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US 12,513,689 · App. 17/529,123 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Communication method and communication apparatus employing dynamic spectrum resource sharing

Inventors: Shengyu Li (Beijing, CN); Lei Guan (Beijing, CN); Dan Hu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/1268H04L5/0051H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/23H04W72/30
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Patent No.
US 12,513,689
App. No.
17/529,123
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The communication method includes: receiving first downlink control information DCI, the first DCI indicating a first time-frequency resource; determining a second time-frequency resource, where the second time-frequency resource is used for uplink transmission, and the first time-frequency resource overlaps the second time-frequency resource; and when the uplink transmission meets a first condition, transmitting uplink information on the second time-frequency resource.

Claims (33)

1 . A communication method, comprising:

receiving first downlink control information (DCI), the first DCI indicating a first uplink time-frequency resource, the first uplink time-frequency resource comprising a first group of time-frequency units, wherein a time-frequency unit of the first group of time-frequency units corresponds to a time domain start position and a time domain length in a time domain, and corresponds to a frequency domain start position and a frequency domain length in a frequency domain;

determining a second uplink time-frequency resource for uplink transmission, the first uplink time-frequency resource overlaps the second uplink time-frequency resource in a time domain or overlaps in the time domain and in a frequency domain; and

transmitting uplink information on the second uplink time-frequency resource when the uplink transmission meets a first condition, wherein the uplink transmission is scheduled using a second DCI, the uplink transmission is a dynamically scheduled uplink data channel and the second DCI is used to schedule the uplink data channel, or the uplink transmission is a dynamically scheduled uplink sounding reference signal and the second DCI is used to schedule the uplink sounding reference signal, the first condition is that a first DCI sending moment of the first DCI is not later than a second DCI sending moment of the second DCI, the first DCI is multicasting downlink control information comprising group-common downlink control information (GC-DCI).

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

skipping transmitting the uplink information on an overlapping time-frequency resource between the second uplink time-frequency resource and the first uplink time-frequency resource when the uplink transmission does not meet the first condition.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first uplink time-frequency resource is a preempted time-frequency resource.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first DCI sending moment is a first DCI first symbol of a downlink control channel carrying the first DCI; and

the second DCI sending moment is a second DCI first symbol of a downlink control channel carrying the second DCI.

5 . A network device, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor configured, upon execution of the instructions, to perform the following steps:

send first downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal, the first DCI indicating a first uplink time-frequency resource and indicating the terminal stop transmitting on the first uplink time-frequency resource, the first uplink time-frequency resource comprising a first group of time-frequency units, wherein a time-frequency unit of the first group of time-frequency units corresponds to a time domain start position and a time domain length in a time domain, and corresponds to a frequency domain start position and a frequency domain length in a frequency domain; and

receive uplink information on a second uplink time-frequency resource from the terminal when an uplink transmission meets a first condition, the first uplink time-frequency resource overlaps the second uplink time-frequency resource in a time domain or overlaps in the time domain and in a frequency domain, wherein the uplink transmission is scheduled using a second DCI, the uplink transmission is a dynamically scheduled uplink data channel and the second DCI is used to schedule the uplink data channel, or the uplink transmission is a dynamically scheduled uplink sounding reference signal and the second DCI is used to schedule the uplink sounding reference signal, the first condition is that a first DCI sending moment of the first DCI is not later than a second DCI sending moment of the second DCI, the first DCI is multicasting downlink control information comprising group-common downlink control information (GC-DCI).

6 . The network device according to claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the network device to:

skip receiving the uplink information on an overlapping time-frequency resource between the second uplink time-frequency resource and the first uplink time-frequency resource when the uplink transmission does not meet the first condition.

7 . The network device according to claim 5 , wherein the first uplink time-frequency resource is a preempted time-frequency resource.

8 . The network device according to claim 5 , wherein:

the first DCI sending moment is a first DCI first symbol of a downlink control channel carrying the first DCI; and

the second DCI sending moment is a second DCI first symbol of a downlink control channel carrying the second DCI.

9 . A communication apparatus, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor configured, upon execution of the instructions, to perform the following steps:

receive first downlink control information (DCI), the first DCI indicating a first uplink time-frequency resource, the first uplink time-frequency resource comprising a first group of time-frequency units, wherein a time-frequency unit of the first group of time-frequency units corresponds to a time domain start position and a time domain length in a time domain, and corresponds to a frequency domain start position and a frequency domain length in a frequency domain;

determine a second uplink time-frequency resource for uplink transmission, the first uplink time-frequency resource overlaps the second uplink time-frequency resource in a time domain or overlaps in the time domain and in a frequency domain; and

transmit uplink information on the second uplink time-frequency resource when the uplink transmission meets a first condition, wherein the uplink transmission is scheduled using a second DCI, the uplink transmission is a dynamically scheduled uplink data channel and the second DCI is used to schedule the uplink data channel, or the uplink transmission is a dynamically scheduled uplink sounding reference signal and the second DCI is used to schedule the uplink sounding reference signal, the first condition is that a first DCI sending moment of the first DCI is not later than a second DCI sending moment of the second DCI, the first DCI is multicasting downlink control information comprising group-common downlink control information (GC-DCI).

10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the communication apparatus to:

skip transmitting the uplink information on an overlapping time-frequency resource between the second uplink time-frequency resource and the first uplink time-frequency resource when the uplink transmission does not meet the first condition.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first uplink time-frequency resource is a preempted time-frequency resource.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein:

the first DCI sending moment of the first DCI is the first symbol of a downlink control channel carrying the first DCI; and

the second DCI sending moment is a second DCI first symbol of a downlink control channel carrying the second DCI.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2025
From: LI, SHENGYU; GUAN, LEI; HU, DAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072027/0737 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910413199.3 · May 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020088920 · May 7, 2020
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