Communication method, communication apparatus, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12225561-B2
Application number	US-202217809665-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2022
Priority date	Dec 31, 2019
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

A network device sends downlink control information to a first terminal device. The downlink control information includes: time domain resource information, where the time domain resource is a time domain resource on which a first data channel is located; and frequency domain resource information, where the frequency domain resources are a frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located. The second data channel is located on a time domain resource different from the time domain resource on which the first data channel is located. The first terminal device receives, on the determined time domain resource and frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a first terminal device, downlink control information (DCI) from a network device, wherein the DCI comprises time domain resource information and frequency domain resource information, wherein the time domain resource information comprises time domain offset information, time domain start position information, and duration information, and the time domain resource information is used to determine a first time domain resource on which a first data channel is located, wherein the frequency domain resource information is used to determine frequency domain resources, the frequency domain resources comprise a first frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a second frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located, and the second data channel is located on a second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located; and
receiving, by the first terminal device on the first time domain resource and the first frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is sent from the network device, and wherein the first data channel is used by the first terminal device to communicate with the network device, and the second data channel is used by a second terminal device to communicate with the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time domain offset information is used to determine a time domain interval between a second time unit in which the DCI is located and a first time unit in which the first data channel is located, wherein the time domain start position information is used to determine a first position, and the first position is a time domain start position of the first data channel in the first time unit, and wherein the duration information is used to determine a first duration, and the first duration is a duration occupied by the first data channel in the first time unit.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first position is further a time domain start position of the second data channel in a third time unit, the third time unit is a time unit in which the second data channel is located, and the first duration is further a duration occupied by the second data channel in the third time unit.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the following is located in a reserved domain of the DCI:
the time domain offset information, the time domain start position information, the duration information, bandwidth part (BWP) information, or confirmation information; and
wherein the confirmation information is used to determine that the second data channel is located on the second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located, and the BWP information is used to determine a first BWP on which the first data channel is located.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first data channel is located in a first bandwidth part (BWP), the DCI and the second data channel are located in a second BWP, the DCI further comprises BWP information, and the BWP information is used to determine the first BWP; and
wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the first terminal device on the first BWP, the signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the BWP information comprises BWP offset information, or BWP offset information and first BWP bandwidth information, or first BWP start position information and first BWP bandwidth information; and
wherein the BWP offset information is used to determine a frequency domain interval between the second BWP and the first BWP, the first BWP bandwidth information is used to determine a bandwidth occupied by the first BWP, and the first BWP start position information is used to determine a frequency domain start position of the first BWP.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time domain resource information corresponds to zero (0) bits, and the first time domain resource is predefined.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first terminal device and the second terminal device are different types of terminal devices.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal on the first data channel comprises a system message.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the DCI further comprises confirmation information, and the confirmation information is used to determine that the second data channel is located on the second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located.

11. A first terminal device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first terminal device to perform operations comprising:
receiving downlink control information (DCI) from a network device, wherein the DCI comprises time domain resource information and frequency domain resource information, wherein the time domain resource information comprises time domain offset information, time domain start position information, and duration information, and the time domain resource information is used to determine a first time domain resource on which a first data channel is located, wherein the frequency domain resource information is used to determine frequency domain resources, the frequency domain resources comprise a first frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a second frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located, and the second data channel is located on a second time domain resource that is different from the first time domain resource on which the first data channel is located; and
receiving, on the first time domain resource and the first frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device, wherein the first data channel is used by the first terminal device to communicate with the network device, and the second data channel is used by a second terminal device to communicate with the network device.

12. The first terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the time domain offset information is used to determine a time domain interval between a second time unit in which the DCI is located and a first time unit in which the first data channel is located, wherein the time domain start position information is used to determine a first position, and the first position is a time domain start position of the first data channel in the first time unit, and wherein the duration information is used to determine a first duration, and the first duration is a duration occupied by the first data channel in the first time unit.

13. The first terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the first position is further a time domain start position of the second data channel in a third time unit in which the second data channel is located, and the first duration is further a duration occupied by the second data channel in the third time unit.

14. The first terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the first data channel is located in a first bandwidth part (BWP), the DCI and the second data channel are located in a second BWP, the DCI further comprises BWP information, and the BWP information is used to determine the first BWP; and
wherein the operations comprise:
receiving, on the determ

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yunhao
• Zheng Juan
• Luo Zhe
• Xu Xiuqiang
• Chen Yan

Classifications

• H04W72/23

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

• H04W72/0453

  Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA · CPC title

• H04W72/0446 Primary

  Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames · CPC title

• H04L5/001

  the frequencies being arranged in component carriers · CPC title

• H04L5/0094

  Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated · CPC title