WO2018201499A1 - 一种用于确定寻呼的方法和装置 - Google Patents

一种用于确定寻呼的方法和装置 Download PDF

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WO2018201499A1
WO2018201499A1 PCT/CN2017/083352 CN2017083352W WO2018201499A1 WO 2018201499 A1 WO2018201499 A1 WO 2018201499A1 CN 2017083352 W CN2017083352 W CN 2017083352W WO 2018201499 A1 WO2018201499 A1 WO 2018201499A1
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王达
王键
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Priority to KR1020197035253A priority patent/KR102303572B1/ko
Priority to EP21196187.5A priority patent/EP4009726A1/en
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  • Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for determining paging in the field of communications.
  • paging information is carried in a downlink data channel, and the network device indicates, by using downlink control information DCI, a downlink data channel carrying the paging information, where the paging message includes The device identifier of the paged terminal device (for example, the user equipment UE device identifier ID), based on the system configuration, the terminal device wakes up to monitor the DCI at its own paging occasion, and if the terminal device listens to the DCI, according to the The DCI receives the downlink data channel, and further obtains the paging information: if the paging information includes its own device identifier, it indicates that the network device pages itself, and the terminal device accesses the network at a subsequent time; if the paging The information does not contain its own device ID, which means that the network device has not paged itself, and the terminal device will go to sleep at a later time.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the paging information will be sent together with the synchronization channel.
  • the paging occasion in the 5G system is less than the paging timing of the LTE system, which means that at each paging occasion There will be more terminal devices being paged.
  • the resources of the downlink data channel used to carry the paging message are limited, that is, the device identification of the paged terminal device included in each paging information is limited for one downlink data channel. .
  • multiple terminal devices will wake up to listen to the DCI. Since the device identifier of the paged terminal device included in the paging message is limited, the terminal device only has a part after listening to the DCI. The terminal device can determine that it is paged in the paging information, and another part of the terminal device determines in the paging message that it is not paged, and thus, for another part of the terminal device, wastes power consumption.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a method for determining paging, which can effectively support the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • a method for determining a page in which a plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the M is an integer greater than 1, the method comprising:
  • the network device sends control information according to the first packet, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the first terminal device.
  • the plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the network device determines, from the M packets, the first terminal that is paged in the first paging occasion.
  • the first packet to which the device belongs, and the control information for indicating the paging information including the device identifier of the first terminal device is sent according to the first packet, so that the terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion can be caused Monitor or pick up according to the group to which they belong
  • Receiving the control information and determining whether it is possible to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information and the control information, especially when the second terminal device does not need to be paged, directly according to the monitoring result of the control information or
  • the control information determines that it is not paged, so that the second terminal device does not need to determine whether it is paged according to the paging information indicated by the control information, thereby effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • the network device may, according to the number of the terminal devices being paged and the capacity of the downlink data channel capable of carrying information, when the number of the paging terminal devices is large and the capacity of the downlink data channel carrying the paging information is small. Selecting terminal devices that are concentrated in a limited number of packets for paging, so that terminal devices that do not belong to the limited number of packets can determine that they are not paged after listening to the control information or receiving the control information, thereby continuing Sleeping, effectively reducing power consumption.
  • the M packets are divided according to device identifiers of the multiple terminal devices, and
  • the network device determines the first packet to which the first terminal device that is paged at the first paging occasion belongs, and includes:
  • the network device determines the first packet according to the device identifier of the first terminal device.
  • the network device can effectively reduce the computational complexity by grouping the terminal device according to the device identifier of the terminal device, and the network device and the terminal device have a unified grouping standard, and do not need to pre-configure the packet information, thereby saving signaling. s expenses.
  • the network device sends control information, including:
  • the network device generates the control information according to the first group of identification information
  • the network device sends the control information.
  • the first group of identifier information is a first paging radio network temporary identifier P-RNTI
  • the generating, by the network device, the control information according to the first group of identifier information including:
  • the network device generates the control information using the first P-RNTI scrambling.
  • the network device sends control information, including:
  • the network device Determining, by the network device, a first resource corresponding to the first packet, where the first resource is any one of the following resources: a first time-frequency resource, a first time domain resource, a first frequency domain resource, or a first resource One code domain resource;
  • the network device sends the control information on the first resource.
  • the control information includes a first field, where the first field includes M bits, and the M bits correspond to the M packets The value of the first bit corresponding to the first packet of the M bits is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the first packet is paged.
  • control information includes a first field, the first field includes N bits, and the first field is used to indicate the first group At least one of the terminal devices is paged.
  • the control information is a first type of control information in a preset two types of control information, and a second type of control information in the two types of control information. It is the network device that is sent according to the paged terminal device.
  • a second aspect provides a method for determining a paging, where a plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the M is an integer greater than 1, the method comprising:
  • the second terminal device monitors, according to the second packet, control information sent by the network device at a first paging occasion, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes at least one device of the terminal device. Identifying that the at least one terminal device is a terminal device that is paged at a first paging occasion, and the at least one terminal device belongs to any one of the M packets;
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the monitoring result of the control information, whether the second terminal device is paged.
  • the plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the second terminal device monitors or receives the control information according to the packet to which the second terminal device belongs, and further, according to the control information.
  • the monitoring result and the control information determine whether it is possible to be paged, especially when the second terminal device does not need to be paged, and can directly determine that the user is not paged according to the monitoring result of the control information or the control information, thereby The second terminal device does not need to determine whether it is paged according to the paging information indicated by the control information, thereby effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • the M packets are divided according to device identifiers of the multiple terminal devices, and
  • Determining, by the second terminal device, the second group to which the second terminal device belongs including:
  • the second terminal device determines the second packet according to the device identifier of the second terminal device.
  • the grouping of the terminal device according to the device identifier of the terminal device can effectively reduce the computational complexity, and the network device and the terminal device have a unified grouping standard, and do not need to pre-configure the packet information, thereby saving signaling overhead. .
  • the second terminal device monitors control information sent by the network device at the first paging occasion, including:
  • the second terminal device determines a second group of identification information corresponding to the second group
  • the second terminal device monitors the control information sent by the network device at the first paging occasion according to the second group identification information
  • Determining, by the second terminal device, whether the second terminal device is paged according to the monitoring result of the control information including:
  • the second terminal device monitors the control information, the second terminal device receives the paging information according to the control information, and determines, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is paged. ;or,
  • the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • the second packet identifier information is a second radio network temporary identifier P-RNTI.
  • the controlling, by the second terminal device, the control information sent by the network device at the first paging occasion according to the second packet includes:
  • the second terminal device determines a second resource corresponding to the second packet, where the second resource is the following resource Any one of: a second time-frequency resource, a second time domain resource, a second frequency domain resource, or a second code domain resource;
  • the second terminal device monitors, on the second resource, control information sent by the network device on a first paging occasion;
  • Determining, by the second terminal device, whether the second terminal device is paged according to the monitoring result of the control information including:
  • the second terminal device monitors the control information, the second terminal device receives the paging information according to the control information, and determines, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is paged. ;or,
  • the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • control information is a first type of control information of the preset two types of control information, and the second type of control information of the two types of control information It is the network device that is sent according to the paged terminal device.
  • a method for determining in which a plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the M is an integer greater than 1, the method comprising:
  • the second terminal device Receiving, by the second terminal device, control information sent by the network device, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the at least one terminal device, the at least one The terminal device is a terminal device that is paged at a first paging occasion, and the at least one terminal device belongs to any one of the M packets,
  • the control information includes a first field, where the first field includes M bits, and the M bits correspond to the M packets, and the value of each bit is used to indicate the corresponding group. At least one terminal device is paged, or the value of each bit is used to indicate that all terminal devices in the corresponding packet are not paged;
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the second bit in the first field, whether the second terminal device is paged, and the second bit belongs to the M bits.
  • the method of the embodiment of the present invention adds a first field including M bits, where the M bits correspond to M packets, and each bit is used to represent at least one of the corresponding packets.
  • the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion can receive the control information, and further determine whether it is possible to be paged according to the first field in the control information, in particular When the second terminal device does not need to be paged, it may be determined that the second terminal device does not need to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information or the control information, so that the second terminal device does not need to be further indicated according to the control information.
  • the paging information determines whether or not it is paged, effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • the M packets are classified according to device identifiers of the multiple terminal devices,
  • Determining, by the second terminal device, the second group to which the second terminal device belongs including:
  • the second terminal device determines the second packet according to the device identifier of the second terminal device.
  • a fourth aspect provides a method for determining a paging, where a plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the M is an integer greater than 1, the method includes:
  • the second terminal device Receiving, by the second terminal device, control information sent by the network device, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the at least one terminal device, the at least one The terminal device is a terminal device that is paged at a first paging occasion, and the packet to which the at least one terminal device belongs belongs to any one of the M packets.
  • the control information includes a first field, where the first field includes N bits, and the first field is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in any one of the groups is paged;
  • the second terminal device receives the paging information according to the control information, and determines, according to the paging information, Whether the second terminal device is paged; or,
  • the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • the method of the embodiment of the present invention adds a first field consisting of N bits in the control information, and the bit sequence formed by the N bits is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the packet is paged.
  • the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion may receive the control information, and further determine, according to the first field in the control information, whether it is possible to be paged, especially at the second terminal device.
  • the second terminal device may determine that the second terminal device does not need to be paged according to the first field, so that the second terminal device does not need to be further indicated according to the control information.
  • the paging information determines whether or not it is paged, effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • the M packets are divided according to device identifiers of the multiple terminal devices, and
  • Determining, by the second terminal device, the second group to which the second terminal device belongs including:
  • the second terminal device determines the second packet according to the device identifier of the second terminal device.
  • an apparatus for determining a page is provided, the apparatus being operative to perform operations of the network device in the first aspect and any possible implementation of the first aspect.
  • the apparatus may comprise a modular unit for performing the operations of the network device in any of the above-described first aspects or any of the possible implementations of the first aspect.
  • an apparatus for determining a page is provided, the apparatus being operative to perform operations of the terminal device in any of the possible implementations of the second aspect and the second aspect.
  • the apparatus may comprise a modular unit for performing the operations of the terminal device in any of the possible implementations of the second aspect or the second aspect described above.
  • an apparatus for determining a page is provided, the apparatus being operative to perform operations of a terminal device in any of the possible implementations of the third aspect and the third aspect.
  • the apparatus may comprise a modular unit for performing the operations of the terminal device in any of the possible implementations of the third aspect or the third aspect described above.
  • an apparatus for determining a page is provided, the apparatus being operative to perform operations of a terminal device in any of the possible implementations of the fourth aspect and the fourth aspect.
  • the apparatus may comprise a modular unit for performing the operations of the terminal device in any of the possible implementations of the fourth aspect or the fourth aspect described above.
  • a network device comprising: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory.
  • the processor, the transceiver, and the memory communicate with each other through an internal connection path.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for executing instructions stored by the memory.
  • a terminal device comprising: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory. Its The processor, the transceiver, and the memory communicate with each other through an internal connection path.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for executing instructions stored by the memory. When the processor executes the instruction stored by the memory, the executing causes the terminal device to perform the method in any of the possible implementations of the second aspect or the second aspect, or the execution causes the terminal device to implement the apparatus provided by the sixth aspect .
  • a terminal device comprising: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory.
  • the processor, the transceiver, and the memory communicate with each other through an internal connection path.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for executing instructions stored by the memory.
  • the processor executes the instruction stored in the memory, the executing causes the terminal device to perform the method in any of the possible implementations of the third aspect or the third aspect, or the execution causes the terminal device to implement the apparatus provided in the seventh aspect .
  • a terminal device comprising: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory.
  • the processor, the transceiver, and the memory communicate with each other through an internal connection path.
  • the memory is for storing instructions for executing instructions stored by the memory.
  • a thirteenth aspect a computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of the first aspect and any possible implementation of the first aspect.
  • a fourteenth aspect a computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of the second aspect and any possible implementation of the second aspect.
  • a fifteenth aspect a computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of any of the third aspect and the third aspect.
  • a computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions for performing the method of any of the fourth aspect and any of the possible implementations of the fourth aspect.
  • the method further includes: before the network device sends the control information according to the first packet, the method further includes:
  • the network device sends the first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a correspondence between the M groups and the N group identification information, where the first group identification information belongs to the N group identifiers
  • the method further includes: before the network device sends the control information according to the first packet, the method further includes:
  • the network device sends the second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a correspondence between the M packets and the P resources, where the first resource belongs to the P resource A resource corresponding to the first group, where P is an integer greater than or equal to M.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system applied to data transmission in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a page according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flow diagram of a method for determining a page in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a page according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a page according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a first field in control information in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a page according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 10 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a component can be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer.
  • an application running on a computing device and a computing device can be a component.
  • One or more components can reside within a process and/or execution thread, and the components can be located on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers.
  • these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon.
  • a component may, for example, be based on signals having one or more data packets (eg, data from two components interacting with another component between the local system, the distributed system, and/or the network, such as the Internet interacting with other systems) Communicate through local and/or remote processes.
  • data packets eg, data from two components interacting with another component between the local system, the distributed system, and/or the network, such as the Internet interacting with other systems
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communication
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the supported communications are primarily for voice and data communications.
  • a traditional base station supports a limited number of connections and is easy to implement.
  • next generation of mobile communication systems will enable future mobile data traffic growth, massive IoT, and diversified new services and application scenarios.
  • 5G NR 5th Generation New Radio
  • 5G NR 5th Generation New Radio
  • 5G based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) new air interface design will become a global standard, supporting 5G devices, diverse deployments, covering diverse spectrums (including for low and high frequency bands) Coverage), but also support a variety of services and terminals.
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • the terminal device may also be referred to as a User Equipment (UE) user equipment, an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, and a wireless communication device. , user agent or user device.
  • UE User Equipment
  • the terminal device may be a station (STAION, ST) in a Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), and may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, or a wireless local loop (Wireless Local) Loop, WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices, handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, in-vehicle devices, wearable devices, and in future 5G networks Terminal equipment or terminal equipment in a future evolved PLMN network, and the like.
  • STAION, ST Wireless Local Area Networks
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Networks
  • PDA Personal Digital Assistant
  • the network device may be a device for communicating with the mobile device, such as a network device, and the network device may be an access point (APCESS POINT, AP) in the WLAN.
  • Base station Base Transceiver Station, BTS
  • BTS Base Transceiver Station
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • NodeB, NB base station
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • eNB evolved Node
  • eNodeB relay station
  • an access point or an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, and a network device in a future 5G network or a network device in a future evolved PLMN network.
  • the method and apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present invention may be applied to a terminal device or a network device, where the terminal device or the network device includes a hardware layer, an operating system layer running on the hardware layer, and an application layer running on the operating system layer.
  • the hardware layer includes hardware such as a central processing unit (CPU), a memory management unit (MMU), and a memory (also referred to as main memory).
  • the operating system may be any one or more computer operating systems that implement business processing through a process, such as a Linux operating system, a Unix operating system, an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or a Windows operating system.
  • the application layer includes applications such as browsers, contacts, word processing software, and instant messaging software.
  • the specific structure of the execution subject of the method of transmitting control information is not particularly limited as long as the program capable of running the code of the method of transmitting the control information of the embodiment of the present invention can be executed.
  • the method for transmitting the control information according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a terminal device or a network device, or may be a terminal device or a network device. Call the program and execute the function module of the program.
  • the term "article of manufacture" as used in this embodiment of the invention encompasses a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device, carrier, or media.
  • the computer readable medium may include, but is not limited to, a magnetic storage device (eg, a hard disk, a floppy disk, or a magnetic tape, etc.), such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (Digital Versatile Disc, DVD). Etc.), smart cards and flash memory devices (eg, Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), cards, sticks or key drivers, etc.).
  • various storage media described herein can represent one or more devices and/or other machine-readable media for storing information.
  • the term "machine-readable medium” may include, without limitation, a wireless channel and various other mediums capable of storing, containing, and/or carrying instructions and/or data.
  • the communication system 100 includes a network device 102 that can include multiple antennas, such as antennas 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, and 114. Additionally, network device 102 may additionally include a transmitter chain and a receiver chain, as will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, which may include multiple components related to signal transmission and reception (eg, processor, modulator, multiplexer) , demodulator, demultiplexer or antenna, etc.).
  • Network device 102 can communicate with a plurality of terminal devices, such as terminal device 116 and terminal device 122. However, it will be appreciated that network device 102 can communicate with any number of terminal devices similar to terminal device 116 or 122.
  • Terminal devices 116 and 122 may be, for example, cellular telephones, smart phones, portable computers, handheld communication devices, handheld computing devices, satellite radios, global positioning systems, PDAs, and/or any other suitable for communicating over wireless communication system 100. device.
  • terminal device 116 is in communication with antennas 112 and 114, wherein antennas 112 and 114 transmit information to terminal device 116 over forward link 118 and receive information from terminal device 116 over reverse link 120.
  • terminal device 122 is in communication with antennas 104 and 106, wherein antennas 104 and 106 transmit information to terminal device 122 over forward link 124 and receive information from terminal device 122 over reverse link 126.
  • a forward link 118 may utilize a different frequency band than that used by reverse link 120, which may utilize a different frequency band than that used by reverse link 126.
  • FDD Frequency Division Duplex
  • the forward link 118 and the reverse link 120 can use a common frequency band, a forward link 124, and a reverse link.
  • Link 126 can use a common frequency band.
  • Each antenna (or set of antennas consisting of multiple antennas) and/or regions designed for communication is referred to as a sector of network device 102.
  • the antenna group can be designed to communicate with terminal devices in sectors of the network device 102 coverage area.
  • the transmit antenna of network device 102 may utilize beamforming to improve the signal to noise ratio of forward links 118 and 124.
  • the network device 102 uses beamforming to transmit signals to the randomly dispersed terminal devices 116 and 122 in the relevant coverage area, the network device 102 uses a single antenna to transmit signals to all of its terminal devices. Mobile devices are subject to less interference.
  • network device 102, terminal device 116, or terminal device 122 may be a wireless communication transmitting device and/or a wireless communication receiving device.
  • the wireless communication transmitting device can encode the data for transmission.
  • the wireless communication transmitting device may acquire (eg, generate, receive from other communication devices, or store in memory, etc.) a certain number of data bits to be transmitted over the channel to the wireless communication receiving device.
  • data bits may be included in a transport block (or multiple transport blocks) of data that may be segmented to produce multiple code blocks.
  • the communication system 100 may be a public land mobile network (PLMN) network or a D2D network or an M2M network or other network.
  • PLMN public land mobile network
  • FIG. 1 is only a simplified schematic diagram of the example, and the network may also include other network devices, FIG. 1 Not drawn in the middle.
  • the paging information is carried in the downlink data channel.
  • the network device determines the terminal device that needs to be paged in the paging occasion, and then passes the downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, DCI). And indicating a downlink data channel carrying the paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the paged terminal device (for example, a user equipment identifier (UE)), and the terminal device is based on the system configuration.
  • the paging occasion ie, the paging occasion) wakes up to monitor the DCI.
  • the terminal device monitors the DCI, the downlink data channel is received according to the DCI, and the paging information is obtained: if the paging information is If the device identifier is included in the device, the network device pages itself. The terminal device accesses the network at a subsequent time. If the paging information does not include its own device identifier, the network device does not page itself. The terminal device will go to sleep at a later time.
  • the paging information will be sent together with the synchronization channel, which makes the number of paging occasions in the 5G system much smaller than the number of paging occasions in the LTE system, due to the paging occasion.
  • the reduction in the number of terminals requires more terminal devices to be paged within the same paging occasion. For example, in an LTE system, there are 4 paging occasions in 32 subframes, and approximately 16 terminal devices are paged in each paging occasion. In a 5G system, there may be only one paging out of 32 subframes. Timing, the number of terminal devices that need to be paged in a paging occasion is greater than 15, or even more.
  • the number of device identifiers of the terminal device carried in the paging information carried in the downlink data channel is limited.
  • multiple terminal devices wake up to listen to the network device to send.
  • the DCI of the downlink data channel carrying the paging information is limited. Since the device identifier of the paged terminal device included in the paging information is limited, after the multiple terminal devices listen to the DCI, whether or not they are paged, Will demodulate Decoding the data channel, and then receiving the paging information, so as to determine whether it is paged, only some terminal devices can determine that they are paged in the paging information, and another part of the terminal device determines in the paging message that it is not Was paged.
  • the terminal device wakes up at the current paging occasion, which wastes the power consumption of the terminal device more seriously than in the LTE system. Because in the LTE system, the number of paging occasions is large, the terminal devices that need to be paged can be distributed at multiple paging occasions for paging, and the terminal device wakes up to monitor the DCI at the corresponding paging occasion to determine that they are being The possibility of paging is large, so that the power consumption of the terminal device is less.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for determining paging, which can effectively support the power consumption of the terminal device.
  • the embodiments of the present invention can be applied not only in the future 5G system but also in the existing LTE system, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • a plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, the M is an integer greater than 1, a plurality of paging cycles are configured in the time domain, and at least one seek is configured in each paging cycle.
  • the first paging occasion in the at least one paging occasion is used to page a plurality of terminal devices.
  • the first paging occasion is any one of the plurality of paging occasions, and in the first paging occasion, the plurality of terminal devices wake up from the sleep state to listen to the DCI, thereby further It is determined whether or not it is paged, that is, the first paging occasion is used to page the plurality of terminal devices.
  • Each paging occasion is related to a device identifier (for example, a UE ID) of the prior art, that is, at which paging occasion the terminal device needs to wake up to monitor the paging-related control information is related to the device identifier of the terminal device.
  • a device identifier for example, a UE ID
  • a paging occasion that obtains control information that different terminal devices need to wake up to listen to paging can be calculated by a correlation algorithm.
  • an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail by taking a first paging cycle of a plurality of paging cycles and a first paging occasion in the first paging cycle as an example.
  • the multiple terminal devices correspond to the first paging occasion, that is, the multiple terminal devices need to wake up at the first paging occasion to monitor the control information to determine whether they are Was paged.
  • the M packets may be divided by devices (for example, network devices or terminal devices) in the communication system based on inherent attributes of the terminal device or network pre-configuration.
  • devices for example, network devices or terminal devices
  • the at least one terminal device may be divided into M packets based on the supported service type. More specifically, for example, the terminal device supporting the service #1 is divided into the group #1, and the terminal device supporting the service #2. Is divided into group #2, and so on;
  • the network side pre-configures the terminal device grouping list and pre-configures the terminal device grouping list to the terminal device.
  • the method 200 includes: S210, the network device determines a first packet to which the first terminal device that is paged at the first paging occasion belongs, the first packet belonging to the M packets.
  • the network device determines that the terminal device #A (ie, an example of the first terminal device) needs to be paged, and in the M packets, determines the packet to which the terminal device #A belongs, that is, the packet # A.
  • the M packets may be devices (eg, network devices or terminal devices) in the communication system, based on inherent attributes of the terminal device, and more specifically, the M packets are based on the multiple The device identification of the terminal device is divided.
  • the grouping of the terminal device according to the device identifier of the terminal device can effectively reduce the computational complexity, and the network device and the terminal device have a unified grouping standard, and do not need to pre-configure the packet information, thereby saving signaling overhead.
  • the network device determines the first group to which the first terminal device that is paged at the first paging occasion belongs, and includes:
  • the network device determines the first packet according to the device identifier of the first terminal device.
  • the network device can determine the packet #A to which the terminal device #A belongs according to the device identifier (eg, UE ID) of the terminal device #A.
  • the device identifier eg, UE ID
  • the network device sends, according to the first packet, control information, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the first terminal device.
  • the control information may be DCI, and the control information is used to indicate the paging information. Specifically, the control information may indicate whether at least one terminal device in the packet #A is paged, and the control information is further used. Indicates a downlink data channel (or a time-frequency resource of paging information) that carries the paging information.
  • the paging information includes not only the terminal.
  • the device identifier of the device #A may also include the device identifier of the terminal device other than the terminal device #A in the terminal device that needs to be paged, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the second terminal device of the multiple terminal devices monitors the control information in the first paging occasion, and determines whether the second terminal device is paged according to the monitoring result; or the second terminal device receives the Control information, and determining, according to the control information, whether the second terminal device is paged.
  • the second terminal device is any one of a plurality of terminal devices that need to wake up to monitor the control information at the first paging occasion, and the second terminal device #B specifically determines whether the page is itself paged. Subsequent detailed description, the description thereof is omitted here.
  • the plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the network device determines, from the M packets, the first terminal that is paged in the first paging occasion.
  • the first packet to which the device belongs, and the control information for indicating the paging information including the device identifier of the first terminal device is sent according to the first packet, so that the terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion can be caused Obtaining or receiving the control information according to the packet to which the user belongs, and determining whether the user may be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information and the control information, especially when the second terminal device does not need to be paged.
  • the network device may, according to the number of the terminal devices being paged and the capacity of the downlink data channel capable of carrying information, when the number of the paging terminal devices is large and the capacity of the downlink data channel carrying the paging information is small. Selecting terminal devices that are concentrated in a limited number of packets for paging, so that terminal devices that do not belong to the limited number of packets can determine that they are not paged after listening to the control information or receiving the control information. Continue to sleep, effectively reducing power consumption.
  • the control information is sent according to the packet #A, and the specific transmission mode of the network device has four cases.
  • the above examples describe the above four cases in detail.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for determining a page according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3;
  • the network device sends control information according to the first packet, including:
  • the network device determines a first group of identifier information corresponding to the first group, where the first group of identifier information is used to identify the first group;
  • the network device generates the control information according to the first group of identifier information.
  • the network device sends the control information.
  • N group identification information is pre-configured or configured in the communication system, and the N group identification information is corresponding to the M groups, where N is an integer greater than or equal to M, that is, the M
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to M
  • Each packet in the packet corresponds to at least one group identification information of the N group identification information, and the group identification information corresponding to any two groups is different.
  • the network device can determine the group identification information #A corresponding to the packet #A from the N group identification information (ie, the An example of the first set of identification information, the group identification information #A belongs to any one of at least one group identification information corresponding to the packet #A.
  • the N group identification information ie, the An example of the first set of identification information, the group identification information #A belongs to any one of at least one group identification information corresponding to the packet #A.
  • the network device generates the control information according to the group identification information #A, and thus, in S323, the network device transmits the control information.
  • the monitoring of the control information is as follows:
  • the second terminal device determines a second packet to which the second terminal device belongs, where the second packet belongs to the M packets.
  • the second terminal device determines a second group of identifier information corresponding to the second group, where the second group of identifier information is used to identify the second group;
  • the second terminal device monitors, according to the second group identification information, control information sent by the network device at the first paging occasion.
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the monitoring result of the control information, whether the second terminal device is paged.
  • the terminal device #B needs to wake up to monitor the control information related to the paging, and in S331, the terminal device #B first determines which of the M packets it belongs to. Packet, that is, packet #B (an example of the second packet); in S332, the terminal device #B determines the group identification information #B corresponding to the packet #B from among the N group identification information pre-configured or configured in the system. (ie, an example of the second group of identification information); in S333, the terminal device #B listens to the control information according to the group identification information #B, that is, the terminal device #B detects the group identification information #B. Control information; further, in S334, the network device determines whether the terminal device #B is paged according to the monitoring result of the control information.
  • Packet that is, packet #B (an example of the second packet)
  • the terminal device #B determines the group identification information #B corresponding to the packet #B from among the N group identification information pre-configured or configured in the system. (ie, an
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the monitoring result of the control information, whether the second terminal device is Paging, including:
  • the second terminal device monitors the control information, the second terminal device receives the paging information according to the control information, and determines, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is paged; or
  • the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • the terminal device #B detects the control information using the group identification information #B, and has two types of monitoring results:
  • the terminal device #B successfully monitors the control information.
  • the group identification information #B is the same as the group identification information #A, and the terminal device #B receives the control information.
  • the terminal device #B receives the paging information based on the control information. Specifically, the terminal device #B receives the paging information on the downlink data channel indicated by the control information, performs demodulation and decoding processing on the paging information, and obtains the paging information.
  • the terminal device #B determines whether it is paged according to the device identifier included in the paging information: if the paging information includes the device identifier of the terminal device #B, the terminal device# B determines that he is paged; if the paging information does not include the device identification of the terminal device #B, the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged.
  • the paging information includes the device identifier of the terminal device #A. If the paging information includes only the device identifier of the terminal device #A, then, in other words, if the terminal device is # B determines that it is paged, indicating that the terminal device #B is the same terminal device as the terminal device #A; if the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged, it indicates that the terminal device #B and the terminal device #A Not the same terminal device.
  • the control information includes not only the device identifier of the terminal device #A but also A device identifier of the terminal device other than the terminal device #A among the plurality of terminal devices that need to be paged is included. That is to say, as long as the paging needs to be paged in the first paging occasion, and the plurality of terminal devices belong to the packet #A, the paging information also includes the device identifiers of the plurality of terminal devices.
  • the terminal device #B determines the paging after acquiring the paging information.
  • the information includes its own device identification and also determines that it is being paged.
  • the terminal device does not monitor the control information.
  • the terminal device fails to successfully monitor the control information, and the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged, thereby Continue to sleep.
  • the terminal device #B even if the terminal device #B is not paged, the terminal device #B continues to receive paging information after receiving the control information, and then determines whether it is paged according to the paging information (actually Not being paged), wasting power.
  • the terminal device #B if the terminal device #B does not successfully monitor the control information, it can directly determine that it is not paged, and does not need to receive paging information and perform subsequent steps. From this point of view, Compared with the prior art, power consumption is effectively saved.
  • the network device sends control information corresponding to each packet, and each control information is generated by using the corresponding group identification information.
  • Each control information includes paging information of a corresponding group, and each paging information includes a device identifier of the paged terminal device, and any terminal device waking up at the first paging occasion will listen to the network device to send
  • the control information determines whether or not it is paged based on the monitoring result.
  • the network device determines that three terminal devices need to be paged, and is recorded as terminal device #1, terminal device #2, and terminal device. #3, and the terminal device #1 belongs to packet #1, terminal device #2 and terminal device #3 belong to packet #2; the network device transmits control information according to group identification information #1 corresponding to packet #1 (for ease of distinction and It is understood that, as control information #1), the control information #1 indicates paging information corresponding to the packet #1 (referred to as paging information #1 for convenience of distinction and understanding), and the paging information #1 includes the a device identifier of the terminal device #1, the network device transmitting control information (referred to as control information #2 for convenience of distinction and understanding) according to the group identification information #2 corresponding to the packet #2, the control information #2 indicating the grouping #2 Corresponding paging information (referred to as paging information #2 for convenience of distinction and understanding), the paging information #2 includes the device identifier of the terminal device #2 and the device identifie
  • the terminal device #B monitors the control information #1 and the control information #2 sent by the network device according to the group identification information #B: if any control information is successfully monitored, if the control information #1 is successfully monitored (indicating that the group identification information #B is the same as the group identification information #1), receiving paging information #1 according to the control information #1, determining whether it is paged according to the paging information; if both control information are If the monitoring is not successful, it means that you are not being paged and continue to sleep.
  • the network device sends the control information generated by using the group identification information only when it is determined that the terminal device is paged, and if it determines that the terminal device is not paged, the control information generated by using the group identification information is not sent. .
  • the first group of identifier information is a Paging-Radio Network Tempory Identity (P-RNTI), and
  • P-RNTI Paging-Radio Network Tempory Identity
  • the network device generates the control information according to the first group of identification information, including:
  • the network device generates the control information using the first P-RNTI scrambling.
  • the group identification information may be a P-RNTI
  • the N group identification information corresponds to N P-RNTIs
  • each group corresponds to at least one P-RNTI.
  • the group identification information #A corresponds to the first P-RNTI (referred to as P-RNTI #A for convenience of distinction and understanding).
  • the network device uses the P-RNTI #A to scramble the original information of the control information (ie, the information that has not been scrambled), thereby transmitting the control information.
  • the group identification information #B can be the second P-RNTI of the N P-RNTIs (referred to as P-RNTI#B for convenience of distinction and understanding), and the terminal device #B uses The P-RNTI #B decodes the control information (ie, listens to the control information using the P-RNTI #B) to determine whether it is paged.
  • the group identification information may be not only a different P-RNTI, but also a scrambling code sequence or a bit sequence for distinguishing different control information, and the like.
  • the method before the network device sends the control information according to the first packet, the method further includes:
  • the network device sends first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a correspondence between the M packets and the N group identification information, where N is an integer greater than or equal to M.
  • the network device sends the corresponding relationship between the configured M packets and the N group identification information to the terminal device by using related signaling, where the first indication information may be high layer signaling or static. Signaling or semi-static signaling, which is not limited here.
  • the network device determines, from the M packets, a first packet to which the first terminal device that is paged in the first paging occasion belongs, and according to the first The first group of identifier information corresponding to the packet sends control information for indicating paging information including the device identifier of the first terminal device, so that the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion can be based on the The second group of identification information corresponding to the second group monitors the control information, and further determines whether it is possible to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information, especially when the second terminal device does not need to be paged, The monitoring result of the control information or the control information determines that it is not paged, so that the second terminal device does not need to determine whether it is paged according to the paging information indicated by the control information, thereby effectively saving the first The power consumption of the two terminal devices.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining paging according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4:
  • the network device sends control information according to the first packet, including:
  • the network device determines a first resource corresponding to the first packet, where the first resource is any one of the following resources: a first time-frequency resource, a first time domain resource, a first frequency domain resource, or a first Code domain resource
  • the network device sends the control information on the first resource.
  • N resources are pre-configured or configured in the communication system, and each of the N resources may be any one of a frequency domain resource, a time domain resource, a time-frequency resource, and a code domain resource.
  • the N resources correspond to the M packets, where N is an integer greater than or equal to M, that is, each of the M packets corresponds to at least one of the N resources, and any two packets The corresponding resources are different.
  • the network device may determine the resource #A corresponding to the packet #A from the N resources (ie, the first resource.
  • the resource #A belongs to any one of at least one resource corresponding to the packet #A.
  • the network device transmits the control information on the determined resource #A.
  • the second terminal device determines a second packet to which the second terminal device belongs, and the second packet belongs to the M packets;
  • the second terminal device determines a second resource corresponding to the second packet, where the second resource is any one of the following resources: a second time-frequency resource, a second time domain resource, and a second frequency domain resource. Or a second code domain resource;
  • the second terminal device monitors, on the second resource, control information sent by the network device on the first paging occasion.
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the monitoring result of the control information, whether the second terminal device is paged.
  • the terminal device #B needs to wake up to monitor the control information related to the paging, and in S431, the terminal device #B first determines which of the M packets it belongs to. a packet, that is, packet #B (an example of the second packet); in S432, the terminal device #B determines a resource #B corresponding to the packet #B from among N resources pre-configured or configured in the system (ie, An example of the two resources); in S433, the terminal device #B listens to the control information on the determined resource #B, that is, the terminal device #B attempts to receive the control information on the resource #B; In S434, the terminal device #B determines whether the terminal device #B is paged based on the monitoring result of the control information.
  • a packet that is, packet #B (an example of the second packet)
  • the terminal device #B determines a resource #B corresponding to the packet #B from among N resources pre-configured or configured in the system (ie, An example of the two resources)
  • the terminal device #B listen
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the monitoring result of the control information, whether the second terminal device is Paging, including:
  • the second terminal device monitors the control information, the second terminal device receives the paging information according to the control information, and determines, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is paged. ;
  • the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • the terminal device #B uses the resource #B to listen to the control information, and has two kinds of monitoring results:
  • the terminal device #B successfully monitors the control information.
  • the resource #B is the same resource as the resource #A, and the terminal device #B receives the control information.
  • the terminal device #B receives the paging information based on the control information. Specifically, the terminal device #B receives the paging information on the downlink data channel indicated by the control information, performs demodulation and decoding processing on the paging information, and obtains the paging information.
  • the terminal device #B determines whether it is paged according to the device identifier included in the paging information: if the paging information includes the device identifier of the terminal device #B, the terminal device# B determines that he is paged; if the paging information does not include the device identification of the terminal device #B, the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged.
  • the paging information includes the device identifier of the terminal device #A. If the paging information includes only the device identifier of the terminal device #A, then, in other words, if the terminal device is # B determines that it is paged, indicating that the terminal device #B is the same terminal device as the terminal device #A; if the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged, it indicates that the terminal device #B and the terminal device #A Not the same terminal device.
  • the control information includes not only the device identifier of the terminal device #A but also A device identifier of the terminal device other than the terminal device #A among the plurality of terminal devices that need to be paged is included. That is to say, as long as the paging needs to be paged in the first paging occasion, and the plurality of terminal devices belong to the packet #A, the paging information also includes the device identifiers of the plurality of terminal devices.
  • the terminal device #B determines the paging after acquiring the paging information.
  • the information includes its own device identification and also determines that it is being paged.
  • the terminal device does not monitor the control information.
  • the terminal device fails to successfully monitor the control information, and the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged, thereby continuing to enter the sleep state. .
  • the network device sends control information corresponding to each packet, and each control information is sent by using a corresponding resource, and each control information is sent.
  • the control information includes paging information of the corresponding group, and each paging information includes a device identifier of the paged terminal device, and any terminal device waking up at the first paging occasion monitors the network device to send
  • the control information likewise, determines whether or not it is paged based on the monitoring result.
  • five terminal devices in the first paging occasion need to wake up to monitor control information as an example for description.
  • five terminal devices need to wake up to monitor control information, and the network device determines that three terminal devices need to be paged, and is recorded as terminal device #1, terminal device #2, and terminal device.
  • the terminal device #1 It belongs to packet #1, terminal device #2 and terminal device #3 belong to packet #2; the network device transmits control information on resource #1 corresponding to packet #1 (for convenience of distinction and understanding, it is recorded as control information #1),
  • the control information #1 indicates paging information corresponding to the packet #1 (referred to as paging information #1 for convenience of distinction and understanding), the paging information #1 including the device identification of the terminal device #1, the network
  • the device transmits control information (referred to as control information #2 for convenience of distinction and understanding) on the resource #2 corresponding to the packet #2, the control information #2 indicating paging information corresponding to the packet #2 (for convenience) Distinguishing and understanding, recorded as paging information #2),
  • the paging information #2 includes the device identification of the terminal device #2 and the device identification of the terminal device #3.
  • the terminal device #B monitors the control information sent by the network device according to the resource #B determined by itself: if it is any one of the monitoring success control information #1 and the control information #2, if Successfully monitoring the control information #1 (indicating that the resource #B is the same as the resource #1), receiving the paging information #1 according to the control information #1, determining whether it is paged according to the paging information; if it is two controls If the information is not successfully monitored, it means that it has not been paged and continues to sleep.
  • the method before the network device sends the control information according to the first packet, the method further includes:
  • the network device sends the second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a correspondence between the M packets and the P resources, where the P resources are any one of the following resources: time-frequency resources, time A domain resource, a frequency domain resource, or a code domain resource, where P is an integer greater than or equal to the M.
  • the network device sends the corresponding relationship between the configured M packets and the P resources to the terminal device by using related signaling
  • the second indication information may be high layer signaling or static signaling. Or semi-static signaling, no limitation is made here.
  • the network device determines, from the M packets, a first packet to which the first terminal device that is paged in the first paging occasion belongs, and Sending control information for indicating paging information including the device identifier of the first terminal device on the first resource corresponding to the first packet, so that the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion may be in the own
  • the second resource corresponding to the second group monitors the control information sent by the network device, and further determines whether it is possible to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information; especially when the second terminal device does not need to be paged. And determining, according to the monitoring result of the control information or the control information, that the second terminal device does not need to determine whether it is paged according to the paging information indicated by the control information, and effectively The power consumption of the second terminal device is saved.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining paging according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5:
  • the network device determines a first packet to which the first terminal device that is paged at the first paging occasion belongs.
  • the network device sends control information according to the first packet.
  • control information includes a first field, where the first field includes M bits, where the M bits correspond to the M packets, and the first bit of the M bits corresponding to the first packet The value of the bit is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the first packet is paged.
  • the M bits included in the first field include information that all terminal devices that need to wake up at the first paging occasion may be paged, that is, the terminal devices in the M packets may be paged. Information.
  • the M bits correspond to M packets, and the value of each of the M bits is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the corresponding packet is paged, or the value of each bit is used for Instructing all terminal devices in the corresponding packet not to be paged, for the packet #A, the bit #A corresponding to the packet #A (ie, one of the first bits) Example) for indicating that at least one terminal device (including the terminal device #A) in the packet #A is paged.
  • the first field includes M bits, so the network device not only determines that the terminal device #A in the packet #A is paged, but also determines whether other terminal devices in the packet #A are searched. At the same time, it is determined that the terminal devices in all other M-1 packets are paged one by one, thereby assigning values for each of the M bits.
  • the second terminal device receives the control information.
  • the second terminal device determines a second packet to which the second terminal device belongs, and the second packet belongs to the M packets;
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the second bit in the first field, whether the second terminal device is paged, the second bit belongs to the M bits, and the value of the second bit is And configured to indicate whether at least one terminal device in the second packet is paged.
  • the terminal device #B first determines which packet of the M packets it belongs to, that is, packet #B;
  • the terminal device #B determines, from the first field, the bit #B corresponding to the packet #B (ie, an example of the second bit) according to the packet #B, and then according to the bit # The value of B is further determined whether the terminal device #B is paged: if the bit #B indicates that at least one terminal device in the packet #B is paged, the terminal device #B receives according to the control information.
  • the paging information if the paging information includes the device identifier of the terminal device #B, the terminal device #B is paged, and if the paging information does not include the device identifier of the terminal device #B, then The terminal device #B is not paged; if the bit #B indicates that none of the terminal devices in the packet #B is paged, the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged; of course, if the terminal Device #B is the same terminal device as the terminal device #A, and then the bit #B is the same as the bit #A.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a first field in control information in an embodiment of the present invention. Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be further described with reference to FIG.
  • the first field includes 8 bits, which respectively correspond to 8 packets, that is, the first bit corresponds to packet #1 (or the first bit in the first field corresponds to packet #1)
  • the second bit corresponds to packet #2 (or the second bit in the first field corresponds to packet #1), and so on.
  • “0” indicates that none of the terminal devices in the packet corresponding to the bit is paged
  • "1" indicates that at least one terminal device in the packet corresponding to the bit is paged
  • “0" indicates that the bit is At least one terminal device in the corresponding packet is paged
  • "1" indicates that none of the terminal devices within the packet corresponding to the bit are paged.
  • the packet #B corresponding to the terminal device #B is the packet #5, and the value of the fifth bit corresponding to the packet #5 is "0", indicating that none of the terminal devices in the packet #5 are paged. Then, the terminal device #B can determine that it is not paged according to the value of the fifth bit. For example, the packet #B corresponding to the terminal device #B is the packet #6, and the value of the sixth bit corresponding to the packet #6 is "1", indicating that at least one terminal device in the packet #6 is found. Then, the terminal device #B determines that it may be paged according to the value of the sixth bit, and the terminal device #B receives the paging information according to the control information, thereby determining whether it is paged.
  • the correspondence between the above M bits and the M packets is only a schematic description, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the correspondence between the M bits and the M packets may also be such a correspondence (reciprocal correspondence): the first bit corresponds to the packet #8, the second bit corresponds to the packet #7, etc., and so on. .
  • the network device sends a control information, and the control information is scrambled using a common P-RNTI, so that all The terminal device receives the control information, and the network device adds information related to the paging (ie, the first field) to the control information, and the terminal device further determines, according to the control information, whether it is paged.
  • the identifier of the paged terminal device is added to the same paging information, that is, the paging information carried in the control information.
  • the method of the embodiment of the present invention adds a first field including M bits, where the M bits correspond to M packets, and each bit is used to represent at least one of the corresponding packets.
  • the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion can receive the control information, and further determine whether it is possible to be paged according to the first field in the control information, in particular When the second terminal device does not need to be paged, it may be determined that the second terminal device does not need to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information or the control information, so that the second terminal device does not need to be further indicated according to the control information.
  • the paging information determines whether or not it is paged, effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining paging according to still another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
  • the network device determines a first packet to which the first terminal device that is paged at the first paging occasion belongs.
  • the network device sends control information according to the first packet.
  • control information includes a first field, where the first field includes N bits, where the first field is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the first packet is paged.
  • the first field includes N bits, and the bit sequence formed by the N bits (referred to as bit sequence #A for convenience of distinction and understanding) is used to indicate at least one terminal in the packet #A.
  • the device including the terminal device #A) is paged.
  • bit sequence composed of 3 bits is used to represent the paging situation of the terminal device in the packet #A, specifically, the bit sequence composed of the binary 3 bits M groups correspond.
  • the bit sequence formed by the three bits has eight bit sequences, which can correspond to eight packets, 000 corresponds to the first packet, 001 corresponds to the second packet, and the like, and the corresponding corresponding manner is in the embodiment of the present invention. Not limited.
  • M types of bit sequences composed of N bit sequences can be pre-configured or arranged, and M types of bit sequences composed of N bit sequences correspond to M packets.
  • the network device determines that the packet #A needs to be paged, and adds the bit sequence #A corresponding to the packet #A among the M bit sequences among the N bit sequences to the control information.
  • the second terminal device receives control information sent by the network device on the first paging occasion.
  • the second terminal device determines a second packet to which the second terminal device belongs, where the second packet belongs to the M packets.
  • the second terminal device determines, according to the first field, whether the second terminal device is paged.
  • the terminal device #B first determines which packet of the M packets it belongs to, that is, packet #B;
  • the first field of the terminal device #B determines whether it is paged.
  • the terminal device #B determines whether it is paged according to the bit sequence #A, including:
  • the second terminal device root Receiving the paging information according to the control information, and determining, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is paged.
  • the terminal device #B receives the paging information according to the control information, and determines the terminal device based on the paging information. #B is being paged.
  • the terminal device #B determines a second field corresponding to itself from the preset M type of bit sequence, and the second field includes the bit sequence #B (ie, , an example of the second bit sequence), or determining the bit sequence #B corresponding to itself, if the bit sequence #B is the same as the bit sequence #A, the terminal device #B receives the paging information according to the control information. And determining, based on the paging information, whether the terminal device #B is paged.
  • the first field indicates that at least one of the terminal devices in packet #2 is paged, that is, the packet #1 is equal to the packet #2.
  • the terminal device #B receives the paging information according to the control information. Specifically, the terminal device #B receives the paging information on the downlink data channel indicated by the control information, performs demodulation and decoding processing on the paging information, and obtains the paging information.
  • the terminal device #B determines whether it is paged according to the device identifier included in the paging information: if the paging information includes the device identifier of the terminal device #B, the terminal device# B determines that he is paged; if the paging information does not include the device identification of the terminal device #B, the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged.
  • the paging information includes the device identifier of the terminal device #A. If the paging information includes only the device identifier of the terminal device #A, then, in other words, if the terminal device is # B determines that it is paged, indicating that the terminal device #B is the same terminal device as the terminal device #A; if the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged, it indicates that the terminal device #B and the terminal device #A Not the same terminal device.
  • the control information includes not only the device identifier of the terminal device #A but also A device identifier of the terminal device other than the terminal device #A among the plurality of terminal devices that need to be paged is included. That is to say, as long as the paging needs to be paged in the first paging occasion, and the plurality of terminal devices belong to the packet #A, the paging information also includes the device identifiers of the plurality of terminal devices.
  • the terminal device #B determines the paging after acquiring the paging information.
  • the information includes its own device identification and also determines that it is being paged.
  • the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged.
  • the terminal device #B determines a second field corresponding to itself from the preset M type of bit sequence, and the second field includes the bit sequence #B (ie, An example of the second bit sequence), or a bit sequence #B corresponding to itself, is determined. If the bit sequence #B is different from the bit sequence #A, the terminal device #B determines that it is not paged.
  • the network device sends a control information, and the control information is scrambled using a common P-RNTI, so that all The terminal device receives the control information, and the network device adds the information related to the paging (ie, the first field) In the control information, the terminal device further determines whether it is paged based on the control information.
  • control information is the first type of control information in the preset two types of control information
  • the second type of control information in the two types of control information is sent by the network device according to the paged terminal device.
  • the first type of control information is the control information described in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the second type of control information may be control information in the prior art, that is, for one paging occasion, only one control information is sent, and one control information is scrambled using a common P-RNTI.
  • the control information indicates paging information and does not add any information related to the packet.
  • the network device can select appropriate control information to send according to the actual situation of the paged terminal device. For example, in the first paging occasion, the paged terminal devices are distributed in different packets (ie, the paged terminal devices are not concentratedly distributed in a limited number of packets), then, the prior art may be selected.
  • the second type of control information in this way, can reduce the problem of increased signaling due to Case 1 and Case 2, or the problem of an increase in the number of bits of control signaling due to Case 3 and Case 4.
  • the paging terminal devices are collectively distributed in a limited number of packets, and then the first type of control information in the embodiment of the present invention may be selected, so that the terminal device can be effectively reduced. Power consumption.
  • the method of the embodiment of the present invention adds a first field consisting of N bits in the control information, and the bit sequence formed by the N bits is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the packet is paged.
  • the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion may receive the control information, and further determine, according to the first field in the control information, whether it is possible to be paged, especially at the second terminal device.
  • the second terminal device may determine that the second terminal device does not need to be paged according to the first field, so that the second terminal device does not need to be further indicated according to the control information.
  • the paging information determines whether or not it is paged, effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • FIGS. 1 through 7 a method for determining a page according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 through 7.
  • FIGS. 8 through 11 an apparatus for determining a page according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 through 11
  • the technical features described in the examples are equally applicable to the following device embodiments.
  • FIG. 8 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 700 for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the apparatus 700 includes:
  • the processing unit 710 is configured to determine a first packet to which the first terminal device that is paged at the first paging occasion belongs, and the first packet belongs to the M packets;
  • the sending unit 720 is configured to send, according to the first packet that is determined by the processing unit 710, control information, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the first terminal device.
  • the M packets are divided according to device identifiers of the multiple terminal devices, and,
  • the processing unit 710 is specifically configured to:
  • the sending unit 720 is specifically configured to:
  • processing unit 710 is specifically configured to:
  • the first resource is any one of the following resources: a first time frequency a resource, a first time domain resource, a first frequency domain resource, or a first code domain resource;
  • the sending unit 720 is specifically configured to:
  • the control information is sent on the first resource.
  • control information includes a first field, where the first field includes M bits, where the M bits correspond to the M packets, and the first bit of the M bits corresponding to the first packet The value of the bit is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the first packet is paged.
  • control information includes a first field, where the first field includes N bits, where the first field is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the first packet is paged.
  • control information is the first type of control information in the preset two types of control information
  • the second type of control information in the two types of control information is sent by the network device according to the paged terminal device.
  • the means 700 for determining a page may correspond (e.g., may be configured or itself) to the network device described in the method 200 above, and the modules or units in the means 700 for determining the page are respectively used
  • the operations or processes performed by the network device in the above method 200 are performed.
  • detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the apparatus 700 may include a processor and a transceiver, and the processor and the transceiver are in communication connection.
  • the apparatus further includes a memory, and the memory is communicatively coupled to the processor.
  • the processor, the memory and the transceiver can be communicatively coupled, the memory being operative to store instructions for executing the memory stored instructions to control the transceiver to transmit information or signals.
  • the processing unit 710 in the apparatus 700 shown in FIG. 8 may correspond to the processor, and the transmitting unit 720 in the apparatus 700 shown in FIG. 8 may correspond to the transceiver.
  • the processor may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities.
  • each step of the foregoing method embodiment may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor or an instruction in a form of software.
  • the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like. Programming logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and combines the hardware to complete the steps of the above method.
  • the memory in the embodiments of the present invention may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory.
  • the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), or an electric Erase programmable read only memory (EEPROM) or flash memory.
  • the volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM) that acts as an external cache.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory.
  • DRAM Dynamic RAM
  • SDRAM Synchronous DRAM
  • DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM
  • ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SRAM Synchronous Connection Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DR RAM Direct Memory Bus
  • the plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets, and the device determines, from the M packets, the first terminal that is paged in the first paging occasion.
  • the first packet to which the device belongs, and the control information for indicating the paging information including the device identifier of the first terminal device is sent according to the first packet, so that the terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion can be caused
  • the device may select according to the number of the terminal devices to be paged and the capacity of the downlink data channel capable of carrying information, when the number of the terminal devices to be paged is large and the capacity of the downlink data channel carrying the paging information is small.
  • the terminal device concentrated in a limited number of groups performs paging, so that the terminal device that does not belong to the limited number of packets can determine that the user is not paged after listening to the control information or receiving the control information, thereby continuing to be in The sleep state effectively reduces power consumption.
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 800 for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the apparatus 800 includes:
  • the processing unit 810 is configured to determine a second packet to which the second terminal device belongs, where the second packet belongs to the M packets;
  • the processing unit 810 is further configured to: according to the second packet, monitor, at the first paging occasion, control information sent by the network device, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the at least one terminal device.
  • the at least one terminal device is a terminal device that is paged at a first paging occasion, and the at least one terminal device belongs to any one of the M packets;
  • the processing unit 810 is further configured to determine, according to the monitoring result of the control information, whether the second terminal device is paged.
  • processing unit 810 is specifically configured to:
  • the processing unit 810 is further specifically configured to:
  • Receiving the control information receiving the paging information according to the control information, and determining, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is paged; or
  • control information is not monitored, it is determined that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • processing unit 810 is specifically configured to:
  • the second resource is any one of the following resources: a second time-frequency resource, a second time domain resource, a second frequency domain resource, or a second code domain resource;
  • the processing unit 810 is further specifically configured to:
  • Receiving the control information receiving the paging information according to the control information, and determining, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is paged; or
  • control information is not monitored, it is determined that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • the means 800 for determining a page may correspond (eg, may be configured or itself) to the terminal device described in the above method 200, 300 or 400, and the means for determining the module in the page 800 or The units are respectively used to perform various operations or processes performed by the terminal device in the above method 200, 300 or 400.
  • the means 800 for determining a page may correspond (eg, may be configured or itself) to the terminal device described in the above method 200, 300 or 400, and the means for determining the module in the page 800 or The units are respectively used to perform various operations or processes performed by the terminal device in the above method 200, 300 or 400.
  • detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the apparatus 800 can include a processor and a transceiver, the processor and the transceiver in communication connection, and optionally the apparatus further includes a memory in communication with the processor.
  • the processor, the memory and the transceiver can be communicatively coupled, the memory being operative to store instructions for executing the memory stored instructions to control the transceiver to transmit information or signals.
  • the processing unit 810 in the device 800 shown in FIG. 9 can correspond to the processor.
  • the processor may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities.
  • each step of the foregoing method embodiment may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor or an instruction in a form of software.
  • the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like. Programming logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and combines the hardware to complete the steps of the above method.
  • the memory in the embodiments of the present invention may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory.
  • the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), or an electric Erase programmable read only memory (EEPROM) or flash memory.
  • the volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM) that acts as an external cache.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM).
  • SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM
  • DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM
  • ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SLDRAM Synchronous Connection Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DR RAM direct memory bus random access memory
  • the apparatus for determining paging the plurality of terminal devices are divided into M packets,
  • the second terminal device monitors or receives the control information according to the packet to which it belongs, and further determines whether it is possible to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information and the control information, especially if the second terminal device does not need to be paged.
  • the second terminal device determines whether it is possible to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information and the control information, especially if the second terminal device does not need to be paged.
  • the second terminal device does not need to be determined according to the paging information indicated by the control information
  • it is determined that the second terminal device does not need to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information or the control information so that the second terminal device does not need to determine whether it is paged according to the paging information indicated by the control information.
  • the power consumption of the second terminal device is saved.
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 900 for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the apparatus 900 includes:
  • the processing unit 910 is configured to determine a second packet to which the second terminal device belongs, where the second packet belongs to the M packets;
  • the processing unit 910 is further configured to receive, by using the first paging occasion, control information sent by the network device, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the at least one terminal device, and the at least one terminal
  • the device is a terminal device that is paged at a first paging occasion, and the at least one terminal device belongs to any one of the M packets.
  • the control information includes a first field, where the first field includes M bits, and the M bits correspond to the M packets, and the value of each bit is used to indicate at least one terminal in the corresponding group.
  • the device is paged, or the value of each bit is used to indicate that all terminal devices in the corresponding packet are not paged;
  • the processing unit 910 is further configured to determine, according to the second bit in the first field, whether the second terminal device is paged, and the second bit belongs to the M bits.
  • the means 900 for determining a page may correspond to (eg, may be configured or be itself) the terminal device described in the above method 200 or 500, and the modules or units in the device 900 for determining the page respectively
  • the operations or processes performed by the terminal device in the above method 200 or 500 are performed.
  • detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the apparatus 900 may include a processor and a transceiver, and the processor and the transceiver are in communication connection.
  • the apparatus further includes a memory, and the memory is communicatively coupled to the processor.
  • the processor, the memory and the transceiver can be communicatively coupled, the memory being operative to store instructions for executing the memory stored instructions to control the transceiver to transmit information or signals.
  • the processing unit 810 in the device 900 shown in FIG. 10 can correspond to the processor.
  • the processor may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities.
  • each step of the foregoing method embodiment may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor or an instruction in a form of software.
  • the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like. Programming logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and combines the hardware to complete the steps of the above method.
  • the memory in the embodiments of the present invention may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory.
  • the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), or an electric Erase programmable read only memory (EEPROM) or flash memory.
  • the volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM) that acts as an external cache.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM).
  • SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM
  • DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM
  • ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SLDRAM Synchronous Connection Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DR RAM direct memory bus random access memory
  • the apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention adds a first field including M bits in the control information, the M bits correspond to M packets, and each bit is used to represent at least one of the corresponding packets.
  • the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion can receive the control information, and further determine whether it is possible to be paged according to the first field in the control information, in particular When the second terminal device does not need to be paged, it may be determined that the second terminal device does not need to be paged according to the monitoring result of the control information or the control information, so that the second terminal device does not need to be further indicated according to the control information.
  • the paging information determines whether or not it is paged, effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • Figure 11 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 1000 for determining a page in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device 1000 includes:
  • the processing unit 1001 is configured to determine a second packet to which the second terminal device belongs, where the second packet belongs to the M packets;
  • the processing unit 1001 is further configured to receive, by using the first paging occasion, control information sent by the network device, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, where the paging information includes a device identifier of the at least one terminal device, and the at least one terminal
  • the device is a terminal device that is paged at the first paging occasion, and the at least one terminal device belongs to any one of the M packets.
  • the control information includes a first field, where the first field includes N bits, where the first field is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the any one of the groups is paged;
  • the processing unit 1001 is specifically configured to:
  • the second terminal device receives the paging information according to the control information, and determines, according to the paging information, whether the second terminal device is searched for Call; or,
  • the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is not paged.
  • the apparatus 1000 for determining a page may correspond to (eg, may be configured or itself) the terminal device described in the above method 200 or 600, and the modules or units in the device 1000 for determining paging respectively
  • the operations or processes performed by the terminal device in the above method 200 or 600 are performed.
  • detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the apparatus 1000 may include a processor and a transceiver, and the processor and the transceiver are communicatively coupled.
  • the apparatus further includes a memory, and the memory is communicatively coupled to the processor.
  • the processor, the memory and the transceiver can be communicatively coupled, the memory being operative to store instructions for executing the memory stored instructions to control the transceiver to transmit information or signals.
  • the processing unit 1001 in the device 1000 shown in FIG. 11 can correspond to the processor.
  • the processor may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities.
  • each step of the foregoing method embodiment may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor or an instruction in a form of software.
  • the processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like. Programming logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like.
  • the steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.
  • the software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like.
  • the storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and combines the hardware to complete the steps of the above method.
  • the memory in the embodiments of the present invention may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory.
  • the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), or an electric Erase programmable read only memory (EEPROM) or flash memory.
  • the volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM) that acts as an external cache.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM).
  • SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM
  • DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM
  • ESDRAM Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • SLDRAM Synchronous Connection Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • DR RAM direct memory bus random access memory
  • the apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention adds a first field consisting of N bits in the control information, and the bit sequence formed by the N bits is used to indicate that at least one terminal device in the packet is paged.
  • the second terminal device waking up in the first paging occasion may receive the control information, and further determine, according to the first field in the control information, whether it is possible to be paged, especially at the second terminal device.
  • the second terminal device may determine that the second terminal device does not need to be paged according to the first field, so that the second terminal device does not need to be further indicated according to the control information.
  • the paging information determines whether or not it is paged, effectively saving power consumption of the second terminal device.
  • the size of the sequence numbers of the foregoing processes does not mean the order of execution sequence, and the order of execution of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and the present invention should not be Example The implementation process constitutes any limitation.
  • the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may be implemented in other manners.
  • the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative.
  • the division of the unit is only a logical function division.
  • there may be another division manner for example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be Integrate into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • This functionality if implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product, can be stored on a computer readable storage medium.
  • the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention, or the part contributing to the prior art or the part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium.
  • a number of instructions are included 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 method of 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. .

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本发明实施例提供一种用于确定寻呼的方法，该方法包括：网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，该第一分组属于该M个分组；该网络设备根据该第一分组，发送控制信息，该控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，该寻呼信息包括该第一终端设备的设备标识。因此，能够有效地支持终端设备针对功耗的节省。

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一种用于确定寻呼的方法和装置 技术领域
本发明实施例涉及通信领域，更具体地，涉及通信领域中的用于确定寻呼的方法和装置。
背景技术
目前，已知一种寻呼终端设备的方法。在现有的长期演进(Long Term Evolution，LTE)系统中，寻呼信息承载在下行数据信道中，网络设备通过下行控制信息DCI指示承载该寻呼信息的下行数据信道，该寻呼消息中包括被寻呼的终端设备的设备标识(例如，用户设备UE设备标识ID)，基于系统配置，终端设备在自己的寻呼时机醒来监听该DCI，若是该终端设备监听到该DCI，则根据该DCI接收该下行数据信道，进而获得该寻呼信息：若是该寻呼信息中包含自己的设备标识，则表示网络设备寻呼自己，该终端设备就会在后续时间接入网络；若是该寻呼信息中未包含自己的设备标识，这表示网络设备未寻呼自己，该终端设备就会在后续时间进入睡眠状态。
在未来的5G系统中，寻呼信息会与同步信道一起发送，相比于LTE系统，5G系统中的寻呼时机少于LTE系统的寻呼时机，这样就意味着，在每个寻呼时机中会有更多的终端设备被寻呼。
但是，用于承载寻呼消息的下行数据信道的资源是有限的，也就是说，对于一个下行数据信道来说，每个寻呼信息中包括的被寻呼的终端设备的设备标识是有限的。同时，在一个寻呼时机中，多个终端设备都会醒来监听DCI，由于寻呼消息中包含的被寻呼的终端设备的设备标识是有限的，这样，终端设备在监听DCI后，只有部分终端设备才能在寻呼信息中确定自己被寻呼，另一部分终端设备在寻呼消息中确定自己并没有被寻呼，因而，对于另一部分终端设备来说，造成了功耗的浪费。
因此，需要提供一种技术，能够减少终端设备的功耗。
发明内容
本发明实施例提供了一种用于确定寻呼的方法，能够有效地支持终端设备对于功耗的节省。
第一方面，提供一种用于确定寻呼的方法，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，所述第一分组属于所述M个分组；
所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括所述第一终端设备的设备标识。
因而，本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法，该多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，网络设备从该M个分组中确定在第一寻呼时机内被寻呼的第一终端设备所属于的第一分组，且根据该第一分组发送用于指示包括该第一终端设备的设备标识的寻呼信息的控制信息，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的终端设备根据自己所属于的分组，监听或接 收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息的监听结果以及该控制信息确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
此外，该网络设备可以根据被寻呼的终端设备的数量以及下行数据信道能够承载信息的容量，在被寻呼的终端设备的数量较多且承载寻呼信息的下行数据信道的容量较小时，选择集中分布在有限个分组中的终端设备进行寻呼，这样，不属于上述有限个分组中的终端设备在监听该控制信息或接收该控制信息后，就可以确定自己未被寻呼，从而继续处于休眠状态，有效地减少了功耗。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的第一种实现方式中，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，包括：
所述网络设备根据所述第一终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第一分组。
因此，网络设备通过根据终端设备的设备标识对终端设备进行组的划分，可以有效地减少计算复杂度，并且网络设备和终端设备具有统一的分组标准，不需要预配置分组信息，节省了信令的开销。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的第二种实现方式中，所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息，包括：
所述网络设备确定与所述第一分组对应的第一组标识信息；
所述网络设备根据所述第一组标识信息，生成所述控制信息；
所述网络设备发送所述控制信息。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的第三种实现方式中，所述第一组标识信息为第一寻呼无线网络临时标识P-RNTI，以及，
所述网络设备根据所述第一组标识信息，生成所述控制信息，包括：
所述网络设备使用所述第一P-RNTI加扰生成所述控制信息。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的第四种实现方式中，所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息，包括：
所述网络设备确定与所述第一分组对应的第一资源，所述第一资源为下列资源中的任一种：第一时频资源、第一时域资源、第一频域资源或第一码域资源；
所述网络设备在所述第一资源上，发送所述控制信息。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的第五种实现方式中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括M个比特位，所述M个比特位与所述M个分组对应，所述M个比特位中与所述第一分组对应的第一比特位的取值用于指示所述第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的第六种实现方式中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括N个比特位，所述第一字段用于指示所述第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的第七种实现方式中，所述控制信息为预设的两类控制信息中的第一类控制信息，所述两类控制信息中的第二类控制信息是所述网络设备根据被寻呼的终端设备发送的。
第二方面，提供一种用于确定寻呼的方法，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
所述第二终端设备根据所述第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备属于所述M个分组中的任一个分组；
所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息的监听结果，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
因而，本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法，该多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，第二终端设备根据自己所属的分组监听或接收该控制信息，进而可以根据该控制信息的监听结果以及该控制信息确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的第一种实现方式中，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，包括：
所述第二终端设备根据所述第二终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第二分组。
因此，通过根据终端设备的设备标识对终端设备进行组的划分，可以有效地减少计算复杂度，并且网络设备和终端设备具有统一的分组标准，不需要预配置分组信息，节省了信令的开销。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的第二种实现方式中，所述第二终端设备根据所述第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息，包括：
所述第二终端设备确定与所述第二分组对应的第二组标识信息；
所述第二终端设备根据所述第二组标识信息，在第一寻呼时机监听所述网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息的监听结果，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼，包括：
如果所述第二终端设备监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
如果所述第二终端设备未监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的第三种实现方式中，所述第二分组标识信息为第二无线网络临时标识P-RNTI。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的第四种实现方式中，所述第二终端设备根据所述第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息，包括：
所述第二终端设备确定与所述第二分组对应的第二资源，所述第二资源为下列资源 中的任一种：第二时频资源、第二时域资源、第二频域资源或第二码域资源；
所述第二终端设备在所述第二资源上，在第一寻呼时机上监听所述网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息的监听结果，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼，包括：
如果所述第二终端设备监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
如果所述第二终端设备未监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的第四种实现方式中，所述控制信息为预设的两类控制信息中的第一类控制信息，所述两类控制信息中的第二类控制信息是所述网络设备根据被寻呼的终端设备发送的。
第三方面，提供一种用于确定的方法，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
所述第二终端设备在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备属于所述M个分组中任一个分组，
其中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括M个比特位，所述M个比特位与所述M个分组对应，每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，或每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的所有终端设备未被寻呼；
所述第二终端设备根据所述第一字段中的第二比特位，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼，所述第二比特位属于所述M个比特位。
因而，本发明实施例的方法，通过在控制信息中添加包括M个比特位的第一字段，该M个比特位与M个分组对应，每个比特位用于表示对应的分组内的至少一个终端设备是否被寻呼，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息中的第一字段提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的第一种实现方式中，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，
所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，包括：
所述第二终端设备根据所述第二终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第二分组。
第四方面，提供一种用于确定寻呼的方法，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
所述第二终端设备在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备所属的分组属于所述M个分组中任一个分组，
其中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括N个比特位，所述第一字段用于指示所述任一个分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼；
如果所述第一字段指示所述第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
如果所述第一字段不指示所述第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
因而，本发明实施例的方法，通过在控制信息中添加包括由N个比特位构成的第一字段，该N个比特位构成的比特序列用于指示分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息中的第一字段提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备所属于的分组与该第一字段对应的分组不同时，该第二终端设备可以直接根据该第一字段提前确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的第一种实现方式中，所述述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，包括：
所述第二终端设备根据所述第二终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第二分组。
第五方面，提供了一种用于确定寻呼的装置，该装置可以用来执行第一方面及第一方面的任意可能的实现方式中的网络设备的操作。具体地，该装置可以包括用于执行上述第一方面或第一方面的任意可能的实现方式中的网络设备的操作的模块单元。
第六方面，提供了一种用于确定寻呼的装置，该装置可以用来执行第二方面及第二方面的任意可能的实现方式中的终端设备的操作。具体地，该装置可以包括用于执行上述第二方面或第二方面的任意可能的实现方式中的终端设备的操作的模块单元。
第七方面，提供了一种用于确定寻呼的装置，该装置可以用来执行第三方面及第三方面的任意可能的实现方式中的终端设备的操作。具体地，该装置可以包括用于执行上述第三方面或第三方面的任意可能的实现方式中的终端设备的操作的模块单元。
第八方面，提供了一种用于确定寻呼的装置，该装置可以用来执行第四方面及第四方面的任意可能的实现方式中的终端设备的操作。具体地，该装置可以包括用于执行上述第四方面或第四方面的任意可能的实现方式中的终端设备的操作的模块单元。
第九方面，提供了一种网络设备，该网络设备包括：处理器、收发器和存储器。其中，该处理器、收发器和存储器之间通过内部连接通路互相通信。该存储器用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令。当该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时，该执行使得该网络设备执行第一方面或第一方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法，或者该执行使得该网络设备实现第五方面提供的装置。
第十方面，提供了一种终端设备，该终端设备包括：处理器、收发器和存储器。其 中，该处理器、收发器和存储器之间通过内部连接通路互相通信。该存储器用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令。当该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时，该执行使得该终端设备执行第二方面或第二方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法，或者该执行使得该终端设备实现第六方面提供的装置。
第十一方面，提供了一种终端设备，该终端设备包括：处理器、收发器和存储器。其中，该处理器、收发器和存储器之间通过内部连接通路互相通信。该存储器用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令。当该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时，该执行使得该终端设备执行第三方面或第三方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法，或者该执行使得该终端设备实现第七方面提供的装置。
第十二方面，提供了一种终端设备，该终端设备包括：处理器、收发器和存储器。其中，该处理器、收发器和存储器之间通过内部连接通路互相通信。该存储器用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令。当该处理器执行该存储器存储的指令时，该执行使得该终端设备执行第四方面或第四方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法，或者该执行使得该终端设备实现第八方面提供的装置。
第十三方面，提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，用于存储计算机程序，该计算机程序包括用于执行第一方面及第一方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第十四方面，提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，用于存储计算机程序，该计算机程序包括用于执行第二方面及第二方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第十五方面，提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，用于存储计算机程序，该计算机程序包括用于执行第三方面及第三方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
第十六方面，提供了一种计算机可读存储介质，用于存储计算机程序，该计算机程序包括用于执行第四方面及第四方面的任意可能的实现方式中的方法的指令。
在上述某些实现方式中，在所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述网络设备发送第一指示信息，所述第一指示信息用于指示所述M个分组与N个组标识信息之间的对应关系，所述第一组标识信息属于所述N个组标识信息中与所述第一分组对应的组标识信息，所述N为大于或等于M的整数，
在上述某些实现方式中，在所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息之前，所述方法还包括：
所述网络设备发送第二指示信息，所述第二指示信息用于指示所述M个分组与所述P个资源之间的对应关系，所述第一资源属于所述P个资源中与所述第一分组对应的资源，所述P为大于或等于M的整数。
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具体实施方式
下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图，对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述。
在本说明书中使用的术语“部件”、“模块”、“系统”等用于表示计算机相关的实体、硬件、固件、硬件和软件的组合、软件、或执行中的软件。例如，部件可以是但不限于，在处理器上运行的进程、处理器、对象、可执行文件、执行线程、程序和/或计算机。通过图示，在计算设备上运行的应用和计算设备都可以是部件。一个或多个部件可驻留在进程和/或执行线程中，部件可位于一个计算机上和/或分布在2个或更多个计算机之间。此外，这些部件可从在上面存储有各种数据结构的各种计算机可读介质执行。部件可例如根据具有一个或多个数据分组(例如来自与本地系统、分布式系统和/或网络间的另一部件交互的二个部件的数据，例如通过信号与其它系统交互的互联网)的信号通过本地和/或远程进程来通信。
应理解，本发明实施例可以应用于各种通信系统，如全球移动通讯(Global System for Mobile Communication，GSM)，宽带码分多址(Wideband Code Division Multiple Access，WCDMA)，LTE等系统中，所支持的通信主要是针对语音和数据通信的。通常来说，一个传统基站支持的连接数有限，也易于实现。
下一代移动通信系统使未来移动数据流量增长、海量物联网、多样化的新业务和应用场景成为可能。除了充当一个统一的连接框架外，新一代蜂窝网络的基础5G新空口(5th Generation New Radio，5G NR)还有望将网络的数据速度、容量、时延、可靠性、效率和覆盖能力都提升到全新水平，并将充分利用每一比特的可用频谱资源。同时，基于正交频分复用(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing，OFDM)新空口设计的5G将会成为全球标准，支持5G设备，多样化的部署，涵盖多样化的频谱(包括对低频段和高频段的覆盖)，还要支持多样化的服务及终端。
本发明实施例结合终端设备描述了各个实施例。终端设备也可以称为用户设备(User Equipment，UE)用户设备、接入终端、用户单元、用户站、移动站、移动台、远方站、远程终端、移动设备、用户终端、终端、无线通信设备、用户代理或用户装置。终端设备可以是无线局域网(Wireless Local Area Networks，WLAN)中的站点(STAION，ST)，可以是蜂窝电话、无绳电话、会话启动协议(Session Initiation Protocol，SIP)电话、无线本地环路(Wireless Local Loop，WLL)站、个人数字处理(Personal Digital Assistant，PDA)设备、具有无线通信功能的手持设备、计算设备或连接到无线调制解调器的其它处理设备、车载设备、可穿戴设备以及未来5G网络中的终端设备或者未来演进的PLMN网络中的终端设备等。
此外，本发明实施例结合网络设备描述了各个实施例。网络设备可以是网络设备等用于与移动设备通信的设备，网络设备可以是WLAN中的接入点(ACCESS POINT，AP)， GSM或码分多址(Code Division Multiple Access，CDMA)中的基站(Base Transceiver Station，BTS)，也可以是WCDMA中的基站(NodeB，NB)，还可以是LTE中的演进型基站(Evolutional Node B，eNB或eNodeB)，或者中继站或接入点，或者车载设备、可穿戴设备以及未来5G网络中的网络设备或者未来演进的PLMN网络中的网络设备等。
本发明实施例提供的方法和装置，可以应用于终端设备或网络设备，该终端设备或网络设备包括硬件层、运行在硬件层之上的操作系统层，以及运行在操作系统层上的应用层。该硬件层包括中央处理器(Central Processing Unit，CPU)、内存管理单元(Memory Management Unit，MMU)和内存(也称为主存)等硬件。该操作系统可以是任意一种或多种通过进程(Process)实现业务处理的计算机操作系统，例如，Linux操作系统、Unix操作系统、Android操作系统、iOS操作系统或windows操作系统等。该应用层包含浏览器、通讯录、文字处理软件、即时通信软件等应用。并且，在本发明实施例中，传输控制信息的方法的执行主体的具体结构，本发明实施例并未特别限定，只要能够通过运行记录有本发明实施例的传输控制信息的方法的代码的程序，以根据本发明实施例的传输控制信息的方法进行通信即可，例如，本发明实施例的无线通信的方法的执行主体可以是终端设备或网络设备，或者，是终端设备或网络设备中能够调用程序并执行程序的功能模块。
此外，本发明实施例的各个方面或特征可以实现成方法、装置或使用标准编程和/或工程技术的制品。本发明实施例中使用的术语“制品”涵盖可从任何计算机可读器件、载体或介质访问的计算机程序。例如，计算机可读介质可以包括，但不限于:磁存储器件(例如，硬盘、软盘或磁带等)，光盘(例如，压缩盘(Compact Disc，CD)、数字通用盘(Digital Versatile Disc，DVD)等)，智能卡和闪存器件(例如，可擦写可编程只读存储器(Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory，EPROM)、卡、棒或钥匙驱动器等)。另外，本文描述的各种存储介质可代表用于存储信息的一个或多个设备和/或其它机器可读介质。术语“机器可读介质”可包括但不限于，无线信道和能够存储、包含和/或承载指令和/或数据的各种其它介质。
图1是应用于本发明实施例的数据传输的通信系统的示意图。如图1所示，该通信系统100包括网络设备102，网络设备102可包括多个天线例如，天线104、106、108、110、112和114。另外，网络设备102可附加地包括发射机链和接收机链，本领域普通技术人员可以理解，它们均可包括与信号发送和接收相关的多个部件(例如处理器、调制器、复用器、解调器、解复用器或天线等)。
网络设备102可以与多个终端设备(例如终端设备116和终端设备122)通信。然而，可以理解，网络设备102可以与类似于终端设备116或122的任意数目的终端设备通信。终端设备116和122可以是例如蜂窝电话、智能电话、便携式电脑、手持通信设备、手持计算设备、卫星无线电装置、全球定位系统、PDA和/或用于在无线通信系统100上通信的任意其它适合设备。
如图1所示，终端设备116与天线112和114通信，其中天线112和114通过前向链路118向终端设备116发送信息，并通过反向链路120从终端设备116接收信息。此外，终端设备122与天线104和106通信，其中天线104和106通过前向链路124向终端设备122发送信息，并通过反向链路126从终端设备122接收信息。
例如，在频分双工(Frequency Division Duplex，FDD)系统中，例如，前向链路 118可利用与反向链路120所使用的不同频带，前向链路124可利用与反向链路126所使用的不同频带。
再例如，在时分双工(Time Division Duplex，TDD)系统和全双工(Full Duplex)系统中，前向链路118和反向链路120可使用共同频带，前向链路124和反向链路126可使用共同频带。
被设计用于通信的每个天线(或者由多个天线组成的天线组)和/或区域称为网络设备102的扇区。例如，可将天线组设计为与网络设备102覆盖区域的扇区中的终端设备通信。在网络设备102通过前向链路118和124分别与终端设备116和122进行通信的过程中，网络设备102的发射天线可利用波束成形来改善前向链路118和124的信噪比。此外，与网络设备通过单个天线向它所有的终端设备发送信号的方式相比，在网络设备102利用波束成形向相关覆盖区域中随机分散的终端设备116和122发送信号时，相邻小区中的移动设备会受到较少的干扰。
在给定时间，网络设备102、终端设备116或终端设备122可以是无线通信发送装置和/或无线通信接收装置。当发送数据时，无线通信发送装置可对数据进行编码以用于传输。
具体而言，无线通信发送装置可获取(例如生成、从其它通信装置接收、或在存储器中保存等)要通过信道发送至无线通信接收装置的一定数目的数据比特。这种数据比特可包含在数据的传输块(或多个传输块)中，传输块可被分段以产生多个码块。
此外，该通信系统100可以是公共陆地移动网络(Public Land Mobile Network，PLMN)网络或者D2D网络或者M2M网络或者其他网络，图1只是举例的简化示意图，网络中还可以包括其他网络设备，图1中未予以画出。
现有的LTE系统，寻呼信息承载在下行数据信道中，在一个寻呼时机中，网络设备确定该寻呼时机中需要被寻呼的终端设备后，通过下行控制信息(Downlink Control Information，DCI)指示承载该寻呼信息的下行数据信道，该寻呼信息包括被寻呼的终端设备的设备标识(例如，用户设备标识，(User Equipment Identity，UE ID))，基于系统配置，终端设备在自己的寻呼时机(即，该寻呼时机)醒来监听该DCI，若是该终端设备监听到该DCI，则根据该DCI接收该下行数据信道，进而获得该寻呼信息：若是该寻呼信息中包含自己的设备标识，则表示网络设备寻呼自己，该终端设备就会在后续时间接入网络；若是该寻呼信息中未包含自己的设备标识，则表示网络设备未寻呼自己，该终端设备就会在后续时间进入睡眠状态。
未来的5G系统中，寻呼信息会和同步信道一起发送，这就使得5G系统中的寻呼时机的个数相比于LTE系统中的寻呼时机的个数少很多，由于寻呼时机的个数的减少，使得更多的终端设备需要在同一个寻呼时机内被寻呼。例如，在LTE系统中，32个子帧会有4个寻呼时机，每个寻呼时机中大概都会有16个终端设备被寻呼，在5G系统中，可能就是32个子帧中只有一个寻呼时机，一个寻呼时机内需要寻呼的终端设备的个数大于15，甚至更多。
但是，下行数据信道中承载的寻呼信息中携带的终端设备的设备标识的个数是有限的，在同一个寻呼时机中，基于系统设置，多个终端设备都会醒来监听网络设备发送的指示承载寻呼信息的下行数据信道的DCI，由于寻呼信息中包含的被寻呼的终端设备的设备标识是有限的，多个终端设备在监听到该DCI后，无论自己是否被寻呼，都会解调 译码数据信道，进而接收该寻呼信息，这样才能确定自己是否被寻呼，只有部分终端设备才能在寻呼信息中确定自己被寻呼，另一部分终端设备在寻呼消息中确定自己并没有被寻呼。
其中，对于另一部分未被寻呼的终端设备来说，在5G系统中，终端设备在当前寻呼时机醒来，相比于在LTE系统较为严重地浪费了终端设备的功耗。因为在LTE系统中，寻呼时机的个数较多，可以将需要寻呼的终端设备分布在多个寻呼时机进行寻呼，终端设备在对应的寻呼时机醒来监听DCI，确定自己被寻呼的可能性较大，使得终端设备的功耗浪费较少。
因而，本发明实施例提供了一种用于确定寻呼的方法，能够有效地支持终端设备对于功耗的节省。
本发明实施例不仅可以应用在未来的5G系统中，也可以应用在现有的LTE系统中，本发明实施例并不限于此。
本发明实施例的技术方案中，多个终端设备被分为M个分组，该M为大于1的整数，在时域上配置有多个寻呼周期，每个寻呼周期内配置至少一个寻呼时机，该至少一个寻呼时机中的第一寻呼时机用于寻呼多个终端设备。
具体而言，该第一寻呼时机是该多个寻呼时机中的任一个寻呼时机，在该第一寻呼时机中，该多个终端设备都会从睡眠状态醒来监听DCI，从而进一步确定自己是否被寻呼，即，该第一寻呼时机用于寻呼该多个终端设备。
每个寻呼时机是和现有技术的设备标识(例如，UE ID)有关，即，终端设备需要在哪个寻呼时机醒来监听与寻呼相关的控制信息是和终端设备的设备标识相关，例如，可以通过相关算法计算获得不同终端设备需要醒来监听与寻呼相关的控制信息的寻呼时机。
为了描述方便，在本发明实施例中，以多个寻呼周期的中的第一寻呼周期以及该第一寻呼周期中的第一寻呼时机为例，对本发明实施例进行详细说明。
需要说明的是，在本发明实施例中，该多个终端设备对应该第一寻呼时机，即，该多个终端设备都需要在该第一寻呼时机醒来监听控制信息以确定自己是否被寻呼。
在本发明实施例中，该M个分组可以是通信系统中的设备(例如，网络设备或终端设备)基于终端设备的固有属性或网络预配置划分的。
例如，基于终端设备的设备标识(例如，UE ID)将该至少一个终端设备划分为M个分组，更具体地，通过对终端设备的UE ID进行取模计算，其中，(UE ID)mod M＝m，其中，M为分组的个数，m为(UE ID)对M取模后的余数，也可以理解为分组对应的编号。例如，m＝1，表示第一分组，m＝2，表示第二分组等；
再例如，也可以是基于支持的业务种类将该至少一个终端设备划分为M个分组，更具体地，例如，支持业务#1的终端设备被分为组#1，支持业务#2的终端设备被分为组#2，以此类推；
在例如，也可以是网络侧预配置终端设备分组列表，并将该终端设备分组列表预配置给终端设备。
图2是根据本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法的示意性流程图。该方法200包括：S210，网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，所述第一分组属于所述M个分组。
换句话说，该网络设备确定终端设备#A(即，该第一终端设备的一例)需要被寻呼后，在该M个分组中，确定该终端设备#A所属于的分组，即分组#A。
具体而言，如上所述，该M个分组可以是通信系统中的设备(例如，网络设备或终端设备)基于终端设备的固有属性划分的，更具体地，该M个分组是根据该多个终端设备的设备标识划分的。
这样，根据终端设备的设备标识对终端设备进行组的划分，可以有效地减少计算复杂度，并且网络设备和终端设备具有统一的分组标准，不需要预配置分组信息，节省了信令的开销。
可选地，该网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，包括：
该网络设备根据该第一终端设备的设备标识，确定该第一分组。
也就是说，该网络设备可以根据该终端设备#A的设备标识(例如，UE ID)来确定该终端设备#A所属于的该分组#A。
S220，该网络设备根据该第一分组，发送控制信息，该控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，该寻呼信息包括该第一终端设备的设备标识。
该控制信息可以是DCI，该控制信息用于指示该寻呼信息，具体而言，该控制信息可以指示该分组#A中的至少一个终端设备是否被寻呼，同时，该控制信息还用于指示承载该寻呼信息的下行数据信道(或者说，寻呼信息的时频资源)。
需要说明的是，在本发明实施例中，若是网络设备确定有多个需要被寻呼的终端设备(包括该终端设备#A)都属于该分组#A，该寻呼信息中不仅包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，也会包括该多个需要被寻呼的终端设备中除该终端设备#A以外的终端设备的设备标识，本发明实施例不限于此。
S230，该多个终端设备中的第二终端设备在该第一寻呼时机内监听该控制信息，且根据监听结果确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，该第二终端设备接收该控制信息，且根据该控制信息确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
该第二终端设备为在该第一寻呼时机需要醒来监听该控制信息的多个终端设备中的任一个终端设备，该第二终端设备#B具体地确定自己是否被寻呼的过程步骤后续详细说明，此处省略其描述。
因而，本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法，该多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，网络设备从该M个分组中确定在第一寻呼时机内被寻呼的第一终端设备所属于的第一分组，且根据该第一分组发送用于指示包括该第一终端设备的设备标识的寻呼信息的控制信息，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的终端设备根据自己所属于的分组，监听或接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息的监听结果以及该控制信息确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
此外，该网络设备可以根据被寻呼的终端设备的数量以及下行数据信道能够承载信息的容量，在被寻呼的终端设备的数量较多且承载寻呼信息的下行数据信道的容量较小时，选择集中分布在有限个分组中的终端设备进行寻呼，这样，不属于上述有限个分组中的终端设备在监听该控制信息或接收该控制信息后，就可以确定自己未被寻呼，从而 继续处于休眠状态，有效地减少了功耗。
在本发明实施例中，该网络设备确定该终端设备#A所属的分组#A后，根据该分组#A发送该控制信息，该网络设备的具体发送方式有4种情况，下面，通过下述实施例详细说明上述4种情况。
情况1
图3所示为根据本发明另一实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法的流程性示意图。如图3所示；
该网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息，包括：
S321，该网络设备确定与该第一分组对应的第一组标识信息，该所述第一组标识信息用于标识该第一分组；
S322，该网络设备根据该第一组标识信息，生成该控制信息；
S323，该网络设备发送该控制信息。
具体而言，在该通信系统中预配置或配置有N个组标识信息，该N个组标识信息与该M个分组对应，该N为大于或等于M的整数，也就是说，该M个分组中的每个分组对应该N个组标识信息中的至少一个组标识信息，且任意两个分组对应的组标识信息都相异。
这样，该网络设备确定该终端设备#A所属的分组#A后，在321中，该网络设备可以从该N组标识信息中确定与该分组#A对应的组标识信息#A(即，该第一组标识信息中的一例)，该组标识信息#A属于对应于该分组#A的至少一个组标识信息中的任意一个。
进而，在S322中，该网络设备根据该组标识信息#A生成该控制信息，从而，在S323中，该网络设备发送该控制信息。
对于终端设备#B来说(第二终端设备的一例)来说，针对该控制信息的监听，具体如下：
S331，该第二终端设备确定该第二终端设备所属的第二分组，该第二分组属于该M个分组；
S332，该第二终端设备确定与该第二分组对应的第二组标识信息，该第二组标识信息用于标识该第二分组；
S333，该第二终端设备根据该第二组标识信息，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息；
S334，该第二终端设备根据该控制信息的监听结果，确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
具体而言，在该第一寻呼时机内，该终端设备#B需要醒来监听与寻呼相关的控制信息，在S331中，该终端设备#B首先确定自己属于该M个分组中的哪个分组，即分组#B(第二分组的一例)；在S332中，该终端设备#B从系统中预配置或配置的N个组标识信息中确定与该分组#B对应的组标识信息#B(即，第二组标识信息中的一例)；在S333中，该终端设备#B根据该组标识信息#B监听该控制信息，即，该终端设备#B通过该组标识信息#B检测该控制信息；进而，在S334中，该网络设备根据该控制信息的监听结果，确定该终端设备#B是否被寻呼。
具体地，该第二终端设备根据该控制信息的监听结果，确定该第二终端设备是否被 寻呼，包括：
如果该第二终端设备监听到该控制信息，该第二终端设备根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，且根据该寻呼信息确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
如果该第二终端设备未监听到该控制信息，该第二终端设备确定该第二终端设备未被寻呼。
也就是说，该终端设备#B使用该组标识信息#B检测该控制信息，有两种监听结果：
结果1
该终端设备#B成功监听到该控制信息
此种情况下，表示该组标识信息#B与该组标识信息#A是相同的，该终端设备#B接收该控制信息。
进而，该终端设备#B根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息。具体地，该终端设备#B在该控制信息所指示的下行数据信道上接收该寻呼信息，对该寻呼信息进行解调译码等处理，获得该寻呼信息。
该终端设备#B获取该寻呼信息后，根据该寻呼信息内包括的设备标识来确定自己是否被寻呼：若是该寻呼信息中包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，该终端设备#B确定自己被寻呼；若是该寻呼信息中未包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼。
在本发明实施例中，该寻呼信息中包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，若是该寻呼信息中只包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，那么，反过来说：若是该终端设备#B确定自己被寻呼，表示该终端设备#B与该终端设备#A是同一个终端设备；若是该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼，表示该终端设备#B与该终端设备#A不是同一个终端设备。
如前所述，若是网络设备确定有多个需要被寻呼的终端设备(包括该终端设备#A)都属于该分组#A，该控制信息中不仅包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，也会包括该多个需要被寻呼的终端设备中除该终端设备#A以外的终端设备的设备标识。也就是说，只要在该第一寻呼时机内需要被寻呼，且多个终端设备都属于该分组#A，那么，该寻呼信息也会包括多个终端设备的设备标识。例如，若是该寻呼信息中不仅包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，也包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，那么，该终端设备#B在获取到该寻呼信息后，确定该寻呼信息中包括自己的设备标识，也会确定自己被寻呼。
结果2
该终端设备未监听到该控制信息
此种情况下，表示该组标识信息#B与该组标识信息#A是不同的，那么，该终端设备未能成功监听到该控制信息，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼，从而继续进入休眠状态。
在现有技术来中，即使该终端设备#B未被寻呼，该终端设备#B在接收控制信息后，会继续接收寻呼信息，再根据寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼(实际上未被寻呼)，浪费了功耗。在本发明实施例中，若是该终端设备#B未成功监听该控制信息，直接就能确定自己未被寻呼，不需要再去接收寻呼信息以及进行后续步骤，从这点上来说，相比于现有技术来说，有效地节省了功耗。
在本发明实施例中，若是多个分组中每个分组都有至少一个终端设备需要被寻呼，网络设备会发送与每个分组对应的控制信息，每个控制信息使用对应的组标识信息生成， 每个控制信息包括对应的分组的寻呼信息，每个寻呼信息内包括被寻呼的终端设备的设备标识，任一个在该第一寻呼时机醒来的终端设备，会监听网络设备发送的控制信息，同样，根据监听结果确定自己是否被寻呼。
例如，在该第一寻呼时机内，有5个终端设备需要醒来监听控制信息，网络设备确定有3个终端设备需要被寻呼，记为终端设备#1、终端设备#2和终端设备#3，且该终端设备#1属于分组#1，终端设备#2和终端设备#3属于分组#2；网络设备根据与分组#1对应的组标识信息#1发送控制信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为控制信息#1)，该控制信息#1指示与该分组#1对应的寻呼信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为寻呼信息#1)，该寻呼信息#1包括该终端设备#1的设备标识，该网络设备根据与分组#2对应的组标识信息#2发送控制信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为控制信息#2)，该控制信息#2指示与该分组#2对应的寻呼信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为寻呼信息#2)，该寻呼信息#2中包括该终端设备#2的设备标识与该终端设备#3的设备标识。
继续以终端设备#B为例，终端设备#B根据组标识信息#B监听网络设备发送的控制信息#1和控制信息#2：若是成功监听到任一个控制信息，假如成功监听控制信息#1(表示该组标识信息#B与该组标识信息#1相同)，则根据该控制信息#1接收寻呼信息#1，根据该寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼；若是两个控制信息都未成功监听，则表示自己未被寻呼，继续进入休眠状态。
应理解，网络设备只有在确定有被寻呼的终端设备时才会发送使用组标识信息生成的控制信息，若是确定没有被寻呼的终端设备，则不会发送使用组标识信息生成的控制信息。
可选地，该第一组标识信息为第一寻呼无线网络临时标识(Paging-Radio Network Tempory Identity，P-RNTI)，以及，
该网络设备根据该第一组标识信息，生成该控制信息，包括：
该网络设备使用该第一P-RNTI加扰生成该控制信息。
具体而言，在本发明实施例中，组标识信息可以是P-RNTI，该N个组标识信息对应N个P-RNTI，每个分组对应至少一个P-RNTI。对于该组标识信息#A来说，该组标识信息#A对应该第一P-RNTI(为了便于区分与理解，记为P-RNTI#A)。
这样，该网络设备使用该P-RNTI#A针对该控制信息的原始信息(即，未进行加扰处理的信息)进行加扰，从而发送该控制信息。
相应地，对于终端设备#B来说，组标识信息#B可以N个P-RNTI中的第二P-RNTI(为了便于区分与理解，记为P-RNTI#B)，终端设备#B使用该P-RNTI#B对该控制信息进行解码(即，使用该P-RNTI#B监听该控制信息)，从而确定自己是否被寻呼。
作为示例而非限定，组标识信息不仅可以是不同的P-RNTI，也可以是用于区分不同控制信息的扰码序列或比特序列等，本发明实施例不做任何限定。
可选地，在该网络设备根据该第一分组，发送控制信息之前，该方法还包括：
该网络设备发送第一指示信息，该第一指示信息用于指示该M个分组与该N个组标识信息之间的对应关系，该N为大于或等于M的整数。
也就是说，该网络设备将配置的该M个分组与该N个组标识信息之间的对应关系通过相关信令发送给终端设备，该第一指示信息可以是高层信令，也可以是静态信令或半静信令，此处不做任何限定。
因而，本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法，网络设备从M个分组中确定在第一寻呼时机内被寻呼的第一终端设备所属于的第一分组，且根据该第一分组对应的第一组标识信息发送用于指示包括该第一终端设备的设备标识的寻呼信息的控制信息，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备根据自己所属的第二分组对应的第二组标识信息监听该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息的监听结果提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
情况2
图4所示为根据本发明另一实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法的示意性流程图，如图4所示：
该网络设备根据该第一分组，发送控制信息，包括：
S421，该网络设备确定与该第一分组对应的第一资源，该第一资源为下列资源中的任一种：第一时频资源、第一时域资源、第一频域资源或第一码域资源；
S422，该网络设备在该第一资源上，发送该控制信息。
具体而言，在该通信系统中预配置或配置有N个资源，该N个资源中的每个资源可以是频域资源、时域资源、时频资源和码域资源中的任一种，该N个资源与该M个分组对应，该N为大于或等于M的整数，也就是说，该M个分组中的每个分组对应该N个资源中的至少一个资源，且任意两个分组对应的资源都是不同的。
这样，该网络设备确定该终端设备#A所属的分组#A后，在S421中，该网络设备可以从该N个资源中确定与该分组#A对应的资源#A(即，第一资源中的一例)，该资源#A属于对应于该分组#A的至少一个资源中的任一个资源。
进而，在S422中，该网络设备在确定的该资源#A上发送该控制信息。
对于终端设备#B来说来说，针对该控制信息的监听，具体如下：
S431，该第二终端设备确定该第二终端设备所属的第二分组，该第二分组属于该M个分组；
S432，该第二终端设备确定与该第二分组对应的第二资源，所述第二资源为下列资源中的任一种：第二时频资源、第二时域资源、第二频域资源或第二码域资源；
S433，所述第二终端设备在所述第二资源上，在第一寻呼时机上监听网络设备发送的控制信息
S434，该第二终端设备根据该控制信息的监听结果，确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
具体而言，在该第一寻呼时机内，该终端设备#B需要醒来监听与寻呼相关的控制信息，在S431中，该终端设备#B首先确定自己属于该M个分组中的哪个分组，即分组#B(第二分组的一例)；在S432中，该终端设备#B从系统中预配置或配置的N个资源中确定与该分组#B对应的资源#B(即，第二资源中的一例)；在S433中，该终端设备#B在确定的该资源#B上监听该控制信息，即，该终端设备#B在该资源#B上尝试接收该控制信息；进而，在S434中，该终端设备#B根据该控制信息的监听结果确定该终端设备#B是否被寻呼。
具体地，该第二终端设备根据该控制信息的监听结果，确定该第二终端设备是否被 寻呼，包括：
如果所述第二终端设备监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；
如果所述第二终端设备未监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
也就是说，该终端设备#B使用该资源#B监听该控制信息，有两种监听结果：
结果1
该终端设备#B成功监听到该控制信息
此种情况下，表示该资源#B与该资源#A是同一种资源，该终端设备#B接收该控制信息。
进而，该终端设备#B根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息。具体地，该终端设备#B在该控制信息所指示的下行数据信道上接收该寻呼信息，对该寻呼信息进行解调译码等处理，获得该寻呼信息。
该终端设备#B获取该寻呼信息后，根据该寻呼信息内包括的设备标识来确定自己是否被寻呼：若是该寻呼信息中包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，该终端设备#B确定自己被寻呼；若是该寻呼信息中未包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼。
在本发明实施例中，该寻呼信息中包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，若是该寻呼信息中只包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，那么，反过来说：若是该终端设备#B确定自己被寻呼，表示该终端设备#B与该终端设备#A是同一个终端设备；若是该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼，表示该终端设备#B与该终端设备#A不是同一个终端设备。
如前所述，若是网络设备确定有多个需要被寻呼的终端设备(包括该终端设备#A)都属于该分组#A，该控制信息中不仅包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，也会包括该多个需要被寻呼的终端设备中除该终端设备#A以外的终端设备的设备标识。也就是说，只要在该第一寻呼时机内需要被寻呼，且多个终端设备都属于该分组#A，那么，该寻呼信息也会包括多个终端设备的设备标识。例如，若是该寻呼信息中不仅包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，也包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，那么，该终端设备#B在获取到该寻呼信息后，确定该寻呼信息中包括自己的设备标识，也会确定自己被寻呼。
结果2
该终端设备未监听到该控制信息
此种情况下，表示该资源#B与该资源#A是不同的，那么，该终端设备未能成功监听到该控制信息，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼，从而继续进入休眠状态。
在本发明实施例中，若是多个分组中每个分组都有至少一个终端设备需要被寻呼，网络设备会发送与每个分组对应的控制信息，每个控制信息使用对应的资源发送，每个控制信息包括对应的分组的寻呼信息，每个寻呼信息内包括被寻呼的终端设备的设备标识，任一个在该第一寻呼时机醒来的终端设备，会监听网络设备发送的控制信息，同样，根据监听结果确定自己是否被寻呼。
同样，以该第一寻呼时机内有5个终端设备需要醒来监听控制信息为例进行说明。例如，在该第一寻呼时机内，有5个终端设备需要醒来监听控制信息，网络设备确定有3个终端设备需要被寻呼，记为终端设备#1、终端设备#2和终端设备#3，且该终端设备#1 属于分组#1，终端设备#2和终端设备#3属于分组#2；网络设备在与分组#1对应的资源#1上发送控制信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为控制信息#1)，该控制信息#1指示与该分组#1对应的寻呼信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为寻呼信息#1)，该寻呼信息#1包括该终端设备#1的设备标识，该网络设备在与该分组#2对应的资源#2上发送控制信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为控制信息#2)，该控制信息#2指示与该分组#2对应的寻呼信息(为了便于区分与理解，记为寻呼信息#2)，该寻呼信息#2中包括该终端设备#2的设备标识与该终端设备#3的设备标识。
继续以终端设备#B为例，终端设备#B根据在自己确定的资源#B上监听网络设备发送的控制信息：若是监听成功控制信息#1和控制信息#2中的任一个控制信息，假如成功监听控制信息#1(表示该资源#B与该资源#1相同)，则根据该控制信息#1接收寻呼信息#1，根据该寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼；若是两个控制信息都未成功监听，则表示自己未被寻呼，继续进入休眠状态。
可选地，在该网络设备根据该第一分组，发送控制信息之前，该方法还包括：
该网络设备发送第二指示信息，该第二指示信息用于指示该M个分组与该P个资源之间的对应关系，该P个资源为下列资源中的任一种：时频资源、时域资源、频域资源或码域资源，该P为大于或等于该M的整数。
也就是说，该网络设备将配置的该M个分组与该P个资源之间的对应关系通过相关信令发送给终端设备，该第二指示信息可以是高层信令，也可以是静态信令或半静态信令，此处不做任何限定。
因而，本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法，网络设备从该M个分组中确定在第一寻呼时机内被寻呼的第一终端设备所属于的第一分组，且在与该第一分组对应的第一资源上发送用于指示包括该第一终端设备的设备标识的寻呼信息的控制信息，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备在自己所属的第二分组对应的第二资源上监听该网络设备发送的控制信息，进而根据该控制信息的监听结果提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼；尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
情况3
图5所示为根据本发明另一实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法的示意性流程图，如图5所示：
S510，网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组；
S520，该网络设备根据该第一分组，发送控制信息，
可选地，该控制信息包括第一字段，该第一字段包括M个比特位，该M个比特位与该M个分组对应，该M个比特位中与该第一分组对应的第一比特位的取值用于指示该第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
具体而言，该第一字段中包括的M个比特位包括了在该第一寻呼时机需要醒来的所有终端设备可能被寻呼的信息，即M个分组中的终端设备可能被寻呼的信息。该M个比特位对应M个分组，该M个比特位中的每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，或每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的所有终端设备未被寻呼，对于该分组#A来说，与该分组#A对应的比特位#A(即，第一比特位中的一 例)用于指示该分组#A中的至少一个终端设备(包括该终端设备#A)被寻呼。
应理解，该第一字段包括了M个比特位，所以，网络设备不仅确定了该分组#A内的终端设备#A被寻呼，也会确定该分组#A内的其他终端设备是否被寻呼，同时，也会逐个确定所有其他M-1个分组内的终端设备被寻呼的情况，从而为该M个比特位中每个比特位的取值进行赋值。
相应地，终端设备#B的具体步骤如下：
S520，该第二终端设备接收该控制信息；
S531，该第二终端设备确定该第二终端设备所属的第二分组，该第二分组属于该M个分组；
S532，该第二终端设备根据该第一字段中的第二比特位，确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼，该第二比特位属于该M个比特位，该第二比特位的取值用于指示该第二分组中的至少一个终端设备是否被寻呼。
在S531中，该终端设备#B首先确定自己属于该M个分组中的哪个分组，即分组#B；
在S532中，该终端设备#B根据该分组#B，从该第一字段中确定与该分组#B对应的比特位#B(即，第二比特位中的一例)，然后根据比特位#B的取值来进一步确定该终端设备#B是否被寻呼：若是该比特位#B指示该分组#B中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，那么，该终端设备#B根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，若是该寻呼信息中包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，那么，该终端设备#B被寻呼，若是该寻呼信息中没有包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，那么，该终端设备#B未被寻呼；若是该比特位#B指示该分组#B中没有一个终端设备被寻呼，那么，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼；当然，若是该终端设备#B与该终端设备#A是同一个终端设备，那么，该比特位#B与该比特位#A也是相同的。
图6所示为本发明实施例中的控制信息中的第一字段的示意图。下面，通过图6进一步说明本发明实施例。
在图6中，该第一字段包括8个比特位，分别对应8个分组，即，第一个比特位对应分组#1(或者说，该第一字段中的第一位对应分组#1)，第二个比特位对应分组#2(或者说，该第一字段中的第二位对应分组#1)，以此类推。“0”表示与比特位对应的分组内没有一个终端设备被寻呼，“1”表示与比特位对应的分组内的至少一个终端设备被寻呼；或者说，“0”表示与该比特位对应的分组内的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，“1”表示与该比特位对应的分组内的没有一个终端设备被寻呼。
例如，该终端设备#B对应的分组#B为分组#5，与分组#5对应的第五个比特位的取值为“0”，表示该分组#5中的没有一个终端设备被寻呼，那么，该终端设备#B就可以根据该第五个比特位的取值确定自己未被寻呼。再例如，该终端设备#B对应的分组#B为分组#6，与分组#6对应的第六个比特位的取值为“1”，表示该分组#6中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，那么，该终端设备#B根据该第六个比特位的取值确定自己可能被寻呼，则该终端设备#B根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，进而确定自己是否被寻呼。
作为示例而非限定，上述M个比特位与M个分组的对应关系仅为示意性说明，本发明实施例并不限于此。例如，该M个比特位与M个分组的对应关系也可以是这样的对应关系(倒叙对应)：第一个比特位对应分组#8，第二个比特位对应分组#7等，依此类推。
需要说明的是，与情况1和情况2不同的是，无论被寻呼的终端设备属于几个分组，网络设备都发送一个控制信息，该控制信息使用公用的P-RNTI进行加扰，使得所有的终端设备都会接收到该控制信息，网络设备将与寻呼相关的信息(即，该第一字段)添加在该控制信息中，终端设备根据该控制信息进一步确定自己是否被寻呼。
同理，无论被寻呼的终端设备属于几个分组，被寻呼的终端设备的标识都添加在同一个寻呼信息，即承载在该控制信息中的寻呼信息。
因而，本发明实施例的方法，通过在控制信息中添加包括M个比特位的第一字段，该M个比特位与M个分组对应，每个比特位用于表示对应的分组内的至少一个终端设备是否被寻呼，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息中的第一字段提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
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图7所示为根据本发明再一实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法的示意性流程图，如图7所示：
S610，网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组；
S620，该网络设备根据该第一分组，发送控制信息，
可选地，该控制信息包括第一字段，该第一字段包括N个比特位，该第一字段用于指示该第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
具体而言，该第一字段中包括N个比特位，该N个比特位构成的比特序列(为了便于区分与理解，记为比特序列#A)用于指示该分组#A中的至少一个终端设备(包括该终端设备#A)被寻呼。
可选地，该N＝log2(M)。
例如，M＝8，那么N＝3，那么，使用3个比特位构成的比特序列来表示分组#A中的终端设备的寻呼情况，具体地，二进制的3个比特位构成的比特序列与M个分组对应。例如，3个比特位构成的比特序列有8种比特序列，可以对应8个分组，000对应第一个分组，001对应第二个分组等，依此类推，具体对应方式在本发明实施例中不做限定。
在该通信系统中可以预配置或配置有N个比特序列构成的M种比特序列，N个比特序列构成的M种比特序列对应M个分组。网络设备确定该分组#A需要被寻呼，将与N个比特序列中的M种比特序列中与该分组#A对应的比特序列#A添加至该控制信息中。
相应地，终端设备#B的具体步骤如下：
S620，该第二终端设备在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，
S631，该第二终端设备确定该第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
S632，该第二终端设备根据该第一字段，确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
在S631中，该终端设备#B首先确定自己属于该M个分组中的哪个分组，即分组#B；
在S632中，该终端设备#B该第一字段确定自己是否被寻呼。
具体地，该终端设备#B根据该比特序列#A确定自己是否被寻呼，包括：
如果该第一字段指示该第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，该第二终端设备根 据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，且根据该寻呼信息确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
换句话说，如果该比特序列#A指示该分组#B中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，该终端设备#B根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，且根据该寻呼信息确定该终端设备#B是否被寻呼。
也可以这么理解，该终端设备#B在确定所属的分组#B后，会从预设的M种比特序列中确定与自己对应的第二字段，该第二字段中包括比特序列#B(即，第二比特序列的一例)，或者说，确定与自己对应的比特序列#B，若是该比特序列#B与该比特序列#A相同，该终端设备#B根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，且根据该寻呼信息确定该终端设备#B是否被寻呼。
实际上，对于网络设备来说，该第一字段指示的就是分组#2中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，也即，该分组#1与该分组#2相等。
此种情况下，该终端设备#B根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息。具体地，该终端设备#B在该控制信息所指示的下行数据信道上接收该寻呼信息，对该寻呼信息进行解调译码等处理，获得该寻呼信息。
该终端设备#B获取该寻呼信息后，根据该寻呼信息内包括的设备标识来确定自己是否被寻呼：若是该寻呼信息中包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，该终端设备#B确定自己被寻呼；若是该寻呼信息中未包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼。
在本发明实施例中，该寻呼信息中包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，若是该寻呼信息中只包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，那么，反过来说：若是该终端设备#B确定自己被寻呼，表示该终端设备#B与该终端设备#A是同一个终端设备；若是该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼，表示该终端设备#B与该终端设备#A不是同一个终端设备。
如前所述，若是网络设备确定有多个需要被寻呼的终端设备(包括该终端设备#A)都属于该分组#A，该控制信息中不仅包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，也会包括该多个需要被寻呼的终端设备中除该终端设备#A以外的终端设备的设备标识。也就是说，只要在该第一寻呼时机内需要被寻呼，且多个终端设备都属于该分组#A，那么，该寻呼信息也会包括多个终端设备的设备标识。例如，若是该寻呼信息中不仅包括该终端设备#A的设备标识，也包括该终端设备#B的设备标识，那么，该终端设备#B在获取到该寻呼信息后，确定该寻呼信息中包括自己的设备标识，也会确定自己被寻呼。
如果该第一字段不指示该第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，该第二终端设备确定该第二终端设备未被寻呼。
换句话说，如果该比特序列#A不指示所述第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼。
也可以这么理解，该终端设备#B在确定所属的分组#B后，会从预设的M种比特序列中确定与自己对应的第二字段，该第二字段中包括比特序列#B(即，第二比特序列的一例)，或者说，确定与自己对应的比特序列#B，若是该比特序列#B与该比特序列#A不同，该终端设备#B确定自己未被寻呼。
需要说明的是，与情况1和情况2不同的是，无论被寻呼的终端设备属于几个分组，网络设备都发送一个控制信息，该控制信息使用公用的P-RNTI进行加扰，使得所有的终端设备都会接收到该控制信息，网络设备将与寻呼相关的信息(即，该第一字段)添加 在该控制信息中，终端设备根据该控制信息进一步确定自己是否被寻呼。
可选地，该控制信息为预设的两类控制信息中的第一类控制信息，该两类控制信息中的第二类控制信息是该网络设备根据被寻呼的终端设备发送的。
也就是说，系统内配置有两种类型的控制信息，第一种类型的控制信息为本发明实施例所描述的控制信息，具体可以针对参考4种情况的控制信息的描述，即都是根据分组来发送的；第二种类型的控制信息可以为现有技术中的控制信息，即，对于一个寻呼时机来说，仅仅发送一个控制信息，一个控制信息使用公用的P-RNTI加扰，控制信息指示寻呼信息，不添加与分组有关的任何信息。
网络设备可以根据被寻呼的终端设备的实际情况来选择合适的控制信息进行发送。例如，在第一寻呼时机内，被寻呼的终端设备分布在不同的分组中(即，被寻呼的终端设备的没有集中分布在有限个分组内)，那么，可以选择现有技术的第二类控制信息，这样，可以减少由于情况1和情况2带来的信令增加的问题，或者由于情况3和情况4带来的控制信令的比特数增加的问题。
再例如，在第一寻呼时机内，被寻呼的终端设备集中分布在有限个分组中，那么，可以选择本发明实施例的第一类控制信息，这样，可以减少有效地减少终端设备的功耗。
因而，本发明实施例的方法，通过在控制信息中添加包括由N个比特位构成的第一字段，该N个比特位构成的比特序列用于指示分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息中的第一字段提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备所属于的分组与该第一字段对应的分组不同时，该第二终端设备可以直接根据该第一字段提前确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
以上，结合图1至图7详细描述了根据本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的方法，下面，结合图8至图11描述根据本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的装置，方法实施例所描述的技术特征同样适用于以下装置实施例。
图8示出了根据本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的装置700的示意性框图。如图8所示，该装置700包括：
处理单元710，用于确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，该第一分组属于该M个分组；
发送单元720，用于根据在该处理单元710确定的该第一分组，发送控制信息，该控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，该寻呼信息包括该第一终端设备的设备标识。
可选地，该M个分组是根据该多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
该处理单元710具体用于：
根据该第一终端设备的设备标识，确定该第一分组。
可选地，该发送单元720具体用于：
确定与该第一分组对应的第一组标识信息；
根据该第一组标识信息，生成该控制信息；
发送该控制信息。
可选地，该处理单元710具体用于:
确定与该第一分组对应的第一资源，该第一资源为下列资源中的任一种：第一时频 资源、第一时域资源、第一频域资源或第一码域资源；
该发送单元720具体用于：
在该第一资源上，发送该控制信息。
可选地，该控制信息包括第一字段，该第一字段包括M个比特位，该M个比特位与该M个分组对应，该M个比特位中与该第一分组对应的第一比特位的取值用于指示该第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
可选地，该控制信息包括第一字段，该第一字段包括N个比特位，该第一字段用于指示该第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
可选地，该控制信息为预设的两类控制信息中的第一类控制信息，该两类控制信息中的第二类控制信息是该网络设备根据被寻呼的终端设备发送的。
该用于确定寻呼的装置700可以对应(例如，可以配置于或本身即为)上述方法200中描述的网络设备，并且，该用于确定寻呼的装置700中各模块或单元分别用于执行上述方法200中网络设备所执行的各动作或处理过程，这里，为了避免赘述，省略其详细说明。
在本发明实施例中，该装置700可以包括：处理器和收发器，处理器和收发器通信连接，可选地，该装置还包括存储器，存储器与处理器通信连接。可选地，处理器、存储器和收发器可以通信连接，该存储器可以用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令，以控制收发器发送信息或信号。
其中，图8所示的装置700中的处理单元710可以对应该处理器，图8所示的装置700中的发送单元720可以对应该收发器。
应注意，本发明实施例上述方法实施例可以应用于处理器中，或者由处理器实现。处理器可能是一种集成电路芯片，具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中，上述方法实施例的各步骤可以通过处理器中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。上述的处理器可以是通用处理器、数字信号处理器(Digital Signal Processor，DSP)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit，ASIC)、现成可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array，FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件。可以实现或者执行本发明实施例中的公开的各方法、步骤及逻辑框图。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。结合本发明实施例所公开的方法的步骤可以直接体现为硬件译码处理器执行完成，或者用译码处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于随机存储器，闪存、只读存储器，可编程只读存储器或者电可擦写可编程存储器、寄存器等本领域成熟的存储介质中。该存储介质位于存储器，处理器读取存储器中的信息，结合其硬件完成上述方法的步骤。
可以理解，本发明实施例中的存储器可以是易失性存储器或非易失性存储器，或可包括易失性和非易失性存储器两者。其中，非易失性存储器可以是只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，ROM)、可编程只读存储器(Programmable ROM，PROM)、可擦除可编程只读存储器(Erasable PROM，EPROM)、电可擦除可编程只读存储器(Electrically EPROM，EEPROM)或闪存。易失性存储器可以是随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，RAM)，其用作外部高速缓存。通过示例性但不是限制性说明，许多形式的RAM可用，例如静态随机存取存储器(Static RAM，SRAM)、动态随机存取存储器 (Dynamic RAM，DRAM)、同步动态随机存取存储器(Synchronous DRAM，SDRAM)、双倍数据速率同步动态随机存取存储器(Double Data Rate SDRAM，DDR SDRAM)、增强型同步动态随机存取存储器(Enhanced SDRAM，ESDRAM)、同步连接动态随机存取存储器(Synchlink DRAM，SLDRAM)和直接内存总线随机存取存储器(Direct Rambus RAM，DR RAM)。应注意，本文描述的系统和方法的存储器旨在包括但不限于这些和任意其它适合类型的存储器。
因而，本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的装置，该多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，该装置从该M个分组中确定在第一寻呼时机内被寻呼的第一终端设备所属于的第一分组，且根据该第一分组发送用于指示包括该第一终端设备的设备标识的寻呼信息的控制信息，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的终端设备根据自己所属于的分组，监听或接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息的监听结果以及该控制信息确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
此外，该装置可以根据被寻呼的终端设备的数量以及下行数据信道能够承载信息的容量，在被寻呼的终端设备的数量较多且承载寻呼信息的下行数据信道的容量较小时，选择集中分布在有限个分组中的终端设备进行寻呼，这样，不属于上述有限个分组中的终端设备在监听该控制信息或接收该控制信息后，就可以确定自己未被寻呼，从而继续处于休眠状态，有效地减少了功耗。
图9示出了根据本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的装置800的示意性框图。如图9所示，该装置800包括：
处理单元810，用于确定第二终端设备所属的第二分组，该第二分组属于该M个分组；
该处理单元810还用于，根据该第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息，该控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，该寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，该至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，该至少一个终端设备属于该M个分组中的任一个分组；
该处理单元810还用于，根据该控制信息的监听结果，确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
可选地，该处理单元810具体用于：
确定与该第二分组对应的第二组标识信息；
根据该第二组标识信息，在第一寻呼时机监听该网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
该处理单元810还具体用于：
如果监听到该控制信息，根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，且根据该寻呼信息确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
如果未监听到该控制信息，确定该第二终端设备未被寻呼。
可选地，该处理单元810具体用于：
确定与该第二分组对应的第二资源，该第二资源为下列资源中的任一种：第二时频资源、第二时域资源、第二频域资源或第二码域资源；
在该第二资源上，在第一寻呼时机上监听该网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
该处理单元810还具体用于：
如果监听到该控制信息，根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，且根据该寻呼信息确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
如果未监听到该控制信息，确定该第二终端设备未被寻呼。
该用于确定寻呼的装置800可以对应(例如，可以配置于或本身即为)上述方法200、300或400中描述的终端设备，并且，该用于确定寻呼的装置800中各模块或单元分别用于执行上述方法200、300或400中终端设备所执行的各动作或处理过程，这里，为了避免赘述，省略其详细说明。
在本发明实施例中，该装置800可以包括：处理器和收发器，处理器和收发器通信连接，可选地，该装置还包括存储器，存储器与处理器通信连接。可选地，处理器、存储器和收发器可以通信连接，该存储器可以用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令，以控制收发器发送信息或信号。
其中，图9所示的装置800中的处理单元810可以对应该处理器。
应注意，本发明实施例上述方法实施例可以应用于处理器中，或者由处理器实现。处理器可能是一种集成电路芯片，具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中，上述方法实施例的各步骤可以通过处理器中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。上述的处理器可以是通用处理器、数字信号处理器(Digital Signal Processor，DSP)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit，ASIC)、现成可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array，FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件。可以实现或者执行本发明实施例中的公开的各方法、步骤及逻辑框图。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。结合本发明实施例所公开的方法的步骤可以直接体现为硬件译码处理器执行完成，或者用译码处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于随机存储器，闪存、只读存储器，可编程只读存储器或者电可擦写可编程存储器、寄存器等本领域成熟的存储介质中。该存储介质位于存储器，处理器读取存储器中的信息，结合其硬件完成上述方法的步骤。
可以理解，本发明实施例中的存储器可以是易失性存储器或非易失性存储器，或可包括易失性和非易失性存储器两者。其中，非易失性存储器可以是只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，ROM)、可编程只读存储器(Programmable ROM，PROM)、可擦除可编程只读存储器(Erasable PROM，EPROM)、电可擦除可编程只读存储器(Electrically EPROM，EEPROM)或闪存。易失性存储器可以是随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，RAM)，其用作外部高速缓存。通过示例性但不是限制性说明，许多形式的RAM可用，例如静态随机存取存储器(Static RAM，SRAM)、动态随机存取存储器(Dynamic RAM，DRAM)、同步动态随机存取存储器(Synchronous DRAM，SDRAM)、双倍数据速率同步动态随机存取存储器(Double Data Rate SDRAM，DDR SDRAM)、增强型同步动态随机存取存储器(Enhanced SDRAM，ESDRAM)、同步连接动态随机存取存储器(Synchlink DRAM，SLDRAM)和直接内存总线随机存取存储器(Direct Rambus RAM，DR RAM)。应注意，本文描述的系统和方法的存储器旨在包括但不限于这些和任意其它适合类型的存储器。
因而，本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的装置，该多个终端设备被划分为M个分组， 第二终端设备根据自己所属的分组监听或接收该控制信息，进而可以根据该控制信息的监听结果以及该控制信息确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
图10示出了根据本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的装置900的示意性框图。如图10所示，该装置900包括：
处理单元910，用于确定第二终端设备所属的第二分组，该第二分组属于该M个分组；
该处理单元910还用于，在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，该控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，该寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，该至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，该至少一个终端设备属于该M个分组中任一个分组，
其中，该控制信息包括第一字段，该第一字段包括M个比特位，该M个比特位与该M个分组对应，每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，或每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的所有终端设备未被寻呼；
该处理单元910还用于，根据该第一字段中的第二比特位，确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼，该第二比特位属于该M个比特位。
该用于确定寻呼的装置900可以对应(例如，可以配置于或本身即为)上述方法200或500中描述的终端设备，并且，该用于确定寻呼的装置900中各模块或单元分别用于执行上述方法200或500中终端设备所执行的各动作或处理过程，这里，为了避免赘述，省略其详细说明。
在本发明实施例中，该装置900可以包括：处理器和收发器，处理器和收发器通信连接，可选地，该装置还包括存储器，存储器与处理器通信连接。可选地，处理器、存储器和收发器可以通信连接，该存储器可以用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令，以控制收发器发送信息或信号。
其中，图10所示的装置900中的处理单元810可以对应该处理器。
应注意，本发明实施例上述方法实施例可以应用于处理器中，或者由处理器实现。处理器可能是一种集成电路芯片，具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中，上述方法实施例的各步骤可以通过处理器中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。上述的处理器可以是通用处理器、数字信号处理器(Digital Signal Processor，DSP)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit，ASIC)、现成可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array，FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件。可以实现或者执行本发明实施例中的公开的各方法、步骤及逻辑框图。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。结合本发明实施例所公开的方法的步骤可以直接体现为硬件译码处理器执行完成，或者用译码处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于随机存储器，闪存、只读存储器，可编程只读存储器或者电可擦写可编程存储器、寄存器等本领域成熟的存储介质中。该存储介质位于存储器，处理器读取存储器中的信息，结合其硬件完成上述方法的步骤。
可以理解，本发明实施例中的存储器可以是易失性存储器或非易失性存储器，或可包括易失性和非易失性存储器两者。其中，非易失性存储器可以是只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，ROM)、可编程只读存储器(Programmable ROM，PROM)、可擦除可编程只读存储器(Erasable PROM，EPROM)、电可擦除可编程只读存储器(Electrically EPROM，EEPROM)或闪存。易失性存储器可以是随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，RAM)，其用作外部高速缓存。通过示例性但不是限制性说明，许多形式的RAM可用，例如静态随机存取存储器(Static RAM，SRAM)、动态随机存取存储器(Dynamic RAM，DRAM)、同步动态随机存取存储器(Synchronous DRAM，SDRAM)、双倍数据速率同步动态随机存取存储器(Double Data Rate SDRAM，DDR SDRAM)、增强型同步动态随机存取存储器(Enhanced SDRAM，ESDRAM)、同步连接动态随机存取存储器(Synchlink DRAM，SLDRAM)和直接内存总线随机存取存储器(Direct Rambus RAM，DR RAM)。应注意，本文描述的系统和方法的存储器旨在包括但不限于这些和任意其它适合类型的存储器。
因而，本发明实施例的装置，通过在控制信息中添加包括M个比特位的第一字段，该M个比特位与M个分组对应，每个比特位用于表示对应的分组内的至少一个终端设备是否被寻呼，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息中的第一字段提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备不需要被寻呼时，可以直接根据该控制信息的监听结果或该控制信息确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
图11示出了根据本发明实施例的用于确定寻呼的装置1000的示意性框图。如图11所示，该装置1000包括：
处理单元1001，用于确定第二终端设备所属的第二分组，该第二分组属于该M个分组；
该处理单元1001还用于，在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，该控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，该寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，该至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备该至少一个终端设备属于该M个分组中的任一个分组，
其中，该控制信息包括第一字段，该第一字段包括N个比特位，该第一字段用于指示该任一个分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼；
该处理单元1001具体用于：
如果该第一字段指示该第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，该第二终端设备根据该控制信息接收该寻呼信息，且根据该寻呼信息确定该第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
如果该第一字段不指示该第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，该第二终端设备确定该第二终端设备未被寻呼。
该用于确定寻呼的装置1000可以对应(例如，可以配置于或本身即为)上述方法200或600中描述的终端设备，并且，该用于确定寻呼的装置1000中各模块或单元分别用于执行上述方法200或600中终端设备所执行的各动作或处理过程，这里，为了避免赘述，省略其详细说明。
在本发明实施例中，该装置1000可以包括：处理器和收发器，处理器和收发器通信连接，可选地，该装置还包括存储器，存储器与处理器通信连接。可选地，处理器、存储器和收发器可以通信连接，该存储器可以用于存储指令，该处理器用于执行该存储器存储的指令，以控制收发器发送信息或信号。
其中，图11所示的装置1000中的处理单元1001可以对应该处理器。
应注意，本发明实施例上述方法实施例可以应用于处理器中，或者由处理器实现。处理器可能是一种集成电路芯片，具有信号的处理能力。在实现过程中，上述方法实施例的各步骤可以通过处理器中的硬件的集成逻辑电路或者软件形式的指令完成。上述的处理器可以是通用处理器、数字信号处理器(Digital Signal Processor，DSP)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit，ASIC)、现成可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array，FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件。可以实现或者执行本发明实施例中的公开的各方法、步骤及逻辑框图。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。结合本发明实施例所公开的方法的步骤可以直接体现为硬件译码处理器执行完成，或者用译码处理器中的硬件及软件模块组合执行完成。软件模块可以位于随机存储器，闪存、只读存储器，可编程只读存储器或者电可擦写可编程存储器、寄存器等本领域成熟的存储介质中。该存储介质位于存储器，处理器读取存储器中的信息，结合其硬件完成上述方法的步骤。
可以理解，本发明实施例中的存储器可以是易失性存储器或非易失性存储器，或可包括易失性和非易失性存储器两者。其中，非易失性存储器可以是只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，ROM)、可编程只读存储器(Programmable ROM，PROM)、可擦除可编程只读存储器(Erasable PROM，EPROM)、电可擦除可编程只读存储器(Electrically EPROM，EEPROM)或闪存。易失性存储器可以是随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，RAM)，其用作外部高速缓存。通过示例性但不是限制性说明，许多形式的RAM可用，例如静态随机存取存储器(Static RAM，SRAM)、动态随机存取存储器(Dynamic RAM，DRAM)、同步动态随机存取存储器(Synchronous DRAM，SDRAM)、双倍数据速率同步动态随机存取存储器(Double Data Rate SDRAM，DDR SDRAM)、增强型同步动态随机存取存储器(Enhanced SDRAM，ESDRAM)、同步连接动态随机存取存储器(Synchlink DRAM，SLDRAM)和直接内存总线随机存取存储器(Direct Rambus RAM，DR RAM)。应注意，本文描述的系统和方法的存储器旨在包括但不限于这些和任意其它适合类型的存储器。
因而，本发明实施例的装置，通过在控制信息中添加包括由N个比特位构成的第一字段，该N个比特位构成的比特序列用于指示分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，可以使得在该第一寻呼时机内醒来的第二终端设备接收该控制信息，进而根据该控制信息中的第一字段提前确定自己是否可能被寻呼，尤其是在该第二终端设备所属于的分组与该第一字段对应的分组不同时，该第二终端设备可以直接根据该第一字段提前确定自己没有被寻呼，从而使得该第二终端设备不需要再根据该控制信息所指示的寻呼信息确定自己是否被寻呼，有效地节省了该第二终端设备的功耗。
应理解，在本发明实施例的各种实施例中，上述各过程的序号的大小并不意味着执行顺序的先后，各过程的执行顺序应以其功能和内在逻辑确定，而不应对本发明实施例 的实施过程构成任何限定。
本领域普通技术人员可以意识到，结合本文中所公开的实施例描述的各示例的单元及算法步骤，能够以电子硬件、或者计算机软件和电子硬件的结合来实现。这些功能究竟以硬件还是软件方式来执行，取决于技术方案的特定应用和设计约束条件。专业技术人员可以对每个特定的应用来使用不同方法来实现所描述的功能，但是这种实现不应认为超出本发明实施例的范围。
所属领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到，为描述的方便和简洁，上述描述的系统、装置和单元的具体工作过程，可以参考前述方法实施例中的对应过程，在此不再赘述。
在本发送实施例中所提供的几个实施例中，应该理解到，所揭露的系统、装置和方法，可以通过其它的方式实现。例如，以上所描述的装置实施例仅仅是示意性的，例如，该单元的划分，仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分，实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式，例如多个单元或组件可以结合或者可以集成到另一个系统，或一些特征可以忽略，或不执行。另一点，所显示或讨论的相互之间的耦合或直接耦合或通信连接可以是通过一些接口，装置或单元的间接耦合或通信连接，可以是电性，机械或其它的形式。
该作为分离部件说明的单元可以是或者也可以不是物理上分开的，作为单元显示的部件可以是或者也可以不是物理单元，即可以位于一个地方，或者也可以分布到多个网络单元上。可以根据实际的需要选择其中的部分或者全部单元来实现本实施例方案的目的。
另外，在本发明各个实施例中的各功能单元可以集成在一个处理单元中，也可以是各个单元单独物理存在，也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单元中。
该功能如果以软件功能单元的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时，可以存储在一个计算机可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解，本发明实施例的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分或者该技术方案的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来，该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中，包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机，服务器，或者网络设备等)执行本发明各个实施例该方法的全部或部分步骤。而前述的存储介质包括：U盘、移动硬盘、只读存储器(Read-Only Memory，ROM)、随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory，RAM)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
以上仅为本发明的具体实施方式，但本发明实施例的保护范围并不局限于此，任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本发明实施例揭露的技术范围内，可轻易想到变化或替换，都应涵盖在本发明实施例的保护范围之内。因此，本发明实施例的保护范围应以该权利要求的保护范围为准

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  1. 一种用于确定寻呼的方法，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
    网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，所述第一分组属于所述M个分组；
    所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括所述第一终端设备的设备标识。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
    网络设备确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，包括：
    所述网络设备根据所述第一终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第一分组。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息，包括：
    所述网络设备确定与所述第一分组对应的第一组标识信息；
    所述网络设备根据所述第一组标识信息，生成所述控制信息；
    所述网络设备发送所述控制信息。
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一组标识信息为第一寻呼无线网络临时标识P-RNTI，以及，
    所述网络设备根据所述第一组标识信息，生成所述控制信息，包括：
    所述网络设备使用所述第一P-RNTI加扰生成所述控制信息。
  5. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网络设备根据所述第一分组，发送控制信息，包括：
    所述网络设备确定与所述第一分组对应的第一资源，所述第一资源为下列资源中的任一种：第一时频资源、第一时域资源、第一频域资源或第一码域资源；
    所述网络设备在所述第一资源上，发送所述控制信息。
  6. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括M个比特位，所述M个比特位与所述M个分组对应，所述M个比特位中与所述第一分组对应的第一比特位的取值用于指示所述第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
  7. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括N个比特位，所述第一字段用于指示所述第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
  8. 根据权利要求1至7中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述控制信息为预设的两类控制信息中的第一类控制信息，所述两类控制信息中的第二类控制信息是所述网络设备根据被寻呼的终端设备发送的。
  9. 一种用于确定寻呼的方法，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
    第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
    所述第二终端设备根据所述第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信 息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备属于所述M个分组中的任一个分组；
    所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息的监听结果，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的方法，其特征在于，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
    所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，包括：
    所述第二终端设备根据所述第二终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第二分组。
  11. 根据权利要求9或10所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二终端设备根据所述第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息，包括：
    所述第二终端设备确定与所述第二分组对应的第二组标识信息；
    所述第二终端设备根据所述第二组标识信息，在第一寻呼时机监听所述网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
    所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息的监听结果，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼，包括：
    如果所述第二终端设备监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
    如果所述第二终端设备未监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二分组标识信息为第二无线网络临时标识P-RNTI。
  13. 根据权利要求9或10所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二终端设备根据所述第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息，包括：
    所述第二终端设备确定与所述第二分组对应的第二资源，所述第二资源为下列资源中的任一种：第二时频资源、第二时域资源、第二频域资源或第二码域资源；
    所述第二终端设备在所述第二资源上，在第一寻呼时机上监听所述网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
    所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息的监听结果，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼，包括：
    如果所述第二终端设备监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
    如果所述第二终端设备未监听到所述控制信息，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
  14. 根据权利要求9至13中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述控制信息为预设的两类控制信息中的第一类控制信息，所述两类控制信息中的第二类控制信息是所述网络设备根据被寻呼的终端设备发送的。
  15. 一种用于确定寻呼的方法，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
    第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个 分组；
    所述第二终端设备在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备属于所述M个分组中任一个分组，
    其中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括M个比特位，所述M个比特位与所述M个分组对应，每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，或每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的所有终端设备未被寻呼；
    所述第二终端设备根据所述第一字段中的第二比特位，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼，所述第二比特位属于所述M个比特位。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的方法，其特征在于，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，
    所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，包括：
    所述第二终端设备根据所述第二终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第二分组。
  17. 一种用于确定寻呼的方法，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述方法包括：
    第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
    所述第二终端设备在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备所属的分组属于所述M个分组中任一个分组，
    其中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括N个比特位，所述第一字段用于指示所述任一个分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼；
    如果所述第一字段指示所述第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
    如果所述第一字段不指示所述第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
  18. 根据权利要求17所述的方法，其特征在于，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
    所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备所属的第二分组，包括：
    所述第二终端设备根据所述第二终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第二分组。
  19. 一种用于确定寻呼的装置，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述装置包括：
    处理单元，用于确定在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的第一终端设备所属的第一分组，所述第一分组属于所述M个分组；
    发送单元，用于根据在所述处理单元确定的所述第一分组，发送控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括所述第一终端设备的设备标识。
  20. 根据权利要求19所述的装置，其特征在于，所述M个分组是根据所述多个终 端设备的设备标识划分的，以及，
    所述处理单元具体用于：
    根据所述第一终端设备的设备标识，确定所述第一分组。
  21. 根据权利要求19或20所述的装置，其特征在于，所述发送单元具体用于：
    确定与所述第一分组对应的第一组标识信息；
    根据所述第一组标识信息，生成所述控制信息；
    发送所述控制信息。
  22. 根据权利要求19或20所述的装置，其特征在于，所述处理单元具体用于:
    确定与所述第一分组对应的第一资源，所述第一资源为下列资源中的任一种：第一时频资源、第一时域资源、第一频域资源或第一码域资源；
    所述发送单元具体用于：
    在所述第一资源上，发送所述控制信息。
  23. 根据权利要求19或20所述的装置，其特征在于，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括M个比特位，所述M个比特位与所述M个分组对应，所述M个比特位中与所述第一分组对应的第一比特位的取值用于指示所述第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
  24. 根据权利要求19或20所述的装置，其特征在于，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括N个比特位，所述第一字段用于指示所述第一分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼。
  25. 根据权利要求19至24中任一项所述的装置，其特征在于，所述控制信息为预设的两类控制信息中的第一类控制信息，所述两类控制信息中的第二类控制信息是所述网络设备根据被寻呼的终端设备发送的。
  26. 一种用于确定寻呼的装置，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述装置包括：
    处理单元，用于确定第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
    所述处理单元还用于，根据所述第二分组，在第一寻呼时机监听网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备属于所述M个分组中的任一个分组；
    所述处理单元还用于，根据所述控制信息的监听结果，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼。
  27. 根据权利要求26所述的装置，其特征在于，所述处理单元具体用于：
    确定与所述第二分组对应的第二组标识信息；
    根据所述第二组标识信息，在第一寻呼时机监听所述网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
    所述处理单元还具体用于：
    如果监听到所述控制信息，根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
    如果未监听到所述控制信息，确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
  28. 根据权利要求26所述的装置，其特征在于，所述处理单元具体用于：
    确定与所述第二分组对应的第二资源，所述第二资源为下列资源中的任一种：第二时频资源、第二时域资源、第二频域资源或第二码域资源；
    在所述第二资源上，在第一寻呼时机上监听所述网络设备发送的控制信息；以及，
    所述处理单元还具体用于：
    如果监听到所述控制信息，根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
    如果未监听到所述控制信息，确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
  29. 一种用于确定寻呼的装置，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述装置包括：
    处理单元，用于确定第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
    所述处理单元还用于，在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备，所述至少一个终端设备属于所述M个分组中任一个分组，
    其中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括M个比特位，所述M个比特位与所述M个分组对应，每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，或每个比特位的取值用于指示对应的分组中的所有终端设备未被寻呼；
    所述处理单元还用于，根据所述第一字段中的第二比特位，确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼，所述第二比特位属于所述M个比特位。
  30. 一种用于确定寻呼的装置，其特征在于，多个终端设备被划分为M个分组，所述M为大于1的整数，所述装置包括：
    处理单元，用于确定第二终端设备所属的第二分组，所述第二分组属于所述M个分组；
    所述处理单元还用于，在第一寻呼时机上接收网络设备发送的控制信息，所述控制信息用于指示寻呼信息，所述寻呼信息包括至少一个终端设备的设备标识，所述至少一个终端设备是在第一寻呼时机被寻呼的终端设备所述至少一个终端设备属于所述M个分组中的任一个分组，
    其中，所述控制信息包括第一字段，所述第一字段包括N个比特位，所述第一字段用于指示所述任一个分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼；
    所述处理单元具体用于：
    如果所述第一字段指示所述第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，所述第二终端设备根据所述控制信息接收所述寻呼信息，且根据所述寻呼信息确定所述第二终端设备是否被寻呼；或者，
    如果所述第一字段不指示所述第二分组中的至少一个终端设备被寻呼，所述第二终端设备确定所述第二终端设备未被寻呼。
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