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Granted Patent B2
US 11,510,229 · App. 16/763,402 · Granted Nov 22, 2022

Uplink transmission method and terminal

Inventors: Yun Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Jian Wang (Beijing, CN); Da Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Yifan Xue (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/1268H04B1/713H04W52/146H04W72/0413H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/1257
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Patent No.
US 11,510,229
App. No.
16/763,402
Granted
Nov 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An uplink transmission method and a terminal applied to the field of communications technologies to resolve a signal transmission problem that arises when a short-duration physical uplink control channel carrying only a scheduling request (SR) collides with another uplink channel on a same time domain resource. The method includes transmitting a scheduling request on a first uplink channel using a first time domain resource a first transmit power, where the first uplink channel comprises a first time domain resource and transmitting information on a second uplink channel using a second transmit power, where the second uplink channel comprises the first time domain resource, and where the first time domain resource represents some or all time domain resources in the second uplink channel.

Claims (83)

1. An uplink transmission method implemented by a terminal device, comprising:

transmitting a scheduling request (SR) on a first uplink channel using a first transmit power, wherein the first uplink channel comprises a first time domain resource; and

transmitting information on a second uplink channel using a second transmit power, wherein the second uplink channel comprises the first time domain resource, and wherein the first time domain resource represents some or all time domain resources in the second uplink channel, wherein:

when the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource used for carrying a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) on the second uplink channel:

the first transmit power is greater than or equal to a third transmit power of the SR; and

the second transmit power is a first difference between a total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the first transmit power;

when the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource used for carrying a second DMRS on the second uplink channel:

the second transmit power is the same as a fourth transmit power of the first DMRS; and

the first transmit power is a second difference between the total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the second transmit power;

when the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource used for carrying data on the second uplink channel, and a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) is further carried on the time domain resource used for carrying the data:

the first transmit power is greater than or equal to the third transmit power; and

the second transmit power is the first difference; and

when the first time domain resource is the same as the time domain resource used for carrying the data on the second uplink channel, and the PT-RS is not carried on the time domain resource used for carrying the data:

the second transmit power is the same as a fifth transmit power on a time domain resource used for carrying a DMRS on the second uplink channel; and

the first transmit power is the second difference.

2. The uplink transmission method of claim 1 , wherein a resource corresponding to the first time domain resource comprises one resource element or at least two consecutive resource elements.

3. The uplink transmission method of claim 1 , wherein the second uplink channel is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

4. The uplink transmission method of claim 1 , wherein both the first uplink channel and the second uplink channel are physical uplink control channels (PUCCH), wherein the uplink transmission method further comprises transmitting the information on the second uplink channel in a frequency hopping manner, and:

obtaining the first transmit power and the second transmit power by allocating the total transmit power based on a ratio of an information amount of the SR to an information amount of uplink control information carried on the second uplink channel.

5. The uplink transmission method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the SR on the first time domain resource when the second transmit power is less than the third transmit power of the second uplink channel; and

transmitting the information on the second uplink channel using the first time domain resource when the first transmit power is less than the fourth transmit power of the first uplink channel.

6. The uplink transmission method of claim 5 , wherein after transmitting the SR, the uplink transmission method further comprises:

transmitting the information on the second uplink channel when time domain resources on which the second uplink channel is not transmitted or has been transmitted comprise time domain resources used for carrying a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and uplink control information; and

setting the third transmit power for the second uplink channel as zero when time domain resources on which the second uplink channel is not transmitted or has been transmitted do not comprise the time domain resources used for carrying the DMRS and the uplink control information.

7. The uplink transmission method of claim 1 , wherein a transmit power of the terminal device on a time domain resource in time domain resources occupied by the second uplink channel other than the first time domain resource is the same as the second transmit power or proportionally increases relative to the second transmit power.

8. An uplink transmission method implemented by a terminal device, comprising:

transmitting a scheduling request (SR) on a first uplink channel using a first transmit power, wherein the first uplink channel comprises a first time domain resource; and

transmitting information on a second uplink channel using a second transmit power, wherein the second uplink channel comprises the first time domain resource, wherein the first time domain resource represents some or all time domain resources in the second uplink channel, wherein both the first uplink channel and the second uplink channel are physical uplink control channels (PUCCH), and wherein:

when an orthogonal cover code (OCC) is used for the second uplink channel, and the first time domain resource is the same as a first start time domain resource used for the second uplink channel or a second start time domain resource used for the second uplink channel in frequency hopping:

the first transmit power is greater than or equal to a third transmit power of the SR; and

the second transmit power is a first difference between a total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the first transmit power;

when the OCC is used for the second uplink channel, and the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource after the first start time domain resource or a time domain resource after the second start time domain resource:

the second transmit power is the same as a transmit power of the terminal device on the first start time domain resource or the second start time domain resource; and

the first transmit power is a second difference between the total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the second transmit power; and

when the OCC is not used for the second uplink channel:

the first transmit power is greater than or equal to the third transmit power; and

the second transmit power is the first difference.

9. An uplink transmission method implemented by a terminal device, comprising:

transmitting a scheduling request (SR) on a first uplink channel using a first transmit power, wherein the first uplink channel comprises a first time domain resource; and

transmitting information on a second uplink channel using a second transmit power, wherein the second uplink channel comprises the first time domain resource, wherein the first time domain resource represents some or all time domain resources in the second uplink channel, wherein both the first uplink channel and the second uplink channel are physical uplink control channels (PUCCH), wherein the uplink transmission method further comprises using an orthogonal cover code (OCC) for the second uplink channel, and wherein:

when the first time domain resource is the same as a first time domain resource used for the second uplink channel,

the first transmit power is greater than or equal to a third transmit power of the first uplink channel, and the second transmit power is a first difference between a total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the first transmit power; or

the second transmit power is greater than or equal to a fourth transmit power of the second uplink channel, and the first transmit power is a second difference between the total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the second transmit power; and

when the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource that is after the first time domain resource and that is used for the second uplink channel:

the second transmit power is the same as a fifth transmit power on the first time domain resource used for the second uplink channel; and

the first transmit power is the second difference.

10. An uplink transmission method implemented by a terminal device, comprising:

sending information using a first time domain resource and a first frequency domain resource, wherein the information comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and data and is carried on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and

sending a scheduling request (SR) using a second time domain resource and a second frequency domain resource, wherein the SR is carried on the PUSCH, wherein all or some time domain resources of the second time domain resource are the same as all or some time domain resources of the first time domain resource, wherein:

when a third time domain resource occupied by the data is the same as a fourth time domain resource occupied by the SR, resources corresponding to the third time domain resource or the fourth time domain resource comprise a first resource occupied by the data that is different from a second resource occupied by the SR, wherein a first frequency of the second resource is greater than or equal to a minimum frequency of the first resource, and wherein a second frequency of the second resource is less than or equal to a maximum frequency of the first resource.

11. The uplink transmission method of claim 10 , wherein all or some frequency domain resources of the second frequency domain resource are the same as all or some frequency domain resources of the first frequency domain resource.

12. The uplink transmission method of claim 10 , wherein when the second resource comprises a plurality of resource groups, an interval of at least one resource element exists between different resource groups, and wherein each of the resource groups comprises one resource element or at least two consecutive resource elements.

13. The uplink transmission method of claim 12 , wherein adjacent resource groups on a time domain resource are located on different frequency domain resources.

14. The uplink transmission method of claim 12 , wherein the information further comprises a phase tracking reference signal, and wherein a resource group is adjacent to a frequency domain resource used for the phase tracking reference signal.

15. A terminal device, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to be configured to:

transmit a scheduling request (SR) on a first uplink channel using a first transmit power, wherein the first uplink channel comprises a first time domain resource; and

transmit information on a second uplink channel using a second transmit power, wherein the second uplink channel comprises the first time domain resource, and wherein the first time domain resource represents some or all time domain resources in the second uplink channel, wherein:

when the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource used for carrying a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) on the second uplink channel:

the first transmit power is greater than or equal to a third transmit power of the SR; and

the second transmit power is a first difference between a total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the first transmit power;

when the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource used for carrying a second DMRS on the second uplink channel:

the second transmit power is the same as a fourth transmit power of the first DMRS; and

the first transmit power is a second difference between the total transmit power of the terminal device on the first time domain resource and the second transmit power;

when the first time domain resource is the same as a time domain resource used for carrying data on the second uplink channel, and a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) is further carried on the time domain resource used for carrying the data:

the first transmit power is greater than or equal to the third transmit power; and

the second transmit power is the first difference; and

when the first time domain resource is the same as the time domain resource used for carrying the data on the second uplink channel, and the PT-RS is not carried on the time domain resource used for carrying the data:

the second transmit power is the same as a fifth transmit power on a time domain resource used for carrying a DMRS on the second uplink channel; and

the first transmit power is the second difference.

16. The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein a resource corresponding to the first time domain resource comprises one resource element or at least two consecutive resource elements.

17. The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein the second uplink channel is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

18. The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein both the first uplink channel and the second uplink channel are physical uplink control channels (PUCCH), wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

transmit the information on the second uplink channel in a frequency hopping manner; and

obtain the first transmit power and the second transmit power by allocating the total transmit power based on a ratio of an information amount of the SR to an information amount of uplink control information carried on the second uplink channel.

19. The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

transmit the SR on the first time domain resource when the second transmit power is less than the third transmit power of the second uplink channel; and

transmit the information on the second uplink channel using the first time domain resource when the first transmit power is less than the fourth transmit power of the first uplink channel.

20. The terminal device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:

transmit the information on the second uplink channel when time domain resources on which the second uplink channel is not transmitted or has been transmitted comprise time domain resources used for carrying a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and uplink control information; and

set the third transmit power for the second uplink channel as zero when time domain resources on which the second uplink channel is not transmitted or has been transmitted do not comprise the time domain resources used for carrying the DMRS and the uplink control information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2020
From: LIU, YUN; WANG, JIAN; WANG, DA; XUE, YIFAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053616/0617 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711116323.7 · Nov 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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