COT Indication Information Sending Method and Apparatus

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory memory, configured to store instructions;
• and
• wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory, causing the apparatus to perform the following:
• in response to determining that a channel is not occupied within a first channel occupancy time (COT), send indication information to a terminal device within the first COT, wherein the indication information indicates that the channel is not occupied within the first COT;
• and
• in response to determining that the channel is occupied within the first COT, obtain a second COT within the first COT, and send start information of the second COT to the terminal device.

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory memory, configured to store instructions;
• and
• wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the non-transitory memory, causing the apparatus to perform the following:
• in response to receiving indication information, determining that a channel is not occupied within a first channel occupancy time (COT), wherein the indication information indicates that a channel is not occupied within a first channel occupancy time (COT);
• and
• in response to not receiving the indication information when the apparatus receives start information of a second COT that is sent by a network device, determining to perform blind detection using the start information of the second COT.