IP Library Granted Patent US 12672149
Granted Patent B2
US 12672149 · App. 18/438,671 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Information transmission method, terminal device, and network device

Inventors: Hai Tang (Dongguan, CN); Hua Xu (Ottawa, CA)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W72/23H04J11/0073H04J11/0076H04J11/0079H04L5/0023H04L5/0048H04L5/023H04W72/0446H04W56/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672149
App. No.
18/438,671
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information transmission method, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The method includes: a terminal device receives a first synchronization signal block and a physical downlink control channel sent by a network device in a first time slot or a first mini-slot, the first time slot or the first mini-slot includes N symbols, the first synchronization signal block occupies M consecutive symbols in the first time slot or the first mini-slot, the first synchronization signal block includes a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel, M and N are positive integers, and M≤N.

Claims (40)

1 . A method for information transmission, comprising:

sending, by a network device in a first slot or a first mini-slot, a first synchronization signal (SS) block and a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to a terminal device, the first slot or the first mini-slot comprising N symbols, the first SS block occupying M consecutive symbols in the first slot or the first mini-slot, the first PDCCH occupying P consecutive symbols in the first slot or the first mini-slot, and the first SS block comprising an SS and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein M, P and N are positive integers, and P≤(N−M),

wherein the P symbols occupied by the first PDCCH are non-overlapped with the M symbols occupied by the first SS block; and

wherein the first SS block occupies an (N−M+1)th symbol to an Nth symbol of the first slot or the first mini-slot, a position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot is determined, and the first PDCCH occupies a first symbol to a Pth symbol of the first slot or the first mini-slot.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein frequency domain resources occupied by the first PDCCH are non-overlapped with frequency domain resources occupied by the first SS block.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the network device, a second PDCCH to the terminal device in a second slot or a second mini-slot, wherein the second slot or the second mini-slot is non-overlapped with a slot or mini-slot including an SS block, and the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot is the same as the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the network device, a second PDCCH to the terminal device in a second slot or a second mini-slot, wherein the second slot or the second mini-slot comprises is non-overlapped with a slot or mini-slot including an SS block, and the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot is different from the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

sending, by the network device, first indication information and second indication information to the terminal device, wherein the first indication information is configured for indicating the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot, and the second indication information is configured for indicating the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the first indication information or the second indication information is carried in the PBCH or a system message.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first PDCCH is configured for scheduling at least one of the following physical downlink data channels: a physical downlink data channel in the first slot or the first mini-slot, a physical downlink data channel in at least one slot or mini-slot after the first slot or the first mini-slot, or a physical downlink data channel in at least one slot or mini-slot prior to the first slot or the first mini-slot.

8 . A network device for information transmission, comprising:

an output interface, configured to send, in a first slot or a first mini-slot, a first synchronization signal (SS) block and a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to a terminal device, the first slot or the first mini-slot comprising N symbols, the first SS block occupying M consecutive symbols in the first slot or the first mini-slot, the first PDCCH occupying P consecutive symbols in the first slot or the first mini-slot, and the first SS block comprising an SS and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein M, P and N are positive integers, and P≤(N−M),

wherein the P symbols occupied by the first PDCCH are non-overlapped with the M symbols occupied by the first SS block; and

wherein the first SS block occupies an (N−M+1)th symbol to an Nth symbol of the first slot or the first mini-slot, a position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot is determined, and the first PDCCH occupies a first symbol to a Pth symbol of the first slot or the first mini-slot.

9 . The network device of claim 8 , wherein frequency domain resources occupied by the first PDCCH are non-overlapped with frequency domain resources occupied by the first SS block.

10 . The network device of claim 8 , wherein the output interface is configured to:

send a second PDCCH to the terminal device in a second slot or a second mini-slot, wherein the second slot or mini-slot is non-overlapped with a slot or mini-slot including an SS block, and the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot is the same as the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot.

11 . The network device of claim 8 , wherein the output interface is further configured to:

send a second PDCCH to the terminal device in a second slot or a second mini-slot, wherein the second slot or the second mini-slot is non-overlapped with a slot or mini-slot including an SS block, and the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot is different from the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot.

12 . The network device of claim 11 , wherein the output interface is further configured to:

send first indication information and second indication information to the terminal device, wherein the first indication information is configured for indicating the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot, and the second indication information is configured for indicating the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot.

13 . The network device of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first indication information or the second indication information is carried in the PBCH or a system message.

14 . The network device of claim 8 , wherein the first PDCCH is configured for scheduling at least one of the following physical downlink data channels: a physical downlink data channel in the first slot or the first mini-slot, a physical downlink data channel in at least one slot or mini-slot after the first slot or the first mini-slot, or a physical downlink data channel in at least one slot or mini-slot prior to the first slot or the first mini-slot.

15 . A terminal device for information transmission, comprising:

an input interface, configured to receive, in a first slot or a first mini-slot, a first synchronization signal (SS) block and a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) sent by a network device, the first slot or the first mini-slot comprising N symbols, the first SS block occupying M consecutive symbols in the first slot or the first mini-slot, the first PDCCH occupying P consecutive symbols in the first slot or the first mini-slot, and the first SS block comprising an SS and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein M, P and N are positive integers, and P≤(N−M),

wherein the P symbols occupied by the first PDCCH are non-overlapped with the M symbols occupied by the first SS block; and

wherein the first SS block occupies an (N−M+1)th symbol to an Nth symbol of the first slot or the first mini-slot, a position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot is determined, and the first PDCCH occupies a first symbol to a Pth symbol of the first slot or the first mini-slot.

16 . The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein frequency domain resources occupied by the first PDCCH are non-overlapped with frequency domain resources occupied by the first SS block.

17 . The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein the input interface is further configured to:

receive, in a second slot or a second mini-slot, a second PDCCH sent by the network device, wherein the second slot or the second mini-slot is non-overlapped with a slot or mini-slot including an SS block, and the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot is the same as the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot.

18 . The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein the input interface is further configured to:

receive, in a second slot or a second mini-slot, a second PDCCH sent by the network device, wherein the second slot or the second mini-slot is non-overlapped with a slot or mini-slot including an SS block, and the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot is different from the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot.

19 . The terminal device of claim 18 , wherein the input interface is further configured to:

receive first indication information and second indication information, wherein the first indication information is configured for indicating the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot, and the second indication information is configured for indicating the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot;

the terminal device further comprises:

a processor, configured to determine the position of the first PDCCH in the first slot or the first mini-slot and the position of the second PDCCH in the second slot or the second mini-slot according to the first indication information and the second indication information.

20 . The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein the first PDCCH is configured for scheduling at least one of the following physical downlink data channels: a physical downlink data channel in the first slot or the first mini-slot, a physical downlink data channel in at least one slot or mini-slot after the first slot or the first mini-slot, or a physical downlink data channel in at least one slot or mini-slot prior to the first slot or the first mini-slot.