Communications method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12267754-B2
Application number	US-202117452181-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2021
Priority date	Apr 26, 2019
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

A first device determines, based on a location of the first device and a quality of service parameter of first data, an identity of a first zone in which the first device is located, where the first data is data sent by the first device. The first device sends indication information, where the indication information includes first information, and the first information indicates the identity of the first zone.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, performed by a first device or a chip in the first device, the method comprising:
obtaining configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises a plurality of pieces of required communication distance information and a plurality of zone lengths, wherein the plurality of zone lengths corresponds to the plurality of pieces of required communication distance information respectively, a first length is one of the plurality of zone lengths, first required communication distance information is one piece of the plurality of pieces of required communication distance information, and the first length corresponds to the first required communication distance information;
determining, based on a location of the first device and the first length, a first identity of a first zone in which the first device is located;
sending first indication information to a second device, wherein the first indication information comprises first information, and the first information indicates the first identity;
determining, based on another location of the first device and a second length, a second identity of a second zone, wherein the second zone is a zone in which the first device is located after a location of the first device is updated to the another location, wherein the second length corresponds to second required communication distance information, the second length is one of the plurality of zone lengths, and the second required communication distance information is one piece of the plurality of pieces of required communication distance information; and
sending second indication information to the second device, wherein the second indication information comprises third information, and the third information indicates the second identity.

2. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
obtaining, based on the first required communication distance information, the first length.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first identity meets the following formulas:
x 1 =Floor( x/L )Mod( Nm );
y 1 =Floor( y/L )Mod( Nm ); and
Grid_id= y 1 *Nm+x 1 ; and
wherein the Grid_id is the first identity, (x, y) is the location of the first device, L is the first length, Nm=2 n/2 , n is a total quantity of bits of the first identity, Floor represents rounding down to an integer, and Mod represents a modulo operation.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first indication information further comprises second information, and the second information indicates the first required communication distance information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the first required communication distance information is information of a communication range, and when a distance between the first device and the second device is greater than or equal to the communication range, communications between the first device and the second device are not required to meet a Quality of service (QOS) requirement; or
the first required communication distance information is information of a communication range, and the communication range is configured to be used by the second device to determine whether to send hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information; or
the first required communication distance information is information of first data, and the first data is data sent by the first device or the chip in the first device.

6. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a transceiver, configured to obtain configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises a plurality of pieces of required communication distance information and a plurality of zone lengths, wherein the plurality of zone lengths corresponds to the plurality of pieces of required communication distance information respectively, wherein a first length is one of the plurality of zone lengths, first required communication distance information is one piece of the plurality of pieces of required communication distance information, and the first length corresponds to the first required communication distance information;
at least one processor, configured to determine, based on a location of a first device and the first length, a first identity of a first zone in which the first device is located;
wherein the transceiver is further configured to send first indication information to a second device, wherein the first indication information comprises first information, and the first information indicates the first identity;
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine, based on another location of the first device and a second length, a second identity of a second zone, wherein the second zone is a zone in which the first device is located after a location of the first device is updated to the another location, wherein the second length corresponds to second required communication distance information, the second length is one of the plurality of zone lengths, and the second required communication distance information is one piece of the plurality of pieces of required communication distance information; and
wherein the transceiver is further configured to send second indication information to the second device, wherein the second indication information comprises third information, and the third information indicates the second identity.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
obtain, based on the first required communication distance information, the first length.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first identity meets the following formulas:
x 1 =Floor( x/L )Mod( Nm );
y 1 =Floor( y/L )Mod( Nm ); and
Grid_id= y 1 *Nm+x 1 ; and
wherein the Grid_id is the first identity, (x, y) is the location of the first device, L is the first length, Nm=2 n/2 , n is a total quantity of bits of the first identity, Floor represents rounding down to an integer, and Mod represents a modulo operation.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first information is carried in sidelink control information (SCI).

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first indication information further comprises second information, and the second information indicates the first required communication distance information.

11. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first required communication distance information is information of a communication range, and when a distance between the first device and the second device is greater than or equal to the communication range, communications between the first device and the second device do not need to meet a Quality of service (QOS) requirement; or
the first required communication distance information is information of a communication range, and the communication range is configured to be used by the second device to determine whether to send hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information; or
the first required communication distance information is information of first data, and the first data is data sent by the first device.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer program code, wherein when the computer program code is run on a processor, the processor is caused to perform operations comprising:
obtaining configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises a plurality of pieces of required communication distance information and a plurality of zone lengths, wherein the plurality of zone lengths corresponds to the plurality of pieces of required communication distance information respectively, wherein a first length is one of the plurality of zone lengths, first required communication distance in

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Chao
• Wang Junwei

Classifications

• H04W72/542

  using measured or perceived quality · CPC title

• H04W72/20

  Control channels or signalling for resource management · CPC title

• H04W92/18

  between terminal devices · CPC title

• H04L1/1812

  Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ] · CPC title

• H04W28/0268

  using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24) · CPC title