CN113260026B

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Publication number: CN113260026B
Application number: CN202010085311.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵亚利
Original assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-02-10
Filing date: 2020-02-10
Publication date: 2022-08-19
Anticipated expiration: 2040-02-10
Also published as: WO2021159868A1; CN113260026A

Abstract

Description

Discontinuous reception processing method, terminal, device and medium

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a discontinuous reception processing method, a terminal, an apparatus, and a medium.

Background

In the conventional cellular network communication, uplink/downlink data and control information are transmitted between a terminal and a network side device through a Uu interface. A brief description of the DRX (Discontinuous Reception) mechanism of the cellular communication system is provided below.

In a mobile communication system based on a shared channel, for example, in LTE (Long Term Evolution), transmission of uplink and downlink data is controlled by a base station (eNB) scheduler, and when the scheduler determines to schedule a user, the terminal is notified via a control channel on what resource to transmit or receive data. A terminal, for example, a User Equipment (UE), monitors a control channel, and when it is detected that scheduling information of the terminal includes its own scheduling information, the terminal completes transmission (uplink) or reception (downlink) of data according to an instruction on the control channel. In the active state, since the terminal does not determine when the eNB schedules it, a common working mode is that the terminal continuously monitors the control channel and parses each subframe containing its downlink scheduling control channel to determine whether it is scheduled. The working mode can obtain higher efficiency under the condition that the terminal has larger data volume and is likely to be frequently scheduled. However, for some services, the frequency of arrival of data is low, resulting in a small number of times that the terminal is scheduled, which would undoubtedly increase its power consumption if the terminal still continuously listens to the control channel. In order to solve the problem of power consumption, the cellular network communication system adopts a DRX operation mode, in which the terminal periodically monitors the control channel, thereby achieving the purpose of power saving.

The prior art has the defect that when the terminal carries out communication of the direct communication interface, the power saving of the direct communication interface cannot be realized.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a discontinuous reception processing method, a terminal, a device and a medium, which are used for solving the problem that a direct communication interface cannot save electricity.

The embodiment of the invention provides a DRX (discontinuous reception) processing method, which comprises the following steps:

the direct communication terminal configures a plurality of sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

the direct communication terminal determines a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface;

and the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a communication opposite terminal of the direct communication through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface.

In implementation, configuring multiple sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface includes:

each set of DRX configuration corresponds to one DRX configuration number and one or the combination of the following contents:

a starting point of DRX, a DRX cycle length, a DRX active period length, a DRX inactive period length, an HARQ RTT timer, an HARQ retransmission timer and a DRX inactive timer.

In an implementation, the determining, by the direct communication terminal, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface includes:

the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to the indication information of the network side equipment serving for the direct communication terminal; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

the direct communication terminal determines a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to an implementation of the direct communication terminal.

In an implementation, when the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to indication information of a network side device serving the direct communication terminal, the method further includes:

sending one or a combination of the following information to the network side device to assist the network side device in determining the content of the indication information:

the direct communication terminal and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently have SLRB indication information of data transmission requirements; or the like, or, alternatively,

a direct communication interface DRX configuration suggestion fed back by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal; or the like, or, alternatively,

and the direct communication interface DRX configuration suggestion fed back by the direct communication terminal.

In implementation, the indication information content of the network side device includes one or a combination of the following information:

direct communication interface identification information, direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information and direct communication interface transmission type indication information.

In an implementation, the direct communication interface identification information includes a source address or a destination address combination.

In an implementation, the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a direct communication interface DRX configuration number.

In implementation, the direct communication interface transmission type is broadcast, unicast or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

In implementation, the indication information of the network side device is carried by the MAC CE of the Uu interface or the PHY signaling of the Uu interface.

In implementation, if the direct communication terminal has a plurality of direct communication interfaces, the network side device may send the indication information individually based on each direct communication interface when sending the indication information, or send the indication information corresponding to the plurality of direct communication interfaces after multiplexing the indication information into one indication information.

In an implementation, when the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to an implementation of the direct communication terminal, the method further includes:

receiving one or a combination of the following information sent by a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal, and determining the DRX configuration used by a direct communication interface according to one or a combination of the following information:

the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal has SLRB indicating information of data transmission requirements at present; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

and the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal proposes a DRX configuration of a direct communication interface.

In implementation, when the direct communication terminal indicates, to the correspondent node of the direct communication, the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information includes: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

In an implementation, the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a DRX configuration number.

In implementation, the transmission type of the direct communication interface is broadcast, unicast or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

In implementation, when the direct communication terminal indicates, to the correspondent node of the direct communication, the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is repeatedly sent in one of the following manners or a combination thereof:

continuously and repeatedly transmitting according to preset times; or the like, or a combination thereof,

carrying out repeated transmission according to a preset period T; or the like, or a combination thereof,

the transmission is repeated on a particular time or frequency domain resource.

In implementation, the preset period T is determined according to a pre-configuration or a protocol convention or a DRX period or a direct communication transmission notification.

In an implementation, the specific time domain or frequency domain resource is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or according to a notification of the direct communication terminal.

In an implementation, when the direct communication terminal indicates, to a communication peer of the direct communication, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is sent through a MAC CE of the direct communication interface or PHY signaling of the direct communication interface.

In an implementation, when a MAC CE is employed, the MAC CE uses a dedicated LCID at the direct communication interface.

The embodiment of the invention provides a DRX processing method, which comprises the following steps:

the direct communication terminal receives a plurality of sets of DRX configuration configured by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

the direct communication terminal selects DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface from a plurality of sets of DRX configuration according to the indication sent by the direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface.

In implementation, the multiple sets of DRX configurations configured by the direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through the direct communication interface include:

each set of DRX configuration corresponds to a DRX configuration number and one or the combination of the following contents:

a starting point of DRX, a DRX cycle length, a DRX active period length, a DRX inactive period length, an HARQ RTT timer, an HARQ retransmission timer, and a DRX inactive timer.

In an implementation, the method further comprises the following steps:

the direct communication terminal reports SLRB indication information of the direct communication terminal, which has the data transmission requirement currently, to a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal; and/or reporting the DRX configuration of the direct communication interface suggested by the direct communication terminal.

In an implementation, the control information includes: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

In practice, the control information is repeatedly received in one or a combination of the following ways:

continuously and repeatedly receiving according to preset times; or the like, or, alternatively,

carrying out repeated receiving according to a preset period T; or the like, or, alternatively,

the reception is repeated on a specific time or frequency domain resource.

In an implementation, the preset period T is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or a DRX period or a direct communication transmission notification.

In an implementation, the specific time domain or frequency domain resource is determined according to a pre-configuration or a protocol convention or according to a notification of the direct communication terminal.

The embodiment of the invention provides a direct communication terminal, which comprises:

a processor for reading the program in the memory and executing the following processes:

configuring a plurality of sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

determining a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface;

indicating DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a communication opposite end of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface;

a transceiver for receiving and transmitting data under the control of the processor.

In implementation, configuring multiple sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface, including:

In an implementation, determining a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface includes:

determining a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to indication information of a network side device serving the direct communication terminal; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface is determined according to an implementation of the direct communication terminal.

In an implementation, when determining the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to indication information of a network-side device serving the direct communication terminal, the method further includes:

the direct communication terminal and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently has SLRB indication information required by data transmission; or the like, or, alternatively,

In an implementation, when determining the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to an implementation of the direct communication terminal, the method further includes:

receiving one or a combination of the following information sent by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal, and determining the DRX configuration used by a direct communication interface according to one or a combination of the following information:

the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently has SLRB (synchronization Link Block) indication information required by data transmission; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

In an implementation, when the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface indicates, to the correspondent node of the direct communication, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface, the control information includes: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

In implementation, when the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface indicates, to a correspondent node of the direct communication, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface, the control information is repeatedly sent in one or a combination of the following manners:

continuously and repeatedly transmitting according to preset times; or the like, or, alternatively,

carrying out repeated transmission according to a preset period T; or the like, or, alternatively,

the transmission is repeated on a particular time or frequency domain resource.

In implementation, when the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface is indicated to the correspondent node of the direct communication through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is sent through the MAC CE of the direct communication interface or the PHY signaling of the direct communication interface.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a DRX processing apparatus, including:

a configuration module, configured to configure multiple sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

a determining module for determining a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface;

a sending module, configured to indicate, to the correspondent node of the direct communication, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface.

a processor for reading the program in the memory, performing the following processes:

receiving a plurality of sets of DRX configurations configured by the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

selecting DRX configuration to be used by a direct communication interface from multiple sets of DRX configuration according to an instruction sent by the direct communication terminal through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface;

In an implementation, the method further comprises the following steps:

reporting SLRB indication information of the direct communication terminal which currently has a data transmission requirement to a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal; and/or reporting the DRX configuration of the direct communication interface suggested by the direct communication terminal.

In an implementation, the control information includes: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or, the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

the reception is repeated on a specific time or frequency domain resource.

In implementation, when the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface is indicated to a correspondent node of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is sent through a MAC CE of the direct communication interface or PHY signaling of the direct communication interface.

the receiving module is used for receiving a plurality of sets of DRX configurations configured by the direct communication terminal through the direct communication interface;

and the selection module is used for selecting the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface from the plurality of sets of DRX configurations according to the instruction sent by the direct communication terminal through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface.

The embodiment of the invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, which is characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for executing the DRX processing method.

The invention has the following beneficial effects:

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and do not limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a background art cellular communication network;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a DRX process in the prior art;

fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating background art sildelink discovery/communication;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an implementation of a DRX processing method at a terminal side for sending a DRX configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an implementation of a DRX processing method at a terminal side for receiving DRX configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an implementation of a DRX processing method inembodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a MAC subheader structure corresponding to indication information MAC CE inembodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a format structure of indication information MAC CE inembodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC subheader corresponding to control information MAC CE inembodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 10(a) is a diagram of the control information MAC CE ofembodiment 1 directly indicating the DRX configuration number used by the direct communication interface;

fig. 10(b) is a schematic diagram of a DRX configuration used by a direct communication interface indicated by a bitmap manner in the control information MAC CE inembodiment 1;

fig. 11 is a schematic flowchart illustrating an implementation of a DRX processing method inembodiment 2 of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC subheader corresponding to control information MAC CE inembodiment 2 of the present invention;

fig. 13(a) is a diagram of a DRX configuration number directly indicating the use of a direct communication interface in the control information MAC CE ofembodiment 2;

fig. 13(b) is a schematic diagram of a DRX configuration used by indicating a direct communication interface in a bit mapping bitmap manner in the control information MAC CE inembodiment 2;

figure 14 is a diagram illustrating a terminal structure for sending a DRX configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal receiving a DRX configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The inventor notices in the process of invention that:

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cellular communication network, as shown in the figure, in a conventional cellular network communication, uplink/downlink data and control information are transmitted between a terminal and a network side device through a Uu interface.

The DRX rationale for a cellular communication system is briefly explained as follows:

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a DRX procedure, and the basic principle of DRX is shown in fig. 2. Wherein, the On duration represents the time period for the UE to monitor the control channel, during which the radio frequency channel is opened and the control channel is monitored continuously; at other times except for the On duration, the UE is in Sleep state, and its radio link is closed and no longer monitors the control channel, so as to achieve the purpose of saving power. The On Duration is a periodic occurrence (Cycle), and the specific period is realized by the eNB configuration.

The DRX mechanism of cellular networks takes into account the arrival model of data traffic, i.e. the arrival of data packets is bursty (it is understood that once a data packet arrives, more packets arrive consecutively in a shorter time). In order to adapt to the service arrival characteristics, the LTE DRX process employs multiple timers and is combined with a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) process to achieve better power saving performance.

DRX-onDurationTimer (DRX on duration timer): the time the UE wakes up periodically to listen to the control channel, as shown in fig. 2.

Short DRX cycle Timer (DRX Short cycle Timer): for better matching with the data service arrival characteristics, the cellular network communication system supports the configuration of two DRX cycles: long cycle and short cycle. The on duration timers for the two cycles are the same, but the sleep time is different. In the short cycle, the sleep time is relatively shorter and the UE can listen to the control channel again faster. Long cycle is mandatory to configure and is the initial state of the DRX procedure; the short cycle is optional. The short DRX cycle timer sets the time for which the short cycle duration is to be used. After the Short cycle timer times out, the UE will use the Long cycle.

DRX-inactivity timer (DRX inactivity timer): after configuring DRX, when the UE receives the control signaling for HARQ initial transmission in Active Time (Active period) within a Time allowed to monitor the control channel, the UE starts the timer, and before the timer expires, the UE continuously monitors the control channel. If the UE receives the control signaling of the HARQ initial transmission before the drx-inactivity timer is overtime, the drx-inactivity timer is terminated and restarted.

HARQ RTT Timer (HARQ Round Trip delay Timer; RTT: Round Trip delay, Round Trip Time): the method is divided into drx-HARQ-RTT-TimeDL (HARQ round trip delay timer downlink) and drx-HARQ-RTT-TimeUL (HARQ round trip delay timer uplink), and aims to ensure that the UE does not monitor a control channel before next retransmission, so as to achieve better power saving effect. In the following behavior example, the first symbol after PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) transmission of UE-related process is started, and the timer is turned on. If the decoding of the data in the corresponding HARQ process was unsuccessful after the previous HARQ transmission (UE feeds back NACK), the UE opens drx-retransmission timerdl after DL HARQ RTT Timer times out. If the data in the corresponding HARQ process is decoded successfully (the UE feeds back ACK) after the previous HARQ transmission, the UE does not start drx-retransmission TimerDL after the drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL timer is overtime. If only drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL is currently running, the UE does not monitor the control channel.

HARQ retransmission Timer (HARQ retransmission Timer): and is classified as DRX-retransmission timerdl (downlink DRX retransmission timer) or DRX-retransmission timerrul (uplink DRX retransmission timer). In the following example, during the running of the DL HARQ retransmission Timer, the UE monitors the control signaling and waits for the retransmission scheduling of the corresponding HARQ process.

Active time under DRX is defined as follows:

it can be seen from the above process that any one of the On duration Timer, HARQ transmission Timer, and Inactivity Timer is running, and the UE will monitor the control channel. The Time that the UE listens to the control channel is also called Active Time. In addition to the influence of DRX timer, Active Time in an LTE system also has other factors, and the Active Time of LTE Rel-8 UE comprises the following Time:

time of run of drx-onDurationTimer or drx-InactivetyTimer or drx-RecransmissionTimerDL or drx-RecransmissionTimeUL or ra-ContentionResolutionTimer;

after the UE sends an uplink SR (Scheduling Request), waiting for a time for the base station to send a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel);

the non-contention Random Access UE receives an RAR (Random Access Response) and then waits for the time of a PDCCH (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier) scheduled by a C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

Next, Common DRX (Common DRX) downlink duration calculation will be described.

For short DRX cycles, the duration calculation formula is as follows:

[(SFN*10)+subframe number]modulo(shortDRX-Cycle)＝(drxStartOffset)

modulo(shortDRX-Cycle)；

for the long DRX cycle, the onduration calculation formula is as follows:

[(SFN*10)+subframe number]modulo(longDRX-Cycle)＝drxStartOffset:

wherein:

SFN (System Frame Number): numbering SFN of the current wireless frame;

subframe number: the number of the current subframe;

short DRX-Cycle: a short DRX cycle;

longDRX-Cycle: a long DRX period;

drxStartOffset: RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling an offset value.

Next, the direct communication will be described.

Direct communication refers to a manner in which a nearby terminal can perform data transmission over a direct communication link (also referred to as Sidelink) within a short range. The wireless interface to which the Sidelink link corresponds is referred to as a direct communication interface, also referred to as a Sidelink interface. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the Sidelink discovery/communication, which is specifically shown in fig. 3.

At present, the DRX of a wireless communication system is only suitable for a Uu interface between a terminal and a network, and a direct communication interface has no DRX mechanism, which means that the direct communication interface can not save electricity. For a direct communication interface, any electricity saving mechanism is not supported at present, so that the power consumption of the terminal is faster and the user experience is not good. Therefore, a power saving mechanism needs to be introduced into the direct communication interface, and one possible way is to introduce a DRX mechanism into the direct communication interface, but at present, there is no solution disclosed how to implement DRX in the direct communication interface.

That is, the disadvantage of the prior art is that the terminal is always kept in the active state when the terminal performs the direct communication interface communication, and the power saving of the direct communication interface cannot be realized.

Based on this, the invention provides a usage scheme of a direct communication interface DRX configuration. By the method, the available DRX configuration of the direct communication interface can be selected more flexibly, and better electricity can be saved.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

In the description, the implementation of the opposite side from the direct communication terminal and the direct communication terminal, respectively, will be described, and then an example of the implementation of the two in cooperation will be given to better understand the implementation of the scheme given in the embodiment of the present invention. Such an explanation does not mean that the two terminals must be implemented in cooperation or separately, and actually, when the direct communication terminal and the direct communication counterpart of the direct communication terminal are implemented separately, they each solve the problem on their own side, and when the two terminals are used in combination, a better technical effect is obtained.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of an implementation process of a DRX processing method at a terminal side for sending DRX configuration, as shown in the figure, including:

step 401, configuring multiple sets of DRX configuration to a direct communication opposite terminal of a direct communication terminal by the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

step 402, the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface;

step 403, the direct communication terminal indicates, to the correspondent node of the direct communication, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface.

Fig. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an implementation of a DRX processing method at a terminal side receiving DRX configuration, as shown in the figure, including:

step 501, the direct communication terminal receives a plurality of sets of DRX configurations configured by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

step 502, the direct communication terminal selects a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface among multiple sets of DRX configurations according to an instruction sent by a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface.

Correspondingly, there are multiple sets of DRX configurations configured by the direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through the direct communication interface at the direct communication peer, including:

the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to the indication information of the network side equipment serving for the direct communication terminal; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

The technical meaning of the term "implementing" used in the embodiments of the present invention may adopt the technical meaning in the industry, for example, refer to the technical meaning of the term UE implementation used in the 3GPP standard.

Two modes will be described below.

In the first mode, the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to the indication information of the network side equipment serving for the direct communication terminal.

In this way, the network side device serving the direct communication terminal sends the indication information to the direct communication terminal, where the indication information is used to indicate the DRX configuration used by the direct communication terminal on the direct communication interface, and the scheme is applicable to a terminal with a Uu interface in an RRC connected state.

Specifically, the indication information sent by the network side device may include the following contents:

direct communication interface identification information, e.g., source or destination address combinations;

direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information, e.g., a direct communication interface DRX configuration number.

Optionally, the indication information may also carry direct communication interface transmission type indication information, where the specific transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast, etc.

Specifically, the indication information sent by the network side device may be a MAC CE (Media Access Control unit; MAC: Media Access Control; CE: Control unit, Control Element) or PHY (Physical Layer) signaling of the Uu interface. If MAC CE is adopted, the MAC CE needs to use a special LCID (Logical Channel ID) at the Uu port.

Specifically, if the direct communication terminal has a plurality of direct communication interfaces, the DRX configuration information of the plurality of direct communication interfaces may be indicated using separate indication information, or may be multiplexed into one indication information.

a direct communication interface DRX configuration suggestion fed back by the direct communication terminal; or the like, or a combination thereof,

Specifically, in order to assist the network side device of the direct communication terminal to determine which set of DRX configuration the direct communication interface specifically uses, the direct communication terminal may report auxiliary information to the network side device serving the direct communication terminal, where the specific auxiliary information may be:

a direct communication terminal sending end and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal has SLRB (direct communication interface Radio Bearer) indicating information of a data transmission requirement at present;

a direct communication interface DRX configuration suggestion fed back by the direct communication terminal;

And secondly, the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to the implementation of the direct communication terminal.

In this way, the specific DRX configuration to be used at the direct communication interface is determined according to the implementation of the direct communication terminal.

the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently has SLRB (synchronization Link Block) indication information required by data transmission; and/or the presence of a gas in the atmosphere,

and the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal proposes a direct communication interface DRX configuration proposal.

Correspondingly, on the side of the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal, the method may further include:

the direct communication terminal reports SLRB indication information with the current data transmission requirement to a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal; and/or reporting a direct communication interface DRX configuration suggestion suggested by a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal.

Specifically, in order to assist the direct communication terminal to determine which set of DRX configurations the direct communication interface specifically uses, the direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal may suggest a DRX configuration of the direct communication interface to the direct communication terminal:

the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently has SLRB (synchronization Link Block) indication information required by data transmission;

and the direct communication interface DRX configuration proposal fed back by the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal.

Next, description will be made of an implementation of control information in a direct communication peer in which a direct communication terminal notifies a direct communication terminal of control information corresponding to a direct communication interface.

In a specific implementation, the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a DRX configuration number.

The transmission type of the direct communication interface is broadcast, unicast or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

Specifically, the control information at least needs to include the following contents: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information, such as a DRX configuration number.

In implementation, when the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is repeatedly transmitted in one or a combination of the following manners:

the transmission is repeated on a particular time or frequency domain resource.

In a specific implementation, the preset period T is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention, a DRX period, or a direct communication transmission notification.

In a specific implementation, the specific time domain or frequency domain resource is determined according to a pre-configuration or a protocol agreement, or according to a notification of the direct communication terminal.

Correspondingly, the control information is repeatedly received at the opposite side of the direct communication terminal according to one of the following modes or the combination of the following modes:

the reception is repeated on a specific time or frequency domain resource.

Specifically, based on multicast and broadcast in the transmission type, the control information may be sent repeatedly, and a specific rule of repeated transmission may be one of the following:

directly and repeatedly sending the data according to N times of continuous sending;

repeating transmission according to a certain period T; the value of the period T can be pre-configured or agreed by a protocol, and the period T can also take the period of DRX;

repeating the transmission on the particular time/frequency domain resource; the specific time/frequency resource may be protocol agreed or pre-configured or notified by the direct communication terminal to a direct communication counterpart of the direct communication terminal.

In an implementation, the control information is transmitted through a MAC CE of the direct communication interface or a PHY signaling of the direct communication interface.

Specifically, the control information may be MAC CE or PHY signaling of the direct communication interface. If a MAC CE is employed, the MAC CE may use a dedicated LCID at the direct communication interface.

The following description is made with reference to examples.

Example 1:

in this example, the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to an indication of a network side device serving the direct communication terminal, which is in an RRC connected state.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of an implementation of the DRX processing method inembodiment 1, and as shown in the figure, the DRX processing method may include:

step 601: the direct communication terminal sends a plurality of sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal.

Step 602: and reporting the auxiliary information.

The step is an optional step, and the auxiliary information is used to assist the network side device corresponding to the direct communication terminal to select the DRX configuration for the direct communication interface.

In order to assist a network side device of a direct communication terminal to determine which DRX configuration is specifically used by the direct communication interface, the direct communication terminal may report auxiliary information to the network side device serving the direct communication terminal, where the specific auxiliary information may be:

the direct communication terminal and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently have SLRB indication information of data transmission requirements;

a direct communication interface DRX configuration suggestion fed back by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal;

Step 603: and the network side equipment corresponding to the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration used by the direct communication interface to the direct communication terminal.

Specifically, after the network side device corresponding to the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration used by the direct communication interface of the direct communication terminal, the network side device serving the direct communication terminal sends indication information to the direct communication terminal, where the indication is used to indicate the DRX configuration used by the direct communication terminal on the direct communication interface (applicable to a terminal with a Uu interface in an RRC connected state).

The indication information sent by the network side equipment at least comprises the following contents:

In specific implementation, the following may be used:

direct communication interface identification information: a source/destination address combination;

direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information: such as a direct communication interface DRX configuration number.

Optionally, the indication information may also carry direct communication interface transmission type indication information, where the specific transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

The indication information of the network side device may be carried by a MAC CE or PHY signaling of the Uu interface. If a MAC CE is used, the MAC CE needs to use a dedicated LCID (Logical Channel ID) at the Uu port.

If the direct communication terminal has a plurality of direct communication interfaces, the network side device may send the indication information individually based on each direct communication interface when sending the indication information, or send the indication information corresponding to the plurality of direct communication interfaces after multiplexing the indication information into one indication information.

Taking a MAC CE as an example, assuming that one direct communication interface supports at most 8 sets of DRX configurations, and both a direct communication source address and a target address are 24 bits, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a MAC sub-header corresponding to an indication information MAC CE inembodiment 1, and fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an indication information MAC CE format inembodiment 1. Wherein the MAC subheader corresponding to the MAC CE needs to use the dedicated LCID. The specific description of the 8 sets of DRX configurations and the like in the embodiment is only used for teaching the skilled person how to implement the present invention specifically, but it is not meant to be able to use only 8 sets and 24 bits, more or less DRX configurations can be configured in the implementation, the corresponding numbers of bits are used for identification, and the corresponding manner can be determined according to practical needs in the implementation process.

Since it is possible that multicast/broadcast and unicast use the same direct communication source and destination addresses, there is also a need to further distinguish the transmission type in the MAC CE. Such as may be indicated by the R bit in the MAC CE header.

Step 604: the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration used by the direct communication interface to a direct communication counterpart of the direct communication terminal.

Specifically, the control information at least needs to include the following contents: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information, such as a DRX configuration number. Optionally, the indication information may also carry direct communication interface transmission type indication information, where a specific transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

The control information may be MAC CE or PHY signaling of the direct communication interface. If a MAC CE is employed, the MAC CE requires the use of a dedicated LCID at the direct communication interface.

Taking a MAC CE as an example, assuming that one direct communication interface supports at most 8 sets of DRX configurations, fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a MAC subheader structure corresponding to the control information MAC CE inembodiment 1, and fig. 10(a) is a schematic diagram of a DRX configuration number directly indicating a use of the direct communication interface in the control information MAC CE inembodiment 1; fig. 10(b) is a schematic diagram of the control information MAC CE inembodiment 1 indicating the DRX configuration used by the direct communication interface in a bitmap manner, specifically, if at most one direct communication interface supports 8 sets of DRX configurations, 1bit in the MAC CE corresponds to one set of DRX configurations, that is, DRXi indicates whether the ith set of DRX configurations is used. If DRxi is set to 1, it indicates that the direct communication interface will use the ith set of DRX configuration. The specific description of the 8 sets of DRX configurations and the like in the embodiment is only used for teaching a person skilled in the art how to implement the present invention specifically, but it is not intended to be limited to only using 8 sets of DRX configurations and 24 bits, and more or fewer DRX configurations may be configured in the implementation, and are identified by using corresponding numbers of bits, and the corresponding manner may be determined according to practical needs in the implementation process.

Since it is possible that multicast/broadcast and unicast use the same direct communication source and destination addresses, there is also a need to further distinguish the transmission type in the MAC CE. Such as using the R bit in the MAC CE header.

For multicast and broadcast, the control information needs to be sent repeatedly, and a specific rule of repeated transmission may be one of the following:

directly and repeatedly sending the data according to N times of continuous transmission;

repeating transmission according to a certain period T;

the value of the period T can be pre-configured or agreed by a protocol.

Wherein, the period T may also take the period of DRX.

When the transmission is repeated on the specific time/frequency domain resource, the specific time/frequency resource may be protocol agreed or pre-configured or notified to the direct communication counterpart of the direct communication terminal by the direct communication terminal.

Step 605: and data transmission is carried out between the direct communication terminal and a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal according to the current DRX configuration of a direct communication interface.

Example 2:

in this example, the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to the implementation of the direct communication terminal.

Fig. 11 is a schematic flowchart of an implementation of a DRX processing method inembodiment 2, as shown in the figure, the DRX processing method may include:

step 1101: the direct communication terminal sends a plurality of sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal.

Step 1102: the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration used by the direct communication interface to a direct communication counterpart of the direct communication terminal.

In particular, how the direct communication terminal determines which set of DRX configurations the current direct communication interface uses depends on the implementation of the direct communication terminal. In order to assist a direct communication terminal in determining which set of DRX configurations the direct communication interface specifically uses, a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal may feed back to the direct communication terminal:

and the direct communication terminal sends a direct communication interface DRX configuration proposal to the direct communication terminal.

Once the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration used by the direct communication interface, the direct communication terminal needs to indicate the currently selected DRX configuration to the direct communication counterpart of the direct communication terminal through control information.

The control information at least needs to include the following: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information, such as a DRX configuration number. Optionally, the indication information may also carry direct communication interface transmission type indication information, where the specific transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

Taking a MAC CE as an example, assuming that one direct communication interface supports at most 8 sets of DRX configurations, fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a MAC sub-header structure corresponding to the control information MAC CE inembodiment 2, and fig. 13(a) is a schematic diagram of a DRX configuration number directly indicating a use of the direct communication interface in the control information MAC CE inembodiment 2; fig. 13(b) is a schematic diagram of a control information MAC CE indicating DRX configurations used by a direct communication interface in a bitmap manner inembodiment 2, specifically, if a direct communication interface supports at most 8 sets of DRX configurations, 1bit in the MAC CE corresponds to one set of DRX configurations, that is, DRXi indicates whether the ith set of DRX configurations is used. If DRxi is set to 1, it indicates that the direct communication interface will use the ith set of DRX configuration. The specific description of the 8 sets of DRX configurations and the like in the embodiment is only used for teaching a person skilled in the art how to implement the present invention specifically, but it is not intended to be limited to only using 8 sets of DRX configurations and 24 bits, and more or fewer DRX configurations may be configured in the implementation, and are identified by using corresponding numbers of bits, and the corresponding manner may be determined according to practical needs in the implementation process.

carrying out repeated transmission according to a certain period T;

the value of the period T can be pre-configured or agreed by a protocol.

Wherein, the period T may also take the period of DRX.

Step 1103: and data transmission is carried out between the direct communication terminal and a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal according to the current DRX configuration of a direct communication interface.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a direct communication terminal, a DRX processing apparatus, and a medium, and because the principle of solving the problem of these devices is similar to that of the DRX processing method, the implementation of these devices may refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts are not described again.

When the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention is implemented, the implementation can be carried out as follows.

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal transmitting a DRX configuration, and as shown in the figure, a user equipment includes:

theprocessor 1400 is used for reading the program in thememory 1420 and executing the following processes:

indicating the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a communication opposite end of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface;

atransceiver 1410 for receiving and transmitting data under the control of theprocessor 1400.

In implementation, when determining the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to indication information of a network-side device serving the direct communication terminal, the method further includes:

a direct communication interface DRX configuration suggestion fed back by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal; or the like, or a combination thereof,

the direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal has SLRB indicating information of data transmission requirements at present; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the transmission is repeated on a particular time or frequency domain resource.

Where, in fig. 14, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, particularly one or more processors, represented byprocessor 1400, and various circuits, represented bymemory 1420, linked together. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, and the like, which are well known in the art, and therefore, will not be described any further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Thetransceiver 1410 may be a number of elements including a transmitter and a receiver that provide a means for communicating with various other apparatus over a transmission medium. For different user devices, theuser interface 1430 may also be an interface capable of interfacing with a desired device externally, including but not limited to a keypad, display, speaker, microphone, joystick, etc.

Theprocessor 1400 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and thememory 1420 may store data used by theprocessor 1400 in performing operations.

Specifically, refer to the implementation of the DRX processing method at the direct communication terminal side.

For convenience of description, each part of the above-described apparatus is separately described as being functionally divided into various modules or units. Of course, the functionality of the various modules or units may be implemented in the same one or more pieces of software or hardware in practicing the invention.

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal receiving a DRX configuration, and as shown in the figure, a user equipment includes:

theprocessor 1500, which is used to read the program in thememory 1520, executes the following processes:

receiving a plurality of sets of DRX configuration configured by the direct communication terminal through the direct communication interface;

atransceiver 1510 for receiving and transmitting data under the control of theprocessor 1500.

In an implementation, the method further comprises the following steps:

reporting SLRB (slot synchronization block) indication information of the direct communication terminal with the current data transmission requirement to a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal; and/or reporting the DRX configuration of the direct communication interface suggested by the direct communication terminal.

the reception is repeated on a specific time or frequency domain resource.

In fig. 15, among other things, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, with one or more processors represented byprocessor 1500 and various circuits of memory represented bymemory 1520 being linked together. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, power management circuits, and the like, which are well known in the art, and therefore, will not be described any further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Thetransceiver 1510 may be a number of elements including a transmitter and a receiver that provide a means for communicating with various other apparatus over a transmission medium. Theuser interface 1530 may also be an interface capable of interfacing with a desired device for different user devices, including but not limited to a keypad, display, speaker, microphone, joystick, etc.

Theprocessor 1500 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and thememory 1520 may store data used by theprocessor 1500 in performing operations.

See in particular the implementation of the terminal side DRX handling method of the receive DRX configuration.

Specifically, refer to the implementation of the direct communication terminal and/or the direct communication peer-side DRX processing method of the direct communication terminal.

In summary, the present invention provides a usage scheme of a DRX configuration of a direct communication interface. By the scheme, the available DRX configuration of the direct communication interface can be selected more flexibly, and better power saving can be realized.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A Discontinuous Reception (DRX) processing method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a communication opposite terminal of the direct communication through the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface;

the direct communication terminal determining a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface, comprising:

the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to the indication information of the network side equipment serving for the direct communication terminal;

when the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to the indication information of the network-side device serving the direct communication terminal, the method further includes:

the direct communication terminal and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently has SLRB (direct Link buffer status report) indication information of a direct communication interface with a data transmission requirement; or the like, or a combination thereof,

2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring, by a direct communication terminal, multiple sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface comprises:

the starting point of DRX, the cycle length of DRX, the active period length of DRX, the inactive period length of DRX, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip delay RTT timer, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) repeat timer and an inactive timer of DRX.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the direct communication terminal determines a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface, further comprising:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the indication information content of the network side device comprises one or a combination of the following information:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the direct communication interface identification information comprises a source address or a destination address combination.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a direct communication interface DRX configuration number.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the direct communication interface transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication information of the network side device is carried by a media access control unit (MAC CE) of the Uu interface or physical layer (PHY) signaling of the Uu interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein if the direct communication terminal has a plurality of direct communication interfaces, the network side device may send the indication information individually on a per direct communication interface basis when sending the indication information, or send the indication information corresponding to the plurality of direct communication interfaces after multiplexing the indication information into one indication information.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein when the direct communication terminal determines the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface based on an implementation of the direct communication terminal, further comprising:

11. The method of claim 1, wherein when the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a correspondent of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information includes: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a DRX configuration number.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the direct communication interface transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein when the direct communication terminal indicates a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a correspondent of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is repeatedly transmitted in one or a combination of the following manners:

the transmission is repeated on a particular time or frequency domain resource.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the preset period T is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or a period of DRX or direct communication transmission notification.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the specific time or frequency domain resource is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or according to a notification of a direct communication terminal.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein when the direct communication terminal indicates the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface to a correspondent of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is transmitted through a MAC CE of the direct communication interface or PHY signaling of the direct communication interface.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein when employing a MAC CE, the MAC CE uses a dedicated logical channel identification LCID at a direct communication interface.

19. A DRX processing method, comprising:

the method comprises the steps that a direct communication terminal selects DRX configuration to be used by a direct communication interface from multiple sets of DRX configuration corresponding to the direct communication interface according to control information sent to the direct communication terminal by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal through the direct communication interface;

wherein, the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface is determined by the direct communication peer according to indication information of a network side device serving the direct communication terminal, and the indication information of the network side device is determined by the direct communication peer sending one or a combination of the following information to the network side device to assist the network side device:

the direct communication terminal and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently has SLRB (direct Link buffer status report) indication information of a direct communication interface with a data transmission requirement; or the like, or, alternatively,

20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the sets of DRX configurations configured by the direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal through the direct communication interface include:

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the control information comprises: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a DRX configuration number.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the direct communication interface transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the control information is repeatedly received in one or a combination of the following ways:

the reception is repeated on a specific time or frequency domain resource.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the preset period T is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or a period of DRX or direct communication transmission notification.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the specific time or frequency domain resource is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or according to a notification of a direct communication terminal.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein when employing a MAC CE, the MAC CE uses a dedicated LCID at a direct communication interface.

29. A direct communication terminal, comprising:

a transceiver for receiving and transmitting data under the control of the processor;

determining a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface, comprising:

determining a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to indication information of a network side device serving the direct communication terminal;

when determining the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface according to indication information of a network-side device serving the direct communication terminal, the method further includes:

the direct communication terminal and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently has SLRB indication information required by data transmission; or the like, or a combination thereof,

30. The terminal of claim 29, wherein configuring multiple sets of DRX configurations to a direct communication peer of the direct communication terminal over a direct communication interface comprises:

31. The terminal of claim 29, wherein determining the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface further comprises:

32. The terminal according to claim 31, wherein the indication information content of the network side device includes one or a combination of the following information:

33. The terminal of claim 32, wherein the direct communication interface identification information comprises a source address or a destination address combination.

34. The terminal of claim 32, wherein the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a direct communication interface DRX configuration number.

35. The terminal of claim 32, wherein the direct communication interface transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

36. The terminal of claim 29, wherein the indication information of the network side device is carried by MAC CE of the Uu interface or PHY signaling of the Uu interface.

37. The terminal according to claim 29, wherein if the direct communication terminal has a plurality of direct communication interfaces, the network side device may send the indication information separately on a per direct communication interface basis when sending the indication information, or send the indication information corresponding to the plurality of direct communication interfaces after multiplexing the indication information into one indication information.

38. The terminal of claim 31, when determining the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface based on an implementation of the direct communication terminal, further comprising:

39. The terminal of claim 29, wherein when the control information corresponding to the direct communication interface indicates, to a correspondent of the direct communication, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface, the control information includes: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or, the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

40. The terminal of claim 39, wherein the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a DRX configuration number.

41. The terminal of claim 39, wherein the direct communication interface transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

42. The terminal of claim 29, wherein when the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface is indicated to a correspondent of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is repeatedly transmitted in one or a combination of the following manners:

the transmission is repeated on a particular time or frequency domain resource.

43. The terminal of claim 42, wherein the preset period T is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or a DRX period or direct communication transmission notification.

44. The terminal of claim 42, wherein the specific time or frequency domain resource is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or according to a notification of a direct communication terminal.

45. The terminal of claim 29, wherein when the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface is indicated to the correspondent of the direct communication through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface, the control information is transmitted through a MAC CE of the direct communication interface or PHY signaling of the direct communication interface.

46. The terminal of claim 45, wherein when the MAC CE is employed, the MAC CE uses a dedicated LCID at a direct communication interface.

47. A DRX processing apparatus, comprising:

a sending module, configured to indicate, to a communication peer of the direct communication, DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface through control information corresponding to the direct communication interface;

the direct communication terminal and/or a direct communication opposite end of the direct communication terminal currently have SLRB indication information of data transmission requirements; or the like, or a combination thereof,

48. A direct communication terminal, comprising:

receiving a plurality of sets of DRX configurations of a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface;

selecting DRX configuration to be used by a direct communication interface from a plurality of sets of DRX configurations corresponding to the direct communication interface according to control information sent by a direct communication opposite terminal of the direct communication terminal to the direct communication terminal through the direct communication interface;

49. The terminal of claim 48, wherein the plurality of sets of DRX configurations of the direct communication counterpart of the direct communication terminal configured via the direct communication interface comprise:

50. The terminal of claim 48, wherein the control information comprises: direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information; and/or the direct communication interface transmits the type indication information.

51. The terminal of claim 50, wherein the direct communication interface DRX configuration indication information is a DRX configuration number.

52. The terminal of claim 50, wherein the direct communication interface transmission type is broadcast, unicast, or multicast; alternatively, the direct communication interface transmission type is unicast or multicast.

53. The terminal of claim 48, wherein the control information is repeatedly received in one or a combination of:

carrying out repeated receiving according to a preset period T; or the like, or a combination thereof,

the reception is repeated on a specific time or frequency domain resource.

54. The terminal of claim 53, wherein the preset period T is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or a DRX period or direct communication transmission notification.

55. The terminal of claim 53, wherein the specific time or frequency domain resource is determined according to a pre-configuration or protocol convention or according to a notification of a direct communication terminal.

56. The terminal of claim 48, wherein the control information is sent via a MAC CE of a direct communication interface or PHY signaling of a direct communication interface when the DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface is indicated to a correspondent of the direct communication via control information corresponding to the direct communication interface.

57. The terminal of claim 56, wherein when the MAC CE is employed, the MAC CE uses a dedicated LCID at a direct communication interface.

58. A DRX processing apparatus, comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive, through a direct communication interface, multiple sets of DRX configurations configured by a direct communication peer of the DRX processing apparatus through the direct communication interface;

a selection module, configured to select, according to control information sent by a direct communication peer of the DRX processing apparatus to the direct communication terminal through a direct communication interface, a DRX configuration to be used by the direct communication interface among multiple sets of DRX configurations corresponding to the direct communication interface;

59. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 28.