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Granted Patent B2
US 12,308,946 · App. 17/671,575 · Granted May 20, 2025

Method for determining transmission mode and apparatus

Inventors: Mingzhe Wang (Shanghai, CN); Hongzhe Shi (Shenzhen, CN); Xiang Ren (Shanghai, CN); Liuliu Ji (Shanghai, CN); Haicun Hang (Shanghai, CN); Xiaoyan Bi (Ottawa, CA)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04J13/0077H04J3/02H04L5/0051H04J2013/0088
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Patent No.
US 12,308,946
App. No.
17/671,575
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for determining a transmission mode. A method embodiment includes obtaining, by a terminal device, configuration indication information, the configuration indication information comprising one or more of: DMRS indication information, repeated-transmission indication information, or transmission configuration indication information; and determining a transmission mode based on the configuration indication information, the transmission mode is one or more of: a space division multiplexing mode, a frequency division multiplexing mode, or a time division multiplexing mode.

Claims (50)

1. A method for determining a transmission mode, comprising:

obtaining configuration indication information, the configuration indication information comprising demodulation reference signal (DMRS) indication information, or a combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, wherein the DMRS indication information indicates one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determining a transmission mode based on the configuration indication information;

when the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) mode or a space division multiplexing (SDM) mode based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers;

when the configuration indication information comprises the combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises:

determining a quantity of code division multiplexing (CDM) groups based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determining the transmission mode based on the quantity of CDM groups.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining the transmission mode based on the quantity of CDM groups comprises:

determining that the transmission mode is the FDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 1, or determining that the transmission mode is the SDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 2.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the configuration indication information comprises the combination of the transmission configuration indication information and the repeated-transmission indication information, and when a quantity of transmission configuration indication states corresponding to the transmission configuration indication information is greater than or equal to 2, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises:

determining the transmission mode is the TDM mode.

5. A communications apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

obtaining configuration indication information, the configuration indication information comprising demodulation reference signal (DMRS) indication information, or a combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, wherein the DMRS indication information indicates one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determining a transmission mode based on the configuration indication information;

when the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) mode or a space division multiplexing (SDM) mode based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers;

when the configuration indication information comprises the combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode.

6. The communications apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein when the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, the processor-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

determine a quantity of code division multiplexing (CDM) groups based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determine the transmission mode based on the quantity of CDM groups.

7. The communications apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

determine that the transmission mode is the FDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 1; or determine that the transmission mode is the SDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 2.

8. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein when the configuration indication information comprises the combination of the transmission configuration indication information and the repeated-transmission indication information, and when a quantity of transmission configuration indication states corresponding to the transmission configuration indication information is greater than or equal to 2, the processor-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

determine the transmission mode is the TDM mode.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform at least operations of:

obtaining configuration indication information, the configuration indication information comprising demodulation reference signal (DMRS) indication information, or a combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, wherein the DMRS indication information indicates one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determining a transmission mode based on the configuration indication information;

when the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) mode or a space division multiplexing (SDM) mode based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers;

when the configuration indication information comprises the combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, and the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises:

determining a quantity of code division multiplexing (CDM) groups based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determining the transmission mode based on the quantity of CDM groups.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the determining the transmission mode based on the quantity of CDM groups comprises:

determining that the transmission mode is the FDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 1, or determining that the transmission mode is the SDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 2.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration indication information comprises the combination of the transmission configuration indication information and the repeated-transmission indication information, and when a quantity of transmission configuration indication states corresponding to the transmission configuration indication information is greater than or equal to 2, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises:

determining the transmission mode is the TDM mode.

13. A communications chip comprising:

at least one processor, the at least one processor being coupled with at least one memory that stores computer instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining configuration indication information, the configuration indication information comprising demodulation reference signal (DMRS) indication information, or a combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, wherein the DMRS indication information indicates one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determining a transmission mode based on the configuration indication information;

when the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) mode or a space division multiplexing (SDM) mode based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers;

when the configuration indication information comprises the combination of repeated-transmission indication information and transmission configuration indication information, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises determining the transmission mode as a time division multiplexing (TDM) mode.

14. The communications chip according to claim 13 , wherein the configuration indication information comprises the DMRS indication information, and the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises:

determining a quantity of code division multiplexing (CDM) groups based on the one or more DMRS port identifiers; and

determining the transmission mode based on the quantity of CDM groups.

15. The communications chip according to claim 13 , wherein the determining the transmission mode based on the quantity of CDM groups comprises:

determining that the transmission mode is the FDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 1, or determining that the transmission mode is the SDM mode when the quantity of CDM groups is 2.

16. The communications chip according to claim 13 , wherein the configuration indication information comprises the combination of the transmission configuration indication information and the repeated-transmission indication information, and when a quantity of transmission configuration indication states corresponding to the transmission configuration indication information is greater than or equal to 2, the determining the transmission mode based on the configuration indication information comprises:

determining the transmission mode is the TDM mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2024
From: WANG, MINGZHE; SHI, HONGZHE; REN, XIANG; JI, LIULIU; HANG, HAICUN; BI, XIAOYAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2019/101072 · Aug 16, 2019 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019108810 · Sep 28, 2019
Related Publication 20220173866A1 · Jun 2, 2022
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