Signal transmission method, network device, and terminal device

A signal transmission method, comprising:

• receiving, by a terminal device, system information block (SIB), wherein the SIB comprises a quantity indication parameter, and wherein the quantity indication parameter indicates a ratio of a quantity of paging occasions in a paging period to a quantity of first signals in the paging period;
• determining, by a terminal device, a first resource at least based on the quantity indication parameter;
• receiving, by the terminal device, a first signal on the first resource wherein the first signal is used to indicate a paging status of the terminal device on one or more paging occasions;
• and
• determining, by a terminal device, whether to listen on a downlink control channel on a first paging occasion according to the first signal.

A communication device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, instruct the at least one processor to:
• send system information block (SIB), wherein the SIB comprises a quantity indication parameter, and wherein the quantity indication parameter indicates a ratio of a quantity of paging occasions in a paging period to a quantity of first signals in the paging period;
• generate a first signal, wherein the first signal is used to indicate a paging status of one or more terminal devices on one or more paging occasions;
• determine a first resource at least based on the quantity indication parameter;
• and
• send the first signal to the one or more terminal devices on the first resource.

A communication device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, instruct the at least one processor to:
• receive system information block (SIB), wherein the SIB comprises a quantity indication parameter, and wherein the quantity indication parameter indicates a ratio of a quantity of paging occasions in a paging period to a quantity of first signals in the paging period;
• determine a first resource at least based on the quantity indication parameter;
• receive, on the first resource, a first signal on the first resource, wherein the first signal is used to indicate a paging status of the communication device on one or more paging occasions;
• and
• determine, based on the first signal, whether to listen on a downlink control channel on a first paging occasion.