IP Library Granted Patent US 11,589,375
Granted Patent B2
US 11,589,375 · App. 16/755,887 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Processing method, device, terminal and apparatus for partial bandwidth deactivation timer

Inventors: Li Chen (Beijing, CN); Bertrand Pierre (Beijing, CN); Fang-Chen Cheng (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W72/1284H04L5/0098H04W72/1273H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,589,375
App. No.
16/755,887
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a processing method, device, terminal and apparatus for partial bandwidth deactivation timer, including: receiving an instruction related to the uplink transmission sent by the network side; starting or restarting the partial bandwidth deactivation timer according to the received instruction. The present application clarifies the specific working mechanism of the partial bandwidth deactivation timer, so that the terminal and the base station can perform signaling and data transmission on the correct resources, thereby avoiding signaling and data transmission errors and resource waste.

Claims (51)

1. A method for processing a band width part inactivity timer, comprising:

receiving an instruction related to uplink transmission sent by a network side; and

starting or restarting the band width part inactivity timer according to the received instruction;

wherein:

the instruction is a command to initiate random access on an active uplink BWP, and the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP is restarted.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when the band width part inactivity timer expires, changing an active uplink BWP to a default uplink BWP; or

when the band width part inactivity timer expires, changing an active uplink BWP to an initial uplink BWP if the network side does not configure a terminal with a default uplink BWP.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

setting an uplink band width part inactivity timer for an active uplink BWP, setting a downlink band width part inactivity timer for an active downlink BWP, processing the active uplink BWP according to starting, restarting or expiry of the uplink band width part inactivity timer, and processing the active downlink BWP according to starting, restarting or expiry of the downlink band width part inactivity timer; or

setting one band width part inactivity timer for an active uplink BWP and an active downlink BWP, and processing the active uplink BWP and the active downlink BWP simultaneously according to starting, restarting or expiry of the one band width part inactivity timer.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein when setting the uplink band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP and setting the downlink band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP:

starting the band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP when the downlink BWP is changed; or

restarting the band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP when receiving a downlink scheduling command to schedule downlink transmission for the active downlink BWP or receiving the downlink transmission sent by a base station on pre-configured resources; or

changing the active downlink BWP to a default downlink BWP when the band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP expires; or

starting the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP when the uplink BWP is changed; or

restarting the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP when receiving an indication of a trigger condition of uplink signaling or data transmission for the active uplink BWP; or

changing the active uplink BWP to a default uplink BWP when the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP expires.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein when setting one band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP and the active downlink BWP:

starting or restarting the one band width part inactivity timer when the downlink BWP is changed or the uplink BWP is changed, wherein the one band width part inactivity timer takes effect on an active set of uplink and downlink BWPs; or

restarting the one band width part inactivity timer when receiving an indication of a trigger condition of uplink and downlink transmissions, wherein the one band width part inactivity timer takes effect on an active set of uplink and downlink BWPs; or

changing the active uplink BWP to a default uplink BWP and changing the active downlink BWP to a default downlink BWP when the one band width part inactivity timer expires.

6. A terminal, comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit data under control of a processor to perform a process of:

receiving an instruction related to uplink transmission sent by a network side; and

the processor configured to read programs in a memory to perform a process of:

starting or restarting a band width part inactivity timer according to the received instruction;

wherein:

the instruction is a command to initiate random access on an active uplink BWP, and the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP is restarted.

7. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the process performed by the processor further comprises:

when the band width part inactivity timer expires, changing an active uplink BWP to a default uplink BWP; or

when the band width part inactivity timer expires, changing an active uplink BWP to an initial uplink BWP if the network side does not configure a terminal with a default uplink BWP.

8. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the process performed by the processor further comprises:

setting an uplink band width part inactivity timer for an active uplink BWP, setting a downlink band width part inactivity timer for an active downlink BWP, processing the active uplink BWP according to starting, restarting or expiry of the uplink band width part inactivity timer, and processing the active downlink BWP according to starting, restarting or expiry of the downlink band width part inactivity timer; or

setting one band width part inactivity timer for an active uplink BWP and an active downlink BWP, and processing the active uplink BWP and the active downlink BWP simultaneously according to starting, restarting or expiry of the one band width part inactivity timer.

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein when setting the uplink band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP and setting the downlink band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP:

starting the band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP when the downlink BWP is changed; or

restarting the band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP when receiving a downlink scheduling command to schedule downlink transmission for the active downlink BWP or receiving the downlink transmission sent by a base station on pre-configured resources; or

changing the active downlink BWP to a default downlink BWP when the band width part inactivity timer for the active downlink BWP expires; or

starting the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP when the uplink BWP is changed; or

restarting the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP when receiving an indication of a trigger condition of uplink signaling or data transmission for the active uplink BWP; or

changing the active uplink BWP to a default uplink BWP when the band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP expires.

10. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein when setting one band width part inactivity timer for the active uplink BWP and the active downlink BWP:

starting or restarting the one band width part inactivity timer when the downlink BWP is changed or the uplink BWP is changed, wherein the one band width part inactivity timer takes effect on an active set of uplink and downlink BWPs; or

restarting the band width part inactivity timer when receiving an indication of a trigger condition of uplink and downlink transmissions, wherein the one band width part inactivity timer takes effect on an active set of uplink and downlink BWPs; or

changing the active uplink BWP to a default uplink BWP and changing the active downlink BWP to a default downlink BWP when the one band width part inactivity timer expires.

11. A machine-readable non-transitory storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores a computer program thereon, and the computer program implements operations of the method of claim 1 when executed by a processor.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when there are pre-configured uplink resources at a current moment and a terminal uses the pre-configured uplink resources to send the uplink transmission, the band width part inactivity timer for an active BWP is restarted.

13. The terminal of claim 6 , wherein the process performed by the processor further comprises:

when there are pre-configured uplink resources at a current moment and a terminal uses the pre-configured uplink resources to send the uplink transmission, restarting the band width part inactivity timer for an active BWP.

Assignments (2)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2020
From: CHEN, LI; PIERRE, BERTRAND; CHENG, FANG-CHEN
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 052384/0955 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711147913.6 · Nov 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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