IP Library Granted Patent US 12677265
Granted Patent B2
US 12677265 · App. 18/620,135 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Frequency domain component reporting method and apparatus

Inventors: Didi Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Shibin Ge (Shanghai, CN); Yongping Zhang (Beijing, CN); Yiling Yuan (Shanghai, CN); Junhui Gao (Shanghai, CN); Li Fan (Shanghai, CN); Huangping Jin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12677265
App. No.
18/620,135
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, a method includes obtaining M v frequency domain components, where the M v frequency domain components are a subset of N candidate frequency domain components, and M v is a positive integer; and sending first indication information, where the first indication information indicates the M v frequency domain components, the first indication information occupies ⌈ log 2 ⁢ ( N - 1 M v - 1 ) ⌉ bits, and N is a positive integer greater than M v .

Claims (94)

1 . A method, comprising:

obtaining M v frequency domain components, wherein the M v frequency domain components are a subset of N consecutive candidate frequency domain components, one of the M v frequency domain components is a frequency domain component at a start location of the N consecutive candidate frequency domain components, the start location of the N consecutive candidate frequency domain components is a start location of N 3 candidate frequency domain components, M v is a positive integer, N is a positive integer greater than M v , and N 3 is a quantity of frequency domain resource block (RB) resources or a quantity of subbands in a bandwidth part (BWP) supported by a terminal device; and

sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates the M v frequency domain components, and the first indication information occupies

log

2

(

N

-

1

M

v

-

1

)

bits.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein M v is 2.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in response to N being equal to 4, the first indication information indicates two selected frequency domain components using two bits.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein

in response to a value of the two bits being 00, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 1;

in response to the value of the two bits being 01, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 2; and

in response to the value of the two bits being 10, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 3.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, before obtaining the M v frequency domain components:

reporting capability information of the terminal device, wherein the capability information of the terminal device comprises a codebook combination supported by the terminal device, and the codebook combination is used to determine a value of M v ; and

receiving second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates the value of M v .

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein:

the capability information of the terminal device further comprises a maximum value of M v supported by the terminal device; and

the value of M v indicated by the second indication information is less than or equal to the maximum value of M v .

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the codebook combination comprises one or more of the following: type1SP-FeType2Mv1-null, type1SP-FeType2Mv2-null, type1SP-FeType2-null, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv1, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv1, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv2, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv2, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2, type1MP-FeType2Mv1-null, type1MP-FeType2Mv2-null, type1MP-FeType2-null, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv1, type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv1, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv2, type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv2, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2, or type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2.

8 . A communication apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

obtaining M v frequency domain components, wherein the M v frequency domain components are a subset of N consecutive candidate frequency domain components, one of the M v frequency domain components is a frequency domain component at a start location of the N consecutive candidate frequency domain components, the start location of the N consecutive candidate frequency domain components is a start location of N 3 candidate frequency domain components, M v is a positive integer, N is a positive integer greater than M v , and N 3 is a quantity of frequency domain resource block (RB) resources or a quantity of subbands in a bandwidth part (BWP) supported by a terminal device; and

sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates the M v frequency domain components, and the first indication information occupies

log

2

(

N

-

1

M

v

-

1

)

bits.

9 . The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein M v is 2.

10 . The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein in response to N being equal to 4, the first indication information indicates two selected frequency domain components using two bits.

11 . The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

in response to a value of the two bits being 00, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 1;

in response to the value of the two bits being 01, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 2; and

in response to the value of the two bits being 10, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 3.

12 . The communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to further perform operations comprising:

reporting capability information of the terminal device, wherein the capability information of the terminal device comprises a codebook combination supported by the terminal device, and the codebook combination is used to determine a value of M v ; and

receiving second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates the value of M v .

13 . The communication apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein:

the capability information of the terminal device further comprises a maximum value of M v supported by the terminal device; and

the value of M v indicated by the second indication information is less than or equal to the maximum value of M v .

14 . The communication apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the codebook combination comprises one or more of the following: type1SP-FeType2Mv1-null, type1SP-FeType2Mv2-null, type1SP-FeType2-null, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv1, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv1, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv2, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv2, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2, type1MP-FeType2Mv1-null, type1MP-FeType2Mv2-null, type1MP-FeType2-null, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv1, type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv1, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv2, type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv2, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2, or type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with computer instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer instructions, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform at least following operations:

obtaining M v frequency domain components, wherein the M v frequency domain components are a subset of N consecutive candidate frequency domain components, one of the M v frequency domain components is a frequency domain component at a start location of the N consecutive candidate frequency domain components, the start location of the N consecutive candidate frequency domain components is a start location of N 3 candidate frequency domain components, M v is a positive integer, N is a positive integer greater than M v , and N 3 is a quantity of frequency domain resource block (RB) resources or a quantity of subbands in a bandwidth part (BWP) supported by a terminal device; and

sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates the M v frequency domain components, and the first indication information occupies

log

2

(

N

-

1

M

v

-

1

)

bits.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein M v is 2.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein, in response to N being equal to 4, the first indication information indicates two selected frequency domain components using two bits.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein

in response to a value of the two bits being 00, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 1;

in response to the value of the two bits being 01, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 2; or

in response to the value of the two bits being 10, the first indication information indicates reported frequency domain component 3.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the computer instructions, when executed by at the least one processor, cause the at least one processor to further perform at least following operations:

reporting capability information of the terminal device, wherein the capability information of the terminal device comprises a codebook combination supported by the terminal device, and the codebook combination is used to determine a value of M v ; and

receiving second indication information, wherein the second indication information indicates the value of M v .

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein:

the capability information of the terminal device further comprises a maximum value of M v supported by the terminal device;

and the value of M v indicated by the second indication information is less than or equal to the maximum value of M v .

21 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the codebook combination comprises one or more of the following: type1SP-FeType2Mv1-null, type1SP-FeType2Mv2-null, type1SP-FeType2-null, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv1, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv1, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv2, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv2, type1SP-eType2R1-FeType2, type1SP-eType2R2-FeType2, type1MP-FeType2Mv1-null, type1MP-FeType2Mv2-null, type1MP-FeType2-null, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv1, type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv1, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2Mv2, type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2Mv2, type1MP-eType2R1-FeType2, or type1MP-eType2R2-FeType2.