Signal processing method and apparatus

A signal processing method, comprising:

• receiving, by a terminal device, a paging indication signal from a network device, wherein the terminal device is in an idle state, and the paging indication signal is transmitted by the network device based on configuration of a location of the paging indication signal;
• and
• performing, by the terminal device, data processing according to the paging indication signal;
• wherein the location of the paging indication signal associates with any one of following information:
• information about a location of a paging signal, information about a location of a channel time-frequency tracking reference signal or information about a location of a synchronization reference signal;
• wherein the location of the paging indication signal and the information about the location of the paging signal meet a time interval between the location of the paging indication signal and a starting location of a paging cycle of the paging signal is a first time interval;
• wherein if there is one channel time-frequency tracking reference signal, the location of the paging indication signal and the information about the location of the channel time-frequency tracking reference signal meet a time interval between a transmission location of the paging indication signal and a transmission location of the channel time-frequency tracking reference signal is an eighth time interval;
• wherein if there are multiple synchronization reference signals, the location of the paging indication signal and the information about the location of the synchronization reference signal meet a time interval between a transmission location of the paging indication signal and a reference signal with a latest transmission location among the multiple synchronization reference signals is an eleventh time interval.

A signal processing apparatus, applied to a terminal device, comprising a memory, a transceiver and a processor:

• the memory is configured to store a computer program;
• the transceiver is configured to transmit and receive data under control of the processor;
• and the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform following operations:
• receiving a paging indication signal from a network device;
• wherein the terminal device is in an idle state, and the paging indication signal is transmitted by the network device based on configuration of a location of the paging indication signal;
• and
• performing data processing according to the paging indication signal;
• wherein the location of the paging indication signal associates with any one of following information:
• information about a location of a paging signal, information about a location of a channel time-frequency tracking reference signal or information about a location of a synchronization reference signal;
• wherein the location of the paging indication signal and the information about the location of the paging signal meet a time interval between the location of the paging indication signal and a starting location of a paging cycle of the paging signal is a first time interval;
• wherein if there is one channel time-frequency tracking reference signal, the location of the paging indication signal and the information about the location of the channel time-frequency tracking reference signal meet a time interval between a transmission location of the paging indication signal and a transmission location of the channel time-frequency tracking reference signal is an eighth time interval;
• wherein if there are multiple synchronization reference signals, the location of the paging indication signal and the information about the location of the synchronization reference signal meet a time interval between a transmission location of the paging indication signal and a reference signal with a latest transmission location among the multiple synchronization reference signals is an eleventh time interval.