IP Library Granted Patent US 11,716,684
Granted Patent B2
US 11,716,684 · App. 17/136,574 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Configuration method and device

Inventors: Dajie Jiang (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Peng Sun (Chang'an Dongguan, CN); Xueming Pan (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W52/0212H04B7/0626H04W24/02H04W52/0229H04W76/27
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Patent No.
US 11,716,684
App. No.
17/136,574
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A configuration method and a device are provided. The method includes: sending a first message to a network-side device, where the first message explicitly or implicitly indicates a power saving mode or a power saving class of a terminal device; receiving, from the network-side device, first feedback information about the first message; and determining, based on the first feedback information, value(s) of one or more first parameters related to power consumption of the terminal device.

Claims (128)

1. A configuration method, applied to a terminal device and comprising:

sending a first message to a network-side device, wherein the first message explicitly or implicitly indicates a power saving mode or a power saving class of the terminal device;

receiving, from the network-side device, first feedback information about the first message; and

determining, based on the first feedback information, value(s) of one or more first parameters related to power consumption of the terminal device;

wherein the first message comprises a field, the field comprises one or more first bit strings, and a value of each first bit string corresponds to a value of a parameter, wherein the parameter is related to power consumption of the terminal device, and the parameter comprises:

a time interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

a time interval between a PDCCH and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

the number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers;

the first message comprises at least one of:

a time interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

a time interval between a PDCCH and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

the number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending a first message to a network-side device comprises:

sending the first message to the network-side device based on power consumption information of the terminal device.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first feedback information comprises one or more of the following:

an acknowledgment (ACK) or a negative acknowledgment (NACK) of the first message;

an identity of a power saving mode or a power saving class configured by the network-side device for the terminal device; and

value(s) of one or more second parameters configured by the network-side device for the terminal device, wherein the second parameter is related to power consumption of the terminal device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the parameter and the value of the parameter are configured by the network-side device or prescribed by a protocol.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter further comprises at least one of the following:

the number of transmit antennas or transmit channels of the terminal device;

the number of receive antennas or receive channels of the terminal device;

the number of simultaneously activated uplink component carriers;

the number of simultaneously activated downlink component carriers;

a time interval between a PDSCH and a corresponding ACK or NACK;

a PDSCH processing delay;

a PUSCH preparation delay;

the number of uplink MIMO layers;

PDCCH monitoring period;

PDCCH monitoring offset;

PDCCH monitoring duration;

a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;

a bandwidth of a bandwidth part (BWP);

an identity ID of a BWP;

dual connectivity (DC);

non-dual connectivity (non-DC);

the maximum uplink transmission data rate;

the maximum downlink transmission data rate;

the number of CSI reports simultaneously processable by the terminal device;

the number of beam management reports simultaneously processable by the terminal device;

the number of measurement resources simultaneously receivable or processable by the terminal device;

a CSI report related delay; and

a beam management report related delay.

6. A configuration method, applied to a network-side device and comprising:

receiving a first message from a terminal device, wherein the first message explicitly or implicitly indicates a power saving mode or a power saving class of the terminal device; and

sending first feedback information about the first message to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines, based on the first feedback information, value(s) of one or more first parameters related to power consumption of the terminal device;

wherein the first message comprises a field, the field comprises one or more first bit strings, and a value of each first bit string corresponds to a value of a parameter, wherein the parameter is related to power consumption of the terminal device, the parameter comprises:

a time interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

a time interval between a PDCCH and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

the number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers;

the first message comprises at least one of:

a time interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

a time interval between a PDCCH and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

the number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first feedback information comprises one or more of the following:

an ACK or a NACK of the first message;

an identity of a power saving mode or a power saving class configured by the network-side device for the terminal device; and

value(s) of one or more second parameters configured by the network-side device for the terminal device, wherein the second parameter is related to power consumption of the terminal device.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the parameter and the value of the parameter are configured by the network-side device or prescribed by a protocol.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the parameter further comprises at least one of the following:

the number of transmit antennas or transmit channels of the terminal device;

the number of receive antennas or receive channels of the terminal device;

the number of simultaneously activated uplink component carriers;

the number of simultaneously activated downlink component carriers;

a time interval between a PDSCH and a corresponding ACK or NACK;

a PDSCH processing delay;

a PUSCH preparation delay;

the number of uplink MIMO layers;

a PDCCH monitoring period;

a PDCCH monitoring offset;

PDCCH monitoring duration;

a discontinuous reception DRX cycle;

a bandwidth of a BWP;

an ID of a BWP;

DC;

non-DC;

a maximum uplink transmission rate;

a maximum downlink transmission rate;

the number of CSI reports simultaneously processable by the terminal device;

the number of beam management reports simultaneously processable by the terminal device;

the number of measurement resources simultaneously receivable or processable by the terminal device;

a CSI report related delay; and

a beam management report related delay.

10. A terminal device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, following steps are implemented:

sending a first message to a network-side device, wherein the first message explicitly or implicitly indicates a power saving mode or a power saving class of the terminal device;

receiving, from the network-side device, first feedback information about the first message; and

determining, based on the first feedback information, value(s) of one or more first parameters related to power consumption of the terminal device;

wherein the first message comprises a field, the field comprises one or more first bit strings, and a value of each first bit string corresponds to a value of a parameter, wherein the parameter is related to power consumption of the terminal device, the parameter comprises:

a time interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

a time interval between a PDCCH and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

the number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers;

the first message comprises at least one of:

a time interval between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

a time interval between a PDCCH and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduled by the PDCCH;

the number of downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layers.

11. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the sending a first message to a network-side device comprises:

sending the first message to the network-side device based on power consumption information of the terminal device.

12. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the first feedback information comprises one or more of the following:

an acknowledgment (ACK) or a negative acknowledgment (NACK) of the first message;

an identity of a power saving mode or a power saving class configured by the network-side device for the terminal device; and

value(s) of one or more second parameters configured by the network-side device for the terminal device, wherein the second parameter is related to power consumption of the terminal device.

13. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the parameter and the value of the parameter are configured by the network-side device or prescribed by a protocol.

14. The terminal device according to claim 10 , wherein the parameter further comprises at least one of the following:

the number of transmit antennas or transmit channels of the terminal device;

the number of receive antennas or receive channels of the terminal device;

the number of simultaneously activated uplink component carriers;

the number of simultaneously activated downlink component carriers;

a time interval between a PDSCH and a corresponding ACK or NACK;

a PDSCH processing delay;

a PUSCH preparation delay;

the number of uplink MIMO layers;

PDCCH monitoring period;

PDCCH monitoring offset;

PDCCH monitoring duration;

a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle;

a bandwidth of a bandwidth part (BWP);

an identity ID of a BWP;

dual connectivity (DC);

non-dual connectivity (non-DC);

the maximum uplink transmission data rate;

the maximum downlink transmission data rate;

the number of CSI reports simultaneously processable by the terminal device;

the number of beam management reports simultaneously processable by the terminal device;

the number of measurement resources simultaneously receivable or processable by the terminal device;

a CSI report related delay; and

a beam management report related delay.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2020
From: JIANG, DAJIE; SUN, PENG; PAN, XUEMING
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 054779/0478 →
Priority Claims (1)
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