Resource indication method, network device, and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11272491-B2
Application number	US-201916580888-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	Mar 24, 2017
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

This application discloses a resource indication method, a network device, and a terminal device, to improve utilization of a resource mapped to a DMRS port. The method includes: sending, by a network device, configuration information to a terminal device, so that the terminal device determines, based on the configuration information, that a second resource in first resources is used to transmit first information or that a third resource in first resources is not used to transmit first information, where the first resources are resources mapped to a DMRS port. In this way, the terminal device can multiplex the resources mapped to the DMRS port. When some of the first resources are not used to transmit a DMRS, the resources may be indicated to determine whether the resources may be used to transmit the first information, for example, the first information may be data, control information, or other information different from DMRS information, thereby ensuring maximum use of the resources mapped to the DMRS port, and improving resource utilization.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A resource indication method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information sent by a network device; and
determining, by the terminal device based on the configuration information, that a second resource in first resources is used to transmit first information or that a third resource in first resources is not used to transmit first information, wherein the first resources are resources mapped to a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port,
wherein the first information includes at least one of the following information: data information, control information, and another reference signal different from a DMRS, and
wherein the second resource includes some or all of the first resources except a fourth resource, the third resource includes some or all of the first resources except the fourth resource, and the fourth resource includes a resource corresponding to a DMRS port indicated by a DMRS port configuration received by the terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises first configuration information, the first configuration information is first indication information or second indication information, the first indication information indicates that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information, and the second indication information indicates that the third resource in the first resources is not used to transmit the first information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises first configuration information and second configuration information, the first configuration information is first indication information or second indication information, in response to the first configuration information being the first indication information, the first indication information indicates that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information, in response to the first configuration information being the second indication information, the second indication information instructs the terminal device to receive the second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to indicate that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information, or determine that the third resource in the first resources is not used to transmit the first information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises first configuration information, and when a configuration indicated by the first configuration information belongs to a first configuration set, the first configuration information indicates that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the first configuration set comprises some or all of the following configurations:
a configuration in which a quantity of spatial layers of DMRSs is greater than N, wherein N is a positive integer; and
a configuration of an additional DMRS.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the first resources are mapped to at least two time domain symbols, the first resources comprise one or more resources, except the fourth resource, mapped to a first symbol in the at least two time domain symbols and one or more resources, except the fourth resource, mapped to a second symbol in the at least two time domain symbols, wherein the one or more resources that are mapped to the first symbol are fifth resources, the one or more resources that are mapped to the second symbol are sixth resources, and the second resource is some or all of the fifth resources or the second resource is some or all of the sixth resources.

7. A resource indication method, comprising:
sending, by a network device, configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information is used by a terminal device to determine, based on the configuration information, that a second resource in first resources is used to transmit first information or that a third resource in first resources is not used to transmit first information, and the first resources are resources mapped to a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port,
wherein the first information includes at least one of the following information: data information, control information, and another reference signal different from a DMRS, and
wherein the second resource includes some or all of the first resources except a fourth resource, the third resource includes some or all of the first resources except the fourth resource, and the fourth resource includes a resource corresponding to a DMRS port indicated by a DMRS port configuration received by the terminal device.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the configuration information comprises first configuration information, the first configuration information is first indication information or second indication information, the first indication information indicates that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information, and the second indication information indicates that the third resource in the first resources is not used to transmit the first information.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the configuration information comprises first configuration information and second configuration information, the first configuration information is first indication information or second indication information, in response to the first configuration information being the first indication information, the first indication information indicates that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information, in response to the first configuration information being the second indication information, the second indication information instructs the terminal device to receive the second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to indicate that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information, or determine that the third resource in the first resources is not used to transmit the first information.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the configuration information comprises first configuration information, and when a configuration indicated by the first configuration information belongs to a first configuration set, the first configuration information indicates that the second resource in the first resources is used to transmit the first information.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first configuration set comprises some or all of the following configurations:
a configuration in which a quantity of spatial layers of DMRSs is greater than N, wherein N is a positive integer; and
a configuration of an additional DMRS.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein
the first resources are mapped to at least two time domain symbols, the first resources comprise one or more resources, except the fourth resource, mapped to a first symbol in the at least two time domain symbols and one or more resources, except the fourth resource, mapped to a second symbol in the at least two time domain symbols, wherein the one or more resources that are mapped to the first symbol are fifth resources, the one or more resources that are mapped to the second symbol are sixth resources, and the second resource is some or all of the fifth resources or the second resource is some or all of the sixth resources.

13. A terminal device, comprising:
a transceiver, configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device; and
a proces

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Ming
• Zhang Chi
• Qin Yi

Classifications

• H04W72/53

  based on regulatory allocation policies · CPC title

• H04W72/535

  based on resource usage policies · CPC title

• H04W72/23 Primary

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04L5/0023 Primary

  Time-frequency-space · CPC title

• H04L5/0044

  Allocation of payload; Allocation of data channels, e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH · CPC title