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US 12,245,229 · App. 17/579,767 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Method and device for determining a transmission mode

Inventors: Yang Song (Guangdong, CN); Peng Sun (Guangdong, CN); Zhi Lu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W72/1273H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/23
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Patent No.
US 12,245,229
App. No.
17/579,767
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission mode determining method, an information configuration method, and a device are provided. The transmission mode determining method includes: determining, based on first preset information, a transmission mode of a physical downlink shared channel PSDCH scheduled by one downlink control information DCI; where the first preset information is carried in at least one of radio resource control RRC, a media access control control element MAC CE, and the DCI.

Claims (102)

1. A transmission mode determining method, applied to a terminal device, wherein the transmission mode determining method comprises:

determining, based on first preset information carried by downlink control information (DCI), a transmission scheme for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by one DCI; wherein the first preset information comprises a first parameter and a third parameter, wherein the first parameter is the number of slot-based repetitions of the PDSCH in time domain, the third parameter is the number of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states indicated by the DCI scheduling the PDSCH; wherein

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1 and a value of the third parameter is 1, the transmission scheme for the PDSCH is that one DCI schedules one PDSCH with repetition in time domain.

2. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first preset information further comprises at least one of a fourth parameter or a fifth parameter, wherein the fourth parameter is the number of mini-slot based repetitions of the PDSCH in time domain, and the fifth parameter is the number of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) code division multiplexing (CDM) groups of the PDSCH.

3. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 2 , wherein

before the determining, based on first preset information carried by the downlink control information (DCI), the transmission scheme for the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by one DCI, the transmission mode determining method further comprises:

receiving fourth preset information from a network device, wherein the fourth preset information is used for configuring the second parameter, and the fourth preset information is carried in radio resource control (RRC); and

determining, based on the fourth preset information, the second parameter, wherein the second parameter is a frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH.

4. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 3 , wherein

a value of the second parameter is one of a first value, a second value, or a third value, wherein

the first value indicates that the frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH is a first preset mode, wherein the first preset mode is a division mode that uses no frequency division multiplexing (FDM) transmission scheme;

the second value indicates that the frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH is a second preset mode, wherein the second preset mode is one division mode in a preset frequency division multiplexing (FDM) transmission scheme; and

the third value indicates that the frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH is a third preset mode, wherein the third preset mode is another division mode in the preset FDM transmission scheme.

5. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 4 , wherein

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a first preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a second preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a third preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a fourth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a fifth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a sixth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the second value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a seventh preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the second value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is an eighth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the third value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a ninth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the third value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a tenth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a twelfth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a thirteenth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the second value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a fourteenth preset transmission scheme; or,

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the third value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the transmission scheme of the PDSCH is a fifteenth preset transmission scheme.

6. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 5 , wherein the transmission scheme of the PDSCH satisfies at least one of the following:

the first preset transmission scheme is that one DCI schedules one PDSCH with no repetition in time domain, or that one DCI in a transmission scheme of scheduling multiple PDSCHs by multiple DCIs schedules one PDSCH;

the second preset transmission scheme is scheme 1a with no repetition in time domain;

the third preset transmission scheme is a scheme combining scheme 1a and scheme 3;

the fourth preset transmission scheme is scheme 3;

the fifth preset transmission scheme is scheme 1a;

the sixth preset transmission scheme is scheme 3;

the seventh preset transmission scheme is scheme 2a;

the eighth preset transmission scheme is a scheme combining scheme 2a and scheme 3;

the ninth preset transmission scheme is scheme 2b;

the tenth preset transmission scheme is a scheme combining scheme 2b and scheme 3;

the twelfth preset transmission scheme is scheme 4;

the thirteenth preset transmission scheme is a scheme combining scheme 1a and scheme 4;

the fourteenth preset transmission scheme is a scheme combining scheme 2a and scheme 4; or,

the fifteenth preset transmission scheme is a scheme combining scheme 2b and scheme 4.

7. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

determining, based on the second parameter, transmission configuration information of the PDSCH.

8. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 7 , wherein

the transmission configuration information comprises TCI states, and the determining, based on the second parameter, the transmission configuration information of the PDSCH comprises:

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining, based on preset TCI state sequence information, a TCI state for each slot-based repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain; or

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining, based on preset TCI state sequence information, a TCI state for each mini-slot-based repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain.

9. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 8 , wherein before the determining, based on the second parameter, the transmission configuration information of the PDSCH, the transmission mode determining method further comprises:

receiving second preset information from the network device, wherein the second preset information is used for configuring the preset TCI state sequence information; and

determining, based on the second preset information, the preset TCI state sequence information.

10. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 9 , wherein

if the preset TCI state sequence information comprises multiple TCI state sequences, before the determining, based on the second parameter, the transmission configuration information of the PDSCH, the transmission mode determining method further comprises:

receiving third preset information from the network device, wherein the third preset information is used to indicate a target TCI state sequence, and the target TCI state sequence is one of the multiple TCI state sequences;

the determining, based on the preset TCI state sequence information, the TCI state for each slot-based repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in the time domain comprises: determining, based on the target TCI state sequence, a TCI state for each slot-based repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain; and

the determining, based on the preset TCI state sequence information, the TCI state for each mini-slot-based repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain comprises: determining, based on the target TCI state sequence, a TCI state for each mini-slot-based repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain.

11. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 7 , wherein

the transmission configuration information comprises TCI states, and the determining, based on the second parameter, the transmission configuration information of the PDSCH comprises:

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the second value, and a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, determining that multiple TCI states indicated by a same DCI are used for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain; or

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the third value, and a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, determining that multiple TCI states indicated by a same DCI are used for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain; or

when the value of the second parameter is the second value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining that multiple TCI states indicated by a same DCI are used for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain; or

when the value of the second parameter is the third value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining that multiple TCI states indicated by a same DCI are used for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain.

12. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 7 , wherein

the transmission configuration information comprises TCI states, and the determining, based on the second parameter, the transmission configuration information of the PDSCH comprises:

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the TCI states for transmission of the PDSCH correspond to the DMRS CDM groups in the fifth parameter; or

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to the DMRS CDM groups in the fifth parameter; or

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the first value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, a value of the fourth parameter is 1, and a value of the fifth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to the DMRS CDM groups in the fifth parameter.

13. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 12 , wherein

a correspondence between the TCI states for the PDSCH and the DMRS CDM groups in the fifth parameter is configured by the network device; or

a correspondence between the TCI states for the PDSCH and the DMRS CDM groups of the in the fifth parameter is a preset one-to-one correspondence.

14. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 7 , wherein

the transmission configuration information comprises TCI states, and the determining, based on the second parameter, the transmission configuration information of the PDSCH comprises:

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the second value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to multiple frequency-domain resources; or

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the second value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to multiple frequency-domain resources; or

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the third value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to multiple frequency-domain resources; or

when a value of the first parameter is 1, the value of the second parameter is the third value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is greater than 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to multiple frequency-domain resources; or

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the second value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to multiple frequency-domain resources; or

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1, the value of the second parameter is the third value, a value of the third parameter is greater than 1, and a value of the fourth parameter is 1, determining that the TCI states for each repetitive transmission of the PDSCH in time domain correspond to multiple frequency-domain resources.

15. The transmission mode determining method according to claim 14 , wherein

a correspondence between the TCI states for the PDSCH and the multiple frequency-domain resources is configured by the network device; or

a correspondence between the TCI states for the PDSCH and the multiple frequency-domain resources is a preset one-to-one correspondence.

16. An information configuration method, applied to a network device, wherein the information configuration method comprises:

sending first preset information to a terminal device in downlink control information (DCI);

wherein the first preset information comprises a first parameter and a third parameter, wherein the first parameter is the number of slot-based repetitions of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in time domain, the PDSCH is scheduled by one DCI, the third parameter is the number of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states indicated by the DCI scheduling the PDSCH; wherein

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1 and a value of the third parameter is 1, a transmission scheme for the PDSCH is that one DCI schedules one PDSCH with repetition in time domain.

17. A terminal device comprising: a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the following steps are implemented:

determining, based on first preset information carried by downlink control information (DCI), a transmission scheme for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by one DCI; wherein the first preset information comprises a first parameter and a third parameter, wherein the first parameter is the number of slot-based repetitions of the PDSCH in time domain, the third parameter is the number of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states indicated by the DCI scheduling the PDSCH; wherein

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1 and a value of the third parameter is 1, the transmission scheme for the PDSCH is that one DCI schedules one PDSCH with repetition in time domain.

18. The information configuration method according to claim 16 , further comprising:

sending fourth preset information to a terminal device through radio resource control (RRC); wherein

the fourth preset information is used for configuring a second parameter, the second parameter is a frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH, and the second parameter is used for determining the transmission scheme for the PDSCH.

19. The information configuration method according to claim 18 , wherein

a value of the second parameter is one of a first value, a second value, or a third value, wherein

the first value indicates that the frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH is a first preset mode, wherein the first preset mode is a division mode that does not use a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) transmission scheme;

the second value indicates that the frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH is a second preset mode, wherein the second preset mode is a division mode in a preset frequency division multiplexing (FDM) transmission scheme; and

the third value indicates that the frequency-domain division mode for the PDSCH is a third preset mode, wherein the third preset mode is another division mode in the preset FDM scheme.

20. A network device comprising: a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the following steps are implemented:

sending first preset information to a terminal device in downlink control information (DCI);

wherein the first preset information comprises a first parameter and a third parameter, wherein the first parameter is the number of slot-based repetitions of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in time domain, the PDSCH is scheduled by one DCI, the third parameter is the number of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states indicated by the DCI scheduling the PDSCH; wherein

when a value of the first parameter is greater than 1 and a value of the third parameter is 1, a transmission scheme for the PDSCH is that one DCI schedules one PDSCH with repetition in time domain.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: SONG, YANG; SUN, PENG; LU, ZHI
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
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CN 201910673788.5 · Jul 24, 2019 · national
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