Patent Description:
Currently, terrestrial mobile communications infrastructure has provided good mobile communications services for major land areas. However, satellites are still the only reliable choice on the sea, in the air, and in remote or extreme areas on the land, especially in the emergency response, rescue and relief work major natural disasters, military applications, and other special conditions.

Currently, in a design of a long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) communications system, a new radio (new radio, NR) communications system, or the like, because orthogonal multiple access is used, different user equipment (user equipment, UE) use orthogonal time-frequency resources. Because a cell center user and a cell edge user have different transmission delays, to maintain uplink transmission on orthogonal resources, compared with the cell center user, the cell edge user needs to send data in advance, so that an uplink transmission signal of the cell edge user and an uplink transmission signal of the cell center user may arrive at the same time.

When a timing advance is set, both a downlink transmission delay and an uplink transmission delay need to be considered. Therefore, the timing advance is adjusted based on twice a transmission delay. However, in a large transmission delay scenario, for example, in satellite communication, because a transmission delay of the satellite communication is excessively long, notifying the timing advance by using twice the transmission delay increases signaling overheads. Document <CIT> relates generally to synchronization of a paging system, and in particular, to a messaging system using an absolute time base in a closed loop configuration. Document "<NPL> generally discusses the requirements for synchronizing timing and frequency between the MES and the Gateway Station (GS) in the GMR-<NUM><NUM> Mobile Satellite System for circuit switch and packet switch modes of operation. Document <CIT> relates to a mobile satellite communication system comprising standard mobile user equipment, a low earth orbit satellite constellation, a satellite gateway connected to a terrestrial mobile network operator's operational support systems, a satellite beam steering controller configured to share mobile spectrum connected to an antenna array and digital beamformer that duplicates the mobile network's cell identification, frequencies, synchronisation signals and control channels to satellite beams to form "Virtual Cells" further sub-divided into "Doppler Cells" that are pre-compensated for the high range Doppler shift thereby reducing the residual Doppler shift received by the standard mobile user equipment to a range it can correct normally.

This application provides a data transmission method and a related apparatus. In particular, this application provides a data transmission method of a base station, a data transmission method of a UE, a base station, a UE, a computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product, having the features of respective independent claims. The dependent claims relate to preferred embodiments. In a large transmission delay scenario, a value range of a timing advance calculated by using a baseline value is definitely smaller than a value range of a transmission delay value. Therefore, overheads of the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

A first aspect of the embodiments of this application provides a data transmission method as recited in claim <NUM>.

A second aspect of the embodiments of this application provides a data transmission method as recited in independent claim <NUM>.

A third aspect of the embodiments of this application provides a base station as recited in independent claim <NUM>.

A fourth aspect of the embodiments of this application provides a user equipment as recited in independent claim <NUM>.

According to a fifth aspect, an embodiment of this application provides a computer-readable storage medium, configured to store a computer software instruction used in the foregoing method. When the computer software instruction is run on a computer, the computer is enabled to perform the method in any one of the foregoing aspects.

According to a sixth aspect, an embodiment of this application provides a computer program product including an instruction. When the computer program product is run on a computer, the computer is enabled to perform the method in any one of the foregoing aspects.

In addition, for technical effects brought by any design of the third aspect to the sixth aspect and the second example to the fourth example, refer to technical effects brought by different designs of the first aspect to the second aspect and the first example.

It can be learned from the foregoing technical solutions that this application has the following advantages:.

In the embodiments of this application, the data transmission method is provided. First, the base station obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate the difference between the downlink frame timing of the base station and the uplink frame timing of the base station, the baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send the uplink data. Then, the base station receives the uplink data. In the foregoing manner, in the large transmission delay scenario, the value range of the timing advance calculated by using the baseline value is definitely smaller than the value range of the transmission delay value. Therefore, signaling overheads for notifying the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

This application provides a data transmission method and a related apparatus. In a large transmission delay scenario, a value range of a timing advance calculated by using a baseline value is definitely smaller than a value range of a transmission delay value. Therefore, overheads of the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

In the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", and so on (if existent) are intended to distinguish between similar objects but do not necessarily indicate a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data termed in such a way are interchangeable in proper circumstances so that the embodiments of this application described herein can be implemented in orders except the order illustrated or described herein. Moreover, the terms "include", "contain" and any other variants mean to cover the non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a list of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those units or steps expressly listed, but may include other steps or units not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, system, product, or device.

It should be understood that this application may be applied to a long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) system or a new radio (new radio, NR) system. The following uses the LTE system as an example for description. <FIG> is a schematic architectural diagram of a long term evolution system, and an architecture of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network (evolved universal mobile telecommunications system, E-UTRAN) is shown in <FIG>. A relationship between evolved NodeBs (evolved Node B, eNB) is reflected in the E-UTRAN, that is, a communication connection is established between the eNBs by using an X2 interface. A connection relationship between an eNB and a core network node is further reflected in the E-UTRAN, that is, a communication connection is established between the eNB and the core network node by using an S1 interface. The core network node may be a mobility management entity (mobility management entity, MME) and a serving gateway (serving gateway, SGW).

It may be understood that this application may be further applied to another communications system. The LTE system and the NR system are merely examples, and should not be construed as a limitation on this application.

It should be understood that this application is mainly applied to a large transmission delay scenario, for example, a satellite communication scenario. In the satellite communication scenario, because a satellite is far away from the ground, a relatively large transmission delay is caused. In addition, to increase an overall satellite capacity of a satellite system, there are a plurality of satellite beams on a satellite side, and each beam may correspond to one cell, or each satellite corresponds to one cell. However, because the satellite is hundreds of, thousands of, or even tens of thousands of kilometers above the ground, a coverage radius of a single cell of the satellite is generally hundreds of or even thousands of kilometers. In this case, a distance between a center user and an edge user in the cell may reach hundreds of kilometers (with a transmission delay difference of several milliseconds), which is far greater than a cell radius of <NUM> kilometers in LTE. The embodiments of this application may also be applied to another scenario in which a transmission delay is relatively large.

The base station in this application is a network device configured to communicate with a mobile device, for example, a device configured to communicate with the mobile device in satellite communication, an access point (access point, AP) in a WLAN, a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS) in GSM or code division multiple access (code division multiple access, CDMA), a NodeB (node B, NB) in WCDMA, an evolved NodeB (evolutional node B, eNB or eNodeB) in LTE, a relay station, an access point, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a base station in a future <NUM> network, a device that is in a future evolved public land mobile network (public land mobile network, PLMN) and that is configured to communicate with the mobile device, or the like. For ease of understanding, the following describes in detail the data transmission method in this application by using three embodiments. Details are as follows:.

Embodiment <NUM>: Abase station determines a timing advance.

<FIG> is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a data transmission method according to the embodiments of this application. The data transmission method is applied to a data transmission system. The data transmission system includes a base station and UE. This embodiment of the data transmission method in the embodiments of this application includes the following steps.

The base station obtains a baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate a time interval between downlink frame timing and uplink frame timing, the baseline value is used to determine a timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send uplink data.

In this embodiment, the base station first sets a baseline value, and the baseline value is mainly used to indicate a difference between the downlink frame timing of the base station and the uplink frame timing of the base station.

The baseline value is associated with a transmission delay value. The baseline value is a value that is an integer multiple of a time unit, and the time unit may be a subframe, a slot, or an OFDM symbol. The following describes meanings of the baseline value by using <FIG>, <FIG>, and <FIG>.

<FIG> is a schematic diagram of a timing relationship between a base station and user equipment according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in the figure, in a terrestrial cellular LTE system, a transmission delay value between a base station and UE is generally less than a subframe length, and there is a certain deviation between the downlink frame timing of the base station and downlink frame timing of a user in absolute time.

In uplink transmission in the LTE system, different UEs perform orthogonal multiple access in time and frequency. To ensure orthogonality of uplink transmission, the base station requires that signals from different UEs in a same subframe arrive at the base station at basically aligned time. To meet this requirement, uplink frame timing on the UE side has a certain advance compared with the downlink frame timing on a user side, and a size of the timing advance is related to a transmission delay. In addition, the downlink frame timing on the base station side is aligned with uplink frame timing on the base station side.

<FIG> is a schematic diagram of a transmission delay relationship between a base station and user equipment according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in the figure, in a large transmission delay scenario, for example, in a satellite communication scenario, a transmission delay may be greater than a subframe length. Consequently, in absolute time, the difference between the downlink frame timing on the base station side and the downlink frame timing on the UE side is greater than the subframe length.

To reduce signaling overheads for notifying the timing advance, in a large delay scenario, the timing advance is determined by the baseline value and a transmission delay, and a deviation between uplink frame timing on the UE side and the downlink frame timing on the UE side is the timing advance. Different from a terrestrial cellular system, in the large delay scenario, uplink frame timing on the base station side is not aligned with the downlink frame timing on the base station side. A specific deviation is related to the baseline value. In addition, because baseline values are different, uplink frame timing corresponding to different users on the base station side is different. For ease of understanding, refer to <FIG> is a schematic diagram of a baseline value of user equipment according to an embodiment of this application. As shown in the figure, for UE <NUM>, uplink timing that is of a base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM> is <NUM> milliseconds (millisecond, ms) later than downlink timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>. Therefore, <NUM> may be used as a baseline value of the UE <NUM>. For UE <NUM>, uplink timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM> is <NUM> later than downlink timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>. Therefore, <NUM> may be used as a baseline value of the UE <NUM>. In the figure, <NUM> represents a transmission delay of the UE <NUM>, and <NUM> represents a transmission delay of the UE <NUM>.

A process of obtaining the baseline value by the base station is specifically as follows: First, the base station obtains a satellite type of a target satellite, where the target satellite is a satellite that communicates with the UE, and then, the base station determines the baseline value based on the satellite type of the target satellite.

The satellite type includes a satellite altitude and an on-board processing capability. Based on the altitude, target satellites can be classified into a low earth orbit satellite, a medium earth orbit satellite and a geosynchronous orbit satellite. Based on the on-board processing capability, target satellites can be classified into a satellite with an on-board processing capability and a satellite with a bent-pipe forwarding capability (that is, a satellite without the on-board processing capability).

For ease of understanding, refer to Table <NUM>. Using a geosynchronous orbit satellite as an example, Table <NUM> shows a relationship between the baseline value and a satellite having the on-board processing capability, and a relationship between the baseline value and a satellite having the bent-pipe forwarding capability.

It should be noted that Table <NUM> is only an example of a relationship between the satellite type and the baseline value. In an actual application, the value range of the baseline value may be further adjusted based on the satellite altitude and the on-board processing capability.

Optionally, when UEs in a same cell (or beam range) use a same baseline value, the base station may send a broadcast message to the UEs in the same cell (or beam range), that is, the baseline value is carried in the broadcast message. The broadcast information includes but is not limited to a master information block (master information block, MIB), system information (system information, SI), and other SI. A possible manner of notifying the baseline value is:
<IMG>
where Tbase represents the baseline value, and <NUM> represents seven time units. If the time unit is a subframe, and a time length of each subframe is <NUM>, the baseline value is <NUM>.

Optionally, when UEs in a same cell (or beam range) use different baseline values, the base station may send at least one of downlink control information (downlink control information, DCI), group DCI, radio resource control (radio resource control, RRC) information, and a medium access control (medium access control, MAC) control element (control element, CE) to the UEs in the same cell (or beam range). That is, the baseline value is carried in the DCI, the group DCI, the RRC information, or the MAC CE. The base station side sets a baseline value for each UE, and subsequent adjustment of a timing advance of each UE is based on the baseline value.

The DCI is UE-specific, and each UE receives one piece of DCI. The group DCI is used to notify UEs in a group. A group of UEs have one same piece of DCI, and one cell may be divided into a plurality of groups.

The base station determines the timing advance based on the baseline value and the transmission delay value, where the transmission delay value indicates a propagation delay of data transmission between the base station and the UE.

In this embodiment, the base station obtains a delay of data transmission between the base station and the UE through measurement, that is, obtains the transmission delay value. However, UEs in one cell or in one beam range may have different transmission delay values. For ease of understanding, refer to <FIG> is a schematic diagram of coverage of a beam in satellite mobile communication according to an embodiment of this application. An iridium system is used as an example, and a beam numbered <NUM> is shown in <FIG>. A satellite altitude is <NUM> kilometers, and corresponds to a distance between S and O in <FIG>. A transmission time for a closest point is <NUM>, that is, a transmission time between S and B in <FIG> is <NUM>. A transmission time for a farthest point is <NUM>, that is, a transmission time between S and A in <FIG> is <NUM>.

Next, the base station may calculate a timing advance corresponding to the UE by using the measured transmission delay value and the baseline value. In this case, a baseline value in a cell (or beam range) may be <NUM>, where <NUM> is obtained by rounding down a minimum one-way transmission delay <NUM>. It is easy to learn that the baseline value is related to the satellite altitude and a satellite beam direction. A first optional formula for calculating the timing advance may be: <MAT> where
TA represents the timing advance, Delay represents the transmission delay value, and Tbase represents the baseline value.

Still using <FIG> as an example, at the closest point (B), the timing advance of the UE is: <MAT>.

At the farthest point (A), the timing advance of the UE is: <MAT>.

Optionally, if a baseline value in a cell (or beam range) is <NUM>, similarly, the baseline value is also related to the satellite altitude and the satellite beam direction. A second optional formula for calculating the timing advance may be: <MAT> where
TA represents the timing advance, Delay represents the transmission delay value, and Tbase represents the baseline value.

In the second optional formula for calculating the timing advance, calculation is performed by using an example in which Tbase is <NUM>. It should be noted that Tbase may alternatively be a value between <NUM> and <NUM>, and the value is equal to an integer multiple of a subframe.

It may be understood that, in an actual application, other formulas may be used to calculate the timing advance. Certainly, these formulas involve the transmission delay value and the baseline value. The second calculation formula may be used to further reduce overheads of the timing advance. In addition, the foregoing methods for calculating the timing advance are performed based on a case in which baseline values in an entire cell (or beam range) are the same. In most cases, different baseline values may be set for different UEs, and a corresponding timing advance is calculated by using a baseline value corresponding to each UE.

The base station sends the timing advance to the UE.

In this embodiment, after calculating the timing advance of the UE, the base station may deliver the timing advance to the UE. It is assumed that there are five UEs in total in a cell (or beam range). Regardless of whether the five UEs use a same baseline value or use different baseline values, the base station calculates a timing advance for each UE. After completing the calculation, the timing advances corresponding to the five UEs are notified.

The UE sends the uplink data by using the timing advance.

In this embodiment, after calculating the timing advance, the UE determines a difference between the uplink frame timing and the downlink frame timing on the UE side based on the timing advance, and sends the uplink data to the base station based on the uplink timing on the UE side.

It may be understood that the UE may send the uplink data to the base station by using a physical uplink shared channel (physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH), a random access channel (random access channel, RACH), a physical uplink control channel PUCCH (physical uplink control channel), a sounding reference signal SRS (Sounding Reference signal), a demodulation reference signal DMRS (demodulation Reference signal), or the like, or may send the uplink data to the base station by using another channel. This is not limited herein.

In this embodiment of this application, the data transmission method is provided. First, the base station obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate the difference between the downlink frame timing of the base station and the uplink frame timing of the base station, the baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send the uplink data. Then, the base station receives the uplink data. In the foregoing manner, in a large transmission delay scenario, a value range of a timing advance calculated by using a baseline value is definitely smaller than a value range of a transmission delay value. Therefore, overheads of the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

For ease of understanding, the following describes a data transmission method in this application in detail by using a specific application scenario. <FIG> is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a data transmission method in an application scenario of this application. Details are as follows:
As shown in the figure, it is assumed that a subframe length is <NUM>, and UE <NUM> and UE <NUM> are in a same cell. It is assumed that in a current scenario, uplink timing of the UE is not aligned with downlink timing of the UE, which generates a timing advance. K2=<NUM>, and K2 indicates a time interval between a moment at which the UE receives uplink scheduling information and a moment at which the UE sends uplink data.

For the time interval between sending of the uplink data and receiving of the scheduling information, it is assumed that values of K2 configured for the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> are the same, a transmission delay value of the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and a transmission delay value of the UE <NUM> is <NUM>.

The base station separately calculates timing advances of the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> by using the following formula: <MAT> where
min() represents that a minimum value is taken, abs() represents that an absolute value is taken, floor() represents rounding down, ceil() represents rounding up, Delay represents the transmission delay value, Tbasel represents a baseline value obtained by rounding down, and Tbase2 represents a baseline value obtained by rounding up.

First, the base station separately calculates baseline values of the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM>.

For the UE <NUM>, Tbasel and Tbase2 are calculated as follows: <MAT> <MAT>.

Then, the timing advance of the UE <NUM> is calculated.

That is, TA_temp(UE1)=min[abs(<NUM>×<NUM>-<NUM>)), abs(<NUM>×<NUM>-<NUM>))] =min(<NUM>, <NUM>)
<NUM><<NUM>. Therefore, the baseline value Tbasel is <NUM>.

Therefore, TA(UE1)=<NUM>×Delay-Tbase1=<NUM>, that is, the timing advance of the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and <NUM> indicates a <NUM> advance.

That is, TA_temp(UE2)=min[abs(<NUM>×<NUM>-<NUM>)), abs(<NUM>×<NUM>-<NUM>))] =min(<NUM>, <NUM>)
<NUM><<NUM>. Therefore, the baseline value Tbase2 is <NUM>.

The reason why the minimum value is selected when the timing advance is determined is that a smaller range of the timing advance indicates a smaller quantity of bits used for notifying the timing advance, thereby reducing signaling overheads.

Therefore, TA(UE2)=<NUM>×Delay-Tbase2=-<NUM>, that is, the timing advance of the UE <NUM> is -<NUM>, where -<NUM> indicates that the uplink frame timing of the UE is <NUM> later than the downlink frame timing of the UE.

Therefore, the base station may determine that a difference between uplink frame timing of the UE <NUM> and downlink frame timing of the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and a difference between the uplink frame timing of the UE <NUM> and the downlink frame timing of the UE <NUM> is -<NUM>. <FIG> is a schematic diagram of uplink frame timing and downlink frame timing of user equipment <NUM> in an application scenario of this application. <FIG> is a schematic diagram of uplink frame timing and downlink frame timing of user equipment <NUM> in an application scenario of this application. As shown in <FIG>, both the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> first receive scheduling information in a downlink frame, and send uplink data to the base station only after receiving the scheduling information. Compared with a downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side, a downlink subframe <NUM> on a UE <NUM> side is delayed by <NUM> in absolute time. It is assumed that the base station sends downlink scheduling information of the UE <NUM> in the downlink subframe <NUM>. The UE <NUM> receives the downlink scheduling information in the downlink subframe <NUM> of the UE <NUM>, and the downlink subframe <NUM> of the UE <NUM> is <NUM> later than the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side in absolute time. It is assumed that values of K2 configured for the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> are the same, where K2=<NUM>. Because K2=<NUM>, and TA(UE1)=<NUM>, it can be determined that an absolute time difference between the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side and a moment at which the UE <NUM> sends uplink data on a PUSCH, that is, an uplink subframe <NUM> in which the UE <NUM> side sends the uplink data is as follows: <MAT>.

Similarly, compared with the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side, downlink subframe <NUM> on a UE <NUM> side is delayed by <NUM> in absolute time, and scheduling information is received in the downlink frame <NUM> corresponding to the UE <NUM>. Because K2=<NUM>, and TA(UE2)=<NUM>, it can be determined that an absolute time difference between a moment at which the UE <NUM> sends uplink data on a PUSCH and the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side is as follows: <MAT>.

As shown in <FIG>, because the base station sends downlink scheduling information to the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> in the downlink subframe <NUM>, K2 configured for the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and K2 configured for the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, the UE <NUM> sends uplink data in the uplink subframe <NUM> on the UE <NUM> side, the UE <NUM> sends uplink data in an uplink subframe <NUM> on the UE <NUM> side, and the base station receives the uplink data from the UE <NUM> in an uplink subframe <NUM> of the base station in uplink frame timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>, and receives the uplink data from the UE <NUM> in an uplink subframe <NUM> of the base station in uplink frame timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, uplink timing on the base station side is not aligned with downlink timing on the base station side. For the UE <NUM>, the uplink frame timing on the base station side is <NUM> milliseconds later than downlink frame timing on the base station side. For the UE <NUM>, the uplink frame timing on the base station side is <NUM> later than the downlink frame timing on the base station side. Because both the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> transmit the uplink data in the uplink subframe <NUM>, the base station receives the uplink data in the uplink subframe <NUM> in the uplink timing that is relative to the UE <NUM>. In this case, an absolute time difference between the moment at which the base station receives the data and the downlink subframe <NUM> of the base station is <NUM> (<NUM>+<NUM>=<NUM>). The base station receives the uplink data in the uplink subframe <NUM> in the uplink timing that is relative to the UE <NUM>. In this case, an absolute time difference between the moment at which the base station receives the data and the downlink subframe <NUM> of the base station is <NUM> (<NUM>+<NUM>=<NUM>).

It may be understood that, in a current protocol, the timing advance TA may be a positive value or a negative value.

Embodiment <NUM>: UE determines a timing advance based on a baseline value sent by a base station.

In this embodiment, a manner of obtaining the baseline value by the base station is the same as the content described in step <NUM> in Embodiment <NUM>. Therefore, details are not described herein again.

The base station sends the baseline value to the UE.

In this embodiment, after obtaining the baseline value, the base station needs to send the baseline value to UEs in a cell (or beam range). It may be understood that the UEs in the cell (or beam range) may use a same baseline value, or different UEs may use different baseline values.

Optionally, when UEs in a same cell (or beam range) use a same baseline value, the base station may send a broadcast message to the UEs in the same cell (or beam range), that is, the baseline value is carried in the broadcast message. The broadcast information includes but is not limited to an MIB, SI, and other SI. A possible manner of notifying the baseline value is:
<IMG>
<IMG>
where Tbase represents the baseline value, and <NUM> represents seven time units. If the time unit is a subframe, and a length of each subframe is <NUM>, the baseline value is <NUM>.

Optionally, when UEs in a same cell (or beam range) use different baseline values, the base station may send at least one of DCI, group DCI, RRC information, or a MAC CE to the UEs in the same cell (or beam range). That is, the baseline value is carried in the DCI, the group DCI, the RRC information, or the MAC CE. The base station side sets a baseline value for each UE, and subsequent adjustment of a timing advance of each UE is based on the baseline value.

It may be understood that if all UEs in a cell (or beam range) use one baseline value, notification is performed through broadcasting. If UEs in a cell (or beam range) use different baseline values, downlink control indication information is used for notification. Specifically, if UEs in a cell (or beam range) are grouped into n groups, baseline values of different groups may be notified by using group DCI.

The UE determines the timing advance based on the baseline value and a transmission delay value, where the transmission delay value indicates a propagation delay of data transmission between the base station and the UE.

In this embodiment, the UE obtains the delay of data transmission between the base station and the UE through measurement, that is, obtains the transmission delay value. For ease of understanding, still refer to <FIG> is a schematic diagram of coverage of a beam in satellite mobile communication according to an embodiment of this application. An iridium system is used as an example, and a beam numbered <NUM> is shown in <FIG>. A satellite altitude is <NUM> kilometers, and corresponds to a distance between S and O in <FIG>. A transmission time for a closest point is <NUM>, that is, a transmission time between S and B in <FIG> is <NUM>. A transmission time for a farthest point is <NUM>, that is, a transmission time between S and A in <FIG> is <NUM>.

In this case, baseline values of different UEs in a cell (or beam range) may be different values. Certainly, the baseline value is still related to a satellite height and a satellite beam direction.

Specifically, the baseline value may be calculated by using the following formula: <MAT> where
floor() represents rounding down, Delay represents the transmission delay value, and Tbase represents the baseline value.

Still using <FIG> as an example, at the closest point (B), the baseline value of the UE is: <MAT>.

At the farthest point (A), the baseline value of the UE is: <MAT>.

Next, the base station may calculate a timing advance corresponding to the UE by using the measured transmission delay value and the baseline value. A first optional formula for calculating the timing advance may be: <MAT> where
TA represents the timing advance, Delay represents the transmission delay value, and Tbase represents the baseline value.

It may be understood that, in an actual application, other formulas may be used to calculate the timing advance. Certainly, these formulas involve the transmission delay value and the baseline value.

In this embodiment, after the UE calculates the timing advance, the UE determines a difference between uplink timing and downlink timing on a UE side based on the timing advance, and the UE sends the uplink data based on uplink frame timing on the UE side. A manner of sending the uplink data by the UE is the same as the content described in step <NUM> in Embodiment <NUM>. Therefore, details are not described herein again.

In this embodiment of this application, the data transmission method is provided. First, the base station obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate a difference between downlink frame timing of the base station and uplink frame timing of the base station. The baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to determine a relationship between the uplink frame timing and the downlink frame timing on the UE side. The UE sends the uplink data based on the uplink frame timing, and then the base station receives the uplink data. In the foregoing manner, in a large transmission delay scenario, a value range of a timing advance calculated by using a baseline value is definitely smaller than a value range of a transmission delay value. Therefore, overheads of the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

For ease of understanding, the following describes another data transmission method in this application in detail by using a specific application scenario. <FIG> is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a data transmission method in an application scenario of this application. Details are as follows:
As shown in the figure, both an uplink frame received by the base station and a downlink frame sent by the base station are <NUM> frames. It is assumed that in a current scenario, uplink timing of the UE is not aligned with downlink timing of the UE, which generates a timing advance. K2=<NUM>, and K2 indicates a time interval between a moment at which the UE receives uplink scheduling information and a moment at which the UE sends uplink data. A transmission delay value of UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and a transmission delay value of UE <NUM> is <NUM>.

It is assumed that the base station sets the baseline value to <NUM>. Then, the base station notifies the baseline value to the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> in a cell, and the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> calculate timing advances corresponding to the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM>. A used formula for calculating the timing advance is as follows: <MAT>.

Therefore, the timing advance of the UE <NUM> is: <MAT>.

The timing advance of the UE <NUM> is: <MAT>.

Therefore, uplink frame timing of the UE <NUM> is <NUM> earlier than downlink frame timing of the UE <NUM>, and uplink frame timing of the UE <NUM> is <NUM> earlier than downlink frame timing of the UE <NUM>. Both the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> first receive scheduling information in a downlink frame, and send uplink data to the base station only after receiving the scheduling information. Compared with a downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side, a downlink subframe <NUM> on a UE <NUM> side is delayed by <NUM> in absolute time. It is assumed that the base station sends downlink scheduling information of the UE <NUM> in the downlink subframe <NUM>. The UE <NUM> receives the downlink scheduling information in the downlink subframe <NUM> of the UE <NUM>, and the downlink subframe <NUM> of the UE <NUM> is <NUM> later than the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side in absolute time. It is assumed that K2 configured for the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, TA(UE1)=<NUM>. Therefore, it can be determined that an absolute time difference between a moment at which the UE <NUM> sends uplink data on a PUSCH and the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side is as follows: <MAT>.

Similarly, for the UE <NUM>, compared with the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side, a downlink subframe <NUM> of the UE <NUM> is delayed by <NUM> in absolute time. It is assumed that K2 configured for the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and TA(UE2)=<NUM>. Therefore, it can be determined that an absolute time difference between a moment at which the UE <NUM> sends uplink data on the PUSCH and the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side is as follows: <MAT>.

As shown in <FIG>, because the base station sends downlink scheduling information to the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> in the downlink subframe <NUM>, K2 configured for the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and K2 configured for the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, the UE <NUM> sends uplink data in an uplink subframe <NUM> on the UE <NUM> side, the UE <NUM> sends uplink data in an uplink subframe <NUM> on the UE <NUM> side, and the base station receives the uplink data from the UE <NUM> in an uplink subframe <NUM> of the base station that is in uplink frame timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>, and receives the uplink data from the UE <NUM> in an uplink subframe <NUM> of the base station in uplink frame timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, uplink timing on the base station side is not aligned with downlink timing on the base station side. For all users, the uplink frame timing on the base station side is <NUM> milliseconds later than the downlink frame timing on the base station side.

Embodiment <NUM>: UE determines a baseline value and a timing advance.

The UE obtains a transmission delay value, where the transmission delay value indicates a propagation delay of data transmission between the base station and the UE.

In this embodiment, the UE measures the transmission delay value between the UE and the base station. The transmission delay value indicates the propagation delay of the data transmission between the base station and the UE.

The UE determines a timing advance based on a baseline value and the transmission delay value, where the baseline value is used to indicate a time interval between downlink frame timing and uplink frame timing, the baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send uplink data.

In this embodiment, the UE may determine the timing advance based on the baseline value and the transmission delay value. A possible manner of calculating the timing advance is: <MAT> where
TA represents the timing advance, Delay represents the transmission delay value, and Tbase represents the baseline value. The UE adjusts a data sending time based on the calculated timing advance, that is, nth uplink frame start timing on a UE side is one timing advance ahead of nth downlink frame timing on the UE side.

The UE sends the baseline value to the base station.

In this embodiment, the UE reports, to the base station, the baseline value used in a process of calculating the timing advance. The UE reports the baseline value to the base station in a plurality of manners, for example, by using a MAC CE or in a form of data, or in an uplink transmission process of random access. Specifically, in the random access process, reporting may be performed by using a random access preamble (random access preamble, RAP) or information (message, Msg) <NUM>.

After receiving the baseline value sent by the UE, the base station may determine, based on the baseline value sent by the UE, a timing relationship between the base station and the UE, to further determine a receiving moment of the uplink data of a user.

In this embodiment, after the UE calculates the timing advance, the UE determines a difference between uplink timing and downlink timing on the UE side based on the timing advance, and the UE sends the uplink data based on the uplink frame timing on the UE side. A manner of sending the uplink data by the UE is the same as the content described in step <NUM> in Embodiment <NUM>. Therefore, details are not described herein again.

In this embodiment of this application, the data transmission method is provided. First, the UE obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate a difference between the downlink frame timing of the base station and the uplink frame timing of the base station, the baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send the uplink data. Then, the UE sends the uplink data by using the timing advance. In the foregoing manner, in a large transmission delay scenario, a value range of a timing advance calculated by using a baseline value is definitely smaller than a value range of a transmission delay value. Therefore, overheads of the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

For ease of understanding, the following describes another data transmission method in this application in detail by using a specific application scenario. <FIG> is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a data transmission method in an application scenario of this application. Details are as follows:.

As shown in the figure, it is assumed that a subframe length is <NUM>, and UE <NUM> and UE <NUM> are in a same cell. It is assumed that in a current scenario, there is a timing advance, K2=<NUM>, and K2 indicates a time interval between a moment at which the UE sends uplink data and a moment at which the UE receives scheduling information. It is assumed that values of K2 configured for the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> are the same, a transmission delay value of the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and a transmission delay value of the UE <NUM> is <NUM>.

The UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> separately calculate timing advances corresponding to the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM>, and a used formula is in the following: <MAT> where
min() represents that a minimum value is taken, abs() represents that an absolute value is taken, floor() represents rounding down, ceil() represents rounding up, Delay represents the transmission delay value, Tbasel represents a baseline value obtained by rounding down, and Tbase2 represents a baseline value obtained by rounding up.

First, the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> separately calculate baseline values corresponding to the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM>.

Then, the timing advances of the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> are calculated.

Therefore, TA(UE2)=<NUM>×Delay-Tbase2=-<NUM>, that is, the timing advance of the UE2 is -<NUM>.

Therefore, the base station may determine that a difference between uplink frame timing of the UE <NUM> and downlink frame timing of the UE <NUM> is <NUM>, and a difference between uplink frame timing of the UE <NUM> and downlink frame timing of the UE <NUM> is -<NUM>. Both the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> first receive scheduling information in a downlink frame, and send uplink data to the base station only after receiving the scheduling information. Compared with a downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side, a downlink subframe <NUM> on a UE <NUM> side is delayed by <NUM> in absolute time. It is assumed that the base station sends downlink scheduling information of the UE <NUM> on the downlink subframe <NUM>. The UE <NUM> receives the downlink scheduling information in the downlink subframe <NUM> of the UE <NUM>, and the downlink subframe <NUM> of the UE <NUM> is <NUM> later than the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side in absolute time. It is assumed that values of K2 configured for the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> are the same. Because K2=<NUM> and TA(UE1)=<NUM>, it can be determined that an absolute time difference between the downlink subframe <NUM> on the base station side and a moment at which the UE <NUM> sends uplink data on a PUSCH, that is, an uplink subframe <NUM> in which the UE <NUM> side sends the uplink data is as follows: <MAT>.

Assuming that the UE <NUM> sends uplink data to the base station in an uplink frame <NUM> on the UE <NUM> side, the base station receives the uplink data from the UE <NUM> in an uplink subframe <NUM> of the base station in uplink frame timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>. If the UE <NUM> sends uplink data to the base station in an uplink frame <NUM> on the UE <NUM> side, the base station receives the uplink data from the UE <NUM> in an uplink subframe <NUM> of the base station in uplink frame timing that is of the base station and that is relative to the UE <NUM>. Because both the UE <NUM> and the UE <NUM> transmit the uplink data in the uplink subframe <NUM>, the base station receives the uplink data in the uplink subframe <NUM> in the uplink timing that is relative to the UE <NUM>. In this case, an absolute time difference between the moment at which the base station receives the data and the downlink subframe <NUM> of the base station is <NUM> (<NUM>+<NUM>=<NUM>). The base station receives the uplink data in the uplink subframe <NUM> in the uplink timing that is relative to the UE <NUM>. In this case, an absolute time difference between the moment at which the base station receives the data and the downlink subframe <NUM> of the base station is <NUM> (<NUM>+<NUM>=<NUM>).

The following describes in detail a communications apparatus corresponding to an embodiment of this application. The communications apparatus may be a base station, the communications apparatus is applied to a data transmission system, and the data transmission system further includes UE. Referring to <FIG>, a communications apparatus <NUM> in an embodiment of this application includes:.

In this embodiment, the obtaining module <NUM> obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate the time interval between the downlink frame timing and the uplink frame timing. The baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send the uplink data. The receiving module <NUM> receives the uplink data.

In this embodiment of this application, the communications apparatus is provided. First, the communications apparatus obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate a difference between the downlink frame timing of the base station and the uplink frame timing of the base station. The baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send the uplink data. Then, the base station receives the uplink data. According to the foregoing base station, in a large transmission delay scenario, a value range of a timing advance calculated by using a baseline value is definitely smaller than a value range of a transmission delay value. Therefore, overheads of the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

Based on the embodiment corresponding to <FIG>, in the embodiment of the communications apparatus <NUM> provided in the embodiments of this application,.

In addition, in this embodiment of this application, in a process of obtaining the baseline value, the base station first needs to obtain the satellite type of the target satellite, and then determines the baseline value based on the satellite type of the target satellite. In the foregoing manner, it may be learned that the baseline value is associated with the satellite type, so that a closest baseline value may be determined based on different satellite types, thereby ensuring that the baseline value is more accurate.

Optionally, based on the embodiment corresponding to <FIG>, in <FIG>, in another embodiment of the communications apparatus <NUM> provided in the embodiments of this application, the communications apparatus <NUM> further includes:.

In addition, in this embodiment of this application, the base station may calculate the timing advance based on the baseline value and the transmission delay value, and then deliver the calculated timing advance to the UE, so that the UE sends the uplink data based on the corresponding timing advance. In the foregoing manner, the base station may actively determine the timing advance of the UE, where the value range of the timing advance is smaller than the value range of the transmission delay value, thereby reducing overheads of the timing advance. In this case, measurement of the timing advance on the base station side can reflect practicability and feasibility of the solution.

Optionally, based on the embodiment corresponding to <FIG> or <FIG>, in another embodiment of the communications apparatus <NUM> provided in the embodiments of this application, the communications apparatus <NUM> further includes:
the sending module <NUM> is further configured to send the baseline value to the UE after the obtaining module <NUM> obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to determine the timing advance of the UE.

In addition, in this embodiment of this application, after receiving the baseline value sent by the base station, the UE may calculate the timing advance based on the baseline value and the transmission delay value, and then send the uplink data based on the timing advance. In the foregoing manner, the UE may determine the timing advance, and the value range of the timing advance is smaller than the value range of the transmission delay value, thereby reducing overheads of the timing advance. In addition, the UE side measures the timing advance, reflecting flexibility and feasibility of the solution.

Optionally, based on the embodiment corresponding to <FIG> or <FIG>, in another embodiment of the communications apparatus <NUM> provided in the embodiments of this application,
the sending module <NUM> is specifically configured to send the baseline value to the UE by using at least one of a broadcast message, downlink control information DCI, group DCI, radio resource control RRC information, and a media access control MAC unit.

Further, in this embodiment of this application, the base station may further send the baseline value to the UE by using at least one of the broadcast message, the DCI, the group DCI, the RRC information, and the MAC CE. In the foregoing manner, the base station may simultaneously send the baseline values to all UEs in a cell, or may separately send the baseline value to each UE, so that the solution can be applied to different scenarios, thereby improving flexibility and practicability of the solution.

The foregoing has described the base station in this application. The following describes in detail a communications apparatus corresponding to an embodiment of this application. The communications apparatus may be UE. The UE is applied to a data transmission system. The data transmission system further includes a base station. In <FIG>, a communications apparatus <NUM> in an embodiment of this application includes:.

In this embodiment, the obtaining module <NUM> obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate the time interval between the downlink frame timing and the uplink frame timing. The baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send the uplink data. The sending module <NUM> sends the uplink data by using the timing advance.

In this embodiment of this application, the communications apparatus is provided. First, the communications apparatus obtains the baseline value, where the baseline value is used to indicate a difference between the downlink frame timing of the base station and the uplink frame timing of the base station. The baseline value is used to determine the timing advance, the timing advance is used to send the uplink data. Then, the UE sends the uplink data by using the timing advance. According to the foregoing UE, in a large transmission delay scenario, a value range of a timing advance calculated by using a baseline value is definitely smaller than a value range of a transmission delay value. Therefore, overheads of the timing advance can be effectively reduced.

Optionally, based on the embodiment corresponding to <FIG>, referring to <FIG>, in another embodiment of the communications apparatus <NUM> provided in the embodiments of this application,.

In addition, in this embodiment of this application, the UE may further receive, by using at least one of the broadcast message, the DCI, the group DCI, the RRC information, and the MAC CE, the baseline value sent by the base station. In the foregoing manner, the base station may simultaneously send the baseline values to all UEs in a cell, or may separately send the baseline value to each UE, so that the solution can be applied to different scenarios, thereby improving flexibility and practicability of the solution. In addition, the UE side may further measure the timing advance, reflecting feasibility of the solution.

<FIG> is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. The base station <NUM> may have a relatively large difference due to different configurations or performance, and may include one or more central processing units (central processing units, CPU) <NUM> (for example, one or more processors), a memory <NUM>, one or more storage media <NUM> (for example, one or more mass storage devices) that store an application program <NUM> or data <NUM>. The memory <NUM> and the storage medium <NUM> may also be temporary storage or permanent storage. The program stored in the storage medium <NUM> may include one or more modules (not shown), and each module may include a series of instruction operations for the base station. Further, the central processing unit <NUM> may be configured to communicate with the storage medium <NUM>, and perform, on the base station <NUM>, the series of instruction operations in the storage medium <NUM>.

The base station <NUM> may further include one or more power supplies <NUM>, one or more wired or wireless network interfaces <NUM>, one or more input/output interfaces <NUM>, and/or one or more operating systems <NUM> such as Windows ServerTM, Mac OS XTM, UnixTM, LinuxTM, and FreeBSDTM.

The steps performed by the base station in the foregoing embodiments may be based on a base station structure shown in <FIG>.

The CPU <NUM> is configured to perform the following steps:.

Optionally, the CPU <NUM> is specifically configured to perform the following steps:.

Optionally, the CPU <NUM> is further configured to perform the following steps:.

Optionally, the CPU <NUM> is further configured to perform the following steps:
sending the baseline value to the UE, where the baseline value is used to determine the timing advance of the UE.

Optionally, the CPU <NUM> is specifically configured to perform the following steps:
sending the baseline value to the UE by using at least one of a broadcast message, downlink control information DCI, group DCI, radio resource control RRC information, and a media access control MAC unit.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides another UE, as shown in <FIG>. For ease of description, only a part related to this embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. For specific technical details that are not disclosed, refer to the method parts in the embodiments of the present invention. The UE may be any terminal device including a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), a point of sales (point of sales, POS), a vehicle-mounted computer, or the like. For example, the UE is a mobile phone.

<FIG> is a block diagram of a partial structure of a mobile phone related to the UE provided in the embodiments of the present invention. Referring to <FIG>, the mobile phone includes components such as a radio frequency (radio frequency, RF) circuit <NUM>, a memory <NUM>, an input unit <NUM>, a display unit <NUM>, a sensor <NUM>, an audio circuit <NUM>, a wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi) module <NUM>, a processor <NUM>, and a power supply <NUM>. A person skilled in the art may understand that, the structure of the mobile phone shown in <FIG> does not constitute a limitation on the mobile phone, and the mobile phone may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components, or have different component arrangements.

All components of the mobile phone are described below in detail with reference to <FIG>.

The RF circuit <NUM> may be configured to receive and send information, or receive and send a signal in a call process. Particularly, the RF circuit <NUM> receives downlink information from a base station, and sends the downlink information to the processor <NUM> for processing. In addition, the RF circuit <NUM> sends designed uplink data to the base station. Generally, the RF circuit <NUM> includes but is not limited to an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier (low noise amplifier, LNA), a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the RF circuit <NUM> may further communicate with a network and another device through wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any communications standard or protocol, including but not limited to a global system for mobile communications (global system of mobile communication, GSM), a general packet radio service (general packet radio service, GPRS), code division multiple access (code division multiple access, CDMA), wideband code division multiple access (wideband code division multiple access, WCDMA), long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE), an email, a short message service (short messaging service, SMS), and the like.

The memory <NUM> may be configured to store a software program and module. By running the software program and module stored in the memory <NUM>, the processor <NUM> executes various function applications and data processing of the mobile phone. The memory <NUM> may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playback function and an image playback function), and the like. The data storage area may store data (such as audio data and a phone book) created based on use of the mobile phone, and the like. In addition, the memory <NUM> may include a high-speed random access memory, and may further include a nonvolatile memory, for example, at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash storage device, or another volatile solid-state storage device.

The input unit <NUM> may be configured to receive input digital or character information, and generate key signal input related to user setting and function control of the mobile phone. Specifically, the input unit <NUM> may include a touch control panel <NUM> and another input device <NUM>. The touch control panel <NUM>, also referred to as a touchscreen, may collect a touch operation (for example, an operation performed by a user on the touch control panel <NUM> or near the touch control panel <NUM> by using any proper object or accessory such as a finger or a stylus) performed by the user on or near the touch control panel <NUM>, and drive a corresponding connection apparatus based on a preset program. Optionally, the touch panel <NUM> may include two parts: a touch detection apparatus and a touch controller. The touch detection apparatus detects a touch direction of the user, detects a signal brought by the touch operation, and transfers the signal to the touch controller. The touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection apparatus, converts the touch information into coordinates of a touch point, and sends the coordinates to the processor <NUM>. In addition, the touch controller can receive and execute a command sent by the processor <NUM>. In addition, the touch control panel <NUM> may be implemented by using a plurality of types such as a resistive type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, and a surface acoustic wave type. The input unit <NUM> may include another input device <NUM> in addition to the touch control panel <NUM>. Specifically, the another input device <NUM> may include but is not limited to one or more of a physical keyboard, a function key (for example, a volume control key or an on/off key), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, or the like.

The display unit <NUM> may be configured to display information input by the user or information provided for the user, and various menus of the mobile phone. The display unit <NUM> may include a display panel <NUM>. Optionally, the display panel <NUM> may be configured in a form of a liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display, LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (organic light-emitting diode, OLED), and the like. Further, the touch control panel <NUM> may cover the display panel <NUM>. When detecting a touch operation on or near the touch control panel <NUM>, the touch control panel <NUM> transmits the touch operation to the processor <NUM> to determine a type of a touch event, and then the processor <NUM> provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel <NUM> based on the type of the touch event. In <FIG>, the touch control panel <NUM> and the display panel <NUM> are used as two independent components to implement input and output functions of the mobile phone. However, in some embodiments, the touch panel <NUM> and the display panel <NUM> may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the mobile phone.

The mobile phone may further include at least one sensor <NUM>, such as an optic sensor, a motion sensor, and another sensor. Specifically, the optical sensor may include an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor may adjust luminance of the display panel <NUM> based on brightness of ambient light, and when the mobile phone approaches an ear, the proximity sensor may turn off the display panel <NUM> and/or backlight. As a type of motion sensor, an accelerometer sensor may detect a value of acceleration in each direction (usually on three axes), may detect a value and a direction of gravity in a stationary state, and may be used in an application for identifying a mobile phone posture (such as screen switching between a landscape mode and a portrait mode, a related game, or magnetometer posture calibration), a function related to vibration identification (such as a pedometer or a knock), or the like. Other sensors such as a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, or an infrared sensor may further be configured in the mobile phone.

The audio circuit <NUM>, a loudspeaker <NUM>, and a microphone <NUM> may provide an audio interface between the user and the mobile phone. The audio circuit <NUM> may transmit, to the loudspeaker <NUM>, an electrical signal that is obtained after conversion of received audio data, and the loudspeaker <NUM> converts the electrical signal into an acoustic signal and outputs the acoustic signal. In addition, the microphone <NUM> converts a collected acoustic signal into an electrical signal, the audio circuit <NUM> receives and converts the electrical signal into audio data, and outputs the audio data to the processor <NUM> for processing, and then processed audio data is sent to, for example, another mobile phone, by using the RF circuit <NUM>, or the audio data is output to the memory <NUM> for further processing.

Wi-Fi is a short-distance wireless transmission technology. With the Wi-Fi module <NUM>, the mobile phone may help the user send and receive an email, browse a web page, access streaming media, and the like. The Wi-Fi module <NUM> provides wireless access to the broadband internet for the user. Although <FIG> shows the Wi-Fi module <NUM>, it may be understood that the Wi-Fi module is not a mandatory component of the mobile phone.

The processor <NUM> is a control center of the mobile phone, connects each part of the entire mobile phone by using various interfaces and lines, and executes various functions and processes data of the mobile phone by running or executing the software program and/or the module stored in the memory <NUM> and invoking data stored in the memory <NUM>, to perform overall monitoring on the mobile phone. Optionally, the processor <NUM> may include one or more processing units. Optionally, an application processor and a modem processor may be integrated in the processor <NUM>. The application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, an application program, and the like. The modem processor mainly processes wireless communication. It should be understood that, the modulation-demodulation processor may also not be integrated in the processor <NUM>.

The mobile phone further includes the power supply <NUM> (such as a battery) that supplies power to each component. Optionally, the power supply may be logically connected to the processor <NUM> by using a power management system, so that functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption are implemented by using the power management system.

Although not shown, the mobile phone may further include a camera, a Bluetooth module, and the like.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the processor <NUM> included in the terminal further has the following functions:.

Optionally, the processor <NUM> is specifically configured to perform the following function:
receiving the baseline value by using at least one of a broadcast message, DCI, group DCI, RRC information, and a MAC CE.

The processor <NUM> is further configured to perform the following function:
determining the timing advance based on the baseline value and a transmission delay value, where the transmission delay value indicates a propagation delay of data transmission between the base station and user equipment UE.

All or some of the foregoing embodiments may be implemented by using software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When software is used to implement the embodiments, the embodiments may be implemented completely or partially in a form of a computer program product.

The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on the computer, the procedure or functions according to the embodiments of the present invention are all or partially generated. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a dedicated computer, a computer network, or other programmable apparatuses. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or may be transmitted from a computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center in a wired (for example, a coaxial cable, an optical fiber, or a digital subscriber line (digital subscriber line, DSL)) or wireless (for example, infrared, radio, or microwave) manner. The computer-readable storage medium may be any usable medium accessible by a computer, or a data storage device, such as a server or a data center, integrating one or more usable media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a DVD), a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid-state drive solid state disk (SSD)), or the like.

When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, the integrated unit may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, the technical solutions of this application essentially, or the part contributing to the prior art, or all or some of the technical solutions may be implemented in the form of a software product. The software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for instructing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to perform all or some of the steps of the methods described in the embodiments of this application. The foregoing storage medium includes: any medium that can store program code, such as a USB flash drive, a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (read-only memory, ROM), a random access memory (random access memory, RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.

Claim 1:
A data transmission method of a base station in a data transmission system, the data transmission system comprising the base station and at least one user equipment, UE, comprising:
obtaining (<NUM>) a baseline value, wherein the baseline value is used to indicate a time interval between downlink frame timing and uplink frame timing, the baseline value is used to determine a timing advance, and the timing advance is used to send uplink data; and
receiving (<NUM>) the uplink data,
wherein the obtaining a baseline value comprises:
obtaining a satellite type of a target satellite, wherein the target satellite is a satellite that communicates with the UE; and
determining the baseline value based on the satellite type of the target satellite.