Abstract: This disclosure discloses a communication method and apparatus. In the method, a reflector is used to assist in communication between a terminal and an access network device, and in a reflector-assisted communication process, the reflector is indicated to be in a working mode when being required by the terminal or the access network device, to assist in communication, and the reflector is indicated to be in a sleep mode when being required by the terminal or the access network device, to reduce power consumption.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communication technologies, and discloses a communication method and apparatus. On example method includes: a backscatter device receives an excitation signal from an exciter. The backscatter device determines a backscatter signal pattern in a backscatter signal pattern set, where the backscatter signal pattern set includes a plurality of backscatter signal patterns, and backscatter reference signals in the plurality of backscatter signal patterns do not overlap in time domain. The backscatter device modulates a backscatter reference signal and a backscatter data signal on the excitation signal based on the determined backscatter signal pattern, to obtain a backscatter signal. The backscatter device sends the backscatter signal to a receiver.

Abstract: This application provides a random access preamble transmission method and an apparatus. In one example method, a terminal receives indication information, wherein the indication information indicates a difference; the terminal sends a random access preamble, wherein a transmit power of the random access preamble is determined based on the difference, an expected receive power, a path loss for transmitting a synchronization signal block (SSB), and a maximum transmit power of the terminal.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting a random access signal. The method includes receiving configuration information, wherein the configuration information indicates a random access preamble length, a random access signal subcarrier spacing, and a data subcarrier spacing, determining a subcarrier quantity parameter k based on at least one of the random access preamble length, the random access signal subcarrier spacing, or the data subcarrier spacing, generating a random access signal based on the subcarrier quantity parameter k, and sending the random access signal.

Abstract: A relay communication method where a relay device receives first signaling. The first signaling is used for configuring a first forwarding resource set, and the first forwarding resource set includes at least one forwarding resource. The relay device receives second signaling. The second signaling is used for activating or deactivating the first forwarding resource set and determining a beam of the at least one forwarding resource. The beam of the at least one forwarding resource is used for forwarding a signal corresponding to the at least one forwarding resource, and the beam of the at least one forwarding resource includes at least one of a relay device backhaul side beam or a relay device access side beam.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and an apparatus. The method includes: A relay device determines multiple pieces of measurement information based on multiple first signals, where each of the multiple pieces of measurement information corresponds to one first signal. The relay device sends the multiple pieces of measurement information to a first network device, and receives forwarding power information from the first network device, where the forwarding power information is determined based on the multiple pieces of measurement information, and the forwarding power information is used by the relay device to forward a signal from a network device or a terminal device.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a communication method and apparatus. In the method, a reflector is used to assist in communication between a terminal and an access network device, and in a reflector-assisted communication process, the reflector is indicated to be in a working mode when being required by the terminal or the access network device, to assist in communication, and the reflector is indicated to be in a sleep mode when being required by the terminal or the access network device, to reduce power consumption.

Abstract: This application discloses a communications method and apparatus. The method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a first message to a network device, where the first message includes a first random access preamble and first data, and a first redundancy version is used for the first data; and determining, by the terminal device, that the first data fails to be sent, and retransmitting the first data, where a second redundancy version is used for the first data. The corresponding communications apparatus is further disclosed. An incremental redundancy manner is used in a retransmission procedure of random access data.

Abstract: This application provides a random access preamble transmission method and an apparatus. In one example method, a terminal receives indication information, and may indicate, with reference to the indication information, whether a first path loss is the same as a second path loss, and determine the first path loss based on the second path loss. Then, the terminal may set, based on a path loss for transmitting a random access preamble between the terminal and a network device, a transmit power for sending the random access preamble.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a backscatter communication method and a related apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a backscatter device, a first signal from an excitation device, the first signal carries a first sequence determined by the excitation device; modulating, by the backscatter device, backscatter device data to the first signal to obtain a second signal, wherein the backscatter device data is scrambled by the first sequence; backscattering, by the backscatter device, the second signal to a receiving device.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, method includes: receiving first information from a network device, wherein the first information comprises downlink control information, the downlink control information indicates at least one of: a first beam, a forwarding time, an amplification gain, or an on-off control, where the first beam is an access-side beam of a relay device, the forwarding time is a time unit for forwarding a signal, the amplification gain is an amplification multiple or a forwarding power of the signal, and the on-off control is a control for enabling and disabling an amplify-and-forward function; receiving a first signal from the network device or a terminal device; and forwarding, by the relay device, the first signal based on the first information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication methods. One example method includes within a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, starting, by a terminal device, a first timer (for example, a DRX inactivity timer (drx-InactivityTimer)) when a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicates a new transmission. When the first timer expires at or after a time position for sending an indication signal, the terminal device does not receive the indication signal, where the time position is configured by a network device for the terminal device, and the indication signal is used to indicate the terminal device to sleep.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data transmission methods and apparatuses. In one example method, a relay device receives configuration information from a network device, where the configuration information indicates to transmit a first signal and a second signal in a target time period, the first signal is a signal for communication between the relay device and the network device, and the second signal is a signal transmitted with assistance of the relay device. When at least one of the first signal or the second signal meets a first condition, the relay device transmits the first signal in the target time period. When at least one of the first signal or the second signal does not meet a first condition, the relay device transmits the second signal in the target time period.

Abstract: This application provides an example paging indication information transmission method and an example communications apparatus. The method includes the terminal device receiving paging indication information, where the paging indication information includes at least one of the following bits: all or some bits of valid bits of a short message field in downlink control information (DCI), all or some bits of remaining bits of the short message field in the DCI, and all or some bits of a reserved field in the DCI. The method also includes the terminal device determining, based on the paging indication information, whether to detect a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

Abstract: A signal transmission method and an apparatus are provided, to resolve a problem, in a conventional technology, that transmission performance is poor when a signal is transmitted in a DFT-s-OFDM waveform. A transmitting end maps a plurality of modulation symbols to a plurality of layers, performs discrete Fourier transform (DFT) on a modulation symbol at a part of the layers to obtain a first symbol, and performs discrete Fourier transform DFT and phase offset on a modulation symbol at a remaining part of the layers to obtain a second symbol. Phase offset is performed on a symbol at a part of layers, so that a PAPR can be reduced.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies. A method includes: A first device receives first configuration information sent by a second device. The first configuration information includes at least one of information about a reference signal, frequency range information of a radio frequency signal, or bandwidth range information. The first device measures a first reference signal set, to obtain a first measured value. The first reference signal set includes at least two reference signals. The first device determines an expansion factor ? based on the first configuration information. The first device determines a second measured value based on the first measured value and the expansion factor ?.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a backscatter communication method and a related apparatus. The method includes: An excitation device determines a first sequence, generates a first signal, and sends the first signal, where the first signal carries the first sequence; after receiving the first signal, a backscatter device modulates backscatter device data onto the received first signal to obtain a second signal, and backscatters the second signal, to implement first scrambling on the backscatter device data by using the first sequence; and a receiving device determines the first sequence, receives the second signal from the backscatter device, and demodulates the received second signal based on the first sequence, to obtain the backscatter device data carried on the second signal.

Abstract: This application provides an example paging indication information transmission method and an example communications apparatus. The method includes the terminal device receiving paging indication information, where the paging indication information includes at least one of the following bits: all or some bits of valid bits of a short message field in downlink control information (DCI), all or some bits of remaining bits of the short message field in the DCI, and all or some bits of a reserved field in the DCI. The method also includes the terminal device determining, based on the paging indication information, whether to detect a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

Abstract: This application provides a beam management method and an apparatus. The method includes: A relay device receives a first signal from a network device, and forwards the first signal to a terminal device by using at least one first beam, where the first signal is for beam measurement; and the relay device performs transmission of a second signal with the terminal device by using at least one second beam, where the at least one second beam is determined based on a beam measurement result, and at least one beam in the at least one second beam is different from a beam in the at least one first beam. According to the beam management method and the apparatus provided in this application, higher transmission performance can be obtained by managing an access-side beam of the relay device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method and a device. The method is applied to any terminal in a positioning system that includes one or more network devices and one or more terminals. The method includes: A terminal receives a measurement indication from a network device. The terminal receives reference signals from the network device, and measures the reference signals based on the measurement indication, where the reference signals are used for positioning measurement. The terminal sends one or more groups of measurement results to the network device, where reference signals corresponding to each group of measurement results have an association relationship, and the association relationship includes that each group of measurement results is measurement results of a same receive beam. According to the embodiments of the present invention, positioning efficiency can be improved.