Abstract: This disclosure relates to a communication method and a device. When a terminal device determines not to monitor DCP on a first DCP monitoring occasion, the terminal device wakes up on a first group of carriers within first DRX on duration associated with the first DCP monitoring occasion, and wakes up or sleeps on a second group of carriers within second DRX on duration associated with the first DCP monitoring occasion. The first group of carriers includes one or more carriers configured for the terminal device, a first DRX configuration is applied to the first group of carriers, the first DRX on duration corresponds to the first DRX configuration, the second group of carriers includes one or more carriers configured for the terminal device, a second DRX configuration is applied to the second group of carriers, and the second DRX on duration corresponds to the second DRX configuration.

Abstract: A communications device determines index values of n first control channel elements (CCEs) occupied by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate in a control resource set (CORESET) in a first CCE set and index values of m second CCEs occupied by the PDCCH candidate in the CORESET in a second CCE set. The CORESET is divided into a first second physical time-frequency resource area and a second physical time-frequency resource area. The first physical time-frequency resource area is different from the second physical time-frequency resource area in time domain and/or frequency domain. A quantity of CCEs included in the first CCE set is determined based on a quantity of resource element groups (REGs) included in a first physical time-frequency resource. A quantity of CCEs included in the second CCE set is determined based on a quantity of REGs included in a second physical time-frequency resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a random access method and a terminal, applied to the communication field, to improve uplink coverage in high frequency band communication systems such as 5G and 6G communication systems. The method in embodiments of this application includes: A network device configures a plurality of SULs in one cell, where the plurality of SULs are used to supplement uplink coverage of the cell; the network device sends configuration information of the plurality of SULs to a terminal device; and after receiving the configuration information, the terminal device may select one SUL used for random access from the plurality of SULs based on the configuration information. In embodiments of this application, because the cell includes the plurality of SULs, a requirement that a large quantity of terminals in the cell can access a network can be met, and a success rate of uplink random access by the plurality of terminals is improved.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes: The terminal obtains quality of a channel between the terminal and the access network device; and determines to send the uplink data in a random access manner (a 2-step random access manner or a 4-step random access manner) or a CG manner when the channel quality is greater than a first threshold; or sends the uplink data in the 2-step random access manner or the CG manner when the channel quality is greater than a sixth threshold; or sends uplink data in the 4-step random access manner when the channel quality is less than a sixth threshold. The solutions of this application may be widely applied to the fields of communication technologies, artificial intelligence, Internet of Vehicles, Internet of Smart home, and the like.

Abstract: A carrier configuration method and a related device are provided. A first carrier and a second carrier are configured for an electronic device, and the second carrier is a supplementary uplink carrier of the first carrier. The method includes: The electronic device receives a first message, where the first message includes configuration information of a secondary cell, and the secondary cell includes at least a serving cell corresponding to the second carrier. The electronic device configures, based on the configuration information of the secondary cell, the serving cell corresponding to the second carrier. That the serving cell corresponding to the second carrier is configured includes: An uplink of the second carrier remains as a supplementary uplink of the first carrier, or the supplementary uplink of the second carrier is deactivated, or an uplink of the second carrier is aggregated with an uplink of the first carrier.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a bandwidth allocation method and apparatus, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by user equipment, virtual bandwidth configuration information, where the virtual bandwidth configuration information is used for indicating a configuration of a virtual bandwidth; and performing, by the user equipment, signal reception and/or signal processing according to the virtual bandwidth indicated by the virtual bandwidth configuration information, where each virtual bandwidth is a part or all of a downlink maximum available bandwidth or a downlink transmission bandwidth, and the downlink maximum available bandwidth is a maximum bandwidth available for downlink transmission. In the embodiments of the present invention, reduction of overheads and reduction of complexity of signal reception and signal processing are implemented, and overheads and complexity of signal reception and processing feedback can be flexibly controlled.

Abstract: Example synchronization signal sending and receiving methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a terminal device determines a target frequency resource. A frequency domain position of the target frequency resource is determined based on a frequency domain position offset and a frequency interval of synchronization channels. The terminal device receives a synchronization signal by using the target frequency resource.

Abstract: A method includes: transmitting a first common control channel on a first resource, wherein the first resource is one candidate resource of a first candidate resource set within downlink resources of a cell, wherein the first common control channel carries a common search space indication information, wherein the common search space indication information indicates an actual resource of a common search space in a second candidate resource set of the cell, wherein the second candidate resource set is a subset of a common search space candidate resource set, wherein the common search space candidate resource set comprises at least two subsets, and wherein each subset of the at least two subsets corresponds to a candidate resource of the first candidate resource set; and transmitting a physical downlink control channel in the actual resource of the common search space.

Abstract: A method includes that a first terminal device sends a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) parameter of a second terminal device or indication information to a network device such that the network device determines a first time period based on the sidelink DRX parameter or the indication information, where the first time period belongs to sidelink DRX active time of the second terminal device. The first terminal device receives a sidelink grant sent by the network device, where the sidelink grant is used to indicate the first terminal device to send a resource of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and/or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), and a time domain position of the resource is in the first time period. The first terminal device sends a PSCCH and/or a PSSCH based on the sidelink grant.

Abstract: This specification discloses a paging method and an apparatus. A terminal receives, before a paging occasion of the terminal, a first paging indication sent by a network device, where the first paging indication includes a first field, the first field is used to indicate whether paging is sent on R paging occasions, the R paging occasions include the paging occasion of the terminal, and R is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The terminal determines, based on a first paging occasion, whether to monitor DCI on the paging occasion of the terminal.

Abstract: In a communication method, a terminal device obtains a code division multiplexing capability of a physical resource of an uplink control channel, where the code division multiplexing capability is a length of orthogonal cover codes for multiplexing terminal devices in a code division manner on a unit resource in the physical resource of the uplink control channel, and the code division multiplexing capability configured by higher layer signaling. The terminal device further determines the physical resource based on the code division multiplexing capability, and sends uplink control information on the physical resource.

Abstract: The method includes: receiving a first uplink signal and/or an uplink channel by using a first uplink carrier, where the first uplink carrier is used for supplementary uplink SUL transmission, a band in which the first uplink carrier is located further includes another resource used for downlink transmission, and the band in which the first uplink carrier is located is a TDD band; and sending a second downlink signal and/or a downlink channel by using a second downlink carrier, where a band in which the second downlink carrier is located is a TDD band or an FDD band used for uplink transmission and downlink transmission.

Abstract: A common information transmission method and an apparatus relate to the communications field, and to reduce repeated sending of common information from a base station to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) during sending of the common information, and improve utilization of resources between the base station and the UEs. The method includes obtaining, by UE, frequency domain location information of a first transmission bandwidth, determining, by the UE, a size and a location of the first transmission bandwidth in a bandwidth of the UE according to the frequency domain location information, where the bandwidth of the UE is one of system bandwidths, and receiving, by the UE over the first transmission bandwidth according to the size and the location of the first transmission bandwidth, common information sent by a base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a control channel configuration method, a base station, and a terminal device. The method includes: determining, by a base station, a configuration of a time-frequency resource unit from at least two configurations of a time-frequency resource unit of a control channel; and sending, by the base station, indication information to a terminal device, where the indication information is used to indicate the configuration of the time-frequency resource unit, and the at least two configurations of a time-frequency resource unit include a first configuration and a second configuration. In the embodiments of this application, the base station can flexibly configure the time-frequency resource unit of the control channel. In addition, flexibly configuring a time-frequency resource unit can reduce a probability that time-frequency resource units of different structures are blocked, thereby reducing complexity of detecting the control channel by the terminal device.

Abstract: This application provides a method and apparatus for obtaining a resource indication value.

Abstract: The method includes: A network device sends first configuration information on a first downlink carrier, where the first configuration information indicates a first uplink resource; the network device receives a first signal or first information from the terminal device on the first uplink resource; and when determining, based on the first signal or the first information, that the terminal device accesses the network device on the first downlink carrier, the network device sends a downlink signal on the first downlink carrier. During random access by the terminal device, the network device may configure, for the terminal device, the first uplink resource on which a downlink carrier used to access the network device can be fed back.

Abstract: A method includes: when a band, in which a supplemental uplink (SUL) carrier is located, multiplexes a time-division duplex (TDD) band or a low-frequency frequency-division duplex (FDD) band, M time domain resources used by a terminal device to perform SUL transmission is determined from N time domain resources included in the SUL carrier, and indication information that indicates the M time domain resources is sent to the terminal device such that the terminal device can send an uplink signal and/or an uplink channel using the M time domain resources. Further, a network device may configure an available time domain resource used for uplink transmission for the SUL carrier using a system information block (SIB), Radio Resource Control (RRC) dedicated signaling, or download control information (DCI)/media access control (MAC) control element (CE).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a detecting method, a transmitting method and an apparatus for a common control channel. The detecting method includes: determining a candidate resource set within virtual downlink resources of a current cell. The candidate resource set can include at least one candidate resource carrying a common control channel of the current cell. A detection is performed on at least one candidate resource in the candidate resource set, so as to acquire the common control channel of the current cell. In the embodiments of the present invention, a selection range of resources for transmitting a common control channel is extended, so that inter-cell interference of the common control channel can be coordinated, and a detection performance of the common control channel can be improved.

Abstract: A transmission timing information sending method, a transmission timing information receiving method, and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: configuring, by a base station, higher layer signaling, where the higher layer signaling includes at least one transmission timing set used to indicate a transmission timing value, and each of the at least one transmission timing set includes at least one transmission timing value; sending, by the base station, the higher layer signaling to a terminal; determining, by the base station, downlink control information (DCI), where the DCI is used to instruct the terminal to determine a transmission timing value in the at least one transmission timing set, and the determined transmission timing value is a slot that the terminal is instructed to use when sending feedback information; and sending, by the base station, the DCI to the terminal.

Abstract: A control information transmission method, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. An example method includes: determining configuration information of a control channel, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of frequency domain information or time domain information, the at least one of frequency domain information or time domain information indicates a time-frequency resource occupied by the control channel, and the configuration information further comprises indication information indicating a quantity of at least one resource element set, wherein the time-frequency resource occupied by the control channel comprises the at least one resource element set; mapping control information to one or more of the at least one resource element set based on the configuration information; sending the configuration information to a terminal device; and sending the control information to the terminal device.