IP Library Granted Patent US 12,574,167
Granted Patent B2
US 12,574,167 · App. 17/198,641 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Transmitting and receiving sidelink reference signal

Inventors: Jian Zhang (Beijing, CN); Pengyu Ji (Beijing, CN); Guorong Li (Beijing, CN); Lei Zhang (Beijing, CN); Xin Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: 1FINITY Inc.
H04L1/1893H04L5/0057H04W56/001H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 12,574,167
App. No.
17/198,641
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for transmitting HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledge) signal includes a memory and processor circuitry. The memory stores a plurality of instructions. The processor circuitry is coupled to the memory and is configured to determine a sidelink HARQ-ACK signal. The sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is carried in a first part of symbols of a time interval. The processor circuitry is further configured to transmit the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal to a second device. The time interval further comprises a third part of symbols. The third part of symbols is located in front of the first part of symbols carrying the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, or one or more symbols in front of the first part of symbols are taken as the third part of symbols.

Claims (66)

1 . An apparatus for transmitting HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledge) signal, comprising:

a memory that stores a plurality of instructions; and

processor circuitry coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:

determine a sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, wherein the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is carried in a first part of symbols of a time interval,

wherein the time interval further comprises:

a second part of symbols configured as a guard interval, the second part of symbols being located after the first part of symbols carrying the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, and the first part of symbols and the second part of symbols being located at a rear part of the time interval;

a third part of symbols configured to perform automatic gain control,

the third part of symbols being located in front of the first part of symbols carrying the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, or

one or more symbols in front of the first part of symbols being taken as the third part of symbols;

a fourth part of symbols configured to carry transmission information; wherein the transmission information comprises at least one piece of the following information: control information, data information, or feedback information;

a fifth part of symbols being located between the third part of symbols and the fourth part of symbols, the fifth part of symbols configured as a guard interval; and

a sixth part of symbols,

the sixth part of symbols being located in front of the fourth part of symbols, or

one or more symbols in front of the fourth part of symbols being taken as the sixth part of symbols, and

transmit the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal to a second device.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the time interval comprises at least one of the following: a slot, a subframe, a frame, a non-slot, and a mini-slot.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first part of symbols is located at a front part of the time interval, and is further configured to perform automatic gain control.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission information comprises control information, data information and CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal).

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to, according to a power control state or signaling related to power control, determine whether there exists the third part of symbols in front of the first part of symbols, or determine whether one or more symbols in front of the first part of symbols are taken as a third part of symbols.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the power control state and the signaling related to power control are received from a network device and/or a terminal equipment.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to, according to a power control state or signaling related to power control, determine whether there exists a sixth part of symbols in front of the fourth part of symbols, or determine whether one or more symbols in front of the fourth part of symbols are taken as a sixth part of symbols.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to, according to configuration information on a sidelink HARQ-ACK signal or configuration information on a slot format of a cellular link, determine the first part of symbols transmitting the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first part of symbols of the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal corresponds to at least one of uplink symbols and flexible symbols in the cellular link.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information on a sidelink HARQ-ACK signal and the configuration information on a slot format of a cellular link are transmitted by a network device and/or a terminal equipment.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to determine that the time interval is further configured to transmit or to receive the transmission information; and

determine a part or all of time frequency resources transmitting the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal as being configured to transmit or to receive the transmission information.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to determine that a priority of the transmission information is higher than a first threshold; and

the signal determining unit is further configured to, when the priority of the transmission information is higher than the first threshold, determine a part or all of time frequency resources transmitting the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal as being configured to transmit or to receive the transmission information.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the transmission information comprises at least one piece of the following information: unicast information, groupcast information, broadcast information, information transmitted to a network device, and information having a higher priority.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the transmission information is transmitted or received on all resource blocks at the time interval, and transmission of the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal at the time interval is cancelled.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the processor circuitry is further configured to:

receive scheduling information configured to indicate the transmission information;

determine that a period from a moment of time of receiving the scheduling information to the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is greater than a second threshold; and

when the period from a moment of time of receiving the scheduling information to the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is greater than the second threshold, determine a part or all of time frequency resources transmitting the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal as being configured to transmit or to receive the transmission information.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the transmission information is transmitted or received on a part of resource blocks at the time interval, and the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is transmitted on other resources at the time interval.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the time interval is a slot.

18 . An apparatus for receiving HARQ-ACK signal, comprising:

a memory that stores a plurality of instructions; and

processor circuitry coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:

receive a sidelink HARQ-ACK signal transmitted by a first device; wherein the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is carried in a first part of symbols of a time interval,

wherein the time interval further comprises:

a second part of symbols configured as a guard interval, the second part of symbols being located after the first part of symbols carrying the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, and the first part of symbols and the second part of symbols being located at a rear part of the time interval;

a third part of symbols configured to perform automatic gain control,

the third part of symbols being located in front of the first part of symbols carrying the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, or

one or more symbols in front of the first part of symbols being taken as the third part of symbols;

a fourth part of symbols configured to carry transmission information; and

wherein the transmission information comprises at least one piece of the following information: control information, data information, or feedback information;

a fifth part of symbols being located between the third part of symbols and the fourth part of symbols, the fifth part of symbols being configured as a guard interval; and

a sixth part of symbols,

the sixth part of symbols being located in front of the fourth part of symbols, or

one or more symbols in front of the fourth part of symbols being taken as the sixth part of symbols.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein a channel status information based upon the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is feedbacked to the processor circuitry.

20 . A communication system, comprising:

a first device configured to determine a sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, wherein the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal is carried in a first part of symbols of a time interval; and transmit the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal to a second device; and

a second device configured to receive the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal transmitted by the first device,

wherein the time interval further comprises:

a second part of symbols configured as a guard interval, the second part of symbols being located after the first part of symbols carrying the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, and the first part of symbols and the second part of symbols being located at a rear part of the time interval;

a third part of symbols configured to perform automatic gain control,

the third part of symbols being located in front of the first part of symbols carrying the sidelink HARQ-ACK signal, or

one or more symbols in front of the first part of symbols being taken as the third part of symbols;

a fourth part of symbols configured to carry transmission information; and

wherein the transmission information comprises at least one piece of the following information: control information, data information, and feedback information;

a fifth part of symbols being located between the third part of symbols and the fourth part of symbols, the fifth part of symbols being configured as a guard interval; and

a sixth part of symbols,

the sixth part of symbols being located in front of the fourth part of symbols, or

one or more symbols in front of the fourth part of symbols being taken as the sixth part of symbols.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE APPLICATION NUMBER 19345640 TO CHANGE IT TO 19346640 AND TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION 19317078 TO CHANGE IT TO 19319078. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 73477 FRAME 351. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 20, 2026
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 075265/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 073477/0351 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2021
From: ZHANG, JIAN; JI, PENGYU; LI, GUORONG; ZHANG, LEI; WANG, XIN
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 055563/0954 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018108012 · Sep 27, 2018
Related Publication 20210203455A1 · Jul 1, 2021
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