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US 12,267,825 · App. 17/730,857 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Uplink transmission method and communication apparatus

Inventors: Mengying Ding (Shanghai, CN); Shuri Liao (Shanghai, CN); Peng Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W72/12H04B7/026H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 12,267,825
App. No.
17/730,857
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides example uplink transmission methods and communication apparatuses. One example method includes sending first scheduling information by a network device to a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first scheduling information includes indication information of a sidelink transmission parameter and indication information of a first uplink transmission parameter, the sidelink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send first data to the second terminal, and the first uplink transmission parameter is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device. The first data is received by the network device from the second terminal.

Claims (58)

1. An uplink transmission method, comprising:

sending, by a network device, first scheduling information to a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first scheduling information comprises indication information of a sidelink transmission parameter and indication information of a first uplink transmission parameter, the sidelink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send first data to the second terminal, and the first uplink transmission parameter is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and wherein:

the sidelink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a sidelink time domain resource, the sidelink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the first data to the second terminal, and the indication information of the sidelink time domain resource comprises a time domain start position, a time domain end position, single-transmission duration, and a repetition quantity that are of the sidelink time domain resource; and

the first uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a first uplink time domain resource, the first uplink time domain resource is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and the indication information of the first uplink time domain resource comprises a first time domain offset, and the first time domain offset is a time domain offset between a time domain start position of the first uplink time domain resource and the time domain end position of the sidelink time domain resource; and

receiving, by the network device, the first data from the second terminal.

2. The uplink transmission method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first scheduling information further comprises indication information of a second uplink transmission parameter, and the second uplink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send second data to the network device; and

the uplink transmission method further comprises:

receiving, by the network device, the second data from the first terminal.

3. The uplink transmission method according to claim 2 , wherein:

the second uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a second uplink time domain resource, and the second uplink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the second data to the network device.

4. An uplink transmission method, comprising:

receiving, by a first terminal, first scheduling information from a network device, wherein the first scheduling information comprises indication information of a sidelink transmission parameter and indication information of a first uplink transmission parameter, the sidelink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send first data to a second terminal, and the first uplink transmission parameter is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and wherein:

the sidelink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a sidelink time domain resource, the sidelink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the first data to the second terminal, and the indication information of the sidelink time domain resource comprises a time domain start position, a time domain end position, single-transmission duration, and a repetition quantity that are of the sidelink time domain resource; and

the first uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a first uplink time domain resource, the first uplink time domain resource is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and the indication information of the first uplink time domain resource comprises a first time domain offset, and the first time domain offset is a time domain offset between a time domain start position of the first uplink time domain resource and the time domain end position of the sidelink time domain resource; and

sending, by the first terminal, the first data to the second terminal.

5. The uplink transmission method according to claim 4 , wherein:

the first scheduling information further comprises indication information of a second uplink transmission parameter, and the second uplink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send second data to the network device; and

the uplink transmission method further comprises:

sending, by the first terminal, the second data to the network device.

6. The uplink transmission method according to claim 5 , wherein:

the second uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a second uplink time domain resource, and the second uplink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the second data to the network device.

7. An uplink transmission method, comprising:

receiving, by a second terminal, first scheduling information from a network device, wherein the first scheduling information comprises indication information of a sidelink transmission parameter and indication information of a first uplink transmission parameter, the sidelink transmission parameter is used by a first terminal to send first data to the second terminal, and the first uplink transmission parameter is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and wherein:

the sidelink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a sidelink time domain resource, the sidelink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the first data to the second terminal, and the indication information of the sidelink time domain resource comprises a time domain start position, a time domain end position, single-transmission duration, and a repetition quantity that are of the sidelink time domain resource; and

the first uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a first uplink time domain resource, the first uplink time domain resource is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and the indication information of the first uplink time domain resource comprises a first time domain offset, and the first time domain offset is a time domain offset between a time domain start position of the first uplink time domain resource and the time domain end position of the sidelink time domain resource;

receiving, by the second terminal, the first data from the first terminal; and

sending, by the second terminal, the first data to the network device.

8. The uplink transmission method according to claim 7 , wherein the first scheduling information further comprises indication information of a second uplink transmission parameter, and the second uplink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send second data to the network device.

9. The uplink transmission method according to claim 8 , wherein:

the second uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a second uplink time domain resource, and the second uplink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the second data to the network device.

10. A communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus is used as a network device to communicate with a first terminal and a second terminal, the communication apparatus comprises one or more processors and a memory, and the memory stores a computer program that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:

sending first scheduling information to the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the first scheduling information comprises indication information of a sidelink transmission parameter and indication information of a first uplink transmission parameter, the sidelink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send first data to the second terminal, and the first uplink transmission parameter is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and wherein:

the sidelink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a sidelink time domain resource, the sidelink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the first data to the second terminal, and the indication information of the sidelink time domain resource comprises a time domain start position, a time domain end position, single-transmission duration, and a repetition quantity that are of the sidelink time domain resource; and

the first uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a first uplink time domain resource, the first uplink time domain resource is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and the indication information of the first uplink time domain resource comprises a first time domain offset, and the first time domain offset is a time domain offset between a time domain start position of the first uplink time domain resource and the time domain end position of the sidelink time domain resource; and

receiving the first data from the second terminal.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein:

the first scheduling information further comprises indication information of a second uplink transmission parameter, and the second uplink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send second data to the network device; and

the operations further comprise:

receiving the second data from the first terminal.

12. A communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus is used as a first terminal to communicate with a network device and a second terminal, and the communication apparatus comprises one or more processors and a memory, and the memory stores a computer program that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving first scheduling information from the network device, wherein the first scheduling information comprises indication information of a sidelink transmission parameter and indication information of a first uplink transmission parameter, the sidelink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send first data to the second terminal, and the first uplink transmission parameter is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and wherein:

the sidelink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a sidelink time domain resource, the sidelink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the first data to the second terminal, and the indication information of the sidelink time domain resource comprises a time domain start position, a time domain end position, single-transmission duration, and a repetition quantity that are of the sidelink time domain resource; and

the first uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a first uplink time domain resource, the first uplink time domain resource is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and the indication information of the first uplink time domain resource comprises a first time domain offset, and the first time domain offset is a time domain offset between a time domain start position of the first uplink time domain resource and the time domain end position of the sidelink time domain resource; and

sending the first data to the second terminal.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first scheduling information further comprises indication information of a second uplink transmission parameter, and the second uplink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send second data to the network device; and the operations further comprise:

sending the second data to the network device.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein:

the second uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a second uplink time domain resource, and the second uplink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the second data to the network device.

15. A communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus is used as a second terminal to communicate with a network device and a first terminal, the communication apparatus comprises one or more processors and a memory, and the memory stores a computer program that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the communication apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving first scheduling information from the network device, wherein the first scheduling information comprises indication information of a sidelink transmission parameter and indication information of a first uplink transmission parameter, the sidelink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send first data to the second terminal, and the first uplink transmission parameter is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and wherein:

the sidelink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a sidelink time domain resource, the sidelink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the first data to the second terminal, and the indication information of the sidelink time domain resource comprises a time domain start position, a time domain end position, single-transmission duration, and a repetition quantity that are of the sidelink time domain resource; and

the first uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a first uplink time domain resource, the first uplink time domain resource is used by the second terminal to send the first data to the network device, and the indication information of the first uplink time domain resource comprises a first time domain offset, and the first time domain offset is a time domain offset between a time domain start position of the first uplink time domain resource and the time domain end position of the sidelink time domain resource;

receiving the first data from the first terminal; and

sending the first data to the network device.

16. The communication apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the first scheduling information further comprises indication information of a second uplink transmission parameter, and the second uplink transmission parameter is used by the first terminal to send second data to the network device.

17. The communication apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein:

the second uplink transmission parameter comprises indication information of a second uplink time domain resource, and the second uplink time domain resource is used by the first terminal to send the second data to the network device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2025
From: DING, MENGYING; LIAO, SHURI; ZHANG, PENG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070222/0424 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019114878 · Oct 31, 2019
Related Publication 20220256559A1 · Aug 11, 2022
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