Communication method, apparatus, and system
This application relates to the field of wireless communications, and in particular, to a communication method, an apparatus, and a system in a wireless communications system. In the method, a terminal device detects a physical downlink control channel PDCCH sent by a network device, the PDCCH carries indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate a type of system information; the terminal device determines, based on the indication information, a physical resource carrying the system information; and the terminal device receives the system information on the physical resource. Based on this method, a network device can flexibly indicate a type of system information that needs to be sent.
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a terminal device, downlink control information (DCI) by detecting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carrying the DCI, wherein the downlink control information comprises indication information, and the indication information indicates that a type of system information is either system information type1 (SIB1) or a system information (SI) message other than SIB1;
determining, by the terminal device according to the indication information, a physical resource carrying the system information;
obtaining, by the terminal device according to a frequency domain reference point, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the physical resource, wherein the frequency domain reference point is one of at least two frequency domain reference points, and the frequency domain reference points that are used to obtain DMRSs are different for the SIB1 and the SI message other than SIB1; and
obtaining, by the terminal device based on the DMRS, the system information on the physical resource.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) comprised in the DCI is scrambled by a system information-radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI).
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the indication information is format indication information.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the indication information is an radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), wherein
when the RNTI is a first RNTI, the downlink control information indicates that the type of the system information is SIB1; or
when the RNTI is a second RNTI, the downlink control information indicates the type of the system information is SI message.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the indication information is one bit carried in the DCI.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein
when the one bit is a first value, the downlink control information indicates that the type of the system information is SIB1; or
when the one bit is a second value, the downlink control information indicates the type of the system information is SI message.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
a preconfigured or predefined correspondence exists between the at least two frequency domain reference points and types of the system information; or
the frequency domain reference point is indicated by second indication information.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of a time domain resource and frequency domain resource of the PDCCH is indicated by information carried in a synchronization/broadcast channel block.
9. An apparatus, comprising at least one processor and a memory, where the memory stores a computer program, and when the processor executes the computer program, the apparatus is enabled to implement:
obtaining downlink control information (DCI) by detecting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carrying the DCI wherein the downlink control information comprises indication information, and the indication information indicates that a type of system information is either system information type1 (SIB1) or a system information (SI) message other than SIB1;
determining, according to the indication information, a physical resource carrying the system information;
obtaining, according to a frequency domain reference point, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the physical resource, wherein the frequency domain reference point is one of at least two frequency domain reference points, and the frequency domain reference points that are used to obtain DMRSs are different for the SIB1 and the SI message other than SIB1; and
obtaining based on the DMRS, the system information on the physical resource.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) comprised in the DCI is scrambled by a system information-radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI).
11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the indication information is format indication information.
12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the indication information is an radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), wherein
when the RNTI is a first RNTI, the downlink control information indicates that the type of the system information is SIB1; or
when the RNTI is a second RNTI, the downlink control information indicates the type of the system information is SI message.
13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the indication information is one bit carried in the DCI.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein
when the one bit is a first value, the downlink control information indicates that the type of the system information is SIB1; or
when the one bit is a second value, the downlink control information indicates the type of the system information is SI message.
15. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
a preconfigured or predefined correspondence exists between the at least two frequency domain reference points and types of the system information; or
the frequency domain reference point is indicated by second indication information.
16. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
at least one of a time domain resource and frequency domain resource of the PDCCH is indicated by information carried in a synchronization/broadcast channel block.
17. A non-transitory storage medium, configure to store program instructions; wherein, when executed by a computer, the instructions cause the computer to perform:
obtaining, downlink control information (DCI) by detecting, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carrying the DCI, wherein the downlink control information comprises indication information, and the indication information indicates that a type of system information is either system information type1 (SIB1) or a system information (SI) message other than SIB1;
determining, according to the indication information, a physical resource carrying the system information;
obtaining, according to a frequency domain reference point, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the physical resource, wherein the frequency domain reference point is one of at least two frequency domain reference points, and the frequency domain reference points that are used to obtain DMRSs are different for the SIB1 and the SI message other than SIB1; and
obtaining, based on the DMRS, the system information on the physical resource.
18. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein
a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) comprised in the DCI is scrambled by a system information-radio network temporary identifier (SI-RNTI).
19. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein
the indication information is format indication information.
20. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein
the indication information is an radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), wherein
when the RNTI is a first RNTI, the downlink control information indicates that the type of the system information is SIB1; or
when the RNTI is a second RNTI, the downlink control information indicates the type of the system information is SI message.
21. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein
the indication information is one bit carried in the DCI.
22. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 21 , wherein
when the one bit is a first value, the downlink control information indicates that the type of the system information is SIB1; or
when the one bit is a second value, the downlink control information indicates the type of the system information is SI message.
23. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein
a preconfigured or predefined correspondence exists between the at least two frequency domain reference points and types of the system information; or
the frequency domain reference point is indicated by second indication information.
24. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein
at least one of a time domain resource and frequency domain resource of the PDCCH is indicated by information carried in a synchronization/broadcast channel block.
25. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the physical resource comprises at least one of a time domain resource of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a frequency domain resource of the PDSCH.
26. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the physical resource comprises at least one of a time domain resource of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a frequency domain resource of the PDSCH.
27. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein
the physical resource comprises at least one of a time domain resource of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a frequency domain resource of the PDSCH.