IP Library Granted Patent US 11,523,382
Granted Patent B2
US 11,523,382 · App. 17/042,919 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Resource determining method and apparatus, and resource indication method and apparatus

Inventors: Deshan Miao (Beijing, CN); Ekpenyong Tony (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W72/042H04W72/0413
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Patent No.
US 11,523,382
App. No.
17/042,919
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a resource determining method and apparatus, and a resource indication method and apparatus for solving the problem of how the UE determines physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources in the radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration state. The resource determining method comprises: detecting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and determining PUCCH resources required by a user equipment (UE) during RRC reconfiguration by detecting the PDCCH.

Claims (47)

1. A resource determining method, comprises:

detecting a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH;

determining Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources required by a User Equipment, UE, during Radio Resource Control, RRC, reconfiguration based on detected PDCCH;

wherein the PDCCH is detected in a Control Resource Set, CORESET 0, indicated by a network side;

wherein the determining PUCCH resources required by a UE during RRC reconfiguration based on detected PDCCH, comprises:

determining the PUCCH resources from a cell specific PUCCH resource set in response to that detecting one PDCCH or two PDCCHs in the CORESET 0 and bits occupied by Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, feedback information is less than or equal to 2;

determining the PUCCH resources from a dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a PDCCH that does not belong to the CORESET 0; or

determining the PUCCH resources from the dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a plurality of PDCCHs and bits occupied by the HARQ feedback information is greater than 2.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the PUCCH resources comprises:

in response to that a format of the detected PDCCH is Downlink Control Information, DCI, 1_0 or DCI information carried in the detected PDCCH contains 4-bit information indicating a PUCCH resource index, determining the PUCCH resources a cell specific PUCCH resource set.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cell specific PUCCH resource set is a cell specific PUCCH resource set configured by the UE during initial access.

4. A resource indication method, comprises:

determining that a User Equipment, UE, is in a Radio Resource Control, RRC, reconfiguration state;

sending a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, to the UE to indicate Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources required by the UE during RRC reconfiguration

wherein the PUCCH resources required by a UE during RRC reconfiguration are determined by:

determining the PUCCH resources from a cell specific PUCCH resource set in response to that detecting one PDCCH or two PDCCHs in the CORESET 0 and bits occupied by Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, feedback information is less than or equal to 2;

determining the PUCCH resources from a dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a PDCCH that does not belong to the CORESET 0; or determining the PUCCH resources from the dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a plurality of PDCCHs and bits occupied by the HARQ feedback information is greater than 2.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the sending a PDCCH to the UE, comprises:

sending the PDCCH in a Control Resource Set, CORESET, configured by a network side for the UE.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the sending a PDCCH to the UE to indicate PUCCH resources required by the UE during RRC reconfiguration, comprises:

notifying the UE of determining the PUCCH resources in a cell specific PUCCH resource set through an index of the CORESET, or a PDCCH format, or a DCI information indication field carried in the PDCCH.

7. A resource determining apparatus, comprises:

a memory configured to store program instructions;

a processor configured to invoke the program instructions stored in the memory to perform a process of:

detecting a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH;

determining Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources required by a User Equipment, UE, during Radio Resource Control, RRC, reconfiguration based on detected PDCCH;

wherein the processor is further configured to invoke the program instructions to detect the PDCCH in a Control Resource Set, CORESET 0, indicated by a network side;

wherein the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to perform the process of determining the PUCCH resources by:

determining the PUCCH resources from a cell specific PUCCH resource set in response to that detecting one PDCCH or two PDCCHs in the CORESET 0 and bits occupied by Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, feedback information is less than or equal to 2;

determining the PUCCH resources from a dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a PDCCH that does not belong to the CORESET 0; or determining the PUCCH resources from the dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a plurality of PDCCHs and bits occupied by the HARQ feedback information is greater than 2.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to perform the process of determining the PUCCH resources by:

in response to that a format of the detected PDCCH is Downlink Control Information, DCI, 1_0 or DCI information carried in the detected PDCCH contains 4-bit information indicating a PUCCH resource index, determining the PUCCH resources from a cell specific PUCCH resource set.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the cell specific PUCCH resource set is a cell specific PUCCH resource set configured by the UE during initial access.

10. A resource indication apparatus, comprises:

a memory configured to store program instructions;

a processor configured to invoke the program instructions stored in the memory to perform a process of:

determining that a User Equipment, UE, is in a Radio Resource Control, RRC, reconfiguration state;

sending a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, to the UE via a transceiver to indicate Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH, resources required by the UE during RRC reconfiguration;

wherein the PUCCH resources required by a UE during RRC reconfiguration are determined by:

determining the PUCCH resources from a cell specific PUCCH resource set in response to that detecting one PDCCH or two PDCCHs in the CORESET 0 and bits occupied by Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, feedback information is less than or equal to 2;

determining the PUCCH resources from a dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a PDCCH that does not belong to the CORESET 0; or determining the PUCCH resources from the dedicated PUCCH resource set of the UE in response to that detecting a plurality of PDCCHs and bits occupied by the HARQ feedback information is greater than 2.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to send the PDCCH to the UE by:

sending the PDCCH in a Control Resource Set, CORESET, configured by a network side for the UE.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to invoke the program instructions to send the PDCCH to the UE by:

notifying the UE of determining the PUCCH resources in a cell specific PUCCH resource set through an index of the CORESET, or a PDCCH format, or a DCI information indication field carried in the PDCCH.

13. A non-transitory computer storage medium, stores computer executable instructions which are configured to cause the computer to perform the method of claim 1 .

14. A non-transitory computer storage medium, stores computer executable instructions which are configured to cause the computer to perform the method of claim 4 .

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 Sep 29, 2020
From: MIAO, DESHAN; TONY, EKPENYONG
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 053910/0064 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810300361.6 · Apr 4, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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