Abstract: This application discloses methods an apparatuses for sending and receiving uplink control information in the field of communications technology. In some implementations, a terminal device may receive first downlink control information (DCI) from a network device; determine, based on the received first DCI, that an uplink shared channel scheduled by using the first DCI is used to send only uplink control information (UCI); and send first UCI to the network device through the uplink shared channel scheduled by using the first DCI. In other words, the network device indicates to the terminal device by using DCI so that the terminal device can determine, based on an indication of the network device, whether the uplink shared channel scheduled by using the DCI is used to send only the UCI.

Abstract: A communication method and device is provided where a network device can learn of a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block selected by a terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an information transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: sending system information, wherein the system information comprises first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of followings: both a fixed-downlink time-frequency resource and a fixed-uplink time-frequency resource, or, that the first configuration information is used to indicate that a type of each unit time-frequency resource is not limited. This approach leads to a relatively low access delay of the user equipment, implements rapid configuration of a time-frequency resource transmission type, and improves quality of service.

Abstract: In a control information transmission method according to present disclosure, a user equipment acquires configuration information of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) set. The user equipment determines, according to the configuration information and from the EPDCCH set, at least one EPDCCH set in which an EPDCCH needs to be monitored. The user equipment monitors an EPDCCH on a resource corresponding to the at least one EPDCCH set, to acquire control information sent by a base station.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a terminal device receives downlink control information that is sent by a network device and that indicates a first physical downlink control channel (PUCCH), where the first PUCCH and a second PUCCH occupy a same first time-domain symbol, and the first PUCCH and a third PUCCH occupy a same second time-domain symbol; and the terminal device sends the first PUCCH, where the first PUCCH carries a first sequence and a second sequence, a cyclic shift of the first sequence is determined based on a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) value and state information of a scheduling request (SR) corresponding to the second PUCCH, and a cyclic shift of the second sequence is determined based on the HARQ-ACK value and state information of an SR corresponding to the third PUCCH. An HARQ-ACK and a plurality of SRs can be multiplexed on a same PUCCH improving communication efficiency.

Abstract: This application provides a synchronization signal sending method and receiving method, and an apparatus. In the method, a base station determines a frequency domain position of a target frequency resource based on a frequency interval of synchronization channels, wherein the frequency interval of synchronization channels is 2m times a predefined frequency resource of a physical resource block, and m is a preset nonnegative integer. The base station sends a synchronization signal by using the target frequency resource.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a channel sounding information feedback method, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: determining, by UE, a first period used to periodically report channel sounding information; and periodically sending, by the UE based on received preset downlink control information DCI that is sent by a base station, the channel sounding information by using the first period as a sending period. System overheads can be reduced, a configuration response can be improved, and spectrum utilization of a system can be improved while periodic feedback of indication is reduced.

Abstract: A terminal device receives first information including an acknowledgment resource indicator (ARI), and determines, based on the ARI, a first uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource in a PUCCH resource set corresponding to a payload size of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK). In a case that the first PUCCH resource and a second PUCCH resource partially overlap in terms of time; or the first PUCCH resource and a second PUCCH resource configured for CSI do not overlap in terms of time, and the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource each partially overlap at least one third PUCCH resource configured for at least one positive scheduling request (SR) in terms of time, the terminal device determines, based on the ARI, a fourth PUCCH resource in a second PUCCH resource set corresponding to a total payload size for sending the HARQ-ACK, CSI, and at least one SR status.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide control information sending methods, control information receiving methods, and devices. The sending method may include determining, by an access network device, a control channel candidate set corresponding to a terminal device, where the control channel candidate set includes at least one control channel candidate, the at least one control channel candidate includes at least one control channel element, the control channel candidate set is contained in at least one control channel element set, a quantity of control channel elements contained in the control channel element set is greater than or equal to a quantity of control channel elements corresponding to a maximum aggregation level supported by the terminal device. The sending method may further includes sending, by the access network device, control information to the terminal device by using at least one control channel candidate in the control channel candidate set.

Abstract: Example control channel resource indication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes receiving response information corresponding to a random access preamble, wherein the response information is scheduled by downlink control information carried in common search space and the response information comprises frequency domain resource information of user equipment-dedicated search space. A second frequency domain resource of the user equipment-dedicated search space is determined based on the frequency domain resource information.

Abstract: This application relates to a communication method, a communication apparatus, and a device. The method includes: determining first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one periodicity, and one of the at least one periodicity is a periodicity to be used by a terminal device to detect a downlink signal; and sending the first signaling. In embodiments of this application, a network device may indicate the at least one periodicity to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can detect the downlink signal based on the at least one periodicity. For example, the at least one periodicity matches a state of the network device. This is equivalent to describing that the terminal device can detect the downlink signal based on the state of the network device, to reduce power consumption of the terminal device as much as possible.

Abstract: This application relates to communication methods and apparatuses. One example method includes sending, by a network device, downlink control information to a terminal device. The downlink control information includes indication information. The indication information indicates one of at least one minimum applicable slot offset (minimum K0) configured for a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) of the terminal device, or the indication information indicates one of at least one minimum applicable slot offset (minimum K2) configured for an uplink BWP of the terminal device. There is a correspondence between the minimum K0 configured for the downlink BWP and the minimum K2 configured for the uplink BWP.

Abstract: This application discloses a method and an apparatus for sending indication information. The method includes: A network device determines a location of first indication information in at least one piece of second indication information based on first information. The first information includes at least one of identification information of a first terminal device and time information of a first preset time period, the first terminal device is one of to-be-woken-up terminal devices that are within a discontinuous reception outside active time period, and the first indication information indicates the first terminal device to enter an inside active time period within a preset time period. The network device sends the second indication information on a time-frequency resource corresponding to the first preset time period. The second indication information indicates at least one to-be-woken-up terminal device to enter an inside active time period within a corresponding time period.

Abstract: This application relates to the mobile communications field, and in particular, to a technology for obtaining a reference signal in a wireless communications system. In one example method for obtaining a reference signal, a terminal device obtains position offset information. The terminal device obtains a first sequence based on the position offset information. The terminal device demodulates, by using the first sequence, a control channel signal carried in a control channel resource set to obtain downlink control information.

Abstract: This application provides methods and apparatuses for determining a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) resource. One method includes: determining at least one physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion, wherein HARQ-ACK feedback bits scheduled by using downlink control information (DCI) monitored on the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion are carried on a same physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource; and determining, based on index values of a control-resource set group corresponding to first DCI, target DCI indicating the PUCCH resource, wherein the first DCI is on a last PDCCH monitoring occasion in the at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion, and wherein the control-resource set group comprises one or more control-resource sets.

Abstract: Example control channel resource indication methods, user equipment, and network devices are described. One example method includes sending a preamble signal sequence by a user equipment. The user equipment receives higher layer signaling corresponding to the preamble signal sequence. The higher layer signaling is indicated by downlink control information carried in a common search space. A time-frequency resource detected by the user equipment when determining a control channel includes the common search space and user equipment-dedicated search space. The user equipment determines frequency domain resource location information of the user equipment-dedicated search space based on the higher layer signaling. The frequency domain resource location information includes a quantity of frequency domain resource units occupied by the user equipment-dedicated search space in frequency domain and a location of the frequency domain resource unit.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless communication method and an apparatus. The method includes: A terminal device receives first indication information from a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first maximum multiple-input multiple-output MIMO layer quantity N used by the terminal device when the terminal device performs wireless communication, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and the terminal device performs wireless communication with the network device based on the first maximum MIMO layer quantity N, so that the maximum MIMO layer quantity that needs to be used by the terminal device can be switched as required.

Abstract: A system information sending method and an apparatus. The method includes receiving, by a base station, at least one first uplink trigger signal in a first time-frequency resource group in a first radio frame, determining, based on a time-frequency resource of the at least one first uplink trigger signal, a time-frequency resource used for sending first system information, where a start location of the time-frequency resource of the first system information in time domain has a first time offset relative to a frame header location of a radio frame in which the first system information is located, and sending the first system information on the time-frequency resource of the first system information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an information transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving system information from a base station, wherein the system information comprises first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a fixed-downlink time-frequency resource and a fixed-uplink time-frequency resource, or that a type of each unit time-frequency resource is not limited, and the type of the unit time-frequency resource comprises the unit time-frequency resource used to send uplink information, the unit time-frequency resource used to receive downlink information, or the unit time-frequency resource used to send uplink information and receive downlink information.

Abstract: A control information sending/receiving method and device are provided, to implement indicating a time-frequency location of a control channel to a terminal device in a 5G NR system or a future evolved LTE system. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, broadcast information; determining, from at least two predefined time-domain locations, a time-domain location of a broadcast channel carrying the broadcast information; determining a time-domain location of a control channel based on the time-domain location of the broadcast channel; and performing control channel detection in the determined time-domain location of the control channel.