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US 12,356,375 · App. 17/773,737 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Method and apparatus for configuring bandwidth part in wireless communication system

Inventors: Taehyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jinkyu Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Youngbum Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Younsun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyoungju Ji (Suwon-si, KR); Seunghoon Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/044H04L5/0098H04W72/20H04W72/53
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Patent No.
US 12,356,375
App. No.
17/773,737
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method performed by a UE in a wireless communication system. A method performed by a UE in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment may include receiving resource configuration information in a time domain for UL or DL in a plurality of BWPs from a BS, receiving information about an activated BWP from the BS, determining a UL resource or a DL resource in the time domain corresponding to the activated BWP based on the resource configuration information and the information about the activated BWP, and communicating with the BS based on the UL resource or the DL resource of the time domain corresponding to the activated BWP.

Claims (34)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station (BS), resource configuration information for uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) transmission in a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs), the resource configuration information indicating UL and DL resources configured per BWP in a time domain;

receiving, from the BS, information associated with an activated BWP;

determining frequency domain resource information corresponding to the activated BWP;

determining time domain resource information, based on the resource configuration information and the activated BWP, the time domain resource information including at least one UL resource and at least one DL resource configured for the activated BWP; and

communicating with the BS based on the time domain resource information and the frequency domain resource information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the activated BWP comprises:

at least one BWP among the plurality of BWPs determined based on an amount of traffic or UL coverage.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information about a guard band for distinguishing between a UL resource and a DL resource in a frequency domain of the activated BWP from the BS.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the information about the guard band indicates that the UL resource and the DL resource are present in a same time section in the frequency domain.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the communicating with the BS comprises:

performing transmission of UL data or reception of DL data according to the received information about the guard band.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the performing of transmission of the UL data or reception of the DL data comprises:

determining at least one of frequency bands, in which a synchronization signal block (SSB) is transmitted, as a DL resource, when the guard band is present in the frequency domain.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the performing of transmission of the UL data or reception of the DL data comprises:

determining at least one of frequency bands, in which a physical random access channel (PRACH) is transmitted, as a UL resource, when the guard band is present in the frequency domain.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the performing of the transmission of the UL data or the reception of the DL data comprises:

determining at least one of frequency bands corresponding to an initial BWP as a DL resource, when the guard band is present in the frequency domain.

9. A method performed by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), resource configuration information for uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) transmission in a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs), the resource configuration information indicating UL and DL resources configured per BWP in a time domain;

transmitting, to the UE, information associated with an activated BWP; and

communicating with the UE based on time domain resource information and frequency domain resource information,

wherein the frequency domain resource information corresponds to the activated BWP, and

wherein the time domain resource information is associated with the resource configuration information and the activated BWP, the time domain resource information including at least one UL resource and at least one DL resource configured for the activated BWP.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the activated BWP comprises:

at least one BWP among the plurality of BWPs determined based on an amount of traffic or UL coverage.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting information about a guard band for distinguishing between a UL resource and a DL resource in a frequency domain of the activated BWP to the UE.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information about the guard band indicates that the UL resource and the DL resource are present in a same time section in the frequency domain.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the communicating with the UE comprises:

performing reception of UL data or transmission of DL data according to the information about the guard band.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein at least one of frequency bands, in which a synchronization signal block (SSB) is transmitted, is determined as a DL resource, when the guard band is present in the frequency domain.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein at least one of frequency bands, in which a physical random access channel (PRACH) is transmitted, is determined as a UL resource, when the guard band is present in the frequency domain.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2022
From: KIM, TAEHYOUNG; KANG, JINKYU; KIM, YOUNGBUM; KIM, YOUNSUN; JI, HYOUNGJU; CHOI, SEUNGHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0138777 · Nov 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220417916A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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