IP Library Granted Patent US 11,363,581
Granted Patent B2
US 11,363,581 · App. 16/652,017 · Granted Jun 14, 2022

Resource allocation determination method, resource allocation indication method, user equipment and network device

Inventors: Yanping Xing (Beijing, CN); Xuejuan Gao (Beijing, CN); Tony Ekpenyong (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W72/042H04L5/0046H04W72/1273H04W72/1289H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,363,581
App. No.
16/652,017
Granted
Jun 14, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource allocation determination method, a resource allocation indication method, a UE and a network device are provided. The resource allocation determination method applied for the UE includes: determining the quantity N of bits of a resource allocation indication field in DCI; determining a BWP where a data channel is located based on the DCI; and determining resource allocation for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on information about the resource allocation indication field in the DCI.

Claims (58)

1. A resource allocation determination method applied for a User Equipment (UE), comprising:

determining a quantity N of bits of a resource allocation indication field in Downlink Control Information (DCI);

determining a Bandwidth Part (BWP) where a data channel is located based on the DCI; and

determining resource allocation for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on information about the resource allocation indication field in the DCI;

wherein the determining the resource allocation for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining a quantity L of Resource Block Groups (RBGs) in the BWP where the data channel is located;

when N is not smaller than L, determining resource allocation of L RBGs for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the resource allocation indication field in the DCI; and

when N is smaller than L, determining resource allocation of N RBGs for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the resource allocation indication field in the DCI;

wherein the determining resource allocation of the N RBGs for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining N RBGs having highest frequencies in the L RBGs as the N RBGs, or

determining N RBGs having lowest frequencies in the L RBGs as the N RBGs;

or,

wherein the determining resource allocation for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining a quantity M of bits for the resource allocation in the BWP where the data channel is located;

when N is not smaller than M, determining allocation of frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on information about the M bits in the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI; and

when N is smaller than M, determining allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on information about the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI.

2. The resource allocation determination method according to claim 1 , wherein when N is not smaller than M, the determining allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the M bits in the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining M most significant bits in the N bits as the M bits, or

determining M least significant bits in the N bits as the M bits.

3. The resource allocation determination method according to claim 1 , wherein when N is smaller than M, the determining allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining N least significant bits in the M bits as the N bits, or

determining N most significant bits in the M bits as the N bits.

4. A resource allocation indication method applied for a network device, comprising:

determining a quantity N of bits of a resource allocation indication field in DCI;

indicating a BWP where a data channel is located through the DCI; and

indicating resource allocation for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located in the resource allocation indication field through the N bits;

wherein the indicating the resource allocation for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located in the resource allocation indication field through the N bits comprises:

determining a quantity L of RBGs in the BWP where the data channel is located;

when N is not smaller than L, indicating resource allocation of L RBGs for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located in the resource allocation indication field through the N bits; and

when N is smaller than L, indicating the resource allocation of N RBGs for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located in the resource allocation indication field through the N bits;

wherein the indicating resource allocation of the N RBGs for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located in the resource allocation indication field through the N bits comprises:

determining N RBGs having highest frequencies in the L RBGs as the N RBGs, or

determining N RBGs having lowest frequencies in the L RBGs as the N RBGs;

or,

wherein the indicating resource allocation for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located in the resource allocation indication field through the N bits comprises:

determining a quantity M of bits for resource allocation in the BWP where the data channel is located;

when N is not smaller than M, indicating allocation of frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on information about the M bits in the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI; and

when N is smaller than M, indicating allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on information about the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI.

5. The resource allocation indication method according to claim 4 , wherein when N is not smaller than M, the indicating allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the M bits in the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining M most significant bits in the N bits as the M bits, or

determining M least significant bits in the N bits as the M bits.

6. The resource allocation indication method according to claim 4 , wherein when N is smaller than M, the indicating allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining N least significant bits in the M bits as the N bits, or

determining N most significant bits in the M bits as the N bits.

7. A UE, comprising a memory, a processor, a transceiver, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program so as to implement the resource allocation determination method according to claim 1 .

8. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein when N is not smaller than M, the determining allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the M bits in the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining M most significant bits in the N bits as the M bits, or

determining M least significant bits in the N bits as the M bits.

9. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein when N is smaller than M, the determining allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining N least significant bits in the M bits as the N bits, or

determining N most significant bits in the M bits as the N bits.

10. A network device, comprising a memory, a processor, a transceiver, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program so as to implement the resource allocation indication method according to claim 4 .

11. The network device according to claim 10 , wherein when N is not smaller than M, the indicating allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the M bits in the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining M most significant bits in the N bits as the M bits, or

determining M least significant bits in the N bits as the M bits.

12. The network device according to claim 10 , wherein when N is smaller than M, the indicating allocation of the frequency-domain resources for the data channel in the BWP where the data channel is located based on the information about the N bits of the resource allocation indication field in the DCI comprises:

determining N least significant bits in the M bits as the N bits, or

determining N most significant bits in the M bits as the N bits.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2022
From: XING, YANPING; GAO, XUEJUAN; EKPENYONG, TONY
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 059108/0689 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056769/0920 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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