IP Library Granted Patent US 11,229,039
Granted Patent B2
US 11,229,039 · App. 16/481,054 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Scheduling request transmission method and related device

Inventors: Xuejuan Gao (Beijing, CN); Xueming Pan (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W72/1268H04W16/14H04W72/0446H04W72/1257
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Patent No.
US 11,229,039
App. No.
16/481,054
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A scheduling request transmission method and a related device, used to solve the technical problem wherein no technical solution is currently available for providing SR feedback for terminals supporting different transmission time intervals. The method comprises: a terminal acquiring a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource corresponding to a first SR and a second PUCCH resource corresponding to a second SR, the first PUCCH resource being different from the second PUCCH resource; the first SR corresponding to a first transmission time interval (TTI) length, and the second SR corresponding to a second TTI length, the first TTI length being different from the second TTI length; the terminal determining whether the first SR and/or the second SR require transmission; if the first SR and/or the second SR require transmission, the terminal transmitting the first SR and/or the second SR by means of a PUCCH.

Claims (93)

1. A method for transmitting a Scheduling Request (SR), the method comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal, a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource corresponding to a first SR, and a second PUCCH resource corresponding to a second SR, wherein the first PUCCH resource is different from the second PUCCH resource; the first SR corresponds to a first Transmission Time Interval (TTI) length, the second SR corresponds to a second TTI length, and the first TTI length is different from the second TTI length;

deciding, by the terminal, whether to transmit the first SR and/or the second SR in one or more transmission occasions of the first SR and/or the second SR, wherein the one or more transmission occasions are determined based on a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of a corresponding SR, and the corresponding SR is the first SR or the second SR; and

transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR and/or the second SR in a PUCCH if the first SR and/or the second SR is to be transmitted;

wherein when the first SR and the second SR are to be transmitted, transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR and/or the second SR in the PUCCH comprises one of following schemes:

scheme 1:

determining, by the terminal, an SR to be transmitted, from the first SR and the second SR;

transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR on the first PUCCH resource when the SR to be transmitted is the first SR; or

transmitting, by the terminal, the second SR on the second PUCCH resource when the SR to be transmitted is the second SR;

scheme 2:

transmitting, by the terminal, the second SR on the second PUCCH resource; or

scheme 3:

transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR on the first PUCCH resource; and

transmitting, by the terminal, the second SR on the second PUCCH resource;

wherein transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR and/or the second SR in the PUCCH comprises:

transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length, and transmitting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length; or

transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the first TTI length, and transmitting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length;

wherein transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length comprises:

transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length at a predefined or preconfigured time domain position in a transmission occasion of the first SR.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second TTI length is less than the first TTI length.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the first SR or the second SR is to be transmitted, transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR and/or the second SR in the PUCCH comprises:

transmitting, by the terminal, the first SR on the first PUCCH resource; or

transmitting, by the terminal, the second SR on the second PUCCH resource.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first SR corresponds to a first service transmitted using the first TTI length, and the second SR corresponds to a second service transmitted using the second TTI length; or

the first SR corresponds to a first service, the second SR corresponds to a second service, and service attributes of the first service and the second service are different; or

a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the first SR is configured based upon the first TTI length, and a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the second SR is configured based upon the second TTI length.

5. A method for transmitting a Scheduling Request (SR), the method comprising:

configuring, by a network-side device, a terminal with a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource corresponding to a first SR, and a second PUCCH resource corresponding to a second SR, wherein the first PUCCH resource is different from the second PUCCH resource; the first SR corresponds to a first Transmission Time Interval (TTI) length, the second SR corresponds to a second TTI length, and the first TTI length is different from the second TTI length; and

detecting, by the network-side device, whether the first SR and/or the second SR transmitted by the terminal is received in one or more transmission occasions of the first SR and/or the second SR, wherein the one or more transmission occasions are determined based on a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of a corresponding SR, and the corresponding SR is the first SR or the second SR;

wherein when the first SR and the second SR are to be transmitted by the terminal, detecting, by the network-side device, whether the first SR and the second SR transmitted by the terminal is received comprises one of following schemes:

scheme 1: detecting the first SR on the first PUCCH resource, or detecting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource;

scheme 2: detecting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource; or

scheme 3: detecting the first SR on the first PUCCH resource, and detecting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource;

wherein the detecting, by the network-side device, whether the first SR and/or the second SR transmitted by the terminal is received comprises:

detecting the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length, and detecting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length; or

detecting the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the first TTI length, and detecting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length;

wherein the detecting the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length comprises:

detecting the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length at a predefined or preconfigured time domain position in a transmission occasion of the first SR.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the second TTI length is less than the first TTI length.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein detecting, by the network-side device, whether the first SR and/or the second SR transmitted by the terminal is received comprises:

detecting, by the network-side device, the first SR on the first PUCCH resource in a transmission occasion of the first SR; and/or

detecting, by the network-side device, the second SR on the second PUCCH resource in a transmission occasion of the second SR.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein

the first SR corresponds to a first service transmitted using the first TTI length, and the second SR corresponds to a second service transmitted using the second TTI length; or

the first SR corresponds to a first service, the second SR corresponds to a second service, and service attributes of the first service and the second service are different; or

a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the first SR is configured based upon the first TTI length, and a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the second SR is configured based upon the second TTI length.

9. A terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver receives and transmits data under the control of the processor, the memory stores preset programs, and the processor reads and executes the programs in the memory to:

obtain a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource corresponding to a first Scheduling Request (SR), and a second PUCCH resource corresponding to a second SR, wherein the first PUCCH resource is different from the second PUCCH resource; the first SR corresponds to a first Transmission Time Interval (TTI) length, the second SR corresponds to a second TTI length, and the first TTI length is different from the second TTI length;

decide whether to transmit the first SR and/or the second SR in one or more transmission occasions of the first SR and/or the second SR, wherein the one or more transmission occasions are determined based on a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of a corresponding SR, and the corresponding SR is the first SR or the second SR; and

transmit the first SR and/or the second SR in a PUCCH through the transceiver if the first SR and/or the second SR is to be transmitted;

wherein when the first SR and the second SR are to be transmitted, the processor is configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to transmit the first SR and/or the second SR in the PUCCH via one of following schemes:

scheme 1:

determining an SR to be transmitted, from the first SR and the second SR;

transmitting the first SR on the first PUCCH resource when the SR to be transmitted is the first SR; or

transmitting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource when the SR to be transmitted is the second SR;

scheme 2:

transmitting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource; or

scheme 3:

transmitting the first SR on the first PUCCH resource; and

transmitting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource;

wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to transmit the first SR and/or the second SR in the PUCCH by:

transmitting the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length, and transmitting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length; or

transmitting the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the first TTI length, and transmitting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length;

wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to transmit the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length by:

transmitting the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length at a predefined or preconfigured time domain position in a transmission occasion of the first SR.

10. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the second TTI length is less than the first TTI length.

11. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein when the first SR or the second SR is to be transmitted, the processor is further configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to:

transmit the first SR on the first PUCCH resource; or

transmit the second SR on the second PUCCH resource.

12. The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein

the first SR corresponds to a first service transmitted using the first TTI length, and the second SR corresponds to a second service transmitted using the second TTI length; or

the first SR corresponds to a first service, the second SR corresponds to a second service, and service attributes of the first service and the second service are different; or

a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the first SR is configured based upon the first TTI length, and a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the second SR is configured based upon the second TTI length.

13. A network-side device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver receives and transmits data under the control of the processor, the memory stores preset programs, and the processor reads and executes the programs in the memory to:

configure a terminal with a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource corresponding to a first Scheduling Request (SR), and a second PUCCH resource corresponding to a second SR, wherein the first PUCCH resource is different from the second PUCCH resource; the first SR corresponds to a first Transmission Time Interval (TTI) length, the second SR corresponds to a second TTI length, and the first TTI length is different from the second TTI length; and

detect whether the first SR and/or the second SR transmitted by the terminal is received in one or more transmission occasions of the first SR and/or the second SR, wherein the one or more transmission occasions are determined based on a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of a corresponding SR, and the corresponding SR is the first SR or the second SR;

wherein when the first SR and the second SR are to be transmitted by the terminal, the processor is further configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to detect whether the first SR and/or second SR transmitted by the terminal by one of following schemes:

scheme 1: detecting the first SR on the first PUCCH resource, or detecting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource;

scheme 2: detecting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource; or

scheme 3: detecting the first SR on the first PUCCH resource, and detecting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource; wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to detect whether the first SR and/or second SR transmitted by the terminal by:

detecting the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length, and detecting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length; or

detecting the first SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the first TTI length, and detecting the second SR in a PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length;

wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to detect the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length by:

detecting the first SR in the PUCCH corresponding to the second TTI length at a predefined or preconfigured time domain position in a transmission occasion of the first SR.

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the second TTI length is less than the first TTI length.

15. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to read and execute the programs in the memory to detect whether the first SR and/or second SR transmitted by the terminal is received by:

detecting the first SR on the first PUCCH resource in a transmission occasion of the first SR; and/or

detecting the second SR on the second PUCCH resource in a transmission occasion of the second SR.

16. The network-side device according to claim 13 , wherein

the first SR corresponds to a first service transmitted using the first TTI length, and the second SR corresponds to a second service transmitted using the second TTI length; or

the first SR corresponds to a first service, the second SR corresponds to a second service, and service attributes of the first service and the second service are different; or

a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the first SR is configured based upon the first TTI length, and a transmission periodicity and/or an offset of the second SR is configured based upon the second TTI length.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2021
From: GAO, XUEJUAN; PAN, XUEMING
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 057702/0119 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 057452/0169 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710061320.1 · Jan 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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