CN111406378B - Communication method, device and computer storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a communication method, device, and computer storage medium, wherein the communication method includes: configuring frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more bandwidth parts (BWP) for a user equipment (UE), the The frequency hopping configuration information is associated with the frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs; the frequency hopping configuration information is carried in a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal is sent to the UE.

Description

Communication method, device and computer storage medium

technical field

The present disclosure relates to communication technologies, and in particular to a communication method, device and computer storage medium.

Background technique

In the 5th generation mobile networks (5th generation mobile networks or 5th generation wireless systems, 5G for short) New Radio (NR) system, a carrier bandwidth can be divided into multiple bandwidth parts (bandwidth part, BWP), a User equipment (User Equipment, UE) can be configured with multiple BWPs at the same time, but the UE can only have at most one activated downlink BWP and one activated uplink BWP on a serving cell at the same time; but there are two uplink BWPs for a serving cell. In the case of a carrier, there may be two activated uplink carriers, and each uplink carrier has an activated uplink BWP. If the UE is configured with multiple carriers, each carrier can have an active uplink and downlink BWP.

In the NR-Lite feature of Release 17 (Release 17, R17 for short), a new type of UE is introduced. At this time, frequency hopping transmission needs to be considered to obtain frequency diversity gain. However, during the resource allocation process, the UE can only work in a small bandwidth, such as 5MHz or 10MHz. In fact, the bandwidth configured by the BWP is likely to be much larger than the working bandwidth of the UE, so it is necessary to consider how to implement fast frequency hopping of the UE.

Contents of the invention

The present disclosure provides a communication method, device and computer storage medium.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

Configuring frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more bandwidth parts (BWPs) for the user equipment (UE), where the frequency hopping configuration information is related to the frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs couplet;

carrying the frequency hopping configuration information in a BWP switching command or sending a wake-up signal to the UE.

In the above solution, configuring the frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE includes:

Configuring different frequency hopping configuration information for different UEs; or

Different frequency hopping configuration information is respectively configured for the one or more BWPs.

In the above solution, the frequency hopping configuration information includes a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern;

The sending the frequency hopping configuration information to the UE in a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal includes:

Sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern to the UE.

In the above solution, the frequency hopping configuration information includes indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern;

The sending the frequency hopping configuration information to the UE in a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal includes:

Sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the indication information to the UE.

In the above scheme, the method also includes:

Configuring a frequency hopping candidate parameter set for the UE, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple sets of parameters, each set of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each set of parameters corresponds to an index value;

Notifying the UE of the frequency hopping candidate parameter set through a system message or dedicated signaling.

In the above solution, the indication information includes an index value of the frequency hopping pattern in the frequency hopping candidate parameter set;

The sending the frequency hopping configuration information to the UE in a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal includes:

Sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the index value to the UE.

In the above scheme, each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters:

A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping;

A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position;

A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands.

In the above solution, the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information:

Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping;

Whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or the BWP currently used by the UE when the wake-up signal is sent;

Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel.

In the above scheme, the method also includes:

Sending first indication information to the UE, where the first indication information is used to indicate frequency hopping configuration information adopted by the default BWP or the initial BWP when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to timeout of the BWP inactivation timer.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method including:

Receive BWP switching command or wake-up signal;

Determine frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or wake-up signal, where the frequency hopping configuration information is associated with a frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs ;

Perform frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs using the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the frequency hopping.

In the above solution, the determination of the frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal includes:

In response to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the one or more BWPs is determined according to the set of parameters.

In the above solution, the determining the frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal includes:

In response to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern, determine the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the one or more BWPs according to the indication information.

In the above scheme, the method also includes:

Receive a frequency hopping candidate parameter set configured by the base station for the UE, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple sets of parameters, each set of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each set of parameters corresponds to an index value;

The receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal includes:

receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the index value;

The determining frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or wake-up signal includes:

Determine a frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the index value according to the index value and the frequency hopping candidate parameter set.

In the above scheme, each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters:

A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping;

A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position;

A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands.

In the above solution, the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information:

Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping;

Whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or the BWP currently used by the UE when the wake-up signal is sent;

Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel.

In the above scheme, the method also includes:

receiving first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate the frequency hopping pattern used by the default BWP or the initial BWP when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to the timeout of the BWP inactivation timer;

When switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to the timeout of the BWP inactivation timer, the frequency hopping transmission is performed using the corresponding frequency hopping pattern indicated in the first indication information.

In the above solution, the determining the frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal includes:

In response to the BWP switching instruction or the wake-up signal not including the frequency hopping configuration information, determine one of the following:

frequency hopping is not enabled; or

follow the frequency hopping pattern prior to receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal; or

Follow the default hopping pattern.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

The configuration unit is configured to: configure frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE, where the frequency hopping configuration information is associated with a frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs ;

The first communication unit is configured to: carry the frequency hopping configuration information in a BWP handover command or send a wake-up signal to the UE.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

The second communication unit is configured to: receive a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal;

The determining unit is configured to: determine frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping configuration information is the same as that used for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs. The adopted frequency hopping patterns are associated; the frequency hopping is performed on the one or more BWPs by adopting the corresponding frequency hopping patterns.

According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

processor;

memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

Wherein, the processor is configured to implement the communication method described in any one of the foregoing technical solutions applied to the base station side by executing the executable instruction.

According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

processor;

memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

Wherein, the processor is configured to implement any one of the aforementioned communication methods applied to the UE side technical solutions by executing the executable instructions.

According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer storage medium, wherein executable instructions are stored in the computer storage medium, and after the executable instructions are executed by a processor, any one of the aforementioned technologies applied to the base station side can be implemented. The communication method described in the scheme.

According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer storage medium is provided, the computer storage medium stores executable instructions, and after the executable instructions are executed by a processor, any one of the aforementioned technologies applied to the UE side can be implemented. The communication method described in the scheme.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

Configuring frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE, the frequency hopping configuration information is associated with the frequency hopping pattern used for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs; the frequency hopping configuration information Carrying the BWP switching command or wake-up signal to the UE; thus, compared to sending the frequency hopping configuration information through special signaling, the present disclosure can not only save The signaling overhead also helps to realize fast frequency hopping of the UE.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 2 is a flow chart 1 of a communication method shown according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 3 is a second flowchart of a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 4 is a first block diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 5 is a second block diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 6 is a block diagram of an apparatus 800 for implementing communication processing according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of an apparatus 900 for implementing communication processing according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed ways

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numerals in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the embodiments of the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the embodiments of the present application as recited in the appended claims.

Terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. As used in the examples of this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the embodiments of the present disclosure may use the terms first, second, third, etc. to describe various information, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, first information may also be called second information, and similarly, second information may also be called first information. Depending on the context, the words "if" and "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at" or "when" or "in response to a determination."

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 , the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology, and the wireless communication system may include: several terminals 11 and several base stations 12 .

Wherein, the terminal 11 may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to the user. The terminal 11 can communicate with one or more core networks via a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), and the terminal 11 can be an Internet of Things terminal, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or called a "cellular" phone) and a The computer of the IoT terminal, for example, may be a fixed, portable, pocket, hand-held, built-in computer or vehicle-mounted device. For example, station (Station, STA), subscriber unit (subscriber unit), subscriber station (subscriber station), mobile station (mobilestation), mobile station (mobile), remote station (remote station), access point, remote terminal (remoteterminal) ), an access terminal (access terminal), a user device (user terminal), a user agent (useragent), a user device (user device), or a user terminal (User Equipment, UE). Alternatively, the terminal 11 may also be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the terminal 11 may also be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, a trip computer with a wireless communication function, or a wireless communication device connected externally to the trip computer. Alternatively, the terminal 11 may also be a roadside device, for example, it may be a street lamp, a signal lamp, or other roadside devices with a wireless communication function.

The base station 12 may be a network side device in a wireless communication system. Wherein, the wireless communication system may be a fourth generation mobile communication technology (the 4th generation mobile communication, 4G) system, also known as a long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system; or, the wireless communication system may also be a 5G system, Also known as New Radio (NR) system or 5G NR system. Alternatively, the wireless communication system may also be a next-generation system of the 5G system. Among them, the access network in the 5G system may be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network, New Generation Radio Access Network). Alternatively, a Machine-Type Communication (MTC) system.

Wherein, the base station 12 may be an evolved base station (eNB) adopted in a 4G system. Alternatively, the base station 12 may also be a base station (gNB) adopting a centralized and distributed architecture in the 5G system. When the base station 12 adopts a centralized distributed architecture, it generally includes a centralized unit (Central Unit, CU) and at least two distributed units (Distributed Unit, DU). The centralized unit is provided with a packet data convergence protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, a radio link layer control protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, a media access control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer protocol stack; A physical (Physical, PHY) layer protocol stack is set in the unit, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation manner of the base station 12 .

A wireless connection can be established between the base station 12 and the terminal 11 through a wireless air interface. In different embodiments, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as The wireless air interface is a new air interface; alternatively, the wireless air interface may also be a wireless air interface based on a technical standard of a next-generation mobile communication network based on 5G.

In some embodiments, an E2E (End to End, end-to-end) connection may also be established between terminals 11 . For example, V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle) communication, V2I (Vehicle to Infrastructure, vehicle-to-roadside equipment) communication and V2P (Vehicle to Pedestrian, vehicle-to-person) communication in Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication Wait for the scene.

In some embodiments, the above wireless communication system may further include a network management device 13 .

Several base stations 12 are connected to network management equipment 13 respectively. Wherein, the network management device 13 may be a core network device in the wireless communication system, for example, the network management device 13 may be a mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME) in an evolved packet core network (EvolvedPacket Core, EPC). ). Alternatively, the network management device may also be other core network devices, such as a serving gateway (Serving Gate Way, SGW), a public data network gateway (Public Data Network Gate Way, PGW), a policy and charging rule functional unit (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF) or home subscriber network side equipment (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), etc. The implementation form of the network management device 13 is not limited in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

In the NR system, a carrier bandwidth can be divided into multiple BWPs, and a UE can be configured with multiple BWPs at the same time, but the UE can only have at most one activated downlink BWP and one activated uplink BWP on a serving cell at the same time BWP (but for a serving cell with two uplink carriers, there may be two activated uplink carriers, and each uplink carrier has an activated uplink BWP). If the UE is configured with multiple carriers, each carrier can have an active uplink and downlink BWP. For a paired spectrum that includes an uplink carrier and a downlink carrier, the uplink BWP and downlink BWP are configured independently; for an unpaired spectrum that includes uplink and downlink on one carrier, the uplink BWP and downlink BWP are the same BWP.

R15 NR supports the function that the activated downlink BWP automatically falls back to the default or initial BWP if it is inactive for a period of time. The network can configure an initial BWP, default BWP, and a BWP inactivity timer (inactivity timer) for each serving cell of the UE. ), are configured per cell. If the BWP inactivity timer is configured for the cell, it means that the function of automatically falling back to the default or initial BWP is enabled. If this function is enabled, and the current active BWP on the cell is inactive for a period of time, causing the BWP inactivation timer to start, the active cell will automatically fall back to the default BWP. If the default BWP is not configured, it will fall back to the initial BWP. The default BWP is considered to be a small bandwidth BWP for UE power saving.

In the NR-Lite feature of R17, a new type of terminal is introduced, which is designed to cope with R15/R16's enhanced mobile broadband (Enhanced Mobile Broadband, eMBB)/Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communication (URLLC)/ Scenarios other than Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC), that is, the required rate, delay, and reliability are not covered by the above scenarios. For example, the rate is lower than eMBB, but the requirements are higher than mMTC, and the delay and reliability requirements are more relaxed than URLLC. Its three typical application scenarios are factory sensors, video surveillance, and wearable devices. Therefore, it can be considered that this feature introduces a light UE. This type of UE has the following characteristics: 1. RX reduction, from 4 in R15 to 2 or 1; 2. Bandwidth reduction, the typical value of FR1 is 5MHz/10MHz, and the typical value of FR2 is 40MHz; 3. UE The processing capability is reduced; a smaller Transport Block size (abbreviated as TBsize) and downlink control information size (abbreviated as DCI size) may be supported; at this time, frequency hopping transmission needs to be considered to obtain frequency diversity gain. However, during the resource allocation process, the UE can only work in a small bandwidth, that is, 5M MHz or 10MHz. In fact, the bandwidth configured by the BWP is likely to be much larger than the working bandwidth of the UE. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the issue of how the UE works in the current BWP to hop frequency. At this time, the change of its frequency hopping pattern can be indicated in the DCI of the data scheduling grant for the UE. In the power saving project of R16, a wake up signal (Wake up signal, WUS) is also introduced to wake up the UE to monitor the subsequent PDCCH.

Based on the foregoing wireless communication system, how to implement fast frequency hopping of UEs, various embodiments of the disclosed method are proposed.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart 1 of a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the communication method is used in a network device such as a base station, and the network device can configure at least A bandwidth part (BWP), the communication method includes the following steps:

In step S11, frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more bandwidth parts (BWPs) is configured for the user equipment (UE), and the frequency hopping configuration information is the same as that used for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs. associated with the frequency hopping pattern;

In step S12, the frequency hopping configuration information is carried in a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal is sent to the UE.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency hopping configuration information includes: a group of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, or indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency hopping pattern includes one or more of frequency hopping starting point, frequency hopping sequence and frequency hopping interval.

In this way, there is no need to specifically use signaling to indicate frequency hopping configuration information, and to indicate frequency hopping configuration information based on BWP switching commands or wake-up signals can reduce system signaling overhead; at the same time, carry frequency hopping configuration in BWP switching commands or wake-up signals information, enabling fast frequency hopping of the UE.

In some embodiments, configuring frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE includes:

Configure different frequency hopping configuration information for different UEs. That is to say, the frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to different UEs may be different. For example, for the same BWP, the frequency hopping configuration information configured for different UEs may be different. In yet another example, for different BWPs, the frequency hopping configuration information configured for different UEs may also be the same.

In some embodiments, configuring frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE includes:

Different frequency hopping configuration information is respectively configured for the one or more BWPs.

That is to say, the frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to different BWPs of the same UE may be different.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information includes a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern; Step S12 includes:

Step S12a (not shown in FIG. 2 ): sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern to the UE.

Among them, each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters:

A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping;

A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position;

A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands.

For example, the frequency hopping sequence includes forward sequence frequency hopping or reverse sequence frequency hopping.

Exemplarily, the basic unit of frequency hopping of the UE is a sub-frequency band (may be called a sub-band for short). If the BWP bandwidth is 100M, the subband size is 5M. At this time, there are 20 sub-bands on the BWP, marked as 0-19. The UE performs frequency hopping transmission in the BWP according to 5M, according to a frequency hopping pattern, for example, the subband frequency hopping is in the order of modulo 4, that is, the UE transmits frequency hopping at 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 0; and in addition A frequency hopping pattern, for example, subband frequency hopping in reverse order of modulo 4, that is, UE transmits at frequency hopping of 16, 12, 8, 4, 0, and 16. Here, modulo 4 represents the frequency hopping interval.

Exemplarily, if the frequency hopping start position is subband 1, the frequency hopping interval is 4, and the frequencies are hopped sequentially, then the UE performs frequency hopping transmission at 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, and 1. For another example, if the frequency hopping start position is subband 19, the frequency hopping interval is 4, frequency hopping in reverse order, that is, the UE performs frequency hopping transmission at 19, 15, 11, 7, 3, and 19.

In this way, a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern is carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping pattern of the UE is adjusted based on the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, without special signaling to indicate the frequency hopping pattern, The system signaling overhead can be reduced, and fast frequency hopping of the UE can also be realized.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information includes indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern; Step S12 includes:

Step S12b (not shown in FIG. 2 ): sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the indication information to the UE.

In this way, the instruction information indicating the frequency hopping pattern is carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping pattern of the UE is adjusted based on the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal. There is no need to use special signaling to indicate the frequency hopping pattern, which can reduce system The signaling overhead can also realize fast frequency hopping of the UE. In some embodiments, the method also includes:

Configuring a frequency hopping candidate parameter set for the UE, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple sets of parameters, each set of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each set of parameters corresponds to an index value;

Notifying the UE of the frequency hopping candidate parameter set through a system message or dedicated signaling.

Among them, each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters:

A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping;

A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position;

A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands.

Exemplarily, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes two groups of parameters, the first group of parameters corresponds to frequency hopping pattern 1, the second group of parameters corresponds to frequency hopping pattern 2, the first group of parameters corresponds to index value 000, and the second group of parameters corresponds to index value 100, then the UE can determine the frequency hopping pattern as frequency hopping pattern 1 according to the index value 000, and can determine the frequency hopping pattern as frequency hopping pattern 2 according to the index value 100.

In this way, it is convenient for the UE to pre-store the frequency hopping candidate parameter set sent by the network device, and after receiving the BWP switching command or wake-up signal carrying the index value of the frequency hopping pattern sent by the network device, it can Determines the frequency hopping pattern of the BWP. At the same time, it is also convenient for the network device to indicate the frequency hopping pattern by carrying the index value of the frequency hopping pattern in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, further reducing the size of the frequency hopping configuration information carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal.

In some embodiments, the indication information includes the index value of the frequency hopping pattern in the frequency hopping candidate parameter set; the step S12b includes:

Step 12b1 (not shown in FIG. 2 ): sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the index value to the UE.

In this way, when determining the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern, the UE can accurately determine it from the frequency hopping candidate parameter set, thereby improving the reliability of determining the frequency hopping pattern. At the same time, it is also convenient for the network device to indicate the frequency hopping pattern by carrying the index value of the frequency hopping pattern in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, further reducing the size of the frequency hopping configuration information carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information:

Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping;

Whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or the BWP currently used by the UE when the wake-up signal is sent;

Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel.

It should be noted that the indication information may include but not limited to the above-mentioned cases. Of course, the indication information may specifically include one or a combination of multiple items listed above, which is not limited here.

In the following, when instructing the UE to perform BWP handover, the base station may carry the frequency hopping configuration information used on the target BWP in the handover command instructing the UE to perform BWP handover as an example for illustration. a) As an embodiment, the BWP switching command carries the index value (index) of a certain set of frequency hopping patterns in the frequency hopping configuration candidate parameter set of the UE, so that the UE can derive the frequency hopping pattern of the target BWP according to the index value. b) As an embodiment, the relevant parameters of the UE's frequency hopping pattern can be directly carried in the BWP handover command. c) As an embodiment, the BWP switching command can directly carry the indication information of whether the frequency hopping pattern of the UE is enabled (Enable) or not (Disable); d) As an embodiment, the BWP switching command does not carry Any indication information means that frequency hopping is not enabled (Disable) on the target BWP. e) As an embodiment, if no indication information is carried in the BWP switching command, it means that the frequency hopping pattern on the target BWP follows the frequency hopping pattern of the original BWP. f) As an embodiment, the BWP switching command may carry indication information whether the frequency hopping is for the control channel (PDCCH) or for the traffic channel (PDSCH/PUSCH).

In the following, when waking up the UE, the base station may carry the frequency hopping configuration information used on the currently used BWP in the wakeup (Wakeup) command as an example for description. a) As an embodiment, the wake-up command carries the index value (index) of a certain frequency hopping pattern in the frequency hopping configuration candidate parameter set of the UE, so that the UE can derive the frequency hopping pattern of the target BWP according to the index value. b) As an embodiment, the parameters related to the frequency hopping pattern of the UE may be directly carried in the wake-up command. c) As an embodiment, the wake-up command may directly carry indication information of whether the frequency hopping pattern of the UE is enabled (Enable) or not (Disable). d) As an embodiment, if no indication information is carried in the wake-up command, it means that frequency hopping is not enabled (Disable) on the target BWP. e) As an embodiment, the wake-up command may carry indication information whether the frequency hopping is for the control channel (PDCCH) or for the traffic channel (PDSCH/PUSCH).

In some embodiments, the method also includes:

Sending first indication information to the UE, where the first indication information is used to indicate frequency hopping configuration information adopted by the default BWP or the initial BWP when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to timeout of the BWP inactivation timer.

In some implementation manners, the first indication information is sent through a broadcast message or dedicated signaling.

In this way, for the scenario of switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP based on the timeout of the inactivity timer, since there is no switching command instructing the UE to perform BWP switching at this time, the frequency hopping pattern used by the default BWP or the initial BWP can be notified to the UE in advance.

Exemplarily, the bandwidth of the default BWP or the initial BWP itself is relatively narrow, and frequency hopping is likely not to be performed. Therefore, the UE may be notified in a broadcast message or dedicated signaling not to start frequency hopping in the default BWP or initial BWP scenario, so, When the UE switches to the default BWP or initial BWP based on the timeout of the inactivity timer, frequency hopping is not started.

Using the technical solution described in this disclosure, configure frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE, the frequency hopping configuration information and the frequency hopping pattern used for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs Associated; the frequency hopping configuration information is carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal is sent to the UE; thus, compared with sending the frequency hopping configuration information through special signaling, the present disclosure carries the frequency hopping configuration information in the The BWP switching command or wake-up signal can not only save signaling overhead, but also use the non-data scheduling authorization DCI to indicate the change of frequency hopping pattern, which is helpful to realize fast frequency hopping of UE and obtain frequency diversity gain.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart 2 of a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the communication method is used in a user equipment (UE), and a network device such as a base station can configure at least one BWP, the communication method includes the following steps:

In step S21, receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal;

In step S22, the frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs is determined according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping configuration information is the same as that used for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs. Frequency hopping pattern association;

In step S23, frequency hopping is performed on the one or more BWPs using the corresponding frequency hopping pattern.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency hopping configuration information includes: a group of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, or indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency hopping pattern includes where to start frequency hopping, a frequency hopping interval, and a frequency hopping sequence.

In this way, obtaining the frequency hopping configuration information from the BWP handover command or the wake-up signal, compared to obtaining the frequency hopping configuration information from special signaling, can realize fast frequency hopping of the UE.

In some embodiments, step S22 includes:

Step 22a (not shown in FIG. 3 ): in response to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, determine the one or more BWP correspondences according to the set of parameters frequency hopping pattern.

In this way, a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern is carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the hopping frequency of the UE indicated by the base station is determined based on a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal. The frequency pattern can realize fast frequency hopping of the UE.

In some embodiments, step S22 includes:

Step 22b (not shown in FIG. 3): In response to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern, determine the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the one or more BWPs according to the indication information .

In this way, the indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern is carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping pattern of the UE indicated by the base station is determined based on the indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal , enabling fast frequency hopping of the UE.

In some embodiments, the method also includes:

Receive a frequency hopping candidate parameter set configured by the base station for the UE, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple sets of parameters, each set of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each set of parameters corresponds to an index value;

The step S21 includes: step S21c (not shown in FIG. 3 ): receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the index value sent by the base station;

Step S22 includes: Step 22c (not shown in FIG. 3 ): according to the index value and the frequency hopping candidate parameter set, determine the corresponding frequency hopping pattern of the index value.

In this way, the UE pre-stores the frequency hopping candidate parameter set sent by the network device, and after receiving the BWP switching command or wake-up signal carrying the index value of the frequency hopping pattern sent by the network device, it can determine the The frequency hopping pattern of the UE indicated by the network device can realize fast frequency hopping of the UE. At the same time, it is also convenient for the network device to indicate the frequency hopping pattern by carrying the index value of the frequency hopping pattern in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, further reducing the size of the frequency hopping configuration information carried in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal.

Among them, each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters:

A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping;

A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position;

A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information:

Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping;

Whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or the BWP currently used by the UE when the wake-up signal is sent;

Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel.

It should be noted that the indication information may include but not limited to the above-mentioned cases. Of course, the indication information may specifically include one or a combination of multiple items listed above, which is not limited here.

In some embodiments, the method also includes:

receiving first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate the frequency hopping pattern used by the default BWP or the initial BWP when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to the timeout of the BWP inactivation timer;

When switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to the timeout of the BWP inactivation timer, the frequency hopping transmission is performed using the corresponding frequency hopping pattern indicated in the first indication information.

In this way, when the UE switches to the default BWP or initial BWP based on the timeout of the inactive timer, the default BWP or initial BWP can be determined according to the frequency hopping pattern used by the default BWP or initial BWP indicated by the first indication information notified in advance The hopping pattern to use. Furthermore, when a BWP switching occurs without receiving a BWP switching command, the frequency hopping pattern used by the switched BWP can also be determined.

In some embodiments, step S22 includes, step 22d (not shown in FIG. 3 ): in response to the BWP switching instruction or the wake-up signal not including frequency hopping configuration information, determine one of the following items:

frequency hopping is not enabled; or

follow the frequency hopping pattern prior to receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal; or

Follow the default hopping pattern.

In this way, when the frequency hopping configuration information is not included in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, the frequency hopping pattern can also be determined, which helps to realize fast frequency hopping of the UE.

Using the technical solution described in the present disclosure, the UE receives a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal; determines frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping configuration information is related to the The frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs is associated; and the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the frequency hopping pattern is used on the one or more BWPs. In this way, compared with determining the frequency hopping pattern indicated by the network device from the data scheduling grant DCI, it is helpful to realize fast frequency hopping of the UE and obtain frequency diversity gain.

Fig. 4 is a first block diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication device is applied to a network device such as a base station, and the network device can configure at least one BWP for a UE. Referring to FIG. 4 , the device includes a configuration unit 10 and a first communication unit 20 .

The configuration unit 10 is configured to: configure frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE, where the frequency hopping configuration information is related to the frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs couplet;

The first communication unit 20 is configured to: carry the frequency hopping configuration information in a BWP switching command or send a wake-up signal to the UE.

In some embodiments, the configuration unit 10 is further configured to: configure different frequency hopping configuration information for different UEs for one or more BWPs; or configure different frequency hopping configuration information for the one or more BWPs respectively frequency configuration information.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information includes a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern; the first communication unit 20 is further configured to: send to the UE a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern A set of parameters for the BWP switch command or wakeup signal.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information includes indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern; the first communication unit 20 is further configured to: send a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the indication information to the UE.

In some embodiments, the configuration unit 10 is further configured to: configure a frequency hopping candidate parameter set for the UE, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple groups of parameters, each group of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each group The parameter corresponds to an index value; the first communication unit 20 is further configured to: notify the UE of the frequency hopping candidate parameter set through a system message or dedicated signaling.

In some embodiments, the indication information includes an index value of the frequency hopping pattern in the frequency hopping candidate parameter set; the first communication unit 20 is further configured to: send a BWP switching command carrying the index value to the UE or wake up Signal.

In some embodiments, each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters:

A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping;

A frequency hopping start parameter, which is used to indicate the frequency hopping start position;

A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information:

Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping;

Whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or the BWP currently used by the UE when the wake-up signal is sent;

Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel.

In some embodiments, the first communication unit 20 is further configured to: send first indication information to the UE, where the first indication information is used to indicate that when the BWP inactivation timer expires, switch to the default BWP or the initial BWP , the frequency hopping configuration information adopted by the default BWP or the initial BWP.

Regarding the apparatus in the foregoing embodiments, the specific manner in which each module executes operations has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be described in detail here.

In practical applications, the specific structures of the above-mentioned configuration unit 10 and the first communication unit 20 can be determined by the communication device or the network equipment to which the communication device belongs, such as a central processing unit (CPU, Central Processing Unit) in a base station, a microprocessor (MCU, Micro Controller Unit), digital signal processor (DSP, Digital Signal Processing) or programmable logic device (PLC, Programmable Logic Controller).

The communication device described in this embodiment can be set on a network device such as a base station.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the functions of each processing module in the communication device of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be understood by referring to the above-mentioned relevant descriptions of the communication method applied to the network device such as the base station side. The processing modules in the communication device of the embodiment of the present disclosure The module may be realized by an analog circuit that realizes the functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure, or may be realized by running software on a terminal that performs the functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The communication device described in the embodiments of the present disclosure, by carrying the frequency hopping configuration information in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, can not only save signaling overhead, but also use the non-data scheduling authorization DCI to indicate the change of the frequency hopping pattern, which is helpful Realize fast frequency hopping of UE and obtain frequency diversity gain.

Fig. 5 is a second block diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. The communication device is applied to the UE side, and a network device such as a base station can configure at least one BWP for the UE. Referring to FIG. 5, the device includes a second communication unit 30 and a determination unit 40; wherein,

The second communication unit 30 is configured to receive a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal;

The determining unit 40 is configured to determine frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping configuration information is related to frequency hopping performed on the one or more BWPs The adopted frequency hopping patterns are associated; the frequency hopping is performed on the one or more BWPs by adopting the corresponding frequency hopping patterns.

In some embodiments, the determining unit 40 is configured to: respond to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, determine the one or Frequency hopping patterns corresponding to multiple BWPs.

In some embodiments, the determining unit 40 is configured to: in response to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern, determine the one or more BWPs according to the indication information Corresponding frequency hopping pattern.

In some embodiments, the second communication unit 30 is configured to: receive a frequency hopping candidate parameter set, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple sets of parameters, each set of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each set of parameters corresponds to an index value.

In some embodiments, the second communication unit 30 is further configured to: receive a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the index value; the determination unit 40 is further configured to: according to the index value and the The frequency hopping candidate parameter set is determined, and the corresponding frequency hopping pattern of the index value is determined.

In some embodiments, each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters:

A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping;

A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position;

A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands.

In some embodiments, the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information:

Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping;

Whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or the BWP currently used by the UE when the wake-up signal is sent;

Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel.

In some embodiments, the second communication unit 30 is further configured to: receive first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate that when the BWP inactivation timer expires when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP , the frequency hopping pattern used by the default BWP or the initial BWP; the determining unit 40 is further configured to: when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to the timeout of the BWP inactivation timer, adopt the first A corresponding frequency hopping pattern indicated in the indication information performs frequency hopping transmission.

In some embodiments, the determining unit 40 is further configured to: in response to the BWP switching instruction or the wake-up signal not including frequency hopping configuration information, determine one of the following items:

frequency hopping is not enabled; or

follow the frequency hopping pattern prior to receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal; or

Follow the default hopping pattern.

In this way, when the frequency hopping configuration information is not included in the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, the frequency hopping pattern can also be determined, which helps to realize fast frequency hopping of the UE.

Regarding the apparatus in the foregoing embodiments, the specific manner in which each module executes operations has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be described in detail here.

In practical applications, the specific structures of the above-mentioned second communication unit 30 and determination unit 40 can be implemented by the communication device or the CPU, MCU, DSP or PLC in the UE to which the communication device belongs.

The communication device described in this embodiment can be set on the UE side.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the functions of each processing module in the communication device in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be understood by referring to the related description of the communication method applied to the UE side, and that the processing modules in the communication device in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be It can be realized by an analog circuit that realizes the functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and can also be realized by running software on a terminal that executes the functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The communication device described in the embodiments of the present disclosure can realize fast frequency hopping of the UE.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram of an apparatus 800 for implementing communication processing according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 6, the device 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O, Input/Output) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls the overall operations of the device 800, such as those associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the above method. Additionally, processing component 802 may include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802 .

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the device 800 . Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or their combination, such as Static Random-Access Memory (Static Random-Access Memory, SRAM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (Electrically -Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, EEPROM), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, EPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Read Only Memory (Read Only Memory , ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk or optical disk.

Power component 806 provides power to various components of device 800 . Power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for device 800 .

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD) and a touch panel (TouchPanel, TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense a boundary of a touch or swipe action, but also detect duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe action. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. When the device 800 is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera can be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a microphone (microphone, MIC for short), which is configured to receive external audio signals when the device 800 is in operation modes, such as calling mode, recording mode and voice recognition mode. Received audio signals may be further stored in memory 804 or sent via communication component 816 . In some embodiments, the audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, a click wheel, a button, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, volume buttons, start button, and lock button.

Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 800 . For example, the sensor component 814 can detect the open/closed state of the device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as the display and keypad of the device 800, and the sensor component 814 can also detect a change in the position of the device 800 or a component of the device 800 , the presence or absence of user contact with the device 800 , the device 800 orientation or acceleration/deceleration and the temperature change of the device 800 . Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include an optical sensor, such as a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) or Charge-coupled Device (CCD) image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the apparatus 800 and other devices. The device 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as Wi-Fi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module can be based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (Infrared Data Association, IrDA) technology, Ultra Wide Band (Ultra Wide Band, UWB) technology, Bluetooth (Blue Tooth, BT) technology and other technology to achieve.

In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), digital signal processing devices (Digital Signal Processing Device, DSPD ), Programmable Logic Device (Programmable Logic Device, PLD), Field Programmable Gate Array (Field Programmable GateArray, FPGA), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or other electronic components are used to implement the above-mentioned application to UE side communication method.

In an exemplary embodiment, there is also provided a non-transitory computer storage medium including executable instructions, such as a memory 804 including executable instructions, which can be executed by the processor 820 of the device 800 to complete the above method . For example, the non-transitory computer storage medium may be ROM, random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device and the like.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of an apparatus 900 for communication processing according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the apparatus 900 may be provided as a server. 7, apparatus 900 includes processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource represented by memory 932 for storing instructions executable by processing component 922, such as application programs. The application program stored in memory 932 may include one or more modules each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to execute the above-mentioned communication method applied to a network device such as a base station.

Device 900 may also include a power component 926 configured to perform power management of device 900 , a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect device 900 to a network, and an input-output (I/O) interface 958 . The apparatus 900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™ or the like.

The technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined arbitrarily if there is no conflict.

Other embodiments of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present invention, these modifications, uses or adaptations follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed in this disclosure . The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise constructions which have been described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

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1. A communication method, wherein the method comprises: Configuring frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more bandwidth parts BWPs for the user equipment UE, where the frequency hopping configuration information is associated with a frequency hopping pattern used for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs, wherein, The frequency hopping configuration information includes a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, and the frequency hopping pattern includes at least one of the following: a frequency hopping sequence parameter, where the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate a frequency hopping sequence; A frequency hopping start parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping start position; a frequency hopping interval parameter, the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the number of sub-band group intervals between adjacent two sub-bands; carrying the frequency hopping configuration information in a BWP switching command or sending a wake-up signal to the UE; The frequency hopping configuration information also includes the following indication information: whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or when the wake-up signal is sent The BWP currently used by the UE. 2. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein the configuring frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE comprises: Configuring different frequency hopping configuration information for different UEs; or Configuring different frequency hopping configuration information for the one or more BWPs respectively. 3. The communication method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sending the frequency hopping configuration information to the UE in a BWP handover command or a wake-up signal comprises: Sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern to the UE. 4. The communication method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the frequency hopping configuration information includes indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern; The sending the frequency hopping configuration information to the UE in a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal includes: Sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the indication information to the UE. 5. The communication method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises: Configuring a frequency hopping candidate parameter set for the UE, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple sets of parameters, each set of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each set of parameters corresponds to an index value; Notifying the UE of the frequency hopping candidate parameter set through a system message or dedicated signaling. 6. The communication method according to claim 5, wherein the indication information includes an index value of the frequency hopping pattern in the frequency hopping candidate parameter set; The sending the BWP switching command or wake-up signal carrying the indication information to the UE includes: Sending a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the index value to the UE. 7. The communication method according to claim 5, wherein each set of parameters comprises one or more of the following parameters: A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping; A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position; A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands. 8. The communication method according to claim 4, wherein the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information: Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping; Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel. 9. The communication method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method further comprises: Sending first indication information to the UE, where the first indication information is used to indicate frequency hopping configuration information adopted by the default BWP or the initial BWP when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to timeout of the BWP inactivation timer. 10. A communication method, wherein the method comprises: Receive BWP switching command or wake-up signal; Determine frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or wake-up signal, where the frequency hopping configuration information is associated with a frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs , wherein the frequency hopping configuration information includes a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, the frequency hopping pattern includes at least one of the following: a frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping The order of the frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping start position; the frequency hopping interval parameter, the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the number of sub-band group intervals between adjacent two sub-bands; performing frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs using a corresponding frequency hopping pattern; The frequency hopping configuration information also includes the following indication information: whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or when the wake-up signal is sent The BWP currently used by the UE. 11. The communication method according to claim 10, wherein the determining frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or wake-up signal comprises: In response to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the one or more BWPs is determined according to the set of parameters. 12. The communication method according to claim 10, wherein the determining frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal comprises: In response to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal including indication information indicating the frequency hopping pattern, determine the frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the one or more BWPs according to the indication information. 13. The communication method according to claim 12, wherein the method further comprises: Receive a frequency hopping candidate parameter set, the frequency hopping candidate parameter set includes multiple sets of parameters, each set of parameters corresponds to a frequency hopping pattern, and each set of parameters corresponds to an index value; The receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal includes: receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal carrying the index value; The determining frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or wake-up signal includes: Determine a frequency hopping pattern corresponding to the index value according to the index value and the frequency hopping candidate parameter set. 14. The communication method according to claim 11 or 13, wherein each set of parameters includes one or more of the following parameters: A frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the sequence of frequency hopping; A frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping starting position; A frequency hopping interval parameter, where the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the interval number of sub-frequency band groups between two adjacent sub-frequency bands. 15. The communication method according to claim 10 or 12, wherein the frequency hopping configuration information further includes at least one of the following indication information: Instructions for starting or not starting frequency hopping; Instructions for starting frequency hopping on the control channel or data channel. 16. The communication method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprises: receiving first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate the frequency hopping pattern used by the default BWP or the initial BWP when switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to the timeout of the BWP inactivation timer; When switching to the default BWP or the initial BWP due to the timeout of the BWP inactivation timer, the frequency hopping transmission is performed using the corresponding frequency hopping pattern indicated in the first indication information. 17. The communication method according to claim 10, wherein the determining frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal comprises: In response to the BWP switching instruction or the wake-up signal not including the frequency hopping configuration information, determine one of the following: frequency hopping is not enabled; or follow the frequency hopping pattern prior to receiving a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal; or Follow the default hopping pattern. 18. A communication device, wherein the device comprises: The configuration unit is configured to: configure frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs for the UE, where the frequency hopping configuration information is associated with a frequency hopping pattern adopted for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs , wherein the frequency hopping configuration information includes a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, the frequency hopping pattern includes at least one of the following: a frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping sequence parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping The order of the frequency hopping starting point parameter, the frequency hopping starting point parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping start position; the frequency hopping interval parameter, the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the number of sub-band group intervals between adjacent two sub-bands; The first communication unit is configured to: carry the frequency hopping configuration information in a BWP handover command or send a wake-up signal to the UE; The frequency hopping configuration information also includes the following indication information: whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or when the wake-up signal is sent The BWP currently used by the UE. 19. A communication device, wherein the device comprises: The second communication unit is configured to: receive a BWP switching command or a wake-up signal; The determining unit is configured to: determine frequency hopping configuration information corresponding to one or more BWPs according to the BWP switching command or the wake-up signal, and the frequency hopping configuration information is the same as that used for frequency hopping on the one or more BWPs. The frequency hopping pattern adopted is associated, wherein the frequency hopping configuration information includes a set of parameters associated with the frequency hopping pattern, and the frequency hopping pattern includes at least one of the following: a frequency hopping sequence parameter, the frequency hopping The order parameter is used to indicate the order of frequency hopping; the frequency hopping start parameter is used to indicate the frequency hopping start position; the frequency hopping interval parameter is used to indicate the frequency between two adjacent sub-bands The number of sub-band group intervals; frequency hopping is performed on the one or more BWPs using the corresponding frequency hopping pattern; The frequency hopping configuration information also includes the following indication information: whether to follow the frequency hopping pattern of the first BWP, the first BWP is the BWP used before the BWP switching command is sent, or when the wake-up signal is sent The BWP currently used by the UE. 20. A communication device, comprising: processor; memory for storing executable instructions; Wherein, the processor is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 when executing the executable instructions. 21. A communication device, comprising: processor; memory for storing executable instructions; Wherein, the processor is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 10 to 17 when executing the executable instructions. 22. A computer storage medium, wherein executable instructions are stored in the computer storage medium, and when the executable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor executes the method described in any one of claims 1 to 9. communication method. 23. A computer storage medium, wherein executable instructions are stored in the computer storage medium, and when the executable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor executes the method described in any one of claims 10 to 17. communication method.

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