IP Library Granted Patent US 12,267,828
Granted Patent B2
US 12,267,828 · App. 17/799,594 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Configuration method and apparatus for scheduling primary cell, and device and storage medium

Inventors: Jing Shi (Shenzhen, CN); Peng Hao (Shenzhen, CN); Xingguang Wei (Shenzhen, CN); Xing Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Kai Xiao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W72/1215H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,267,828
App. No.
17/799,594
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a configuration method for scheduling a primary cell, a configuration apparatus for scheduling a primary cell, a device and a storage medium. The configuration method for scheduling a primary cell includes: configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell, such that a primary cell supports self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled.

Claims (61)

1. A configuration method for scheduling a primary cell, comprising:

configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell, such that the primary cell supports self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled by a secondary cell (SCell);

wherein in a case where the cell is the primary cell, the configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell comprises one of the following:

configuring scheduling cell information of the primary cell as being cross-carrier scheduled, and configuring a cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and a carrier indicator field (CIF) value of the primary cell used in the SCell; or,

configuring the scheduling cell information of the primary cell as self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled, and configuring whether a CIF exists in the primary cell, the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and a CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell; or,

configuring the scheduling cell information of the primary cell as self-scheduling, configuring whether the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, and in a case where the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, configuring the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell; and,

wherein in a case where the cell is the SCell, the configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell comprises:

configuring scheduling cell information of the SCell as self-scheduling, configuring whether the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, and in a case where the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, configuring the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuring whether the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell comprises:

explicitly configuring whether the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell; or,

determining whether the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell according to a preset rule.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the preset rule comprises:

in a case where the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is configured, the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, and in a case where the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is not configured, the SCell is not allowed to schedule the primary cell; or,

in a case where a configured CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is an element within a set X of values, the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, and in a case where the configured CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is Y and Y is not equal to an element within the set X of values, the SCell is not allowed to schedule the primary cell.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the scheduling cell information of the primary cell is configured as being cross-carrier scheduled, the primary cell is capable of self-scheduling.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the primary cell is capable of self-scheduling, comprises:

the primary cell is capable of self-scheduling and no CIF exists; or,

the primary cell is capable of self-scheduling, and whether the CIF exists is configured through high-level signaling.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring a number of the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell as a preset number.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the preset number is 1.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuring whether the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell comprises:

explicitly configuring whether the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell; or,

determining whether the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell according to a preset rule.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the preset rule comprises at least one of:

in a case where the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is configured, the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, and in a case where the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is not configured, the primary cell is not allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell; and

in a case where the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell is configured, the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, and in a case where the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell is not configured, the primary cell is not allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the preset rule comprises at least one of:

in a case where a configured CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is an element within a set X of values, the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, and in a case where the configured CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell is Y and Y is not equal to an element within the set X of values, the primary cell is not allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell; and

in a case where a value of a configured cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell is an element within a set M of values, the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, and in a case where the value of the configured cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell is N and N is not equal to an element within the set M of values, the primary cell is not allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell.

11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in a case where the primary cell supports self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled, determining a downlink control information (DCI) format or a type of search space for scheduling the primary cell in one of the following manners:

only configuring common search space (CSS) and user equipment (UE) specific search space (USS) bearing fallback DCI on the primary cell, wherein the USS bearing the non-fallback DCI is entirely located in the SCell for scheduling the primary cell;

configuring CSS, USS bearing fallback DCI and USS bearing non-fallback DCI on the primary cell, wherein the USS bearing non-fallback DCI is entirely or partially located in the SCell for scheduling the primary cell; and

configuring CSS bearing fallback DCI or the USS bearing fallback DCI to be partially or entirely located in the SCell for scheduling the primary cell by adding a CIF.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein CSS or USS is partially or entirely located in the SCell for scheduling the primary cell, comprises:

configuring a scaling factor A for the CSS or the USS, to adjust a number of candidate sets of the CSS or the USS to be located on the primary cell and to adjust a number of candidate sets of the CSS or the USS to be located on the SCell for scheduling the primary cell.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the configuring a scaling factor A for the CSS or the USS, to adjust a number of candidate sets of the CSS or the USS to be located on the primary cell and to adjust a number of candidate sets of the CSS or the USS to be located on the SCell for scheduling the primary cell comprises:

the number of candidate sets on the primary cell remains unchanged, and the number of candidate sets on the SCell for scheduling the primary cell is A*M (L); or,

the number of candidate sets on the primary cell is A*M (L), and the number of candidate sets on the SCell for scheduling the primary cell is M (L)-A*M (L); or,

the number of candidate sets on the SCell for scheduling the primary cell is A*M (L), and the number of candidate sets on the primary cell is M (L)-A*M (L);

wherein, M (L) is a number of candidate sets for an aggregation level L comprised in the CSS or comprised in the USS.

14. A device, comprising: a memory and at least one processor;

wherein the memory is configured to store at least one program; and

the at least one processor, when executing the at least one program, performs:

configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell, such that the primary cell supports self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled by a secondary cell (SCell);

wherein in a case where the cell is the primary cell, the configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell comprises one of the following:

configuring scheduling cell information of the primary cell as being cross-carrier scheduled, and configuring a cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and a carrier indicator field (CIF) value of the primary cell used in the SCell; or,

configuring the scheduling cell information of the primary cell as self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled, and configuring whether a CIF exists in the primary cell, the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and a CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell; or,

configuring the scheduling cell information of the primary cell as self-scheduling, configuring whether the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, and in a case where the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, configuring the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell; and,

wherein in a case where the cell is the SCell, the configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell comprises:

configuring scheduling cell information of the SCell as self-scheduling, configuring whether the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, and in a case where the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, configuring the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer programs, wherein the computer programs, when executed by a processor, perform:

configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell, such that the primary cell supports self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled by a secondary cell (SCell);

wherein in a case where the cell is the primary cell, the configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell comprises one of the following:

configuring scheduling cell information of the primary cell as being cross-carrier scheduled, and configuring a cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and a carrier indicator field (CIF) value of the primary cell used in the SCell; or,

configuring the scheduling cell information of the primary cell as self-scheduling and being cross-carrier scheduled, and configuring whether a CIF exists in the primary cell, the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and a CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell; or,

configuring the scheduling cell information of the primary cell as self-scheduling,

configuring whether the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, and in a case where the primary cell is allowed to be cross-carrier scheduled by the SCell, configuring the cell index of the SCell for scheduling the primary cell and the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell; and

wherein in a case where the cell is the SCell, the configuring cross-carrier scheduling configuration information of a cell comprises:

configuring scheduling cell information of the SCell as self-scheduling, configuring whether the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, and in a case where the SCell is allowed to schedule the primary cell, configuring the CIF value of the primary cell used in the SCell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2023
From: SHI, JING; HAO, PENG; WEI, XINGGUANG; LIU, XING; XIAO, KAI
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010089243.2 · Feb 12, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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