Method and devices for determining resources

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12309772-B2
Application number	US-202117509569-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2021
Priority date	Apr 26, 2019
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to communication methods. In one example method, a terminal device determines a first resource based on configuration information from a network device, where the first resource is a resource that cannot be used to transmit a downlink data channel and a demodulation reference signal of the downlink data channel. The terminal device determines a second resource based on downlink control information from the network device, where the second resource includes a resource used to transmit the downlink data channel and the demodulation reference signal of the downlink data channel. The terminal device determines a third resource based on the first resource and the second resource, where the third resource is a resource that is in the second resource and that is used to transmit the downlink data channel and the demodulation reference signal of the downlink data channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, wherein the method comprises:
receiving, by a terminal device in a wireless communication system, configuration information from a network device in the wireless communication system;
receiving, by the terminal device, downlink control information (DCI) from the network device;
determining, by the terminal device, a first resource based on the configuration information, wherein the first resource is a resource that cannot be used in the wireless communication system to transmit a downlink data channel and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the downlink data channel;
determining, by the terminal device, a second resource based on the DCI, wherein the second resource comprises a resource used to transmit the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel;
determining, by the terminal device, a third resource based on the first resource and the second resource, wherein the third resource is used to transmit the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel, and the third resource is a resource in the second resource other than an intersection of the first resource and the second resource; and
receiving, by the terminal device on the third resource, the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel from the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal device, a first resource based on the configuration information comprises:
determining, by the terminal device, the first resource based on the configuration information and the DCI.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises indication information of a frequency domain resource in the first resource, and a time domain resource in the first resource comprises all time domain resources within a validity period of the first resource.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises indication information of a frequency domain resource in the first resource and indication information of a time domain resource in the first resource, and the indication information of the time domain resource is used to indicate that the time domain resource in the first resource comprises all time domain resources within a validity period of the first resource.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is represented by using M rate match patterns, and Mis a positive integer less than or equal to a first set value.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein a first rate match pattern in the M rate match patterns comprises S segments of frequency domain resources, and S is a positive integer less than or equal to a second set value.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a frequency domain resource in the first resource is N segments of frequency domain resources, and N is a positive integer less than or equal to a third set value.

8. A terminal device, comprising at least one processor and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the terminal device in a wireless communication system to perform operations of:
receiving configuration information from a network device in the wireless communication system;
receiving downlink control information (DCI) from the network device;
determining a first resource based on the configuration information, wherein the first resource is a resource that cannot be used in the wireless communication system to transmit a downlink data channel and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the downlink data channel;
determining a second resource based on the DCI, wherein the second resource comprises a resource used to transmit the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel;
determining a third resource based on the first resource and the second resource, wherein the third resource is used to transmit the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel, and the third resource is a resource in the second resource other than an intersection of the first resource and the second resource; and
receiving, on the third resource, the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel from the network device.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the determining a first resource based on the configuration information comprises:
determining the first resource based on the configuration information and the DCI.

10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information comprises indication information of a frequency domain resource in the first resource, and a time domain resource in the first resource comprises all time domain resources within a validity period of the first resource.

11. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information comprises indication information of a frequency domain resource in the first resource and indication information of a time domain resource in the first resource, and the indication information of the time domain resource is used to indicate that the time domain resource in the first resource comprises all time domain resources within a validity period of the first resource.

12. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information is represented by using M rate match patterns, and M is a positive integer less than or equal to a first set value.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein a first rate match pattern in the M rate match patterns comprises S segments of frequency domain resources, and S is a positive integer less than or equal to a second set value.

14. The device according to claim 8 , wherein a frequency domain resource in the first resource is N segments of frequency domain resources, and N is a positive integer less than or equal to a third set value.

15. A network device, comprising at least one processor and one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the network device in a wireless communication system to perform operations of:
sending configuration information to a terminal device in the wireless communication system, wherein the configuration information is used to determine a first resource, and the first resource is a resource that cannot be used in the wireless communication system to transmit a downlink data channel and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the downlink data channel;
sending downlink control information (DCI) to the terminal device, wherein the DCI is used to determine a second resource, and the second resource comprises a resource used to transmit the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel;
determining a third resource based on the first resource and the second resource, wherein the third resource is used to transmit the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel, and the third resource is a resource in the second resource other than an intersection of the first resource and the second resource; and
transmitting, on the third resource, the downlink data channel and the DMRS of the downlink data channel to the terminal device.

16. The device according to claim 15 , wherein the DCI is further used to determine the first resource.

17. The device according to claim 15 , wherein the configuration information comprises indication information of a frequency domain resource in the first resource, and a time domain res

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hua Meng
• Wu Hai
• Long Yi

Classifications

• H04W72/23

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

• H04L5/0053

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04L5/0044

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

• H04L5/0048

  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

• H04L5/0007

  the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT · CPC title