CN110831235A

CN110831235A - Information transmission method and terminal

Info

Publication number: CN110831235A
Application number: CN201810898709.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨晓东
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-08
Filing date: 2018-08-08
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-08
Also published as: CN110831235B

Abstract

The invention discloses an information transmission method and a terminal, wherein the method comprises the following steps: and under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, performing random access through the target HARQ process. When the random access process conflicts with other HARQ processes configured with authorized scheduling, the embodiment of the invention carries out the random access process through the target HARQ process, can ensure the normal operation of the random access process when the HARQ processes conflict, and avoids the problem of the failure of the random access process caused by the conflict of the HARQ processes.

Description

Information transmission method and terminal

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an information transmission method and a terminal.

Background

In a mobile communication system, a terminal may achieve different purposes through a random access procedure, for example: the method includes the steps of initial access of a terminal (an initial idle-state idle terminal is connected to a network), Radio Resource Control (RRC) reestablishment, switching, uplink data arrival but uplink desynchronization, terminal switching from an inactive state (inactive) to a connected state (active), uplink synchronization acquisition supporting a Secondary cell (Scell), and the like. The random access procedure is currently divided into a contention random access procedure and a non-contention random access procedure. The non-contention random access process only requires two steps of access of a message I (message1, msg1) and a message II (message2, msg 2). Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the terminal sends msg1 carrying a Random Access Preamble (Random Access Preamble) to the network device, and the network device feeds back msg2 carrying a Random Access Response (RAR) to the terminal. On the other hand, the contention random access procedure requires four access steps of msg1, msg2, message three (message3, msg3) and message four (message4, msg 4). Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the terminal sends msg1 carrying a random access preamble to the network device, the network device feeds back msg2 carrying a RAR to the terminal, the terminal further sends msg3 carrying Scheduled Transmission (Scheduled Transmission) to the network device, and the network device feeds back msg4 carrying a Contention result (Contention Resolution) to the terminal to complete a Contention random access process.

As shown in fig. 3, a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) format of the RAR includes: a Reserved bit (Reserved bit) R, a timing advance Command (timing advance Command), an Uplink scheduling (UL grant), and a Temporary Cell Radio Network Temporary Identity (TC-RNTI). Wherein, the UL grant employs a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process (process)0 for scheduling data.

The HARQ process number for the configuration grant (configured grant) is determined according to the symbol position where the scheduling is located, and taking the number of HARQ processes that the network device configures to the terminal for the configuration grant to use as 2 as an example, the HARQ process numbers for the configuration grant are 0 and 1. Thus, msg3 uses HARQ process 0, when a configured grant arrives, HARQ process 0 will be occupied by the configured grant, and then msg3 cannot be reselected, which results in msg3 decoding failure and thus random access procedure failure.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides an information transmission method and a terminal, aiming at solving the problem of random access process failure caused by HARQ process conflict.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an information transmission method, applied to a terminal, including:

and under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, performing random access through the target HARQ process.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including:

and the transmission module is used for carrying out random access through the target hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target HARQ process.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, where the terminal includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and running on the processor, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps of the information transmission method are implemented.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the information transmission method described above.

Thus, by adopting the technical scheme, the embodiment of the invention can carry out the random access process through the target HARQ process when the random access process conflicts with other HARQ processes which are configured with authorized scheduling, can ensure the normal operation of the random access process when the HARQ processes conflict, and avoids the problem of the failure of the random access process caused by the conflict of the HARQ processes.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.

Fig. 1 shows a flow diagram of a non-contention random access procedure;

fig. 2 shows a contention random access procedure;

fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a MAC CE format of the RAR;

fig. 4 shows a block diagram of a mobile communication system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applicable;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an information transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 shows a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the invention can be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. In the description and in the claims "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects.

The techniques described herein are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE)/LTE Evolution (LTE-Advanced) systems, and may also be used for various wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. The techniques described herein may be used for both the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. However, the following description describes the NR system for purposes of example, and NR terminology is used in much of the description below, although the techniques may also be applied to applications other than NR system applications.

The following description provides examples and does not limit the scope, applicability, or configuration set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For example, the described methods may be performed in an order different than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 41 and a network device 42. The terminal 41 may also be referred to as a terminal Device or a User Equipment (UE), where the terminal 41 may be a Mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a Laptop Computer (Laptop Computer), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), a Wearable Device (Wearable Device), or a vehicle-mounted Device, and the specific type of the terminal 41 is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. The network device 42 may be a Base Station or a core network, wherein the Base Station may be a 5G or later-version Base Station (e.g., a gNB, a 5G NR NB, etc.), or a Base Station in other communication systems (e.g., an eNB, a WLAN access point, or other access points, etc.), wherein the Base Station may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B, an access point, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a radio Base Station, a radio Transceiver, a Basic Service Set (BSS), an Extended Service Set (ESS), a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, or some other suitable terminology in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the Base Station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary, it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, only the Base Station in the NR system is taken as an example, but does not limit the specific type of base station.

The base stations may communicate with the terminals 41 under the control of a base station controller, which may be part of the core network or some of the base stations in various examples. Some base stations may communicate control information or user data with the core network through a backhaul. In some examples, some of the base stations may communicate with each other, directly or indirectly, over backhaul links, which may be wired or wireless communication links. A wireless communication system may support operation on multiple carriers (waveform signals of different frequencies). A multi-carrier transmitter can transmit modulated signals on the multiple carriers simultaneously. For example, each communication link may be a multi-carrier signal modulated according to various radio technologies. Each modulated signal may be transmitted on a different carrier and may carry control information (e.g., reference signals, control channels, etc.), overhead information, data, and so on.

The base station may communicate wirelessly with the terminal 41 via one or more access point antennas. Each base station may provide communication coverage for a respective coverage area. The coverage area of an access point may be divided into sectors that form only a portion of the coverage area. A wireless communication system may include different types of base stations (e.g., macro, micro, or pico base stations). The base stations may also utilize different radio technologies, such as cellular or WLAN radio access technologies. The base stations may be associated with the same or different access networks or operator deployments. The coverage areas of different base stations (including coverage areas of base stations of the same or different types, coverage areas utilizing the same or different radio technologies, or coverage areas belonging to the same or different access networks) may overlap.

The communication links in a wireless communication system may include an Uplink for carrying Uplink (UL) transmissions (e.g., from terminal 41 to network device 42) or a Downlink for carrying Downlink (DL) transmissions (e.g., from network device 42 to terminal 41). The UL transmission may also be referred to as reverse link transmission, while the DL transmission may also be referred to as forward link transmission.

Further, an embodiment of the present invention provides an information transmission method, which is applied to a terminal side, and as shown in fig. 5, the method includes the following steps:

step 51: and under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, performing random access through the target HARQ process.

For the configuration authorization transmission, the terminal has two transmission modes, one is based on RRC transmission configuration, and does not need any layer 1(level1, L1) signaling for activation and deactivation. In this transmission mode, the RRC configures at least the following parameters: a transmission cycle, an offset (offset) with respect to a System Frame Number (SFN), a time domain resource allocation, a frequency domain resource allocation, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration for a terminal-specific (UE-specific), a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS), a Transport Block (TBS), a Repetition (Repetition) Number K, a power control related parameter, and the like. Another transmission mode is based on RRC and L1 signaling simultaneously, performs transmission configuration based on RRC, and performs activation or deactivation through L1 signaling. Wherein, in the transmission mode, the RRC configures at least the following parameters: transmission period and power control related parameters. L1 signals configuration of at least the following parameters: offset with respect to one reference timing (reference timing), resource allocation in the time domain, resource allocation in the frequency domain, terminal-specific DMRS configuration, MCS and TBS, and the like.

Wherein, the HRAQ process ID of the configuration grant is related to the symbol position where the configuration grant is currently located, and assuming that the number of HARQ processes used by the configuration grant configured for the terminal by the network device is 2, the HARQ process ID used by the configuration grant is calculated according to the following formula:

HARQ Process ID＝[floor(CURRENT_symbol/periodicity)]modulo nrofHARQ-Processes

the HARQ Process ID represents the number of the HARQ Process, floor is a downward rounding operator, CURRENT _ symbol represents the CURRENT symbol position, period represents the transmission period, modulo is a modulus operator, and nrofHARQ-Process represents the number of the HARQ Processes adopted by the configuration authorization configured for the terminal by the network equipment.

Wherein, CURRENT _ symbol ═ (SFN × number of slotspersFrame × number of SymbolsPerSlot + slot number in the frame × number of SymbolsPerSlot + symbol number in the slot)

The SFN is a system frame number, the number of slots included in each system frame is denoted by the number of numberOfSlotsPerFrame, the number of symbols included in each slot is denoted by the number of symbols included in each slot, the slot number in the frame is denoted by the slot number, and the symbol number in the slot is denoted by the symbol number.

Further, step 51 may be applied to, but is not limited to, the following scenarios: and when the random access response RAR in the random access process schedules the target HARQ process, if the configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives, transmitting the uplink information scheduled by the RAR or the message III of the random access process through the target HARQ process. In this scenario, the terminal schedules a target HARQ process (e.g., HARQ process 0) at the RAR, and other configuration grants arrive, and if the configuration grants also schedule the target HARQ process, in order to avoid HARQ process collision, the terminal transmits uplink information scheduled by the RAR or a message three of a random access process through the target HARQ process.

Specifically, how the terminal avoids HARQ process collision may be implemented by, but is not limited to, the following manners, that is, when a random access response RAR in a random access process schedules a target HARQ process, if a configuration grant occupying the target HARQ process arrives, the step of transmitting uplink information scheduled by the RAR or a message in the random access process through the target HARQ process includes, but is not limited to, the following manners:

first, a configuration authorization timer (configuration grant timer) is used.

In this way, under the condition that RAR schedules a target HARQ process, a configuration authorization timer is started; and before the configuration authorization timer is overtime, if the configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives, transmitting uplink information scheduled by RAR or a message III of a random access process through the target HARQ process. In this way, during the time period of the configuration authorization timer, the terminal does not respond to the request of configuration authorization, and further responds to the request in the random access process.

Further, configuring the start timing of the authorization timer includes but is not limited to: when an RAR for scheduling a target HARQ process is received, or when a Temporary (temporal) Cell Radio Network temporal Identity (C-RNTI) for scheduling the target HARQ process is received.

Specifically, the information transmission method of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: and starting a configuration authorization timer when a target HARQ process is scheduled by receiving a temporary cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI. In this way, after the RAR finishes scheduling the new transmission of the message three, if the retransmission of the target HARQ process (e.g. HARQ process 0) scheduled by the temporal C-RNTI is received, the configuration authorization timer is started or restarted as well. Or, a new transmission of a target HARQ process (e.g., HARQ process 0) is further scheduled by using the temporary C-RNTI, then the configured grant timer of the target HARQ process is also started or restarted.

In this manner, step 51 includes: and before the configuration authorization timer is overtime, if the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target HARQ process, performing random access through the target HARQ process. For example, when a temporaryC-RNTI is received to schedule a target HARQ process, a configuration grant timer is started, and before the configuration grant timer is overtime, if a configuration grant occupying the target HARQ process arrives, uplink information scheduled by the RAR or a message three in a random access process is transmitted through the target HARQ process.

Mode two, skip (skips) configuration authorization

In this way, under the condition that the RAR schedules the target HARQ process or the target HARQ is occupied by the message three, if the configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives, the configuration authorization is skipped, and the uplink information scheduled by the RAR or the message three in the random access process is transmitted through the target HARQ process. In this way, if the terminal receives the process HARQ 0 scheduled by the RAR, if the terminal encounters the configuration grant and also uses the HARQ process, the terminal skips the transmission of the configuration grant.

Further, in this manner, after the step of skipping the configuration grant and transmitting the uplink information scheduled by the RAR or the message of the random access procedure through the target HARQ process, the method further includes: when the target condition is met, if the configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives, transmitting the information of the configuration authorization through the target HARQ process; wherein the target condition comprises at least one of:

receiving a message IV of the random access process, if the terminal stops skipping when receiving the mark that the msg4 competition resolving is successful;

the contention resolution timer is overtime in the contention random access process, namely the terminal stops skipping when the contention resolution timer is overtime;

the buffer area of the message three is emptied, namely the terminal stops skipping when the buffer of the msg3 is emptied;

and the HARQ buffer corresponding to the message three is emptied, namely the terminal stops skipping when the HARQ buffer corresponding to the msg3 is emptied.

Mode three, HARQ process of replacing RAR scheduling or HARQ process of replacing configuration authorization scheduling

In this way, the terminal can change the HARQ process used by RAR scheduling or change the HARQ process used by configuration authorization.

Specifically, under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process, the preset HARQ process replaces the target HARQ process scheduled by the RAR. And the preset HARQ process is the maximum number of the uplink HARQ process. For example, the HARQ process used by RAR scheduling may be changed to the largest HARQ process number available for uplink of the terminal.

Or, under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, replacing the target HARQ process corresponding to the configuration authorization by the preset HARQ process. The preset HARQ process is the maximum number of the uplink HARQ process, specifically, when one HARQ process is configured and authorized to be scheduled, the preset HARQ process is the maximum number of the uplink configured HARQ processes, and when two or more HARQ processes are configured and scheduled, the preset HARQ is selected from the maximum number of the uplink configured HARQ processes from large to small. For example, the HARQ process granted for configuration may be allocated from the largest starting HARQ process number available in the uplink of the terminal.

Assuming that the number of HARQ processes available for uplink of the terminal is 0 to 7, when the HARQ process scheduled by the RAR conflicts with the HARQ process configured with the grant scheduling, HARQ process 7 may be used for RAR scheduling.

Or, when the HARQ process scheduled by RAR conflicts with the HARQ process configured with the grant scheduling, 2 HARQ processes are configured and scheduled, so that HARQ process 7 and HARQ process 6 can be used for the configured grant scheduling.

Specifically, the preset HARQ process number may be implemented by the following formula:

HARQ Process ID’＝HARQ_max-HARQ Process ID

wherein, the HARQ Process ID' represents a preset HARQ Process number, HARQ _ max is a maximum HARQ Process number that can be used by the terminal uplink, and the HARQ Process ID represents a number of a target HARQ Process before replacement.

HARQ Process ID＝[floor(CURRENT_symbol/periodicity)]modulo nrofHARQ-Processes

Wherein, floor is a rounding-down operator, CURRENT _ symbol represents the CURRENT symbol position, periodicity represents the transmission period, modulo is a modulo operator, and nrofHARQ-Processes represents the number of HARQ Processes used by the network device for the configuration authorization configured by the terminal.

The SFN is a system frame number, the number of slots included in each system frame is denoted by the number of numberOfSlotsPerFrame, the number of symbols included in each slot is denoted by the number of symbols included in each slot, the slot number in the frame denotes a slot number, and the symbol number in the slot denotes a symbol number.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the terminal receives the RAR or the temporal C-RNTI to schedule the target HARQ process, the data is taken from msg3 again and put into the target HARQ process for transmission. The step of transmitting the RAR scheduled uplink information or the message of the random access procedure through the target HARQ process may be implemented by the following examples, but is not limited to the following examples:

example one, if the HARQ process is not occupied, transmitting uplink information or data of message three scheduled by the RAR through the HARQ process; in this example, when the target HARQ process is not occupied by other data, the terminal may directly transmit the retransmitted data version.

Example two, if the HARQ process is occupied, transmitting data in the buffer area of the message three through the HARQ process; in this example, if the target HARQ process is already occupied by other data, the terminal may re-occupy the target HARQ process with the data in the buffer area of msg 3.

Further, step 51 of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: a terminal sends a message I carrying a random access request; and receiving a Random Access Response (RAR), wherein the RAR schedules a target HARQ process. The process can refer to the random access process shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted here.

In the information transmission method of the embodiment of the invention, the terminal can carry out the random access process through the target HARQ process when the random access process conflicts with other HARQ processes which are configured with authorized scheduling, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the random access process when the HARQ processes conflict and avoiding the problem of the failure of the random access process caused by the conflict of the HARQ processes.

The above embodiments respectively describe in detail the information transmission methods in different scenarios, and the following embodiments further describe the corresponding terminals with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 6, the terminal 600 according to the embodiment of the present invention can implement details of performing a random access method through a target HARQ process under the condition that a configuration authorization and a random access process schedule the same target HARQ process, and achieve the same effect, where the terminal 600 specifically includes the following functional modules:

a transmission module 610, configured to perform random access through a target hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process under the condition that the configuration grant and the random access process schedule the same target HARQ process.

Wherein, the transmission module 610 includes:

and the transmission submodule is used for transmitting uplink information scheduled by the RAR or a message III of the random access process through the target HARQ process if the configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives when the target HARQ process is scheduled by the random access response RAR in the random access process.

Wherein, terminal 600 includes:

and the starting module is used for starting the configuration authorization timer when a target HARQ process is scheduled by the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI.

The transmission module 620 is specifically configured to:

and before the configuration authorization timer is overtime, if the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target HARQ process, performing random access through the target HARQ process.

Wherein, the transmission submodule includes:

and the first transmission unit is used for skipping the configuration authorization if the configuration authorization for occupying the target HARQ process arrives under the condition that the RAR schedules the target HARQ process or the target HARQ is occupied by the message III, and transmitting the uplink information scheduled by the RAR or the message III in the random access process through the target HARQ process.

Wherein, the transmission submodule also includes:

a second transmission unit, configured to transmit configuration grant information through the target HARQ process if a configuration grant occupying the target HARQ process arrives when the target condition is satisfied; wherein the target condition comprises at least one of:

receiving a message IV of a random access process;

the contention resolution timer is overtime in the contention random access process;

the buffer area of the message III is emptied;

and the HARQ buffer corresponding to the message three is emptied.

Wherein, the transmission submodule is specifically configured to:

if the HARQ process is not occupied, transmitting uplink information or data of a message III scheduled by RAR through the HARQ process;

or,

and if the HARQ process is occupied, transmitting data in the buffer area of the message III through the HARQ process.

Wherein, under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target HARQ process, the terminal 600 further includes:

the first replacement module is used for replacing a target HARQ process scheduled by the RAR with a preset HARQ process;

or,

and the second replacement module is used for replacing the preset HARQ process with the target HARQ process corresponding to the configuration authorization.

And the preset HARQ process is the maximum number of the uplink HARQ process.

Wherein, the terminal 600 further includes:

the sending module is used for sending a message I carrying the random access request;

and the receiving module is used for receiving a Random Access Response (RAR), wherein the RAR schedules a target HARQ process.

It is worth pointing out that the terminal of the embodiment of the present invention can perform the random access process through the target HARQ process when the random access process conflicts with other HARQ processes configured with the authorized scheduling, so as to ensure the normal operation of the random access process when the HARQ processes conflict, and avoid the problem of the failure of the random access process caused by the HARQ process conflict.

It should be noted that the division of the modules of the network device and the terminal is only a logical division, and the actual implementation may be wholly or partially integrated into one physical entity, or may be physically separated. And these modules can be realized in the form of software called by processing element; or may be implemented entirely in hardware; and part of the modules can be realized in the form of calling software by the processing element, and part of the modules can be realized in the form of hardware. For example, the determining module may be a processing element separately set up, or may be implemented by being integrated in a chip of the apparatus, or may be stored in a memory of the apparatus in the form of program code, and the function of the determining module is called and executed by a processing element of the apparatus. Other modules are implemented similarly. In addition, all or part of the modules can be integrated together or can be independently realized. The processing element described herein may be an integrated circuit having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, each step of the above method or each module above may be implemented by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor element or an instruction in the form of software.

For example, the above modules may be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above methods, such as: one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), or one or more microprocessors (DSPs), or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), etc. For another example, when some of the above modules are implemented in the form of a processing element scheduler code, the processing element may be a general purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or other processor that can invoke the program code. As another example, these modules may be integrated together, implemented in the form of a system-on-a-chip (SOC).

To better achieve the above object, further, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention, where the terminal 70 includes, but is not limited to: radio frequency unit 71, network module 72, audio output unit 73, input unit 74, sensor 75, display unit 76, user input unit 77, interface unit 78, memory 79, processor 710, and power supply 711. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal configuration shown in fig. 7 is not intended to be limiting, and that the terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components. In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

The radio frequency unit 71 is configured to receive and transmit data under the control of the processor 710, and is specifically configured to: and under the condition that the configuration authorization and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process, performing random access 7 through the target HARQ process.

When the terminal of the embodiment of the invention conflicts with other HARQ processes configured with authorized scheduling in the random access process, the random access process is carried out through the target HARQ process, so that the normal operation of the random access process can be ensured when the HARQ processes conflict, and the problem of the failure of the random access process caused by the conflict of the HARQ processes is avoided.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 71 may be used for receiving and sending signals during a message sending and receiving process or a call process, and specifically, the processor 710 is configured to receive downlink data from a base station and process the received downlink data; in addition, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency unit 71 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 71 can also communicate with a network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The terminal provides wireless broadband internet access to the user via the network module 72, such as to assist the user in sending and receiving e-mails, browsing web pages, and accessing streaming media.

The audio output unit 73 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 71 or the network module 72 or stored in the memory 79 into an audio signal and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 73 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the terminal 70 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 73 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 74 is for receiving an audio or video signal. The input Unit 74 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 741 and a microphone 742, and the Graphics processor 741 processes image data of a still picture or video obtained by an image capturing device (e.g., a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 76. The image frames processed by the graphic processor 741 may be stored in the memory 79 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 71 or the network module 72. The microphone 742 may receive sounds and may be capable of processing such sounds into audio data. The processed audio data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 71 in case of the phone call mode.

The terminal 70 also includes at least one sensor 75, such as a light sensor, motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the display panel 761 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that turns off the display panel 761 and/or a backlight when the terminal 70 moves to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally three axes), detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the terminal posture (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration identification related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), and the like; the sensors 75 may also include a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, an infrared sensor, etc., which are not described in detail herein.

The display unit 76 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The Display unit 76 may include a Display panel 761, and the Display panel 761 may be configured in the form of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 77 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the terminal. Specifically, the user input unit 77 includes a touch panel 771 and other input devices 772. The touch panel 771, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations by a user on or near the touch panel 771 (e.g., operations by a user on or near the touch panel 771 using a finger, stylus, or any suitable object or attachment). The touch panel 771 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 710, receives a command from the processor 710, and executes the command. In addition, the touch panel 771 can be implemented by various types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared ray, and a surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 771, the user input unit 77 may also include other input devices 772. In particular, other input devices 772 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described in detail herein.

Further, the touch panel 771 may be overlaid on the display panel 761, and when the touch panel 771 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch operation is transmitted to the processor 710 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 710 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 761 according to the type of the touch event. Although the touch panel 771 and the display panel 761 are shown as two separate components in fig. 7 to implement the input and output functions of the terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 771 and the display panel 761 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the terminal, and is not limited herein.

The interface unit 78 is an interface for connecting an external device to the terminal 70. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 78 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the terminal 70 or may be used to transmit data between the terminal 70 and an external device.

The memory 79 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 79 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the cellular phone, and the like. Further, the memory 79 may include high speed random access memory and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 710 is a control center of the terminal, connects various parts of the entire terminal using various interfaces and lines, performs various functions of the terminal and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 79 and calling data stored in the memory 79, thereby performing overall monitoring of the terminal. Processor 710 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 710 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into processor 710.

The terminal 70 may further include a power supply 711 (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to various components, and preferably, the power supply 711 may be logically connected to the processor 710 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management functions through the power management system.

In addition, the terminal 70 includes some functional modules that are not shown, and will not be described in detail herein.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a processor 710, a memory 79, and a computer program stored on the memory 79 and capable of running on the processor 710, where the computer program is executed by the processor 710 to implement each process of the above information transmission method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not described here again. A terminal may be a wireless terminal or a wired terminal, and a wireless terminal may be a device providing voice and/or other service data connectivity to a user, a handheld device having a wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. Wireless terminals, which may be mobile terminals such as mobile telephones (or "cellular" telephones) and computers having mobile terminals, such as portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-included, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices, may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), which may exchange language and/or data with the RAN. For example, Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and the like. A wireless Terminal may also be referred to as a system, a Subscriber Unit (Subscriber Unit), a Subscriber Station (Subscriber Station), a Mobile Station (Mobile), a Remote Station (Remote Station), a Remote Terminal (Remote Terminal), an Access Terminal (Access Terminal), a User Terminal (User Terminal), a User Agent (User Agent), and a User Device or User Equipment (User Equipment), which are not limited herein.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process of the information transmission method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

It is clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a U disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Furthermore, it is to be noted that in the device and method of the invention, it is obvious that the individual components or steps can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of performing the series of processes described above may naturally be performed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be performed chronologically, and some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or any of the steps or elements of the method and apparatus of the present invention may be implemented in any computing device (including processors, storage media, etc.) or network of computing devices, in hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof, which can be implemented by those skilled in the art using their basic programming skills after reading the description of the present invention.

Thus, the objects of the invention may also be achieved by running a program or a set of programs on any computing device. The computing device may be a general purpose device as is well known. The object of the invention is thus also achieved solely by providing a program product comprising program code for implementing the method or the apparatus. That is, such a program product also constitutes the present invention, and a storage medium storing such a program product also constitutes the present invention. It is to be understood that the storage medium may be any known storage medium or any storage medium developed in the future. It is further noted that in the apparatus and method of the present invention, it is apparent that each component or step can be decomposed and/or recombined. These decompositions and/or recombinations are to be regarded as equivalents of the present invention. Also, the steps of executing the series of processes described above may naturally be executed chronologically in the order described, but need not necessarily be executed chronologically. Some steps may be performed in parallel or independently of each other.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

Claims

1. An information transmission method applied to a terminal is characterized by comprising the following steps:

2. The information transmission method according to claim 1, wherein in case that the configuration grant and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process, the step of performing random access through the target HARQ process comprises:

and when a random access response RAR in the random access process schedules the target HARQ process, if the configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives, transmitting uplink information scheduled by the RAR or a message III of the random access process through the target HARQ process.

3. The information transmission method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the method further comprises:

and starting the configuration authorization timer when the target HARQ process is scheduled by receiving the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI.

4. The information transmission method according to claim 3, wherein in the case that the configuration grant and the random access process schedule the same target HARQ process, the step of performing random access through the target HARQ process comprises:

5. The information transmission method according to claim 2, wherein when a random access response RAR in a random access procedure schedules the target HARQ process, if the configuration grant occupying the target HARQ process arrives, the step of transmitting uplink information scheduled by the RAR or a message of the random access procedure through the target HARQ process includes:

and under the condition that the RAR schedules the target HARQ process or the target HARQ is occupied by the message III, if configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives, skipping the configuration authorization, and transmitting the uplink information scheduled by the RAR or the message III of the random access process through the target HARQ process.

6. The information transmission method according to claim 5, wherein after the step of skipping the configuration grant and transmitting the RAR scheduled uplink information or the random access procedure message three through the target HARQ process, the method further includes:

when a target condition is met, if a configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives, transmitting the information of the configuration authorization through the target HARQ process; wherein the target condition comprises at least one of:

receiving a message IV of a random access process;

the buffer area of the message III is emptied;

and the HARQ buffer corresponding to the message three is emptied.

7. The information transmission method according to claim 2, wherein the step of transmitting the RAR scheduled uplink information or the message three of the random access procedure through the target HARQ process includes:

if the HARQ process is not occupied, transmitting uplink information scheduled by the RAR or data of the message III through the HARQ process;

or,

and if the HARQ process is occupied, transmitting the data in the buffer area of the message III through the HARQ process.

8. The information transmission method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in case that the configuration grant and the random access procedure schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, process, the method further comprises:

replacing the target HARQ process scheduled by the RAR with a preset HARQ process;

or,

and replacing the target HARQ process corresponding to the configuration authorization by the preset HARQ process.

9. The information transmission method according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined HARQ process is an uplink HARQ process maximum number.

10. The information transmission method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in case that the configuration grant and the random access process schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process, before the step of performing random access through the target HARQ process, further comprising:

sending a message I carrying a random access request;

and receiving a Random Access Response (RAR), wherein the RAR schedules the target HARQ process.

11. A terminal, comprising:

and the transmission module is used for carrying out random access through the target hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process under the condition that the same target HARQ process is scheduled in the configuration authorization and the random access process.

12. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the transmission module comprises:

and the transmission submodule is used for transmitting uplink information scheduled by the RAR or a message III of the random access process through the target HARQ process if the configuration authorization occupying the target HARQ process arrives when the target HARQ process is scheduled by a random access response RAR in the random access process.

13. A terminal according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the terminal comprises:

and the starting module is used for starting the configuration authorization timer when the target HARQ process is scheduled by receiving the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI.

14. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the transmission module is specifically configured to:

15. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the transmission sub-module comprises:

a first transmission unit, configured to skip the configuration grant if a configuration grant occupying the target HARQ process arrives under a condition that the RAR schedules the target HARQ process or the target HARQ is occupied by the message three, and transmit uplink information scheduled by the RAR or the message three in the random access process through the target HARQ process.

16. The terminal of claim 15, wherein the transmission sub-module further comprises:

a second transmission unit, configured to transmit, when a target condition is satisfied, information of a configuration grant through the target HARQ process if the configuration grant occupying the target HARQ process arrives; wherein the target condition comprises at least one of:

receiving a message IV of a random access process;

the buffer area of the message III is emptied;

and the HARQ buffer corresponding to the message three is emptied.

17. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the transmission submodule is specifically configured to:

or,

18. The terminal according to claim 11 or 12, wherein in case that the configuration grant and the random access procedure schedule the same target hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, process, the terminal further comprises:

a first replacement module, configured to replace a target HARQ process scheduled by the RAR with a preset HARQ process;

or,

19. The terminal of claim 18, wherein the preset HARQ process is an uplink HARQ process maximum number.

20. The terminal according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the terminal further comprises:

a receiving module, configured to receive a random access response RAR, where the RAR schedules the target HARQ process.

21. A terminal, characterized in that the terminal comprises a processor, a memory and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, which computer program, when executed by the processor, carries out the steps of the information transmission method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

22. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program is stored thereon, which computer program, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the information transmission method according to one of claims 1 to 10.