IP Library Granted Patent US 11,595,964
Granted Patent B2
US 11,595,964 · App. 16/968,607 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Method and device for determining information domain value in DCI

Inventors: Yanping Xing (Beijing, CN); Xuejuan Gao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W72/0493H04L1/1819H04W72/042H04W72/0446H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,595,964
App. No.
16/968,607
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to the field of communications, and disclosed are a method and device for determining an information domain value in a DCI. The method and device are used for reducing HARQ feedback overheads, and the method comprises during HARQ feedback, determining a value set indicated by a timing relationship in a fallback DCI (equivalent to a format 1_0 of a DCI) according to a value set indicated by a timing relationship in a non-fallback DCI (equivalent to a format 1-1 of a DCI), to overcome the problem of increasing a codebook caused by different value ranges indicated by the timing relationships in the fallback DCI and in the non-fallback DCI, so that the HARQ feedback overheads are effectively reduced, thus the system running load is reduced, and the system performance is effectively ensured.

Claims (30)

1. A method for determining a value of a target information field in Downlink Control Information, DCI, applied to a network side device, wherein the target information field indicates a slot offset between a Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, and corresponding Hybrid Automatic Repeat request, HARQ, feedback used by a User Equipment, UE, and the method comprises:

notifying, through a Radio Resource Control, RRC, message, the UE of a set of values for the slot offset indicated by the target information field in DCI corresponding to only a first DCI format, wherein the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format comprises one value or more than one values, while another set of values for the slot offset indicated by the target information field in DCI corresponding to a second DCI format is specified by a protocol and comprises a plurality of values; and

after determining to send DCI in the second DCI format to the UE, setting a current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format to be equal to one of the values of the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format;

wherein the first DCI format is a non-fallback DCI format and the second DCI format is a fallback DCI format.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the setting a current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format based on the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format comprises:

selecting, from the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format, a value as the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after setting the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format, the method further comprises:

sending the DCI in the second DCI format to the UE, and triggering the UE to perform the HARQ feedback to the network side based on the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fallback DCI format is DCI format 1_0, and the non-fallback DCI format is a DCI format used for scheduling PDSCH, other than the DCI format 1_0.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the non-fallback DCI format is a DCI format 1_1.

6. A method for determining a value of a target information field in Downlink Control Information, DCI, applied to a User Equipment, wherein the target information field indicates a slot offset between a Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, and corresponding Hybrid Automatic Repeat request, HARQ, feedback used by a UE, and the method comprises:

determining a set of values for the slot offset indicated by the target information field in DCI corresponding to only a first DCI format configured by a network side, wherein the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format is acquired based on a Radio Resource Control, RRC, message and comprises one value or more than one values; and

acquiring a current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in DCI in a second DCI format, in response to receiving the DCI in the second DCI format sent by the network side, wherein another set of values for the slot offset indicated by the target information field in DCI corresponding to the second DCI format is specified by a protocol and comprises a plurality of values; wherein the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format is equal to one of the values of the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format;

wherein the first DCI format is a non-fallback DCI format and the second DCI format is a fallback DCI format.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, the method further comprises:

performing the HARQ feedback to the network side based on the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format.

8. A user equipment, comprising at least a processor and a transceiver, wherein:

the processor is configured to read programs in a memory to perform the method according to claim 6 .

9. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein, the processor is further configured to:

perform the HARQ feedback to the network side based on the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format.

10. A network side device, comprising at least a processor and a transceiver, wherein:

the processor is configured to read programs in a memory to perform the process of a method for determining a value of a target information field in Downlink Control Information, DCI, wherein the target information field indicates a slot offset between a Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, and corresponding Hybrid Automatic Repeat request, HARQ, feedback used by a User Equipment, UE, and the method comprises:

notifying, through a Radio Resource Control, RRC, message, the UE of a set of values for the slot offset indicated by the target information field in DCI corresponding to a first DCI format for the UE, wherein the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format comprises one value or more than one values, while another set of values for the slot offset indicated by the target information field in DCI corresponding to a second DCI format is specified by a protocol and comprises a plurality of values; and

after determining to send DCI in the second DCI format to the UE, setting a current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format to be equal to one of the values of the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format;

wherein the first DCI format is a non-fallback DCI format and the second DCI format is a fallback DCI format;

the transceiver is configured to receive and send data under control of the processor.

11. The network side device according to claim 10 , wherein, when setting a current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format based on the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format, the processor is configured to:

select, from the set of values corresponding to only the first DCI format, a value as the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format.

12. The network side device according to claim 10 , wherein, after setting the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format, the processor is further configured to:

send the DCI in the second DCI format to the UE, and trigger the UE to perform the HARQ feedback to the network side based on the current value of the slot offset indicated by the target information field in the DCI with the second DCI format.

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 Aug 10, 2020
From: XING, YANPING; GAO, XUEJUAN
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 053439/0661 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810146788.5 · Feb 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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