Control information transmission method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11902814-B2
Application number	US-202117371957-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2021
Priority date	Jan 11, 2019
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a control information transmission method. The method includes: User equipment UE sends report information to a base station, where the report information includes a detection result of one or more downlink reference signals of the UE or a status of a timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals; the UE receives feedback information from the base station, where the feedback information includes sending status information of the one or more downlink reference signals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
sending, by user equipment (UE), report information to a base station, wherein the report information comprises a detection result of one or more downlink reference signals configured for the UE for monitoring a radio link, or a status of a timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals for monitoring the radio link;
receiving, by the UE, feedback information from the base station, wherein the feedback information comprises sending status information of the one or more downlink reference signals, and the sending status information indicates whether a downlink reference signal of the one or more downlink reference signals was sent by the base station; and
adjusting, by the UE, a monitoring status of the radio link based on the feedback information and the report information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE sends the report information to the base station when the UE does not detect the one or more downlink reference signals or when energy of at least one detected downlink reference signal is lower than a threshold.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the report information is represented in a bitmap form or using one-bit information.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the one-bit information indicates whether a downlink reference signal is not correctly received by the UE, or indicates whether the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals is started.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending status information of the one or more downlink reference signals comprises that at least one of the one or more downlink reference signals is not sent by the base station because listen before talk (LBT) fails.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting the monitoring status comprises:
updating, by the UE, the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the UE, configuration information from the base station, wherein the configuration information carries a parameter used to update the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals.

8. A method comprising:
receiving, by a base station, report information from user equipment (UE), wherein the report information comprises a detection result of one or more downlink reference signals configured for the UE for monitoring a radio link, or a status of a timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals for monitoring the radio link; and
sending, by the base station, feedback information to the UE, wherein the feedback information comprises sending status information of the one or more downlink reference signals, and the sending status information indicates whether a downlink reference signal of the one or more downlink reference signals was sent by the base station, the feedback information enabling the UE to adjust a monitoring status of the radio link based on the feedback information and the report information.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the base station receives the report information from the UE when the UE does not detect at least one downlink reference signal or when energy of at least one detected downlink reference signal is lower than a threshold.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the report information is represented in a bitmap form or using one-bit information.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the one-bit information indicates whether a downlink reference signal is not correctly received by the UE, or indicates whether the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals is started.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the sending status information of the one or more downlink reference signals comprises that at least one of the one or more downlink reference signals is not sent by the base station because listen before talk (LBT) fails.

13. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
sending, by the base station, configuration information to the UE, wherein the configuration information carries a parameter used to update the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals.

14. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
one or more non-transitory memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing a program that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
send report information to a base station, wherein the report information comprises a detection result of one or more downlink reference signals configured for the apparatus for monitoring a radio link, or a status of a timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals for monitoring the radio link;
receive feedback information from the base station, wherein the feedback information comprises sending status information of the one or more downlink reference signals, and the sending status information indicates whether a downlink reference signal of the one or more downlink reference signals was sent by the base station; and
adjusting a monitoring status of the radio link based on the feedback information and the report information.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the report information is sent to the base station when the UE does not detect at least one downlink reference signal or when energy of at least one detected downlink reference signal is lower than a threshold.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the report information is represented in a bitmap form or using one-bit information.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the one-bit information indicates whether a downlink reference signal is not correctly received by the apparatus, or indicates whether the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals is started.

18. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the sending status information of the one or more downlink reference signals comprises that at least one of the one or more downlink reference signals is not sent by the base station because listen before talk (LBT) fails.

19. The apparatus according to claim 14 , the program, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus further to: update the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals.

20. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the program, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus further to:
receive configuration information from the base station, wherein the configuration information carries a parameter used to update the timer/counter corresponding to the one or more downlink reference signals.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Ji
• Liu Jianqin
• Zhang Jiayin

Classifications

• H04W24/10 Primary

  Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} · CPC title

• H04W74/0808

  using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] · CPC title

• H04W24/02 Primary

  Arrangements for optimising operational condition · CPC title

• H04L5/0048 Primary

  Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091) · CPC title

• H04W76/38

  triggered by timers · CPC title