WO2025208281A1 - Communication method and apparatus, communication device, communication system, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information is used for carrying a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to a second device; and sending the first instruction. For the scenario "a first device serves as an intermediate node between a network device and an ambient Internet of Things device", the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method regarding how the network device specifically sends, to the ambient Internet of Things device and by means of the intermediate node, an instruction related to the ambient Internet of Things device, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the ambient Internet of Things device.

Description

Communication method and device, communication equipment, communication system, and storage medium Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to communication methods and devices, communication equipment, communication systems, and storage media.

Background Art

In communication systems, in order to improve the sustainability and performance of communication, battery-free IoT communication has been introduced. Among them, battery-free IoT communication has been widely used because it can also expand application scenarios, save power, reduce equipment complexity, and is more environmentally friendly and safer.

Summary of the Invention

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

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method is performed by a first device, where the first device is an intermediate node between a network device and a second device, where the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device. The method includes:

receiving first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

Send the first instruction.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, where the method is performed by a network device and includes:

Sending first information to a first device; wherein, the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is: an environmental Internet of Things device, the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device.

According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided for use in a communication system, the communication system including a first device and a network device; wherein the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and a second device, and the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device. The method includes:

The network device sends first information to the first device; the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

The first device receives the first information sent by the network device;

The first device sends the first instruction.

According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first device is provided, including:

a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

The transceiver module is further configured to send the first instruction.

According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

A transceiver module is used to send first information to a first device; wherein the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is: an environmental Internet of Things device, the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device.

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

one or more processors;

The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the communication method described in any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, characterized in that it includes a first device and a network device, wherein the first device and the network device are configured to implement the communication method described in the third aspect.

According to an eighth aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores an instruction, wherein when the instruction When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the communication method as described in any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

1B-1F are schematic diagrams of an architecture illustrating communication between an A-IoT device and a network device and/or a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG2A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG2B is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG2C is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG3A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG3B is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG3C is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG3D is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG4A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG4B is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG4C is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG4D is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG5 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a first device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a first device, the first device being an intermediate node between a network device and a second device, the second device being an environmental Internet of Things device, and the method comprising:

receiving first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

Send the first instruction.

In the above embodiment, the network device will send a first message carrying a first instruction to the first device, and after receiving the first message, the first device can determine the first instruction and can send the first instruction to the second device. The first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device. It can be seen that the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for how a network device specifically sends instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through an intermediate node for the scenario of "the first device acts as an intermediate node between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device", so that the network device can successfully send instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through the intermediate node, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device.

With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first instruction includes:

determining a first resource, where the first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device;

The first instruction is sent on the first resource.

In the above embodiment, a method is provided for how a first device (i.e., an intermediate node) specifically sends a first instruction to a second device (i.e., an environmental Internet of Things device) so that the first device can successfully send the first instruction received from the network device to the second device, thereby ensuring that the first instruction sent by the network device to the second device can successfully reach the second device, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction includes at least one of the following types:

an instruction for selecting the second device;

an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device;

An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device.

In the above embodiment, the specific instructions of the first instructions are defined, so that when the network device needs to send these first instructions to the IoT device through the intermediate node, the method of the present disclosure can be used to send these first instructions, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental IoT device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

First channel;

First signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; wherein

Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or

In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: the RNTI used to scramble the second channel when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first channel is: a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the second channel is: a physical downlink control channel PDCCH.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first signaling, and different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are carried by different first signalings respectively.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling other than the first MAC CE signaling; and/or

The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first MAC CE signaling also includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used to indicate: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling.

In the above embodiments, the first information is defined in detail, and features that distinguish it from other information are introduced for the first information, such as: when the first information is a first channel, the scrambling RNTI used for the second channel that schedules the first channel is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, or, when the first information is a first Media Access Control Element (MAC CE) signaling, the logical channel identifier (LCID) or enhanced logical channel identifier (eLCID) corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID or eLCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling. Thus, when the first device receives the first information, it can determine that the first information is information carrying a first instruction based on the features that distinguish it from other information. The first device then determines that it needs to send the first instruction carried by the first information to the second device, thereby ensuring that the first instruction can be successfully sent to the second device and ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental IoT device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first resource includes at least one of the following:

determining the preconfigured first resource;

Determining the first resource based on the agreement;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through first signaling;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a first channel;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through second RRC signaling;

Receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a second MAC CE signaling;

The first resource configured by the network device through a second channel is received, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel.

In the above embodiment, a method is provided for how the first device specifically determines the first resource, so that the first device can successfully determine which resources to use to send the first instruction to the second device using this method, thereby ensuring that the first instruction can be successfully sent to the second device and ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is performed by a network device and includes:

Sending first information to a first device; wherein, the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is: an environmental Internet of Things device, the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device.

In the above embodiment, the network device will send a first message carrying a first instruction to the first device, and after receiving the first message, the first device can determine the first instruction and can send the first instruction to the second device. The first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device. It can be seen that the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for how a network device specifically sends instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through an intermediate node for the scenario of "the first device acts as an intermediate node between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device", so that the network device can successfully send instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through the intermediate node, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction includes at least one of the following types:

an instruction for selecting the second device;

an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device;

An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

First channel;

First signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; wherein

Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or

In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: the RNTI used to scramble the second channel when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first channel is: a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the second channel is: a physical downlink control channel PDCCH.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first signaling, and different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are carried by different first signalings respectively.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling other than the first MAC CE signaling; and/or

The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first MAC CE signaling further includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used Indicates: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

configuring a first resource through the first signaling;

configuring a first resource through the first channel;

configuring the first resource through the second RRC signaling;

Configuring the first resource through the second MAC CE signaling;

The first resource is configured via a second channel, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel;

The first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method for a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a first device and a network device; wherein the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and a second device, and the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device. The method includes:

The network device sends first information to the first device; the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

The first device receives the first information sent by the network device;

The first device sends the first instruction.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first device, including:

a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

The transceiver module is further configured to send the first instruction.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first instruction includes:

determining a first resource, where the first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device;

The first instruction is sent on the first resource.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction includes at least one of the following types:

an instruction for selecting the second device;

an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device;

An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

First channel;

First signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; wherein

Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or

In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: the RNTI used to scramble the second channel when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first channel is: a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the second channel is: a physical downlink control channel PDCCH.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first signaling, and different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are carried by different first signalings respectively.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling other than the first MAC CE signaling; and/or

The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first MAC CE signaling also includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used to indicate: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, determining the first resource includes at least one of the following:

determining the preconfigured first resource;

Determining the first resource based on the agreement;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through first signaling;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a first channel;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through second RRC signaling;

Receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a second MAC CE signaling;

The first resource configured by the network device through a second channel is received, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

A transceiver module is used to send first information to a first device; wherein the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is: an environmental Internet of Things device, the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first instruction includes at least one of the following types:

an instruction for selecting the second device;

an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device;

An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following:

First channel;

First signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; wherein

Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or

In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: the RNTI used to scramble the second channel when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first channel is: a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the second channel is: a physical downlink control channel PDCCH.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is a first signaling, and different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are carried by different first signalings respectively.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling other than the first MAC CE signaling; and/or

The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first MAC CE signaling also includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used to indicate: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling.

In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the network device is further used for at least one of the following:

configuring a first resource through the first signaling;

configuring a first resource through the first channel;

configuring the first resource through the second RRC signaling;

Configuring the first resource through the second MAC CE signaling;

The first resource is configured via a second channel, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel;

The first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a first device and a network device; wherein the first device and the network device are configured to execute the method described in the third aspect.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

It is understandable that the first device, network device, communication device, communication system, storage medium, program product, and computer program are all used to execute the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

The present disclosure provides invention titles. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information processing method," "information sending method," and "information receiving method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device" and "information processing device," "information sending device," and "information receiving device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," "information sending system," and "information receiving system" are interchangeable.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and/or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of,” “at least one of,” “at least one of,” “one or more,” “a plurality of,” “multiple,” etc. may be used interchangeably.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, descriptions such as “at least one of A, B, C…”, “A and/or B and/or C…”, etc. include the situation where any one of A, B, C… exists alone, and also include any combination of any multiple of A, B, C…, and each situation can exist alone; for example, “at least one of A, B, C” includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, the combination of A and B, the combination of A and C, the combination of B and C, and the combination of A, B, and C; for example, A and/or B includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, and the combination of A and B.

In some embodiments, the description of "in one case A, in another case B", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc. may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: executing A independently of B, that is, in some embodiments A; executing B independently of A, That is, in some embodiments, B; A and B are selectively executed, that is, in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B; A and B are both executed, that is, in some embodiments, A and B. When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission/reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and so on can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, it can also be called device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, language such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

In some embodiments, the terminal can be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, it can also be set A structure in which access network equipment, core network equipment, or network equipment has all or part of the functions of a terminal.

In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

Figure 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1A, communication system 100 may include a network device, a first device, and a second device. The second device may be an IoT device. The first device may be an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, configured to facilitate communication between the second device and the network device. The intermediate node may be, for example, a terminal. Furthermore, the network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

In some embodiments, the terminal includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure may be applicable to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure may be used to split the protocol layers of the access network device, with some functions of the protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the remaining functions of some or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), the 5G Core Network (5GCN), and the Next Generation Core (NGC). Alternatively, the core network device may also be a location management function network element. Exemplarily, the location management function network element includes a location server (location server), which may be implemented as any one of the following: Location Management Function (LMF), Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre (E-SMLC), Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), and Secure User Plane Location Platform (SUPL Location). Platform, SUPLLP).

It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities outside of FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX ), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA 2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)) networks, Device to Device (D2D) systems, Machine to Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle to Everything (V2X), systems using other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on them, etc. Furthermore, combinations of multiple systems (for example, combinations of LTE or LTE-A with 5G) may also be applied.

Alternatively, to enable battery-free IoT communication, a new class of low-power Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) devices has been introduced. These A-IoT devices do not require batteries, nor do they generate their own energy. Instead, they can harvest energy from the surrounding environment or signals from surrounding devices, and can communicate based on the harvested energy.

Optionally, the above-mentioned A-IoT device can specifically communicate with the terminal and/or network device based on energy collected from the outside world. For example, in some embodiments, the terminal and/or network device can send a signal to the A-IoT device. After receiving the signal, the A-IoT device can send corresponding response information to the terminal and/or network device or perform corresponding operations. Among them, when the A-IoT device sends the response information to the terminal and/or network device, it can use a backscatter working mode to send the response information or it can use an active sending working mode to send the response information. Optionally, the above-mentioned "backscatter working mode" can be, for example: the terminal and/or network device first sends an electromagnetic wave (continuous wave, CW) signal to the A-IoT device, and the A-IoT device adjusts the matching between the receiving antenna and the impedance according to the information to be sent, enhances the reflection of the incident CW signal, and modulates the perception data obtained by itself onto the reflected signal to complete the transmission of the data. Optionally, the above-mentioned "active transmission working mode" can be understood as, for example: actively generating signals and actively sending signals without CW signal excitation, wherein the A-IoT device can actively generate signals and actively send signals based on its stored energy, and the energy stored in the A-IoT device can be the energy that the terminal and/or network device pre-charges the A-IoT device.

Optionally, the aforementioned A-IoT devices may include multiple different types of devices, such as a first type A-IoT device, a second type A-IoT device, and a third type A-IoT device, wherein different types of A-IoT devices correspond to different capabilities.

Optionally, the above-mentioned first type A-IoT device has energy storage capability, but does not have independent signal generation and amplification capabilities, and its uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; that is, the first type A-IoT device needs to use the backscatter working mode to send signals to the terminal and/or network device (such as the aforementioned response information), which has the lowest complexity and cost and very low power consumption.

Optionally, the above-mentioned second type A-IoT device has energy storage capability and independent signal amplification capability, and its uplink transmission relies on backscatter transmission; that is, the second type A-IoT device can use the backscatter working mode to send signals to the terminal and/or network device, and at the same time can also amplify the power of the sent signal.

Optionally, the above-mentioned third type A-IoT device has energy storage capability and independent signal amplification capability, and its uplink transmission can be transmitted based on internally generated signals; that is, the third type A-IoT device can actively send signals to the terminal and/or network device based on the internally generated signals.

Alternatively, the device types of the aforementioned A-IoT devices can be "backscatter" and "non-backscatter," where "backscatter" can, for example, refer to sending signals based on backscattering, and "non-backscatter" can, for example, refer to actively sending signals. It should be noted that the aforementioned device types are merely examples, and other naming formats for device types may exist, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

Optionally, the above-mentioned A-IoT device can be applied to a variety of different communication architectures in the communication system, wherein Figures 1B-1F are architectural diagrams of the A-IoT device communicating with the network device and/or terminal according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Optionally, as shown in Figure 1B, data can be directly received and sent between an A-IoT device (i.e., the Ambient IoT device in Figure 1B) and a network device (such as a base station (BS)).

Optionally, as shown in FIG1C , data can be indirectly received and sent between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node, where the intermediate node can be, for example, a relay, an integrated access backhaul (IAB) device, a terminal, or a repeater.

Optionally, as shown in FIG1D , uplink data can be directly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)), and downlink data can be indirectly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node, which can be, for example, a relay, an IAB device, a terminal, or a repeater.

Optionally, as shown in FIG1E , downlink data can be directly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)), and uplink data can be indirectly transmitted between the A-IoT device and the network device (such as a base station (BS)) through an intermediate node.

Optionally, as shown in Figure 1F, data can be directly received and sent between the A-IoT device and the terminal (or user equipment (UE)). The terminal can be responsible for collecting data from the A-IoT device and forwarding the collected data to the network device.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device typically sends instructions related to the A-IoT device to the A-IoT device. The instructions may include, for example, a Select instruction, an Inventory instruction, and an Access instruction. The Select instruction may be used by the network device to select an A-IoT device, the Inventory instruction may be used by the network device to perform an inventory operation on the A-IoT device, and the Access instruction may be used by the network device to perform an access operation on the A-IoT device.

However, currently, with respect to the communication architecture shown in FIG. 1C , FIG. 1D , or FIG. 1E , there is no method for “how the network device sends the above-mentioned instructions to the A-IoT device through the intermediate node.”

Based on this, the present disclosure provides a communication method that can be used in the communication architecture shown in Figure 1C, Figure 1D, or Figure 1E above, where the network device sends instructions to the A-IoT device through an intermediate node.

FIG2A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100, the method comprising:

Step 2101: The network device sends a second channel to the first device.

Optionally, the first device may be an intermediate node between the network device and the second device. Optionally, the second device may be an ambient IoT device. In some embodiments, the second device may be the A-IoT device described in the embodiment of FIG. 2A . In some embodiments, the second device may also be referred to as a low-power device, a low-power ambient IoT device, an A-IoT device, an A-IoT UE, an A-IoT terminal, an A-IoT Tag, etc., which is not specifically limited in this disclosure. For an introduction to the A-IoT device, please refer to the description of the embodiment of FIG. 2A .

Optionally, the first device may be the intermediate node shown in FIG. 1C , FIG. 1D , or FIG. 1E .

Optionally, the above-mentioned second channel can be used to schedule the first channel, and the first channel can be used to carry a first instruction. The first instruction can be an instruction related to the second device. For example, the first instruction can be understood as: an instruction that needs to be sent to the second device, and the first instruction is an instruction related to A-IOT.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first channel may be a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and the second channel may be a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

Optionally, the above-mentioned "second channel is used to schedule the first channel" can be understood as: the second channel can be used to indicate to the first device the time and frequency resources occupied by the first channel, so that the first device knows on which time and frequency resources the subsequent first channel is sent, thereby facilitating the first device to successfully receive the first channel subsequently.

Optionally, the first instruction may include but is not limited to at least one of the following types:

An instruction for selecting a second device;

An instruction for taking inventory of the second device; an instruction for performing an access operation on the second device.

Optionally, the above-mentioned "instruction for selecting the second device" may be, for example, a Select instruction or a paging command; in some embodiments, the selection instruction or the paging instruction may include but is not limited to fields such as Target, Action, MemBank, Pointer, Length, Mask, CRC, etc., and the present disclosure does not make specific limitations on this. In addition, for a detailed introduction to "Target, Action, MemBank, Pointer, Length, Mask, CRC", please refer to the prior art, and the present disclosure will not go into details therein.

Optionally, the aforementioned "instruction for performing an inventory on the second device" may be, for example, an Inventory instruction, or may also be referred to as an Inventory instruction, a Query instruction, or a Polling instruction, wherein the Inventory instruction or the Inventory instruction may include at least one of Query, QueryAdjust, QueryRep, ACK, and NAK. For example, the Query command may include, but is not limited to, fields such as sel, session, target, and Q, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. For a detailed description of "Query, QueryAdjust, QueryRep, ACK, NAK, sel, session, target, and Q," please refer to the prior art, and this disclosure will not elaborate on this.

Optionally, the aforementioned "instruction for performing an access operation (e.g., a read or write operation) on the second device" may be, for example, an access instruction or a read or write instruction. Exemplarily, it may include an instruction for performing a read operation on the second device, an instruction for performing a write operation on the second device, an instruction for performing a kill operation on the second device, and the like.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the second channel may be used for other scheduling purposes in addition to scheduling the first channel carrying the first instruction. Therefore, it is necessary to distinguish different application scenarios of the second channel so that after receiving the second channel, the first device can clearly distinguish whether the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, and subsequently perform corresponding operations based on different scenarios.

The following describes in detail how to distinguish whether the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the second channel generally needs to be scrambled by a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI). Based on this, the above-mentioned different types of first instructions can correspond to the same or different RNTIs. In the case where different types of first instructions correspond to the same RNTI, it is considered that the different types of first instructions share the same RNTI. In the case where different types of first instructions correspond to different RNTIs, it is considered that the different types of first instructions correspond to their own RNTIs. For example, a selection instruction corresponds to one RNTI, an inventory instruction corresponds to one RNTI, and a read-write instruction corresponds to one RNTI. The selection instruction, the inventory instruction, and the read-write instruction correspond to different RNTIs. In addition, in some embodiments, when the above-mentioned second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel can be: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel; when the second channel is used for other scheduling, that is, when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is different from the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction.

Thus, when different types of first instructions correspond to the same RNTI, after the first device receives the second channel, it can distinguish whether the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction based on the RNTI scrambled with the second channel, so that corresponding operations can be performed based on different situations. Furthermore, when different types of first instructions correspond to the same RNTI, there is no need to set corresponding RNTIs for different types of first instructions, thereby saving resources and reducing communication complexity.

In addition, when different types of first instructions correspond to different RNTIs, after the first device receives the second channel, it can distinguish whether the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying a certain type of first instruction based on the RNTI that scrambles the second channel, for example, whether it is the first channel carrying the selection instruction, so that corresponding operations can be performed based on different situations. Moreover, when different types of first instructions correspond to different RNTIs, effective classification management of different types of first instructions can be achieved to ensure the orderliness of communication.

Optionally, in other embodiments, the second channel may also be used to configure a first resource for the first device. Optionally, the first resource may be used, for example, for the first device to send a first instruction to at least one second device. That is, when the first device subsequently sends the first instruction to the at least one second device, it may send the instruction via the first resource. Optionally, the first resource may also be referred to as a resource for the first device to send the first instruction, which is not specifically limited in this disclosure.

Step 2102: The network device sends a first channel to the first device.

For a detailed description of the first channel, please refer to the above embodiment.

Optionally, in some embodiments, when the network device sends the first channel, it may send the first channel on the time-frequency resource indicated by the aforementioned second channel, so that the first device can successfully receive the first channel on the time-frequency resource.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first channel may also be used to configure the first resource mentioned above to the first device. For a detailed introduction to the first resource, please refer to the above step description.

Step 2103: The first device determines a first resource.

For a detailed introduction to the first resource, please refer to the above step description.

In some embodiments, the method for the first device to determine the first resource may include at least one of the following:

determining a preconfigured first resource;

Determining the first resource based on the agreement;

receiving a first resource configured by a network device through a first channel;

receiving a first resource configured by a network device through a second radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

receiving a first resource configured by the network device through a second Media Access Control Element (MAC CE) signaling;

A first resource configured by the network device through the second channel is received.

Optionally, in the embodiment of Figure 2A, the above-mentioned second MAC CE signaling can be any MAC CE signaling, and the above-mentioned second RRC signaling can be any RRC signaling.

Step 2104: The first device sends a first instruction on the first resource.

Optionally, after receiving the first channel, the first device may first determine the first instruction carried by the first channel, and then send the first instruction on the first resource.

In the above embodiment, the network device will send a first message carrying a first instruction to the first device, and after receiving the first message, the first device can determine the first instruction and send the first instruction to the second device. The first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device. It can be seen that the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for how a network device specifically sends instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through an intermediate node for the scenario of "the first device acts as an intermediate node between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device", so that the network device can successfully send instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through the intermediate node, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2104. For example, step 2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2101+2102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG2B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100, the method comprising:

Step 2201: The network device sends a first MAC CE signaling to the first device.

For a detailed introduction to the first device, please refer to the above embodiment description.

Optionally, the first MAC CE signaling can be used to carry a first instruction. For a detailed introduction to the first instruction, please refer to the above embodiment.

Optionally, in some embodiments, different types of first instructions may be carried by the same first MAC CE signaling, i.e., different types of first instructions may share the same first MAC CE signaling; or, different types of first instructions may be carried by different first MAC CE signaling, i.e., different types of first instructions may each correspond to their own first MAC CE signaling. For example, a select instruction corresponds to one first MAC CE, an inventory instruction corresponds to one first MAC CE, and a read/write instruction corresponds to one first MAC CE, and the select instruction, inventory instruction, and read/write instruction correspond to different first MAC CEs.

Optionally, in some embodiments, when different types of first instructions are carried by the same first MAC CE signaling, the first MAC CE signaling may include a first indicator bit, which can be used to indicate the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling. Thus, the first indicator bit can be used to determine which type of first instruction the first MAC CE signaling specifically carries.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first indicator bit may be an N-bit indicator bit, where N is a positive integer, wherein when the value of the N-bit indicator bit is different, the type of the first instruction carried by the indicated first MAC CE signaling is different. For example, in some embodiments, the first indicator bit may be a 2-bit indicator bit, and when the 2-bit first indicator bit is a first value (such as 00), it is used to indicate that the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling is an "instruction for selecting a second device"; when the 2-bit first indicator bit is a second value (such as 01), it is used to indicate that the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling is an "instruction for inventorying the second device"; when the 2-bit first indicator bit is a third value (such as 10), it is used to indicate that the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling is "an instruction for reading, writing, or storing data on the second device." It should be noted that this is just an example, and there may be other implementation forms to indicate which type of first instruction the first MAC CE specifically carries, and this disclosure does not make any specific limitation.

Optionally, in some embodiments, when different types of first instructions are carried by different first MAC CE signaling, the first MAC CE corresponding to the inventory instruction may include a second indicator bit, which is used to indicate the type of inventory instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling. Thus, the second indicator bit can be used to determine which type of inventory instruction is carried by the first MAC CE signaling.

For example, in some other embodiments, the second indicator bit can be a 2-bit indicator bit. When the 2-bit second indicator bit is a first value (e.g., 00), it is used to indicate that the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling is a "Query instruction"; when the 2-bit second indicator bit is a second value (e.g., 01), it is used to indicate that the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling is a "QueryAdjust instruction"; when the 2-bit second indicator bit is a third value (e.g., 10), it is used to indicate that the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling is a "QueryRep instruction." It should be noted that this is only an example, and there may be other implementations to indicate which type of inventory instruction the first MAC CE specifically carries, and this disclosure does not specifically limit this.

Optionally, in some embodiments, since the network device typically sends multiple MAC CE signalings to the first device, wherein different MAC CE signalings carry different content, that is, in addition to sending a first MAC CE signaling to the first device for carrying the first instruction, the network device also sends other MAC CE signalings other than the first MAC CE signaling to the first device, wherein the content carried by the other MAC CE signalings is different from the content carried by the first MAC CE signaling. Therefore, it is typically necessary to distinguish the different MAC CE signalings sent by the network device to the first device, so that after the first device receives the first MAC CE signaling, it can clearly distinguish that the first MAC CE signaling is used to carry the first instruction, so that the corresponding operation can be successfully performed subsequently.

The following is a detailed introduction on "how to distinguish different MAC CE signaling sent by the network device to the first device".

Optionally, in some embodiments, MAC CE signaling typically corresponds to a logical channel identifier (LCID) or an enhanced logical channel identifier (eLCID). Based on this, different MAC CE signalings sent by the network device to the first device are distinguished by making the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling different from the LCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signalings other than the first MAC CE signaling; and/or, making the eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signalings other than the first MAC CE signaling. On this basis, after receiving the first MAC CE signaling, the first device can distinguish that the first MAC CE signaling is used to carry the first instruction based on the LCID or eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling, and the first device can then perform the step of "sending the first instruction to the second device."

Thus, when different types of first instructions correspond to the same first MAC CE signaling, upon receiving the first MAC CE signaling, the first device can distinguish whether the first MAC CE signaling is the MAC CE signaling used to carry the first instruction based on the LCID or eLCID of the first MAC CE signaling, thereby enabling subsequent execution of corresponding operations based on different circumstances. Furthermore, when different types of first instructions correspond to the same first MAC CE signaling, there is no need to set corresponding first MAC CE signaling for each different type of first instruction, thereby saving resources.

Furthermore, when different types of first instructions correspond to different first MAC CE signalings, upon receiving the first MAC CE signaling, the first device can distinguish whether the first MAC CE signaling is used to carry a certain type of first instruction, such as a first MAC CE signaling carrying a selection instruction, based on the LCID or eLCID of the first MAC CE signaling. This allows subsequent execution of corresponding operations based on different circumstances. Furthermore, when different types of first instructions are carried by different first MAC CE signalings, effective classification and management of different types of first instructions can be achieved, ensuring organized communication.

Optionally, in some other embodiments, the first MAC CE signaling can also be used to configure the first resource to the first device. For a detailed introduction to the first resource, please refer to the description of the above embodiment.

Step 2202: The first device determines a first resource.

For a detailed introduction to the first resource, please refer to the above step description.

In some embodiments, the method for the first device to determine the first resource may include at least one of the following:

determining a preconfigured first resource;

Determining the first resource based on the agreement;

Receiving a first resource configured by the network device through a first MAC CE signaling;

Receiving a first resource configured by the network device through a second RRC signaling;

The receiving network device configures the first resource through the second MAC CE signaling.

Optionally, in the embodiment of FIG. 2B , the second MAC CE signaling may be a MAC different from the first MAC CE signaling. CE signaling, the above-mentioned second RRC signaling can be any RRC signaling.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first resource may also be configured through a channel, for example, the first resource may be configured through PDCCH and/or PDSCH.

Step 2203: The first device sends a first instruction on the first resource.

For a detailed description of step 2203, please refer to the above embodiment description.

In the above embodiment, the network device will send a first message carrying a first instruction to the first device, and after receiving the first message, the first device can determine the first instruction and send the first instruction to the second device. The first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device. It can be seen that the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for how a network device specifically sends instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through an intermediate node for the scenario of "the first device acts as an intermediate node between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device", so that the network device can successfully send instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through the intermediate node, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2201 to 2203. For example, step 2201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2201+2202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG2C is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100, the method comprising:

Step 2301: The network device sends a first RRC signaling to the first device.

For a detailed introduction to the first device, reference may be made to the above embodiment description.

Optionally, the first RRC signaling may be used to carry a first instruction. For a detailed introduction to the first instruction, reference may be made to the above embodiment.

Optionally, in some embodiments, different types of first instructions may be carried by the same first RRC signaling, that is, different types of first instructions may share the same first RRC signaling; or, different types of first instructions may be carried by different first RRC signalings, that is, different types of first instructions may correspond to their own first RRC signalings. In the case where different types of first instructions are carried by the same first RRC signaling, communication resources can be greatly saved. In addition, in the case where different types of first instructions are carried by different first RRC signalings, effective classification management of different types of first instructions can be achieved to ensure the orderliness of communication.

Optionally, in some embodiments, RRC signaling generally includes multiple domains and/or multiple information elements (IEs), each domain or IE is used to carry different or the same content, and each domain corresponds to a domain name, and each IE corresponds to an IE name. Based on this, in some embodiments, when the first RRC signaling is used to carry the first instruction, a domain name different from other domains can be set for the domain used to carry the first instruction in the first RRC signaling, or an IE name different from other IEs can be set for the IE used to carry the first instruction in the first RRC signaling, and different domain names can be set for different domains carrying different types of first instructions, or different IE names can be set for IEs carrying different types of first instructions. Thus, when the first device receives the first RRC signaling, it can distinguish which specific domains or IEs in the first RRC signaling are used to carry the first instruction through the domain name or IE name of the first RRC signaling, and distinguish which type of first instruction the first RRC signaling specifically carries, thereby facilitating the subsequent execution of the corresponding process by the first device.

Step 2302: The first device determines a first resource.

For a detailed introduction to the first resource, please refer to the above step description.

In some embodiments, the method for the first device to determine the first resource may include at least one of the following:

determining the preconfigured first resource;

Determining the first resource based on the agreement;

Receiving a first resource configured by a network device through a first RRC signaling;

Receiving a first resource configured by the network device through a second RRC signaling;

The receiving network device configures the first resource through the second MAC CE signaling.

Optionally, in the embodiment of FIG. 2C , the second MAC CE signaling may be any MAC CE signaling. The RRC signaling may be RRC signaling different from the first RRC signaling.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first resource may also be configured through a channel, for example, the first resource may be configured through PDCCH and/or PDSCH.

Step 2303: The first device sends a first instruction on the first resource.

For a detailed description of step 2303, please refer to the above embodiment description.

In the above embodiment, the network device will send a first message carrying a first instruction to the first device, and after receiving the first message, the first device can determine the first instruction and send the first instruction to the second device. The first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is an environmental Internet of Things device, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device. It can be seen that the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for how a network device specifically sends instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through an intermediate node for the scenario of "the first device acts as an intermediate node between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device", so that the network device can successfully send instructions related to the environmental Internet of Things device to the environmental Internet of Things device through the intermediate node, thereby ensuring successful communication between the network device and the environmental Internet of Things device.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2301 to 2303. For example, step 2301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2302 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 2301+2302 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG3A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method for a first device, the method comprising:

Step 3101: Receive the second channel.

Step 3102: Receive the first channel.

Step 3103: Determine the first resource.

Step 3104: Send a first instruction on the first resource.

For a detailed description of steps 3101-3104, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3104. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3101+3102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG3B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a first device, the method comprising:

Step 3201, receive the first MAC CE signaling.

Step 3202: Determine the first resource.

Step 3203: Send a first instruction on the first resource.

For a detailed description of steps 3201-3203, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3201 to 3203. For example, step 3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3201+3202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG3C is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a first device, the method comprising:

Step 3301: Receive first RRC signaling.

Step 3302: Determine the first resource.

Step 3303: Send a first instruction on the first resource.

For a detailed description of steps 3301-3303, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3301 to 3303. For example, step 3301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3302 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3301+3302 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG3D is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3D , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a first device, the method comprising:

Step 3401: Receive first information sent by a network device.

Step 3402: Send the first instruction.

Optionally, the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

Optionally, the sending the first instruction includes:

determining a first resource, where the first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device;

The first instruction is sent on the first resource.

Optionally, the first instruction includes at least one of the following types:

an instruction for selecting the second device;

an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device;

An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device.

Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

First channel;

First signaling.

Optionally, the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; wherein

Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or

In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel.

Optionally, the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: the RNTI used to scramble the second channel when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction.

Optionally, the first channel is: a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the second channel is: a physical downlink control channel PDCCH.

Optionally, the first information is a first signaling, and different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are carried by different first signalings respectively.

Optionally, the first signaling is a first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID.

Optionally, the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling; and/or

The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling.

Optionally, the first MAC CE signaling also includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used to indicate: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling.

Optionally, the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling.

Optionally, determining the first resource includes at least one of the following:

determining the preconfigured first resource;

Determining the first resource based on the agreement;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through first signaling;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a first channel;

receiving the first resource configured by the network device through second RRC signaling;

Receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a second MAC CE signaling;

The first resource configured by the network device through a second channel is received, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel.

For a detailed description of steps 3401-3402, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3401 and 3402. For example, step 3401 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3402 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 3401+3402 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG4A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device, the method comprising:

Step 4101: Send the second channel.

Step 4102: Send the first channel.

For a detailed description of steps 4101-4102, please refer to the above embodiment description.

The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 to 4102. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4101+4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG4B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device, the method comprising:

Step 4201: Send the first MAC CE signaling.

For a detailed description of step 4201, please refer to the above embodiment description.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG4C is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device, the method comprising:

Step 4301: Send the first RRC signaling.

For a detailed description of step 4301, please refer to the above embodiment description.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

FIG4D is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4D , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device, the method comprising:

Step 4401: Send first information to a first device.

Optionally, the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is: an environmental Internet of Things device, the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device.

Optionally, the first instruction includes at least one of the following types:

an instruction for selecting the second device;

an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device;

An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device.

Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

First channel;

First signaling.

Optionally, the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; wherein

Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or

In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel.

Optionally, the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: the RNTI used to scramble the second channel when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction.

Optionally, the first channel is: a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH; the second channel is: a physical downlink control channel PDCCH.

Optionally, the first information is a first signaling, and different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are carried by different first signalings respectively.

Optionally, the first signaling is a first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID.

Optionally, the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling; and/or

The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling.

Optionally, the first MAC CE signaling also includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used to indicate: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling.

Optionally, the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling.

Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

configuring a first resource through the first signaling;

configuring a first resource through the first channel;

configuring the first resource through the second RRC signaling;

Configuring the first resource through the second MAC CE signaling;

The first resource is configured via a second channel, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel;

The first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device.

For a detailed description of step 4401, please refer to the above embodiment description.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

Figure 5 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system including a first device and a network device. The method includes at least one of the following:

Step 5101: The network device sends first information to the first device;

Step 5102: The first device receives the first information sent by the network device.

Step 5103: The first device sends a first instruction.

Optional implementations of steps 5101 to 5103 may refer to the description of the above embodiment.

In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 5101 to 5103. For example, step 5101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 5102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

Optional Example 1: Define a new RNTI for A-IOT related commands.

Example: Define a shared RNTI to scramble A-IOT-related DL commands, such as the paging (or select) command, inventory (or query) command, queryadjust, and queryrep. Another possible implementation is to define one or more RNTIs, with each A-IOT-related DL command having its own RNTI, such as the RNTI associated with the paging command and the RNTI associated with the inventory command.

Example: A network device generates a paging command, which is carried over the PDSCH. The specific paging command may include, but is not limited to, fields such as Target, Action, MemBank, Pointer, Length, Mask, and CRC, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. The network device generates a query command, which is carried over the PDSCH. The query command may include, but is not limited to, fields such as sel, session, target, and Q, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

In one embodiment, the resource for sending the paging command/query command may be pre-configured/protocol-specified, or configured by the network device to the intermediate node UE via RRC signaling, or indicated by the RNTI-scrambled PDCCH, or indicated by the PDSCH.

Example: The UE generates a paging command/query command based on the received PDCCH/PDSCH, and then sends the command on the specified resources.

Optional Example 2: Define a new MAC CE for A-IOT related instructions.

Example: Define a shared MAC CE to carry A-IOT-related DL commands, such as the paging (or select) command, inventory (or query) command, queryadjust, and queryrep. This MAC CE uses a new LCID or eLCID. Define an indicator bit in this MAC CE to indicate the DL command it carries. For example, a 1-bit indicator bit indicates a paging command, and a 1 indicates a query command. For example, a 2-bit indicator bit indicates a paging command, a query command, a queryadjust command, and a queryrep command, respectively. Another possible implementation is to define one or more MAC CEs, each DL command associated with its own MAC CE, and each MAC CE with a new LCID or eLCID.

Example: A network device generates a paging command, which is carried by a MAC CE. Specifically, the paging command may include, but is not limited to, fields such as Target, Action, MemBank, Pointer, Length, Mask, and CRC, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. A network device generates a query command, which is carried by a MAC CE. The query command may include, but is not limited to, fields such as sel, session, target, and Q, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

Example: The resource for sending the paging command/query command may be pre-configured/protocol-specified, or configured by the network device to the intermediate node UE via RRC signaling, or indicated by the MAC CE.

Example: The UE generates a paging command/query command based on the received MAC CE, and then sends the command on the specified resources.

Optional Example 3: Define new RRC signaling for A-IOT related commands.

Example: Define a common RRC signaling to carry A-IOT-related DL commands, such as paging (or select) commands, inventory (or query) commands, queryadjust, queryrep, etc. Another possible implementation is to define one or more RRC signalings, with each DL command having its own associated RRC signaling.

In this embodiment, a network device generates a paging command, which is carried via RRC signaling. Specifically, the paging command may include, but is not limited to, fields such as Target, Action, MemBank, Pointer, Length, Mask, and CRC, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. A network device generates a query command, which is carried via RRC signaling. Specifically, the query command may include, but is not limited to, fields such as sel, session, target, and Q, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

Example: The resources for sending the paging command/query command may be pre-configured/protocol-specified, or configured by the network device to the intermediate node UE through RRC signaling.

Example: The UE generates a paging command/query command based on the received RRC signaling, and then sends the command on the specified resources.

The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of the units or modules in the above device is only a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity, or they can be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to Implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of each unit or module of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the unit or module in the device can be implemented in the form of a hardware circuit, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be implemented by designing the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are implemented by designing the logical relationship of the components within the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit can be implemented by a programmable logic device (PLD), taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, thereby implementing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices may be implemented entirely by a processor calling software, or entirely by hardware circuits, or partially by a processor calling software and the rest by hardware circuits.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASIC, such as the Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), the Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU), etc.

FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , it includes:

a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device;

The transceiver module is further configured to send the first instruction.

Optionally, the transceiver module is configured to execute the steps related to "transmitting and receiving" executed by the first device in any of the above methods, and the first device further includes a processing module configured to execute the steps related to "processing" executed by the first device in any of the above methods. Details will not be repeated here.

FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , it includes:

A transceiver module is used to send first information to a first device; wherein the first device is an intermediate node between the network device and the second device, the second device is: an environmental Internet of Things device, the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device.

Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to "transmitting and receiving" executed by the network device in any of the above methods, and the network device further includes a processing module, which is used to execute the steps related to "processing" executed by the network device in any of the above methods. Detailed description is omitted here.

Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the transceiver 7103 is used, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are executed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are executed by the processor 7101.

In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the processor 7201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 7200 executes any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202, which are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented by software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center by wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid state disk (SSD)), etc.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

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A communication method, characterized in that the method is performed by a first device, and the method includes: receiving first information sent by a network device, where the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to a second device; Send the first instruction. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the first instruction comprises: determining a first resource, where the first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device; The first instruction is sent on the first resource. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first instruction comprises at least one of the following types: an instruction for selecting the second device; an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device; An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel. The method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is characterized in that the first information is a first signaling, different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are respectively carried by different first signalings. The method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that the first signaling is the first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID. The method according to claim 7, wherein the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling other than the first MAC CE signaling; and/or The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling. The method as claimed in claim 7 or 8 is characterized in that the first MAC CE signaling also includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used to indicate: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling. The method according to claim 6 is characterized in that the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein determining the first resource comprises at least one of the following: determining the preconfigured first resource; Determining the first resource based on the agreement; receiving the first resource configured by the network device through first signaling; receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a first channel; receiving the first resource configured by the network device through second RRC signaling; Receiving the first resource configured by the network device through a second MAC CE signaling; The first resource configured by the network device through a second channel is received, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel. A communication method, characterized in that the method is performed by a network device, and the method comprises: Sending first information to the first device; wherein the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device. The method of claim 12, wherein the first instruction comprises at least one of the following types: an instruction for selecting the second device; an instruction for taking an inventory of the second device; An instruction for performing an access operation on the second device. The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the first information is a first channel, the first channel is scheduled by a second channel, and the second channel is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier RNTI; Different types of the first instructions correspond to the same or different RNTIs; and/or In the case where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel is: the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction carried by the first channel scheduled by the second channel. The method as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that the RNTI corresponding to the first instruction is different from other RNTIs used to scramble the second channel, wherein the other RNTI is: when the second channel is not used to schedule the first channel carrying the first instruction, the RNTI used to scramble the second channel. The method according to claim 12 or 13 is characterized in that the first information is a first signaling, different types of first instructions are carried by the same first signaling, or different types of first instructions are carried by different first signalings respectively. The method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that the first signaling is a first media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling, and the first MAC CE signaling corresponds to a logical channel identifier LCID or an enhanced logical channel identifier eLCID. The method according to claim 17, wherein the LCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the LCID corresponding to other MAC CE signaling other than the first MAC CE signaling; and/or The eLCID corresponding to the first MAC CE signaling is different from the eLCIDs corresponding to other MAC CE signaling except the first MAC CE signaling. The method as claimed in claim 17 or 18 is characterized in that the first MAC CE signaling also includes an indication bit, and the indication bit is used to indicate: the type of the first instruction carried by the first MAC CE signaling. The method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that the first signaling is a first radio resource control RRC signaling. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 20, further comprising at least one of the following: configuring a first resource through the first signaling; configuring a first resource through the first channel; configuring the first resource through the second RRC signaling; Configuring the first resource through the second MAC CE signaling; The first resource is configured via a second channel, where the second channel is used to schedule the first channel; The first resource is used by the first device to send the first instruction to at least one second device. A communication method is used in a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a first device and a network device, and the method includes: The network device sends first information to the first device; the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device; The first device receives the first information sent by the network device; The first device sends the first instruction. A first device, comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by the network device, where the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device; The transceiver module is further configured to send the first instruction. A network device, comprising: The transceiver module is used to send first information to the first device; wherein the first information is used to carry a first instruction, and the first instruction is an instruction related to the second device. A communication device, comprising: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions are stored in the memory, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A communication device, comprising: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions are stored in the memory, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 12 to 21. A communication system, characterized by comprising a first device and a network device, wherein the first device and the network device are configured to implement the method of claim 22. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 21.