Method and terminal device for managing timer and transmitting information

1. A method of timer management in a communication network, comprising:

obtaining, by a device of the communication network, a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and

determining, by the device of the communication network, whether to, start or restart a timer, when the first PDCCH is scrambled by using a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI),

wherein the timer is a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) timer,

wherein determining whether to start or restart the SPS timer comprises determining, by the device of the communication network, when meeting a first condition, to stop, start or restart the timer, the first condition being a criterion for the device of the communication network to determine whether to stop the timer after the device of the communication network obtains the first PDCCH, and

wherein determining, by the device of the communication network, when meeting a first condition, to stop the timer comprises stopping, by the device of the communication network, the timer when determining that a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process corresponding to the first PDCCH sends uplink data by using resources scheduled by a PDCCH that is scrambled by an SPS RNTI before using resources scheduled by the first PDCCH.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining whether to start or restart the timer comprises:

determining, by the device of the communication network, when meeting a second condition, to start or restart the timer, the second condition being a criterion for the device of the communication network to determine whether to start the timer.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining, by the device of the communication network, when meeting a second condition, to start or restart the timer comprises:

starting or restarting, by the device of the communication network, the timer when determining that the device of the communication network is configured with SPS resources.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein starting or restarting, by the device of the communication network, the timer when determining that the device is configured with SPS resources comprises:

starting or restarting, by the device of the communication network, the timer when determining that the device of the communication network is configured with SPS resources and the SPS resources are activated.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the device of the communication network, configuration information, after obtaining the first PDCCH, whether to stop or start the SPS timer.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving configuration information comprises:

receiving, by the device of the communication network, radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by a network device, the RRC signaling comprising the configuration information.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the device of the communication network, new data on SPS resources, or retransmission data to a network device on resources scheduled by a second PDCCH that is (i) received by the device subsequent to the first PDCCH and (ii) scrambled by using an SPS radio network temporary identifier; and

starting, by the device of the communication network, the timer.

8. A communication device of a communication network, comprising:

a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device is configured to:

obtain a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and

determine whether to start or restart a timer, when the first PDCCH is scrambled by using a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI),

wherein the timer is a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) timer,

wherein determining whether to start or restart the SPS timer comprises determining, when meeting a first condition, to stop, start or restart the timer, the first condition being a criterion for the device of the communication network to determine whether to stop the timer after obtaining the first PDCCH, and

wherein determining, when meeting a first condition, to stop the timer comprises stopping the timer when determining that a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process corresponding to the first PDCCH sends uplink data by using resources scheduled by a PDCCH that is scrambled by an SPS RNTI before using resources scheduled by the first PDCCH.

9. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the determining whether to start or restart the timer comprises:

determining when meeting a second condition, to start or restart the timer, the second condition being a criterion for the device to determine whether to start the timer.

10. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein determining, when meeting a second condition, to start or restart the timer comprises:

starting or restarting the timer when determining that the device of the communication network is configured with SPS resources.

11. The communication device of claim 10 , wherein starting or restarting, by the device of the communication network, the timer when determining that the device is configured with SPS resources comprises:

starting or restarting the timer when determining that the device of the communication network is configured with SPS resources and the SPS resources are activated.

12. The communication device of claim 10 , wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device is further configured to:

receive configuration information, after obtaining the first PDCCH, whether to stop or start the SPS timer.

13. The communication device of claim 12 , wherein receiving configuration information comprises:

receiving radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by a network device, the RRC signaling comprising the configuration information.

14. The communication device of claim 10 , wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device is further configured to:

send new data on SPS resources, or retransmission data to a network device on resources scheduled by a second PDCCH that is (i) received by the device subsequent to the first PDCCH and (ii) scrambled by using an SPS radio network temporary identifier; and

start the timer.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable program instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, by a device of a communication network, a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and

determining whether to start or restart a timer, when the first PDCCH is scrambled by using a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI),

wherein the timer is a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) timer,

wherein determining whether to start or restart the SPS timer comprises determining when meeting a first condition, to stop, start or restart the timer, the first condition being a criterion for the device of the communication network to determine whether to stop the timer after the device obtains the first PDCCH, and

wherein determining when meeting a first condition, to stop the timer comprises stopping the timer when determining that a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process corresponding to the first PDCCH sends uplink data by using resources scheduled by a PDCCH that is scrambled by an SPS RNTI before using resources scheduled by the first PDCCH.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the determining whether to start or restart the timer comprises:

determining when meeting a second condition, to start or restart the timer, the second condition being a criterion for the device of the communication network to determine whether to start the timer.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein determining when meeting a second condition, to start or restart the timer comprises:

starting or restarting the timer when determining that the device of the communication network is configured with SPS resources.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein starting or restarting the timer when determining that the device is configured with SPS resources comprises:

starting or restarting the timer when determining that the device of the communication network is configured with SPS resources and the SPS resources are activated.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein when executed by the processing device, the computer-executable program instructions cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving configuration information, after obtaining the first PDCCH, whether to stop or start the SPS timer.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein receiving configuration information comprises:

receiving radio resource control (RRC) signaling sent by a network device, the RRC signaling comprising the configuration information.