Information configuration method and apparatus, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12526778-B2
Application number	US-202318159321-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2023
Priority date	Jul 28, 2020
Publication date	Jan 13, 2026
Grant date	Jan 13, 2026

Abstract

An information configuration method includes generating first configuration information, where the first configuration information indicates a conflict resolution policy used when a sleep window conflicts with a sensing window, where the sleep window is a time resource in which a sleep state is to be entered, and the sensing window is a time resource in which a sensing operation is to be performed; and transmitting the first configuration information to configure the conflict resolution policy to be used when the sleep window conflicts with the sensing window such that a device receiving the first configuration information be able to execute the corresponding conflict resolution policy used when the sleep window conflicts with the sensing window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method implemented by a communication device, wherein the method comprises:
generating first configuration information comprising:
a conflict resolution policy to be used when a sleep window conflicts with a sensing window, wherein the sleep window is a first time resource in which a sleep state is to be entered, and wherein the sensing window is a second time resource in which a sensing operation is to be performed; and either:
first window indication information indicating a sensing sub-window, wherein a sensing operation is to be performed in the sensing sub-window, and wherein the sleep state is to be entered in a window other than the sensing sub-window in a target sleep window; or
second window indication information indicating a sleep sub-window, wherein the sleep state is to be entered in the sleep sub-window, and wherein the sensing operation is to be performed in a window other than the sleep sub-window in the target sleep window; and

transmitting the first configuration information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information further comprises:
sensing operation indication information instructing to perform the sensing operation in a target sleep window, wherein the target sleep window is all or a part of the sleep window; and/or first indication information of a sub-window that is associated with the target sleep window, wherein the sensing operation is to be performed in the sub-window and the sleep state is to be entered in a window other than the sub-window in the target sleep window, or wherein the sleep state is to be entered in the sub-window and the sensing operation is to be performed in the window other than the sub-window in the target sleep window; and/or second indication information of an available sidelink resource that is configured when the sleep state is entered in the target sleep window.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second indication information comprises:
window size information of the sub-window, wherein a first start location of the sub-window is a second start location of the target sleep window, or wherein a first end location of the sub-window is a second end location of the target sleep window; and/or first start location information of the sub-window and first end location information of the sub-window; and/or second start location information of a first window in a plurality of windows that are spaced from each other and comprised in the sub-window, second end location information of a last window in the windows, and a spacing rule for the windows.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the spacing rule comprises window indication information of each resource unit in a plurality of resource units comprised in a target window, wherein the target window is from a third start location of the first window to a third end location of the last window, wherein the window indication information indicates whether each of the resource units belongs to the sub-window, and wherein each of the resource units comprises a time domain unit or a frequency domain unit.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first configuration information comprises the second indication information, and wherein before transmitting the first configuration information, the method further comprises performing an auxiliary sensing operation to obtain the second indication information.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the first configuration information before transmitting discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information or sensing window configuration information, wherein the DRX configuration information indicates the sleep window, and wherein the sensing window configuration information indicates the sensing window; transmitting second configuration information comprising the first configuration information and one or more of the DRX configuration information or the sensing window configuration information; or transmitting first sub-information and third configuration information before transmitting the DRX configuration information or the sensing window configuration information, wherein the third configuration information comprises second sub-information and one or more of the DRX configuration information or the sensing window configuration information, wherein the first sub-information is a first part of the first configuration information, and wherein the second sub-information is a second part of the first configuration information.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the sub-window from the target sleep window based on the first indication information.

8 . A method implemented by a terminal, wherein the method comprises:
receiving first configuration information indicating a conflict resolution policy to be used when a sleep window of the terminal conflicts with a sensing window of the terminal, wherein the sleep window is a first time resource in which a sleep state is to be entered, and wherein the sensing window is a second time resource in which a sensing operation is to be performed; further receiving the first configuration information before receiving discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information or sensing window configuration information, wherein the DRX configuration information indicates the sleep window, and wherein the sensing window configuration information indicates the sensing window; and either:
receiving second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information comprises the first configuration information and one or more of the DRX configuration information or the sensing window configuration information; or
receiving first sub-information and third configuration information before receiving the DRX configuration information or the sensing window configuration information, wherein the third configuration information comprises second sub-information and one or more of the DRX configuration information or the sensing window configuration information, wherein the first sub-information is a first part of the first configuration information, and wherein the second sub-information is a second part of the first configuration information; and
executing the conflict resolution policy in a target sleep window based on the first configuration information, wherein the target sleep window is all or a part of the sleep window.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
when the first configuration information comprises second indication information of an available sidelink resource:
entering the sleep state in the target sleep window; and
performing data transmission based on the available sidelink resource;
performing the sensing operation in the target sleep window when the first configuration information comprises sensing operation indication information; when the first configuration information comprises first indication information of a sub-window:
performing the sensing operation in the sub-window of the target sleep window based on the first indication information and entering the sleep state in a window other than the sub-window in the target sleep window; or
entering the sleep state in the sub-window and performing the sensing operation in the window other than the sub-window in the target sleep window.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
when the first configuration information comprises the first indication information and first window indication information indicating that the sub-window is a sensing sub-window:
performing the sensing operation in the sensing sub-window; and
entering the sleep state in a window other than the sensing sub-window in the target sleep window;

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd
• Hauwei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Zhou
• Liu Yun
• Xu Haibo
• Zhang Mengchen

Classifications

• H04W72/53

  based on regulatory allocation policies · CPC title

• H04W76/28

  Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX] · CPC title

• H04W52/028

  switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks · CPC title

• H04W52/0235

  where the received signal is a power saving command · CPC title

• H04W52/0229

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title