Communication method and communication apparatus

A communication method performed by a second communication apparatus, comprising:

• determining a first frame structure comprising a communication time period and a positioning time period, wherein the communication time period occupies one or more time-domain symbols in the first frame structure, and the positioning time period occupies one or more time-domain symbols in the first frame structure;
• and
• transmitting, by the second communication apparatus to a first communication device, data in the communication time period, and transmitting a positioning reference signal of a first communication apparatus in the positioning time period,
• wherein a first switching time period is comprised between the communication time period and the positioning time period, a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the first switching time period is consecutive to a last time-domain symbol occupied by the communication time period, and a last time-domain symbol occupied by the first switching time is consecutive to a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the positioning time period;
• or a second switching time period is comprised between the positioning time period and the communication time period, a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the second switching time period is consecutive to a last time-domain symbol occupied by the positioning time period, and a last time-domain symbol occupied by the second switching time period is consecutive to a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the communication time period.

A communication device comprising:

• a memory storing executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the executable instructions to perform operations of:
• obtaining data to be processed;
• determining first frame structure;
• and
• processing the data based on the first frame structure, wherein the first frame structure comprises a communication time period and a positioning time period, the communication time period occupies one or more time-domain symbols in the first frame structure, and the positioning time period occupies one or more time-domain symbols in the first frame structure, wherein the communication time period is for transmitting the data, and the positioning time period is for transmitting a positioning reference signal of the first communication apparatus,
• wherein a first switching time period is comprised between the communication time period and the positioning time period, a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the first switching time period is consecutive to a last time-domain symbol occupied by the communication time period, and a last time-domain symbol occupied by the first switching time is consecutive to a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the positioning time period;
• or a second switching time period is comprised between the positioning time period and the communication time period, a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the second switching time period is consecutive to a last time-domain symbol occupied by the positioning time period, and a last time-domain symbol occupied by the second switching time period is consecutive to a 1st time-domain symbol occupied by the communication time period.