Uplink signal sending method, apparatus, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12439404-B2
Application number	US-202218068844-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2022
Priority date	Jun 22, 2020
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

This application provides an uplink signal sending method, an apparatus, and a system, and generally relates to the field of communications technologies. The uplink signal sending method includes obtaining first indication information, and determining, based on the first indication information, whether to send an uplink signal on a supplementary uplink (SUL) or an uplink (UL). The first indication information is used to indicate a SUL available time, and the SUL available time is a time in which an uplink signal can be sent on an SUL carrier in a preset period. The method is applied to a procedure in which an uplink signal is sent by using an uplink carrier, to improve flexibility in an uplink signal sending process.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An uplink signal sending method, comprising:
obtaining first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates a supplementary uplink (SUL) available time, the SUL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on an SUL carrier in a preset period; and
determining, based on the first indication information and the SUL available time, whether to send an uplink signal on an SUL or an uplink (UL).

2. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 1 , wherein the SUL available time does not overlap a UL available time, the UL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on a UL carrier.

3. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 2 , wherein a time interval between the SUL available time and the UL available time is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

4. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first indication information comprises one or more of a time length of the preset period, a start time offset, and a duration,
the start time offset is an offset value between a start moment of the SUL available time in one preset period and a start moment of the preset period; and
the duration is a duration of the SUL available time in one preset period.

5. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, based on the first indication information, whether to send the uplink signal on the SUL or send the uplink signal on the UL comprises:
determining, based on the first indication information and resource indication information, whether to send the uplink information on the SUL or the UL, wherein the resource indication information is used to indicate a time domain resource occupied by the uplink signal.

6. An uplink signal sending method, comprising:
determining first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates a supplementary uplink (SUL) available time, the SUL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on an SUL carrier in a preset period; and
sending the first indication information to a terminal device.

7. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 6 , wherein the SUL available time does not overlap a UL available time, the UL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on a UL carrier.

8. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 7 , wherein a time interval between the SUL available time and the UL available time is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

9. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 6 , wherein:
the first indication information comprises one or more of a time length of the preset period, a start time offset, and a duration,
the start time offset is an offset value between a start moment of the SUL available time in one preset period and a start moment of the preset period; and
the duration is a duration of the SUL available time in one preset period.

10. The uplink signal sending method according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending downlink control information (DCI) to the terminal device, wherein the DCI comprises resource indication information; and
the DCI is used to schedule physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, and the resource indication information is used to indicate a time domain resource occupied by the PUSCH; or
the DCI is used to schedule physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission, and the resource indication information is used to indicate a time domain resource occupied by an uplink feedback corresponding to the PDSCH, wherein the DCI does not comprise a first indication field, or a quantity of bits of the first indication field is 0, wherein the first indication field is used to indicate whether to transmit an uplink signal on an uplink (UL) or an SUL.

11. A communication apparatus, comprising one or more processors; and
a computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions to:
obtain first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate a supplementary uplink (SUL) available time, the SUL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on an SUL carrier in a preset period; and
determine, based on the first indication information and the SUL available time, whether to send an uplink signal on an SUL or an uplink (UL).

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the SUL available time does not overlap a UL available time, the UL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on a UL carrier.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a time interval between the SUL available time and the UL available time is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein:
the first indication information comprises one or more of a time length of the preset period, a start time offset, and a duration,
the start time offset is an offset value between a start moment of the SUL available time in one preset period and a start moment of the preset period; and
the duration is a duration of the SUL available time in one preset period.

15. The communication apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processing module being configured to determine, based on the first indication information, whether to send the uplink signal on the SUL or send the uplink signal on the UL comprises:
the processing module being configured to determine, based on the first indication information and resource indication information, whether to send the uplink information on the SUL or the UL, wherein the resource indication information is used to indicate a time domain resource occupied by the uplink signal.

16. A communication apparatus, comprising one or more processors; and
a computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions to:
determine first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates a supplementary uplink (SUL) available time, the SUL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on an SUL carrier in a preset period; and
send the first indication information to a terminal device.

17. The communication apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the SUL available time does not overlap a UL available time, the UL available time being a time in which an uplink signal is capable of being sent on a UL carrier.

18. The communication apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein a time interval between the SUL available time and the UL available time is greater than or equal to a preset threshold.

19. The communication apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein:
the first indication information comprises one or more of a time length of the preset period, a start time offset, and a duration,
the start time offset is an offset value between a start moment of the SUL available time in one preset period and a start moment of the preset period; and
the duration is a duration of the SUL available time in one preset period.

20. The communication apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the transceiver module is further configured to send downlink control information (DCI) to the terminal device, wherein the DCI comprise

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fei Yongqiang
• Long Yi
• Hou Hailong
• Zheng Juan
• Li Chaojun

Classifications

• H04W72/23 Primary

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

• H04W72/1268 Primary

  of uplink data flows · CPC title

• H04W72/0446

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