Abstract: A method includes: a first terminal apparatus receives first uplink grant information, where a time-frequency resource corresponding to the first uplink grant information is used for uplink transmission of a second terminal apparatus; the first terminal apparatus determines a beam direction based on the first uplink grant information; and when the beam direction meets a preset condition, the first terminal apparatus sends uplink data on the time-frequency resource.

Abstract: A method includes: a second terminal apparatus receives first indication information from a first terminal apparatus, where the first indication information indicates that the first terminal apparatus requests to send data to a network device. The second terminal apparatus may further send second indication information to the network device, where the second indication information may indicate that the first terminal apparatus sends the data to the network device. Therefore, the network device may learn, based on the second indication information from the second terminal apparatus, that the first terminal apparatus is to send uplink data, to avoid blind detection performed by the network device due to uncertainty about whether there is uplink transmission of the first terminal apparatus, so that receiving performance of the network device can be improved, and processing complexity of the network device can be reduced.

Abstract: A network device sends downlink control information to a first terminal device. The downlink control information includes: time domain resource information, where the time domain resource is a time domain resource on which a first data channel is located; and frequency domain resource information, where the frequency domain resources are a frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located. The second data channel is located on a time domain resource different from the time domain resource on which the first data channel is located. The first terminal device receives, on the determined time domain resource and frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method may include detecting, by a network device, a first signal in an uplink signal. The method may also include determining, by the network device, a signal structure of the uplink signal based on a result of detecting the first signal. Furthermore, the method may include receiving, by the network device, the uplink signal based on the signal structure, and/or responding to the uplink signal based on the signal structure. According to the data transmission method in the embodiments of this application, before receiving data, the network device can determine the signal structure, used by the terminal device, of the uplink signal, and then use a corresponding receiving method to avoid complexity and a reliability risk that are caused by completely blind detection performed by the network device.

Abstract: A user equipment receives first indication information from a network device, where the first indication information indicates a status of each resource block group in a grant-free GF resource, the GF resource includes one or more resource block groups, each resource block group includes at least one resource block, and a status of one resource block group includes a congested state or an idle state. The user equipment performs first communication with the network device by using a first resource, where the first resource is determined based on the first indication information, and the first resource is at least one resource block group in the GF resource.

Abstract: A data transmission method and apparatus to reduce terminal power consumption and ensure transmission reliability during uplink data transmission is provided. The method includes: A terminal transmits first uplink data to a network device on a non-dynamically scheduled resource. The terminal receives response information for the first uplink data from the network device, where the response information is used to indicate whether the first uplink data is successfully received. The response information is further used to indicate whether the terminal monitors a physical downlink control channel PDCCH under a configured condition. If the response information indicates the terminal not to monitor the PDCCH under the configured condition, the response information may be further used to indicate to transmit second uplink data by using the non-dynamically scheduled resource under the configured condition.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a preamble transmission method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: A terminal device obtains first information. The first information includes at least one of the following: historical timing advance TA information, geographical location information, or power information of the terminal device. The terminal device determines one group of preambles from KG groups of preambles based on the first information. KG is an integer greater than 1, a total quantity of preambles in the KG groups of preambles is positively correlated with a quantity of preamble cyclic shifts, and the quantity of preamble cyclic shifts is positively correlated with the quantity KG of groups of preambles. The terminal device sends a first preamble in the one group of preambles to a network device.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus to prevent a network device from frequently configuring signatures for a terminal device, and to reduce signaling overheads and power consumption of the network device and the terminal device. A terminal device determines a first downlink signal from a plurality of downlink signals. The terminal device determines, based on the first downlink signal, at least one signature from a plurality of signatures that have a mapping relationship or an association relationship with the plurality of downlink signals. The terminal device sends data by using the at least one signature.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method and an apparatus. A principle of the method is as follows: A spreading factor of a spreading block is adjusted based on available resource elements REs in a time-frequency resource block, then, the spreading block is generated by using the adjusted spreading factor, and finally, the generated spreading block is mapped to the available resource elements in the time-frequency resource block for sending. In this way, a requirement that “locations of spreading blocks of a plurality of users need to be aligned” can be satisfied, and no complex symbol is discarded, so that detection performance of the spreading blocks is ensured.

Abstract: A communication method for reducing resource overheads and improving decoding efficiency, is applied to a communication system. The method includes: a terminal device sends resource reservation information, where the resource reservation information is used to reserve a grant-free resource; and the terminal device sends data on an actually reserved grant-free resource.

Abstract: A frequency hopping pattern indication method and an apparatus are provided to reduce interference between users. In the method, a network device may indicate a frequency hopping pattern to a first terminal device which performs communication based on the frequency hopping pattern. The frequency hopping pattern indicates a frequency band occupied when the first terminal device performs communication at a frequency hopping moment. The first terminal device collides with any other terminal device at a maximum of one frequency hopping moment in one period. A first period corresponds to more than two frequency hopping moments and more than two frequency bands.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes obtaining a first sequence, determining a first element in the first sequence, and performing data transmission with a network device in one frequency hopping cycle based on a frequency corresponding to an element in the first sequence. The first sequence includes Q elements that correspond to Q different frequencies. Q is a positive integer greater than 1. A first frequency corresponding to a first terminal device at a first frequency hopping moment, and corresponding to the first element. A second frequency corresponding to the first terminal device at an ith frequency hopping moment, and corresponding to a second element obtained by cyclically moving from the first element in a left or right direction for i?1 times according to a specified rule, and i is a positive integer from 2 to M, and M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

Abstract: An uplink dynamic grant-free transmission method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: a terminal receives downlink control information sent by a base station, where the downlink control information includes a plurality of pieces of indication information, each piece of indication information corresponds to one type 2 configured grant configuration, the indication information is used to indicate the terminal to perform an operation on the type 2 configured grant configuration corresponding to the indication information, and the operation includes: activating, deactivating, or maintaining a state; and then the terminal performs corresponding operations on the plurality of type 2 configured grant configurations based on the downlink control information.

Abstract: A first communication apparatus receives resource configuration information from a second communication apparatus, where the resource configuration information includes a first resource that is configured by the second communication apparatus for the first communication apparatus for data transmission. The first communication apparatus releases, based on a preset condition, a second resource to which a first synchronization signal block SSB is mapped, where the second resource is a dedicated resource of the first communication apparatus, and the first resource includes the second resource.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus, the method including sending, by a terminal device, a random access request to a network device, where the random access request includes a random access preamble, control information, and user data, the terminal device is in an inactive state, and the control information includes at least a connection identifier and an authentication identifier, receiving, by the terminal device, a random access response sent by the network device, and performing, by the terminal device, a state transition AND/OR operation corresponding to a message format of the random access response.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of wireless communication technologies. A terminal device receives configuration information, which indicates that one first combination is mapped to a plurality of downlink reference signals, and one first combination is mapped to a plurality of second combinations. The terminal device then determines a mapping relationship between a first combination and downlink reference signals, a mapping relationship between a first combination and second combinations, and a mapping relationship between second combinations and downlink reference signals based on the configuration information. Next, a first preamble is sent on a first RO included in a first combination, and a first uplink reference signal is sent on a first PO included in a second combination. The selected first combination has a mapping relationship with the selected second combination. A selected downlink reference signal group is indicated by the selected first combination.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and an apparatus, to reduce a quantity of times of repeated transmission of data, reduce power consumption of a terminal device, save transmission resources, and maintain a high time diversity gain. The method includes: A network device sends first information, and a terminal device receives the first information, where the first information is used to configure K repeated transmission occasions. The network device and the terminal device repeatedly transmit first data on N repeated transmission occasions in the K repeated transmission occasions, where the N repeated transmission occasions are discontinuous in time domain, K is an integer greater than 1, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than K.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method may include detecting, by a network device, a first signal in an uplink signal. The method may also include determining, by the network device, a signal structure of the uplink signal based on a result of detecting the first signal. Furthermore, the method may include receiving, by the network device, the uplink signal based on the signal structure, and/or responding to the uplink signal based on the signal structure. According to the data transmission method in the embodiments of this application, before receiving data, the network device can determine the signal structure, used by the terminal device, of the uplink signal, and then use a corresponding receiving method to avoid complexity and a reliability risk that are caused by completely blind detection performed by the network device.

Abstract: An uplink transmission methods and apparatuses to reduce a probability that a collision between a user equipment (UE) and another UE occurs when the UE sends uplink data, thereby improving network performance are described. A plurality of different preamble signals are sent to a network device by a user equipment (UE). A feedback signal of the network device in response to the plurality of preamble signals is received by the UE. The feedback signal in response to each preamble signal carries a timing advance (TA) corresponding to the preamble signal. A valid TA is determined by the UE from the plurality of received TAs. A parameter used for uplink transmission is determined by the UE based on a feedback signal carrying the valid TA or a preamble signal corresponding to the valid TA. Uplink data are sent according to the parameter by the UE.

Abstract: A sequence sending method and an apparatus, to reduce a probability of a sequence conflict. The method includes: a terminal device sends, in a first time period, a first sequence to a network device, where the first sequence is determined based on a first parameter; the terminal device performs scrambling processing on a second sequence based on the first parameter, to generate a scrambled second sequence; the terminal device sends, in a second time period, the scrambled second sequence to the network device; the terminal device performs scrambling processing on an Nth sequence based on an (N?1)th parameter, to generate a scrambled Nth sequence, where an (N?1)th sequence is determined based on the (N?1)th parameter, and N is an integer greater than 2; and the terminal device sends, in an Nth time period, the scrambled Nth sequence to the network device.