FIG. 7 is a second schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

The technical solutions provided by the present disclosure may be applied to various communications systems, for example, a 5G communications system, a future evolved system, or a converged communications system, which may include a plurality of application scenarios, for example, Machine to Machine (M2M), Device to Machine (D2M), macro-micro communication, enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), ultra Reliable & Low Latency Communication (uRLLC), and massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC). The scenarios include but are not limited to scenarios such as communication between terminals, or communication between network devices, or communication between a network device and a terminal. The embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to communication between a network device and a terminal, or communication between terminals, or communication between network devices in a 5G communications system.