Time determining method and apparatus, terminal, and network device
A time determining method and apparatus, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes: performing monitoring on a first physical downlink control channel PDCCH monitoring occasion in a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, so as to detect a first PDCCH; and determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH; where the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions are monitoring occasions for performing repetition transmission of the first PDCCH; or information indicated by a plurality of PDCCHs is at least partially the same, where the plurality of PDCCHs are PDCCHs transmitted on the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions.
1 . A time determining method, performed by a terminal and comprising:
performing monitoring on a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion in a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, so as to detect a first PDCCH; and
determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH; wherein
the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions are monitoring occasions for performing repetition transmission of the first PDCCH;
the first behavior comprises at least one of the following:
starting or restarting an inactivity timer; or
bandwidth part (BWP) switching;
wherein the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is a last monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first behavior further comprises at least one of the following:
activating a secondary cell (Scell);
uplink transmission or downlink reception as scheduled by the first PDCCH;
changing a minimum scheduling offset indication; or
search space set switching.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the inactivity timer comprises at least one of the following:
a BWP inactivity timer;
a Scell inactivity timer; or
a discontinuous reception inactivity timer.
4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein in a case that the first behavior comprises the BWP switching, or comprises starting or restarting a BWP inactivity timer:
the determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH comprises:
determining, based on the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions and a BWP switching delay, the start time of the first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH, wherein the start time of the first behavior comprises one of the following:
a switching time of the BWP switching; or
a start or restart time of the BWP inactivity timer.
5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the switching time of the BWP switching or the start or restart time of the BWP inactivity timer comprises:
an earlier or later one of a first time and a second time; wherein
the first time is X symbols, slots, or subframes before a start time of the discontinuous reception inactivity timer, and the second time is the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion; and
X corresponds to the BWP switching delay.
6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the start time of the discontinuous reception inactivity timer is a start time that is determined based on the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion.
7 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein in a case that the first PDCCH comprises a scheduling offset indication and the first behavior comprises uplink transmission or downlink reception as scheduled by the first PDCCH:
the determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH comprises:
determining a third time after the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions as the start time of the first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH, wherein a time interval between the third time and the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is an offset time indicated by the scheduling offset indication;
or
wherein in a case that the first PDCCH indicates a minimum scheduling offset indication, and the first behavior comprises changing a minimum scheduling offset:
the determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH comprises:
determining a fourth time after the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion as a start time of changing a minimum scheduling offset of the terminal to a minimum scheduling offset indicated by the first PDCCH, wherein the fourth time is the same as the minimum scheduling offset indicated by the first PDCCH, and a time interval between the fourth time and the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is equal to a validation time of an updated scheduling offset indication that is pre-obtained.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion comprises one of the following:
a start symbol or end symbol of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion;
a slot or subframe in which the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is located; or
a next symbol, next slot, or next subframe of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion.
9 . A time determining method, performed by a network device and comprising:
sending a plurality of physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) to a terminal on a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, wherein the plurality of PDCCHs are PDCCH repetition transmissions; and
determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to a first PDCCH and performed by the terminal; wherein
the first PDCCH is any one PDCCH in the plurality of PDCCHs;
the first behavior comprises at least one of the following:
starting or restarting an inactivity timer; or
bandwidth part (BWP) switching;
wherein the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is a last monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions.
10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first behavior further comprises at least one of the following:
activating a secondary cell (Scell);
uplink transmission or downlink reception as scheduled by the first PDCCH;
changing a minimum scheduling offset indication; or
search space set switching.
11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the inactivity timer comprises at least one of the following:
a BWP inactivity timer;
a secondary cell Scell inactivity timer; or
a discontinuous reception inactivity timer.
12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein in a case that the first behavior comprises the BWP switching, or comprises starting or restarting a BWP inactivity timer:
the determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to a first PDCCH and performed by the terminal comprises:
determining, based on the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions and a BWP switching delay, the start time of the first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH and performed by the terminal, wherein the start time of the first behavior comprises one of the following:
a switching time of the BWP switching; and
a start or restart time of the BWP inactivity timer.
13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the switching time of the BWP switching or the start or restart time of the BWP inactivity timer comprises:
an earlier or later one of a first time and a second time; wherein
the first time is X symbols, slots, or subframes before a start time of the discontinuous reception inactivity timer, and the second time is the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion; and
X corresponds to the BWP switching delay.
14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the start time of the discontinuous reception inactivity timer is a start time that is determined based on the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion.
15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein in a case that the first PDCCH comprises a scheduling offset indication and the first behavior comprises uplink transmission or downlink reception as scheduled by the first PDCCH:
the determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to a first PDCCH and performed by the terminal comprises:
determining a third time after the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions as the start time of the first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH and performed by the terminal, wherein a time interval between the third time and the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is an offset time indicated by the scheduling offset indication;
or
wherein in a case that the first PDCCH indicates a minimum scheduling offset indication, and the first behavior comprises changing a minimum scheduling offset:
the determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to a first PDCCH and performed by the terminal comprises:
determining a fourth time after the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion as a start time of changing a minimum scheduling offset of the terminal to a minimum scheduling offset indicated by the first PDCCH, wherein the fourth time is the same as the minimum scheduling offset indicated by the first PDCCH, and a time interval between the fourth time and the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is equal to a validation time of an updated scheduling offset indication that is pre-obtained.
16 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the time of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion comprises one of the following:
a start symbol or end symbol of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion;
a slot or subframe in which the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is located; or
a next symbol, next slot, or next subframe of the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion.
17 . A terminal, comprising: a memory and a processor, wherein an instruction is stored in the memory and is executable by the processor, wherein when the instruction is executed by the processor, steps of a time determining method are implemented, the steps comprises:
performing monitoring on a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion in a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, so as to detect a first PDCCH; and
determining, based on a time of a reference PDCCH monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions, a start time of a first behavior corresponding to the first PDCCH; wherein
the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions are monitoring occasions for performing repetition transmission of the first PDCCH;
the first behavior comprises at least one of the following:
starting or restarting an inactivity timer; or
bandwidth part (BWP) switching;
wherein the reference PDCCH monitoring occasion is a last monitoring occasion in the plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions.
18 . The terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the first behavior further comprises at least one of the following:
activating a secondary cell (Scell);
uplink transmission or downlink reception as scheduled by the first PDCCH;
changing a minimum scheduling offset indication; or
search space set switching.
19 . The terminal according to claim 17 , wherein the inactivity timer comprises at least one of the following:
a BWP inactivity timer;
a Scell inactivity timer; or
a discontinuous reception inactivity timer.
20 . A network device, comprising: a memory and a processor, wherein an instruction is stored in the memory and is executable by the processor, wherein when the instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the time determining method according to claim 9 are implemented.