Abstract: This application discloses a resource mapping method and an apparatus. The method includes the following steps: receiving, by user equipment, a first resource message sent by a base station, where the first resource message includes a transmission time unit and an offset value corresponding to the transmission time unit; and determining, by the user equipment, a time-frequency resource location of a physical channel or a physical signal in the transmission time unit based on the transmission time unit and the offset value. The technical solutions provided in this application have an advantage of avoiding interference between two carriers.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communications method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal device, first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to configure a BWP set; the BWP set includes a first BWP and a second BWP; and the first BWP is used for communication between the first terminal device and the network device, and the second BWP is used for communication between the first terminal device and a second terminal device; and communicating, by the first terminal device, on at least one first BWP and/or at least one second BWP in the BWP set. The foregoing method provides a BWP configuration idea and method, so that the first terminal device can communicate on the first BWP and the second BWP at the same time.

Abstract: This application provides a resource configuration method and an apparatus. The method includes: A first terminal device determines a sidelink resource of a bandwidth part BWP, and performs sidelink communication with a second terminal device on the BWP based on the sidelink resource. According to the resource configuration method and the apparatus provided in this application, power of a terminal device is saved when sidelink communication is performed, and a more flexible resource configuration and a more flexible signal receiving and sending manner are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: determining, according to a fractional physical resource block (F-PRB) resource index allocated to UE and according to a quantity of F-PRBs included in each physical resource block PRB pair, an antenna port used to send data to the UE; sending downlink control information (DCI) to the UE, where a transmission format of the DCI is DCI 1A, and carries the F-PRB resource index that is allocated to the UE; and sending the data to the UE by using the antenna port.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and a related apparatus. The method includes determining, by a first node, a transmission periodicity, where the transmission periodicity includes a first time unit and a second time unit. In the transmission periodicity, data of a first service is transmitted in only the first time unit, and a physical signal is transmitted in the second time unit. The method further includes transmitting, by the first node, the data of the first service in the first time unit, and/or transmitting the physical signal in the second time unit.

Abstract: This application provides a resource allocation method which includes: determining a first location of a first frequency domain resource; determining a second location of at least one bandwidth part based on the first location and an offset between the first location and the second location; determining the at least one bandwidth part based on the second location of the at least one bandwidth part and a bandwidth size of the at least one bandwidth part; and transmitting at least one of physical signal information and physical channel information in a first bandwidth part, where the first bandwidth part includes one or more bandwidth parts in the at least one bandwidth part.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, devices and systems that limit a number of DCI payload sizes in order to limit the complexity of processing needed to perform blind decoding of the DCI payload. Various embodiments are provided that limit the number of DCI payload sizes. A base station determines the payload sizes to be used for a given time slot and once generated, transmits the DCI to one or more UEs. The UE is responsible for receiving the DCI and performing blind decoding to decode the information intended for the UE. In some embodiments, limiting the number of payload sizes may result in some DCI content that is smaller than the allotted DCI payload size being padded with zero bits to fill the allotted DCI payload size.

Abstract: A method includes: determining, by an access network device, at least one piece of downlink control information, where the downlink control information includes at least one slot format indication; and sending, by the access network device, the downlink control information to a group of user equipment on a group common downlink control channel, where the group of user equipment operates in M bandwidth parts, the at least one slot format indication is used to indicate a slot format corresponding to N numerologies of the M bandwidth parts, and both N and M are positive integers greater than 1.

Abstract: A method, system, and device to obtain a basic subcarrier spacing, or a channel bandwidth, or a maximum transmission bandwidth, or a usable subcarrier spacing set via a predefined mapping rule is provided. In an embodiment, a method in a network component to determine a system numerology includes determining, by the network component, one or more subcarrier spacing options from a candidate subcarrier spacing set that is associated with a carrier frequency band. The method also includes transmitting, by the network component, a signal indicating to one or more UEs one or more subcarrier spacing options from the candidate subcarrier spacing set.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method, an apparatus, and a system, and relate to the field of communications technologies, to resolve a problem that two carriers cannot be deployed overlapping with each other. The method includes: determining a transmission time unit pattern corresponding to a slot set, where the transmission time unit pattern is used to indicate a symbol location at which a transmission time unit in a slot in the slot set is located, and a quantity of symbols included in the transmission time unit is less than a quantity of symbols included in the slot; and sending a notification message to a terminal device, where the notification message includes information about the slot set and information about the transmission time unit pattern, and the information about the transmission time unit is used to indicate the transmission time unit pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method, a communications apparatus, and a communications system, to determine a physical resource block (PRB) grid when a center frequency of a synchronization signal (SS) is inconsistent with a center frequency of a carrier. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, an SS from a network device; determining, by the terminal, a first PRB grid based on the SS; receiving, by the terminal, first indication information from the network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first frequency offset between the first PRB grid and a second PRB grid; and determining, by the terminal, the second PRB grid based on the first PRB grid and the first frequency offset.

Abstract: The middle subcarrier of the baseband OFDM signal of each numerology may need to be shifted appropriately with respect to other numerologies to comply with a nested grid. These shifts can be signalled to the UE with an associated overhead. Methods and systems are provided to reduce overhead for OFDM communication. Reduced overhead can translate into increased bandwidth for the system, and/or reduced power/battery consumption in the UE. A transmitter generates an OFDM signal associated with a first subcarrier spacing of a first numerology (?), a middle subcarrier frequency of a set of usable resource blocks (RBs) of the first numerology being offset from a carrier frequency by a first offset having a value (k0,x?) in units of subcarriers, the value of the first offset being defined by a specific formula. The transmitter transmits the OFDM signal according to the first subcarrier spacing and the first offset.

Abstract: A method for a multicast service is provided. In this example, the method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a control format including a resource allocation field from a base station (BS), the resource allocation field indicating a starting resource block (RB) index and an RB range, obtaining a set of RBs allocated for a multicast physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on a starting RB location and the RB range; wherein the starting RB location is associated with the stating RB index and at least one of a reference RB location or an assigned sub-band; and transmitting or receiving, by the UE, data over at least one RB of the set of RBs allocated for the multicast PDSCH or PUSCH.

Abstract: This application provides a sidelink resource configuration method and apparatus. The method includes: configuring, by a network device, sidelink bandwidth part (SL BWP) configuration information for a terminal device, where the SL BWP configuration information is used to indicate a common first parameter of M resource pools in the SL BWP; and configuring, by the terminal device, the M resource pools in the SL BWP based on the SL BWP configuration information in a process of configuring the resource pools in the SL BWP, where the M resource pools have at least one same parameter, and the at least one parameter is determined based on the first parameter. Therefore, communication between different terminal devices can be implemented by configuring the resource pools in the SL BWP.

Abstract: An embodiment provides an information monitoring method, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes: allocating, by a network device, a first frequency domain resource to a terminal, where the first frequency domain resource is used as a bandwidth part of the terminal; obtaining, by the network device, a bandwidth capability of the terminal, and determining, based on the bandwidth capability and the first frequency domain resource, a second frequency domain resource allocated to the terminal, where the second frequency domain resource is used by the terminal to monitor common information; and sending, by the network device, indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate the second frequency domain resource. According to embodiments, common information and information about a terminal can be simultaneously monitored, thereby improving information monitoring efficiency.

Abstract: This application provides a data communication method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. In one embodiment, the terminal receives a first demodulation reference signal based on a first physical resource block index, wherein the first physical resource block index is associated with a first location in frequency domain, and the first demodulation reference signal is usable for demodulating a first downlink control channel, wherein a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) resource associated with the first downlink control channel is configured by a physical broadcast channel (PBCH); and the terminal receives a second demodulation reference signal based on a second physical resource block index, wherein the second physical resource block index is associated with a second location in frequency domain, and the second demodulation reference signal is usable for demodulating a second downlink control channel other than the first downlink control channel.

Abstract: Embodiments described provide a data transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: sending, by a network device, control information corresponding to target data to a terminal device on a control resource, where the control resource and a data resource have a correspondence, and the control resource is used by the terminal device to determine the data resource on which the target data is received; and sending, by the network device based on the correspondence, the target data to the terminal device on the data resource. In the embodiments, after sending the control information corresponding to the target data on the control resource, the network device can send the target data on the data resource based on the correspondence between the control resource and the data resource, so that terminal devices having different bandwidth capabilities are able to receive the target data.

Abstract: A time domain resource configuration method, an apparatus, and a system are provided, to send, by a network device, time domain resource allocation indication information to a terminal device. The time domain resource allocation indication information is used to indicate N1 time domain resource allocations, where N1 is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The N1 time domain resource allocations may be used to determine N2 candidate time domain resources, where N2 is an integer greater than NI.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for wireless communication in which a downlink control information (DCI) is transmitted in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a first bandwidth part (BWP). A UE is responsible for determining a starting resource block (RB) for a data transmission allocated by the DCI based on a value of a frequency domain resource allocation field in the DCI, a reference RB, and a reference size of a second BWP. The data transmission can then be transmitted, in the case of, for example, PUSCH, by a UE or received, in the case of, for example, PDSCH.

Abstract: In a control channel resource transmission method, user equipment (UE) obtains a configuration parameter in a candidate control channel set according to a preset protocol and/or higher-layer signaling sent by a base station, where the higher-layer signaling is used to notify the configuration parameter. The UE determines an antenna port according to the obtained configuration parameter, and then receives, through the antenna port, a control channel or a control channel element sent by the base station. The base station determines the antenna port according to the same configuration parameter as that of the user equipment, and sends, by using the antenna port, the control channel or the control channel element to the user equipment.