Multi-codeword transmission method and apparatus
This application discloses a multi-codeword transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: generating, by a network device, downlink control information corresponding to each of a plurality of code words to be sent to a terminal device, where the downlink control information corresponding to each code word includes at least one of the following: a physical downlink shared channel resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator, and an antenna port(s), scrambling identity and number of layers; and sending, by the network device, downlink control information corresponding to the plurality of code words to the terminal device. Corresponding apparatuses are further disclosed. According to the technical solutions of this application, the network device generates the downlink control information corresponding to each of the plurality of code words to be sent to the terminal device, and the terminal device may demodulate data for the plurality of code words based on downlink control information corresponding to the plurality of code words. This ensures that the terminal device correctly demodulates data in a multi-codeword transmission scenario.
1. A multi-code word transmission method, comprising:
generating, by a network device in a non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) transmission mode, downlink control information corresponding to each of a plurality of code words, wherein the plurality of code words are from a plurality of transmission nodes, are to be sent to a terminal device at the same time, correspond to different large-scale experiences, and carry different time/frequency domain resources, wherein each of the large-scale channel experience includes one or more of a delay spread, a primary angle of arrival, or a receive beam number of the terminal device, wherein the downlink control information corresponding to each code word comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator; and
sending, by the network device, downlink control information corresponding to the plurality of code words to the terminal device.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the downlink control information corresponding to each code word further comprises at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or a redundancy version (RV).
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator comprises at least one of a PDSCH start point, a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframe configuration, a beam management reference signal configuration, or a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator carries at least one of an antenna port, a scrambling identity, or a quantity of layers.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the antenna port comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, the scrambling identity comprises DMRS scrambling information, and the quantity of layers comprises a quantity of DMRS layers.
6. A multi-code word transmission method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, downlink control information from a network device, wherein the downlink control information is generated by the network device in a non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) transmission mode, and corresponds to a plurality of code words, wherein the plurality of code words are from a plurality of transmission nodes, are sent to the terminal device at the same time, correspond to different large-scale experiences, and carry different time/frequency domain resources, wherein each of the large-scale channel experience includes one or more of a delay spread, a primary angle of arrival, or a receive beam number of the terminal device, wherein downlink control information corresponding to each code word comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator; and
demodulating, by the terminal device, data based on the downlink control information corresponding to the plurality of code words.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator carries at least one of an antenna port, a scrambling identity, or a quantity of layers.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the antenna port comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, the scrambling identity comprises DMRS scrambling information, and the quantity of layers comprises a quantity of DMRS layers.
9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the downlink control information corresponding to each code word further comprises at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or a redundancy version (RV).
10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator comprises at least one of a PDSCH start point, a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframe configuration, a beam management reference signal configuration, or a channel state.
11. A terminal device, comprising:
a receiver, configured to receive downlink control information from a network device, wherein the downlink control information is generated by the network device in a non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) transmission mode, and corresponds to a plurality of code words, wherein the plurality of code words are from a plurality of transmission nodes, are sent to the terminal device at the same time, correspond to different large-scale experiences, and carry different time/frequency domain resources, wherein each of the large-scale channel experience includes one or more of a delay spread, a primary angle of arrival, or a receive beam number of the terminal device, wherein downlink control information corresponding to each code word comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator; and
a processor, configured to demodulate data based on the downlink control information corresponding to the plurality of code words.
12. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator carries at least one of an antenna port, a scrambling identity, or a quantity of layers.
13. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the antenna port comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, the scrambling identity comprises DMRS scrambling information, and the quantity of layers comprises a quantity of DMRS layers.
14. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the downlink control information corresponding to each code word further comprises at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or a redundancy version (RV).
15. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator comprises at least one of a PDSCH start point, a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframe configuration, a beam management reference signal configuration, or a channel state.
16. A network device, comprising:
a processor, configured to generate in a non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) transmission mode, downlink control information corresponding to each of a plurality of code words, wherein the plurality of code words are from a plurality of transmission nodes, are to be sent to a terminal device at the same time, correspond to different large-scale experiences, and carry different time/frequency domain resources, wherein each of the large-scale channel experience includes one or more of a delay spread, a primary angle of arrival, or a receive beam number of the terminal device, wherein the downlink control information corresponding to each code word comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator; and
a transmitter, configured to send downlink control information corresponding to the plurality of code words to the terminal device.
17. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein the downlink control information corresponding to each code word further comprises at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a new data indicator (NDI), or a redundancy version (RV).
18. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator comprises at least one of a PDSCH start point, a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframe configuration, a beam management reference signal configuration, or a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration.
19. The network device according to claim 16 , wherein the PDSCH resource element mapping and quasi-co-location indicator carries at least one of an antenna port, a scrambling identity, or a quantity of layers.
20. The network device according to claim 19 , wherein the antenna port comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, the scrambling identity comprises DMRS scrambling information, and the quantity of layers comprises a quantity of DMRS layers.