WO2023164951A1

WO2023164951A1 - Method and device for determining time division multiplexing pattern of smart relay

Info

Publication number: WO2023164951A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/079433
Authority: WO
Inventors: 朱亚军
Original assignee: 北京小米移动软件有限公司
Priority date: 2022-03-04
Filing date: 2022-03-04
Publication date: 2023-09-07
Also published as: CN114731570A

Abstract

Disclosed in embodiments of the present application is a method for determining a time division multiplexing (TDM) pattern of a smart relay, applicable to the technical field of communications. The method executed by the smart relay comprises: receiving TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and a second signal sent by a network device. Therefore, by means of the TDM pattern information, a specific time and a corresponding signal can be determined, thereby realizing transmitting/receiving of each signal by the smart relay, and further ensuring the correctness of transmitted/received information.

Description

A method and device for determining an intelligent relay time-division multiplexing pattern

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular to a method and a device for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay.

Background technique

With the continuous development of wireless communication, users have higher and higher requirements for communication capabilities. Generally, intelligent relay equipment can be used to expand the coverage of the cell, but when the signals processed by the intelligent relay are multiplexed together through time-division multiplexing (TDM), how to control the intelligent relay Correctly sending and receiving signals is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay, which can determine a specific time and a corresponding signal according to a TDM pattern, so as to realize sending and receiving of each signal by an intelligent relay.

In the first aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay. The method is executed by an intelligent relay. Multiplexing TDM pattern information, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexing manner

In the present disclosure, the intelligent relay can receive the time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal sent by the network equipment, thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing intelligent relay Following the sending and receiving of each signal, the correctness of sending and receiving information is further guaranteed.

In the second aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay. The method is executed by a network device. The method includes: sending the first signal and the time-division multiplexing TDM corresponding to the second signal to the intelligent relay. Pattern information, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexing manner.

In this disclosure, the network device can send the time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the intelligent relay, so that through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing the intelligent relay For the sending and receiving of each signal, the correctness of sending and receiving information is further guaranteed.

In a third aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, on the smart relay side, including:

The transceiver module is configured to receive time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and/or the second signal sent by the network device, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.

In the fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides another communication device. On the network device side, the device includes:

The transceiver module is configured to send time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the intelligent relay, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, where the communication device includes a processor, and when the processor invokes a computer program in a memory, it executes the method described in the first aspect above.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, where the communication device includes a processor, and when the processor invokes a computer program in a memory, it executes the method described in the second aspect above.

In the seventh aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication device executes The method described in the first aspect above.

In an eighth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication device executes The method described in the second aspect above.

In the ninth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the device includes a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to make the The device executes the method described in the first aspect above.

In the tenth aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the device includes a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to make the The device executes the method described in the second aspect above.

In the eleventh aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides a system for determining an intelligent relay time division multiplexing pattern, the system includes the communication device described in the third aspect and the communication device described in the fourth aspect, or, the system includes the communication device described in the fourth aspect The communication device described in the fifth aspect and the communication device described in the sixth aspect, or, the system includes the communication device described in the seventh aspect and the communication device described in the eighth aspect, or, the system includes the communication device described in the ninth aspect and the communication device described in the tenth aspect.

In the twelfth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is used to store the instructions used by the above-mentioned terminal equipment, and when the instructions are executed, the terminal equipment executes the above-mentioned first aspect. method.

In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a readable storage medium for storing instructions used by the above-mentioned network equipment, and when the instructions are executed, the network equipment executes the method described in the above-mentioned second aspect .

In a fourteenth aspect, the present application further provides a computer program product including a computer program, which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect above.

In a fifteenth aspect, the present application further provides a computer program product including a computer program, which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method described in the second aspect above.

In the sixteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip system, the chip system includes at least one processor and an interface, used to support the terminal device to realize the functions involved in the first aspect, for example, determine or process the data involved in the above method and at least one of information. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is configured to store necessary computer programs and data of the terminal device. The system-on-a-chip may consist of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

In the seventeenth aspect, the present application provides a chip system, the chip system includes at least one processor and an interface, used to support the network device to realize the functions involved in the second aspect, for example, determine or process the data involved in the above method and at least one of information. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is used for saving necessary computer programs and data of the network device. The system-on-a-chip may consist of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

In an eighteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect above.

In a nineteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method described in the second aspect above.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiment of the present application or the background art, the following will describe the drawings that need to be used in the embodiment of the present application or the background art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a smart relay time-division multiplexing pattern provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is an example diagram of a TDM pattern provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is an example diagram of another TDM pattern provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 11 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 12 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart of another method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

For ease of understanding, terms involved in this application are firstly introduced.

1. Time-division multiplexing (TDM)

Time-division multiplexing (TDM) technology is to interweave different signals in different time periods and transmit them along the same channel; at the receiving end, some method is used to extract the signals in each time period come out. This technique can transmit multiple signals on the same channel.

2. Time-division duplex (TDD)

In the mobile communication system of TDD mode, the uplink and downlink communication between the network equipment and the terminal equipment use different time slots of the same frequency channel (ie carrier), and time is used to separate the receiving and transmitting channels, and a certain period of time is sent by the base station The signal is sent to the mobile station, and the mobile station sends the signal to the base station at other times. Network devices and terminal devices must be coordinated to work smoothly.

3. Smart repeater

Smart relay is a relay device controlled by the network, and it is expected to become a key technology used by Rel.18 to expand the coverage of the cell. We can call it 'relay device controlled by the network', 'relay device capable of directional amplifying signal', 'smart relay device', 'network-assisted relay device', 'controllable relay device' and so on, which can Use network-controlled repeater to refer to. The smart relay works in the second frequency range (frequency range 2, FR2), and both work in the TDD mode. Unlike the multiplexing mode, TDD means that the uplink signal and the downlink signal are transmitted at different times.

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, a network device and a terminal device. The number and form of the devices shown in Figure 1 are for example only and do not constitute a limitation to the embodiment of the application. In practical applications, two or more network equipment, two or more terminal equipment. The communication system shown in FIG. 1 includes a network device 11 , an intelligent relay device 13 and a terminal device 12 as an example.

It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be applied to various communication systems. For example: long term evolution (LTE) system, fifth generation (5th generation, 5G) mobile communication system, 5G new radio (new radio, NR) system, or other future new mobile communication systems, etc.

The network device 11 in the embodiment of the present application is an entity on the network side for transmitting or receiving signals. For example, the network device 101 may be an evolved base station (evolved NodeB, eNB), a transmission point (transmission reception point, TRP), a next generation base station (next generation NodeB, gNB) in the NR system, or a base station in other future mobile communication systems Or an access node in a wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, WiFi) system, etc. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device. The network device provided by the embodiment of the present application may be composed of a centralized unit (central unit, CU) and a distributed unit (distributed unit, DU), wherein the CU may also be called a control unit (control unit), using CU-DU The structure of the network device, such as the protocol layer of the base station, can be separated, and the functions of some protocol layers are placed in the centralized control of the CU, and the remaining part or all of the functions of the protocol layer are distributed in the DU, and the CU centrally controls the DU.

The terminal device 12 in the embodiment of the present application is an entity on the user side for receiving or transmitting signals, such as a mobile phone. The terminal equipment may also be called terminal equipment (terminal), user equipment (user equipment, UE), mobile station (mobile station, MS), mobile terminal equipment (mobile terminal, MT) and so on. The terminal device can be a car with communication functions, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with a wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality ( augmented reality (AR) terminal equipment, wireless terminal equipment in industrial control (industrial control), wireless terminal equipment in self-driving (self-driving), wireless terminal equipment in remote medical surgery (remote medical surgery), smart grid ( Wireless terminal devices in smart grid, wireless terminal devices in transportation safety, wireless terminal devices in smart city, wireless terminal devices in smart home, etc. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present application is to illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application more clearly, and does not constitute a limitation to the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application. With the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

Usually, in the smart relay communication scenario, the smart relay can be used to forward the uplink signal sent by the terminal device to the network device and the downlink signal sent by the network device to the terminal device, and can also be used to send the uplink signal generated by itself to the network device. Signals, such as feedback signals in response to control signals sent by network devices, or receiving downlink control signals sent by network devices to intelligent relays. When the above four signals are multiplexed together through TDM technology, it is necessary to design a time pattern to indicate that a specific signal is sent and received at a specific time to ensure the correctness of the sent and received information. A method for determining an intelligent relay time-division multiplexing pattern and a device thereof provided in the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by an intelligent relay. As shown in Figure 2, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 201, receiving time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and/or a second signal sent by a network device, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.

Wherein, the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together through TDM, and the first signal may be an uplink and downlink signal that needs to be forwarded by an intelligent relay. For example, the first signal may be at least one of the following: The uplink signal, and the downlink signal sent by the forwarded network equipment. The second signal may be an uplink and downlink signal used for direct communication between the smart relay and the network device, for example, the second signal is at least one of the following: an uplink signal sent by the smart relay to the network device for direct communication with the network device, And the downlink signal sent by the network device to the smart relay for direct communication with the smart relay. The TDM pattern information can be used to indicate the corresponding signal of the intelligent relay device at a specific time.

In this disclosure, the intelligent relay can be used to forward the uplink signal sent by the terminal device to the network device and the downlink signal sent by the network device to the terminal device, and can also be used to send the uplink signal generated by itself to the network device, such as responding to the network device The feedback signal of the sent control signal, or the downlink control signal sent by the receiving network device to the smart relay.

In this disclosure, the network device can send the time division multiplexing TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and/or the second signal to the intelligent relay, so that the intelligent relay can determine the corresponding signal at a specific time according to the TDM configuration information .

Please refer to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by an intelligent relay. As shown in Figure 3, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 301: Receive TDM pattern information sent by a network device at least through radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC) signaling.

Wherein, the TDM pattern information may be used to instruct the intelligent relay device to forward the first signal or send and receive the second signal at a specific time. The TDM pattern information may include at least one of the following: the duration of the TDM pattern, the time position corresponding to the first signal in the TDM pattern, the time position corresponding to the second signal in the TDM pattern, the TDM sequence pattern, and the start time position of the TDM pattern etc., the present disclosure does not limit this.

In this disclosure, the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together through TDM, and the first signal can be an uplink and downlink signal that needs to be forwarded by an intelligent relay. For example, the first signal can be at least one of the following: the forwarding terminal The uplink signal sent by the device, and the downlink signal sent by the forwarded network device. The second signal may be an uplink and downlink signal used for direct communication between the smart relay and the network device, for example, the second signal is at least one of the following: an uplink signal sent by the smart relay to the network device for direct communication with the network device, And the downlink signal sent by the network device to the smart relay for direct communication with the smart relay. Wherein, in the TDM pattern, R may be used to represent the first signal, S may be used to represent the second signal, and N may be used to represent a signal whose R or S signal is not determined.

In this disclosure, the duration duration of the TDM pattern can be used to indicate the duration of the TDM pattern. In addition, the duration can correspond to the number of subframes, such as 10 subframes, or correspond to the length of milliseconds ms, or the number of slots, or The number of symbols, etc., is not limited in this disclosure.

Optionally, duration can also be a combination of different time granularities, such as slot+symbol, etc.

Optionally, the duration may also correspond to a period value, that is, the corresponding TDM pattern is used repeatedly periodically.

In this disclosure, in order to reduce the consumption of signaling, the time position indicated in the TDM pattern information can be defaulted as the time position corresponding to the first signal, so that the intelligent relay can forward the first signal at the corresponding time position .

For example, assuming that the time position indicated in the TDM pattern information indicated by the network device is "start x[slot]+a[symbol]", the intelligent relay can start at the start time position of the duration, before x[slot]+a The time position of [symbol] is used for forwarding the first signal, and the rest of the time is used for sending and receiving the second signal.

Alternatively, the time position indicated in the TDM pattern can also be defaulted as the time position corresponding to the second signal. Therefore, the intelligent relay can transmit and receive the second signal at the corresponding time position.

For example, assuming that the time position indicated in the TDM pattern information indicated by the network device is "end x[slot]+a[symbol]", the intelligent relay can start from the end position of the duration and count down y[slot]+b[symbol] ] is used for sending and receiving the second signal, and the rest of the time is used for forwarding the first signal.

Alternatively, the time position indicated in the TDM pattern information indicated by the network device includes both the time position corresponding to the first signal and the time position corresponding to the second signal. For example, if the TDM pattern information is "duration, start x[slot]+a[symbol], end y[slot]+b[symbol]", the smart relay can start from the start position of the duration, and the first x[slot] The time position of +a[symbol] is used to forward the first signal, starting from the end position of the duration, the time position of the reciprocal y[slot]+b[symbol] is used to send and receive the second signal, and the corresponding signal is not determined for the rest of the time.

In the present disclosure, the starting time position of the TDM pattern may be used to indicate the time position corresponding to the TDM pattern starting to take effect.

Optionally, the start time position of the TDM pattern can be determined according to predefined rules, for example, the first slot of each even frame is the position where the TDM pattern starts to take effect, or, the start time position of the TDM pattern can also be Through signaling instructions, for example, it can be configured through the offset parameter in radio resource control (RRC), then the TDM pattern can be used after receiving the offset value slots after the RRC command; or after receiving the RRC command The first slot of the subframe whose offset value is used starts to be used. For example, it can also be indicated by the value of the offset parameter in DCI, and the TDM pattern can be used after receiving the offset value slot of the DCI command.

In the present disclosure, the TDM sequence pattern may be used to indicate the signal corresponding to each time position of the intelligent relay. For example, R means to forward the first signal, S means to send and receive the second signal, and N means not to determine the corresponding signal. The TDM sequence pattern within a duration (for example, 10 slots) can be SRRRNNNNRRS, thus, the intelligent relay can forward the first signal or send and receive the second signal sequentially within the corresponding 10 slots according to the TDM sequence pattern.

In this disclosure, after the intelligent relay establishes a connection with the network device, the network device can configure the TDM pattern information in the radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC) signaling, thus, after receiving the RRC signaling, the intelligent relay , the signal corresponding to a specific time can be determined according to the TDM pattern information. In addition, the intelligent relay can also accept the TDD configuration information sent by the network device to indicate the uplink and downlink conditions at a specific time, so as to combine the TDM pattern information and TDD configuration information , you can realize the sending and receiving of each signal.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is an example diagram of a TDM pattern. In FIG. 4, TDD configuration information is included, where D indicates receiving downlink signals, U indicates sending uplink signals, and F indicates uncertain uplink and downlink conditions. Therefore, the intelligent relay receives the second signal on the first slot, that is, receives the downlink control signal sent by the network device to the intelligent relay, and forwards the first signal on the second to fourth slots, that is, forwards the downlink signal sent by the network device , send the second signal in the 5th slot, that is, send the uplink signal generated by the intelligent relay itself, forward the first signal in the 8th-9th slot, that is, forward the uplink signal sent by the terminal device, and send the uplink signal in the 6th-7th slot The corresponding signal could not be determined. Optionally, the pattern information may include one or more TDM patterns, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

Optionally, the intelligent relay may also receive the TDM pattern information sent by the network device through broadcast messages, system messages, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, the intelligent relay can receive the TDM pattern information sent by the network device through radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC) signaling. Thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing the sending and receiving of each signal by the intelligent relay, and further ensuring the correctness of sending and receiving information.

Please refer to FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by an intelligent relay. As shown in Figure 5, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 501: Receive time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and a second signal sent by a network device, wherein the first signal and the second signal are time-division multiplexed TDM signals.

In the present disclosure, for the specific implementation process of step 501, reference may be made to the detailed description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, and details are not repeated here.

Step 502, receiving the instruction information sent by the network device through the media access control control element (media access control control element, MAC CE) and/or downlink control information (downlink control information, DCI), wherein the instruction information is used for TDM pattern information to indicate.

Wherein, the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the identifier of the activated TDM pattern, the start time of the activated TDM pattern, the number of repetitions of the activated TDM pattern, the end time of the activated TDM pattern, The time is used for the attribute information of the transmitted signal, the time not indicated in the TDM pattern is used for the effective time of the attribute information of the transmitted signal, or the update of related information of the configured TDM pattern, etc. This disclosure does not limit this.

In the present disclosure, the identifier of the TDM pattern may be any information that can uniquely determine the TDM pattern, such as the serial number of the TDM pattern, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

In this disclosure, when the TMD pattern information sent by the network device to the smart relay includes multiple TDM patterns, the network device may also send indication information including the identifier of the activated TDM pattern to the smart relay through a MAC CE or DCI command, Thus, the intelligent relay determines the activated TMD pattern according to the identifier of the activated TDM pattern in the indication information.

In this disclosure, the intelligent relay can determine the effective time of the TDM pattern according to the start time of the activated TDM pattern in the indication information sent by the network device. For example, the network device indicates the activated TDM pattern through the offset parameter value in the DCI command When the start time is set, the smart relay can start using the TDM pattern after receiving the offset parameter value slot of the TDM pattern information sent by the network device.

Optionally, the start time of the TDM pattern can also be determined by a predefined rule. For example, the predefined rule is that the effective time of each TDM pattern is always in the first slot of an even frame, then the intelligent relay will When the first slot of the next even frame of the TDM pattern information sent by the network device is received, the TDM pattern can be used again. Alternatively, the pre-defined rules can also be used after K slots after the intelligent relay receives the MAC CE command and feeds back a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledge, HARQ-ACK) to the network device, wherein, The parameter K may be predefined or configured or indicated by the network device.

In this disclosure, the intelligent relay can determine the expiration time of the TDM pattern according to the number of repetitions of the activated TMD pattern in the indication information sent by the network device. For example, if the number of repetitions of the activated TMD pattern in the indication information is K times, the intelligent relay After the TMD pattern is reused K times starting from the start time of the TMD pattern, the TMD pattern will become invalid.

In this disclosure, the intelligent relay can deactivate the TDM pattern according to the instruction information sent by the network device, determine the expiration time of the TDM pattern, and deactivate the TDM pattern through a MAC CE command.

In this disclosure, the intelligent relay can determine the signal to be processed corresponding to the time not indicated in the TDM pattern according to the attribute information of the signal transmitted at the time not indicated in the TDM pattern in the indication information sent by the network device, for example, as As shown in Figure 4, at the sixth slot position, the signal to be processed is not indicated in the TDM pattern. At this time, the signal to be processed at the sixth slot position can be indicated through MAC CE and/or DCI commands.

Optionally, the attribute information of the signal used for transmission at the time not indicated in the TDM pattern can be a signal to be processed at a slot position, or it can also be TDM pattern information corresponding to multiple consecutive symbol positions in a slot , which is not limited in the present disclosure.

As shown in Figure 6, in Figure 6a, the TDM pattern sent by the network device to the intelligent relay is SRRRSNNNRRR, where the corresponding signal for transmission is not determined at the seventh slot time position, at this time, it can be transmitted through MAC or DCI , further indicating the TDM configuration information corresponding to multiple consecutive symbols in the seventh slot time position, as shown in FIG. 6b.

In this disclosure, the intelligent relay can determine the time not indicated in the TDM pattern according to the effective time of the attribute information of the transmitted signal for the time not indicated in the TDM pattern in the indication information sent by the network device through MAC CE and/or DCI. Time is used for the effective time of the attribute information of the transmitted signal. For example, the time not indicated in the TDM pattern is used for the effective time of the transmitted signal attribute information. It can be valid within K slots after receiving the DCI command, or It is valid within K slots after the HARQ-ACK fed back by the MAC CE, or becomes valid after receiving m symbols of DCI, and becomes invalid after repeating n times. Wherein, the parameters K, m, and n may be indicated by the network device, such as through RRC, MAC CE, DCI configuration, or preset, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

In this disclosure, the network device can also configure the update information of the related information of the configured TDM pattern in the MAC or DCI command, so that the intelligent relay can The update information updates the corresponding TDM pattern information.

In this disclosure, after the intelligent relay receives the first signal sent by the network device and the time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the second signal, it can receive the TDM pattern information sent by the network device through MAC CE and/or DCI to indicate the TDM pattern information instructions for the . Thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing the sending and receiving of each signal by the intelligent relay, and further ensuring the correctness of sending and receiving information.

In the present disclosure, the network device may activate multiple TDM patterns at the same time. At this time, it is necessary to further select one of the activated TDM patterns as the TDM pattern to be used by the intelligent relay.

Please refer to FIG. 7 . FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a time division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by an intelligent relay. As shown in Figure 7, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 701: Receive time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and a second signal sent by a network device, wherein the first signal and the second signal are time-division multiplexed TDM signals.

Step 702: Receive indication information sent by the network device through the MAC CE, where the indication information is used to indicate the identifiers of multiple activated TDM patterns.

Step 703: Receive indication information sent by the network device through the DCI, where the indication information is used to indicate a TDM pattern identifier among the activated TDM patterns.

In the present disclosure, for the specific implementation process of steps 701-703, reference may be made to the detailed description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

In the present disclosure, after receiving the time division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal sent by the network device, the intelligent relay can receive the identifiers of multiple TDM patterns sent by the network device through the MAC CE to indicate activation The indication information, and then, receiving the indication information sent by the network device through the DCI for indicating a TDM pattern identification among the activated multiple TDM patterns, thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, so that Realize the sending and receiving of each signal by the intelligent relay, which further ensures the correctness of sending and receiving information.

In the present disclosure, when the network device allocates multiple types of TDM pattern information to the intelligent relay device, one of them may be further indicated as the TDM pattern information to be used.

Please refer to FIG. 8 . FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a time division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by an intelligent relay. As shown in Figure 8, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 801: Receive time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and a second signal sent by a network device, wherein the first signal and the second signal are time-division multiplexed TDM signals.

Step 802: Receive indication information sent by the network device through DCI, where the indication information is used to indicate the identifier of the TDM pattern to be used.

In the present disclosure, for the specific implementation process of step 801-step 802, reference may be made to the detailed description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

In the present disclosure, after receiving the first signal sent by the network device and the time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the second signal, the intelligent relay can receive the indication of the TDM pattern to be used sent by the network device through DCI information. Thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, so as to realize the sending and receiving of each signal by the intelligent relay, and further ensure the correctness of sending and receiving information.

Please refer to FIG. 9 . FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a time division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by a network device. As shown in Figure 9, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 901: Send time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the intelligent relay, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.

Please refer to FIG. 10 . FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining an intelligent relay time division multiplexing pattern provided by an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by a network device. As shown in Figure 10, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 1001, at least send TDM pattern information to the intelligent relay through radio resource control RRC signaling.

Optionally, the network device can indicate the starting time position of the TDM pattern by configuring the offset parameter in the radio resource control (RRC), then the intelligent relay can receive the offset value slots after the RRC command Start to use the TDM pattern; or the smart relay starts to use the TDM pattern in the first slot with an offset value subframe after receiving the RRC command.

Optionally, the network device can also indicate the start time position of the TDM pattern through the value of the offset parameter in the DCI, and the smart relay can start using the TDM pattern after receiving the offset value slots of the DCI command.

Optionally, the network device may also send the TDM pattern information to the intelligent relay through a broadcast message, a system message, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, the network device can send TDM pattern information to the intelligent relay through radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC) signaling. Thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing the sending and receiving of each signal by the intelligent relay, and further ensuring the correctness of sending and receiving information.

Please refer to FIG. 11 . FIG. 11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining an intelligent relay time division multiplexing pattern provided by an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by a network device. As shown in Figure 11, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 1101: Send time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and a second signal to an intelligent relay, where the first signal and the second signal are time-division multiplexed TDM signals.

In the present disclosure, for the specific implementation process of step 1101, reference may be made to the detailed description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, and details are not repeated here.

Step 1102, send indication information to the intelligent relay through the medium access control unit MAC CE and/or downlink control information DCI, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the TDM pattern information.

In this disclosure, the intelligent relay can deactivate the TDM pattern according to the indication information sent by the network device, determine the expiration time of the TDM pattern, and deactivate the TDM pattern through a MAC CE command.

In this disclosure, after the network device sends the first signal and the TDM pattern information corresponding to the second signal to the intelligent relay, it can send the TDM pattern information to the intelligent relay through MAC CE and/or DCI. Instructions for the indication. Thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing the sending and receiving of each signal by the intelligent relay, and further ensuring the correctness of sending and receiving information.

Please refer to FIG. 12 . FIG. 12 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining an intelligent relay time division multiplexing pattern provided by an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by a network device. As shown in Figure 12, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 1201: Send time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and a second signal to an intelligent relay, where the first signal and the second signal are time-division multiplexed TDM signals.

Step 1202, send indication information to the intelligent relay through the MAC CE, where the indication information is used to indicate the identifiers of multiple activated TDM patterns.

In step 1203, the indication information is sent to the intelligent relay through the DCI, wherein the indication information is used to indicate a TDM pattern identifier among multiple activated TDM patterns.

In the present disclosure, for the specific implementation process of steps 1201-1203, reference may be made to the detailed description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

In the present disclosure, after the network device sends the time division multiplexing TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the smart relay, it can send the identifiers of multiple TDM patterns used to indicate activation to the smart relay through the MAC CE The indication information, and then, through the DCI, send the indication information used to indicate a TDM pattern identification among the activated multiple TDM patterns to the intelligent relay, thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, In this way, the intelligent relay can realize the sending and receiving of each signal, and further guarantee the correctness of sending and receiving information.

Please refer to FIG. 13 . FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining an intelligent relay time division multiplexing pattern provided by an embodiment of the present application, and the method is executed by a network device. As shown in Figure 13, the method may include but not limited to the following steps:

Step 1301: Send time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to a first signal and a second signal to an intelligent relay, where the first signal and the second signal are time-division multiplexed TDM signals.

Step 1302, sending indication information to the intelligent relay through the DCI, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the identity of the TDM pattern to be used.

In the present disclosure, for the specific implementation process of step 1301-step 1302, reference may be made to the detailed description of any embodiment of the present disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

In this disclosure, after the network device sends the time division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the smart relay, it can send indication information for indicating the identity of the TDM pattern to be used to the smart relay through DCI . Thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing the sending and receiving of each signal by the intelligent relay, and further ensuring the correctness of sending and receiving information.

Please refer to FIG. 14 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 140 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 140 shown in FIG. 14 may include a transceiver module 1401 . The transceiver module 1401 may include a sending module and/or a receiving module, the sending module is used to realize the sending function, the receiving module is used to realize the receiving function, and the sending and receiving module 1401 can realize the sending function and/or the receiving function.

It can be understood that the communication device 140 may be an intelligent relay, or a device in the intelligent relay, or a device that can be matched with the intelligent relay.

The communication device 140 is on the intelligent relay side, wherein:

The transceiver module 1401 is configured to receive time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and/or the second signal sent by the network device, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.

Optionally, the TDM pattern information includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the first signal in the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the second signal in the TDM pattern;

TDM sequential pattern;

The starting time position of the TDM pattern.

Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module 1401 is specifically used for:

The TDM pattern information sent by the network device is received at least through radio resource control RRC signaling.

Optionally, the pattern information includes one or more TDM patterns.

Optionally, the above transceiver module 1401 is also used for:

Receiving the indication information sent by the network device through the medium access control unit MAC CE and/or the downlink control information DCI, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the TDM pattern information.

Optionally, the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

Identification of the active TDM pattern;

The start time of the active TDM pattern;

The number of repetitions of the active TMD pattern;

the termination time of the active TDM pattern; and

Attribute information for signals transmitted at times not indicated in the TDM pattern;

The time not indicated in the TDM pattern is used for the effective time of the attribute information of the transmitted signal;

For updating the related information of the configured TDM pattern.

In the present disclosure, the intelligent relay can receive the time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal sent by the network equipment, thus, through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing intelligent relay Following the control of each signal, the correctness of sending and receiving information is further guaranteed.

It can be understood that the communication device 140 may be a network device, may also be a device in the network device, and may also be a device that can be matched and used with the network device.

The communication device 140, on the side of the network device, wherein:

The transceiver module 1401 is configured to send time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the intelligent relay, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.

Optionally, the TDM pattern information includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the first signal in the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the second signal in the TDM pattern;

TDM sequential pattern;

The starting time position of the TDM pattern.

The TDM pattern information is sent to the intelligent relay at least through radio resource control RRC signaling.

Optionally, the pattern information includes one or more TDM patterns.

Optionally, the above transceiver module 1401 is also used for:

The indication information is sent to the intelligent relay through the medium access control control unit MAC CE and/or the downlink control information DCI, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the TDM pattern information.

Identification of the active TDM pattern;

The start time of the active TDM pattern;

The number of repetitions of the active TMD pattern;

The termination time of the active TDM pattern;

For updating the related information of the configured TDM pattern.

In this disclosure, the network device can send the time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the intelligent relay, so that through the TDM pattern information, the corresponding signal at a specific time can be determined, thereby realizing the intelligent relay The control of each signal further ensures the correctness of sending and receiving information.

Please refer to FIG. 15 , which is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device 140 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 150 may be a network device, or an intelligent relay, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the network device to implement the above method, or a chip or a chip system that supports the intelligent relay to implement the above method , or processor, etc. The device can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and for details, refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

Communications device 150 may include one or more processors 1501 . The processor 1501 may be a general purpose processor or a special purpose processor or the like. For example, it can be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control communication devices (such as base stations, baseband chips, terminal equipment, terminal equipment chips, DU or CU, etc.) and execute computer programs , to process data for computer programs.

Optionally, the communication device 150 may further include one or more memories 1502, on which a computer program 1504 may be stored, and the processor 1501 executes the computer program 1504, so that the communication device 150 executes the method described in the foregoing method embodiments. method. Optionally, data may also be stored in the memory 1502 . The communication device 150 and the memory 1502 can be set separately or integrated together.

Optionally, the communication device 150 may further include a transceiver 1505 and an antenna 1506 . The transceiver 1505 may be called a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement a transceiver function. The transceiver 1505 may include a receiver and a transmitter, and the receiver may be called a receiver or a receiving circuit for realizing a receiving function; the transmitter may be called a transmitter or a sending circuit for realizing a sending function.

Optionally, the communication device 150 may further include one or more interface circuits 1507 . The interface circuit 1507 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 1501 . The processor 1501 runs the code instructions to enable the communication device 150 to execute the methods described in the foregoing method embodiments.

The communication device 150 is an intelligent relay: the transceiver 1505 is used to execute step 201 in FIG. 2; step 301 in FIG. 3; step 501 and step 502 in FIG. 5; step 701, step 702 and step 703 in FIG. 7 ; Step 801, step 802 and so on in FIG. 8 .

The communication device 150 is a network device: the transceiver 1505 is used to execute step 901 in FIG. 9; step 1001 in FIG. 10; step 1101 and step 1102 in FIG. 11; step 1201, step 1202 and step 1203 in FIG. 12; Step 1301, step 1302 and so on in FIG. 13 .

In an implementation manner, the processor 1501 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and sending functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, or an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuits, interfaces or interface circuits for realizing the functions of receiving and sending can be separated or integrated together. The above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code/data, or the above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit may be used for signal transmission or transfer.

In an implementation manner, the processor 1501 may store a computer program 1503 , and the computer program 1503 runs on the processor 1501 to enable the communication device 150 to execute the methods described in the foregoing method embodiments. The computer program 1503 may be solidified in the processor 1501, and in this case, the processor 1501 may be implemented by hardware.

In an implementation manner, the communication device 150 may include a circuit, and the circuit may implement the function of sending or receiving or communicating in the foregoing method embodiments. The processors and transceivers described in this application can be implemented in integrated circuits (integrated circuits, ICs), analog ICs, radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), mixed-signal ICs, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), printed circuit boards ( printed circuit board, PCB), electronic equipment, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be fabricated using various IC process technologies such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), nMetal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS), P-type Metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (bipolar junction transistor, BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a network device or an access network device (such as the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiments), but the scope of the communication device described in this application is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may be Not limited by Figure 15. A communication device may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. For example the communication device may be:

(1) Stand-alone integrated circuits ICs, or chips, or chip systems or subsystems;

(2) A set of one or more ICs, optionally, the set of ICs may also include storage components for storing data and computer programs;

(3) ASIC, such as modem (Modem);

(4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

(5) Receivers, terminal equipment, intelligent terminal equipment, cellular phones, wireless equipment, handsets, mobile units, vehicle equipment, network equipment, cloud equipment, artificial intelligence equipment, etc.;

(6) Others and so on.

For the case where the communication device may be a chip or a chip system, refer to the schematic structural diagram of the chip shown in FIG. 16 . The chip shown in FIG. 16 includes a processor 1601 and an interface 1603. Wherein, the number of processors 1601 may be one or more, and the number of interfaces 1603 may be more than one.

For the case where the chip is used to implement the functions of the network device in the embodiment of this application:

Interface 1603, for executing step 201 among Fig. 2; Step 301 among Fig. 3; Step 501, step 502 among Fig. 5; Step 701, step 702, step 703 among Fig. 7; Step 802 and so on.

For the case where the chip is used to implement the functions of the access network device in the embodiment of this application:

The interface 1603 is used to execute step 901 in FIG. 9; step 1001 in FIG. 10; step 1101 and step 1102 in FIG. 11; step 1201, step 1202 and step 1203 in FIG. 12; Step 1302 and so on.

Optionally, the chip further includes a memory 1603 for storing necessary computer programs and data.

Those skilled in the art can also understand that various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functions are implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and overall system design requirements. Those skilled in the art may use various methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as exceeding the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

The present application also provides a readable storage medium on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed by a computer, the functions of any one of the above method embodiments are realized.

The present application also provides a computer program product, which implements the functions of any one of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.

In the above embodiments, all or part of them may be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product comprises one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on the computer, all or part of the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application will be generated. The computer can be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer program can be stored in or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer program can be downloaded from a website, computer, server or data center Transmission to another website site, computer, server or data center by wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, or a data storage device such as a server or a data center integrated with one or more available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a high-density digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid state disk (solid state disk, SSD)) etc.

Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that: the first, second and other numbers involved in this application are only for convenience of description, and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of this application, and also indicate the sequence.

At least one in this application can also be described as one or more, and multiple can be two, three, four or more, and this application does not make a limitation. In this embodiment of the application, for a technical feature, the technical feature is distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", etc. The technical features described in the "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D" have no sequence or order of magnitude among the technical features described.

The corresponding relationships shown in the tables in this application can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are just examples, and may be configured as other values, which are not limited in this application. When configuring the corresponding relationship between the information and each parameter, it is not necessarily required to configure all the corresponding relationships shown in the tables. For example, in the table in this application, the corresponding relationship shown in some rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above table, for example, splitting, merging, and so on. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names understandable by the communication device, and the values or representations of the parameters may also be other values or representations understandable by the communication device. When the above tables are implemented, other data structures can also be used, for example, arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear tables, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables can be used wait.

Predefined in this application can be understood as defining, predefining, storing, prestoring, prenegotiating, preconfiguring, curing, or prefiring.

Those skilled in the art can appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Skilled artisans may use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be regarded as exceeding the scope of the present application.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the above-described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

The above is only a specific implementation of the application, but the scope of protection of the application is not limited thereto. Anyone familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the application. Should be covered within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method for determining a time-division multiplexing pattern of an intelligent relay, characterized in that it is executed by the intelligent relay, and the method includes:

Time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and/or the second signal sent by the network device is received, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the TDM pattern information includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the first signal in the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the second signal in the TDM pattern;

TDM sequential pattern;

The starting time position of the TDM pattern.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the time division multiplexing TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and/or the second signal sent by the receiving network device includes:

The TDM pattern information sent by the network device is received at least through radio resource control RRC signaling.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the pattern information includes one or more TDM patterns.
The method according to any one of claims 1-4, further comprising:

receiving indication information sent by the network device through a medium access control unit MAC CE and/or downlink control information DCI, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the TDM pattern information.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

Identification of the active TDM pattern;

The start time of the active TDM pattern;

The number of repetitions of the active TMD pattern;

the termination time of the active TDM pattern; and

Attribute information for signals transmitted at times not indicated in the TDM pattern;

The time not indicated in the TDM pattern is used for the effective time of the attribute information of the transmitted signal;

For updating the related information of the configured TDM pattern.
A method for determining an intelligent relay time-division multiplexing pattern, characterized in that it is performed by a network device, and the method includes:

Time division multiplexing TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal is sent to the intelligent relay, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time division multiplexing manner.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the TDM pattern information includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the first signal in the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the second signal in the TDM pattern;

TDM sequential pattern;

The starting time position of the TDM pattern.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the sending the time division multiplexing TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the intelligent relay comprises:

Sending TDM pattern information to the intelligent relay at least through radio resource control RRC signaling.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the pattern information includes one or more TDM patterns.
The method according to any one of claims 7-10, further comprising:

Send indication information to the intelligent relay through the medium access control control unit MAC CE and/or downlink control information DCI, where the indication information is used to indicate the TDM pattern information.
The method according to claim 11, wherein the indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

Identification of the active TDM pattern;

The start time of the active TDM pattern;

The number of repetitions of the active TMD pattern;

The termination time of the active TDM pattern;

Attribute information for signals transmitted at times not indicated in the TDM pattern;

The time not indicated in the TDM pattern is used for the effective time of the attribute information of the transmitted signal;

For updating the related information of the configured TDM pattern.
A communication device, characterized by comprising:

The transceiver module is configured to receive time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and/or the second signal sent by the network device, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed in a time-division multiplexed manner Together.
A communication device, characterized by comprising:

The transceiver module is configured to send time-division multiplexed TDM pattern information corresponding to the first signal and the second signal to the intelligent relay, wherein the first signal and the second signal are multiplexed together in a time-division multiplexed manner.
The device according to claim 14, wherein the TDM pattern information includes at least one of the following:

The duration of the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the first signal in the TDM pattern;

A time position corresponding to the second signal in the TDM pattern;

TDM sequential pattern;

The starting time position of the TDM pattern.
A communication device, characterized in that the device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the device performs the The method described in any one of 1 to 6.
A communication device, characterized in that the device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the device performs the The method described in any one of 7 to 12.
A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions, which, when executed, cause the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 to be implemented.
A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions, which, when executed, cause the method according to any one of claims 7 to 12 to be implemented.