IP Library Granted Patent US 11,469,962
Granted Patent B2
US 11,469,962 · App. 16/962,573 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Method and apparatus for configuring information of indicating time-frequency position of SSB, and method and apparatus for determining time-frequency position of SSB

Inventor: Yang Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04L41/0896H04L41/0806H04W56/0015H04W74/0833H04W88/08
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Patent No.
US 11,469,962
App. No.
16/962,573
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of configuring information includes: generating first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information indicates a time-frequency position of a synchronization signal block (SSB) corresponding to a common control resource set (CORESET) of current remaining minimum system information (RMSI); and sending the first configuration information to user equipment (UE). By generating and sending to the UE the first configuration information indicating the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI, a flexible configuration for time-frequency position of SSB can be realized, and the UE can easily get the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI based on the position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the received first configuration information.

Claims (43)

1. A method of configuring information of indicating time-frequency position of synchronization signal block (SSB), applicable to a base station, comprising:

generating first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information indicates a time-frequency position of a SSB corresponding to a common control resource set (CORESET) of current remaining minimum system information (RMSI); and

sending the first configuration information to user equipment (UE), which comprises:

adding the first configuration information to an information element (IE);

adding the IE to second configuration information, wherein the second configuration information is used to configure a bandwidth part corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI as an active bandwidth part; and

sending the second configuration information to the UE through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

2. A method of determining a time-frequency position of synchronization signal block (SSB), applicable to user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving first configuration information included in an information element (IE) which is included in second configuration information sent by a base station through radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the first configuration information indicates a time-frequency position of a SSB corresponding to a common control resource set (CORESET) of current remaining minimum system information (RMSI); and

determining the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI based on a position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information;

wherein the second configuration information is used to configure a bandwidth part corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI as an active bandwidth part.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

in response to that the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI has been determined based on the position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information, performing rate matching with downlink data of a random access process based on the time-frequency position of the SSB.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

in response to that the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI has been determined based on the position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information, performing rate matching with downlink data of a random access process based on the time-frequency position of the SSB;

receiving the SSB; and

setting the received SSB as a reference beam.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the receiving the first configuration information included in the IE which is included in the second configuration information sent by the base station through the RRC signaling comprises:

receiving the second configuration information sent by the base station through the RRC signaling;

obtaining the IE by parsing the second configuration information; and

obtaining the first configuration information by parsing the IE.

6. User equipment, comprising:

a processor;

memory for storing executable instructions by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive first configuration information included in an information element (IE) which is included in second configuration information sent by a base station through radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the first configuration information indicates a time-frequency position of a synchronization signal block (SSB) corresponding to a common control resource set (CORESET) of current remaining minimum system information (RMSI); and

determine the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI based on a position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information;

wherein the second configuration information is used to configure a bandwidth part corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI as an active bandwidth part.

7. A communication system implementing the method of claim 1 , comprising the base station and the UE, wherein the UE is configured to:

receive the first configuration information included in an information element (IE) which is included in second configuration information sent by the base station through radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and

determine the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI based on a position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information;

wherein the second configuration information is used to configure a bandwidth part corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI as an active bandwidth part.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the UE is further configured to:

in response to that the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI has been determined based on the position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information, perform rate matching with downlink data of a random access process based on the time-frequency position of the SSB.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the UE is further configured to:

in response to that the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI has been determined based on the position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information, perform rate matching with downlink data of a random access process based on the time-frequency position of the SSB;

receive the SSB; and

set the received SSB as a reference beam.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the UE is configured to receive the first configuration information included in the IE which is included in the second configuration information sent by the base station through the RRC signaling by:

receiving the second configuration information sent by the base station through the RRC signaling;

obtaining the IE by parsing the second configuration information; and

obtaining the first configuration information by parsing the IE.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the base station is configured to realize a flexible configuration for time-frequency position of SSB, to thereby facilitate the UE getting the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI based on the position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the received first configuration information.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the UE is configured to avoid errors in performing subsequent rate matching by receiving the first configuration information and determining the time-frequency position of the SSB corresponding to the CORESET of the current RMSI according to the position of the CORESET of the current RMSI and the first configuration information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2024
From: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066009/0365 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2020
From: LIU, YANG
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053226/0137 →
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