- determining to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to receiving the indication information;
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- determining not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to receiving the indication information;
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- determining to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to not receiving the indication information;
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- determining not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to not receiving the indication information.

In some embodiments, the terminal may determine whether the indication information is received before the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data. In this way, it is possible to determine whether to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the indication information may be used to indict the terminal whether there is non-control channel scheduling data for the terminal at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data. That is, the indication information may be used to indicate to receive the non-control channel scheduling data, or the indication information may be used to indicate not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data.

In some embodiments, in case of receiving the indication information, it is determined to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset receiving moment. For example, those embodiments may be applied to scenarios with infrequent interaction, where the non-control channel scheduling data is received at the preset receiving moment only when the indication information is received.

In some further embodiments, in case of receiving the indication information, it is determined not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset receiving moment. For example, those embodiments may be applied in scenarios with frequent interaction, where the preset receiving moment is skipped, and there is no need to receive the non-control channel scheduling data only when the indication information is received.

In yet other embodiments, in case of not receiving the indication information, it is determined to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset receiving moment. For example, those embodiments may be applied to scenarios with frequent interaction, where the non-control channel scheduling data is received at the preset receiving moment as long as no indication information is received.

In still other embodiments, in case of not receiving the indication information, it is determined not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset receiving moment. For example, those embodiments may be applied to scenarios with frequent interaction, where the preset receiving moment is skipped, and there is no need to receive the non-control channel scheduling data only when the indication information is received.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, it may be determined whether the indication information is received before each preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data, or determined whether the indication information is received before the predetermined preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

The method for transmitting the non-control channel scheduling data based on the indication information provided in embodiments of the present disclosure is performed by the terminal, and includes:

receiving the indication information before a preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data; in which the indication information is configured to indicate whether the non-control channel scheduling data is received.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the indication information may include an indicator or a character field. In case that the indicator or the character field is set as a first value, the indicator or the character field is used to indicate the terminal to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data. In case that the indicator or the character field is set as a second value, the indicator or the character field is used to indicate the terminal not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the indication information may be used to indicate the terminal whether there is non-control channel scheduling data for the terminal at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine whether the indication information is received before each preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data, and it is also possible to determine whether the indication information is received before the predetermined preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

Referring to FIG. 2, another method for transmitting non-control channel scheduling data based on indication information provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is further described below.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating another method for transmitting non-control channel scheduling data based on indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is performed by a terminal. The solution shown in FIG. 2 may be implemented separately or in combination with any one of embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 2, the method for transmitting the non-control channel scheduling data based on the indication information includes the following steps.

In step 201, a time interval between a first moment of receiving the indication information and a second moment of receiving corresponding non-control channel scheduling data is determined.

The second moment of receiving the corresponding non-control channel scheduling data may refer to a preset receiving moment that is after the first moment of receiving the indication information and closest to the first moment.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, since a certain time period is required for the terminal to receive and parse the indication information, a certain time interval is required between the first moment of receiving the indication information at the terminal and the second moment of receiving the corresponding non-control channel scheduling data at the terminal, so that the terminal may effectively read the corresponding indication information before each preset receiving moment arrives, so as to reliably determine whether it is required to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the corresponding preset receiving moment.

It should be noted that the time interval between the first moment and the second moment may be configured by network managers according to actual application needs and application scenarios. Therefore, the terminal may obtain the time interval between the first moment and the second moment from the network configuration information, and then determine each first moment of receiving the indication information according to each preset receiving moment and the time interval determined between the first moment and the second moment, so as to receive the indication information at each first moment.

Furthermore, since factors such as a load capacity of the terminal, a network configuration, and a communication protocol may affect a processing speed of the indication information at the network and the terminal, the time interval between the first moment and the second moment may be determined according to the load capacity of the terminal, the network configuration, the communication protocol and the like. In one possible implementation of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned step 201 may include:

determining the time interval between the first moment of receiving the indication information and the second moment of receiving the corresponding non-control channel scheduling data according to at least one of parameters, in which at least one of the parameters is a load capability of the terminal, a network configuration, or a communication protocol.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine the time interval between the first moment of receiving the indication information and the second moment of receiving the corresponding non-control channel scheduling data according to at least one of the load capability of the terminal, the network configuration, or the communication protocol.

In one possible implementation, the time interval between the first moment and the second moment may be predetermined in a communication protocol, so the terminal may obtain a communication protocol between the terminal and the base station, and obtain the time interval between the first moment and the second moment from the communication protocol.

In another possible implementation, the time interval between the first moment and the second moment may be configured via network, so the terminal may obtain the time interval between the first moment and the second moment from the network configuration information.

In still another possible implementation, the load capacity of the terminal may affect a parsing speed of parsing the indication information at the terminal, so the terminal may determine the time interval between the first moment and the second moment according to the load capacity of the terminal.

In yet another possible implementation, since the time interval included in the communication protocol and the network configuration information may be set by the base station according to the current communication protocol and network configuration, without considering the load capacity of the terminal. Therefore, after obtaining the time interval between the first moment and the second moment from the communication protocol or the network configuration information, the terminal may correct the time interval obtained according to its own load capacity to make the time interval corrected adapt to its own load capacity.

It should be noted that a way for determining the time interval between the first moment and the second moment may include but are not limited to the above-listed situations. In actual applications, the way for determining the time interval may be set according to actual needs and specific service scenarios, which is not limited in embodiments of the present disclosure.

In step 202, before the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data, it is determined whether the indication information is received. The indication information is configured to indicate parameters of the terminal related to reception of the non-control channel scheduling data.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine whether the indication information is received before each preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data, and it is also possible to determine whether the indication information is received before the predetermined preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

In some embodiments, determining whether the indication information is received includes:

- determining to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to receiving the indication information;
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- determining not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to receiving the indication information;
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- determining to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to not receiving the indication information;
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- determining not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to not receiving the indication information.

In some embodiments, determining whether the indication information is received includes:

receiving the indication information before the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data, in which the indication information is used to indicate whether to receive the non-control channel scheduling data.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the indication information may include an indicator or a character field. In case that the indicator or the character field is set as a first value, the indicator or the character field is used to indicate the terminal to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data. In case that the indicator or the character field is set as a second value, the indicator or the character field is used to indicate the terminal not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data. It should be noted that the method for transmitting the non-control channel scheduling data based on the indication information in embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to any terminal. The terminal may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to users. The terminal may be communicated with one or more core networks through a radio access network (RAN). The terminal may be an Internet of Things terminal, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or called a “cellular” phone), and a computer with an Internet of Things terminal, such as a fixed device, a portable device, a pocket device, a handheld device, a computer built-in device or a vehicle mounted device. For example, the terminal may be a station (STA), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, or a user equipment (UE). Alternatively, the terminal may be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the terminal may be a vehicle mounted device, such as a vehicular computer with a wireless communication function or a wireless terminal connected to an external vehicular computer. Alternatively, the terminal may be a roadside device, such as a street light, a signal light, or other roadside devices with wireless communication functions.

It should be noted that in LTE/NR communication services, the introduction of a mechanism for scheduling data on non-control channels avoids demodulation of the PDCCH by the terminal to reduce power consumption of the terminal. Since a service period of the terminal may not match with a period supported by a mechanism for non-control channel scheduling data, the network generally sets a period for the terminal to obtain scheduling data as a relatively small value, so as to reduce transmission delay. However, since not all scheduling data contains useful service data, it is not only easy to obtain useless data that does not contain service data when the period of obtaining scheduling data at the terminal is small, but also power consumption is high, which cannot reduce the power consumption of the terminal.

The parameters related to reception of the non-control channel scheduling data may refer to parameters used to indicate whether the terminal needs to receive the non-control channel scheduling data.

The non-control channel scheduling data may be SPS information, or configured grant scheduling information, etc., which is not limited in embodiments of the present disclosure.

The preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data may be determined according to a preconfigured period of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

It should be noted that since a basic principle of a mechanism of the non-control channel scheduling data is that the network may configure in advance a period for the base station to send the non-control channel scheduling data, a period for the terminal to receive the non-control channel scheduling data, as well as a size of a data packet, a data transmission format and the like. Therefore, the terminal may determine each preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data according to the period of receiving non-control channel scheduling data contained in the network configuration information, and the base station may determine each preset moment of sending the non-control channel scheduling data according to the period of sending the non-control channel scheduling data contained in the network configuration information.

The indication information includes at least one of first information for instructing the terminal to receive the non-control channel scheduling data, or second information for instructing the terminal not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data.

In one possible implementation, in case that the terminal needs to receive the non-control channel scheduling data and in case that the terminal does not need to receive the non-control channel scheduling data, the base station may send the indication information to the terminal, and use different values to indicate whether the terminal receives the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset receiving moment. Therefore, the indication information may include the first information for instructing the terminal to receive the non-control channel scheduling data, and the second information for instructing the terminal not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data. The first information is different from the second information.

In another possible implementation, the base station may send the indication information to the terminal only when the terminal needs to receive the non-control channel scheduling data. Therefore, in this case, the indication information may only include the first information used to instruct the terminal to receive the non-control channel scheduling data. In case that the terminal does not need to receive control channel scheduling data, the terminal cannot obtain the indication information.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, the indication information is carried by a digital sequence.

Alternatively, in case that the indication information includes the first information and the second information, different digital sequences may be used to represent the first information and the second information. For example, the first information is 1, and the second information is 0. Alternatively, ZC sequences may be used to represent the indication information. For example, the first information is ZC sequence 1, and the second information is ZC sequence 2.

Alternatively, in case that the indication information only includes the first information, a digital sequence may be used to represent the first information. For example, the first information is 1. Alternatively, a ZC sequence may be used to represent the first information. For example, the first information is ZC sequence 1.

It should be noted that due to low self-correlation and cross-correlation of the digital sequences, the digital sequences are used to carry the indication information. In case that the terminal receives the indication information, the terminal may obtain the indication information without complex operations such as demodulation, thus improving the reading speed of the indication information at the terminal and saving power consumption of the terminal. In practical operations, a form of the digital sequence used to carry the indication information may be determined according to actual needs and specific application scenarios, which is not limited to a form of bits and ZC sequences listed above.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, after determining each preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data and the time interval between the first moment and the second time according to the preconfigured period of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data, the terminal may determine, as each first moment, a moment before each preset receiving moment whose difference with each preset receiving moment is the time interval, receive indication information at each first moment, and determine whether the non-control channel scheduling data needs to be received at the preset receiving moment according to the indication information received.

Specifically, in response to the indication information received being the first information, it may be determined that the terminal needs to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the corresponding preset receiving moment, so that the terminal may receive the non-control channel scheduling data in case that the corresponding preset receiving moment arrives. In response to the indication information received being the second information or not receiving the indication information, it may be determined that the terminal does not need to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the corresponding preset receiving moment. Therefore, in case that the corresponding preset receiving moment arrives, the non-control channel scheduling data may not be detected to reduce the frequency of receiving and parsing the non-control channel scheduling data at the terminal, and reduce the power consumption of the terminal.

It should be noted that the preset receiving moment corresponding to the indication information may be a preset receiving moment located after a moment of receiving the indication information and closest to the moment of receiving the indication information.

The method for transmitting the non-control channel scheduling data based on the indication information provided in embodiments of the present application may determine the time interval between the first moment of receiving the indication information and the second moment of receiving corresponding non-control channel scheduling data before receiving the indication information, and determine whether to receive the indication information before each preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data according to the time interval. The indication information is configured to indicate parameters of the terminal related to reception of the non-control channel scheduling data. Therefore, by presetting the time interval between the moment of receiving the indication information and the corresponding preset receiving moment in advance, and first determining whether to receive the scheduling data at a next moment of receiving the scheduling data through the indication information before receiving the scheduling data, the terminal receives the scheduling data only when it is determined that the scheduling data at the next receiving moment is useful, which not only prevents the terminal from obtaining useless scheduling data, but also reduces the power consumption of the terminal and enables the terminal to effectively read the corresponding indication information before the preset receiving moment arrives, thus further improving the reliability of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

In one possible implementation of the present disclosure, since detecting indication information consumes the power of the terminal, it is possible to use the indication information to determine whether the non-control channel scheduling data information needs to be received in case that the empty detection probability of scheduling data is high based on actual situations, so as to further reduce the power consumption of the terminal.

Referring to FIG. 3, still another method for transmitting non-control channel scheduling data based on indication information provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure is further described below.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating still another method for transmitting non-control channel scheduling data based on indication information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is performed by a terminal.

As shown in FIG. 3, the method for transmitting the non-control channel scheduling data based on the indication information includes the following steps.

In step 301, a current empty detection probability of non-control channel scheduling data of the terminal is determined.

The empty detection probability may be determined according to the number of times the terminal receives the non-control channel scheduling data within a certain current period of time, and the number of pieces of the non-control channel scheduling data received. Alternatively, assuming that the number of pieces of the non-control channel scheduling data received by the terminal within a certain current period of time is a, and the number of times the non-control channel scheduling data is received is b, 1−a/b may be determined as the current empty detection probability of non-control channel scheduling data of the terminal. It should be noted that the empty detection probability may reflect a proportion for which the terminal does not receive useful non-control channel scheduling data at the preset receiving moment.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, since the empty detection probability of the non-control channel scheduling data of the terminal may vary in real time, a frequency of determining the empty detection probability may be preset, allowing the terminal to determine a moment to calculate the empty detection probability according to the preset frequency, and calculate a current time period at which the moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data for calculating the empty detection probability falls within, so that the terminal may determine a real-time empty detection probability of the terminal during each time period in time.

For example, the preset frequency of determining the empty detection probability is 1 hour/times. The last moment to determine the empty detection probability is 10:00, and the current moment is 11:00. Therefore, the current time period may be determined to be 10:00 to 11:00, and the terminal may calculate the current empty detection probability at 11:00. Assuming that the number of times the terminal receives the non-control channel scheduling data is N and the number of pieces of non-control channel scheduling data received by the terminal is M during the current period of 10:00 to 11:00, it may be determined that the empty detection probability of the terminal during the current period of 10:00 to 11:00 is 1-N/M.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned examples are only illustrative and cannot be considered as limiting the present disclosure. In actual applications, the frequency of determining the empty detection probability may be set according to actual needs and specific service scenarios, such as 1 hour/times, 2 hours/times, 24 hours/times, etc., which is not limited in embodiments of the present disclosure.

In step 302, an indication information acquiring request is sent to a base station in case that the empty detection probability is greater than a first threshold.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, the higher current empty detection probability of the terminal indicates that a proportion that cannot receive useful non-control channel scheduling data is relatively large when the terminal receives the non-control channel scheduling data at a predetermined data reception period, thus increasing unnecessary power consumption of the terminal. Therefore, when the empty detection probability is relatively high, it is possible to determine whether the non-control channel scheduling data needs to be obtained at each preset receiving moment through the indication information.

In one possible implementation, the first threshold may be preset according to actual needs, and when the current empty detection probability is determined to be greater than the first threshold, it is determined that the current empty detection probability of the terminal is relatively high. Therefore, the terminal may send the indication information acquiring request to the base station to determine whether non-control channel scheduling data needs to be obtained at each preset receiving moment through the indication information, thus reducing the frequency of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data at the terminal and reducing the power consumption of the terminal.

In step 303, an activation instruction sent by a base station is received. The activation instruction is configured to instruct the terminal to activate a function of receiving the indication information.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, after sending the indication information acquiring request to the base station, the terminal may receive the activation instruction sent by the base station in real time to activate a function of receiving the indication information upon receiving the activation instruction sent by the base station. Before receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in the future, the terminal first obtains the indication information to determine whether the non-control channel scheduling data needs to be received at a next preset receiving moment based on the indication information.

Alternatively, the terminal may obtain the activation instruction from a high-level signaling issued by the base station, or obtain the activation instruction from a dynamic signaling issued by the base station.

It should be noted that determining the current empty detection probability of the non-control channel scheduling data of the terminal may be performed by the base station, which may actively send the activation instruction to the terminal to enable the terminal to receive the indication information in case of determining the empty detection probability being greater than the first threshold. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned steps 301 to 302 may be omitted.

In step 304, it is determined whether the indication information is received before the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data. The indication information is configured to indicate parameters of a terminal related to reception of the non-control channel scheduling data.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine whether the indication information is received before each preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data, and it is also possible to determine whether the indication information is received before the predetermined preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

In some embodiments, determining whether the indication information is received includes:

- determining to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to receiving the indication information;
- or
- determining not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to receiving the indication information;
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- determining to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to not receiving the indication information;
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- determining not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data in response to not receiving the indication information.

In some embodiments, determining whether the indication information is received includes:

- receiving the indication information before a preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data; in which the indication information is configured to indicate whether to receive the non-control channel scheduling data.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the indication information may include an indicator or a character field. In case that the indicator or the character field is set as a first value, the indicator or the character field is used to indicate the terminal to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data. In case that the indicator or the character field is set as a second value, the indicator or the character field is used to indicate the terminal not to receive the non-control channel scheduling data at the preset moment of receiving the non-control channel scheduling data.

It should be noted that the method for transmitting the non-control channel scheduling data based on the indication information in embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to any terminal. The terminal may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to users. The terminal may be communicated with one or more core networks through a radio access network (RAN). The terminal may be an Internet of Things terminal, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or called a “cellular” phone), and a computer with an Internet of Things terminal, such as a fixed device, a portable device, a pocket device, a handheld device, a computer built-in device or a vehicle mounted device. For example, the terminal may be a station (STA), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, or a user equipment (UE). Alternatively, the terminal may be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the terminal may be a vehicle mounted device, such as a vehicular computer with a wireless communication function or a wireless terminal connected to an external vehicular computer. Alternatively, the terminal may be a roadside device, such as a street light, a signal light, or other roadside devices with wireless communication functions.