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US 10,681,682 · App. 16/051,514 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Uplink control information transmission method and apparatus

Inventors: Zuomin Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Chaojun Li (Beijing, CN); Yongxia Lyu (Ottawa, CA); Sha Ma (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/0413H04B7/0626H04L1/1854H04L1/1861H04L5/0053H04L5/0094H04W72/04H04W72/1268
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Patent No.
US 10,681,682
App. No.
16/051,514
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method includes: determining, by user equipment, first uplink control information and second uplink control information, where a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information; and when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmitting, by the user equipment, third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, where the third uplink control information includes at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, the fourth uplink control information includes some or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information includes some or all of the second uplink control information.

Claims (65)

1. An uplink control information transmission method, wherein the method comprises:

determining, by a terminal device, first uplink control information and second uplink control information, wherein a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, and the first uplink control information or the second uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information; and

when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmitting, by the terminal device, third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the third uplink control information comprises at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, wherein

the fourth uplink control information comprises some of the first uplink control information or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information comprises some of the second uplink control information or all of the second uplink control information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information, the first uplink control information comprises at least one of the hybrid automatic repeat request information or the scheduling request information, and the second uplink control information comprises the channel state information and does not comprise the hybrid automatic repeat request information and the scheduling request information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information, and the method further comprises:

sending, by the terminal device, the fifth uplink control information on a time domain resource that does not comprise the overlapping time domain resource and that is in the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fifth uplink control information, and the method further comprises:

sending, by the terminal device, the fourth uplink control information on a time domain resource that does not comprise the overlapping time domain resource and that is in the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information and the fifth uplink control information, and the method further comprises at least one of the following steps:

sending, by the terminal device, the third uplink control information on a resource that corresponds to the first uplink control information and that is in the overlapping time domain resource; and

sending, by the terminal device, the third uplink control information on a resource that corresponds to the second uplink control information and that is in the overlapping time domain resource.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, indication information sent by a base station, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of the following information:

resource allocation information of the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information;

resource allocation information of the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information;

indication information of the overlapping time domain resource; and

indication information of the third uplink control information.

7. An uplink control information transmission method, wherein the method comprises:

determining, by a terminal device, first uplink control information, wherein a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than one millisecond, the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information comprising M preset time domain resources, M being an integer greater than or equal to one, and the first uplink control information comprising at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information; and

sending, by the terminal device, all of the first uplink control information on each of the M preset time domain resources, wherein a length corresponding to each of the M preset time domain resources is less than six symbols;

determining, by the terminal device, second uplink control information, wherein the second uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information;

sending, by the terminal device, the second uplink control information on a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, wherein the length of the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information; and

when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmitting, by the terminal device, third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the third uplink control information comprises at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, wherein

the fourth uplink control information comprises some of the first uplink control information or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information comprises some of the second uplink control information or all of the second uplink control information.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information, the first uplink control information comprises at least one of the hybrid automatic repeat request information or the scheduling request information, and the second uplink control information comprises the channel state information and does not comprise the hybrid automatic repeat request information and the scheduling request information; or

the third uplink control information comprises the fifth uplink control information, the second uplink control information comprises at least one of the hybrid automatic repeat request information or the scheduling request information, and the first uplink control information comprises the channel state information and does not comprise the hybrid automatic repeat request information and the scheduling request information.

9. An uplink control information transmission apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a processor, configured to determine first uplink control information and second uplink control information, wherein a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, and the first uplink control information or the second uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information; and

a transceiver, configured to: when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmit third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the third uplink control information comprises at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, wherein

the fourth uplink control information comprises some of the first uplink control information or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information comprises some of the second uplink control information or all of the second uplink control information.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information, the first uplink control information comprises at least one of the hybrid automatic repeat request information or the scheduling request information, and the second uplink control information comprises the channel state information and does not comprise the hybrid automatic repeat request information and the scheduling request information; or

the third uplink control information comprises the fifth uplink control information, the second uplink control information comprises at least one of the hybrid automatic repeat request information or the scheduling request information, and the first uplink control information comprises the channel state information and does not comprise the hybrid automatic repeat request information and the scheduling request information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information, and the transceiver is further configured to:

send the fifth uplink control information on a time domain resource that does not comprise the overlapping time domain resource and that is in the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fifth uplink control information, and the transceiver is further configured to:

send the fourth uplink control information on a time domain resource that does not comprise the overlapping time domain resource and that is in the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information and the fifth uplink control information, and the transceiver is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

sending the third uplink control information on a resource that corresponds to the first uplink control information and that is in the overlapping time domain resource; and

sending the third uplink control information on a resource that corresponds to the second uplink control information and that is in the overlapping time domain resource.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive indication information sent by a base station, wherein the indication information comprises at least one of the following information:

resource allocation information of the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information;

resource allocation information of the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information;

indication information of the overlapping time domain resource; and

indication information of the third uplink control information.

15. An uplink control information transmission apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a processor, configured to determine first uplink control information, wherein a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than one millisecond, the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information comprises M preset time domain resources, M is an integer greater than or equal to one, and the first uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information; and

a transceiver, configured to send all of the first uplink control information on each of the M preset time domain resources, wherein a length corresponding to each of the M preset time domain resources is less than six symbols;

the processor is further configured to determine second uplink control information, wherein the second uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information, and the length of the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information;

the transceiver is further configured to send the second uplink control information on the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information; and

the transceiver is further configured to: when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmit third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the third uplink control information comprises at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, wherein

the fourth uplink control information comprises some of the first uplink control information or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information comprises some of the second uplink control information or all of the second uplink control information.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the third uplink control information comprises the fourth uplink control information, the first uplink control information comprises at least one of the hybrid automatic repeat request information or the scheduling request information, and the second uplink control information comprises the channel state information and does not comprise the hybrid automatic repeat request information and the scheduling request information; or

the third uplink control information comprises the fifth uplink control information, the second uplink control information comprises at least one of the hybrid automatic repeat request information or the scheduling request information, and the first uplink control information comprises the channel state information and does not comprise the hybrid automatic repeat request information and the scheduling request information.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program codes for use by terminal device for transmission uplink control information, wherein the program codes comprise instructions when executed by one or more processors causing the one or more processors to perform for:

determining first uplink control information and second uplink control information, wherein a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, and the first uplink control information or the second uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information; and

when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmitting third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the third uplink control information comprises at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, wherein

the fourth uplink control information comprises some of the first uplink control information or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information comprises some of the second uplink control information or all of the second uplink control information.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program codes for use by terminal device for transmission uplink control information, wherein the program codes comprise instructions when executed by one or more processors causing the one or more processors to perform for:

determining first uplink control information, wherein a length of a time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than one millisecond, the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information comprises M preset time domain resources, M is an integer greater than or equal to one, and the first uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information; and

sending all of the first uplink control information on each of the M preset time domain resources, wherein a length corresponding to each of the M preset time domain resources is less than six symbols;

determining, by the terminal device, second uplink control information, wherein the second uplink control information comprises at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request information, channel state information, and scheduling request information;

sending, by the terminal device, the second uplink control information on a time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, wherein the length of the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information is less than a length of the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information; and

when the time domain resource corresponding to the first uplink control information overlaps with the time domain resource corresponding to the second uplink control information, transmitting, by the terminal device, third uplink control information on the overlapping time domain resource, wherein the third uplink control information comprises at least one of fourth uplink control information and fifth uplink control information, wherein

the fourth uplink control information comprises some of the first uplink control information or all of the first uplink control information, and the fifth uplink control information comprises some of the second uplink control information or all of the second uplink control information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2019
From: WU, ZUOMIN; LI, CHAOJUN; LYU, YONGXIA; MA, SHA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016073108 · Feb 1, 2016
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