Abstract: Disclosed is an arithmetic encoding method based on a semantic source, which is applied to an encoder. In this method, a preset encoding interval of the semantic source and a syntax symbol sequence containing syntax symbols are obtained. For each syntax symbol of the syntax symbols, a target synonymous subset of the syntax symbol is determined from preset synonymous subsets of the syntax symbol. The target synonymous subset of the syntax symbol is encoded according to the preset encoding interval through an arithmetic encoding algorithm to obtain an encoded result sequence corresponding to the syntax symbol sequence. After obtaining a sequence length of the syntax symbol sequence, the sequence length and the encoded result sequence are sent to a decoder for decoding.

Abstract: A multiple access method includes: obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), first source information; extracting a semantic feature of the first source information to obtain a first semantic feature sequence; performing a joint source-channel coding on the first semantic feature sequence to obtain a first semantic information sequence; mapping the first semantic information sequence into preset time-frequency resources of an uplink multiple access channel; and transmitting the first semantic information sequence through the uplink multiple access channel.