Configuration information obtaining method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12309803-B2
Application number	US-202217874006-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2022
Priority date	Feb 14, 2020
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a configuration information obtaining method and an apparatus, which may be applied to a scenario in which a terminal device obtains an RNTI. The terminal device may be in RRC inactive mode. The method may include: obtaining a cell identifier, and obtaining first configuration information based on the cell identifier, where there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information, and the first configuration information is used to configure an RNTI; and performing one or more of the following operations based on the first configuration information: receiving downlink control information, receiving downlink data, sending uplink control information, or sending uplink data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, comprising:
obtaining a cell identifier;
obtaining first configuration information based on the cell identifier, wherein there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information, the cell identifier is an identifier of a cell in a radio access network-based notification area (RNA), the first configuration information configures a time-frequency resource for downlink control information (DCI), the cell identifier is associated with a radio network temporary identifier and the time-frequency resource for the DCI, and the obtaining first configuration information based on the cell identifier comprises obtaining the radio network temporary identifier and the time frequency resource for the DCI based on the cell identifier; and
performing one or more of the following operations based on the first configuration information: receiving DCI, receiving downlink data, sending uplink control information, or sending uplink data.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information configures the correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information configures the radio network temporary identifier.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein:
there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the radio network temporary identifier.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
obtaining a synchronization signal block index, wherein there is a correspondence between the synchronization signal block index and the time-frequency resource for the DCI; and
the obtaining the time-frequency resource for the DCI is further based on the synchronization signal block index.

6. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
obtain a cell identifier;
obtain first configuration information based on the cell identifier, wherein there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information, the cell identifier is an identifier of a cell in a radio access network-based notification area (RNA), the first configuration information configures a time-frequency resource for downlink control information (DCI), the cell identifier is associated with a radio network temporary identifier and the time-frequency resource for the DCI, and the obtaining first configuration information based on the cell identifier comprises obtaining the radio network temporary identifier and the time frequency resource for the DCI based on the cell identifier; and
perform one or more of the following operations based on the first configuration information: receive DCI, receive downlink data, send uplink control information, or send uplink data.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
receive second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information configures the correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the first configuration information configures the radio network temporary identifier.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the radio network temporary identifier.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
obtain a synchronization signal block index, wherein there is a correspondence between the synchronization signal block index and the time-frequency resource for the DCI; and
the obtaining the time-frequency resource for the DCI is further based on the synchronization signal block index.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions that are executable by a computer, and the instructions comprise instructions for:
obtaining a cell identifier;
obtaining first configuration information based on the cell identifier, wherein there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information, the cell identifier is an identifier of a cell in a radio access network-based notification area (RNA), the first configuration information configures a time-frequency resource for downlink control information (DCI), the cell identifier is associated with a radio network temporary identifier and the time-frequency resource for the DCI, and the obtaining first configuration information based on the cell identifier comprises obtaining the radio network temporary identifier and the time frequency resource for the DCI based on the cell identifier; and
performing one or more of the following operations based on the first configuration information: receiving DCI, receiving downlink data, sending uplink control information, or sending uplink data.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions further comprises instructions for:
receiving second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information configures the correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the first configuration information configures the radio network temporary identifier.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the radio network temporary identifier.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions further comprises instructions for:
obtaining a synchronization signal block index, wherein there is a correspondence between the synchronization signal block index and the time-frequency resource for the DCI; and
the obtaining the time-frequency resource for the DCI is further based on the synchronization signal block index.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04W72/0453

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

• H04W72/0446

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

• H04W56/001

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title

• H04W76/30

  Connection release · CPC title

• H04W76/20

  Manipulation of established connections · CPC title