IP Library Granted Patent US 12,262,313
Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,313 · App. 17/360,123 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Secondary cell activation method and communication apparatus

Inventors: Xiaona Wang (Chengdu, CN); Peng Guan (Shenzhen, CN); Xiaoyong Tang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W48/20H04L5/001H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04W72/04H04W56/0045H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 12,262,313
App. No.
17/360,123
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a second cell activation method, a terminal device receives activation signaling of a secondary cell sent by a network device, where the activation signaling includes at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information; the terminal device activates the secondary cell based on the activation signaling. The technical solution provided in this application can reduce an activation delay of a secondary cell.

Claims (36)

1. A secondary cell activation method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, activation signaling of a secondary cell sent by a network device, wherein the activation signaling comprises at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information; and activating, by the terminal device, the secondary cell based on the activation signaling;

wherein when the at least one of first quasi co-location indication information comprises a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state identifier (ID), after receiving the activation signaling of the secondary cell, the terminal device determines a receive beam based on the TCI state ID carried in the activation signaling, and detects and receives a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) by using the receive beam determined by using a TCI state corresponding to the TCI state ID, to complete activation of the secondary cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information comprises the TCI state ID, a pilot resource set identifier, or spatial relation indication information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the terminal device, a downlink physical channel or a downlink signal; and

sending an uplink physical channel or an uplink signal in the secondary cell by using a beam indicated by the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, second quasi co-location indication information sent by the network device; and

receiving, by the terminal device, a downlink physical channel or a downlink signal and sending an uplink physical channel or an uplink signal in the secondary cell by using a beam indicated in the second quasi co-location indication information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the activation signaling further comprises indication information of a plurality of component carriers, and each of the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information corresponds to one component carrier or one group of component carriers in the plurality of component carriers.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the terminal device, first indication information sent by the network device, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that downlink timing of a primary cell is the same as that of the secondary cell, or that a timing advance group (TAG) of a primary cell is the same as that of the secondary cell.

7. A secondary cell activation method, comprising:

generating, by a network device, activation signaling of a secondary cell, wherein the activation signaling comprises at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information; and

sending, by the network device, the activation signaling;

wherein when the first quasi co-location indication information comprises a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state identifier (ID), after receiving the activation signaling of the secondary cell, the terminal device determines a receive beam based on the TCI state ID carried in the activation signaling, and detects and receives a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) by using the receive beam determined by using a TCI state corresponding to the TCI state ID, to complete activation of the secondary cell.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information comprises the TCI state ID, a pilot resource set identifier, or spatial relation indication information.

9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising: sending, by the network device, a downlink physical channel or a downlink signal.

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

sending, by the network device, second quasi co-location indication information, wherein the second quasi co-location indication information is used to indicate to the terminal device to receive a downlink physical channel or a downlink signal and send an uplink physical channel or an uplink signal in the secondary cell by using a beam indicated by the second quasi co-location indication information.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the activation signaling further comprises indication information of a plurality of component carriers, and each of the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information corresponds to one component carrier or one group of component carriers in the plurality of component carriers.

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

sending, by the network device, first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that downlink timing of a primary cell is the same as that of the secondary cell, or that a timing advance group (TAG) of a primary cell is the same as that of the secondary cell.

13. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive activation signaling of a secondary cell sent by a network device, wherein the activation signaling comprises at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information and wherein the first quasi co-location indication information indicates a spatial relationship between two antenna ports on the network device; and

a processor, configured to activate the secondary cell based on the activation signaling;

wherein when the first quasi co-location indication information is a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state identifier (ID), after receiving the activation signaling of the secondary cell, the terminal device determines a receive beam based on the TCI state ID carried in the activation signaling, and receives a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) by using the receive beam determined by using a TCI state corresponding to the TCI state ID, to complete activation of the secondary cell.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information comprises the TCI state ID, a pilot resource set identifier, or spatial relation indication information.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the receiver is further configured to:

receive a downlink physical channel or a downlink signal and send an uplink physical channel or an uplink signal in the secondary cell by using a beam indicated by using the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the receiver is further configured to: receive second quasi co-location indication information sent by the network device; and

receive a downlink physical channel or a downlink signal and send an uplink physical channel or an uplink signal in the secondary cell by using a beam indicated by the second quasi co-location indication information.

17. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the activation signaling further comprises indication information of a plurality of component carriers, and each of the at least one piece of first quasi co-location indication information corresponds to one or one group of the plurality of component carriers.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the receiver is further configured to:

receive first indication information sent by the network device, wherein the first indication information is used to indicate that downlink timing of a primary cell is the same as that of the secondary cell, or that a timing advance group (TAG) of a primary cell is the same as that of the secondary cell.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2025
From: WANG, XIAONA; GUAN, PENG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070009/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2025
From: TANG, XIAOYONG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070009/0044 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811647479.2 · Dec 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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