IP Library Granted Patent US 12689914
Granted Patent B2
US 12689914 · App. 18/344,048 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Signal configuration method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

Inventors: Qi Hong (Guangdong, CN); Gen Li (Guangdong, CN); Hao Liu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W24/02H04L27/26025
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Patent No.
US 12689914
App. No.
18/344,048
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application discloses a signal configuration method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: configuring, by a communications device based on first configuration information, a first periodic signal; where second configuration information in the first configuration information is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS), and/or second configuration information in the first configuration information is predefined; and the first configuration information includes: periodicity configuration information; slot offset information; duration information; and symbol position configuration information.

Claims (90)

1 . A signal configuration method, wherein the method comprises:

configuring, by a communications device based on first configuration information, a first periodic signal; wherein

second configuration information in the first configuration information is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS), and/or second configuration information in the first configuration information is predefined; and

the first configuration information comprises:

periodicity configuration information;

slot offset information;

duration information; and

symbol position configuration information;

wherein the second configuration information comprises:

symbol position configuration information;

wherein when the second configuration information comprises the symbol position configuration information, the determining the second configuration information based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

determining a value of the symbol position configuration information by adding a M number of zero values (0s) behind each symbol based on a value corresponding to original symbol position configuration information of the first periodic signal, wherein

M is a first fixed value, the first fixed value being determined based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS).

2 . The signal configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the second configuration information further comprises at least one of the following:

periodicity configuration information;

slot offset information;

duration information.

3 . The signal configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein when the second configuration information comprises the periodicity configuration information and/or the slot offset information, the determining the second configuration information based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

updating the second configuration information based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS); or

predefining the second configuration information based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS).

4 . The signal configuration method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining the second configuration information based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

determining a first calculation parameter corresponding to the SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and obtaining the second configuration information through calculation based on the first calculation parameter; or

determining a first mathematical relation between the SCS and a preset target reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and obtaining the second configuration information through calculation based on the first mathematical relation.

5 . The signal configuration method according to claim 4 , wherein the obtaining the second configuration information through calculation based on the first calculation parameter comprises:

multiplying original second configuration information by the first calculation parameter to obtain the second configuration information.

6 . The signal configuration method according to claim 4 , wherein the determining a first mathematical relation between the SCS and a preset target reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and obtaining the second configuration information through calculation based on the first mathematical relation comprises:

determining, based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS), that the SCS is P times a preset first reference SCS; and

multiplying the original second configuration information by the multiplier P to obtain the second configuration information; wherein

0<P≤1, or P is a positive integer.

7 . The signal configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein when the second configuration information comprises the periodicity configuration information and/or the slot offset information, the predefining the second configuration information comprises:

predefining the periodicity configuration information and/or the slot offset information.

8 . The signal configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the first fixed value based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

obtaining the first fixed value based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS); or

predefining the first fixed value based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS).

9 . The signal configuration method according to claim 8 , wherein the determining the first fixed value based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

determining a first fixed value corresponding to the SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS); or

determining a second mathematical relation between the SCS and a preset target reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and obtaining the first fixed value through calculation based on the second mathematical relation.

10 . The signal configuration method according to claim 9 , wherein the determining a second mathematical relation between the SCS and a preset target reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and obtaining the first fixed value through calculation based on the second mathematical relation comprises:

determining a quotient R between the SCS and a preset second reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS), wherein R is a positive integer; and

obtaining the first fixed value by subtracting 1 from R.

11 . The signal configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein when the second configuration information comprises the symbol position configuration information, the predefining the second configuration information comprises:

determining a value of the symbol position configuration information by adding a N number of zero values (0s) behind each symbol based on a value corresponding to original symbol position configuration information of the first periodic signal, wherein

N is a second fixed value, the second fixed value being predefined.

12 . The signal configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein when the second configuration information comprises the duration information, the determining the second configuration information based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

determining a slot spacing between slots based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS); and

determining the duration information based on a time interval between the slots and the slot spacing; wherein

the time interval between the slots is determined based on original duration information of the first periodic signal.

13 . The signal configuration method according to claim 12 , wherein the determining a slot spacing between slots based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

obtaining the slot spacing based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS); or

predefining the slot spacing based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS).

14 . The signal configuration method according to claim 13 , wherein the determining a slot spacing between slots based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

determining a slot spacing corresponding to the SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS); or

determining a third mathematical relation between the SCS and a preset target reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and obtaining the slot spacing through calculation based on the third mathematical relation.

15 . The signal configuration method according to claim 14 , wherein the determining a third mathematical relation between the SCS and a preset target reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) and obtaining the slot spacing through calculation based on the third mathematical relation comprises:

determining a quotient L between the SCS and a preset third reference SCS based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS), wherein L is a positive integer; and

determining the slot spacing as L.

16 . The signal configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein when the second configuration information comprises the duration information, the predefining the second configuration information comprises:

predefining a slot spacing between slots; and

determining the duration information based on a time interval between the slots and the slot spacing; wherein

the time interval between the slots is determined based on original duration information of the first periodic signal.

17 . The signal configuration method according to claim 2 , wherein

when the second configuration information comprises the periodicity configuration information, the configuring a first periodic signal based on first configuration information comprises:

determining a periodicity of the first periodic signal based on the periodicity configuration information in the second configuration information; or,

when the second configuration information comprises the slot offset information, the configuring a first periodic signal based on first configuration information comprises:

determining a position of a target slot for the first periodic signal based on the slot offset information in the second configuration information; or,

when the second configuration information comprises the duration information, the configuring a first periodic signal based on first configuration information comprises:

determining a time interval between slots for the first periodic signal based on the duration information in the second configuration information and determining positions of other slots based on the time interval, wherein the other slots comprise slots other than a target slot; or,

when the second configuration information comprises the symbol position configuration information, the configuring a first periodic signal based on first configuration information comprises:

determining a symbol position for the first periodic signal in each slot based on the symbol position configuration information in the second configuration information.

18 . The signal configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein periodicity information of the first periodic signal comprises at least one of the following:

search space in a PDCCH;

channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);

tracking reference signal (TRS);

received signal strength indicator (RSSI);

synchronization signal and PBCH block-measurement timing configuration information (SSB-MTC);

scheduling request information; and

sounding reference signal (SRS).

19 . A communications device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein the program or instructions are executed by the processor to perform:

configuring a first periodic signal based on first configuration information; wherein

second configuration information in the first configuration information is determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS), and/or second configuration information in the first configuration information is predefined; and

the first configuration information comprises:

periodicity configuration information;

slot offset information;

duration information; and

symbol position configuration information;

wherein the second configuration information comprises:

symbol position configuration information;

wherein when the second configuration information comprises the symbol position configuration information, the determining the second configuration information based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS) comprises:

determining a value of the symbol position configuration information by adding a M number of zero values (0s) behind each symbol based on a value corresponding to original symbol position configuration information of the first periodic signal, wherein

M is a first fixed value, the first fixed value being determined based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS).