Monitoring instructing and monitoring method and apparatus with short transmission time interval
View Patent ↗Disclosed are a monitoring instructing and monitoring method and apparatus with a short transmission time interval. The method comprises: determining whether there is a short transmission time interval service at a network side; and instructing whether a terminal needs to monitor a downlink control channel of the short transmission time interval according to the condition whether there is a short transmission time interval service; receiving an instruction instructing whether to monitor the downlink control channel of the short transmission time interval at the terminal side; and monitoring the downlink control channel of the short transmission time interval according to the instruction. According to the present application, a terminal having a short transmission time interval capability no longer needs to monitor a downlink control channel at each short transmission time interval, and no excessive consumption and waste of energy will be caused.
1. A method for instructing a UE to listen in a short Transmission Time Interval (TTI), the method comprising:
determining at a network side whether there is a short-TTI service; and instructing the UE to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, only when there is a short-TTI service:
wherein if there is a short-TTI service, instructing whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, in Downlink Control Information (DCI) transmitted in a legacy control region, or
a dedicated instructing channel, or a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE); or implicitly instructing whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, according to whether transmitting DCI in a short TTI in the legacy control region;
wherein instructing whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, comprises instructing whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI by carrying information in an ON/OFF information field; or
instructing whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI by instructing a quantity of short TTIs, and/or sequence numbers of short TTIs.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the DCI is a DCI capable of carrying a short-TTI control channel instruction.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the DCI carrying the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction is transmitted in a CSS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a plurality of UEs or a USS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a specific UE; or the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction is transmitted in an MAC CE.
4. A method for listening in a short TTI, the method comprising:
receiving at a UE side an instruction instructing whether or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI; and
listening to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, in response to the instruction instructing to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI;
wherein receiving at a UE side an instruction comprises: receiving the instruction instructing whether or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, in a DCI transmitted in a legacy control region, or
a dedicated instructing channel, or an MAC CE; or deciding by the UE whether to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, according to whether DCI of a short TTI is received in the legacy control region;
wherein the instruction instructing whether or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI is received from instructed information carried in an ON/OFF information field; or
the UE is instructed to or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, by instructing a quantity of short TTIs and/or sequence numbers of short TTIs.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the DCI is a DCI capable of carrying a short-TTI control channel instruction.
6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the DCI carrying the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction is transmitted in a CSS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a plurality of UEs or a USS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a specific UE; or the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction is transmitted in an MAC CE.
7. An apparatus for instructing a listen in a short TTI, the apparatus comprising
a memory configured to store a computer-readable program and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable program to:
determine whether there is a short-TTI service; and
instruct the UE to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, only when there is a short-TTI service;
wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-readable program to:
if there is a short-TTI service, instruct whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, in a DCI transmitted in a legacy control region, or a dedicated instructing channel, or an MAC CE; or
instruct implicitly whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, by transmitting DCI in a short TTI in the legacy control region;
wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-readable program to instruct whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, by carrying information in an ON/OFF information field; or
instruct whether the UE needs to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, by instructing a quantity of short TTIs, and/or sequence numbers of short TTIs.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the DCI is a DCI capable of carrying a short-TTI control channel instruction.
9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the DCI carrying the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction is transmitted in a CSS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a plurality of UEs or a USS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a specific UE; or the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction is transmitted in an MAC CE.
10. An apparatus for listening in a short TTI, the apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store a computer-readable program and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable program to:
receive an instruction instructing whether or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI; and
listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, in response to the instruction instructing to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI;
wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-readable program to receive the instruction instructing whether or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, in DCI transmitted in a legacy control region, or
a dedicated instructing channel, or an MAC CE; or to decide whether to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, according to whether DCI of a short TTI is received in the legacy control region;
wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-readable program to receive the instruction instructing whether or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, from instructed information carried in an ON/OFF information field, or
to receive the instruction instructing whether or not to listen to a downlink control channel in a short TTI, from a quantity number of short TTIs and/or sequence numbers of short TTIs.
11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the DCI is a DCI capable of carrying a short-TTI control channel instruction.
12. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-readable program to receive the DCI, carrying the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction, transmitted in a CSS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a plurality of UEs or a USS in a legacy control region of a subframe to instruct a specific UE, or to receive the short-TTI downlink control channel listening instruction transmitted in an MAC CE.