1. A method of communication, comprising: receiving, at a terminal device and from a network device, a first configuration for a set of uplink resources; and determining a time window for the set of uplink resources, the time window being associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, an uplink resource within the time window in the set of uplink resources being used for an uplink transmission and an uplink resource outside the time window in the set of uplink resources being invalid for transmission, wherein the uplink transmission comprises at least one of a scheduling request, a buffer status report, or a configured grant uplink transmission.

2. The method of claim 1. wherein determining the time window comprises: receiving, from the network device, a second configuration indicating the time window; and determining the time window based on the second configuration.

3. The method of claim 2. wherein the second configuration comprises at least one of a duration, a periodicity or an offset of the time window.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the periodicity of the time window is the same as a periodicity of the DRX cycle.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the time window based on the second configuration comprises: determining a first time instance based on a reference time, the periodicity and an index of the time window; determining a second time instance based on the first time instance; determining a starting time of the lime window based on the second time instance and the offset; and determining the time window based on the stalling time and the duration.

6. The method of claim 1. wherein determining the time window comprises: determining a starting time of the time window based on a starting time of an on-duration of the DRX cycle and a first offset value configured for the terminal device; and determining an ending time of the time window based on at least one of the following: a duration of the time window configured for the terminal device; a second offset value configured for the terminal device and the starting time or an ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle; the ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle; or a lime at which the terminal device gels into inactive time.

7. The method of claim 1. further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: stopping a monitoring of a wake-up signal.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window at a time earlier than a stalling time of an on-duration of the DRX cycle by a time duration shorter than a threshold duration, starting no on-duration timer for the DRX cycle; or starting an on-duration timer based on an end of the uplink transmission and a time offset configured for the terminal device.

10. The method of claim 1. further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that no wake-up signal is received, performing one of the following: a first operation of starting no on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or a second operation of starting an on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.

11. The method of claim 10. further comprising: receiving, from the network device, an indication indicating the first operation or the second operation.

12. The method of claim 8 or 10, further comprising: performing a monitoring in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling.

14. The method of claim 12. wherein performing the monitoring comprises: in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for downlink scheduling, performing no monitoring on the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.

15. The method of claim 1. further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a first value is received, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a second value is received, starting no on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first value indicates a starting of the on-duration timer or a positive acknowledgement of the uplink transmission, and the second value indicates no starting of the on-duration timer or a negative acknowledgement of the uplink transmission.

17. The method of claim 15. further comprising: performing a monitoring in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission and a second SSSG associated with the wake-up signal; or performing the monitoring in the on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a predetermined search space set group.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling.

19. The method of claim 17. wherein performing the monitoring comprises: in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) formal for downlink scheduling, performing no monitoring on the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in accordance with a determination that no uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal indicating a starting of an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle is received, starting the on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.

21. The method of claim 20. further comprising: performing a monitoring in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a second search space set group (SSSG) associated with the wake-up signal.

22. The method of claim 7, 10, 15 or 20, wherein the associated DRX cycle is the next DRX cycle or the current DRX cycle with respect to the time window.

23. The method of claim 17 or 21. wherein the second SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling.

24. The method of claim 17 or 21, wherein performing the monitoring comprises: in accordance with a determination that the second SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling, performing no monitoring on the DCI format for uplink scheduling in the second SSSG.

25. A method of communication, comprising: transmitting, at a network device and to a terminal device, a first configuration for a set of uplink resources; and determining a time window for the set of uplink resources, the time window being associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, an uplink resource within the time window in the set of uplink resources being used for an uplink transmission and an uplink resource outside the time window in the set of uplink resources being invalid for transmission, wherein the uplink transmission comprises at least one of a scheduling request, a buffer status report, or a configured grant uplink transmission.

26. The method of claim 25. wherein determining the lime window comprises: transmitting, to the terminal device, a second configuration indicating the time window; and determining the time window based on the second configuration.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the second configuration comprises at least one of a duration, a periodicity or an offset of the time window.

28. The method of claim 27. wherein the periodicity of the time window is the same as a periodicity of the DRX cycle.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein determining the time window based on the second configuration comprises: determining a first time instance based on a reference time, the periodicity and an index of the time window; determining a second time instance based on the first time instance; determining a starting time of the time window based on the second time instance and the offset; and determining the time window based on the starling time and the duration.

30. The method of claim 25. wherein determining the lime window comprises: determining a starting time of the time window based on a starting time of an on-duration of the DRX cycle and a first offset value configured for the terminal device; and determining an ending time of the time window based on at least one of the following: a duration of the time window configured for the terminal device; a second offset value configured for the terminal device and the starting time or an ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle; the ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle; or a time at which the terminal device gets into inactive time.

31. The method of claim 25. further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle.

32. The method of claim 25, further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window at a time earlier than a starting time of an on-duration of the DRX cycle by a time duration shorter than a threshold duration, starting no on-duration timer for the DRX cycle; or starting an on-duration timer based on an end of the uplink transmission and a time offset configured for the terminal device.

33. The method of claim 25. further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that no wake-up signal is received by the terminal device, performing one of the following: a first operation of starting no on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or a second operation of starting an on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising: transmitting, to the terminal device, an indication indicating the first operation or the second operation.

35. The method of claim 31 or 33, further comprising: performing a downlink transmission in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling.

37. The method of claim 35. wherein performing the downlink transmission comprises: in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for downlink scheduling, performing no transmission of the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.

38. The method of claim 25, further comprising: in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a first value is transmitted, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a second value is transmitted, starting no on-duralion timer for the associated DRX cycle.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the first value indicates a starting of the on-duration timer or a positive acknowledgement of the uplink transmission, and the second value indicates no starting of the on-duration timer or a negative acknowledgement of the uplink transmission.

40. The method of claim 38. further comprising: performing a downlink transmission in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission and a second SSSG associated with the wake-up signal; or performing a downlink transmission in the on-duralion of the DRX cycle based on a predetermined search space set group.

41. The method of claim 40. wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DCI) format for downlink scheduling.

42. The method of claim 40. wherein performing the downlink transmission comprises: in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling, performing no transmission of the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.

43. The method of claim 25. further comprising: in accordance with a determination that no uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal indicating a starting of an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle is transmitted, starting the on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.

44. The method of claim 43. further comprising: performing a downlink transmission in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a second search space set group (SSSG) associated with the wake-up signal.

45. The method of any of claim 31, 33. 38 or 43, wherein the associated DRX cycle is the next DRX cycle or the current DRX cycle with respect to the time window.

46. The method of claim 40 or 44, wherein the second SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling.

47. The method of claim 40 or 44, wherein performing the downlink transmission comprises: in accordance with a determination that the second SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling, performing no transmission of the DCI format for uplink scheduling in the second SSSG.

48. A device of communication, comprising: a processor configured to perform the method according to any of claims 1 to 24.

49. A device of communication, comprising: a processor configured to perform the method according to any of claims 25 to 47.

We Claim:
1. A method of communication, comprising:
receiving, at a terminal device and from a network device, a first configuration for a set of uplink resources; and
determining a time window for the set of uplink resources, the time window being associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, an uplink resource within the time window in the set of uplink resources being used for an uplink transmission and an uplink resource outside the time window in the set of uplink resources being invalid for transmission, wherein the uplink transmission comprises at least one of a scheduling request, a buffer status report, or a configured grant uplink transmission.
2. The method of claim 1. wherein determining the time window comprises: receiving, from the network device, a second configuration indicating the time
window; and
determining the time window based on the second configuration.
3. The method of claim 2. wherein the second configuration comprises at least one of a duration, a periodicity or an offset of the time window.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the periodicity of the time window is the same as a periodicity of the DRX cycle.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein determining the time window based on the second configuration comprises:
determining a first time instance based on a reference time, the periodicity and an index of the time window;
determining a second time instance based on the first time instance;
determining a starting time of the lime window based on the second time instance and the offset; and
determining the time window based on the stalling time and the duration.
6. The method of claim 1. wherein determining the time window comprises: determining a starting time of the time window based on a starting time of an
on-duration of the DRX cycle and a first offset value configured for the terminal device;
and
determining an ending time of the time window based on at least one of the following:
a duration of the time window configured for the terminal device;
a second offset value configured for the terminal device and the starting time or an ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle;
the ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle; or
a lime at which the terminal device gels into inactive time.
7. The method of claim 1. further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: stopping a monitoring of a wake-up signal.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window at a time earlier than a stalling time of an on-duration of the DRX cycle by a time duration shorter than a threshold duration,
starting no on-duration timer for the DRX cycle; or
starting an on-duration timer based on an end of the uplink transmission and a time offset configured for the terminal device.
10. The method of claim 1. further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that no wake-up signal is received, performing one of the following:
a first operation of starting no on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or
a second operation of starting an on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.
11. The method of claim 10. further comprising:
receiving, from the network device, an indication indicating the first operation or the second operation.
12. The method of claim 8 or 10, further comprising:
performing a monitoring in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling.
14. The method of claim 12. wherein performing the monitoring comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for downlink scheduling, performing no monitoring on the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.
15. The method of claim 1. further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a first value is received, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a second value is received, starting no on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first value indicates a starting of the on-duration timer or a positive acknowledgement of the uplink transmission, and the second value indicates no starting of the on-duration timer or a negative acknowledgement of the uplink transmission.
17. The method of claim 15. further comprising:
performing a monitoring in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission and a second SSSG associated with the wake-up signal; or
performing the monitoring in the on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a
predetermined search space set group.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling.
19. The method of claim 17. wherein performing the monitoring comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) formal for downlink scheduling, performing no monitoring on the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.
20. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that no uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal indicating a starting of an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle is received, starting the on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.
21. The method of claim 20. further comprising:
performing a monitoring in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a second search space set group (SSSG) associated with the wake-up signal.
22. The method of claim 7, 10, 15 or 20, wherein the associated DRX cycle is the next DRX cycle or the current DRX cycle with respect to the time window.
23. The method of claim 17 or 21. wherein the second SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling.
24. The method of claim 17 or 21, wherein performing the monitoring comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the second SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling, performing no monitoring on the DCI format for uplink scheduling in the second SSSG.
25. A method of communication, comprising:
transmitting, at a network device and to a terminal device, a first configuration for a set of uplink resources; and
determining a time window for the set of uplink resources, the time window being associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, an uplink resource within the time window in the set of uplink resources being used for an uplink transmission and an uplink resource outside the time window in the set of uplink resources being invalid for transmission, wherein the uplink transmission comprises at least one of a scheduling request, a buffer status report, or a configured grant uplink transmission.
26. The method of claim 25. wherein determining the lime window comprises: transmitting, to the terminal device, a second configuration indicating the time
window; and
determining the time window based on the second configuration.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the second configuration comprises at least one of a duration, a periodicity or an offset of the time window.
28. The method of claim 27. wherein the periodicity of the time window is the same as a periodicity of the DRX cycle.
29. The method of claim 27, wherein determining the time window based on the second configuration comprises:
determining a first time instance based on a reference time, the periodicity and an index of the time window;
determining a second time instance based on the first time instance;
determining a starting time of the time window based on the second time instance and the offset; and
determining the time window based on the starling time and the duration.
30. The method of claim 25. wherein determining the lime window comprises: determining a starting time of the time window based on a starting time of an
on-duration of the DRX cycle and a first offset value configured for the terminal device; and
determining an ending time of the time window based on at least one of the following:
a duration of the time window configured for the terminal device;
a second offset value configured for the terminal device and the starting time or an ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle;
the ending time of the on-duration of the DRX cycle; or a time at which the terminal device gets into inactive time.
31. The method of claim 25. further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle.
32. The method of claim 25, further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window at a time earlier than a starting time of an on-duration of the DRX cycle by a time duration shorter than a threshold duration,
starting no on-duration timer for the DRX cycle; or
starting an on-duration timer based on an end of the uplink transmission and a time offset configured for the terminal device.
33. The method of claim 25. further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that no wake-up signal is received by the terminal device, performing one of the following:
a first operation of starting no on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or
a second operation of starting an on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.
34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:
transmitting, to the terminal device, an indication indicating the first operation or the second operation.
35. The method of claim 31 or 33, further comprising:
performing a downlink transmission in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling.
37. The method of claim 35. wherein performing the downlink transmission comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for downlink scheduling, performing no transmission of the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.
38. The method of claim 25, further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a first value is transmitted, starting an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle; or
in accordance with a determination that the uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal having a second value is transmitted, starting no on-duralion timer for the associated DRX cycle.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the first value indicates a starting of the on-duration timer or a positive acknowledgement of the uplink transmission, and the second value indicates no starting of the on-duration timer or a negative acknowledgement of the uplink transmission.
40. The method of claim 38. further comprising:
performing a downlink transmission in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a first search space set group (SSSG) associated with the uplink transmission and a second SSSG associated with the wake-up signal; or
performing a downlink transmission in the on-duralion of the DRX cycle based on a predetermined search space set group.
41. The method of claim 40. wherein the first SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DCI) format for downlink scheduling.
42. The method of claim 40. wherein performing the downlink transmission
comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the first SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DO) format for downlink scheduling, performing no transmission of the DCI format for downlink scheduling in the first SSSG.
43. The method of claim 25. further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that no uplink transmission is performed on the uplink resource within the time window and that a wake-up signal indicating a starting of an on-duration timer for an associated DRX cycle is transmitted, starting the on-duration timer for the associated DRX cycle.
44. The method of claim 43. further comprising:
performing a downlink transmission in an on-duration of the DRX cycle based on a second search space set group (SSSG) associated with the wake-up signal.
45. The method of any of claim 31, 33. 38 or 43, wherein the associated DRX cycle is the next DRX cycle or the current DRX cycle with respect to the time window.
46. The method of claim 40 or 44, wherein the second SSSG comprises no downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling.
47. The method of claim 40 or 44, wherein performing the downlink transmission comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the second SSSG comprises a downlink control information (DCI) format for uplink scheduling, performing no transmission of the DCI format for uplink scheduling in the second SSSG.
48. A device of communication, comprising:
a processor configured to perform the method according to any of claims 1 to 24.
49. A device of communication, comprising:
a processor configured to perform the method according to any of claims 25 to 47.