Secondary cell activation method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12101833-B2
Application number	US-202117510202-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2021
Priority date	Apr 25, 2019
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

This application discloses a secondary cell activation method and an apparatus, and relates to the communication field, so that a terminal device can report a channel state information measurement result in a secondary cell activation phase to a network device. The secondary cell activation method includes: A terminal device receives first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate an uplink resource for reporting a channel state information measurement result in a secondary cell activation phase; and the terminal device sends the channel state information measurement result to a network device based on the first indication information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A secondary cell activation method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates an uplink resource used for reporting a channel state information measurement result in a secondary cell activation phase;
obtaining, by the terminal device, second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates a pilot resource for channel state information measurement, and the pilot resource is a periodic resource, a semi-persistent resource, or a triggered resource; and
sending, by the terminal device, the channel state information measurement result to a network device based on the first indication information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending, by the terminal device, a request message to the network device, wherein the request message requests the first indication information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending, by the terminal device, third indication information to the network device, wherein the third indication information indicates a time period required for the terminal device to activate a secondary cell.

4. A secondary cell activation method, comprising:
sending, by a network device, first indication information to a terminal device, wherein the first indication information indicates an uplink resource for reporting a channel state information measurement result in a secondary cell activation phase;
sending, by the network device, second indication information to the terminal device, wherein the second indication information indicates a pilot resource used for channel state information measurement, and the pilot resource is a periodic resource, a semi-persistent resource, or a triggered resource; and
receiving, by the network device, the channel state information measurement result from the terminal device based on the first indication information.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the network device, a request message from the terminal device, wherein the request message is used to request to obtain the first indication information.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the network device, third indication information from the terminal device, wherein the third indication information indicates a time period required for the terminal device to activate a secondary cell.

7. A communication apparatus, comprising:
a transceiver, configured to receive first indication information and obtain second indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates an uplink resource for reporting a channel state information measurement result in a secondary cell activation phase, wherein the second indication information indicates a pilot resource used for channel state information measurement, and the pilot resource is a periodic resource, a semi-persistent resource, or a triggered resource, wherein
the transceiver is further configured to send the channel state information measurement result to a network device based on the first indication information.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
send a request message to the network device, wherein the request message requests the first indication information.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
send third indication information to the network device, wherein the third indication information indicates a time period required for the communication apparatus to activate a secondary cell.

10. A communication apparatus, comprising:
a transceiver, configured to send first indication information and second indication information to a terminal device, wherein the first indication information indicates an uplink resource for reporting a channel state information measurement result in a secondary cell activation phase, the second indication information indicates a pilot resource used for channel state information measurement, and the pilot resource is a periodic resource, a semi-persistent resource, or a triggered resource, and the transceiver is further configured to receive the channel state information measurement result from the terminal device based on the first indication information.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
receive a request message from the terminal device, wherein the request message is used to request to obtain the first indication information.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein an uplink resource carries the request message is an uplink resource of a primary cell or an uplink resource of a secondary cell.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein an uplink resource carries the request message comprises at least one of the following resources: a random access resource, a scheduling request resource, or a channel state information reporting resource of an another cell.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the another cell is a primary cell or an activated secondary cell.

15. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to:
receive third indication information from the terminal device, wherein the third indication information indicates a time period required for the terminal device to activate a secondary cell.

16. The communication apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the time period required for activating the secondary cell is based on a current state of the secondary cell or a secondary cell receiving capability of the terminal device.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xiaona
• Guan Peng
• Xiao Jiehua

Classifications

• H04B7/06952

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• H04W72/04

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• H04W24/10 Primary

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

• H04L5/0051

  of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal · CPC title

• H04L5/0098

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