IP Library Granted Patent US 11,337,122
Granted Patent B2
US 11,337,122 · App. 16/764,848 · Granted May 17, 2022

Switch method, terminal and network side device

Inventors: Meng Xu (Beijing, CN); Li Chen (Beijing, CN); Jing Liang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W36/0055H04B17/382H04W24/10H04W36/0083H04W36/08H04W36/38H04W74/0833
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Patent No.
US 11,337,122
App. No.
16/764,848
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switch method, a terminal and a network side device are provided. The method a terminal receiving a switch command sent by a network-side device through a source cell, wherein the switch command comprises access bandwidth information; and the terminal accessing a target cell on a determined partial bandwidth according to the access bandwidth information, so that the terminal switches from the source cell to the network-side target cell.

Claims (25)

1. A handover method applicable to a terminal in a communication system, wherein a system bandwidth of the communication system are divided into a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs), and the communication system configures one or more BWPs of the plurality of BWPs for the terminal, and the method comprises:

specifying bandwidth access information with a target cell, wherein the bandwidth access information identifies a BWP to access the target cell;

receiving a handover command transmitted by the target cell of a network side through a source cell, wherein the handover command comprises the bandwidth access information of the target cell;

determining the BWP from the one or more BWPs based on the bandwidth access information comprised in the handover command, wherein the BWP is a BWP explicitly indicated in the handover command by the bandwidth access information; and

on the basis of the determining the BWP, transmitting a random access request for accessing the target cell through the BWP, completing a random access process and accessing the target cell on the BWP to enable the terminal to be switched from the source cell to the target cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the handover command or the bandwidth access information further comprises indication information for indicating the determined BWP, and the indication information comprises one or more of following information: a random access resource corresponding to the BWP, a random access preamble corresponding to the BWP, explicit or implicit indication for a default BWP resource position, and indication information of a specified BWP.

3. A handover method applicable to a network side in a communication system, wherein a system bandwidth of the communication system are divided into a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) and the communication system configures one or more BWPs of the plurality of BWPs for a terminal, and the method comprises:

transmitting a handover command to the terminal through a source cell, wherein the handover command comprises bandwidth access information of a target cell of a network side, to enable the terminal to determine a BWP from the one or more BWPs based on the bandwidth access information comprised in the handover command and access the target cell on the BWP explicitly indicated in the handover command by the bandwidth access information, wherein the bandwidth access information is specified with the target cell and identifies the BWP to access the target cell; and

receiving a random access request for accessing the target cell transmitted by the terminal through the BWP, and completing a random access process to enable the terminal to be switched from the source cell to the target cell.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the handover command or the bandwidth access information further comprises indication information for indicating the determined BWP, and the indication information comprises one or more of following information: a random access resource corresponding to the BWP, a random access preamble corresponding to the BWP, explicit or implicit indication for a default BWP resource position, and indication information of a specified BWP.

5. A terminal, comprising: a processor and a memory, wherein

the processor is configured to read programs in the memory and execute the method of claim 1 ; and

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit data under control of the processor.

6. The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the handover command or the bandwidth access information further comprises indication information for indicating the determined BWP, and the indication information comprises one or more of following information: a random access resource corresponding to the BWP, a random access preamble corresponding to the BWP, explicit or implicit indication for a default BWP resource position, and indication information of a specified BWP.

7. Network side equipment in a communication system, wherein a system bandwidth of the communication system are divided into a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) and the communication system configures one or more BWPs of the plurality of BWPs for a terminal, and the network side equipment comprises:

a processor configured to read programs in a memory and execute following processes:

transmitting a handover command to the terminal through a source cell, wherein the handover command comprises bandwidth access information of a target cell of a network side, to enable the terminal to determine a BWP from the one or more BWPs based on the bandwidth access information comprised in the handover command and access the target cell on the BWP explicitly indicated in the handover command by the bandwidth access information, wherein the bandwidth access information is specified with the target cell and identifies the BWP to access the target cell;

receiving a random access request for accessing the target cell transmitted by the terminal through the BWP, and completing a random access process to enable the terminal to be switched from the source cell to the target cell; and

a transceiver configured to receive and transmit data under control of the processor.

8. The equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the handover command or the bandwidth access information further comprises indication information for indicating the determined BWP, and the indication information comprises one or more of following information: a random access resource corresponding to the BWP, a random access preamble corresponding to the BWP, explicit or implicit indication for a default BWP resource position, and indication information of a specified BWP.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which computer programs are stored, wherein the method according to claim 1 is implemented when the computer programs are executed by a processor.

10. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the handover command or the bandwidth access information further comprises indication information for indicating the determined BWP, and the indication information comprises one or more of following information: a random access resource corresponding to the BWP, a random access preamble corresponding to the BWP, explicit or implicit indication for a default BWP resource position, and indication information of a specified BWP.

11. The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the handover command or the bandwidth access information further comprises indication information for indicating the determined BWP, and the indication information comprises one or more of following information: a random access resource corresponding to the BWP, a random access preamble corresponding to the BWP, explicit or implicit indication for a default BWP resource position, and indication information of a specified BWP.

12. The equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the handover command or the bandwidth access information further comprises indication information for indicating the determined BWP, and the indication information comprises one or more of following information: a random access resource corresponding to the BWP, a random access preamble corresponding to the BWP, explicit or implicit indication for a default BWP resource position, and indication information of a specified BWP.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which computer programs are stored, wherein the method according to claim 3 is implemented when the computer programs are executed by a processor.

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 May 16, 2020
From: XU, MENG; CHEN, LI; LIANG, JING
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 052680/0066 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711149114.2 · Nov 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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