Abstract: This application provides a communications method, which includes: performing, by a network device, LBT on a first carrier, and determining a time offset when the LBT is completed, where the first carrier is used to send a first SS Burst Set, and the time offset is a time offset of an actual transmission time of the first SS Burst Set on the first carrier relative to a configured transmission time of the first SS Burst Set; sending, by the network device, the time offset to a terminal; and receiving, by the terminal, the time offset, and performing rate matching on the first carrier based on the time offset. Thus, the terminal may determine the actual transmission time of the first SS Burst Set based on the time offset, to perform the rate matching and accurately parse downlink data, thereby improving reliability of a communications system.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a signal transmission method, a related device, and a system. The method may include: receiving first indication information sent by a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate an uplink resource that is allocated by the network device to a terminal in a first bandwidth; the resource indicated by the first indication information includes an integer quantity of resource blocks evenly distributed in a part or all of the first bandwidth; performing uplink transmission in a detected idle second bandwidth; and sending second indication information to the network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the second bandwidth. This solution can support flexible bandwidth transmission, and can better adapt to a multi-bandwidth scenario supported by a next-generation new radio technology.

Abstract: A tracking reference signal (TRS) burst transmission method and apparatus wherein a transmit end determines to send a first TRS burst in the first slot in a maximum channel occupancy time (MCOT), that is, the TRS burst is sent at a start moment of the MCOT, so that a receive end can obtain precise time-frequency synchronization as soon as possible. In addition, when a length of a first MCOT is greater than Y slots, in addition to sending the first TRS burst in the first slot in the MCOT, it is further determined to send a second TRS burst in a slot that is in the first MCOT and whose distance to a start slot of a previous TRS burst is Y slots, to improve effectiveness of the time-frequency synchronization and further improve the reliability of receiving the data at the receive end.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method. The method includes: comparing, by a second transmit end device, a second bandwidth carrying at least one second service transmission and a first bandwidth, wherein the first bandwidth is used by a first transmit end device within a first specified time period on an unlicensed frequency band to complete first service transmission, the at least one second service transmission started in a remaining time period of the first specified time period after the first service transmission is completed; performing channel listening on the second bandwidth based on a result of the comparison; and performing, by the second transmit end device, the second service transmission on the second bandwidth if the second bandwidth is found to be in an idle state. In addition, a corresponding transmit end device is disclosed. This application discloses a channel listening mechanism applicable to a flexible-bandwidth scenario.

Abstract: This application discloses a wireless communication method, including: receiving, by a network device, uplink transmission of a first terminal in first duration of channel occupancy duration of the first terminal, where the channel occupancy duration of the first terminal further includes second duration, and the second duration is later than the first duration; and performing, by the network device, downlink transmission in the second duration, where a sum of the first duration and the second duration is less than or equal to the channel occupancy duration of the first terminal. This application further discloses a network device and a terminal that correspond to the wireless communication method. By applying the method and devices, a resource obtained through contention by a terminal applied to an unlicensed frequency band can be properly used, to improve operating efficiency of the unlicensed frequency band.

Abstract: This application provides an indication method, a network device, and user equipment. The network device explicitly or implicitly indicates, by using indication information (including but not limited to a bitmap, information indicating a quantity Wt, and information indicating an index) carried on one or more downlink transmission units, a reception response for one or more downlink transmission unit sets that needs to be received by the network device, that is, a reception response for one or more downlink transmission unit sets that needs to be sent by the UE to the network device, so that the UE can correctly send, on a correct uplink transmission unit, the reception response that is for the downlink transmission unit sets and that the network device indicates the UE to send. In this way, errors and unnecessary retransmission are reduced, quality of service is ensured, and communication efficiency is improved.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a HARQ feedback method and apparatus, to resolve a current-technology problem that subsequent transmission is affected because a terminal device cannot provide a HARQ feedback in time due to uncertainty of LBT. The method includes: A first terminal device performs LBT, and sends HARQ information of a plurality of second terminal devices on a channel resource on which the LBT succeeds, so that for different second terminal devices, the first terminal device does not perform LBT for a plurality of times, thereby reducing LBT overheads, and overcoming a problem that HARQ information corresponding to some second terminal devices cannot be sent in time due to an LBT failure.

Abstract: This application provides a network device-based communication method, where channel resources are divided according to a specific rule. The method includes: determining, by a network device, at least two channels, where a spacing between center frequencies of two adjacent channels in the at least two channels is a positive integer multiple of a subcarrier spacing or a positive integer multiple of a resource block RB spacing; and communicating, by the network device, by using at least one of the at least two channels. Channel resource division is determined based on the spacing between center frequencies of two adjacent channels, implementing adaptation to an application scenario in which a bandwidth is flexible.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a signal receiving method, a signal sending method, and an apparatus, which may be applied to a communication system, for example, a V2X communication system, an LTE-V communication system, a V2V communication system, an internet of vehicles communication system, an MTC communication system, an IoT communication system, an LTE-M communication system, an M2M communication system, or an internet of things communication system. The signal receiving method includes: A network device sends scheduling information to a terminal device, where the scheduling information includes first indication information for time domain positions of M time units, and M is an integer greater than 1; and receives a first signal in N time units in the M time units, where N is an integer greater than 0 and not greater than M.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a signal transmission method, a related device, and a system. The method may include: receiving first indication information sent by a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate an uplink resource that is allocated by the network device to a terminal in a first bandwidth; the resource indicated by the first indication information includes an integer quantity of resource blocks evenly distributed in a part or all of the first bandwidth; performing uplink transmission in a detected idle second bandwidth; and sending second indication information to the network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the second bandwidth. This solution can support flexible bandwidth transmission, and can better adapt to a multi-bandwidth scenario supported by a next-generation new radio technology.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a control information indication are provided, wherein resource usage efficiency of physical broadcast channels can be improved. First information, which is sent by a network device, is received for indicating control information. The first information is used to indicate the number of symbols occupied by a control resource set (CORESET 0) in a time domain and a first offset of the CORESET 0 in a frequency domain. A time-frequency resource position of the CORESET 0 is determined based on the first information and a preset subcarrier spacing. Downlink control information at the time-frequency resource position of the CORESET 0 is received.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a resource allocation method and a related device and system. The method may include: allocating a resource group including M first resource blocks to a terminal when allocating uplink resources, where an occupancy ratio of a frequency spacing formed by the M first resource blocks to a system bandwidth is greater than a preset threshold, and the resource group further includes N second resource blocks in any frequency domain positions, where M?2, N?1, and both M and N are positive integers; and sending resource indication information to the terminal, where the resource indication information includes information about the resource group. According to the embodiments of this application, scheduling of uplink resources can be more flexible for use of an unlicensed frequency band while the OCB requirement of ETSI is met.

Abstract: The application discloses a wireless communication method that includes receiving, by a network device, uplink transmission of a first terminal in a first duration of channel occupancy duration of the first terminal. The channel occupancy duration of the first terminal further includes a second duration, and the second duration is later than the first duration. The network device performs downlink transmission in the second duration, where the sum of the first duration and the second duration is less than or equal to the channel occupancy duration of the first terminal. The method provides an efficient use of resources obtained through contention in an unlicensed frequency band.

Abstract: A resource scheduling method and a communication apparatus are disclosed. The resource scheduling method includes: A network device determines scheduling indication information, where the scheduling indication information is used to indicate that the network device performs scheduling for one transmission unit, or the scheduling indication information is used to indicate that the network device performs scheduling for multiple transmission units. The network device sends the scheduling indication information to a terminal. In this application, when there are multiple transmission units, a manner in which the terminal simultaneously performs transmission for the multiple transmission units may be explicitly indicated. In addition, this helps reduce overheads of performing LBT by the terminal for the multiple transmission units.

Abstract: The present application discloses an uplink LBT channel detection method, an uplink data sending method, and a device. The method includes: before transmitting a UL grant, determining, by a base station, based on a service priority in a BSR of user equipment scheduled in a self-contained subframe, a contention window required for performing LBT; and performing, by the base station, the LBT based on the contention window, and after detecting that a channel is idle, transmitting, in the self-contained subframe through the channel, a UL grant corresponding to the user equipment; or after detecting, by using the LBT, that a channel is idle, transmitting, by the base station in the self-contained subframe through the channel, a UL grant corresponding to the user equipment, where the UL grant carries information about the contention window, so that the user equipment performs the LBT based on the information about the contention window.

Abstract: An example terminal device receives resource scheduling information sent by a network device, where the resource scheduling information is used to indicate a second resource set allocated by the network device, where the second resource set includes at least one resource block which is from a first resource set, and where the first resource set is an integer quantity of resource blocks that are evenly distributed in frequency domain. The terminal device can then perform uplink transmission on a detected idle frequency domain resource based on the resource scheduling information, where the uplink transmission occupies a plurality of time units, where a resource structure of a resource block used for the uplink transmission in each time unit is the same as a resource structure of the second resource set, and where frequency locations of resource blocks used for the uplink transmission in adjacent time units are different.

Abstract: This application provides a feedback information sending method and apparatus and a feedback information receiving method and apparatus. A communications device to which the foregoing methods are applied sends or receives feedback information by using different feedback processes. When a network device does not determine whether a previous piece of feedback information is successfully received, the network device indicates a terminal device to send feedback information of a next piece of downlink data by using a new feedback process, and can schedule the next piece of downlink data without waiting for completion of processing of the previous piece of feedback information, thereby reducing a transmission delay.

Abstract: An initial signal detection method and apparatus, including: UE performs detection on one or more sub-channels on an unlicensed spectrum, and determines, based on a combination that is of a GC-DMRS and a GC-PDCCH and that is detected for the first time, that downlink transmission has started or that a COT has started.

Abstract: In a RA-RNTI processing method, after an LBT success, NR-U UE randomly selects a preamble preamble, and selects an available random access time-frequency resource RO; sends the preamble on the selected RO; and generates a RA-RNTI based on the RO. Specifically, a first indicator sent by a network apparatus may be received, where the first indicator is used to indicate time information or position information of a RAR; and the NR-U UE detects a PDCCH only within a time window (the RAR) indicated by the first indicator, where the PDCCH is scrambled by the gNB by using a same RA-RNTI.

Abstract: A signal transmission method and apparatus are described. A network device indicates an uplink transmission resource to a terminal by using first indication information, and the terminal transmits a PUCCH and a first signal on the uplink transmission resource indicated by the first indication information. The uplink transmission resource is within an unlicensed frequency band, and the first signal includes one or more of a PUSCH, an SRS, and a PRACH. Thus, if resources required for PUCCH transmission are fewer than resources included in one interlace in the unlicensed frequency band, a remaining resource in the interlace may be used to transmit the first signal.