time slot.

It is assumed that the data transmitted by the base station to the UE1 occupies 3 time slots, and the data transmitted by the base station to the UE2 occupies 1 time slot. Please refer to the first configuration diagram of the time slot shown in FIG. 3B. The upper picture in FIG. 3B is the existing one. In the technology, the N timeslots of the first format configured by the base station, wherein the first formats of slots#0, slot#1, slot#2, and slot#3 are the same, each slot includes a control period, a data period, and a switching period. . The following figure in FIG. 3B is the first format of N time slots configured by the base station in the embodiment, where slot #0 includes a control period and a data period, and does not include a handover period; slot #1 includes a data period, excluding control Time slot And a switching period; slot #2 includes a data period and a switching period, excluding a control period; slot #3 includes a control period, a data period, and a switching period.

Step 305: The base station sends a notification of N time slots to the UE, and sends data on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots.

In this embodiment, the base station may notify the UE of the first format configured for each N time slots. The eNB occupies a large number of transmission resources. Therefore, in order to save resources, the base station can also pre-configure a policy with the UE. The UE only needs to notify the UE of the number of slots N at a time. N and the configuration policy determine the first format.

In a possible implementation manner, the base station may send the notification information carrying the number of slots N to the UE before the data is transmitted by using the N timeslots, and the UE reads the number of slots N in the UE. Since transmitting additional notification information requires consumption of signaling, in another possible implementation, the base station can transmit the number of slots N when transmitting data using N time slots.

Specifically, the notification of the N time slots is sent to the UE, and the data is sent on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots, including: adding the number of time slots N to the control information of the N time slots. The control information is sent in the control period of the N time slots, the data is transmitted in the data period of the N time slots, the data is stopped in the switching period of the N time slots, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.

It should be noted that, in step 303, the base station needs to send indication information to the UE. In a possible implementation manner, the base station may send the indication information to the UE before sending data by using N time slots. In another possible implementation manner, the base station may carry the indication information in the control information and send the information to the UE when the data is sent by using the N timeslots.

Step 306: The UE receives the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station.

When the base station sends the UE with the notification information carrying the number of slots N, the UE receives the notification information, and reads the number of slots N from it. When the base station adds the number of slots N to the control information and sends the signal to the UE, receiving the notification of the consecutive N slots sent by the base station includes: reading the number of slots N from the control information of the N slots.

Step 307: The UE receives the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data. When the first beam is different from the second beam, the step is performed. 308. When the first beam is the same as the second beam, step 311 is performed.

When the base station sends the indication information to the UE, the UE receives the indication information. When the base station adds the indication information to the control information and sends it to the UE, the UE reads the control information from the control information of the N time slots. Show information.

Step 308, the UE determines that the last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period; determining that the first time slot of the N time slots is configured with a control period At least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a control period for transmitting or receiving control information.

The first format determined by the UE according to the number of slots N is the same as the first format configured by the base station. Assuming that the configuration policy is to configure a control period for the first time slot and a switching time period for the last time slot, when N is 3, the first format is determined to be the format shown in the following figure in FIG. 3B.

Step 309: The UE receives data on N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots.

Specifically, receiving data on the N time slots according to the determined first format of the N time slots includes: receiving control information in a control period of the N time slots, and receiving data in a data time period of the N time slots, The receiving of data is stopped during the switching period of the N time slots, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.

Step 310: The base station does not configure a handover period for at least one of the N time slots, notifies the UE of the N time slots, and transmits data on the N time slots according to the second format configured for the N time slots.

Since the first beam is the same as the second beam, it is not necessary to configure a switching period for the last one of the N time slots. For the remaining N-1 time slots, since the base station does not need to switch the beams in these time slots, the base station may not configure the switching period for at least one of the N time slots to obtain the second format. Optionally, the base station may configure a control period for the first time slot of the N time slots, and for the remaining N-1 time slots, no control time period may be configured for at least one of the time slots.

After the base station configures the second format of the N time slots according to the configuration policy, the N time slots are notified to the UE, and the data is transmitted on the N time slots according to the second format configured for the N time slots. The process of the base station notifying the UE of the N timeslots is described in the description in step 305, and details are not described herein.

Specifically, the process of the base station transmitting data on the N time slots according to the second format is the same as the process of transmitting data on the N time slots according to the first format, and details are not described herein.

Step 311: The UE receives the notification of the N timeslots sent by the base station, determines that at least one of the N timeslots is not configured with a handover period, and performs N timeslots according to the second format of the determined N timeslots. Receive data.

The process of receiving the notification of the N time slots by the UE is described in the description in step 306, and details are not described herein.

The second format determined by the UE according to the number of slots N is the same as the second format configured by the base station. Assuming that the configuration policy is to configure a control period for the first time slot, when N is 3, it is determined that slot#0 includes control time. Segment and data period, excluding the switching period, slot#1 and slot#2 only include the data period, excluding the control period and the switching period.

Specifically, the process of the UE receiving data on the N time slots according to the second format is the same as the process of receiving data on the N time slots according to the first format, and details are not described herein.

In summary, the time slot scheduling method provided by the embodiment of the present invention configures a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and does not configure a switching time period for at least one of the remaining time slots. When the data to be transmitted between the UE and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching period is configured for the last time slot, and the switching period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the switching period in the last time slot can be utilized. To ensure that the data is successfully switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

In addition, by configuring the control period for the first time slot, the control period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the control period in the first time slot can be used to ensure that the receiving parameters are configured according to the control information. The data is received correctly; the control period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

In addition, by carrying the number of slots N in the control information of the N timeslots, the base station is prevented from notifying the UE of the number of slots N by using additional notification information, which causes a problem of signaling waste, and achieves the effect of saving signaling. .

In addition, when the first beam is the same as the second beam, the base station may continue to transmit or receive the next data on the beam. At this time, it is not necessary to configure a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and the The switching period is used to transmit data or other information to further improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

Referring to FIG. 4A, a flowchart of still another method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, the base station sends data to the UE as an example. The time slot scheduling method may include:

Steps 401-403 are the same as those of steps 301-303, and are not described herein.

Step 404: The base station configures, for each time slot of the N time slots, a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, where the control information includes a handover flag bit, and configures a last time slot in the N time slots. a switching period, not configuring a switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots; setting a switching flag of the time slot configured with the switching period to a first value, and setting a switching flag of the time slot of the unconfigured switching period to The second value.

In this embodiment, the base station may configure a control period for each time slot, and configure a switching flag bit in each control information, where the switching flag bit is used to indicate whether the time slot includes a switching period. For example, when the switching flag bit is the first value, it indicates that the time slot is configured with a switching period; when the switching flag bit is the second value, it indicates that the time slot is not configured with the switching period. Since the last time slot of the N time slots is configured with the switching period in the first format, at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period, and therefore, the switching flag bit of the last time slot is the first value. The first value and the second value can be set and modified by themselves, which is not limited in this embodiment. For example, the first value is 0, the second value is 1 and so on.

It is assumed that the data transmitted by the base station to the UE1 occupies three time slots, and the data transmitted by the base station to the UE2 occupies one time slot. Please refer to the second configuration diagram of the time slot shown in FIG. 4B. The upper figure in FIG. 4B is the existing one. In the technology, the N timeslots of the first format configured by the base station, wherein the first formats of slots#0, slot#1, slot#2, and slot#3 are the same, each slot includes a control period, a data period, and a switching period. . The following figure in FIG. 4B is the first format of N time slots configured by the base station in the embodiment, where slot #0 includes a control period and a data period, does not include a handover period, and the value of the handover flag is first. The value 0; slot #1 includes a control period and a data period, excluding the switching period, and the value of the switching flag is the first value 0; slot #2 includes the control period, the data period, and the switching period, and the switching flag is The value is the second value 1; slot #3 includes the control period, the data period, and the switching period, and the value of the switching flag is the second value 1.

Step 405: The base station sends a notification of N time slots to the UE, and sends data on N time slots according to the first format configured for N time slots.

In this embodiment, the base station needs to notify the UE of the number of slots N so that the UE determines which slots need to receive data. For the process of the base station transmitting the notification of the N time slots to the UE, refer to the description in step 305, which is not described here.

Specifically, transmitting data on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots includes: transmitting, for the time slot in which the switching flag is the first value, the control information in the control period of the time slot, Transmitting data in the data period of the time slot, stopping transmitting data in the switching period of the time slot, and switching the beam corresponding to the UE; sending the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value within the control period of the time slot Control information that transmits data during the data period of the time slot.

It should be noted that, in step 403, the base station may not send the indication information to the UE, and may also send the indication information to the UE. When the base station sends the indication information to the UE, the sending process is detailed in the supplementary description in step 305, and details are not described herein.

Steps 406-407 are the same as those of steps 306-307, and are not described herein.

Step 408: The UE determines that each of the N time slots is configured with a control period for transmitting or receiving control information, where the control information includes a handover flag bit, and determining a last one of the N time slots. The switching period is configured, and the switching period is not configured in at least one of the remaining time slots; the switching flag bit of the time slot configured with the switching period is determined to be the first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot not configured with the switching period is the second Value.

The UE only needs to determine to read the handover flag bit from the control information, and determine whether the time slot is configured with the handover period according to the handover flag bit, thereby determining the first format.

Step 409: The UE receives data on N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots.

Specifically, receiving data on the N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots includes: receiving, for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, receiving control information in a control period of the time slot, Receiving data in the data period of the time slot, stopping receiving data in the switching period of the time slot, and switching the beam corresponding to the UE; receiving the time slot in the control period of the time slot for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value Control information that receives data during the data period of the time slot.

Step 410: The base station does not configure a handover period for at least one of the N time slots, notifies the UE of the N time slots, and transmits data on the N time slots according to the second format configured for the N time slots.

Specifically, the base station does not configure a handover period for at least one of the N time slots, determines that the handover flag of the time slot configured with the handover period is the first value, and the handover flag of the time slot of the unconfigured handover time period is the first Two values, get the second format.

Step 411: The UE receives the notification of the N timeslots sent by the base station, determines that at least one of the N timeslots is not configured with a handover period, and performs N timeslots according to the second format of the determined N timeslots. Receive data.

For ease of understanding, N is 3 as an example. Slot#0, slot#1, and slot#2 all include a control period and a data period, excluding the switching period, and the value of the switching flag is first. The value is 0.

Specifically, the UE receives the data on the N time slots according to the second format, and the process of receiving the data on the N time slots according to the first format is the same, and details are not described herein.

In summary, the time slot scheduling method provided by the embodiment of the present invention configures a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and does not configure a switching time period for at least one of the remaining time slots. When the data to be transmitted between the UE and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching period is configured by switching the flag bit, and the switching period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the last time slot can be used. The switching period in the medium ensures that the data is smoothly switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

Referring to FIG. 5, a flowchart of a method for scheduling a time slot according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, the method for the UE to send data to the base station is used as an example. The time slot scheduling method may include:

In step 501, the base station acquires the data length of the data.

Step 502: The base station allocates consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length, where N>1.

Step 503: The base station configures a handover period for the last one of the N time slots, and does not configure a handover period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the handover period is used to switch the beam corresponding to the UE.

In step 504, the base station sends a notification of N time slots to the UE.

Step 505: The UE receives the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station.

Step 506: The UE determines that the last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period.

Step 507: The UE sends data on N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots.

Step 508: The base station sends or receives data on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots.

In summary, the time slot scheduling method provided by the embodiment of the present invention passes the last of the N time slots. A time slot configuration switching period, and no switching period is configured for at least one of the remaining time slots. When the data to be transmitted between the base station and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching time period is configured for the last time slot. At least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period, and the switching period in the last time slot can be used to ensure that the data is smoothly switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission, and the remaining time can be used. The gap switching period is used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

Referring to FIG. 6, which is a flowchart of a method for scheduling a time slot scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the method for the UE to send data to the base station is used as an example. The time slot scheduling method may include:

Step 601: The UE sends the data length of the data to the base station.

The data in this embodiment refers to data that the UE is to send to the base station. At this time, the UE serves as the transmitting end, and the base station serves as the receiving end.

Since each time slot can only transmit fixed length data, the base station also needs to obtain the data length of the data, and determines the number of allocated time slots according to the data length. At this time, the UE needs to calculate the data length of the data and send the data length to the base station.

Step 602: The base station receives the data length of the data sent by the UE.

Step 603: The base station allocates consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length, where N>1.

Step 604: The base station determines whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data, and sends indication information to the UE, where the indication information is used to indicate the first beam and the next data corresponding to the data. Whether the corresponding second beam is the same; when the first beam is different from the second beam, step 605 is performed; when the first beam is the same as the second beam, step 612 is performed.

For a process in which the base station determines whether the first beam and the second beam are the same, and the base station sends the indication information to the UE, refer to the description in step 303, and details are not described herein.

Step 605: The base station configures a handover period for the last one of the N timeslots, and does not configure a handover period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the handover period is used to switch the beam corresponding to the UE; The first time slot in the configuration control period, and the control period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, the control period is used to send or receive control information.

The process of configuring the first format of the N time slots by the base station is described in the description in step 304. Do not repeat them.

Step 606: The base station sends, to the UE, notification information that carries the number of slots N.

Specifically, the base station may send the notification information carrying the number of slots N to the UE before transmitting the data by using the N timeslots.

Step 607: The UE receives the notification information sent by the base station, and reads the number of slots N from the notification information.

Step 608: The UE receives the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data. When the first beam is different from the second beam, the step is performed. 609: When the first beam is the same as the second beam, step 613 is performed.

Step 609, the UE determines that the last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period; determining that the first time slot of the N time slots is configured with a control period At least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a control period for transmitting or receiving control information.

The process of determining the first format by the UE is described in the description in step 308, and details are not described herein.

Step 610: The UE sends data on N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots.

Specifically, transmitting data on the N time slots according to the determined first format of the N time slots includes: transmitting control information in a control period of the N time slots, and transmitting data in a data time period of the N time slots, The data transmission is stopped during the switching period of the N time slots, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.

In step 611, the base station receives data on N time slots according to a first format configured for N time slots.

Specifically, receiving data on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots includes: receiving control information in a control period of the N time slots, and receiving data in a data time period of the N time slots, The receiving of data is stopped during the switching period of the N time slots, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.

Step 612: The base station does not configure a handover period for at least one of the N time slots, and notifies the UE of the N time slots.

Since the first beam is the same as the second beam, it is not necessary to configure a switching period for the last one of the N time slots. For the remaining N-1 time slots, since the base station does not need to switch the beams in these time slots, the base station may not configure the switching period for at least one of the N time slots to obtain the second format. Optionally, the base station may configure a control period for the first time slot of the N time slots, For the remaining N-1 time slots, no control period may be configured for at least one of the time slots.

After the base station configures the second format of the N time slots according to the configuration policy, the N time slots are notified to the UE, and the data is transmitted on the N time slots according to the second format configured for the N time slots. The process of the base station notifying the UE to the N timeslots is described in the description in step 606, and details are not described herein.

Step 613: The UE receives the notification of the N time slots sent by the base station, determines that at least one time slot of the N time slots is not configured with a handover period, and performs N time slots according to the second format of the determined N time slots. send data.

Specifically, the process of transmitting data on the N time slots by the UE according to the second format is the same as the process of transmitting data on the N time slots according to the first format, and details are not described herein.

In step 614, the base station receives data on N time slots according to a second format configured for N time slots.

Specifically, the process in which the base station receives data on the N time slots according to the second format is the same as the process of receiving data on the N time slots according to the first format, and details are not described herein.

Referring to FIG. 7, a method flow of another time slot scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Cheng Tu. In this embodiment, the method for the UE to send data to the base station is used as an example. The time slot scheduling method may include:

Steps 701-704 are the same as the contents of steps 601-604, and are not described herein.

Step 705: The base station configures, for each of the N time slots, a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, where the control information includes a handover flag bit, and configures a last time slot in the N time slots. a switching period, not configuring a switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots; setting a switching flag of the time slot configured with the switching period to a first value, and setting a switching flag of the time slot of the unconfigured switching period to The second value.

For the process of configuring the first format for the N timeslots by the base station, refer to the description in step 404, which is not described here.

Step 706: The base station sends, to the UE, notification information that carries the number of slots N.

The process of sending the notification information to the UE by the base station is described in detail in step 606, and details are not described herein.

Step 707: The UE receives the notification information sent by the base station, and reads the number of slots N from the notification information.

Step 708: The UE receives the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data. When the first beam is different from the second beam, the step is performed. 709: When the first beam is the same as the second beam, step 713 is performed.

Step 709: The UE determines that each of the N time slots is configured with a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, where the control information includes a handover flag bit; and determine a last one of the N time slots. The switching period is configured, and the switching period is not configured in at least one of the remaining time slots; the switching flag bit of the time slot configured with the switching period is determined to be the first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot not configured with the switching period is the second Value.

Step 710: The UE sends data on N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots.

Specifically, sending data on the N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots includes: transmitting, for the time slot in which the switching flag is the first value, the control information in the control period of the time slot, Transmitting data in the data period of the time slot, stopping transmitting data in the switching period of the time slot, and switching the beam corresponding to the UE; sending the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value within the control period of the time slot Control information that transmits data during the data period of the time slot.

Step 711: The base station receives data on N time slots according to a first format configured for N time slots.

Specifically, receiving data on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots includes: receiving, for the time slot in which the switching flag is the first value, the control information in the control period of the time slot, at the time Receiving data in the data period of the slot, stopping receiving data in the switching period of the time slot, and switching the beam corresponding to the UE; receiving the control information in the control period of the time slot for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, Data is received during the data period of the time slot.

Step 712: The base station does not configure a handover period for at least one of the N time slots, and notifies the UE of the N time slots.

After the base station obtains the second format of the N time slots according to the configuration policy, the N time slots are notified to the UE. The process of the base station notifying the UE to the N timeslots is described in the description in step 606, and details are not described herein.

Step 713: The UE receives the notification of the N timeslots sent by the base station, determines that at least one of the N timeslots is not configured with a handover period, and performs N timeslots according to the second format of the determined N timeslots. send data.

In step 714, the base station receives data on N time slots according to a second format configured for N time slots.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The time slot scheduling device can be applied to the base station, and can include:

The length obtaining module 810 is configured to acquire a data length of the data, where the sending end or the receiving end of the data is the user equipment UE;

The time slot allocating module 820 is configured to allocate consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length obtained by the length obtaining module 810, N>1;

The first configuration module 830 is configured to configure a switching period for the last one of the N time slots allocated by the time slot allocating module 820, and no switching time period is configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the switching time period is used. Switching a beam corresponding to the UE;

a first transmission module 840, configured to send a notification of N time slots to the UE, and send or receive data on the N time slots according to the first format configured by the first configuration module 830 for the N time slots, where the UE is configured to The notification determines the first format, and the data is processed correspondingly on the N time slots according to the first format.

In summary, the time slot scheduling apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present invention configures a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and does not configure a switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots, which may be at the base station. When the data to be transmitted between the UE and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching period is configured for the last time slot, and the switching period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the switching period in the last time slot can be utilized. To ensure that the data is successfully switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slot.

Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a schematic structural diagram of still another slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The time slot scheduling device can be applied to the base station, and can include:

The length obtaining module 910 is configured to acquire a data length of the data, where the sending end or the receiving end of the data is a UE;

The time slot allocating module 920 is configured to allocate consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length obtained by the length obtaining module 910, N>1;

The first configuration module 930 is configured to use the last one of the N time slots allocated by the time slot allocating module 920. a time slot configuration switching period, and no switching period is configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

The first transmission module 940 is configured to send a notification of N time slots to the UE, and send or receive data on the N time slots according to the first format configured by the first configuration module 930 for the N time slots, and the UE is configured to The notification determines the first format, and the data is processed correspondingly on the N time slots according to the first format.

In a first possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

The second configuration module 950 is configured to configure a control period for the first one of the N time slots, and no control time period is configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the control period is used to send or receive control information.

In a second possible implementation manner, the first transmission module 940 includes:

The first sending unit 941 is configured to add the number of slots N to the control information of the N timeslots when the receiving end is the UE, and send the control information in the control slots of the N timeslots in the N time slots. Transmitting data in a data period, stopping transmitting data in a switching period of N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; or

The first receiving unit 942 is configured to: when the sending end is the UE, send the notification information carrying the number of slots N to the UE, receive the control information in the control period of the N time slots, and receive in the data period of the N time slots. The data stops receiving data in the switching period of the N time slots, and switches the beam corresponding to the UE.

In a third possible implementation manner, the first configuration module 930 is specifically configured to:

Configuring a control period for each of the N time slots, the control period for transmitting or receiving control information, the control information including a handover flag bit;

Configuring a switching period for the last one of the N times slots, and not configuring a switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots;

The switching flag bit of the time slot configured with the switching period is set to the first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is set to the second value.

In a fourth possible implementation manner, the first transmission module 940 includes:

The second sending unit 943 is configured to: when the receiving end is the UE, send the control information in the control period of the time slot for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and send the data in the data time period of the time slot, Stop transmitting data in the switching period of the time slot, and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, send control information in the control period of the time slot, and the data period in the time slot Send data internally; or,

The second receiving unit 944 is configured to: when the sending end is the UE, receive the control information in the control period of the time slot for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and receive the data in the data time period of the time slot, Stop receiving data in the switching period of the time slot, and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, receive control information in the control period of the time slot, and the data period in the time slot Receive data within.

In a fifth possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

The beam determining module 960 is configured to determine, after the time slot allocating module 920 allocates consecutive N time slots according to the data length, whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data, and The UE sends the indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

The operation triggering module 970 is configured to, when the beam determining module 960 determines that the first beam is different from the second beam, trigger to perform a last time slot configuration switching period of the N time slots, and at least one of the remaining time slots The gap does not configure the operation of the switching period;

The second transmission module 980 is configured to: when the beam determining module 960 determines that the first beam is the same as the second beam, configure a switching period for at least one of the N time slots, notify the UE of the N time slots, and The data is transmitted or received on the N time slots according to the second format configured for the N time slots, and the UE is configured to determine the second format, and the data is processed correspondingly on the N time slots according to the second format.

In a sixth possible implementation, the length obtaining module 910 includes:

The first obtaining unit 911 is configured to receive, when the sending end is the UE, a data length of data sent by the UE; or

The second obtaining unit 912 is configured to calculate a data length of the data when the receiving end is the UE.

In addition, by configuring the control period for the first time slot, the control period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the control period in the first time slot can be used to ensure that the receiving parameters are configured according to the control information. Receiving data correctly; the control period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or He information to improve the resource utilization of time slots.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which is a schematic structural diagram of a time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The time slot scheduling apparatus may be applied to the UE, and may include:

The notification receiving module 1010 is configured to receive a notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, where the N time slots are time slots allocated by the base station according to the data length of the data, and the sending end or the receiving end of the data is a base station, N >1;

The first determining module 1020 is configured to determine that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period, where the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

The first transmission module 1030 is configured to send or receive data on the N time slots according to the first format of the N time slots determined by the first determining module 1020, where the base station is used to determine the first format, according to the first format, in the N The data is processed correspondingly on the time slot.

Please refer to FIG. 11 , which is a schematic structural diagram of still another time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The time slot scheduling apparatus may be applied to the UE, and may include:

The notification receiving module 1110 is configured to receive a notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, where the N time slots are time slots allocated by the base station according to the data length of the data, and the sending end or the receiving end of the data For the base station, N>1;

a first determining module 1120, configured to determine that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period, where the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

The first transmission module 1130 is configured to send or receive data on the N time slots according to the first format of the N time slots determined by the first determining module 1120, where the base station is used to determine the first format, according to the first format, in the N The data is processed correspondingly on the time slot.

In a first possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

The second determining module 1140 is configured to determine that a first time slot of the N time slots is configured with a control period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information.

In a first possible implementation manner, the notification receiving module 1110 includes:

The first receiving unit 1111 is configured to: when the transmitting end is a base station, read the number of slots N from the control information of the N timeslots; or

The second receiving unit 1112 is configured to: when the receiving end is a base station, receive the notification information sent by the base station, and read the number of slots N from the notification information.

In a second possible implementation manner, the first transmission module 1130 includes:

The first sending unit 1131 is configured to: when the receiving end is a base station, send control information in a control period of N time slots, send data in a data period of N time slots, and stop in a switching period of N time slots. Send data and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; or,

The first receiving unit 1132 is configured to: when the transmitting end is a base station, receive control information in a control period of N time slots, receive data in a data period of N time slots, and stop in a switching period of N time slots. Receive data and switch the beam corresponding to the UE.

In a third possible implementation manner, the first determining module 1120 is specifically configured to:

Determining that each of the N time slots is configured with a control period for transmitting or receiving control information, the control information including a handover flag bit;

Determining that the last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period;

The switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is configured is determined to be the first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is the second value.

In a fourth possible implementation manner, the first transmission module 1130 includes:

The second sending unit 1133 is configured to: when the receiving end is the base station, send the control information in the control period of the time slot for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and send the data in the data time period of the time slot, Stop transmitting data in the switching period of the time slot, and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, send control information in the control period of the time slot, and the data period in the time slot Send data internally; or,

The second receiving unit 1134 is configured to: when the sending end is the base station, receive the control information in the control period of the time slot for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and receive the data in the data time period of the time slot, Stop receiving data in the switching period of the time slot, and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, receive control information in the control period of the time slot, and the data period in the time slot Receive data within.

In a fifth possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes:

The information receiving module 1150 is configured to: before the notification receiving module 1110 receives the notification of the consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, receive the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate the first beam and the next data corresponding to the data. Whether the corresponding second beam is the same;

The operation triggering module 1160 is configured to, when the indication information received by the information receiving module 1150 indicates that the first beam is different from the second beam, trigger an operation of performing a notification of receiving consecutive N time slots sent by the base station;

The second transmission module 1170 is configured to: when the indication information received by the information receiving module 1150 indicates that the first beam is the same as the second beam, receive a notification of N time slots sent by the base station, and determine at least one time slot of the N time slots. The switching period is not configured, and data is transmitted or received on N time slots according to the second format of the determined N time slots, the base station is configured to determine the second format, and the data is processed correspondingly on the N time slots according to the second format.

In a sixth possible implementation, the apparatus further includes:

The length sending module 1180 is configured to send the data length of the data to the base station when the receiving end is a base station before the notification receiving module 1110 receives the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station.

In summary, the time slot scheduling apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present invention configures a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and does not configure a switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots, which may be at the base station. When the data to be transmitted between the UE and the UE occupies multiple time slots, the switching period is configured for the last time slot, and the switching period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the switching period in the last time slot can be utilized. To ensure that the data is successfully switched to the next beam after the end of the data transmission to continue to transmit data; the switching period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the time slot. Resource utilization.

Referring to FIG. 12, it is a schematic structural diagram of a time slot scheduling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The time slot scheduling device may include a bus 1201, and a processor 1202, a memory 1203, and a transceiver 1204 connected to the bus. The memory 1203 is configured to store a number of instructions that are configured to be executed by the processor 1202:

When the time slot scheduling device is applied to the base station:

The transceiver 1204 is configured to acquire a data length of the data, where the sending end or the receiving end of the data is a UE;

The processor 1202 is configured to allocate, according to the data length acquired by the transceiver 1204, data into consecutive N time slots, where N>1; configure a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and configure at least one of the remaining time slots. A time slot is not configured with a switching period, and the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

The transceiver 1204 is configured to send, to the UE, a notification of N time slots, and send or receive data on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots, where the UE is configured to determine the first format according to the notification, according to The first format corresponds to processing data on N time slots.

When the time slot scheduling device is applied to the base station:

The transceiver 1204 is configured to receive a notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, where the N time slots are time slots allocated by the base station according to the data length of the data, and the sending end or the receiving end of the data is a base station, where N> 1;

The processor 1202 is configured to determine that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with a switching period, where the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

The transceiver 1204 is configured to send or receive data on the N time slots according to the first format of the determined N time slots, where the base station is used to determine the first format, and the data is processed correspondingly on the N time slots according to the first format.

Referring to FIG. 12, the time slot scheduling apparatus may include a bus 1201, and a processor 1202, a memory 1203, and a transceiver 1204 connected to the bus. The memory 1203 is configured to store a number of instructions that are configured to be executed by the processor 1202:

When the time slot scheduling device is applied to the base station:

The processor 1202 is configured to allocate, according to the data length acquired by the transceiver 1204, data into consecutive N time slots, where N>1; configure a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and configure at least one of the remaining time slots. A time slot is not configured with a switching period, where the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

The transceiver 1204 is configured to send, to the UE, a notification of N time slots, and send or receive data on the N time slots according to the first format configured for the N time slots, where the UE is configured to determine the first format according to the notification, The data is processed correspondingly on N time slots according to the first format.

In a first possible implementation, the processor 1202 is further configured to configure a control period for the first one of the N times slots, and no control period for the at least one of the remaining time slots, the control The time period is used to send or receive control information.

In a second possible implementation,

When the receiving end is a UE, the processor 1202 is configured to add the number of slots N to the control information of the N timeslots; the transceiver 1204 is configured to send the control information in the control period of the N time slots, at the N Transmitting data in a data period of time slots, stopping transmitting data in a switching period of N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; or

When the transmitting end is the UE, the processor 1202 is configured to send, to the UE, the notification information that carries the number of slots N, and the transceiver 1204 is configured to receive the control information in the control period of the N timeslots, in the N The data is received in the data period of the time slot, the data is stopped in the switching period of the N time slots, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.

In a third possible implementation, or only blame, the processor 1202 is specifically configured to:

In a fourth possible implementation, the transceiver 1204 is specifically configured to:

When the receiving end is the UE, for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, the control information is sent in the control period of the time slot, the data is transmitted in the data period of the time slot, and the data is stopped during the switching period of the time slot. Transmitting data and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; for a time slot in which the switching flag is a second value, transmitting control information in a control period of the time slot, and transmitting data in a data period of the time slot; or

When the transmitting end is the UE, for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, the control information is received in the control period of the time slot, and the data is received in the data period of the time slot, in the switching period of the time slot. Stop receiving data and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, receive control information in the control period of the time slot, and receive data in the data period of the time slot.

In a fifth possible implementation, the processor 1202 is further configured to: after the consecutive N time slots are allocated for the data according to the data length, determine the second beam corresponding to the first beam corresponding to the data and the next data. Whether they are the same;

The transceiver 1204 is further configured to send, to the UE, indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

The processor 1202 is further configured to: when the first beam is different from the second beam, trigger to perform a last one time slot configuration switching period of the N time slots, and configure no switching time period for at least one of the remaining time slots. Operation; when the first beam is the same as the second beam, no switching period is configured for at least one of the N time slots;

The transceiver 1204 is further configured to notify the UE of the N timeslots, and send or receive data on the N timeslots according to the second format configured for the N timeslots, where the UE is used to determine the second format, according to the second format. The data is processed correspondingly on N time slots.

In a sixth possible implementation, the transceiver 1204 is specifically configured to: when the sending end is the UE, Receiving the data length of the data sent by the UE; or

The processor 1202 is specifically configured to calculate a data length of the data when the receiving end is a UE.

When the time slot scheduling device is applied to the base station:

In a first possible implementation manner, the processor 1202 is further configured to determine that a first time slot of the N time slots is configured with a control period, and at least one time slot of the remaining time slots is not configured with a control period, where the control is performed. The time period is used to send or receive control information.

In a second possible implementation manner, when the transmitting end is a base station, the processor 1202 is further configured to read the number of timeslots N from the control information of the N time slots; or

When the receiving end is a base station, the transceiver 1204 is further configured to receive the notification information sent by the base station, and the processor 1202 is further configured to read the number of slots N from the notification information.

In a third possible implementation, the transceiver 1204 is specifically configured to:

When the receiving end is a base station, the control information is sent in the control period of the N time slots, the data is transmitted in the data period of the N time slots, the data is stopped in the switching period of the N time slots, and the corresponding UE is switched. Beam; or,

When the transmitting end is a base station, receiving control information in a control period of N time slots, receiving data in a data period of N time slots, stopping receiving data in a switching period of N time slots, and switching the corresponding UE Beam.

In a fourth possible implementation, the processor 1202 is specifically configured to:

Determining that the switching flag bit of the time slot configured with the switching period is the first value, and the switching period is not configured. The switching flag of the time slot is the second value.

In a fifth possible implementation, the processor 1202 is specifically configured to:

When the receiving end is a base station, for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, the control information is sent in the control period of the time slot, and the data is transmitted in the data period of the time slot, in the switching period of the time slot. Stop transmitting data and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, send control information in the control period of the time slot, and send data in the data period of the time slot; or

When the transmitting end is a base station, for the time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, the control information is received in the control period of the time slot, and the data is received in the data period of the time slot, in the switching period of the time slot. Stop receiving data and switch the beam corresponding to the UE; for the time slot in which the switching flag is the second value, receive control information in the control period of the time slot, and receive data in the data period of the time slot.

In a sixth possible implementation, the transceiver 1204 is further configured to: before receiving the notification of the consecutive N timeslots sent by the base station, receive the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate that the data corresponds to the Whether a beam is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

When the first beam is different from the second beam, the processor 1202 is further configured to trigger an operation of performing a notification of receiving consecutive N time slots sent by the base station;

When the first beam is the same as the second beam, the transceiver 1204 is further configured to receive a notification of the N time slots sent by the base station; the processor 1202 is further configured to determine that at least one of the N time slots is not configured to be switched. The transceiver 1204 is further configured to send or receive data on the N time slots according to the determined second format of the N time slots, where the base station is configured to determine the second format, and correspond to the N timeslot according to the second format. Data processing.

In a seventh possible implementation, the transceiver 1204 is further configured to: before receiving the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, send the data length of the data to the base station when the receiving end is the base station.

In addition, by configuring the control period for the first time slot, the control period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, and the control period in the first time slot can be used to ensure that the control information is matched according to the control information. The receiving parameters are set to receive data correctly; the control period of the remaining time slots can also be used to transmit data or other information to improve the resource utilization of the time slots.

It should be noted that the time slot scheduling apparatus provided by the foregoing embodiment only uses the division of the foregoing functional modules when performing time slot scheduling. In actual applications, the foregoing functions may be allocated by different functional modules according to requirements. Upon completion, the internal structure of the time slot scheduling device is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. In addition, the slot scheduling apparatus and the slot scheduling method embodiment provided by the foregoing embodiments are in the same concept, and the specific implementation process is described in detail in the method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for the description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods for implementing the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present invention.

A person skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the system, the device and the unit described above can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the unit may be only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner, for example, multiple units or components may be combined. Or it can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

The functions may be stored in a computer readable storage medium if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including The instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like, which can store program codes. .

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention. It should be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

A time slot scheduling method, the method comprising:

Obtaining a data length of the data, where the sending end or the receiving end of the data is a user equipment UE;

Allocating consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length, N>1;

Configuring a switching period for the last one of the N times slots, and not configuring the switching period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

Transmitting, to the UE, a notification of the N time slots, and transmitting or receiving the data on the N time slots according to a first format configured for the N time slots, where the UE is used according to the The notification determines the first format, and the data is processed correspondingly on the N time slots according to the first format.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

And configuring a control period for the first one of the N time slots, and not configuring the control time period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the control period is used for sending or receiving control information.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transmitting the notification of the N time slots to the UE, and according to the first format configured for the N time slots, in the N Transmitting or receiving the data on a time slot, including:

When the receiving end is the UE, adding the number of slots N to the control information of the N slots, and transmitting the control information in the control period of the N slots, in the N Transmitting the data in a data period of the time slots, stopping transmitting the data in a switching period of the N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; or

When the transmitting end is the UE, sending, to the UE, notification information that carries the number of slots N, and receiving the control information in the control period of the N slots, in the N slots Receiving the data in a data period, stopping receiving the data in a switching period of the N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the switching time period is configured for the last one of the N time slots, and the switching time period is not configured for at least one of the remaining time slots, including :

And configuring a control period for each of the N time slots, where the control period is used for sending or receiving Receiving control information, the control information including a switching flag bit;

And configuring a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and not configuring the switching time period for at least one of the remaining time slots;

The switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is configured is set to a first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is set to a second value.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the transmitting or receiving the data on the N time slots according to a first format configured for the N time slots comprises:

When the receiving end is the UE, sending the control information in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and transmitting the data in the data time period of the time slot Data, stopping transmitting the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and transmitting, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a second value Controlling information, transmitting the data during a data period of the time slot; or

When the transmitting end is the UE, the control information is received in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and the data is received in the data time period of the time slot. Data, stopping receiving the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and receiving, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which the switching flag is a second value Control information that receives the data during a data period of the time slot.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein after the allocating consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length, the method further includes:

Determining whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data, and sending the indication information to the UE, where the indication information is used to indicate the first beam and the corresponding Whether the second beam corresponding to one data is the same;

When the first beam is different from the second beam, triggering execution of the last one of the N time slots to configure a switching period, and not configuring the at least one time slot of the remaining time slots The step of switching the time period;

When the first beam is the same as the second beam, not configuring a handover period for at least one of the N time slots, notifying the UE to the N time slots, and according to the The second format of the N time slot configurations transmits or receives the data on the N time slots, the UE is configured to determine the second format, and on the N time slots according to the second format The data is processed correspondingly.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the data length of the acquired data comprises:

Receiving, by the sending end, the data length of the data sent by the UE; or

When the receiving end is the UE, the data length of the data is calculated.
A time slot scheduling method, the method comprising:

Receiving a notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, where the N time slots are time slots allocated by the base station to the data according to a data length of the data, where the transmitting end or the receiving end of the data is the base station , N>1;

Determining that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period, where the switching period is used for switching a beam corresponding to the user equipment UE;

Transmitting or receiving the data on the N time slots according to the determined first format of the N time slots, the base station is configured to determine the first format, according to the first format in the N The data is processed correspondingly on time slots.
The method of claim 8 further comprising:

Determining that the first one of the N time slots is configured with a control period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the control period, and the control period is used for transmitting or receiving control information.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving, by the base station, the notification of consecutive N time slots comprises:

When the transmitting end is the base station, reading the number of slots N from the control information of the N timeslots; or

When the receiving end is the base station, receiving notification information sent by the base station, and reading the number of slots N from the notification information.
The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the transmitting or receiving the data on the N time slots according to the determined first format of the N time slots comprises:

Transmitting the control information in a control period of the N time slots when the receiving end is the base station, and transmitting the data in a data period of the N time slots, in the N time slots Stop transmitting the data during the switching period of the slot, and switching the beam corresponding to the UE; or

When the transmitting end is the base station, receiving the control information in a control period of the N time slots, and receiving the data in a data period of the N time slots, in the N time slots The receiving of the data is stopped during the switching period of the slot, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the determining that the last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period, including :

Determining that each of the N time slots is configured with a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, and the control information includes a handover flag bit;

Determining that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period;

The switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is configured is determined to be a first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is a second value.
The method according to claim 12, wherein the transmitting or receiving the data on the N time slots according to the determined first format of the N time slots comprises:

When the receiving end is the base station, the control information is sent in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag is the first value, and the data is sent in the data time period of the time slot. Data, stopping transmitting the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and transmitting, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a second value Controlling information, transmitting the data during a data period of the time slot; or

When the transmitting end is the base station, the control information is received in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and the data is received in the data time period of the time slot. Data, stopping receiving the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and receiving, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which the switching flag is a second value Control information that receives the data during a data period of the time slot.
The method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein said receiving base station sends Before sending the notification of consecutive N time slots, it also includes:

Receiving the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

And when the first beam is different from the second beam, triggering a step of performing a notification of the consecutive N time slots sent by the receiving base station;

Receiving, by the base station, a notification of N time slots sent by the base station, determining that at least one of the N time slots is not configured with the switching period, and according to the first beam and the second beam, Determining, in a second format of the N time slots, transmitting or receiving the data on the N time slots, the base station is configured to determine the second format, according to the second format, in the N The data is processed correspondingly on the time slot.
The method according to any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein before receiving the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, the method further includes:

When the receiving end is the base station, the data length of the data is sent to the base station.
A time slot scheduling device, characterized in that the device comprises:

a length obtaining module, configured to acquire a data length of the data, where the sending end or the receiving end of the data is a user equipment UE;

a time slot allocation module, configured to allocate, according to the data length obtained by the length obtaining module, a continuous N time slots, wherein N>1;

a first configuration module, configured to configure a switching period for a last one of the N time slots allocated by the time slot allocating module, and not configuring the switching time period for at least one time slot of the remaining time slots The switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

a first transmission module, configured to send, to the UE, a notification of the N timeslots, and send, according to the first format configured by the first configuration module, the N timeslots Or receiving the data, the UE is configured to determine the first format according to the notification, and process the data correspondingly on the N time slots according to the first format.
The device according to claim 16, wherein the device further comprises:

a second configuration module, configured to configure a control period for the first one of the N time slots, and configure the control period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the control period is used for sending or Receiving Control information.
The device according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the first transmission module comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to add a number of slots N to the control information of the N timeslots when the receiving end is the UE, and send the Controlling, transmitting the data in a data period of the N time slots, stopping transmitting the data in a switching period of the N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; or

a first receiving unit, configured to: when the sending end is the UE, send, to the UE, notification information that carries a number of timeslots N, and receive the control information in a control period of the N time slots, where Receiving the data in a data period of the N time slots, stopping receiving the data in a switching period of the N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE.
The device according to claim 16, wherein the first configuration module is specifically configured to:

And configuring a control period for each of the N time slots, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, where the control information includes a handover flag bit;

And configuring a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and not configuring the switching time period for at least one of the remaining time slots;

The switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is configured is set to a first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is set to a second value.
The device according to claim 19, wherein the first transmission module comprises:

a second sending unit, configured to: when the receiving end is the UE, send the control information in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a first value, in the time slot Transmitting the data within a data period, stopping transmitting the data during a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; for a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a second value, in the time slot Sending the control information within a control period, transmitting the data within a data period of the time slot; or

a second receiving unit, configured to: when the sending end is the UE, receive the control information in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a first value, in the time slot Receiving the data within a data period, stopping receiving the data during a switching period of the time slot, and switching the data a beam corresponding to the UE; for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the second value, the control information is received within a control period of the time slot, and the data is received in a data period of the time slot.
The device according to any one of claims 16 to 20, wherein the device further comprises:

a beam judging module, configured to determine, after the time slot allocating module allocates consecutive N time slots for the data according to the data length, a second beam corresponding to the data and a second data corresponding to the next data Whether the beams are the same, and sending the indication information to the UE, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

The operation triggering module is configured to trigger, when the beam determining module determines that the first beam is different from the second beam, to perform the switching of the last time slot configuration in the N time slots, At least one of the remaining time slots does not configure the operation of the switching period;

a second transmission module, configured to: when the beam determining module determines that the first beam is the same as the second beam, do not configure a switching period for at least one of the N time slots, Notifying the UE by N time slots, and transmitting or receiving the data on the N time slots according to a second format configured for the N time slots, where the UE is used to determine the second format, Processing the data on the N time slots according to the second format.
The device according to any one of claims 16 to 21, wherein the length acquisition module comprises:

a first acquiring unit, configured to receive, when the sending end is the UE, a data length of the data sent by the UE; or

And a second acquiring unit, configured to calculate a data length of the data when the receiving end is the UE.
A time slot scheduling device, characterized in that the device comprises:

a notification receiving module, configured to receive a notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, where the N time slots are time slots allocated by the base station according to a data length of the data, where the data is sent or The receiving end is the base station, N>1;

a first determining module, configured to determine that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period, where the switching period is used to switch user equipment The beam corresponding to the UE;

a first transmission module, configured to send or receive the data on the N time slots according to a first format of the N time slots determined by the first determining module, where the base station is configured to determine the a format for processing the data on the N time slots according to the first format.
The device of claim 23, wherein the device further comprises:

a second determining module, configured to determine that a first time slot of the N time slots is configured with a control period, and at least one time slot of the remaining time slots is not configured with the control period, where the control period is used for sending or Receive control information.
The device according to claim 24, wherein the notification receiving module comprises:

a first receiving unit, configured to: when the sending end is the base station, read the number of timeslots N from the control information of the N time slots; or

And a second receiving unit, configured to: when the receiving end is the base station, receive notification information sent by the base station, and read the number of slots N from the notification information.
The device according to claim 24 or 25, wherein the first transmission module comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to: when the receiving end is the base station, send the control information in a control period of the N time slots, and send the data in a data period of the N time slots Stopping transmitting the data in the switching period of the N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; or

a first receiving unit, configured to: when the sending end is the base station, receive the control information in a control period of the N time slots, and receive the data in a data time period of the N time slots And stopping receiving the data in a switching period of the N time slots, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE.
The device according to claim 23, wherein the first determining module is specifically configured to:

Determining that each of the N time slots is configured with a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, and the control information includes a handover flag bit;

Determining that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period;

The switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is configured is determined to be a first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is a second value.
The device according to claim 27, wherein the first transmission module comprises:

a second sending unit, configured to: when the receiving end is the base station, send the control information in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a first value, in the time slot Transmitting the data within a data period, stopping transmitting the data during a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; for a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a second value, in the time slot Sending the control information within a control period, transmitting the data within a data period of the time slot; or

a second receiving unit, configured to: when the sending end is the base station, receive the control information in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is a first value, in the time slot Receiving the data within a data period, stopping receiving the data during a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; for a time slot in which a switching flag is a second value, in the time slot The control information is received within a control period, and the data is received during a data period of the time slot.
The device according to any one of claims 23 to 28, wherein the device further comprises:

The information receiving module is configured to receive the indication information sent by the base station, where the notification information is received by the notification receiving module, before receiving the notification of the consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate that the data corresponds to the first Whether the beam is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

The operation triggering module is configured to trigger, when the indication information received by the information receiving module indicates that the first beam is different from the second beam, triggering execution of the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the receiving base station operating;

a second transmission module, configured to: when the indication information received by the information receiving module indicates that the first beam is the same as the second beam, receive a notification of N time slots sent by the base station, and determine the The switching period is not configured in at least one of the N time slots, and the data is transmitted or received on the N time slots according to the determined second format of the N time slots, where the base station uses And determining the second format, and processing the data on the N time slots according to the second format.
The device according to any one of claims 23 to 29, wherein the device further comprises:

And a length sending module, configured to: before the notification receiving module receives the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, when the receiving end is the base station, send the data length of the data to the base station.
A time slot scheduling apparatus, characterized in that the apparatus comprises: a bus, and a processor, a memory, a transmitter and a receiver connected to the bus. Wherein the memory is for storing a plurality of instructions, the instructions being configured to be executed by the processor;

The transceiver is configured to acquire a data length of the data, where the sending end or the receiving end of the data is a user equipment UE;

The processor is configured to allocate a continuous N time slots to the data according to the data length acquired by the transceiver, where N>1; configure a switching period for a last one of the N time slots The switching period is not configured for at least one time slot of the remaining time slots, where the switching period is used to switch a beam corresponding to the UE;

The transceiver is configured to send, to the UE, a notification of the N time slots, and send or receive the data on the N time slots according to a first format configured for the N time slots, The UE is configured to determine the first format according to the notification, and process the data on the N time slots according to the first format.
The device according to claim 31, wherein

The processor is further configured to configure a control period for the first one of the N time slots, and configure the control period for at least one of the remaining time slots, where the control period is used for sending Or receive control information.
Device according to claim 31 or 32, characterized in that

When the receiving end is the UE, the processor is configured to add a number of slots N to the control information of the N timeslots, where the transceiver is used in the N time slots Transmitting the control information in a control period, transmitting the data in a data period of the N time slots, stopping transmitting the data in a switching period of the N time slots, and switching the corresponding UE Beam; or,

When the sending end is the UE, the processor is configured to send, to the UE, notification information that carries a number of slots N, where the transceiver is configured to be within a control period of the N time slots. Receiving the control information, receiving the data in a data period of the N time slots, and cutting in the N time slots The receiving of the data is stopped during the change period, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.
The device according to claim 31, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

And configuring a control period for each of the N time slots, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, where the control information includes a handover flag bit;

And configuring a switching period for the last one of the N time slots, and not configuring the switching time period for at least one of the remaining time slots;

The switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is configured is set to a first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is set to a second value.
The device according to claim 34, wherein the transceiver is specifically configured to:

When the receiving end is the UE, sending the control information in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and transmitting the data in the data time period of the time slot Data, stopping transmitting the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and transmitting, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a second value Controlling information, transmitting the data during a data period of the time slot; or

When the transmitting end is the UE, the control information is received in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and the data is received in the data time period of the time slot. Data, stopping receiving the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and receiving, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which the switching flag is a second value Control information that receives the data during a data period of the time slot.
A device according to any one of claims 31 to 35, wherein

The processor is further configured to: after the continuous N time slots are allocated to the data according to the data length, determine whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

The transceiver is further configured to send indication information to the UE, where the indication information is used to indicate whether the first beam corresponding to the data is the same as the second beam corresponding to the next data;

The processor is further configured to: when the first beam is different from the second beam, trigger execution of the last time slot configuration switching period in the N time slots, in the remaining time slots The step of not configuring the switching period for at least one time slot; when the first beam is the same as the second beam, At least one of the N time slots is not configured with a switching period;

The transceiver is further configured to notify the UE of the N time slots, and send or receive the data on the N time slots according to a second format configured for the N time slots. The UE is configured to determine the second format, and the data is correspondingly processed on the N time slots according to the second format.
A device according to any one of claims 31 to 36, wherein

The transceiver is configured to receive a data length of the data sent by the UE when the sending end is the UE; or

The processor is specifically configured to calculate a data length of the data when the receiving end is the UE.
A time slot scheduling apparatus, characterized in that the apparatus comprises: a bus, and a processor, a memory, a transmitter and a receiver connected to the bus. Wherein the memory is for storing a plurality of instructions, the instructions being configured to be executed by the processor;

The transceiver is configured to receive a notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, where the N time slots are time slots allocated by the base station according to a data length of the data, and the data sending end Or the receiving end is the base station, N>1;

The processor is configured to determine that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one time slot of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period, where the switching period is used for switching user equipment The beam corresponding to the UE;

The transceiver, configured to send or receive the data on the N time slots according to the determined first format of the N time slots, where the base station is configured to determine the first format, according to the The first format processes the data correspondingly on the N time slots.
The device of claim 38, wherein

The processor is further configured to determine that a first time slot of the N time slots is configured with a control period, and at least one time slot of the remaining time slots is not configured with the control period, where the control period is used for sending Or receive control information.
The device of claim 39, wherein

The processor is further configured to control from the N time slots when the transmitting end is the base station Number of time slots read in the message N; or,

When the receiving end is the base station, the transceiver is further configured to receive the notification information sent by the base station, and read the number of slots N from the notification information.
The device according to claim 39 or 40, wherein the transceiver is specifically configured to:

Transmitting the control information in a control period of the N time slots when the receiving end is the base station, and transmitting the data in a data period of the N time slots, in the N time slots Stop transmitting the data during the switching period of the slot, and switching the beam corresponding to the UE; or

When the transmitting end is the base station, receiving the control information in a control period of the N time slots, and receiving the data in a data period of the N time slots, in the N time slots The receiving of the data is stopped during the switching period of the slot, and the beam corresponding to the UE is switched.
The device according to claim 38, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

Determining that each of the N time slots is configured with a control period, where the control period is used to send or receive control information, and the control information includes a handover flag bit;

Determining that a last one of the N time slots is configured with a switching period, and at least one of the remaining time slots is not configured with the switching period;

The switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is configured is determined to be a first value, and the switching flag bit of the time slot in which the switching period is not configured is a second value.
The device according to claim 42, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

When the receiving end is the base station, the control information is sent in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag is the first value, and the data is sent in the data time period of the time slot. Data, stopping transmitting the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and transmitting, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which a switching flag bit is a second value Controlling information, transmitting the data during a data period of the time slot; or

When the transmitting end is the base station, the control information is received in a control period of the time slot for a time slot in which the switching flag bit is the first value, and the data is received in the data time period of the time slot. Data, stopping receiving the data in a switching period of the time slot, and switching a beam corresponding to the UE; and receiving, in a control period of the time slot, a time slot in which the switching flag is a second value Control information, The data is received during a data period of the time slot.
Apparatus according to any one of claims 38 to 43 wherein:

The transceiver is further configured to: before receiving the notification of the consecutive N time slots sent by the base station, receive the indication information sent by the base station, where the indication information is used to indicate that the data corresponds to the first beam and the next Whether the second beam corresponding to one data is the same;

When the first beam is different from the second beam, the processor is further configured to trigger a step of performing a notification of the consecutive N time slots sent by the receiving base station;

When the first beam is the same as the second beam, the transceiver is further configured to receive a notification of the N time slots sent by the base station, and determine that at least one of the N time slots is not And configuring the switching period, and sending or receiving the data on the N time slots according to the determined second format of the N time slots, where the base station is configured to determine the second format, according to the The second format processes the data correspondingly on the N time slots.
A device according to any one of claims 38 to 44, wherein

The transceiver is further configured to send, when the receiving end is the base station, a data length of the data to the base station before receiving the notification of consecutive N time slots sent by the base station.