METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING SIGNAL, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

1 . An apparatus applicable to a network device, the apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit a system information block 1 (SIB 1) associated with a synchronization signal/PBCH block (SSB), and

transmit, in the case that a subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 480 kHz or 960 kHz and/or a subcarrier spacing of a PDCCH used to schedule a PDSCH carrying the SIB1 is 480 kHz or 960 kHz, for SSB with index i, the PDCCH in a slot of at least 2 inconsecutive slots, where the subcarrier spacing (SCS) corresponding to the at least 2 inconsecutive slots is the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the PDCCH.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the transmitter is further configured to:

transmit indication information indicating a frequency-domain position of the synchronization signal/PBCH block,

wherein in a case where a subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 960 kHz, the indication information does not indicate a frequency-domain position to which a sync raster with a predetermined global synchronization channel number (GSCN) corresponds.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,

the indication information is included in RRC signaling.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,

the sync raster with a predetermined global synchronization channel number (GSCN value) is a sync raster defined for an SSB(s) of 120 kHz and/or 480 kHz; or

the sync raster with a predetermined global synchronization channel number (GSCN value) is a sync raster defined for an SSB with an SCS of 960 KHz.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,

in a case where the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 960 kHz, in a master information block (MIB) of the SSB, a cell selection-related field is set to be of a first predetermined value and/or a cell reselection-related field is set to be of a second predetermined value.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,

in a case where the SCS of the SSB is 960 kHz, the information used to indicate the contents of the SIB1 associated with the SSB indicates that the SIB1 is only used for automatic neighbor relationship report or cell global identifier report (ANR/CGI report), or that the SIB1 does not include information for supporting initial access.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, the at least 2 inconsecutive slots includes slot n 0 and slot n 0 +k (k≥2), n 0 being determined as n 0 =(0·2 μ +└i·M ┘) modN slot frame,μ that is in a frame with system frame number (SFN), SFN c , satisfying SFN(mod 2=0 if └0·2 μ +└i·M┘)modN slot frame,μ ┘ mod 2=0, or in a frame with SFN satisfying SFN c mod 2=1 if (O·2 μ +└i·M┘) modN slot frame,μ ┘ mod 2=1, the value of k being predefined.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein, index i is an SSB index or a candidate SSB index.

9 . An apparatus applicable to a terminal equipment, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a system information block 1 (SIB 1) associated with a synchronization signal/PBCH block (SSB); and

a processor configured to control to monitor, in the case that a subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 480 kHz or 960 kHz and/or a subcarrier spacing of PDCCH used to schedule the PDSCH carrying the SIB1 is 480 kHz or 960 kHz, for SSB with index i, the PDCCH in at least 2 inconsecutive slots, where the subcarrier spacing (SCS) corresponding to the at least 2 inconsecutive slots is the subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the PDCCH.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein

the receiver is further configured to receive indication information indicating a frequency-domain position of the synchronization signal/PBCH block (SS/PBCH block, SSB), wherein in a case where a subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 960 kHz, the indication information does not indicate a frequency-domain position to which a sync raster with a predetermined global synchronization channel number (GSCN) corresponds.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein,

the indication information is included in RRC signaling.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein,

the sync raster with a predetermined global synchronization channel number (GSCN value) is a sync raster defined for an SSB with an SCS of 960 kHz.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,

in a case where the subcarrier spacing of the SSB is 960 kHz, in a master information block (MIB) of the SSB, a cell selection-related field is set to be of a first predetermined value and/or a cell reselection-related field is set to be of a second predetermined value.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,

in a case where the SCS of the SSB is 960 kHz, the information used to indicate the contents of the SIB1 associated with the SSB indicates that the SIB1 is only used for automatic neighbor relationship report or cell global identifier report (ANR/CGI report), or that the SIB1 does not include information for supporting initial access.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,

the two or more discontinuous slots are predefined or are indicated by the SSB; and/or

in the two or more discontinuous slots, the number of slots spaced between the slots is predefined or is indicated by the SSB.

16 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, the at least 2 inconsecutive slots includes slot n 0 and slot n 0 +k (k≥2), n 0 being determined as n 0 =(O· 2 μ +└i·M┘)modN slot frame,μ that is in a frame with system frame number (SFN), SFN c , satisfying SFN c mod 2=0 if (O·2 μ +└i·M┘)modN slot frame,μ ┘ mod 2=0, or in a frame with SFN satisfying SFN c mod 2=1 if (O·2 μ +└i·M┘)modN slot frame,μ ┘ mod 2=1, the value of k being predefined.

17 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, index i is an SSB index or a candidate SSB index.