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US 12,192,976 · App. 17/574,243 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Communication method, communication apparatus, terminal device, and network device

Inventors: Xinqian Xie (Beijing, CN); Zhiheng Guo (Beijing, CN); Yi Long (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W72/0453H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,192,976
App. No.
17/574,243
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to a communication method, a communication apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The terminal device receives first signaling from the network device, where the first signaling indicates the terminal device to send a first uplink signal to the network device on a first uplink carrier, and the first signaling further indicates a first frequency. Further, the terminal device sets an operating frequency of the terminal device based on the first frequency after sending the first uplink signal on the first uplink carrier; or the terminal device sets an operating frequency of the terminal device based on the first frequency before an end moment of a time unit in which the first uplink signal is located.

Claims (58)

1. A communication method, comprising:

sending a first uplink signal to a network device on a first uplink carrier,

receiving first signaling from the network device, wherein

the first signaling indicates a terminal device to send a second uplink signal to the network device on a second uplink carrier, and the first signaling further indicates the terminal device to switch the operating frequency of a radio frequency link of a transmit antenna of the terminal device to a second frequency, and

switching the operating frequency of a radio frequency link of the transmit antenna the terminal device to the second frequency, and sending the second uplink signal on the second uplink carrier.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the second frequency corresponds to the second uplink carrier.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first uplink carrier is a new radio (NR) uplink carrier or a long term evolution (LTE) uplink carrier; or,

the second uplink carrier is a NR uplink carrier or a LTE uplink carrier; or

the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier correspond to uplink carriers of different cells.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second frequency is 3.5 GHz or 1.8 GHz.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is downlink control information (DCI) or high level signaling.

6. A communication method, comprising:

receiving a first uplink signal from a terminal device on a first uplink carrier,

sending first signaling to the terminal device, wherein

the first signaling indicates to send a second uplink signal to a network device on a second uplink carrier, and the first signaling further indicates the terminal device to switch the operating frequency of a radio frequency link of a transmit antenna of the terminal device to a second frequency, and

receiving the second uplink signal from the terminal device on the second uplink carrier.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the second frequency corresponds to the second uplink carrier.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein

the first uplink carrier is a new radio (NR) uplink carrier or a long term evolution (LTE) uplink carrier; or,

the second uplink carrier is a NR uplink carrier or a LTE uplink carrier; or

the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier correspond to uplink carriers of different cells.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the second frequency is 3.5 GHz or 1.8 GHz.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first signaling is downlink control information (DCI) or high level signaling.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to perform operations:

sending, by using the transceiver, a first uplink signal to a network device on a first uplink carrier,

receiving, by using the transceiver, first signaling from the network device, wherein

the first signaling indicates to send a second uplink signal to the network device on a second uplink carrier, and the first signaling further indicates the apparatus to switch the operating frequency of a radio frequency link of a transmit antenna of the apparatus to a second frequency, and

switching the operating frequency of a radio frequency link of the transmit antenna of the apparatus to the second frequency, and sends the second uplink signal on the second uplink carrier.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the second frequency corresponds to the second uplink carrier.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the first uplink carrier is a new radio (NR) uplink carrier or a long term evolution (LTE) uplink carrier; or,

the second uplink carrier is a NR uplink carrier or a LTE uplink carrier; or

the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier correspond to uplink carriers of different cells.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the second frequency is 3.5 GHz or 1.8 GHz.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first signaling is downlink control information (DCI) or high level signaling.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver, configured to

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform operations including:

receiving, by using the transceiver, a first uplink signal from a terminal device on a first uplink carrier,

sending, by using the transceiver, first signaling to the terminal device, wherein

the first signaling indicates to send a second uplink signal to the apparatus on a second uplink carrier, and the first signaling further indicates the terminal device to switch the operating frequency of a radio frequency link of a transmit antenna of the terminal device to a second frequency, and

receiving the second uplink signal from the terminal device on the second uplink carrier.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein

the second frequency corresponds to the second uplink carrier.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein

the first uplink carrier is a new radio (NR) uplink carrier or a long term evolution (LTE) uplink carrier; or

the second uplink carrier is a NR uplink carrier or a LTE uplink carrier; or

the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier correspond to uplink carriers of different cells.

19. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the second frequency is 3.5 GHz or 1.8 GHz.

20. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the first signaling is downlink control information (DCI) or high level signaling.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: XIE, XINQIAN; GUO, ZHIHENG; LONG, YI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069185/0169 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910632072.0 · Jul 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020100933 · Jul 8, 2020
Related Publication 20220141822A1 · May 5, 2022
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