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Granted Patent B2
US 12,317,094 · App. 17/371,960 · Granted May 27, 2025

Communication method and apparatus

Inventors: Yinghao Jin (Shanghai, CN); Hongzhuo Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Wei Tan (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,317,094
App. No.
17/371,960
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication method and an apparatus providing a PCI allocation and optimization solution are provided. The method includes that a distributed unit receives first information sent by a central unit, where the first information includes at least one of the following: allowed PCI information, unallowed PCI information, or PCI conflict information; and the distributed unit determines a PCI of a serving cell of the distributed unit based on the first information.

Claims (31)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a network management device, physical cell identifier (PCI) conflict report message from a central unit of a base station, wherein the PCI conflict report message includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a PCI with a PCI conflict, an identifier of a cell with a PCI conflict, a type of a PCI conflict, frequency information of a cell with a PCI conflict, or an identifier of a neighbor access network device with a PCI conflict;

determining, by the network management device, a PCI reallocated to a serving cell of a distributed unit of the base station based on the PCI conflict report message; and

sending, by the network management device, PCI allocation information to the distributed unit, wherein the PCI allocation information indicates the PCI reallocated to the serving cell of the distributed unit.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network management device includes an operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) device.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the PCI with the PCI conflict.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the cell with the PCI conflict.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the type of the PCI conflict.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the frequency information of the cell with the PCI conflict.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the neighbor access network device with the PCI conflict.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving physical cell identifier (PCI) conflict report message from a central unit of a base station, wherein the PCI conflict report message includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a PCI with a PCI conflict, an identifier of a cell with a PCI conflict, a type of a PCI conflict, frequency information of a cell with a PCI conflict, or an identifier of a neighbor access network device with a PCI conflict;

determining a PCI reallocated to a serving cell of a distributed unit of the base station based on the PCI conflict report message; and

sending PCI allocation information to the distributed unit, wherein the PCI allocation information indicates the PCI reallocated to the serving cell of the distributed unit.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the apparatus comprises an operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) device.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the apparatus comprises a chip.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the PCI with the PCI conflict.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the cell with the PCI conflict.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the type of the PCI conflict.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the frequency information of the cell with the PCI conflict.

15. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the neighbor access network device with the PCI conflict.

16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving physical cell identifier (PCI) conflict report message from a central unit of a base station, wherein the PCI conflict report message includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a PCI with a PCI conflict, an identifier of a cell with a PCI conflict, a type of a PCI conflict, frequency information of a cell with a PCI conflict, or an identifier of a neighbor access network device with a PCI conflict;

determining a PCI reallocated to a serving cell of a distributed unit of the base station based on the PCI conflict report message; and

sending PCI allocation information to the distributed unit, wherein the PCI allocation information indicates the PCI reallocated to the serving cell of the distributed unit.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 16 , wherein the computing device comprises an operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) device.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 16 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the PCI with the PCI conflict.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 16 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the identifier of the cell with the PCI conflict.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 16 , wherein the PCI conflict report message comprises the type of the PCI conflict.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: JIN, YINGHAO; ZHANG, HONGZHUO; TAN, WEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070263/0482 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910019950.1 · Jan 9, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020070916 · Jan 8, 2020
Related Publication 20210337394A1 · Oct 28, 2021
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