Communication method, terminal, and network device

1. A communication method comprising:

determining, by a terminal, a first identifier based on a resource index number of a first resource, wherein the resource index number of the first resource is preset, or is indicated by a network device, the first resource is used to send a random access preamble, the first identifier is used to scramble first signaling, and the first signaling is used to schedule a random access response in a random access process; and

detecting, by the terminal, the first signaling based on the first identifier within a first time length that starts from a Q th second unit time after a first unit time, wherein the first time length is a sum of lengths of P third unit times, the first unit time is a unit time in response to transmission of the preamble being ended, a length of the second unit time is the same as a length of a unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or a length of a unit time of a reference radio interface technology, the length of the third unit time is the same as the length of the unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or the length of the unit time of the reference radio interface technology, Q is a positive integer greater than or equal to 0, and P is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; or

in response to determining that the first signaling is not detected within a first time length based on the first identifier, implementing, by the terminal, one of the following (a) and (b):

(a) detecting, the first signaling based on the first identifier within a second time length that starts at a moment in response to the first time length being ended, the second time length is a sum of lengths of S fourth unit times, the length of the fourth unit time is the same as a length of a unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or a length of a unit time of a reference radio interface technology, and S is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and

(b) detecting, the first signaling based on the first identifier within a third time length that starts at a moment in response to the first time length being ended, the third time length is a difference between a sum of lengths of K fifth unit times and the first time length, the sum of the lengths of the K fifth unit times is greater than or equal to the first time length, the length of the fifth unit time is the same as a length of a unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or a length of a unit time of a reference radio interface technology, and K is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the resource index number of the first resource being indicated by the network device, the resource index number of the first resource is determined by the terminal by using received broadcast information, or the resource index number of the first resource is determined by the terminal by using received dedicated signaling.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a radio interface technology of the first resource is the same as a radio interface technology of second signaling, and the second signaling is used to trigger the terminal to initiate a random access process.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the radio interface technology of the first resource and the radio interface technology of the second signaling are different, and in response to determining that the radio interface technology indicated by the second signaling comprises at least one resource used to send the preamble, the terminal selects, from the at least one resource used to send the preamble, a resource as the first resource.

5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

indicating, by the network device, the resource index number of the first resource to the terminal, wherein the first resource is used to send the random access preamble; and

receiving, by the network device, the preamble sent by the terminal on the first resource.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the indicating the resource index number of the first resource to the terminal comprises:

indicating, by the network device, the resource index number of the first resource to the terminal by using broadcast information, or indicating, by the network device, the resource index number of the first resource to the terminal by using dedicated signaling.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein after the indicating the resource index number of the first resource to the terminal, the method further comprises:

sending, by the network device, second signaling to the terminal, wherein the second signaling indicates a radio interface technology of the first resource.

8. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

sending, by the network device, a handover command to a source network device before handover of the terminal, wherein the handover command indicates the radio interface technology of the first resource.

9. A terminal comprising:

a processor, configured to determine a first identifier based on a resource index number of a first resource, wherein the resource index number of the first resource is preset, or is indicated by a network device, the first resource is used to send a random access preamble, the first identifier is used to scramble first signaling, and the first signaling is used to schedule a random access response in a random access process; and

a transceiver, configured to cooperate with the processor to detect the first signaling based on the first identifier within a first time length that starts from a Q th second unit time after a first unit time, wherein the first time length is a sum of lengths of P third unit times, the first unit time is a unit time when transmission of the preamble is ended, a length of the second unit time is the same as a length of a unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or a length of a unit time of a reference radio interface technology, the length of the third unit time is the same as the length of the unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or the length of the unit time of the reference radio interface technology, Q is a positive integer greater than or equal to 0, and P is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; or

in response to determining that the first signaling is not detected within a first time length based on the first identifier, implement one of the following (a) and (b):

(a) detecting the first signaling based on the first identifier within a second time length that starts at a moment when the first time length is ended, the second time length is a sum of lengths of S fourth unit times, the length of the fourth unit time is the same as a length of a unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or a length of a unit time of a reference radio interface technology, and S is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and

(b) detecting the first signaling based on the first identifier within a third time length that starts at a moment when the first time length is ended, the third time length is a difference between a sum of lengths of K fifth unit times and the first time length, the sum of the lengths of the K fifth unit times is greater than or equal to the first time length, the length of the fifth unit time is the same as a length of a unit time of the radio interface technology of the first resource or a length of a unit time of a reference radio interface technology, and K is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

10. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein when the resource index number of the first resource is indicated by the network device, the resource index number of the first resource is determined by using received broadcast information, or the resource index number of the first resource is determined by using received dedicated signaling.

11. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein a radio interface technology of the first resource is the same as a radio interface technology of second signaling, and the second signaling is used to trigger the terminal to initiate a random access process; or

a radio interface technology of the first resource is indicated by second signaling, and the second signaling is used to trigger the terminal to initiate a random access process; or

a radio interface technology of the first resource is indicated by a handover command received by the terminal, the handover command is forwarded by a source network device before handover of the terminal, after the source network device receives the handover command sent by the network device, and the handover command instructs the terminal to be handed over from the source network device to the network device.

12. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the radio interface technology of the first resource and the radio interface technology of the second signaling are different, and in response to determining that the radio interface technology indicated by the second signaling comprises at least one resource used to send the preamble, the terminal selects, from the at least one resource used to send the preamble, a resource as the first resource.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a radio interface technology of the first resource is indicated by second signaling, and the second signaling is used to trigger the terminal to initiate a random access process.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a radio interface technology of the first resource is indicated by a handover command received by the terminal, the handover command is forwarded by a source network device before handover of the terminal, after the source network device receives the handover command sent by the network device, and the handover command instructs the terminal to be handed over from the source network device to the network device.