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Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,398 · App. 17/711,690 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Time division multiplexing pattern for antenna configurations

Inventors: Xingguang Wei (Shenzhen, CN); Peng Hao (Shenzhen, CN); Jian Li (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W72/535H04L5/1469
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Patent No.
US 12,262,398
App. No.
17/711,690
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal connected to a master wireless network node and a secondary wireless network node. The wireless communication method comprises configuring a first antenna to a first wireless network node in a first period of a time pattern, and configuring the first antenna and a second antenna to a second wireless network node in a second period of the time pattern, wherein the first wireless network node is one of the master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node and the second wireless network node is another one of the master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node.

Claims (69)

1. A wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal connected to a master wireless network node and a secondary wireless network node, comprising:

configuring a first antenna to a first wireless network node in a first period of a time pattern, and

configuring the first antenna and a second antenna to a second wireless network node in a second period of the time pattern,

wherein the first wireless network node is one of the master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node and the second wireless network node is another one of the master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node,

wherein the time pattern is a time division duplexing (TDD) configuration,

wherein one of the first period and the second period is configured within an uplink sub-frame,

wherein, in response to the wireless terminal operating in a first mode in the first period of the TDD configuration, the first antenna is configured for the first wireless network node supporting long-term evolution (LTE) and the second antenna is not configured for the first wireless network node supporting LTE, and

wherein, in response to the wireless terminal operating in a second mode in the second period of the TDD configuration, both the first antenna and the second antenna are configured for the second wireless network node supporting new radio (NR).

2. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , wherein the first period does not overlap with the second period.

3. The wireless communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the first wireless network node, first scheduling information for a first transmission to the first wireless network node,

receiving, from the second wireless network node, second scheduling information for a second transmission to the second wireless network node, and

performing at least one of the first transmission or the second transmission when determining the first transmission overlaps the second transmission.

4. The wireless communication method of claim 3 ,

wherein when an overlapping period is within an uplink sub-frame, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission, and drops the second transmission, or performs the second transmission when determining the second transmission requires one antenna,

wherein when the overlapping period is within one of a downlink sub-frame or a special sub-frame, the wireless terminal performs the second transmission,

wherein when the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information indicate that a maximum power for the first transmission is a first power and the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, the wireless terminal drops the second transmission and performs the first transmission,

wherein when the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information indicate that the maximum power for the first transmission is a first power and the maximum power for the second transmission is the first power, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission and the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that a number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the second transmission and performs the first transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is one, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission and the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the second transmission and performs the first transmission, or

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is one, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission and the second transmission.

5. The wireless communication method of claim 4 , wherein the period of the first transmission overlapping the second transmission is within an uplink sub-frame or within one of a downlink sub-frame or a special sub-frame.

6. The wireless communication method of claim 3 ,

wherein when the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information indicate that a maximum power for the first transmission is a first power and the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, the wireless terminal drops the first transmission and performs the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that a number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the first transmission and performs the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to a sound reference signal (SRS) resource of the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the first transmission and performs the second transmission,

wherein when the timing of receiving the first scheduling information is no later than the timing of receiving the second scheduling information, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission,

wherein the wireless terminal performs the second transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a first power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is one,

wherein the wireless terminal drops the second transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is greater than one,

wherein when the timing of receiving the first scheduling information is after the timing of receiving the second scheduling information, the wireless terminal performs the second transmission,

wherein the wireless terminal performs the first transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a first power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is one, or

wherein the wireless terminal drops the first transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is greater than one.

7. The wireless communication method of claim 6 , wherein the period of the first transmission overlapping the second transmission is within one of a downlink sub-frame or a special sub-frame.

8. A wireless terminal, comprising:

a processor, configured to:

configure a first antenna to a first wireless network node in a first period of a time pattern, and

configure the first antenna and a second antenna to a second wireless network node in a second period of the time pattern,

wherein the first wireless network node is one of a master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node and the second wireless network node is another one of the master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node,

wherein the time pattern is a time division duplexing (TDD) configuration,

wherein one of the first period and the second period is configured within an uplink sub-frame,

wherein, in response to the wireless terminal operating in a first mode in the first period of the TDD configuration, the first antenna is configured for the first wireless network node supporting long-term evolution (LTE) and the second antenna is not configured for the first wireless network node supporting LTE, and

wherein, in response to the wireless terminal operating in a second mode in the second period of the TDD configuration, both the first antenna and the second antenna are configured for the second wireless network node supporting new radio (NR).

9. The wireless terminal of claim 8 , wherein the first period does not overlap with the second period.

10. The wireless terminal of claim 8 , further comprising a communication unit configured to:

receive, from the first wireless network node, first scheduling information for a first transmission to the first wireless network node, and

receive, from the second wireless network node, second scheduling information for a second transmission to the second wireless network node, and

wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform at least one of the first transmission or the second transmission when determining the first transmission overlaps the second transmission.

11. The wireless terminal of claim 10 ,

wherein when an overlapping period is within an uplink sub-frame, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission, and drops the second transmission, or performs the second transmission when determining the second transmission requires one antenna,

wherein when the overlapping period is within one of a downlink sub-frame or a special sub-frame, the wireless terminal performs the second transmission,

wherein when the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information indicate that a maximum power for the first transmission is a first power and the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, the wireless terminal drops the second transmission and performs the first transmission,

wherein when the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information indicate that the maximum power for the first transmission is a first power and the maximum power for the second transmission is the first power, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission and the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that a number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the second transmission and performs the first transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is one, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission and the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to a sound reference signal (SRS) resource of the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the second transmission and performs the first transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is one, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission and the second transmission.

12. The wireless terminal of claim 11 , wherein the period of the first transmission overlapping the second transmission is within an uplink sub-frame or within one of a downlink sub-frame or a special sub-frame.

13. The wireless terminal of claim 10 ,

wherein when the first scheduling information and the second scheduling information indicate that a maximum power for the first transmission is a first power and the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, the wireless terminal drops the first transmission and performs the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that a number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the first transmission and performs the second transmission,

wherein when the second scheduling information indicates that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is greater than one, the wireless terminal drops the first transmission and performs the second transmission,

wherein when the timing of receiving the first scheduling information is no later than the timing of receiving the second scheduling information, the wireless terminal performs the first transmission, wherein the wireless terminal performs the second transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a first power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is one,

wherein the wireless terminal drops the second transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is greater than one,

wherein when the timing of receiving the first scheduling information is after the timing of receiving the second scheduling information, the wireless terminal performs the second transmission,

wherein the wireless terminal performs the first transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a first power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is one, or

wherein the wireless terminal drops the first transmission when determining at least one of that the maximum power for the second transmission is a second power, that the number of antenna ports configured to the second transmission is greater than one or that the number of antenna ports configured to the SRS resource of the second transmission is greater than one.

14. The wireless terminal of claim 13 , wherein the period of the first transmission overlapping the second transmission is within one of a downlink sub-frame or a special sub-frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2022
From: WEI, XINGGUANG; HAO, PENG; LI, JIAN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019109805 · Oct 2, 2019
Related Publication 20220304009A1 · Sep 22, 2022
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