Abstract: This application provides a random access method, apparatus, and device, and a storage medium. The method includes: A terminal device scrambles first identification information of the terminal device by using an OCC, and sends a first message to a network device. After receiving the first message sent by the terminal device, the network device sends a second message to the terminal device based on the first message, where the second message includes identification information of one or more terminal devices that succeed in random access, so that the terminal device can determine, based on the identification information of the one or more terminal devices the one or more terminal devices include the first identification information of this terminal device, whether this terminal device succeeds or fails in random access.

Abstract: This application provides a system information transmission method, and a related device and system. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, a system information request sent by one or more terminals; transmitting, by the network device, system information SI, where SI transmitted for one terminal has a quasi-co-location QCL with a portion of downlink signal blocks, and the portion of downlink signal blocks are a subset of all downlink signal blocks transmitted by the network device; and sending, by the network device, first indication information, where the first indication information indicates a mapping between a downlink signal block and SI, and the downlink signal block has a QCL with the SI corresponding to the downlink signal block. The foregoing solution can reduce system overheads and improve resource utilization.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: A network device sends resource indication information to a terminal device, so that the terminal device determines, based on the resource indication information, a resource allocated by the network device. The resource indication information is used to indicate location information of a resource in at least one BWP in a system bandwidth and bandwidth information of the at least one BWP. Further, the network device receives, on a resource corresponding to the resource indication information, uplink data sent by the terminal device. It can be learned that, in the embodiments, the network device may indicate a system bandwidth of any size and/or a resource in any BWP in the system bandwidth to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can perform data transmission on the indicated resource.

Abstract: This application discloses a beam training method, a communication device, a chip system, and a storage medium. The method includes: performing, by a transmit device, clear channel assessment on sectors corresponding to an antenna of the transmit device; and sending, by the transmit device in a sector whose result of clear channel assessment is idle, a training signal to a receive device, where the training signal is used to perform beamforming training on the antenna. With this solution, beamforming training efficiency can be improved and resource utilization can be increased.

Abstract: This application discloses an uplink control information sending method and receiving method, and a communication apparatus. The method includes: a terminal receives first indication information from a network device; and sends at least one type of uplink control information to the network device on an allocated resource, where the first indication information is used to indicate the resource allocated by the network device to the terminal, the allocated resource belongs to at least two basic frequency domain units and is used by the terminal to perform uplink transmission, and the at least one type of uplink control information is mapped to the allocated resource based on the basic frequency domain unit. In this way, even if the terminal can send the uplink control information on only a part of the allocated resource, it can be ensured that the uplink control information is not damaged.

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: A communications method and apparatus. The method includes: determining configuration information of a bandwidth part (BWP), and sending the configuration information of the BWP. The BWP includes at least one resource block, the at least one resource block is located on at least one carrier, location information of different carriers in a system is determined based on a reference frequency domain location, and the configuration information of the BWP indicates a location of the at least one resource block based on the reference frequency domain location.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a resource scheduling indication method and an apparatus. The method includes: A network device determines control information including resource scheduling indication information of data on different carriers, the resource scheduling indication information is used for resource scheduling of the data on the different carriers. The network device sends the control information to a terminal device. According to the method in this disclosure, the data cross different carriers may be scheduled by the control information, thereby reducing signaling overheads and improving communication efficiency.

Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a method for transmitting uplink control information. The method includes a network device sending first signaling in a first cell to a terminal device. The terminal device may send uplink control information in a second cell based on the first signaling. The uplink control information may be uplink control information corresponding to the first cell and/or uplink control information corresponding to a third cell. The third cell is a cell other than the first cell and the second cell. According to the method provided in this application, a cell for sending the uplink control information may be dynamically configured for the terminal device, and can improve communication efficiency.

Abstract: A master information block MIB determining method and apparatus are provided. The method is: A network device sends a synchronization information block to a terminal device. At least one field in an MIB included in the synchronization information block is used to indicate whether an MIB is an MIB applied to an unlicensed frequency band. After receiving the synchronization information block from the network device, the terminal device determines, based on the field in the MIB included in the synchronization information block, that the MIB is an MIB applied to the unlicensed frequency band. In this way, the terminal device can determine, based on the at least one field in the MIB in the synchronization information block, whether the received MIB is an MIB applied to the unlicensed frequency band, to accurately access a corresponding cell subsequently.

Abstract: A method includes: determining first indication information, where the first indication information indicates a resource location of a second synchronization signal block, and the second synchronization signal block is associated with control information; and sending a first synchronization signal block, where a physical broadcast channel in the first synchronization signal block carries the first indication information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: A network device sends resource indication information to a terminal device, so that the terminal device determines, based on the resource indication information, a resource allocated by the network device. The resource indication information is used to indicate location information of a resource in at least one BWP in a system bandwidth and bandwidth information of the at least one BWP. Further, the network device receives, on a resource corresponding to the resource indication information, uplink data sent by the terminal device. It can be learned that, in the embodiments, the network device may indicate a system bandwidth of any size and/or a resource in any BWP in the system bandwidth to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can perform data transmission on the indicated resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a transmission method and an apparatus thereof. The method includes the following operations: performing, by a terminal device, idle state sensing on one or more candidate transmission frequency domain resources, where the one or more candidate transmission frequency domain resources are configured for PUCCH information transmission; determining, by the terminal device based on a sensing result of the one or more candidate transmission frequency domain resources, a transmission frequency domain resource from the one or more candidate transmission frequency domain resources for PUCCH information transmission; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the PUCCH information by using the determined transmission frequency domain resource. By using the embodiments of this application, uplink transmission can be implemented by using an unlicensed frequency spectrum, and transmission efficiency can be improved.

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: A method includes: determining first indication information, where the first indication information indicates a resource location of a second synchronization signal block, and the second synchronization signal block is associated with control information; and sending a first synchronization signal block, where a physical broadcast channel in the first synchronization signal block carries the first indication information.

Abstract: A resource assignment method, a related device, and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal from a network device, a resource assignment indication used to indicate frequency domain resource assignment, where the resource assignment indication is used to indicate a plurality of first resource units assigned to the terminal and that the plurality of first resource units are categorized into one or more groups, where a quantity of first resource units in each group is a product of powers of 2, 3, and 5; and performing, by the terminal, discrete Fourier transform based on the plurality of first resource units. According to the resource assignment method, flexible resource assignment can be performed, and spectrum utilization can be improved.

Abstract: A HARQ information transmission method and apparatus, to resolve a problem that HARQ information is not fed back in a timely manner. When a first device cannot successfully send first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information on a first time-frequency resource, or a second device cannot successfully receive the first HARQ information on the first time-frequency resource, the first device retransmits the first HARQ information on a second time-frequency resource for transmitting second HARQ information corresponding to second data. First data and the second data may be data with different priorities and/or in different groups. In this way, HARQ retransmission flexibility can be improved, and the first HARQ information is transmitted in a timelier manner, so that a data processing latency is reduced as much as possible.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a contention window management method applied to an unlicensed band. The method includes sending, by a sending device, one or more data packets to one or more receiving devices in one reference time unit or a plurality of reference time units, where the one or more data packets occupy a first bandwidth. The method further includes receiving, by the sending device from the one or more receiving devices, a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ or HARQs for the one or more data packets. The sending device determines a contention window (CW) size of a second bandwidth with reference to the HARQ or HARQs. The CW update based on HARQ feedback improves communication efficiency.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a beam management method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium. The method includes: when a quantity of reference signals whose RSSIs are greater than a first preset value in reference signals received on a first time-frequency resource on one of one or more beams is less than a second preset value, detecting, by the terminal, a reference signal and/or downlink indication information (used to indicate a sending status of the reference signal on the first time-frequency resource and/or a second time-frequency resource on the beam) from the network device on the second time-frequency resource on the beam. Further, when receiving the downlink indication information on the second time-frequency resource on the beam, the terminal continues to detect a reference signal from the network device on the beam, thereby saving communications system resources.

Abstract: The method includes: A terminal device sends a first uplink control signal to a network device, where the first uplink control signal is used to indicate the network device to send a first downlink shared signal; and the network device sends the first downlink shared signal to the terminal device based on the first uplink control signal. Alternatively, a network device sends a second downlink control signal to a terminal device, where the second downlink control signal is used to indicate the terminal device to send a first uplink shared signal; and the terminal device sends the first uplink shared signal to the network device based on the second downlink control signal.