Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message processing method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a transmission type of information to be sent to a terminal device and a transmission parameter corresponding to the transmission type; and sending, to the terminal device, a notification message carrying an indication field, where the indication field is used to indicate the transmission type and the transmission parameter, so that the terminal device receives data based on the transmission type and the transmission parameter; and at least one state of the indication field indicates that the transmission type is a first multiuser superposition transmission type, or at least one state of the indication field indicates that the transmission type is a third multiuser superposition transmission type. Based on the message processing method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, transmission efficiency of a system can be increased.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless communication method and a device. The wireless communication method includes: determining, by a base station, a transmission mode used to send data to a terminal in a current scheduling period, where the transmission mode is one of a paired transmission mode or a non-paired transmission mode; and sending, by the base station to the terminal, information indicating a terminal type corresponding to the transmission mode. According to the method and device, the terminal may perform corresponding processing according to the transmission mode, thereby improving processing efficiency. For example, the terminal may select an adaptive receiving algorithm to demodulate a signal, to improve demodulation efficiency and accuracy.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a communication method, an apparatus, and a system. The communication method includes: receiving, by a base station, uplink data sent by a terminal device; decoding the uplink data; and sending, by the base station, feedback information of the uplink data. The feedback information is used to indicate a decoding status of the uplink data, and carries information about an identifier. The identifier includes an identity of the terminal device or an identifier of the uplink data. In this way, the terminal device is prevented from receiving incorrect feedback information during conflicting transmission.

Abstract: The present application discloses a control information sending method that includes: determining, by the user equipment, a first pattern from a preset set of patterns, wherein the pattern corresponds to an aggregation level for control information in each subframe of multiple subframes, and/or a resource indicator for a resource that is used for the control information in each subframe of the multiple subframes; and acquiring, by the user equipment, the control information mapped on the resource in each subframe of the multiple subframes according to the first pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for enhanced transmission of control information, user equipment, a base station, and a communications system. The method includes: determining a first parameter for enhanced transmission of control information. Between a base station and UE, a kth subframe after a last subframe in enhanced transmission of control information may be preset as a start subframe in enhanced transmission of a PDSCH, a jth subframe after the last subframe in enhanced transmission of the control information may be preset as a start subframe in enhanced transmission of a PUSCH, and a start subframe in enhanced transmission of the control information is preset, where the subframes may also be radio frames. Therefore, the user equipment can accurately determine the last subframe and/or radio frame occupied by the control information, thereby ensuring performance of the PDSCH or PUSCH.

Abstract: This application provides an information transmission method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: determining a first frequency resource, where the first frequency resource is a frequency resource used to send first information in an enhanced manner; determining a second frequency resource, where the second frequency resource is a frequency resource used to send second information or send second information in an enhanced manner; and when there is an overlapping frequency resource between the first frequency resource and the second frequency resource, sending, in an available subframe for sending the first information in an enhanced manner, the first information in an enhanced manner by using the first frequency resource, where the available subframe is one or more subframes other than a subframe in a subframe set for sending the second information or sending the second information in an enhanced manner.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transmission method for a common message and a device, which relates to a field of communication technologies and is invented for effectively ensuring that both a low cost MTC terminal and a normal LTE terminal may reliably receive the common message. The method for the common message includes: determining, by a network device, common message transmission time instances X corresponding to a terminal device, wherein the common message transmission time instances X are a part of cell common message transmission time instances; and transmitting, by the network device, a common message at the common message transmission time instances X corresponding to the terminal device. The present disclosure may be used in an M2M application based on an LTE network.

Abstract: A control information format processing method, a base station, and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining a control information format of downlink control information; in response to determining that the control information format of the downlink control information is a first control information format, determining that a first field included in the downlink control information corresponding to the first control information format indicates a valid setting; or in response to determining that the control information format of the downlink control information is a second control information format, determining that a second field included in the downlink control information corresponding to the second control information format indicates an invalid setting; and sending the downlink control information to a user equipment (UE).

Abstract: An embodiment of this application provides a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a base station, a random access preamble sequence sent by a terminal; and sending, by the base station, a media access control MAC packet data unit PDU to the terminal based on the random access preamble sequence, where the MAC PDU includes a type indication field, and the type indication field is used to indicate a manner in which the terminal transmits data in first uplink information. In this embodiment of this application, a data transmission delay can be reduced.

Abstract: To facilitate sending a reference signal in a wireless communication environment, a transmitter sends a reference signal in a first time-frequency resource to a user equipment (UE); the transmitter sends data information in a first portion of a second time-frequency resource different from the first time-frequency resource to the UE; and the transmitter excludes data information from being sent in a second portion of the second time-frequency resource. The second portion of the second time-frequency resource is designated for use by another transmitter for sending another reference signal to the UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a downlink control signaling sending method and device. The method includes: determining, by a base station, a first transmission type of a first terminal device and a second transmission type of a second terminal device; and sending demodulation information to the first terminal device according to the first transmission type and the second transmission type by using downlink control signaling, where the demodulation information is used to instruct the first terminal device to demodulate a transmission signal of the first terminal device that is received by the first terminal device. In this way, content of the demodulation information to be sent is specifically determined, so as to effectively resolve a problem that, during pairing at a plurality of layers, when different power ratios are configured on different subbands, a large amount of signaling needs to be consumed for notification to the first terminal device.

Abstract: This application provides a signal sending method, a signal receiving method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: generating, by a terminal device, OFDM symbols; and sending, by the terminal device, at least two OFDM symbols to a network device in a first time unit, and sending at least two OFDM symbols to the network device in a second time unit. Phase offsets of the OFDM symbols in the first time unit are equal to phase offsets of the OFDM symbols in the second time unit, the phase offset of a first OFDM symbol in the first time unit is not equal to the phase offset of at least one OFDM symbol other than the first OFDM symbol in the first time unit, and duration of the first time unit is the same as duration of the second time unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a channel estimation method, a base station, user equipment UE, and a system. The method includes: setting up, by a base station, a connection to user equipment UE; and sending, to the UE, notification information indicating that the UE is in a radio remote scenario, where the notification information is used to instruct the UE to perform channel estimation by using a channel estimation algorithm applicable to the radio remote scenario, and the channel estimation algorithm is used to perform channel estimation on a signal that is obtained after downlink signals from multiple radio remote units RRUs are superposed. The UE can perform channel estimation by using the appropriate channel estimation algorithm, to effectively improve accuracy of the channel estimation, thereby effectively improving a downlink data throughput of the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an information transmission method and device. The method includes: reporting, by a UE, a CQI value to an eNB; receiving, by the UE, an MCS value sent by the eNB, where the MCS value is determined by the eNB according to the CQI value; and receiving, by the UE, PDSCH data according to the MCS value, where the CQI value and the MCS value are determined according to a second set of tables, where a modulation scheme that can be supported by the second set of tables is higher than 64QAM. The embodiments of the present invention can improve system performance and reduce waste of feedback resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to channel transmission methods, base stations, and terminal devices. One example method includes receiving a first channel from a network device, determining a frame structure used between the network device and a terminal device according to relationship between a transmission parameter set of the first channel and the frame structure, and communicating with the network device according to the frame structure.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for implementing channel measurement are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: determining an antenna port subset, which is required to be measured, for a UE according to current state information of the user equipment UE; and informing the UE to perform channel measurement for the subset of antenna ports that is required to be measured and feed back channel state information. Through the present invention, when the state information of the UE meets a certain condition, the UE measures only the reference signals of a part of antenna ports, and feeds back channel state information for this part of antenna ports. Therefore, the overhead generated by the feedback of the UE to the channel state information is reduced.

Abstract: The present application discloses a control information sending method that includes: determining, by the user equipment, a first pattern from a preset set of patterns, wherein the pattern corresponds to an aggregation level for control information in each subframe of multiple subframes, and/or a resource indicator for a resource that is used for the control information in each subframe of the multiple subframes; and acquiring, by the user equipment, the control information mapped on the resource in each subframe of the multiple subframes according to the first pattern.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a communication method based on non-orthogonal transmission, and a device. The method includes: receiving, by first user equipment UE, first downlink control information sent by a base station, where the first downlink control information includes a downlink control parameter of the first UE and an index of a radio network temporary identifier RNTI of second UE; receiving, by the first UE, second downlink control information sent by the base station; and obtaining, by the first UE, a data signal of the first UE according to the index of the RNTI of the second UE, the downlink control parameter of the second UE, the data signal of the associated user equipment group, and the downlink control parameter of the first UE. Signaling overheads can be reduced according to embodiments of the present invention.

Abstract: Example control information format processing methods, base stations, and apparatuses are described herein. One example method includes determining a control information format of downlink control information. When the control information format of the downlink control information is a first control information format, a first field included in the downlink control information corresponding to the first control information format indicates a valid setting. When the control information format of the downlink control information is a second control information format, a second field included in the downlink control information corresponding to the second control information format indicates an invalid setting. The downlink control information is then sent to user equipment (UE).

Abstract: A semi-orthogonal transmission-based communication method and a device, with the method including receiving, by first user equipment, downlink control information sent by a base station, where the downlink control information includes at least one of downlink control parameter of the first user equipment, pairing layer information of the first user equipment, modulation scheme information of second user equipment, power allocation information, an identifier of the first user equipment, or pairing information, and receiving, by the first user equipment, a data signal of an associated user equipment group that is sent by the base station, by the first user equipment, the data signal of the first user equipment according to the downlink control information and the data signal of the associated user equipment group.