Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and discloses a method and an apparatus for indicating a number of repetitions, so that a configuration of a number of repetitions of an SRS and/or a PUSCH is more adaptive to a channel change. The method includes: A network device sends DCI to a terminal device, where the DCI includes first indication information, and the first indication information indicates a number of repetitions of an SRS and/or a PUSCH. Because the DCI has a faster update process than RRC signaling, and overheads are smaller than those of the RRC signaling, the network side device may flexibly configure the number of repetitions of the SRS and/or the PUSCH by using the DCI, to better adapt to the channel change, and further improve a channel estimation capability and signal demodulation performance.

Abstract: A method includes: sending first indication information to a terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate K consecutive time units, K is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and uplink data carried in at least two of the K time units is different; receiving a first uplink reference signal from the terminal device in at least one of the K time units; and performing joint channel estimation in the K time units based on the first uplink reference signal.

Abstract: This application provides example communication methods and apparatuses. One example communication method includes generating a downlink reference signal sequence, where the downlink reference signal sequence is used to indicate to at least one terminal device whether to be activated within on duration time. The downlink reference signal sequence is sent to the at least one terminal device.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving first signaling, wherein the first signaling comprises demodulation reference signal DMRS patterns configured for N time units, each DMRS pattern is used to indicate a quantity of DMRSs in each time unit, the quantity of DMRSs in each time unit is a total quantity of time domain symbols occupied by all DMRSs in the time unit, DMRSs configured for at least two of the N time units occupy different total quantities of time domain symbols, and N is a positive integer greater than 1; and receiving or sending data in the N time units based on the total quantity of time domain symbols occupied by all the DMRSs in each time unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses example data transmission methods and apparatuses. One example method includes determining first downlink control information (DCI) by a network device. The first DCI is sent to n terminal devices by the network device, where the first DCI includes information for the n terminal devices to perform data transmission, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

Abstract: An embodiment method includes: determining, by a terminal device, at least one parameter based on first MCS information after receiving the first MCS information, where the at least one parameter is used to indicate a first reference signal pattern, so that the terminal device sends an uplink reference signal based on the first reference signal pattern; and determining, by a network device, the at least one parameter based on the first MCS information, where the at least one parameter is used to indicate the first reference signal pattern, so that the network device receives the uplink reference signal based on the first reference signal pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A network device sends first information to a terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate transport block size TBS configuration information and/or redundancy version RV configuration information, the TBS configuration information is used to configure a first transport block size TBS, and the RV configuration information is used to configure first RV information. The network device receives a transport block from the terminal device, or the network device sends a transport block to the terminal device, where a TBS of the transport block is the first TBS, and/or RV information of the transport block is the first RV information. The network device may expand a TBS and/or refine an RV by using the TBS configuration information and/or the RV configuration information, thereby improving a spectral efficiency when the TB is transmitted.