IP Library Granted Patent US 12707384
Granted Patent B2
US 12707384 · App. 18/350,991 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Method and apparatus for selecting resource, method and apparatus for processing power saving, and device

Inventors: Siqi Liu (Guangdong, CN); Zichao Ji (Guangdong, CN); Yu Zeng (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W52/0203H04W52/0212
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12707384
App. No.
18/350,991
Filed
Jul 12, 2023
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
KIM, HARRY H
Art Unit
2411
USPC
370/328
Abstract

This application discloses a method and apparatus for selecting a resource, a method and apparatus for processing power saving, and a device, and relates to the technical field of communication. The method includes: obtaining a target resource associated with power-saving information; and determining a first resource in the target resource; the first resource comprising at least one of the following: a resource of the power-saving information, a resource of target transmission, and an idle resource.

Claims (143)

1 . A method for selecting a resource, executed by first user equipment, comprising:

obtaining a target resource associated with power-saving information; and

determining a first resource in the target resource; the first resource comprising at least one of the following:

a resource of the power-saving information,

a resource of target transmission, and

an idle resource;

wherein a time-domain resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource comprises at least one of the following:

symbols other than at least part of symbols of a first channel or signal in the first symbol;

at least part of symbols in symbols used for automatic gain control AGC;

a first symbol in symbols used for sidelink transmission;

at least part of symbols in symbols of PSCCH; and

at least part of symbols in symbols of SCI;

transmitting the power-saving information, wherein the first user equipment is a transmitting end of a target item and in a case that the power-saving information indicates inactivation or dormancy, the first user equipment stops transmitting the target item or stops receiving the target item, and further wherein the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a dedicated resource, or the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a common resource.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a first resource in the target resource comprises:

determining, in the target resource, a first resource corresponding to a specific target parameter; wherein the specific target parameter comprises one or more of target parameters;

wherein the target parameter comprises at least one of the following:

an identifier of user equipment;

communication-related location information;

power-saving mechanism;

process information;

resource pool information;

carrier information;

bandwidth part information;

an identifier of the power-saving information;

information about the resource of the power-saving information; and

information about the target resource.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein a corresponding relationship exists between the target parameter and a second resource, the second resource comprising at least one of the following:

a resource of the power-saving information,

the first resource; and

the target resource.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein an identifier of the second resource is determined in at least one of the following ways:

determining according to the ordering number of at least a part of the second resource in time domain;

determining according to the ordering number of at least a part of the second resource in frequency domain; and

determining according to the ordering number of at least a part of the second resource in code domain.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the power-saving information and/or the target resource are/is carried on at least one of the following:

a physical sidelink control channel PSCCH;

a physical sidelink feedback channel PSFCH;

a physical sidelink shared channel PSSCH; and

a sequence.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a frequency-domain resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource comprises at least one of the following:

at least part of a frequency-domain resource in a target resource block; and

at least part of a frequency-domain resource in a target subchannel;

wherein the target resource block comprises at least one of the following:

a resource block having a first identifier in a resource pool or bandwidth part or carrier;

a resource block of a subchannel other than a subchannel occupied by first SCI in a resource occupied by PSSCH scheduled by the first sidelink control information SCI; a resource block other than a resource block occupied by the first SCI in the resource occupied by PSSCH scheduled by the first SCI;

a resource block other than the resource pool in a resource of the bandwidth part;

a resource block other than a resource corresponding to PSFCH or PSFCH bitmaps in the resource of the bandwidth part;

a resource block other than a resource occupied by all or part of subchannels in a resource of the resource pool; and

a resource block other than the resource corresponding to PSFCH or PSFCH bitmaps in the resource of the resource pool;

wherein the target subchannel comprises at least one of the following:

a subchannel other than a subchannel occupied by first SCI in a resource occupied by PSSCH scheduled by the first sidelink control information SCI;

a subchannel other than a subchannel occupied by first SCI in a resource occupied by PSSCH scheduled by the first SCI;

a subchannel other than a resource pool in a bandwidth part;

a subchannel other than a resource corresponding to PSFCH or PSFCH bitmaps in the bandwidth part;

a subchannel other than a resource occupied by all or part of subchannels in a resource pool;

a subchannel other than the resource corresponding to PSFCH or PSFCH bitmaps in the resource pool;

a subchannel in the resource pool, a frequency domain of which satisfies a first condition;

a subchannel having a second identifier;

a subchannel having a first number of resource blocks; and

a subchannel comprising at least a subchannel where the power-saving information is located.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a time-domain resource of the power-saving information satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

the number of repetitions on the time domain being not less than a second number;

having a third number of repetitions on the time domain; and

occupying Y time-domain units, Y being equal to the number of time-domain units used for sidelink transmission.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein there is no multiplexing between the power-saving information and a second channel or signal.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining information about the power-saving information and/or information about the target resource;

wherein the information about the power-saving information and/or the information about the target resource comprise/comprises at least one of the following:

information about the frequency-domain resource;

information about the time-domain resource;

the period of the resource;

the number of the resource;

the priority of the resource; and

the proportion in the resource pool or at a given time.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a transmission parameter; and

performing transmission on the first resource according to the transmission parameter.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first user equipment is a transmitting end of a target item and in a case that the power-saving information indicates activation or wake-up, the first user equipment transmits the target item or receives the target item; wherein

the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a resource dedicated to the user equipment, or, the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a common resource.

12 . A method for processing power saving, executed by second user equipment, comprising:

receiving power-saving information, the power-saving information being associated with a target resource, and the target resource being used for determining a first resource; the first resource comprising at least one of the following:

a resource of the power-saving information,

a resource of target transmission, and

an idle resource;

wherein a time-domain resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource comprises at least one of the following:

symbols other than at least part of symbols of a first channel or signal in the first symbol;

at least part of symbols in symbols used for automatic gain control AGC;

a first symbol in symbols used for sidelink transmission;

at least part of symbols in symbols of PSCCH; and

at least part of symbols in symbols of SCI;

wherein the second user equipment is a transmitting end of a target item, and in a case that the power-saving information indicates inactivation or dormancy, if the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a dedicated resource, executes at least one of the following:

inactivation or dormancy;

stopping transmitting the target item; and

stopping receiving the target item;

or, if the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a common resource,

executes, in a case that the power-saving information transmitted from at least part of user equipment within a target user equipment group and indicating inactivation or dormancy is received, at least one of the following: inactivation or dormancy; stopping transmitting the target item; and stopping receiving the target item; or, executes, in a case that the power-saving information transmitted from at least part of user equipment within a target user equipment group and indicating inactivation or dormancy is received and the overlap of the inactivation or dormancy time corresponding to each piece of the received power-saving information is greater than a first threshold, at least one of the following: inactivation or dormancy; stopping transmitting the target item; and stopping receiving the target item.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the second user equipment is a transmitting end of a target item, and in a case that the power-saving information indicates activation or wake-up, if the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a dedicated resource, executes at least one of the following: activation or wake-up;

transmitting the target item; and

receiving the target item;

or, if the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a common resource, executes, in a case that the power-saving information transmitted from any one or at least one of user equipment within a target user equipment group and indicating activation or wake-up is received, at least one of the following: activation or wake-up;

transmitting the target item; and

receiving the target item.

14 . A communication device, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implementing the following steps:

obtaining a target resource associated with power-saving information;

determining a first resource in the target resource; the first resource comprising at least one of the following:

a resource of the power-saving information,

a resource of target transmission, and

an idle resource; and

transmitting the power-saving information, wherein the first user equipment is a transmitting end of a target item and in a case that the power-saving information indicates inactivation or dormancy, the first user equipment stops transmitting the target item or stops receiving the target item, and further wherein the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a dedicated resource, or the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a common resource

or,

receiving power-saving information, the power-saving information being associated with a target resource, and the target resource being used for determining a first resource; the first resource comprising at least one of the following:

a resource of the power-saving information,

a resource of target transmission, and

an idle resource;

wherein the second user equipment is a transmitting end of a target item, and in a case that the power-saving information indicates inactivation or dormancy, if the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a dedicated resource, executes at least one of the following:

inactivation or dormancy;

stopping transmitting the target item; and

stopping receiving the target item;

or, if the resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource associated with the power-saving information are/is a common resource,

executes, in a case that the power-saving information transmitted from at least part of user equipment within a target user equipment group and indicating inactivation or dormancy is received, at least one of the following: inactivation or dormancy; stopping transmitting the target item; and stopping receiving the target item; or, executes, in a case that the power-saving information transmitted from at least part of user equipment within a target user equipment group and indicating inactivation or dormancy is received and the overlap of the inactivation or dormancy time corresponding to each piece of the received power-saving information is greater than a first threshold, at least one of the following: inactivation or dormancy; stopping transmitting the target item; and stopping receiving the target item;

wherein a time-domain resource of the power-saving information and/or the target resource comprises at least one of the following:

symbols other than at least part of symbols of a first channel or signal in the first symbol;

at least part of symbols in symbols used for automatic gain control AGC;

a first symbol in symbols used for sidelink transmission;

at least part of symbols in symbols of PSCCH; and

at least part of symbols in symbols of SCI.

15 . The communication device according to claim 14 , wherein the determining a first resource in the target resource comprises:

determining, in the target resource, a first resource corresponding to a specific target parameter; wherein the specific target parameter comprises one or more of target parameters;

wherein the target parameter comprises at least one of the following:

an identifier of user equipment;

communication-related location information;

power-saving mechanism;

process information;

resource pool information;

carrier information;

bandwidth part information;

an identifier of the power-saving information;

information about the resource of the power-saving information; and

information about the target resource.

16 . The communication device according to claim 15 , wherein a corresponding relationship exists between the target parameter and a second resource, the second resource comprising at least one of the following:

a resource of the power-saving information,

the first resource; and

the target resource.