Communication method and apparatus
The technology of this application relates to a communication method and apparatus. The method includes a terminal device sending first indication information to a network device, where the first indication information indicates that a switching delay between a first bandwidth part BWP and a second BWP is first duration, where the first BWP and the second BWP are uplink BWPs or downlink BWPs used by the terminal device to send and receive data. The terminal device can indicate to the network device a specific switching delay between two BWPs in a serving cell, so that a BWP switching delay determining method is more flexible and a result is more accurate.
1. A communication method, comprising:
sending, by a terminal device, first indication information to a network device, wherein the first indication information indicates a switching delay between a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP is of a first duration, wherein
the first BWP and the second BWP include uplink BWPs or downlink BWPs used by the terminal device to send and receive data,
at least one BWP, in the first BWP and the second BWP, is recommended by the terminal device, for the network device to configure for the terminal device, in a first serving cell, and
the method further comprises:
sending, by the terminal device, second indication information to the network device, wherein the second indication information indicates a recommended configuration parameter of the at least one BWP.
2. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication information comprises a first identifier of the first BWP, a second identifier of the second BWP, and indication information of the first duration.
3. The communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the terminal device, a reconfiguration message from the network device, wherein the reconfiguration message is used to configure the at least one BWP for the terminal device based on the recommended configuration parameter.
4. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the first duration is shorter than a second duration, and the second duration includes a switching delay between the first BWP and the second BWP, wherein the switching delay is determined based on a BWP switching delay capability type of the terminal device.
5. A communication method, comprising:
receiving, by a network device, first indication information from a terminal device, wherein the first indication information indicates a switching delay between a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP is of a first duration, wherein
the first BWP and the second BWP include uplink BWPs or downlink BWPs used by the terminal device to send and receive data,
at least one BWP, in the first BWP and the second BWP, is recommended by the terminal device, for the network device to configure for the terminal device, in a first serving cell, and
the method further comprises:
receiving, by the network device, second indication information from the terminal device, wherein the second indication information indicates a recommended configuration parameter of the at least one BWP.
6. The communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the first duration includes any of: a time length and/or a plurality of slots.
7. The communication method according to claim 5 , wherein the first indication information comprises a first identifier of the first BWP, a second identifier of the second BWP, and indication information of the first duration.
8. The communication method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
sending, by the network device, a reconfiguration message to the terminal device, wherein the reconfiguration message is used to configure the at least one BWP for the terminal device based on the recommended configuration parameter.
9. The communication method according to claim 5 , wherein the first duration is shorter than a second duration, and the second duration includes a switching delay between the first BWP and the second BWP, wherein the switching delay is determined based on a BWP switching delay capability type of the terminal device.
10. A communication apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory configured to store computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the communication apparatus to:
send first indication information to a network device, wherein the first indication information indicates a switching delay between a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP is of a first duration, wherein
the first BWP and the second BWP include uplink BWPs or downlink BWPs used by the communication apparatus to send and receive data,
at least one BWP, in the first BWP and the second BWP, is recommended by the communication apparatus, for the network device to configure for the communication apparatus, in a first serving cell, and
the communication apparatus is further caused to:
send second indication information to the network device, wherein the second indication information indicates a recommended configuration parameter of the at least one BWP.
11. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first indication information comprises a first identifier of the first BWP, a second identifier of the second BWP, and indication information of the first duration.
12. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the communication apparatus is further caused to:
receive a reconfiguration message from the network device, wherein the reconfiguration message is used to configure the at least one BWP for the communication apparatus based on the recommended configuration parameter.
13. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first duration is shorter than a second duration, and the second duration includes a switching delay between the first BWP and the second BWP, wherein the switching delay is determined based on a BWP switching delay capability type of the communication apparatus.
14. A communication apparatus, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory configured to store computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the communication apparatus to:
receive first indication information from a terminal device, wherein the first indication information indicates a switching delay between a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP is of a first duration, wherein
the first BWP and the second BWP include uplink BWPs or downlink BWPs used by the terminal device to send and receive data,
at least one BWP, in the first BWP and the second BWP, is recommended by the terminal device, for the communication apparatus to configure for the terminal device, in a first serving cell, and
the communication apparatus is further caused to:
receive second indication information from the terminal device, wherein the second indication information indicates a recommended configuration parameter of the at least one BWP.
15. The communication apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first indication information comprises a first identifier of the first BWP, a second identifier of the second BWP, and indication information of the first duration.
16. The communication apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein
the communication apparatus is further caused to:
send a reconfiguration message to the terminal device, wherein the reconfiguration message is used to configure the at least one BWP for the terminal device based on the recommended configuration parameter.
17. The communication apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first duration is shorter than a second duration, and the second duration includes a switching delay between the first BWP and the second BWP, wherein the switching delay is determined based on a BWP switching delay capability type of the terminal device.